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Li. Jl. JOJ4ES
Veterinary Surgeon
and Dcntifat
years experience. Special attention
given to Surgical and Dental work.
Office at residence near Graded School
building.
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The June just past was a record
breaker in more senses of the word
than one. On the evenings of the Oth
and 10th frost was reported from
many, sections of the country, while on
'tho ISth temperatures several degrees
above the 100 mark were reported from
many central western cities.
'An odd incident is related in a late
Issue of an eastern agricultural jour
nal of a bantam rooster that apparent
ly became disgusted with the desertion
of a clutch of eggs by his mate and
Accordingly rot on the nest and sat on
hem until the eggs hatched. It is
more than likely that his mate was a
Kntragette and that he was trying to
make the best of a bad situation.
Beekeepers will be Interested in a
bulletin lately issued by the bureau of
entomology of the department of agri
culture at Washington, No. 1G9, treat
ing of sackbrood, which is an infec
tions disease and causes the death of
tho larvae in the comb cells. Copies
of the publication may be bad at 5
cents apiece by applying to the super
intendent of documents, Washington.
That ability to resist electrical cur
rents is largely an individual matter
or varies greatly with individuals Is
Eliown In the recovery of a Nekoosa
flVIs.) young man after coming in con
tact wlh the high tension wire at the
tnbstatlon of the Chippewa Power
company, which carries a current to-
tiling 33,000 volts. This is more than
twenty-five times as strong as the elec
trical current that is used in official
electrocutions.
kWhile in no way allied to the bird
family, mud turtles also lay eggs. In
stead of sitting on the eggs, as do the
mother bfcds, the mother turtle scoops
out a hole in the sand in a sunny
place and there deposits her eggs, usn
ally from fifteen to twenty-five In
"iTamber. These are hatched by the
heat of the sun. The eggs of the
snapping turtle are white, round as
a bullet and have a shell that is tough
and pliable like parchment
Too many parents take the Puritan
attitude toward then: children that if
they do well in whatever task Is as
signed them it is no more than they
ought to do, while if they do 111 they
should be upbraided for It This may
work well with some boys and girls,
but the more sensible plan would seem
to be to give a cordial word of appre
elation for work well done. It will do
the recipient good and in most cases
.will also serve to develop the sympa
thies and sensibilities of the one wha
gives. Older i people crave merited ap
preciation. So do boys and girls.
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THREE WONDERFUL MIRRORS.
Used In Place of a Telescope In Mount
Wilson Observatory.
From Los Angeles by trolley car and
burro back up through the pine forests
one reaches the Wilson observatory.
No dome or gigantic telescope greets
the visitor when he gains the summit
A huge Noah's ark of canvas destroys
all preconceived ideas of what an ob
servatory should look like, and within
three wonderful mirrors take the place
of the great tubular telescope of other
observatories.
The observatory building is con
structed of canvas, the sides being set
In the form of tiers of steeply overlap
ping eaves. This arrangement is cal
culated to allow for perfect ventilation
and is re-enforced by a vertical wall
of canvas, which can be raised or low
ered at will to obtain an even tempera
ture. The peculiar arrangement of mirrors
that replaces the familiar telescope is
the center around which all interest in
the observatory revolves. These mir
rors are constructed at the Yerkes ob
servatory and are the finest products
of the optician's manufacturing skill.
The enlarging mirror, which is sup
ported by a pier of stone at the farther
end of the building, is of concave
glass four inches thick, and the sclen-
, tists tell us It is of twenty-four inch
aperture by sixty foot focus.
i The glass is polished ever so often
i with jewelers' rouge upon pads of
chamois skin and is burnished every
week or ten days, in order to remove
all possible dust In addition a gal
vanized cover is kept over it when it
is not in use. Christian Herald.
Frolics of Ivan the Terrible.
Ivan the Terrible, among his many
Insane freaks, would let loose wild
bears in the streets of his capital and
placidly say his prayers while watch
ing the slaughter of his people, "fling
ing a few coins to the mutilated sur
vivors as he rose from his knees." Ho
would compel parents to slay their
children, and children to kill one an
other; and If there was a survivor
"the amiable monarch would dispatch
him with his own bauds, shrieking
ivith laughter at so excellent a joke." J
In one of his lighter moods of frolic
he commanded the citizens of Moscow
to "provide for hisu a measure full of
fleas for a medicine." and fined them
7,000 roubles when they failed
Why Married Men Live Long.
