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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14
FROM THE LAKE

George Whitaker, who has
been spending the past ten davs
at Lake Tahoe, has returned to
this city. He reports great time
and all Of the resorts crowded.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL,

Word from Mrs. Will Wood
bury who is in San Francisco
with her little daughter who last
week was operated on at Lane s
Hospital, states. that the opera
tlon was successful and the LITTLE
girl IS getting along nicely.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14

A new awning is being erected
at the Gree Block, which adds to
the appearance of the building
and is also appreciated by the ten
ants.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14

Meals at all hours, day and
night, at the Park Hotel.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14

Try that Fredericksburg beer al
the Sacramento Saloon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14

steam Beer at the Nevada Saloon
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-14

Butter wrappers al the Appeal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

The sows are given separate lots
with a good shelter, close warm house,
If the weather is cool. about a week
before they are due to farrow.
The sows are fed sparingly for a
few days after narrowing then grad
ually brought up to full ration.
It has always been hard for me to
keep from feeding the SOW too much
while the pigs are young and as a
result I have had several cases OF
scours with the young pigs.
When I find the pigs beginning to
scour, I give the soI Is to 20 drops
Of laudanum in her feed for few
feeds. Her feed is reduced and this
usually checks the scours in day or
so. If I have not any laudanum I
have used powdered charcoal with
good results. .-t
AS soon as the pigs are old enough
to eat give them separate trough
where they can eat without being dis
turbed by the mother. They are given
a mixed feed of middlings. corn meal
or other ground feed mixed with
water. The sow gets similar ration.
More corn is used in cold weather
than If the season is warm.-A. j.
T,epp
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
CARING FOR The PIGS

In order that we may take proper
care Of the young pigs it is necessary
that we know about what time to ex-
pect them. ~
have made it /. rule to keep a rec
ord of the date on which the sows are
bred. .....
BY reference to my record And
that my sows farrow from the 18th
to 18TH day from breeding. ~,
Some claim that ar old NV will go
longer than a young sow, but I bred
a yearling SOW. a two year-old, and a
six-year-old sow all on the same date
These three sows all farrow on the
same day.
like for my sows to be into a
thriving condition when the pigs are
narrowed. In fact. I like for them to
improve in flesh during the entire
period of CESSATION.
Some people are afraid Of getting
their sows too fat and I suppose that
they can be made too fat but they
ought to be in good flesh. They should
have a surplus laid up for the suck
ling Of the young pigs, because it is
hard to keep a SOW from going down
in flesh rapidly while the pigs have
to depend upon her for their food.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
PLANTS MUST HAVE MOISTURE.

A part of the food which a plant
needs for life and growth is in the
soil. 1t is the office, or function, Of
the plants roots to get this food. But
before the roots can take UP plant
food from the soil. that food must be
dissolved in water.
: We all know that the soil in which
plants grow must be wet or moist for
the plants to thrive or do we'll in it.
If the soil becomes very dry the
plants stop growing. some Of them die
entirely. and others die down to the
ground. ..m. .-
Those plants which die only to the
ground when the soil becomes very
dry are provided with underground
stems. -. sE.sa-- ~
These underground stems simply
rest, or sleep. during the dry period.
and awake again and send up new
leaves and branches when the soil
becomec moist.-H. H. Shepard, in
Farm World.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
BUILDING TELEPHONE LINES.

The cost of mile of telephone line,
exclusive of the poles and labor which
can be supplied by the farmers them
selves, is about 81. This is a line u.s.
ing 80 poles to the mile and for the
construction Of which about ~ miles
of wire are required.
For full metallic system the cost
is about $14 per mile. and the cost OF
each subscribers instruments and
equipment is about $13 more.
. Chestnut or cedar make the best
poles because they last longer in the
ground. For light line, poles 26 feet
in length and five or six inches in
diameter at the top are suitable.
For grounded system, only two
strands of wire are needed, and these
are supported by 12-inch oak brack-
cts. which should be nailed to the
pole before it is set into the ground.
If the calls are too frequent. and
the wires too heavily loaded, another
pair of lines may be run o. the same
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
FARMERS SEEKING INFORNIA-
TT0N

