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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM. UTAH FIGHT PLANT DISEASES Campaign Planned Against structive Maladies. Faulty Kidney. C.u.ed Acul, fanny. Completely The walls must be airtight. The walls must be smooth Inside. The best type of silo is round. The .roof should be waterproof. The materials out of which the silo Is build should be strong enough to withstand great pressure. A silo should be placed as near as possible to the place where the silage Is to be fed. One hundred tons of silage will feed 23 lipad of stock for, 200 days. A silo 14 feet In diameter and 25 feet high will hold 100 tons of silage. Any kind of good silo Is a valuable piece of property on the farm where live stock is to be fed. De- Special Work Will Be Undertaken to Reduce Epidemics of Black Rust In Spring Wheat Areas To Improve Storage Methods. (From the United States Department of Agriculture.) Destructive plant diseases which annually make heavy Inroads Into the crops of the country, are to be attacked with renewed energy by the United States department of agriculture. The extended work Is made posslblo by appropriations carried in the food production bill which has just been enacted by congress. Special work will be undertaken by the bureau of plant Industry with a view to reduction of the destructive epidemics of black rust In the spring wheat areas and reduction of the Injury from grain smut, especially In the central and western states. The bureau also will place In the field additional expert pathologists to advise country agents especially In the control of destructive diseases of potatoes, beans and truck crops, and will undertake special surveys to determine the' causes of Injury In regions suffering heavy losses from plant diseases In order that control measures may be undertaken promptly. In addition to Its work for the control of plant diseases, the bureau of plant Industry will seek to stimulate the conservation of food products by demonstrating proper methods of storing such crops as may be stored in common storage, by improving the methods of storage, and by demonstrating the drying of farm products. WAS ALL RON DOWN SILO ESSENTIALS Ret,a Since Using Doans. On u FODDER IS EASILY HANDLED Illustration Given Herewith Shows Convenient Method Suggested by Nebraska Man. Fodder may easily be handled in the manner: Use 2 by 4s for brackets. Bolt the upper pieces to the wagon box and Insert the. lower Hollowing one between hound and axle, writes F. Harnly of Odell, Neb., in Farmers Mail In 5 12-in- d short-handle- d Gopher Trapping. The freshest mound should be selected and the probable direction of the main run determined, by noting the hole. The angle of the mounds are usually situated one or two feet distant from, and nearly at right angles to the main run. dirt-plugge- d Handy Fodder Loader. h and Breeze. piping will do for the truck to work on. Use a small block and tackle, hooked to the front of wagon, to draw the shock over. - EGG IS Ope-inc- GOOD FARM POTATO STORAGE ( ' I . Bulletin Issued by North Dakota College Describes Building of Cellars and Pits. A bulletin on farm potato storage has just been Issued by the North Dakota Agricultural college. It describes the building of potato cellars and pits that can be made cheaply. There may be greater need of such storage this fall than usual. It may be difficult to secure cars when they are needed, and if digging is delayed for lack of cgrg, there will be danger of the potatoes freezing in the field. Towns have often taken up the local supply of potatoes, but this year nearly everybody in town has raised enough potatoes for their own use, so that the farmer will either have to store or ship his surplus potatoes. A potato cellar or pit on the farm will also cut out the time that it would take to haul the potatoes to town. HELPS INFERTILE Grande u. dark-gree- n h stiff-handle- Rio and PLATE : What pictures are conjured up ,in ones mind by these names pictures of windjammer days, when the chantey, Were bound to the Rio Grande, had a meaning which it has now lost and will never regain. For its size the Rio de la Plata was, In the piping times of peace, one of the busiest rivers of the worldretween Its three chief ports, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Rosario with nothing else worth mentioning there are some 300 miles. As for Its width during the first 100 miles or so, the loW shores are scarcely visible during the first days steaming, and the sunsets are some of the most gorgeous In the world. Indeed, between Buenos Aires and Rosario there was one that will stand to me always as the sum total of gorgeousness In sunsets, writes J. E. Patterson in the Graphic. In spite of natures limitlessness In such things, I doubt if she could go one better. The sun was dead ahead up the river, which was then about a quarter of a mile wide. He was a hands breadth above the horizon (holding the hand at arms length), already darkly ruddy enough' to look straight at without To right and counleft of him, over the of and banks the the try subtropical river, all conceivable tints of gold, pale yellow and the very thinnest of greens stretched away to the indefinite gray-blu- e of evening. Whilst straight down the middle of