The reason a married man lives long
er than a single man is because the
single man leads :i selfish existence.
I A married man can double his pleas
1 ures. Any time he has a streak of
' good luck it tickles him all over, but it
makes him feel twice as good when he
tells his wife about it And she is so
pleased and proud that he feels like a
two-year-old. There isn't a chance
in the world of a man's arteries hard
ening or his heart weakening when he
can get a million dollars' worth of
pleasure out of making his wife hap
py. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Too Thorough.
"Why don't you try to make your
constituents understand problems of
government?"
"That's what I have done," replied
Senator Sorghum. "I have been too
thorough about it. A lot of them now
think that they can give advice instead-of
taking it" Washington Star.
Fearfully Foxy.
"I work a foxy scheme on my boy.
He'd rather wash the dishes than
wash his hands, so I let him wash tho
dishes."
"What's the foxy part?"
"Why, he gets his hands clean."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Very Promising.
"Jones strikes me as a very promis
ing young man."
' "He strikes me that way too. But
he never pays it back." Calif ornia
Pelican.
Talent is that which is in a man's
power. Genius Is that in whose power
R man is. Lowell.
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A god way to restrain an un
ruly bull is described in the
Rreeder's Gazette:
Have a covering made of good
harness leather from a pattern
of the animal's head. Fit a
piece over the front, having it
extend out so as to take a good
seam on each side and allow
plenty of room about the eyes,
then fit pieces to come down on
each cheek, four or five inches
wide. Have these piecessecure
ly sewed and riveted with the
seam upon the outside.
If the animal has horns the
hood Is easily fastened on. If
not make a strong, snug fitting
halter with straps to fasten the
hood securely under the jaw and
around the ears. The whole con
trivance needs to be strong and
well fitted, as a bull will give it
a first class trial.
UTILIZING ASH SUPPLY.
Material From Both Coal and Vood
Has Fertilizing Values.
As the time approaches to clean up
ash pits and bins and to distribute ash
piles it is well to remind farmers and
gardeners of the value of this product.
When conditions are favorable It is
most economical to spread the ashes
where they are needed through the
winter, as then none of the fertilizinc
properties are lost
Even coal ashes may be put upon the
land if the coarser portions are raked
or sifted out, and these clinkers will
serve as drainage or foundations for
walks about the barnyard and poultry
yard. Chickens also find something
they want in the ashes.
Fine coal ashes may be worked into
a clay soil with the very good effect of
rendering it more porous as well as
supplying some of the chemicals neces
sary to the growth of plants.
For fertilizing the lawn nothing is
better than fine wood ashes, but if dis
tributed during the winter and early
spring the result Avill be almost too
heavy a growth of grass, necessitating
very frequent mowing.
The application of two scuttles of
hardwood ashes to a tree produced the
largest and finest Seckel pears ever
harvested from a certain orchard in
St. Louis county, Mo., the fruit ripen
ing from day to day during sis weeks.
All small fruits and orchard trees
are benefited by a treatment of ashes,
and borers that work around the base
of the trunk of trees are almost entire
ly prevented from entering the bark.
A moderate amount of ashes and
soot worked into the soil around roses
greatly increases the richness and bril
liance of coloring in the blossoms and
makes fine foliage. Care must be tak
en not to loosen the roots, as roses like
a rich, firm soil.
The scrapings from the barnyard if
there be a cow, the droppings from the
chicken house, with ashes, will sup
ply almost all the enriching for a place
of two acres. Farm Progress.
BED SPRINGS ARE HANDY.
Many Useful Devices Can Be Made
From Them.
Among the many homemade handy
devices that can be made out of fairly
stiff wire, sueli as bed springs, the re
pair links a and the hitching snaps
b, illustrated herewith, are very use
ful. All that is needed to make them is a
pair of stout pliers. For the snaps one
or two links may be made, depending
SOME USES rOK OLD BED SPIUNG8.
upon the service required. For the
snaps the wire may be looped in va
rious ways. Tho snaps open some
thing like key rings do, by pulling the
jaws apart They may then be attach
ed to whatever is to be held dogs,
calves or even larger animals if the
wire is stout. For hanging things up
they aro also very handy. American
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An idle acre is like an idle
man of no more use than a
dead one and takes up more
room. Kansas Farmer.
