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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
MICE INJURY TO FOREST TREES

Fer son1t year5 catalpa, mulberry
and other trees commonly grown have
suffered considerable injury by the
attacks Of field mice. These rodents
gnaw the bark about the base Of the
trees to greater or less degree, which
frequently results In a complete cir
die. When girdling occurs below tn
root crown the trees 'sually die
There are no practical means Of en-
terminating field mice, although Ger.
tain operations are helpful in prevent
ing their attacks on trees. 1t has been
-. observed that injury is greater and
nlores general where dead grass, mulch
or debris Of any kind lies close to the
trees. Material Of this nature affords
a harboring place. from under which
cover mice prefer to- operate. All
grass or mulch material Of any kind
should be raked away from the trees
for a radius of al least two feet 1eaV-
ing the ground as bare as possible.
Where mulch culture is used foot or
two about each tree should be left
bare. Injury is more severe on those
trees whose root systems set high on
the ground. Such trees afford cavities
in which mice harbor. and complete
girdling usually results fatally If be-
low the point where root and stem
join. Throwing few shovelfuls Of
dirt about the trees has given salts
factory results
Trees. which have been more tina n
half girdled should be cut off an inc h
above the root collar and sprouts al
lowed to grow from the stumps.. In
tie case of trees over three or four
years Of age all sprouts may be per
mitted to stand the first season, and
all but the most thrifty may be re-
moved the following fall. Z In some
cases all bnt the most thrifty may be
removed when foot high The one
remaining must be staked in order to
prevent its breaking off or becoming
distorted. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
FLOATING MUs11lsAT -RAr

secured over 5000 muskrats in one
season, I'll were sold for $4,000
The skins axe sorted into black and
brown before being shipped to market
Baltimore is a good market and
pays from 35 cents for brown "a
cents for black. ST. Louis is also q
lslge market, and prices are generally
a little higher thare.
Musl1rats taken for the fur should
be trapped. not shot or speared. II
taken alive in q trap they should be
killed by sharp blow across the back
o. the head. Trappers usually carry
a short club for this purpose.
Muskrat skins intended for the r.-r-
ket should be "cased,'' not opened
along the belly. In ski1ning, trap
per5 begin at the heel and slit up the
middle Of the h. leg to the tail
around It, nd then down the other
leg to the heel in the same way. No
other cuts in the skin are needed
though many trappers pass the knife
around tho feet. where the long fur
ends. The skin is then turned back
ever the body, leaving the fur side
inward. The skin 'eels off easily to
the front feet. The trapper cuts
closely around nose. ears and lips SO
as not to tear the skin. If bits Of
flesh adhere to the skin about the
head, they m; 7 be scraped off, but
this Is usually left for the fur dresser.
The skin. inside ou'. Is stretched over
a thin board or shingle Of the prop
er hape. I'D a tack or two is insert
ed to keep 1t in position until dry.
Skins should be dried in the open
alr-not before fire or in the sun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

Farmers will ind q manure and lit
ter carrier a great convenience. 1t
consists of q small wire rope elevated
to any distance desired. and OF any
length, the outer end being placed
over q pole and then Srmly staked to
the around.
The Importing pole ought to be
braced on three sides to prevent 1t
from swaying. The Lox MAJ be as
large as desired. but the average
size will hold about six bushels.
The end Of the track in the barn
should be about q foot higher thai at
the outside end, SO that when the car
is loaded it may be pushed out and
run down the incline by its own
weight.
= mature spreader may be stationed
under the wire rope, and If the box is
fastened to the carrier by bolts
through its sides 1t can be dumped
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

trap, although a floating barrel is
more generally used. A hole is sawed
in the side and strong cleat is
nailed across each end. upon which
b""rds. longer than the barrel. are
nailed. Enough water is placed in
the barrel to make a Loaf with these
platforms level with the surface. APP
pies or carrots are placed in the bar
r, for bait.
Irappers in Ohio. Illinois and some
other middle States are reported to
be able to earn from $500 to 5000 dur
ing the season from January first to
al out the middle Of March.
The owner Of 1,3OO-acre tract of
marsh land, with aid Of his son.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
CARING FOR The EVE Ard LAsaas
BY w. w. KELI.i1Y.

