The Pittsburg Enterprise (Pittsburg, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1912 Page: 5 of 8
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CHARACTERISTICS OF IDEAL FEEDER STEER
A Profitable Bunch.
One of the first things I look for In
a steer bought for a feeder is a loose,
pliable, mellow skin, with a thick
cover of thrifty looking hair. If the
other points of the steer are satis-
factory, these indicate an animal that
can turn com into good beef at a
relatively small cost
In buying feeders in stock pens or
at auction sales, look for the short
neck, short legs, deep body and
straight back, says a writer in the
Farm Progress. Of course, 1 do not
expect smoothness in a feeder steer,
but neither do I want high thigh
bones and a general appearance of
coarseness.
Try to imagine how the steer will
look when fat and ready for the mar-
ket. If his neck is thin, will it become
thicker? If the back is thin, is there
still thickness enough to carry the
load of fat that you hope to put
there?
It does not matter much whether
the feeder steer is an animal in which
Angus or Galloway. Hereford or
Shorthorn blood predominates. They
are all breeds in which the same pur-
pose has been kept in mind. They
are all well fleshed, early maturing
stock, with a capacity of turn-
ing large amounts of feed into good
red beef at a low cost.
When I buy a feeder steer I look for
an animal with a short, broad head,
large muzzle, heavy, strong jaw;
smooth, strong shoulders, und a wide,
deep chest, I want no disturbers in a
herd that 1 am feeding, so 1 keep
away from the wild and quarrelsome
sort as near as I can. Of course, when
buying in car load or half car load
| lots you have to take the disposition
I for granted.
i The chest should be wide, especially
| at the bottom, and the body big
[ enough to give storage room to the
|corn and the roughage that you are
J going to put In this machine that it is
j to turn it into beef. The more nearly
11he feeder Bteer approaches the gen-
eral type of the fat beef steer, the
| more he is worth to the man who
i buys ami the man who sells him.
For a good many years I have be°n
J buying feeder steers shipped into a
[ stockyard, shipping them about
eighty miles and finishing them on
j corn and roughage. Most of them are
j western cattle. They are a little slow
| in starting to take on weight, but fat-
j ten very rapidly a little later in their
I feeding. It is better to buy them by
carload lots, in order to save money
on the yardage, the commission and
the freight. A carload of such steers
will run from eighteen to twenty-two
head.
The change in the steer during the
finishing period is remarkable.
Where the heavy muscles are notice-
able fat layers will appear, giving
•smoothness to form. The rump, the
back, the neck and the shoulder
points will broaden and round out
The feeder steer is valuable to the
man with ready money for his pur-
chase, and the feed necessary for his
finishing up into a fat steer. If you
are able to turn him into an animal
that will yield a minimum of waste
and a maximum of carcass, you have
an animal that will make the feeding
of corn that costs as high as 80 cents
a bushel profitable.
AUTOMOBILE HAS A WING
French Motor Car It Driven In the
Same Manner at an
Aeroplane.
A successful trial run was made re-
cently from Paris to London, about
820 miles, by av motor car driven by a
revolving wing, the Paris Figaro
states.
The vehicle, w hich w as designed by
M. Bertrand de Lesseps, und is called
the "winged car,” has the appearance
of an ordinary motor car, save that
in front It is shaped like the prow* of
a ship. From the extremity of the
prow* extends a shaft to which is at-
tached the propeller—or revolving
wing—invented by M. Filippi.
The wing is small, strong and thick
and revolves with a protecting cage.
The engine is of 40 horse power and
rotates the wing by abaft and chain
transmission.
There is no other mechanism, the
wheels of the car being free, except
for footbrakes. By the side of the
driver is a single lever which con-
trols the clutch and the forward and
reverse movement of the wing. The
wing can be reversed at a moment’s
notice, thereby forming an additional
brake. In the trial runs a si>eed of
62 miles an hour was obtained with
2,100 revolutions of the wing a min-
ute. One curious feature was that
the car made no dust.
HANDS ITCHED.AND BURNED
Warrenton. Va —“My little girl was
troubled with eczema for three years.
