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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

loading the loader begins at rne rcnI
end and piles up q tier of bundles as
high as he wishes the load to be; then
in front of this he places another tier,
and so on until the front end Of the
rack Is reached and then drives to the
siage cutter. The teamster loads and
unloads his own load. In unloading
he begins at the front end where he
placed the last sheaf and takes off the
last tier put on down TO the rack, then
the next, and so on. always taking the
tier clear down to the rack.
This method enables the teamster to
know which sheaf TO take next and
avoids the hard and annoying labor of
pulling the bundles out when bound in
the load and always gives him good
hard floor on which 10 stand and work.
Also there is less lost energy 10y this
method and the men make the best
time. The teamster hands the bundles
to man who lays them on the tray
cling table" Of the silage cutter. The
bundles are laid on the table with the
butts on one bundle TO the ears of the
previous bundle, and in this way q
steady stream is kept going in the ST
lage cutter.
The corn is cut about One-half inch
in length. The knives of the cutter are
sharpened every half day. The cut
corn is elevated into the silos by means
of a blower. | like the blower much
better than the carrier, as less work
is required in the s.lo, although it takes
more power TO run it. TO distribute
the corn and keep the silage level we
use q barrel with both heads removed.
This is suspended from the roof of the
silo at such height that the silage is
blown into il from the blower. There
an attendant. sitting at the top Of
the silo, by swinging the barrel can
direct the stream to any part of the
silo, thus keeping the silage levc! with
out the hard and disagreeaDie labor III
the silo. This barrel attachment works
well until the silo is about two-thirdS
full, when it becomes necessary for the
attendant to do some work with the
fork in order to keep the silage level.
The best cover | have ever found for
silage in the silo is very wet sawdust
Keeping out the air is, of course, an eX-
tremely important matter. Shut the
air out of the top in some way and re-
place the side door in the silo as fast as
q new one is opened
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
WORK FOR THE FALL.

Gardens are often not rich enough to
produce satisfactory results, and fall is
rather the best time to apply the requi-
site stable manure. A good covering
OF this is to be supplied and plowed or
dug under, going as deep as may be
convenient The ensuing six months
will put the manure in good condition
for next seasons crops. Flowing again
In spring will be beneficial In making
the soil loose.
Fall blowing Of land infested with
white grubs, wire worms and cutworms
is urged by Professor j. G.. Sanders of
the College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin as a control for
these pests and as protection for next
summers crops. Thorough disking or
narrowing, in addition to blowing, dis
turbs and brushes the winter cells Of
these pests I'm the soil and exposes
them to their enemies and the severe
winter weather. 1t Is especially urged
that all cornfelds I'm which the corn
ear worm appeared last summer be
plowed and thoroughly narrowed to
kill the larvae which hibernate two or
three inches deep in the SOIL Proper
crop rotation Is undoubtedly one Of the
greatest factors I'm the control Of many
field crop pests which cannot be well
controlled by remedies applied after
the insects appearance in harmful
numbers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

general handling. Dehorning the cow
is both protection for her and those
who care for her.
One of two methods is practiced in
the removal of mature horns-i. e., by
using either saw or clippers. Both
have their advantages.
Whatever instrument is used, the cut
must be uniformly made on line suffi-
GENTLY under where the skin joins the
horn or just below the tissue from
which the shell of the horn develops
to give the proper results from the
work. The cut must not be too high or
profuse bleeding will result. Besides,
gnarly growth Of horn is apt to appear.
Cold water is the only dressing needed.
Care should be taken to keep out filth
and infection.
Animals may be dehorned any time
except I'm fly time or zero weather.
Prevention is always better than
cure. Horns may be stopped from
growing upon the calf cheaply and
with practically no pain at all. There
are several chemical preparations upon
the market, but none can be cheaper
or simpler than the use Of stick of
common caustic potash. This chemical
may be obtained in small sticks. Five
cents will buy enough for several
calves.
The calf should be less than three
days old. However, an animal may
often be successfully operated upon if
under three weeks Of age. The little
fellow should have the hair clipped
about the embyro horn, the potash
stick dipped In cold water and applied
for about ten seconds. The other side
may be similarly treated BY this time
the first side will be dry and may be
retreated. Thus, after both sides are
retreated, the job may be considered
finished and If the caustic has been
properly applied the calf will never
grow horns.
The potash should be kept on the
horn button and away from the live
tissue, as it is very corrosive. The calf
should also be kept out of the rain, for
the caustie may wash into the eyes
and do serious injury.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Odd Indian Belief.

