Britton Weekly Sentinel (Britton, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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VALUAM.B CO-OPIIMTtON.
A CMpmtlf* undertaking la Mat
earned out by the Wisconsin ip *rt
mrnt station and Ashland and Bayfield
counllei, In the northern part of tb<
alate. tbat la to be strongly commended
from Ibe stand|>olut of good Ht-nw and
practical value. A quarter section of
rut over land, moat of It of tbe red
clay type, was given Jointly by tbe
two rountlea for use aa a branch el
IMTliurnt atatlon. Tlie state will equip
and manage the farm, and a foreman
from tbe college will Im> In charge. Any
worker* of the college who may re
quire the red day aoll In Ibelr exjierl
menta will lie assigned plot* on thi
farin lu queHtlon, wbk'b la lo<-aled ueui
Aahliind Junction, lu adilltlon to tbe
atrlitly ei|>erlmentil work, tbe crops
will be ao planned aa to aerve aa a
dcinonatratiou to nearby farmers.
Vl«rUU£H will be held each yenr when
Jto Jm M k the Iml condition foi
deuionalratloD parposea. The xu|M-rln
teudrilt and hla aaalstanta will lie at
tbe service of the farmers of the
norlhern part of tbe atnte and help
them lu every way to Improve furnilng
eonditlona. The land comprising thla
farm la typical tlmberland, and the
aame problems will have to lie w< "ked
out Unit the homesteader In tbe sec -
tion would have on hla hand*.
An Odd Bequest.
The following Is one of the oddest
bequests ever recorded In n last t-sta
incut It appeared 111 the > 111 of a
Itrlstol mariner proved In 17HS. The
old gentleman ordered his executora to
•'pay out of the (lrst moneys collected,
to my beloved wife, If living, one shll
ling, which I have given as a token of
my love, that she may buy hazelnuts,
aa 1 know that alio Is better pleased
with cracking them than she la with
mi-ullng the holes In her stockings."
Chirography.
"Kthellnda writes a very peculiar
hand." said Maude.
"Tea," replied Maynile. "It'a Just a
lot of straight lines and angles When
you read It you have to guess at the
spelling, the same aa she does
Washington Star.
Vlvleeotlen.
Vlvlaectioo was practiced In the A1
exandrtan school during the tint cen-
turtea of the Christian era.
A pessimist will not believe an
ear of corn on the stalk to be
anything but a nubbin nntll It
cornea out of Its shuck and
proves Itself.
DIRT AND DISEASE.
Many of the diseases that attack
farm animals are traceable to germs
that flourish and live from year to
year In the litter In and about stables
and pens, many of which are In a de
cldedly Insanitary condition. Among
the germ llfo flourishing under these
conditions are likely to be those of
tuberculosis, contagious abortion, nn
vel disease, lumpy Jaw. hog nnd cnlf
cholera, while parasites that cause
scab, mange nnd Itch likewise flourish
Where a stable la In such condition It
should be given a thorough cleaning.
This should Include not only brushing
down cobwebs ami dust from celling
and walla and a thorough cleaning of
the partitions and floors, but when
thla has been done the Interior should
be given a coat of whitewash made by
adding salt and three or four table
spoonfuls of carbolic acid to a consld
erable quantity of the lime wash.
This should be kept stirred and may
tie applied with a broom or long han
died brush, but the Job Is more easily
and effectlrelf done If one has a spray
pump such as Is used lu orchard spray-
ing operations. Applied In this man
ner (he solution can lie forced Into
every crack and crevice.
RATS IN THE JELLY.
A reader whose good wife's Jelly
enpboard has Just about been cleaned
out by rats asks the writer what he
can do to get rid of the pests Any
person who has had experience In this
matter knows that It Is a good deal
GRASP YOUR OPPORTUNITY I
Oklahoma Jewelry and
24 N. HARVEY
OPP. MELLON'S
Novelty Co.
The Christmas Store
24 N. HARVEY
OPP. MELLON S
Silverware, Cuff Buttons, Scarf Pins, Rings,
Watches, Brooches, Souvenir Spoons, Toi-
let Sets, Combs, Clocks, Lockets, Brace-
lets and Diamonds.
SINGLE ARTICLES AT WHOLESALE PRICES
N la to a (toady do ti Howerer, then
are several methods that have given
good results In the line of traps good
results can be had with tbe cage trap,
especially If the whole rat tribe In thf
Immediate locality can be Inveigled
Into It In a night or two. Tbe spring
or guillotine trap Is one of the best
we have tried and Is the more effec-
tive If the bait used Is tied to the
tongue of the trap There are several
rat poisons on tbe market which do
th« business If used according to dl
rectlons, while an excellent, slow
working poison Is made by mixing one
part of barytes with eight or nine
pnrts of eornineal nnd adding enough
wetting to give n stiff dough. Small
quantities of I his should lie placed In
the runways of the rats, out of reach
of poultry or other creatures
A COSTLY LESSON.
