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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
PURE-BR+.p HOGS FOR FARMERS

The value of pure-bred hogs de-
bends largely on the care and atten-
ton given them. are and emit
pay we'll when given to any kind OF
live stock. and if we have purS-breds
we naturally feel more interest IN
them and will take better care Of
them than if they We're grades of in
fbrior quality.
Pure-breds breed evener are more
uniform in color. have more style ana
finish. They feed quicker, mature or
develop earlier with less fat than most
grades. This makes them more profit
able for the farmer and feeder to
grow and feed and of course they are
better sellers.
. AS 2 breeder for more than twenty
wears. have found that it pays to
! breed ntre-breds and as a farmer and
feeder for over thirty years. know
if paws we'll to raise the best for feed
ing
4 carload Of ~pure-breds of any
| breed of a uniform style and color
will ALWAYS command a premium on
the market. Pure-bred dams are
generally of a quiet and gentle dis
position and can be easily 4
at narrowing time. which is a great
help in saving ~litters. especially when
farrowe9 in bad weather. in winter
or early spring. when it is very essen
tial that the young pigs be looked
after
Pure-breds of the best quality are
readyf for market at any age. 4 pure
bred of from 100 to 80 pounds VILE
often sell for more per pound than a
heavier and older hog.
If disease should get in YOUR feed
lot or yer in your immediate nelSh-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
Moisture in Orchari Soil

As water is the means Of C~ircuIa-
tioa OF plants as we'll ~ Of animals
therefore L a. of prime Importance
that water he present IN the SOIL. In,
order that the plant food in the soil
lay he taken up bJ the trees.
many orchards have eurriciens
available plant food. but lack water
at that critical period white the tree
is fruit making. II a soil lacks water
some form OF fertilizers are 4 positive
detriment IL they are present IN album
dance.
The chief elements Of success in
preparing an orchard soil FOR tho
best results rnay be summe up as
Removing surplus water irom mo
moisture. The ~juliciouS use OF manure
and cover crops. Tn use uf potash
and phosphoric acid In available
forms. Cultivation 10 keep i mulch
Re0ucfnS the numbc OF trees per
acre. BY Withholding nitrogen. and IN
creasing the amount Of mineral mat
ter. BY the use Of wind breaks. BY
nuichlng. BY keeping the soil in the
best physical coRdition possible. IL Is
not wise to stick 10 the exclusive use
of any one practice. but TO employ
various methods to maintain the fer
tihty of the ogchard soils.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Rape is commonly Sown either
or in rows about thirty
inches apart and cultivated | like
the row system the better. When 1t
is sOwn broadcast alone il is put in at
the rate OF five pounds % rape seed
per acre OF the Dwarf Essex variety.
lIowcd to grow until il is about four
teen inches high. and then pastured
with pigs OF sheep as the grower
may desire.
1t is advisable 70 have two pasture
lots of it so that the stock can be
changed to a fresh one. while the one
which has been fed down unfil the
stalks are about five inches high and
40 leaves remain on them can grow
up again. Ii Will take a very short
while for it to throw out new leaves
and be as heavy a growth as 1t was
before it was pastureh down Where
it is Sown in drill rows and cultivated.
three pounds of seed per acre is suf-
ficient. 1t is cultivated as corn or
potatoes would be until ii is SD that
it shades the ground completely be-
tween the rows.
Rape viii stand a vast amount Of
stable m and give d surprising
growth Of green feed. It is excellent
for growing pigs and for brood sows
and their filters.
1t is frequently sown in a mixture
with field peas barley and mlIlet. IL
is the only one of the list of plants
that will grow up after being fed
down. and while it makes a rather
quick growth after it is pastured Off
the first time. It springs up and sup
plies a vast amount of forage after
the other plants have once been led
off and give it a chance to grow with
out being crowded. Rape l. also ire
q~uently sown with the ordinary grain
crops. They dwarf it down until 1T is
very small and sickly looking until
after the grain is harvested. After
harvest it springs up in the stuOble
and supplies large amount of faiI
pasture. In a few wet places where
the ground is very rich. it will grow
UP enough to b. caught in the ends
Of the sheaves, but seldom enough to
trouble the curing Of the wheat in the
shock.
1T has a very sever boating effect
on cattle and sheep and they must
be very gradually accustomed to it
before they can be allowed 10 pasture
on II as long as they would naturally
do. When it is damp with dew or
light rain. it causes bloatlng u Do
very much worse and to come on
more quickly. They can gradually he
accustomed to it as they are To clover
and alfalfa. so that it VIII do thcm
no harm. It causes no trouble when
feeding pigs or horses on it H.
Shepherd.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
Clean Drinking Fountains.

