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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
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About one-haIf of the live weight Of

About one-haIf of the live weight of
the hog is water.
Millet straw is not a good feed for
COWS and horses.
Sheep respond to cheaper foods
quicker than any live stock we fatten.
Alfalfa, bluegrass and clover make
the best permanent pastures for hogs.
You can make a pound of pork on
half the feed that you can pound Of
beef.
Hogs maybe produced to run to an
age of Is months and weigh $50 to 500
pounds.
Good grass serves as a relish and
appetizer to hogs of all ages and con-
ditions
Replace that old lot of razor-back
hogs with a boar and several sows of
pure breed.
Grass serves as tonic for the brood
SOW, the boar and the fattening hog
as well as the growing pig.
1t should be clearly understood that
the principles OF feeding apply alike
to horses, hogs and poultry.
Nearly all the care sheep need in
the winter is to keep them well fed
and keep off the rain and snow.
A variety of food isbetter for most
Of the animals on the farm because it
stimulates appetite and aids digestion.
Cottonseed will furnish protein at
lower cost than oil meal and is better
adapted for use with ensilage than oil
meal.
1t has been demonstrated more than
once that it pays well to keep sheep
on the general farm, provided they are
kept we'll.
If oil cake is not too high, 1t viii be
found a paying investment when two
or three ounces per sheep are fed to
the stock daily.
1t is folly to expect the calf to be
better than his sire any more than you
can expect a stream to rise higher
than it's source
Forage crops enter largely into the
economical production Of pork, and al
falfa alone has almost revolutionized
the business of hog raising
A thrifty, growing hog that is not
very lat. Will COuldIH pIOpOEIOISi15
more water than hog that is very
fat or in prime condition for market
1t is only necessary to prepare the
soil, in any fertile region, to grow al
falfa, and when once well established
it will stand a great amount of grazing
by hogs.
Eye troubles are often caused by
the animals being kept in dark stables
SO that the sudden glare of daylight
causes serious disturbances of the
optic nerves
OF course. alfalfa is the top-notcher
for roughage, but some very cookbook
ing sheep have been sent to the mar
ket that have been fattened On good
straw for roughage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Valley of Sloan Is to Be Ex-
pi0red Again.
agreement Reached Between Captain
Montague Parker and Turkish
Governmert-Can Work But
One Year.

Jerusalem. is received here
that Capt. Montague Parker expects to
resume the work of excavating for sa-
cred, relics in the Valley of Sloan
Meantime decision as to whether the
captains contract with the Turkish
government can be technically con-
5trued to justify his operations at the
Mosque of Omar is awaited with inter
tst
After much excavating had been
done and some relics, it is claimed, re-
covered, the work was interrupted by
rharges that the explorers had violated
the holy Mosque of Omar, obtaining
access to it for the purposes of exca-
waiting by bribing its guardians. Popu-
lar feeling was SO intense against the
foreigners that after they had with
drawn the government ordered the ar
rest Of the guardians of the mosque
and pursued an investigation into the
circumstances of it's alleged desecra-
tion.
Now the contract between Parker,
representing an Anglo-American syn
dictate, and the Turkish government
has come to light It's perusal leaves
one in doubt as to whether the ex-
plorers can be shown to have exceeded
their rights, but, on the other hand. it
furnishes unmistakable evidence that
the captain was sanguine of discover
ing rare treasures and that he fl
nanced the affair literally. 1t also de-
velops that the Turkish government
was partner to the transaction and
was to share in the spoils.
The contract contains IL articles It
was signed on October 26, 1908, by
Captain Parker and ziah Pasha. then
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
ATTENTION FOR YOUNG COLTS
If Allowed to Become stunted in First
Nine Months It Never Attains
Full Maximum Growth.

In buying up colts about the neigh
borhood we have found that a colt
that has been stunted during the first
nine months of it's life will never
make the maximum amount of growth
and that it will not attain the weight
of another from the same sire and
dam raised under more favorable con-
ditiOns, says a writer in the Horse
Breeder The draft horse is an ami
one-half of its growth before 1t is IL
months of age. 1t Is not unusual for a
draft colt to weigh 1900 pounds at
II months, and, indeed, that is the
aim of many breeders. The extra care
and feed required to bring a colt up to
this weight amounts to little and is
far more than returned by the added
weight attained at maturity.
The young colt will begin to eat a
small amount of grain when little
more than a month of age. Bran and
crushed oats make an excellent feed
to begin with when the colt is still
with it's dam
There is a practice of allowing the
colt to run with it's dam at all times
Allowing the colt to suckle when the
mare is hot is likely to cause bowel
trouble and it is almost entirely i'm
possible to prevent this when the colt
is running by the side of the mare. 1t
is expecting too much to ask a young
colt to cover as many miles in a day
as the older animal covers. The colt
cannot make good gains under such
circumstances. 1t gets gaunt and
comes IN at night with tagging head
and dropping spirits. The feed used
should serve other purposes than to
run off in following the mare. We
leave the colts in the barn during the
day, bringing the mares to the barn at
noon for the colts to suckle. The
mares get so they do not worry at all
while working, and at the same time
the colts can play about the barn and
grow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Caution Essential.

