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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
'sEA-DRAeoN OF AUSTRALIA

Here il one of the wonders OF the
deep sea. the sea-drason Of Australia
It 10 30 richly ornamented with loose
and Tapping ribbons of skin that 1t
reminds one much of the fearsome
creature that has been adopted as the
national emblem of China.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

With a view to solving the problem
of stability, an American airman. Will
liam P. Gary. has constructed a new
three-decker aeroplane which. as our
photograph shows. Is enclosed in .
circle. The motor is between the sec
cond and third planes. and the pilots
seat under the third plane. Both en-
gine and seat are attached to a frame
work. The patent is in the hands OF
the Brothers Wright. and the machine
is said to have gone through its trial
trips very well.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
His Exact Sort.

What kind of glass OF fashion
did Ophelia consider Hamlet?" AS
long as she called him Lord Hamlet.
l suppose she considered him peer
glass;
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Even when they have nothing tc
do. some people cant seem to do Il
gracefully.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Some people get SO accustomed tc
looking on the bright side that they
can't see the other side at all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
DruyEists refund money II IL falls to cure. =. W
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
PessImlsm.

A pessimist is one who receives {
pair Of gloves as present and wor
ries because they will soon wear out.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Thousands of Consumptives die every
year. Consumption results from neg
iected cold on the lungs. Hamlins Wizard
Oil will cure these colds. Just rub it into
the chest and draw out the Inflammation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Mrs.. wfnslov's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamms-
ton, AllAys pain. cures wind collie, 26c . bottle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
No Jury.

No Jury.
'Didnt you give that man jury
trial?"
Look here" said Broncho Bob,
there amt big lot O. men in this
settlement. We couldn't possibly git
12 of 'em together without startin' a
fatal argument about somethin' that
had nothin' whatever to do with the
case.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goe,
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
good grocer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

There is a difference between being
useful and being used.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

The annual per capita fire waste in
Europe averages 33 cents, while in
the United States 1t amounts to $2.51.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

intensely hot and
esterns situated behind the city used In the
additions aauedus overflow
the retas public
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

Color more goods brighter and faster coIors Il
dye any garment without ripping apart. v
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
POINTERS FOR DUCK RAIsERs.
eekln Is Great Layer, but Does Not
Possess Flrmness Of Flesh of
the Aylssbury.

The market price for duck feathers
Is about half that for goose feath-
ers.
In France the term "duckllng" is
applied to birds hatched the previous
season, and not the present year, as
In this country,
In England IL is claimed that while
the Pekin is not great layer, 1t has
not the fneness of flesh nor the early
maturity OF the Aylesbury.
The Cayuga, the only American va.
riety, furnishes a meat of fine flavor,
but on account OF its black plumage
makes a very unattractive appearance
when dressed The French epioures
greatly appreciate the high quality of
the Cayuga. This is about the only
American product that We are not
overly proud of.
The great secret OF fatteHing duoh-
lings is TO begin early, and this can
only be attained by keeping the stock
duck young. In practice It is not profit.
able to keep the stock ducks more
than two years.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
THREsH GRAIN WHILE lamp
Practice Is Always Expensive . d Fro.
quently Cause Of Serious La ss--
Bricks Absorb Moisturt>

II is a serious mistage to thresh
grain wet or even damp. because the
proposition Of making it remarketable
ls always expensive and lis frequently
the cause OF serious loss. The farm
er who is compelled. from any cause,
10 thresh his grain when wet should
lose no time In taking immediate care
Of It,
A few dry bricks thrown into the
grain as Il is put into the bins will alb
sorb large quantities of moisture, says
writer in the Farm and Home
Sticks of very dry stove wood will an
swer the same purpose. A dry cedar
post or sticks of cordwood from pop
lar. Eastwood or jack pine trees will
absorb their weight In moisture from
a bin of damp grain. Burlap or jute
sacks filed with dry chan and buried
in bin Of damp grain will absorb
moisture readily and also provide
space for air. have used them with
excellent success.
Those simple and Inexpensive meth
ods of protecting wet grain are prac-
tical and are much more desirable
than shoveling II over day after day
20 keep It from heating. Grain that
gets hot in the bin is worthless for
seed. Musty wheat is no good for
-four and should not be sold or used
for that purpose.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
1--WE STOCK|
R0FES-sAA

