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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Poultry products Of various kinds
form one Of the greatest crops pro-
| duced upon American farms. The ever
! increasing number Of farms ana
(; plants devoted exclusively to poultry
keeping produce large amounts OF high
grade goods, although these are incon-
siderable when compared with the vast
supply coming from the small hocks
scattered upon the farms and IN the
| villages throughout the country. I'm
questionably the great bulk of poultry
products has come in the past from
the latter sources, and this condition
is likely to continue.
Most farmers concede that their
focks Of poultry yield them fair
profit although any intelligent OBJ
server has but to spend short time In
investigating the great markets to
learn that poor methods Of preparing
and marketing alone prevent the pro-
Queer from receiving much greater
returns. The majority of poultry
raisers fail to realize that their profits
could be largely increased first, by the
production Of better and more uni
form goods; and second. by improved
methods of disposing Of them.
high-grade goods sell themselves, and
enough to turn out superior goods:
much Is lost If they are not marketed
in the most careful manner. The
poultryman who receives the highest
quotations for his products throughout
the year Is the one who studies now
when, and where" to market He
learns that during certain months IN
each year there is a shortage of diner
emit kinds Of poultry products, and he
plans to produce as large quantity
as possible of these products during
the season OF !scant supply. He then
ascertains In which markets he can
dispose Of these goods to best advan-
tage, and prepares and packs them
according to the requirements OF those
markets.
Poultry products are concentrated
and valuable, although not extremely
perishable. Therefore, improved means
Of transportation make 1t possible Tor
the poultryman to place his goods IN
the best markets without greatly In
creased expense.
The best trade in the great cities
pays tho very highest prices for all
kinds Of poultry products. but TINS
trade Is difflcu to secure and can De
held only by those able to ship stated
quantities Of their special products
regularly during the year, or at least
the season when such pro-
ducts are in demand. 1t is, therefore
a waste Of time for those VINO
can ship only at uncertain Intervals TO
attempt to handle this trade.
According to his opportunities the
may choose from several
of d1sposing of his PRODUCES
selling direct to the consumer. selhng
direct to the retailer, or shipping 10
merchants for sale upon
the open market.
Selling direct to the consumer IS
REGARDED as the most prontaole
method Of disposing Of high-grade
goods. As rule substantial increase
may be secured over the prices PAID
by stores and markets.
Hotels, restaurants, clubs, and nos
pitfalls are excellent customers, ana
very frequently they contract for their
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
FEED-RACK FOR SHEEP.

The rack is made with pole fol
the bottom rail and piece of 2xd
inch scantling for the top-rail. The
crossbars are pieces riven from an
old piece of timber.
These crossbars are four feet lons
and about one and one-half inches in
diameter. shaved smooth with draw
ing knife.
The holes in the top and bottom
rails are made with an inch-auger.
The crossbars are trimmed to fit the
holes and then wedged to hold them
in place.
The bottom rail is held In place
against the side of the barn by two
strips of heavy sheet-iron which has
been bent to fit around the pole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

The top rail is secured by piece Of
half-inch rope which passes over a
pulley located In a hole In tho wall
above the rack. weight being at
tached to the outside end of rope.
serving to always keep the rack
against the wall.
When the hay is put in. the rack is
drawn down. and when filled is pushed
back against the wall. holding the hay
in place closely and kept in place by
the weight.
The grain-trough placed beneath
and in front Of the rack serves as a
receptacle for the chaf and leaves Of
the hay--the best and most nourish-
ing part of the feed which would
otherwise be pulled under foot and
lost as food. w. G.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
HOLD ON TO THE GOOD
BREEDERS.
BY J. W. Inghsm,

