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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
ENEMIES OF ALFALFA
Weeds Constitute Worst Factor
Plant Has to Contend With.
Especially True In Humid Sections
Where Bulk Of Rainfall Comes
During Comparatively Mild
WInters-Eiow to Eradicate.
az J. N. wEsraArE.l

over a considerable portion OF the
country weeds constitute the worst
enemy of alfalfa. This is especially
true In the humid sections and in
those parts of the west and south
west where the bulk of the rainfall
comes during the comparatively mild
winters. Witch-grass or couch-grass
In New York and the New England
states, crab grass In the eastern
states south of New York, blue
grass in the bluegrass sections. and
the 'foxtail" or wild millets and crab
grass In the central states are the
worst enemies in the respective sec
tons from the standpoint of the al
falfa plant.
In the irrigated sections of the west,
especially in those sections character
lied by rainfall during the compare
lively mild winters, the growth of
the wild barleys is a decided draw
back to the successful production OF
alfalfa. They mature shortly before
the first cutting of alfalfa, and the
boards of the grass heads sometimes
ruin the first crop of hay, which ia
sometimes burned to destroy the
grass seed. These wild barleys are
also known as foxtail grass. squirrel
tail grass. and wall barley.
Since alfalfa is not usually a clean
cultivated crop the problem of weed
destruction is a serious one. Disking
Is usually the most effective remedy
for weeds, as the alfalfa is generally
benefited by the operation. while the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
LOCUST TREES FROM SEEDS
AZ Soon as Plants Break Through
Ground They Should Be Given
Cultivation and irrigation.
(By b. o. LONGYEAR. Colorado Agri-
cultural College)

(By B. o. LONGYEAR, Colorado Agri-
cultural College)
Any person who can secure seed of
black or honey locust can readily
grow his own trees of these two spe-
cies. Seeds that have been kept dry,
even eight or ten years. will grow
almost as readily as those that have
been gathered but one year. In
either case the seeds are so hard that
If planted dry. as one would peas or
beans. many of them VIII fail to germ
mate and all of them will be very
slow. They should first be treated
with hot water. in the following man.
ner:
For about one-half pound of seed
place the seeds in any can or jar that
will hold about one gallon and that
will not be broken by hot water. Pour
about two OF three quarts of boiling
water upon the seeds. cover. and al
low to stand over night. When the
water is poured of. it will be found
that many of the seeds have doubled
in size and become softened. These
should be taken out and may be
planted Immediately. while those that
remain hard should be treated in the
same manner until all OF them have
swollen.
Plant in good garden soil, in rows
about three feet apart. planting the
seed about one inch apart, in the case
of the black locust. and three inches
apart for the honey locust. Cover
the former two-thirds of an inch, and
the latter one inch deep, and firm the
soil upon them. AS soon as the plants
break through the ground they should
be given the same cultivation and ir-
rigatiOn as a crop of corn. The young
trees will probably need thinning. SO
as to make them about four to five
inches apart in the row. This will
give much stronger seedlings than to
allow them to grow much thicker.
At the end of the growing season it
is best to dig the young trees just be-
fore the ground freezes and bury
them in a well drained situation, Gov
ering with at least six inches of soil,
first tying them into bundles of 25 to
so trees each. They should be dug
the following spring. in the latter part
of March or the first of April. and
planted in permanent quarters.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

The safe is a box Just big enough to
hold two bottles. side by side, and is
divided into two vertical compart-
ments The door has a spring lock
and the key n held by the house
holder. the milkman not requiring
any. In the TACT that the milkman
needs no key lies the feature of the
device. In tim bottom Of one com
partment Is trapdoor that strikes
the lock on the front door as 1t is
pushed up and opens the latter
When bottle is placed on the trap
door, however. and a sliding bar adj
iusted Just above the bottle to pre-
vent its being raised. the milkman
can close the front dor of the safe
with the assurance that no thief can
enter AT the side of the box is
hook to hold any extra bottles.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
REGULAR TIME FOR MILKING
lob Should Not Be Performed by
Tired, Dirty Farm Hands, Just
In From Field.

