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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
HOMEMADE LIME spREApER.

Of the box and axle TO a wheel and let
the other wheel turn on the axle. A
support may be put In the center the
same as the end, but 1t is not necessary
unless the box Is made longer than ten
feet, as IT is very strong and the axle
breaks the fall Of the contents and pre-
vents packing. The feed is regulated
by using two three-lnch strips on each
side with three cross strips, with one
bolt I'm the center and a heavy screw
through the ends into the long strips.
Leave the center cross strip long
enough for the handle to close. While
filing tack the strips to hold exact
while boring n and one-fourth inch
holes ten inches apart opposite the
side holes intermediate. Use three
strap hinges and three hasps with
hooks on one side for door. Any
amount can be put on. BY using n
button to stop lever one can adjust
amount wanted. Turn the button to
stop the lever the same every time.
The bill for material would be one
piece 4 by 4 inches twelve feet long,
seven pieces ! by II inches ten feet
long, three pieces 2 by 4 inches ten
feet long, one piece l by 4 inches ten
feet long, fifteen pieces / by 3 inches
ten feet long, eighteen Y by 8 incl
bolts, forty-two No. s 1A inch screws
three six inch strap hinges and seven
eighths inch screws, three six inch
book hasps, six staples, two old wheels.
1t will do the work. Any handy per
SOL can make one in two days. The
cost Of material ought not to exceed
So anywhere, new and dressed.-Iowa
Homestead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
BOOTS AND DOCTOR BILLS

There never was a man with so
strong a constitution but continued
disregard OF the laws Of health would
undermine and destroy 1t. We have
in mind just such q case which came
to our notice the other day. The
young fellow in question for years
o no pains to guard himself from
exposure, thinking nothing of wading
into the river in the spring of the
year when repairing fences or of ex-
posing himself in sleet or rain storms
without putting on dry clothing after
ward. He thought he could keep this
up, and it seemed as if he could. But
today he has symptoms of tuberculosis
and is making regular visits to a doc
tor. 1t is to be hoped the disease can
be headed off, but If not ii can only
be viewed as the direct result of care
lessness. The outdoor life on the farm
Is most favorable to physical health,
but perhaps I'm no other occupation is
there greater exposure when one is
o~verheated, and great care should
therefore be exercised. Water tight
footwear and rubber coats cost quite a
bit, but they are a good deal cheaper
than doctor bills.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
AN IMPROVEMENT ON SERUM
TREATMENT.

A Missouri farmer, II. r. Rust, who
Lives near Hardin, has discovered what
he contends is an important fact in
connection with the serum treatment
Of hogs for cholera. In addition to the
use of the serum, which is being fur
nished AT cost by a number Of state
experiment stations, he states that at
the same time the serum is injected an
injection should also be made Of blood
from a hog affected with the disease
at the time it was drawn. He contends
that If the serum is used alone it rem
ders a hog immune but for a limited
time, while IL an injection Of blood is
also made the hog contracts the chol-
era at once and the serum injected at
the same time counteracts 1t, with the
result that the animal is rendered chol.
era proof for the rest Of its life. Mr..
Rust has a farm Of 1900 acres and
within the past year claims to have
given 10000 hogs this double or stimuli
taneous treatment and that his losses
from the disease have not been more
than 3 per cent. ,i"9I -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Apiary Notes.

Never disturb the bees in cold wealth.
er.
Bees winter better If they are given
part honey and part sugar to live IN.
There are ~beekeepers all owe the
United States who, with a favorable
locality and good management, are
making an excellent living.
B~eekeepers frequently find it nee
essary to feed a few colonies during
the cold months in order to save them
from starvation. As a rule, the bee
keeper who extracts honey too late in
the summer finds it necessary to sup
plement food during freezing weather
to ward or heavy loss. +.
Extracted honey, IL brought to a
temperature Of not over 100 degrees
F., bottled and sealed while hot, will
usually, II kept in uniformly warm
temperature. keep liquid for a year
or more. But there Is a great diff
ference In honey. Some will candy
much more quickly than others. Cold
atmosphere is quite favorable to
candying Of both extracted aud comb
honey. Cellars and cold rooms are
poor places for honey.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
CARE OF THE BROOD SOW.

