Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 22, 1910, Page 6

R R R - * Ll * Construction of a + Clay-Elock Silo. 7| EX 3 E By J. J. Soprenger, Zumbro b Falls, Minn. o We have ju arnd filled it, all the req W bave been a built a clay-block silo seems to answer 1ts of a good 4 to describe this silo fer the institute Annual, and sub- mit the tollowing: We dug a hole six feet deep, and large enongb to allow for our founda- tion wall ve the silo fourteen feer in di E as dug out s0 thar the silo extends six feet below ground The wall above ground is made of hollow bri Lach brick is one I'Uutl} long, four inches thi and eight'’ inches wide, with two air-spaces about two and -half inches in diameter end arated by a wall about three. fou an inch thick. The brick hs of are laid flatwise; that is, so that they maike au eight-inch wall. This leaves two air-spaces in the brick, and the mortar between the ends of the brick does not extend clear across the silo, but is simply filled fn at the outer and inner edges, thus making a single air- space in the mortar at the end of the brick. The bricks are straight; that is, they are not curved to fit the curve in the silo. Being so short, they leave the wall compa vely smooth on the outside. The bricks were laid from the inside, and any unevenness was plastered over with two coats of rich cement. The walls are thirty-two feet high, making the entire depth of the silo thirty-eight feet at the door. The silo has a continuous door, made of two 2x8's sixteen feet long, splicing so as to make the frame two feet wide and thirty-two feet high. The 2x8's are fastened together by three. quarter-inch bolts. Extending from one 2x8 to the other, these bolts are CLAY-BLOCK SILO. two feet apart. The door is closed with 2x12 planks, sawed two feet long and laid one on top of the other, from the bottom up, as the silo is filled. These planks are held in place by the weight of the silage. The walls are reinforced by three- eighth-inch rods laid in the mortar be- tween every third row of brick. The rods extend clear around the silo, and are bolted to the door-frame at each side of the door. Above the middle, five-sixteenth-inch rods were used in place of the larger ones. The roof is made with eight rafters eighteen feet long, and covered with good lumber, lapping cornerwise with the side ends turned down. The cost of this silo has been very moderate. I will try to give the items in detail. The cost as here given does not include my own labor of hauling the material, tending the mason nor dizging the hole for the foundation. Cost of Foundation. 30 sacks cement at 45¢........ $ 13.50 10 loads sand and cobble-stone 11.00 Cost of Door. 300 feet of 2-inch lumber at $28 per M s .iuuasawivvsssion 14 % rods 2 feet long at 20c.. 2.80 ! Cost of Reinforcement. i 200 Ibs 3; rods 12 feet long at 3c 3c Burrs and washers . Cost of Body. 14,000 brick, $7 per 1,000... 8 lbs of lime at 80c 20 sacks of cement at 45c.... 914 days labor of bricklayer at Cost of Roof. & pieces 2x4x10 at $25 per M..$ 1.40 900 feet lumber at $30 per M.. 9.00 Nails t.ovvenntntnncitccanses .50 38.00 $199.90 Lumber cut and broken for scaffold ............ ceeares 3.00 ‘Total cost ...............$202.90 Drouth Helped Kill Quack Grass. A farmer in Southern Minnesota thinks the recent dry spell has been of advantage to him, in that it has helped him to get rid of quack grass. Plowing and constant cultivation, thus vepeatedly exposing its roots to the hot sun, appears to have done the business. e 5 The Animzls In the Zoo. The sleepinig hours of the animals at the zootogicul gardens in Regeot's park v rding to the families to wh belong, as do their other c¢haracteristies and habits. The orang outapg goes to bed al sun- down. draping its bead in a blanket and refusing to see visitors after dusk. It is also an early nser. With the ns, tigers and other wembers of the Le the night finds them at their . and they sleep most between the midday meal and supper time. The eagles go to xleep just about the time their neighbors in the owl cage are waking up. while the bears during the winter months apparently sleep all day and night teo. The residents of the monkey bouse object seriously to being distnrbed after dark, and if ove of the keepers happens to take a light into their quarters they scold him un- mercifully. On the other hand. it would probably rake a dyuamite bomb to arouse the rhinocer id it is not uncommon. the keepe . to find rats biting holoes in its thick hide with impunity.