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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
MULCH TO RETAIN MOISTURE
lent Covering, But Should BE Al.
lowed to Become Dry.

Where mulches can be used in the
garden they will be found great
help in keeping down weeds and re.
tanning moisture. The mowings from
the lawn make good mulch. but
should be allowed to become dry be-
fore being applied as mulch. II
they are applied as soon as cut, they
will quickly rot, and this necessitates
the applying OF more mulch. II the
grass is well dried 1t will resist rot
ting for long time. A mulch will
save great deal OF work with the
hoe. and will serve the same purpose
as repeated cultivation. Mulches may
consist of anything that will let rain
pass through and which will at the
same time keep out the light
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
RAISE GOOD HEIFER CALVES
Many Farmers Do Not Realize Wha.
an Excellent Market There is for
Good Cow.

II is surprising that SO many farm
ers do not raise their good heifer
calves 1t must be that they do not
know what fine market there is for
a good COW. Well-bred grade heifers
are bringing good prices and pure
bred stock have a ready sale at what
might be called high prices. In both
cases the demand is greater than
the supply.
There is another way to look at
this matter; in the raising OF these
calves you find a good way to market
your surplus feed You can get a good
price through this channel besides
paying for your time and trouble. Fig.
ure out the cost of raising a good
heifer calf on your farm, what kind
of price she will bring at two years,
and you will see the profit there is in
IT,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
SCARCITY OF ALFALFA SEED
Department Of Agriculture Has Pur
chased Nearly All Available Seed
for Distribution.

CBy p. X. BLINN. Colorado Experiment
Station.)
The merits OF the Grimm's alfalfa
have been exploited for several years,
but there still seems to be a very
small commercial supply OF the seed.
and this fact seems to be rather sin.
gular in view Of the high prices that
this seed has sold for in recent years.
But there are several reasons why
this strain OF alfalfa lie not more
plentiful or lower in price.
First, the acreage OF genine
Grimms alfalfa In Minnesota (the
original home OF the strain) is rather
limited and the conditions for grow
ing seed in that region are not as a
rule favorable except in dry years.
Second, a dependable method for
growing alfalfa seed has not yet been
established. and there have been many
failures iT attempting to grow
Grimm's alfalfa for seed.
Third. most Of the available
Grimm's alfalfa seed has been sold in
small lots at high prices and used In
testing the hay production to com
pare with common alfalfa, instead of
growing seed; where attemps have
been made 10 produce seed from small
plats II has been found very expensive
to get the seed threshed and cleaned
up on 1ccount OF the small amount OF
seed.
Fourth, the hay tests OF Grimms
alfalfa have been so uniformly favor
able that the demands for the seed
have outgrown the supply; the U. S.
department OF agriculture has for
several years purchased nearly all the
available Grimm or Baltic alfalfa seed
to use in their dry-land seed distribu.
tion; hence, II is next to impossible
to buy any very great amounts OF
Grimm's or Baltic alfalfa seed.
There is an urgent need for a
greater supply OF improved strains of
alfalfa seed and the Colorado ex.
pertinent station is endeavoring to
encourage some farmers who are ia
vorably situated to engage in growing
the improved alfalfa seed The funds
available to prosecute this line Of
work are small, yet several private
parties have seeded quite large acre
ages to Baltic and Grimm's alfalfa
with a view to producing seed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
FARM :
POULTRY
SURROUNDINGS FOR POULTRY
Most Important Of Conditions Con-
fronting poultryman Is That Of
Proper Sanitation.
By J. JEFFERY)

There is perhaps no branch OF poui-
try work about which more questions
are asked or Information is more
wanted than diseases. There Is also
no branch OF work that II is better for
the poultryman to keep away from
than doctoring sick fowls. Poultry
men throughout the country suffer
heavy losses from diseases at times
not SO much because they do not know
how to cure disease as because they
do not understand the principles Of
sanitation and the importance OF pre-
ventive rather than curative measures.
The Importance OF sanitation has in.
creased with the growth OF the poultry
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Tree use of lime and the growing of
crops with the necessary turning of
the ground, are the best ways II
freshen the ground and get II back
into such a condition that 1t will be
profitable to grow chickens on.
Chickens grown on ground which
has become tainted generally have an
unthrifty, sickly appearance, and in
this condition are much more subject
TO disease Chicks raised on the same
ground for a number OF years without
precautions being taken to freshen It
are usually more or less subject to
gapes and roup, and, In, fact, to any
disease TO which fowls are subject.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

