The Dacoma Mascot (Dacoma, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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THE DACOMA MASCOT
(Successor io The Dacomu Enterprise)
VCL. I, BC. 4.
I / C C W.A, VC CIS CCINU, CRLALCMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917,
IMPORTANCE OF
PROPER DRAINAGE
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Land Cannot Be Made to YieW
Its Best Unless This Is Giv-
en Attention.
IS MONEY WELL EXPENDED
• Sreeial Information Service. I\ s Imen. of Agriculture.)
MAKE SOIL MORE PRODUCTIVE
Directions for Planning and Installing
a Profit-Sharing System—Timely
Suggestions for Raising Colts0
—Their Care in Winter.
A Rood drainage system on a fertil«
farm dial is not naturally well drained
Is a permanent improvement which
continues to pay dividends in the form
of increased crop production. (City
gardens and lawns frequently need
drainage, and if properly tiled, would
be greatly Improved.) Tile drains us.
unity give more thorough drainage
than open ditches. They occupy no
hind surface and do not interfere with
farming operations. If properly con-
structed they require almost no expen-
diture for maintenance.
If suttlcient money is available to
drain all of the land that is in oeec
of drainage, it is best to start with
that part of the farm where the profits
from drainage will be greatest and to
extend the system as more funds are
available. Often the first work must
include a main or outlet for the whole
farm and therefore will cost more per
acre drained than future work.
The most economic arrangement ol
tin* drainage system is one that per-
mits the use of long laterals and re-
quires the shortest total length of main
drains. No hard and fust rule can be
given for determining the size of the
tile to be used. Drains should be large
•mmghOo remove the surplus water
before the crops are Injured. It 1«
o-.-ner to use sizes too large than too
small, mxl no tile less than 4 inches
inside diameter should be used. On
common dark silt loams where the av-
erage rainfall is approximately 30
inches, 8-inch tile having a fall of 2
inches to 100 feet will provide outlet
drainage for 40 acres, 7-inch tile for 30
acres. 6-inch tile for 19 acres, and 4-
inch tile for six acres.
The proper depth for drain tiles de-
pends upon the soil and varies from
2 to 4 feet. In heavy silt loams the
depth should he from 2 to 3 feet. In
this ease the laterals should be placed
from 30 to 50 feet apart. In open soils
that give up water readily, and where
the drains are 3 to 4 feet deep, the
laterals may he from 50 to 150 feet
tpart. In the more porous soils the
spflee may be oven greater.
Secure Proper Fall.
The drain should have a fall of not
les than 1 inch to 100 feet if possible
and greater fall than this is very de-
sirable. Where little fall is obtained,
particular care must bo taken to se-
cure a true grade. The drainage ditch
should be started at the outlet and its
Course should follow a lino which has
previously been laid out. Keep the
ditch clean cut and ns straight as pos.
slble. If the direction is changed it
should be done by easy curves. Sharp
turns must he avoided. Where a la-
teral joins a main or sub-main it must
be at a small angle so that when the
tile are laid the velocity of water flow-
ing from one into the other-will bo but
little checked.
Laying the tile, like digging the
ditch, should begin at the outlet. Un-
der ordinary conditions tile should be
laid and blinded or primed every day-
after the ditch is mnde. Any delay in
laying may cause Injury to the ditch
by rain or by particles falling into it.
If the banks are likely to cave, the tile
should be laid as fast as the ditch is
completed. The smaller sizes are laid
from the bank with a hook. Large
sizes must be laid by lia .d from the
bottom of the ditch. All misshaped
and badly cracked tile should be dis-
carded. If a tile does not join closely
with the preceding one It should be
turned over until it fits at the top
Cover all large cracks with pieces of
tile or with cement.
After the tile are laid and inspected
they should be covered with a litth
dirt from the sides, which process i-
called priming, and left to settle. The
purpose is to hold the tile In position
and prevent breakage when the re-
mainder of the ditch Is filled. Aftei
Keep the Manure Spreader Busy This Winter.
Yields Next Year.