| Sows should be retained for a mum.
Der Of years until their places can be
filled with their equals
1t is we'll known that the progeny
from mature parents are superior to
those descended from young progeni-
tors not fully developed. Boars and
sows for breeding should be kept in a
good thrifty condition but not fat.
| The writer has always been trou-
bled to keep his breeding sows from
becoming too fat and consequently
narrowing small number Of scrawny
pigs.
once took large sow to fatten
for one-half the pork. did not know
she was with pig and fed her all the
corn meal and wheat middlings she
would eat.
Imagine my establishment and vex-
alton when she had three little
dwarfed pigs-not only smaller than
but emaciated.
sows for breeding should not be
allowed to run with the fattening hogs
fed on corn but kept in a pasture by
themselves and given plentiful sup
ply OF slop made of equal parts OF
wheat shorts. corn meal and wheat
bran.
Most young sows will breed when
three months old II allowed to run
with boar but eight or twelve
months is as young as is judicious to
breed them.
The pigs from large bodied, old
sows will be more in number and fire.
quently double the size Of pigs from
young sows when narrowed, and this
with the same feed and care and will
frequently weigh so per cent more at a
year old.
Not only this, but 1t stunts or dwarfs
the growth Of such young things per-
manently and they never sttain good
size.
A nelshbor Of mine bought an old
sow for $40. She had 10 fine pigs the
following spring which were fattened
and sold to butcher in the fall of the
sa me year, bringing him Sis and he
still has the SOW for breeder.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
SUMMER CARE OF rnE PICS.

Many farmers think that tt,sy can
not afford to feed the pigs liberaIly
during tho summer season. The pigs
are allowed to shift for themselves In
many instances and OF course do not
make much growth but one may see
pretty good profit in feeding at the
present high prices Of both feed and
pork.
The hogs WILL just about live on the
pasture they can gather from the field
and what grain ID given them goes to
growth and any one who has tried 1t
has found that only q moderate ration
fed to the shoats on pasture will make
q good growth throughout the season.
Early spring pigs Of any good breed
gain day by the time they are eight
or ten months old and large part OF
this can be made on pasture.
The pig that is fed enough food to
keep 1t growing rapidly from the start
to finish is usually the most profitable
porker.
In some sections where there is suf-
fcient waste crop to- fatten the hogs
it may be profitable to allow the
shoats to shift for themselves.
However, usually the hogs that are
allowed to shift for themselves and
get fat on the waste are easy victims
Of cholera and swine plague. There Is
section in the western part Of my
country in West Virginia where the
hogs are allowed the free range of the
forests and that locality is visited by
cholera every year or two.
There are quite as many hogs that
die from cholera there as ever reach
the pork barrel. Hog raising as
business must be treated in a business
way and II 1t Is conducted without cost
there is little profit
If there is fair profit in feeding
hogs the business should be conducted
in as careful and business-like way as
the feeding of cattle and sheep.-A. J.
Legg
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
APPLES
Sprayed and Unsprayed

| For the purpose Of showing tn
farmer and fruit grower how he nigh
save that part Of the apple crop which
is usually sacrificed to insects ant
fungi. most excellent experiments wer
made during one entire season, by tn
Kansas College Of Agriculture. the col
lege men going into the field and per
sonally carrying on the work Of spray
Ing. The results Of the spraying wer'
| uniformly good. and the owners Of thu
sprayed orchards were we'll pleased.
The following splendid results o.
this work are valuable to farmers ant
fruit growers in every other state ir
the union as we'll as Kansas, for they
demonstrate beyond doubt the help.
fulness Of spraying.
Commercial results from sever
widely separated orchards, including
both commercial and home types and
composed of the varieties Of apples
recognized as standard in Kansas
carefully sprayed showed an aver
age gain Of four bushels in actual
yield Of merchantable fruit per tree, or
81 per cent compared with untreated
parts Of the same orchards.
Not only was the actual and relative
amount of merchandise fruit mate
rally increased, but the average per-
centage Of number is and number rs.
which are the high-priced grades. was
also increased by Is per cent and sc
per cent, respectively.
The average net profit from spraying
was shown to be $1.62 per tree. or
$97.20 per acre when the fruit was
sold as orchard run and to be al
most doubled when properly graded
and marketed
All seriously Injurious insects and
fungous diseases have been markedly
reduced and most Of them have been
made almost negligible.
Prepared line-sulphur plus arsenate
Of lead has produced the best results
on apples subject to Bordeaux injury
and nearly free from apple blotch.
while Bordeaux mixture plus arsenate
Of lead gave best results on varieties
by apple blotch.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
MOVING LARGE TREES.

