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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

is by and is four feet long. The
point c is one foot from A and d is
one foot from B. Make a mark at
c and d and join points with
chalk or pencil line. Saw to this line,
the result being two uprights three
feet long. After mailing the uprights
securely in the corner of the trough
the corn bin can be made by mailing
to these uprights three boards twelve
inches wide. This will bring the
boards one or two inches from the
bottom, through which space the
grain will pass to the outer edges Of
the trough.
Still another form of self-feeder is
shown in plate two. In this case an
ordinary bevel trough is made. to
which is nailed two ends, the height
Of these corresponding to the required
height of the feeder. On the inside
of these ends eleats are nailed to
which the boards are afterwards fas.
tened. II is much better to nail these
cleats on before the ends are erected.
as there will be much less jarrng
The width at the top in this instance
is about twenty-eight inches. the sides
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

me organization Is so perfect that II.
roads. every foot of them. are com.
pletely dragged In three hours from
the moment the order is given. In 1906
the state Of Iowa amended her stat
utes to provide for the use of the King
system on the country roads. In 1903
the law was made mandatory and has
been broadened to include the unpaved
streets Of the cities and towns In that
state.
Let all concerned take notice that
the foregoing, in no phrase or para
graph, attempts to substitute the prod
uct of, the King systematic hard
earth road-for gravel or macadam
Enough travel must pass over either
Of these styles of road in order TO
keep it at its best. If there is not suf-
ficient travel either will go to pieces.
On the other hand, too much travel
will ruin any one of the three. Or,
approaching the problem from another
angle, the more travel an earth road
has, up to a certain point, the better
it is. And the same statement Is true
OF gravel or macadam. We may there
fore conclude that when the travel Is
sufficient to break down an earth road
the surface should be covered with
gravel or macadam; and when the
gravel or macadam fails to withstand
the traffic the hour has come when we
must plan for brick or cobblestone.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
SOME NICE DESSERTS.

Angel Parfalt.-Boil together a cup
OF sugar and a third of cup Of boil
ing water; pour over the well beaten
whites of two eggs. When cold fold
In pint of double cream. whipped.
Pack in half-pound baking powder cans
and place in equal parts Of ice and
salt to mold. Let stand four hours.
then unmold and serve with fresh rasp-
berries. This amount serves eight.
Dainty Dessert.-When one has
plenty Of cream there are endless va
rieties Of most delicious dishes which
may be prepared on short notice.
Chop half cup of blanched almonds.
cut in quarters a cup of marshmal-
lows; add sugar to taste and stir into
pint of whipped cream. Put a spoon
ful of this on slices of chilled pineap-
pie. The pineapple may be shredded
and the mixture served in sherbet
cup, tasting full as well
Pastry shells baked in patty tins.
and when cold filed with sliced
peaches. well sugared, and whipped
cream added Is a variation from the
ordinary peaches and cream.
Line sherbet cup with strips Of
sponge cake. fill with chocolate ice
cream, arrange a tablespoonful of
whipped cream on the top of each.
sprinkle with chopped pistachlo nuts
and decorate with a candied cherry.
This is called Chocolate Trifie. but is
no trif1ing dessert
A delicious lemon strawberry frappe
IS prepared by crushing a pint of ripe
berries and then pass them through a
sieve; add strip of a cup of sugar
and third of cup OF water boiled
together. a half cup of lemon juice.
Mix well and pack in a mold Let
stand four hours in ice and salt.
A simple and inexpensive dessert.
when nothing else Seems available. is
cornstarch pudding. Prepare the milk
and boil the starch. tablespoonful or
two to a pint of milk. sugar to taste.
and If chocolate or cocoa is liked, a
few tablespoonfuls of that with a bit
OF vanilla. Be sure to cook it long
enough to cook the starch well. Serve
with cream and sugar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