out the dust. To do this some dairy
men go SO far as to stretch cheese
cloth across the pail and milk through
that, says Missouri Valley Farmer. A
covered pail is a help. Immediately
after milking strain the milk from the
pail through three thicknesses Of
cheese cloth. then put 1t In cool place
and keep II cool until the cream rises.
The sooner the milk is cooled after
being taken from the COW the longer 1t
will remain sweet.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

bred sires of a particular breed, the
use OF sound mares, the feeding and
care OF the mare and foal and the
working of the stations regularly. Doc
tor Alexander OF the Wisconsin expert
ment station further urges the home
production of pure-bred stations to
replace the grades, mongrels and
scrubs too often used at present
He urges that grade horses replace
scrubs in farm teams. Tho orgauiza-
tion OF community associations will
greatly facilitate the promotion of
horse-breeding and the ent engagement
o. the industry may be furthered by
prizes at county fairs for pure-bred
stations, mares and colts
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
Trying season for Cow.

One of the most trying seasons OF
the year for the dairy COW is the lat
ter part of summer and early fall AT
this season the pastures are often
short or dried up. and in such cases
II is a common mistake OF dairymen
to let their cows drop on in flow OF
milk through lack OF feed. Later they
find 1t impossible TO restore the milk
fow. no matter how the COWS are fed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
Mature Young Cow Best.

In the purchase of cows for the
dairy It is better to buy those that are
about four years of age rather than
younger. BY that time the real ability
OF the COW to produce milk will have
manifested itself In the six years
following that age the COW will pro-
duce her maximum yield OF milk and
will produce the strongest and best
calves
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
SWEET MILK DURING SUMMER
To Keep Out the Dust Stretch Piece Of
Cheese Cloth Across Pail and
MIX Through II.

Bacteria are the sole cause OF the
souring Of milk, and II is when the
weather grows warm that bacteria find
living conditions which just suit them.
To get as few bacteria as possible in
the milk wash the cows udder before
milking. The mixers hands and the
pail should be thoroughly clean. Keep
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
Shifting the Eaas.

by numbering the eggs under hen
he exact location of each egg has
been determined from day to day dur.
ng the incubation period 1t was found
that the position was changed daily,
the eggs occupying the center of the
nest being moved to the periphery and
vice versa by rotating on the longer
axis.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01
BREED HORSES FOR PROFIT
Principles to Be Followed Are Use OF
Pure-6red Sire and Feed and Care
Of Mare and Foal.

The principles to be followed by
farmers in improving their horse
stock are: The use OF sound, pure
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Experts tell us that cattle. hous
sheep and poultry grow only twenty.
Ave days out of each month because
OF sickness and disease. Think what
this means Think OF the amount Of
feed and labor that is wasted abso.
iutely. Think OF the profit you car
make by preventing these things.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Too many runners in the straw.
berry bed mean crowded plants and
disappointing crops next June, Cut
out the surplus runners and plants
just as II they we're weeds--which, In
this case, they ars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Nearly every year there is a season
OF short pasture. Everything goes
back then. Feed some sorghum or
sweet corn and II will help out won
derfully. Bee that the stock has
enough to eat even II you have to In
srease the dry feed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Shade is cheap. and no animal ap
precia;es 1t more than poultry, and
still how many poor birds must
swelter in the boiling sun these hot
days or stand in still hotter bad
smelling hen house, Four stakes
driven into the ground and few old
gunny sacks ripped open and tackled
across them affords one of the very
best and most airy shades for poultry
that can be provided
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

A good grain mash to make rapid
growth on broilers is a mixture of one
bushel each OF wheat middllngs. ground
oats and corn meal Moisten as need
ed with skim milk or buttermilk. Att.
er four or ive weeks, increase the
corn meal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