The Indians living near the cele
brated Mesa Verde In southwestern
Colorado hold in great awe the prehiS
toric dwellings OF the Mancos vallel
which are by far the finest and be>
preserved Of any in the American
southwest. They will not believe thu
1t was Pueblo Indians, or any indians
in fact, who, so long ago that the old
est traditions describe them as they
now are, carved these wonderful cite,
out of the cliffs. They believe tina
spirits built the cliff dwellings, an,
that spirits still inhabit them. The
reverently call these spirits the "littl,
people" For this reason it is Difficult
to induce Indians to approach the ella
dwellings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Feed Mixtures Compared.

A mixture consisting of 300 pounds
of cornmeal and 100 pounds Of cotton
seed meal is not as good as one con-
sisting of 400 pounds of cornmeal.
100 pounds of distillers grain, 100
pounds of gluten feed, 100 pounds of
bran, 125 pounds ground oats and 100
pounds of cottonseed meal for milch
cows. The latter mixture is better for
two reasons. 1t contains a larger va
riety Of feeds and has a better me-
chanical makeup. Cornmeal and cot
tonseed meal are heavy feeds, and II a
mixture Of this kind Is used It is bet
ter to feed It on top Of silage or cut
some hay fine, moisten 1t and mix it
with the cornmeal and cottonseed meal.
-Hoard's Dairyman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Fall Care of Alfalfa.

A growth of from four to six inches
Is necessary to hold the snow and
to protect the crowns Of alfalfa plants.
A higher growth Is not often neces-
sary.
New seedlings of alfalfa should not be
pastured. The ground In these fields
n not firm and considerable damage
d done by the tramping Of the plants,
especially during wet weather. Fields
established a year or more may be
pastured lightly In the fall, but should
never be eaten down close.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Scientific
Farming
DYNAMITING STUMPS.
Successful Experience of New Jersey
Farmer.

Successful Experience Of New Jersey
Farmer.
On farm In Cape May county, N. D.,
/ blew out an oak stump fourteen inch
es In diameter with big roots extending
about three feet into the ground, writes
a contributor to the Country Gentle
man. With one pound of dynamite the
force of the explosion lifted the stump
bodily and turned 1t over, leaving the
roots not more than foot from the
original position.
My next experience was with green
wild cherry log thirty inches in diane
ter and ten feet long with several hard
knots In it. This l split into pieces
easily handled with two pounds Of dy.
Mantle by the mud Gaping process, as
follows: 1 removed a quarter pound of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Russia's Wonderful Clock.

Petrograd contains the most wonder
full clock In the world. There are
ninety-flve faces to this colossal Tina
piece, which indicates simultaneously
the time of day at thirty different
places, besides the movement of the
earth around the sun, the phases of the
date according to the Gregorian. Greek,
Mussulman and Hebrew calendars.
The works took two years to put to-
gether after the clock had been sent in
detached pieces from Switzerland to
Russia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

GETTING READY TO BLOW UP STUMP.
dynamite from the paper, placed the
loose dynamite on a fiat part of the log
just where l should strike with an AK
were l going to split it in that way.
then placed the blasting cap, with fuse
attached, into the loose dynamite, COW
cred the whole with about eight inches
of sand and over this placed a cherry
log about twelve inches In diameter
and two feet long. l lighted the fuse
and continued In this way till the log
was all split up. The log used for a
weight was sawed off square on the
end and rested firmly on top OF the
sand.
. At no time did the weight go over
eight feet in the air or two feet away
from the log. l used two pounds Of
dynamite, twelve feet of fuse and eight
caps at cost Of 40 cents for material
and about one hours time.
I am having good success blasting
out pear tree stumps fifteen inches or
more In diameter, tough and hard, with
big roots deep I'm the ground. Some of
the stumps were within thirty feet of 4
building. but no damage was done
Powder for farm use Is about % per
cent, the higher percentage throwing
the stumps too far and being more dan
gerous to handle. Working alone am
doing as much in day as four men
could do grubbing, and in addition /
am subsoling the land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
THURSDAY AND LAST HALF

The feature for the last half of this
next week IL none other than Sarah Pad
den in dramatic playlet called 1.-The
Shepherd of Bargain Row" and is taken
from the book by the same title.
1t is a combn alton OF absorbing scenes
aud laughs and it is clean, wholesome
and full of action.
There are four other acts on this pro-
gram and they are of Just the right va
riety.
There are daily matinees at the Ma
iestic and two shows every night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOwSFIELD

Alfalfa is q profitable crop both on
large and small farms. 1t is Of special
value where the acreage Of pasture is
restricted.
As this crop is cut three times or
more every summer the total yield per
acre will average upward of five TONS
The market value therefore runs from
SEQ to 500 an acre. 1t is much more
valuable crop than corn, wheat or oats
and requires less work.
Owners of small farms cannot give
up much land to pasture, but to great
extent must feed their stock in sum-
mer, as well as In winter. Alfalfa
better than any other legume provides
midsummer feed, keeping up the floV
of milk or bringing cattle and hogs
along IN flesh toward marketable con-
dition. After the last cutting of the
season an alfalfa field may be pastur-
ed until winter sets in.
Deep, loamy soils with open SUBJ
soils are undoubtedly best for al
falfa, but there is plenty of evidence
to show that 1t may be successfully
produced on almost any type Of soil,
from light sandy or gravelly loans and
peats or mucks to heavy clays, provided
that 1t is well drained, sweet and prop
erly supplied with organic matter and
available plant food.
Many soils that at present are not fit
for alfalfa culture may be made so by
providing drainage facilities, correcting
acidity, adding organic matter or sup
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Shed For Steers.

