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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
ERADICATION OF
NOXIOUS PLANTS
Annoyance and Loss From
Weeds May Be Overcome by
Spraying or Moving.

If farmers would see to 1t that no
weeds would have a place on their
farms, and if fence rows and road
sides were kept free Of any weeds,
the annoyance and loss from weeds
would soon be overcome. But this is
not all that keeping down weeds will
do. There is nothing that forms such
a good harbor for the large number
of orchard and field insects as weeds;
weeds carry many such insects
through the winter. We can rid our
selves of the weed nuisance by spray.
ing or by moving them down and
burning them.
This again calls to mind the fact
that insect destruction would be ma.
terially lessened If all weeds, filth and
rubbish in and around orchards were
cut now and burned. You will more
than save the cost Of doing 1t by
making insect control and fungus dis.
eases less difficult each year. Why
cannot we have clean farm move
ment and have cleaner and better
farms, tree from weeds and free from
such insects as harbor or go into win.
ter quarters in weeds?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
KAFIR IS AS GOOD
AS CORN FOR FEED
SiIaee Made From 1t Is Even Bet
ter Than Ordinary Kind for
Live Stock.

Kafr Is as good a feed as corn.
Because farmers are learning this,
kafir has become one Of the most i'm
portant crops grown in Kansas today.
The grain is valued highly as feed
for all classes of live stock. In feed
ing, FIVE bushels of kafir seed are con-
sidered as being equivalent to four
bushels of shelled corn. 1t should be
ground for all classes Of live stock, ex-
cepting poultry, as it is SO hard that
they do not masticate it thoroughly
If it is fed whole. 1t should never be
fed wet.
Silage made from kaflr excels corn
silage as a feed, as the percentage Of
grain and leaf to stalk is much higher
in the kafr The same thing is
true in regard to kafir fodder and corn
slower
Some of the farmers over the state
cut their kafir with a corn binder.
They then cut the heads off with a
knife, similar to tobacco cutter, only
much larger, which is attached to the
side of a wagon box. The heads are
allowed to fall into the wagon box and
are then threshed. The fodder which
is left is excellent feed. Some persons
have advocated the feeding of this
fodder to horses suffering from the
heaves,> but DR.. G. W. McCampbell,
assistant professor of animal hus-
bandry at the Kansas Agricultural
college, says that it has no more val
ue for this purpose than any other
similar feed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
nv D GRIFFITHs.)

Thornless and spineless are only
relative terms There is no species ot
prickly pear entirely without an an,
moving needle-like armature. Inc
plants discussed here are nearly Tree
from spines. They. bear splkelets,
which are simply small. fragile ana
easily detached spines, In varying
number, but not enough to pronlolt
their being fed to cattle without pre'i-
Gus preparation.
spineless forms are most abundant
In the Mediterranean regions OF the
three continents. They are common
but never extensively cultivated III
Mexico. Frequently they are met Win
In the tropical and sub-tropical ISLANDS.
while similar forms are found III
South Africa, Australia and South
America. In the United States an &C.
casional plant is found along the flor'
ida coast. In California they are more
or less common in parks. where tney
were introduced many years ago.
Recently they have been distributed
by the department of agriculture OIL
the immediate coast Of the Gulf or
Mexico and in southwestern Arizona
and southern and western California.
At various times attempts have been
made to prepare commercial FOOD
stuffs and silage from the prickly pear.
1t is a natural silage in that 1t can be
gathered in the green, succulent stage
at any time of the year. 1t Is rot,
however, we'll adapted to drying. 1t
parts with It's water with extreme diff
fculty and contains such large guam
tity that 1t is questionable whether an
attempt to make 1t into dry fodder
would be profitable.
Viewed from any angle 1t would ap-
pear that the spineless prickly pear
can be most advantageously and eco
nomically fed in the green, fresh state.
In this condition the feed is to be COM
pared most closely with root crops and
immature. green corn fodder, and it
should be fed in much the same man
ner. Being bulky and containing 50
much water, the feed will never be
transported far, but will be grown
close by, so that either the cattle can
be turned on 1t to Craze or the haul to
the feeding lot will be short. Its high
water content, together with the ac-
companying high average salt content.
makes 1t laxative feed when eaten in
large quantity.
There have been few direct COM
parsons between this and other feeds.
One conducted at San Antonio, Tex.
some years ago indicated that six
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
DISASTER Seen IN
SINGLE-CROP IDEA
Fruit Specialist Would Find It
More Profitable to Keep
Some Live Stock.
(By R. G. wEATHERsToNE.)