season for many hes the handling
will cause them to bring forth CealS
! lambs.
Garget is the worst complains:
contend with and is very co,nW....
! It may attack and destroy half RS,
value of the udder without any 49,
parent outer manifestations. Il. g
often caused by expos: re or the ewes
lying down in damp place. Ta!zca
in time it can often he cured by giE,.
ing the eve two ounces Of eps"r7
salts and repeating the dose in aboac
six or eight hours Rub the rd,!
with warm water g if the milk re-
no: be started inject into the teais
With a small metal s-.--inge a weak
solution of carbonate Of soda This
treatment usually proves very effec-
tive.
Fatten off each ev- that has he-l
one attack OF r--.-get 1t does not
pay to use them or breeding rIr-
poses another season.
Just after lambs are weaned : -
comon to fed one or IRE ewes ai!iF7':.
TIE first thing noticed is that this
eve lags behind the flock and Is lans
or straddles in walking.
On examinatio It is discovered that
her udder is swollen. hot. hard an
D. nful and in a few days. IL tn" dis
ease progresses. parts OF tbs udsA.
turn blue.
Aft>r time these parts may softelI.
burst and discharge pus, or they nav
become gangrenous and slough away
les wing raw. ngry looking sores.
-1ore often, unfortunately, the eve
dies shortly after gangrene has SGT
in, and losses of this nature are apt
to be serious: for the latter form "t
the disease IS due t. infection AMI
o-e case may supply germs for the
/, e Ion o. many ewes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
COWS NOT MERE MILKING MACHINES
BY r. b. BUCKHAM.

AntoaR my .acqua1ntances there is
numbered man who recently de-
oided to make trial Of furnishing
milk Tor. the local market. Having
vsntured into several other branches
Of agriculture without having achieved
any great success q any one of them
he determined TO attempt this; make
ene more pAAy for favor 1t tho hand.
Of Dame FORTUNE
For q start hs purchased half q
doson COWS 1o1 nonoescr1pt extraction
ana ret hApnssn Up In the business Of
O milk farnneo. Ills idea seemed to be
that al he had to DO was to feed q
little grain and hay to these animals
MINT and mozu1nG. ana IN return re-
csive IN abundAn& supply Of milk, the
ouu1valant Of tsn tmAs, and moro, IN
Sa1ua.
But before h had been at It long
III found that he had made . mistake
IN his calculations, somewhere. The
0ocouu4 wa0 running asAinst him, IN
p1oad At IN his favor. He was play
lnG loa1nG CANA. oncs more!
what was tho troubls1 Simply
x1iisI thaa he had mis3udged animal
na&wA IN one rsGpsc< ct least. There
II no suah thing ~ milk machine.
pstsuted or unpaksntsd. into which
kou can pAss hay or grain 1t one end
- Eou1 pleasure. and pan q valve
and draw OF milk from another, to
your fancy. At any raAs, cheap
scrub COW r. not soch q machl1A, and
cannot b made over into ooA These
Ax COWS turned out to be just ordi-
nary, barren quantity mixers, q bur
den and expense upon any man who
assumed their c8Re and keep. And
now they are for sale, away below
what was paid for them. but are q
Door bargain at that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

And as for my friend. their present
owner, he says that he is going out
OF ,le milk business. for good and all,
and try his hand at something else.
because there Is no money in this, #
that he is sure.
And certain 1t is at he Is right.
There is no money to be made at It
in the fashion in which he went about
it. And there never was
| But for the enterprising farmer who
sets about 1t in the right way, choos-
ing the best stock and employing the
best methods Of feeding. there is
plenty Of profit In milk, as Is being
successfully proven, the country over,
daily.
Dairying has many excellent advan,
tcges in its favor. It brings quick
close Of the season, as Is the case with
tho growing and marketing Of crops
Then. too, there are no such hazards
to be encountered. Let the season BE-
tickle or late, let frosts come and de-
stroy and crops fail to mature as they
should. yet the milk farmer is not So
riously affected. his daily return COM
Ing in as usual.
All winter long, he has employment
for his time. and the seasons as they
come and go do not interfere with
his source Of income. He is more Sc
euro than many 70 his brethren and
h usually found to display all the
signs Of material prosperity.
Yes, there is money to be made in
dairy farming, but success at 1t re-
quires knowledge and skill. It IS no
mere machine work which anyone can
superintend. One must know how to
80 about it.. And when he does. it is
ezra to nav
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