Tho moving of large trees is now
made possible through a single con-
trfyance which may be attached to the
running gear of an ordinary wagon.
The tree can be raised to any desired
angle and retained there, by means OF
the endless chains on the cog-wheels
in the upper part Of the framework
and their connections with the block
and tackle below. The old-fashioned
guy ropes, usually fastened to the head
Of the tree. are discarded, as they
have frequently proved to be injurious
by disconnecting or loosening the roots
from the ball of earth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
FLOWER BOXES FOR WINDOW AND
THE SECRET OF THE SUCCESS OF THE CULTURE OF
PLANTS IN WINDOW AND VERANDA BOXES.
LIES IN KEEPING TIE SOIL ALWAYS MOIST
~ RExFoF<D Ia
Dy EBEN E. REXFOE1D.

veranda or porch boxes should b al
least foot wide and foot deep and
the timber Of which they are made
should be Of fairly good quality, for
1t will have to resist considerable pres
sure when the box is filled with soil.
These boxes Will be found most sat-
fsfactory II allowed to project outside
the veranda rail. They should be well
supported by braces running from the
bottom of the box on the outside to
the veranda door.
Paint them some neutral color be-
fore filling them with soil.
If ordinary soil Is used you will have
only an ordinary development of the
plants you set out to grow in 1t. while
what you want is vigorous growth.
Procure soil containing as much de-
cayed vegetable matter as you can.
No matter how full Of roots 1t is, the
nutriment You are in search Of is there
and few roots more or less will not
interfere with the plants you propose
to grow in it.
On the contrary they will prove Of
positive benefit as they will help to
keep the soil light and porous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
A RESTFUL INVENTION.

.. back has been invented which can
be riveted to almost any kind of metal
seat. The manufacturer says that an
implement seat without back will
soon be regarded as uncomfortable as
backless chair. Sitting all day long
bumped up over a cultivator, or any
other.kind of machine is a back-break-
ing Job and this bracing implement
will doubtless be hailed with Joy By
farmers who desire to conserve their
strength.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

see that the soil in the box Is KEEP
always moist
This is the secret of the success o
the culture Of plants in window an,
veranda boxes. Do not be Statistic,
with quantity of water that will we
the surface Of the soil and leaves tina
portion of 1t two or three inches below
almost as dry as before any was ap
piled.
| Use It by the painful and make SURE
that all the soil in the box is moist
Here is where most persons fail in bo,
gardening. They use a pint where {
pailful is needed. They overlook the
fact that because of their elevated po.
sition these boxes part rapidly with
moisture by evaporation.
Being exposed to hot air and wind
on every side they are likely to become
! dry in very short time and the only
! way to prevent this is to make it rule
to apply water in liberal quantities
every day.
Do this and you will have no trouble
In growing good plants in them. Neg
lect to do this and you will meet with
the failure you deserve.
While the ordinary window box az
fords a great deal of pleasure by the
flowers it furnishes at the window-sill,
it furnishes no shade for the window.
Most delightful awnings can be
made with very little trouble by nail
ing strips Of lath together in square
and fastening them to the top of the
window, letting them slant downward
in front. on the angle Of the ordinary
cloth awning.
Support them by braces running
from the window frame to their out
side edge. Cover them with coarse
wire netting.
Plant quick growing vines at the
ends of the window box, and train
these up by strings until they can take
hold of the netting that covers the
framework of the awning.
In a short time you will have all the
shade you need and your window will
be as attractive to the eye. from out
side. as it Is pleasant to the occupant
Of the room.
The good old nasturtium makes an
excellent veranda-box plant. because
it will droop if allowed to. and will. at
the same time, cover the surface'.of
the box with it's pleasing foliage and
richly colored flower.
The Petunia is another most excel
lent plant for this purpose. because Of
It's combination habit Of upright and
dropping growth and its profuse flow
ertng Candy-tuft, Lobelia, and Sweet
Alyssum are all free-flowering plants,
If decided dropping habit. and can be
made very effective as an edging to
:hese boxes.
If one does not care to make use Of
upward growing vines as a screen, tall
plants with luxuriant foliage, like the
Gamma can be used instead with very
results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