Old No. VOL. VI, NO. St
LUMBER IS NOT HIGH BANNER LEAD&ZINCC0
mpaiative Figures, Lumber THIS COMPANY WILL BE ON
Hith Farm Produce, Show That | PRODUCTION LIST SOON
Now is The Best Building ___
Fine Mill of 300 Ton Capacity
Will Be Installed at an
Early Date
Time For Farmers in
Years. *
T’FIE time to build is rierbt
An •uu:.l in
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Will Mean Bigger Crop
the tile are primed they may remain
without injury for several days or un-
til all of the ditches are ready for fill-
nit- If the soil is close and it Is de-
sirable to aid the water in rebelling
the tile quickly, the ditch can be par,
tlally filled with straw or brush or with
stones and pieces of brick if they are
available. Under ordinary conditions
the ditch is most easily filled with a
turn plow equipped with an eveuer 12
or 14 inches long. Another method t<4
to place the team on one side of the
ditch and pull the dirt in with a scra-
per from the other side.
No questions are of greater impor-
tance to the farm than the farm’s wa-t
ter supply and the disposal of Its sew-
age. The prospective builder should
make certain that these problems are
'solved before he does anything else,
for they lie at the foundation of the
entire household’s health and comfort.
ELI E-SKY” LAW
EOESN’T APPLY
Frid Co operative Not in That
Clasf- Stock Jtirps 1GC0
Per Cent.
Of the total number of farms in tha
United Stntes, according to the last
federal census, the number worked by
owners was shown to be 3,948,722; the
number operated by managers, 58,104;
and! the number operated by tenants.
2,334,676.
Winter Care of Colts.
Colts can be housed satisfactorily
either In the stable or In an open shed.
The main requirements, says Farmers’
Bulletin 803, recently Issued by tlio
United States department of agricub
ture, are that the quarters be dry.
sanitary, and provide fairly warm pro-
tection from winds. Several fouls may
run together if the weaker ones are
uot driven away from their feed by
the stronger. The quarters should be
kept clean and well bedded and occa-
sionally should be disinfected. Lice
nre to be suspected when the animals
get to rubbing and loof^ patches of
hair appear. Thorough washing with
the proper solutions of coal-tar disin-
fectants will kill lice. It costs money
to feed lice, consequently efforts
should be made to keep them down.
The foals should be out in the open
every day that Is not stormy; it is
harmful, however, for them to remain
out In a cold rain. The foal should be
taught to lead and to stand tied during
the first winter.
When moving corn from the crib for
shipment or when shelling for sal*,
pick out all -damaged, moldy, or wee-
vily ears. The more bad ears culled
out, the better the chances are for the
corn to be placed in a higher grade.
An abundance of ventilation is a ne-
cessity to health in every home. In
most sections of the country the addi-
tion of sleeping porches will be found
well worth while.
Farming a Business.
Bradstreet and Dun report that the
life of the averuge business in the
towns and cities is short. If a busi-
ness in a city is lo lust it must be
adapted to conditions. Its manager
must be wide-awake, and must use the
most modern business methods.
Just so nowadays with farmers.
Farming is a business. Every day it
is becoming more important that a
farmer study his business and use
better business methods.
JTGLLOWJNG tne Tec^ntde
cision of th<° courts in re-
gard to tlr enforcr merit of
r klrhcma’s “Uuc-skj” law
o.i?itr a number of local in-
v £tcrs who had purchased
various stocks at less than
rav t,'1ua experienced con
io rr.i 1 consternation. Not
so however with these who
had pun th ir money into thf
T nip Co operative Gil Co. br
cause that compare had r
dollar in cash in its treasury
(r (Mr} dcliar cl stock is-
su d, or its cquhaLnt.
As proof of th. soundn s;
of the company and th \ alu
oi its holdings its stot k w as
raised to 1000 pcr-cent oi its
xace value Monday. Or in
other words every man wrhc
put a thousand at liars into
this company a litth o\ u-
two months ago now ha*
holdings valuta at ttnlhoi
ana atllars, and one. enthusi-
astic stockholder values his
holaings at ten times that
rs ape , during to past
<r ,v 11 fiftr-r
ars.
h } is ' mistrk r im-
} r seien that li ml er is high.