Her bands burned and itched and look-
ed as if they were scalded She could
not sleep at night; I had to be up all
night to keep her hands in warm wa-
ter. She rubbed her hands and large
white blisters came full of yellow wa-
ter. Then sores came and yellow cor-
ruption formed. She could not take
hold of anything with her hands. I
used an ointment and tried a treat-
ment, but nothing did her any good,
so I got some Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. After bathing her hands with
the Cuticura Soap and applying the
Cuticura Ointment 1 was astonished
to see the great relief, and Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her
hands in three weeks" (Signed)
Mrs. John W. Wines, Mar. 8, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Bold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
post-card "Cuticura, De. L, Boston."
MAST TREES FOR THE CROWN’ wanted incentive.
UNKIND COMMENT.
• tW
Hereford Steers.
TRAINING TREE FOR
ANY SHAPE DESIRED
PROPER FEEDING OF
MOULTING CHICKENS
Should Be Exercised to
Top Open to Admit Rays
of Sun.
Keep j Hens Require Extra Amount of Cars
and Attention During
Period.
It Is much better to train a tree the
shape it Is wanted than allow it to
grow wild, then chop and saw It into
the desired shape, says the Mirror
and Farmer.
If sprouts starting from the body
of the tree or along the main branches
are pinched when they are three or
four inches long they will ordinarily
form fruit spurs. Aim to get more
fruit buds near the body of the tree
and along the larger limbs instead of
the branches.
As color is an important factor,
care should be exercised to keep the
top open so that the rays of the sun
can reach to every part at some por-
tion of the day. To accomplish this
It may be well to do some pruning
when the tree is in full leaf; cutting
10 or even 15 per cent of the top
away when the tree is in full leaf
will cause no serious injury.
If the trees are careiully looked
over about three times during the
growing season, and the ends of
those spots that are growing too long
are pinched off, the tree may be kept
to the desired shape. But where a
shoot has been overlooked it is bet-
ter to cut it out when found than
wait until winder. Negligence during
the growing season is about the only
logical reason for severe winter prun-
ing.
Severe pruning while the tree is in
a dormant state stimulates more
rapid and abundant wood growth,
about four-fifths of which will grow
where it Is not wanted, necessitating
yet more cuttin" the following sea-
son. Pinching the summer pruning
stimulates the production of fruit
buds, and tends toward better ma-
turity of both buds and fruit. Plan
to grow an abundance of fruit spurs
well distributed over tbe whole tree.
Eggs and Meat.
Kggs do not differ greatly in cont-
rition from meat. The average egg,
i purchased, consists of about eleven
,r cent, waste material or shell. Tbe
lible portion consists of about 74
>r cent water, 13 per cent, protein
■ muscle-building material. 10.5 per
>nt. fat, and 1 per cent, mineral mat-
(By PROF. X,. 8WINEY.)
During moulting the hens require an
extra amount of care and in fact all
the attention which can be given
them. In too many instances moult-
ing is considered just a natural se-
quence of poultry keeping. The fowls
at this time are just as bad as a child
cutting his teeth. It is not the mere
fact of losing feathers or pushing a
tooth through as much as the consti-
tutional disturbance that is set up.
One symptom of moulting is lethargy.
The birds, instead of being early risers,
mope about on their perches and will
not venture out in search of food that
is so essential to them at this trying
period. Dainty food should be pre-
pared. Warm meal with a dash of
spice in it in the morning and contin-
ual change.
In regard to grain; Corn, wheat,
barley, oats and mashed potatoes with
meal—anything to tempt the appetite
—two or three rusty nails or a bit of
sulphur in the drinking water are
great helps. In confined runs meat
must be added, and. in fact, scraps of
meat may well be given on any run.
Two things are essential: (1) That
fairly early each morning the hen
house should be cleared of belated
risers; (2) the floor should be swept
at the same time, as a lot of vermin
come off with the shed feathers. These
sweepings should be taken right away
and not put on the nearest manure
heap After moulting is over give
morning mash of shorts and bran in
a crumbly condition and feed plenty
of oats.
Sounds So.
"How oddly that man cleaning the
machinery talks.”
