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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
The Hum of the Hive.

Every progressive beekeeper sepa.
rates the light coIored clover homer
from the dark fall honey.
A grove on the north of an apiary
helps to insure successful wintering
The trees break to a great extent the
force Of the winters wind.
The old eight frame hive is largely
thing Of the past. the ten frame hive
having taken it's place. but twelve
frame hive would be even better.
Never extract honey before at least
two-thirds of the comb Is sealed or
capped over: otherwise the honey y
not ripe enough and will ferment
The best way to strain honey Is 70
extract 1t. Strained honey is never
satisfactory, mixed as 1t always Is
with pollen and often with dead bees
and blood.
The Italian bee is at present the
most popular because of its ability
to work and its comparative mild
ness OF temper. 1t is quieter than fhe
black bee. which formerly was the ~
yorite.
AS soon as the comb honey is re-
moved from the hives it is best
scrape the propolis or bee glue from
the section boxes at once. and nothins
is better for this purpose than shafS
butcher knife. but care must be takes
not to cash the surface OF the COMBS
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
II arm ano
Garden
FAITH IN THE WYANDoTTE.
Good Points Of the Breed Explained by
Successful Poultry Raiser.

Good Points Of the Breed Explained by
Successful Poultry Raiser.
: In tue New England Homestead F.
B. Williams of Litchfield county,
Conn. successful poultry raiser. ex-
plains as follows his faith In the
White Wyandotte:
Il am making poultry my principal
occupation and. like any business man.
naturally wish to produce that which
will return the largest profit. Former
~ l tried having several Of the most
popular breeds and carefully watched
results. One by one discarded the
other breeds and after about twelve
years experience with White Wyan-
dottes have decided in favor of them.
.'Other breeds did splendidly at
times, but after averaging up year
after year and for all purposes COM
bined | found nothing to equal White
Wyandottes. The birds are of blocky
shape and tender flesh. making the fin
est of broilers and roasters. and are fit
for market as broilers at an earlier age
than nearly any other breed, putting
on flesh from the start, while other
breeds are growing an abundance of
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Give mewhat is wasted at fence
corners and in turning rows in Iowa
and will retire from business. saws
Governor Carroll.
Orchard and Garden.

Most people protect their roses nv
Tying buriap or straw around them
but the best way is TO lay them down
and cover with six inches of dirt
When killed by the frost, NOW Off
the asparagus tops and burn them
Then give the bed-and the rbubarb
plants. too-a thick winter overcoat of
stable manure.
The market is more important than
tue SOIL. IT an ideal soil SANDY loan,
Tor gardening purposes is far remote
from good market it is difficult TO no
financially successful.
The demand for nuts Is growing. and
as result they are increasing I'm ya,ua
as a market crop. Start trees of This
kind in windbreaks. hedges and shade.
once started they require little atten.
ton.
Common wood ashes. with few
poultry droppings. are cheap and
most approved fertilizer for >grape-
vines. Too rich fertilizer. such as
stable manure alone. produces a growth
too rank.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Orchard and Garden.

Take precautions against apples
frcstiag i'm storage. Where there Is
danger from freezing set Il large tub
OF warm water in the cellar to raise
the temperature. II freezing occurs
allow the fruit to thaw slowly.
The farmer who finds It cheaper to
buy fruit than to raise 1t usually goes
without 1t most of the time
Plum trees set from sixteen to tween.
ty feet apart will need good. vigorous
pruning to keep them In bounds in
later years.
The ground In the newly set straw
berry bed should be kept stirred and
rich to enable the plants to 60 through
the winter in good shape.
A simple rule for the arrangement
OF dooryard trees and shrubs is never
TO set them in straight lines. but in
groups with curving boundaries.
An ideal peach orchard location is
high. rolling elevation where the very
best air drainage Is obtainable. and if
the land slopes toward the northwest
50 much the better. Never set peach
trees In q hollow.
The maa who thinks 1t Is woman's
work to keep garden going was not
buiit On right lines. The garden should
be considered as important as any
Other part Of the farm and treated ac-
cordinkiy.
Do noe bury cabbage until there Is
danger Of very hand freezing.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
The Hum of the Hive.

Economy In the use Of foundation is
wasteful. and it is a poor practice to
put first strips or skaters of founda-
ton In the section boxes. for It 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
err combs.
BY selection and restriction in the
matter of queens we can improve orr
bees just as we can other stock. and
there Is always present in every apiarv
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 keen the
hees and buy your honey from him.
A man who knows ''aIl 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 he at least six feet between
them. and ten feet would be prefer
able distance.
Be sure that your beea have a good.
prolific italian queen and the ants win
not bother them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
KEEPING HOGS HEALTHY.
Clean Drinking Water and Fresh Dry
Bedding Essential.

