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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-02-10

Is your overcoat In need Of repair
for the winter? Tyler the Tailor can
put it in shape Try him.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-02-10

The spsv- x.snns~. il
made with the undsrstahd-
ing that the stove BE-
operated according to d.
sections. and sst up with =
good due.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
FARMING IS GREAT SCIENCE
Goiosn Rule VIII Prevail In Spite OF
Al;--lsnd Owner Must Feed His
Land 10 Keep Tenant.

There is science. and art and a
business Of fSrming Science tells this
nan 4 no should buy feeds to balance
ap the cow ration. bu, the business
end OF his operation indicates he thinks
that be had better not DO SO.
This shortlease system is bad
habit. and must be overcome. but you
alil never get the long-term lease sys-
tenn hy abusing the landlord aud his
farm. The msn who takes best care
~ the farm he rents stays the longest
aud makes the mos, money To spend
our time on half.bred cattle and half.
ted acres is acme OF foolishness, and
40 man who does any thinking win
So II.
II land owner Is not willing to
feed his acres well no sensible man
Will rent his farm. and Just as no
land owner with any buiness ABILITY
win rent his farm 10 man who rill
not feeu his cattle well and intelii-
gently. There are people on both
aides who do these things. but they are
both losers In tho long run. and are
The violent kickers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
EFFECTIVE TRAP FOR RATS
Water-TIght Barrel Placed In Dark
Corner of Barn With Head
Knocked Out is Good.

A simple but effective rat trap can
be constructed in any barn by SIM
ply setting in dark corner a water
tight barrel, with the head knocked
out and the top made accessible to
the rats by placing boxes near 1t or
arranging boards or poles so as to
enable them to climb up, says the
Northwest Homestead The barrel
needs to be filled about two-thirds
full of such rubbish as corncobs and
chips and something put on top to
entice the rats. After they become
familiar with the surroundings and
resort to the barrel regularly, which
they will in about a week If present,
the barrel should be cleaned out and
filed about three-quarters full Of wa
ter; enough chaff should then be
thrown in to cover the water and with
1t block of wood, on each side of
which piece of bacon has been
tackled. This will induce the first rat
to jump in to eat the bacon, the next
one win not hesitate to do likewise,
and then there viii be a fight for the
possession of the block. The noise
will attract other rats, and when they
get in, no matter how many there
may be up to a certain extent they
will all drown.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08

II the COWS lack salt you'll have
churning troubles.
A grade COW OF inferior breeding is
not qualified to drop good calf.
Selection Is the foundation upon
which a good dairy herd must be built.
The farmer seldom goes wrong
when he follows the path of the good
dairy COW.
The unclean separator on the farm
Is often the cause OF poor butter in
the market.
It is cheaper 70 warm the drinking
water than to let the COW do II with
e0cent corn
A good COW with poor management
is little better than poor COW with
no management
The comfortable COW requires less
feed than one that must struggle
against discomfort
The beauty OF the dairy is that II il
Is well managed 1t brings profit
every day IN the yeaf
II cream Is raised by pan-setting
and the milk freezes the loss will soon
be large enough 20 pay for cream
separator
II you carry over few feet OF sill
age next spring YOU have no cause to
fear dry and short pastures later in
the summer
an increase In feed viii show in
Increase OF milk. but there will be no
gain In richness. for richness cannot
be fed into milk
After providing plenty Of windows
and a good system Of ventilation. the
next thing TO put In the COW stable Is
a coat OF whitewash.
The amount OF food that VIII put
81 worth OF fat on steer will make
a lot more than 81 worth of butter fat
q fed to good COW.
Overworking of butter after It has
GENE" causes II to become salvy Stop
the cburn when the butter gathers in
Jumps about the size OF pea.
Beauty and uniformity In the dairy
COW may not add much to the milk
yield. but they certainly add value
when 1t comes to selling the stock
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
GARDEN and
FAPM NOTES