- London Mail. A Ban on Patterns. “There is one kind of correspondence BOL dived by woumen clerks that heads of tirms hopping mad."” the pretty stenographer. “That is dress patter They don't mind letters and magazines, but if a girl wants to keep on good terms with her employer and maybe Keep her job she lhad better a pattern compa- nies to send their communications to some other address. | know one em- ployer of about 100 girls who has put up ootices in the workroom to the ef- fect that no patterns can be received at that office. Not many men go that far, but all hold the same grudge against patterns. A girl who has a new dress to make up can’t help spreading the pattern out the minute she gets it. Then every other woman in the office becomes interested. Noth- ing is so disorganizing to women clerks as patterns. Nothing takes up more time that belongs to the firm. so you really can't blame the bosses for putting a ban on patterns.”—New York Press. A Beautiful Lake. Perhaps the most striking instance to be seen in the whole world of the wonderful apparent coloring of bodies of water is the marvelously beautiful Blue lake in Switzerland. Encom- passed on all sides by lofty mountains, their lower ranges luxuriantly clothed with verdure down to the edge of the water and adorned swith many fine for- est trees. while their higher acclivities are garbed in a mantle of eternal snow, the little lake. nestling in its deep hol- low basin and protected from winds and storms. is quite startling in its singnlar and strange beauty. The water, although really pure and color- less. appears to be of a most vivid and intense sky blue. And its transparency is so remarkable that a small nickel coin dropped into the water in the center of the lake can be seen gyrat- ing downward until it reaches the bot- tom, apparently more than a hundred feet beneath. Japan’s National Beverage. Sake is the wational beverage of Ja- pan. It has a peculiar flavor not com- parable to any European drink, is made from fermented rice by an intri- cate process in winter ti'me and con- tains from 11 to 14 per cent of alcohol. It is a necessary constituent of every ceremonial Japanese dinner, is served in little, ampulla-like jars and drunk with much formality from squat, ear- less sake cups containing approximate- Iy about two ounces. To the European palate it tastes sour at first, but a preference for it is readily acquired. Curiously enough, it has a much more powerful effect on the Japanese than on Europeans. A stronger variety. shochu, contains from 20 to 50 per cent of alcohol. Another form, mirin. is more or less a liqueuer.—London Lan- cet. The Peanut. The common peanut, beloved of the small boy. grows in a way that is dis- tinctly original. The little plant sends up its shoots. with the fruit on the end of a somewhat stiff stalk. and then before it ripens the stem bends over and carefully pushes the fruit un- derground. As pigs are said to be especially fond of these, it has been suggested that the plant does this to hide its nuts from the porker’s too in- quisitive investigations. System Required. Clerk—May 1 have a day’s leave to- morrow, sir? It is my mother-in-law’s funeral. Employer—My dear Huber. this mustn’t occur again. Last week your wife died. and now your mother- in-law’s going to be'buried. You must arrange things better in your family and see that they happen in the holi- days.—Lustige Blatter. i Unkind. ! Medical Man—Jobson has done the meanest thing 1 eyer heard of. He came to my house the other night, ate a big dinner, got indigestion and then went to another doctor to be cured. Cheering Him Up. New Boarder—How’s the fare here? 0Old Boarder—Well, we have chicken every morning. “That’s first rate. How is it served?” “In the shell.” The Way of It. i Knicker—Life is an irony. Bocker—Yes. By the time you have the money for a grand stand seat your home team no longer wins.—New York Sun. i We make our fortunes; we call them fate.-- Alroy. 