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v5 1 Care of the Brood +_ Should he A FARMER'S DRIVING HORSE. I*, The picture here presented is that of Nancy, a handsome mare belong lug to the Minnesota Experiment Station, having been purchased at the J. Hill farm. She fairly illustrates a *1" -J" 4" Sow in Winter. By O A. Gaumnitz, Minnesota University Farm •i •i •i As the most important factor in tile business of pork production, the brood bow deserves, at ali seasons oi •he year, the greatest solicitude of »h«' rowing time should be pork-raiser for her bodily comfort and I phasized Tills is an ii. healthy living Particularly in wintei see cared for iu all the matters of feed,' months shelter, bedding and cleanliness For tingencies of & winter climate like quantity of shorts has ol the pigs shall be farrowed the milk be largely affected by the condition n, hours which the sow the preceding four months of gesta tion How much the young porkers, with which the sow is preparing to present us, are to cost at birth, depends al most entirely upon the way she is fed and bandied A sow that produces and raises eight to ten pigs worth great deal more than one which fives us only three or four If & brood sow costs $10 a year for feed and keep and she produces but four pigs each will cost 12 50 On the other So" are not kept for the purpose o! sating feed, merely Theii business is to farrow pigs and to nurse them to a point where they can be fed for mar ket With this tn view, the sow «hould be so fed and managed as to enable her to do her work to the best advantage She must be kept in good condition, but without fattening, and should not be permitted to lie around without exercising properly every day If she is properly handled, and fails tc fulfill her duties, the sow has no bus! oesB on the farm, and the quicker she 1« found out and disposed oi the bet t«r. In feeding a sow, economy tn tbe ra tlon, a supply of the proper nutrients. 4Bd each in the proper amount should ft* kept constantly 'b mind Ad Ttntmge should be taken of «uch 're happenings as that milk can os, tad at a small price from creameries, tliat ground rye is cheaper tijac Aorta, or that com and oil cake ta Cheaper than shorts, or that clover hay la cheaper than grain. The cost of the ration should always be dealt with' most carer-uiy Quantity and Quality of Feed. I Usually, as many of the farm grains as possible should te fed Frequent ly. however, it is much cheaper to use! others -ather than exclusively 'arm produced feeds The amount to Teed! depends upon the sow. For her keep about 8 lbs daily per hundred weight Is required 3r for a 430-lb sow, about 12 lbs daily. If the sow ie in ^ond condition, and. carrying a litter, .vo'jid weigh 50i lbs., it means that the sow to gain 100 'bs .n weight Phi gain should be made gradually and distributed through the time between now and when she is going to farrow 4. Suppose it were November 1st. and 4. that she were to farrow April 1st— 160 days intervening time The sow would need tc gain Attention to 'lie brood ln the to It that she is flow, In the spring, the health and vigor and condition of the udder, and check the fattening capacities of the litter may frequent tendency •oyi 66 lbs 01 rough ly, .7 lbs daily It takes about 4.8 lbs of feed to make a pound of gain, ana about 3.15 lbs to make 7 lbs of gain By adding this amount tc that re quired for maintenance, the total amount to be fed, or 6.36 lbs., will be found Fat sows, of course should be fed separately from thin sows What ever their condition, success will fol low only by careful feeding Since over feeding makes brood sows unde slrably fat *nd since their voracious appetite inclines them to unmusica! squealing when they are not full, it has been an approved plan to provide them, when 'hey are not caring for litter, with feed only moderately nu tritloUB, but as bulky as possible such. for Instance, as contains consid arable water. This class Includes roota, clover or alfalfa hay and milk. Bj the use of these and other bulky 1 desirable type of qnimal for a farm er's driving horse, having a good depth of body, indicating lung power legs indicative, in length, of speed sulfieient tor the driver's enjoyment, but not enough to tempt him to a loss of money at tne race-course a sloping pastern, giving a springy stei. and a good foot These are the main points to be considered in the choice of a driving animal for farm use Points which merely please the eye may well be subordinated to these feeds, tlie sow tjioniiti ii is distended and she is satisfied, anrl yet does not fatten up as when nothing but con centrated feed like grain is givpn. As farrowing rime approaches, the bulk of feed should be cut down, less watei should be given, and more pro tein and oily feeds should be fed. so as to keep the sow In a laxative con dition 'It she is In good condition, light feeding will help keep her so Exercise in the fresh air, together With the care noted tn feeding, should bring he up to farrowing time tn fine •hape at far- p-^ciallv rteteni.inr the mil- 's !u 111 cri.