"How do you meanV’
"I heard him telling his helper to
save the waste."
Benefits of Fall Plowing.
Fall plowing has many advantages.
Perhaps the greatest one among them
all is the fact that It does a great
oeai of helping to avoid the usual
ruth of spring work. In these days
of labor scarcity, this means a great
deal. Fall plowing is also very ef-
ficient in conserving the moisture sup-
ply owing to the creation of a mulch
at the surface during the winter and
spring months. The practice of fall
plowing is not adapted to a section
-where the soil blows badly, but there
are really few such sections in the
middle west.
Appropriate.
"That angling friend of yours cer-
tainly has a fitting physique.",
"In what way?”
“I noticed he has fishy eyes and a
decided catch In his voice.”
To prevent Malaria la far better than
to cure it. In malarial countries take a
dose of OXIDINK regularly once each week
and save yourself from Chills and Fever and
other malarial troubles.
Many a man can t even do his duty
without feeling that he is doing more
than his share.
Never trust your secrets to the mails
—or the females, either.
Jack—Who's that bobbing
down out there?
Jim—Probably my wife. She's al-
ways bobbing up when she's not want
ed.
Everybody in Hard Luck.
Suddenly he stepped up to a gentle-
man, who was wafting for the tram,
and tapping him lightly on the shoul-| Tht» was done
der, said: "Excuse me. but did you
drop a five-pound note?" at the same
time holding out in his hand the ar-
ticle.
The gentleman questioned gazed a
moment at the note, ussumed an anx-
ious look, made a hasty search of his
pockets, and said: "Why, so 1 did, and
I hadn't missed it," holding out an
eager hand.
The elderly hunter took the name
and address of the loser and, putting
the note In Ills pocket, turned away.
“Well," said the other, "do you want
It all as a reward?"
"Oh. 1 did not find one." remarked
the benevolent one with another
beam; "hut it struck me that in a big
place like London there must be a
quantity of money lost, and upon in-
quiry I found that you are the one
hundred and thirty-first man who lost
a five-pound note this morning."—Ixin-
don Answers.
A Word to the Wise.
The proverbial advice, "Cobbler,
stick to your last,” lmd an opposite
exemplifleatio e following anec-
dote, for which Zion’s Advocate is re-
sponsible:
A colored man was brought before
a police judge, charged with stealing
chickens. He pleaded guilty, and re-
ceived sentence, when the judge ask-
ed how it was he managed to lift those
chickens right under the window of
their owner's house when there w as a
dog In the yard.
"Hit wouldn't be of no use, Judge,"
said the culprit, “to try to 'splain dis
thing to you all. Ef you was to try
it, like as not you would git yer hide
full o’ shot, an’ git, no chickens, nei-
ther. Ef you want to engage In any
rascality, judge, yo’ bettah stick to
de bench, whar yo’ am familiar."
Madge—George says he always loses
his head when he goes in the water.
Maude—I should think that would
be the only part of him that would
keep him afloat.
Cold Blooded and Death Dealing
CHILLS. Cheatham’s Chill Tonic is the
only medicine which has entirely cured
me of chills. After spending a great
deal of money for several years to get
cured, I bought and used your Cheat-
ham’s Chill Tonic which cured me and
also two of my children. I recommend
It to all as the best Chill Tonic I ever
saw, says Mr. T. J. House of Bulcher,
Texas. Guaranteed to cure malaria or
price promptly refunded. All dealers
sell it In 50c bottles.' Mfd. by A. B.
Richards Medicine Company. Sherman,
Texas.
No Concern.
"Mr. Mips must be a singularly pure
and upright man."
"Why do you think he Is unusually
so?”
"Somebody told him there were
well-defined reports that a Burns de-
tective had been operating secretly
In tho neighborhood he frequents, and
he said It w as nothing to him "
Too Much Renunciation.
"How foolish you women are,” said
Mr. Nagg to his better half. "You
don’t catch men doing such things as
joining 'Don't Worry’ clubs."
“Of course not,” snapped Mrs.
Nagg. "Men couldn’t give up the
pleasure of worrying their wives.”
