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Che morris County Chronicle
and the Morris County Standard,
Morristown, N. J.
Published Weekly by
PIERSON & SURDAM
Office : No. 18 Park Place
Telephone Call 295
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TAKE NOTICE.
The Republican voters of each of the
Townships, Boroughs and Wards of this
County and from each of the election dis
tricts of Dover and from the Town of Boon
ton are hereby requested to meet on TUES
DAY the 5th day of December, A. D. 1905:
(the place and hour to be selected by a ma
jority ol the local committee) for the pur
pose of electing a Local Committee, consist
ing of five persons.
By order of the Morris County Republican
Committee.
JAMES H. McGRAW,
Chairman.
D. R. HUMMER, Secretary.
Dated November 15, 1905.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Governor Stokes’s Thanksgiving pro
clamation is as follows:
“ We'have gathered the fruits of an
other year in plenty. The earth has
yielded bounteous harvests to the
husbandman. All our industries flour
ish. Labor is happily and peacefully
employed and trade and commerce are
\ flood tide. We are at peace at
home and abroad. The hearts of the
people turn to righteousness and
abundant opportunity is theirs to sat
isfy the aspirations of mind and soul.
Civilization goes onward, blessed by
the progress of science, by a broader
Christianity, by higher ideals, by the
spirit of honesty and truth. For all
these tilings we lift our hearts in
gratitude to Almighty God.
“Therefore, 1, Edward C. Stokes,
■Governor of the State of New Jersey,
do designate ’Thursday, the thirtieth
day of November, as a day of praise
and thanksgiving, and do recommend
■that the people gather in places of
religious worship and render thanks
toqur Heavenly Father for the bless
ings of the past and present and ask
for His continued guidance in the
years to come.
“Given under my hand
and seal at Trenton, this
, eleventh day of November,
(Seal.) in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hund
red and five.
“ Edward C. Stokes.
“Attest:
Edward W. Gray,
“Secretary to the Governor.”
One of the most important of the
reform movements inaugurated in the
State this year, if not the most im
portant, is that of Rev. Mr. Wishart,,
of Trenton, to do away with vote buy
ing. He proposes to form an associa
tion witii this end in view and has re
ceived assurances from otiier parts of
the State that he will tind plenty of
co-operation. .Nearly everything that
Is objectirinable in politics can be
■ t raced to the use of money in influenc
ing votes, both parties are equally cul
pable and under the general preval
ence of the system neither have any
special (id vantage. The average voter
loses his interest in politics for this
reason and men who otherwise would
be glad to accept local nominations re
fuse,bgcause'they do not care to pay
for votes or take advantage of other’s
doing so. This applies not particular
ly to locals elections but extends even
to presidential contests, where mil
iionsof dollars are spent in a campaign.
The leaders of the various parties
realise that they are the victims of ai
pernicious custom and would rejoice j
if they could be well rid of it. Every i
good cit izen should1 lend a hand in!
this reform.
As a consequence of the crusade the
State {tanking Department has been j
making against, the so-called “ private I
banks,” which made a specialty of
business witii non-Engllsh-speaktng
residents, particularly the Italian im
migrants, a law providing a more
string>nt regulation of such institu
tions is almost certain to be enacted
by the next Legislature, State Bank
ing Commissioner Watkins and Gover
nor Stokes have been appealed to by
representative Italians and they have
promised to aid in any legislation that
will provide a proper safeguard for the
people. The greatest frauds have
been perpetrated by the ‘‘private
bankers’’ in the transmission of
moneys to families of the Italians in
the old country. According to repre
sentations made by the State officials
upward of $00,000,000 is annually sent
home by the thrifty sons of Italy.
The Italian government, because of
the wholesale manner in which the
people are oeing robbed, passed a law to
regulate this transmission of moneys,
arid Cesiire Consiglio has come over to
solicit t he co-operation of the A mer
iean States.
One of the prophecies by Nahum
was that “ The chariots shall rage in
the streets, they shall iostle one
against another in the broad ways:
they Khali seem like torches, they shall
run like the lightnings." If Nahum
. had added a line about the scent the
. chariots would leave in their wake he
would have come pretty near to call
ting the turn on the automobiles.
