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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
PROFITABLE FARMING IN THE NORTH
An Enthusiastic, But Conservative Writer Tells of
Opportunities for Good Profits in Farming
in the North Central Stases

AZ would be expected from the geo.
graphical position Of these states, the
winters are cold while the summers
nre delightful. The climate of northern
Wisconsin and Michigan Is similar to
that Of the greater part of Minnesota
and North and South Dakota except
that the extremes Of temperature in
the immediate neighborhood Of the
lakes are not 80 great as they are in
the interior sections farther south. On
this account several localities on the
border OF the lakes are we'll adapted
to growing fruit trees Of the harder
types. Snow comes about November
IL, ana usually remains until late in
March. affording excellent protection
to crops. The air Is usually dry and
in extreme cold weather there IL sell
dom much wind. Spring is often late.
but when warm weather comes 1t
usually stays until fall begins, with
out very sudden changes or variations.
The moderately warm weather with
the abundant moisture favor the rapid
development Of crops, which grow
quite quickly compared with some
more southern localities.
Few sections Of the country are
adapted to growing a greater variety
Of crops than can be raised in this
region.
The grasses and clovers, when once
introduced, grow abundantly except on
certain sandy areas where the soil
lacks moisture-holding capacity.
Glover raising for seed can be fol-
lowed with profit in many localities.
Alfalfa yielded one ton per acre the
Same season as sown and over two
tons In two cuttings, without any
manure, the next year, at Superior,
Wis.
Small grains Of all kinds grow we'll.
particularly on the heavier soils.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
three years.

they should be on every school ground.
Near the front porch plant crimson
ramblers and near the fences plant
hardy chrysanthemums. To hide the
foundations several hundred tulips and
hyacinths of different colors may be
used.
All that Is necessary to do work Of
this kind is to rouse little interest
among the children and patrons.
The children should be permitted to
do a part Of the work because 1t is
JOY to child to know that he as
sisted in doing a good work.
In preparing q bed for tulips it Is
necessary to dig trench in the hard
gravel along the end and one side Of
the house. It is about foot wide and
about eight or ten inches deep. Haul
black dirt from the woods and I'LL the
trenches. Along each trench put strips
of sod eight or ten inches wide. It
will make very pretty green border.
In early November the tulip and
hyacinth bulbs should be planted six
inches deep and about three or four
inches apart. They may be planted
eight or ten inches deep If the dirt Is
loose enough.
After blooming, the tulips can be cut
off and geraniums or coleus can be
planted for the summer in the same
ground. After frost. tulips and hya-
cinths should remain in the ground
over winter to be ready for the spring
blooming.
Remember that tulip, hyacinth,
daffodil, narcissus and crocus bulbs
must be planted in October and No
vember. CrOcuses should be set out
only about three inches deep. They
seem to be much prettier If variety
Of colors are selected and the plant
ing irregular.
Are fences necessary to protect the
plants? Not at all. Public sentiment
will protect a flower of the public,
through its children, who helped in
the planting. Yes, there is an excep-
tionally Indifferent one now and then,
but the public that has a beautiful
school ground and has experienced
new feeling because Of It, will take
care of the Indifferent one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
GOVERNMENT MEAT INSPECTION

Tho magnitude Of the Government
Meat Inspection Service Is shown by
the following figures covering the past
seven years, the period during which
the present law has been in effect In
this period more than 377,000,OO0
animals were inspected at slaughter,
of which 100000 carcasses and
4,750,0OO parts of carcasses were con-
demned. The re-inspection of meat
and meat food products in their vari-
Gus preparations amounted to A bill
lion pounds. of which there were con-
demned on re-inspection 14S,000,000
pounds. There were certified for ex-
port 8 billion pounds.
Federal inspection Is maintained at
792 slaughtering and packing estab-
ltshments, which number includes
practically every establishment of i'm
portance in the country. These estab-
lishments are distributed in 227 towns
and cities. The force necessary to con-
duct inspection Is comprised of 2,400
veterinary inspectors and assistants
The Quickness and certainty with
which the government inspectors sta
TONED In packing houses detect tuber-
culosis and other diseases in animals
and carcasses examined by them at the
time OF slaughter Is an interesting ex-
ample Of developed experiences. Each
veterinary inspector is we'll grounded
IN the fundamental knowledge Of
animal diseases and when entering the
service is taken in hand by an expert
enced inspector for careful instruc-
ton in his duties.
In the large packing establishments
the post'.mortem inspection work is
80 divided and systematized that each
carcass must pass the scrutiny Of
several inspectors, each of whom gives
his entire attention to examining GER
tain particular parts. Under this sys-
tenn the inspectors vision and sense of
touch becomes so highly trained that
exceedingly slight variations from the
normal In organ or tissue are detected
instantly. and the government tag Is
promptly affixed to all the carcasses
which show such variation and they
pre- set aside for further inspection by
= final Inspector
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

