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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
RAISING TURKEYS.

Turkey poults. are not especially
hard to raise If they are from vigor-
GUS stock and are properly taken care
Of. Above all things else, don't over
feed them, see that they are kept free
from lice, keep them from getting wet
when small. and make them rustic"
for their living. To rid them of lice.
should they become lousy paint the
bottom Of deep box with liquid lice
killer and put the poults into it, Cover
the top of the box with a cloth, but
be very careful not to smother the
birds. It is well to leave part of the
top uncovered, as the fumes Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
TAKING The GOAT SERIOUSLY

The goat because Of its hardy nat
ure is less liable to tuberculosis than
the COW. 1t utilizes food better and
gives more milk considering its body
weight. They prefer hilly ground and
do not do so well on low swampy
ground. They need protection against
cold rains and should be we'll housed.
Goats milk is thicker, richer and
sweeter than cows milk and makes
an excellent food for invalids and
babies, being more like mothers milk
than any other.
Although butter Is made from the
milk it takes longer to make it than
from cows milk because the fat glob-
ules are smaller and will not rise
quickly.
It makes excellent cheese. The
best known goats milk cheese Is the
Roquefort. The odor which is 50 Of
ten found in goats milk is mostly due
to outside causes as the milk absorbs
favors quickly, more SO even than
cows milk.
A goat should give two quarts Of
milk day to be profitable, but the
average Is three quarts day. They
keep this up for six or seven months.
A good mich goat should be MIXED
three times q day.
The two most popular goats are
the Toggenburg and Saanen, although
there are a great variety Of breeds.
The Toggenburg is the best mixer.
The color Of its hair is brown with
a white stripe down each side with
white feet The Saanen Is white.
Both breeds are supposed to be
hornless. but occasionally horns are
found on some.
When just beginning the business 1t
is best to buy goats four or five years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
WHERE THE APPLE CAME FROM

There are two varities Of apples
found wild in Europe. but the re-
gion adjacent to the Caspian sea
seems to have been the birthplace
Of the apple as known in the East.
Charred pieces of apples are found
in the heaps Of refuse left by the
Lake Dwellers. who occupied portions
of Europe before any of the present
races. These people lived on plat
forms laid over piles driven into the
water - probably to protect them
selves from animals, in an ere before
metal weapons were known. These
specimens Of apples are generally
carbonfzed by heat but they show
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old as they will know how to take
care Of their kids and will also be
broken to milk.
Goats produce milk after their first
kid but do not attain their greatest
milk capacity until their third year.
Beginners usually breed their goats
too young which not only stunts them
but reduces their flow Of milk.
1t is best to breed goat when she
is about year old. They produce
offspring twice year, but unless one
is breeding kids for market it Is best
to breed but once a year.
Goats need plenty Of exercise in
some place were they can climb. A
fence four feet high will keep goats
inside an Enclosure which Is q better
way than stalking them out. They
can be kept on the pasture much as
our dairy cows are kept.
The feed required for one COW will
keep eight goats. They should be CIV
,en little oats, bran or barley. They
are very fond of alfalfa. in fact they
will turn up their noses at any other
food when alfalfa Is around
When one has sale for their goats
milk the kids should be taken from
the mother Immediately and fed from
a bottle because cows milk is cheaper
than goats milk. Dilute the cows
milk. sweeten slightly and the little
fellow will soon learn to like 1t. Give
a kid the bottle six or seven times a
day and in four months wean him.
In large cities goats milk can be
sold for 81 per gallon to hospitals, be-
sides being the best milk for babies.
It is also the best food for consump-
tives. or those suffering from weak
stomach-Mrs. A. Joseph.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

There Is wide range Of ideas rela-
tive to the best methods Of growing
the Dahlia for the best results.
My idea Is a Dahlia that can be
planted June LIST, come into bloom
about August 18th and be in full
by September 1st, q free. early bloom
er, bright colors. long stems and good
plump tubers.
pagation-from seeds, from cuttings
from tubers started under glass and
by divisions OF old clumps.
Seeding plants are unsatisfactory
as there is only small proportion Of
good ones for the effort expended.
Green grown plants give in most
cases the best results for cut flowers
in a number of ways
My preference is from division Of
old tubers cut as small as possible,
planted the latter rart Of May. When
about four inches high top them. If
they are in good rich soil and con-
! ditions are very good would top
| these a second time as soon as they
make growth enough to do so and
1 give good culture, but they should be
planted deeply and as they progress
snoulQ De culCVated so tnat the soil
makes quite a ridge.
X The culture should be with view
also of firming the soil as much as
! possible for the best results as the
radiation CT moisture from loose soil
! is trying to Dahlia for the best results
] The whole idea in growing Dahlias
lis to have them make a constant
rapid growth. Where : Dahlias' are
planted with large divisions the soil
gets so filed with roots that when a
! dry spell sets in they check and be-
come stunted, thus they are fail
ure.
| Should such conditions be apparent
! the best thing to do Is to cut them
back to induce new growth and
give little dressing of manure to
force them along
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Rack for drying sweet corn.

