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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

nit Of thorough and easy cleaning.
Well drained clay floors have many
good points In their favor.
"A barn with two rows of tie stalls,
facing a center feeding alley for the
cows, and with pens for calves and
young stock directly back Of the cows
and mex to the outer walls, is prob
ably the most practical arrangement.
This makes for a minimum OF labor In
handling the calves.
ample yard space should be pro-
vided adjacent to the barn, for the
COW herd needs plenty Of exercise and
should be turned out every day for at
least a few hours. Small calves also
need exercise, yet should not be re-
quired to withstand too much expos
ure. For open heifers and dry cows
a cheaply constructed shed which pro-
vides shelter from wind and storm and
a dry place to lie down and so ar
ranged as to ensure economical feed
ing, is all that Is necessary. These
animals should not be handled in large
punches, but should be divided and
grouped according to size and condl-
tion."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
FIX RATE OF DEPRECIATION
On Some Buildings II Will Run az
High as 8 or 4 Percent-Ma-
chirery Varies Widely.

One per cent depreciation might suf.
flee as a charge against a very sub.
stantial brick or stone building. On
some frame buildings the rate will run
as high as 3 or 4 per cent Against
farm machinery the rate varies even
more widely. 1t may run between
D and 20 per cent, and depends prin.
cipally upon the implement itself and
In the way 1t is used. The Office Of
farm management, United States De-
partment of Agriculture. believes that
a rate somewhere between 7 and II
per cent win be nearly correct for
most farm machinery. 1t is largely
a matter for Individual observation,
as no two farms are exactly alike in
this respect.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
HUBBY FIXED IT, ALL RIGHT
OF Course He Made a Slight Mistake,
but We Al Know He Really
Meant Well.

After the manner Of men in gen.
eral, he was apt to take odd notions
to do odd things mt odd times. The
family had long since retired. when
he finished the serial that he had sat
up to read, and when he went out to
put the dog in the basement and lock
the kitchen door, he saw the new
washing machine and remembered
that his wife had been worrying some
over the necessity Of filling the oil
cups. He felt wide awake. Why not
attend to the matter and have II
over with? There was no motor oil
In the house but he reflected that
vaseline would do just as well, so he
hunted It up In the medicine shelf
and dutlfully filed the cups.
Next morning. he could hardly walt
to tell his wife Of his thoughtfulness.
"what did you I'LL them withY' she
asked with a dubious pucker between
her brows. as she took up a little
blue bottle that stood on the cabinet.
"Vaseline" was the answer.
His wife said nothing. She merely
held the blue bottle well within his
range OF vision and hubby's self
esteem fell to the zero point. He had
filled the cups with a salve that was
kept In the medicine chest.-Ex-
clange.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
Friction Causes Gold Wear.

Gold coins In circulation lose one
ffteen-hundredth Of their weight each
year by friction, according to Federal
Reserve bank officials. In other words.
u Of any III billion dollars of gold
In circulation, a million dollars Is lost.
The coin is, OF course. still worth It's
face value at the mint; but II II Is
used TO pay foreign debts. or any
where else where It Is valued by
weight instead OF by face, that amount
Is dead loss.
When the gold Is in bar form. this
loss is less. and whenever possible
large amounts OF the precious metal
are transported as bars The loss on
the huge shipments OF gold across
oceans. required sometimes by inter-
national trade. is often enormous. !,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
USING TEMPORARY PASTURES
One Advantage for sheep Raising is
Improvement Of Soil, Especially
With leoumes.

One advantage In using temporary
pastures for sheep raising is the i'm
provement of the soil. say specialists
OF the United States Department of
Agriculture. The greatest demand
upon the soil is avoided by not requlr-
ing the crops to mature seed. All the
manure is distributed upon the
ground, together with all uneaten
parts Of the crop. With legume for
ages the gain to the soil is especially
valuable and allows production Of still
larger crops which are again returned
to the land diminished only by the
materials contained in the increased
size Of lambs or ewes while on that
particular crop.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
Natural Enemy Of Parasite Pre-
vents It Developing Into
Serious Menace.
INSECT ExACTS LARGE TOLL
Pest 10 Found In Practically Every
Section Of Country Where Glover
10 orown-Larvae Most Numer-
Gus During Spring.