the great variety Of products that can
be raised here make it possible for the
farmer to diversity his crops and in
case of the failure Of one crop he has
another to depend upon.
Dairy farming is one of the leading
types Of farming. In localities where
the market conditions are favorable,
small fruit raising and market garden
ing is followed to advantage. Crops
for canning factories are very pro-
fltably raised in many sections Sheep
raising is paying proposition on GER
tain stump lands, thus preparing them
for more intensive agriculture, or In
sections that are too hilly to be put
under tillage. In those regions where
hay grows most abundantly. horses
and mules can be raised with great
success. Hog raising combined with
dairy farming is another branch of
the live stock industry which is fol-
lowed with profit lby many farmers.
The quality Of the cheese and butter
produced in this region Is high, duo
in part to the abundant supply of
pure water which Is of such q tenn
perature as to make It readily possible
to keep milk in the best condition.
Market facilities are good, as mining,
numbering and manufacturing centers
are within easy reach.
Among tho many crops which do
well in this section. peas. either for
seed or Gamers rank high as proflt
makers. Returns of from $35 to 500
per acre from this crop have been
common. One farmer Of Marinette
county. Wis. reports that he sold peas
during last season to the amount of
$3.50 from 20 acres. and kept 40
bushels for seed besides In Ashland
county farmer threshed 100 bushels
Of peas from 3 acres This was on
well drained clay land. Potato rails
Ing is a paying industry. Sugar beets
yield we'll on the loan soils and are
above the average in sugar content.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
MULES.

AS draft animals and for general
work purposes mules excel horses in
several respects. They are capable of
more continuous application at heavy
work. under unfavorable conditions,
Although they may often be less tract
able. they are also less excitable and
therefore more desirable for work In
situations where unsteady movements
or plunging would be dangerous to
the animals and to the machinery and
attendants.
The color which Is most desirable In
mules is dark brown or black. and In
breeding them the jacks and mares
are selected with reference to the
proba bility of securing these colors n
the mules. 1t is usually considered
that the female mule is more desirable
than the male.
Mules are especially adapted for use
in mining, and as beasts Of burden for
packing purposes. For the latter pur-
pose, also, the jack and Western
burro are especially adapted: these
animals, though small as compared
with the horse, will carry as much
weight, and as far In day. as horses.
They are moreover sure footed, and
can carry packs with safety where ac-
cidents would be almost inevitable
with horses.
The economy OF feeding mules
makes their employment in sugar and
cotton raising almost universal; in
fact, 1t may be doubted under present
conditions, whether these Industries
would be possible If all the labor
which Is now done by mules had to
be performed by horses
In an emergency mules may be
worked for "a hours or more without
water and for or days without
food. The Injurious results of such
treatment are much less serious than
in the case of horses Digestive dis
turbances are less frequent In mules
than in horses, and in general with
the possible exception of CHAMBERS,
mules are less subject to disease than
horses. It is stated that as the result
of experiments extending over period
of Is years, 8 mules may be expected
to consume about as much feed as 2
horses, and to remain in better condi-
ton than horses although doing the
same amount Of work. .,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
CONTENTS OF EGGS.

Hens eggs contain SO per cent
water, 16 per cent protein. 80 per cent
fat
Ducks eggs, 46 per cent water, ~
per cent protein, SO per cent fat
Goose eggs, A per cent water, 10
per cent protein, SO per cent fat.
Turkeys eggs, 4S per cent water, 1s
per cent protein, 80 per cent fat.
Protein. as Is generally known, is
the substance that goes to make mus
Gle and blood Fat, Of course, is fuel
for running the body-machine. Thus
it will be seen, eggs, though half or
nearly half water, are extremely
nutritious, containing all the elements
required for the building up and sup
port Of the human body
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
HIS BOY LIFE ON THE FARM.