Rack for drying sweet corn.
This may, be made rat and mouse
proof by covering top. bottom and
sides with wire screen.
below the tassel. This marks the
plant SO that 1t will be saved when
the rest Of the crop is cut.
Whatever other good points a
stalk may have do not save it for
seeG unless 1t is conspicuously earlier
than the others around It, This is
most important
2. Take only stocky plants with
broad leaves bearing good sized. and
SO far as can be judged at this stage,
well-shaped ears.
8. Take only stalks which show
the characters which are typical for
the variety you are working with.
Avoid freaks
The field In which selections are
made must obviously be cut by hand,
SO that the marked plants may be
left standing to mature their ears.
Save about twice as many plants in
the field as you expect to want ears
for planting the breeding plot Of next
year.
When the selected plants are we'll
matured Stalks and husks dead and
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NATURE STUDIES

The study Of the flowers and fruits
of the trees and shrubs Is both inter-
esting and Instructive While nearly
every one knows something Of the
general appearance Of these plants.
1t is usually left to the botanists to
know Of their comparatively insig-
nfficant flowers and the fruits which
follow them. This is wholly unnec-
cessary If our attention may be direct
ed to them at the proper time and in
such manner that their forms and
structures may be recognized and un-
derstood. It is not difficult to UNDER
stand these as we'll as other flowers
and fruits IL we have some easily OBJ
tainable and easily understood guide
to follow.
No subject is better adapted for use
in Nature study in the common
schools than that Of Botany. At no
time Of the year Is there not ample ma
terial fully illustrating the lift. growth
and habits of plants readily obtain
able. There are many reasons In fav-
or Of such study, ranging from its
worth as a part Of general culture to
that Of Its specific utility in prepare
ton for the pursuit Of the natural
sciences underlying the industrial
arts. The whole range Of study from
to College admits Of
the Introduction Of Nature study in
one form or another. Indeed, 1t Is
believed that the future welfare OF the
commonwealth will require a general
understanding Of the principles which
may be inculcated by such study en-
bodied in the entire educational sys-
tenn.
Only the inclination for and the !
means and manner Of pursuing the
study are required. The means are
at hand without cost.
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perfectly the internal structure of
the fruit. There are five types of ma
tive American apples, all of them
crabs. John Smith wrote from vir-
ginia that he had found .'some new
crabapples, but they were small and
bitter" New Englanders made the
same report. The Soulard has the
reputation of being the largest and
best of these natives Sprouts of thi5
variety. like the Matthews, are i'm
proved in size and quality. Selections
might probably be made from West
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BY F. 81. Hillrnan.

o. . . u Il x ~ 4 Z : e Il + !
greatest amount Of nourishing sap.
The insects seek the sap and their
frail beaks must needs have the tend
crest bark to pierce that the desired
nourishment may be reached. The
required conditions are presented. as
we may readily see, In recent In
juries to the bark where new bark
is forming, as for instance, scars
where limbs have been removed, or
cracks in the bark at any part of the
tree; the young Sprouts" that so
commonly spring from the trunk and
older limbs Of the tree; about the
bases of the younger twigs, sometimes
about, the body Of such twigs; and,
lastly. at the junction Of the leaf stems
with the twigs bearing them. Indeed.
a tree which is badly affected will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