This next Legislature in New .Jersey
will have but seven Democrats on
joint ballot. Only once before in the
history Of the State was there such a
defeat ot Democratic legislative can
didates as took place on Tuesday. Af
ter the exposure of the race track and
other legislative frauds, the Republi
cans in 1896 elected seventy-four legis
lators. In that year, however, the
Democrats had but three Senators and
four Assemblymen, while the numbers
are just reversed this time, there be
ing four Democratic Senators, and
three Democratic Assemblymen in the
Legislature of 1906. There were eight
Senators to elect Tuesday and seven
of the Republicans were elected. The
only survivor of the Democratic list is
.Tonnston Cornish, of Warren county.
The Democrats elected only three can
didates. These will represent War
ren, Sussex and Hunterdon counties.
The new members will be in the ma
jority in the House, as there will be
forty-one of them. One of the great
est surprises of Tuesday was the elec
tion of the entire Hudson county As
sembly delegation of Republicans.
As a result of the last Congress elec
tion there are ninety-three Democrats
and sixty Republican vacancies in the
membership of the committees of the
House of Representatives. Although
many of these vancaneies occur in im
portant committees, there is only one
important chairmanship to be scram
bled for—that of the Appropriations
Committee. On the Ways and Means
Committee there are two Democratic
vacancies: Appropriations, four Re
publicans and two Democrats; Judic
iary, three Republicans; Banking and
Currency, three Republicans and one
Democrat; Foreign Affairs, three
Democrats; I nterstate and Foreign
Commerce, one Republican; Military
Affairs, three Democrats; Naval Af
fairs, two Republicans and three Dem
ocrats; Postoflice, three Democrats.
The list of vacancies includes mem
bership on other less important com
mittees.
In spite of the efforts and influence
of Essex and Hudson counties in t..e
coming legislature we do not imagine
that there will be any legislation ttiat
will lead to the imposition of a state
tax. That means that the main stem
tax as proposed will not be adopted as
a principle of the taxation system of
this state. When the people come to
fully understand the matter they will
not endorse any action of their repre
sentatives that will bring on a direct
state tax. Sober common sense will
govern a majority of the members of
the legislature. That something will
be done toward changing some parts
of the system of taxation may be taken
for granted, for everybody acknowl
edges tiie need of some changes. But
that there will be any radical altera
tion in she system or any hysterical
legislation such as proposed by II ud
son and Essex is not to be expected:
Sheriff Ryerson retires from office
with the reputation of having been
one of the best sheriffs Morris county
tias ever had. His administration of
the affairs of the office has been
prompt and business-like in every par
ticular and lie has endeavored to carry
out the statutes relating to his office
to the best of his ability. He and his
family will take with them as they
return to their former home the re
spect and esteem of many in Morris
town, who have been brought in con
tact with them in social relations.
The matter of authoring the Com
mon Council of Plaintiel'd to investi
gate the feasibility and practicability
of obtaining possession of a municipal
water supply was presented to the
voters at the recent election and the
proposition adopted by a vote of 1,141
to 4C8i Less than halt of the voters
of the town were interested enough to
vote either way, but the icsult
showed that the proposition was fav
ored by two-thirds of the people.
Tint Haekettstown “Gazette” is J
right in saying: “In the association;
of legislators there is no separating
the sheep from t tie goats; men find
their associations as congeniality and
purpose dictate, and their level is fixed
by their ability.”
It takes but a short time in the
State Capital for a man to be placed
in the class to which lie belongs, and
he takes rank accordingly, hence our
representatives take front rank.
Carnot It. Mkkkkk was elected
Mayor of the Borough of Florham
Park over George E. Feleb, who was
a candidate, for re-election on the
Democratic ticket. This was the
first election since the formation of
the Borough, in which t here lias been
a contest for Borough ollleials. Here
tofore t he Mavor lias bfeu elected on
a citizen’s ticket without opposition.
Notv there is to be a change in the
oitice of street commissioner why
would it not be a good plan to have all
road making and repairing done by
contract ¥ We understand that the
services of a practical road maker,
tvlio owns a steam roller, is available,
and it certainly would be more econ
omical for the town to have the work
done by contract.
