davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
dence and can only end in failure
and in DOVertV

dence and can only end in failure
and in poverty.
And true as this is for other sec.
tiOns, it is even truer for the South.
The Western farmer, whose land is
rich, may grow live stock if he so
chooses. It's matter of choice with
him. But the Southern farmer whose
land is poor. must grow live stock
If he is to prosper. It's a matter Of
| necessity with him.
Doubtless you do not wish to go
into general stock raising. Mr.. Az
erage Farmer, but you ought to have
more hogs than you are raising. There
IS market for pork and cacot--and
ham prices are out of sight-and
| more money in hogs than in cotton
| You ought to have more cattle, too.
Our average farmers in the South
don't keep even half as many mich
| cows as they should, to say nothing
Of market cattle. Milk and butttr
make up about the cheapest as we'll
as the most nealthfu1 of food products.
and farmer should be ashamed to
be without an abundance IF either.
| Then, We ought to have more horses
more horses to work improved farm
| machinery, and more brood mares to
raise hlgh-priced colts. Our average
| farm worker in the south is using
only one-fourth or one-f1fth as much
horse power as the average farm
. worker in the West
! So let's not try to deceive ourselves
into thinking it is not practicable to
get more stock on our farms. We
| shall fail about as badly as we do
| trying to deceive Nature with a soil
| plant team instead Of a soil-plant-ani.
| nal team.
| Few Southern farmers after full in.
vestigation will deny the ACCESSIBILITY
OF getting more hogs, more cattle, and
| N most cases more horses. for their
t farms. Make up your mind then to
begin adding these until you have a
properly stocked pIantation-and the
| best stock, too Work from scrubs
| just as rapidly but steadily as DOS
sible.-Raleigh IN. c. Progressive
| Farmer and Gazette.
Sorghum For Hogs.
J. Frequen-ly. one hears the assertion
| made that stock raising in Dade coun-
| ty cannot be made a source Of profit,
and a number Of reasons are put forth
| n proof
| Among others, it Is claimed that as
the quality Of the grazing native to
| the soil is not sufficiently nutritious
/ to offer proper sustenance to the
| stock, the cost of planting a suitable
| fodder would be SO great as to eat
up all profit.
E. F. Moffat. who owns one Of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12

ting everything in readiness for the
fair and, after 1t was opened GU Mon
day morning, has been constantly en-
gagged directing affairs upon the
grounds.
The nurses in charge of the hos
pital say that his trouble is due en-
tirely to overwork, and that little
rest will result in complete recovery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
FRESH GAME.

Bayou cook oysters, teal
and canvasback duck, pheas-
ant, woodcock and venison
at Reid Bros. Peerless cafe
today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
DRESSED IN "5LAck AND VEL
LOW"
Nnt "Eonfhalh Cnl0rs" but the color

Not hootoaiA SoioTs JUL INC colot
Of The carton containing Foley's
Honey and Tar the best ,and safest
cough remedy for AL coughs and
colds. DO, not accept substitute but
wee that you get the genuine Foley's
Honey ana Tar n a yellow carton
With black letters.
@ w. A. DAlemberte, druggist and
arothecary, 121 8. Palafox street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
CHEWING GUM We y Yea are ~ the !,

N11b" 1Nd 0O WI largest man
ufacturers Of chewing gum adapted to
vending machine use. We sell all kinds
and sizes: favors, spearmint, pepsin,
blood orange. licorice, peppermint, CHINA
mon, etc. First grade. q cents box Of
100 penny tablets; second grade % cents a
box. We also manufacture Imperial penny
package gum. FIVE sticks for a cent;
price Is so cents a box Of 100 penny pack
ages Address Gum Supply Co, S. Com
merce St, Newark, N J.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12

Landretl1 winter lawn
grass. 15c ID, just received,
at D'Alenberte's Pharmacy.
Phone 100.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
SPEEDY FAILED
TO Make DIVE
SPECTATORS HAD MADE. 1T uN.
SAFE BY SWINGING ON Guy
LINES AND THROWING. BOT.
Tiles INTO WATER. -, :.