Prepared by the United States Depart
nent OF Agriculture)
II It were not for an ever-present
fungous disease. which is a powerful
natural enemy Of the ~clover-leaf
weevil, this pest would develop into a
serious menace TO one of Americas
most important crops-clover. The
clover-leaf weevil. even with this
handicap, is one OF the most danger
ous of clover pests and exacts a large
annual toll. The larvae Of the weevll
usually are checked by the fungous
disease, which spreads rapidly and re-
duces their numbers to a negligible
quantity In a remarkably short time.
Brought From Europe.
Like many pests now present In this
country, the clover-leaf weevil was in
troduced accidentally from Europe,
where 1t is well known. The first rec
ord of its occurrence as n pest In the
United States was In 1881, when a Sc
we're outbreak occurred at harrington,
n. j.. 1t is now found In practically
every section Of the country where
clover is grown. Its chief food crop
Is clover, but 1t also feeds on alfalfa
and sweet clover.
The adult weevil lays its eggs on.
the stems of the clover plant, and In
early spring the larvae hatch and be-
gin to feed as soon as the clover starts
its growth. Larvae are most numer-
GUS during April, but beginning with
May there is a gradual falling Off in
numbers, and by the end Of that month
or the middle Of June, practically all
have completed their growth and spun
their pupal cocoon. The adult weevils,
or beetles, emerge In from 3 to 10
days, and feed steadily on the clover
plant for about two weeks, after
which they become semldormant, or
remain inactive until early In Septem-
Der. At this time they again become
active and feed. for about a month,
during which the g & are laid.
Hides During the Day.
Both the larvae and adult weevils
feed during the night, and conceal
themselves in the day under rubbish
or In cracks In the ground. Usually
they work on the underslde Of the
leaves where they eat small holes and
are not seen except by the careful OBJ
server. The most important check on
the pest is the fungous disease, which
kills the larvae in vast numbers dur
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
RIGHT Time TO
PLANT C0WPEAS
Wait Until Soil Is Thoroughly
Warm and Danger Of Cold
Weather Has Passed.
PLAN FOR SEED PRODUCTION
Most Practical Method 10 to Use Or
binary Grain DrlIi--sow Broad
cast or In Drill Rows for For
age or Green Manuring.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuiture)
Gov. ,eas should not be sown until
the soil has become thoroughly
warmed and all danger OF cold wealth
er Is past. After that time they can
be sown whenever moisture conditions
are favorable. When sown In cold,
wet soil, cowpea seed will either rot
or give a poor stand of unhealthy
plants. The latest date for profitable
sowing, however, is at least ~ days
before the first killing frost.
The time of sowing will depend
largely upon the purpose for which
the crop is grown. If grown for seed
or hay, the seed should be own short
ly after the corn crop. For green
manuring, pasturage or hay, cowpeas
sown as late as the first OF August In
the South will make considerable
growth. When cowpeas are to follow
wheat or oats, they should be town Mt
the earliest possible moment after the
crop Is cut.
Rate OF Sowing.
The best method for the production
Of seed is TO SOW In rows about three
feet apart, with the seeds from two to
three inches apart in the r0w. Al
though n corn planter may be used for
sowing in this way, the most practical
method is to use the ordinary grain
drill, stopping part of the grain cups
so as TO leave the rows about three
feet apart and setting the drill the
same as when sowing about two bush
els Of wheat to the acre.
When cowpeas are grown for forage
or green manuring the seeds are own
broadcast or In drill rows six to eight
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

been made by the agricultural expert
mem station veterinarian, University
of Wisconsin.
A most important factor In the con-
troll of the hog cholera Is to recognize
the disease before II has had time to
get a deathhold. This can be accom-
pllshed best by advising swine raisers
to report promptly to the proper au-
thorities every case Of sickness in
hogs.
The only successful weapon of de-
Tense against the enemy, hog cholera,
is blood from hogs that have been
made highly resistant to the disease.
This product Is known as anti-hog-
cholera serum and prevents the dis
ease germ from becoming %entrenched
In the hogs body. The earlier the
serum treatment is administered the
better the results are sure to be.
Whenever hog cholera is suspected
or known to exist on any premises
the owner Is required to report the
fact to the local board of health. II
is their duty Immediately to notify
the state veterinarian and post a quar-
antine notice to warn the public OF
the danger.
Liberal applications OF any good
commercial liquid dIsinfectant to the
troughs and pens ard a plentiful
scattering Of Stacked lime on the floors
and runways are effective ways to
keep the disease from gaining access
to a hog pen and to prevent 1t from
spreading II It does get a foothold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