Most of the trouble that sows have
at narrowing time is due to their not
receiving the right kind Of ration
during the weeks preceding the birth
Of their pigs. The difficulty does not
seem to be due to any intention on the
part Of the owner to scrimp the ration,
but rather to feeding a ration that is
not well balanced. Corn is a tiptop
ration TO give to a steer or hog that Is
being fattened for market, but it should
form a very small part of the ration
for the brood sow. What she needs
rather are feeds that will give her bone
and muscle forming elements. These
are most readily secured In skimmilk,
bran, oats, gluten meal, barley, clover
and alfalfa. Besides these feeds, which
will form the basis Of the ration, the
sows should be given as much cob
charcoal, wood ashes and fresh water
as they will consume. The above ra-
ton, coupled with comfortable quar-
tiers. should insure good health for the
sows and give thrifty and vigorous lit
tie pigs at narrowing time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
U OWN

Some capitalists over in Germany,
aided and comforted by the imperial
government, sought to m~onopolize and
set their own price on phosphate ship
ped to the United States. With this
situation as an incentive the depart
ment Of agriculture has been making
some investigation, and, while the pre-
urinary work is not yet finished,
enough facts have been gathered to
make clear that we have vast deposits
Of phosphate in our W country, more
than enough to supply u needs for
generations to come. Florida, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Idaho are states
in which deposits are located. In this
case, as in many another, necessity is
the mother Of invention or discovery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
NEIGHB0RH00D ANNOUNCER.
Also Useful to Tell Psssersby What
Owner Wants to Sell or Buy.

Also Useful to Tell Psssersby What
Owner Wants to Sell or Buy.
II. 0. Barnhill, a Montana ranch
man, was the first farmer In his To-
cality to use a blackboard, and he
found 1t q great advantage on his
ranch. The idea was such a good ono
that it was adopted by a number of
ranchers in that country. The name of
the farm and owner thereof are print
ed on the board In plain view, and no
tees to buy. sell, rem or hire may be
written on 1t. The blackboard may
also be used to neighborhood
meetings, and by placing the board
on the public road nearest the farm
1t will be of great convenience to
neighbors and advantage to the owner
of the place.
The board should be coated with the
preparation used on school black
boards, as ordinary black paint does
not take chalk well. The board costs
about $2.25 complete.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15


coal e2s you are goin' to try and bottle
up and make a cure for the whoopin'
cough?'
Il calm and fear not. You see this
stufft II Is a new fuel to take the place
or coal. u gives out five times the heat
and leaves no ashes-no more Juggling
up coal. no more ashes to bother with.
1t will be a snap to work I'm this
kitchen after this. Just rake out what
little fire there is, will you, so that
ran start afresh?'
"Therell be a bobbery Of some sort.
You know there allus Is"
Never you mind about bobberies.
I've got a dead sure thing in this, and
there's barrels of money In it. You
came from Ireland, / believer"
IL did, sir"
well, within two weeks all Ireland
will be talking about Bowser's new
fuel, and It will probably be mentioned
In the papers that you were the first
cook to use It."
"It's more likely they will be sayin'
I've left my place, but git along with
you and have it over with"
The Explosion.
Mr.. Bowser put I'm paper and kin
dllngs, added a liberal quantity of his
new fuel and then stood back. Things
went off with a rush, and he stood
back and rubbed his hands and wills
pered:
"Only one pound Of my patent fuel in
there, and Just feel the heat! The fuel
question IS solved. You could put a
roast Of beef in that oven and have 1t
fit for the table in an hour. Ny dear
woman, I'll be running cotton facto-
ries for 70 cents a day and driving
locomotives 1000 miles for n dollar!
Do you observe? Do you feel? Do
you realize a hundredth part OF what
this means to the civilized world?'
The cook had opened her mouth to
say that she thought her wages ought
to be raised 50 a month when there
was II low rumbling, a trembling OF
the whole range, and the next instant
the covers few up to the ceiling, the
doors banged open and a burst OF flame
filled the kitchen. Mrs. Bowser, from
the room above, heard a howl from
the cat, a scream from the cook and a
yell from Mr.. Bowser, and she knew
what had happened. She couldn't go
down for the smoke, but as she opened
the front door the trio came flying out
of the basement to roll on the snow in
the back yard.
The Fire.
1t wasn't much of a fire. The seven
or eight pedestrians who rushed In and
upset everything and flooded water all
over the floors soon had 1t out, and in
the course of a quarter Of an hour the
open doors and windows had freed
the house OF smoke. Mr.. Bowser sat
on the lounge, with red eyes and singed
hair, and Mrs. Bowser finally faced
him and asked:
We'll, sir, any further experiments
this evening, or will you wait until to-
morrow night?"
"Wo-wo-man," be gasped as he lift
ed his hands and bulged his eyes, 1T
was-was your
"Why, what did / do?"
you didn't want me TO make mil
lions Of dollars"
Nonsense! You went down to ex-
pertinent, and'=
eco at once and telephone your law
yer. The alimony shall be all that you
can ask for, but this is the end-posi-
lively the endl'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Brutal Conduct.

