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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03

the case of the young stock; that is. to
dispense with the undesirable fowl as
often as they are discovered during
the frequent and regular handling Of
the birds. All pullets which are I'M
thrifty, sickly, or not doing well,
should be culled from the flock. The
same methods can also be practiced in
the selection of the flock for breeding
purposes, only the pick of the best
fowl being retained In the breeding
flock. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
BEST LOCATION FOR
HOUSE FOR POULTRY
Good Plan to Select an Elevation
With Dry Soil.
As Sunlight and Warmth arc Essential
to Success Building Should Face
South-Easler to Keep
Il Sanitary.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In locating a poultry house 1t Is best
to select an elevation having a natural
drainage away from the building, for
the damp ground means cold ground.
II the house can be built in the lee Of
windbreak or hill, or In front OF
farm building, so much the better. A
dry, porous soil, such as sandy or
gravelly loan, is preferable to a clay
soil, for the former Is more easily
kept in sanitary condition. If 1t Is
impracticable to select a soil that Is
naturally dry, the soil should me made
dry by thorough undertakings. A
purely sandy soil should not be select
ed, for soil not good enough to sup
port plant life Is unfit for poultry.
AS sunlight and warmth are essen
tial to success, the buildings should
face the south; other things being
equal, they will be warmer and drler.
When a direct southern exposure can
not be obtained southeastern 10
| preferable to southwestern exposure,
for fowls seem to prefer morning to
afternoon sun. A gentle slope facing
the south Is the most suitable.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
GOVERNMENT SHEEP
Z FARM EXPERIMENTS
Several important Results Oh.
tanned on Idaho Ranch.
Flock Handled In Same Manner az Are
All Similar Bands In Hands OF
Wyoming Stockmen-Work
to Be Extended.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of Agriculture)
Several results of importance to
western sheep men have been ascer-
tanned by experiments at the govern
ment sheep ranch near Dubois. Idaho.
which has been in operation two years.
Formerly 1t was customary for range
sheep men to discard ewes which did
not bear lambs when two years old.
Extensive investigations by the depart
men of agriculture have developed
that such ewes are just as valuable for
future breeding as those which bear
lambs as two-year-olds.
Individual records are kept on the
government sheep ranch relative to the
weight Of fleece, length of fleece, char
acter Of fleece, fineness Of fiber and
mutton quality of each animal, while
detailed account is maintained Of the
offspring of each eve. The particular
utility of the results obtained arises
from the fact that the flock Is handled
just as are all similar bands of sheep
in the hands Of Wyoming stockmen.
Experiments are being conducted to
develop a type Of sheep more suitable
to the western range conditions than
the types now prevalent. 1t is hoped
to extend this work in both mutton
conformation and length and weight Of
fleece. ~
There are at present about 100
head of purebred Rambouillets, Lin
coin Rambouillets, Cotswold Ram
bouillets. Leister Rambouillets and
Romney Rambouillets on the govern
ment ranch. Crossbreedlng expert
ments are being conducted with all
these breeds and crosses, as well as
the use of purebred Corriedales, which
have been mated with crossbred ewes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
MOST EFFICIENT HEN FLOCK
Size VIII Depend on Space Available
and Amount Of Table Scraps or
Waae for Feed. ~,

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture) "a
The size Of the flock which can DO
most efficiently kept will depend first
of all upon the space available, and,
secondly, upon the amount Of table
scraps or other waste which is avail
able for feed. 1t Is a mistake to try
to overstock the available space. Bet
ter results will be obtained from few
hens In a small yard than from a
large number. The backyard poultry
flock rarely will consist Of over 20 or
rs hens, and In many cases of not
more than 8 or 10. or occasionally only
3 or A. For a flock of 20 to % hens
a space of not less than rs by 80 feet
should be available for yard. Where
less space Is available, the size of the
flock should be reduced, allowing on
the average 20 to 80 square feet per
bird. A few hens are sometimes kept
successfully with smaller yard al
lowance than this, but II the space Is
available yard Of the size indicated
should be used.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
RAISE MORE BREEDING SOWS
Remarkable Evidence Of Expansive
Power Of Swine Numbers In
Practical Farming.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Even greater than the record num-
Der Of breeding sows on farms In the
United States a year ago, the number
on April 1 this year reached the I'M
precedented total of 9,970,000, accord
Ing to the bureau of crop estimates.
United States department Of agricul-
ture. While the average gain for the
whole country over last year is only
03 per cent there were gains greater
than this In most of the states and as
high as 8 per cent in California. d.
minished numbers In the great swine
states Of Iowa, Missouri. Nebraska,
Louisiana and Oklahoma are sufficient
to leave barely gain to the United
States as whole.
Under the pressure of the necessl-
ties of the war the breeding sows on
farms April 1, 1918, had been raised
3.5 per cent over 1917, remarkable
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
EARLY FRUITS MOST DESIRED
Light Soils With Southern Exposure
Are Best Adapted for Purpose
Liable 70 Injury.