A cheap shelter for stock is made by
setting the posts eight feet apart, eight
feet high on one side and six feet on
the other side, making the shed twelve
feet wide and forty feet long, writes
d. Siskel Of Merrick county, Neb., in
the Missouri Valley Farmer Roof runs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
SlL0.

and Depends Upon
attic Conditions.
to fill the silo depends
conditions, writes w. NJ.
lie Farm Progress. I gen.
che binder in the field when
> are well dented and the
ID lower blades begin to dry.
a very busy time, as the corn
and put directly into the slios.
day before filing start the har-
Ger in order to have some corn cut
mead and the field opened. The
6heaves are made medium size 10 small
90 they will be easy to handle.
In hauling the corn from the 1esd to
the silage cutter we use low wagons
with wide, fat racks with q standard
on the rear. end Of the rack. When
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
DEHORNING THE COW
BENEFITS THE HERD

In the general herd or in the strictly
dairy herd the animal with horns is
dominant over the weaker animals,
says a correspondent of Hoard's Dairy
man. This creates an inequality in
the herd which few dairymen like.
With some systems Of dairying, cows
with horns give additional labor to the
caretaker-for instance, in tying and In
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
.leseietsas1sastst.4.i.ist,
DAIRY TALK.

; 1t is a good practice TO let the
calf suck the cow for about forty
eight hours after birth, after
} which 1t should be taken from
|, its mother.
No matter how you figure II
} out, you will always find there Is
more money In pure bred stock
; than In scrubs. Use pure bred
; dairy bulls.
No dairyman can afford to be
without a good cream separator.
} 1t will remove practically all the
butter fat from the milk.
To keep the separator clean is
. one of the most important things
TO do.
Churn In a clean, cool place,
where there are no bad odOrs.
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one way and north side and ends are
boxed, with a gate at each end and
rack running the full length of shed
on south side. Straw may be used for
the roof to further cheaper construc
twenty-five or thirty two-year-old
steers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

Calves should become acquainted
with sflage early In life. beginning
with very small quantity in connec-
ton with other roughage and increas-
ing gradually. In this way the young
animals develop normally, making rap
I'd gains while the cost is kept at the
minimum.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

John l.. Dunbar, for many years
resident OF Kalamsz zoo, died at his home
in Los Angeles, Cal, October 3, death
following stroke OF paralysis. tie was
sick about a week. He WAS the father
of our townsman, Harry j. Dunbar.
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SUPERVISORS IN SESSION
Continued From Page l Column 4
Therefore be it

Therefore De IL
Resolved BY the Board of Supervisors
OF Van Buren, county that the sum OF
$3.50 be and is hereby appropriated as
part of the salary and expense of a
County Agricultunst for each OF the
years 1915 and 1917, provisional that the
sum of $1,000 is paid into the treasury
of the county by the Federal Govern
and the Michigan Agricultural college,
and the sum of $1,000 is paid into the
treasury of the county by the Van
Buren, County Farmers Federation for
each of said years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
Observation-Disclosures
RECREATION ON THE FARM.

Too little thought is given to
the idea of recreation on the
farm. No place really needs play
more than the rural community.
Living is apt TO become a steady,
daily grind, such as takes the
vitality out Of people, unless re
lieved by some form of recrea-
ton. Play is not a creation Of
the evil one, as some of our fore
fathers thought.-Kansas Farm
or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

Rye Is so nearly equal In feeding
value to corn for both cows and hogs
that II may take the place Of corn. A
mixture consisting Of 100 pounds glu.
ten feed. 100 pounds cottonseed meal.
100 pounds dry distiller's grain, 200
pounds bran and 800 pounds rye will
supplement clover and timothy hay
very nicely.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

In appearance the Guernsey Is a
fine, rich looking. deep bodied COW
of suitable size. with a mild, con-
tented expression and free from
nervousness. Her quality Is shown
in the marked yellowness of the
skin and also can be found on ex-
animation around the eyes. horns,
in the ears and at the tip Of the
tail. The chief characteristic of
the Guernsey is her economical
production OF the highest natural
colored milk, cream and butter. The
Guernsey is a strictly dairy COW
and an unexcelled butter cow for
the practical farmer. The bull pic
tured is pure bred Guernsey.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15
A Pole Climber Quickly Made

This is homemade telephone
climber that may be used for repair
jobs not difficult enough to have a
regular lineman attend to. 1t is mere
ly piece Of No. wire, about four or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

five feet long, twisted about the pole
as shown. Put your foot In the loop;
then, by means Of "bear hug" about
the pole, hold yourself up while rails
ing the wire with your foot. Then sim
ply keep on repeating this process
Nebraska Farm Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-15

Breaking a Mass of Iron.
simple way of breaking a mass Of
IN engineer. In
'net
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28
The swastika.