"But why are you determined to get
a divorce from your husbandT'
Because lie is an absolute brute"
"You amaze me. You used to say
that he was as gentle rs a child"
yes, that's what ! used to say. But
you ought TO see him now. Listen.
Since the baby began teething nothing
would quiet the little darling but being
allowed TO pull his papa's whiskers.
And when he found that out what dc
you think he did? He went down and
had his beard shaved of, that's what.
Do you think I'd live with a man that
has that sort Of disposition T"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
A coNplTIoN-NoT A THEORY.

Tillers Of the soil and especially
those interested In the production Of
wheat would do well to realize the
meaning Of the figures showing ex-
ports of wheat for the past few years.
Figures compiled show that ten years
ago the exports Of wheat from the
United States were sufficient to feed
100000 people, while last year the
amount of wheat exported was barely
enough to feed 100000 people. At
this rate the balance Of trade in wheat
will be against us in a half dozen
years. Two things are responsible for
this decrease in exports-an increase
In our population. but, far more than
this, a rapid decrease in the produc-
tive capacity of wheat producing lands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Reports have been frequent lately
Of instances In which small grain has
widowed when put In granaries with
solid cement fioors built directly on the
ground. The trouble seems to be
caused by the cement gathering damp
ness. This trouble can be overcome
by laying the cement on forms which
can be removed when the cement has
hardened. or n plan recommended and
seeming 10 have much In It's favor Is
the laying of several tiers OF tile horl-
zontally on the area 10 be used as a
door and lay the cement on this. which
would give ample circulation OF air
and would. make the floor as complete
ly yermin proof as would a bed of solid
cement.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

