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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-07-15

The National Pharmacopia
committee, composed of 81 of the
foremost physicians of the ma
ton has decided to eliminate
whiskey and brandy from the list
of drugs and medicines, in the
druggists dictionary.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-07-15

Several thousand trout min.
noWs have been released in Clea
Creek, Mckenzie county, by tn.
state fish hatchery. The creek i!
splend'dly adapted for a trou
stream.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-07-15

Private R. D. Waugh, son of
Mayor R. ID. Waugh of Winnipeg,
has telegraphed his father from
an English hospital that he has a
fighting canoe to recover from
wounds received on a French bat
tlefeld.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-07-15

Robin" the 12-year-old ca
belonging to Mrs. w. f. Butler o
Bismarck, which was credite,
with saving the lives of his mis-
trcss and her husband some year!
ago, is dead.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
KEEPING THE SOIL WELL FED
Addition OF Phosphorus or Potassium
or a Combination Of Both May
be Found Necessary.

Good use of manure and some
clover and clover sod plowed under In
a short rotation may not give the full
est results desired. even though a good
deep seeded is made and the best Of
the seed is planted. Manure and green
clover plowed under may not prove a
balanced ration to permit the soil to
produce maximum crops. Here soil
science should be brought into use to
determine what can be used for best
results to balance up the manure and
clover II the soil seems to fail to sup
ply all the necessary elements. An
addition Of phosphorus or potassium,
or a combination OF both these ele-
ments in the form Of phosphate and
potash fertilizers may be necessary.
The heavier soils usually contain a
large amount Of potassium and hence
1t is seldom required as a fertilizer,
So long as these soils are well sup
piled with active organic matter this
element will become available to meet
crop needs. In some cases, however,
some potash fertilizer may prove
profitable investment. Marsh soils, as
rule, require potash fertilizers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
USES FOR MANURE SPREADER
Time and Labor Saved by Distributing
Fertlllzer-vehIele Can be Used
as q Common Wagon.

Using the manure spreader for dis
tributing fertilizer is another Of those
cases OF saving time and labor over
the old method OF hand scattering. A
spreader can be as quickly and easily
loaded as common wagon while tho
time required to unload is about one
fourth that Of unloading by hand. Be
sides, the driver has O chance to rest
while unloading The spreader, conse-
quently he can load the spreader again
quicker and easier than where he tires
himself in unloading by hand. This
saving in time and work enables one
to do from two to three times more
hauling, which Of course reduces the
cost accordingly.
But the greatest profit in connec-
ton with the work Of the spreader is
that OF economy ia the use Of the
manure. When distributed by the
spreader It will cover two or three
times as much land as when scattered
by hand, for all Jumps and hard pieces
win be torn into fine particles and
distributed evenly over the ground.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
KEEP WATCH ON BROOD MARE
Best Care Possible Is Needed During
Few Weeks Preceding FoaIing-
Give Plenty of Water.

By s. A. ALEXANDER, Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station)
Liberal daily exercise. light. steady.
careful work and a roomy box stall
at night are what the brood mare
needs. Feed her sound, whole oats,
bran and mixed hay or timothy. 1t
IL very risky to feed moldy or other
wise damaged feed.
Brood mares should be kept away
from cornfelds for there are certain
dangers arising from the smuts and
other spore diseases likely to be found
on corn stalks. Give her plenty of
fresh, clean water al all times.
The best possible care Is needed
during the few weeks or months I'm
mediately before foaling. Work at
this time Is good for the mare. but
jerking, heavy hauling. wading
through deep snow or over marshy
grounds ana work on slippery roads
should be avoided because OF the re-
suItant strain On the animals body
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01