Remarkable Financiering,
"Figures don't lie.”
"Don't they? Here's an item from
New York that says a policeman there
saved $80,000 a month from his sal-
ary of $2,800. Those figures must lie,
for they won't stand."
The Marvel of It.
“There is one thing in life which al-
ways struck me as queer."
"What Is that?”
"While so few are successful in look-
ing for an opening, almost every one
can find himself In a hole,”
the Broad Arrow Wai
on Plnee In Plymouth
Colory,
In the provincial charter of 1091. |
under which the Plymouth colony and |
the province of Maine were united
with Mussnchusetts, It wns provided
that all trees of the diameter of 24
inches and upward at 12 Inches from
the ground, growing upon land not
heretofore granted to any private per-
son, should be reserved to the crown
for the furnishing of masts for the
royal navy. Harper’s Weekly ob-
serves.
A surveyor general of woods was
appointed to are that this provision of
the charter was carried Into efTect.
Near the coast ail white pines of suit-
able dimensions were marked with the
"broad arrow"—three cuts through
the bark with an ax, like the track of
a crow. This was the king's mark
Long after the revolution had oblit-
erated the royal authority men who
had been taught in boyhood to respect
the king's murk hesitated to cut such
trees.
In felling a tree it was necessary
to "bed it” to prevent Its breaking.
by cutting tbe amail
growth and placing small trees across
tile hollow, so that there should lie
no strain upon one section more than
upon another when the monster pine
struck ground.
The mast was hauled out of (he
woods on one strong sled, whether In
w inter or summer, and so many oxen
were required that I he hind pair were
often choked In crossing a hollow, be-
ing hung up in their yoke by the pull-
ing of those abend of them.
A must hauling was a grent event,
and everybody within walking dis-
tance cutne to see It.
start to drown?
He—Sure, If your father la
rated.
well
Regular practicing nhyalnlans recommend
ami presrrHto OX1DINK for Malaria, la-cauae
It la a pruvrti reme.lv by year* of experience.
Keep a Untie lu the medicine cheat and
adtnlulater at tirat alga of Chills and Fever.
And many a girl who atarts out with
the Intention of making a name for
herself winds up by turning the job
over to some man.
Barber Shops in China.
Since the Chinese revolution a
great many Chinese have had their
queues cut off, und this had led to the
opening of a large number of barber
shops throughout the- far east wher-
ever Chinese are located, says an ex-
change. Several progrcaslve bustneaB
men of Singapore, anticipating thla,
imported a large number of Amer-
ican barber chairs, and they are now
unable to get supplies quickly enough
It h«B also been learned that the
Chinese insist on having American
hair clippers, and refuse all other
makes offered them.
It would seem that American manu-
facturers of barbers' supplies should
experience a large increase in their
Oriental trade.
Orphanages In Turkey.
There are 22 orphanages in the
Turkish empire, conducted by Ameri-
cans, enrolling 3,000 inmates. In con-
nection with these orphanages an In-
dustrial work has sprung up which
gives employment to over 10,000 peo-
ple in addition to the orphans. The
work is largely done by the widows
and orphans and includes rug and
tace-making, various forms of em-
broidery, and other domestic work.
The product of these institutions
finds a market abroad.
Polar Exploration.
Norlh polar exploration had attract-
ed the attention of adventurous and
nmbltious men for pearly 400 ’ years
before Peary reached the top of the
world. Search for the south pole has
always proved less attractive, and
only during the last 140 years have
explorers turned their attention to-
ward the got,, recently reached by
Amundsen.
A Diagnosis.
"What's the matter with your hUB-
band, Mrs. Mixey?"
"The doctor says he's got a bad at-
tack of ammonia,"
"Then I guess it’s apt to be fatal,
for it's bound to take his breath."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use Fer Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
The Long and Short of It.
"Struggling young lawyers mix
things up, don't they?"
"In what way?”
"They seldom have a brief career
when they run, short."
TO DRIVE OPT MAI.ARIA
Take *. .oVRJML'A'tiifvHLTSSiH
CHILL 'IHiNlC. You know what yon arn taking.
