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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
HOW TO MAKE A TILE TRAP FOR RABBITS

Among the serious pests in orchards
ana tree plantations are several native
species Of rabbits These animals do
great deal of damage to garden
truck and other farm crops Also es-
pecially on lands recently opened to
cultivation. North American rabbits
belong to two general classes easily
distinguished by their size and habits.
The larger forms include the Arctic
and varying hares, or snowshoe rab-
bits, and the Jack rabbits. The
smaller forms are generally called
cottontail rabbits. 81
In habits they differ materially
from the larger rabbits They live in
copses and thickets more than In open
fields. The young are born blind,
naked, and helpless. while those OF
the larger rabbits have the eyes open.
are partially furred. and active when
born.
Rabbits Of both genera, however,
feed exclusively on vegetation. and are
at times harmful to crops and espec-
Tally to. trees. Because of their size
and great abundance in parts of their
range, jack rabbits are by far the most
destructive, but, except in few places
where they have been introduced, none
are found east of the Mississippi. Epi-
zootics diseases which attack many
animals a. the same time) are an effec-
tual natural check, and after such attack
occurs, jack rabbits are usually SO
reduced in numbers that they are not
troublesome again for several years.
Traps and other devices that are eff
fective with cottontail rabbits do not
always succeed with jack rabbits.
Cottontail rabbits are so we'll known
that little need be said Of their habits.
They breed several times each year
during the warmer months, the lit, s
averaging five or six young. The nest
II usually placed in a hollow or de-
preston Of the ground, often in open
fields or meadows. 1t Is composed of
dead grass and warmly lined with fur
which the female pulls from her own
body. The male rabbit takes no part
In caring for the young, and the fe-
male weans them as soon as they
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
INTENSIVE HAY RAISING PROFITABLE

BY j. NJ. BELL.

The following experiments in rails
Ing forage crops, on an intensive plan,
show most conclusively that if land
Is heavily MANFRED and the crops put
in as they should be that the yields
will be at least 100 per cent more per
acre than the ordinary farmer re-
ceives.
Six Acres of Dat Hay-Fffteen Tons.
Mr.. N. J. Crull, a well-known livery
man of Richmond, but formerly a
successful farmer in the State Of
PENNSYLVANIA, and later on in Viz
ginia, owns an eleven-acre farm near
Richmond, which when purchased a
few years ago was in low state of
fertility. although the land as natur-
ally good. Only forage crops have
been raised. and the writer will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

FIVE years for his cattle to get in shape
for market. the swine breeder gets
his money only once a year and the
sheepman Is likely to have his profits
knocked away by tariff agitation on a
big crop Of wool In Australia, or a
sudden panic among the predatory
wealthy" ~ ~Hs
Empires may fall and nations dis
appear, until the map Of Europe looks
like a western landscape after d cy-
clone, but people must have milk, but
ter and cheese and the price gets a
little better every year. No dairyman
need worry about the result of the
election for Republicans, Democrats
and Socialists alike need the products
Of the dairy or they will not feel that
they are getting what Is ming to
them. ia s.r r-
The money from the dairy comes
weekly, or at longest, monthly, and it
Is cash deal all the time. The prices
vary with the season a little but they
run In lines that take the same up
and down curves year after year.
Many dairymen are trying to find
the method which will allow them
to keep the largest number Of COWS
on given acreage. A much better
object would g sought If they were
to try to secure the largest possible
number Of COWS which will produce
pound Of butter every day for ten
months Of every year Of their activ-
tiles.
Farm dairying isn't the poorest
business in the world by a good many
long marks, but American farmers
show a disposition to let the foreign
emigrant take the business and make
the money. which shows that Ameri-
can farmers are not always awake to
the most profitable part Of farming.
Money every week and the farm
getting richer every year ought to be
an attractive proposition. We ought
to have more farm diaries and fewer
WORKOUT farms.
Tho dairyman who does not set a
high mark and test his cows regu-
larly and systematically, Will always
carry in the herd some cows who are
kept at loss, to reduce the average
Of the herd.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