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BEES.
When the hives are well distributed
In a certain space their inmates may
be more easily handled. It seems to
Improve the disposition, especially If
there are some trees or shrubs about
It Robbing is not prevalent either,
find the absence of that always helps
to make bees better natured.
A good fall flow of honey is not an
dnmixed good, for careful trials have
ihown that there is a superabundance
of pollen grains in this honey which
does not make it the most desirable
for winter stores, and the presence of
the pollen has a tendency to bring on
dysentery with the bees, especially if
they are wintered in the cellar without
an occasional cleansing flight, which
the outdoor winter protected bees
have. This Is a mighty good argument
In favor of wintering bees outdoors.
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ARMERS o f
all classes
will find It
profitable to have
concrete build
ings, troughs,
tanks and walks
on their premises.
Persons starting
in agriculture
should not neglect
the opportunity to
h a v e substantial
and fireproof
structures. It is
easy to go ahead
on this line from
the beginning,
though hard to
change after a
start has been made with frame build
ings. Concrete is as cheap as lumber for
building purposes and even cheaper if
sand, gravel and labor are largely fur
nished on the place. An ordinary
farm hand will become expert in the
use of concrete with a few days' ex
perience. Silos, barns and other buildings
made of this material are much safer
than wood against fire and storm.
The largest part of concrete is the
gravel or crushed stone. This should
be clean that is, free from loam, clay
or vegetable matter. The best results
are obtained from a mixture of sizes
graded from the smallest, which is re
tained on a one-fourth inch screen, to
the larger ones that will pass a one
and one-half inch ring. For heavy
foundation and abutment work larger
sized pebbles and stones might be used,
while for re-enforced concrete work
pebbles larger than those passing a
one in h ring should not bo used.
In tno selection of sand the greatest
care should be used, and critical atten-
j tion should bo given to its quality, for
i Mud contributes from one-third to one-
half of the amount of tho materials
used in making concrete. Sand may
be considered as including all grains
and small pobles that will pass
through a wire screen with one-fourth
inch meshes, while gravel in general is
the pebbles and stones retained upon
such a screen. The sand should be
clean, coarse and, If possible, free from
loam, clay and vegetable matter.
In mixing materials for concrete use
two and a half times as much sand as
Portland cement and twice as much
gravel or stone as sand that is. one
part cement, two and a half parts of
sand and five parts of gravel or crush
ed stone. Use just enough water to
get the consistency desired. If the
sand is very fine tho cement should
be increased from 10 to 13 per cent.
When the mixture does not have a
uniform color, but looks streaky, it has
not been fully mixed.
If the mixtme does not work well
and the sand and cement do not till the
voids in the stone, the percentage of
stone should be reduced slightly, but
the concrete should first be properly
mixed. Concrete that is poorly mixed
may present features that are entirely
eliminated by turning it over once or
twice more.
Concrete wet enough to be mushy
and run off a shovel when being han
dled is used for re-enforced work, thin
walls or other thin sections. Concrete
just wet enouirh to make it jelly-like
is used for some re-enforced work and
also for foundations, floors, etc. It re
quires ramming with a tamper to re
move air bubbles and to fill voids.
This concrete is of a medium consist
ency. Sometimes bank or creek gravel,
which Avill answer the purpose of sand
and gravel combined, can be obtained,
and it is frequently used on the farm
and in small jobs of concrete work
just as it comes from the pit or creek.
Occasionally this gravel contains near
ly the right proportions of sand and
gravel, but in the majority of sand
pits and gravel banks there is a great
variation in the sizes of the grains and
pebbles or gravel and in the quanti
ties of each. This Is due to the fact
that all the deposits are formed in
seams or pockets that make it impos
sible to secure anything like uniform
ity. Therefore, to get tho best and
cheapest concrete it is advisable to
screen the sand and gravel and to re
mix them in the correct proportions for
the work.
Homemade Drill.
To make a drill, something which is
essential on every farm, take a wheel
about eighteen inches in diameter and
wide enough to run a belt on and bolt
same to tne siue
of your workshop,
as shown in sketch.