II is a mistake TO keep monde
script bull simply because he cost a
little money.
Hogs follow the rows and tramp
down less OF the rape ~ It is drilled
instead OF broadcasted
For sheep the silage should be cut
very fine. Otherwise they leave the
butt sections of the stalks.
With the clio five steers can be fed
as cheaply as four without. That
gives you the gain Of one steer free
Aside from the feed problem. sheer
cause the flock master little trouble
in summer. unless we except the
parasites.
As q general proposition II may be
said that the SOW that has pigs be
fore she is a year old will disappoint
her owner.
Glover silage makes excellent hos
feed in winter They eat every bit Of
e. Some waste in feeding corr
silage 10 hogs
When you turn your team over e
hostler at the feed barn be sure tc
see that they set the water, oats and
hay you pay for
In hot weather horse should moi
be fed much corn. Oats and bran ar,
much better The more work ths
more feed OF course.
Live stock husbandry will postpon,
soil depletion for longer period o
time than grain farming, but Il will
mot prevent depletion
Green forage must be fed with dis
erection and sparihsly at first or pro
fuse sweating will result and some
times collie and weakness
Get pony for the boys. Might,
handy to use in running errands an,
TO 90 after the cows with or to rur
tne tread power in operating the new
S2rm separator.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
WHEN TO SELL FOR PROFIT
Different Feeds Have Much 10 90
With Money Returned--eeven
Months Ia Best Age.
tBy W, O. HosrAND.)


write only from my own experi-
enoe OF over 20 years in raising hogs
for the market
Different localities and different
feeds make a great deal more or less
profit In the keep OF the hog, Some
Feed too long and consume part of the
profit. while others feed not long
enough or liberally enough TO make
what they ought to make,
run all my hogs on alfalfa from
birth until sold, either for breeders or
for the packer, and as soon as they
weigh 400 pounds each, or about that.
sell or kill them.
II you are feeding pure-blooded
hogs (especially II the blood is red)
they will weigh from IT'S to 226
pounds each at six OF eight months
Of age. think seven months old Ia
the best age. and the most profitable
hog we can sell.
The younger you sell, the less risk
Of disease, the less trouble, time and
feed II takes The sooner you sell,
the more room and the better care
for the lext litter.
The cheapest gain is made while
the pig Is small. A pig weighs about
three pounds at birth. With reason
able care II will gain on an average
one-fourth pound day for the first
10 to 20 days.
So you see II doubles it's weight in
~ days. and at 65 cents per bushel
for corn, and $3.50 for 100 pounds
for shorts the first three pounds OF
gain cost about three and one-fourth
cents per pound. allowing eight pigs
to the litter for each SOW.
Don't try to get the market ready
for your hogs, but get your hogs ready
Tor the market. Sell them when they
are fat and not before. Keep the kind
that top the market and you will make
money II feed is high.
Registered hogs gain faster, bring
more money for the feeder, and make
more pounds Of meat out OF the grain
fed them than any other animal on
earth.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05

is not improved by crowning. A sand
road is at its best when moist, so Il
should be left fiat. No one wants a
sand road; so. If possible, clay should
be added TO and mixed with the sand,
making what is known as a sand clay
road.
The old way, and It is used today
by many, OF filling a mud hole With
brush with a little earth on top. can.
not be too strongly condemned and
Is only permissible In cases of emer
gency, when it is impossible to drain
the hole OF to get sand or stone to MI
1t. The overseer or foreman should in
dry weathre center this work on such
places uptil the road Is raised to
sufficient height to drain well. Many
overseers have brush hauled two
miles to iill mud hole when sand 10
within shoveling distance Of It.
The illustration shows a homemade
clod crusher. which 10 self-explana
tory.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05

chicks, the cock bird should be not
less than one nor more than threa
years old, and the hens two years old.
] have kept hens in pens 10 by Sc
feet, IL to a pen. and had good re.
suits
A house IA by 1e feet and 9 feet
high at the caves is large enough for
three dozen hens. I am keeping about
100 In one Of that size. My house is
built facing the south and all the
south side is made OF lath one inch
apart. The east, west and north sides
are boxed tight, but there is a door
across the north end for a cleaning on
the sliding drop board. use no cur.
tain in front OF the roosts. and have
no frozen combs or sick poultry.
As feed to make hens lay there is
nothing better than wheat and Kafr
In equal parts II the hens are kept
In pens feed all they win eat Throw
the grain in straw or hay Don't dose
your hens to make them lay.> and II
onie gets sick, separate It from the
flock.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
PQURWOTES