hLbLlONO, huo DOWbEh h1bbAOcoi
ed into carts and delivered, and even
then must be handled again, to say
nothing of the ashes. Can't you see
why 1t costs so muchT"
'Of course"
"We are only one Of 100000 fami
lies using coal, and there are all the
shops and factories besides. Suppose
we had a substitute for coal, some
thing which needed scarcely any han
ding, gave out five times the heat ana
left no ashes behind. What would
that substitute be worth to America
to the world at large? No dust, no
ashes, no giving LOO pounds for a ton.
no clinkers and no waste"
81 thought you had been taken ia
again." replied Mrs. Bowser, with a
sigh.
The Discovery.
"Oh, you did? Very Kind Of you, in
deedl Well, my friend, I'm going to
disappoint you this time. I'm going
to revolutionize the fuel Of the world.
I'm going to knock out coal until it
won't be worth 30 cents q ton. Right
here before your eyes is something
which is going to bring me In millions
Of dollars In the next few years and
make the name Of Bowser a household
word all owe the civilized world. Mil
lions, Mrs. Bowser, Millions
And he thrust his thumbs into the
armholes of his vest and walked up
and down before her, and the cat came
out from under the piano and walked
after him.
"Well" she said to break the long
silence.
"Well," he replied, II will simply
say to you this evening that / will
heat our house from now on for 10
cents per week, and I will run a steam
boat from New York to London for
$25. ! am now going down to the
kitchen to experiment a little with
the range. Seeing is believing, and l
may call you in about half an hour. I
think I'll be able to prove to you that
I haven't been wasting my money On
a spring tonic or a lightning rod.
You've somehow got the idea that l
don't know enough to buy turnips at
30 cents a bushel. but rather think
I'll astonish you"
The Experiment.
Mrs. Bowser realized that the exper-
lment would be carried to some sort
OF finish. no matter what abe said,
and she therefore held her peace, and
Mr.. Bowser gathered up his specimens
and descended to the basement.
"And nov - 1t another foolin'
around with tss hot water pipes or the
gas meterY' asked the cook, who knew
something Of his experimental nature.
my dear woman. I am going to as
tonish you as well as benefit you" re-
piled Mr.. Bowser as he approached
the range.
You've astonished me before, sfr.
and I want no more of Il! II Il the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
The KING ROAD 3 A

d. w. King. inventor Of the road
drag that usually bears his name. CON
densed in a recent address what he
considers the most important points to
keep in mind when operating the drag.
He states that a two horse drag Is bet
ter than n requiring four horses, that
a light drag is better than a heavy
one. that the road should be dragged
when wet. but not sticky; that weeds
should not be dragged from the side to
the middle of the road, that mudholes
should be filed with mud. that there
is no need Of digging trenches at the
side Of the road and that II the road
drag Is properly handled the road can
be given the proper grade without the
use Of the machine grader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

The other day the writer noticed a
placard in a bushel basket Of small
and undercolored Kings that bore the
legend, Five cents a pound" This
would make a barrel cost in the neigh
borhood of So. 1t is a safe guess that
the New York orchardist who packed
this fruit did not get more than $1.50
for the three bushels of apples which
the barrel contained. No wonder living
Is high!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Some folks have a natural aversion
to eating rabbits, but Notwithstanding
this prejudice against them they are
remarkably clean and strictly herbiv-
orous animals. and their flesh is sweet
and good. They make a fine dish
stewed as n would prepare veal or
mutton, with dumplings, and are good
stuffed and roasted, while If they are
cut in pieces, parboiled a few minutes
and fried they are very toothsome.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
BOWSER HITS IT.
His Invention to Do Away With
Coal
A PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR.
The New Fuel, Which Was Designed to
Run Factories at rs Cents a Day,
Wrecks the Kitchen Range and the
inventors Hopes of Fortune.

BY M. QUAD.
Copyright. Hll, by Associated Literary
Press.l
Ut was Z O'clock the other evening
when a boy left a heavy sack OF
something at the basement door
of the Bowser mansion, and Mr..
Bowser lost no time in conveying speci.
mems of it up to the sitting room for
Mrs. Bowser's inspection. They looked
like chunks of asphalt dug up from an
old pavement. and she turned from
them with the remark:
81 suppose somebody has been after
you again with a patent of some sort
or other"
Have you the slightest idea what
that something or other isl" asked Mr..
Bowser with a complacent smile.
Perhaps it's cement TO fix the holes
in the cellari"
He 10 Statistical.
"My dear woman, | am not in the
cement business this evening. 1t is not
cement, nor is it compressed food for
the cat. 1t is not n microbe killer nor
a moth destroyer. VIII you kindly lis
ten to me for a moment while / give
you some facts and iguresl'
go on"
-'To heat this house and do the cook
ing we consume twenty tons of coal
per year. The coal man may cheat us
out Of at least four tons. The coal must
be dug from the bowels Of the earth,
raised to the surface, loaded IN the
cars, transported, unloaded again, load.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Many a good piece Of roast beef is
practically spoiled so far as juiciness
and to~othsomeness go by not starting
1t in a hot oven. The reason for this is
that the juices largely escape into the
scared. The same principle applies to
a boiling piece Of beef that is not in
tended for soup stock. as boiling water
cooks the outside quickly and causes
the meat to retain its Juices.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