A man named David Grayson
writing series of articles on farm ii !,
which he calls Adventures in &C i
tentment." These articles are writts n
by man who is farm bred and W J,
loves the soil with a deep and abid !:
affection.
His articles are beautiful wei
pictures of what he saw in
country from day to day while he
solving the problems of his farm az
shaping his permanent home. He
is one Of them:
'One morning awakened with !.
strange, new Joy In my soul. 1t ca,
to me at that moment with ind .
cribable poignancy, the thought {
walking barefoot in cool. fresh pl, ::
burrows as I had once done as hey.
So wildly the memory came to me-
tho high. airy world as 1t was at Il
moment and the boy I was waikiki
free In the furrows-that the we, |.
tears filled my eyes, the first I hid
shed Cor many years. Then thought
of sitting In quiet thickets in old fence
corners, the woods behind me rising
still, cool. mysterious, and the fields in
front stretching away in illimititabls
pleasantness. I thought of the good
smell of the COWS at milking-yo do
not know, If you do not know!
thought of the sights and sounds, the
heat and sweat Of the hay fields.
thought Of certain brook I knew
when boy that flowed among alders
and wild parsnips, where waded will,
q three-foot rod for trout. I thought
Of all these things al a man thinks Of
his first love. Oh, I craved the soil.
I hungered and thirsted for the earth.
I was greedy for growing thingA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
The Ohio experiment station has OBJ.

The Ohio experiment station has OBJ.
tanned an increased amount to $4.6S
per ton from yard manure used at the
rate Of 8 tons per acre In 6-year-
rotation Of corn, oats. wheat, clover
and timothy; four tons being applied
to corn and four tons to wheat, this
return being the average for the third
Swear period; the average return
from the yard manure used In all tests
In which rotation Is practiced has been
$2.97 per ton for the whole time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

All of the muscle in the world would
not make farming success without
the muscular energy being directed by
highly trained brains. Farming has
passed the time when it was an occu-
patton and has become a profession
as large, as broad and as potent as
law. medicine or theology, and vastly
more pregnant in possibilities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

The green leaves of the spring. the
colored foliage Of the fall. the sumac,
asters and golden-rod all add some
thing toward creating a more cheerful
spirit.
This is the day Of popular educa-
ton. Every condition that will be
most favorable to all should be pro-
vided If within means. In most cases
those things which have most real
beauty to commend them can be &C
CURED with the least pecuniary ex-
pense.
What does 1t cost to plant a tree
or a shrub? How expensive is 1t to set
out a flower? Very little time need be
taken to clean up a school yard if
there are willing hands.
Every boy and girl can be made
willing to help; there are always
patrons who are willing to assist if
they know what you want done.
The hardy hydrangia and trumpet
vine are suitable for spring planting;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

The value Of grains as poultry food,
and which they relish the best, are:
wheat, oats. corn. barley and buck
wheat. Rye is of the least value. and
fowls very seldom eat 1t, and then only
when very hungry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

feet specimens.
production and partial control Of dis
tribution of the fruit on the trees. by
thinning; Cd tasteful packing and at
tractive presentation of the fruit on
the market.
Nature has, In the past, been largely
depended upon to relieve over-bur-
dened conditions of fruiting trees.
Especially has this been true with re-
gard to the apple. There are yet many
growers who as confidently look for
ward to the "June drop" as they do
to the season Of blossoms. SO long as
insect infestation was moderate the
small proportion Of little apples which
became infested with coddling worms
or eurculios and dropped perhaps
served % substitute for thinning; for
the sc-called June drop" has largely
been tho sequel Of this moderate In
scot and fungus infestation, and in
some degree. tho result Of the tendency
Of nature to relieve over-burdened
conditions by enabling the stronger
Of the newly set fruits to SO gain pre-
eedence over the weaker that the lat
ter, through lack Of sufficient nourish-
ment and by being crowded, became
dwarfed, withered and yellow. and
soon dropped.
However, with the general multi
plication and enlargement of areas de-
voted to special fruit crops, concen-
tration and abnormal increase of in
sect foes have so changed conditions
that vigorous methods are required
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Whatever may be said Of the past
all indications Of the present point to
the unquestioned probability that
financial success in apple growing In
the future will depend upon CD the
planting and growing of varieties of
high quality; ca determined, un-
wavering warfare. by spraying against
insect pests and fungi; (S) elimination
Of imperfect specimens, restriction Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
BEAUTIFY THE COUNTRY SCHOOL YARD

Why>should not tho school ground
be made ono of tho beautiful places
of the school district Here the chill
dren spend most Of their wakeful
hours more during the school term
than at home. These hours of study
or play mean much more when the
surroundings are conductive to putting
forth the best efforts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Designed for use In heavy winds
without injury, new windmill has
been invented that has vaAes that can
be turned partly or completely ont ok
the wind when necessary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

