davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Saving lrriqatlng Water.

A novel method of irrigating is be-
Ing practiced by large iron works
concern on their model farm in Yaki-
ma county. Washington. Their land
lies above the ditch so they are forced
to rely upon pumping. Their supply is
a well $50 feet deep, which gives eight
gallons a minute through an eight
inch pump A storage tank of $4,000
gallons holds the water. which can be
used for irrigating faster than the
pump can supply It.
Forty acres have been set to fruit
trees, and nine acres have been laid
with underground pipes of one-inch
galvanized iron. There is a hole in
the pipe under each tree, for they are
laid directly under the rows The wa
ter is turned into each line from the
main feeder and allowed to flow unit
the ground is wet at the surface. The
three years in which this system has
been IN use shows that only about
one-third as much water is necessary
as by the use of open bitches.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
ROUErRatA'
=GxsSsi5s.Ax
FATTEN FOWLS FOR MARKET
Food Should Be Given at Regular
Hours and Then Only What the
Blrds VIII Eat Up Clean.

Chickens for broiling or frying
should be fed extra for two or three
weeks to get them fat, with plenty OF
good, solid meat on breast and thighs
Range poultry is never classed as
frst-class market poultry.
Put six to eight chickens In clean,
roomy coop; place coop In shed.
which should be kept quiet and mod.
erately dark. Give first morning feed
OF cornmeal mixed with milk Just
what they will eat with relish. At
nine o'clock give second meal OF
baked bread mixed with boiled vege-
tables. At noon give cracked corn
mixed with a little wheat. At p. m
give cornmeal mixed with milk. They
should be fed at regular hours and
given only what they eat up with a
relish at each meal. No food should
be allowed to lie In the coop. as they
lose their appetite when food Is left
IN the coop to turn sour
Sour food is not ft TO feed.
Wash out the coop every morning
This is necessary and should not be
neglected. Give a little gravel OF
charcoal about twice a week. Give
milk instead OF water BY this meth
cd chickens may be fattened in two
weeks time. Chickens thus fed will
make prime market poultry and viii
command an extra price.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
A Il ; I!
.(9JHS] j'l ri

Feeding the turkeys too OFTEN is an
Injurious practice
Every farmer should go into the
pure bred poultry class.
Don't expect to get winter eggs
from late Matched chicks.
Get rid of some OF the ROSTERS that
are now worrying the hens to no good
The Indian Runner duck is not In
c,ned to fatten so readily as other
varieties.
Hunt up private customers and
ocree TO sell them strictly fresh eggs
then do It,
The quickest way to break up" q
eating hen is to shut her up day
with a rooster.
THE comb is MS sure an Indicator o.
a. health of the bird as the tongue
IS of the person.
roach the turkeys to have a regu
lar feeding ground apart from thu
thor fowls of the farm.
late hatched chicks make goo'
,ro,Iers or soft roasters In the fal
when the prices are high.
The very best kind OF a pen 10
arcklings is one that can be cash.
moved from one part OF the yard U
another.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
HARD WORK MEANS SUCCESS
To Hatch and Brood Chickens Artifi.
claliy One Must Stay With Work
Night and Day.