London alone takes over 100000
uauskrat skins every year, and most
Of these are shipped from the United
States. The demand for muskrat skins
- constantly increasing because of the
decreasing supply, Of mink. beaver and
ether skins.
Only one other animal in the world,
the European rabbit, now exceeds the
1...:=kzat In the number of skins mar
keted.
The common muskrat is about four
times a large as the ordinary brown
at It lives near streams and lakes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
srRETCHER FOR MUsKRAr SKIN

ter. The pole. upon which the ring
OF he chain is to slide, should have
a fork at the outer end to prevent it
from slipping o.. lie other end
should be stuck fir ly into the bank.
Fasten the bait to stick set in mud
so that It is about ;, foot above the
pa- of the trap. The animal, in reach
ing for the bait. sets tho hind foot
upon the pan and is caught securely.
An open barrel sunk near the bank
Of the stream is said to be an effective
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

tie silo to the dairy barn. or litter
from one place to another. These car
riers are manufactured at a moderate
price, but an ingenious man can con-
struct one at smell cost.
He will require double pulley. al
many feet OF rope wire as he leeds
Ga three-inch round wire may an
swer the purpose), and the necessary
i: :, rods and bolts for the carrier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

seems to me that ths Is the way to
begin. Tho country wants eggs and
p ultry, and we cannot get these by
building on a foundation of feathers
or fancy points. Let the foundation
be of eggs and poultry meat. We can
then build a superstructure with
feather trimmings. If we want eggs
let US first get hen that lays. no mat
ter what her color or shape. Let us
study her external characters. and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

Pot bulbs in good SCI, then put
them away until they have made
good start in rootgrowth. This re-
quircs at least two months. and there
is no use being disappointed If they do
not come out sooner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
PRODUCTIVE QUALITIES or FOWLS
THE FARMER is CONCERNED CHIEFLY WITH THE TABLE
AND EGG.LAYING QUALITIES OF POULTRY
BY JAMES DRYDEN.

show him that there Is some connec-
tion between the--l and productive
qualities. He is not concerned about
such things. He is concerned about
supplying the market with poultry
and eggs.
If we want to increase poultry pro-
duction and at the Same time help
the farmer to increase his profits. It
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

We will make SLOW !. -provement In
breeding withous aH egg record for
each hen in tho dock. Th.a record cas
be obtained only ny the uso OF the
trap nest which IS about the bes-
thing we have yet discovered in ths
poultry business. It has opened DUP
eyes and pointed out a clear line %
distinction between the so-called
standard bred poultry and practical
poultry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

when we find that certain characters
or points indicate the GOOD layer. let
US breed for those characters regard
less Of everything else. Then, after
w have developed an egg type ana
have got sufficiently large mock We
may, II we wish, give some attention
to feathers; but let US adhere strictly
to the egg type and breed for eggs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
q HANDY MANURE CARRIER

in fifty. and a vigorous push Will
send it ack to the barn.
This carrier may be utilized in many
ways, such as carving casilage from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

In buying bulbs 1t IL not always
wise. to pick out the largest. In I'M
ported bulbs the number OF flowers
each spike will bear Is generally de-
termined by the cultivation the oulos
heve received in the nurseries.
In selecting bulbs. always PICK
out those that are Arm to the touch,
beca, Sc the larger ores are often lack
ing in terminating powers.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
SEED GRAIN QUESTION
MORTON AND BURlEIen

Mandan Pioneer: 1t looks as though
the Norton County officials perhaps
saved themselves a great deal Of trouble
and worry by not taking up the seed
grain proposition last spring, for az It
now appears other counties in the state
are having their own difficulties in get
ting their money back from a number
of the people to whom they gave seed
drain. In Burleigh county the commits
sioners are now, according to the Bis
marck Tribune. getting the sheriff busy
on several parties.
1t would seem that the farmers have
thresheo their grain and sold it contrary
to the law. They are criminally liable
for the offense is the same al selling
mortgaged property.
There is no question but what the
larger majority of the farmers of Bur-
leigh county or any other county would
live up to their agreement with the
county. but is always the few that will
do things to make it hard for the many.
A large percentage of the farmers Of
Morton County were n dire need of
seed grain last spring, but the COM
missioners chose to hold off until they
realized that every means for the farm
ers getting seed grain was exhausted
before they should take up the matter
of furnishing it. AS it turned out the
farmers were amply supplied and the
commissioners were saved the trouble of
hati ing to straiehten up things with q
few this fall who would have inquest
ionably tried to beat the county out Of
the money.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
THE PACIFIC
Special Rates On The Leading
Magazine OF The West