Speedy, the high diver, did not ~. y
at the Interstate Fair last night
When everything was In readiness
for the performance it was discovered
that during the day empty TASKS and
broken glass had been thrown into
the tank into which he dives. Many
persons in the crowd which witnessed
the horse and auto races at the fair
yesterday afternoon, being unable to
see what was going on, climbed up Oh
the tower or swung on the guy lines
which support it.. AS result the guy
lines were very loose and the tower
was sprung, making it unsafe to dive
from.
If Speedy should strike an empty
whislley flask floating around in his
tank or broken glass at the bottom OF
the tank, after diving ITO feet, It is
more than probable that he would be
killed or MANNED for life.
Tomorrow the tank will oe cleaned
and Speedy will give two perform
ances during the day, one in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon.
Build your home at. Vichy
Springs. Free water for 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
PROSPERITY DEPENDS UPON
THE CROPS.

With the Increase in the crops there
has been an increase in prices Just
as the farmers have learned how to
make two grains grow where one grew
before, the manufacturers have dis
covered new uses for their products.
In the end the prosperity of the
country all comes down to the crops.
Banker, broker, merchant-every man
in close touch with business conditions
takes off his hat verbally, at least,
to the great American farmer.
TIe Is the man who is coming into
his own, and every one else in the
country will share his good fortune 1t
is his crops that mean prosperity-not
the tariff bill or anything else. An in
crease in the duty on hosiery may ere
ate lot of talk, but It Is merely an
incident, for, after all, the great
wealth of this country comes out OF
the ground.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
THINKING ABOUT
TREE PLANTING
Some Things to Consider This Winter
Before the Agent Comes
Around
BY Walter e. Andrews.


BY Walter e. Andrews.
1t is already time to be thinking
about tree planting next Spring and
there are many things to be consid-
cred.
Don't think that the biggest tree
from a nursery is the best tree to
plant. Extra size at the start does not
necessarily mean quicker growth or
extra size thereafter. Buy medium
sized, thrifty trees. Overgrown
giants are usually ppotntment-
for while they are big, they often lack
the vitality, the roofing grasp, the
staying power and the adaptibility OF
the younger and smaller specimens.
generally fail to, earn the extra cost.
Don't put bundle of loose, unpro-
tected trees in your wagon and then
drive five miles to your home. That
is, don't do this if you expect the
trees to live and thrive after you plant
them. Never let the roots dry out,
even for a half hour. A short dry
spell may not kill them, but 1t surely
detracts from their vitality. When
you get home, don't dump the trees on
the ground and let them lie exposed
to the sun and wind until you "un-
hitch or get your dinner. Get your
spade at once and heel in" the trees,
covering every root with moist earth.
Then attend to the team and your
dinner. Fuss and bother you say7
Perhaps but it pays.
Don't dig a six inch hole and try to
jam the tree roots into a space too
small to hold them comfortably. The
labor thus saved isa't money gained.
Make the hole large and deep
enough to accommodate the roots when
spread out in all directions, as they
should go. Don't set the tree toe
deep or too shallow, set 1t just right
that is, a little deeper than when II
stood in the nursery. You can usually
| see the old "dirt line" on the trees
trunk. Don't cover the roots with
clod or subsoil; throw In some fine
moist topsoil flrst-trample it down
with your feet, then shovel in the
coarser, If poorer soil. Don't trample
the last two inches of soil on top
leave it loose.
Don't think that a trees welfare OF
rapid growth depends upon the large
amount of top" you leave on it. 1.-THE
larger the top the slower the growth
is good rule to go by. Shorten II
| the side branches and head back The
leading shoots. Don't be afraid tc
use the knife or the pruning shears
Remember that the tree has lost dur.
ing its removal from the n, r!
much of Its root system. therefore the
top should be cut away until 1t cor
responds somewhat with the lessenet
root supply. When setting the tree
don't forget to trim away all dead o.
broken roots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
TO INSURE HEALTHY PIGS.

