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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Hogs Isolated While Being Watched
\ for Cholera Symptoms.

water, birds, dogs, new stock from
infected sc, urces, and also on the shoes
of personsN who have walked over in
fected areas. We can only hope to
control, and ultimately eradicate hog
cholera by hapest, conscientious and
painstaking efforts on the part of all
farmers and hog raisers looking to
the effective isolation of all animals
having the disease. scrupulous cleanli-
.4ess in the handling and care Of hogs,
dsinfection OF infected premises, the
burning of all carcasses of hogs that
have died of this disease, proper care
in the selection of fresh stock and the
careful and intelligent use of hog
cholera SERUM.
HOGS should be fed balanced ration
e: *isting of such materials as corn
an various corn products, bran, wheat
5'i..i IL ii1gs, oil meal. tankage and dis
II Hers dried grains and, whenever
;'os.iile, they should be supplied with
forage crops, such as gree1- alfalfa
or alfalfa hay Hogs should be sup
j, led with an abundance of pure, clean
water. plenty of shade in hot weather,
t. j. LedGing, and airy, light, well VEN
t.iated hog houses.
Great care should be exercised in
the pu chase of new stock in order to
ccure healthy, vigorous animals, free
from disease. In this connection, 1t Is
vel to bear in mind that hog cholera
, s an incubation period lasting from
. III 20 days during which time the
.:.?al may appear normal to all in
j is and purposes. Separate quar-
{ rs should be provided for the isola-
i, Al of all newly purchased animals,
where they may be Kept from the rest
OF he herd for a period Of three
s,.eei:s, and kept under observation
Ter any symptom of the disease that
av appear.
following an outbreak Of hog
sierra in herd, thorough cleaning
and disinfection of hog lots and
II els must be resorted to. Fire and
i SSH air-slaked lime are the most
Cert agents for the destruction of
!, ~ holera virus. Scatter fresh air.
Taxed lime abundantly about the hog
lots o.. disinfect with per cent solu-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
FOREST FIRES.
Seed Properly Labeled.

An especially good showing was
made by the Forest officers last year
in extinguishing fires outside the Ma
tional Forests before they reached the
forest boundaries. Such fires consti-
:uted more than one-sixth of all
fought by the Forest rangers and
guards. About nine-tenths were ex-
:inguished before they touched the
'orests. OF the fires within the forest
boundaries, more than 1s per cent
we're on lands in private ownership.
Nearly one-fourth Of the extra ex-
2enditures due to fighting fres-that
Is, expenditures outside the time Of
he regular forest force-was in
cured in fighting these fires.
Lightning caused more fires than
my other agency, followed by rail-
'oads, campers. and incendiaries, in
he order given.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Fish Oil For Flies

Fish oil may usually be bought by
the barrel at about As cents per gallon
or in ten-gallon lots at 60 cents per
gallon. 1t is a good repellant for flies
and similar insects and may be used
in the following mixtures:
Cd Fish oil, parts,
Kerosene, 1 part.
(1) Fish oil, 100 parts,
Oh Of tar, so parts,
Crude carbolic acid. 1 part.
(3) Fish oil, II pints,
Kerosene, l II pints,
Resin, 1 " pounds,
Laundry soap, 2 cakes.
Nix thoroughly and add enough
water to make gallons.
Cd Fish oil, linseed oil, or kero-
sene, 1 pint,
Coal tar dip, 1 pint,
Laundry soap, n bar,
Hot water, Is pints.
Mix thoroughly so as to form
an emulsion.
Any of these mixtures may be ap-
piled thinly to the animals with such
4 brush as can be purchased for ten
Or fifteen cents, or they may be
sprayed on with a small hand-sprayer
such as can be purchased for forty or
fifty cents.-C. G. Lipp.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
THE FAITHFUL HEN.

