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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
GOOD QUALITIES
OF PURE-BREDS
Value Of Hogs Depends Largely
on Care and Attention Given
Them-More Uniform In
Color Style and Finish.

(By X. II. AxLINE. Missouri.)
The value OF pure-bred hogs de-
ponds largely on the care and atten-
ton given them. Care and attention
pay well when given to any kind OF
live stock. and II we have pure-breds
we naturally feel more interest In
them am will take better care Of them
than II they were grades of inferior
quality.
Pure-breds breed evener. are more
uniform In color, have more style and
finish. They feed quicker, mature or
develop earlier with less fat than most
grades. This makes them more prolit-
able for the farmer and feeder to
grow and feed and Of course they are
better sellers.
As breeder for more than twenty
years. / have found that It pays to
breed pure-breds and as farmer and
feeder for over thirty years | know
1t pays well to raise the best for feed
ing purposes.
A car load Of pure-breds OF any
breed Of uniform style and color
will always command premium on
the market Pure-bred dams are
generally Of quiet and gentle dis
position and can be easily handled
at narrowing time. which IL great
help In saving filters, especially when
narrowed in bad weather, in winter
or early spring. when 1t is very essen.
tiai that the young pigs be looked aft.
err.
Pure-breds Of the best quality are
ready for market at any age. A pure
bred of from 100 to $50 pounds will
often sell for more per pound than
heavier and older hog.
If disease should get In your feed
lot or even in your immediate neigh.
borhood your purebreds are ready
to go to market at any age and they
will always sell higher than grades OF
any breed of same weight
1t pays well to breed, feed and sci.
pure-breds Of the very best quality
Of any breed in preference to grades
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

Keep the hoe sharp and the rows
will not seem SO long.
The best way to kill weeds now ia
to pull them up by hand.
Keep the cultivator going. It not
only kills weeds. but conserves mois-
ture.
Cucumbers for pickles may be
planted yet. Boston picking 10 good
good variety.
The quality Of the plant-ripened TO-
mato is much better than Of house.
ripened fruits.
Soil that blows badly may be i'm.
proved by scattering straw or manure
over the surface.
Do not cultivate beans when the
foliage is wet They win become
spotted or rusted.
Corn properly planted can be given
its first working before the rows can
be distinctly seen.
Thin carrots, beets. etc, II they are
thick The extra plants become weeds,
in effect. If allowed to grow.
Swiss chard has now taken the
place Of spinach as greens. Spinach
will not stand the hot, dry weather.
The foremost method of cultfvating
alfalfa Is with the disk harrow, one of
the most excellent farm implements
ever invented.
A good cat is the best and most hui
man mouse trap The farm Is hardly
complete without two or three to pro-
tect the grain boxes
Parsley seed terminates slowly,
have ground very fine. Cover seed
with fine rich soil mixed with manure
scrapings Keep soil moist.
Have small box for odd nails,
screws and other knickknacks. 1t is
a good place to find just what you need
when doing job of repairing.
Make a practice of putting mon
key-wrench under the seae when GO
ing for long drive. You Fever can
tell Just when 1t will be needed.
Every farm home ought to have a
telephone. The convenience will pay
for itself many times over. especially
In case Of fire sr sudden sickness.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
BEE KEEPING is PROFITABLE
Every Farmer Growing Fruit Should
Keep Few Of Little Honey q
Gatherers In Orchard.
tBy F. G. HERMANN.

Roy +. ". IlEDMAN.t
know that many farmers feel
that they have as many calls upon
their time and energies as they can
attend to, and as they realize that this
industry is an art ir itself and re-
quires no little intelligence and study
to conduct It In the best fashion.
they are apt to be discouraged In
adding 1t to their already overfull
duties.
! think, however, that there is an
other way to look at this matter. In
almost every business the person en-
gagged in 1t will be more successful IL
he adds some recreative work. This
II entirely different from his regular
work, will give restful pleasure and
make life pleasanter. Beekeeping Is
especially desirable in this connection
as there are very few kinds of work
that are sc full of interest and SO gen.
orally attractive.
Every one growing fruit or any
plant that Is intended to yield seed
should be interested in beekeeping.
There is a nurseryman and berry
grower who has farm about two and
half miles from my home apiary,
just little too far for the bees to
visit, SO by mutual agreement. keep
about thirty colonies on his farm and
run them for extracted honey. and
we are both benefited by the arrange
ment
Nearly all parts of our country pro-
duce honey in quantities sufficient to
pay for the gathering. The amount
Of honey that goes to waste every year
for want of bees to gather It Is very
large; in fact, too large to estimate.
Every farm has on 1t fruit trees,
berry patches, clover or buckwheat
fields, all Of which produce nectar,
which, in the absence Of bees, IL evap.
Grated by the sun and practically
wasted The forests also contain
many linden and white wood trees,
which are good honey yielders.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
PlMPLEs COVERED HIS BACK
How did you become q