great many people bur incubators
and breeders and expect them to run
themselves There would be Just as
much sense in the hen leaving her
eggs for the wind and sun to hatch In.
stead OF setting on them and guarding
them. night and day. for 81 days.
lnanimate things won't run them
selves; they must be run. Machines
are all right. but they haven't brains;
men must supply the intelligence.
Now. It has been proved by thou
sands of people in different parts OF
the world that artificial incubation
and brooding of poultry is an assured
success. But to make this success re-
quires close personal attention from
start to finish. The work cannot be
intrusted TO any Tom or Dick or Har-
ry. Tom and Dick and Harry hired TO
do the work may set the machine
going. but they won't keep them
going. They lack the personal equa.
ton. They would just as soon see you
make a failure as they would see you
make a success Of the chicken bust
ness.
To hatch and brood chickens artifi-
cially one must stay right with the
work. day and night. This does not
mean that you have TO sit up with and
nurse the machines and baby birds
but that you Just about know exactly
what they are doing every hour OF the
twenty-four
Many people fail to keep the infan,
chicks dry. warm and well supplied
with fresh air I'm the brooder. This
is a simple matter but an essential. A
herd OF goats will get along in re
mote brushy pasture for weeks at {
time with nothing but bushes anC
fence rails to feed upon. Not so with
baby chicks: they must be fed a
least five times each day.
The neglect OF simple sanitation II
the brooder is responsible for heav,
mortality among young feathere'
stock. Fifty or hundred or mor'
Young birds In one close room will
soon make foul conditions. which II
turn will soon lead to disease ant
death II the foulness is not removed
! Those who are very careful to keel
the brooder scrupulously clean usual,
have good success with broode
Z chicks. and those who allow them L
become filthy meet with inevitabl
loss.
Failures. then. In Matching an
brooding poultry by artificial mean
= are due to the use of infertile eggs. a
lowing temperatures in the machin
TO run too high and too low. lack
good ventilation. failure to keep tn
brooder clean and the young bird
supplied with direct sunlight, and Il
. regular feeding. These may all b
u summed IN in one phrase-lack
: close attention TO details
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

In Green's Farm Gardening. They are
one OF the most popular white breeds
They are as large. strong and vigorous
as the barred variety and, being pure
white. will breed much more uniform
In color. They lay especially well in
winter and their eggs are large They
make fine mothers. Thrifty and &C.
tive-regular hustlers-noe sluggish
Ike the Asiatics. Ready for table or
market much younger than the smaller
breeds. Keep the egg basket full. and
incidentally the owners pockets In the
same condition.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
SHEEP INCREASE FARM VALUE
They Are Constantly Engaged in Con-
verting Feed Into Mutton,
Wool and Fertility.

Somehow or other sheep have al.
ways been associated with fertility of
the soil. They are regarded as good
fertilizers, and it is proper to give
them a great deal of credit for it, At
any rate, farms never get poorer when
they are depastured by sheep, but they
do increase in richness until 1t be-
comes practically impossible to raise
oats on such lands. Sheep are close
troopers and will eat grass, weeds
and the foliage of trees, and will con-
vert and distribute such portions of
what they consume as is not needed
for the nourishment of the body over
the land again. They Craze nearly all
the time, eat plenty of grass if they
have 1t to eat, and are constantly en-.
gagged in converting feed into mutton,
wool and fertility. 1t has been said
of the sheep that It has no taste, and
for that reason will thrive as we'll on
weeds and browse as it will on grass
We are not prepared to indorse all OF
this. Sheep seem to be not very fas
tidious as regards heritage, and will
usually eat almost anything green
That they will do as we'll on weeds as
grass We are not prepared to acknowl
edge. A sheep will eat nothing putrit
and no animal matter at all Garbage
has no charms for il.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
GREEN MANURE is VALUABLE
Increases Water Holding Capacity OF
the Soil-leguminou Crops Arc
Highly Recommended.

(By J. ID. MARSHALL, Colorado Agricul.
tural College.D
II Is a well established fact that the
soils OF the arid regions are as rule
deficient In organic matter. This de
ficiency may be overcome to certain
extent by any OF the three common
methods of adding organic matter tc
the soil, which are as follows: (a)
By green manure and crop residues;
(b) by accumulations in pasturing;
(c) by applications of farm ma
nures.
OF the methods mentioned the first
is the most important and least prac
ticed. 1t consists mainly in the grow.
ing of a crop which is plowed under
while 1t is green and succulent, as II
| decomposes most readily in that stage
| Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins of the Illinois
station, in comparing green manures
with farm manures, makes the fol
| lowing significant statement: "As an
average, animals digest and thus de.
stroy two-thirds of the dry matter in
| the food they eat, so that one ton OF
clover hay plowed under will add as
much humus TO the soil as the manure
made from three tons of clover hauled
off and fed, even if all the manure is
returned to the land without loss by
fermentation"
Leguminous crops, such as alfalfa
clover field peas and vetches, are
usually recommended for green ma
nures. They have the special power o.
obtaining theii nitrogen from the all
through the agency of bacteria in
habiting the tubercules on the roots
Any of the above crops can be grown
in the soils of the arid regions.
The characteristic advantages o
green manures to the soil are as fol
lows:
l. Increases its fertility by tn
large amount of organic matter whicl
it acquires.
2. Increases its water holding ca
capacity.
3. Utilities soluble plant food tina
would otherwise escape from the sol
4. Brings plant food from the low
er soil TO the surface soil.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
WATER FOR POTATOES
Irrigation Seldom Needed Until
About Month of July.
OF Much Importance That Soil Be
Well Pulverized to Allow Root
System Of Young Plant to Get
Food Soon as Possible.

