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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
BIG PROFIT IN HENS.
Poultry Business as Viewed by q
Scientist of the Government.

Poultry Business as Viewed by q
Scientist of the Government.
That the egg industry affords an ex-
cellent opportunity for investment is
the opinion of Professor Milo NJ. Has
tings. scientific assistant animal hus
bandry office Of the agricultural de
partment at Washington. The best es.
Inmates available indicate that the in
come from poultry products is one of
the four or FIVE most important sources
of the agricultural wealth of the ma
ton. The proof Of this statement is
attributed to the fact that the price
Of eggs for the last ten or twelve years
has shown not only an absolute rise,
but a relative rise, when compared
with the general average of values OF
either farm crops or food products.
One of the principal requirements
generally considered is the degree OF
freshness. The rule. however, is some
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

gross profit to retailer cents. making
a dozen eggs cost the New York con.
sumner about % cents.
The high price Of strictly fresh eggs
is counterbalanced by the price at
which cold storage can be secured.
1.-THE industry as whole" Professor
Hastings says, lis Of great benefit TO
both the egg producer and the egg
consumer. 1t has tended to level
prices throughout the year and has re-
suited In a large increase in the fall
and winter consumption Of eggs. This
means a larger total demand and a
consequent increase in price,"
The poultry shed shown in the illus
tration is good type of house for
hens that 'give eggs" 1t has cur
tain front which permits sufficient air
and protects the layers. The curtains
are Of a length that prevent scratching
Of the shed. A good type Of layer is
shown in the picture OF the Plymouth
Rock hen. although there are other
breeds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
RAISING SHOW STEERS.

How Young Rseves Are Handled at
Missouri University.
This short sketch shows how show
steers are managed on the University
of Missouri farm. writes Arthur Rhys.
university herdsman. In American Ag-
ricuIturist. The calves are allowed to
run with their dams out In the pas
lures, weather permitting. until after
the international. They are then
brought In and placed in loose boxes
opening into the tie stalls, where their
mothers. real and foster. are fed twice
daily. The babies are let out to them
to nurse. The calves are then put back
into the box stalls and fed in shallow
boxes or pans placed on the ground.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

This has a tendency to keep their
backs strong. They are fed all they
will eat Of a mixture of ground oats,
bran. corn and alfalfa meal and are
turned into yard to get sun and ex-
ercise from 10 until 3. They are then
put back in the box stalls. where there
are always clover hay and the mixture
of grain for them to eat. The main
idea Of this treatment is to give plenty
of fresh air and exercise and. when
once they are filed up. to keep them
full.
The above treatment is practically
kept up until they are taken out to the
fall shows. excepting that they are
turned out at night instead of day dur
ing the hot weather, at which time
also they are washed frequently with
cold water.
After the international those that
are selected as being good prospects to
show as yearlings are put In an open
shed facing the south. where they are
kept until they go out to the next fall
shows. the idea still being lots of fresh
air and sufficient exercise. Their ra-
ton is now gradually reduced and mar
rowed. and they are allowed the run
Of good sized yard, where they have
access to all the corn fodder they want
and are fed twice daily a light feed
composed Of bran. oats. oil cake. lit
tie corn and alfalfa meal and some
clover hay.
This treatment Is continued until
grass comes Then they have the run
Of a small pasture. are brought up
twice a day, tied up and fed individ-
ually. so as to modify the ration to suit
the needs Of each animal. there being
frequently considerable difference in
their condition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

taproot; then bore an auger hole two
inches In diameter into the taproot
at an angle of from 35 to SO degrees
The auger hole should be bored not
less than three-quarters of the way
through the taproot. care being tax.
en- not to drill entirely through. for
by so doing a great deal of the ex-
ploslve force would be wasted In the
back of the hole, which would then
be In the ground Load with from one
to three IL by 8 inch cartridges (de-
pending on the size and age Of the
stump. of 40 per cent dynamite, and
lamp firmly to the surface with damp
clay. The blast will cut of the tap
root twenty to thirty-six inches below
the surface and turn out the stump in
pieces. These stumps can also be
blown ont without taking the time to
bore into the taproot II little larger
charge of dynamite be placed firmly
against the taproot foot or two be-
low the surface and closely confined
with tamping. A convenient nipple
ment for making the hole in the
ground when blasting In this way is
three inch posthole auger.
Careful record was recently kept in
order to arrive definitely at the exact
cost of explosives necessary to prop
erly blast out pine stumps. Three hun
dred and twenty-five stumps were
blasted. which averaged In diameter
twenty eight and one-half inches. and
the cost of explosives. including dyna-
mite. fuse and blasting caps, or cleo
trio fuses, averaged only little more
than Is cents per stump
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