That the poultry business haxsnoW
become a leading industry IN >ouSj
country Is proven by the mot that
In one year the value Of eggs and
poultry brought into Boston, was
s12,216, $500, and multiplying these
figures by 8, so as to include Now
York, Chicago and Philadelphia. and
only with the same figures for each. :!
though all are larger, and we have
the startling financial sum Of lsa,A
649,66S.60; that the 9o0-sgg hen has
come at last, with more to follow, ii
our encouragement for US to keen
close to the line of progress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Ways to Fight Quack-
Grass

Ouack-grass can be exterminated.
F. L. Kennard, Of Minnesota, says that
the principal requisite Is a firm re-
solve to rid the farm Of the pest
The weed reproduces both from seed
and from underground root stocks. 1t
may be brought to farm in the form
of seed, but the spread is usually by
scattering root stocks about with the
harrow or other farm implement
Mr. Kennard recommends two
methods of attack: Growing a Gull
tural crop, and summer-fa following.
Where the land is badly infested the
former will require great deal OF
hard labor. If the pest is to be ex-
terminated no green portion must be
allowed to show itself and that means
eternal vigilance on the part Of tho
farmer. 1t is not enough to keep the
soil clean between the rows. None OF
the grass must be permitted to grow
in the hills. Two years of this treat
ment Is recommended.
When land is partly occupied, the
summer fallow method is probably
most economical. One crop Is lost
but the additional yield the succeed
ing year will usually offset this when
the low cost Of cultivating fallow land
as compared with corn land is con-
sidered. The field should be plowed
in the fall and again in the spring to
a depth Of six or eight inches. A good
mulch three inches deep should be
prepared with disk and harrow and
this mulch kept cultivated with suffi-
cient frequency to prevent any
growth above the surface of the
ground. By preventing this part from
the roots are simply starved
to death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
LOOK OUT FOR BORERs.

Peach and plum trees should be
carefully examined for any indications
Of borers. Be certain to look for both
kinds, the one boring into the trunks
and working under the bark just at
the collar Of the tree at the surface
Of the ground and underground, also
those which work into the wood at the
crotches Of the trees higher up. They
should all be dug out and destroyed.
This is the appointed time-before
they have a chance to mature and
produce adults, which get out and es-
cape.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
SOME ADVANTAGES OF THE SIL0

The digestive organs of animals
that chew the cud are so formed as
to require comparatively juicy and
bulky food. The COW cannot, there
fore, thrive on exclusively dry food
so we'll as can the horse. The nearest
an ideal food that can be obtained for
the dairy COW Is good pasture; but, in
many sections for more than six
months in the year green pasture is
not available. The best substitutes to
use during this period are corn silage
and such roots as mangels and turnips.
Corn yields an average of twice as
much dry matter per acre as do root
crops, and since the latter require
much more labor, which in this coun-
try is relatively expensive, silage is far
more economical.
Making corn into silage IL a means
of preserving the grain as we'll as the
stalk In the best possible condition for
feeding and without the expense of
Smelling and grinding. In feeding
whole corn, either in the ear or
shelled, many of the kernels are not
digested. With silage, the grain being
eaten with the roughage. nearly all
the kernels are broken during mastica-
ton, and, since they are somewhat
soft, are practically all digested.
BY the use of the silo the corn is
removed from the field at a time
when no injury is done the land by
cutting it up while soft. AS the corn
is cut before the blades are dry
enough to shatter, there is no waste
from weathering and both stock and
grain being in good condition. the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