tBy I. s. PARSONS. Agronomist, Wyom- |
Ing Experiment Station.)
In providing a suitable soil for pota-
toes the fertility should be conserved
Live stock is the real basis of fertil-
ity in any agricultural district. The
feeding of grains and grasses on the
farm replaces in the soil the vegetable
matter which produces the humus and
furnishes the nitrogen which keeps up
the fertility of the soil. In the noun
tain country, where water is the prime
requisite, there is no better storage
Tor water in the soil than decayed
vegetable matter, as this vegetable
matter makes the soil porous. 1t is
impossible to grow potatoes without
an open, porous soil, and it is i'm
portant that the soil is we'll pulyer-
lied and firmed in order that the root
system of the young plant may be able
to secure plant food as quickly as
possible.
If the seed-bed is well prepared and
the potatoes thoroughly cultivated
they will seldom need irrigation until
July. Irrigation water is generally
cold and 1t is important not to irri-
gate too frequently. for the water
causes the soil to run together and
lowers the temperature to degree
that is unfavorable to the young
plants. Water should be applied only
when the plants indicate that they are
in need of it by the darker color of
the foliage. or one may dig down into
a hill and press a handful of soil in
the hand. If 1t fails to retain its
form, irrigation is needed. Care
should be taken, however, that the
ground does not get too dry. as the
growth will be stopped. 1t has been
the experience that if potatoes are
grown as rapidly as possible so as to
become strong and well established
early in the season they will stand
the maximum of unfavorable condi
lions later on in the season. Irriga
ton and irritation go well together
, When ready to irrigate a V-shaped
trench is run between alternate mid
, dies with n lister or double moldboard
, pillow which throws the soil each way
! In these burrows the irrigation water
is run so as to keep the soil from
l solidifying by flooding and to keel
1 the water away from the plants. Fol-
+. the second irrigation burrows are op
ened In the middles that were no
|. opened for the first irrigation. Fo
q succeeding irrigations this alienation
Z Is continued. Cultivation should b.
a resumed as soon after irrigation a
this soil will permit so that growtl
Y will not be checked. Do not irrigat
2 after the middle of August. for tn
potatoes must be given sufficient tim
I to ripen in dry earth. Irrigation al
A fects to a great extent the uniformit
and vitality of the potato crop.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
The Quaker Scored.

An old Quaker went into a booksell-
ers shop. and an impertinent shopman,
wishing to have some sport at his ex-
pense, said TO him:
You are from the country. are you
not?"
Yes" replied the Quaker.
Then here is just the thing for
you" responded the man, holding out
the book.
What is it?" asked the Quaker.
at is an Essay on Rearing
Donkeys.'"
Friend" said the Quaker, thee had
better present that to thy mother.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
And Then He Escaped.

