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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
ALEDO.

The annual meeting % ths Mercer
Co1rty Medical society vili b. held IN
this city Tuesday. May :. AZ the Aisdo
club rooms. oTcsrs foF the next year
viii ~ elected a. this nes;inE. The
pgoErarn includes an address BY Dr
p 2 Morgan. North Henderson. a po-
pr by ~. Ha;hbgu % NeS Windsor.
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Davenport OF Tire subject os -IndiEes-
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Nss or Pneumonia IN Chiiaren-
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90 make the Memorial day address AZ
The opera house OF Decoration day
and Rev. J. n Pollock viii preach the
Memorial sermon for the post mem
hers a. che Cnltsd Presbyterian
church o. the Sunday preceding Mem
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sirs. william cubba<. and Miss
Ethel Rockwell o. Joy ~erc visitors
.erc Wednesday.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

spend week with Mrs. Sue Fisk Carl
ton
Mrs. ]. ". Murphy entertained the
Priscilla club at her home Thursday
afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. J. NJ Davis went to
Davenport Wednesday TO spend the
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
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Esrartiur Csauzs Co Ih-Ba. Schedule.
sss-f.rE yt1rssv. STAY lg sll auf1-
rabs.rs rsret~E between Rock Island
s-f Davenport and tt1's~ aitt FuE
Gown Trfri at~r1e Co.. sit-sFrfE street.
Fa-~.~s ~o~fr fF see1af Fr-rs~ Tho
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WILLIAM C.. GABLE.
=INfvI Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05
This Coupon and 3.33
Buys

SIX Bengaline coats for
misses and women. silk lined;
also odds and ends in cloth
coats also Eros grain rain
coats.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

Misses and women's sum
ner coats % all Vooi serge
ard black MORE. also all wool
serge and fancy weave skirts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-05

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
IS THE ROBIN A FRIEND OR AN ENEMY?
Undoubtedly the Farmer and Fruit
Grower-The Damage Done by Them If Any, May Be
Easily Reduced q Minimum.
BY F. L. BEAL.

! localities where shelter and food are
assured In eastern Massachusetts
and at some places farther west there
are cedar swamps which offer an
abundant supply of wild fruit, and
robins remain throughout the winter
F! in large mum bers. Most Of the species,
however, spend the winter from lat
, ititude 40 degrees southwark, and be-
gin to move northward as soon as
snow disappears. They arrive in New
or early in April. and in the northern
states of the Mississippi valley some
what earlier. It is difficult to say just
when fall migration begins. as the first
birds to leave are replaced by others
from farther north. -
In its breeding habits the robin Is
very domestic, having learned to place
a good deal of confidence In its hui
man neighbors. 1t commonly selects
orchards as nesting places, or fear
lessly builds upon a projecting shelf
of a piazza or under an open shed
where persons pass many times during
the day. Stone walls and fences are
often utilized, and in one case known
to the writer the nest was placed d.
rectly upon the ground. The bird g
confidence is rarely abused, and 1t is
allowed to rear its brood undisturhed
wherever the nest may be. Four
young are commonly raised in brood
and two or more broods are reared
in a season. In the northern part of
the country. especially in New Eng
land, the robin is thought so we'll Of
that one Is rarely killed or disturbed.
Owing to the complete protection
the species enjoys, it sometimes be-
comes over-abundant for the best in
terests of horticulture. and its dep
relations upon small fruits are so ex-
tensive as to try the patience of its
friends, the fruit growers. In spite
of this the law still extends its pro-
tecting arm over the bird in most
parts of the country. and fruit grow
eys have to guard their crops as best
they can. Many who grow fruit for
home consumption declare that the
robins take more than half the crop.
and some have testified that they Oft
en- take the whole crop.
For a number Of years the writer
was engaged in the cultivation Of
small fruits In Massachusetts, and al
though robins were abundant about
the farm they did no appreciable dam
age. On the farm where the writer
lived when a boy was a fine collec-
ton of the choicest varieties of cher
ries. The first fruit to ripen each
year was shared about equally by the
birds and the family. but that which
matured afterwards did not attract
the birds, probably because in that
section the woods and swamps abound
with many species of wild fruits.
Reports Of depredations upon fruit
by birds come principally from tho
prairie regions of the west. This IL
just what might be expected, for but
| few prairie shrubs produce the wild
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
INDIGESTION KILLS YOUNG
DUCKS.