It is a mistake to expect the goats
to live on brush alone. They will
live on grass alone, but thrive better
to have brush with 1t. The period
of CESSATION is about one hundred and
fifty days. The buck will serve from
forty to fifty days If he ia left with
the does only during the night and
kept In a quiet place by himself our
ing the day. If he is allowed to run
with the does all the time, the average
buck will serve only about twenty or
twenty-five days per season.
Angora goats need more care at kid
ding time than do ewes while lambing.
Several days previous to kidding the
doe must have opportunity to exer-
else a great deal. Exercise at this
time is even of greater Importance than
any other time during the season. The
kids are delicate and cannot endure
cold or wet. They should not be al
lowed to follow the mother out to
Craze until six or eight weeks old.
Up to this time they are not very
strong, and when following they be-
come weary and lie down to rest and
become lost. They should be kept in
a corral and a board put up over
which the mother must jump. As soon
as the kid can also jump this board 1t
can follow her. A still better method
| is to have bridge with the high side
near the edge of the corral. The does
Jump upon this to go out and the kids
In their attempt to go with their moth
ers will run under the bridge and thus
avoid the danger Of being trampled by
a large number OF does while jumping
out of the corral. Some very valu
able information is given in Farmers
Bulletin 573, entitled, "The Angora
Goat" This bulletin may be obtained
by making application to the al
vision of publications, United States
department of agriculture. Washing
ton, D. c.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
PROPER FEED FOR THE COLT
Fresh Pasture Grass IL Excellent
Supplement With OIL Meal, srany
Corn, Oats and Alfalfa.

Some farmers BELIEVE that colt
will make up as q horse the growth
that It does not make as a colt AS q
matter Of fact q colt or any other
young animal that is not kept growing
is very likely never to become as
large add strong as 1t would have
been had II thrived while young. The
colt should receive the proper kind
of feed and be fed literally. The feed
should be nutritious and palatabls-
Among the best colt feeds is fresh
pasture grass. This should be sup
plenented with oil meal, corn, oats,
bran and Alfalfa or clover hay.
Where 4 is possible to do so the
colts should Re kept in the stable
away from flies turing the day. given
all the alfalfa on clover hay they VIII
eat and one pound Of the following
grain mixture to each 100 pounds Of
colts: Six pounds of oats or corn.
three pounds OF bran and one pound
Of oil meal.-ohio Bulletin
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
HOPPER FOR POULTRY
Idea Is Finding Place on Many
Farms With Small EIoCkS.
Reduces the Labor Of Care and Feed
Ing and Also Supplies Fowls With
Necessary Ingredients Of Well
Balanced Ration.


The hopper feeding of poultry Of all
classes is becoming customary among
the large poultrymen and is finding a
place on many farms and in small
fiocks.
The main idea is to reduce the Ia
Dor Of care and feeding and at the
same time supply the fowls with the
necessary ingredients Of balanced
ration. Mixtures Of ground grains and
feeds are most frequently used in the
hoppers. The fowls seem not likely
to overfeed of such mixtures and when
whole grains are fed in litter and suf'
ficient exercise induced in this manner,
good results are had both in egg pro-
duction and body development OF
young fowls. Growing chicks on free
range do splendidly when hopper fed
and the time and labor of caring for
them is reduced to a minimum.
A dry mash much used is composed
of the following: Bran, 100 pounds;
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
TREATING HOGS WITH SERUM
Produces Immunity Of Sufficient pV>
ration TO Allow Ample Time for
Cleaning Up the Yards.

(By ]. b. GINGERY, Missouri Experts
ment Station)
The veterinary department of the
Missouri agricultural experiment sta
ton has been recommending and us
ing the serum alone treatment. The
question is often heard, why the
serum alone treatment" The serum
alone treatment properly administered
has for its object the control and
eventually tho absolute eradication OF
hog cholera. II makes 1t possible in
large measure to do away with vac
cination with It's attending cost and
trouble. The serum alone treatment
is a safe method to use and is sim
pie. 1t can be handled with good re-
suits by the careful inexperienced
man. There are none Of the bad after
results such as sometimes follow 9TH
er treatments.
Serum alone can neither start new
outbreaks of cholera nor bring the in
lection on your noninfected farm.
When administered under proper con-
ditions it produces an immunity OF
sufficient duration to allow ample
time for cleaning UP and disinfecting
the yards and in this way destroying
the infection before the hogs outgrow
the immunity. Under ordinary condi-
tions this is of far greater Importance
than simply protecting hogs from the
cholera for q varying period of time
and not making any attempt to avoid
harboring the germs. The germs,
whether in the litter about the pens
or in the virus of the double treat
ment, viii cause the disease to de-
velop. II cholera is to be controlled
II is necessary to destroy the germs.
The use of the serum alone is to pro-
tect the hogs until the germs can be
destroyed by cleaning up, burning and
disinfecting.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
USEFUL FOR FRUIT PIcKERS
Simple Device Invented by Georgia
Man is Especially Handy When
Picking From Low Trees.

