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The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-12-25
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\ LAST REQUEST.

We publishing III this issue the last request Of the Co
MineS-"Say away from Colorado The last favor this
noble band fighters OF their fellow workers large
their Jobs. Again it has been demonstrated that
lions can't be led victory by cowaldy sheep The Colorado
miners good fighters they paid the price with tei blood
and lives and aroused the workers OF the nation revolt but
when the crisis their lamb hearted leaders turned tails
and flew the like covey Of flushed birds and began
cl4mo federal intervention and talk peace Discourse
the cuuce of the self ordained leader trapped and BETRAYED
of their enemies the lions that gIUNed
lpaed for revenge wines and last request that
their fellow workers from Colorado and allow
creep back into the slave Of their masters under the
conditions they revoIted against Fellow workers. grant them
,nis last request Stay away from Colorado
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Of struggling humanity.
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roor THERE WAs-EvEN AS YOU OR l.
. 1;n - Kavn,ore w Va. said God damn Germany
"a Me 90 back and Fight like hel)
- was and lie sailed away
j. and better pay
\ man the "~ee ard gay
For an easier loU
And he saved up the
So he felt very happy ;tnd I'>
, .,.yiot" heard of his country call
IA M let pick and shovel and anger IAN
Vim = curse on monarchs enemies an
Then he fastened away to the mghty ot"N'
\ = S0Idier drilled with heavy gun
And ne found that it WASH olt Oh lun' u.s.,
He was tired and starved when the day was ool'e'
Then he learned that hi troubles hao luSl oes"H'
\ sleepy barbarian dug pit
And was chilled to the zone as ne lay III IT, 49,.
There he heard Il giant Shlapnel explode ana S'''
,,Iie he feared every lomenI tntI lie " 'e "''
\ savage charge with frightfu yell.
AS on every side other wages Tell.
For the foemiln had ta lged the WIRING We'll
But at length he eSrsp from the Jaws OF hel''
\ brute smashed in eepers gray mead
Then he I1:ed the pocI Us and mousse Oh '!t 'e>"'
On i helpless young man his passions &c"
WINE he thrOttled her n2be as II clle'' Il" "eN'
\ nero darts through hail of steel
While the rifles ratle nd the cannon peal
Only one Of the cogs in tWll-lord wheel
But the hayonetS make the toeAeh reel
Q the tears we shed ill the blood we spill
And the wea.,h Of lead and hand
III 90 for the rulers do not care why.
And now We that .ey need not care WHY
And need not even und, rStuiJ.
\ corpse lies sI;tttered upon the ground;
With a thousand others in CHASTITY mound
While nlnnDcrleSS are Stfe"h il"uh'
And the blIZardS and IyelaS there abound
The ofiil Ynttcls and SoughS away
While the peStlcnce stays to deV0ur new prey
And the skeletons CLEAN in the moons pale ray
But the monarchS reioced on The battle day:
The fertilizer will feed the grain
And should that build human Drawn ana HHIn
And he part of who is sober and sane;
The fool may not have struggled and died III VAN.
But it isn't the shame it isn't the blame
That WctkenS heart and hand;
lis coming to see that he did not know why.
E,ndny at last that lie never could know
And never could understand. ~. /" I'll -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
WATCH RESULTS CAREFULLY.

Feed boxes and managers should be
kept clean to see that the cattle clean
up their feed and are keen for the
next feeding.
Keep watch Of their droppings to
see that no food passes through undi-
gested. Note carefully the results OF
every change OF feed and never make
too radical changes in the ration.
Try to have each cow up to her
maximum production within 30 or 40
days after she freshens.
Whether the COW is kept for milk
or butter production it is equally i'm
portant that she be brought to her
highest production of milk regardless
of the quantity of butter fat contained
In the milk.
Unless she Is brought to her highest
production in this length Of time her
milk yield for that milking period will
be materially decreased. Good pure
water, and plenty of It should be In q
convenient place where she may have
access to it at all times, SO that she
may drink all she wants.
When we consider that a COW needs
five pounds Of water to make a pound
of milk, 1t Is plain to be seen that she
must have plenty Of water If she pro-
duces a large flow Of milk. Salt is
another essential and cows should
have plenty Of 1t II they keep in good
health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