shorn early and turned to s1sse end
sold the first Of June, when they wiz
be about IA months old.
They will still be lambs. a. they viii
not have shed their lamb teeth, WITH
bring lamb prices and will have made
the greater part OF their flesh on
grass.
I do not consider 1t as profitable 10
raise sheep for wool as for mutton,
but the two are 80 closely connected
that they oan hardly be considered
separately. 49,. ..-. =
It is possible to grow a good, heavy
fleece on mutton carcass, and the
sheep with which this can be done Is
altogether the most desirable sheep
for the average farmer to raise.
It is a poor individual that will not
grow wool enough to pay for its keep
ing, leaving the mutton as profit and
with a good, big, heavy-shearing
sheep, it is possible to realize q profit
on the. wool, making in this way the
two sources Of profit. "
While the expense Of maintaining
a fiock Of sheep IL hardly noticeable,
the addition to the income from few
lambs and the animal fleecas IL very
welcome.
The sheep raiser who puts hi d.
pendence in the best breeds and soss
ahead to produce as valuable NUT
ton carcass and as good fleece OF
wool as IL possible, is pretty sure TO
come out all right
The poison bogy frightens some,
but properly prepared poisonous dips
are perfectly safe, If the ordinary care
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

When this crop was harvested, hay
was very high on the Richmond mar
ket and SIS per ton is a conservative
value to place on the beautifully cured
millet and pea crop, which made a
splendid mixed hay. The yield was
Is tons, which, valued at SIS per ton,
totals 1915. Cost of crop as follows:
Flowing, SIS; narrowing, rolling, disc
ing and seeding, SIG; harvesting. SIG;
1 ton Of acid phosphate, SIS; s bushels
Of cow peas, s12; ~ bushels of mil
let, 1881 Total cost Of crop, sS2.S7h.
Profit, $287.13.
Another f1v' acres were sown in
COW peas and millet about two weeks
earlier. This crop followed oat stub
BILE from a crop sowed the previous
September. but owing to the fact that
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Forget-NIe-Not.

such plants should not be set out, or
seeds sown. until complaining time.
If you have a dry, bare spot that
gets the sun all day, seed 1t to por-
tulaccas. They will beat the weed
seeds growing, and give you flowers
all summer long.
Mignonettes and peoples do not
transplant we'll, and should be grown
where they are to remain. No garden
Is complete without the fragrance Of
the former. and the fragile and fam
ing beauty of the latter. 10.
The large, spring-howering forget
with it's intense sky-blue BIOS
SONS. makes very bright and attrac-
tive addition to the flower garden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

may harbor, ~ certainty YaF
escsnt and tlssk odoA On Hna1 ~
depend for deteF51n0 th1 n
quickly dissipaAed.
A. they are non-poaBono1p onds ~
not remain long In The WooA t61
not poison the uaGoohA e..a.F
SpRtnkItn1 y vary rnsoh ~ q
dipping, the same solution h19n9F16
It Is prso@3ced when h II not dnQn.
lent to DIP each shfap sepasatsk Cd
secures the ssturetion ol NE 6sbs0 =
parts most hksiy to b %erud's
The removal Of dirty locAu. q WnQ
and tho tSsmn,lnG oE the sond pGGb
Is imperative. # III
These precautions hoNsvsH Xupqo
always suffice. for The yohe af't -
Will provo Sufficient sttSac016 bob
poisoned Of rendered. dAb Is
the ny and the pest vii sr1npe6
strike, especially on Ao& d4 81
whom thase - taund11 n "a ~
PowdeIin6 the 0sD Ue0 Aq3nmD
favortts method Of pssveA ~
dipping or spsdnk1n( wh + n4
prepara&ion has h$ 0Q u
as being more sonnusupaA AAfD
moro efficient. ~
nv powders oopelsl IN ~ bpp
part of miaturVs ~ su@64I
powdered helssbosp. s6 toA k5k
cinnabar Of anttnnn& u0p0
lumber, Amertean h1,4 ~ "a II
in various oospbtnaatpn6 ~ hcGb1 y
tions, and some ot6 e1I aa
will cling to TN uss ~ siu6
but they are noa si1aGH-so-6doDd
a reliable do.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
GETTING GOOD RESULTS WITH SHEEP:

BY S. NJ. MILI4ER

The best possible care and feed for
through their n others. and to this end
aim to have the ewes In the finest
possible condition up TO the weaving
time. BY this, do not mean fat. but
in good fiesh and strong and hearty
for their ration at every feeding time.
My lambs are fed NOV grain until
they are three and a half TO four
old, when they are weaned.
They will be fed sufficient amount II
grain next fall and winter to keep
them In good condition and thrifty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
Dairying Is a Ready
Money Business
Successful Dairying Requires Unre-
hitting Attention, But the Returns
Are Large and Practically Certain.
BY M. PURvIS.