Desirable eggs are said to weigh
about "a ounces to the dozen.
II hens develop the featherpullins
habit send them to market at once,
II is as AN egg producer that the In,
dian Runner duck has gained the most
tame.
Poultry balance their own ratlons II
they are given a wide variety of feeds
TO select from
Eggs that cost s5 cents per dozen
win bring 81 to IS when hatched and
sold as broilers.
Il ia usually mere guesswork to tell
the age OF a hen by her appearances
after she has passed the pullet stage
A hen over two years old is III
only for the pot and to mother chick
ems She is past her profitable laying
days.
All young stock on hand now that
you do not intend to keep through
the coming winter should be mar
keted.
After hens are through laying they
should be sold to the butcher unless
they are needed for breeders nexl
senson
Goose eggs require from twenty
eight to thirty-two days 10 hatch. 80
cording to variety aud method oi
Matching.
Hens. wheR thys cease laying. fats en-
very easily and fat hen Is a thrifty
candidate for al kinds of poultry
df-aaeAa
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
RULES FOR BETTER BREEDING
Modern improvement Of Draft Horse
Brought About by Observance
Of PrlnelpIes Given.

I Considering what has been said we
hay next set down some simple
rules for the conduct OF our breeding
operations upon sensible. scientific
and successful lines. II may be said,
Roo. that the modern improvement
pf draft horses is being brought about
by the following OF theee rules, and
kheir observance has led to the sue
bess achieved in foreign countries.
The mares chosen for draft-horse
Breeding should be draft mares In
size. weight. character and tempera-
ment They should be sound. work
krs over 1b hands In height and not
hot less than 1900 to 1900 pounds
weight in work condition. II would
be best were they 800 pounds and
hp In weight The sire should be a
Sound. prepotent, muscular thorough
b worked or exercised. pure-bred,
Registered stallion Of draft breed. The
fesultant progeny OF the first cross,
" a male. should be castrated; II a
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
CONTINUANCE TO SAVE LABOR
Excellent Device for Harnesslna and
Embarrassing Horse-Prevents
Straps From Tanullng.

A device for harnessing and nm.
harnessing horses is described and
illustrated in the Iowa Homestead by
y f. Forest and which he has IN use
on his own farm. Il consists OF a.
inch rod threaded and frightened with
burrs and inserted between the joists
bbove the horse, similar 10 a manure
barrier cable. There are awning pull
Deys fastened together IN a pair 80
that one pulley runs on the three
eighths rod. and the other has a rope
run through It with two hooks tied
IN so that there is an end of rope
banging below each hook. These
books are tied in according to the
height OF the horse. one hook being
clear up TO the pulley and the other
20 hook into the hame ring or strap.
pull the other end OF the ropes which
lifts the hames clear Of tho horse and
hook the other hook in hame ring or
strap. The back pad and breechlna
pre- lifted in the same manner, one
hook to lift the back pad and the
pther can be used above the breech,
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
KEEPING AND STORING EGGS
Well Dissolved Solution Of Wster,
slaked Lime and Salt Is Recon-
mended-Don't Crack.

There are many plans suggested for
keeping and storing eggs, but a very
simple one appears in a recent ex-
change: To every three gallons Of
water add one pound OF fresh slaked
lime and one.half pint of salt. Have It
well dissolved. Drop in your eggs one
at a time, but mind do not crack them.
II you wish to keep them one or two
years you can do so. But you must
use them as soon as taken out or they
will spoil. When you put in all you
wish, take thin piece of board and
put on top. and on that put little salt
and lime that the top may be as strong
as the bottom. II these are kept at
sea and in different climates. why not
keep on land in a cool cellar? Should
you wish to keep to transport, dissolve
sufficient gum shellac to make a thin
varnish in alcohol, let them dry, then
after giving each egg a coat pack
them in bran or sawdust. When want
ed wash on the varnish and they are
ready to be cooked
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
Good Roads
b