According to statistics lately publish
ed by the department of agriculture,
the farmers of the country have suf-
fered a loss the past year of approx.
mately $5.0O0,0O0 through marketing
eggs that were dirty or stained. In
view of this it would seem that a little
exercise with a wet rag would give
good interest on the investment Of time
and trouble to clean such eggs up.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Some grocers are beginning to see
the wisdom Of classifying the eggs they
sell at retail, marking those strictly
fresh that are such and labelling as
storage eggs those that have been kept
for a considerable time. This is sim
pie honesty to the consumer. enabling
him to know what he Is getting and
to get just what he pays for. while It
recognizes the superior value Of fresh
eggs and enables the producer to real
lie for them what they are fairly
worth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

The record price for the sale of real
estate was established the other day
IN New York city when a parcel of
lahd at the corner of Broadway and
Ihirty-fourth street, containing 1.l54
square feet of soil. sod for 81, 10000.
This was at the rate Of $SGG.55 per
square foot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

FROM the standpoint Of the average
uairyma 1t is poor policy to use a
tnlrty dollar sire and equally inadvis.
aDie TO use n that costs $1,000, but
many a man has realized handsome re-
turns on an investment Of $500 in a
pull or good breeding to head his herd.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

For the first time in fifteen years
apples are being shipped from points
in western Pennsylvania and Ohio by
boat down to New Orleans and other
points on the Mississippi. The fruit
being shipped is Al stuff, and the
cheap river transportation used in get
ting them in market should insure a
good return.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Z arm ano
Garden
FOR SPREADING LIME.
Contrivance That Can Be Made AZ
Home Easily and Cheaply.

The accompanying cut shows a home.
made machine for distributing lime,
ashes, etc. The six cornered box Is
hung on a 4 by 4 scantling hewn down
so 1t Will run through wheels about
-four inches as bearings for the frame
to draw by. A tongue is not needed,
although n could be used. ANY old
wagon or moving machine wheels will
do. Make the ends to ct axle, both
ends alike, doubled crosswise Of the
grain Of the wood with one inch boards
twelve inches wide. Fasten one end
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Milk paint is cheap and does well for
old buildings. 1t is made by adding
three pounds of best portland cement
to each gallon of whole milk and
enough venetian red or other dry paint
to give the color desired. The paint
should be thoroughly mixed and stirred
frequently while using, as the cement
is heavy and tends to settle to the bot
tom Of the container.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

1t is an interesting fact in connection
with the habits of domestic animals
that horses and sheep will paw through
snow TO get at the grass beneath. but
that cows will not do so. Another is
that in case of a storm sheep will so
into the teeth of the wind. while cattle
will turn tail and run with il.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

That American farmers are slowly
mercial fertilizers to take the place of
the elements of which the soil has
been robbed by continuous cropping
and selling products In the raw stage
is indicated in the fact that last year
there were used in the United States
$4,000 tons more phosphate than in
the year before.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

1t is estimated that in the state of
Pennsylvania alone the damage to the
chestnut growing interest as a result
of the chestnut blight has up to the
present time amounted to $4,000 900.
The state legislature recently appro-
priated $275,00O with which to fight
the pest, and at present some fifty
specialists are engaged in a campaign
to check it's spread.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Accounted For.

"Were you seasick crossing the ocean,
Pat?"
"Oi was turrible sick comm over,
but nivver a qualm did OF how goin'
back"
Really How do you account for
that?'
"Sure and OF nivver went back,
yure honor."-Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

II SCOT bothers in stove or furnace
pipe il can be readily burned out by
throwing a little metallic zinc dust on
me hre when it is hottest. IL there is
considerable SCOT in the pipe the safest
way, however, is to take it down and
rap it out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15

Corncobs not only make first class
kindling material, but at $1.65 for a
triple wagon box full compare favor
ably in fuel value with coal at So a ton
VI wood at SO per cord.