While the surplus rooster should be
swatted. and swatted hard, the good
one you plan to keep for next years
breeding should have as good care as
you can give him. It will be better
for him II from now on you can put
him in coop by himself in a com.
Portable place, The male is half the
flock. Treat him well.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

There is some difference in practice
regarding the time to begin hand.feed.
ing the calf Some do not allow the
calf to nurse at all. others let It re.
main with the COW three OF four days,
or until the fever is out OF the udder.
When 1t is impossible TO feed the calf
often II is best to let 1t remain about
two days with the COW. The earlier
the calf is taken away the easier II
will be taught to drink milk from a
bucket.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Chicks will be more nearly Gree
from disease II the eggs from which
they are hatched are laid in nests
which are perfectly clean, II the eggs
are kept clean until they are given
the hen or incubator. and II the incu-
bator or the sitting hen and her nest
are kept clean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

From now on till winter is a good
time TO buy poultry breeding stock.
1t can be bought at a much lower
price than after next fall, sometimes
for only half the winter and spring
price Breeders are glad to dispose
of their surplus breeding stock at low
prices.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Most farmers know the vast differ.
enee in feeding value between bright
green nicely cured hay and the
bleached out woody stun some call
hay. The first viii keep stock in fine
condition without a particle OF grain.
while the latter will hardly do so with
grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-01

Get rid OF all the surplus fowls. 1t
Is more profitable to dispose OF them
now at good figure than to carry
them through the molt!ng season at a
possible loss.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-15
The Land of
Broken Promises
by DAN COOLIDGE
OF
"Thc Fighting Fool" Hidden Tcxa ETC.
by J..
by DAN COOLIDGE
Author of
TcXcan,0
Illustration by DON j. LAWN

All this was in the Yaqui's eye as he
carefully tested the action; but, when
he threw down the lever, a cartridge
rose up from the magazine and gltded
smoothly into the breech. With a, rife
full OF cartridges the Ignorant Mexican
nad been swapping on an empty cham.
ner. not knowing enough to tack up a
shell!
For a moment Amigo stirred at the
gun and the man. and his mouth drew
down With contempt.
"Ha! Pende1o!" he grunted. and
kicked the corpse with his foot.
think Of Bernardo Bravo and his men?
They captured the last up train from
Fortuna; loaded all the men into the
ore cars and empty coaches: and,
while the federals were still In their
barracks, the train ran clear into the
station and took the town by storm.
And eight days later, ut sundown,
the federals took It back. All, there
was awful slaughter averted. senior!
But for the fact that the fuse went
out two hundred Yaqui indiana who
led the charge would have been blown
into eternity.
eyes, 30 great was the charge Of
dynamite that the rebels had laid In
their mine that not a house In Aqua
Negra would have been left standing
IL the fuseTh had done its work. Two
tons of. dynamite! Think, of that, my
friend!
But these rebels were as ignorant
OF its power as they were of laying
2 train. The Yaquis walked into the
town at sundown and found 1t, de-
serted-every man. woman and child
had fled to GadHden and the rebels had
fed to the west
but listen, here was the yay Il
happened-actually. and not as com.
mon report has it. for the country Is
all In an uproar and the real facts
we're never known. When Bernardo
Bravo captured the town of Aqua Ne
gra the people acclaimed his q hero.
He sent word to the 1unta at Ell
Paso and set up a new form of gov
ernment All was enthusiasm, ana
several Americans joined his ranks
to operate the machine guns and can
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-15
cHAPTER XXI. ].

On tho morning after they had
laughed at the comic paper and decid.
ed that all the world was fair, Hooker
and Amigo were saauatttng. BY the FIRE
and eating q Map p'ssizs breakfast
50. The creek swollen BY yesterdays
torrential rain. had settled 70 q rivu.
let. The wind had not risen and the
sun whs Just over the hill when. with
q ruah and q scramble Amigo threw
down his cup and wac on in, q Rash Tor
the rocks, i.ss ,5;,,s 3; 90, -. !
a moment later two men rode down
the canyon, and then two more. and
two more. y was d column of men.
all armed With rifles. and they cast
enviods eyes at Copper Bottom aa they
halted before sthe camps ,As for Bud.
;ta teslated sraYely, for be knew them
for what they were. 1. Ii ~ - ..i;s s
4 These were the lost forces OF Her
nArdo Bravo and saIas&r, Ro1as and
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Tho Artillery Drove Them Back.