Single crop farming is disastrous In
the long run, as we have seen in the
case of wheat, tobacco, peanuts and
cotton. Fruit Is no exception to the
rule believe there is tendency to
specialize too highly in fruit growing.
and that in many cases the fruit spe.
cialist would find it more profitable to
grow certain amount Of other crops
or keep some live stock. He should
make fruit growing his main business,
but select such other interests as will
most effectively fill in the gaps that
appear in all kinds Of specialized farm
ing. Even though the crops he selects
may not in themselves be nearly as
profitable as fruit. yet the total profit
from the farm for a series of years
may be greater, since labor and equip
ment are kept in use. Some lines OF
live stock farming are preferable to
others because of the fertility the ma
nure brings. Certain lines of stock
husbandry in which the animals are
fed In winter and pastured in summer
are practicable in some cases. 80
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

AS the winter months are On
and the eggs are soaring high in
price, 1t means that good care should
be taken of the fowls. See that the
houses are in good shape and the
birds are in good health. Now is the
time to give a~little condition powder
in the mash to regulate their systems
If they are sluggish after the moClt,
as 1t will liven them up for their
work.
During the cold days, writes C. l..
Parkhurst, in Feathers, get good,
deep litter to make them work for
their morning feed, as 1t will give
them vigor. Don't feed too much. so
that they will fill up and sit around
and get in the corner and nope. GIVE
them small allowance in the early
morning. so that by ten o'clock they
will be ready for a little green food
that will liven them.up again and keep
the ball rolling. About one o'clock
they will relish a small feed of mash
or ground bone.
AoS " III hCCp lASlu puoy ohlAi lbC1A
night feed, which should be of hardy
grain and warm, so their organs will
have some work to do overnight. In
this way they will welcome you every
time you go in the house with their
song and cheer that means health and
vigor. 1t won't be many weeks before
the eggs will begin to come your way,
and you will get a good return for
your work. A good many think if you
feed hen in the morning and give
a little ice water to drink that is all
you should do But the more we work
with our hens the better the returns
we will get
Every time you go in your house, If
it is ten times day, pick the litter up
in a pile and put in a handful OF
wheat, and see what enjoyment the
birds will have kicking 1t around and
singing as they do it. This shows JOY
and happiness. If you keep this Up
all winter, you will not have any sick
and puny birds. When breeding sea
son comes your stock will be full
Of vigor and the result will be fer.
tile eggs, strong and vigorous chicks
that If properly hatched and brocded
will grow up to good and healthy
stock that will be a pleasure for you
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

The following letter Is from lady
whose name I am not at liberty to
use. If I should mention her name
she would be known by almost every
reader She writes In part:
DR.. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
your article entitled Medicine and
Religion has been read and re-read
by me many times. It seems to me
that the article contains the substance
OF all that has been said about
Christian Science, new thought, sug-
gestive therapeutics and other forms
of mental healing.
II am very much pleased to OBJ
serve that you are putting out into the
world such useful literature. 1t Will
do untold good, without doubt; not
only for those who take medicine, but
for those who try to get along with
out taking medicine. Your article. Is
terse, to the point, and will be read
by thousands.
Medicine and religion have always
been very closely associated. Only In
very recent years have the two been
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