-is :ti ss, which 'It of many •'•'lfulncss. farrowing, p,,rli-prouueing hi- well ts to re of and or 74 or 3,3 honrs afi •f all domestic animals the hog is the) the sow need be frd "ling save most poorly protected against the con I some warm that of Minnesota The custom being This will have a tendency to hold back that most water, to filch" relieve tlie congested to ihe is maintained during creased Is or ing as above, would amount to $125 a*, ®cnt coulii have been avoided by ref the start I cence tc a file of checks returned by the bank Again, by paving with checks there is no trouble in making fever After 36 feed may he gradually in- BUSINESS METHODS ON FARM Payment by ^hcck Preferable to Use of Currency. A. very desirable step, in the Intro duction of business methods on the farm, Is i.il.eu when the farmer be gins paying his bills with checks on a bank instead i»f In currency The plan desirable, in itself, from the fact that ie check, after payment. band, if she produces eight pigs, they! «erves as a receipt for money which will have cost but $1.25 each at Dirth *00 often passes from hand to hand Where one is growing 100 pigs, the' without a leceipt Many a sum has difference between the litters of two! been paid ttvice by either the farmer groups of sows, respectively averag I kls estate. when the second pay I change, anil there is no danger in 1 curred of losses, which frequently hap pen from keeping currency in the pocket or in some supposedly "safe place" in the house. Added fo this is the credit which comes to the "man 1 with a bank account." As to danger from bank failures, all the losses in curred from such failures since the foundation 3f our Union would not aggregate 1 tenth part of the losses Incurred from carrying about or hoard lag currency INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE and Girls Show Wonderful Knowledge of Farm Topics. The interest in agricultural educa- t|on preViiilin(f ,n an eX|!ibit Mower county was at the county falr recently( in of booklets written by the boyg and jr[g o( the coun try schools. Some 300 of these booklets were Shown by the superintendent of schools These booklets embrace es •ays, on various farm topics, whose authors were children of from ten to Qfteen years of age They were de scriptive of cultural methods on the farm, and gave historical references to the origin of various grains, vege tables, stock, etc. showing, for peo ple so young, a wonderful knowledge of the subjects treated, as well as con siderable artistic taste. But best of all was the evidence afforded by this exhibit of interest in agriculture on the part of the young people 4* 4. The farmer who—in the light of all the evidence furnished of the superiority of diversified farming with rotation of crops, —continues to follow the one- 4 crot system and raise wheat, 4* wheat vear after year, is eclipsing, as a type of non progressiveness. the Cliinaman whe yet believes that the teachings of his ancestors of 4.000 years ago set the limits- -f of human wisdom and acquire ment Rye for Cut-Over Lands. The Orange Judd Farmer declares rye to be "a very satisfactory crop in the cut-over regions of Minne-rota." The crop is "an excellent one for new ground, and the grain ts frequently used for feed ln this new country It might be added that the superior mar ket-value of the straw affords further laduoement to its cultivation. Bcnnie Held, plumber, enroute from Bottineau to Rugby, as run over by a freight, train, upon winch he was rid ing, near Baton and fatally injured. His legs and an arm were cut off. His I mother lives at Bottineau, Cut he had I been working at WiMston. Miss Bessie Kane, superintendent of schools of Mountrail county, dia some mighty good campaign work. She gave a number of addresses on educational subjects. Miss Kane's Minot friends are proud of her. Sheriff Stronach of Mountrail coun ty .raided the blind pig at