The canvass of the election returns
in Essex county shows there are up
wards of 21.000 Democrats there, so
that‘former Senator James Smith has
quite & party back of him at home
after all. The average Republican
majority in EsseS was 20,593.
The utterance on tariff revision in
the President’s forthcoming message
is’ expected to please, both “ stand
patters” and ” readjusters,” as, while
he will advert to the need of some
changes, he will set forth the view
that the muter is wholly within con
trol of Congress.
HOW MUCH GAIN
Do your assets show, over last year?
You might be interested to learn on what terms you can buy, on
the instalment plan, the five per cent, twenty-year gold bonds
issued by the Company that
Has earned more for policy-holders
Has paid more to policy-holders
Holds more in trust for policy-holders
Than any other company in the world
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RICHARD A. McCURDY. President
George B. Raymond, Manager, 197 Market St., Newark, N. J.
L. J
Congress meets the first Monday
in December and President Roosevelt
has about completed his message to
be presented to both houses at that
time. It is said to be of unusual
length and will rake up a number of
important issues in a vigorous man
ner. Among other topics treated are
the following: Correction of the re
bate evil and the regulation of rail
road rates. Telling of what has been
done toward building the Panama
Canal; advocating legislation that
will expedite the work. Urging the
reorganization of the diplomatic and
consular service. Advocating moder
ation in Chinese exclusion laws. Sug
gesting methods for cementing up the
cracks in tlie immigration laws. Re
commendin' administrative reforms,
in governmental departments, and
the adoption of business methods in
operating the government. Urging
the ratification of the Santo Domingo
treaty. Recommending better tarit)
relations with the Philippines and
Porto Rico. Explaining the govern
ment’s rights to inquire into corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce.
Pointing to the benefits of a grea er
navy. Preservation of Niagara Falls
from the encroachments of commerce.
Statehood for territories. Federal su
pervision of insurance companies
greatly desired. Other topics touched
upon are: Treaty of Portsmouth; trade
in the Orient; treasury deficiencies;
public lauds; forest reservations;
rights of labor; Venezuela;- economy
in government expenditure.
Tub Jersey City “JoornalfT say*:'
V Senator McKee proposes to intro
duce a bill at the coming session of
the legislature providing severe- pen
alties by ftne and imprisonment, for
a*y person wire drives an &Mtom*bile
while mirier the influence of intoxicat
ing liquor. Even the autmnobiNsts
should recognize the propriety-of such
a law. There should also be a iuv
that wiflt provide for such rklges- in
highwaysas will prevent high- spend.
This can be done without very aerie**
expease oonnstete trouble for the* teats--;
sters and others who use horses* and -
it will surely prevent the automobiles
from attaining dangerous speed. Its j
is tl rue-that some effective means-we re I
taken to protect Die people froa* sud
den death,on. the public highways.- ’<
__iS!_JJU.
AKTBie several unresponsive Btfortfc.
to obtain.state aid to insure the per
manency of. their endowment fuad the
public school teachers of New Jersey
who are members of the Teachers1 Re- [
tirement Fund, have now set for them
selves a. task of establishing by their
own collective work a substantial en
dowment of not leas than $100,(W».> j
A corutKSPONdent calls tim*4y at
tention to-the annoyance and incon
venience caused by the tearing out of
old bridges to be rebuilt, before the
material for the new structure is “at
hand. It is certainly to be eensursd
and the Board of Freeholders, should
iiave taken up the matter some time
ago,. ^
Mem hers of both houses- of Con
gress express tite opinion, tliat the1
railroad rate legislation desired by the
President, as outlined tty Senator
KtiotMbhis Pittsburg speed) oa No-,
veinber 3. will be speedily and sats^"
fautorily enacted by the legislative
branch of the government.
Some of the successful politiciars
evidently like bosses as two of them
Iiave taken to the matrimonial yoke.
M4vor Fagan, of Jersey City, was ma -
rled last week and Senator-elect Fre
imghuysen will be married next week.
1
Eighteen years ago Frank Welles,
aged sixteen, left Omaha, Neb., to seek
his fortune. He'has been heard from
but once since that time. Each night
since his departure his mother burned
an all night watch light at the window
In anticipation of her son’s return.