Thr facts below prove it is
not. The farmer will never
find a better time to build
than the present. What
brought him $1.00 in 1914
now brings him $2.00 or $2.
50. In other words, the
same produens now buy from
two to two and one-half times
as much as they did them
In 1914 one bushel of
wheat would buy three
pieces of lumber 2x4—16.
This tall one bushel of wheat
will buy SEVEN PIECES
of 2x4—16.
Cr, if you plan to build a
ami re I roof barn 32x56
eet with 14 foot shed along
one side:
In 1914 it took 40 hogs to
or this barn, while at th<
present tim< it requires onl
24!
Thu re ne \ < r was a bett< i
im to uuy lump r than th
r s nt. ad\ t
iliki
Ban-
co., an
gure. Thus is the truth o.
our pr vious prophecies ir
r gaud to this company veri-
fied. Th ir w 11 in 31-24 f
d vvn to th sand and drill
V? b l susp< nd d to m v
b < il r , a ok to a ' di:
- - i / t v j ar 11.* ! r
M , i ; . t.
th r< c nt 1 erg-nnizf d
n r T ad & Zinc .
r kl«r he ma C orporation, of
kl hema business nr n.
hast June, the members
of the Company made a visit
of inspection to the diitrict
They secured a lease of
twenty acreas in the mineral
area, the lease being local d
of Pitcher and north rnd
east of Quapaw. Oklahoma,
Plans were immediately
formed and a company orgr n-
ized with a captial stock of
$200,000.00 arrangeing Io
install a fine modern and up-
to- date mill on the proper! vfc
Ihe Company also owns &
lease at Baxter Springp.
Kansas, which is equipped.
This ore is free milling, ai d
of the variety known as steel
Zinc. This Zinc sellt on tlm
on the market at from $4.00
to $8.00 Per ton premium.
The Company has a shaf.
orty-seven feet deep and
till in orr, ore being cncount-
rfd at the d pth of twenty
ee t.
1 his Company, lik° many
O' the big producers to-day,
so they at one time did, is
looking to its start.
General offices of theCom-
au\ are located at 211-212
idw-11 Building, Miami,
klahoma.
(so m&iiif.'un
Th
h
ompany
hlhT in
V- At.
'f'rthi ma St;
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for the more valuable alfalfa and clo-
ver hays.
a llsho. ld pl’OUuCiu^
the first of the year.
Death’s Toll
The keeping of farm cost accunts re-
quires considerable thought and pains-
taking attention in their recording,
summarizing, and interpretation, but
are well worth it to the farmer who
wishes to know just what he is doing.
0ro5i ors
Grown on good soil and properly
handled, sweet clover makes a fair
quality of hay which may In many
sesej. pS substituted wlt|>. adyo#togi>
Many Inventions.
Pink liquid, contained in a small vial
which the inventor declared was suffi-
ciently powerful to Immediately “end
the war," is one of the oddities stored
in the patent office warehouses at
Washington. It rests with thousands
Of other articles which, according to
their creators, would put kalserism out
Of business. Some of these are prac-
tical but many are the fantasies of a
fevered brain. Hundreds of Inventors
n all parts of the United States have,
been striving since the war started to
Invent nonsinkable boats, high-powered
guns and unusual explosives. To
handle the rush of business two di-
visions have been especially created
{er ship, airplane, explosives and ord-
nance ideas with an extra force at
*9rk.
1" h m i i- .f tin* state o
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*■ aiiist J <5„,j i.
,v <!"!■' i> e.-s n th s im. ,
dli iiiv m'cesw iry v uciu rs, u
"ihI. rsig- . «l, Administratrix
s iid « state ar the office of I mi
’iiri-ney, p’rank E. Severn, at
'Va* nuki, in the* county of Woods
''’a *'O • lalioma, wit’>in f vir
" oa.it- i->rt of or
'i ioo ver birn-ij,
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•»er, 1917.
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for AdiiiiuiMtrHtri,x. at.
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h; m souf-.h of town Tu sday
n’ght from care r of to
t mach.
Mi t. Robert Deaton passed
away at home north of town
Tuesday noon after an illness
extending over a period of
over two years.
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