Dairying 10 combining business to
be sure. 1t requires daily attention
and the work must be done with re-
gularity, each duty requiring attention
at practically the same hour. week
after week, rain or shine, Sunday,
Fouth Of July and Thanksgiving.
1t is this everlasting routine that
prevents great many from taking up
dairying as a regular part of the farm
work 1t Is the American distaste for
being bound down and hedged in that
keeps the dairy'part Of our farm work
very much in the background.
Notwithstanding this undesirable
phase Of dairying, it has some advan-
tages which producing grain. hay or
live stock for market have not.
1t Is a business on which the opera
tor is able to count without much
danger Of having his plans miscarry
on account Of wet or dry weather.
early or late frosts. or any other Of the
things which so often mar the pro-
jects Of the most careful husbandman.
With>a little forethought the dairy
man may be as free from worry about
the weather as any other man living
Blow high or blow low the cows come
home and the consuming public is
ready to take all the-butter that is
produced, or the creamery or cheese
factory is waiting to weigh In the milk
and distribute checks every month.
This Is another advantage. The live
stock breeder must wait two, three or
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

i-iafly tell Of thoso which he has seen
Rror harvcsted and estimated.
.tr li& with an oat hay crop,
ST ago last September and
- t4i :. Iune: ! saw this crop
4: siss5,. "rse tedder was stirring it
~ & vas the FIST time in my life
t f'ars =" which has been
Il j! a:':nirgl that ! ever saw a
g s'' va; hay of such rank growth
Ter could not stir up ;
B 80 trn.:l top to bottom. From
y, Of six acres fifteen very large
Is uf RAY were harvested.
- iras perfectly GU ed and a
8tsa ! 'ad vas a most conservative
~ 4.
u" at that time W, uld easily
j ,iGnsht $40 per ten on the
t,Rn;. market, which gives $500
sst pf hay from six acres. The
{ f.s.a;'s as follows, the figures being
(; ste Cost of manure at fifteen
] I. per acre. total of ninety loads,
500 per load, 500: cost of
4 -. SIC; cost of harrow ing, roll
!. ing and seeding, SIG; cost IF
ing. $15: cost of IL bushels of
co cents per bushel, $40;
4 erse. s144.20: profit on crop,
~ ~.
..ct and Cow Pea Hay.
\, 81 as the oats were off the
T.aetEd The six acres were plowed,
pre- at.ad ard seeded to German millet
ana II " peas. at the rate Of s Bushels
ef 5s.tSas and 3 pecks of millet per
a. e
Fefore the crop was sown, an appli-
cation Of a little over 800 pounds of
acid phosphate per acre was usedA or
In other words, l ton put on the six
acres. ..r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

To do this fairly comfortable poul-
try house is necessary. This means
one which is dry all the time and 30
arranged as to admit plenty Of fresh
air and sunlight. \. gSr.3x \ -s
A house bull. with three sides tight
and left largely open on the south
side accomplishes this. A curtain. to
be drawn tight over the opening in
rigorous weather, will add materially
to the comfort Of the poultry. This
does not exclude the fresh air, but
protects against the cold. ~. a
This building can be conveniently
arranged without the cost becoming
very great and it should be borne IN
mind that convenience pays WELL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
FRUIT YIELDS.

Gooseberries sometimes yield as
much as 100 bushels to the acre,
grapes from three to five tons, rasp-
berries and b)ackberries from so to
100 bushels and Strawberries from IS
to 800 bushels. These yields vary
from year to year, depending upon
weather and climatic conditions, meth
DDS of cultivation, varieties, etc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
TO AVOID TROUBLE.