to see and the neighbors to enjoy.
The dust bath is just as essential In
winter in keeping the fowls free from
lice as it is in summer. Lice multi
ply In winter as well as in summer;
not so rapidly, of course, yet fast
enough in the average poultry house
to make life a torture to the hens IL
nothing is done to keep the pests in
check The dust bath will help in the
fight against the pests as much as any
thing else.
The dust must be dry when put
out for the fowls use. Chickens Will
not dust in damp earth in cold wealth
er. The dust should be fine also. AS
1t is collected, sift it, so as to discard
81 the stones and Jumps. The sup
ply OF dust in the poultry house ought
to be renewed at frequent intervals.
Hence the Importance of collecting
a considerable amount of it.
In two or three weeks the dust
boxes will become fouled, and they
| should be emptied then and rehlled
with fresh supply. On very cold
days 1t is good idea to slightly warra
the dust before taking it to the chick
| ems quarters. Where the flock Is not
large, and only small amount Of dust
is required, 1t can be warmed In the
house without much trouble. Then,
when it is taken to the poultry guar
tiers, place it in the sunshine or the
light of the windows.
Another important essential for the
poultry flock is plentiful supply of
grit. This probably is more import
ant essential than the dust bath. A
hen may get long without the dust
bath, but she cannot get along without
grit. Grit is the hens teeth. The giz-
zard of fowl requires it, and when
this organ does not contain grit the
food consumed by the fowl cannot be
digested, and consequently it is
wasted.
The birds that are not equipped to
digest their food properly are not go
ing to lay many eggs, even If they
keep in good health but the chances
are that they will not keep in good
health. Bowel trouble in the flock
can be often traced to an insufficient
supply OF grit, and large number
of the hens may die from this cause
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
A Lady's Comment
On Medicine and Religion

regarded as separate professions. am
glad you brought this out SO clearly.
The tendency of to-day is strongly IN
the direction of medicine and religion
coming back together again. with
YOUR immense facilities for spreading
useful information I am sure you Will
greatly assist the progress Of the times
in sending out broadcast such articles.
I want you to know that your Efforts
are appreciated.
GAS to Peruna, have nothing to say.
very seldom make use Of any medl-
cine. But I assure you that your ar
ticle has so enthused me with the good
advice it contains that if have any
need for medicine shall certainly BUY
bottle Of Peruna. shall not neglect
to recommend it to others also" Pc
RUNA SOLD AT ALL DRUG STOKES.
SPECIAL NOTICE Many persons
are making inquiries for the olo-
time Peruna. To such Would say,
this formula is now put out under the
name of KA-TAR-NO, manufacturer
by KA-TAR-NO Company, COLUMBUS,
Ohio. Write them and they VIII Do
pleased to send you a free booklet.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
PREVENTING GRUB
IN HEAD OF SHEEP
Moses of Animals Should Be
Tarred Often During Fly Time
to RepeI Pests.

The condition known as grub In the
head is caused by the presence in the
cavities Of the head between the eyes
Of the larva (worm STACEY of the
sheep bot fly. The trouble Is confined
to sheep and occasionally goats The
eggs are laid in the nostrils of the
sheep during the summer by yellow
ish-gray fly somewhat larger than the
house fly. The eggs hatch and work
their way up into the cavities of the
head between the eyes, according to
the Southern Agriculturist, but not in
the brain. They attach themselves
there and remain about ten months,
7 when they loosen their holds and are
sneezed out and burrow into the
ground There they pass through an
other stage, emerging in month or
six weeks an adult fly, and the life
cycle is begun over again.
A few grubs may not cause enough
trouble to be noticed. However, If
there are many thick, dirty, white
or yellowish discharge is caused;
coughing and sneezing tossing of the
head and Weakened gait Sometimes
death results
A veterinarian can relieve the sheep
by trephining, but prevention of infec-
ton is better practice. In fly time
the noses Of the sheep should be
tarred often. Some force their sheep
to take their salt through an auger
hole and keep 1t smeared with tar dur
ing fly time. A dark shed where the
sheep may escape from the flies is a
great help.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
USEFULNESS OF TH0RNLESS PRIckly PEAR
AS SUCCULENT SlLAGE FOR LIVE STOCK
spneIess Varieties of Plant Are Scattered Over Most of Warmer
Regions of GIobe-can Be Gathered in Green State at
ANY Time of Year-Water Contents is Hiuh.