A great many young ducks are killed
by wrong feeding. I feed mine corn
meal ground fine. mixed with four
parts cornmeal and one part fine white
sand. or fine gravel sifted.
Stir the sand and gravel up with
your meal and water and feed five
times a day. Always give water when
YOU feed them, as ducks cannot eat
without drinking at the same time.
Take the water away when they are
through eating.
tried this plan last year and raised
"a out Of go. The year before l had
100 hatch but only raised 10. I also
kept the little ducks shut up with the
old chicken mother. They were a
week old before let them out.-Mrs
W. Harvey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
PICKING BERRIES

Unlike some Of tho tree FRUITS bsrs
ries must not be picked whom undosN
ripe. They are unmarketabie wheQ
over-ripe. Pick when Of full color and
flavor, yet firm.
If gathering of the fruit takes place
so that the vines are relieved Of theiR
ripe fruit tn the cool Of the day. leaVs
ing the plants nothing to do but to rips
en- their remaining fruit when warmth
and sunshine will hasten the process.
the full crop will be sooner brought
to maturity. The berries are bettsH
for being gathered in the cool OF tho
day, but when. as is often the case,
they must be gathered when warn1
from the sun. they should be taken a.
soon as possible to q cool breezy
shaded place. The packing she'd
should be ample enough to shelter all
crates Of berries until ready for ships
ment. A breeze is helpful when tad
| fruit is dewy but a hot. dry wind will
mar the freshness Of the fruit. 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20

the sling is adjusted upon the hay
rack and the hay loaded on without
any particular care as to placing It..
When the wagon reaches the barn as
many drafts as can be taken off at
good forkfuls are elevated, then with
out removing the fork it is hooked
to the sling attachment by the end
pulleys, and pulling upon the free end
of the rope will bundle and bind the
balance Of the load around the fork.
The trip rope is unsnapped from the
fork and attached to the swing.
The value of the sling is in the saw
ing Of time in shaping the load with
a handbook for the last draft with the
horse-fork and cleaning up all the hay
on the wagon.
These sings cost from 50 to $3.50
each
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
THE FIRST FAIRS.

The first full-fiedged agricultural
fair primarily for competitive exhib-
its instead Of for marketing. was held
at the Colum bian Agricultural Society.
which was organized in 1909 by a
number of gentlemen interested in ag-
riculture, residing in Maryland, Viz
ginia, and the District of Columbia.
Its first exhibition was held in George
town, May 10, 1909, and the National
Intelligencer of that day reported that
it was attended by q numerous as
semblage of members Of the Society,
among whom We noticed the President
and his lady, the Secretary Of State.
the Secretary of the Treasury. the
Secretary of War, the Comptroller,
Register. etc., and many other ladies
and gentlemen Of responsibility" This
fair was mainly devoted to domestic
animals and manufactures. Semi
annual fairs were held until the spring
of 1912, when the war with England
and the expiration Of the time for
which the society was organized
caused its discontinuance.
The oldest existing agricultural SO
ciety that holds fairs is the Berkshire
Agricultural Society, Pittsfeld, Mass
which held its first fair in the autumn
of 1910. or only one and one-half year
after the first fair of the Columbian
Agricultural Society.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
Timely Suggestions
to Poultry Raisers