The man who takes proper care Of
his brood sows before hand is the ono
who has the largest measure of sue
cess at narrowing time.
If SOW is kept in a small, dry lot
the ground is apt to become filthy and
inoculated with disease germs. but II
kept in pen the ground should be
disinfected frequently. Keep the
troughs clean.
To insure success in having good
strong pigs the sows should be watch
ed carefully and kept in a healthy
condition. Do not pen them up in a
small place, but furnish plenty of pas
ture as late as possible. an abundance
of fresh water, and slop or grain to
keep them in fair condition-not too
fat. not too poor.
Keep them active and there will be
little trouble when narrowing time
comes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
A FINE FARM CHICKEN
The Wyandotte an Excellent An-Pur
pose Fowl-Good Layers and They
Market Well.
BY B. e. Lara.

What is desired in the way OF uftix
mate results must be considered when
determining the breed of poultry ona
should raise. For eggs alone the leg
horns are by many regarded the best.
1t is not SO good an all-purpose fowl.
however, and for those breeding fOs
meat as we'll as eggs. other strains ara
to be preferred.
For the farmer having not moro
than hundred or two chickens, the
White Wyandatte, White or Barred
Plymouth Rocks, or Rhode Island
Reds can not be excelled.
The White wyandottes are OF NEE
dunn size, hardy and good layers,
They are easily cared for and bear
confinement well, although any fowl
must have plenty of exercise.
For table use they are excellent
their flesh being sweet. juicy and fens
der, making fine broilers and roasters.
They are extremely popular becausG
Of the absence Of dark pin feathers.
AS layers they average we'll mp, both
for summer and winter production. IL
some pains be taken to provide them
with comfortable quarters during ina
clement weather.
To do this fairly comfortable poul-
try house is necessary. This means
one which is dry all the time and SO
arranged as to admit plenty of fresh
air and sunlight.
A house built with three sides tight
and left largely open on the south
side accomplishes this. A curtain. to
be drawn tight over the opening in
| rtHnrN1q 81
to the comfort of the poultry. This
does not exclude the fresh air, but
protects against the cold.
This building can be conveniently
arranged without the cost becoming
very great, and 1t should be borne in
mind that convenience pays well.
Have all the interior fixtures of thu
poultry house-roosts, poles, nest
boxes, dropping boards, etc, easily re-
movable, SO that every part within can
be reached and cleaned.
Twice yearly the house should be
thoroughly fumigated and then white
washed inside and out. For this pur-
pose whitewash containing a small
percent Of carbolic acid should be
used.
All fowls are annoyed and suffer
from insect parasites. This means a
loss to the raiser and effective means
must be employed to combat these
pests as the birds can not do this un.
assisted. Provisions for a dust bath,
any time, any day that tho fowls de.
sire. will help. but In addition to this
the house and fixtures should be
sprayed at frequent intervals with coal
oil or 2 per cent solution of crude
carbolic acid. This spraying should be
done early in the day SO that the
fumes will have nearly all evaporated
; before the fowls go to roost.
During the summer the wide range
. afforded by the farm solves the prob
lem as to proper feeding. But in win
ter when the fowls do not have insect
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
BULLS AND BREEDING
RECORDS.

Many cattle breeders do not under
stand the almost vital importance of
keeping the good, old bulls. stall
lion that has line of good colts Is
cherished as long as he Is able to serve
effectually, but most breeders get rid
of their bulls before their usefulness
is known. Prof. Eugene Davenport,
of the Illinois College of Agriculture,
said, not long ago:
I'VE must have some standard of
picking bulls beside the ordinary
standard of what will make a good
animal on the block.
I'VE are buying our youngsters
Nm they would make good baby
BIZ, breeding them for two or three
years. and selling them for bologna.
What is it that goes to make up the
valuable qualities of bull to be used
for breeding? I hear a good deal
about the comparative merits of pedi-
gree and individual excellence. few
years ago they all said: If the pedl-
gree is all right, the animal will be all
right and now we have revision OF
feeling, and men say: L want indlv1d-
ual excellence any way, and then II
you have pedigree, throw 1t in. we
all want good animal and we want
one that is bred right, that has a
good respectable pedigree, but we
want another thing, 1t seems to me
and clearly so, before we are satisfied
that this Is bull to keep In our hera,
and that Is that we want some kind
of breeding record of that animal"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
MAKE FARM LIFE ATTRACTIVE