their cost of maintenance and raise
colts worth $1,000.
The economy Of the heavy mare on
the farm, both from the standpoint OF
doing farm work and producing colts
compared with light and medium
weight mares is nicely summed up as
follows by Secretary Dinsmore OF the
Percheron Society of America: The
cost of maintenance under farm con-
ditions is about the same, the heavier.
mares are more efficient in the work
of the farm, the colts are ready for
work a year younger, and II carried
to the same age, will bring about
twice as much as the colts from the
light weight mares and about one
third or one-quarter more than the
colts from the medium weight mares"
This summary was drawn up after
some careful thinking, upon the ques-
ton being put to the secretary by an
extensive land owner looking forward
to the purchase and breeding Of
horses, what kind of mares should
use? / want to know all things con-
sidered, whether ! should buy a 1900
pound, 1,40O pound or LOO pound
mare?" In other words, the land
owner as a business man wanted to
know What would be the relative cost
of maintenance, what the relative eff
cheney on the farm and what the rela-
tive market value Of the colts pro-
duced, of these three classes of mares.
Here is how he thinks out the mat
ter. and his thinking was based on ex-
tended observation and experience:
All three classes can, Of course, be
managed, as far as maintenance cost
is concerned, at about the same gen.
eral figures. But in respect to working
efficiency, If we rate the LOO pound
horse at 100 per cent. liberal allow
snce is made if the 1,450 pound horse
is credited at 80 per cent, and the
1000 pound horse at so per cent. The
colts bred to a good draft sire will
average. somewhere about 1900
pounds; colts from 1,450 pound mares
/, 500 to LOO pounds, and colts from
LOO pound mares. 1900 to 1000
pounds. Then, too, the lighter weight
colts necessarily make their full
weight only at maturity and they will
not be At to sell until they. are four
and one-half or five years of age. The
same is true of the medium weight
colts, but buyers are securing the
country tor heavy colts. Every good
gelding Is gathered up az three years
Of age. The heavier colts sell earlier,
or If carried until they are older and
then put on the market, the prices ad-
vance accordingly. Colts weighing
around 1900 pounds will not bring
more than $40 to $175 on the average,
because they come in competition
with the great glut of common
light drafters on the market. Those
weighing around 1850 pounds to 100
pounds win bring 5000 to $240, and
heavy weight geldings will bring $500
to $3.50. The heavy mares therefore
produce colts that bring from one
third to twice as much money as the
lower weight mares.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
To Tell Hogs Age.

Pigs having their corner permanent
incisors cut will be considered as ex-
ceeding six months.
Pigs having their permanent tusks
more than half up will be considered
as exceeding nine months.
Pigs having their central permanent
incisors up and any Of the first three
permanent molars cut will be consid-
cred as exceeding II months.
Pigs having their lateral temporary
incisors shed and the permanent ap-
pearing win be considered exceeding
Is months.
Pigs having their lateral permanent
incisors fully up win be considered as
exceeding Is months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Size, Of slIos.

A silo II feet in diameter and 80
feet high will hold when full about
rs tons Of silage. A silo IA feet In
diameter and 30 feet high will hold
about 10S tons. Twelve cows require
SO tons of silage to supply them 200
days at the rate Of 80 pounds a day.
A silo 10 feet In diameter and 20 to
"a feet high would be very good
size for this number Of cattle. If It is
desirable to make some preparation
for summer. and as a rule 1t is, then
the silo should be built still higher. On
reasonably good land a yield of 10
tons per acre Of green corn may be ex-
pected. On very rich land as high as
20 tons Of green corn are produced.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