A simple device that is of great help
to pickers has been used in one or
chard in Georgia. 1t is especially help
full when picking from low trees. as It
allows the picker the use of both
hands.
It consists OF leather strap with
hooks at both ends, with strap rum
ming through loops. and with holes
at intervals so as to fit 1t to the In
dividual picker. A wider band OF
leather with Sits for the strap to
work through provides the necessary
pad for the shoulder.
The picker snaps the hooks into
staples in the basket. and there it
hangs until 1t is full of fruit. BY car
rying a basket in this way the pick
ers will not drop the fruit, as they
frequently do II the basket is on the
ground. with one hand they can lift
and turn the twig to see II the
peaches show the yellow cast on the
under side. Two years experience in
this orchard has shown that many
less green peaches are picked where
this device Is used.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
PROTECT STOCK FROM FLIES
Fine Spray Of Kerosene Oil Is Efteo
tive In Keeping insects of AMI
mals-other Remedies.

Sometimes a fine spray of pure kerr
osene Is very effective in knocking OF
flies. This spray should not be heavy
enough to penetrate the hair, or it
will blister the skin. Another spray
is made by the use Of ordinary coal
tar dip or creosote two parts, mineral
oil four parts, water ten parts. This
is usually put on with a brush or a
sponge.
or the mixtures classed as "repei.
lents," the following is supposed to be
very good One gallon fish or whale
oil; one pint coal oil; two ounces
crude carbolic acid. A little melted
resin is supposed to make these mix
lures stick to the hair a little better.
Another remedy suggested is ten parts
lard or axle grease to one part Of pine
tar. Such mixtures are usually dis
agreeable to apply, and the bad odor
is generally a greater nuisance than
the presence Of the flies.
The principal advantage OF light
sprays is that they drive the flies
away during milking time. These
have to be applied every day and do
not keep the flies on very long. The
repellent mixtures are usually applied
twice a week, and will keep flies Cd
from two to four days.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
CARING FOR THE RAM
Head of Average Farm Flock Re-
Ceives Little Attention.
Should BE Given Every Opportunity to
Keep Strong and Healthy Before
Breeding Season 6eglns-Givs
Abundance OF Water.

Usually, the ram which heads the
average farm flock receives very lit
tie care from the time he is turned
out to pasture in the spring until the
advent of the breeding season in the
fall. Then, about the only thing which
is done is to turn him In with the ewes
and allow mating to occur at random.
Perhaps this is the sort of care and
management which results in many
barren ewes and weak lambs.
The mating season is naturally one
OF severe strain on the ram and he
should be gwen every possible oppor-
tunity to keep strong and healthy.
This means that he ought to have the
proper kind Of care, even before the
breeding season begins. OF course,
If the pasture Is plentiful, there Is not
any need Of feeding anything else
during the early part Of the grazing
season. However, as the hot weather
comes and the grass becomes less
abundant and less succulent, It may
be advisable to feed other roughage
or perhaps q little grain.
Especially during the month Just
preceding the mating season should
the ram get the best of feed and care,
for experience has shown that the ram
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
NANCE TREATMENT OF HOGS
Begin With Brisk scrubblng OF AMI
mails With Brush, Soap and Wa
ter to Remove the Crust

Treatment of hogs for mango should
begin with vigorous scrubbing with
brush, soap and soft water SO as to
remove the crust. A variety of coal
tar dips are on the market. Most OF
these are quite satisfactory II Of sum
cient, strength and warm enough
1about 10 degrees f.; do not boil.)
The hog should be given a good thor
ough soaking in the dip, not less than
two minutes. The hog must 90 un-
der. head and all at least once. Treat
ment must usually be repeated one or
more times at intervals Of eight days.
Treat the whole herd and do 1t thor
oughly.
An effective dip can be made from
crude petroleum as follows:
Four gallons crude oil.
Sixteen gallons water.
One pound soap.
The soap should be dissolved In the
water by heating. An emulsion Is
then made by adding the oil and thor
oughly churning the mixture. Water
in different sections differs very great
" in the way It will combine with
soap. II this amount Of soap does moi
give good emulsion simply add more
soap Avoid oily dips in cold weather
While the hogs are taking the dip
thoroughly clean and then disinfec'
the pens. In case Of true mango tbs
fence posts. trees. and everything
against which the hogs can rub mus
also be dislnfected. Use strong dis
infectant and plenty Of 1t. After treat
ment do not put hogs back into lousl
or NANCY pens.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01