White Eartifl. Not finding the owner at home, he took the evidence to Stanley. It could have been used to good ad vantage on election day. James Moore of White Earth was arrested charged with cruelly to animals. White Earth has a resident dentist. FOR SAI-.I0—Thoroughbred l.ewelly an setter and pups well marked for the benefit of the Humane soci ety funds. Apply The Scarlett Of fice Supply Co.. HVaverly block, .Mi not. Tin Ors. Rea Bros. &. Go. Association of PHYSICIANS ANO SURGEONS SI'EfiUUSTK Will Make a Profossional Visit to the Lelanii Hotel at Aliuot, North Dakota from Monday, November 2Sth, until Saturday, December 3rd. Drs. Rea. Bro. & Co., Association physicians and surgeons, are licensed by the slate for the cure of deformities and all nervous and chronic disease* I of men. women and children. They I will givp to a small been added all who call, cons illation, examination and advice, absolutely free, making no charge whatever, ex cept. the actual cost of medicine used in each individual case. All tiiat la i.sked In return for these valuable ser vices is that every person treated will state flTe results to their friends and thus prove to tlie sick and aiflk't cd in every city and locality that at last treatments have been discovered that are absolutely sure and certain in their curatfve effects. The experience of treating thou sands of cashes makes a physician able to cure diseases quicker than the ordl nary doctor. The physician of experi ence and success is able to cure these chronic diseases that t.ie ordinar" physician can do nothing for. The I physician of experienced success has his remedies at hShfl. those 'Slat are 'tested and tried, and those he knows he does noi have to experiment with and knows that curt follows their uses i.s well a.s iic knows that night, follows day. 1 Few people realize the advantages of doctoring with special doctors. Not doctors that cure everything, but doc I t„rs thai know how to cure the disease that tliey pretend to cure. An associa- I ion of doctors where each and every one's opinion is centered 011 You may wonder why you have not been cured. It is easy to explain. Mayibe your doctor never had a case before wthTch is like ycurs. Probably you have complications which baffle him so he keeps on guessing, hoping 1 to. eventually strike the remedy which will help your trouble, and he is treat-j ing symptoms only, never getting at the fool of the disease. Can you afford to be suffering while you are being experimented on. If you can-1 not, then go to master physlcTans who treat more cases in one montB than the ordinary doctor perhaps treats In a life time. The master specialists know how to treat yoti. He has treated others of, the game disease. He is treating many of them now. No matter what your' ailment may be, whether disease of 1 the lungs, asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, 1 disease of the stomach, lives, bowels, kidneys, bladder, piles, rheumatism, gout, skSn disease neuralgia, female disease of the stomacSi, liver, bowels, eye and ear trouble or any chronic disease. Pin your faith to these specialists and you will be rewarded. Cancer and tumor treated by the! Hypodermic Injection method no pain, no loss of blood and no detention from I business. Thousands cured, as their testimonials will show. Appendicitis and gall stones cured without opera tion. Deafness often cured in sixty days. Remember tine date and free offer. Married ladiee must come with their husbands and minors with their fathers or guardian*. .5. 01 the dis ease of an individual character is bet ter than opinion 011 the disease. These physicians and surgeons are well knewn. They are one of tl:e most successful combinations of physicians in the United States. They are the products of -Modern Medical Science. They cure where others fail, and their skill is known throughout the cvilived world. They want lo prove that they can cure you and they will prove it at their own cost and without a penny of expenses to "you, except what is necessary for such medicine as they may prescribe for you. A KODEL FARM-HOUSE. Built by J. J. Sprenger, Zumbro Fails, Minn. It is fully equipped with plumb ing, heating apparatus and gas for lights and cooking. 4. 4. .j. 4. .5. 4. 