non. As for the federals, they occu.
pied the country to the cast and at.
tempted few sallies, but as they
had nothing but their rifles, the artil.
lery drove them back.
Is 'sThen. as the battle ceased, the
rebels began to celebrate their VIC
tory. They broke into the closed canS
tinas. disobeyIng their officers and he.
ginning the loot Of the town, and
while half OF their number were drunk
the federats. being informed of their
condition. suddenly advanced upon
them, with the Yaquls far. IN the lead.
'.They did not shoot, those Yaquis:
but. dragging their guns behind them,
they cfept ap through tne bushes and
dug pits quite close to the lines. Then.
lwhen3t rebels discovered them and
>manned, their gums. the sYaquis shot
down the gunners. ~ fs i its.ssfs.i
"Growing bolder. they crept farther
to the ifront-the rebels became disor.
ganzed, their men became mutinoue---
and at last, when they, saw they would
surely be taken. the leaders buried
.tWoi tons sof dynamite In the trenches
by the ibull,fing and set o time-fuse,
TO sexplode when the Yaquis arrived.
/. 1.-THE word. spreae through the town
like wildfire all the people, all ths
soldiers fed every which way :to ses-
4.ns,e. -end thaI, . th4 49,.
,axpected TO happen. the iynamite
failed 10 explode and the .Yaqtits
rushed the treHc ches at srndoWn.
ss.DId thuse Yadufa knop, about Aha
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However, Aqua .Negra is once more
in the hands Of the government: the
track is clear and most of the bridges
repaired; SO Why quarrel with the
Yaquis? While they are, of course,
nothing but Indians. they serve their
purpose In battle"
well. guess yes!" responded Bud
warmly Serve their purpose, eh?
Where were these. Mexican soldiers
and them Spanish officers when the
YaquIs were taking the town? And
that was just like dog-goned Mexi-
can-setting that time-fuse and then
not having it go OF. More'n likely the
poor yap that fired 1t was so scairt he
couldn't hold match-probably
never lit 1t, Jest dropped the match
and run. They're a bum bunch, IL
you want to know what think. I'd
rather. hare q Yaaui than hundred
OF 'em!"
"A hundred Of whom?" inquired q
cool voice behind him, and looking. up
Hooker eaw the beautiful Gracia gag.
ing out at him through the screen
door. =. j.
But IL the Mexican had been fool,
be had paid the price. for the second
time he snapped his gun AMIGO had
shot him through and through.
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to command In the army OF the liber.
alton. and the yelled mutterings OF
his followers showed that they we're
little better than tigers in leash.
Mounted upon ,horssG mules. and
even burros; armed with every con-
ceivable weapon ilom musket to
standard repeating rifles, they were a
tatterdemalion army. more At for
treason. stratagems and .spoils;' then
1.-The sterner duties. OF war.
h Bud looked them over closely, " all
satisfied to haye }hia back against a
wall. and when the lpW,hrowed re.
,teiner came hurrying back with the
horae be quickly took the worthless
receipt and watched them ON their
way. ). Then. aa the, last tacamp-fo follower
disappeared. he ran tor his saddle and
rife aud within q minute he was
mounted and away. & +.f Ii l.a.. 4
as There were rebels below rhim-very
likely there we're more to come-the
only safe. place for Copper Bottom
was oyer tho hills at Fortuna. with.
out STOPPING Tor path Or ,traii. he head.
ed straight orthWest over the ridges.
riding ,aS the leowbpya 90 when they
rake the range for cattle, Hardy had
he TOPPED the 9rst high crest when
tho came In aiEht Of Ahaigo,i loaded
down with his cartridgahelts and car
sFying his heavy ManCer. ~. +,
. In Q long. sham Hing trot tia Yaqui
Ras drifting alqns the hillside, with
t1a ffet, grace Of q Wild .cSreaIfuraa.s and
E.,,n,slt IiiSaS,h.s J,,y., 4 ~
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Nothing doing!. .announced Hooker;
as he dismounted at the corral. you
don't know what you're talking about !!
But Will leave ms horse here" he
added: Il sure don't want him to get
hurt" tN.