my troubles began along in the
summer in the hottest weather and
took the form of small eruptions and
itching and kind of smarting pain.
It took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until finally
my back was covered with mass Of
pimples which would burn and itch at
night so that could hardly stand It.
This condition kept getting worse and
worse until my back was solid mass
Of big sores which would break open
and run. My underclothing would be
4 clot OF blood.
Il tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and l was not
getting any benefit. It seemed was
In eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on chair. was
finally given a set of the Cuticura
Remedies and inside of two weeks !
could see and feel great relief. !
kept ON using Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and also the Resolvent, and In about
three or four months' time my back
was nearly cured and felt like new
being. Now I am in good health and
no sign Of any skin diseases and
am fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies are the best ever made for skin
diseases. would not be without
them (Signed) W. A. Armstrong.
Corbin, Kan, May 26, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere
q sample Of each. with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application 70
.Cuticura," Dept. ~ X, Boston.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

Every stockman and farmer knows
the advantages Of some sort Of feed
ing floor. writes Percy H. Wilson In
the Prairie Farmer. Wooden floors
are all right for a short time, but
they soon become rotten and infested
with disease germs.
In concrete the farmer has found
an ideal floor material Such floors
not only affect saving in feed. a
shortening In the time of fattening and
q decrease In labor. but also afford
perfect protection to the health OF the
animal. Concrete floors do not soak
up water and therefore cannot be-
come infested with disease germs.
Their surfaces can be easily cleaned
and thoroughly disinfected with oils
and dips. Rats cannot nest under
them. Careful tests have shown that
concrete floors, through the saving Of
grain and manure alone, pay for them
selves In the short period Of one
year.
Feeding floors are merely several
sidewalks laid side by side, and the
same general rules Of construction ap-
ply to them. Choose site In the lot
where the ground Is slightly sloping,
well drained and wind-protected and
convenient to feed and water.
Excavate to depth Of IL inches for
the drainage foundation. and around
the outside edges of the entire floor
dig trench 10 inches wide and is
inches deep. This trench, filled with
concrete. prevents hog wallows from
undermining the floor and keeps the
rats from nesting under it, Fill all
Of this space Except the trench) to
the natural ground level with well
tamped coarse gravel, crushed rock,
the tile culls OF brickbats. This fill
forms the drainage foundation as for
sidewalks.
The floor must be graded or sloped
so that water will not collect on 1t In
the winter and so that the manure
washings may be caught by the cutters
and run to the water-tight manure pit.
Ito shape the gutter, make mold or
temple by rounding the corners on the
dat side Of six-foot length Of four by
six-inch timber.) A gentle slope. to-
ward the lower corner. of one-eighth to
one-fourth inch for each foot Of length
Or width is sufficient. This Is secured
by the use of heavy grade stake
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Culture Among Potatoes.

think coed cultivator run fire..
quently among potatoes is the best
tool we have, says a writer in an ex.
change. l know of no tool that will
take the place Of the fingers In clean
Ing weeds from among the plants in
the hill or row. The hoe and culti-
vator can do the most of this work,
cut always find few weeds to be
pulled by hand. Frequent cultivation
h very desirable in time Of drouth. or
any other time, for that matter.
think the extremely dry time this
summer will stimulate some to raise
more foliage crops to help out the hay
crop in the future. That will be a
good thing. For worD-out fields /
think that generally blowing, dressing
and reseeding is the best treatment.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired a ju.
dicial turn OF mind from experience
on the bench out In the SunHower
State writes carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuta
as food. He says:
"For the past years Grape-Nuts
has been a prominent feature in our
bill Of fare.
"The crisp food with the delicious.
nutty flavor has become an indis
pensable necessity In my family's
everyday life.
1T has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nurs, and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all In perfect
physical condition-as a preventive Of
disease 1t is beyond value. ! have been
particularly impressed by the benefi-
cial effects of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. 1t
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutritive qualities. my ex-
perience is that one small dish Of
Grape-Nuts is superior to a pound OF
meat for breakfast, which is an impor-
tant consideration for anyone. It sat
isles the appetite and strengthens the
power Of resisting fatigue, while Its
use involves none of the disagreeable
consequences that sometimes follow
a meat breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever rend the above letter. A new
one Hppcnrs from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of hEf1as
tnteres
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Feed for Cows.