There is much loss in milking be-
cause Of having this work done by
tired and dirty mixers, but the men
doing the work are not to blame for
being in this condition. says a writer
In the Kimbalrs Dairy Farmer. They
come from the fields with their clothes
covered with dust and perspiration,
and as soon as they have their supper
commence the milking. Is it any won
der that 1t is often only half done? If
farmers would make it a rule not TO
compel the help to do milking out OF
seasonable working hours they would
experience much less trouble In Sc
curing help The milking should be
made part Of the days work and not
an addition to It. Many farmers, espe-
cially where only ten or fifteen COWS
are kept. look upon this job as side
issue; that is. the milking can be
done when they cant do anything
else. The milking Is as important as
any part OF the work, and whether
ret are blowing or harvesting. make
your plans 90 that when the time
comes to milk It can be done without
aaY delay. Again. the best results
eanpot be bad from. COWS, unless they
are miiked At regular hours.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
DAIRY NOTES.

Careful feeding Of the bull is neces-
sary.
The breed does not always indicate
good mixers.
The sire you use will determine
which kind you viii get.
The sire wisely selected should i'm
prove on the present herd.
Whitewash is a good disinfectant.
II should be used literally in the COW
stable.
There are poor cows in all breeds
and the selection should be made on
the merits of the individual COW.
Should you desire to build up a
good reputation for table milk In your
town. it might be well to have two
breeds.
To be prepared to properly select
a bull suitable for your herd, you
should know your own herd thor
oughly.
Absolute sanitation and cleanliness
are necessary from the time the COW
leaves the pasture till the butter is
consumed.
The presence Of bacteria producing
bitter flavor is the cause of the but
ter becoming strong in three or four
days after churning.
Next to getting rid OF the poor
COW, the greatest need in dairying to-
day is better methods Of feeding and
caring for the dairy herd.
The udder and teats OF the COW
should be washed and dried before
milking. and the milking should be
done with clean dry hands.
Corn silage and alfalfa make an ex-
cellent ration for dairy cows and good
yields of milk have been reported
where nothing else was fed.
The average Holstein COW will prob
ably produce more milk than other
breeds. but with a lower fat content
than the Jersey or Guernsey.
A heavy piece OF canvass well
moistened and placed over cream cans
while going TO creamery viii aid
greatly in keeping cream cool In sum,
meT.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
GREEN RYE FOR MILK cows
May Be Fed When II Heads Out and
There Is More Nourishment In
II at That Time.

Green rye may be fed as soon as It
heads out; there is then the most
nourishment in the stalks. Cut when
free of dew, and let 1t wilt a few
hours before feeding. Feed small
quantities at first. A half forkful may
be given to each COW after the hay
has been eaten When fed thus there
Is no danger of bloat or hoven. The
feeding Of green feed to cattle should
be in the hands of a careful man. and
not given to boys or a careless hand.
Attention 20 this rule will frequently
save the life of valuable COW.
Horses at work should not be given
green feed, as 1t is liable to produce
collie. Cows should not be turned out
to pasture too early. Wait until the
grass has made some growth. and
there is some nourishment in the
grass Before turning out to grass
give the COWS a feed of hay or straw
first. After the hay is eaten they are
turned on the pasture. For the first
day or two let them Craze, one or two
hours. When the cows age accus-
toned to the change they may remain
out all day. Experienced dairymen
feed a small grain ration throughout
the grazing season. If you are getting
16 cents per gallon for milk, It will
pay to db this.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
He Wanted a Rest.