Take two 2 by 4's
about eight inches
long and bore a
five-eighths inch
hole in the center
of each, so that a
half inch gaspipe will work in them
freely. Bolt these 2 by 4's to the side
of the building about twelve inches
from the big wheel. Attach a four
inch pulley to the half inch pipe or
rod so as to run a belt from the large
wheel to this, and fasten an old brace
ratchet to the bottom of the gaspipe to
hold the drill in place. Put a weight
on a lever at the top of the drill rod to
force the drill through the iron. Iowa
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THE ECONOMY OF
GOOD DAIRY COWS
On many farms the dairy cow will
be poorly fed this winter, says the
Kansas Farmer. When feed is plenti
ful and of good quality the cow has a
chance to pick the best from a great
deal more feed than she can consume,
and under these conditions she makes
a better showing than she can make
in a year when feed is scarce andvvden
she is compelled to eat the feed offered,
whether that feed be palatable or not.
The fact is that the cow must be well
fed if she is to produce milk. She must
have enough feed to maintain her body
and must consume a sufficient surplus
to produce milk. This condition pre
vails always. The animal body cannot
adapt itself to seasonal conditions.
This means that the dairy cow, if
she be profitable, must at all times
have such feed as will enable her to
produce milk to her capacity. It costs
about as much in feed to maintain a
cow of low capacity as it does a cow
of large rapacity. Figuring on this
basis, therefore, one cow consumes
about as much feed as another in main
taining herself. The cow which can
consume the greatest amount of feed
over and above that required by bodily
maintenance is the cow which, if she
puts that feed to proper use. will fill
the milk pail.
In times when feed is plentiful the
individual cow, whether of low ca
pacity or of the highest capacity, does
The Jerseys are famous for their
beauty, and they have the follow
ing Important characteristics: (1)
They comert a large part ot the
food consumed into milk and not
into flesh and fat; (2) they give the
richest milk; (3) they mature at an
early age; hence can he bred early,
and they come into usefulness
quickly. A Jersey has recently
made a record of 1S.7S3 pounds of
milk in one year. This produced
1,132 pounds nine ounces of butter.
A heid of Jerseys is a fine asset.
not suffer from the same comparison
as in times when feed is scarce. The
scarcer the feed the better the cow
should be: the better the cow the
greater use she makes of her feed and
the greater will be the profit there
from. The cow, after all, supplies only
a market for the feed she consumes.
The first toll she exacts is that of sup
porting herself After this is done
then the value she gives for the fee 1
is measured by the amount of milk
produced.
While this is the most trying year,
from the feed standpoint, Kansas has
experienced in many years, neverthe
less it demonstrates the necessity of
Laving a good cow. The good cow is
not only a necessity in a year like this,
but lu years when feed is more plenti
ful she will give a larger return for
the feed consumed than will the poor
one. Just as a season like this as
serts the benefits resulting from the
best of farming, so does it show the
necessity for better live stock of all
kinds. The best live stock will give
the largest return for tho feed con
sumed. The dairy cow of the best type
will give a larger return for the feed
she consumes than any other farm
animal.
Pig Management.
A dry sleeping accommodation is an
absolute necessity. Good ventilation
is almost as important. Slates, tiles,
boards nrd corrugated iron are too
cold for niir-i to make the greatest
progress There is nothing which
gives the necessary ventilation and
warmth in all seasons as a good foot
thick of wheat straw. Exercise, es
pecially between weaning and fatten
ing, is also of very great importance.
Coal o ashes and water should be
within the reach of pigs of all ages to
assist in counteracting the natural
acidity of the stomach. A handful of
common sulphur given once a week
will be helpful. Great regularity in
feeding, with absolute cleanliness, is no
very small detail.
Snuffles In Sheep.
This is the time of year when this
disease becomes prevalent
It is similar to a bad cold in persons.
Keep the sheep in dry quarters that
are well ventilated, but free from
drafts.
One of the best remedies is to hold
the animal and make it inhale the
fumes from tar which has been poured
over red hot coals.
Fresh pine tar can also be put in the
mouth and on the nose.
Prevention is better than cure.
Keep the sheep dry and protected
from storms.
Navel Sores In Calves.
