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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
ADVANTAGES OF
CLIPPING HORSES

In winter the horse has a heavy
coat of hair. Ii left to itself II grad
ually sheds. but meanwhile the AMI
NAL must struggle with the winter
coat during the warm days of spring
when be Is called upon to dc the
strenuous work Of blowing and seed
Ing, writes william Purdue In the
American Cultivator.
When the horse Is perfectly free
and has plenty of time 1t Is as well to
let him shed his coat naturally. Ii be
becomes too hot he can find shade.
But when we take the horse into
hands there comes a time when. II the
weather be hot, be must work and
sweat, with no chance Of obtaining
hair of winter Is a serious dra wback
The moisture from the body Is retain
ed In this heavy coat of hair. If he
stops In the cold winds there Ia a
tendency to cool the body because Of
this accumulation Of moisture. When
he Is taken to the stable at night be
Is still covered with this blanket Of
wet hair. This condition may be rem
edied by a thorough grooming. to be
sure. but during the busy season of
spring we do not always have the
time to spend with the horses that
would be necessary to dry the hair
and put them In q comfortable condi-
ton If this work car possibly be avoid
ed, and we can avoid this work by
clipping the animals.
When we clip the horse we strip
him Of his winter coat. Then when
he sweats in the field the moisture
quickly evaporates. He probably
throws off as much moisture as be-
fore he was clipped. but 1t Is taken
up rapidly by the sun and the air. and
when he goes to the stable at night
he Is free from the wet blanket Of
hair, and a slight grooming will put
him In condition for a good rest. Thus
the clipping of the horse Is the artii
cial method for meeting the artificial
conditions Of the domestic horse upon
the farm when we are In the busy
season and have many things to do
By this means the horse Is made com
-
| Portable, and the labor Of caring for
him Is reduced to a minimum.
Some may be Of the opinion that a
clipped horse will take cold readily.
but this Is not the case. II is always
well. however. to have blankets along
when driving a team on a cold day in
spring and use them If an extended
stop Is made.
Clipping does away with the mud
which sticks to a horses limbs by
reason of the long hair about the fet
lock. This is a decided advantage in
spring, when there is always more or
less mud.
The clipping machine is simple. east
~ cared for. and the cost of one Is
not great.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

owned. She was q heavy, persistent
mixer. usually drying three OF four
weeks previous to calving. One sum-
mer l found her daily milk yield In
creasing within three weeks Of calving
It was then too late to dry her off.
and by the time she dropped her calf
she was giving fifty pounds Of milk
daily. The calf was only Of medium
size. and that year this COW fell Off
nearly 1000 pounds from her previous
years milk record But a small part
of this loss vas met by the extra milk
obtained In the previous period.
Every COW should go dry from three
to six weeks before calving. An ac-
curate record Of service by the bull is
essential to drying off COW at the
right time. When the time comes for
drying off a COW the grain food should
gradually be withdrawn. This may
Of itself cause milk to cease forming
If not. omit one milking a day, then
milk ono In two days. thus extending
the drying period. The udder must be
watched. and II any hardening or alb
normal heat Is shown regular milking
must be resumed until a normal condi-
ton is brought about. If a COW con-
tinues to secrete milk 1t must be drawn.
Dry cows may be kept on pasture
alone or on a low stable diet, mainly
of coarse forage. until about two weeks
before calving. Then there should be
q slow but steady increase Of feed Of
a n%ourishing and laxative kind. Wheat
bran is good at this time, but new
process linseed meal is preferable. II
is better to have the cows caive on the
upgrade while daily gaining In
strength and vigor. A week before
calving give the COW a comfortable.
roomy box stall within hearing or
sight of the herd and watch for the
event. Re sure her bowels are o
ing freely for two days before calving.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
MaIIeability of Gold.