posted feeders. On the other hand,
some OF the best herds in southern
Iexas have thrived on a continuous
roughage ration of prickly pears and
nave kept in the best condition with
a rather heavy concentrated ration of
cottonseed meal and rice bran. In
one instance herd of 80 to 100 COWS
had no ether roughage for nearly two
years. No Inconvenience was apparent
and the milk flow was good. Although
the feed hasa tendency to scour. it
was considered by the dairymen that
no injury resulted from this cause
No one in this country, so far as
known, has much accurate informa.
ton regarding the yields which the
thornless prickly pears will make.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
Small Farms.

A farmer near Philadelphia took a
little farm of Is acres. Upon that
farm he was enabled to grow the nrst
year enough to winter two head of cat.
tie and horse, and in a number of
years he was able tc winter 80 head
Of cattle and two horses, and had hay
to SELL He employed man and a
boy. If you figure that up it comes
to about 20 men on 100 acres of land
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
keeninu Sheen In Condition.

Doctoring sheep is expensive and
often unsatisfactory, unless the
symptoms Of the disease are clearly
understood. If sbevp are not exposed
to bad weather in the late fall. and
are given proper care and feed, there
IS not much show for disease, unless
brought in from other flocks. With
sheep an ounce of prevention is
worth considerably more than a
pound of cure.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
A Good Investment.

W. D. Magi, we'll known merchant
of Whitemound, Wis, bought stock of
Chamberlain s medicine so as to be able
to supply them to his customers. After
receiving them he was himself taken
sick and says that one small bottle of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was worth more to him
than the cost of his entire stockof these
medicines. For sale by all Dealers
Advertisement.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
Male Line Strongest In Poultry.

The use of males from heavy laying
lines upon good strong hens that are
fair layers will increase productivity
in a flock in a comparatively short
time, DR.. Pearl Of the Main experiment
station has determined by his expert
ments that heavy laying is an inherit.
ed characteristic, but that it Is inherit.
ed from the male line rather than
from the female line. The selection
of the males to be used in the breed
ing pens is, therefore, of the greatest
Importance If the best results are to
be obtained.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

tons of green, succulent prickly pear
of native spiny form is equal to one
ton of good sorghum hay.
Although practical dairymen have
used the native prickly pear success
fully for months at time, with almost
no other roughage, it is more than
probable that the best results could
be secured by using some dry rough
age in connection with it-feeding the
prickly pear in manner comparable
to silage al. commonly employed, /. e..
as part of the roughage in the
dairy ration. This conclusion is
reached upon both chemical grounds
and the experience of some of the best
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
LABOR SAVER IN
PULLING A POST
Strong and inexpensive lmple-
ment Can Be Made From
Discarded Tongue.
(By G. F. PARRlSHJ

A good post puller can be made OF
D strong tongue from some discarded
farm machine. A strap of five-eighths
iron is made into heavy claw at one
end and bolted on the tongue so that
the claw projects beyond the end of
the tongue. A heavy ring with a-stout
chain attached Is also part of the
outfit. The ring is put over the post
down to the ground. The claws are
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

caught under a link Of the chain and
n block put under the pole as ful-
crum. This leverage will raise the
post with very little effort. Every
farm ought to have such litter. The
parts should be solid and strong, for
the strain is tremendous.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13
A Bare Field.

