Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 14, 1916, Page 9

s — PROFIT IN RAISING GEESE ON THE FARM A California man who says he can sell geese for $1.50 each wishes to know the details of raising them, writes a correspondent of the Country Gentleman. He asks whether they must be mated in pairs, each pair penned separately and whether it is necessary to have a pond to insure proper mating and fertile eggs. He has a good grass range, therefore has the most essential factor, for be it re- membered that the goose is a grazing animal and an abundant supply of grass in summer and succulent feed in winter not only insures thrifty, vigor- ous stock and eggs with stronger germs and higher fertility. but cheap- ens the feeding materially. So far as I know. nowhere are geese raised in such large numbers on single farms as are ducks and chickens. In many of the states, especially in the west and in Canada. they are raised on stock and grain farms at very lit- tle cost, because after the goslings are a few days old‘they can get a large part of their feed by grazing. Many a small farmer. especially if he has low. wet land. is in a position to net a tidy sum by raising and fat- tening geese at a minimum of ex- pense and labor. The old notion that geese are monog- amous and paired for life is a myth. The ganders will mate with two or three or even more geese. I have seen a goose which Had lost her mate and refused to mate with another gander, Geese should never be used as breeders until two years of age. and still older is better. Geese will lay more eggs when five or six years old than when young, and the goslings will be stronger. Geese can be used for breeders until they are twenty-five years old, and sometimes older. For market pur- poses alone the best plan is to mate two or three Toulouse geese to an Embden gander. The result of this cross will be stock that is easily raised, mature more quickly, grow to be larger and will fatten more quickly than any one variety. This " mixed progeny should never be used for breeders, because they do not give good results. The geese pictured are of the Toulouse breed. but I know that this is not true of all. I believe the wild goose and probably some of its crosses is an exception. Unless there is wide range it is better to have the ganders penned separately, each with his own harem, as they fight viciously, especially in the mating sea- son. 1 raised geese successfully for sev- eral years with water for drinking pur- poses only, so I know the belief that they must have a pond or stream while mating to insure fertile eggs is not well founded. Still 1 believe it is bet- ter for the breeding stock of all water fowl to have water to swim in. It cer- tainly is more natural. Not only are geese more cheaply and easily fed than other poultry, but they have several other advantages in their favor. They require little in the way of buildings. A low, cheap shed to shelter them from severe storms and to provide-a nesting place is sufficient. They suffer little from disease. They require less care and attention than other poultry. The breeding stock does not require renewing so often. In rais‘ng geese, however, it is ad- visable to confine the goose and her brood until the goslings are a few weeks old. Geese are great foragers. "and the old goose will tire and wear out her brood unless they are allowed to first gain size and strength before being turned out to pasture. The Aylesbury Duck. The Aylesbury duck is preferred in England to any other breed. It is claimed that the Aylesbury will at- tain killing size a fortnight sooner than the Peking and a month sooner than the Rouen. PV Y N YIS NI N N s e N N N e % 5 POULTRY NOTES. % Hens must not be allowed to 3% become too fat before the breed- % ing season. : % . When the gobbler becomes too % fat infertile eggs result. % Don’t forget to give your hens % grit and charcoal. % A hen that is laying needs more % food than an unproductive ome, ‘¥ and you may possibly get the % latter too fat to lay. % After the hen once gets started % to laying, she must have feed % enough to meet the demands of % her body and a surplus for egg % production. WIRRIRR KRR RR R KR T R L3 % » E 408 e 42 112 92 e e Y2 10 2 U2 2 e LlE e e A Read the Pioneer want ads. | 5000 THE CUB REPORTER THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ‘oucH- SEEMSAS THo EVERY CINDER INTH' Truth Is dJust Like Ficfion v TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1916 \, € GAG IS L\TTLE. OLD LAST NEARS BUN MINNESOTA FIRE LOSSES SHOW LARGE INCREASES (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn,, March 14.—The fire loss in Minnesota last month was $38,000 more than in February, 1915. There were 295 fires in the state with an aggregate loss of $368,410. In February, 1915, there were 212 fires with a loss of $330,000. These figures were prepared today from the February report of R. W. Hargadine, state fire marshal. C. G. KING AGAIN WITH STEWART GROCERY C. G. King, who resigned his posi- tion recently with the Stewart Gro- cery and went west, has returned to this city and has again become con- nected with Stewart’s Grocery. Mr. King states that conditions in the west are very poor and that as soon as he saw the country he decided to return to Bemidji. P. J. Nelson, who has been connected with the Stewart Grocery during Mr. King’s absence, has resigned his position. SPANISH WAR VETERANS MAY NUMBER 50,000 (By United Press) Washington, March 14.—Represen- tative Dyer, national commander of the Spanish-American War Veterans, has sent a request to all state com- are available for service in Mexico thinks that he LITTLE EXCITEMENT REPORTED IN VERA CRUZ (By United Press) Vera Cruz, March 14.—There is no news here regarding the negotiations between the United States and Mex- ico. There is little excitement over any of the reports received. Officials state that communication with Am- ericans in the interior is a difficult task. MAIN DIVISION IS ORGANIZED AT COLUMBUS (By United Press) Columbus, N. M., March 14.