While there is difference In the
value of feed consumed by different
COWS in the same herd, this difference
In most herds will be less than IS,
and will rarely exceed $40, yet the
returns from the different cows In the
herd will vary from $50 to $50. or, to
state It another way, 81 worth of
feed will produce less than 81 worth
of milk from one COW. while In thu
same herd another will produce more
than 81 worth Of milk.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Merely Several Sidewalks side by Side.

at each corner Of the floor, straight.
edge or grade line. and spirit
level,
It is an advantage to have feed.
ing floor Its full thickness above
ground. Make light floors four inches
and floors subject to heavy loads six
inches thick For the forms use two
inch lumber of width equal to the
floor thickness, Begin on the low
side Of the floor. Mark the grade height
Of each corner stake and set the forms
to a grade cord stretched from stake
to stake. Use only good materials and
mix the concrete one part Portland
cement to two and one-half parts sand
to five parts screened gravel or crush
ed rock, or one part Portland cement
10 Ave parts band-run gravel. Measure
the materials exactly: count one sack
OF cement equal to one cubic foot
Always begin placing the concrete
on the low side Of the floor, SO that the
rain from sudden showers will not run
from the hard onto the newly placed
concrete. Fill the trench and the
slab section of the forms with con.
crete. Bring the surface to grade by
drawing over 1t straight edge with
its ends on the opposite forms or with
one end on the form and the other on
the finished concrete. Four inches
in from the edge, on each Of the low
sides, temporarily 'imbed the rounded
four by six-;nch gutter mold and lamp
1t down until Its square top Ia even
with the surface Of the slab section OF
the floor. Remove the mold and finish
the surface with wooden float The
day after the concrete In each section
is placed, carefully throw on a cover
ing OF hay or straw and keep It thor
oughly wet for a week. Connect the
cutters with the manure pit by means
Of trough, another gutter. or by large
drain tile laid underground. II con-
crete feeding troughs and racks are to
be built at some future time. make the
necessary mortises by temporarily I'm
bedding blocks or wooden frames In
the soft concrete.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
At the Prune Club.

Why Is baseball umpire like :
mother-in-law?" asked the thin board
er, coming down to breakfast without
his collar.
Because they both watch the game"
suggested the fat man.
Mix" replied the thin one.
Because they both put man out
unjustly." came from the shoe clerk.
Good, but not the right answer,"
came from the thin one. TITS really too
easy to give up, but here 1t is--both
are very unpopular"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Dying by Organs.

II has been discovered that # a
human being dies after an ordinary
illness and. not a violent death he
does not die all over and all at once.
He may have diseased liver. heart
or lung, and this may be the cause
OF his death: but 1t has been found
that il the diseased organ could have
been replaced by a healthy one life
might have been maintained indefi-
nitely. This is no imagination or
speculation. It has been confirmed
by the most careful experiments by
the ablest medical scientists In the
country-Leslie's Weekly.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Use for CeIerlac.

Celeriac. or turnip-rootcd celery, is
one of the vegetables not commonly
crown. II Is used for soups, and is
sometimes eaten raw. 1t is planted and
grown much the same as ordinary Gel
cry Instead Of forming edible leaf.
stalks, however, It forms root very
much like a turnip, which may be
stored the same as turnips.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Exhibition Of Real Faith.

William Spills little girl, who had
been playing at making mud pies.
aided by tiny sprinkling can for a
reservoir, ran to her father as he
alighted from car, bearing a pack.
age of dry-cleaned wearing apparel
Pointing to her muddy little boots Fa
Their Spill admonished his tiny daugh
ter, impressing her with the value Of
a neat appearance.
That night the young lady offered
her usual prayer with great earnest
ness. "And don't forget, dear Lord"
she prayed fervently, ito dry-clean our
street. and my shoes, for Jesus sake.
!"--Cleveland Leader.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Buffalo Grass.

Farmers are not using much feed,
but stock are doing well on buffalo
grass, which cures up like hay. II
Toes not come up new each year like
other grass, but all the dry blades
become green again. Russian tlistles
cured like hay are mostly fed here.
and what threatened to be a pest has
been blessing.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
The Ultimate Limit.

First Dentistry work Is SO pain.
less that my patients often fall asleep
while am at their teeth.
Second Dentist-That's nothing
Mine all want to have their pictures
taken to catch the expression of de
light on their faces.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
FENCE WITHOUT P0ST-H0LES
Arrangement Found Quite Convenient
by Poultrymen In Moving Chick.
en- Yards About.

1t Is often desirable to move chick
en- yards from one part of the farm to
another. but II post-holes have to be
dug and posts set, 1t becomes job
which many people dislike to under
take.
A poultryman Of Grants Pass, Ore
gon. builds his fences without post
holes. The posts should be attached
tic the cross pieces by heavy screws
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Early Maturity.

Early maturity is good thing. but
It may be carried too far. Calf beef
should not be called champion beef
Until we have new definition OF
beef excellence.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
GROWING Berries.

One Of the difficulties presented In
growing raspberries, blackberries and
particularly grapes ia to keep up the
supply Of humus and available plant
food.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Crop Growing Essentials.