The stamens are the male plant and
never produce seed. When both kinds
of plants are planted in the same bed
tn pollen of one flower fertilizes the
other, thus causing cross fertilization.
The wind, bees and other insects are
also invaluable as fertilizers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

In order to get the wagon directly
over the ball of the tree, and also over
the hole where the tree Is to be re-
planted, the rear axle of the wagon is
removed, and the back of the truss or
elevated framework upon which the
tree is suspended keeps this part of
the wagon together at any width re-
quired. To prevent damage to grass
areas. wide tires are used. In the case
illustrated, l4-inch tires were used on
the rear wheels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
IN THE sHEEPFOLD.

One good quality in the Dorsets 10
their pugnacious disposition which
makes them able to use their big horns
in a defense against dogs.
Some owners of land In the far west
claim they can raise II sheep to the
acre on alfalfa and beet pulp.
A pure bred ram OF the coarse wool
breed crossed with Mer1no ewes pro.
duces good lamb for early fatteninA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Not a day too early to be making
, plans for sending at least one Of the
boys to an agricultural school next fall.
Perhaps II he has a few acres for his
own use he may be able to pay part Of
his expenses. At any rate he Is en-
titled to an education and a fair start
in life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Investigations and experiments show
that it does not make much difference
whether horse is watered before or
after feeding. provided he is not al
lowed to drink his fill on an empty
stomach while warm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

There are more than 10000, 900
acres of forest lands in North Caro-
lima. These forests and the industries
depending upon them produce mate
rial valued at more than $35,000,O00 a
year and afford employment for 10000
men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
HINTS ON GARDEN WORK.

Some gardeners pack caulif1ower
by drawing a few of the outer leaves
over I I'd tying the ends at the
tops.
If rank weeds are to be plowed
under it is much better to hoe them
nrst and allow them to wilt in the sun
Tor q day or two.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06
WHY CUcUMBERs DO NOT BEAR

A Pennsylvania farmer writes ask
Ing why his cucumber vines did not
bear last year. He says they all bios
somed nicely but bore no fruit This
Is probably because his vines were not
fortified. Like strawberries and other
small plants, on some plants all the
flowers bear stamens and others all
bear pistols only.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

The farmer who invites his city
friends to go out and shoot quail on
the place would better present them
with couple Of dozen shot on the
farm Of some other man who prefers
insects to the birds.-John Green
Tough.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

It is the know how that counts
o. the farm as we'll as in other call
ings. Did you ever hear of the
plumber who sent in a bill for fixing q
pump and which read as follows:
"Fixin', so cents: KNOWN, IS p This is
just about the proportion of KNOWN
how to actual work that exists :,
successful farming.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

The world has for us Just Whist w
have for it. It 10 great Whispering
gallery which filings back the echo OF
our voices. If we laugh. IL laughs
back: II we curse it curses back
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

the late foliage plants all around the
vegetable garden produces a fine eff
feet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Mine persons out Of possible ten
are dissatisfied either with what they
have or with what they haven't"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

Reading good farm papers will In
terest people in better farm conditions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-06

:ximmed milk finds its best market
in the pig pen.
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04

it may seem TO be light in some re
spects, nevertheless it can be seen
readily thata longer schedule could
be of no advantage when one takes
into consideration the fact that
any games with teams outside OF
the state would have to be arranged
earlier in the season. Then, too,
there is no object in having the
University game two weeks or
three weeks after the last game
with the Mines has been played
and thus make the players stay in
shape without the incentive Of any
more games than theone scheduled
so far ahead.
Having the termination Of the
season thus early will enable some
work to be done on basketball be
fore the Christmas Holidays and will
give the players on both teams q
better chance TO rest than would
have been the case had the end OF
the season been delayed until the
lend of November.
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04
ATTEND REBEkAH DANCE /!
TONIGHT
Tickets, $1.00 |
Everybody Come.