YES" says the meek looking man
at the crowded summer hotel. Il
brought my wife here for a rest"
For a rest?" asks the friend who
knows what an excellent home the
man has.
Yes, and for comfort"
you came away from that fine. big
house of yours. with all the wide
spread Of lawn about it and all those
beautiful flowers. and coop yourselves
UP in a 6x8 room here. and call it rest
and comfort7"
Sure" says the meek looking man.
Sure. Down here I don't have to
push lawn mower or sprinkle flow
ers all the time"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
That After Eeellnn

The man had been away on vaca-
ton.
His neck was sunblistered. his eyes
were weak from the glare of the sun.
his hands were sore and caJloused. his
feet were painful, his arms ached. his
pocketbook was empty. and he was
tired.
Nevertheless he trudged all the way
up Broadway and on to the office Of
Russell Sage.
Mr. Sage" he remarked. entering
the office of that wise man. Il beg
your pardon for intruding, but / sim
ply wish to tell you that now / am in
full accord with your views on the va
cation question.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
The Chestnut Blioht.

This began its first noticeable raw.
ages about five years ago in Long
Island and New York city. There are
now standing in Forest Park in
Brooklyn more than 10000 dead chest
nut trees and the malady is travelling
fast over the island. In New York
city there are very few live chestnut
trees left, and Connecticut, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Maryland and to a
less extent even Massachusetts, have
suffered from the invasion of this
deadly fungus. In this instance it is
not an insect that causes the trouble
but disease that appears to be con
fined to this particular species.
Science seems helpless before it's raw
ages. The spores from the canker are
formed in the fall and disseminated in
the spring by billions. wherever there
is crack in the bark they find lodg.
ment and sap the vital forces OF the
tree.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

L. Horton. one of the biggest retail.
ers of milk in New York state. is
charging twenty cents a quart for
some of the milk he sells. The milk
is produced by the owner Of a farm
at Newburgh. N. Y. and cleanliness
Is insisted on to an extent almost un-
believable. The cows are washed and
wiped with spotless linen. and when
the milk is obtained 1t is handled as
though 1t we're champagne. The milk
is sold to the "gilded rich" In New
York city.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
EXCELLENT QUALITY OF MILK
Jersey Cow 10 Unsurpassed for Beauty.
UtIlily, Profit and Superiority
OF Product.

The MIX Of the Jersey COW will al
ways be IN great demand with the
critical consumer, because It contains
far greater proportion of nourishing
solids and rich. highly favored, but
ter fat THAI the milk of other breeds.
The man who investigates the ad-
vantage OF the Jersey COW over the
dairy breeds win generally invest his
money in y Jersey COW. and the profits
will demonstrate his wisdom.
The Jersey COW yields as much
profit as two or more ordinary cows.
She is hralthy. vigorous. and costs
no more 70 keep than an inferior COW.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
Mature DOdder Plant on Alfalfa Stem.

Mature Dodder Plant on Alfalfa Stem.
weeds are greatly injured, owing to
their different root systems. In sec
tons where the wild barleys are
troublesome 1t Is sometimes thought
necessary to burn the first crop Of
hay. Another method is to cut the
first crop while the wild barley is still
immature and feed the mixture of
alfalfa and grass hay. The objection
to this method is that 1t necessitates
the cutting of the alfalfa when too
young. A heavy growth of crab
grass is sometimes burned In the early
spring.
Dodder Is one of the worst weeds
so far as alfalfa is concerned. The
dodder seeds terminate in the ground
and the young plants soon attach
themselves to the alfalfa seedlings.
AS soon as the threadlike stem is firm
ly attached to the alfalfa plant the
stem connecting it with the ground
withers away. Thenceforth the dod-
der lives entirely on the alfalfa 1t is
very difficult to eradicate when once
Established and for this reason great
care should be taken to avoid intro
ducing 1t with the alfalfa seed at seed
ing time. Grazing close with sheep
has been recommended as being effec-
tive in holding dodder in check. II
dodder appears in isolated spots
through the field. it is advisable to
cut the affected alfalfa plants very
low and remove them. Destroying the
dodder by burning with different ma
terials has occasionally proved sue
: cessful, but It is apt to be more expen-
sive than the removal of the affected
portions of the plants. II the stand of
alfalfa Is badly affected with dodder,
the alfalfa should be plowed up be-
fore the dodder goes to seed and the
land kept in cultivated crops for two
OF more years.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