kept I'm pastures with sheep, cattle and
horses and are In no way obnoxious &c
any of these animals. On the other
hand, a few Of them In flock Of sheep
are a protection against dogs and
wolves. They do well In practically
any section Of the corn belt and seem
to be able to stand extreme heat as
well as extreme cold. They are also
less expensive to keep than sheep.
In commenting on the Angora goat
In his book on TYPES and Breeds
Of Farm Animals" Professor Plumb
states that they range In weight from
90 to 100 pounds, although some are
found that weigh considerably more,
especially II fat. Their value as NUT.
ton producers Is not regarded CONNER.
cially as very important. The flesh OF
the fat young Angora makes excellent
mutton. However. as a rule, nothing
but mature stock finds its way to the
market, as even the wethers are com
monty shorn for several years before
being fattened. The browsing of the
Angora gives to the meat gamey
flavor, regarding the excellence of
which there is difference of opinion.
The fleece of the Angora goat is COM
monty known as mohair and is some
what coarser than fine wool, but is
longer and stronger. An average fleece
weighs about three pounds, though 1t
may yield as heavy as sheep under
the most favorable conditions. The
mohair lies over short coat of hair
known as kemp. which Is hard and
white and is very Objectionable fiber.
It's presence In American focks is due
to the influence Of common goat blood
on which the Angora has been crossed
In the past. In selecting sires, there
fore. those with a great amount Of
kemp should be avoided. Like wool,
mohair differs considerably in quality
and consequently sells at varying
prices.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
From Andover Gazette.

Mrs. r. l.. Overhoiser was a Web
ster visitor Monday.
Mrs. Chapman of Webster, is the
guest of Mrs. A. S. Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson and family, of
Pierpont, and Adolph Wickre, of Web
ster, were over Sunday visitors at the
j. Wander Meide home.
H. 0. Wickre, while in town Tues
day morning, showed the writer the
two gold medals he was awarded at
the state fair for first premium on the
best Belgian stallion and mare. They
were given by the Belgian stock breed
ers and their value was 500 each.
They are gems and are worth far more
than their intrinsic value by way of an
advertisement.
1t has been said that potatoes would
not yield up to the standard this year
there being very few in hill but w.
H. Grimsley left in our den yesterday
a sample of tubers that explodes this
theory. One hill produced seven pota-
toes, the total weight of which was six
pounds. If this does not compare with
former years. we miss our guess,
that's all.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
Hum of the Hive.

1t Is not good policy to thin honey
In any way-in fact, most consumers
of honey like II as thick as they can
get it
By some seedsmen sweet clover Is
catalogued as Bokhara or bee clover.
1t Is fine thing for bees, as the fiow-
ers secrete fine quality of nectar and
large amounts Of It.
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.
Honey is becoming more and more
generally used as food and holds fits
own in price. and with the advance In
price of all other foodstuffs there Ii
no reason why It should not bring
higher price.
Bees may be fed a strip in small
quantities made Of half granulated
sugar and half water. either hot or
cold process--hot preferred-and fed
warm In an Alexander or Boardman
feeder. The Alexander IL handler.
safer and less liable to encourage rob-
hing. The bees should be fed about
shutdown and about one pint per day.
The frst few fights that the bees
have In the spring determined to q
great extent their power for the fn-
turs harvest The weak among bees
are disposed to be imposed upon by
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
From Bristol Optomist