In a large number of farm homes
about the only time that the family
are together is at meal times It
should be the duty Of parents to spend
at least an hour each day with the
children, letting the boys and girls
feel that their interests are their par
ents interests also, for in no other
way can the fathers and mothers keep
SO firm hold on their young lives.
Do something, read something,
study something or think something
during the time you are in the habit
Of doing nothing.
We should never be above utilizing
the odds and ends of our time to
make our homes beautiful, attra ctive
and pleasant. 1t costs very little to
maintain order and system about our
homes and, yet nothing pays better.
Enjoyment Is the attraction of life
and all tat contributes to that end and
increases the happiness of living
These things do not call for large
OUTLAWS of time or money but they
are certain Of rendering large returns
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
PREFERS BARRELS TO BOXES
FOR FRUIT.
BY L. Hess, Fort Wayne, Ind.

by IL. fteS9, fOrC wayne, lIlQ.
The writer read with interest a re-
cent article on the farmers page Of u
local paper, in which the use Of boxes
instead of barrels was advocated for
the packing and shipping of apples
cannot agree with the writer of
that article, for / know to a certainty
that, in many cases, boxes and crates
have proven dismal failure In this
capacity, especially when the fruit .s
to be shipped some distance from the
farm.
AS rule, fruit packers prefer the
barrel to any other package on ac-
count of the ease with which the bar
rel can be handled. and there are a
number of other reasons for the bar
rel's preference as shipping pack
age. +.
Fruit In crates Is moro liable to
shrinkege on account of being more
exposed to the air while standing
around awaiting q purchaser. The
fruit, If packed in boxes or crates, does
not arrive in as good condition at
the market on. account of the Stats in
the crates and the square or oblong
form of the box.
In addition to these, the fruit does
not arrive in as good a sanitary condi-
ton when packed in boxes or crates,
for then they are easily affected by
conditions Of the weather and dis
eases prevailing In the surroundings,
whereas II the fruit Is shipped in bar
rels they are practically immune from
these troubles.
Many people have tried cheaper
package than the barrel in former sea.
sons and have found, after packing
como fruit In boxes or crates, that they
prefer the barrel after all.
While crates or boxes will cost lest
than the barrel, still the extra cost ir
the handling Of the two former Ii
more than made up II the barrel 1.
used, since two men handling barrels
wifi get out more work than three
handling boxes and crates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
PROTECT THE FRUIT TREES.

If your young trees were mulched
last fall and not properly protected
from mice and rabbits, you will prob
ably be surprised when you visit the
orchard to find that many of them
have been ruined. Mulch is a good
thing for the trees, but 1t Is also a
good thing for mice, as it affords them
the best protection during the winter
and they gather in large numbers
around the foot of the trees and eat
away the bark.
Protection Is easy. The best mate
rial is wire screening, although some
use tarred paper and veneer from
wood. Some orchardists practice
tramping snow around the base of
their trees but oftentimes this is neg
lected and the trees are injured be-
fore the work Is accomplished. The
protectors should be pressed into the
ground deep enough to prevent the
mice from crawling under. Personally
I prefer wire screening, but in case
tarred paper is used 1t should be
promptly removed in the spring to
prevent injury from scalding.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
sHUCKs.

Mailing lie won't always keep 1t
down.
Expect little. but do your everlast-
ing best to land whole lot.
The best way to make time fly Is
to borrow money for ninety days.
It's always impossible to tell where
an orderly woman will put things.
Why most Of us really wish to visit
is to have some one listen while we
talk.
One way to keep boys on the farm
Is to hire more pretty dairy maids.
Men often swear to keep from cry
ing. and women often cry to keep
from swearing.
To be philosopher all you have to
do Is to preach what you don't prac-
lice.
There's one advantage about tight
shoes. They make you forget all your
other troubles
The best way to ascend steadily in
the world is to keep on the level.
Some peoples generosity consists
in giving away everything you tel
them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
DIFFICULTIES OF SKUNK
FARMING.

