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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
RAISING LAMBS IN THE SOUTH
BY d. T. GRAY.

When one rides through parts OF
the south and secs the thousands Of
splendid acres lying idle, growing up
in brush and fine grasses. one wonders
why there are not more sheep pro-
duced in the south than there are. In
some sections 1t is stated, not more
than SO per cent Of the total acres is
under cultivation. Money Is tied up
in !. the whole amount, however. II
sheep and other kinds of live stock
were more generally introduced the
disable area could be greatly increased,
as these animals would make use
of the present waste places and hill
sides and help develop the pasture side
of our farming operations. The sheep
need not occupy one foot Of the pres
emit cultivatable area; he would but be
the means Of putting more capital to
work. Then in addition to the fact
that sheep Is probably the best animal
known to put the waste areas to use.
the south is admirably suited to sheep
production.
In any line Of live stock production
pastures must be made the. base and
the south can have permanent pas
lures about ten months in the year.
the remaining two months can be
bridged over with temporary pastures.
Then too, the climate Of the south Is
so mild that the lambs can be born In
mid-winter and suffer none from the
cold, which permits the farmer to get
the lambs upon the early spring
at the time when high prices
are realized. There is good demand
for the early lamb. An excellent
market can always be found for good
fat stuff.
The farmer who is interested IN
more than one farm product suffers
very much less in time of unfavora-
BILE seasons than the man who grows
but the one crop, cotton. Even though
t be too wet for the cotton to do It's
best, It may be, and probably will be,
! very favorable season for the pas
ures and the man who has a good
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

ft IL not easy to say Just what Is the
most important feature IN the produc-
ton OF clean milk. Special stress may
be placed upon some particular step,
yet II carelessness Is allowed to rule al
other steps much Of the most PAINS
taking care would count for naught in
the ANAL results.
Clean and sanitary conditions are
factors Of first Importance upon which
900 much stress cannot be laid. 1t is
impossible to produce good milk or
good cream II dirt OF any kind is al
lowed to get into 1t. Unless some pre-
caution is taken at milking time. dirt
and dust will be sure to fall into the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
Mr.. James NJ. Donald, . New York

Mr.. James M. Donald, : New York
banker, who has country home at
Ewing near the oity, has just finished
equipping his place with a 3.000-can-
die power search light and 1000
candle power arc light for protection
against chicken thieves who have been
despoiling his memories. The wires for
the electric light are in concrete un-
foreground so that they cannot be
tempered with. They are arranged
so that the opening Of a door or win
dow in the henneries will throw on
the lights
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Mr. Albert Mackin, the Lima Bean
King" died recently. Mr.. Mackin
was called the Lima Bean King
because Of the large crops Of Lima
Beans harvested and marketed. He
raised on an average of 500 gallons
to the acre and marketed them at 81
a gallon. Mr.. Mackin began as a
farm hand and first planted beans in
the fence corners Of the neighbor-
hood, this waste land being proffered
by those who admired his pluck and
were also interested in his expert
ments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

I are of and one in spring before leave,
appear.
Spray with Bordeaux mixture and
arsenate of lead (two to three pounds
to SO gallons) in the spring just before
blossoms open.
Spray with same mixture i'm.
mediately after petals fall, giving q
very thorough application. Tryto fill ev-
cry calyx cup with spray. II Bordeaux
spraying has been done regularly in
previous years and there is very little
scab present. Bordeaux may be omit
ted and simply arsenate Of lead and
water used. Spray with same mix
ture 10 days to two weeks later.
Spray again with same material
about the middle Of July in the north,
early in July in the south. II bitter
rot develops, repeat Bordeaux spray
ing at intervals of 10 days or two
weeks.
The same treatment is recommend
ed for scale in the peach. plum and
cherry.
Spray peaches with Bordeaux mix
ture (full .strength) or lime sulfur for
leaf curl before buds swell in spring.
Spray just after blossoms fall with
Bordeaux and lead arsenate. (Bor
deaux half strength for peaches).
Spray with same materials two
weeks later.
If brown rot starts to develop. use
Bordeaux at once and repeat in 10
lays.
1t is impossible to do satisfactory
praying with poor equipment. A
rood pump well mounted with proper
accessories in the way of strainer, noz-
lies, spraying hose, fittings and ex-
ension rod, are all essential to pleas
mt, economical and efficient work. |
Set ready to spray before you begin. |
lave utensils at hand, with Bordeaux
mixing OUTFIT fitted up. Order ma
erals ahead Of time and then spray |
and thoroughly. The results
,ill justify the preparation. For
ONE and small commercial orchards
ae barrel pump outfit is best. For
lrge orchards a power outfit is essen
al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
BY g. G. WOODBURY..