The fertilization of the crop is only
one OF the several important consider
atoms IN growing crop; Seed prepa.
ration Of the soil and cultivation are
equally important
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Chicken Wire for TreIlls.

Chicken Wire for Treilis.
! Chicken wire makes good trellis
for tomatoes. A single stake will do,
or barrel-hoop supported about two
feet from the ground by three stakes
Is good.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
Hat Authority.

Mrs. Bacon--"In Dresden the mail
authorities make special provision for
the transportation OF millinery and
hats in boxes"
Mr.. Bacon--"In this country the fe-
male authorities have to do with mil.
linery."
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

The illustration given herewith
shows an excellent five-horse evener.
AS will be seen the horses are work.
Ing two against one and three against
two. which IL much better than four
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

cult to steer an absolutely straight
course when pulling an or 12-furrow
series Of plows behind, but the wheel
of this automatic steering device
makes this possible by running In the
last furrow made.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
There's a Reason.

Boatman-Peter an neil not be
able to take We out fishin' tonight.
man: but Peters nephew will be
afther takin' We av We like.
Lady--Well, hope Peters nephew
Il cleaner than Peter is.
Boatman--He is, man; he's young
er-Punch.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
They Won't Blow Away.

She with newspaper) Another cy.
clone out west 1t has swept dozens
Of farms clear Of everything"
He'll bet the mortgages didn't
bulge an inch. Boston Transcript.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

against one. In the latter case the
single norse has snap unless 1t is
locked several inches. This evener
works well on sulky.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
sud- Cd Change.

SUDDEN Changc.
Little Edgar-7-"Uncle John, did you
used to besa little boy like met"
Uncle JdNp-esYes. Edgar"
Little EdEa Didn't you feel awful
ly queer for few days after you gos
to be man?"--Exchange
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

Brush-Cutting Machine.
ly projecting cutting blades. The driv-
err occupies the seal near the back Of
the frame. The device cuts swath
through the brush as wide as the rear
end of the frame.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
STEERING DEVICE is HANDY
Automatic Arrangement for Traction
Engine Enables One to Keep In
Absolutely Straight Course.

The device attached to the front Of
the traction engine shown In the illus.
t.ation is an automatic steering device
for use In blowing. It Is often din
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
SUPERIOR FIVE
HORSE EVENER

Animals Work Two Against One
and Three Against Two.
Which IL Better Than
-Four Against One.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
MACHINE FOR CUTTING BRUSH
Mows swath Through Brush ~
Wide a. Rear Of Frame
Driver Occupies Rear Seat.

The device shown In the illustration
is brush-cutter composed of "
shaped frame. provided with outward
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26
MANY ADVANTAGES OF USING
CONCRETE FOR FEEDING FLOOR

Not Only Effects Saving In Feed.
Shortening In Time Of FatteninS and Decrease In
Labor. But Also Affords Protection to
Health ofAnimaI-Keeps Out Rats
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-26

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-27
OWNS 800, 900 ACRES.
John g. Kennedy Finds Greatest
Pleasure Experimenting In
Gardens.

Among the men who have done
much for Texas. John G.. Kennedy
stands among the foremost His
demonstration gardens have given
him national fame and brought to
his state wealth to fabulous degree.
Just what kind of a man this genius
Is, is told by Forrest Crissey in Nun
sey's for November.
Although a profoundly serious
man, this master of eight hundred
thousand acres in the land of the
Mesquite has his sports on q scale
proportionate with his responsible
ties. If you are his guest, he will
drive you across a few thousand
acres of his domain and land you on
the white sands of the gulf, where
he has seaside resort of his own
There Is always waiting for him the
steam yacht on the deck of which he
finds his most absorbing diversion
But, after all. 1t is probable that MIR
Kennedy really finds his keenes
pleasure in working TO transform
his principality of raw range Ian
(into farms OF the most modern an
productive type"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-27

| The study class of the Woman
| Missionary Union OF the Baptis
church will meet Monday affernoo,
at 3:3e O'Clock. promptly. for on,
hours study.
Lesson from the book of III Kings
first nine chapters of the book.
The following questions will be
answered:
! What bafeii two companies sent
by Ahaziah to take Elijah?
2 What became of Elijah?
3. How many times were the wat
ers Of Jordan divided?
4 What heather king offered his
son as a burnt offering?
s. BY what miracle were the debte
of a widow paid?
6. What was Gehazis sin and pun
ishment?
I. Who caused iron to swim?
8. In what city did mother ca,
her own child?
9. What great service did four
lepers render?
10. What king visited Joram be-
cause he was sick?
The regular monthly missionary
program will be on the second Mon
day In next month.
Subject: A world survey OF Home
and Foreign Missions.
MRS. j. d. HOOD,
Teacher of Study Glass.