Even In her last sickness she refused
to go to a hospital for fear that he
might come back and find the house
shut up.
To commemorate the yellow fever
epidemic of 1005, In which their baby
was born, a family named Wilson, liv
ing In New Orleans, have had their
child christened Stegomyla Fnclata
Wilson, so that the hoy will never for
get the theory that yellow fever Is
transmitted only by the Stegomyla fa
clata mosquito, which has been dem
onstrated beyond a possibility of doubt
this summer.
FACTS IN FEW LINES
Fossil pigs the size of cows have been
found in Oregon.
A statue of tne Sumerian King David
found at Bismya, Babylonia, recently
is believed to date back to 4500 B. C.
Lassa, the Forbidden City of Tibet,
has 10.000 people, two-thirds of, whom
are women, who conduct all the busi
ness of the city.
The Japanese method of preserving
the salmon which are caught in large
numbers at Sakhalin Is to salt them
down and press them into bales.
Leonardo da Vinci not only put the ,
vioiin into the hands of his heroines,
but he himself played upon a unique
violin at the extremity of which was a
carved horse's head.
Recently Sir William Crookes lectured
twice at Kimberley, South Africa, on
the making of artificial diamonds. The
lectures cost $3,000, for they included
elaborate experiments.
Coallie, a clever dog belonging to
Cbarlie Cahill of Bath, Me., left home
for several hours the other day. When
he returned late In the afternoon he
was tugging a big pumpkin along, with
him.
During the preparatory maneuvers
of the Servian Infantry at Nish a regi
ment was lost for twenty-four hours.
When it was finally sighted the men
were at the bottom of a ravine dancing j
to music furnished by a gypsy camp, T
Franconian wine growers are getting
alarmed at the steady encroachment of
phylloxera. Already in a single district
near Wurzburg the government has
had to pay $25,000 indemnity for in- .
feeted vines destroyed by its agents. j
Reports of an extensive volcanic out
break on the island of Suvali,. in the
Samoan group, are brought by the
steamship Sierra from Australia. The j
eruption is ten miles south of Matan- I
tua, and a new mountain: has been.i
created 1,000 feet high.
Among the rare pieces wluch caused
hot bidding at a coin sale in New York
the otHor day was an old New Hamp
shire cent o« 1776. This coiu, is down,
in the catalogue as “priceless" and
“unique.” The buyer had to Hay down
.
settlers in King
man county, Kan., la an old mule. It.
helped to draw the-first wagon loud of
provisions Into, the- county. This mule •
has been admitted an a member of the
Old Settlers’" association 'tail attends
every picnic-. It Ip- one of the land
marks of the Bounty..
Enoch; Burnette uf Springfield,. Mass ,.,
has presented pie BWcliertmvu: Histor
ical society with: a correct juotl** of the- 1
gold wQstter used ip California, by the
old forty-niners, inside are two-bags
of a size that- would hold,.$1.5<H> worth,
of gold each. Mr. Burn title made the
model for hifcowu amusemenu.
A, teacher In a> lower west side pub
He school in- Now Fork recently receiv
ed the following letter: “Kindly exeo
plate my son Moses from being one ag
grlgate day absent. Because-his moth
er substantial sick Moses had to. so
journ in Pie house perpetual, so lurid
ly apology him for not coming once
day to school.”
It was a Rockland (Me.) sea dog who.
painted his boat the- other day with
curious residlts. He got along all right
until ho came to put on the name on
the bow. “Star” was easy work on
one side of the bow, und then be went
at the other. He followed his first job
so closely that when he fiulfhed he
found the port bow Inscribed “Rats.”
German sources estimate the total
length of railroads in the world at 537,
105 mile*. America has 270.380; Eu
rope, 187,776; Asia, 46^592; Africa*. 15,
649; Australia. 10,702. The value of
the world's railroads, is placod at $43,
000,000,000. The total rolling stock
consists of 160,000- locomotives, 223,
000 passehger coaches and 3,000,900
freight cars.