EHOh DNiStoh oPto"ist
j. o. Gullander was a county seat
visitor Tuesday.
Tony Shultz was business visitor at
Webster Wednesday.
]. r. Chapman was up from Web
ster Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Allen was a morning
passenger to Webster to visit and do
some shopping.
Harry Howson and party of friends
were hunting in this vicinity Sunday
from Webster.
Royce Taylor went to Webster this
morning where he had some business
to attend to.
Mrs. j. C. Taylor was passenger to
Webster yesterday morning to spend
the day with friends and look after
business.
T. M. Loomis was in Bristol Monday
in the interests of the Farmers and
Merchants National bank of Webster.
Chris Grue and wife and Oluf Sogr
autoed up from Webster Saturday anc
spent the day with their friends here
Some people never hand in an item
of news for publication, but if we
happen to miss an item in which they
are interested they are sure to hanc
us north pole stare that would freeze
the liver of polar bear.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

That France raises big cattle was
in evidence at the recent fat stock
show in Paris, writes a correspond
ent of Breeders Gazette. Forty-six
animals averaged over a ton, and
many more approached that figure.
The largest Of all was four-year-
old which tipped the beam at 2,n7
pounds. He was a cross bred Short
horn-Charolaise. The grand cham
pion steer. whose portrait is shown,
was a Charolaise, the great beef
breed Of France. Blocky to q de-
gree. of great width, remarkably
strong In the back, with splendid
spring OF rib. he was a fine speci-
men of q beef animal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

For horses that are confined to the
stable on dry feed hot bran mash
once or twice each week is most bene-
fetal.
Horses In Hot Weather.
Few horses would die Of sunstroke
II their owners would use little judg-
ment and care. A sunshade for the
poll or crown Of the head will add to
the horses comfort immensely If 1t is
arranged so that the air will circulate
beneath It. A sponge fastened on the
poll is positively injurious unless 1t is
kept wet and cool, which is practically
impossible. 1t Is the continuous work
while exposed to the direct rays Of the
hot sun that leads to heat exhaustion
AID sunstroke; therefore short rests
should be allowed at frequent inter-
walls In a shady place. II possible, and
few swallows Of cool water should
be given as often as possible
Signs Of Heat Exhaustion.
When a horse begins to lag, droops
his head. pants hard or ceases to per-
spire he should be stopped at once, for
II he IL kept going he will surely go
down. perhaps drop dead. As soon as
the horse shows himself to be suffering
from heat exhaustion unhitch him and
remove the harness. Spray him along
the back with Ice cold water and an
ply 1t freely to the poll with q hose or
q sponge. Let him stand out of doors
In shady place, and with such treat
ment recovery viii usually come
quickly.
Work the Stallion.
A well known breeder says: To Inn
prove the drafter work him. One arm
has imported 1000 stations into the
United States from Europe In the past
tan years. This is frightfuI waste of
money. but 1t viii continue until Amer
leans work their stations. In Europe
~ stations are worked. and we have
10 60 there for the qualities that labor
perpetuates. We could breed Just a
good draft stations as the French n
We would work them as the French.
men do, We lose the labor OF theee
grand. good workers. impair the vital
lty ~ their progeny and pour q 1ood
q money into Europe a. . conse.
Q0once Of our wasteful and e1trava.
Gont motho6a ] have owned stallIon1
foe forty years and have always noted
ut tho idle, fat stations deteriorate
rapfdIy, rarely having . stallion sou
equal 70 hemseIvea
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
DAIRY WISDOM.

Selling the younger heifers
that the other dairyman wishes
! most to buy is grading the herd
downhill.
Dairy cattle present a fatter-
. ing field for the man who Is pre-
pared to give his attention to
that industry.
The dairyman who does not
. understand the elementary prin-
ciples of feeding Is not abreast
of the times.
1t pays to fuss a little with the
. cows. and they relish little
change in diet, with some dain-
) ties added. as well as we do.
The largest mixers are the
; greatest eaters. This rule is one
that you can tie to and follow
without danger OF being de-
ceived.
The true value of the dairy
COW is by necessity fixed by the
amount OF fat there is In her
milk and what il costs to pro-
duce 1t.
When the cows are given less
food than they require for main
tenance and production the milk
production must suffer or the
COW.
Milking must be done quickly
quickly and thoroughly. Any
thing that irritates the cows,
such as roughness or slow milk
ing, will shorten the milk flow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

To lead people to the life of
independence that can be found
only upon the farm, to help
seekers of heaIthful country
homes In their search for fertile
lands that are producing moth
ing for the lack Of cultivation,
10 to do a service not only to
benefited individuals, but to the
nation, for agriculture 10 the
foundation Of all prosperity.
and a happy rural population,
healthy, honest, loyal, 10 the
country's greatest assst.-Luther
Burbank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
THURSDAY. OCTOBER S, 1911.
BILLING AND COOLING.