—The organization of the main division to go after Villa has begun. Brigadier General Pershing, the conqueror of the Morros in the Philippines, is commanding the organization. Colonel Slocum, who licked Villa in the raid here, has been appointed to command the flying sqpadron of the cavalry, which it is believed will comprise the larger part of the armed forces to enter Mexico south of here. General Pershing has arranged a con- ference with General Bertani, Car- ranza commandent, to investigate the report that Carranza forces are mobil- izing to oppose the Americans. JUAREZ RACES ARE CALLED OFF (By United Press) El Paso, Tex., March 14.—The Juarez races which have have been in progress 97 days and scheduled to close Sunday have been called off on account of the threatening Mexican situation. CARRANZA TROOPS PURSUING VILLA (By United Press) El Paso, Tex., March 14.—The mo- bilization of a large part of the Unit- ed States army continued this morn- ing, to hunt Villa which Carranza’s troops were pursuing Villa, hoping to make the United States expedition unnecessary. FUNSTON HAS FINAL ORDERS SAYS WASHINGTON (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 14.—Final or- ders for the Villa hunt are in Gen. Funston’s hands at the border. A few isolated troops may have touch- ed Mexican soil but it is believed that tomorrow will be the time for a general entry. if a call for volunteers is issued. Dyer x can raise 50,000 men. [ ¥ ¥ ¥ KKK X KK XX ¥ XX KK ¥ * * CROOKSTON LBR. CO. * * CAMP NO. 2, KELLIHER * KKK KK KK KKK K KKK Ben Rice, who has been scaling at Camp No. 2 for several months, left last week for Glasgow, Mont., to make preparations for spring seed- ing on his farm. D. L. McMillan of the surveyor general’s office, is now scaling at Camp No. 2 in Mr. Rice’s place. William Helin and Charles Barry, scaler and cook, respectively, from Camp No. 3, were visitors at Camp 2 Sunday. A. J. Jordan, Crookston Lumber company cruiser, spent a couple of days runing lines at Camp No. 2 last week. Anton Petroski volunteered to take a number of Camp No. 2 men to church last Sunday morning on his railway motor car,-“Jerry Boy.” The way that “Jerry Boy” bucked aftér we had gone about three miles from camp was enough to make most any churchgoer swear, but “Tony,” bear- ing in mind the mission he was on, refrained from expressing his opinion of motor cars in general, and the “Jerry Boy” in particular. After he had worked on it for an hour or two to no avail, though advice was freely offered by every member of the party, it was decided to tow the car back to| camp. The party reached camp just in time for dinner, tired and hungry. manderstonotifyhimhowmanymenliffi#**«k-ki«ii*l#flk* * * * NYMORE NEWS (By Special Correspondent.) Miss Dorothy Johnson returned to KKK KK KKK KKK KK ildays’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Johnson. She was accom- panied by her sister, Esther Johnson. Fritz Reinke has returned from Crookston where he has been for the past few months attending the busi- ness college there. The bachelors of the Congregation- al church will give a supper at the church Friday night. The Pathfinders will meet at the home of Mrs. Harry Bridgeman this evening. Miss Izetta Fisher spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. GOVERNOR HANNA TO REMAIN IN RACE Bismarck, N. D., March 14.—Ru- mors that he would withdraw from the race for the United States senate were quieted by Governor Hanna to- day when he announced he still is a candidate and promised a further statement after the presidential pri- mary, March 21. NYMORE COUNCIL ASK CITY TO BE ADMITTED (Continued from Page 1) matter of wards will be taken up. “I can assure the council of Ny- more that if the people of Nymore finally take steps to consolidate, they will be treated as fairly ds any other ward of the city, in fact, there is everytlifig to gain and nothing to lose.” oo Brainerd this morning after a few In speaking of the payment of the indebtedness of the village, Mr. Rus- sell stated that Nymore would pay on an assessed valuation of $75,000 and the present site of Bemidji would pay on a valuation of $1,500,000. A special tax for Nymore will be levied by the county auditor which would in time pay off the debt. This, since it would be spread over a great time, would be no greater burden than Nymore is now carrying. The school indebtedness would be taken care of in the same way. By individual expression the coun- cil denoted its unanimous sanction of the annexation. In 35 nations oysters support spe- cial fisheries and in several others figure in the food supply. man i hing s turnishing dtores: sell a at iceats: ‘wnly those commanding| ply. ¥ 3 Times. FERKKKKKK KKK TODAY’S ODDEST STORY (By United Press) Centralia, Kans., March 14.—Cold lunches have been banished from a country school near here. Little Miss Helen Archer, school teacher, solved the problem by having the boys trap rabbits and dress them at the morning re- cess. She cooks them while hearing classes. The dish is served in grand manner each day at no cost to anyone. Kk ok ok kok ok kkkk ok hkkhkh kn KKK KK KK KKK KKK Pioneer want ads pay. Tk hkkhkkhkhkhkhkhkhkhwiw For Boys 75¢ to close at:. WEST POI for boys 60c to close at.. 266 close at....usumvsaesed Supplies less than % Price. and Girls DOROTHY DALE SERIES for girls never less than 60c now.. AUNT JANE'S NEICES ..23¢ NT SERIES BOY SCOUT and THE FAMOUS ALGER’S SERIES reeeeenee.. 1204 2 for 26¢C BOOKS! to close at...... $1.25 Bemid;i Pennants to close 32c BELTRAMI STORE 1 Real Indian Beadwork Medicine Bag worth $15.00 to close......... . $5.00 $3.00 and $5.00 Indian Beaded Moccasins going at....................$51.00 $2.00 and $2.50 Indian Woven Baskets.. BOOKS! BOOKS! COPYRIGHTED FICTION --Only A Few Left-- while they last.............89¢c POPULAR FICTION SMALL GIFT BOOKS, BOOKS OF GOOD CHEER, POEMS, AND TOAST BOOKS Always sold for 50c while they last......... ..... 19¢ Pipes and Tobaccos going at % price. ABERCROMBIE’S Last Week Of Closing Out Sale Everything Must be Sold by March 2oth Books, Novelties, Curios, Tobaccoes and Smokers’ d