The monk* of the St. Bernard hospice
in Switzerland are up to date. They
have purchased an automobile to carry
provisions up the mountain. In order
not to frighten teams they had a horse
hitched tn the motor wagon. The gov
ernment's permission had to be obtain
ed because of the- bridges* some of
which were uot intended for such
heavy loads.,
A. G. Smith of Broektau, Mass., has
received a unique present frotn an en
graver at New Haven. Conn., in the
shape of a cherry stone containing one
dozen silver spoons. The stone Is in
two parts, which screw together, and
the spoons are arranged about on the
inside. The spoons are perfect and
large enough to be distinguished with
the naked eye.
A six foot man wearing the uniform
of the British navy was walking along
Beekman street. New York, recently
when a ragged Italian girl of twelve
stopped him with a request that he tie
up a bundle of wood for her. Without
a word he entered a store, obtained a
piece of rope and bound the load se
curely. He then lifted It to the girl a
head and passed on up the street
| WASHINGTON LETTER
—
(Special Correspondence.!
Ex-Representative Harry St, George
Tucker of Virginia, presklent of the
Jamestown exposition, called on Presi
dent Roosevelt the other day and talk
ed with him about the future of the ex
position. The president has been
friendly to tbe enterprise from the be
ginning, and it is probable that bis
message to congress will contain fur
ther expressions of his desire to see
congress treat the enterprise in the
proper manner financially.
Mr. 'Pucker took leave of this country
Nov. 7 for a long visit to European
countries to interest them in the expo
sition, to be held in 1907. He carried
With him credentials from the state
department, and in this respect his
equipment will he as stroug as ever
given the head of an exposition enter
prise.
Money Needed For the Exposition,
“I expect to be back in the United
States about Jan. 1," said Mr. Tucker,
“and shall exert my efforts to obtain
from congress a suitable appropriation
for the exposition. We ought to have
$500,000 for a government exhibit be
sides tbe $200,000 appropriated at tbe
last session for a naval and marine ex
hibit. Then we ought to get $2,000,000
for aid in the work of building the
great industrial exposition we propose,
I think congress will be fair and lib
eral with us.”
Flirts Ham Eat Alone.
To stop flirtation in the pension of
fice Major Lockwood, superintendent
of the building, has ordered that the
men and women clerks must udt sit
together while they eat their lunch
eons. The clerks resent this. Their
average age is considerably over forty,
and they think they are old enough to;
take care of themselves. Still there
are some pretty girls in the office, and
the men clerks have found it great fun
chatting with them while at luncheon.
Not so very many months ago Major
Lockwood himself married one of the
pension clerks. His wife did not re
sign from office, and under the order
even the major and his wife cannot
eat their luncheon together.
Half hit Hour For Lancia.
The clerks in the- general laud office
are much wrought up over an order
issued a day on so ago requiring them
to register the time when they return
to their desks from their lunch. The
clerks are allowed half an hour for
lunch'—front 12:30- to 1 o'clock, in the
afternoon—and the officials- have found
that softne of the employees are taking
more than tin* time allowed them. Un
der the new order of things the- time
sheets are sent to the chief clerk's
room promptly at 1 o’clock, and every
clerk coming iit after that hour is re
quired to report to Chief Clerk Stacey
wlth an explanation.
Flower Named Mrs. Roosevelt.
What is regarded as the greatest tri
umph of the efirysanthenMim growers'
art for many seasons is a new intense
ly yellow flower displayed at the recent
annual chrysanthemum and carnation
show of the department of agriculture.
It is named the Sirs. Roosevelt, in
honor, of the president’s wife. A tine
silvery pink chrysanthemum is named
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Moths For iffltloiml Hanfutu.
The- National museum has just re
ceived from William Schaus of Twick
enham, England, formerly of New
York, a oOllectioui of aver UO.OOd speci
mens of South and Central American
moths, representing the work of over
twenty years and valued at £100,000.
Mr. Schaus has been for years an en
thusiast on the subject of entomology,
devoting particular attention to moths.
He- is a mau of wealth, the son of an
old New York merchant, and up to.fif
teen years ago made his home in the
American metropolis; but, finding the ;
facilities for studying insect and moth j
life better in lamdou, where he could
visit daily the wonderful collections in.I
the British museum, he changed his :
residence and since 1890 has resided at |
Twickenham, England.