In addition to growing and turning
under clover crops and feeding the
soil with mineral fertilizers, it Is
profitable to dress the orchard soil
frequently with stable manure. the
best of general fertilizers. II five
or ten acres Of orchard are handled
In the manner OF coil treatment. and
the trees cared for in a proper man
ner. and the fruit packed and shipped
in the highest approved manner more
clear profits will be realized than
from forty to eighty acres that is
simply planted and left to take care
of itself.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

Sad cream win not make good
butter.
Dairying is the most prominent
branch of farming.
A little laxative feed should be
given at the time Of freshening.
Milk COWS must have an abundance
OF water or they will fall of In milk
A COW that milks for only five or
six months is seldom a profitable
COW.
Irregularity and too much gener
osity in feeding the calf are often
dangerous.
When your cows do not pay for
their feed. it's time to change the feed
or the COWS.
Selling the products Of the field to
the COWS and hogs is delivering them
to the best market l1nown.
If there is a noticeable falling on In
the milk. see If a change in the ra-
ton cannot bring back the flow.
Cows like molasses and as 1t makes
other feed taste good, naturally aids
digestion and is a good thing to feed.
When calves begin to scour skip q
feed or two and they viii generally
come around all right In short time.
The silo enables the dairyman to
keep more livestock on the same mum.
Der of acres and at less cost in feed
and labor.
Never take a very young calf away
from its mother and put 1t on skim.
milk. Taper It on from whole milk to
skimmilk gradually.
Every dairyman should conduct mis-
business in such manner that he can
say 70 any. man; y am q dpiryHee
! and am proud 81 It y
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

Goodbye. old room OF mine:
I soon must close your door
And come foul days or fine
May seek you nevermore.
The pictures on the wall,
The books upon the shelves
Which lounge and lean and fall
Have long time had real selves
Here through the wintry nights
We-you and old room
Have watched the creeping lights
or stars rise through the gloom.
And lonely, far and high
Seemed all the world without.
But your four walls came nigh
And held me roundabout
And summer. with its haze
OF silver mist at dawn.
And long. long golden days
That crept serenely on.
And nights when crickets sang
And flowers spread perfume
or wondrous pungent tang
All this was ours. old room.
You know the dreams had,
The songs / sought to sing
In measures grave or glad,
With smooth or hating swing;
You have been friend to me,
A haven in the night
When nowhere else might be
A friendly. guiding light.
Goodbye. old room. 1 so
And leave you bleak and bare,
And no one else may know
What memories we share.
Your four walls and your floor
Are friends all good and fine
And now close the door
Goodbye. old room OF mine.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

They should have the outside opening
at least three feet below the inside
opening. with the inside opening at
the ceiling. provided with a valve OF
shutter
Foul air fues should be air tight
and non-conductors Of heat and cold.
They should have their lower opening
about one foot above the floor level.
and with as few bends as possible
pass upward to a height of at least
twenty-five feet. and should always
be two or three feet above the ridge
Of the roof or Of any nearby roof In
building these fiues around a grit or
plate they must be enlarged in proper
ton to the size Of the obstruction
passed
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
Commercial Fertilizers.

A recent bulletin of the Michigan
Agricultural Experiment station, Civ
ing the fertilizer analysis for 1910.
offers good advice on the use of com
mercial fertilizers Especially well
stated are some things that fertilizers
will not do. Commercial fertilizers
cannot take the place of cultivation.
Commercial fertilizers cannot compen-
safe for lack of moisture. CONNER
cial fertilizers do not add humus to
the soil.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

Il want a pass"
"Pass2 You're not entitled to a
pass. You are not an employee. Sorry
No; but here the anti-pass law says
free transportation can be granted to
necessary caretakers Of livestock.
poultry and fruit Well, I'm going on
this trip with an aunt that's a hem
there's your poultry: a girl that's a
peach-there's yoar fruit, and A
nephew that's a mule there's your
livestock. Gimme a pass"-The Way
Bill.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
VENTILATION IN DAIRY BARN
Some Of Essential Points In Securing
Proper Amount Of Fresh Air
In Cow Stables.