Regarding skunk farming reader
has this to sayi
My brother kept several skunks
over one summer in order to learn
their habits and possibly to grow
some for their fur.
Everything went we'll until he care
lessly left a board leaning against the
fence from the inside and the skunks
no sooner discovered this than they
climbed up and dropped down from
the top of the fence to the outside.
A fairly low fence will enclose them
If nothing is left leaning against 1t
and plank Is put fiat just under
the ground clear around the fence.
When the slzunks undertake to dig
out of the pen they they go close to
the wall and Gig down and If they
come to solid board lying fiat or
the ground under the surface they
become discouraged and quit mining
for liberty.
Skunks will eat scraps of bread
meat or almost any refuse from the
table They will also feast on almost
any dead carcasses and will do wei
in confinement ana soon become quite
tame.
They will not cause disagreeabl.
odors If dogs are kept away and the
one who cares for them Is careful no
to excite them.
They may be kept at profit but
think there are many encouragement.
which the keeper Is likely to NEE
with before they will yield mucl
profit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01

in a year, and toward this he is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible. al
though as the limit Is raised progress
Is slower.
He has now been in the business
long enough to select heifers from his
own herd which como up to ehis re-
ouirements Although he ceased a
few years ago to sell his milk to
butter factory, he still insists on the
butterfat test as to the merits of his
cows, and his well-earned reputation
makes his milk in such demand that
he cannot supply all that IS called for.
The dairyman who does not set a
high mark, and test his cows regular
Nv and systematically. will always
carry in the herd some cows who are
kept at q loss, to reduce the average
of the herd.
It seems like a strong statement to
make but it is no doubt true. as was
said by the dairy commissioner of a
great State dairy, that II the poorer
half Of the cows of the State were sold
off the dairy profits of the State would
be doubled.
IF but the better half of the cows
were kept the feed consumed by the
improbable ones would be saved, the
work would be halved and the profits
from those kept would be more than
double those of the herds as now con-
stituted.
The volume Of butter-and-milk pro-
duction would be decreased, no doubt,
II this course were pursued, and the
consumer would be called upon to
pay higher prices, but the dairyman
would double his profits, and that
should be the object sought in any
business
Many dairymen are trying to find
the method which will allow then,
to keep the largest number of COWS
on a given acreage. A much better
object would be sought If they were
to try to secure the largest possible
number of cows which will produce
a pound OF butter every day for ten
| months Of every year of their activ-
tiles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
RAPE WITH RYE.

If next spring your stand Of rye is
a little thin, SOW four or five pounds
of rape seed per acre early and after
ward give one or two strokes with the
harrow. There need be but little fear
Of dragging out the rye, as the crop is
deeply rooted and the harrow will
have but little Injurious effect. OF
course II the rye is pastured close the
young rape plants will be nipped of
when they are very tender and this
may interfere with a rank summer or
fall growth; but, on the other hand. IL
the rye is not pastured too closely the
rape in all likelihood will make fair
ly strong stand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
THE MAN AND THE cow.

While a good grade cow is profits
able milk producing machine she only
brings profit from one source as you
cannot sell her calf for breeding pur-
poses. BY using the pure bred dairy
cow you have three sources of income.
her milk. her calf and her manure.
The best thing for any dairying los
cality is the organization of COW test
associations.
In Denmark the organization OF
these cow tests associations has more
than doubled the value of the dairy
herds.
The animal that pays the best Is
bound to be in evidence as dairymeu
become better informed.
The inside workings Of a dairy COW
are so intricate that our search fighta
have failed to disclose many hidden
secrets.
A successful hog grower must do
some thinking for himself after he
reads the writings Of other hog grow
ers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01
THE MAN FOR THE FARM.

The ideal hired man on the farm Is
one who farms because he Is In love
with the work. and who studies the
best methods of agriculture, both by
observation and books and papers, and
who prefers the Clearly, orderly and
healthy occupation of farm life to the
squalid and disturbing influences of
the city.
The hired man who receives from
$50 to $40 per month and his board
The year around, is better off financial
ly and more often becomes independ-
ent than many city workmen whose
wages are three times as much.