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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
DEPTH OF ROOT PENETRATION
Some Interesting Results Obtained
Regarding Various Crops IN vzrt-
Gus Sections Of Country.

CBy D. w. FREAR. Colorado Agricultural
College,
Much misrepresentation exists
among agriculturists regarding the
depth TO which roots penetrate the
soil It IL a general belief that the
roots Of cultivated crops do not
reach to greater depth than one or
two feet
Corn roots have been found to
penetrate four feet deep and TO fully
occupy the soil to that depth On
drfer and deeper soils they went "a
deep 81 eight feet Roots OF small
grains. such as wheat, oats and bar
ley penetrated the soil from four 70
eight feet and even ten feet h depth
Perennial grasses have teen found TO
go TO q depth OF four feet the first
year and 81 feet the next year and
they probably go considerably deeper
during succeeding years Other crops
have gone to the following depths:
Potatoes, feet; sugar beets, 4 feet;
alfalfa. $3.50 feet The buffalo berry
penetrated the soil to the depth Of
50 feet in Nebraska n California:
Grape vines went down = feet; fig
wort. more than 10 feet. sose foot.
II feet. and hop plant. to 10 feet
Most OF the above results we're OBJ
tanned In humid or sub-humid regions
Soils and climate differ in such e way
as 70 favor somewhat deeper root
penetration in arid regions, hence It is
NATURAL TO expect to find roots at even
greater depths than the above
The conditions which encourage
deeper roofing are drainage, limited
supply OF moisture and soil porous
and fertile 10 great depth Deep.
early cultivation also forces roots TO
seek the lower depths Deep rooted
plants are much more drought resist
ant, due to the fact that they caA
draw on the lower water supply dur
ing periods OF drought They also
have a larger feeding area and the
fertility Of the soil IS not depleted so
quickly.
Heavy irrigation in the early part
of the season, when there IS likely 70
be 2 deficiency OF moisture later, Is q
had thing. because it encourages sur
face roofing, which means that the
plants are going 10 suffer later for
want OF moisture on account OF their
inability to draw on the supply IN the
lower subsoiI
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
POULTRY HOUSE FOR WINTER
Heavy Curtain Should Be Drawn Over
Open Side Of Building on Very
Cold Nights

The rooSting closets or pens should
be along one end OF the building. and
should be fnclosed on all sides except
the front. over which q heavy curtain
can be hung. TO be let down on cold
nights Il you have a number OF pens.
divide them with matched boards or
building Taper. so that there will not
be so many direct drafts blowing
through the house
A very convenient way TO build a
poultry house is 20 have two pens be-
side each other about nine feet vide
and IL feet long. and or either side
OF these have q scratching shed which
opens 10 the south You can build two
such apartments and keep perhaps
150 fowls when they are confined in
winter. Build the poultry house close
TO the ground and not more than five
and ons-half feet IL the rear. and per
haps seven O. eight facins the
south and front, just enough 10 get
decent slope TO the roof.
A good prepared roofing viii last
for years. and II is much cheaper than
shingles. Have plenty OF windows in
the room which you might call the
K yiug room. In which the roosting
closet is at one end One OF the win
dows can be covered with burlap soap
ed IN linseed oil or any kind Of can
vas which will admit the fresh sir and
keep the poultry house dry and pre-
vent direct drafts.
BY placing two scratching pens to-
gether and two laying pens AID one
scratching pen on each end you would
have four nice pens with q scratching
shed attached 70 each Your build
ing may be somewhat longer than you
desire. bat you VIII find It viii pay
you in the end
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
PQDHpYVIES

Clean out the house and put in fresh
litter.
Take care Of your poultry and It
will take care OF you.
Capons should not be killed until
their crops are empty.
Spray a weak coal tar solution over
the chickens on the roosts-
Dunghill fowls. Ike incompetent la
Dor. is not worth having around.
Color the drinking water of all fowls
pink with permanganate Of potash
No successful poultry plant was
ever established with mongrel stock.
Thoroughbred fowls, like skilled Ia
Dor. are sure to create profit for the
farm
Simply because an egg is fertile is
no guarantee OF 1t Matching out
chick.
Before packing and shipping poul
try should be thoroughly dry and cool.
but not frozen
Many OF the fowls in this country
are fed only enough to keep them
alive and growing.
Exercise Is great for hens. Give
them chance TO get out In the fresh
air every day OF their lives
Poultry should he well fed aud wa
tered and then kept from is TO "a
hours without food before killing.
Cleaning roost rooms is too much
,aSlscted Some farmers do not
clean them oftener than once year.
Oats is one OF the best OF grains for
'eediug fowls and should constitute
part Of every grain mixture We feed
To check Its progress In the mock.
separate the diseased chickens from
he others and place them in clean
dry coop.
1t is possible to raise turkeys In
ems, Just as chickens are raised. but
be business cannot yet be said to Be
Their than precarious.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
GREEN FOOD IS EXCELLENT
Ingenious Hopper Keeps chard, Beet
Tops, Etc, OF of Ground
Device Easily Made.
Rron the Garden Magazlne-l