Cover crops must be used to pre-
vent the loss OF plaAt food
The tool which usually follows the
plow in the course OF tillage Is the
harrow,
Don't forget the weeds that are
getting ready to 90 TO seed along
the roadside.
Manure is one Of the by-products
of the dairy farmer and It represents
decided profit.
From the time corn tassels out un.
I'll 1t becomes ripe II increases its
dry matter five-fold.
Hay stacked in the open loses 20
per cent Of its value by spelling on
the sides and bottom.
Better to have two small silos, than
one too large You can feed with less
waste from a small sllo.
1t does not pay to devote high
priced land. for long periods to pas
turage and the production of hay.
Rotation allows or assists nature to
repair her waste places and incident
ally facilitates the war with weeds.
Fall plowing of field areas will oft.
en- be of service In controlling cut
worms that are Affecting field crops.
Nov the weeds along the road. thus
preventing their seeding and also re-
moving an eye-sore to the travelling
public.
Do not build silo less than 80 feet
high II possible TO avoid it. Depth
gives solidity and keeping quality to
tina zilaga
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
TURKEYS THRIVE ON ALFALFA
Two Hundred Acres Of Land In Ne.
braska Utilized by Ranehman for
Breeding Of Birds.

A Nebraska ranchman has more
than 200 acres OF wild land. too dry
for cultivation without irrigation. and
makes a good living by raising tur-
keys.
A small creek runs through the
place and along It's sides grow some
cottonwood trees.
About 200 acres of this farm has
been sown to alfalfa. and in spite OF
the absence Of much rain 1t thrives
very we'll
The old ranch owner raises from
500 70 1900 turkeys every year, and
about the only care he gives them ID
70 feed them alfalfa.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
COMBAT PoULTRY-YARD FOES
noyance Caused by Insect Par
ssltes-Fiow 70 Control.
az aEoRaR NJ. ruRpIN.l

insect parasites are the cause Of a
great deal of annoyance and loss to
poultrymen. Some essential measures
for their control arei
Have the poultry houses separated
from all other farm buildings.
Have ell OF the interior fixtures Of
the poultry houses, such as roost-
poles, nest boxes, feed hoppers.
dropping boards. etc, removable so
that every part Of the interior can
be readily cleaned and sprayed.
Keep a good dust bath to which the
fowls may have access at all times
Of the day Common road dust with
fine ashes and powdered sulphur or
airslacked lime added is excellent.
The road dust should be gathered
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
The Horses Hoofs.

II the horses hoofs are hard and
inclined to be shelly" do not let
anybody put oil or grease on them.
for this only clogs the hoof material.
which should absorb water instead OF
repelling it. Such hoofs are best
treated by soaking them several
hours together in warm water slight.
ly salted. or by turning out the horse
at night in a pasture where he will
get the hoofs wet In the dew.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05

during dry weather for use during
tho winter.
Spray the coops and fixtures with
a good vhItewash twice each year.
adding two pounds Of salt and one.
fourth gallon of crude carbolic acid
to every fifty gallons of the spraying
mixture
Setting hens should have access to
a good dust bath such as mentioned
above II Ice ara found later on the
chicks. rub lard in the feathers OF
the head and throat. and in bad
cases. also under the wings.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05

says Wallace's Farmer Here the re-
semblance ends, for horse nettle Is a
biennial which spreads by strong un-
derground rootstocks, while buffalo
burr is an annual that spreads only
by seed.
Horse nettle is one of our very
worst weeds, especially in the south
ern half OF our territory. To kill horse
nettle. methods must be adopted as
for Canada thistle and quack grass.
which viii smother out the pest. II
the leaves are not kept continually
cut off as fast, as they appear above
ground the plant will continually
spread by its running rootstocks. We
are sorry to report that this weed
seems to have been spreading rapidly
In Iowa and adjoining states this sea.
son.
Buffalo burr is a western prairie
weed which will not cause serious
trouble where clean cultivation Is
Evening journal., 1912-10-05

female. It should. when the time
comes. be bred to a pure.hred sire OF
the same breed as the original sire,
and this plan of breeding should be
continued, GROSS after cross, until iva
or six top-crosses OF the same pure
draft breed blood having been put on
the progeny is practically pure bred
OF the breed used in It's making.
There should never be the slightest
deviation from this plan Of breeding.
Had there been in France we would
not have the modern Peroherons OF
today; and mixed breeding. such as
has characterized American opera.
kions. would have absolutely prevent.
ed the origination and perpetuation Of
the Clydesdale. Shire. Suffolk or Bel.
CLAN breeds Selection and some mix.
ing in blood had to be followed in the
narly origlnation OF these breeds. but
u is no longer necessary and now
would be ruinous. Then. too, the sire
must be sound. and throughout the
entire operation of horse breeding. as
We have seen, adequate feeding must
be the rule.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
FOR BEGINNER IN POULTRY
Two Dozen Hens Are Plenty TO Start
Wlth for One With No Experiences
American Breed Best.