One of the difficult problems for the
pOultrymen to solve is how to easily
provide pure, fresh water for his
fowls. Many patent fountains which
are on the market are n
keep before the fowls a certain guam
tity. Under certain conditions these
fountains serve an admirable pur-
pose. Under more adverse conditions
many of these patent c~Ontrivances
fail to give satisfaction for the simple
reason that it is Impossible to keep
them clean.
If a fowl were fed only whole grain
and the weather was always cool. it
would be a comparatively Easy matter
to- provide satisfactory automatic
drinking fountains, but as soft food
forms a considerable portion of the
diet for laying hens and fattening
fowls, these fountains are necessarily
more or less fouled and in warm
weather soon becom unfit for use as
drinking fountains on o. of the
tainted water and diSagreeable odOr.
A simple wholesome arrangement
may be made as follows: Place an
ordinary milk pan on a block or sinai
low box, TIE top Of which shall be
four or five inches from the floor.
The water CIR milk to be drunk by the
fowl is to be placed in this pan.
Over the pan is, ulaced a board COW
Z SdpPoi ACtE IA RASSNS 1890
eight inches long, nailed to the cover
so that they are about two inches
apart, the lower ends resting upon
the box which forms the support of
the pan.
II order to drink from the pan it
will be necessary for the fowls to
insert their heads between these strips
of lath. The cover over the pan and
the strips of lath at the sides prevents
the fowl from fouling the water II.
any manner, except in the act Of drink
ms
Where drinking pans of this kind
are used. it is very easy to cleanse and
scald them with hot water as occa-
sion demands.
This arrangement can be carried a
little further by placing a pan, or
what would be still better. a long.
narrow dish. something like a tin
bread tray. on a low shelf a few
nches from the floor. and Ringing
the cover to one side of the poultry
house so that it can be tipped up in
front for the remova of the dish or
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
TIE FARMER AND MECHANIC.

PCS LOT nay when the pods turn yell
io". Inen run the disk shallowly and
Keep 1t going till the surface is made
me as possible with disk and drag
narrow and tramped and packed nv
teams, and drill the wheat in after the
nrst light white frost to avoid the NV.
A lertlllzer OF 10 per cent. phosphoric
acio ano . per cent. potash viii be
good Tor peas and wheat, too.
Big Root in Cabbage.
The ordinary big or club root IN
is caused by a fungus dis
ease. The best preventive is lining
the land we'll. There are other knots
on roots Of various plants that are
made by microscopic worms or nema-
todes. The only thing for these is to
clean the ground and keep it clean
OF all vegetation for a season 10 starye
out the nematOdes. There is also a
disease in summer cabbage called
yellow side that is caused by a bac-
terial form Of fungus. and the only
tHing to do is to avoid infested land
and never plant cabbages twice on the
same land. o on land where the last
crop was turnips, radishes or kale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
MODERN METHODS OF POTATO
CULTURE.
BY NM. ID. HVRD.

The principal points TO be observed
in successful potato growing are:
Select a we'll drained, loamy soil.
Give this the most thorough prepara-
ton possible. Do not expect a soil
that is badly run out to give you good
returns. 1t takes years to get a soil
ready for pstato growing.
Practice a rotation of crops which
will include clover to turp under.
Keep plenty of humus in the soil to
hold moisture.
Select mature seed of a tested var
iety. free from disease. and from a
field free from blight.
Treat all tubers TO be used for
planting with formalin-
pint to 50 gallons Of water.
1t will pay to select the best hills
from the field for seed They
will invariably greatly increase the
yield.
Fertifize literally with high grade
fertilizer especially rich in available
phosphoric acid and potash. About
% per cen in the cost of fertilizer
can be saved by "home mixing"
Be careful in the use Of fresh stable
manur wood ashes. or lime on the
potato land. These may create a con
ditiOn in which potato 'Scab,' II pres
ent. will thrive.
Take the greatest precautions that
the land shall not become infected
with 'scab." 1t may take years TO
eradicate the disease.
Give the potato field the best Of Gull
%tivation. AS much depends On this
as On fertilizer. Practice cultivation
hat will conserve soil moisture.
Do not attempt to grow potatoes
without spraying. Use Bordeaux
mixture for blights and combine with
it some arsenical material to kill
bugs. Spraying gives an increased
value of about $4,000 to the acre.
The spraying CT potatoes is often
spoken OF as potato insurance." s.
don't forget to have your potatoes in
sured. In order for spraying 70 be
effective and successful three things
are fundamental.
/. Spraying at the right time
2. The use of a mixture OF the
proper kind and properly prepared.
8. T~horoughness of the work
1t will be observed too that we have
two Gle sses of enemies to deal With,
namely: Insects and fungus diseases
Each class requires a different ma
terial. but fortunately in potatop
spraying both can be treated with a
combined mixture.
The theory of spraying lS-fo be-
gin before the spores of any disease
are present. or before any Of the IN
sects make their appearance, and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
GROWING