4. The Minnesota (irasshopper Law. By F. L. Washburn, Entomolog- 4. Tlii- in the season of the year for farnifis to inui out .vlu.ther any un used land, or land wiiii has reverted in thi'ii vicinity, is d.iiiLi.'iously infest ed wnli m'nsshoppei -ugs. If it Is found tn h" it, this condition, the Min nesota 'aw (set- lie vis 'ci l.aws of Min nesota. I "). pp 449 't provides that nciiic' 1.1 this t-iuMd be sent to the ento iiioi'i.'ist. wh'i, in turn, inves tig ates ill- uid, and ii 'he complaint of faruici lias been S-und well jusli fled, Ik 11-it ilies the i.'.ard of county commissioner. which, n. in, ie au thorized to iiiroct the owner or person in charge ta plow any designated part, or ail, el "sud 'and before a prescribed date The county auditoi causes un order to be immediately served upon the n» nei ixcup^ni 01 ...'. -J- -I* -i- j, ical Division, Minnssota Ex perinient Station. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 tlie laud de- scrlln i' fir it flip land lie not occu|their pied, aiid lit- (hum bt 1:011 resident, serviie nin lie made upon any person having diiii-i-e of s*i' land, and resid ing in the cmiiity or, if tlie owner be a non-reifW't!t of the state, and has no agent in the county, such notice shall be published If parties repre senting the land fall to obey the order, the board uf county commissioners shall cause tlie infeitji! land to be plowed at 1 lie expense of the county In case 1* 11 cIi plowing ahall be of value the season immediately following the I partie so benefited shall be liable to I the comity fur Mich value, and the auditor mav demand payment of tlie I amount, and, it be not paid upon [demand tiaj county attornev shall A DAMGEROUS ENEMY. Grasshopper devouring an ear of wheat bring civil notion therefor in the name of the county. The above is in substance the word ing of the grasshopper law If farm ers do not think this is stringent enough it is 'heir privilege to demand more stringent law at the coming session oi Hip legislature this winter Fall plowing, or earlv spring plow ing, of all such land is a most neces sary step in protecting crops from the ravages of this insect Co-operation on the part ol farmers is necessary Sheep-Raising Profitable Sheep-manure is worth, according to result® obtained at the Minnesota University F.irni. about $3 a ton A fattening «heep will make about a ton a year Add this increment of value to the sheep's production of wool ^nd mutton iwl 'hp profitableness" of sheep-racing is easily demonstrated Horse's Capacity Water The stomach of 3 hor?p has a ca pacity equ-V. to about two gallons of water only. If allowed to drink free ly soon after meal, his food is forced from the stomach before digestion has taken place, and much of the nutritive value of th« feed is lost. 'tr 1+ -I- -1- Modernizing the tarm=House, By C. R. Barns, Minnesota Uni versity Farm. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A large portion of 1 h- dissatisfac tion which stiinulat'-.- cities has the population from the drift of comiiiy had ihe to the its origin iu the in ferior comi'oi't and com cni uce of the average fai ni-liouse as couipan-d with the city dwelling. This inferiority has been, ami still is, mainly shown in t.he 'matter of wiiter supply, heating, lighting, touet laciliues ami lue iiiuh en equipment. This wu= graphically set forth by Professor .lotin i.. Coul ter, of the I niversity of Minnesota, in his address ai. the Minnesota Con sol vation Congress, wherein he quotes the comparison voiced by hundreds of farmers, in purl as follows. "They have electric lights or gaa in the ciiy v. h.-.ve the II oil lamp or tallow car..!!. 'I liey haw- furnaces 111 houses »nd when they get up in I the morning the house is wann and pleasaut we get up and tlnd every I thing frozen and the house chilled They ha\e hut and cold running water and baths v,e must go out to the old pump, or melt snow and ice. and take our bath in the dish-pan or wash-tub. They have tuiiet facilities and sewers we must go out ir the cold of winter 1 to the siiov. idled privy, and in summer to the fniil-sm«l!lng. unsanitary one." Now, the disparity in comfort be tween the average city dwelling and the average country home has been greater, of recent years, than it for merly was Hut this has been not so much a m."t'"i- of location, but of the greater readiness of the city dwellei to adopt improvements as tliey have appeared—n readiness exhibited, not because tlie city man was brighter, but because, in -tie centers of popula tion, one i..