| on the larger limbs after which thu
wound should be given heavy coat
Of thick paint.
! Oyster shell and scurfy are two
scale insects that do considerable dam
age and while not essmblins San
Jose scale in appearance are often
mistaken for 1t. The oyster shell scale
is very convex, brown in color, elon-
gate and slightly curved. The scurfy
scale Is white or gray in color. fiat,
pointed at one end and roughly TRAN
gular or pear shaped in outline. It is
very common on apple. Both these
scales pass the winter in the egg stage
beneath the scale. the eggs Matching In
brood year. Neither one often be-
comes thick enough to cause the death
Of a mature tree. Young apples and
pears are sometimes severely injured
or killed. The lime-sulfur wash ap-
piled as for San Jose scale Is helpful
In controlling them or a weak kero-
sene emulsion may be used in early
summer when the eggs are Matching
Black knot is fungus disease prin-
ctpally AFFECTING the plum though Oc-
the cherry also Is infested.
The disease is characterized by the APP
pearance on the branches of irregular,
black, rough. knot-like growths.
Spraying for black knot Is not effective
by itself, though the application Of
Bordeaux mixture is helpful In con-
trolling its spread. It is necessary to
,ut out and burn the diseased branches
promptly, making the cut some dis
lance below the oint where the dis
Ease shows. In localities where this
disease is prevalent, neighborhood
in stamping it out is
,ery desirable.
II the apple and pear trees are af-
ected with San Jose scale, spray
thoroughly with lime-sulfur wash.
t the orchard is very scaly give two
Lpplications one in fall after leaves
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
HINTS FOR THE HOG RAISER.

Pigs should never be fed on the
ground in yard or pen where their
own excretement abounds. Changing
from place to place in the pasture does
very well in the summer but In the
winter a good feeding floor should be
provided.
Never compel hogs to sleep in straw
stacks. manure piles or any place
where they will come out steaming
and sneezing in the morning,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
RAIL FARM PHILOSOPHY. !

Success in farming depends upon
the spirit put into the work.
Every farmer should carry llf9 ~
surance-widowhood Is sad eno1yn
without the curse Of dependence.
The ambition to become rich an4
own vast acres has kept many men
poor all their lives,
The man who thinks moro about
the comfort of his cattle than Of hi
family deserves to be put in stAnch<
ion as narrow and inhunan AZ thu
mental stanchfon in which he has pa
himself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
GROWN CALLS KILL THE TREES
BY F.. w. CARD.

with another disease due to an entirely
different cause. The name Grown
CALI has been applied to it in Cali
fornia and hence will probably be
retained though the knotty growths
are not confined to the crown of the
plant. It is characterized by a rough.
knotty growth at the surface of the
ground. This growth usually encircles
the entire stem or IN root at this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
INTELLIGENT SPRA WING
Most Of the Losses from Insects and Disease Which
Our Fruit Trees May Easily Be Overcome Intelligent

