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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

MEN TO CHOP Elk
celsior wood. Good Pay, steady. work.
Adress Chittenden & Eastman Co.,
Harvey, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
For Sale

FOR SALE-BUSINESS A FULL
line of first class farm Implements.
The only dealer here. A fine, large
trade in southeastern Iowa. Inven-
tory $4,000. Business in 1910, S.
900. VIII sell residence. Reason for
selling is i'll health. Address J-2S-B
care Courier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FOR Satisfactorily. MODERN Z
room house. Best or locations. Fine
neighborhood,, paved street, conven-
lent to car line. Fine shade and
fruit trees. Good cistern, cement
walks. Address J-28-C care Cour-
Ter.
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Wanted

EXCHANGE A NEW
gasoline engine for a horse weighing
1900 to 400 lbs. Address J-28-A
care Courier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FARM HAND WANTED--FOR GOOD
permanent position in Saskatchewan.
Write giving full particulars to j. II.
Broadf1eld, Shellbrook, Sask, Can
ada.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FOR sAI.E-ON EASY TERMS, l2t.
acre farm In Missouri. one mile from
village 200 people on the G. M. & st
P. Ry. Address H. r. Flint, Sol S.
2eth Ave, Omaha, Nebr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FOR SALE--GOOD COW, ALSO SOW
and pigs. Inquire Frank Scott al
Dahlonega.
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STOCK HOGS WANTED - WE
want so head Of matured stock hogs
No pigs or shoats. Ottumwa Seed Co.
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FOR SALE-32O ACRES LAND IN
North Dakota. Will trade for. cattle.
horses or mules. Geo. G.. Miller, 81
Leighton Block Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

14s ACRE FARM IN REDWOOD
s Co.. Mlnn., fair buildings; the best
soil three miles from good town;
price $1,000; terms easy Edwin An
derson, Lambertson, Mimi.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FOR SALE CHEAP--ONE IL ROOM
hotel, mostly furnished. VIII take
good team or small payment down.
balance In monthly payments. n. g.
Duclos Nehawha, Neb. ggy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

FOR SALE-REGISTERED POLAND
China male hog. good mich cows,
A. M. Golf. r. No 2 Bell phone Men-
denhall Center.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE H. p. FULLER y
Johnston gasoline engine for $50. 3O2
South Willard Old phone 569-B.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01

WANTED-FEW MIDDLE AGED
gentlemen with good references 70
cover Ottumwa, Eldon, Birmingham,
Bloomfield. Centcrville, Mystic,
Moulton, Moravia, Abba and Eddy
vile. All Summers job. $2.75 per
day. Commence now. Glen Brothers,
Rochester. N. Y.
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FOR sA1T-PU2E B2ED ANGUS
bulls. Ell II. Oehler. Moravia. la.
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WANTED - EXPERIENCED MAR
led man on farm. Must have refer
ence. Box IS r. F. D 8, Ottumwa.
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WANTEp-MEN TO PREPARE FOR
automobile business by a practical
and thorough training in our shops
Write National Auto Training Assn.
Omaha, Nebr.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

Photo by American Press Association.
TEAM OF OXEN WHICH DREW ROOSEVELT
AT ROME, GA.
coal from the station, hay and ice In
the season and are being used con-
stantly the year around.
They do not, as rule, require shoe
ing when used on the farm alone, but
when taken upon the roads they require
shoeing If their feet are to be kept in
good condition. They require the fol
lowing ration of grain, which keeps
them in first class working order;
Two quarts of bran mixed with the
same amount of cornmeal or two
quarts of shorts mixed with the same
amount of meal, fed twice daily, night
and morning. making eight quarts a
day for each OK. A large forkful Of
hay given three times a day-morning.
noon and night-with plenty of fresh
drinking water, constitutes the best
bill Of fare for a yoke of oxen. Oxen,
of course, should receive their ration
of salt also Many farmers believe
that their work in the long run is
more profitable than that of horses, for
unless tuberculosis gets in the herd
they are not as liable to spells of sick
ness as horses are, they have greater
strength and more endurance and are
not afflicted with nerves." therefore
less liable to take alright and smash
things generally. They are not as ex.
pensive to keep as horses, and. besides.
when their days Of working are over
they can be fattened easily and die on
the right side of the ledger, but when
the horse Is dead he is dead and a
dead loss besides. Since time imme
mortal the OK has been the faithful
servant Of man. We do not care for
him as we do for the horse. We do
not regard him with the same affec-
ton nor give him credit for as much
intelligence, but nevertheless in these
days of aeroplanes and automobiles
the OK maintains his place as profit
able and faithful servant Of the farm.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Live Stock Notes.