To producers-Keep standard
bred stock, thus insuring uniformity
Of products. Sell only full-sized G.
oz.) fresh, clean, uniform eggs.
Keep nests clean: confine broody
hens: gather eggs twice daily. Keep
in coal place, free from odors of all
Il DIS.
DO not offer for sale small, dirty,
cnocHed, stained or doubtful eggs.
AS. Of these may be consumed at
home at full market value.
Fatten all surplus poultry, bringing
stock up to standard weight.
To Shippers-Pack eggs only in
standard cases. with medium filters,
using excelsior, cork shavings. cut
straw or corrugated board.
Store case in cool. dry place, only
free from odors, avoiding heat.
droughts and dampness. -.
Ship eggs often, at least twice a
week in warm weather. by express or
in refrigerator cars.
Ship live, healthy poultry in large
standard coops; dressed poultry
neatly wrapped and packed in boxes
or barrels, to reliable dealers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20

Before buying breeders, the begin
ner should have his lofts In readiness.
A position facing south Is always best
as then the interior will be hoodeo
with sunshine all hours Of the day,
and every corner will be penetrated
with light. and so kept purified. ana
the birds will be is the best possible
condition. As a general thing single
story house is best, with the floor one
foot or more from the ground. mo
house should have pitch roof with
the higher side for the front. Win
dows should be made In front only'
as all the available space at the oach
and sides will be needed for the nests.
The loft can be made larger or smaller
as space and other circumstances ol-
rect. A proportion which has almost
come to be the standard among those
who breed pigeons for SQUAD ralsins
Is 8 feet in front with drop OF 1eet
to the back and about 10 feet VIDE
inside; the depth may be somewhat
greater than the width A succession
of these lofts may be built as the busi-
ness progresses, or they may be put
up at the same time. The partitions
between the lofts are of boards or OF
wire netting, as may be preferred.
There should be doors leading from
one loft to the other with nests up
the back and around the sides as FAR
as the doors permit. A window that
goes across q space one-half the width
Of the front of the house and wide IN
proportion should be made in 'front.'
and It should be kept clean, not, like
too many that we see, allowed to Dc
obscured by dust and filth until only
a dim light can penetrate the INSIDE.
An aviary or fly of wire outside is
necessary to the completion OF tne
accommodations for the pigeons that
are to be kept by the breeder. me
fly should be larger than the loft ITSELF
It should be the same height as the
house and twice as long. That Is, q
house Of which the boarded part 10
10 feet across In front should have
the wire fly 20 feet long. A success
sion of four of these lofts would make
a building 40 feet long and IL feet
wide. With such loft the wire fly
should extend across the front up as
high as the roof and about twice as
deep as tho house proper, that Is 1or
a house of four rooms of the same
d.nth as the one illustrated the wire
should be 20 to "a feet wide going
across the whole front Of the build
ing.
The nests for the pigeons are ar
ranged along the back and side walls.
They should run from IL inches from
the floor to within the same distance
from the roof and be little more
than 8 feet wide, so as to divide the
hack space of 10 feet into three equal
nart.. Be careful not to overcrowd.
AZ It requires skill to handle large
number Of pigeons in one loft success
fully.
Each compartment should be hxed
IN such a way that one end can De
darkened. and the nest should pc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
Some Plain Pointers
on Silo Building

Manv statements have been made
about the different kinds of silos that
are not strictly true. For example
IN nanv cases, mon who are interest
ed in noting various makes of silos
have made the statement that some
certain kind of silo will, keep stlage
better than any other kind. Inat Is
.hunk, Of the worst kind. All OF the
standard kinds Of silo VIII keep 81
lase about equally we'll, II they are
we'll built.
There is considerable talk about tho
underground silo, and It's advantases'
It is being advocated by men VINO
ought to know better. An under-
ground silo is q poor thing to nave
It is hard to get the silage OUT or IT,
and it is dangerous because OF the
gases that are formed. While the first
cost may be little less than an above
ground silo, 1t is more expensive "nen
the cost of getting the silage out OF
the hole. and the bother of the wnoie
nronosition are considered. Don't
build an underground silo. for 1t Will
nav So much better to build good
one.
Build a silo above ground, and re-
member you can keep silage about
! equally we'll in all of the principal
FINDS. All you have to consider Is
the cost, maintenance expense and
! nroha bile life. When these factors are
worked out, it will be found. in many
cases, that either the thin-wall or the
solid wall type of cement silo Is the
best. Investigate the advantages OF
/ cement silos carefully before you de-
eide to build some other kind.
| 49, C NJ S..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20