Early fruits are usually most de-
sirable, and light soils, with southern
exposure, are best adapted for that
purpose. Light soils. however, require
heavy fertilIzing and more mulch in
summer. They are also more liable
to injury to drcught As rule, they
produce Hghter csopk If clay sou is
used for early berries, 1t must be well
drained. Is more difficult to prepare,
natures later crops, and Il not 10 IA
vorable for winter protection. II earli-
ness IL notia consideration; then, one
should not hesitate to, use any coll,
peovldsd & en- ~ INSIDE nh
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03

commended, and when outbreaks are
particularly bad the use of the hopper
dozer Is advisable.
There are three or four generations
of the green clover worm a season, &C
cordlng to the bulletin, which allows
ample time for the insect to increase
greatly in a summer. The caterpillars
are killed in considerable numbers by
natural insect enemies, but this
method of control can not be relied
upon for protection Of the alfalfa
crop. The alfalfa should be moved
when the insect is In the caterpillar
or worm stage-from ten days to
three weeks after the time Of the ap-
pearance of the moths in great abun-
dance. To insure success the field
should be left as clean and bare as
possible in order to remove the food
supply and any shelter protecting
them from the direct rays of the sun,
which hastens their destruction.
Clear Fields Of Insects.
If these measures can not be carried
out without injury to the alfalfa,
either from premature cutting or too
prolonged delay, wait until the alfalfa
is ready for another cutting. 1t ought
to be possible, however, before the
summer is passed, to clear the fields
of this insect In this manner.
In the eastern states premature cut
ting often results In permanent injury
to alfalfa esneciaIlv while II IL vounp
and for this reason the cutting of this
crop much In advance Of the normal
period is not recommended.
AS the caterpillar feeds on many
different plants, ditch banks and fence
rows should be kept free from weeds.
The taterpillars have been caught
readily by dragging field with a hop
perdozer. such as is used for grass
hopper outbreaks. 1t does not hurt the
alfalfa when not used to excess. and
will catch many injurious insects
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
KEEP MANURE UNDER COVER
Amount Of Moisture In Pile Can Be
Regulated Much Without
Danger Of Teaching.

The advantage of keeping manure
under cover, whether piled on the
ground or In pit, Is that the amount of
moisture In the pile can be artifcially
regulated and with less danger Of
teaching than II 1t lies on the ground.
In the open pit, surplus Of moisture
can not result In loss through teaching,
but unless water or liquid manure Is
pumped frequently over the pile 1t
will fire fang through heating. With
both teaching and heating guarded
against, manure can be kept for con-
siderable. periods without serious de-
terloration In fertility. However, It Is
always best to get manure onto the
fields and under the surface as soon as
practical. The best place for manure
to rot is in the soil. AZ
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
SERIOUS DAMAGE
BY CLOVER WORM
Alfalfa Crop Suffers Much Injury
in Eastern Part of the
United States.
BEST MEASURES OF CONTROL
When Outbreaks Are Particularly
Severe Use Of Hopperdozer Is
Advisable-caterpiIlar Feeds
on Different Plants.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Serious damage to alfalfa by the
green clover worm has been reported
to the United States department Of
agriculture from several parts of the
eastern half of the United States,
where this pest is distributed general
ly. Although for many years it has
been known to occur commonly on
clover and has received it's popular
name from this fact. its injury to this
crop has rarely been sufficiently seri-
Gus to justify control measures. 1t
usually confines it's attacks to legum-
nous crops, such as alfalfa, clover,
soy beans, cOwpeas, and vetch, but
sometimes feeds on Strawberries and
blackberry plants and some common
weeds. ~
Best Control Measures.
The best control measure consists in
timely cutting of the alfalfa crop, so
as to remove the food supply when
the caterpillars of this insect are most
abundant. Clean culture Is also rec
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
Rasfi'S9eSA4ass
The silo is a good thing.