ing the months Of April and May, and
again In October or November. This
disease is epidemic, and c%ontagion so
rapid and thorough that in from two
to four weeks It is almost impossible
to find living Individual clover-weevils
where previously there were thou
sands. This disease is well distributed
In the United States and attacks nu-
merous other insects. Wild birds and
poultry, especially turkeys and chick
ems, are natural enemies to the insect
and devOur both the larvae and
beetles.
Control measures consist in pastur-
ing the clover In the fall or clipping 1t
In the spring. Flowing under the Sec
ond years crop in the fall Is recon-
mended. not only to hinder the In
crease Of the insect. but to control
others which attack clover.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
MAKE FARM HOMES PLEASING
Shrubs Should Be Used In Abundance
to Hide Foundation Lines
Trees Give Shade.

Suitable paintings are necessary to
unite the parts of a farmstead into a
pleasing, homelike whole. Trees are
used for windbreaks, as frames for the
buildings or a background for them,
and to give shade. Shrubs are needed
in abundance to t.de partially the
foundation lines OF buildings. support
their corners, give reasons for turns
In drives or walks and to screen I'M
slightly objects. Native trees and
shrubs and those known by trial to
thrive in the locality are the best to
use.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
GIVE BEEF BREEDING
ANIMALS GOOD CARE
Success Depends Much on Man.
agement During Winter.
Barns Should Be Built With Plenty q
Light and ventilatlon-Provide
Ample Yard Space for Nee
essary Exercise,

Livestock men at University Farm
believe that winter care Of the beef
breeding herd deserves more careful
study than most breeders give It. I'm
der Minnesota conditions, the success
Of the business depends largely upon
the success of the system Of manage
ment in winter quarters. A few funda-
mentals are thus laid down by j. s.
Montgomery of the agricultural extern
sion division:
BARNS do not need to be rs warm
for beef breeding animals as for dairy
cows, yet should be built with plenty
Of light and have good ventilation.
Walls, hangers. alleys and cutters
should be of such material as to per
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
IN STARTING EARLY PLANTS
Box Of Any Convenient Size May Be
Used for Cabbage, Lettuce, To-
matoes and Pepper

A hotbed is not necessary in start.
ing early plants to be transplanted to
the garden. Cabbage, lettuce, tomato,
pepper and eggplant can be started In
any convenient size of box. which may
be placed IN a warn room. Before
being planted In the garden the seed.
lings should be hardened of by
placing the box out In the open during
the day and on nights when no frost
Is expected.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
SERUM TREATMENT IS
CHOLERA PREVENTIVE
Best Plan to Keep Everything
Clean Around Pens.
Most Important Factor In Control Of
Disease 10 to Recognize II Before
II Gets Started-use Good
D~isInfectant.

Cholera Is always dreaded at any
season. Swine may escape and every
farmer hopes his will, but one never
knows. The only safe way is to De
careful to keep everything clean
around the pens and allow no chance
for the infection.
The serum treatment Is a pre-
starts II Is too late to save the herd.
These suggestions for the preven-
ton and control Of the disease have
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
WITH SWEET POTATOES
Well to Remember In Preparing Bed
That Diseased Seed viii
Produce Poor Plants.

In bedding sweet potatoes. II is well
to remember that diseased potatoes
will produce diseased plants. which In
turn Will produce n diseased crop. Ex-
ercise care to get clean. healthy plants
and grow the crop IN soil that 10 dis.
ease-free.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
NoAH's ARK UP TO DATE

From the time of Noah when
the dove brought the green back,
homing pigeons have been Of
constant service to mankind
That well-bred stock of this
breed is desirable Is shown by
a livestock owner In HenricO
county, Virginia. He lists %
homlng pigeons Of pure breed
Ing among other live stock en-
rolled in the Better Slres-Bet-
ter Stock campaign
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH
Fruits and Vegetables Play important
Part In Diet Of Human Family
Grow q Variety.