Pruning tools should be disinfected
after pruning each tree so that disease
will not be carried from tree to tree.
and should be:disinfected still oftener
than this to avoid carrying the disease
from one part to another of the same
tree, as the pruner finds that he is
cutting through diseased wood. u
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
NO FENCES

In many parts Of Europe -AARsseee
no farm fenceA This pE1sSsy4D %kpe
cultivation large acreagt, taNln1 ~
worse than useless BY fences md T
growth Of wild stun on either dido Il
them, such as occurs IN this oouuSty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27
RENEW TIE LAWN

q Don't neglect patching thst "a
lawn any longer Spade up tho soai
Put some manure and little Nina
into 1t and SOW some Kentucky hloe
gross. white clover and red top.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

A flock Of twelve large male birds
will consume fully twice as much as
that number OF hens and without
becoming overfat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

Some of the nurserymen are report
ing great increase in the sale of
perennials this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

Ordinarily, cows will consume from
thirty to forty pounds of silage day
and from ten to fifteen pounds Of
alfalfa hay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

When you prune { tree, b sure that
you understand why every branch ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

How time drags when we are idle;
but how it flies when we are; working
hard at something worth while.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

Many market gardeners find that a.
small area Ia horse-radish is profit
I able side line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-27

When buying trees, see that the.
bark is clean, smooth and bright in
color. Avoid Withered bark.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-03-31
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASH lNGTON IN AND
FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mimic
Heath, Deceased.


In the Matter of the Estate of Minnie
Heath, Deceased.
No. 1858
Notice of Sale
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
in pursuance of an order of
the above entitled Court made and
entered on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1915, in the matter of the
estate of Minnie Heath, deceased, the
undersigned administrator of said es-
tate will sell at public sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash on
Saturday, April LIST, 1916, at 10 o'clock
in the morning of said day, at the
west door of the Court House, in Ev-
erett, Snohomsh County, State of
Washington, all the right, title and
interest the said estate owns or has
by operation of the law therein, viz:
the interest of the decedent Minnie
Heath and of Lewis f. Heath her sur
viving husband therein, and such in
terests owned therein at the time of
the death of said Minnie Heath, in
and to the following tracts or parcels
of land situate in Snohomish County,
State of Washington, more particular
! ly described as follows, to-Wit. The
North half of the Northwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter, the South
| half of the Northwest Quarter of the
| Northeast Quarter, the North half of
! the Southwest Quarter of the North
east Quarter, the South half of the
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
| Quarter, the South half of the South
east Quarter of the Northeast Quar-
| ter, the North half of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the
South half of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast quarter and the
North half of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter, all in Sec
ton H. Township 80 North, Range 6
East of the Willamette Meridian, the
same to be sold subject to a mort
gage that Rucker Brothers have there
on for approximately $650.00. The
terms of said sale are cash( legal
tender of the United States, 10 per
cent. of the sum bid to be paid at the
time of sale and the balance to be
paid upon confirmation of such sale
by the above entitled court
Dated this LIST day of March, 1916
LEWIS r. HEATH,
AS Administrator of the Estate OF
Minnie Heath, Deceased.
GEO. w LOUTTIT,
Office over First Natl Bank,
Everett, Washington,
Attorney for Administrator,
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Unfair List