crack in a wall is a poor ventila-
tor
Get nitrogen into the soil, and you
have humus.
Onions should never be handled
when frozen, as it will produce rot.
The onion is bulb, plant at rest.
and the least warmth starts it into
growth.
Make an inventory of everythins
you have on the farm; it's condition
and value.
More potatoes are grown in New
York state than in any other state
in the Union.
Now is the time to plan for the
supply Of ice that will make next
summer more enjoyable.
Farming is regular business--to
make it profitable requires work for
the head as well as for the hands.
Many man who makes fun of the
book farmer. calling him theorist
and impractical man fails simply be-
cause he does not read and study.
1t is much better that onions should
remain frozen through the winter.
provided they can thaw gradually.
than to put them in warm cellar
If many of the farmers knew how
much it cost them to leave their ma
chinery out doors all winter they
would be quick to build machine
sheds.
Do not cut the alfalfa after barley
is harvested; let 1t make root growth.
II wanted for hay, cut the crop as
-oon as it commences to bloom the
year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
DRILLING SAVES MUCH SEED
New Mexico Station Makes Interest,"
ing Experiments to Determine
Amount of Waste.

That an immense amount or SEED
is wasted by farmers because they do
not know how much to use, is well
known. To ascertain how far this
waste extends some valuable expert
ments have been made by the New
Mexico station.
II was found that ten pounds of
alfalfa seed put in with drill in diff
ferent kinds of soil resulted IN a bet
ter .stand" than twenty pounds sown
broadcast. with same quality OF seed
In the drilled plots he young
plants we're closer or nearer together
and were no doubt able to assist one
another to some extent In pushing
through the surface crust. In this
experiment 1t was found that in clay
loan about half as many seeds were
required as were necessary In very
sandy land.
If the soil be fertile and other con-
ditions favorable the following esti-
mates will be found to be as near
correct as it is possible to make
them:
w uCdl, q " v PSShD 20 -o~~'
Corn, 8 to 10 quarts.
Oats, III bushels.
Kafir and Egyptian corns, g.
pounds.
Buckwheat, 1 bushel.
Rye, to pecks.
Beans, / quart to 100 feet Of drill
or IA bushels to the acre.
Beets, 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill
or pounds to the acre.
Cabbage, grown in beds to trans
plant, u pound to an acre.
Carrots. 1 ounce will SOW 100 feet
of drill, or 4 pounds for 1 acre.
Cucumbers, ounce will plant SO
hills, or pounds to the acre.
Lettuce, 1 ounce will SOW $50 feet
of drill.
Muskmelons, 1 ounce will plant SO
hills.
Watermelons, ounce to rs hills
pounds to the acre.
Onions, 1 ounce for 100 feet of
drill, or pounds to the acre.
Garden peas, quart will plant 100
feet of drill, or IA bushels an acre.
Tomatoes, grown In beds to trans
plant, u pound for plants enough to-
plant an acre.
Turnips in drills, pounds; broad
cast, to pounds an acre.
Sugar beets, 10 to Is pounds an
acre.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
NEW MINISTER TO PORTUGAL

Cyrus No. Woods OF Greensburg. Pa.
will DO nominated for the Office OF
United States Minister to Portugal. ac-
cording 60 announcement made by
Secretary OF c~ate Knox the other day.
Mr.. Woods VIII succeed Edwin v.
Morgan. who >as been promoted to he
ambassador TO Brazil Senators Pen
rose and Oliver endorsed MIR. Woods
for a diplomatic post. and Secretary
Knox was xiite willing 10 make the
appointment. AT first Mr. Woods was
considered for the vacant embassy at
Rio do Janelro but there were rea-
sons why Il was considered best to
send man OF experiences to that post
and consequently Mr.. Morgan was
chosen aud MIR. Woods appointed 10
his place. The salary OF minister to
Portugal is $4,000. and the place Is
considered very desirable one.
Mr. Woods served In tho Pennsyl-
yanlA legislature from 1891 TO 1908
and part OF that time was president
pro teinpore OF tho state senate. sie
Coal Company. Ills nomination prob
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
GET WATER BY A WINDMILL
Small Areas May Be irrigated In This
Wsy-Centrlfugsi Pump Is Recon-
mended az Best