the erstwhile faintly terra-cott- a stream there was the most regal, purple pathway that mortal eyes ever saw, and from it to the luscious green of the swampy banks the water shaded away through deep terra-cott- a to pale reddy-browSaid I to the captain, vvho was a seasoned visitor to thosM'itudes : ",Jove, but thats some iunseVf I havent seen one like it before the world round even Kaiser Bill No, he replied; and his war cant alter these River Plate sunsets. War Hits Rosario Hard. As the Indescribable beauty of that sunset has led me away up the river I HE eye-strai- The most effective set for the gopher trap is In the main runway, A, and not in the lateral run, B, that leads to the surface mound. This necessitates the use of two traps per setting, one in each direction; but the results are so much more certain and quicker that the catch per trap per day Is greater than where but one trap Is set in a lateral run, where it is often filled full of dirt by the gopher. Iron (A common spoon Is of great assistance in finding the main run, and in properly placing the trap. This spoon had better be supplemented by a light, shovel, for the man that is afraid to dig will never get rid of his gophers. the River Plate.. ! PLAN FOR GOPHER TRAPPING Most Effective Set" for Trap Is Iron Main Runway Twelve-IncSpoon Is Useful. KEEP DOWN n. ' I fore the circulation1 of money has dwindled to half of what it was. Buenos Aires a Bit Subdued. In Buenos Aires one finds a capital of something like a million people. The Paris of the West, they tell you, as they point to their really splendid avenues, squares and palatial buildings all comparatively new to their programs of grand opera, .drama, variety shows and other phases of gay evening life. To these the war has made but small difference, say some, whilst others maintain that the change They back is deep and their arguments by pointing out up the rise in the cost of living, the closing of some places of amusement (as in Rosario), the decrease in shipping and so in the circulation of money, and the sort of armed neutrality between the British and German elements, instead of the fraternizing that used to go on between them. The Paris of the West Buenos Aires undoubtedly Is, despite the war ; but it is a slightly subdued Paris, all the same, and all because of the war. In ordinary times It Is more than a gay Imitator of the French capital.It is the commerce and the money center of South America, and, apparently, it will long remain so, now that It has got the start and has behind it a country whose natural riches are in abundance and not yet more than tapped. But although the Argentine capital has now great and beautiful marble buildings, wide, subtropical thoroughfares and it also has many narrow, mean and repulsive streets. For the present labor far exceeds the demand, and prices are exceedingly high. Still, wheff the war ends, trade on the Plate must naturally return to its former very comfortable proportions, and grow and grow. Montevideo Less Affected. In Montevideo war changes are not nearly so great, as in the Argentine ports mentioned. True, shipping has decreased there, yet not in the same proportion as elsewhere on the river. There is a falling off in trade, therefore in labor and money, as is only natural during a war that has economically affected every inhabited coastline and g. rest-place- s, The production of the infertile egg and the proper handling and marketing of eggs by the producer would increase tremendously the number of marketable eggs each year by diminishing the quantity, that are rendered unfit for food. X stronger and I felt better In way. I kept on taking Doans was and cured. They are surely reliable " Mrs. Lyon gave the above y. 1915. and on n,t 3 fit 12, 1917, she said: My cure has lasted. I take Doans occasionally, however, as a streneth ener for my kidneys. Get Doan at Any Store, 60c a Bos doans FOSTER-M1LBUR- Iy,NLy CO., BUFFALO, N.y. J. A. Page, dead In Boston at ninety, was 50 years headmaster of Dwight school. We offer Hows This ? for any case of catarrh cannot be cured by HATPs CATARRH MEDICINE. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tak-e- n internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System Sold by druggists for over years Price 75c. Testimonials free. forty F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. that $100.00 Bound to Be Tidy. fastidious old gentleman was joying a cigar with a friend. A en- The guest, having reached the end of his Havana, hurled the stump onto the well-kelawn. What made you throw your cigar there? said the old man, angrily. See how unsightly it is on the lovely pt grass. That surely wont do any harm, said the other, for nobody would notice a little thing like that. My dear fellow, solemnly replied the old grumbler, its just little thing? like these' that constitute tidiness, and tidiness is half the comfort of life. I His Mend said no more for a time, f and in a few moments he arose hurriedly, disappeared, and was absent for a full twenty minutes. Where on earth have you been?" said his host, when he returned at last. Oh, Ive only been across the mead- ow to spit in the river. read : Of Iser rolling rapidly. When Moore was departing he slipped on the stairs, which caused Campbell to ask : ? if