Asparagus may be started from
seed and come into size for table use
at the third year. Seed may be
planted as late as midsummer.
1t requires about six weeks for toe
seed to terminate and come UP. The
young plants may be cultivated In
rows as other garden vegetables and
set in permanent rows or beds this
fall or next spring.
Theasparegus plant is dOubly use
full. The young shoots can be used
for 100 and the foliage branches fOT
decoration. Sprays Of asparagus are
equaled by few other plants for their
pleasing effect in decoration.
The plants are very hardy, wl
stand all kinds of treatment, but will
respond literally to good treatment
and will thrive in one place for ten
to twenty years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
WORK WITH THE FLOW EIsS.

DO not neglect the window garden
even though the plants are at their
pest Turn the plants once a week
sur the surface soil. wash the pots
WIN strong soap SudS, give plenty of
iTesh air Galiy: shower the plants once
d week. watch for pests. See that the
NHrm sunshine does not SCorCh your
plants.
Plants thar are intended for bedding
snouin De shifted as they fill their
pots with roots and give plenty OF
sunshine and air Otherwise. they will
be weak and .'leggy."
II you wish to get specimen cannas
and dahliaS start a few in the house
early roots. stocks and un-
necessary fibre and cut into single
eyes Then pot in four-inch pots in
rich soil. shift when the pots fill with
roots. The Gamma. like corn. needs
moisture and heat 10 develnp properly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

oorhood your pure-bredS are ready
10 go II 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 sell
pure-breds of the very best quality
OF any breed in preference To grades
Il. T.. Axlinr. Missouri.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
AN TRIP.

While a herd of cattle were being
driven through 3 town in southern
Illinois. a COW and her calf dashed up
q stairway over which hung d fur
niShed rooms sign and made her way
into the DarlOr Of 4 flat on the second
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

story. The astonished of
the apartment fled, and the COW pro-
ceeded to wreck all the furniture in
the place. She could not be forced to
walk downstairs. but had to be tied
and slid down on a board. Her merry
freak cost her owner $91
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
Peas and Wheat.

An Old sedge field has beer deeply
RtoWed and diSked. Wants to SOW
SOW the peas with a Wha1R drill set to
sow two bushels Of wheat an acre.
hey will do much better than if sown
broadcast and narrowed in. NOW the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

More than 10000 bushels, or 81 car
loads. of sunfiower seed We're raised
in Hamilton county. illinois. last year
The crop brought 1880 per bushel. or
\ total of $4,000. The seeds are used
for medical purposes and for bird and
stock food.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

for filling it with water whatever de-
vice is used. IL must be easily cleaned
and OF free access to the fowls at
all times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Sell every egg with doubtful antece-
dent: don't put them in the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Most of the iaborious work which
falls 70 the lot of aTmerS wives and
daughters is due to the lack OF proper
facilities for providing 2 plentiful sup
ply of fresh water and for emovin
the waste
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
SALT SHED FOR TIL PASTt RE-

A shed covering a permanent salt
ing place for animals in the field or
pasture, may be cheaply and easily
built. It NAV be either circular or
square and covered with boards, or
matched with straw. The stump Of 4
tree or post may be used. and Il
wooden measure firmly fastened on
top, or set into the top. should be
filled frequently with rock salt. The
post should be of a height to enable
sheep to reach the salt The thatch
keeps il dry at all times
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
ACTOR HAS MUCH TROUBLE.