After years Of the most forcibie OBJ.
ject lessons in the way Of regular
yields and good profits from sprayed
orchards and irregular yields and no
profits from unsprayed orchards, the
fact still remains that many owners OF
fruit trees do not yet realize the impor-
lance of the subject It cannot be
doubted on the other hand, that many
possessors of orchards realize some
thing Of the importance of spraying,
pruning and other measures Of or
chard hygiene. and yet fail to begin
this work because they regard 1t as
complex, hard to understand difficult
to accomplish. disagreeable and expen-
sive. Spraying is none of these. The
principles are few and easy to learn.
The work u not complex and consid-
ering the results that follow 1t, is very
Inexpensive. Spraying is insurance.
Spraying pays.
In order to obtain results. however.
1t is necessary for the fruit grower to
spray inteiiigently. He must know
what he is spraying for: he must
know something of the life history Of
the insect or disease in question so
that he can prepare his material and
time its application most effectively.
He must have the right kind Of an
capable Of doing good
work and not a makeshift appliance
made solely to sell.
Bitter rot Of the apple and pear
tree is fungus disease affecting the
fruit and causing cankers on the |
limbs. The bitter rot usually devel-
Dps late in the season and should be
thoroughly treated with Bordeaux
two to four sprayings often
being necessary to control 1t. The
limbs should be removed
promptly and the mummif1ed fruits
should not be allowed to remain in the
richard over winter, as the disease il
'ften carried over in this way.
Black rot fungus affects fruit, leaves
Ind branches. The spotting of the
caves and the cankers on the twigsi
re especially serious. The treatment
8 spraying with Bordeaux mixture. II
he preceding disease and the scab are
controlled there is likely to be little
LANCER from black rot. In addition to
he spray Treatment, the small cank-
red limbs should be removed and the +
area cut away to live wood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
THE ADULTERATlON OF SEEDS
BY F. II. H1LLMANN.

are imported each year for use in
adulterating red clover and alfalfa
seed.
One Of the commonest and most OBJ
jectionable forms Of adulteration II
the use OF low-grade screenings, con-
sisting chiefly Of miscellaneous weed
seeds. In many instances such adul-
terants have been purchased in for
eign countries The statement. often
made that low-grade weedy screen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Mixture Of weed seeds commonly
found in low-grade alsike clover seed;
a, alsike clover b, white clover;
c, red clover; d, yellow trefoil;
e, Canada thistle; (, dock; g.,
sorrel; h, buckhorn; |. rat-tail plan
tain; k, lamb s-quarters: l. shepherds
purse; m, mayweed; n, scentless cam
omile: o. white campion; p, night
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

flock OF sheep out on th0spa9euneD 3aaD.
ing some good fat l1mhs VIM noG woss.
~ so much about the anfavosabasrssa.
son for cotton. a. he fss1s thst ~
though the cotton may be pastla1
failure. the sheep WIN ia4mszcsl.
lent returns.
There IL ret anothsr .adNlxea9es4a
the sheep businsss Spring - Inc
time when tho average fax1nar 'haa,noE
cent coming In. This 10 the vRY
time when the heavy expenditures
must be made for Inaehanae1 faE<01n-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

ings are imported for tina parpcss ~
recleandng byfore bsing msz1esADd u
without foundation because the Qunn-
tity Of good seed to be secured would
cost the dealer mors. usually vSry
much more than the same QaAnt90
OF good seed produced IN this Country.
Such low-grads seed, therefore. - IN
Questionably imported exclusively for
use either in competition with orsas
an adulterant Of higher erade%eeod.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

There is mysterious disease becom-
Ing very prevalent throughout the
country at large OF which as yet COM
paratively little Is known. It's effects
are apparent and familiar in many
sections, but its cause has not been
definitely determined. The name root
knot would be the most natural one
by which to designate it, but in using
the term it is liable to be confused
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
CURE FOR collie.

For collie in horses: Chloroform, one
ounce; laudanum, eight ounces; sui
phuric ether, two ounces; Jamaica GIN
ger, eight ounces; raw linseed oil, two
pounds. Mix well and divide into 10
doses and give one each hour till res
lief comes. This remedy is used at
the fire stations in number Of the
cities and has rarely been known to
fail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
AN ELECTRICAL sCARECROW.