ono II pays to keep things cleaned
M. because there are q number OF
diseases which need not be given
thought in q well-kept fruit farm
while tho fruit from scraggly, I'M
kempt orchard II seldom At for good
market.
Among the diseases which some
times affects even orchard and vine
yards which are beautifully kept, and
for which there is no remedy posi-
lively known, is the crown gall, Which
causes unsightly blemishes on the
trees and vines. -
Nearly every one has seen the
rough engagements which sometimes
occur at the crown of trees. and which
is commonly known as crown gall.
In some cases there are great num-
hers Of small fibrous roots coming out
from the gall. Trees afflicted with this
disease may live for many years and pro-
duce considerable fruit. but they are
apt to be less thrifty than healthy ones
and are more liable to root rot. Inc
gall may eventually decay and leave
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
The farmer who is in the field for

A span of mules fourteen years old,
owned by tho Minnesota Experiment
Station. The team weighs about 1900
pounds, and it is claimed that they are
the toughest team on the farm. They
refuse to eat more than about one
half as much feed as horses doing the
same amount of work. Many farmers
are using mules extensively for heavy
farm work, and claim they can get
their work done more cheaply than
with horses. Some people object to
mules on general principals" but it
is nevertheless fact that they possess
qualities well worthy OF consideration
by the breeder or farm manager.
Their comparatively small food-con-
sumption and long life, resulting in
low depreciation, makes the annual
cost of maintenance lower than for
horses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

Matched the hen had better be given
coop in dry place and the young
ducklings furnished with small,
shallow pan Of water, which should
be changed frequently.
I think that oatmeal is the best
food for the ducklings for the first
two weeks. It Is best to boil it and
then allow it to cool before feeding
Our next choice would be corn meal
mixed in equal parts with wheat mid
dlings and cooked and fed in the same
manner. If porridge is given it Is an
excellent plan to add a few lettuce
leaves or some tender leaves from the
garden, and also the scraps from the
kitchen.
1t hardly pays to feed wheat to
ducks unless it is unstable. Since
thorough cooking renders musty
grain harmless, it may be fed to ducks
with good results. When cooked
potatoes are used they should not be
mixed with ground grain until after
the latter has been thoroughly moist
ened with either milk or water
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
STARTING SWEET POTATOES.

Sweet potatoes are propagated from
sets or shoots which spring from the
tubers when they are planted and
form the tips Of the runners. The
sets are obtained by planting the pota-
toes in bottled. The roots should be
bedded five or six weeks before the
sets are wanted for planting out. The
sets are broken from the potatoes for
transplanting when they are three or
four inches high and others form in
their place. so that, in all, two to four
crops are obtained.
For the late planting. cuttings IL to
IA inches long may be taken from the
young vines after they have started
growth.
Sets or cuttings are put out in rows
about three feet apart and the plants
spaced IS inches in the row. Most
growers plant sweet potatoes on ridges
two to twelve inches high. The
ridges warm up sooner than the flat
earth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

green stalks Of this wild grass furnish
a considerable portion of the food of
the mice. as can be seen by the great
number Of cutoff. and partly eaten,
stems and blades that are to be found
about their nests and along their
runways. where the plant grows. g.
Small as meadow mice are. they
infict enormous injury upon the crops
of the country. The loss to the farm
ers from this source averages several
millions Of dollars annually. And the
most lamehtable part Of IT. all Is that
the major portion Of this loss is pre-
ventable. From their homes in grass,
brush, woods and thickets, mice in
wade fields. orchards, Vineyards nur-
series, door yards and gardens, passing
through underground runways. Pota-
toes. sweet potatoes carrots, beets
and other vegetables are eaten by
these mice both while stored in pits
or lying In piles in field or garden.
All things considered. repression Of
field mice by strychnine poisoning is
the most satisfactory. The strychnine
salt most used commercially IS
sr,ycEna sulphate. This is best for
poisoning purposes. since 1t is soluble
in boiling water. Various BATS such
as wheat. oatmeal. and corn. among
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
Farming and the
City-Breel Mar