The writer has In mind a pretty-
level headed orchard owner whe
somehow got the Idea that the chaps
who aro in charge of the horticultural
work nt his own and other state ag
rlcultnral colleges were Impractical and
did not know what they were talking
about when they laid much stress on
the Importance of a thorough spraying
with arsenate of lead within ten days
after the petals fall. This was In the
season of 11110 Acting oil Ills own Is'
lief In the matter, he delayed his first
spraying for the codling moth until
the little calyx cup was closed and
the apples were about two thirds of
an Inch through The theory of the
college men was amply Justified In the
fall, wlieu this on hardlst had no end
of worms, which converted what
would have been fancy box stufT Into
cheap stuft for n canning factory. It
Is needless to say that this experience
was not repeated.
A WINNING COMBINATION.
A friend, a banker, living In a sec
tlon where alfalfa and corn do well
and silos have been built the past
season for the first time states that
some farmers of his section have some
doubts whether the silo Is advisable
In case of the man who does not care
to take up dairying, but does want to
ralso beef cattle. The writer would
suggest that any doubts these farmers
may have along this line be put aside,
for If the extensive feeding exper!
ments which have been conducted by
many experiment stations make any-
one point clear It Is that the cheapest
as well as the best beef In the world
Is produced In those sections where
both corn and alfalfa can be grown
and where the corn crop is put into
the silo for safe keeping. It Is our
opinion that these fellows are lu clover
In very truth and the sooner they- get
those silos built the better it will be.
A Suspicion.
"1 declare." snld Mrs. Cumrox after
making a round of calls, "all these
butler* must hare umpired baseball
tames."
"Impolite?"
-No: |x>lite. but positive. They seem
to have got into the habit of saying
•M« ryl>ody is out Washington Star.
Island of Patmo .
Commercialism has somewhat dim
cned the romance of the island of Tat-
mos. to which the Apostle John waa
exiled. There he saw the visions of
the Ap*x*alypse The island Is rocky
and barren, containing sixteen square
miles On a mountain stands the mon
astery of John the Divine, built Id
1088. Greek sponge fishers to thenum
ber of about 4.000 Inhabit the island,
which Is now under Turkish rule, and
by unremitting energy manage to earn
little more than enough to eke out
their existence.
Going away: or coming home to spend Xmas ?
WE OFFER for HIM a few sugges-
tions that He'll appreciate. The
jll practical gifts for the Son. Brother, Uncle,
Father or for the Beau. A suit or overcoat
(or both) made by HART, SCHAFFNER
& Marx, and Rogers, Peet & Co.
" UP 7 O $40."
.00. toC.00
our three
specials
2000: 2500: 30
.00
Bath Robes : Smoking Jackets
Sweater I 'es/s : Debt's Gloves : A filer's Gloves
\mas l\ecku>ear : Xmas Jewelry
Manhattan Shirts : E. & IV. Shirts
Stetson Hats : J. & M. Shoes : IVinter Underu'ecr
Carvric* Han Sckrffcet t
1 1 5 Main St.
Oklahoma City
If allowed to run out In pas
ture or yarda during tbe day.
nlgbt should And tbe cowa In
well Uttered stalls.
Shrinkage In milk, lumps In
the udder, staring cout, can all
be brought on by one night on
tbe froaty ground. All this
menna lose of hard cash.
By Intelligent breeding, selec-
tion, feeding and care moat da!
ry herds can be brought up to
double their production
Testing la the only method by
which we can cut out the rob
here In the herd.
Only tbe wealthy man can af-
ford to keep a poor cow.
Do not leave the cowb out in
any kind of storm until they are
wet or chilled through.
Cows giving milk are vora-
cious eaters. It Is from their
food and drink that their milk
Is made.
SELECTING THE BULL.
Importance of Using a Pure Bred Sire
In the Dairy Herd.
The skillful breeder of any kind of
stock does not need to have It pointed
out to him bow Important It Is that
tho sire be properly selected, writes
Professor C. II. Eckles In tbe Kansas
Farmer. If he Is a skillful breeder It
Is largely because he realizes the im
portance of the sire and knows how tc
select him. While the skilled breedci
realizes tbe importance of this in
breeding, the average dairyman docs
not give the question of selection ol
the sire one tenth tbe attention tbe im
portance of the quostlou demands.
Thousands of men make use of a
scrub or grade sire on account of mis
taken economy in cost rather than pay
a tew dollars more for au animal that
Is almost certain to transmit desirable
qualities. It Is not surprising that we
have so many worthless cows. They
come by their worthilness In the ma
Jority of cases from sires worse than
worthless. Some of these scrub bull"
are registered In the berd books.