Bedding Essential.
Last March l bought fifty-four late
fall pigs averaging seventy-fve pounds
in weight. About the middle of Sep
TENDER they were sold ON the market
at $3.50, averaging 2c35 pounds. They
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 day just
enough corn to make them grow nicely.
They did well 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 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 l scatter plenty of air slaked
lime over the ground to fresh it. My
hogs are never compelled to sleep on
! the bare floor or ground. Old corn is
at present As cents here. but there is
plenty of profit in feeding hogs at that
l expect hogs to be big money makers
now for another year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
COW CHAIN TIE.
[From the Iowa Homestead

tening. 1t is undesirable to place
cows in rigid stanchions since they do
not have the freedom of their heads
obtainable in a stall. Compelling d
COW to lie in cramped position is not
conducive to desirable gentle dispo.
sition A stall which most nearly ap.
proaches perfection is one in which the
COW is permitted to have the same
freedom she has when lying in the
field or paddock. This height of per.
lection is difficult to obtain.
The simple chain tie shown in the
Illustration. which has long been used.
is more humane than the rigid stanch-
ion. The chain here shown is attach.
ed to ring which slides on the up
right post and is fastened around the
cows neck with toggle !ink.-lowa
Homestead.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Usinu CITY Manure.

Does it pay to use manure, at the
rate of forty-tive or fifty tons per acre!
This depends largely on the cost Of
manure. In many instances the cost OF
hauling far exceeds the first. cost OF
near the large cities is had for the
hauling, while it is the exception. rath-
er than the rule. that it costs more
than 30 cents ton. At this price or
rather loris hauls and TO use the ma
nure freely, especially for such crops
as lettuce. celery. onions and other
crops grown by intensive methods
American Cultivator.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Keeping Cabbage In Fall.
FARM GONG.

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. Some
make the mistake of turning the heads
south. and the heads will be certain to
get damaged. for the stem and base of
the head are the most tender parts,
and these will be to the north, while
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, 1911-01-27
Burning Stumps.

In the early part of the winter bore
a two inch auger hole to depth of
about three inches in the top of each
stump to be removed. fill the hole with
refined nitrate of potash and drive
pin tight on it. Let 1t remain until
the spring. when the potash will be
absorbed. Pour Il little oil on the top
of the stump and set afire. The entire
stump and in a great many instances
All the roots will, be consumed by a
slow burning Rural New Yorker
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Soils For Various Fruits.

In selecting Il site for the orchard it
Is perhaps natural to make the mis-
take of choosing a soil which is in
reality too rich and fat for the best
production of apples. On such soil
conditions seem to exist which tend to
production of wood rather than fruit
growth. thus defeating the object one
mas in view. Pears will produce fruit
on rich. moist soils. while peach trees
should be set on the thinnest soil on
the place.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Hog Wisdom.

Prepare warm. dry. but veEti-
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 a
dipping plant. 1t keeps away
lice and disease too. One good.
big dead hog will pay for a dip
ping plant nowadays.
Young sows 70 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 a good
feed for pigs In early winter.
. Feed them shorts daily in their
slop while they are growing.
The brood SOW needs mixed
diet with plenty of food rich in
protein. Early maturity is i'm
portant in a profitable hog.
It's false economy to feed corn
alone to the hogs.
n n a a . .
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
Farm losies will pay for FIRST class
rural improvements. He who
drains his barnyard bores hole
into the lowest corner Of his safety
deposit vault.
Chemical Fertilizers.

There is one thing which all farmers
who use. chemicals should remember:
These chemicals should be spread as
evenly as possible. They are all con-
centrated and will burn or injure veg
citation If they are dumped in handfuls
upon growing crops. They should be
spread out all over the ground.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
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, 1911-01-27

flesh is good TO eat at any age. is as
good as the sheep. their skin is worth
from 10 cents per pound to 81 per
pound. their horns are worth $500 per
ton. and if farmers will give the same
amount of care to goats as to other
domestic animals as an investment.
dollar for dollar, the goat is much
more preferable.
The farmer must not think that the
common goats are not of value, for
they are. They are something like the
common COW. Goats run in value from
$40 to 500. and some OF my goats
would not sell even Tor 500.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27

feathers. Wyandotte pinfeathers, be-
ing white, make them easier to dress
and give the carcass a neat appear
ance. AS layers White Wyandottes
are steady and will produce eggs ev.
cry month in the year and many of
them. The largest proportion of them
will be produced when eggs sell high.
therefore the profit. They are not per
sistent sitters. although making the
best of mothers, and are excellent for
ayers"
The incubators are started by Mr.
Williams the middle of January. and
the combined capacity is about 1900
eggs. The Matching is continued up to
July I. Mr. Williams built two story
incubator brooder house, which he calls
his chicken factory.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
FARMERS FALL CREED.