While it is desirable for Zen q
life does not meet with their desire:
and who love the country and 4
farm, it is not desira bic for inn
perienced men to eXpend their lnE1U
for a piece Of land and fail II 81
cultivation from lack Of know;ed-a
and experience.
A young man who has some mean
should before investing his money ii
land, go to work for successful
farmer or take q short course at on
of the agricultural colleges.
Then let him avoid the common
mistake Of the city man who figure
out on paper the most wonderfU
profits from poultry and goes to worl
to make a fortune growing chickens
Around all our large cities the coun
try is dotted over with the wreck
Of chicken farms, where city mel
have spent their all and failed.
If city man goes on a farm, lie
him go to farming with the ordinar
crops of the section, keeping SOM
poultry as a matter of course, bu
more as an incident to his farmini
than a specially.
The city man seldom finds that |.
poultry farm pans out in practic,
what he has figured out on paper
The average man may make few
hens profitable part of his farming
but let him increase to hundreds ana
failure is soon the result.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
THE DESTRUCTIVE MEADOW MOUSE

The different species of 'held mice
or meadow mice" that are found in
all parts Of the country, are almost
entirely responsible for much Of that
damage done to plants Of various
kinds, the blame for which is partly
bestowed upon moles and shrews.
Serious damage Is done every year
In orchards, potato fields and gardens.
Many young fruit trees are girdled
by these rodents. in orchards in all
parts Of the United States. Mulched
trees. or trees growing in orchards
where cover crops are used, are more
liable to injury. Damage to straw
berry plantations and to various kinds
Of garden drops are reported annually.
Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes have
been especially subject to attack.
Serious injury to planted crops has
several times been noticed In fields
lying adjacent to broom sedge" grass
fields. Examinations of such places
showed that the mice had evidently
invaded the cultivated areas from
their protected retreats and breeding
places among the "broom-sedge." The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
CARE OF ORCHARD AND VINEYARD

the tree so weak that It Is easily
blown over. There Is no remedy
which can be recommended for an
infected tree. Any nursery stock
affected Ly this disease should not be
accepted or planted.
Stem tumor Is disease of the
branches similar in appearance and
nature to crown gall. tree may
have a large number Of these gals and
yet appear healthy and well. They
doubtless injure the tree to some eX-
tent. The disease attacks the crown
stump, canes, and sometimes the
roots Of rape vines also. At first
the gals can hardly be distinguished
from callus, but as they get older and
larger they become darker and
tougher. They grow to all sizes, and
can be found from 1 to or more
inches in diameter. AS the vine gets
older the disease may extend from
the crown to the stump and canes,
even four or six feet out. The gals
are comparatively short lived, as they
usually die within a year. AS the
gall rots away, 1t kills the adjacent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

The commercial fruit farmer Of to-
day generally recognizes the fact that
q well-kept orchard and vineyard is
essential IL uniform and profitable re-
suits are to be secured. "Orchard and
vineyard sanitation is a good phrase,
end one which should be more clearly
understood by every fruit grower.
Some of the most important things
which it includes are air drainage,
soil drainage. spraying. pruning. care
of rubbish, and the relation Of neigh
boring orchards, vineyards or fields
Some of these things are difficult to
control. but others, which are Of great
importance, may be readily managed
by any fruit grower. Removal or
destruction of refuse, such as dead
wood. brush piles, decayed or wormy
fruit, old vines. and half dead trees
In the fence corners is just as impor-
tant to tho health Of the trees, vines,
or other crops as is the proper care
OF animal refuse to the health Of live
stock or man. An orchard or vineyard
where sanitation" has been practiced
u Q beautiful as well as a profitable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
The Manure Spreader