Every farmer could afford TO pay
from $3.50 TO Sc an acre for the in
crease In yield that irrigation would
give. That Is the estimate placed on
the cost or irrigatlng small areas. by
II. b. Walker, drainage and irrigation
engineer with the Kansas Agricultural
college.
A centrifugal pump is the best
adapted where great amount OF wa
ter is required. A three-inch pump will
require d four TO eight horse power
engine to pull II. OIL is the cheapest
fuel. The coal a steam engine would
burn would exceed more than three
times the cost of oil fuel An ordi-
nary engine burns pint to two pints
OF oil for each horse power every
day.
IL patch to be irrigated is less
than two Ares, windmill can be used
TO good advantage. It should have a
40 TO so foot tower and the wind wheel
should be 10 or IA feet in diameter.
The wind cannot always be had at the
time the water is to be pumped, so a
reservoir must be used 1t is a good
plan TO have reservoir In any sys-
TEN where the well supply is limited.
The soil soaks up too much water as
IL runs down the bitches In small
streams. SO the water is pumped into
large ponds. and at the proper time
the field or patch Is covered at once.
In this way, the water gets to the
plants quickly, instead of wasting by
seepage and evaporation.
Sources OF water by irrigation are
rivers and natural water courses,
wells and stored storm water. Their
Importance is In the order named. Be
fore you buy your machinery for irri-
cation. be sure Of your wcll. 1t must
be never falling. even in the severest
droughts. The depth of the well should
not be more than 80 feet. If 1t is
deeper than that too much power
would be required to lift the water
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08

WAS made OF small piece OF pipe
plugged at one end with lead. with g
very small hole placed In the plugging.
At s was cut circular groove TO re.
ceive the airchamber. which was an
old stoye-pot. 1.-THE pot was not ex-
actiy what wanted. but was the best
thing | had) A strip OF packing was
put In the groove and the pot placed
and bolted down. The timbers at
were placed at right angles to tho
body OF the ram. the top one being
followed out TO at the inverted pot
The pot was fastened down with
four long bolts that went through the
timbers above and below. A A.lneh
hofs was bored downward and out.
ward as shown Mt C c and r r. be-
ing connected at l. A., The piping was
well threaded and screwed directly
into the holes IN the timber to sufii.
Client depth TO insure good hold.
After all these things were done the
ram worked successfully.
In this particular case water enters
the ram through A from dam 10 feet
higher than the position OF the ram.
The brace u prevents the valve from
lowering too FAR. X comes from
spring which likewise supplies water
to S. A check valve prevents the wa
ter from being forced back into the
spring The delivery pipe II. which
leads 20 the house coo feet away. Ia
made OF u inch pipe
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
PUMP WATER FOR IRRIGATION
Implement Should Be Judged by To-
tai Efficiency and Relation of Wa
ter Discharged to Fuel Used.

A pump is not to be judged by the
amount OF water Il discharges. but
by the total efficiency and the rela.
ton OF the water discharged to the
amount OF fuel consumed. The run
ners OF centrifugal pumps can be
bent very little, causing the pump
to discharge a very much increased
ing proposition as compared with a
smaller discharge that requires less
power
1t Is very important to deal with
responsible firm, one able and willing
to make good when pump falls to
perform the work IT has been est.
mated to do, so many factors enter
into the case that pumps will not give
the same satisfaction often In cases
where circumstances seem almost ex.
actly alike. A good firm will, If they
make mistake In furnishing a type
OF pipe unsuited to the work, make
good the mistake.
While on this subject OF efficiency
II may be mentioned that windmills
Will not do the same work where the
average velocity OF the wind current
Is unsuited to them. and II is very inn
portant TO discover what the average
velocity is before establishing an
unsuitable type
Some railroads are installing wind
gauges. and from these an approx
nation can be made.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08

seal the corks over with any sealing
wax, tie a stout cord around the
handy place. In case of fire, shake
one of the bottles slightly to mix con-
tents and throw in such a manner
that 1t will break as close as posi-
BILE to the fire. A gas is formed that
will smother out the fire. By using
the inexpensive extinguishers many
small CONGREGATIONS may be prevent
ed and many times the small fire will
cause the big one If not placed I'M
der control in time.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
Nitrate of Soda,