People are coming to realize that
fruits and vegetables play a very i'm
portant part In the health of the hu.
mar family. Some of the vegetables
which do not have much food value
are very important for maintaining
health. A wide variety of fruits and
vegetables should be grown In every
home garden this year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

inches apart. The grain drill set to
sow about n and one-half bushels of
wheat to the acre will be found most
satisfactory. If grown for silage with
corn, the corn and cowpeas can be
sown in one operation, using the ordi-
nary corr planter. II cowpeas are
sown In corn at the last cultivation,
the common practice is to sow the
seeds broadcast at the rate of l TO IA
bushels to the acre and cover them
with a c%ultlvator.
Another Method.
Another method is to SOW with a
%one-horse wheat drill at the rate of
about As pounds to the acre, sowing
two or three rows Of cowpeas between
the rows of corn. Cowpeas and corn
are sometimes sown thickly together
for hay with excellent results, using
about one-half to one bushel Of corn
and one bushel Of cowpeas to the acre.
However, when corn makes a very
heavy growth cowpeas will moi give
very good results on account Of the
shade and lack OF moisture.
The quantity Of seed TO be sown to
the acre varies according to the
method of sowing. With rows "a to
40 inches apart, about 30 to 40 pounds
Of seed to the acre will be required.
When sown broadcast for hay, green
manuring or soillng about % pounds
Of seed to the acre will be ample.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
BREAK BR0oDY TURKEY HENS
conflne Them In Stat Bottomed Coon
for Two or Three Days-WiH
Mate Soon Afterward.

Turkey hens a easily be broker
Of their %broodlness by combining them
for two or three days to a coop with
a slat bottom. They will mate soon
after being let out Of the coop and be.
gin laying In about a week
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
FAVORS PUREBRED SIRES
One Farmers Opinion Of Pure.
bred Sires.

"Over 300 farmers in this
county PULASKI county, vir-
ginia,) have pledged themselves
to breed their stock only to
purebred sires and have dis
tributed good bulls over the
county, In three years our cat
tie have improved from so to 70
per cent. The same can be said
Of sheep. hogs and poultry.
"A. l.. INGLES.
"a farmer enrolled for better
sires.)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-25
THIRD ROAD CREW
PLANNED To ASSIST
PAYING SEED LOANS
Hill County Spending 5000 a
Day on Clifford Burnham
Highway Work Now.
Special tn The Tribune.

Special To The Tribune. d
Havre, Oct. DEMONSTRATION work
on the new project, CSC, Of the state
highway between Burnham : and Gid
ford, which is being built by Hill county
with the aid Of the state highway COM
mission, is progressing rapidly, with
about five mics OF grading of the sub
road completed and ready for the grav-
ell surface, according the County Sur
veyor Charles Grau.
Two road crews with trucks, graders,
teams and other equipment are work
ing ON the new project between Burn
ham and Kremlin At the rate work
has been progressing SO far it is proba-
BILE that the grading of the sub-road
on the IS mile stretch will be completed
this fall, if the weather remains favor
able.
The pay roll at present for the two
crews is about 5000 per day and there
has been talk of hiring another crew
in the near future to give more farmers
employment and to push the work to
rapid completion. Farmers who are
indebted to the government for federal
seed loans principally are working on
the project at present, being given
preference on the consideration that
they pay 25 per cent of their wages
upon their loan from the government.
A guard rail about 400 feet long at
Pacific function was nearly completed
Saturday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-25
ity for the safety Of France against