That the farmers all over the coun-
try are "thirsting for knowledge" on
all subjects agricultural, is demon
strated by the great interes: displayed
in the Farmers Institute work.
Some interesting facts regarding
this appear in a late report of last
years work in "A states and territories.
In Al Of these states, regular Institutes
were held to the number OF $3.50;
3,723 were one-day meetings. 1,704
two days. and 1876 three days or more.
The total number of sessions was
1852. with an aggregate attendance
of 1.904.67e.
The special institutes aggregated an
attendance of 1.252,933, making the
entire attendance at institute meet
ings Of all kinds 3,327,092, or 3S3,S4S
more than in 1910. The special in
stitutes are rapidly growing In i'm
portance and interest One hundred
and forty-nine movable schools were
held with an attendance of 1896; 81
covering 35,705 miles, accompanied by
TAO lectures and attended by 939,12O
persons. Four hundred and fifty-nine
independent institutes were held
with an attendance Of 130,917. and
Is roundup institutes. continuing
through 1853 sessions, attended by
22,730 persons. There were 303 pic
mics and conventions, consisting of 269
sessions, attended by 120,161 persons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
GROWING IMPROVED SEEDS.

believe that every farmer would
find it profitable to devote certain
portion of his farm to growing seed
for the coming year. In this way he
could buy seed each year and plant it
on his test grounds and grow all that
would be required for his next years
crops.
One quart of some new variety Of
field corn would grow enough seed to
plant quite an acreage and the cost
would be comparatively small. peck
of some new kind of potatoes would
furnish seed for quite a patch next
year One bushel of seed oats would
furnish enough seed for a number of
acres the next year.
This would give the seed an oppor-
'tunity to become better acclimated
and he could select. the best seeds for
home use which is an opportunity that
seldom comes to a farmer who buys
seed from the seedmen who sell it
from the general crop which is raised
by farmers especially for them.
Then there is. always an opportun-
ity for farmer to sell choice see1
oats. corn or potatoes to his nearby
friends for better price than his gen.
eral crops will bring. The time Is
coming when good seed will be better
appreciated by farmers.-M. w. KEEL
lev
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
TREES FOR WINDBREAKS

few inches high-above the tops Of
the plants-covering the surface with
leaves or straw or old hay-also q
covering over the tops Of the young
plants in winter will insure their win
tering in good condition.
When they are firmly established
with new and fibrous roots they are
ready to be set out for good and 1t
will be found best ito set in rows about
six feet apart and from three to four
feet in the row and give good care
and cultivation as would be given a
garden for two or three years until
the trees shade the ground.
White and Norway spruce are the
most rapid growers and are the most
valuable for planting. White pine
will make a very rapid growth In
some places and the arbor vitae will
make a very good growth.
In all cases cultivate we'll the fore
part of the season and keep down the
weeds and grass. BY close planting an
upright growth is procured and as the
trees become too thick they may be
thinned out and the best ones left
until they have obtained their growth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