For one who has had ne experi-
ence with poultry two dozen hens ara
plenty to begin with, II is better to
begin with one OF the American or
Asiatic breeds. The Mediterranean
breeds are weak when small because
OF feathering 30 fast, Free range is
best, writes William Zimmerman of
Selma, Okla, in the Farmers Mail
and Breeze. II they must be put in
pens, IA hens and cock to each
pen is about right For good, strong
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
ksrosene.

Kerosene is sure death 10 lice n
applied as a spray Spray the walls.
roosts, corners and nestings and the
oil will kill all vermin. Sprinkle the
bottom OF the nests with It and cover
with a heavy coating OF straw.
Kerosene is also very valuable in
preventing and curing scale disease
in fowls. II 1t is used freely on the
roosts once a week you win have no
scsly legs. 1t promptly destroys the
red louise that preys on the fowls at
night sapping their very life blood
and retires to the roost poles during
tha da1tina.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
WEIGHT OF LOAD FOR HORSE
Should Not Be Asked to Pull More
Than one-Tenth Of It's Weight
Cost Of Marketing.

CBy PROF, r, M. DOLvE, North Dakota
Agricultural College.)
Since horses use their weight in
pulling they should be loaded in pro-
portion to their weight, and observers
are agreed that for hauls over ooun-
try roads a horse is properly loaded
when exerting a pull on the traces
equal to one-teuth of his weight For
team OF / 1.600-pound horses this
would be exerting a pull of 800 pounds
and II It requires a 14O-pound pull
to haul a ton on an average level
country road they would haul about
21-9 tons. In order to haul this load
UP 8 per cent. grade they would
have to exert a pull equal to one
fourth their weight, which Is an ex-
haustive pull and should not be much
exceeded, especially II the hill Is long.
If the hill had 10 per cent. grade the
load would have to be reduced to
1890 pounds or nearly three tons less
IN order to keep the pull up the
grade equal to one-fourth the weight
of the horses.
Statistics show that It costs over
20 cents per ton-mlle to market farm
products, SO that II the distance to
market was five miles It would cost
81 to market ton when the road
fs level or contains not more than a
per cent. grade.
Assuming that is would take as long
to haul the small load OF 1000 pounds
necessitated by the 10 per cent. grade
Rs 1t does to haul the larger load. the
cost Of marketing a ton would be IN
creased to $2.25. or an increase of
s1.25 because OF the grade
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
MAINTENANCE OF GOOD ROADS
Best Method Is by Systematic Use Of
Road Drag---old Way ls Very
Strongly Condemned.

No earth road can be maintained IN
good condition unless It be so con.
structed as to drain we'll and unless
It be kept free from ruts and holes.
The best method OF maintaining an
earth road, especially a prairie road,
is by the systematic use Of the road
drag. A sand road is never good IN
der any circumstances. but certainly
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
TREATMENT FOR BRooDY HEN
Unique Plan 10 to Provide Wooden
Boxes With Screen Bottoms
Fowl Soon cools OF.

A unique plan for curing broody
hens is carried out by making a few
boxes with screen bottoms with legs
attached to keep the box up from the
ground and allow free circulation of
air, says the Iowa Homestead. Com
mon window screen is all that should
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
TWO OF VERY WORST WEEDS
Horse Nettle and Buffalo Burr Former
Biennial and Latter Annual,
Cause Much Damage.

Many samples Of horse nettie and
buffalo burr have come to our ofice
this summer. These two striking
weeds are closely related, both being
degenerate cousins Of the potato. Both
bear yellow flowers shaped like potato
or tomato flowers. and both are spiny.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
Garden Fertilizer.

Well-rotted barnyard manure is the
best garden fertilizer. For late crops
II is not necessary that it be thor
oughly decayed. as there is time for II
to decay before the plants need IL.
Nitrate Of soda and some other com
mercial fertilizers are occasionally
used for special crops, and win prob.
ably have to be used more by market
gardeners thereafter on account OF
the difficulty In getting stable ma
nure.
Evening journal., 1912-10-05
SWINGING GATE FOR SWINE
Should Be Hung Downwards With
Hinges SO That the Hogs Can
Push Their Way Through.

gate which will allow hogs to
pass and at the same time will
restrain cattle and calves, will be
found convenient on any farm, says
the Iowa Homestead The illustra-
tiou shows small gate easily con-
structed which is hung between two