The silo Is good thing.
Legumes and live stock mean soil
fertility.
The honey bee does not have a very
long life. but he keeps busy while he's
here. :
: Commercial cultures for inoculating
alfalfa may be bought at almost any
seed store. 81 kSH
More grass land u needed on some
farms. Those who have nys stoct
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03

individual in the best possible form,
and to keep 1t so.
Weeks or even months in advance Of
the fair the boy must start getting his
calf or pig tame. At particular time
it may be necessary to pare the pigs
toenails so that he Will stand up
straight without too much bend at the
pasterns. But he must be careful not
to pare them too close. A limping pig
Is not likely to be prize winner. Sew
eral weeks before the fair he should
trim the hair out of the pigs ears, be-
ing careful to do it in such way that
the ears will not be irregular in out
line. He should provide clean wal
low for the pig to keep the hair and
skin soft and pliable-and he ought
to know the trick Of the trade that a
little oil on the surface Of the water
helps a great deal; also that little
linseed meal, properly fed to the pig,
puts q peculiar gloss on the hair.
He must remember to have the right
kind of crate ready in plenty of time.
Many boys have failed to get their
pigs to the fair because. when the time
came to ship, there was no crate. The
department has special sets Of specifi-
cations for pig crates, calf crates and
| others. A very important thing to re-
member In connection with the crate
is that the pig grows at pretty rapid
clip. The crate must be built big
enough for the pig, not when the crate
is made but allowing for growth be-
tween then and fair time. And 1t
must not be big enough to permit the
pig to turn around. The boy must re-
member that the pig should not be fed
| just before shipping. No matter how
much the little rascal cries for corn
he must not be INDUCED. If he Is fed
he is very likely to get sick on the
| train and 60 through the whole fair
in droopy, drowsy, unprizelike-look-
ing way.
Prizes Are Not All.
These are just a few Of the things
| that must be remembered in preparing
| q pig for the fair. And there are
equally many with regard to the calf,
or the dairy cow, or the poultry, or
any of the things, practically, that the
boy or girl, man or woman wants to
exhibit at the fair.
Even with all the care possible the
animal or other product may not be a
prize winner. There can't be prizes
for every exhibitor. The fair that tries
to arrange, things so that everybody
can get a prize does not amount to
much usually. 1t does not mean any
thing to win a prize when you are the
only exhibitor In your class. And, as
the experts In the department Of agri-
culture point out, the prize is not the
main thing after all. To be sure the
boys and girls and men and women
who get things ready for the fair are
contributing to an education for the
public-but the main thing for them
is the education they get themselves.
stake part in the contest" say the
experts. ''for your own sake. You will
have better pig, better Gulf, bet
ter pound of butter a better can of
peaches next year by reason Of having
/ exhibited this year, whether you win
or not. And, with proper attention to
preparation, the prizes are sure to
come, too, sooner or later"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
RYE is READILY PRESERVED
Resulting slIags 10 Not Satisfactory
Because Plant 10 Not Highly w
PaIatable. hfN w

Rye may be preserved readily In the
silo. but the resulting silage II not
very satisfactory on account Of fits not
being palatable. For best results II
should be put into the sllo In the bios
soming stage or even earlier. In feed
ing value It Is somewhat below that
OF corn silaee. q 3 ~. - y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03

evidence Of the expansive power Of
swine numbers In practical farming
operations and that this extraordi-
nary increase In one year should have
been held the next, and even a little
exceeded, Is notable fact in swine
history.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-03
.PQp1QKNNzs
Gun the flock.