LONDON, April irene gS-.'o-.
VIII wrote To yum N'.. essen
and other DOCKS aeI a.s'".. ma.
'aEo'Ea Sle.a.'. ..s ',o.' -..'
anlnE nag, SIX saoa,s. d '.oa yer.
san. eat and several iaaal"a-e pieces.
't property were tumb.ed up In a
tragi-comtc drama i'm Northampton
court the other day SheTaTd bTo0sa.
su. AGAINST his wife TO compel her
To return certain OF MS P'Ss.sz.'..s
which he declared She was a.asa.ls
1sldIng They included the hunter.
Tho nts the cat and the latter S s'a'-
e ne basket. besides the papers re-
las.ng to She7ara.s divorce from ms
lla wife. a number OF autograph .ss-
ge-. addressed to saeraT1 by Toyai-.-i
and other distinguished persons, ana
sCme manuscripts of more or less
value
SbararF and his second wife. Irene
o--,.5 ,..,--,r.. ,rt.- ,s,-t -r7
.7=1l0' 4'..' 90.
years oil married i'le, ana ,'e wac
entered suit for judicial separation.
Tn suit IS now awaiting adiudic2
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
GUARD It
The Eye should Receive Every
Cons. Iteration

The eye BE- The most sensitive or
gan ia The human anatomy and sight
the most useful OF Pie senses TO
H.-ieet Che eye is 10 endure pain and
misery and o. earrf Impaired vision
aHd oven total blindness The north
Winds filled with particles Of drifting
SNOW and 'aa. and Che reflections f-or1
sun kissed mountains and wIud-svap.
su0H fields. make a northern win.
Ter time when every prrCsui'o1
should be- taken 60 guard the eyes
Should nature. through pain OF other
wise. warn yoH OF approaching dan
ger. boy an means heed The warning
Ne test the eve free Of charge and
furnish glasses. ground t8 the point
of perfection. f1 Ft The need 5lsCIos-
ed by science our prices are rrss
enable
Our stock OF watches. clocks. glass
ware. sfITarua-a souvenirs. novelties
a ievaIrg upHafsta l1 design.
All In quality and 81 quantity and
variety t1 suit aII tastes and uses
Our repair department challenges
comparison
TKTTA.
H-r.ar..a --H Hr.a7-s1-
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
nEwgY LAKE trout
GROW WITH THE LAKE

one of .he most remarkable phcn.
omeua. and one which demonstrated
The remarkable effect of environment
q. animal Ufc came 90 light yestsr
5qy morning when Tuck Flaherty
caught In Dewey Lake five trout
each o5 which Is infinitely larger
nau any trout ever before hooked
ir Che same waters
Tho fish caught in past years I'm
Dewey were of the very smallest
brock variety while one Of The five
-aarht by Mr. Flahery was ton
inches i'm length although exactly
The same sort of trout as his dim
mtivo ancestors
Those uho saw Che fish and have
seen the fish caught there before
amazed at the development
They explain thc phenomenon by
.a fact that the dam has made
the lake bigger and has given the
FISH a better opportunity for develop
mout inst as human beings who
have their scope broadeHe3
w. ~. BouEht0n who had i0ur
of the trout ON exhibition this morn
In and others are thinking of hav
inc the strange fac. brought to the
attention of Professor Starr Jordan
wb1 has made o particular study Of
#ruy subjects
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04

PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS.
Your druggist viii refund money II
PA2O OINTMENT fails TO cure any
case OF Ttchiag. Blind, Bleeding or
Pzcrudlng Piles In s to ia days, SOC,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
FOR THE LOWER COUNTRY

e. T. Bryant. general manager OF
IN Pacific Cold storage company
who has returned from the outside.
on a tour of the yukon stations
says that his company is wen pleas
ol with the entire northern field and
looks forward 10 a good business
this season. The comnanys steam
e- viii be put into commission as
usual
The company is planning TO ship
extensively O the Tdtarod and for
that purpose viii build a new barge
I'm ST. Michael ju addition 20 one
tia viii De transferred from Fair
banks
Two hundred head Of cattle viii De
Crfvan this spring from wbitehorza
to Yukon Crossing. and shipped from
-1s n1in- 10y steamer for Fairbanks
and Idiarod The boundary survey
. horses and The cattle win come down
ON the first steamer
Captain LebaIlister and crew Of the
Robert Kerr arrived on the same
stage with mr. Bryant The Kerr viii
be kept busy this season supplying
. different Yukon points.
Mr. Bryant spent the winter most
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the Diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way % cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness is caused by an
tpfamed condition OF the Eustaehian
Tube When this tube is inflamed
Won have s rumbHng sound or impe7-
fec, hearing. and when 1t is entirely
CLOSED. deafness Is the result end un.
els tbe Inflammation can De taken
ont and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing viii be de
z,royed forever; nine cases out Of Gen
s7e caused by Catarrh, which is moth.
ms but an infamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces,
We win give one Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness caused by
Catarrh that cannot be cured 10y
Halls Cata-rh Cure. Send for cir
oulaTs, Esa
FL CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for const
patton
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
Good Dry Planking for Summer u7e.
Special price This month
$500 PER RICK,
ser-HERB TAYLO R-Ph0ne
YOUR HAT
ury ne a styIi-h one, Bet re Eskss
Trouble.