being an estimate of the immigration
from the United States for 1912, the
consumption of coal will naturally in
crease.
The agricultural districts of Canada
have now become so well known
throughout the world. and the vacant
area Of splendid land is still SO great
that it may be expected that the num-
bers mentioned will increase from
year to year, and it will not be many
years before the immigration figures
win reach the million mark.
1t hay be asked what is there to
warrant this large immigration? With
millions of acres OF land, capable of
producing twenty-five to forty bushels
of wheat to the acre; or, II in oats.
from forty to ninety, and even as high
as hundred bushels per acre, or the
same splendid yields of fax or bar
ley, there is ample inducement to at
tract these hundreds of thousands who
are filing the present agricultural set
Elements and pushing forward into the
newer settlements year by year. and
leave room still for the hundreds Of
thousands who will follow. There re-
mains not only the agricultural wealth
Of the country. But there are also the
social advantages, the home-making
privileges, apart altogether from the
financial opportunities, there is the life
and the energy born from the knowl-
edge that the settler is more than a
unit in the upbuilding. in the making
Of a country that will soon rank
amongst the first in the nations Of
the world. There IL no desire on the
part of the writer to dwell upon the
success that has followed the Ameri-
can settler in the Provinces of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and
the coast Province Of British Column
bia, or 20 speak Of the thousands Of In
dividuals whose hundreds OF dollars
have inado them thousands, but atten-
ton must be paid to the fact that these
people have done well. They are fol-
lowed by their families and their
friends, who also are doing well
Where. few years ago, seemingly
only months ago, there was nothing
but the open prairie. or IL We speak Of
the more central portions Of these
provinces. the park districts, there are
today well titled and cultivated farms,
large farms. too. and the herds of cat
tie. Cities and towns are the result Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
RAPE FOR SOUTHERN STATES
Professor ~iumford Of the Missouri
Experiment Station Gives Expert
ence With Crop.


For several years the Missouri sta
ton attempted to grow rape success
fully by following the instructions
given by the experiment stations in
Canada and the northern states.
These instructions In most cases in
sisted that to succeed in growing rape
it was necessary to plant it late-from
June Ito Is.
Professor Mumfo-d says:
I'VE have never succeeded in grow
Ing rape when planted at this time.
For the past three or four years we
have sown our rape for pasture at the
earliest possible date in the spring.
One year the rape was sown in Febru-
airy. but 1t is generally sown in March.
BY this method We have been able to
secure good pastures as early as the
middle of May and this pasture prop
erly handled will furnish good grazing
the entire season.
zone can grow rape successfully on
land now planted to rye. either by
sowing four pounds of rape seed per
acre in the rye. by means of disk
drill. or it will pay pillow the rye
ground and SOW the rape separately.
should be inclined to follow the for
mer method. BY this means the rye
viii furnish good pasture in May and
the rape will come in for later graz
ing.
I'm some cases we have been able
to pasture as many as ten pigs per
acre for the season. The rape, II
sown early. will be ready to pasture
before the rye is in the milk"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Canada Has Sufficient
Coal for 5000 Yes,
1t Has Enough Agricultural Land for tbes.
Ting of Millions.

A report dealing with the coal re-
sources Of Canada has been issued by
the Dominion Department Of Mines.
The estimates given are only based on
what Is known. In the western and
northern regions, which have been
little explored, there may be vast de-
posits of which nothing whatever is
known at present. The officials Of the
department estimate that of btu
minous coal there Is in Canada 1874
billion tons; of anthracite z61 mill
lion tons; sub-bituminous and Ignite
over 100 billion tons. The quantity
OF coal now annually mined in Canada
is about IL million tons. With an es-
timated quantity of unmixed good coal.
of "a billion tons, 1t would require
6,166 years to exhaust the supply. II
the inferior grades were included, sup
ply would last for 1855 years. OF
course the coal demands of Canada
viii keep on increasing, but It will be
a good many years before the quantity
Of Canadian coal mined will equal
present output Of the United States
mines. Their annual output is about
500,000.000 tons. At that rate IT
would take only las years to exhaust
the estimated Canadian supply Of
good coal, and about $50 years to get
to the end of the total supply. And
with the increasing population, made
up Of about four hundred thousand per
sons year land It looks now as If this
number would be reached this year,,
one hundred and seventy-five thousand
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
MEALS WITH LITTLE HEAT.