ground oats, 100 pounds; cornineal,
80 pounds; alfalfa meal. 10 pounds.
To this should be added Is or 20
pounds of good beef scrap unless In
sect life on the range is plentiful.
For year around feeding. the hop
per method will be found Of value II
properly managed and viii save much
labor.
The cut herewith shows the de-
tailed construction Of a dry.feed hop
per that is proving wholly satisfac'
tory at the Missouri state poultry ex'
pertinent station. The dimensions
given are for a hopper for mature
fowls and can be reduced for young
stock.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
EXPENSE OF BUILDING slLo
local Conditions, Such as Prices Of
Materials, Labor, Etc, Has Much
TO % With Total Cost.
By c. II. STAPLES. Louisiana Experf
ment station.J

CBy c. II. STAPLES. Louisiana Experf
ment station.J
The cost OF building q silo varies
with local conditions. such as the
prices OF material, labor. etc. The
average cost OF building G REINFORCED
concrete sIlo is from $3.50 TO s. per
ton capacity. while the cost OF the
stave sIlo Is about sL50 per ton ca
pacity-that Is. 9 concrete silo with
q capacity Of 100 tons would cost, on
the average, from $3.50 to $500, while
q stave silo Of like size would cost
about $50.
The concrete silo viii last indefin.
itely when properly constructed. which
is an advantage over the staye. plas-
ter or wooden block. On the other
hand. q stave silo has an advantage
In that 1t can be moved II that Is
found to be necessary. It IL sometimes
advisable to build stavc silo II the
farm buildings are not permanently
located, as the concrete can never D
moved.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
Hay Rack for Loader.

tramp down the hay as IT rolls up on
the front end. When that is loaded,
he moves a lever that unlocks a re-
ciprocal truck on the bed of the rack
and the hay loading surface OF the
rack is moved ahead and the rear half
brought up under the loader to be
loaded as was the front.-Farmins
Business.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
EXERCISE FOR LITTLE PIGS
Give Them an ArmfuI Of Corn Husks'
or Leaves TO Root ln--t4aVe Sep
arate Trough for Feeding.

Sometimes little pigs. when penned
up too closely, show signs of getting
too fat. By giving them a little moro
room in which to run they will begin
taking enough exercise to drive away
this fatty pufiness. II given an arm.
load OF corn husks or leaves they will
root around in these and get quite O.
good deal of exercise. It is all right
for the pigs to have that chubby look
that shows they are well nourished,
but they can get too puffy and fat.
AS to the feeding, that will begin to
take care of itself as soon as the little
fellows begin trying to eat with the
SOW. When they get that big they
should be fed some ground oats and
corn. Better use screen in prepar-
ing this food, so that the bulls can be
taken out. Any sort of a screen that
will take out the hulls after grinding
will do for this.
1t is better to have a separate trough
and feeding place for the pigs than 1t
is to let them run chances OF being
trampled underfoot or crushed when
fed along with the brood sows. BY
feeding In a separate pen In q smaller
trough their rations will not be stolen
by the older hogs. The pen can be an
ranged near the regular feeding place
and furnished with an opening big
enough to let the pigs come in and
small enough to keep the full grown
and half grown animals outside.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01

lBy d. A. sPooNER. Oklahoma Expert
ment Station)
In this part Of the country 1t is pos
sible to manage goats without very
much shelter, but there are several
days during the colder part Of the
year when 1t would be an advantage
to have a shed opening to the south
built on dry, well drained land. Such
a shed should admit the sunlight from
the south and keep the rain and snow
on the backs of the goats. They could
then continue to grow instead Of be-
ing checked in their development by
Fesisting the wet and cold.
In these sheds you could feed some
dry roughage-corn stovcr or some al
falfa or prairie hay-in racks that
will hold the roughage up. The goats
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
USELESS HORNS ON CATTLE
Whole Process Of Handling Cattle
Easily and Successfully Is Well
Worth Adopting.