I'm the days when was wooing
All my time was spent In cooling
- Cooling blissfully.
First she cooed and then cooed
AS the love chase we pursued
In happy, dreamy mood.
Meier a COO from sweet Babetts
But by me was promptly met
Cheerily.
Now we're wed. and stead OF trillIng
Little COOS we twain are billing
Billing constantly.
First bill. and then she bills
Bills for grocers. bills for pills,
Ice and bonnets. buds and frills.
Ne'er bill from sweet Babette
But must be instanter met
Woe Is me!
There's no Joy without its sorrow.
No today without its morrow
With its pain.
Yet with all the woes OF billing,
With results so bad and chilling
And the debt chase swift and killing.
When Babette doth call me to Il
] am ready still to COO Il
All again!
Smart Set.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05

Great Brush and Weed Eater sne
Costs Little to Keep.

Sosts Ifttte 10 NeeP.
Every farmer who has brush and
weeds should have a bunch Of goats
as there is no vegetation which they
will eat in preference to the leaves
and twigs of all kinds OF bushes, says
a successful Iowa breeder Of Angoras
A patch Of brushwood which may be
so dense that man cannot get
through II may soon be converted into
an open wood lot IL Angoras are kept
on It for season or two. They will
often strip saplings to height of five
feet
While the sheep Is a natural grazer,
the goat is a browser Goats may be
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
HOW TO BLAST sTuMPs.
Careful Work With Dynamite VIII
Rout Them Out at 10 Cents Each.


Pine stumps should be considered In
two classes-those with taproots and
those without. The first part OF a
pine stump to rot is the taproot. and
a fed that looks very discouraging
will often be found easy to clear
In blasting pine stumps the impor
tant feature is to place the explosive
close to the point Of greatest resist
under the center of the stump. This
taproot can usually be located by dig
ging underneath the smooth side of
the stump When the taproot Is 10
Gated dig an opening, one to two
feet deep. down by the side Of the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05


Joe Marshall was business visitor
in Webster Saturday evening.
Guy Herington and Abe Hawkins
were Webster visitors Monday.
Peter Oswosky and Tony Scoba were
passengers to Webster Monday.
Miss Josie Ahern came over from
Webster Sunday and visited Waubay
friends.
Geo. Madden was renewing acquaia-
tences with his Webster friends Mon
day evening.
Nike Mohs who has been taking Ray
Marcy's place in the Lampert yards
hare during his absence. returned
home Saturday evening.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-05
THE HORSEMAN

For horses that are confined to the
stable on dry feed a hot bran mash
once or twice each week is most bene-
6riaI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
D, bcKMAILlNG MUST BE ART
,.+.ur Makes Mistake When He
Seeks to Make Money in Such
an AVocation.

Police Commissioner Waldo OF New
work was talking about blackmailers.
"Tbey are, as rule, stupid" he
said Their threatening letters are
os ludicrous in their stupidity as
letter a friend of mine received the
other day"
And Commissioner Waldo, with a
laugh. produced the letter. Written
in a large, boyish hand, it said:
Deer sir-Your winder was brok-
or nv a bad boi wat throo 1t throo
four thee pirpus. The ball belonged
two NEE. but an eneme of mine
sneaked it and did the deed to put
the blame on NEE. I am sorry he
did If and that 1t have give you crate
main and have prosecuted the per
naetrater wot done it. But you would
not have thee innocent suffer fer the
giltv, SO if you drop thee ball over
the garden wall. If you don't be-
ware!-(Signed) Innocent"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
A CteW.