Frorn the Garden Magazine-)
In feeding green food to poultry, we
should see that 1t Is not wasted or CON
tamfnated. A few handfuls Of green
stun, If thrown loosely into the ordi-
nary hen yard speedily becomes so
befouled that hens will not eat IT, A
man who is handy with tools may con
struct green food hopper in a short
time in this way: Out of rough strips
OF board make two frames CA and Al
IL by 20 inches. and cover each one
with ordinary chicken wire. Frame A
should have its sides projected so that
they meet the cross pieces B and 3.
The cross pieces should be IL or "A
inches long so that the holder may
not easily be upset. In joining the
various pieces of wood, screws will
usually be found to be more satisfac-
tory than nails as they are less likely
to split the wood Frame A should
then have two pieces Of straight iron
or heavy wire &c and q driven into
It's sides about two-thirds OF the dis
lance from its upper edge so as TO
project through holes in the frame
A. This will allow one frame A to
be pulled or showed away from the
other. Bend heavy pieces Of wire or
iron into Y-shape I'd and d. and
drive them into the frame A SC that
they project six or eight inches be-
yond the sides. Strong springs (e
and e. should then be fastened at one
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Let the horse stable during the win
ter be warm and DIR. but never too
tight.
The proper shelrering OF i've stock
in bad weather Is really part OF
feeding.
There is danger tn feeding corn TO
the SOW either before or after the
litter comes
Low bushes with leaves On make
good winter forage for sheep and
young animals.
The brood SOW during the winter
must have clean. dry. and warm
sleeping quarters.
Ttsa good time now 10 build good
sheds and other dry places for ewes
Cue to lamb early.
Tankage. the material mad By the
big packing houses, IS an excellent
addition 10 the hog-rattou-
On dry. cold days. let the horses
out in q large pasture or field for
exercise and what feed they can pick
up.
The cheapest pork S produced
where the pigs are grown on variety
and kept growing thrifty from start
TO finish
Clover hsy Is good rough feed for
sheep in winter. and oats are best
for ewes due to lamb in late winter
or early spring.
Feed young horses durinS the win
ter ca oats. corn xnS good hay 70
keep them growing thrifrily al
through Tia cold month";
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

end to the bend In the V-shaped piece
Of iron or wire and at the other end to
the frame A as indicated in the draw
ing. Soldering is the best way Of
fastening the spring TO the wire.
Chard, beet tops, slices OF cabbage or
beets may then be put between the
frames which will hold them safely
until deYoured.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