The essential points in securing
sufficient and satisfactory ventilation
IN stables are. according to the King
system Of ventilation. as follows:
Stable walls and ceilings should be
practically air tight and non-conduc-
tors Of heat and cold. Doors and
windows should fit well.
Fresh air intakes should be not
more than ten or twelve feet apart.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

Deliver the sweet cream as often as
possible. at least three times a week
in the summer and twice per week
during the winter. Wrap a heavy
blanket around the can to keep the
cream from freezing on the road to
the creamery or cream station. During
warm weather soak this blanket in
cold water to keep the cream cold.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
NEW SAFE FOR MILK BOTTLE
Ingenious Apparatus That Is Destined
to Balk Petty Thleves-Opened
Only With Key.

It took two Michigan men to de-
wise the milk bottle safe shown here,
but between them they contrived a
most ingenious apparatus that is de-
stined to balk the petty thieves that
steal milk BOTTLES from doorsteps.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
Preventing Weeds Going to Seed.

Weeds should be kept down till
they viii not be capable OF further
injury. The main object is to see
that they do not produce seed. for ma
ture in her desire to prevent the
extinction OF any species. endows
them with the power OF producing
seed when very young and small The
morning glory. cookie burr. and
many other weeds will make seed
,ods when net over six inches high.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

The milk from the Jersey COW is 80
per cent. richer than the average COW.
The Jersey cow is unsurpassed for
beauty. utility. profit and excellent
quality of product.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
A Wise PreeautIOn.

A Wise Precaution.
"I1l call up my wife and tell her
I'm detained at the office"
BE sure to shut the door Of the
telephone booth. Last time / called
up my wife from this cafe she heard
the orchestra playing. Exchange.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

DO you care much for pedestrian
ism ?" asks the man with the wilted
ears.
'How's THAR" asks the man with
the disconsolste whiskers.
What do you think OF pedestrian
ism as a.
Well. you see. I was raised Pres
byterian. and you know how a fellow
sticks TO his early training"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
Why

you should use HEWLETT'S
LUNETA COFFEE.
It is the ONLY FRESH
ASTE D, STEEL CUT COZ
FEE on the market.
All chaff and waste are re-
moved.
In buying LUNETA you get all
Coffee, steel cut in our large cleo
trio mills, and packed in alright
tins made in our own can factory.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
Flrst and Second choIee.

First and Second Choice.
Uncle.-"Johnny. wouldn't you like
to be an angel?"
Johnny.-"Not as long as there's
show for me to become a baseball
pitcher or a circus clown.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06

Mrs. Hem Of Tenn.
There was young fellow in Tenn.
Whose name was Patricius HEM
When he stayed out at night
And roamed home at daylight
His wife would sigh: AT Il again.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-06
DENSE MAN.

Il don't see the slightest difference
between your new hat and the one
you got last spring"
Why, you goose. this new one cost
five dollars more than the other"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-27
ing train which may have stopped
within a short distance. or may be
proceeding at an unusually slow rate
of speed.'"
Preventa5le Killings.

The annual slaughter BY our rail-
roads is notorious, not only in this
country, but throughout the world
Whatever percentage of this slaughter
occurs while entering or leaving trains
is absolutely preventable, and there
fore unnecessary Many railroad Of
fcials have inherited their systems.
of course. and they go on with the
system as they found it. But this is
a fatal rule at all points where trains
and passengers have greatly in.
creased What was safe enough thirty
years or so ago is not much better
than death trap today. The explana.
ton that 1t costs money to make such
changes as ordinary foresight requires
1s no explanation at all. 1t often costs
money not to make them. but in either
case the money cost Is wholly outside
the point. The point Is that railroad
station precautions should proceed
from care for the weakest and most
stupid person who may wish to travel.
Passengers should be assorted and
handled as If they we're all deaf, dumb
and blind, and on top Of that aged
and imbec!le; In short, according to
the German official theory, exactly es
If they we're fools. It Is only in this
manner that railroad stations can be
made safe.-EXcha