The original place and significance
of the "Swastika" sign are alike un-
known, various theories having been
put forward in answer to both ques-
tons. 1t is certain, however, that the
symbol has been known for centuries,
and in prehistoric times, in various
parts of the world, as an emblem OF
benediction or good luck. The word
is from the Sanskrit and means veal
making" The f~our-branched mono
grammatic sign has been found in
Europe, Asia and America. It was
known first in the bronze age, and it
occurs in the Swiss lake dwellings. In
the historic period it is found In
Japan, Korea, China, Tibet, Armenia,
Asia Minor, Greece, and its islands.
especially Cyprus and Rhodes; Italy.
France, Germany. Scandinavia, Great
Britain-perhaps only under Scandi-
navian influence-Ohio, Tennessee.
Mississippi, Alaska. Mexico and
Brazil, 1t was not known in early
India, and is not known to be native
to Egypt, B~abylonia, Assyria, Phoe-
nicia, or, till a late date, Persia. It
was particularly adopted by Budd-
hism, and its presence in Japan.
China and Tibet is thus explained.
It's origin as a symbol has been the
object of endless speculation; some
scholars say it is a solar symbol;
others an earth symbol, wind symbol.
etc.; others that it is merely decora-
tive in its origin. The cross. the
otus petal, the circle, etc., have been
suggested as d~erivations for its form.
1t is probably chiefly talismanic.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28

ly the war office has done all it can
for the Capitaine de Sabron. But they
have not found him. Whether this
fellow is crazy or not, he has a won
derful hypothesis"
A brilliant look of gratitude crossed
Julia Redmond's face. She glanced
at the Comtesse de la Maine.
"Ah, she's got the heartl" she said
to herself. 81 knew It," She crossed
the hall to the Comtesse de la Maine
and slipped her arm In hers.
Has Monsieur de Sabron no near
family?"
"No," said the Marquise d'Esclig
nae from her throne. HE is one OF
those unfamilied beings who, when
they are once taken into other hearts
are all the dearer because of their
orphaned state"
Her tone was not unkind. It was
affectionate.
Nov, my good man." she said tC
Hammet Abou. in a language totally
incomprehensible to him, money /,
no object in this question, but wha'
will you do with Monsieur de Sabror
II you find him? He may be an in
valid, and the ransom will be fabu
lous."
The Comtesse de la Maine felt tn,
girls arm in hers tremble. Hamme
Abou answered none of these ques
tions. for he did not understand them
He said quietly to fremont:
THE caravan starts tomorrow a
shutdown and there is much to do"
fremont stood pulling his mus
tache. He looked boyish and charm
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28
Rome,s Colossal Fish Pond.

The duke of Sermoneta who is acting
as president of the committee formed
in Rome to promote the independence
of Poland, ranks among the greatest
landowners in Italy, Fogliano, his es-
tate near the Pontine marshes, extend
ing to $4,000 acres, mainly under
grass, for the duke owns vast herds of
cattle. The most productive portion
of the estate, however, is a lake sew
eral miles long and about a mile in
breadth, which. from the time of the
Roman empire downward. has sup
piled fish for the market in Rome.
Whenever there is a flood by rain on
the hills the lake overf1ows through
a narrow channel into the sea. The
sea fish find their way through iEto
the lake, and remain to fatten in the
fresh water, and then are captured on
their return by an ingenious labyrinth
constructed of reeds into which they
swim. They are Of the best kind
chiefly gray mullet.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-28
XXI.
Master and Friend.

Pitchoune. who might have been
considered as one of the infinitesimal
atoms in the economy of the universe,
ran over the sands away from his
master. He was an i~nfinitesimal dot
on the deserts face. He was only a
small Irish terrier in the hear. of the
Sahara. His little wiry body and his
color seemed to blend with the dust.
His eyes were dimmed by hunger and
thirst and exhaustion, but there was
the blood of a fighter in him and he
was a thoroughbred. Nevertheless.
he was running away. 1t looked very
much like ut. There was no one to
comment on his treachery; had there
been, Pitchoune would not have run
far.
1t was not an ordinary sight to see
on the Sahara small Irish terrier
going as fast as he could.
CTO BE CONTINUED).