If disease of swine occurs in the
neighborhood keep away from these
farms and do not allow anyone who
has been on an infected farm to visit
your herd. If your swine have access
TO a stream Of running water and dis
ease appears on farm located above
yours, on the same stream. remove
your hogs at once, as the infection is
liable to be carried by the stream.
Dogs and buzzards, also, are liable to
carry the infection of hos cholera and
should be kept away if possible Such
measures are simple, but they are
very important
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Big Black Cat Brings Luck

A neighbor warned her not to do SO,
as 1t meant good luck. Three days
later the same neighbor noticed in a
paper that there was letter for Mrs.
Butz in the dead letter" Office at
Reinholds station. Mrs. Butz' former
home, and she told her aout It.
Mrs. Butz called for the letter, and
to her great surprise, it was a mes
sage from her old sweetheart She
immediately answered, and he came
east and their wedding followed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter are both
about CO. Carpenter is Civil war
veteran.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
4 Reader Cures His
Constipation Try II Free
ANY Family

The editors of Health Hints" and
Questions and Answers" have one ques-
ton that is put to them more often than
any other, and which strangely enough,
they find the most difficult TO answer.
That is How can cure -ay ccnstipa-
tion?t'
DR.. Caldwell, an eminent specialist in
diseases Of the stomach. liver and bowels
has looked ne whole field over, has prac-
tised the speciality for forty years and is
convinced that the ingredients contained
in what is called DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin, has the best claim to attention
from constipated people.
Its success in the cure of stubborn con-
stipQtion has done much to displace the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Gigantic SaIIfsh CAUGHT.

Paris.-A huge sailfsh, a fish rare
" met with in the Atlantic, has been
captured by fishermen of Concarneau
and towed to that port The fish meas
ures eight yards long and four yards
in circumference and weighs four
tons. The fishermen are greatly dis
turbed over the presence in the vi
cinity of the f1sh's female companion.
who followed her captured lord
Throughout the whole of the night he
was being towed to port.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Sauerkraut ProIoncs Life.

Massillon, O--The theory Of = Gin.
cinanti physician, recently expounGed.
that the eating Of sauerkraut length
ems life is to be tested at the MassiL
lon state hospital.
The cabbage crop at the institution
has been exceptionally heavy this
year and Of the $4,000 heads, 10000
have been made into sauerkraut.
Dozens Of barrels Of the German deli
cacy were packed. They will be
opened next winter. The physicians
at the institute viii make cbserYa-
tons regarding the mental and physi-
cal condition Of the patients after
they have been fed en- diet OF
sauerkraut
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

the latter present themselves at any
time
The requisite military force being
available at Jerusalem, it shall be IT.
cumbent upon Captain Parker, when
urged or impelled to call upon its
services, to enter into an agreement
with the governor of the city whereby
a certain sum of money shall be fixed
wherewith to pay such military force
for its services as we'll as to cover
any incidental expenses 1t should en-
tail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
FEEDING SHEEP IN A RACK
Bottom Should Be High Enough From
Ground to Allow Animals to Pick
Up Loose Fodder.

Sheep should always be fed in
rack or trough. A good rack may be
made Of any size or length desired,
but the bottom should be high enough
from the ground to allow the sheep to
pick up any loose fodder or grain that
is scattered about If the trough is
placed on the ground, animals will
run over it and foul the feed. It
should be very strongly constructed OF
boards not less than one inch thick
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
USEFUL LATCH IS INVENTED
Pieces Used in Making Its Various
Parts Should Correspond With
Size Of Gate.

This latch may be attached to any
swinging gate The pieces used IN
making different parts OF the latch
should correspond with the size OF the
gate.
The upright piece, and one that
works on the pin in the Stat that
enters the post should be made Of
inch stuff, three inches broad and
about three feet long.
1t should be trimmed down TO two
inches wide, to within six inches of
the lower end, and notch cut as
shown in the illustration.
1t is then bolted to the second Stat
from the top. and is held il place on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
TROUGH FOR FEEDING SWINE
Made of Heavy Material and Securely
Fastened al Each End By Stake
Prevents Splitting.