- % % - - - - q" - Il
Confectionery and Cafe-Low-
man-Stanley Candy Co., 1914
Hewitt.
OrChestra-Wood' s Orchestra.
Barber Shops. H. Turner
1104 Hewitt; VIM. Whitaker,
Lowell; Barnhart Shop, Monroe;
Independent, 1107 Hewitt.
Harris Barber Shop, American Natl
Bank Bldg.
Iron Works - Sumner Iron
Works.
Hotels and Cafes-Mitchell Ho-
tel,
Plumbers-C. R. Schweitzer, W.
j. Callahan, Otto Mertz and Globe
Wall Paper Co.'S plumbing dept
Ben Johnston and house,
1902 Colby Ave.
Building Laborer@Peter Jack
son.
E. Cloke.
Electricians-F. r. Hare, Jack
Shields and John Thueson, Elec-
trical Contractors; Globe Wall
Paper Co.'s electric dept; W. E.
Bennett.
Bricklayers-Barney Grant.
DR.. Ida Mcintyre (by Plumbers
Union
Cal. Smiley an son; Fitz Ger
aid.
Plasterers-A. G. Wright, VIM,
Carter A. L. Knapp, Booth, Tom
Nygard, W. L. Porter.
Carpenters - Ole Sather, Joe
Erickson, r. B. McAdams, Ru-
dolph Hartman and his building,
Colby Ave. bet. Goth and Dist.
l.. Stark.
Contractors j. Wintermute
Amer Larson.
Morgan and Bancroft.
Painters-Anderson & Steen
William Ferguson, VIM. Christen.
son, NJ. Kokee, VIM. Gleeson
Globe Wall Paper Co., G. McAllis-
ter. i. L. Swartz, H. E. Mann, H
Platzman, E. w. Phillips, R. D
Garner, II. 0. johnson.
Teamsters-C. j. Witt, stanC
cor. Colby and Hewitt.
Cement Workers-Pettit, Sr.
Stores-Grocery Store, f. j
Long, 10Th and Virginia, j. G
Sovda, 3419 Everett Ave.
Tailors-Scotch Wooden Mills
1904 Hewitt.
San Juan Fish Co., Seattle.
Buildings-1412 Grand, 121I
Hewitt.
Central Apmts., 3114 Cakes.
G. A. Purcell, owner Hote
! Newland.
American Packing Co., Everett
Fish Companies-San Juan Fisl
Co.. Seattle.
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We have a repair shop in connec-
t,on with store and have an expert re-
nair man in charge OF same. We
make a specially of repairing motor
cycles, bicycles, typewriters, casn
registers, guns and reviewers we
also do lock, safe and key work. Tele-
phone and we will call for your wors
and return same when repaired .!
Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods and
Hardware store. Both Phones u.
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WHY TAXES ARE HIGH

In the preamble we point out why
taxes are high The nation, state,
county and nearly all cities and dis
tricts are in debt, said debts drawing
from four to seven per cent interest
The burden of these taxes fall heav-
lily and indirectly on the producing
class. There is an ever increasing
burden of using for real estate and
personal loans. Farm and city ten
ancy is increasing rapidly. The pro
Queer, the labor, the mechanic, or
miner, cannot consume all they need
because of these burdens. We rec
ognize all these facts in the pream
BILE. Hence in my opinion on this oc.
casion, and in fact on all other occa-
sions, emphasize the need of cheap
money for public improvements we
need more irrigation and drainage
bitches. We need better public high.
wavs. We can use more steam and
electric railroads, more school houses
and hospitals are needed. But the
public, burdened as it is, cannot be
induced to so vote until the need is
so imperative that further delay is
public calamity. l know how this is
from my own neighborhood. Many
acres of land have gone to alkalf be-
cause the public dreaded bonds bear
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not to exceed two per cent per an
mum interest, repayment to be made
on the amortization plan. No loan
to be made on more than forty acres
of irrigated land, one hundred and
sixty acres of grain land or six hun
dred and forty of grazing land to
any one owner.
Third, for the purpose of provid-
ing short time personal loans, the
postal savings bank be allowed to
receive deposits to any amount from
any depositor, that two. per cent in
terest be allowed depositors, and
these funds be loaned on good per-
sonal security to reliable borrowers
at the rate of three per cent per an
mum, and that every postmaster be
an agent of the government through
whom application for loans can be
made.
Adopted unanimously by the com
mittee.-Walter Price, chairman"
adopted by the State Grange.)
This plan has been printed and
circulated in the newspapers and in
circular form and has met with favor
by the members throughout the
state. A vigorous campaign of edu-
cation and agitation is being waged,
and that is the reason l am before
you advocating the Washington
State Grange plan for rural credits
to the exclusion of all other proposed
plans or systems. l feel that the
| farmers of this state are capable OF
! judging what they need and that they
are wise enough to unite with all
other members of the working class
in working out remedies.
In discussing the question on this
occasion 1 shall devote most of my
time to the first recommendation
namely, money for public improve
ments under which head the ques
ton of financing irrigation and drain
age districts comes Private irriga
ton and drainage projects are al
most things of the past, l think.
can safely say that in the future al
the large projects will be by public
improvements. We have at the pres
ent time many such waiting for onl!
one needful commodity, and that il
money. Labor there is in plenty
waiting and starving for work. W.
see hordes of idle men and womel
who barely exist. That they arr
idlers is not their fault, but that o
society. Unable to vote to bette
economic conditions because of tn
election laws which prescribe un
reasonable qualifications and iron
the necessity of travelling from plac
to place to obtain employment, tn
duty of so voting falls upon us VIII
have fixed residences.