I think good plan is to scatter
manure often and thinly and the
manure spreader will put the eleme nt
on thinner and more evenly than is
possible in the old way. Not long ago
heard a farmer say:
Before ! used a spreader I could
hardly get men to haul manure, but
now / have no trouble at all as 1t Is
only half the work it used to be.
also find in using the spreader that
the manure goes twice as far, or
more. and with better results
When manure is spread evenly in a
thin coating the fertility Is taken up
by the plant life much more readily
than when the manure Is placed in
large quantities in piles.
Personally. I have used manure
spreader for many years and consider
it one Of the essential tools on the
farm. 1t is so clearly shown that the
spreader saves much time and work
in getting the manure upon the land,
and adds so much to its value In the
way of making the manure SO it Is
available for all kinds of plant growth
that 1t seems it might be a profitable
investment for a number OF small
farmers or gardeners to own manure
spreader in partnership and thus have
the benefit Of it's use as does the
farmer who has a large amount Of
manure at his disposal.
On many large farms the manure
spreader is used almost constantly.
find that the amount invested in a
manure spreader will bring in a much
better rate Of interest in added crops,
to say nothing Of the saving in cost of
labor, than when the amount Of money
Is placed as an investment in some
securities.
I am led to believe that the time
is getting near when every farmer
that Is up to date will have one of
these machines upon his farm and will
use 1t every little while and consider
it just as necessary as his farm
wagon, which, Of course, he would
not think of being without.
Then they will not be looked upon
as something out Of the ordinary, but
as necessary farm lmplement.-R. B.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
PRACTICAL SHEEP TALK.

Why not invest a little money in a
few sheep. Yearlings will give you
the quickest and best results. and will
do you good. but you must first do
good by them.
Are you crank on size in breeding
stock? Good for you, but don't for
get that quality is Of more Importance
than mere size. Then. too. the big
sheep is not always as resistant to
disease as the medium type. vigorous
one.
Don't be tempted to sell these eve
lambs, Just because you are offered
good price for them. Remem Der,
if you sell your best your flock Is
only weakened thereby.
Look at the rams skin. Is 1t a
bright cherry color? If not, 1t should
be. A bright cherry is a good indica-
ton of perfect health. If it is blue,
the ram is going out of condition. A
white skin is ordinarily infected with
parasites. BY. H..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

keep up the heat necessary for supply
ing their bodies with warmth.
Oimeal Is so loosening in its
effect that it is very easy to overfeed
on this ration. While we would feed
only about ohe-fourth pint for every
one hundred pounds the animal
weighs, there are cases in which this
would be too much while in others 1t
would be insufficient. When feeding
it, watch the results closely and guage
your future feeding by them.
Don't get too enthusiastic in feeding
oilmeal, as it is a concentrated ration
One and half to two pounds will be
sufficient for the dairy cows. along
with other rations daily. Hogs will
require an amount in proportion to
their size, and horses will need it only
occasionally-twice or three times u
week-as a sort Of change from the
bulkier feeds.
The proportion of live to dead
weight in cattle and sheep varies &C
cording to the way in which the ami
mails are fattened. 1t is not often
that a fat beast kills over 70 per cent
Of it's live weight, only show beasts
may be reckoned to do that. The
prlmeSt may XIII TO ~ per cent "hei1
ake-t1nished. A good average is 6S
per cent. Mutton sheep newly shorn
will kill about 8 per cent more than
cattle.
If any single mistake In winter calf
raising could be designated as the
greatest, it is that Of allowing the little
fellows to run with the grown stock
where they are hunted about, cheated
of their share Of feed and made to
stand in the most uncomfortable parts
of the sheds or barns.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
The Heavy Horse
a Money Maker