The durability Of the mule is q
strong point in his favor. He lives
and works to a good old age. His
sense" of self protection Ia strong.
and he avoids many injuries.
The colt should be taught to respect
the whip and it will never be worn out
on him. .E. asl
Oat straw makes good roughags
for Idle horses when II Is well saved.
but feed a little hay along with It.
Sheep should be turned out on evefy
nice day. Lambs should not be al.
lowed to get chilled. Their frail bodies
cannot Withstand severely cold wealth
er. rA $3.50 .G I'D
No living creature can be very com
Portable with the body all stained and
smeared with filth. The skin must b
Kept clean to be able to do its der
tined work. -
Recent experiments at the Iowa St.
ton show that with corn at ordinau
prices cheaper gains on lambs may
made with dry feed than with roots
siIage. Irsr aof
Speltz makes very good hog feeo
when ground. and some folks soak
for feeding. 1t has nearly the Sans
feeding value as wheat. 64sFss -
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Dairy Essentials,

The four essentials to healthful dairy
buildings are light, ventilation. a prop
err floor and comfortable tie. Win
dow glass is almost as cheap as lum-
Der. The King system of ventilation
can be installed by any carpenter or
by the farmer himself at the cost of
a few feet of lumber and few days
work. A cement floor Is but little
more expensive than a good wood
floor and is many times more durable.
Planks laid over the cement where
the cows stand will prevent injury to
the animals. A comfortable tie Is only
little more expensive than an awk-
ward rigid stanchion. A good swing
stanchion is not uncomfortable to the
cow All of these things could be put
into the ordinary barn with but little
trouble and would pay for themselves
in less than year in the increased
efficiency of the herd.-Illinois Expert.
ment Station.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Somnam5ulism in farming is
doomed. Cold facts Of better
practice are waking up more farm
ers to improved opportunities at
home than have figured in the pleas
ATTEST dreams.-American Agri-
cul. uris..
Poultry Pointers.

Boys and girls attending school have
splendid opportunities for poultry rails
ing. Except the close attention that
must be given to incubators and young
chicks, school hours do not stand In
the way of poultry raising Ambitious
boys and girls can solve the problems
of poultrymen.
The orchard Is splendid place for
poultry to range In. Poultry is q very
good insect destroyer.
Save all the grain, such as Kafir.
milo. sorghum, broom corn seed, mil
let seed, ETC., for poultry. 1t is often
difficult to get a variety Of food for
fowls during winter.
Nearly all diseases of poultry can be
traced to filth. Clean off the drop
boards frequently.
Don't forget the charcoal, grit, etc.
Keep plenty always In reach Of the
poultry.
A coat Of lime inside the poultry
house Is an Improvement In many
ways. 1t makes the room lighter; 1t
preserves the woodwork; it fills up the
crevices and prevents them from be:
coming breeding places of insects.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
The Hum of the Hive.

Economy in the use of foundation is
wasteful, and it is poor practice to
put first strips or skaters Of founda-
ton In the section boxes, for 1t is an
indisputable fact that a full sheet of
foundation In each section box means
not only their ready acceptance by the
bees, but also the building of straight
er combs.
BY selection and restriction in the
matter of queens we can improve our
bees just as we can other stock, and
there Is always present in every apiary
some choice queen far ahead of the
others which will give US most excel
'ent queens for requeening.
Don't keep bees unless you mean
to give them the proper care and at
tention. If you can't do that you had
better leave some one else keep the
bees and buy your honey from him.
A man who knows "all about bees"
and does not believe that anything
more can be gained by reading bee
journals. books on bees, etc., will soon
be far behind the age
The present improved system of man.
agement requires that hives should not
stand too near each other. There
should be at least six feet between
them. and ten feet would be prefer.
able distance.
Be sure that your bees have a good,
prolific. Italian queen and the ants will
not bother them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
i arm ano
Garden
WORK FOR TEAM OF OXEN.
Connecticut Woman Sees Many vir-
tues In the Patient Animals.