most eillclenF stings-they are not
| qu1rrIelsome' and fight only In self
! ae1enEe' 80 beaceably inclined arc
| tney tnat Tier species Of ants are
aiioWso 70 Come into their cleartngs
ana aroW up their tiny crescent shap-
60 mIounds q earth. and even to at
TACK ana qaase such thoughtlsss
mou lno- buffers" as happen to pass
TOO near tneh Indeed. they carry
This peace1ui disposition to q point
WnerP tney Kermit the common ter
mite |and sole species Of ants to live
with tbdem the chambers Of their
nests and Npartake Of their stored
food n
TIL ese an have come to be con.
sidert ID inJ1 BUS insects. not through
incre hse numbers, but rather
throu gh IL close contact with man
result ling p his conversion Of the
prair les ID cultivated fields.
Thu AMI flonies are too scattering
to md terid decrease the, yield Of any
.crop; they 8 chiefly troublesome -
an oPstacl@4o harvesting.
To kattemH to NOW through or over
them would Vhoke the machinery and
ruin the cuthng-ed edge Of tho SICKLE
Should q drf,I have such trouble IN
passing over Il mound II would b
most unwise for him to stop and III
to adjust his machinery. for such .
disturbance Would bring the ants forth
In angry swafms. each individual ear
er to do her utmost to repel the In
vader. Every one that succeeded IN
getting man or beast would setxe
clothing, hair, or skin between her
mandibles. Curve her abdomen DOWN
ward. and deliver thrust quite o
painful in result as the sting Of bum.
blebee or Yellow Jacket.
In the doSryard the ants not only
render the lawn unsightly with their
mounds but lnhesitatingly attack the
careless child who walks over or D1ays
about their nest 49, kgNu
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every teacher and most pupils who
do not already possess it. with the
ready means for carrying it out. The
manner of study to be pursued should
be adapted to the prevailing con-
ditions, and thus every opportunity Is
afforded the teacher for individuality
of method. Enthusiasm for the work
on the part of the teacher will give
rise to vast, fund Of subject matter.
even though based upon brief hints as
to how to proceed.
AS diversion from the routine Of
ordinary school work, and as an OPP
portunity for out-of-door study of liv-
ing things, the botanical side Of Nat
ure study is sure to be eagerly &C
canted nv rI1niJs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

Every farmer should make it a
point to kill every rat about the place
as far as possible. not only for his own
good, but for the good of the neigh
bors. Do not attempt to drive your
pest to the next farm, but destroy
it on the spot. 1t will require whole
sale, united and persistent effort on
the part of farmers. to keep down the
race of devastating rats to a level
whers their injury will not be felt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

the daintiest of muslins, and ward
robes are growing SO depleted, that
irate bands of householders are form
ing to kill the animals, unless steps
are taken by the authorities to keep
them penned up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

lice killer are pretty strong. After
they have been in the box for short
time, take them out and dust with
some good lice powder. Eternal Wig
lance is the price of success in turkey
culture.-Mrs. Chas. Jones.
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by the workeIa ,n+o -. -. ~.
i . torI OF, carried out ana
side Of the clearing,
anu PUN -. sound seeds stored
Hw -, - 'iie s!Iprerooms.
Tho mound buildine r,rasr.> 49,
si SLOWS. .iifee ol Stinct classes OF indivfd-
u u ne queens fertile females.)
malesI and Workers fsta,alA fer,.I..
Queeds and dIalas form : co,,,n...
tivelyI small horton ~ tha cn,c,,-
3wllileI the work arc 4, ! ,,sat 49, 49,.
hhoW 20 number 10000.
Although THESE anta ara Yarra,. -. =
most Species AID have two ~ ~. 1900
formit BILE wei Mons krnwr -.r,o.-s-
sects- larse, Pointed mandibles ana
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

An Indiana farmer has . flock Of
prairie chickens on his farm that has
become practically domesticated.
Some OF the older birds have been
on the fafm for five years, during
which time they have increased In
nun bers ftom . dozen to mora than
15O( birds
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01

Have a surplus of plants Of all
tender varieties like tomatoes. egg
plant. peppers, ETC., so that you can
risk setting out few extra early. II
you have plenty you will not miss
them should they be nipped by frost,
while if the weather is favorable you
will gain some in earIiness.
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ern thicketb. of even better sorts than
are now Known. I believe the blood
of the wila crab is in some OF our
best orchard apples.-E. p. Powell
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Shear the sheep before thatr wool
gets to be q burden
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TASTE HAS IMPROVED.

Goats with a pronounced taste for
lingerie, are said to be making life
for women of subur-
ban section of Philadelphia. Until
recently the goats seemed to be con-
tent with tomato cans and wash boil
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
The M0UND-BUlLDINc PRAIFRIE

A MOST INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF THIS INDUsTF3OUS
s@5a AND CAREFULLY PLANNED PRAIRIE lNtST.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01

Son, Hillsboro, Oregon; w. o. Nor
row, Independence, Oregon; Geo. Il.
Nickel, of Portland; Mrs K. W. Sea-
man, of Portland and William Schulz
merich, Hillsboro, Oregon. J. B.
Stump & Son took first prizes for aged
bull, junior yearling bull, senior bull
calf, junior bull calf, aged COW, aged
herd, young herd. breeders herd, calf
herd. get of sire and produce of cow.
WASHINGTON WINS MOST PRIZES
Seattle took first place in both the
certified milk and market milk classes
at the Dairy Show. The success of
this feature of the exhibition is due
largely to the city on the Sound, for
all but four of the ID entries in these
two classes came from Seattle dairies.
Portland took second place in both
classes, while the only California
entry was given third in the certified
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
THE VETERINARY AT HOME