Gull the flock.
Select vigorous breeds. ~
Provide plenty Of shade.
Grow your own poultry feed.
Supply an abundance Of fresh wa
ter.
Keep the house clean and well ven
tilated.
Do not allow the growing chicks to
be crowded 10 the coops.
Raise the young chicks Sn clean
ground away from the general Cock.
6 t
Feed well-balanced ration with
plenty Of variety and, Il possl1hA givs
" = 4. = ~ n,,.t ~
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
TAJ!RI GRADUATE or YALE
New Mayor of Tokyo, Japan, Finished
His Education in Great Ameri-
a University.

Viscount I%najiro Tajiri. newly elect
ed mayor of the city of Tokyo, Japan,
is a graduate of the class of 70 of
Yale university. where he specialized
in economics, finance, politics and his
tory, says Christian Science Monitor.
Returning to Japan, he was appointed
a secretary in the department of
finance and also to a chair in the i'm
perial university at Tokyo. Suisse
quently he was director of the bureau
of the national debt, banks and reve-
nue..
In the course of time he was admit
ted to the house of peers, and was vice
minister of finance, first In 1S92-1S97,
and again in 1S9S-1904. He was made
a baron in 1895 and a viscount in 1907.
More recently he has been chief of
the board of audit. To knowledge of
the technique of banking, national
finance and international credit the
yiscount adds interest in and mastery
of natural science, and in both fields
he is an authority.
His selection as mayor comes after
a long and futile effort of the munich
pal assembly to agree upon a candi-
date chosen from the ranks of poll
ticians or ordinary civilians.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
ON ITS WAY TO SCRAP HEAP
Dialect Known as Pennsylvania
Dutch" Bids Fair Soon to Be .
Thing Of the Past.

pennsylvania Dutch" that curious
combination Of German. English and
Yankee, which since Revolutionary
times has developed in parts of Penn
sylvania and Ohio, is going into the
discard. For more than a century it
has been growing just as languages
always grow, with use. 1t has cor
rupted words, made words, created
forms. one might say a grammar of
its own. 1t has not. ii is true, pro-
duced a literature. But it has been the
speech Of a considerable number Of
persons in their homes. 1t long since
ceased to be recognizable as German,
and English it never was. In it, stu
dents tell us, are mingled German,
English, Welsh, French and even Gaze
lie words.
Pennsylvania Dutch" has been the
dialect of those German disciples of
Peter Memo who came to America,
some OF them in p~re-Revolution days,
seeking religious liberty and political
freedom. Some of these went into
OUlD uuIluS htNOiuilon udNS, OtlitIS I'M
to Canada, some as late as Civil wal
days. Their religious beliefs contrib
uted to isolation. And they were large
ly an agricultural people.
Now the word has gone forth among
the Mennonites that it is no longer
patriotic TO speak Pennsylvania
Dutch" and as fast and as thoroughly
as possible these unbelievers in wal are
discarding the speech of childhood and
home associations. The task is not an
impossible one to them. since all or
nearly all of them have had some ex-
perience in the common schools. From
among them 5000 young men have
gone overseas To fight the oppressors
of their ancestors and the %barbarians
who threaten their own liberties.
The banning of pennsylvania
Dutchp is an impressive object lesson
to all Americans. Let's all resolve to
speak English.-Detroit Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
Death Guided the Plane.

A remarkable instance occurred
somewhere in France, In which a faith
full flyer brought his machine safely
home, although he himself had died
from the effects of a wound received
In an encounter with an enemy ma
chine in the air. Knowing that he was
about to die, he propred himself up
In such a way that the rudder bar and
control lever were kept In position,
carefully calculated the distance back
to camp and arranged the machine so
that it would volplane safely to the
ground after his soul lad departed.
His plans were successful. and when
his Mortified companions FASTENED to
him they found in his pocket a note
book in which was the information he
had been sent to obtain-'at all COSTS"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
II Didn't Work.