orably with those Of moro mcclure
mares. The same mares were worked
the fall after they weaned the colt
while they were carrying the second
foal.
In these days Of high-priced land
the call is for high pressure opera
tons; and the man that gets his horseB
to work for him the earliest, without
dwarf1ng them, is the one who has the
inside track.
In my opinion the working Of male
colts as two-year-olds and the breed
ing of FLIES at the same age, not only
cuts down the expensive feed bills, but
the horses, both mares and stations
are all the better breeders for having
been put to a moderate amount OF
work at an early age.
These horses develop into big,
strong animals, fully large enough for
the needs Of the most discriminating
men. When I tell you that four
horse team that Is in the field every
day plowed IS acres Of corn ground
in one week. you can readily see that
they are made to work, and these
mares are breeders, too.
Every one of them raised a colt
last year, and every one a good one.
They are re-bred and we hope to do
we'll this year. They are the kind
that have made the Percheron tho
most popular in field. in the city streets
or in the arena.
Big, rugged, strong boned, we'll
muscled and correctly built; strong
backs, capable of sustaining any load;
well sprung ribs, giving plenty Of room
to the vital organs; plenty of room to
carry their dinners, and, best Of all,
they have strong, sensible heads.
Heads that, when you examine, remind
you of broad-minded, intelligent
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
BY w. J. FRASER, Illinois

whole crop Is consumed by the stock,
percentage Of the leaves and butts of
the stalk is wasted.
1t has been determined that one
cubic foot of hay in the NOW contains
about 4.3 pounds Of dry matter, and
that cubic foot of silage in thirty
six foot silo contains about SO pounds
Of dry matter. From this it Is evil
dent that cubic foot Of space in q
silo of proper depth will hold more
than twice as much dry matter as the
corresponding space in a NOW. 1t Is
also true that on the average larger
amount Of digestible feed can be OBJ
tanned from an acre in the form OF
silage than In any other way at like
expense. Making corn into silage Is
then both an economical and compact
method of storing feed.
Much damage has been done to the
cause of silage by the extravagant
claims of its over-enthusiastic friends.
Although corn silage is not complete
and balanced ration in itself, it Is so
well relished that large quantities are
consumed. Being succulent feed, 1t
tends to heavy milk production, and
should be given an important place in
the ration of dairy cows. 1t has
proved an important factor in steer
feeding as we'll as in milk production,
but steer cannot be finished on silage
alone, any more than a cow can pro-
duce her best yields Of milk on such
q ration. To obtain the most economi-
cal returns, some dry roughage should
be fed in connection with silage, and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
\ MOTHER NATURE.

Mother nature 1s generally very
;areful about how she treats her
rees, plants and vines, and if given
'ull permission to handle things as
he likes, will pull them through sea-
ons of rain and cold, heat and
Irought and bring them out in full
eaf and free blossom when the right
me for new dresses arrives; and
there foliage and bloom bedeck the
rees and plants. fruits will form and
nature, to surprise the Projectors of
vii and gladden. the hearts Of the TIL
ers of the earth. ...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Recleaning Alfalfa Seed

Alfalfa seed as it comes from the
machine is not usually in marketable
condition. It contains small stones,
clods, pieces of stems and pods, and
often a considerable quantity of weed
seeds as we'll as more or less shriveled
alfalfa seed. These impurities must
be removed before the seed can be
sold to advantage. A good tanning
mill or other cleaning device will re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Hog cholera is the greatest menace
to successful hog raising. 1t is by far
the most contagious and fatal of any
of the disease of swine. The disease Is
due to an ultra microscopic virus which
ia present in the blood, the excreta
and in the carcasses Of all infected ami
mails. The infection may be carried
from infected to healthy herds by
number of agencies, such as running
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
POPULARITY OF THE PERCHERONS
BY r.. Il. HENDERSON

the smallness Of tho extra feed - -
parent.
I have in mind . mare that = =
great-grandmother at nine ysar3 81
age, yet her colts bred As two-yoAs.
olds, are today larger than tho mother
and the second generation has all thai
can be desired in the way OF siseA
We have colts produced BY three
year-old filltes that Will -sonpa1D 4A1S
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
GLAD TO HAVE THE :
BEES BROUGHT BACK

A story is told of orchardists in q
far western state who brought r.
against bee man to compel him y,
remove his bees on the ground that
bees In their work damaged fruit
prospects. But the bee man success.
fully combatted the suit, and after-
ward the same horticulturists were
glad to get the bees back on account
of acknowledged valuable work n
aiding pollination. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
PLANT LICE ABUNDANT.