Many a time have We had the pig
feed spilled all over US and the ground
by the lusty shoats. Finally we made
trough similar to the one shown II
the illustration, says a writer II the
Farm and Home. We placed an or
binary trough right in front Of the
gate. The gate was taken of its
hinges and swung from a rod at the
top. It was hung SO as to swing over
the top Of the trough. When pouring
the swill into the trough the gate is
swung inward and held in place By
fastener shown. When the trough is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Animals to an Acre

The first season of alfalfa should be
pastured only lightly, If at all. Not
more than ten head Of hogs per acre
should be used. Blue grass will sup
port eight to twelve per acre for five
months. Green rye will support from
ten to twelve head for eight weeks,
and the ripe grain from ten to twelve
head for five to eight weeks. Cowpeas,
soy beans, artichokes and peanuts will
provide feed for eight to twelve head
for five to eight weeks, depending
upon the amount Of grain given.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Natal Hat IaIs tast.

New York.-The newest wonder N
the windows OF the Fifth avenue ntl-
liners is the metal hat, which the
public is assured viii be the proper
thing for the modish young roman
this fall Some OF the hats are rem
iniscent OF the hslmet, some ars fat
and broad, but all are different from
hats OF other years. They are not
simple and they are not cheap. Flow
ers and feathers, lace and fur, gold
and silver are employed Iavfshiy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
The Crushing Proof.

Here. Willie, you come right away
from that bad boy!"
He amt bad boy, mamma. He's
a nice boy. He gave me half his
orange an a big bite of his candy"
Mercy. the child is a Socialist!
Come away from MIN this instant!"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

and such things. Syrup Pepsin, by train
ing the stomach and bowel muscles to
again do their work naturally, and with
its tonic ingredients strengthening the
nerves, brings about lasting cure.
Among its strongest supporters are Mr..
John Graveline of as Milwaukee Ave,
Detroit, Mich, Mr.. J. A Vernon of Okla
homa City and thousands of others. 1t
can be obtained of any druggist at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle, or if YOU
want to try it first a free sample bottle
can be obtained by writing the doctor.
For the free sample address DIR. w. B.
Caldwell, col Caldwell building, Monti-
cello, III.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Kills 1870 Feet of Snake.

Oxford, Gonna new record for
killing snakes is claimed by Clifford
B. Hawley, farmer, VINO killed $50 feet
of blacksnakes in seven minutes the
other day Hawley was assisted only
by his woodchuck dog, Spot. The
snakes nest was found by the dog.
Hawley attacked the snakes with a
hoe, killing forty-hve, one i've feet
nine inches long.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

the top Stat by a piece of strap iron
foot and half long.
The upright piece that runs from
the top Stat to the third one from the
top, keeps the tongue of the latch in
position. and holds one end of the
coiled spring that keeps the latch in
position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Travel I. 400 Mile. in WAGON.

Middletown, Gonna party consist
ing OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. W Kirkharn,
Jr-, and their four children, has just
arrived here by wagon from Mime
sofa. completing a trip Of 1900 miles
from Staples, MINI, which they left
June Is. The party averaged about 80
miles day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

full the gate is swung back and fast
ener shown. When the trough is full
the gate is swung back and fastened
The trough itself is made of heavy
material and securely fastened by a
stake at each end, which also pre-
vents the hog from getting into the
end when the gate is swung open.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
Women whltswash Fence

Mineola, N. Y-Because of a scar
city Of male labor in eastern Long Is.
land, the Aero Club Of America en-
ployed 100 women to whitewash a
new fence around the aviation field
The women live on farms nearby
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

and the top piece, running Iengthwise.
should be at least four inches wide to
give the trough rigidity. In making
this, or any other feed-device. screws
should always be used in preference
to nails, as they will hold the pieces
together more firmly and do not work
loose. as nails do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
His Blasted Life.

you refused me ten years ago"
81 remember" said the heiress.
You said it would wreck your life
eft did. I have had to work for a
living ever since"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

II the average man has occasion to
generate a good, hearty laugh once a
month. he is playing fn great luck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

hrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the guns, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

1t is stiI about as easy to find a
man who will sell his birthright for
mess Of pottage as it was in the
time of Esau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
HOMELESS.
reflection.