ury ne a styIi-h one, Bet re Eskss
Trouble,
man usually buys hat that's sin
ztvfe." but the modern hat Tor men has
lots TO answer tor.
BaTdhcads are growing more numer-
7rv every DAY. Hate make excellent
breeding places for the parasitic germs
which sap the lIfe from the roots or the
hair.
when your hair begins 90 fsu out and
vsur scalp is ruu Of pandruT 81 i7
sure sign that these countless germs are
buEIIy no work
There is but one way 60 overcome thc
trouble and KIN the Eerma-that way i7
20 apply Ncwbros Herpiciis go The
scafn-It win XIII the germs and healthy
hair i5 sure TO result
Sold by leading druggists. Send zoe. in
stamps for sample 60 The Herpicide Co,
Detroit Mich.
One Dollar bottles guaranteed.
VIM. Rritt, Special Agent, sksgvsy.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
WOOD TO BURN

I'D ~ me -
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
GRAND REDUCTION or STOCK
SALE

The Pack Train "a now selling q
big lot OF Good Goods a. reduced
prices az they are getting TOO Old
TO hold and sell at q profit Yours.
Il Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-04
TN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT or Alaska. DT
VISION NUMBER ONE.

District of Alaska. S.
Division No. d.
Notice Sc hereby given that pT
suaut to an order made by che abovr
entitled Court. az KetchiFan. Alaska
On April ~. 1911. there win De q
special term OF Court az SkaEwaJ
A-asEa. said special term roursuiuE
iH the UaItad states Court House al
SEaEuav. Alaska, on Monday fbe
22ud day Of May. A. D 1911, at ht
Hcur OF Ten O'Clock A. ~ on said
6Ey.
TN WITNESS WHEREOF. + have
h.reunto set my hand and aff1et
afe Seal OF Che District Court ems
1Th day at April. 1911.
ESEATI p ~ PETTET.
Clerk or .ha District Court for the
District Of Alaska. Division no 7
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-05-26
CURED ITCHING AND BURNING

u was taken with the Itch In April.
1905. and used most everything. |
had friend pay me n visit from
Cumberland. and she advised me TO
use Cuticura Remedies which | did.
The cure was certainly quick. and |
use them TO this day. | had It terri.
bly, under my knees. only used one
boz " pills. but two boxes OF Cuti.
cura Ointment. and use tho Cutl.
cura Soap all the time. hone this
VIII benefit others as II has mo, after
Dr. --- and others could do moth.
ing for me-" (Signcd) Miss Lu John.
son, 1929 Ninth St. y. w, Wash.
ington. ID, c., April 2. 1910.
IN d later letter Miss johnson adds:
Tho trouble began with an eruption
under my knees. and extended up.
wards toward my waist. until was
not able 10 Hlt down. II kept n con.
slant itching and burning all the time.
niEht and day. | went to my doctor,
but he could do me no good after |
do not know how many medicines he
gave me. md then told mo would
be compelled 10 go to skin special.
LIST, which positively refused to do. |
cried all the time Finally I made
up my mind 20 try Cuiicura Rem.
edRs and tried Cutlcura Pills. Olnt.
meat and Soap. and was entirely
cund Of the itching three days after
/ started using them. Tho healing
took about eight days. consider
Cuucura Remedies marvellous. and
would recommend them everywhere,
Cuticura Remedies are sold through.
out tho world. Send TO Potter Drug
q Chem. Corp. Boston, for free book
on skin Affections.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-05-26
SUGGEST 1T.

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and you're all wondering what you
can drink 10 qucnch the thlrst-some'
thing that you'll all enjoy--suggcst
CoCA.CoLA.
Everyone will thank you for an In.
PRODUCTION to the most delicious, re-.
freshing and thIrstqucnching beverage
that anyone could drink. II In cool.
ing-relieves fatigue and Just hits the
dry spot. Al soda.fountalns or carbon.
ated In bottles--5c everywhere.
AS TO its wholesomeness- 10
the CoCA.CoLA co, Atlanta, Ga. for
copy OF their booklet. "Tho Truth
About CoCA.CoLA'-compiled by au.
thoritieB.