How did the accident happen"
asked the reporter on the scene Of the
railway horror, the Cleveland Plain
Dealer records.
Somebody stopped the train by pull
ing the airbrake cord,' answered the
conductor. so the second section ran
into us. 1t will take six hours to clear
the track so that we can go ahead"
six hours?" shrieked a passenger.
AND I was to be married today"
Have you any idea who pulled the
roneq" continued the reporter, disre
garding the interruption.
Il didn't have until now,' whispered
the conductor. But what do you think
of that fellow that just butted in?
TIL sic the detectives on him"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
The Useful Brush.

In good housekeeping collection Of
brushes is found to be Indispensable.
A large brush made of fiber, for clean
Ing the sink; a small painters brush
for greasing pans and griddles; small
scrubbing brush for cleaning potatoes
and other vegetables, and nat brush
with narrow back and long flexible
bristles for slipping behind radiators
to dislodge the dust; small camels
hair water color brush is also fine to
dip In melted chocolate or coIored
icing for decorating cake
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
the WISCONSIN KELLEY INSTITUTE
FOR LIQUOR AND DRUG HABITS
ed1s8o WAUkESAA. Responder
Established 1880
New Penal System for Ontario.

The Ontario government has recent
ly abolished the system of prison Ia
Dor contracts in that province. In fl-
ture the majority of the prisoners in
the penal institutions of Ontario will
be employed upon farms and the max
ing of roads in the newly opened dis
tricts. There will, however, be per-
centage of the prisoners whose health
or other circumstances prevent them
from joining in this open air work.
These men will manufacture hospital
supplies-beds, blankets and so forth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
The Power of Music.

Euripides (B. C. 4s04o6) was one OF
the celebrated tragic Greek poets who
discoursed on music in this wise: NO
one has found out how to soothe with
music and sweet symphony those bit
ter pangs by which death and SAD
misfortune destroy families; and yet
to assuage such griefs by music were
wisdom" The music OF the Greeks
evidently had the power to stir or
calm emotions, although neither meio
die nor harmonic 90 the terms are IN
derstood today.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
MARCUSE, CALIFORNIA,
4 land FOR PROFITABLE FARMING.

Marcuse Colony, located in Suffer
County, which is in the heart OF the
Sacramento Valley is fast coming to
the front as farming community in
which nearly every agricultural prod
uct known may be successfully raised
without irrigation.
The soil is a dark, sandy loan,
sedimentary in character, level and
we'll drained. 1t has the advantage
over other soils in that 1t is loose In
character and superior to heavy soils.
With this wealth of soil, abundance
of water, unexcelled climate and long
growing season, Marcuse Colony is
the ideal place for the homeseeker
with limited means, the worn out pro-
fessional man, or the young man look
ing for a small farm in a healthful
climate.
The proximity of Marcuse Colony to
Sacramento, furnishes ready market
for vegetables, poultry, eggs and
dairy products. Fruits, vegetables,
alfalfa, grains and grasses and poultry
yield large returns. The rainfall is
certain and drought is unknown.
Land is yet moderately priced, but
crop failures in other sections of the
United States will bring new settlers
in rapidly This, together with the
holding of the Panama Pacific Expo
sition in San Francisco during 1915,
is bound to raise the price, and wheth-
er for a home, or for an investment,
now is the time to purchase. Land
may be had in tracts suitable to the
means of all and the results obtained
are almost beyond belief. Further in
formation viii be gladly furnished by
HOMESEEKERS INFORMATION
BUREAU, $50 Bee Bldg, Omaha, Neb.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
His Criticism.

An old man stood on the street cor
ner in Cherryvale when the trolley
stopped and let off woman passen-
ger She had on linen dress, Pan
ANA hat, champagne-colored hose and
strapped pumps. "Gosh!" exclaimed
the old man. I'D spend less money
on my bonnet and buy some socks. -
Cherryvale (Kan) Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04

dies have done for
me. For two years
I suffered. The doc
tors said I had tu-
mors, and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. My
mother bought me
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege t a Bile Com
pound, and today 1
am a healthy wo-
man. For months
7 suffered from in