The malleability of gold Is so great
that a single grain may be divided into
100000 parts and a cubic inch into
9,523, sos, 1923 parts, each of which may
be distinctly e by the naked eye,
A grain and a half Of gold may be
beaten into leaves of one inch square,
which. If intersected by parallel lines
drawn at right angles to each other
and distance only the one-hundredth
part Of an inch. will produce 25,00O,0O0
little squares, each Of which may be
distinctly seen without the aid Of a
glass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

to 2 by 5 inch hardwood pieces under
stills. The four 6-inch pine boards, 16
feet long, may be bolted or nailed tc
crosspieces. Make a hardwood ladder
for front end of rack, about 5h feet
high and hinged that 1t may be let
down after unloading. Cover bottom
OF rack between stills with 1-inch
boards, mailing cleats on their under
side and also outside of stills to pre-
vent slipping past wagon bolster. Fig.
3 is detachable wheel pit for high
wagon. Short boards A A, rest on
boards Of rack. End boards are made
just wide enough to fit snugly between
boards over each hind wheel. II rack
is for high wheeled wagon only make
pit like Fig. 4 and bolt to frame
Henry Vernon. In Nebraska Farm
Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Ornamental Hedges.
BY c. B. WaIdron, Horticultur-
list, North Dakota Agrlcul-
turai College.


Most hedge plants are valuable for
ornamental purposes only, though
some of them have often been sold by
tree peddlers under the name Of Isl
berian hedge" ETC., with the assur-
ance that they will turn stock in three
years. 1t is impossible to tell which
Ii the best, as no one is the best for
all purposes. The buskthorn makes an
excellent hedge and In time will afford
some protection against dogs and
stock. 1t has rich. dark green foliage
that remains on till late In the fall. IL
requires little attention, does not suck
er and makes a dense growth. II Is
slow about getting started but does
we'll when once established.
The Caragana starts readily and will
make a fairly good hedge in three
years. The foliage Is light green and
while very beautiful In early summer
Is apt to rust and get dingy later in
the season. It Is very hardy and a
valuable plant.
The silver leaf is a native Of the
state and is sometimes known as the
badger bush. 1t grows readily into a
low, pretty hedge but suckers badly.
The Tartarian h%oneysuckle is about
the best plant, all things considered,
for an ornamental hedge. 1t is per-
fectly hardy, a profuse bloomer, starts
readily, is not subject to disease or in
sect attacks, and will succeed with
any reasonable treatment.
1t will grow eight or ten feet high
as a dense, stout bush, or may be kept
trimmed to any height. The red cedar
is probably our surest evergreen and
is well adapted for hedges. Trees OBJ
tanned from Minnesota seem perfect
ly hardy. 1t is not a rapid grower,
though last season our trees made a
growth of about a foot. Il is of course
an ornament the year round and for
that reason should appeal to those
wanting something unusually fine II
they are prepared to give it the atten-
ton 1t demands till it becomes estab-
lished. The plants CT the red cedar
should be set about two feet apart,
Of the others named, about one foot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
AN ILLINOIS HAY RACK.

Mr.. Editor-The stills for this rack
may be made fourteen feet of any suit
able length. find sixteen feet is bet
ter. II decreases danger of load being
topheavy and adds little extra weight.
Finish the rack with two coats OF
Venetian red well mixed with boiled
linseed oil.
EXPLANATION: Two stills for Fig.
l of 2 by s inches 16 feet long. Cross
pieces 2 by 5 inches, 6k feet long.
Clamp these to stills as in Fig 2, also
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Dairy Notes.

Weigh the milk and test for butter
fat II you would know the value Of
each COW.
III the teats Of the cow have a ten
dency to be sore or dry. rub a little
pure vaseline on them.
The calf that Is expected to develop
into a profitable COW must have the
best chance to grow from the time It
Is born.
Dairying Ii not necessarily a compli
Gated line of work. but at the same
time 1t takes care In order to make q
success.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
THE ~FLockMAsTEa.