For both farm work and for sale,
the heavy horse is good money
maker. In past years the so-called
fast horse was the ideal animal, but
now the automobile on the farm has
driven The running horse out of bust
ness The carriage horse Of today
is a heavier animal than in days
gone by.
The farmer now who goes to work
in the field. or who hauls loads on the
road. cannot afford to spend his time
with light team that can draw only
a small load Labor is too scarce
and high priced. Deeper blowing and
more work must be done on the same
acreage. 1t is imperative that HEAVIER
teams must be used.
For a number of years the weight
G best selling horses on city markets
has steadily increased. Only a few
years ego horses weighing from 1900
to 14O0 pounds each were considered
large enough for heavy teaming. Now
the demand is for horses weighing
from 1900 pounds to ton. No city
company can afford to hire an expen-
sive man to drive a light team.
Increased supply and commercial
products has brought this condition.
For these reasons the heavy horse
has risen in value of late years and
the importing and breeding Of heavy
horses has been taken up on large
scale. But the demand for heavy
horses has always exceeded the supply.
Good heavy drafters weighing around
1900 pounds find ready sale at over
$500 and real choice ones of this class
in the largest cities bring from $500
to $500
There is every evidence that the
heavy horse is the coming work ami
NAL for both farm and city and that
good prices will hold. If not increase,
for years to come.
The farmer who Is in the field for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

the grains, and seeds Of various
plants. az the tomato, dandelion. and
sunflower. may be used, The bait
should be soaked over night in pois-
oned syrup prepared as follows:
Dissolve an ounce Of strychna sui
phate In a pint of boiling water; add
pint Of thick syrup and stir thor
oughly. This may be scented by a
few drops of oil of anise, but this IL
not essential. Soak the bait all night
adding enough grain or seed to
absorb the syrup and not be too
damp. Owing to the danger Of de-
stroying native birds, such as quail
and others, the bait should never be
placed in exposed situations, but
under shelters which admit mice but
exclude birds. For orchards and
nurseries the following is an excellent
plan: Cut small twigs and dip them
in the strychnine syrup. Then scatter
the poisoned twigs near the trees to
be protected. This is splendid plan
as 1t poisons both rabbits and mice
and does not effect birds or domestic
animals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
To Keep the Boy
On the Farm

W.4herr want to keep their boys on
n. r.r1n but too many Of them do not
rant to give them start. They say
.r,>< them dig their way out as 1 did
before them."
Every boy cannot work hard all of
the time in heat or cold o. in rain or
when the sun shines, but when he
asks for holiday often he Is sent
back to work with q sore and heavy
heart, and many a boy on the farm
seldom gets a chance to go anywhere
for pleasure. That is discouraging.
Then. many farm boys are denied a
little spending money, which every
boy Graves. He ought to have little
change that he can spend just as he
pleases. I know farmers who always
leave their boys at home to care for
tho house and the stock while their
parents 60 off to town or to places Of
amusement. This always makes a
boy sore.
This Is only one side Of the question.
On the other hand some fathers in
dulge their boys too much and spoil
them. They say, II have worked too
hard all my life and now I am going to
give my boy a chance to make a
living easier than I did" Another
says II will give my boy nothing but
tools and let him make his own liv-
Ing" I think this Is the best plan.
Boys to be content on the farm must
have some stock and pets of their
own. This will do more to keep them
contented than anything else. I know
what I'm talking about for I live on
farm. I have stock of my own and /
wouldn't change places with any
town boy know. I am only thirteen
years but I have horse, a cow and
some hogs / am proud Of my start.
For sport, a boy likes a gun and he
likes to trap for rabbits and other
game.
He also likes to have a room of his
own where he can keep all of his
own things. A bookcase filed with
books will gladden. his boyish heart,
and fathers should buy their boys
books when they know they want
them.
Some boys are born for one pur-
pose in life and some for another and
parents should find out what he can
do best and help him in that direc
ton.
Continual fault-finding makes a
boys heart sore and discourages him.
A boy should not be punished for
every little fault but he should be
talked to kindly and shown where he
is wrong. Most boys are good at
heart and do not intend to do wrong
and if they are helped to see what is
light they will generally do 1t.-Noel
Carr. .. .