| If a boy has fowls of his own, he
will want to manage them SO as to
keep them separate from the other
poultry on the farm. The following
plan which is arranged to accom-
modate ten or twelve hens and male.
has been found satisfactory. a..
It may be enlarged for a greater
number, always remembering that
to eight square feet more Of floor
space. -.. e
| The coop in question .; five feet
wide and twelve feet long, giving a
floor space Of sixty square feet-five
or six square feet per hen. 1t Is six
feet high at the front and four feet
at the back, and is built from cheap
lumber. and covered with tarred rolf
ing.
On most farms there are odds and
ends Of boards enough to put together
such a coop, except for the roofing.
AS no glass is used. the only additional
expense will be for nails. hinges. a
few yards of cheap cotton domestic.
and a little poultry-netting.
The door into the coop is put at one
end of the front wall. 1t Is not closed
with solid door, but with a frame
covered with wire netting having a
curtain Of muslin on the inside for
use in the cold weather. The upper
half Of the remaining part Of the front
IS also left open and covered with
netting. with an inside muslin curtain.
In the warm weather these curtains
are kept rolled up. but in cold weather
they are let down over t. openings.
They should be, large enough to cover
them well, and have weights at the
bottom to hold them in place. If a
hem Is run in and rather heavy slat
thrust through the casing thus formed
they will stay in place very WELL
The only other openings in the coop
are four little square doorways, eight
by ten inches in size. If the hens are
very large the openings r,ay be made
somewhat larger each way. One Of
these little doors should be in each
end and one in each lower corner of
the back wall.
They are closed with a sliding panel
raised or lowered by a wire or stout
cord. Only one is, Of course, to be
used at time. You will presently
see why the four are needed
In the center Of the back wall, two
feet above the floor, fasten frame
two feet wide and three feet long
carrying two roosting-poles. This
frame should be hinged to. the wall,
so it can be raised out Of the way
when desired.
Under it, foot from the floor,
make little platform of boards to
catch the droppings Do not fasten
this anywhere as you will want to take
it up to clean 1t.
On the front corners of the roost-
ing frame put legs foot long. which
should rest on this dropping-board
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
QUICK DEVELOPMENT OF BIG
INDUSTRIES.

The Bermuda onion industry which
last year amounted to over one thou
sand car loads has been developed in
the United States in the last few years.
The large celery industries of south
ern and central California was de-
veloped during the past decade. There
has also grown up in connection with
the celery industry large caulifower
industry which places product In the
eastern markets at a season when they
are not supplied by the Long Island
and upstate sections of New York.
There has been at least fifty per cent
increase in the area devoted to the
production Of celery in Florida during
the last decade and simila- extensions
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
HOUSING The FLOCK
BY MRS. X. A. GRIMES.

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when the roost is lowered In place.
Have both resting-poles the Same
height, not set SO the frame will slant.
y On the ceiling, directly above the
roost, nail strips of inch board so as
to make a frame the same size or q
trifie larger, than the roost itself.
To this tack strips of burlap-sack-
ing long enough to reach the floor.
and wide enough to completely sur
round the coop when they are dropped
in place. @a,s
At the lower edges put Stats to
keep them in place. as on the other
curtains. On cold nights this makes
snug and yet not stuffy sleeping
place for the biddies.
The. nest-boxes-two are plenty
should be placed in the darkest part
of the coop. This will be against the
front wall, in the corner farthest from
the outer door.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

A double row of evergreens as a
windbreak is Of equal value for pro-
lection with a board fence of the same
height. The general method Of plant
ing evergreens around feed yards,
houses, gardens and small fruit or
chards is to plant the trees in double
or triple rows so that there will be
no space between the trees for the
wind to find it's way through.
When planted on the west side Of
the yards or buildings they soften the
rigors of winter and add many dollars
value to the appearance oe the farm.
A large number have been unsuc-
cessfu1 in growing these trees, but
with proper care and the right
methods of starting the young trees
it is quite easy to start an evergreen
tree. The only condition of success
is that their roots must be kept moist
Foreign varieties when imported
are not so sure to thrive and do as
we'll as the native trees. When trees
of small size are started they should
be set in small beds convenient for
watering in case Of draught, and
shaded with brush or cornstalks
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
CARE OF THE BROODER.

Brush out the breeders every other
day. changing the material used In
floor covering. This may be Of bran,
sand. sawdust, or paper, but must be
dry. Damp bedding induces disease
every time.
When it Is necessary to wash the
breeder choose a warm sunny day, so
that the chicks will not need 1t. and
it can be thoroughly dried before re-
turning them at night. If these con-
ditions cannot be complied with,
temporary brooder may be used for
the, day by means of box and one or
two jugs Of hot water we'll wrapped in
flannel, the latter serving the double
purpose of holding in the heat and
preventing a chick being crowded up
and burnt.
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notbed protected by high board fence