•coii,os more quickly famil iar with new liiings, and the spread -jf improvements is hastened by eNam pies of their superiority quickly alded on every side. The fact of to day is, that tlie owner of many farm homes, if not of every such home, can, if he will, have all the comforts and conveniences of the city dwelling, and at little if any greater cost. He can have electric lights, or gas, by the use of any one of numerous inventions for supplying isolated dwellings. He can have a furnace, or what is infinitely better, a hot-water heating plant, just as readily c- his city brother fTlie adaptability of the hot-water plant to all sorts of situations, by the way, Could not he better illustrated than by the fact th .1 each of the street cars in the Twi.-i 'Jitiss is independently heated by such a plant) The pro vision of "hot and cold running wa ter," and of bathing facilities, is brought within reach in the country home by such a v»r|etv of appliances in the way of elevated and basement air-pressure tanks, "baby engines'' and pumps, as "ill surprise any one who thinks that a farmhouse must longer dispense with these. The matter of sewers and drainage, with the toiler facilities dependent thereon, ts, some instances, more difficult to han dle hut an inspection of tlie work necessary to drain many a private home ln St Paul will satisfy the farm er that it costs not a few city dwell ers more to connect with a sewer than It would to provide similar drainage for his country home A great many fanners are already awake to tlie fact that not the slight est reason now exists why theii homes should not tie equipped with all the appliances for comfort to be found in the city home Ah Illustration Is given, herewith, of a home recently built by such a farmer. Mr Sprenger at Zumbro Kalis Minn 4* 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4* Professor Krear. of the Oolo rado Agricultural '"ollego. de clares that "a quantity of water retained by cultivation is of tar gi eater value even where watei is plentiful than t'.ie same amount applied 'o the soil One of the great prlncl pies of dry farming is to keep a good mulch on the soil all 4- the time to prevent loss of water by evaporation." E A That is a pleatuire 'to f»Ht is the kind vou {ift at our tstorn PHONE *65 When you denm* STEAKS, CHOPS, O A S S E that are entirely different, 1 id t.he ordinary kind DAVIS & HANNAFORD Valley Meat Market Why PAY RENT in Town or Rent a Farm when we have dwellings and farms at bargains on rental payments? Very nice fi room house with two large lots Ht 817fi(l .-t tilOOi on rental payments tiood 4 room house and nice larije lot $975, cot-t 814611. 3 room nIihi 'k and iot worth .ritX £800, for $f75. Kic-y payment.*. 4 room cheap house with corner lot Only .~iO|er 11 unit1. (5 room, well built Lduse, ood lot $188.0. Smiill |ic\n.( r.ts. Cc:-t $"-'.'0. Farms 011 kenta! 1'ajment.s We ave M-\eral v,el. .11.proved and unimproved fnrn s. mnr Minot, that we can sell oi: ntiil payments, 'i'hete can lie bought now at from 820C) to less than they were priced (his spring. For bargains in easy .payment property, see N. W. LAND CO. Kooni 3 I'. O. Hloek Miimt. N. I) FARM LANDS We owp arTd nft'er for snl« annus tracts oi juiid iu Wmd Comity «i»(i vicinity, ii* which vvo \vilj ii'Likr th« rvht, and Kive any kind of reasonable terms. Hore tiro 4 fo\v— thero arc niHiij others— an'i we wi I' Gladly fci v« full format inn on request l~iaWsecnot two mile* front Koh*. *15. P'i -if Luvel qnari^r. fly* miles from lies T.ac-, per urn*. A jMjrfoci tn«cl IVvfli qn ti-rer. IK njiie- s»nih uf Al.i.ot. per ucro. ii I os it it—440 utres, six miles, west of Miiot. Would nmJci' flrir'tock a«ir f.irm wdjoinj'Majstm: st nt inn. I'rir^ ami terms Oij application. We have two nuarters »n Mountrail (kmuty. one 1 nii:e« Worth of HlaisdeU. tie ninyr iniie- Nw f-oir Kov*. or which we cHti make the low pr'ci of SLMxm each on toa-v U'rwii. r.No lau(U. in Mi'Ilenrj and Bur leHT^i ounties. Kor fuli in lornir lion, cul I on tr add The BLAISOELL-BIRD COMPANY Ml NOT. X. DAK. HALVORSON & BATES UENERAL MANAGERS OF BRUSH-McWILLIAMS COMPANY Money at all times to Loau on Farm and City Propwrty l.nuds bought nod suld. Room 10, Scoficd Bluck, Minot, N. D. I N O ACADEMY OF MUSIC Studio and,. Ofticc In Wilson Block Phone No. 174 MINOT, Ps. D. Full itiul foinplete cuiirse ill Piano forte, violin itnd voice culture. S]ieeirtl course in Theory, Harmony, Histoty Htid Conipn.-itiniinnil Urns? Hand. Mr*. D. Jeacl* Finlcy-Riley Kui. Otractor. Phone No. 174 Sladto and Olficc in BRAi'ER BLOCK W E A N S Attorney and Counsellor Suite 1 Temple Court A.E. Erickson Auctioneer Satisfaction guaranteed 119 Harrison St. Minot, IN. D,