First Motorist-I have driven a car
for two years and I've never yet run
down anybody.
Second Motorist (disgustedly)-
don't you quit trying and hire a chauf-
feur?-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12

Let me fail in trying to do some
thing rather than sit still and do moth
ing.-Cyrus Hamlin
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-02-28

vision to meet these with effective
means of protect on. With the aver
age home orchard the danger IS
greater than in the large plantation.
and the possible means of protection
more generally disregarded Or over
looked.
If young trees be girdled in late
spring just as growth is beginning.
they may be successfully treated by
binding about the wounded parts a
heavy cover ng Of smooth tenacious
soft clay. new bark will som etimes
form beneath the clay if the inner
bark or cambium be not entirely de-
stroyed. It is safer. however, to in
sert a few long scions
This is called ''bridge- grating"
The sap circulation Of the tree. cut off
by the wound made by the rodents, Is
resumed through the scions which be-
come a part Of the tree-eniarging
and growing together until. in after
Years. only slight enlargement or
bulge on the trunk of the tree thus
treated will be noticeable.
In bridge grating, the wounds
should be made clean and smoo 9th
with sharp knife and covered en-
tIrely with graftinp wax. The scions
should be cut trifie longer than the
span to be bridged SO that when they
are inserted. their curving form will
tend to keep them firmly fixed in po-
sition. The two ends of the scions are
cut to thin. wedge form. Incsions
are made in the bark with a narrow
chisel--those above the wound slop-
7ng upward and those below sloping
downward. Insert the scions firmly
ana wax heavily and securely all
wounds made in the operation. espe-
'lai care being exercised to press the
wax III firmly and neatly about the
ro1nt Of union of sciOnS with the body
Of the tree.
To make grating wax melt together
TOUR parts fby Weight) of rosin two
parts OF beeswax and one part Of tai
low. Pom the mixture into q pail or
tUb OF GELD water. AS the mass be-
gins to cool so that it can be handled,
grease the hands with ta'Iow and pull
and work the lump Of wax until it be-
comes cutie Fght in color. Form into
| small balls Or sticks for convenient
use This wax will keep in good con-
dltiOn indefipi+e,v
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-02-28
TELLING THE AGE OF 4
CHICKEN.

There are not very many poultry
dealers, even among those who have
been in the business for years who
can accurately tell the age of q fowl
The following rules, however, may be
relied upon and if followed CLOSELY
with good judgment, the age of any
bird can be very closely arrived at:
Young cockerels develop old-Iook-
ing spurs sonnet mes, but a second
year bird preserves the short rounded
spurs Of cockerel. The best guide
perhaps, is the delicious freshness Of
the skin OF the face and comb: al
though occasionally an old bird will
be found whose skin is almost as soft
as that Of a yOungliug
young bird Will show rosa-colored
We ns on the surface OF the skin and
under the wings, and there will also
be long silky hair growing there. The
Velhs ana ha1r disappear after one
sear anu the skin turns white The
oreastnone also becomes hard and
cannot be bent as in a growing hira
me SKIN OF fowl past one year be-
comes coarse and dry. and tbeSo
symptoms increase w tn age.
II IS very difficult to tell the aga of
uochs. after duck is a wear ola +
oeglns to waddle and walk with co.
difficulty and after two or threa 49, 49,
r. oppression down the breast is ~
ticed Is no.
Wnen geese become quite old sav
soo,:.I ison .. SIX years. they acquire an ab-
oomfnal pouch of large ze and th;s -
an unfaiiing sign Of old age >A-7 -
Dung turkeys usually have h,,o,-
ii niien' after two years turn graz
ahu ddIi, and become p:a,er ana So
sickiF as age advances i'iois
saan n sauahs the flesh is wl1it;sh as
old h;na ,naohEh the skin, but in a YEAR
sbaa IL taxes OH light-p,rnIa
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-02-28
GIRDIING OF APPLE TREES.
Ry H p. Baliou.

Little data is available which would
render possible anywhere near a COR
rect estimate Of the loss of and injury
to trees, young and old, through the
work of mice, rabbits and wood
chucks. While the loss is confined
principally to newly set orchards, re-
plants in older orchards and the
Younger plantations generally, this
loss. in the aggregate, is considerable
IT certainly would not be far beyond
the bounds of conservatism to figure
the loss and injury at one dollar per
acre per year, including all ages and
conditions of apple, pear and plum
orchards.
The rate of loss would be less thar
this in the large commerc al planta-
tions, even where the sraSS-mulch
method Of culture is practiced; for
the commercial planter generally
takes into consideration the various
sources Of danger and makes pro-