Insects New to Science.
A very considerable number of the I
moths are absolutely new to science j
and from oat of the way localities of
South America seldom visited by white
men, as, for example, the interior of
Peru and Bolivia, the Maronl. river, ;
French Galana, the Amazon and Ori
noco valleys and the Gran Chaco, for- i
est. Mr. Schaus has lately published a !
work describing this collection, which |
has been reprinted for free distribution !
by the-National museum.
D. W. Coquillett, assistant curator of i
entomology of the National museum,,
says of Mr. Schaus’ gift;
“We regard the magnificent gift of
Mr. Schaus as the most complete and j
important collection of South American
moths in the world. The collection also .
contains a very large number of North
American forms also. Mr. Schaus has
been busy making this collection for
over twenty j-eurs, going in person to
South America, undertaking explora
tions in quest of rare forms and at
other times buying them from natives
and fellow collectors. Heretofore the
National museum had no collection of
South American moths worthy of file
name, but with the acquisition of the
Schaus collection we are now in the
front rank, possessing the most com
plete set of South American moths in
the world,”
Wilson’s. Dead Line.
Secretary Wilson has drawn a "dead
line,” as he calls it, in the department
of agriculture, across which no em
ployee- may step to engage la any out
side occupation without due notice to
his superiors. This action is the result
of the discoveries during the past Sum
mer, which ended in the decapitation
of Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau of
animal industry, and Dr. George T.
Mo<re, the eminent bacteriologist.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
one 01 tne most important utcerua
tional treaties ever signed was that
between twelve European countries for
the doing away of the white slave
traffic, the treaty going into effect July
18. It Is agreed that each country es
tablish bureaus for collection of iufpr
mation and to exchange information.
The Universal Fishery Journal of
Germany calls attention to the fact
that fish are great destroyers of many
annoying Insects The various branches
of the carp family are said to be the
most active along these lines. The
larva of the mouiuito is one of the
choicest morsela which fall to the flnu.'
epicure.
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WOHEN’S AND CHILDREN S. t.i
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We have secured at the above men
tioned consession a large New York
maker’s entire sample line of women’s,
misses’ and children’s suits and wraps.
This is by all means the most conspicu
ous purchase of the season, its import is ,
well nigh incalculable its economies
broad beyond comparison. The suits
and wraps are ail fresh jmd new, in fact,
I have only been on view in his salesroom
I for a short time.
Women’s Sample ruits—
Over 300 suits and wraps, no
two alike, all exclusive novel
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mixtures and chiffon velvets.
Striking models, superbly
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Children’s Sample Suits—
A magnificent assemblage of
high class suits and dresses
for misses and children, ages
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pretty little tailored models,
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cheviots and fancy effects,
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fJINTS FOR FARMERS
AltuUa lu (lie .North.
One of tlie most successful alfalfa
fields in the north is at the Wisconsin
experiment station, where the-four cut
tings obtained this year gave 32,370
pounds of green fodder, or 10,800
pounds of hay, iiearly five and a half
tons per acre, says American Culti
vator. The weight of green forage ob
tained. was twice- that of. Clover and
thr^e times that of timothy. The adal
ysis showed that alfalfa yielded nearly
three times as much protein per acre
as clover, and! nine times as much, as
timothy, while-the dry matter aud fat
were also greatly in favor of alfalfa.
The crop is Being tested quite exten
sively throughout Wisconsin. Of 125
farmers reporting to the station lib
advocated using the alfalfa with q
nurse crop, ninety-nine of. them using
oats for that- purpose. Twenty pounds,
of seed per acre was the amount gen
erally preferred. The variety was the
common alfalfa, which succeeded bet
ter than the Turkestan variety.
Th«- bate Fall. Pig*.
These-on some farms, are considered
valuable property. A November pig
makes a desirable feeder for the next
summer on pasture, or one sought aft
er to follow cattle that are being fin
ished with corn on grass. With the-ref
use that comes to the hog after cattle
on good bluegrass or clover pasture he
should, make wonderful gams. Hut to
make the late fall pig useful for this ,
purpose he must be well wintered. He.
should be kept growing all the time.