Sheep do not drink much wa
ter. but what little they drink
must be clean.
Sheep are a persistent agency
Of Improvement to the soil of
the farms on which they are
kept.
Look out for sore teats on
ewes with lambs, When such
conditions are discovered rub
the affected parts twice q day
with sailed butter.
} When ten days old dock your
lambs and castrate those not
kept for rams. at about two
weeks old.
A good fockmaster will not
fail to have every sheep on the
, place pass under his own eye
once every day.
!, In selecting a ram always pick
out one that stands square on
, bis legs and shows courage and
} masculinlty. A slow, poky ami
, NAL will prove a dlsappoint-
, ment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
G|vEADAM NOTES..
More CoruScationS From the Arr
IONA Kicker.
- Z
ITS ENORMOUS CIRCULATION.

Some Comparisons With the Feeble
Efforts Of the Newspapers of the Ef-
fete East-A Few Items of Inside In
formation and Some Personalities.
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literaryy
Press1
TIME flying machine has not yet
reached Giveadam Gulch. but
all our two gun men are ready
and waiting for II.
Out Of 900 weather predictions made
In IT, &ker only seven turned out
as used, but we are mighty
prGud Of that. We had no idea we
should hit more than two.
Mr.. George Shrader. a Chicago drum
mer, found fault with his bed at the
Royal hotel the other night and had
to be shot in the leg. Mr.. Shrader
was making his first trip out this way
The printers ink consumed I'm the
Kicker office In one week would make
q river so feet wide. 10 feet deep and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

KICKER OFFICE WOULD MAKE A hlyxR
FIFTY FEET WIDE.
100 miles long. These figures may
startle some people, but we regard
them as mere trifes. We rather ex-
pect to rival the Ohio river In another
year.
This Is our regular week for lying
about our circulation and advertising,
and therefore we proceed to state that
during the past year we have publish
ed more want" ads. than all the 9TH
er newspapers In the world. We are
not Dragging about 1t. but merely men
tioning the trihing incident. Some of
the New York dailies would blow
around for weeks on such a record.
The number Of subscriptions receiv-
ed from Asia alone last week totaled
up over half a million. Our subscrip-
ton staff. numbering over 700 persons.
had to work five minutes extra to list
the names, but they were willing to
do that much for us.
The last issue of the Kicker was ff-
teen seconds late owing to the break
ing down of our DOT presses stimuli
t~aneously. We have just ordered 45O
new presses that we may have a re-
serve. and our readers will not again
be disappointed.
1t takes 900 tons Of coal per day to
supply the engines at this office; but,
as we own 100000 acres of coal lands
and mine our own coal. we let the boys
fire up and run the old thing full blast
We often have as many as GOO loaded
cars In the back yard at once.
The advertising columns Of the Kick
er have become so crowded that we
must notify the public that all adver-
Using intended for the year 1913 should
be sent in at once. We have also adj
vanced our rates to $50 a line and may
even have to double that figure. It's
easy to run a newspaper when you
know how.
Our 127 paper mills had to work over
time all last month to keep US supplied
with white paper. and we had TO es-
tablish thirty additional mills to take
the pressure of. IL these rolls of paper
we're pasted together they would reach
%thirty-nine times around the globe and
49, la-x nnvOh lnft nunr RI RooRh
FIVE times around DR.. Cook.
The Kicker supplies all Its employees
with a free lunch every day at noon.
1t takes 1.764 bottles of champagne
and 143 cold chickens to give this
lunch the proper zest. but we were al
ways a free handed cuss who liked to
see other folks happy. OF course only
pure Irish linen tablecloths are pro-
tided, and they are washed and ironed
after every lunch.
There may be some folks who won
der where we get the money TO run
things on the generous scale we do.
That is the least of our troubles.
Willie the dinky little dailies Of New
York, Boston, Chicago and Philadel-
phia are counting their pennies we
have 1H blond young ladies taking I'm
and counting the money received by
six different daily mails. Every after
noon at 4 o'clock a big moving van
backs up to the Office to be loaded
With sacks OF gold and ~greenbaeka
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The Ayrshires are distinguished
more as good average dairy cows
than for heavy production either Of
milk or butter fat. In both these re-
spects they occupy a position mid
way between Jerseys or Guernseys
and Holsteins. An average herd of
Ayrshires would probably produce
more milk and butter fat than an
average herd Of other dairy breeds,
but a selected herd of Ayrshires
would fall behind the production Of
a selected herd Of the other breeds,
say the American Agricultural
From the standpoint Of the milk
the Ayrshire Is almost
ideal because of the uniform COM
position of the milk. The cow pic
tured is a typical Ayrshire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

ing on his short
leg. While the
bartender mixed
the drink the man
shifted legs and
stood on the long
leg. The bar
tender placed the
drinks on the bar
and looked puz-
Eled. He picked
up the cocktail
and o o k e d
around the bar
room.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Qoino Your Part.