I am a believer In selecting a breed
that is bred for the purpose for whli b
It Is to be used. If the farmer Intends
to milk cows and make that an tanpor
tent part of his business he Is not
working to tbe best advantage unless
he selects a breed that has been de-
veloped with that object In view. In
purchasing the sire a good general
rule to follow is to get one wlibse fe
male ancestry is of tbe type that It Is
You Must Wear Pants
Why not wear Home Made Pants. Not the kind mother used
U> make, but Stylish, Up-to-date Pants as made by
The Oklahoma Pants Company
To Your Measure—Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed, and
for only
$3.50
Come in and inspect our fall and winter line
COR GRAND AND HUDSON B. LIEBENHEIM, Mgr.
OKLAHOMA CITY.
"Protect Your Pocketbook"
Buy high grade Shoes in all Leathers and
Styles at $2.50. for Men and Women.
No. 23
Terminal
Arcade
No. 23
wf5noEs Trmi"al
$2.50 Arcade
WHERE YOU LEAVE THE CAR
i Heliotrope
Finest Soft Flour
Special
Extra High Blended Flour
Choctaw
Hard Wheat Standard Flour
JSold Everywhere[.by the^Best Grocers
Oklahoma City Mill and Elevator Co.
.Oklahoma City
L,
The Ayrshire is probably the
youngest of the pure bred dairy
breeds and had its origin in the
southwest of Scotland. The Ayr-
shire cow Im general is a handsome,
sprightly cow of medium slse.
weighing at maturity about 1.000
pounds, and is red and white in
color. She la tough and hardy, with
a vigorous appetite and not too par-
tlcular as to what she eats. A very
persistent milker, giving a uniform
quantity well up toward calving,
and la particularly adapted to pro-
ducing milk for table use. Bogh-
all's Snowdrop II.. whose portrait is
shown, has been a winner of grand
championship honors
arter
orrect
From
$1.00
to
$35.00
at
CARTER'S CORSET SHOP
7 North Robinson Inspection Invited
OKLAHOMA CITY
desired to raise. If the animal in
question is pure bred the chances are
reasonably pood that these qualities
will be transmitted to a large extent
at least. The head of the herd should
be a better bred animal than tbe cows
if it is possible to get one
A Missouri farmer gives me the fol-
lowing interesting figures showing tbe
effect Id milk production of a dairy sire
as compared with one not of dairy
breeding: He owned a western bred
grade cow Her first heifer was sired
by a grade beef bred sire, ber second
by a pore bred Jersey The - mot hof
averaged 3.0SS pounds of milk and 117
pounds of fat per year The daughter
by the grade beef sire averaged 3.7(10
pounds of milk and 133 pounds of fat
The daughter by tbe Jersey average.!
6.000 pounds of milk and 240 pounds ul
fat Counting fat at 25 cents per
pound, the Income of tbe dam wa*
SC4 19 per year, tbat of tbe daughtei
by the grade beef bred sire $3S.ST> and
tbat by the dairy bred $70
(ZftFlANINGr
<
Men!
Washing Milk Vessels.
It is quite a common practice in
wasting miik utensils to start with
I hot water This is not the best rnetb
od. In boiling milk a skin forms on
\ it. Tbe hot water likewise hardens
this on to tbe sides of tbe milk vessel,
j making it bard to remove. Tbe better
I way is to first rinse the utensils In
cold water, and it should be rinsed as
! soon as It is emptied of milk or else
: tbe milk will dry. and then rinsing It
j will not so thoroughly remove it
Sheep Notes.
Salt is one of the essentials of sue
cess in handling sheep
Tbe profit in mutton lamb* comes tn
' quick growth and early sales.
A small fat sheep will bring a bettei
price for mutton than a large poor one
Sheep should not be fed from straw
i stacks Chaff and straw get into the
nose and injure It.
Tbe winter care of sheep op to the
j time the lambs come consists of twe
j thing*- shelter and feeding.
Have you ever had this happen
when you had on your very best
suit? We want you to remember
that we press men's and women's
clothes also. Our cleaning and dye-
ing process is unexcelled. Ladies,
we can clean and cur! your old os-
WP . _ — —-v . trich feathers and make them look
Jhyssswa-A SpeoUjjVY: new Tr> s
New York Star Dry Cleaning and Pressing Work*
510 N. Broadway OKLAHOMA CITY Walnut 1827
FOR RENT, SALE
OR EXCHANGE
High Class Developing and
Finishing
KODAKS
K. C. PHO'O SUPPLY CO.
103 WEST
MAIN ST.
Oklahoma City
Phone Walnut 859
J. S. Spivey & Sons
Dealers in New and Second Hand
Furniture, Stoves, Hardware, Etc.
Buy your furniture of us and save money. We will furnish car fare "S\
to those li\ing on Interurban lines with purchases amounting to $10 0#
228 and 230 Weit
California Street
Oklahoma City \**-r
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Armstrong, J. K. Britton Weekly Sentinel (Britton, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911, newspaper, December 7, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc142983/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.