Whats that? .Whats that? instantly reI, sir, rolling rapidly plied Moore. WEEDS Use of Mower in Pasture Once While Will Be of Much Assistance in Cow Pastures. Mrs. Harry A Lvon yf tT St., s. Boston, Mass., says nllain Kidney Pills have surely u 1Be wonderful good. About Tl!h3 prior to the birth of ruy two convulsions and was i?if .had to a hospital. Doctors said the convulsions were due to my kidneys not working properly. I had swelling of the feet and ankles so that I had to wear large - sized slippers. My back ached I was nerv- - MRS. Lyoh ous and unable to sleep, i aiso fered from awful headaches ami weak tired, languid, and run f u After I came home a friend sm.. gested that I try Doans Pills, and I got some. I soon noti2 Improvement; my hack becam! Rolling Rapidly. Tom Moore called on Campbell one evening, and. in the course of conversation Campbell mentioned a poem ha had just composed and the manuscript of which he showed to Moore. It was entitled The Battle of Hohenlinden,' the last line of the first verse of which ! FAVORED Proper Handling and Marketing by Producer Would Increase Number Quite Perceptibly. S in The best sardines are sardines. sardines are smelt; During rainy seasons the weeds often grow very rank in our pastures. The use of the mower once in a while will be a great help In keeping down the weeds, and giving the grass a chance to grow. Weeds give the milk undesirable flavor, and should not be allowed to grow In the pastures. 0 . i Poor Urbano Park, Montevideo. 4 GUARD SWINE FROM CHOLERA Government Officials Universally vising That Herds Be Immuned Ad- by Vaccination. In all sections of the United States they are adopting as the best tried out method of protecting the herd from hog cholera, linmuning with the double process; and the officials of the government connected with the Interest are universally advising and be Insisting tlijit the herds of swine ' Immuned. by vaccination. live-stoc- k Save Everything. Save everything in the garden and orchard. If there is no sale for produce, can all that is suitable, and feed the remainder to the stock. Save Peas and Beans. Save all pens and beans that are not used green. They will be of use during the winter. Storing Cabbage. Cabbage way be wrapped in paper and placed on shelves or hung from the top of n root cellar. will begin with Rosario, a town, built of quarried stone and of over 100,000 inhabitants, with open, That From Many Garden Vegetables yet rather suburbs. It Can Be Saved for Next Year, has a fine shopping? center, although Such Beans, Peas, Etc. the streets are muciutoo narrow for so hot a country. There is an efficient electric-traMany garden vegetables which canservice,' by which one can not be used may be allowed to go to go well into the country; and along fjeed and the seed saved for next years the riverside, abreas the' center of the planting. This Is true of beans, peas, town, extends a quay (there are no lettuce, radishes, squash, pumpkins, docks) , where dozens of vessels can lie endive, spinach, early turnips, etc. to lond or discharge, in addition to Home grown seed which has not mixed grain elevators above and below the in often superior to that bought on the town. .market. In peace-tim- e twenty or more steamers and a few sailing craft were a comTrim Raspberry Canes. mon sight at that quayside, with othTrim out old Raspberry canes and ers anchored in the stream to boot. thin the new shoots so that they do Now the maximum, is about half 'a not crowd. Burn all these trimmings dozen. Consequently' the at once. streets, the bustle of shops and offices, and the merry life of evening resorts, Growing Stock. have become of the past. By Care of growing stock is the most day shops and things streets are sparsely freImportant link in poultry keeping and quented, whilst restaurants and other one which is too frequently neglected. places of amusement are comparatively quiet by night. The place pretty .Send Cockerels to Market. lived on Its shipping and the Ship the cockerels to market when nearly handling of goods In transit. general they reach a pound and a half or two The shipping is almost gone; there- pounds weight. HOME-GROW- N semi-Spanis- SEED SUPERIOR squalid-lookin- g m once-throng- h hinterland in the world. At the same time, Montevideo is the capital of a country that can easily supply itself with all the necessities and many of the luxuries of life, and pretty well does so now. Again, by some curious, racial bent the Uruguayans seem to be a more resolute and independent, though not a more Initiative people than the Argentinos that is, those- of Montevideo give one that impression. In Montevideo prices have gone up more than 10 per cent on the whole; and so far as I could ascertain even this was unwarranted, except on a few articles of commerce. The city and its neighborhood have taken the war very philosophically ; it has affected the real natives so very little, and they say they have no fear of trouble, in any case, with the German colonies amongst - them. The Remedy. I see President Wilson wants to apply a homeopathic cure for the ills of the German people. What cure is that? "I see he wants to make Junk out of the Junkers. THERES NO DOUBT ABOUT P0STUH AS A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OVER COFFEE |