OF south, they knew not whittier. in
search OF a more fortunate country
Thousands Of such refugees crowded
the roads IN this way al that time
But gradually as they Travelled their
possessions grew less and they were
able to find no work In the dead win
ter time, nor were they able to beg a
living from the poor people through
whose country they passed. Finally
the wife and daughter OF this tHsh
creature were sold into slavery as-s
two children died When they turned
to retrace their steps the mother sue
cumbed and the man was now the
only member OF the family left
The plight Of the returned refugee
is sad one. The government relief
lists were made out while he was
away His home being empty. he has
not been counted, and when the gov
eminent money and the grain Of the
relief committee are distributed to
his fellow villagers he receives moth
ing
It is heartrending but almost i'm
kNIoACAC ~ R--p(AAt c4CA LG-Ccr LII
the leakage is necessarily great and
the lists must be adhered TO strictly
New lists covering so great a num-
Der Of people would be exceedingly
expensive and every cent must be
made to count In the final distrfbu-
tons. however. the committee viii
endearor TO reach this class
pie In the rillage7" We ask The vii
Iage elder and bright boy nom the
mission school lead the way. A
mother goes into a house and returns
supporting q boy. q piece of sackcloth
about his shoulders and red cloth
bandage around his head He is SUI
fering from typhus and II his fam
ished condition must surely die The 7
mother asks us gently for medicine I
and we must needs explain that We
have none. Typhus Is all about this I
district of Hwai Yuen.
Across the road a man is also 4
doomed from another form OF famine .
disease He has had only greens. I
weeds and dandelions to eat and his
abdomen is fearfuiiy swollen He is
unable to eat such food any longer. 4
we have no salt to put with them
be says
/ saw baby sitting before the /
ragged straw mat tent in the likes
Of which several hundred refugees
we're camping The child sat beside
Is father. who had lain for two days
stretched out In the same position.
sick Of typhus- The man had begged
or his children and himself until he
vas no longer able. and the struggle
vas now passed. He did not even
pen his eyes as people passed. The
'aby sat muteiy watching. with no
God and no one to care for t.
It Is reported from one section Of
he famine district that the people
sd eaten human flesh. but | do NOT
hink there has been much of this
he dead have been buried in most
ases by relatives LEFT behind.
Plague at It's height in Fu CHA
len was awful. but the suffering Wis
PIE In Anhui struck me as even
Torse. In Manchurfs the black !
cath terrorized; for two days the I
lckness was upon a man. but his suf-
sring was for only this brief time. 9
Iere for weeks under a yesrning. :
trained agony whole populations are 5
roaming II is not a sudden terror
at a lingering travail And The toll {
deaths from the famine bid fair 10 I
lumber perhaps ten times as man, c
: were claimed by the plague.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

Johnny, what did yoe get for
Christmas that you liked hests-
Il hate 10 tell you
oh. come on. what was IT, I
won't tell anybody
1T was Eckin' from pa"
Why should whipping from your
father make you so happys
Cause. while he was giving It TO
me piece OF switch Jew on and his
him In the eye and be suffered nearly
AL day"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
SECURE GOOD TURKEY FLOCK
surest and Quickest Way lie 20 Dis
card All Mongrels and Buy Trio
of Pure BREEDS.

The surest and quickest way to get
flock of good turkeys is to discard
all the mongrels and get trio Of
pure bred turkeys Of the best blood
you can AFFORD. But, however well
bred your females may be you will
be required to purchase tom every
year to prevent inbreeding. Turkeys
are more susceptible to the harmful
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
Raising Vigorous Ducks.

To raise the best ana most vigorous
ducks the males should not be related
to the females, and one drake should
be kept for every two or three ducks
After Matching keep In their pens I'M
III the dews arc OF and during cold
'tnrms e0s heavy rains.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
PREVENT. Slipping.

Toss some old hay. straw or any
kind OF litter on those icy spots
about the barn and watering places
The Ice win thaw slightly during the
day and the straw win then freeze to
1t. forming q tougher foothold for the
stock. which win prevent them from
slipping and inturins themselves ca
the bare ice
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

results Of inbreeiing than any other
class OF fowls This works disaster
10 flock. Inbred turkeys viii be
apt to produce infertile eggs. But
where pure bred tom is purchased
every year your birds will be strong
and healthy. and the eggs fertile and
the poults vigorous.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23
ELECTRICITY AN AID TO CHICKS
Not Only Assists In Warming Incu-
bators, But Also Used for Warm
Ing Feed and Water.

The old joke about the efficiency
of electric lights in making hens lay
egg-sactly twice as often by getting
them to think that night is day,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

ONE weeks ago. in company
! with Jim Cochran princeton
NJ so l made a visit to the fam
Y inc district OF Anhui and what
we then saw NAV be taken as
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-23

CBy D. W. FREAR. Colorado Agricultural
Colleze
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-31
Bad Boy Returned

A. p. Schlosser, Supt. of the Reform
School at Plankington. S. D., was at
Andover last Wednesday. He came
to take Glenn Smith, alias Howard
Jensen, back to the reform school,
from whence he had made his escape
some weeks ago. Marshal Dan Pass
age, like all marshals and sheriffs,
receivessnumerous circulars and photo
graphs giving descriptions of parties
who are wanted for crime or who have
escaped from prisons, reformatories,
etc. Among these circulars was one
describing Mr.. Smith as having
recently escaped from the reform
school at Plankington, and offering a
reward for his apprehension. Passage,
who is always on the look out, spotted
young man, who has been around
here for three weeks, as answering
the description of the fugitive. After
consulting the photograph several
times, Dan accosted the young man
and took him into custody. The pris-
oner, of course, denied his identity.
He was, however, locked up and
detained until Mr.. Schlosser's arrival
Wednesday. Mr.. S. recognized him at
once and left on passenger train No. l
with his prisoner. Dan receives a
reward of $500 for his capture. =
Andover Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-31