A wee fo~ur-year-old was having
Thrift stamps explained to her by her
young uncle, an enthusiastic canvass
er. To illustrate his talk he ended
1t by giving her two quarters. "Now
these will buy you two Thrift stamps"
he said.
1.-Two Thrift stamps" she repeated,
smiling.
A few minutes later her grandmoth-
er came into the room. The uncle,
eager to display the effect of his ora-
tory, ordered: MARY Ellen, show
grandma what you have"
Obediently Mary Ellen displayed her
two quarters. NOW, tell grandma
what you're going to buy with Them"
he smiled in anticipation of the
answer. ri
But his smile didn't hold. In Mary
Ellen's sweetest tones anne the in
formation '"Tandy and tookies."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
L TO BIDDERS

Pursuant to a resolution and order
of the Board of County Commission
ers of Humboldt County. Nevada,
made and entered on the fifth day OF
May, AID. 1919, notice is hereby given
that until the hour of two o'clock pm.
OF the fifth day of June. AID. 1919,
bids will be received by said Board,
at the Office of the County Clerk Of
said Humboldt County, at Winnie
mucca. Nevada, for the sale OF Six
Thousand t$6.000.00) Dollars Hum
boldt County bonds, to be issued pur-
suant to an act of the legislature Of
the state of Nevada, entitled IAN Act
authorizing and directing the board
of county commissioners of Hum
boldt County, State of Nevada, to IS
sue bonds for the purpose Of provid-
ing means for the purchase and in
stallatiOn of equipment of manual
training rooms in the present high
school building in the City of Winnie
mucca, County of Humboldt, State OF
Nevada, providing for the expenditures
of the moneys realized from the sale
of such bonds, and providing for the
payment of such bonds upon matur-
ity,' approved February 81. 1919.
Said bonds will be issued in the
sum of Six Thousand Csc, 100000 Dol
lars, in denomination of One Thou
sand (S1,000.00) Dollars each. bearing
interest from date until paid at the
rate of six per cent r annum, pay
able semi-annually OH the first day
of July and January of each year;
said bonds will be numbered eonsecu-
lively from n to six. and will be
payable in their numerical order,
bond numbered one being payable on
the first day of July. AID. 1921, and
one of said bonds will be redeemed
and paid annually thereafter till all
are paid; said bonds and the interest
thereon Will be payable in gold coin
of the United States of, or equal to, the
present standard of weight and fine
ness, at the office of the county treas
urer Of Humboldt County, at Winnie
mucca, Nevada. or at the National
Bank of Commerce, in the City and
State of New York, U. S. A., at the
option of the holder, as the same shall
fall due, and shall be known as Win
nemucca High-School Equipment
Fund Bonds" None of said bonds
shall be sold for less than the par
value thereof.
Bids will be received for the entire
amount of said bonds. or for one or
more thereof, and said bids will be
opened and considered by said Board
at two o'clock pm. on said fifth day
of June, AID. 1919.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for at least two per
cent of the amount of the bid. and the
Board the right to reject any
and all bids as the interests of the
may appear.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said County this 9th day of May, AID.
1919.
J. w. DAVEY,
(SeaI) Clerk of said Board.
By C. c. WRIGHT. Deputy.
publication. May 6, 1919.
publication. June 3. 1919.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
Planes Smaller Than Birds.

The smallest British airplanes now
being manufactured are actually of
less span than the largest birds. The
great albatross has been known to
measure nearly eighteen feet from
wing tip to wing tip. A certain type
OF midget" airplane recently exhib-
Tied In London is only fifteen feet in
width.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27
One Result.

has your son had any success with
this aviation experiment.
On, yes; he has succeeded In max.
Ing my money fy..
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-27


1900 ACRES LAND. all fenced. water
rights, put in 600 tons of wild hay
and alfalfa; 120 bearing fruit trees.
all kinds; s artesian wells: l pump
well; S-room lumber house; black
smith shop; lumber bunk house;
8 wagons; 3 buck rakes; 2 hay
rakes; 4 mowers. and all the har-
Tess go with the ranch; $50 per
acre; 500 head of cattle, more or
less. $50 per head for what are
branded; $50 head of horses. SIS
per head for what are branded
Address Amado Miranda, Andrews.
Oregon. miOtf
FOR SALE Twenty-six 10O-gallon
oil drums. Inquire Of The Verdi
Lumber Company. 1ootf