William" said Mrs. Peckem, stern
ly, did you ever stop to think that
some one might steal me when you
are away?"
We'll" responded the poor husband,
with a far away look. 81 was little
alarmed when a horse thief was prowl-
ing these parts last week"
Mrs. Peckem stiffened up haughtily-
"A horse thief, eh?"
Yes. l heard that he carried on
two or three nags from this district"
And then Peckem made Decline for
the door.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Work for Extinction of Tuberculosis

Exhibitions showing in graphic form
the prevention of consumption have
been shown in every state in the
Uuited States, except Nevada, Arizona,
New Mexico and Wyoming, and also
in most of the Canadian provinces and
IN Mexico. Porto Rico and Cuba. &C
cording to a statement made by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis. There
are now % states and 16 cities hav-
ing permanent and travelling exhibits
besides the two operated by the Ma
ticnal association itself, and the total
number of similar displays is over
200. including about $50 small school
exhibits. The first tuberculosis ex-
hibit in America was shown by the
Maryland tuberculosis commission in
January. 1904. In 1906 there were
four such exhibits.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Value Of Grit and Charcoal.

II pays to keep a supply OF grit
oyster shell and charcoal before the
fowls. The more you can coax your
laying hen to eat and assimilate. the
more material she will have to turn
into eggs. Her body must be nour-
ished and material supplied for eggs.
To provide for both purposes during
cold weather means grinding up a
great deal of food The grit helps TO
do this and the oyster shell furnishes
material for the egg she'll Charcoal
furnishes no nourishment. but pro
notes digestion. and is a bowel cor
receive
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Turnstilo for Poultry Yard.

words. make one gate answer for all
four. The illustration shows the con-
struction OF the gate. The end posts
are 2x11h feet from the center post
on which the gate turns. An Inch iron
pin IS inches long and IL inches In
the post that the gate is framed on
and six inches in the post In the
ground. This should Mt the holes very
tight that the gate may turn solidly.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Broodinu Hens.

With brooding hens we give exactly
the same diet. except for soft food.
That affects the fertility and is used
only occasionally for change Then
We usually give blood meal and bran
mixed in the hopper In the pens we
keep grit and shell all the time, and
since grit is scarce in this country. we
use gravel, coal cinders and broken
glass in order that the hens may have
something sharp to cut and digest
their food
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Euus Found by Chance.

On no account should eggs which
have been found by chance in nests
in the open during harvest time or
at any other time be mixed with those
intended for market. Any such eggs
which are fit for consumption should
be used at home.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

A barrel sunk into the earth in the
corner OF the garden makes a good
liquid fertilizing tank. Fill the bar
rel with water and mix with the wa
ter COW manure and poultry drop
pings. Apply this liquid fertilizer TO
the plants about once a week.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

II you want to know for certainty
whether you are making or losing
money It is absolutely necessary to
keep a careful record of the milk and
butter fat produced by the indiviiuai
COWS of the herd.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Imported Horses.

Imports of horses are confined al
most exclusively to breeding animals
which are admitted free of duty under
certain regulations. Over 5000 Of
these came in during the past nine
months. at an average value of
shade less than $3.50.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
White Holland Turkey Hardy

It is claimed for the White Holland
turkey that 1t is the hardest variety
known. the most quiet In disposition.
among the heaviest layers. quality of
flesh surprising all other breeds,
early maturity. maturing the first
season.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
Supply.

New Minister-Now just one thing
more before accept this charge. Have
you got SUPPLY"
Deacon-Well, yes. though We never
said anything to the last preacher
about It, I'll show you where 1t is,
and get you key. but tell you you'll
have to be just as careful about using
1t as the rest of us!-Puck.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

George AIDE. at the recent Lambs
GamDol in New York. objected to the
extravaganza of the modern wife.
1T is true that the married men of
today" he ended, have better halves,
but bachelors have better quarters"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
DECIDED NOT TO OPEN 1T.

Caller--I was thinking about open
ing a drug store in this neighborhood.
Do you think one is needed around
here?
Resident-Great idea. There's no
place within ten blocks where a man
can buy stamps or see the city direc-
tory.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
WATERING CAN FOR CHICKS
Excellent Fountain May Be Made Out
Of Old Tomato Can-Cut IA
Inches From Bottom.