This season plant lice or aphids on
trees and shrubs are more abundant
than in many years. Weather con-
ditions have been very favorable for
their reproduction and very unfavor-
able for the reproduction Of their
parasitic enemies Many Of the aph-
ids in normal years attracted very
little attention. In abnormal years ar
tificial methods of control must be
used to keep them within boundA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Next Years Crop

In order to have the best of flowers
and vegetables next year, the seed
must be very carefully saved from this
Years crop. Have bags containing
seeds marked carefully and In detail.
If the seed is of Mrs. Browns pansies,
write that on the bag; and any other
information regarding the plant, the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Tree Guards

about the trees or poles which oontaiu
the birds nests. These guards should
be placed six feet or more above the
ground, and they should be made 81
sheet metal. This will prevent cats
and all such marauders from climbing
to the nests. 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

move the lighter seeds as we'll as most
of the portions of pods and stems,
while special set Of selves will re-
move the weed seeds and small stones
and clods which differ in size from
the alfalfa seed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
Protect the Birds

In order to increase the number Of
birds in any area, they must be pro-
tected, not only against every form
Of persecution by human kind. but We
must defend them from various
natural foes Guards should be placed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

BY far too many Of US seem to think
that after fruit trees or shade trees
are once set out, they need neither
care nor cultivation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28
SEVEN THOUSAND
IN COMPETITION,

Seven thousand boys and girls in
Minnesota are taking part in some
form Of farm or llome-making pro-
ject this year. They are engaged in
corn growing, pig raising, bread max
ing, gardening and canning, poultry,
calf and other contests. In the corn
contest alone 5000 boys are enrolled.
OF girls engaged in bread making
there are 1000. More than SIS coun-
ties have already held bread making
field days" Five hundred Mime
sofa boys and girls have entered the
pork production contest.
Clover and alfalfa add organic mat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

It is very poor business policy to
loan money without security Your
friend may be strictly honest. but he
may drop dead. 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Children in their teens cap care for
bees and will enjoy doing it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Don't leave poisoned meat for the
rats in the day time; Rover may get
It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Chicken raising offers as many In
1ucements to women as it does to man
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Mulching breaks the force of rains,
md prevents compactinH the soil.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-28

Clover and alfalfa add organic mat
ter to the soil.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-19
N. Y. FIRE HORSE TO
Be A RELIC OF PAST
BY CARLTON TEN EYCk
Written for the United press)

NEW YORK. Feb. i9--The New
York fire horse in 1918 will be A.
extinct az the dinosauros and the
dlnichthys To-day there are but
1000 horses IN the fire department
and following the policy OF replac
Ing the picturesque animal with the
more practical motor driven We
hicle. the last horse will have dis.
appeared IN three years from nov
Sentiment does not run one. two
three with a municipal government
when II decides TO be economical.
and frequent tests have shown that
gasoline is more reasonable than
oats. and that the wear and tear
on machinery Is less than on horse
flesh
The tractor. which is used 10
haul the fire engines. costs $4,000
and the upkeep Ia {4ifG0 year
Three horses TO do the same work
cost 81 $50 and $500 year for up.
keep. 4 tractor will last for 20
years; horse seven years
one other advantage Of the mo.
tor drawn apparatus, an advantage
not TO be despised I'm the skyscrap
or district. Is the ease with which
all the fire companies may be
modified.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-19