cured under porches protected from
rains gave 70 per cent. Corn in barns
tool houses etc, 50 per cent. Germ
nation Of corn kept in granaries and
on windmills gave only 37.5 and "a
per cent respectively.
In this study of seed curing much
corn which was left lying In piles or
standing in sacks, for even a short
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Wheat. barley. oats, and rye have
given average returns per acre higher
than is the average for the United
States. Early maturing varieties Of
corn grow well. four year test
showing an average yield of nearly 40
bushels of shelled corn per acre. Of an
early dent variety. ,
This section of the country IL not
restricted to one or two crops. but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Rotation of crops should be prac-
deed to increase the humus and nitro
sen in the soils. If a large part the
produce raised be fed to live stock and
the manure carefully returned to the
fields, there are few sections of our
whole country that will yield better
profits for farming than in the North
Central States /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Mrs. Scott Durand, society woman
and owner of fine dairy farm at, Lake
BLUM. ILL.,. was the only woman dele
gate to the International Farming
Congress at Tulsa, Okla, from ILL.,
nois Mrs. Durand was appointed by
Gov. Dunno.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

The dairy should be flooded with
sunshine and fresh air. Both are
Safeguards against poor products and
diseases. Such place is much more
easily kept clean
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

An older tree heals up a wound
slower than a young tree. An inch
cut on young tree may heal over in
one season, while on an older tree,
now in its prime or past. 1t may take
three years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
HELPED WITH THE MILKING,

A New York State farmer was at a
loss to understand why one of his best
mixers suddenly fell off in her milk.
He watched the COW closely and one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

No dairyman should be satisfied
with cows that produce much less than
800 pounds Of butter fat per year. Use
the Babcock test and dispose Of the
poor stock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

A mule does not require very much
! iced or attention and he grows into
E,Noney as fast as colt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
Deep Burrows
By GUM,
BY GUM.

A full woodshed makes = mild
winter.
It is hard to get an argument out
OF man whose stomach Is well filed.
For his brother to go into the under
taking business in the same town, Is
hardly recommendation for q young
doctor.
III part Of the energy expended in
summer in swearing at the poor stands
of corn was used in carefully testing
the seed in the early spring, the
worlds corn crop would be larger.
A hog Is q grateful animal. He will
repay the attention which he receives
from you by adding on flesh which
later is turned into money for your
bank account. .
It should be referred to as mule
sense, for a mule will, under no cir
cumstances. injure himself by over
eating, overwhelming nor by over
playing or over-working, and in many
things sets an example which even his
master might we'll follow.
II the wife and children Of the vii
lage merchant, who has less capital
than you, can have more comforts and
a better time than can your wife and
family. then somebody is being
cheated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

The wise dairyman will keep his
best cows, and not let the buyer tempt
him even with a good price. The bet
ter the cows the better the profits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

evening discovered the roundest.
sleekest porker on the farm making
his supper off fresh Jersey milk in
stead Of skim milk from the trough.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

British India alone has thirty-four
million head of goats. !
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

One beekeeper in the west took 1873
pounds of comb honey from one
colony last season. pretty big yield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

It Is best to have hot knife to cut
cold, thick, honeycomb
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

A method of curing seed corn, which
Is too commonly practiced. The seed
thus dried gives less than half the
crop, since It's vitality is injured by un-
due exposure.
time after husking. was completely
destroyed. The only safe way of
curing seed corn is therefore to place
the corn Immediately after picking in
a we'll ventilated room and apply stove
or other artificial heat for from one to
three weeks -n.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

A full woodshed makes mild
winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

It Is hard to set an argument out
OF man whose stomach Is well filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

H C. Jones and wife to L. F. Gar
nnghouse, lot 206 Fillmore st.....$
j. c. Baughman and wife to c. H.
Bowman, lot GIL, n. " 70 Van Buren,
St, Walnut Grove sub.
l. Parr to G. Peterson, lot ia to 1874
Pine ST, RosSville. Observation-Disclosures. 900
A. Neese and wife to K. F. Null
vane, lot 304 and pit. 1925 Fillmore
St, Young'S add. ..-..-..-.-.-.......-.7 1000
o. B. Carkhuff and husband to c. r.
and NJ. Hamilton, lots 1912 n. " 344
Green ST, ]. w. Morris add. ,-.......$ 500
]. r. Main and others to E. r. Main,
part lots 364-7-S Winfield ave, same.
c. H. Bowman and wife to G. d.
Trembly and wife, lots 3S5 s. Y SO
Woodward ave, J. Nortons add. l
NJ. c. Rosen and husband to R. d.
Buckner. lots 1876 Lincoln ST.,
Kings add $50 "a
r. Scheloske and wife to r. Relihan,
lot 224 Chandler. St, Parkdale. ........ 800
C. H. Elliott and wife to r. P. Comp
ton, lot 497 e. u IS East Sixth ave,
Prudential Trust Co. to A. E. Squires.
lots 45-7 Central ave-, Central ave.
ADD IvU