Connecticut Woman Sees Many vir-
tues In the Patient Animals.
For the small farmer as we'll as for
the man who farms on larger scale l
believe oxen are well nigh indispensa-
BILE on New England farm, says a
Connecticut woman correspondent CT
the Rural New Yorker If a man can
not afford as large and heavy team
of horses as he needs he will do well,
instead Of buying a cheaper span of
horses, to invest in yoke of working
cattle, with horse for driving be-
sides. The oxen will do all the heavy
work and do it well. for, although they
are slow, they are sure. The horse
can be used for work that the oxen
cannot do, such as On the moving ma
chine. rake, cultivating, etc. In our
hill country oxen are constantly prov
ing their value. One large farm has
two yoke of cattle, which haul all the
wood from the woods over rough,
stony lands and apologize roads. They
also haul heavy loads of grain and
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Roots For Swine,

Roots have been fed to hogs expert
mentally by different experiment sta,
tons, notably by the Utah, Ohio and
Indiana stations, and also by the cen
trail experiment farm of Canada. In
most of these experiments there was
quite percentage gained by the feed
ing Of roots. In compiling some Of the
feeding trials Professor Henry shows
that 615 pounds of roots would save
100 pounds of grain. 1t must be kept
in mind that roots should not be fed in
any very large way, for the reason
that they produce a watery carcass. l
should say that the feeding of one or
two ordinary rutabagas or one large
mangold day would be plenty of this
kind of food. The hog naturally de-
mands a concentrated diet. and, of
course, roots are just the opposite of
being concentrates.-C. s. Plumb.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

Work That Can Be pons In Winter to
Make Il Productive.

Work That Can Be Dons In Winter to
Make It Productive.
Cabbage. onions and other gross
feeders require more manure than such
vegetables as peas or beans. Henhouse
droppings and hen manure are cold.
but very rich, and should be put In
large quantities on the. plat where
you expect to plant onions. cabbage or
celery. Do not manure the potato
patch with hen manure.
Ashes are good for the onion bed, as
they are for most vegetables. II prop
erly used, possibly being better for the
grape vines and strawberries. as these
plants require large amounts of pot
ash, says writer in Farm Progress. !
have heard 1t said that tomatoes do not
need fertilizer, but l have not found
this true. Well rotted cow manure ]
consider the best for plants requiring
warm soil, ns the tomato. eggplant.
okra and pepper. Peas and beans will
require some manure. but less than
any other vegetables. Lima beans will
stand considerable fertilizing.
Stable and farm manure Is better
for the garden than commercial fer
tilizer, because it brings out better
mechanical condition of the soil, en-
abling 1t to stand both drought and
excessive wet much better when 1t
contains leaved vegetation. In ease of
beans or sweet potatoes. for instance.
rotted straw, which contains but little
elements of fertility. is ample because
1t is more essential to keep the soil
loose and moist than to manure excess
sively. So
break the garden in the fall and
apply manure in the winter. harrow
ing it in when the ground is dry in the
| spring. The plat where late cabbage
and celery are to be grown should be
MANFRED heavily and replowed late in
the spring after the weeds have
started.
| Every one should compost every
available bit Of manure Build a rail
pen in the garden, and into this throw
all the ashes and trash about the place
that will rot and become fertilizer
Pour the wash water into it. for it
has some value. The pile will be
ready to scatter over the garden in the
spring.
There Is a place for commercial fer
tilizer too, though I use it sparingly
Two hundred pounds to the acre on
the stra wberry bed at blooming time
will work wonders in both yield. quail
ity and color.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
DRY FARM bEckLoeuE.