Iewistown team is composed of all
hired players, while Harlowton has
not a professional on the team.
Our old time rivals, Roundup, had
a good team this year but were shy
pitchers,
Much OF the success of the Har-
lowton team is due to the grand
little player Grivetti. He did
most of the pitching and was there
with the stick. Norman Husband
showed up strong both in the dia.
mond and at tho bat. At the be-
ginning of the season he started
out weak with the stick, but fin
|ished strong. Sandalin was the
life of the team and played strong
game. Dahl, Middleton, Shook
and w. Husband all played good
ball, but were not SO strong at the
bat. Caine is a good player but
weak at the bat.
The following are the games
played and the batting averages:
Harlowton VS..
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04
HARL OUTON
BALL TEAM
Played Twenty-three Games
And Won Eleven--ve Sue
cessfuI Season.

Harlowton base ball season rs
over and recapitulationsof the sea-
sons games will be interesting to
the fans. The team played twenty
three games and won eleven. The
only team that has defeated them
in the series, is Lewistown. We
must acknowledge them the cham
pions for this part of the state.
Butte Independents hold the cham
pionship for the semi professional
teams and Iewistown second place.
1t is only fair to state that the
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04
Saturday Is Your Last
Chance to Register

absence, can offer no explanation
for her conduct. They have been
very careful of her associates, new
er allowing her to go on the streets
alone or to be out in the evening
unless accompanied by an older
person.
As the girl had but about So in
her possession it would have been
impossible for her to get out Of
the country unless assisted by
some one, and as she has no rela
tives in Or neal the city, and no
acquaintance with anyone who
would be interested in her leaving,
the parents are clinging to the be-
lief that she is employed some
where in the vicinity of Roundup.
She would have been a freshman
in The local high school this year.
Roundup Tribune.
Miss Grace ran away from home
in the early part of September.
She left Roundup in a box car and
got off the train here. She at once
looked for work and secured EN-
ployment in the Weber & Bolts
cafe, where she was employed I'm
til discovered by our marshall, Mr.
Griyetti. He at once notified hel
| father in Rouudup, who came III
after her Saturday. She returned
home with him to visit her mother
4 for few days, then expects to re
turn and work for Weber Il Bolts
] Her father, seeing she had goot
employment here, was willing 70
her to return.
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04
BASE BALL
CHAMPION
New York and Boston To Con-
test for Worlds Cham
pionship.

Next week the New York Nat
ionals and the Boston Americans
will play a series of games to de-
eide the championship of the
United States.
The New York Nationals. cham
pions III their league for two years,
will try to defeat the Boston
Americans. Last year the New
York team contested with the
Philadelphia Athletics for this
honor, but were Unsuccessful, they
hope to win this year.
This is the first season, for some
time, that the Boston Americans
were able to lead their league,
Much OF the honor for their sue
cess is due to Joe Wood, one of
the greatest pitchers that ever
threw a ball over the plate. He
has won 80 games out of 81 pitched
this season, and has the honor of
winning 16 games straight, equal
ling the record of Walter johnson,
of the Washington team.
The first game of the series will
be played in New York on Oct. Z.
The next in Boston, and SO alter
mating between the two cities un-
til one team has won four games,
when they will be declared the
champions. -----w --- -
The Harlowton news., 1912-10-04
HORSE THIE
CAPTURED
John Neil Accused of Horse
Stealing Captured in
HarIoWton.

John Neil, accused Of stealing "
horse from DR. Holloway, about
one year ago, wandered into town
this morning. Sheriff Johnson,
who has been looking for him for 4
year, arrested him at the QualPs
pool hall. Mr.. Neil was rot going
to be taken to jail and put up 4
fierce struggle with the officers. tit
took the efforts Of several to land
him.