Tho formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
khowlng It Is simply Quinine and Iron In a tuteleM
'nd the most “
ud children, 61
•bo
form.
peoplt
* and Inin
effectual forth
i, 6U ccnu.
For grown
CRITICAL TIME
OF WOMAN’S LIFE
From 40 to 50 Years of Age.
How It May Be Passed
in bafety.
Odd, Va.:—”1 am enjoying better
health than I have for 20 years, and I
believe I can safely
say now that I am a
well woman. I was
reared on a farm and
hud all kindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la-
ter. For five years
during the Change of
Life I was not abl <
to lift a pail of wa-
ter. I had hemor-
rhages which would lost for weeks and I
| was not able to sit up in bod. 1 suffered
a great deal with my back and was so
nervous I could scarcely sleep at night,
und I did not do any housework for three
years.
“Now I can do ac much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit I have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound. I recommend your remedies
to all suffering women.’’—Mrs. Martha
L. Holloway, Odd, Va.
No other medicine for woman’s ills has
received such wide-spread and unquali-
fied endorsement We know of no other
medicine which has such a record of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound. For more than 30
years it has been the standard remedy
for woman’s ills.
If you have tbe slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinklmm’s Vegeta-
ble Compound will help you, writ®
to Lydia E.Pinkliam Medicine Co.
(confidentdal) Lynn, Mass., for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
rend and answered by a woman,
and held in strict coutidence.
--„
Make the Liver
Do its Duty
Nine times in ten when the liver is
right the stomach and bowels are right.
CARTER’S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
gentlybutfirmly com^
pel a lazy liver toj
do its duty.
Cures Con-.
’ atipation, in-
digestion,
Sick
Headache,4
1 and Diatreas After Eating.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
ciuiureii, uuu ucu iuui it.
Paradoxical Effect.
"There was so much fire in
eyes."
“There always is when she is
out."
put
After Oark.
"Honest as the day is long; eh?"
"Absolutely. But you'd better keep
your chicken coop locked "
Patriotism.
Marks—So your Italian barber re-
fused to shave you. Why was that?
Parks—I told him I’d Just had a
Turkish bath.
Comparative Possession.
"I have an abstract theory.”
“That's nothing. I've got a concrete
cellar."
A woman's mind is continually run-
ning to clothes. If she 'sn’t talking
through her hat she's laug'ilng in her
sleeve.
If your appetite is not what It should bo
perhaps Malaria Is developing. It affects
the whole system. OXIDINE will clear
away the germs, i rid you of Maluria and gen-
erally Improve your condition.
Appropriate Trimmings.
“What was that ice palace trimmed
with?"
"I suppose it had a handsome
frieze."
LIVE STOCK AND
MISCELLANEOUS
Electrotypes
IN GREAT VARIETY
FORj SALE tAT THE
LOWE8T PRICZS BY
WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION
Kanaas City, Missouri
Aa a summer tonlo there Is no medicine
thst quite compares with OXIDINE. It not
only builds up the system, but taken reg-
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste-
less formula at Druggists.
Some people spend their lives in try-
ing to acquire money to spend.
Men and women who are odd might
get even by marrying.
The woman who cares for a clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will find Bax tine Antiseptic a Joy for-
ever. At druggists, 25c a box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
More often It is the
Justice that kicks.
man who gets
PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
ClunMi and beautifies the «•!*.
Prom'itM A luxuriant growth.
Wewer Palls to itestore Oi
Hair to Its Youthjtal Colo
>tnoMa
sir to Its Youthful Color?
Prevents hair falling.
60c. and <1.00*1 Prnggltts.
re Horn*
Aiued ©yea.
where efto.
____ -'ree. i
O.. Troy, N. Y.
Ideals In America are almost as high I ■ ■ —
as the cost of living. I w. N. U„ Oklahoma City, No. 35-1912.
THOMPSON 8.
-EYE WATER
JOHN L. TUOMPcSOM SONS A Vr ~
Death Lurks In A Weak Heart
If Your, la fluttering or weak, uee “RENQVINE.” Made by Van Vleet-Manefleki Druo Co.. Memphis, Tenn. Price $1.00
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