ity for the safety of France against
German aggression in the future.
It has refused to ratify the Yer
sailles peace treaty, and refused to
even consider the treaty which
Woodrow Wilson sent to the sen
ate, jointly guaranteeing, with Great
Britain, France against unprovoked
attack from Germany in the future,
so that France cannot count on any
protection against new war OF
revenge by Germany and must rely
on her own army and navy for such
protection. Under these circum-
stances France cannot agree to any
disarmament proposal as far as
it concerns herself. IF Great Bri-
tain, Japan and the United States
wish to agree to limit their navies
in the future, or even to scrap them
now, France will have no objection,
but she is compelled to stand on
guard with her sword drawn and
alert for danger coming from Ger
many because no other nations are
willing to bind themselves to avert
such danger by force if it threatens
her frontier. She has no faith in
German promises or in any change
Of heart as to aggression, and must
continue to carry the burden Of
heavy military preparedness until
Great Britain, the United States,
or some other military strength of
sufficient size is ready to insure
her against such danger.
That will undoubtedly be the po-
sition of France at the Washington
disarmament conference, and with
France standing armed to the teeth
there is not likely to be any volun-
tary disarmament in other countries
of Europe as long as they can raise
a dollar to keep their armed men
ready for war.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-25
Glasgow Dairynen
Set Price Scale and
Plan Monthly Talks
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Glasgow, Oct. 24.-One of the first
steps in the organization of the Glas-
gov Dairymen's association was the
issuing of scale of prices, effective
Nov. 1, as follows:
One pint, 8 cents; one quart, IL
cents; two quarts. Is cents; gallon,
so cents (when can is furnished by
customer IS cents per gallon and in
five gallon lots 40 cents per gallon. J
Cream, one half pint, 20 cents; one
pint 80 cents; one quart, 70 cents; one
gallon, 1925.
County Agent Murray e. Stebbins
was elected temporary chairman and
William Wolf, secretary treasurer. A
committee was appointed to draw up
a constitution and bylaws and present
it ut the next regular meeting, Satur-
day, October 20. The committee con-
sisted Of J. Kampfer, chairman and
Geo. Grand and D. L. Gillespie.
The association will hold regular
monthly meetings for the discussion
of live topics of interest to dairymen.
At the next regular meeting B. F.
Adams will lead the discussion on con-
struction of pit silo and feeding OF
silage,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-25

New 1OTk lily. OCI. z4s-A you
want to make favorable impression
upon bonding company pan. be Be fa. pro
ship. An Of these characteristics.
usually looked upon as handicaps by
the general public, are regarded as
highly desirable by the big New York
bonding companies which underwrite
thousands of embezzlement risks every
year.
It is estimated that the large total Of
$1OO, 100000 is annually embezzled in
this country. The total number of
known Sembezzlers whose defalcations
are discovered is around 1000.
These startling figures explain why
the bonding companies have found it
necessary to make an elaborate study
Of character, environment and psy-
chology in underwriting embezzlement
risks. After many years Of such
study and experience, they have been
able definitely to label some human
traits good risks and others bad.
president Of the National Surety COM
pany Of this city, the man who cusses
a lot is a good risk, not because he is
profane, but because he is essentially
human. His mind" says Mr.. Joyce,
has a safety valve through which he
pours his excess emotions. He is far
safer than the quiet, suppressed lndl-
yiduai. who STILES his natural i'm
pulses"
Mr.. Joyce has been studying the
characteristics of embezzlers for more
than 20 years, during which time ne
has formulated the following guides
for underwriters:
ut is always the trusted empioye'
who gets away with the most money;
''There is no age at which embezzle-
ment ceases.
the chief offenders.
Margin speculation leads to more
embezzlement than cards or Dice; bet-
ting on the ponies ranks close Sec
ond.
"Ex- convicts are the poorest risks OF
all.
"Since prohibition, many embezzle-
ments have been caused by the high
cost Of bootleg liquor"
Fat people are considered Detter
risks than lean ones, because the obese
are on the whole more placid and con-
tent with their lot, and less inclined
to morbid recklessness. Married risks
are preferred to single risks, as tame
horses are preferred to wild ones.
Cranks Of every kind: moreover, are
readily accepted by the surety COM
panies. for the same reason that pro
fame men are favored. In other words.
people who flaunt their idiosyncrasles
sufficiently to be termed "cranks' ut
least get the poison out OF their sys-
'> Good Penman Often Bad
Perfect penmanship is regarded with
the deepest distrust by most bonding
companies. H. T. Cole, inspector OF
the American Surety company here,
who in the last 20 years has accumu-
lated handwriting specimens Of hun
dreds of embezzlers, says he believes
failing fnhi sc Characteristic Of embezzlets He
does not deny that many an honest
man writes tidy. hand, but it is ex-
tremely rare to find defaulter who
writes poorly.
'Nly opportunities for studying such
handwriting follow the opening of each
new e1nbezzlement case" says Mr..