believe in the landscape dotted
with the straw piles already wealth
er gray, in the checkered fields Of
shocked corn, in the distant wood
land profuse with color, autumn
red and brown and gold and yell
low. | believe in the bustle-rustle
Of The dying cornhelds and the dry
whirl Of the fallen leaves. | be-
lieve in the long strings Of seed corn
picked before the first freeze and
hung up in sheds to dry. | believe
in the CHEEKY whistle Of the bob
white coming sharp and clear
through the quiet morning ar
Iowa Homestead.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27

spacious barns over 9T.O0OOCO bushels
of corn more than the eastern and
western states.
That is ii very gratifying fact. BUT
the general average yield per acre Of
those states was 30.3 bushels while
the general average yield of the nine
cotton states was only 1914 bushels
MARK that fact. 1t locates the weak
spot in our arnor. 1t tells us that we
inch. What we need to do. what we
must and can do. is to INCREASE
OUR AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27

top of a post as
shown in the sketch.
Then bore Il small
hole through the
handle of a ha MINER
and fasten it with
a twenty-penny nail
TO the post about
six inches from the
top. A twelve foot
post set eighteen
i II C b es into the
ground is a b u I
right. This gives
You a first class
serviceable farm
gong, - Farm and
Fireside.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
GOOD FOR HOLDING COWS.
Practicable Tie Made Of Ring Which
Slides on UPRIGHT Post.

Many systems have been tried fcr
fastening cows to secure sanitarr
milk. Ties rigid and swinging staneb.
ions. stalls and the open shed system
have been resorted to and are Min,
being used. The method of Fastening
dairy cows which best meets the d..
mands OF the dairy and pure food laws
Is the stall. Stalls are of many an.
feent types. hut to be sanitary tllpy
must be constructed 40 that the COW
will be comfortable and at the samr
time not he forced to lie down in her
own filth.
The cows health should be consid.
cred when choosing a method of fas.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
The Corn Knife.

A good corn knife makes the work of
cutting corn easier. One with strap
for the wrist relieves the ache won
derfully.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-27
IF your neighbor's crops are bet
ter than your own don't be TOO
proud to discuss them with him and
find out why If possible. Then
strive 10 raise better crops.
An Effective Farm Conc.

Get q disk from an old disk pillow
and drive bolt through it into the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27
MAKE DISPLAY At THE
NATIONAL LAND SHOW
COMMISSIONER DEITz TRYING 70
PROMOTE A DISPLAY OF AG.
RICUlTURE AT NATIONAL
LAND SHOW.

J. d. Deitz, the new commissioner
OF immigration of South Dakota.
was in the city today comforting with
the members of the Commercial Clnb
with reference to making a DISPLAY
OF agricultural products at he Ma
tional Land Show to be held in Chi.
cago late in the fall. Mr.. Deitz stated
that the best exhibits would be So
cured from the state fair and the
Mitchell Corn Palace to add to the
exhibit tina it is hoped to be sent to
Chicago, and that to make this pos
sible he is e%ndeavoring to secure SUI.
ficient funds from the Commercial
Clubs of the state to finance the
proposition He said it would re-
quire about $500. After the land
show is over it is the intention to
exhibit the states products in the
east in cars arranged for that pur-
pose.
He stated that the immigration
department was now at work on a
plan to bring to the state a large col
only of Russian and Hungarian farm
ers, which is to be accomplished
through an eastern agency. Mr..
Deitz said that the department look
ed with much favor on this PROPOSE
ton, as these Russians and Hungar-
ians are good farmers and are a de-
sirable class of citizens.
The immigration department Is at
work on a map for general distribu-
ton which will show the best res
sources Of the state, together with
the railroads. and the statistics OF
past years as to crop production. =
Mr.. Deitz also stated that his de-
partment was putting forth every eff
fort possible to help the settlers ins
the western part of the state to plitlta
through as the result OF the dEy
season and the CONSEQUENT p<oeer
crops. sss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27
HOLD RELIGIOUS
SERVICE OUT DOORS
VAST CROWD OF PEOPLE LIST
ENi.D no THE EXERCISES HELD
ON COURT HOUSE LAWN
SUNDAY.