3 R R R R R R H i 3 * Care of Dairy : : Cows in Winter. ; ¥ H 'f‘ ' By George P. Grout, Minnesota :‘; :_' University Farm. - L R R R R 1f the year were one perpetual June, with the pastures always clothed in the most succulent and nourishing grasses, with the atmosphere so mild as to induce the highest degree of bo vine comfort and content, and with nc¢ flies to vex the quiet of the cow, then indeed would the dairyman’s days be filled with pleasantness and his purse with easily-won sheckels. But the actual conditions of a Minnesota win ter impose upon him the necessity, i1 he would gather June profits from winter milking, of so sheitering, feed ing and caring for his herd as to re produce, so far as possible, June con ditions from November until May. In his efforts to do this the Minnesota dairyman faces many difficulties; but through the overcoming of these lies the road to the largest prosperity in the dairy business. Comfort and content are the touch stones of success. When the cow it made comfortable and contented, she responds with a generous flow of milk whatever the season of the year. A primary necessity for her comfort is adequate shelter. Warm, well-lighted and well-ventilated stables are essen tial to a high rate of milk-production A sanitary barn should have from four to six square feet of window- space for each cow kept. Where cows are kept in the stalls much of the time, it is not unreasonable to say that the barn should be light enough for one to read in. Good ventilation is essential; but it should be so arranged that the cows shall not be exposed to a draught. “While warmth without ventilation 1is conducive to disease, ventilation without heat is a consumer of feed.” The range of temperature in the barn should be kept between 40 and 60 degrees F. It is a mistake to turn cows which are giving milk out in the yard in very cold weather, under the impression that the “open air” at such times is good for them. If so exposed, while the stalls are being cleaned or for other reasons, it should be for a brief period only. When the owner, “loaf- ing around” iu the cold yard, feels that it is time for him to go indoors. it is time to put the cows in also. They should not remain out, shivering around a straw stack, any more than they shonld be allowed to suffocate in a dark, poorly ventilated barn. Dur- ing cool, heavy rains, at whatever sea- son, the cows should be kept under cover, as it requires a large amount of food to evaporate the water from the animal’s back. In winter, as well as in summer, the cow should have good, pure water to drink. She should not be required to drink water that a person would be unwilling to use for himself. You would not pour foul water into your milk-pitcher; why do this indirectly when you let your cow drink it? See that the source of supply is whole- some, and that the watering troughs are kept clean. A mature dairy cow uses not less than eight gallons of water a day. If it is too cold. the amount of extra feed required to heat it within her body is considerable. For economy’s sake, then, as well as for the comfort of the cow, when the water is too cold —say below 55 degrees in winter—it should be heated, either by steam or by the use of a tank heater. Nowhere on the farm is cleanliness more desirable than in the dairy barn. Stalls and calf pens should be kept free from filth and moisture. Plenty of bedding should be used at all times, and the pens cleaned out frequently. In the gutters, use common slacked lime, or chaff, as an absorbent. Cows should not be kept in an ice house, a hog pen or a dungeon. A dark, damp and dirty place is very fa- vorable to ‘the growth of bacteria. which may attack the health of the animals. Plenty of sunlight keeps the place dry and kills bacteria. When kept in the barn, cows should be brushed daily, not only to keep the dirt and hair from falling ‘into the milk-pail, but to keep the pores of the skin open. This makes the cow more comfortable, and it cannot be too often repeated that anything done to add te the comfort of the cow adds to her productiveness The milking should be done regular- 1y, night and morning, at about equal intervals between day and night miik- ing time. In other words, if you milk|| 4t §:30 In the morning, you should milk at that time in the evening. Each | milker should have a certain number of cows to milk, and should milk| these regularly, commencing with the' same one at a certain time, and milk-| ing them in rotation. The milker|| should milk with both hands, as quick-| ly as possible without hurting the| cow, and, unless the teats are very short, should do very little stripping.