II the song / spun of my sadness
Has lightened another's pain.
Then the hours that l spent In grieving
Shall not have been wholly vain.
II the song I pun of my gladness
Has q~uickened another's mirth,
Then the hours that 1 spent in laughter
Shall have had their bit of worth.
II either my Joy or my sorrow
Has nourished another's heart,
Then I in life's clamorous workshop
Shall have done NY little part.
Charlotte Becker
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Dairy Cleanliness.

No human food is 10 susceptible to
contamination as milk, and none will
absorb noxious odors so readily. The
rules Of a successful dairyman must
be well learned and as rigidly followed
as the gospel. But In this 1t must be
remembered that the gospel Of clean
milk is a gospel of prevention. and not
Of straining,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
DRYING OFF H COW.
Dairy Animals Should Have Several
Weeks Rest Before Calvina.

Dairy Animals Should Have Several
Weeks Rest Before calvins.
My twenty years with dairy cows
have convinced me that continuous
milking Is not desirable, and I doubt
whether 1t is profitable. writes Charles
Evans In the Country Gentleman. 1t
Is not unusual to find a cow that
shows no inclination to dry off. Such
an animal exhibits an excellent dairy
trait-persistence In yielding milk. No
COW should be forced to go dry against
manifestly natural resistance. II.
however. the milk has an unpleasant
taste and turns creamy she may as
well be dried at once. regardless Of
the date, for her milk will not be good
until she is fresh again. This condi-
ton as a rule does not occur until a
short time before calving.
am sure that better results are to
be obtained from cows that are given
a rest-not too long-to allow recuper-
alton and furnish the strength to be
impaired to the rapidly growing calf.
My observation leads me to believe
that the COW that milks up strongly
until she drops the calf Is sapping her
vitality and that either the calf or the
cow or both suffer. However, the
mother will tear down her own body
to build up that of the calf as long as
possible, the results showing later On
In the reduced milk yield.
One does not need to possess any
extraordinary reasoning powers to
conclude that a COW cannot maintain
her own body. build up a new me and
at the same time give milk without
drawing heavily on her strength.
One instance to prove this was that
Of a Guernsey olstein grade that !
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Crate Patterned Poultry.

The best feed for the crate fatten.
ing of poultry is ground grain moist
ened with milk. II milk a be secured
for the purpose. Ground corn and
shorts or bran or all Of them made into
soft mash with skim milk or warm wa.
ter are a good feed for fattening with
this method.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

us TIE next mdH'
He was equipped
with a six cylin-
der drinking ca
pacity. but was
not so well fitted
out with legs. one
being about three
inches S b e r
than the other.
Ordinarily t b g
man stood on his
long leg. but in
his quest for the
hattnn1c nf nIo 500
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

ohDEhhD he played no ia
vorites and stood on either foot.
The senator walked into the Denison
hotel bar in indianapolis n day with
his friend with the zigzag legs. They
called for drinks, and the senator's
friend ordered a cocktail while stand
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Frequent Cause Of lameness.
When your horse suddenly goes lame
look to his shoes. Sometimes Just
have the shoes reset. The nails not
drawn down quite sc tightly may 70
lieve the trouble.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
She Was Lucky,

A man who had just come from a
visit to a friends house, where he had
seen five ladies engaged In a sociable
game Of poker, said:
II looked on awhile. Pretty soon
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

She was just an ordinary
, woman, without much leisure
or time for culture. She did :
not know the difference be-
; tween an Ionic and a Doric
. column in architecture; and
; she was not up" on china
; painting or the Roman emper-
, ors, but she brought up three
children TO tell the truth, to
love God. to love their brothers,
and to do honest labor with
|. their hands and not TO be
ashamed of 1t. When she died
/. the papers did not notice it, but
. the Recording Angel said, az he
, reached for a fresh pen and
turned over to a clean page, "A
: queen is coming; get her
: throne ready"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
- The -
Scrap Book
Down and Up and Out.