The Montana station experts OBJ
served that, where moisture content
of the soil was good, the nitrate for
nation was relatively high. In con-
nection with these studies 1t was
shown that the great benefit from
summer fallow was due to nitrates
accumulated in the moist soil during
the fallow season, which gives a rap
i'd growth the following year, so that
the crop usually has advanced be.
yond the stage of liability to serious
injury before the dry period of the
year arrives.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08

way II was made. writes G. M. Grayely
IA the Farm and F'lreside.
took o block OF hard wood 10 by
~ by 30 inches. A tx inch hole was
bored from A tc 0. then from s to 0,
connected to A o al an angle. ! NOR
tised from NJ to A 0 hole Az
inches at the top as shown at v.
A saucershaped hole was cut out at
s as shown in sketch. A lever Gig.
p was made and piyoted at b. In
plate OF iron 3-16 inch thick hole
was cut Gig a.. This was bolted
down at NJ. using common bolts A
piece OF sole-leather was placed under
II TO answer for packing and also to
deaden the stroke OF the valve. A
hole was cut In the leather the size
OF the hole In the plate.
Fig. was suspended in mortlse v
Gig u. Into plate OF iron Gig. 81
eight %-inch holes we're drilled In a
small circle This was bolted down
with lag screws over mortise at s.
The leather valve Gig 81 was fast
ened over holes Gig. 81 with small
bolt through center hole in plate and
IN valve. and fitted watertight at the
bolt. Packing was placed under the
plate and all screwed down tight AT
X cut was made OF sufficient depth
and width to allow an air-tube TO be
inserted In a hole bored with bit at
slight angle upward This air-tube
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
BISHOP OF ALASKA RETURNS

Church n4xaArs have proved sac
cess Ia land ~hefe churches. except
og the zaost pflmltiyc Had. ars nn-
knuwu
Right Rev. PETER Ktmbzii Rowe.
Bishop Of ALASKA. who arrived Ia Chi-
eaxo fsren,lY. received g wireless tele-
gfsm while 81 route telling OF tho
srceesA - bazaar held within The
shades Of the kFtlc circle.
Tia usexsagc resd Scamp Iditarod
Alaska Bzzakr jsat finished. Re
oc1pts. si.7sz Temperature. 70 de-
gress b@sow~
Eishop Rove came from Aiaskz for
the express purpose u making a Plea
for The Indians 70 President Taft. He
spent seFsfai days ia Washington aud
Gays he Is well pleased with the re.
suit OF his mission
FER sixteen years be has been
trsmplag The snow fields OF Alaska.
rasnistarins to white maa and indian
alike
To preach the gospel IL Alaska one
gy<f1<f fraff f.sg IN. tab s.f4 rtl.l.s.e.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08

says the Homestead. When the post
breaks OF the wires are loosened and
another post set in its place. These
panels will last nearly half century
and outstand several sets OF posts.
The space between the boards should
be increased from bottom TO top. The
UP and down pieces extend below the
bottom board to keep the panel up
from the ground. also two inches
above the top board so that when the
end becomes soft the strength will
not be lessened where the nails go
through. Another advantage of this
kind of fence is that when one wants
to drive from one Held to another a
panel can be easily opened at any
point.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
FIRE ExTINGUISHER is HANDY
Many Small CONGREGATIONS Easily
Smothered by Use of Homemade
and Cheap Device.

A homemade fire extinguisher, cas-
fly made and always ready for use,
can be easily made by anyone, as
shown In the accompanying illustra-
ton. Procure the required number
Of thin, fiat pint or quart bottles,
make solution composed of one
gallon Of water, three pounds Of salt
and one and 0ne-half pounds OF sal
ammoniac, says the Homestead. FIJI
the bottles not quite full, and cork,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
WOOD HYDRAULIC RAM
One Been on Duty Fifteen Months
Without Stop
Farmer Who Has Never Taken Course
In hydraulics Describes Pump Ho
Made acknowledgements
Show Makeup.