berries that the birds prefer and for
lack of these the birds naturally feed
upon the cultivated varieties availa-
BILE. Reports Of fruit losses caused
by birds in the east are usually from
the immediate vicinity Of villages and
towns where there is no natural fruit
bearing shrubbery. From this it fol-
lows that an effective remedy for the
is to plant the preferred wild varie-
ties. OF the number of plants which
bear fruit preferred by the robin,
many are ornamental and are easily
obtained. The following are a few of
the plants the robins are fond Of:
Blackberries or raspberries, cherries,
wild black cherries. china berries. flow
ering dogwood, blueberries. persim-
mons, Mississippi hackberries, west
ern hackberries, mulberries, cat brier,
green brier, red cedar, pokeberries,
smooth sumac, pepper berries, Ameri-
can holly, woodbine, black gum. and
others.
Investigation Of the food of 1895
robins from AZ states, D. c., and Can
adian provinces. showed that 42.4o
per cent of their food was animal
matter and $3.50 per cent vegetable.
OF the latter more than 80 per cent
consisted Of fruit. more than four
fifths of which were wild species.
While the robin today probably is
doing much more good than harm.
,, bird whose diet consists Of SO large
percentage of fruit, may at any time
become a pest where its natural food
fails and cultivated varieties are ac-
cessible. The birds must have food
and it is decidedly preferable to sup
ply the food they desire, and for
which they will amply pay, in the de-
struction Of harmful insects. instead
of killing the birds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
Profitable Butter
Making on the Farm
BY r. l.. sHUFORD.

To make butter profitable on the
farm we must first have good cows.
Constitutional vigor in dairy COW Is
something we cannot pour into an an
imal with bottle; 1t has to be bred
and fed into her.
First, breed from nothing but strict
ly healthy animals. After we have
healthy cows we should know their ca
pacity. The value Of the dairy COW
depends upon her capacity to produce
butter and milk at profit. SO the
first thing we ought to do Is to use the
scales and the Babcock test and find
out whether old Brindle is paying OF
not. 1t is not enough to, know that
COW gives a pail full Of milk when she
is fresh; we must know what she
produces in year. II we were dairy
ing for fun 1t might be all right not to
know these things. but for business
we must use business methods.
To get the most profit out Of butter
on the farm it is necessary to do 1t In
q cooperative way. Get several OF
your neighbors interested. This Is
particularly necessary when the mar
ket is not convenient and the pro-
duct has to be shipped. as 1t Is rather
expensive to ship a small amount oft
en-, which Is very necessary to DO IN or
der to get the best price. BY combining
the shipments the cost can be very
much reduced.
BY the use Of the separator and the
proper handling of the cream there Il
no reason why we cannot make al
good or even better butter on the farm
than the creameries. II we try tc
learn and have conditions right we
can be sure to turn out the best pro.
duct. A good quality Of butter will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
KEEP DOWN POTATO BUGS.

Potato bugs are. very easily con-
trolled by spraying your vines with
arsenate of lead or Paris green. You
can obtain either of these materials
from the store in your town, in which
spraying materials are handled. Mix
the poison according to the directions
on the package, or IL very small guam
tity is wanted, use about teaspoon
full of the poison to large bucket OF
water Apply it with sprayer OF
some sort, but If your patch is small
and YOU do not have sprayer, sprin-
kle the poisoned water over the foil
age of your potatoes with sprinkling
can, or even broom.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
THE FARM BATHTUR. I

A fixed bathtub in the house Il 9
benefit to every member Of tho house,
hold, and especially to the children,
because it encourages habits Of clean
Illness. Who does not look with moro
favor on a bath when warm soft water
can be readily run into an attractive
white-lined tub. than when the only
accommodations are cold portable
tub which must be brought from the
cellar. and hard water carried from
the well and heated in wash boiler.
carried outside and ernptied after used
and all utensils cleaned. dried and put
away, five unnecessary operations, q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
Robin.