"i'ut you promised" protested Gre
cia weakly. .~..--,... s..,. ta.,
Promised nothing!" retorted Bua.
ungraciQusly. Il promised to take care,
OF you, didn't l? Well, what's the use;
OF talking, then? You better stay right
here. where you're aafe. Come ON !;
let's go to the house!" send. ID
mol" cried Gracia; her dark oyesi
turning misty with imminent tears.
"Oh. Mr.. liooker!" she burst out.
didn't keep them al, waiting while Il,
put on thin riding skirt! thought, youi
had come to take me awayl What do
care to be safe? wany TO be froel |
want to run away-ard go across the,
Inc TO dear PHIL" she .fltered. Them
hc soo.ud NJ at him sharply and her
:" nm accusing tone.
notify Fortuna: but even for that
brief spell the Yaqui could not wait.
"Adios." he said. coming close and
holding cut his black hand; II 60 this
way!" And he pointed along the ridge.
but why?" said Bud. still at a loss'
to account for his haste. Then. seeing
the reticence In the Indians eyes, he.
thrust out his hand in return. -.
"Adios, Amigo mio!" he replied, and
with quick grip the Yaqui was gone.
With that same deceptive speed he
shamblod through the bushes. still lug
sing the heavy rifle and making Tor
higher ground. Bud knew he had
some purpose-he even had q, ,sneaIe-
Ing idea that It was to take :jotshota
at Captain del Rey-but elk months in
Mexico had made him careless, and no
half hoped the ,Yaqui would win.
The captain had It coming to him
for his brutality. but with ,Aragon .it
was different--Aragon had q wife and
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ties were kicked In every direction,
and when Hooker leaped to his feet
the Mexican scrambled UP and rushed
madly for the>creek
Is: But, though Bud was free, the bat.
tie had turned against. him. for in the
brief interval Of his fight the other
two. Mexicans had run. for their guns.
The instant he rose they covered him.
Their chief, who by some miracle had
escaped Buds shot, gave a shout for
them to halt. Cheated OF his victim at
the first he was claiming the right to
kill. ~,
r. AS Hooker stood blinded by the
smoke and ashes the fellow took de-
liberats aim. and once more his rife
snapped. Then. as the. other. Mexi-
cana stood agape. surprised at the
failure of the shot, the cannonlike
whang OF Mauser rent the air and
|. the leader crump1ed down in a heap.
An instant later a shrill yell rose
from up the canyon and, as the two
Mexicans started and stared, Amigo
came dashing in upon them, splitting
pistol in one hand and his terrible
wood d-chopping.. aknise brandishei
high In the other y, ~ III @
In the dusk his eyes and teeth
cleaned white. ,his black hair seemed
10 .brtstle with fury, and the CLINT OF
: his long knife made light ais ;he
.vaulted over the last rock and went
plqnging ON their track. For, at othe
5lrst glance at this huge. pursuing .fig-
SNSres -, ASx,<~ q - =
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Previously Continued


thug on q log and continuing his
harangue.
Then, in the middle Of q sentence.
and while Bud was bending over the
IRE. the Mexican stopped short and
leaned to ond side. A tense silence
fell. and Hooker was walked from his
trance by the warning click of a gun
lock. Suddenly his mind came back
to his guests. and he ducked like a
nash, but even as he went down he
heard the hammer clack!
The gun had snapped!
instantly Hooker's hand leaped to
his pistol and he fired from the hip
pointblank at the wouldbe murderer.
With yell to the others, one OF the
Mexicans sprang on him from behind
and tried to bear him down. They
struggled for q moment while Bud
shot blihdly. with his pistol and went
down lighting.
bud. was a giant compared to the
stunted 'Mexicans. and he threw them
about like dogs that hang OF to bear.
With a man in each hand he rose to
his feet. crushing them down beneath
him; then. in despair Of shaking off
his rider. he. staggered q few steps
and hurled himself over backward Into
the fire.
A yell of agony followed their fall
and. as the live Goals bit through the
Mexican's thin shirt. he fought like a
cat to get free. Rocks, pots aud ket