Ten Commandments Worth Reading |
eaS by Farmers Of All Sections.
Professor w. C. Palmer, agricultural
editor of the extension department at
the State Agricultural college Of North
Dakota, gives the following ten COM
mandments of dry farming
d First.-Thou shalt plow deep.
Deep blowing permits rain to pene-
trate the soil easily and without run
of; also provides more feeding space
for plant roots and makes available
more plant food.
Second.-Thou shalt keep the surface
soil loose.
This prevents soil moisture from
evaporating and conserves the rainfall,
Harrow grain after it is up two inches
or use weeder.
Third.-Thou shalt cultivate level.
Level soil affords the least exposure
to the air and will take in rainfall
faster than ridged soil.
rourtu.-1 uOu Sndll suullleI lhHoW.
This should be practiced in all dis
tricts where the annual precipitation Is
less than fifteen inches, as it conserycs
two years rain for one crop and kills
weeds and plant diseases. Land should
be cultivated. Where the yearly rain
fall is more than fifteen inches corn is
as good preparation for a crop as the
bare fallow.
Fifth.-Thou shalt add organic mat
ter to the soil.
Stable manure is the best form
Plow weeds under while green.
Weeds consume moisture and plant
food, crowd plants, shade crops. re-
tard plant life and make work.
Seventh.-Thou shalt grow early ma
turing crops.
Conditions for growing are best dur
ing the early summer Winter grains
are better than those sown in the
spring.
Eighth.-Thou shalt grow corn every
three to five years.
The cultivation required for corn
saves moisture and kills weeds and
plant diseases. Corn Is the best prep
aratfon for grain crop; it produces
more food and fodder per acre than
other crops. Do not hill up the corn
as this wastes the moisture.
Ninth.-Thou shalt grow clover or al
falfa every few years.
Rotating with these grasses adds
fertility and organic matter to the soil
kills weeds and diseases of plants and
produces an excellent hay and valua
BILE seed crops.
Tenth.-Thou shalt keep stock
The most profitable way of market
ing grain and fodder is through stock
which produce the manure necessary
to the soil end bring prosperity and
plenty to the dry land farmer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Ration With Malt Sprouts.

Henry in his book, Feeds and Feed
Ing" says that because they will alb
sorb so much water malt sprouts
should be soaked some hours before
feeding. If fed in connection with
silage this may not be absolutely nee
essary. A trial for few days would
determine the point.
1t would make better ration to add
ground corn or barley to the sprouts
and bran. TO three pounds of the dry
sprouts add four pounds Of ground
corn and three pounds of bran and
feed one pound for each three and one
half pounds Of milk produced. In adj
dition, give each COW thirty to thirty
five pounds Of silage daily and all the
hay she will eat.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
KEEPING HOGS HEALTHY.
Clean Drinking Water and Fresh Dry
Bedding Essential.

Clean Drinking Water and Fresh Dry
Bedding Essential.
last March l bought fifty-four late
fa.l pigs averaging seventy-fve pounds
in weight. About the middle of Sep
TENDER they were sold on the market
at $3.50, averaging 235 pounds. They
were mostly Duroc-Jerseys and Pc
land -Chinas, writes an Illinois farmer
in the Breeders Gazette. The latter
made the better gains. At first the p gs
were allowed to follow the cattle for
forty days and then were turned on
pasture and fed twice a day just
enough corn to make them grow nicely.
They did we'll right along and were not
troubled with worms or other disor-
ders.
My success in keeping hogs thrifty
is largely due, believe, to the use OF
a tonic made of equal parts Of air
slaked lime, salt and oilmeal. This
is fed in a self feeder close to the
watering trough. The most important
thing is to have plenty Of good drink
ing water for the hogs For brood sows
and shOtes use soaked oats for a
bulky feed. When we begin feeding
new corn l generally scatter air slaked
lime on 1t twice week.
Every winter feed and fatten from
$50 to $50 hogs, but l do not allow
many to sleep together. Twenty-Five
or thirty hogs are enough for one bed.
They get fresh bedding every week,
and when the old bedding Is cleaned
out 1 scatter plenty of air slaked
! lime over the ground to fresh 1t. My
hogs are never compelled to sleep on
the bare floor or ground. Old corn Is
at present 4S cents here, but there is
plenty of profit in feeding hogs at that
/ expect hogs to be big money makers
now for another year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