Some think that II takes a man who
has had course In hydraulics TO put
a hydraulic ram ia operation, but |
think that is mistaken Idea have
never taken course and have seen
hut one ram besides my own at work.
yet / have o ram which has beer on
duty about fifteen months. day and
night. Sundays not excepted. Further
than this. It was made out OF wood.
and on my own place. This is the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08


he had marked
the distance covered
the number OF niles
guiding
TO appreciate
II be under
hpno ga
nds nd "a the machine issif weighs 300 pounds
A. o. Beden Haute Ind
and igerbe and John Finday
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
DRQ||!|l|IlN[yT p[ObIll4|,f1[
BREAKS AN AVIATION RECORD

All American records for the carry.
ing OF passengers In a heavier than
air machine we're smashed the other
day. when George w. Beatty. operat.
Ing a biplane. carried three persons
with him In the air above the Nassau
boulevard Aviation feld. New York.
and flew over Belmont Park. Garden
City and Mineoia for FIFTEEN minutes
The wind beat against the sides OF
tho fragile machine. rocking II dan.
geroasiy. and the cold was intense,
but Beatty did not come 10 earth I'M
III no was confident he had done more
in one branch OF aviation than has
any other man in this country. A
smooth. graceful DECENT 10 earth
marked the finish Of the trip.
IL was said by several men who saw
the flight that Beatty flew with his
three passengers more than sixteen
miles. Leo Stevens. an aviator. placed
tho distance. however. az approx
mateiy ten miles. saying no man could
fly with a burden Of three passengers
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
PANEL FENCE IS EXCELLENT
Among other Advantages II Can Be
Fastened to Posts Without
the Use of Nails.

In building the larger part Of all
board fences made, the boards are
nailed to the posts, which is mis-
take. The posts rot of after few
years and the fence goes down. 1t is
then impossible to pull the nails and
get the boards of without plitting
them. Panels like the enc shown in
the sketch are wired to the posts
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
BADEN-POWELL IN AMERICA

Sir Robert Baden-powen. founder
and chief scout OF the British Boy
Scouts. who arrived ia New York a
few dAys ago 70 visit tho Boy Scouts
OF America. II one OF tho British
heroes Of the Bosf war. having earned
bis fame By his brilliant defense OF
katskIng
Ia fact the history OF Baden.pow.
els lifo IL packed with Incidents OF
daring Whrn only ni9eteen he en-
tered the army. being appointed a sub-
lieutenant 81 tho isth Hussars. crack
cavalry regiment and being sent to
India
From India hs was sent 20 South
Africa and participated In the Zulu
land operations IN 1888. From there
he ~ent 20 Malta for three years and
In 1896 ho was ordered 70 Mafeking
and from there made many scouting
expeditions 70 various parts OF tho
country.
Among his feats that stand out In
tho course OF tho defense OF Mafoking
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
USEFUL SHOVEL FOR WINTER
May Be Used Around Walks and
Porches or to Drag Leaves After
They Have Fallen.

Take a piece of board two feet
long and ten inches wide. Nail to
this a handle six feet long of 1x4
material. Nail a brace from lower
edge of board to handle. This shovel
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08


thcss OF England IN haling Badenfowei a
which
snd Powell publicly ended
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-08
A Convenient Snow Shovel.

may be used to push or drag snow
from walks and porches about the
home or to drag leaves together after.
they have fallen from the trees in
the fall of the year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
THIS EDITION.

Today THE TIMES issues the larg-
est newspaper that has ever been
printed in this corner of Indiana. 1t
consists of five sections of eight pages
each or forty pages in all The re-
markable fact Is that 80 of these 40
pages are devoted to the real estate
interests of the great Calumet region.
There are compilations of facts
that reveal the marvellous potential
activity of this district and will
astonish even the real estate dealers
themselves who have been trained to
consider these things.
For instance THE TIMES shows
how many men are employed in the
region at the present time, how
many men will be employed when
the plants are running at full ca
pacity and how many will be en-
ployed when scores of new plants
have been built and have added their
thousands Of workingmen to those
already employed.
| The real estate field has been GOV
cred In detail and the edition is one
of the most remarkable expositions o.
the wonders of the Calumet regior
that has ever been sent out. 1t will
not be surprising If the facts tha'
are disclosed precipitated boon
all over the region.
THE TIMES is the only newspape
in the entire Calumet district tina
has the force and equipment to en-
able it to collect such an array o
facts as is published in this rea
estate edition. 1t has been compil
ing and assembling facts from tn
four corners of the region for severa
days.
THE TIMES suggests that citizen
can perform no better service for tn
J region or for their own locality tina.
to send number of these papers I
! out of town friends. 1t is the bes
prospectus of the region that it eve
! had and there is not single exag
/ igeration. Rather not half the trut
has been told.