Keep your barn as clean as possible
when calving takes place. Wash the
newborn calf with a mild solution of
antiseptic as often as twice dally. Tie
the navel with aseptic silk thread
and snip off below ligature. The trou
ble Is caused by infection from ex
ternal sources.
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HOG BRISTLES.
The greatest fee of the pig is
hog cholera. ai.d the greatest
enemy of hog cholera is cleanli
ness. Never select a heavy, lazy sow
for a breeder nor one that has
a bad temper.
The best boars have heavy
bones. Watch this if you are
about to purchase one.
Many hogs are bothered with
worms. Examine the droppings.
To make fall pigs do well they
must be provided with warm
sleeping quarters.
Provide charcoal for the hogs.
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SHEEP MEASLES.
Methods of Preventing the Spread of.
This Parasitical Disease.
The sheep measle parasite has re-J
cently become common in the United!
States. It attacks the muscles, s"ays
the Orange Judd Farmer. In heavy!
infestations it may cause the animal's!
death. Fortunately it has been proved?
to be the intermediate stage of a dogS
tapeworm, not of the armed tapeworm!
of man, with which species it Las gen-
erally been identified in the pasM
Sheep become Infected as a result ofl
swallowing the eggs scattered over the
pasture in the excrement of dogs har-
boring tapeworms. Dogs in turn ac-l
quire the tapeworm after eating the-
carcasses of Infested sheep. -
Preventive measures are. first sysj
tematlc treatment to keep dogs free
from tapeworms, thus removing the
source from which sheep become in-
fected; second, the proper disposal of
the carcasses of dead sheep and ther
complete prohibition of raw mutton as
an article of food for dogs, thus pre
venting the possibility of the parasite-,
reaching its canine host. The destruc
tion of carcasses will also reduce the
chances of the transmission of the par
asites to coyotes, which may also to
some extent act as hosts, though theso
animals are probably much loss im
portant as carriers than the dogs--which
constantly accompany sheep ofc
the range.
THE SHROPSHIRE SHEEP.
Characteristics That Indicate Quality
In This Popular Breed.
The Shropshire breed of sheep, hT
ing its home on the downs of Englaad.
is very symmetrical and stylish ia
form. The head should show reibte
ment in every feature with moderate
length, says the American Cultivator.
A characteristic attribute is for it to
be closely covered with wool, the cap
between the ears being dense running
to the bridge of the nose joining that
which covers the cheek and the lowac
part of the head. The ears should be
far apart, iwinted and moderate i
thickness and preferably covered t
the tip with fine curly wool. Tke
should not be tin? least evidence eff
horns, as the places where these sour
times appear should le covered with
wool. Tlu nerk should be nicely at
tached and full of buffi ient length t
carry the bead with peculiar style.
The body to possess this cunrat-terirftic
smoothness and symmetry must lie
somewhat circular and round ribbed.
The back should be strtMht. strong-
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I luve found that Shropshhcs are
the most profitable sheep among
the mutton breeds, says .i New
Yorl. hhiip grower. I havt- han
dled and fed all tho mutton !ite!s
In the first place. Shropshires do
not e.it as much as other breAls.
and thoy bear more wooL I shear
ed 130 breeding ewes last year, all
suckling their lambs, and they av
eraged eleven pounds of wool apiece
and ono and a half lambs apiece.
They make good mothers to their
lambs, good milkers and are long
lived. We run about 150 in a bunch.
They are the only mutton breed
that you can run in big bunches.
You are never troubled in Shrop
shires with having goitre n the
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and knit so that the handling of this
part allows it to be smoothly and even
ly covered. The loin must be wide
and hips not prominent and the quar
ters lengthy and deep. The width
from the loin and hips should be car
ried out to the tail head, and the full
ness characteristic of this part should'
be maintained on the outside of tile -thigh
and on the inside as well.
The fleece should be strong and fine -in
fiber, with all the density possible
From the bridge of the nose to the fet
lock as well as along the belly a dense
covering of wool is desirable. In open
ing the fleece the fibers, which are--generally
about three inches long,-,
should part readily, show clear white
in strong contrast to the pink skin.
About the ears or top of the head ther
should be no patches of black fiber, nor;
should these appear distributed any
where in the fleece. The characteris
tic markings for the face and legs are
rich dark brown In color. The beat
type of this breed shows an nnusnaj
combination of quality and quantity oL
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