The three preachers of the Meth
odist, Congregational and Baptist
churches have struck a popular chord
in the hearts OF the people by hold
ing religious services cut of doors,
and on such Il comfortable place as
ne court house lawn. The third
.aeeting was held Sunday evening,
md despite the chill in the atmos-
phere the audience was very large,
and the great crowd remained
through the entire service. Aside
from the preaching the ministers
struck another popular chord when
they hired the Mitchell band to fur
nish the music at these services. The
ban@ plays church hymns, and on this
occasion the audience Joined in the
singing with the bands playing the
national hymn.
The sermon of the evening was Civ
en- by Rev. BENZ. F. Tilley. pastor OF
lIe IdlptlSl tilul C!I, anu ne was az
sisted by Rev. w. NJ. MAR and DR..
j. S. Hoagland. MIR. Tilley's sermon
WAS brief, but it bristled with facts
and suggestions along the line of
what one has to give to the world,
taking the church and what it has
to offer the people as the foundation
for his talk. Mn. Tillev spoke in an
interesting way OF what the church
has done in the past. what Il Won
derful benefit to a community the
preaching of the word is, and what
it could do fer the future. He eX-
pressed the IDEA that 70 community
eouiii get along without the church
and that it was the business
made Of it by the people.
These meetings will continue
If the church to rise to the demands
throughout the months of July anC
August, and doubtless viii continue
% draw the vast number OF people
ls al the three previous gatherings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27
A|RSH|PS WILL Be
SEEN AT ST | FA|
GLENN CURTIS ANIATORS WILL
GIVE TWO ELIGHTS DAILN
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
WEEK.

State beard of Agriculture will spare
Huron, S. D.-Thc South Dakota
no expense or labor to make the
1911 Fair greater than any previous
year.
Glenn HI. Cur1iss' famous birdmen
will appear in their many aeroplane
maneuvers on the opening day, Sep
TENDER nth, including a Five mile
race with Il 40 horse power automo-
bile oven the rae track. Aeroplane
flights will be made every day OF the
Fair, morning and afternoon.
The standard attractions before
the Grand Stand Zach afternoon and
evening are seven of the largest and
best acts money car buy. Some of
them have never before been seen in
America; in fact, II of the acts
comes direct from Europe to Huron
after which it is engaged on the Or
pheum Circuit.
The speed program will consist of
three harness races each afternoon
and n running race. The races
will commence at 1870 and close at
4:30.
The evening entertainment will
comprise the attractions, music by
the Fourth Infantry Band. automo.
bile racing, pony racing on the race
track which will be illuminated by
electric lights, together with two
powerful search lights.
Sheep dog trials will be made eacl
afternoon. The greatest novelty ant
educational feature ever imported tc
this country. This makes a new er;
in attractions at State Fairs.
In premiums, $4,000 is offered il
all.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27
GOOD CLEAN SHOW
AND FINE FEATURES
YANkEE ROBINSON SHOWS MAKE
GOOD AND PLEASED 4. BIZ. Az
DlENEE AT AFTERNOON
PERFORMANCE,

Fred Ruchanan's Yankee Robin
day and pitched the great array OF
fonts at the driving park grounds.
where the setting UP OF the canvas
was watched during the morning
by many people, who took ad-
vantage OF the holiday to watch the
always interesting proceedings.
This noon the parade was made
through the streets of the city. and
the great number of people which lin
Main street made a favorable
Comment on the advance part of the
show. When the time arrived for
the afternoon performance there. was
a fine crowd of people ready to get
the pasteboards to get inside the big
tent, whore they we've entertained in
a manner most royal With the varied
acts. Heading the list of performers
are the ten Japanese acrobats and
athletes, who do things which seem
impossible, but to them it is mere
child's play. This troupe performed
for five months in the H%ippodrome
of New York, and it was a big card
for the Yankee Robinson shows when
they We're secured. Their act alone
is worth the money. Following the
Japs is Linda Julian, a wonder
full bareback rider, and MIR. and Mrs
Costello, who are also bareback rid.
ers of fine ability. Then Mrs
Sweeney. who does a jockey riding
act that is good. The four members
of the Lindaman troupe give Il spleE.
cid performance on the high wire
and their work vas a%pplauded.
There are three rings in the bi!
tent and there is something doing ev
cry moment of the time. The show il
clean i'll every respect, for Mr.. Blu
chanan stands TO" nothing that will
be injurious to his business and 4,
the public.