On the smaller class of farms where
only few, or perhaps several. calves
are raised annually, it is an easy mat
ter to dehorn them, or rather prevent
any horns to develop. One farmer
uses caustic potash. One light apph-
cation when calf is ten days to two
weeks old, prevents all horn develop
ment, and beautiful head results. In
this advanced age no cattle should
possess horns. They are useless as
they are dangerous Another thing is
to break all the cattle 70 lead and
stand tied. This is easy especially IL
attended to when the calves are young,
Still another thing Is to arrange to
stable. through all bad, cold weather,
for feeding. This Is comfort for the
cattle and economical Of feeding ma
terial. Reason teaches one that II 1t
is so economical and practical to
stable cows during all the cold sea-
son for feeding, 1t Is equally impor-
tant and desirable to handle in the
same way all the larger cattle. The
calves and yearlings may be allowed
roomy dry sheds, but when they get
Of mature age, halter them up or So
cure them in the stable by
stanchions.
Cattle, that is milk cows and fat
steers, when 1t is desirable to remove
them from the farm. either for breed
ing or shipping away, II well broken
to the halter are no trouble to handle
The whole process of handling all the
cattle easily and successfully as rec
commended. lie well worth trying and
adopting.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
AIDS IN POTATO PRODUCTION
More Liberal Use Of Seed WIN Result
IN Increased Prodts-0ood Stor-
age Place Essential.

ID A more liberal use Of potato
seed will generally result in both In
creased production and profit
90 A good storage place is essen
tiai in order to insure sound, firm
seed at planting time
tsl The use Of high-grade seed
would increase the returns from the
potato crop Of the country By many
millions o. dollars.
CD All seed should be treated with
formalin before planting 10 prevent
scah :
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
FIVE SOUND POULTRY RULES
Farmer Can Add Materially 60 Re
turns by Little Thought-Heat 10
Great Enemy Of Eggs.

Heat is the great enemy OF eggs,
both fertile and infertile. Farmers
are urged to follow these simple rules,
which cost nothing but time and
thought and viii add dollars to the
poultry yard returns:
/. Keep the nests clean: provide
one nest for every four hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice daily.
). Keep the eggs In a cool dry
room or cellar.
4. Market the eggs at least twice q
week.
s. Sell. kill or eonnne all male
birds as soon as the Matching season
is over.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
GOOD HAY RACK FOR LOADER
Device Intended to DO Away Will
Much Labor Necessary TO Keep
From Stopping the Team.

Those farm youths who have toiled
beneath 9s-degree sun in an at.
tempt to load ahead of loader that
was sweeping up heavy windrows, will
see that the head of the farm looks
into this invention that is designed
to do away with the killing pace they
have had to put up to keep from stop
ping the team and resting while they
distributed the piles Of hay that rolled
up. The man on the hay rack can tel
the driver to go ahead and calmly
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
BALANCED RATION FOR EGGS
Satisfactory Feed IL Made Of Corn
Wheat. Oats, Alfalfa, Beef Scraps
and Llnseed Meal.

The following ration IL fairly wen
balanced for egg production: One
hundred and fifty pounds each Of
cracked corn and cracked wheat. 20
pounds each OF wheat bran. mid
dlings. cornmeal. ground oats ana
gluten meal. 30 pounds beef scraps.
FIVE pounds each Of alfalfa meal and
old process linseed-oIl meal.
For hens having free range OF the
farm, q very simple ration is made
Of equal parts cracked corn ana
cracked wheat. ana q dish OF beef
scraps to which they can help them
selves.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01

are as dainty as deer In their habits
and will not eat any roughage that
drops under foot 1t is advisable to
have good roughage racks. Do not
feed very much II any grain. Much
grain will result in the kids being
weak and of small vitality. Goats
need plenty of range that they may
get exercise, for this is especially nat
ural for them. and without 1t they
are bound not to thrive well.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-01
PASTURE FENCE ON WHEELS
interesting solution offered by illinois
Farmer TO Problem OF Caring
for Spirited Horse.

A portable pasture fence. made out
Of the framework of set pieces OF fire.
works, is the interesting solution Of
fered by an Illinois farmer to the prob
lem OF caring for a spirited horse
which runs itself cut in a large mead