The inside dimensions for a bed 6
feet wide and IL feet long, will be
6 feet 4 inches wide, and IL feet
inches long. The excavation should
be about feet deep. The opening
should be boarded up with Pinch stuff
for keeping out mice and moles.
Where possible, the beds should face
southeast. or directly east.
The back of the frame should be
16 inches and the front about 8 in
ches high. This gives sufficient fall
for water from rains or SHOWS to drain
oft nicely. and the rays of sunshine
will have better opportunity to get, at
the small seedlings. a..
The preparation of the manure is
not such a particular fob as is gen
orally supposed, but the simple primo
iple involved is not generally known.
f The yeast fungus, when once intro
duced into manure-heap suitable to
it's development. spreads rapidly, and
soon has the whole mass In a state
of heat. r.. :, @... ,.
Horse-manure Is the best, especially
when the horse has been fed on rich
foods. such as grain, bran, and oil
meal. The bulk of the manure should
be urine-soaked straw; that which has
served as bedding in the stalls. Forest
leaves. when mixed in with straw,
make heat that Is most powerful
and lasting.
The manure should be hauled d.
rectly from the stalls to thu beds, and
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FLORAL Adjournment OF the HOME
FLOWERS AND


den. There is no plant which trans
plants more easily than the dahlia,
for the young seedlings never even wilt
and they get in bloom later than the
old roots, which Is an advantage, as
the old ones are apt to ge: in bloom
in the hottest weather, while the fall
bloom Is always best. 49,.
I prefer to raise rev plants from
seed every year.
save a good many seeds from the
finest cannas. and 1t is interesting to
watch their development. Last sum-
mer got some seedlings Of great
merit, and have. Kept the roots over
by lifting and burying in Il pit.
Seeds of the Gamma and the moon
vine are hard to terminate without
special treatment. OF the moon-vine-
seed I clip. the outer she'll with scis-
sors, and soak them a day or two in
warm water. 49,
OF the canna-seed I take each one
in a pair Of pinchers and hold them
an instant on the grindstone till the
white shows through. Then they. too.
are soaked several days In warm water
and planted after the ground is warm.
Treated in this way, they soon ger
inmate. and any one trying this will
be surprised at the variety of colors
obtained from seed grown on good
varieties. Last summer I had i'm
mense heads of flowers varying from
pale straw color, almost white, and
without a spot, to pale-pink, deep
pink, carmine, scarlet, golden-yellow
spotted with red. and the old style Of
scarlet edged with yellow. None Of
the seedlings were worthless, Rnd
many were very fine.
Canna-seed, from a good collection,
Will always give you fine plants and
snowy flower heads, and dahlia-seed-
lings will give you more flowers for
cutting than you can get from the
average named sorts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

My vegetable garden is a large lot.
adjoining my home lot, which bought
in order to have a kitchen garden,
since all the space in my home lot Is
devoted to ornamental plants, for
home a dornment, and in some things
for profit too.
NV house stands on corner lot Of
about one-fourtfi acre. Next the street
is a hedge of Amoor River privet. I
do not trim my hedge like wall as is
square corners, and we want a hedge
to look natural rather than artificial.
When the privet hedge Is trimmed
with perpendicular sides and flat on
top, 1t soon gets open underneath. and
the hedge will soon look upside down.
trim my hedge wide at the base. and
sloping up in rounded conical cross
section The sun thus has a chance at
the sides. and it grows thick to the
ground and shows no bare stems
below. 49,. ~ .4-
My porch runs around two sides Of
the house. on two streets. with some
grass between q the house and the
hedge, and all along the base of the
porch is a bed planted in variety
of shrubbery to bloom at different
times from early spring into summer.
This border is edged with spring
bulbs, such as hyacinths and mar
cissus; and as they fail, the border is
made with Phlox Drummondi that
flowers the rest of the season. .. ..
There Is walk leading from the
side street to the kitchen yard On
each side Of this walk I have wide
borders planted with cannas of the
best types of the large-fowering vari-
cites. =
In winter these are covered deeply
with garden-refuse. such as corn
stalks. castor-oil bean-stalks, and left
in the ground, after the dead tops are
added TO the cover; for in our climate
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