..a:ety these birds nest and rear their
Dung about human abodes, and at
4 til. IS become very abundant, their
- p1l,oe"s frequently reach og such
;, c: tors that apprehen--Jn is felt
i e t..Sy may become dangerous to
. Ia IRE and Horticulture. study
!; 9! * monte status. therefore,
ii e utmost Importance, espec-
wen it is considered that a
5i, -. eH4taIicn is very often affect
n, /. me .sf or the other merely by
= s'..t y 'v.i cree.
,.,>. Z. ion discloses that in adj
q; Ion tieir pleasing qualities rob-
, perform a very useful function
sa --.ucing the hordes of insect life
n, 'a.:tlv Pr. ing upon the crops Of
TIC r,.e" n This work a large part
Ssh rel, fcal consists Of insects and
t .ey iced thar young upon them al
m z; exc usively 1t is recognized that
III. s re on, Of le necessary checks
I:,s.v. ei ~ ature upon the increase
ct the ya-t nulnte:' of insects pro-
I .t>si each year: that without them
Il, - " I'd be a greater destruction
Y. set tin. and that certain crops
~ l.le farmer regularly matured
: 'ti' Il rclSeu at AL, De IdiSeu oIllS
;, Increased difficulty and added la
!
..a otin is one of the most fam
! lids Of the whole United States.
.a !, i-ds are usually abundant
e.e,aG' found. For this reason the
:. :, # their food supply deserves
chi CO. sheraton, for wherever
II es lavish provision fails these
! must GEEK their subsistence
h. from cultivated crops or from
!, sid varieties especially left or
ID for them by their human
s.
.o5tn is found throughout the
- :, ton of the United States,
/, n 9 9: the species extending
ii!t, ~; "a and even Alaska.
Va. r.- the most part migratory
in the T.. ,thern half Of the country,
I'M ! "3's remain all winter in many
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20

greatly increase consumption. When
only inferior butter Is on the market
people use little of 1t. I was once told
by one Of my customers that the only
objection he had to my butter was
that 1t took too much Of 1t, that he
used double the amount that he did
Of cheap butter.
Cooperation with your neighbors
will also greatly help in breeding up
better dairy cattle. BY cooperating
we can buy tho best sires and change
our breeding without SO much ex-
pense. think every dairy man. 1T
matters not how small his business.
should make an effort to breed reg
istered stock, as 1t does not cost any
moro to raise them, and when he mas
q surplus there Is 80 much more pront
in what he sells.
One among the most noted Jersey
breeders in America is a man VINO
only keeps eighteen to twenty cows
He has bred and developed many
of the very largest producers. On
the Island Of Jersey the breed has
been developed by small dairymen
through cooperation. If the average
farmer could get rid Of his prejudices
and false notions about registered
stock and stop saying, '"rhey say
grades are worth about as much Tor
business as registered stock, he
would put himself far along on the
road toward the improvement OF his
cows and the big increase In their
earnings. They seem to stick to the
idea that the haphazard COW Is really
better and more profitable for them
than a COW born Of an improved sire
and dam. The same low grade OF
judgment prevails upon the subject OF
feeding Many people think they can
not afford to feed their cows we'll.
It Is true that no man can afford to
buy feed, or raise 1t either. for poor
cows, but 1t is certainly true that no
man can afford not to feed good COW
the right food and all she will eat
and digest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-20
BEAUr1FY1NG wAsrEP1ACEa

We may add as much to the beanfy
Of our surroundings by hiding un-
slightly objects and destroying obno1-
ious weeds, as by growing flowers.
Watch the back yard and the road-
side that these thieves of the soil do
not get q foothold. onoo found q
thrifty patch of burdocks on the road
side. which I got rid Of by simply cut
ting of the tops, making quito an ex-
cavation at the roots, into which Iput
a generous handful OF salt. There Vas
no more trouble with the 6urdockA