There is protective tariff upon your
wheat, your hides, your other farm pro-
ducts. You have had sixteen years of
continuous prosperity. The price of
your farm lands have increased daily.
Do you want to take chance upon a
change? Do you want to see the money
markets tighten up? Do you want to
pay twelve and fifteen per cent for
money as you did during Cleveland s
administration? Do you want to see
the factories of the east closed and the
employees thrown out of employment
thereby stopping that market for your
products? Do you want another "Coxey
army" marching to Washington? Would
free soup houses look good to you? If
these things would suit you vote the
democratic ticket. If on the other hand
you want to see the conditions continue
as they are everything looking fine and
prices good-you will mark your ticket
with cross in the circle at the top of
the republican ticket.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-31
To My Neighbors and Voters of Day

To My Neighbors and Voters of Day
County:
On the fifth day of November you are
to decide between Wilson, Taft and
Roosevelt for president. The electors
say they will not support Taft if they
are elected. l think if the republican
ticket wins out they will be in honor
bound to do so; the same as dry coun-
cilmen vote for licenses because the
majority rules in this state.
Now, brother farmer, do you want
free trade? What will it make you in
dollars and cents per capita? Wilson
says "the reason that feel justified in
appealing to the voters of the country
to support the democratic party at this
critical junction in its affairs is that the
leaders of either of the other parties
propose to attack the problem of free
government at its heart. The govern
ment is not free because it has granted
special favor to particular classes by
means of the tariff.
Brother, where do we get our market
for our wheat, barley, beef and other
products of the farm? Is it from the
farmer; or is it from the fellow who
works in the factories and shops of the
larger cities? The workers on account
of tariff protection and their organiza-
tons are enabled to get the highest
wages on earth for their labors and
can therefore buy the best of the land
in the way of food and clothing.
/ wish the farmers of this country
were organized as well as the laborers
of the cities are. We could then dictate
few things and instead of taking 75c
for wheat, 25c for potatoes and oats,
and 45c for barley, we could then get
our just dues and receive the two mil.
lion dollars that is lost on the 1912 crop
alone. Besides this, were we organ.
lied as we should and ought to be, we
wouldn't be the prey of every shark or
the face of the earth.
Get busy, brother on the 9Th anC
vote straight republican ticket espec.
tally for the legislative ticket, so we
can send man to the senate that is
for the.people, first, last and all the
time. Then after election, this winter
turn out.and organize equity socities ir
every township in the state.
Bro. farmer if we do not look out
for our selves no one else will, and the
only way to do is to organize. Organ
ize andsstay so, see, and don't let the
fellow that wants to get into fat jot
fool you about the free government
for if you do no one but the laborei
and yourselves will have to suffer any
Ross E. Parks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-31
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1912.

Now, Mr.. Voter, you are at the last
quarter and coming down on the home
stretch. You have until Tuesday to
decide the great issues of this country.
Are you satisfied with conditions? Have
the prices of farm produce been such
for the past sixteen years to warrant
YOU to desire to continue the same party
in power? Is protective tariff a good
thing? Can you remember Cleveland
administration and the times we had
during his last four years as president!
Doyou want a repetition of it? You have
been told considerable about the increas-
ing cost Of the government of this state.
You should not be surprised nor should
you make any objection. During the
past few years the state has increased
an population many thousands. 1t has
taken more people to look after the
different departments of state men
cost money. The cry that is being put
up by some of the stalwart republican
papers of the state against some of the
nominees upon the state ticket is worse
than foolish. Every congressional, state
and county candidate was nominated
fairly, squarely and honestly in the
June primaries. Each and every one Of
them is capable and will give Gf
elected) to the people of this state and
county the very best of service. We
believe the electors are honest in their
expression that they will support Mr..
Roosevelt first and also that If their
first choice is not successful that they
will support Mr.. Taft. We cannot have
it all our own way-as is usually the
case in elections but we have an oppor-
unity on Tuesday of next week to vote
the straight republican ticket, to vote
FOR a continuance of the present high
prices of farm produce and the present
prosperity, or we can vote for change.
Do you want change? If not vote
your ticket with cross in the circle at
the top under the republican head.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-31
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