For those VINO feel that they cannot
dispense with meat entirely during
the heated term, there are many
dishes which may be favored with
meat in small quantities which serve
every purpose. The agricultural de-
partment tells us that two and a half
quarts of milk are equal In. protein ma
terial to pound of average beef, nine
eggs have the same value. two-thirds
of pound of ordinary cheese. half q
pound of peanut butter and two-thirds
of pint of dried peas, beans or len
tbs.
There are still people who depreci-
ate the value of skinned milk; it Is
most excellent for soup making, many
buildings and for use in bread and
rolls Skim milk has nearly all of the
food value left in 1t minus the fat.
This may be supplied II needed In any
of the dishes. so that the milk is as
valuable practically for food as II it
were unskimmed.
A cupful of meat added to a dish OF
vegetables OF with dumplings makes
good favored dish, and the gravy
Will make 1t go much farther. A mix
ture of two or three kinds of vegeta-
hles with a cheap cut Of meat will
serve a large family. If housekeepers
studied the amount Of meat necessary
per capita for their family and what
wss considered suitable allowance.
there would be smaller meat bills and
better nourished families,
Excessive protein food is dangerous.
as It imposes undue exertion on some
Of the organs. Over-eating Is com
mon fault and many Of the diseases to
which our flesh IL heir might be done
away with II we we're more abstemious.
The suggestions to cure the meat
ridden" menu are the substitution Of
salads, milk and milk dishes. cheese.
eggs and nuts.
Nuts are so good and wholesome
eaten with no accompaniment except
salt, made into croquettes OF baked In
loaf and served with a sauce as for
meat loaf.
Sudden changes are never wise; II
II better to gradually wean the family
from large quantities of meat by the
substitution of some Of the above foods
little at time.
When cooking fowl add a knuckie
Of veal end the flavor viii be nearly
as good for pie as the chicken itself
for another days dinner.
~.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Sow Rape in corafields.

AS a feeding proposition there is
none more attractive than the fatten-
ing Of sheep on rape in corn fields
Sow the rape at the last cultivation OF
the corn crop. Buy good feeders early
and turn them into the field as soon
as It is ready. Sheep have a great
relish for rape and viii make rapid
gains from early fall until the begin
ming of winter. No grains will be re
CURED The rape and the corn shoots
and blades will insure sufficient I'm
crease in weight to make profit well
worth seeking. Old ewes that have
passed their maternity usefulness can
be conditioned and sold for good
prices from the corn and rape field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
USING GROUND
FEED FOR HOGS
Fed IN coniunetion with Corn
WtII Brir9 Animals Up to
Large Weight An
Short Time.

In finishing hogs / make a slop OF
ground oats and shelled corn (groundl
and a small handful Of oilmeal TO each
hog, says writer in Swine Breeders
Journal. This feed, in conjunction
with ear cora. or shock corn If posi-
bic. viii bring hogs up to large
weights in surprisingly short time.
believe that most up-to-date stock
raisers viii agree that with such kinds
OF grain as wheat. rye and barley.
grinding and mixing with other feeds
is absolutely essential. For example.
no one world think OF feeding wheat
to hogs without first thoroughly soak
ing It or running 1t through a feed
mill. II may not be necessary to grind
Il very One. but II should at least be
crushed pretty completely, or ground
hne enough so that the hard. compact
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
DRAGGING THE ROADS
Movement Spreading Rapidly
Throughout United States.
King Method Epidemic In Texas and
canada-PhiIlppine Islands Inoeu-
lated and Australia Pushing
Good Roads Without Money"

The King drag movement has come
with rush. Ten years ago the first
speech advocating the King system
was yet to be uttered. Today the use
OF the King method is spreading over
Maine and California and between; it
is epidemic in Texas and Canada and
between; the writer's printed story
has been translated into Spanish and
for several years the South American
nations have benefited by it, says the
Technical World Magazine. The Phil
ippines are inoculated and for two
years or more the newspapers of Aus
trafia have pushed the propaganda of
Good roads without money" One
township in Iowa has dragged its en-
tire mileage for three years past and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Feeding Value of Alfalfa.