The Pacific Monthly Of Portland,
Oregon is publishing a series of splendid
articles about the various industries in
the West. The September number
contained an article on Success with
Cherries. The October number had a
beautifully illustrated article on Success
in Growing Apples. Other articles
shortly to be published are Success with
Live Stock Success III Growing Walnuts,
Success with Fodder Crops. These arti-
Giles are writtentby experts. and are o
only authoritative, but very interesting.
In addition to the above, The Pacific
Monthly each month publishes a large
number OF clean, Wholesome, readable
stories and strong independent articles
on the questions Of the day.
The price of The Pacific Monthly is
sl.so a year. To. introduce it to new
readers, it will be sent for six months
for $50 if this paper "a mentioned.
Address: Pacific. Monthly, Portland.
Oregon. Io-78-3p
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
TAFT and Vicinity

E. G. Ward is running Bard's thresh-
ing engine.
Hugh Howie is helping Whitecottons
stack flax.
Homme and Westermo are making
hay on section Is.
K. P. Anderson went to Belield with
grain Saturday.
Adolf Runni]lard marketed flax at
New England Monday.
We are having fine weather now and
everyone is certainly taking advantage
of it.
The Corn Cob orchestra furnished the
music for the dance at Gaylord Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westermo and Geo.
Homme spent Sunday at the l.. C. Han
son homestead.
The town board held their regular
meeting Tuesday, October 31st, at M.
G.. McCaffrey's.
Joe Lang is home from New England
where he has been employed at the
Herald Office. He is building a 9ranary
On his homestead.
E. j. Harvey drove to Belield Satur-
day after his family, who have been
visiting Mrs. Harvey's parents at
Staples, Mimi.
C. M. Russell and son, Walter. drove
to Belfield Tuesday wi, h some cattle
they had sold to N. B. Nelson.
Conundrum-What's better than run
ninea steam threshine engine. Ans
Making hay with your best girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Glass drove to
Belield Monday after apples and can
ned fruit sent them from friends in
Wisconsin.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
new ENGLAND

Asa Gardner has returned from a bust
ness trip to Minneapolis and Duluth.
Miss Cora Rand Of Mapleton, Wis, is
visiting her brother. John Rand Of The
Security State Bank.
Howard Luce returned to Regent from
Clinton, Indiana, where he was called
by the death of his mother.
The Rainy Butte Ladies aid society
are holding an auction sale at the Skude
school house on Saturday, November 4th.
Among those making homestead proof
here tho past week are William Lavitt,
Fred White, p. A. Backsell of Desart
and Clarence P. Jones.
Editor and Mrs. j. Nadolski of The
Nord Dakota Herald of Dickinson were
visiting Fr. Regensbureer and other
New England friends last Sunday.
Vader Bros. of Bel6eld and Mime
apolis have purchased a section of
land near Desart from Graeber & Meyer.
They will farm the land next spring.
A big farmers meeting was planned
to be held at the Midway hall on October
31st. The business meeting was to be
followed by q dance and everybody was
inv tied.
c. H. CEockard went to Mandan last
week where he closed q deal which
made him the owner of the Raleigh
Herald. Editor Knight of that paper be-
came deranged recently and is unable
to carry on the work. 1t is Mr.. Orchards
intention to remove the Herald plant
to Leith and there continue it as the
Leith Index.
The following Daslum people were
business visitors here last Saturday
Carl Holm. Hans and Holver Peterson,
John and Lars Arne, Ole Anton and
Albert Burwick, e. NJ. Eagon, Robert
Busey, william Hedge. Rochus Wolfe.
D. J. Buckley. D. NJ. Hart, Ole Torvik
land the Misses Romefiem.
Murphy and Connolly
were delegates from here to the big i'm.
provement league meeting at Mott last
Wednesday. Geo. H. Stone Of Mott
was elected president Of the new league
and j. ]. Murphy secretary. "A lot 81
important business was transacted ant
It was decided to bond the county fol
seed drain.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
CHINESE HATRED OF THE MANCHU
DYNASTY