Scarecrows lose their effect when
the birds become used to their sta
tionary appearance. A Glen Ellyn,
Ill, genius with an electrical bent
made use of an electric motor with
suitable cranks and rods to cause the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

The new agricultural school of the
Columbia University will be located
on the Hudson River-Fishkill-on
Hudson. It is announced that
William Blodgett has turned over to
the university in memory Of his
mother. farm Of about $50 acres for
this purpose It is planned to put up
an engineering and mining station in
connection with the agricultural
equipment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

these things the fEznnsr uaa11y~aA1
some merchant to creda Inn ue31
fall. The sales from the dock p6 aaano
come in Just when tho nonay I'm b
used for the above p0xckaseA Bul31
the wool and the ear9y hknhs esUs1aAy
to sell and the money ds1evsd nuu
these sales can bs usad 10 a up ~
farm for spring work. From 10 eDe0
there could be sold b. tho miami oe
April, from sixty TO eighty 0Ua1nU
worth Of wool and - many dollars
from the early lamb a0I aud Prob.
ably much more from the 1axnh4 Deo-
vided they were Dropped - Z vsz1
carly date,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Towering catch-hy; q. ox6y6
daisy; r, small-fruited falso OAK: =
cinquefoil; t. two kinds Of pspper-
grass; u, catnip; ', timothy: :. cazica-
weed; y, Canada bluegrass; 2. csovs1
dodder; 1, mouse-ear chickweeds 4
knot-grass; 3. tumbling amaranths :.
rough amaranth; 5, heal-all: 8, IadyS-
thumb. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Oyster shell scale on apple. Spray
with line-sulfur while trees are dor
mant or kerosene emulsion when eggs
hatch in spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

arms and legs of the scarecrow to do
all sorts of wild movements, with the
result that BIRDS especially the wary
crow. give his sweet corn and garden a
wide berth. From the motor wires
run to switch In the house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

We cannot grow pigs profitably
without feed enough to keep them
gaining steadily.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

The best way to get nitrogen into
the soil Is to sow it In with Grover.
The Press., 1913-05-14
WILMINGTON.

Miss Rachel Fuller of New Haven is guest at Conjokety.
 Rev. Harold Gardner and wife have started for Chicago to visit Mrs. Gard ner's family and friends.
 Mrs. Elmer J. Mathews and son have been for few days with Mrs. Sarah Mathews. MT. Mathews joined them there on Sunday.
 ]. An automobile party, consisting of Mrs. and Miss Gardner, Miss Preston and Miss Mercerean, went to Rock vile Monday afternoon.
 The Amidon family attended the birthday party of Harlan Amidon at Westford Thursday evening" and re- port very pleasant time.
 Mrs. c. V. Smith went to Willi- mantle Saturday, meeting her hus- band s mother there on, her way from New Haven to visit Greencrest. Fl
 Rev. B. W. Darrow attended the meeting of the Windham county con ference at Thompson Tuesday, speak ing by invitation on the working suc- cess of the fedefation of churches.
The Press., 1913-05-14
sEg-Ats @s4+sJ .4 '-t ~''a4 A'@ WEAK STOMACHS MADE STRONG G1.s1 IN ONE WEEK.

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 finders Jacobsen knows what ons 5O,cent box will do, for he honorably offers to return the cost if you aren't splendidly benefited. e R Don't be timid about trying this great Stomach prescription. It has cured thousands of cases of chronic in- digestion. gastritis, dyspepsia { and catarrh of the Stomach. There is no reason, on earth why MI-O DINA Stom- ach Tablets won't make you healthy and happy.
The Press., 1913-05-14
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-13
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES
TATE UNDER EXECUTION
The Continental Life Insurance
and Investment Co., a corporation,
Plaintiffs.
VS..
Charles NJ. Stranger,
Defendant.
Notice Of Sheriff's Sale