| Summer is the season of the year| in which to test the merits of “soil ing." By this {s meant the feeding of stock in stall or yard—some green feed, like corn, sorghum, oats and peas, etc. It is claimed by many dairy experts that, except in the sea- son when pasture is at its best, soil- ing gives better results, in milk-pro- duction than long-continued pasturing, even though the latter be supplement- || ed by a moderate ration of grain. The cow's appetite is stimulated by feed- ing a considerable variety of feod- stuffs. This can only be done to ad- vantage by soiling. With soiling, there is hardly any limit to the variety which may be introduced in a ration. Hindu Juggling. The Hindu jugglers and acrobats are the most skillfui in the world. One of the latest stories told of them is about a performer who went through many wonderful feats perched on the top of a single bamboo stick about fifteen feet in height. The top of the stick was tied to a girdle around his waist. and a leg rest was provided by a cush- fon a few feet down the pole. Perch- ed on this slender stick he hopped and danced about in the liveliest way. ac- companied by the tapping of a drum It would be considered a skillful feat to walk about with ease on a pair of stilts fifteen feet in height. but thix Hindu showed a muarvelous power of equilibrium on a single stick. He did other things even more wonderful. For example. he balanced a light stick on his nose and a heavy one on his chin and then threw the heavy one into the air with bix head and cavght it on the end of a lizht one. While balancing the two sticks thus. end on end. he made one revolve in one direction and the other in the opposite direction. Abkout Face. Miss Prude- 1 just heard that Mr. Upton had an accident—in fact, that he broke his--abh—er—limb, you know. Do you know how it happened. Mr. Jones? Mr. Jones—\Why—er—he was gather- ing apple: and he fell from the—aw—er is, the leg of. the tree.—Ladies’ Home Journal A Town In the Philippines. Santo Domingo bas a population of about 2,000 and is entirely different from any other town in the Philip- pines. In the first place, all the build- ings are of stone, whitewashed. The roofs are made of cogon grass, closely trimmed so as to afford no purchase to the severe typhoons which sweep over the islands. The streets are about | twelve feet wide, many of them paved with stone.’ Some walls extend along both sides of the streets their full length, giving them the appearance of lanes. The walls are about three to five feet in height, broken at intervals for entrance to the yards. which in turn are separated from euch other by stone walls. Most of the yards are: clean and exceptionally neat and at- tractive.—Manila Times. Light on Ma. Little Brother--Mr. Poseyboy, won't you go and stand before the window: Poseyboy —Certainly, my little man. But why? Lirtle Brother—Obh, ma says she can see through you. I want to see if 1 can. i | The pleasant purgative effect ex- perienced by all who use Chamber lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, | and the bhealthy condition of the body and mind which they create, makes one feel joyful. Sold by Barker Drug Co. FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER Office 313 Beltrami Ave. Phone 319-2. William C.Klein Real Estate Insurance Real Estate & Farm Loans O’Leary-Bowser Bldg. Phone 19 Bemidji Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Jobbers The Following Firms Are .horoughi; Reliable and Orders Sent fo Them Will Be Promptly Filled at Lowest Prices The Crookston Lumber Cs. Wholesale Lumber, Lath znd Building Materisl Melges Bros. Co. Wholesale Commi!ssion Fruit and Produce Manufacturers of Creamery Butter school NORTHERN GROGERY COMPANY WHOLESALE GROGERS Ghe Given Hardware Co. Successors to John Fleming & Co. Wholesale and Retail Hardware Phone 57 316 Minnesota Ave. Model Ice Cream, Snowflake Bread and Deelishus Candies Made at The Model Wholesale Bakery, Man- facturing Confectionery and Ice Cream Factory 315 Minnesota Ave. BEMIDJI, MINN. Send your Mail Orders to GEO. T. BAKER & GO0 Manufacturing . Jewelers and Jobbers They are especially prepared to promptly fill all orders in their various lines of merchandise. 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