The--Manchu dynasty has ruled in
China since 1914. In that year the Tar
tar conqueror from Manchuria took the
capital city of the Ming Chinese en-
porers and burned it. The last of the
Minas. Hwai-T sung, committed suicide.
Shunchi, the first of the sing (pure) dy-
nasty, as the Manchus refer to themsel-
YES. himself began the long career
of governmental abuse. graft, extort-
ion, andapersonal corruption that have
characterized the ruling class in
China from that day to this. So much
a matterof course has official corruption
become in the official life of China that
a certain proportion of all revenues has
always been regarded -sas legitimate
Squeeze The financial resources
of a patient, productive people like the
Chinese, themselves essentially honest
and industrious to an unusual degree.
have always been amply sufficient to
pay all legitimate government expenses
and to provide for many urgently neces-
sary public works. Flood and famine
could probably have been averted long ago
in China if a little of the money wrong
fully exorted from the people had been
applied to progressive public works. For
years a plan has been maturing to over
throw the Manchu dynasty. maturing
silently. although the central Govern
ment knew of its existence. During the
past four years. the propaganda abroad.
which consisted largely in raising money
and enlistine the sympathy of foreign
peoples, has been under the g%eneraiship
of DR.. Sun Vat Sen. who has been
making secret journeys throughout
Europe and the United States in an en-
deavor to finance the rebellion.
Nationalism has been awakened
among the race of Han, the real Chi
nese, and they have come to realize
their power. The young men have
studied abroad and have become dissat-
is6ed with conditions at home. Since
the United States RENTED its share
of the Boxer indemnity, hundreds of
young students from the Celestial EN-
pire have been studying at the Ameri-
can colleges, their way being paid out
of the fund, which China deterE ined
to expend in this way. These students
are the real factors in the present crisis.
From THE Progress of the World"
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
Emerson

Editor Young was a county seat visitor
Friday.
A barber could do a good business in
our town.
Dr.. Neff reports quite an increase in
the population recently.
r. Cole Smith and wife visited with
the Leroy Evans family the latter part
of the week.
The Emerson schools are progressing
nicely. Members Of the high school have
organized 9 basket ball team and will
play games in the large village hall.
The Woodmen lodge held an interest
ing meeting Saturday night. During the
winter months meetings will be held
regularly the End and 4th Saturday
nights.
Dunn county people hold a railraad
mass meeting at Manning November
ii tn. Every public spirited person in
the county is earnestly requested to at
tend. -
Feed -LeonbereeF- went to Manning
Saturday where he proved up on his
homestead before U. S. Commissioner
j. A. Palmer. Reuben Eberhart and
C. Ableman also made proof before Mr..
Palmer recently.
The Emerson school district will soon
have two new school houses. n at
Manning and one at the Andrew Lind
place. Miss lnga. Ryan will teach the
Manning school which will commence
about the 18th of November.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
Little Knife River

Alfred Anderson started for Taylor on
Monday.
Al. Wax, the painter, is right in it
on the big school building.
Hans Severson and Teddy Elkins-. were
Fayette visitors last week.
Mrs. Schlauean and daughter, Minnie.
were Fayette visitors on Monday.
Homer %Schlaugan was down to Fay
cite bothering the clerks on Saturday.
frankie Hoist is working on the school
house, riding the gable with chaps and
spurs on.
Edgar Grunewald is breathing out a
bunch of ponies which he bought re-
Gently.
Everybody comes back from town with
empty WAGON boxes and full pockets
after marketing flax.
Thorval Anderson returned from Chi
cago on Thursday, having stopped off a
few days at Taylor on business matters.
Mrs. John Marucheck was staying at
the Six-mile ranch with Mrs. Joe Game
while John and Joe were in Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04
Quinfon

Richard Anderson marketed Grain in
Bel6eld Monday.
Taft school opened Monday and c. E..
Gessaman is the teacher.
A. 7. Thompson turned his horses
and cattle loose last week.
Aug. Ruff transacted business in Bel
fed the first of the week.
Oscar Elk .rn and family spent Sunday
at Thomas Evenson's home at Gorham.
Ralph Wilcox and Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
came out from Belield Sunday. Tn ,
latter will look up a site for bis house
on his homestead.
Victor Ingman came out to his home
stead last week, looking after his flax
and returned home Monday. He was
accompanied to Belield by Miss Annie
Hammerstein, wh) took the train for
the eastern part of the state.