Senator John w. Kern of Indiana
tells a story of a friend Of his in In
Sianapolis who liked a drink as well
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

whats become LEGS.
Of that little runt with the Jag that
ordered this cocktails" he asked.
The senator's friend got on the wa
ter wagon right there. = New York
World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06

a remedy which is recommended for
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to
use. 1t has cured many stubborn cases
in this vicinity.
Can Webster residents demand fur
ther proof than the following testi-
monia)?
Peter La Nee, Britton, S. D., says:
II have had considerable kidney trouble
there were pains through my back and
my kidneys did not do their work prop
erly. / found Doan's Kidney Pills to
be the best remedy l ever used and do
not hesitate to publicly endorse them.
After all other medicines had failed to
give me relief, l used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they brought benefit. All
kidney suff-re will do well to give
preparation a trial"
For sale by all dealers price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the ame-Doan's-an and
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
Killed by Accident

Merville Walter Mason. aged "a, of
Aberdeen, died Sunday night from the
effects of a gun-shot wound caused by
the accidental discharge of a pistol.
The accident occurred at $50 o'clock
and the young man passed away with
out recovering consciousness. The
death occurred at the PARENTAL home.
Just how the accident happened will
never be known. w. F. Mason, father
of the young man, was at the home at
the time the accident happened and
heard the pistol fall from the young
mans hands He ran to the young
mans room and found him in a pros
trate condition upon the floor. Drs.
McNutt and Murdy were called imme-
diately but could not do anything for
the young man and he passed away
one and ore dali hours later of an
internal hemorrhage.
Decedent was born "a years ago last
April and was the son of w. F. and
Eta B. Mason. He made his home
with his parents and was popular
among the younger set Of that city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of Interest From All Parts of the State.

church, and will be held at the new
town of White River, in Mellette
county, e a the Rosebud Indian reser-
walton.
This great gathering will be held on
July 10 and it is estimated that from
5000 10 1000 Indians will be in attend
ance. In addition a large number of
white clergymen Of the church, and
hundreds of visitors from the towns of
that part of the state also will be
present.
The reservations that will be repre-
sented at the meeting by large dele
cations of Indians will include the
Lower Brule. Standing Rock. Cheyenne
River, Pine ridge, Rosebud, Crow
Creek, Sisseton and Yankton.
For several days before and after the
days for holding the meeting the
Indians will be encamped in primitive
fashion in the vicinity of White River.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
rhe New Homestead Law

Final action was taken on the three
year homestead bill by the house of
representatives in Washington Saturday
when it adopted he conference report
on that measure. 1t will become a law
when the president affixes his signature
to it. Friends of the bill do not look
for any further opposition from Secre-
tary Fisher, who wanted a mineral and
water power reservation clause inserted
in the bill, in accordance with the
demands Of the conservationists.
The new law is of the utmost import
.ance TO the people of Minnesota. who
have taken up Indian lands, and to
settlers in the Dakotas and Montana
who have made entries under the $50
acre homestead bill. All of these
sentrymen including those whose claims
are now pending will be able to secure
patents within three years after entry
instead of five years, as provided by
the existing law.
Under the new law settlers will have
TO prove cultivation of ten acres at the
end of the second year, and a total of
twenty acres in every l60 acre tract
before patent cen be issued. In the
case of dry farming entries, the area
of cultivation will be doubled.
Five months leave of absence each
year is also allowed to entrymen in the
new law. This will enable them to
leave their claims during the winter
months, and is Of special valJe to set
tiers in the northwest. for whose bene-
hit congress has enacted leave of
absence laws annually for the past five
years.