. AS a food for all kinds of live stock
alfalfa is the king Of forage crops II
Is especially rich in protein. and is
well adapted for use In feeding ra-
ton with corn. which is relatively
low In protein content. 1t makes an
excellent hay. and is more dlgestIble
than most forms Of rough iced Num-
erous feeding trials with alfalfa have
shown that it is worth fully nalf
more than clover hay. and many feed
ers. claim that II is almost equal to
such materials as wheat bran
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

portions Of the grain will not go
through the animal, undigested. This
Is true for old as well as young ami
mails.
Another point upon which most peo-
pie will agree is that for the young
growing stock. especially animals
which do not have full set Of teeth,
grinding is necessary. 1t not only en-
ables young animals to get more of
their feed, but they eat greater guam.
Titles and grow much more rapidly.
On unground feed Of the type noted,
young animal would do very little
good; but If wheat, barley. rye, etc,
be ground and mixed with little corn,
they viii thrive.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
SELF-FEEDlNG HOG TRoUGHs
Two Styles Of Devices Shown in Illus
trations That Are Not Hard to
Put Together.

Self-feeders may be made in a
variety of ways, the plan adopted de
pending somewhat on the character
of the material at hand. In plate one
is shown a partial view of a simple
self-feeder. the end being out in order
to show its construction. In con-
structing this an ordinary trough
twenty to twenty-four inches wide
and six inches high may be used. An
upright is used in each corner OF the
trough, the manner of cutting these
being shown in figure Of plate 1,
says the Iowa Homestead. This piece
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Pastures for Hogs.

Our successful farmers have long
realized that 1t pays to have more
than one pasture for hogs. Some pas
ture two fields on alternate seasons.
says c. Bolles, and thus allow the al
falfa to renovate while being used
only as hay meadow.
A better system. we find. Is to have
enough pastures to turn from one to
another Just as the grass gets eaten
down in spots in the pasture in which
they are feeding By taking the stock
OF from such pasture and clipping
IT. all the grass gets an even start
and won't tend TO become killed out
so soon through heavy pasturing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

the opening up Of this fich A..
riculture, and It IL a hleh 49, n
riculture, carried on b. ~ NJ
brains. and. where energy
been endowed, it has becov,-
splendid air a case Of lnoer,.,
ergy. -
The rapid advancement a -.
makes the situation easy T.1.'
may be located thirty mile, ~
Of the many branches Of tie A..
systems. A year from now Al
tie Of the locomotive ana a.
train Of cars may pass the A.,
elevator is but a short drivs 49,. y
home. a splendid market Il s,,,,,,
and all the advantages Of q d,
tied community are at hand
The prospects this year fron !.
ricultural standpoint are erc..,..
bright, and, relieved Of untor,,,
ditions, the farmer Is ALREADY al q
his bank roll. planning for n... s
tensive operations for next -, :.
figuring on paying out for ~ =
He is calculating what the ,p,,'.-
value OF his holdings, as a rsssl I
successful crop. win add to lis 8.
Already some fields Of wheat b,,,
harvested. barley has been Ell 4.
the yield is above his expeciaii,. :
fact, the feeling at the time Of ~
is that never in the history q &
country on the continent hss y.
been such a prospect Of a ian, +.
age crop, all over the three ~,
provinces Of Canada. as win e \, q,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Nothing Personal. But

Sheridan Knowles once wanted q
certain book and coud not get It. A
friend advised him to try circulat-
ing library This advice Knowles
took. to the extent Of paying a three
months subscription at library o.
which the proprietors we're Saunders
& Ottley. and then went into the
country. where be stayed three months
without drawing a book Returning
to town he called for the book. and
was informed that his subscription
had expired At this he was very
furious. He had paid a guinea. hs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Insect Powder for Fowls.

Here is = receipt for an insect
powder and II can be made a great
deal cheaper than it can be bought.
Take one pint Of crude carbolic
acid and three pints of gasoline Mix
in an earthen crock or graniteware
dish. Sprinkle in plaster Of paris
and thoroughly stir so that every par
ticle Of 1t will be wet. Use enough
plaster Of paris to absorb all the
liquid. Spread out on a paper for
extra gasoline to exaporate. then run
through a sieve and the powder is
ready for use.