Among the blessings that DR.. Humphreys has
brought into the world, certainly not the least
is the vast Improvement he has instituted
in the treatment of dumb animals, especially
those animals raised on the farm. This is not
only boon to the animals, but to the owner
Every man on the farm knows only too well
what it means to have sick horse cow on
his hands. 1t may be miles to a veterinary !;
and if the veterinary could be brought, his
labors might come too late, or be inefficient
Every who has dealt with sickness
among farm animals knows what the treat
ment usually thanksgiving or struggling or
choking, or forcing a bottle into the mouth
These great improvements in treatment
Dr. Humphreys has embodied in his famous
treatise on veterinary medicine, written II
plain and simple language for the every
day farm reader. This book takes up every
ailment known to farm livestock-the seri-
Gus problems that often face the farmer.
DR.. Humphreys has dealt with these problems
in a broad, sane and simple way. With such a
manual as that of Humphreys in his home, the
owner of stock is in position to correctly and
swiftly diagnose diseases of animals, and to
treat them speedily and surely, and all without
the old brutal methods. The matter of diagnos-
ing troubles among live stock is of paramount
i'm ortance. BY this means farmer may, at
least TO large extent, become his own .veteri-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
State Dairymen Meet at Mt. Vernon

The next meeting of the State
Dairymen's Association will be held
in Mount Vernon, December 18th to
18th. Mount Vernon is in the center of
one of the best dairy countries in
the state and the meeting should be
one of the best the association has
ever held. President McInnis has a
good program, and dairymen from
this section should attend in body.
Mount Vernon is noted for it's hospi-
tality and all who attend may rest
assured they will be we'll entertained.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
Ages Of University Students.

The ages of the students of the
University of Washington vary from
16 to SO years. Six Undergraduates Of
the university are 16 years of age,
while one student is So years old.
Sixty-two are II years of age and. III
are 10. Three hundred and twenty
are 81. Three hundred seventy stu
dents gave their age as 20. They
form the largest group.
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out the world have endorsed them; and last
and probably most important of all-that pract-
ica1 farmers throughout the country have
used them with the greatest success, and
have them on hand every day of the year.
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics have wide
scope of possibilities. For Collie Cough Founder,
Heaves, Indigestion, Kidney Diseases, Sprains
and Lameness-and hundreds of other COM
plants, they have proved again and ain their
power to cure. J. K. Mcdonald, of Columbus
Ohio says: Ihave had several cases of Collie
Kidney complaints, Colds, etc. Your specifics
have given perfect sal isfaction." Whitney and
Tracy of Toledo, Chic, " cured a bad case of
nasal gleet," and Fardley and Bro, of Washing
ton, d. c.. had mare SO bad she was taken
out in lot to die" which was given Humphreys
Specifics and in short time was all right"
The value fsuch book as Humphreys Manual
is self evident There is no dou BIT that any man
of ordinary intelligence can, with its help, dia-
gnose diseases among his stock. This point
aione-of many others-woud suggest that
farmers will find the Manual well worth read
ing and study. 1t will be sent free. post
paid, upon application to the publishers,
humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co, Corner
William and Ann Streets, New York City
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
2O9 Ways to Prepare Apples.

In the October number of "Better
Fruit appears an article by L..
Ger trude Mackay, entitled "Two
Hundred and Nine Ways of Prepar-
ing the APPLE The article is ex-
tremely interesting to the lovers of
apples prepared, and for those who
have never cared for the fruit there
is sure to be some way of fixing them
that will tickle the palates. The re-
cipes are given in full and would
prove a valuable addition to any cook
book
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
King Co. Poultry Show Dec. 9-14.

The Seattle King County Poultry
Show will be held December 9th to
14th. This promises to be one Of the
finest exhibitions of poultry in the
state. The judges are Geo. D. Holden
and H. H. Benjamin., of Minnesota.
The management has chosen a wise
course in selecting judges who are
strangers, as there is always fault
found with local judges. Entries
close December 3rd. G. H. Burnett
is secretary and will be glad to furnish
information regarding the show.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-12-01
CREAMERY MEN MEET.

The Washington Creamery Opera
tors and Buttermakers' Association
will hold their annual Convention at
Tacoma lin the Commercial Club
rooms), December 9th and 10th.
A good program has been arranged
for. There will be butter scoring
contest for which prizes are offered
for highest scores. On the evening
of the 10th banquet will deserved.
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II a T a 5 a vi II e OF
time, worry and ex-
pense. And the ease
with which Humph-
reys' Vet erin airy
Srecifics are admin
istered is unequalled.
This is no new scheme,
no fly by-nig hit collec-
ton of remedies. The
n a m e Humphrey"
means to the farmer
that 40 years of hard
pr ctical experience
have gone into the
making of these speci-
fics; that many Gov
ernments have passed
upon their merits shat
onfad dncfarc hratYnh-