hEAI6 btAtI DAx OA1b. FL
[From bulletin, United States department
of agriculture. Isl
slender, but under favorable condi-
tons plump and well filled. Heads
of Sixty Day oats are shown In the
illustration taken. with the reading
matter. from bulletin OF the United
States department of agriculture. The
color of the Sixty Day and the Kher-
son oats varies with the locality. In
the corn belt the grain is a deep golden
yellow, while farther north and In
drier sections it is much paler, becom-
ing almost white in the extreme west
and northwest. The hull Is very thin
and the weight per bushel usually high.
The crop ordinarily reaches maturity
In ninety to hundred days, or about
ten days earlier than most Of the va
rieties commonly grown.
The principal objections urged by
farmers against this class Of oats are
the yellow color and the small size Of
the berry. In some markets there Is a
discrimination in favor of white oats
Of l or 2 cents a bushel. but by far
the larger portion Of our oat crop Is
fed on the farms where produced, and
yellow oats are just as good for feed
ing as those of any other color. On
the other hand, ON account Of its thin
hull this particular type Of oats is
higher in feeding value than are most
other varieties.-United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture Bulletin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

top Of a post as
shown In the sketch.
Then bore a small,
hole through the
handle Of a hammer
and fasten 1t with
a twenty-penny mai!
to the post about
six inches from the
top. A twelve foot
post set eighteen
l n C b e 8 into the
ground is a bou I
right. This gives
you a first class
serviceable farm
gong. - Farm and
Fireside.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
MAKING Mulch of ljtter.

Don't burn up any kind Of coarse lit
ter that accumulates around the feed
yards, but save to mulch different
plants In the garden. If some manure
Is mixed with the litter, so much the
better. Such mulch will make melons.
cucumbers and many other plants bear
more heavily and will save cultivation
after they are well started.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Hog Wisdom.

Prepare warm, dry, but venti-
lated quarters for the brood
sows and do 1t now. Cold
storms will be here before we
are ready for them.
Every hog raiser should own
dipping plant. 1t keeps away
lice and disease too. One good,
big dead hog will pay for dip
ping plant nowadays.
Young sows TO be bred this
winter should not be placed
with fattening hsgs. but kept in
separate lot or pasture.
! Fall pigs after weaving should
be given good feed to keep them
growing when cold weather sets
In. Pumpkins will be good
feed for pigs in early winter.
! Feed them shorts daily In their
slop while they are growing.
! The brood sow needs a mixed
diet with plenty of food rich In
protein. Early maturity Is i'm
portant In profitable hog.
It's false economy to feed corn
alone to the hogs.
4
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Keeping Cabbage In Fall.

Early in December turn each head
over to the north and bank the soil
over the stem and base of the head
leaving merely the top exposed. Somt
make the mistake of turning the heads
south, and the heads will be certain t.
get damaged. for the stem and base of
the head are the most tender parts
and these will be to the north, Will
the morning sun will strike the open
head to the south when frozen and
damage it, says Progressive Farmer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Kindness an Asset.

Sheep and other nervous animals
which are being fattened for market
should be kept as quiet as possible or
their feed will not do them the most
good. The more you handle all the
live stock in a gentle and confidiDg
way the better they will do.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

IFrom circular. Virginia agricultural ex-
pertinent stationl
on plows and hoes which have been
used in fields of diseased cabbage.
therefore clean all implements and dip
them in per cent solution of car:
bolic acid. If for any reason 1t is ne
cessary to grow cabbage or allied crops
continuously on the same land and
the soil becomes infected. 1t may be
largely disinfeeted by an application Of
caustic lime at the rate of two to FIVE
tons per acre at least six months be-
fore the land Is set to cabbage. The
seed bed should be treated In the same
way.-Circular of Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Grass Lands In Grain.

Humus making crops are such grass
es as timothy, clover, blue grass, broom
grass and alfalfa. 1t has been found
grass land plowed is under better con-
ditions of moisture and freer from
weeds than land that has grown grain
continuously.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13

As d rule, a bull develops tsiiness
and treachery in Just the proportion
that he is denied opportunity for ex.
ercise by means Of which he can work
off surplus physical energy. Notwith-
standing this, the usual practice Is TO
confine bull the closer the uglier he
gets.