An old tomato can. with hole
punched In side as shown In illustra-
ton. win make a good watering YES
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
POPULAR BREED OF CHICKENS
"n'te plymouth Rocks Arc Large,
strong and Vigorous, Besides Be-
Ing Excellent Layers.

white Plymouth Rocks resemble the
barred In every particular except col.
Or They are white In plumage
throughout. writes Mrs. ID. A. Dean
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

Mrs wfnslovrs Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie 25c a bottle.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

For a trainwrecker no punishment
can be too severe.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
SHAEI INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease the Antiseptic powder for T1rod
aching, swollen, nervous feet Gives rest and
comfort Makes walking delight Sold everywhere
25c. Don't accept any substitute. For fHHH
sample. address Allen :. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. y.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

The difficulty of knowing what not
TO say is knowing when not to say it.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

sci for young chickens The cut
should be aboue " inches from the
bottom.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27

(By T. S. PARSONS. Agronomist. Wyom-
ing Experiment Station)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-07

valorem, is a heavy one, yet the figures
arec limbing, SO that the exports to
Canada of cotton-seed Oil, which now
reaches $1.10O.000 and upwards. are
likely to be doubled when the duties
are removed.
There is a pretty general agreement
that the free listing Of livestock Is one
Of the most important features of the
agreement. Secretary Wilson, Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, has explained
now the western corn growers will have
the opportunity to fatten Canadian cat
tie. But since the terms of the agree-
ment were published it has developed
that the free entry of horses on both
sides Of the line Is going to be one OF
the most advantageous features. No
body objects to this free entry, yet
heretofore a heavy duty has t1ampered
trade which is a most important one.
Out in Montana it has been found that
q very great advantage will be de-
rived by the farmers from the oppor-
tunity to drive their sheep farther
north during certain seasons and then
bring them back across the line without
out the payment Of duty.
The market for grass and other seeds
in Canada is one which the farmers
along the border are in splendid po-
sition to supply. Clover and timothy
seeds can be raised profitably in many
sections, and in certain seasons, II they
can be sure of a market not too far
away. Canada takes much larger
quantities of clover and timothy from
the United States than she sends to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-07

the air was fairly warm. Two house.
maids busting rugs on the top Of tho
next house came over and stared at
US, and somebody in an automobile
down on Riverside drive stood up
and waved at us. It was very cheer
tol apd hopelessly lonely.
stayed on the roof after the 9th
era had gone, and for some time I
thought was alone. After . while.
got . whin Of smoke, and then I
saw Mr.. Harrison far over in the cor
ner, ono foot on the parapet, moodily
smoking pipe. He was gazing out
over the river. and paying no atten-
ton to me. This was natural, con.
sidering that had hardly spoken to
him all day.
would not let him drive me away,
so sat still, and it grew darker and
colder. He filled his pipe now and
then, but he never looked in my d..
rection. Finally. however. as it grew
very dusk, he knocked the ashes out
and came toward me.
81 am going to make request. Miss
McNair," he said evenly. please keep
OF the roof after sunset. There
are-reasons." I had risen and was
preparing to 90 downstairs.
Unless know the reasons, re-
fuse to do anything Of the kind" re-
torted. He bowed.
Then the door will be ke7t lock-
ed" he rejoined. and opened 1t for
me. He did not follow me, but stood
catching unfit Il was down and I
heard him close the roof door firmly
behind me.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-07

this country, but heretofore. she has
levied a duty Of 10 per cent on these
products. They will now go in free. as
will garden and field seeds generally.
Some decided advantages are derived
by nursery men under the terms of
the agreement. The negotiators found
that a mutual lowering Of duties on
grape vines, gooseberry. raspberry and
currant bushes would be beneficial to
both countries and this was done The
American negotiators. however. went
further than this. and persuaded the
Canadian commissioners to lower the
duty on horticultural stock from the
United States. This includes apple,
cherry, peach, pear. plum and ounce
trees. Canada imports more than $780,
600 of these trees from this country.
and under the reduced duties. the i'm
portations are pretty certain to In
crease,