A bare field in winter is like money
II the bank that isn't drawing inter
est
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

They have not been grown extensively
enough so that anyone is justified in
making a statement concerning this
point. At Chico, Cal, under expert
cultivation by government authorities.
the yield Is stated to be somewhere
between twenty and twenty-five tons
to the acre per annum. Such a yield
meano sufficient roughage for one COW
from one acre without irrigation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-06-13

Good GrSae Mixture.
Orchard grass makes better mix
ture with "'"'' 'nho'hS ooes
Arizona republican., 1913-11-14

1 resp onsible bidder. provided that none ; of said bonds shall be sold for less amount than par with ac- | crued interest; and all bids or proposals received for the pur- chase of said bonds or other evil dences of indebtedness shall be ac- companied by a certified check not less than five per cent G per cent) of the total amount of said bid and The Common Council of the City of Phoenix shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and all such certified checks accompanying bids which are not accepted and Nhicn are rejected, shall be returned to par ties rendering same.
 Certified check so deposited by the successful bidder shall be retained by said The Common Council of the City of Phoenix and shall b. for feited in the event that such bidder shall not carry out the terms of the contract, provided herein to be entered into The City Recorder of the City of Phoenix shall enter upon the record of the proceedings of The Common Council of the City of Phoenix the amount of bonds sold, their numbers and dates.
 Second: That said election shall be held on the 26th day of NoveIn- Der, A. D. 1913, between the hours of o'clock in the forenoon and 6 o'clock in the afternoon of that day at the regular voting places within the limits of said City of Phoenix, to be hereafter designated by the Common Council of the City of Phoe- nix, and such election shall be con ducted by such election officers of said City of Phoenix to be hereafter named by said Common Council and the ballots used at said election shall be substantially in form and have ures as follows:
 FUNDING, PARK, STREET IM-
 PROVEMENT, FIRE DEPART
 MENT IMPROVEMENT AND
 STREET LIGHTING BOND ELEC-
 TION, CITY OF PHOENIX.
 To vote for the issuance of bonds, place an x in the square under the word Yes"
 bonds. place an x in the square under the word No"
 Shall bonds be issued by the Com mon Council of the City of Phoe-' nix for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
 Funding Bonds for the purpose of funding the floating indebtedness of the City of Phoenix up to July I, 1913, amounting to approximately One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thous- and Dollars C$125.O 100000. Said bonds to be issued to the amount of One Hundred and Twenty five Thousand Dollars.
 C$125, ,OOOOO).
Arizona republican., 1913-11-14

year. and passed a vote of thanks to Secretary F. c. Mosan. who had in his hands the arrangement of the evening.
 At a meeting of the clerks associa- tion in the afternoon. a most enthusi- astic gathering from all over the state gathered to hear the addresses of the members and visitors, and to elect the officers for the ensuing year. J. w. Barnett of Mesa was elected president: J. Bufford, first vice president; F. G. Gillard of Winslow, second vice presi- dent and T. Ed Lit of Tucson, third vice president. Thomas F.. Thorpe was elected secretary -treasurer.
 There were in all at this meeting 30 members. Interesting papers were read by several of the members and visi- tors, including J. w. Cline of Berkley, California, on 'Bacteriological Va cines"; Harry BrisIey of Prescott, on "The State of Pharmacy in Arizona, and Will Marian of Flafstaff, on "A Synopsis of State Inspection"
Arizona republican., 1913-11-14

two moving picture machines for the prison and asylum, conditioned by one year guarantees acceptance of three pictures and rejection of one from Lon Megargee; the raising of the salary of the assistant physician of the asylum to $500 per year, and the raising of the salary of the as sistant janitor of the state house to $60 per month; request to the state engineer that he send an assistant to the Fort Grant schools to draw plans for the remOdeling of that in stitutions buildings; permit was granted with strings attached for the use of the old Benson buildings for a union high school by the citizens of Benson and surrounding country. and allowance was made for the feeding of the employees of the state institu- tions and their families
Arizona republican., 1913-11-14

ished work, and substitute new ma terial in it's place This is the basis for the claim, since Gregg states that this was work not included in the contract. and in his endeavor to re- gain this money he will take the case to the courts. To do this it was necessary that the board disallow the claim, and the coast is now cleared for pressing the suit.
 Other business transacted by the board was: the acceptance of the bid of the O. k. Meat Market and the Bashford- Burmister company, both of Prescott, for supplies for the Pioneer Home; acceptance of Armour and company. bids for supplies for the asylum: acceptance of NJ. Goldwater and company bids for bed spreads for the asylum; acceptance as bids of the California Film company for