find they will keep better in this
way, than lifted and stored. But they
are lifted and divided, and replanted
in the spring to prevent too much
crowding.
Then as a screen to the back fence
plant seed of the Zanzibar castor
bean that grows ten or twelve feet
tall, and along the rear fence I have
a row of the tall-growing Lady Len
nox cosmos
plant moonflower-vines that grow rap
idly, and open up their big white flow
ers In the evening. At one corner I
have a plant of Wistaria sinensis.
Roses Of course, we have here and
there. and spiraea, with beds Of China
asters anywhere. In fact. I fill my
empty hotbed frames in the Kitchen
garden with asters for cutting, for we
want flowers on the tables. and on
the dining-table every day in the year.
The old white lily, Lilium Can
kdidum,. does we'll here; and I have
over 1900 of them, for I have shown
to the dealers that we can grow better
bulbs of these here than they can i'm
port from France; and these not only
give me flowers, but are a matter Of
profit.
One Of my specialties is the Bonfire
Scarlet sage. 1t makes the gayest Of
beds. blooms very early and contin-
uously here, and gives me profitable
crop of seed. 1t Is necessary to keep
the ripe spikes cut out to keep up the
best bloom. w.
I have some Of the best dallias. but
raise a great many every summer
from seed, for the straightforward ones
are very useful for cutting. and from
a good strain of seed one can get some
very, fine flowers. I had over two hun
dred seeding plants last summer The
seed were simply sown in cold frame
in April. and transplanted to the gar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
USING THE HeTBED
BY j. W. GRIFFIN.

piled in conical heap, leaving II
until fermentation has set up.
Before fermentation becomes too
lively. which is ascertained by the es-
Gaping steam, the pile should be fork
and left until the escape Of steam is
again noticeable, then it should be
tramped into the frame perfectly
solid. 3.
If the manure is very hot. the soil
should be put on at once, but If not,
the sash should be placed over the
manure for few days, until the
manure is well heated. then the soil
put on.
The bed should be watched, and as
soon as the seeds of weeds which are
t. the soil begin to come UP all over
the bed. it is time to plant the garden
seed.
Do not neglect the ventilation. as
the bed will get very warm on sunny
days, at which time the sash should
be opened little at the top, and be
careful that no direct draft reaches
the tender plants. . "
A covering Of old carpet or mating
is good to place over the sash during
cold nights, and during the day, when
there Is much sunshine. The frames
should be closed before nightfall. es-
pecially on cloudy afternoons, and
they should have manure banked up
around them during the cold spells.
AS soon as the plants are two or
three inches tall, they should be trans
planted to the cold-frames which are
not unlike the hotbeds, except that
they have no bottom heat, and are
covered with muslin to keep off the
chill and frost.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
GROUND FOR TREES

The growth Of many newly planted
trees is imped ID by impervious SUBJ
soil or hard pan. Take the pecan tree
for Instance: To get the enormous tap
root of the pecan tree dow: into soil
deep enough to give the root wide
enough range in which to grow pro-
perly. requires a good deal of thought
and care. &.s..
For this purpose it is a good prac-
tice to "shoot" the holes with dyna-
mite before the trees are planted. so
that the roots can get down through
the impervious layer of soil. 1t has
recently been found that this is the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

The hotbed is avery important part
OF a well-kept garden. 1t lengthens
the season in which we may supply
our tables with fresh vegetables.
A bed that is IL feet long and 6
feet wide. will accommodate four
regular-sized sashes, 3x6 feet. In this
bed we have 4s squares Of space,
which is sufficient to grow the plants
for a good-sized garden. garden.
three or four l1otbeds and some cold
frames is good start toward success
full truck farming.
The best location for the hotbed Is
oh the south side Of the building, a
high, tight board fence. or ona pro-
tected by a heavy growth Of ever
greens for a windbrake.
The site should be a little higher
than the surrounding surface so that
good drainage may be secured. Make
an excavation little wider and little
longer than the bed is to be.