BY virtue Of an execution issued out OF
the District Court of the Sixth Judicial
District, County of Bingham, State Of Ida
no, wherein the Continental Life Insur-
ance and Investment Company. a corpora
ton, Plaintiffs, and Charles M. Stranger
defendant. from judgement rendered the
twentyeighth l28D day of December. 1909
for the sum OF fOrty-One and ninety nine
one hundreth dollars t$4l.99) with interest
at the rate OF seven per cent per annum
until paid, besides costs, l have this day
levied upon all the right. title. claim and
interest of said defendant, Charles NJ
Stranger, Of in and to the following describ.
ed real estate, tO-wtt:
Lot two w, section eighteen GS), town.
ship two ~ south, range thirty-flye (35)
east Boise Meridian.
Lot two t2) section thirteen l3) township
two ~ south, range thirty-four $50 east
Boise Meridian.
Puplic notice is hereby given that will
on Monday the II tn day Of February, A. d
1918, Mt two O'Clock p. M. of said day in
front of the court house door OF the County
of Bingham. sell at public auction. all the
right, title, claim and interest Of said
defendant, Charles M. Stanger, OF, In and
to the above described property, or sc
much thereOfas may be necessary to raise
sufficient money to satisfy said judgment
with interest and costs, ETC., to the highest
and best bidder.
Dated this 2sth day Of January. 1918.
w. r. Jones
j so F2O Sheriff
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Blackfoot, idaho, jan
uary 20. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Isaac
D. Brown. Of Pingree, Idaho, who on
May 1, 1906. made Desert La nd En-.
try 4218, Serial No. 04S46, for Lot l,
NEA NWA, Section 30, Township 8
South, Range "a, East Boise Meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register
and Receiver of the United States
Land Office, at Blackfoot, Idaho. on
the 25th day of February, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John A. Carman. George w. David.
son, Cal Davidson, Charles A. Burris-
ton, all of Pingree, Idaho.
Henry w. Kiefer,
J23-F27 ... .-.. Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-13

ter the expensive instrument recently
purchased by well known Lost Ri
yer school district.
Mrs. H. X. Williams and children
spent last week with relatives at
Blachoot.
The friends of Miss Esther Jensen
gave her bundle shower at her home
last Tuesday afternoon and left many
useful things in anticipation of the
new home that will shortly be ere
ated when the charming young lady
becomes the bride of Albert Anthony
resident of Kimball.
Last Sunday, while assisting neigh
Dor with a job of dehorning, R. E
Reid held his bride reins in his teetf
a second while he gathered in the
slack, practice very common anon,
riders and ropers, and the hors1
threw his head down suddenly ant
pulled out a front tooth for the un
suspecting man in the saddle.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-13
NOTICE OF sHER1FF,s SALE

By virtue of an execution issued out
of the Probate Court, of Bingham Conn
ty, State of Idaho, wherein Corgatelli
Company. Ltd, Plaintiffs, and John
Jolley. and H. E. Jolley, Defendants, up
on judgment rendered on the oath day
Of December, A. d. 1912. for the sum
OF one hundred and thirty one-hund-
interests, | have this day levied upon
all the right. title. claim and interest
Of said defendants, John and II. q.
Jolley.. of. in and to the following de-
scribed real estate to-wit:
commencing at the southwest corner
OF lot 2. section 30. township one C)
south, range 81 east Boise Meridian,
thence due north 1876 rods: thence due
east $3.50 rods; thence due south 10. 50
rods; thence due west $3.50 rods to
the place of beginning. containing five
bitches. ditch rights. rights of way. wa.
ter rights thereto belonging or in any
wise appertaining. and particularly 4 FIJI,
right for use of water from the SnaLo
River Valley Irrigation District.
Public Notice Is hereby given that 7
will. on Thursday. the sixth day of Feb
ruary, A: D.. 1913. at two O'Clock p. M.
OF said day. In front Of the Court House
door; Of the County of Bingham. sell at
and interest Of said defendants. John
and H., E. Jolley. OF, in and to the
above described property, or so mnnS
thereof as may be necessary to raise
suIlic1ent money to satisfy said Judges
ment with interests and costs. etc .
to the highest and best bidder.
Dated this 18th day of January. 1919
w. r. JONES, Sheriff.
Bingham County.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that l, Ray
Bagshaw, convicted Of the crime of
grand larceny, at the November term,
A. D., 1910, in the District Court of the
Sixth judicial District, in and for the
County of Bingham, and sentenced on
December End, A. D., 1910, to serve a
term of not less than one year nor
more than fourteen years Imprisonment
in the Idaho State Penitentiary. situat-
ed at Boise city. County of Ada. State
of Idaho, will make an application to
the Honorable State Board of Pardons.
at its next regular meeting after the
expiration Of the legal publication of
this notice, for full and absolute par
don. RAY BAGSHAW.
p. o. Box So. Boise, Idaho. F13- NIB.