Copyright. 1915 by A,,oela,On)
Germany hold British noncombaants responsible
fJr the OF tho British government
passengers
look themselves declines responsibility Tor their
device modern but i.si.%'sy sgT9s
Germany win by Killing sea
future nernbard
e.ple that NoNCoMnATANTs CANNOT RE SPARED II THEY
The Ensand has started starving German
England German civilians the German
England aovoer "a. as1a,onn law on her side because the
German noncombans can surrender before they ,e whereas no
crews aboard British merchSn, ships
material to carry on industry-is as old as history
yours because Spartan
death In civil tho North brought the south close to
children wc
Unless secretly have constructed powerful
anything the at
GERMANY maximum OF SO submarine. capable
improbable she has and certainly she has When the
The results they have accomplished have been Insignificant
Since failed .-rou. impression
on tn. s ,.s ; T., though o. ., @ s %
the British msehan, marine cannot be danseroo. msneee
during rough weather. civilians will be drosned
nut the submarine operations viii be strictly limited
No submarine than u orpedoes and
torpedo o
their prey than a mile under ordinary circumstance
many BY by ght
OF THE WAR WERE AS POWERFUL AS THE GERMAN UNDER
Gus FACT THAT %RMEx c&% SEE Much pEErER ISTo THE
WATER BENEATH THEM THAN CAN tooKouTs THE SUR
Germany does not expect to damage on British war
ships BY her submarine raids is probable that she 10
the Ives British eissn. at sea BY allowing food to be imported
have won hei victory
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-19
Street CAR MAGNATE TELLS
OTHER SIDE OF J|TBUS CASE

can serve the public as we'll as the
street car. but We want to know
definitely and quickly.
1t will profit the public consid.
erably less than nothing II the iit.
ney. being given free franchise. free
use OF streets. low taxation. no re-
sponsihility TO maintain service to
Improbable suburbs. cuts he street
car receipts down TO the point
where car service IS diminished
Then the jltney ia given a free
hand TO do as Il pleases. without
having the checks imposed that all
other public service corporations
have.
II believe that every public
service corporation has for It's
first duty public service.
81 believe that such a eorpor.
alton, giving efficient service. is
entitled TO Just per cent on
it's investment. and should,
through efficient management,
this corporation secure a great.
er return than the usual inter
est on the money invested.
BELIEVE THIS ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT SHOULD BE OVID.
Ed BETWEEN THE PUBLIC,
THE EMPLOYEES OF THE
COMPANY AND THE STOCK.
HOLDERS.
The iitney Is not responsible for
regular service. regardless OF
whether there are passengers or
not. the car companies are.
Says Game Isn't Fair
The jitney II individual. and in
case OF personal injuries the injur.
ed has slight recourse.
The jitnoy does not pay It's
due share OF the tax burden.
In the present situation the iit-
ney has all the cream and none OF
the milk. neither does It feed the
COW that enriches IT, No competI-
ton of that sort Is fair
That Griffith's viewpoint OF the
iituey Is not bunk is best proven
by the fact that, though for a year
his company has not paid divi-
dend, and has continually faced II
revenue. the company
has neither cut wages nor decreas'
ed service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-19

Is used. II really does all the work
Of healthy stomach. II digests
your meals when your stomach
cant. n leaves nothing To fer.
ment. sour and upset the stomach.
Get large fIfty-cent case or
Pape's Diapepsln from your drug
gist, then eat anything you want
without the slightest discomfort or
misery. besides. every particle Of
impurity and gas that IL in your
stomach and intestines will van
ish.
Should you be suffering now
from Indigestion or any stomach
disorder, you can get relief in five
minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-19
Most Old People
Are Constipated

The wear Of years impairs the
action Of the bowels with ad-
vancing age people are disposed
10 restricted activity and eNtr-
else, which Is responsible for the
constipated condition ~ most old
folks. Tho digestive organs are
moro sensitive TO the demands
made upon them and rebel more
uuicklr.
\ mild. effective remedy for
constipation. and one that Is
especially suited to the needs OF
elderly people. women and chill
dren. rs the combination 0f simple
laxative herbs with pepsin that
Ia sold in drug stores under tho
name of pr CaldwclIS syrup Pep
sin. \ free trial bottle can he
obtained by writing to br W. h.
Caldwell 45e Washington ST.
Monticello. ~.