There Is no more wasteful plan to win
ter pigs or hogs of any kind, excepting
brood sows, than to feed simply to
make them hold their own. The fail
pig in limited numbers can be safely
handled and with some profit on every
farm where grain is grown.—John N.
Jamison in National Stockman.
Ufddintt Down Dairy Cow«.
The question of bedding down the
dairy cows during the winter season,
when the cows are so closely confined,
is a serious problem recognized by ev
ery dairy cow owner. The Maryland
station reports carefully conducted
tests with various bedding material,
such as hay, sawdust, straw, shavings,
etc., and concludes that as an Ideal
beddiug stuff sawdust stands first and
shavings second. It recommends the
use of hay and straw on farms when
they are to be had conveniently and
cheaply, but If the bedding is to be
purchased it is well to buy shavings
at $0 or $7 per ton. Qne cow will need
1,100 pounds of shavings in twelve
months.—Inland Farmer.
Grinding the Grain.
The comparative digestibility of dif
ferent ground and uuground feeding
stuffs was tested at the Maryland sta
tion. It appeared that ground corn and
oats wore more thoroughly digested
than the unground grain. In this con
nection it may be noted that similar
results have been obtained in tests with
other farm animals, but it is commonly
believed that the difference in digesti
bility is often not sufficient to pay for
the chst of grinding. From all the
American tests and those which have
been made in Europe it appears fair to
say that there is no very marked ad
vantage in grinding grain for healthy
horses with good teeth.
Grinding Corn For Steer*.
Experience shows tjiat whole corn is
better than ground com to be fed to
steers during the first part of the feed
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lug period.. Later on It la best fb c&op
tbe ears or crush them, and after that
a great many like to feed shelled com
for a time. When, however, steers are
on full feed and It is desired to push
them as rapidly as possible then it will,
without doubt, in a great majority of
cases, pay to- grind com for them and
to feed with it more or less oilmeal or
other concentrated products rich la
protein:—Tribune Farmer.
Ksetlinc I’urfcryit.
Barley and corn soaked or boiled tot
a short time constitute the major por
tion of the- ration used in fattening
turkeys at the Minnesota experiment
station. Excellent results have been
obtained from the use of these grains
in this manner. It has alBO been found
that if the turkeys are kept in a slight
ly darkened room and fed heavily for
about three weeks the quality of the
flesh will be very much Improved, and
they will' generally pay for the feed In
extra weight.—Michigan Farmer.
Why Winter Chlrka Die,
The English poultry expert, E. Brown,
after several seasons of experiment
has concluded that the broiler chicks,
die chiefly during the first twenty days
from want of exercise. By using dry
feeds instead of wet feeds and making
the chickens scratch for what they eat
the deaths were reduced t* a small
number.
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The Sheep Pasture.
Too big a pasture is a bad thing. A
field divided into sections, with good
grazing. in each, Is the best way to
handle sheep. They run the flesh off
If the pasture is very large. Have
small fields or hurdles and change of
ten Is the English plan.—Farmers Ad
vocate.
Fattening FotvU.
In fattening fowls for market do not
continue the process longer than twelve
to fourteen days. That is as long as
fowls can stand force feeding, and con
tinuing longer Is done at a loss_Iowa
State Register and Farmer.
Value of Good Breeding.
Scrub lambs 155 days old grown at
tbe Louisiana station weighed only
tblrty-two pounds each as compared
with forty-three pounds for well bred
lambs only 120 days old. Why grow
scrubs'?
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Shelter the Sheep.
Do not neglect to have a good shelter
In the pasture for sheep and lambs.
The shelter should be Inclosed, leav
ing an open space on tbe south for en
trance. In this way it will be slightly
darkened. This can be built very
cheaply of the cheapest fence boards.
The roof should be made so that It will
shed rain, and tbe shelter should be
built on a high place iu the pasture so
that It will be dry.
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The Karin Horae.
Keep the horse In good condition and
you will not need to think of medicine.
This can he done only by proper care,
and the main item In proper care is
proper feed. If horses are fed on oats
you will have less trouble and better
borses.
Don’t forget to keep salt before tbe
borses all the time. They need salt
just as much as you do. Do not ueg
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