The Julesburg grit-advocate., January 05, 1911, Image 7

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NOTES
FROM
MEADOWBROOK
FARM
By William Pitt
A fow dollars added te the price of
something good is scoa forgottea,
ile the quality loag remains. In the
&ide of & cow, if she is young she will
long remafa on the farm berself, whily
her stock will live: on {indefinitely.
Sometimes it is worth an amount that
cannot be correctly given in figures
to get a start in a good milk strain.
gflu parasites congregate around
ears and along the spime, and if a
mixture of lard and kerosene, half and
half, be dripped on the animals at
these points while they are feeding,
as often as lice are seen, the para
sites will soon disappear and not re
tura.
Many people lose their bulbs in
winter, even after following some di
rections supposed to be safe. This is
because there are variations in con
ditions of temperature or moisture
which the directions did not cover.
If we are to succeed in breeding
any sort of live stock or grain, we
must, above all things else, maintain
the vigor or vitality of the stock, or
else eventually be defeated in our
purpose.
Many farmers have discarded lll!
fowls and cater to the duck business
altogether as they will produce twloo‘
&8 many eggs in the run of a year
than any flock of hens, regardiess of
variety or breed. |
There may have been a time when
the cow, in order to protect herself
from wild animals, needed horns, but
at this day and age there is no longer
need for them, for this purpose.
The rule for feeding grain fn the
Wisconsin experiment station dairy
herd is to give as many pounds of
grain as the cow produces pounds of
butter-fat per week.
‘wnc pigs are so partial toward
foods rich in protein that they will
acquire aa excess ‘of that element if
given an opportunity, thereby stunt
ing their growth,
Do not neglect to keep the feet of
the driving horses sharply shod. It
may save bad wrenches and will
greatly add to the comfort of the ani
mals. .
" Never illow ‘the chickens to drink
from a vessel in which the ice must
be broken, because they will not
drink enough to supply their needs.
Every farmer must realize that he
must keep sheep that have fleeces.
which weigh at least 10 pounds, be
fore this industry will pay him.
A variety of pasture and food makes
a pig thrifty, and he will take on flesh
faster than where he is fed on corn
and confined in a dirty pen.
Where it is possible it is best to
defer the selection of sow pigs for
the breeding herd until they have
made considerable growth. |
Good use can be made of newspa
pers when through reading by put
ting them on outside of henhouse or
dog pen to keep wind out. |
fihen cows are given less food than |
1" require for maintenance. and
milk production the milk production
must suffer or the cow.
The primary principle to be ob
served in the preservation of eggs is
the protection of the inferior from
contact with the air.
What the farmers want is a hog
that will give the best returns for the
feed which 18 given him, ‘either "big
type or little type. :
It is useless to attempt to raise
early chickens for the market unless
you have provided a place to care for
them. v s !
The dairyman who does not under
stand the elementary principles of
feeding 18 not abreast of the times.
~ When the foal is taken away from
_the mare, he should have a box stall
that is well lighted and ventilated.
Dairy cattle present a flattering fleld.
for the man who is prepared to give
his attention to that industry. ?
Cleanliness in the poultry house and
around the ground will cause the
flock with health to abound.
The one important factor necessary
for the proper curing of corn is an
even circulation ef afr.
4 s i{s mighty good for sheep, but
thxhould not be allowed to flil up
on “«_M-bltten grass.
Cors ead alfalfs alene fod to beef
cattle will make very large gains in
weight, while at the same time the
we of wellcured corn fodder in ad
dition to corm and alfalfa will cheap
ea the ration of corn and make the
gains less costly because of the low
market value of the fodder, and in
this way it is usually more profitable
than cora asd alfalfa alome. ‘
Whea colt training is dome as #t
should be, eight or tea half-hour les- |
soas givea ia systematic order will
accomplish more, and put a colt ia
coadition to stand more severe tosts
than the haphazard goas-you pleass
methods now commonly practised can
do ia twe years.
Do.'tmhouho"mmeu‘
make your hog house this wiater;
but see how well bedded you can keep
it and how well you can vestilate it.
Fresh air is meeded by the hog as
much as it is by any other animal on
A day 1s coming very soon, wheni
butter won't sell as rapidly and at as
bigh prices as it was bringing former
ly. And when that day comes, tho‘
question of quality in determining
sales is going to be more important.
Paint the outside of the bulldings in
the autumn after the hot weather s
past, or ia the winter. Ofl paint, un
der cold, hardens so as to be much
more durable than when it dries un
der heat. 2
The disposition—the likes and dis
likes of each cow—may be studied
carefully while the animals are
around their keeper, and one can then
feed and care for them accordingly.
It will not do to allow ducks to
share the common lot of poultry in
general; not that they require more
attention, but rather a different man
ner of handling and feeding.
There is one thing which vermin
cannot stand, and that is fire. The
nest-boxes and roosts held over a big
blage for a moment or two will be
entirely rid of the pests.
Build your barns a little larger than
you need at the present moment. Few
men ever get too much barn room.
Plan for future growth, and then see
to it that you grow.
Drafts of air cause bad colds, and
that means a cessation of egg making.
To stop all cracks and crevices with
paper and rags in ~t-a-~- on the part
of the poultryman.
Sheep are extremely sensitive to
heat. In hot weather their fleece is
a burden to them. They are a cold
country animal under the most nat
ural conditions.
The profitgdn poultry raising for
market lies in hatching early, pushing
the chickens forward as rapidly as
possible, and marketing them early
in the season.
Do not wash eggs before packing
them. Washing removes from the
shell the mucilagenous coating which
nature provides for their temporary
preservation.
Among the essentials of the suc
cessful management of a farm flock
of mutton sheep are that we treat
them in a manner adapted to their
ature.
Make a feeding platform for the
hogs eight inches high with a two
inch protecting board all around to
keep the feed out of the winter's mud.
There is no kind of animal breed
ing that will' pay better than the
breeding of horses, but horses that
will sell, not dunghills or misfits.
The increase in a flock of sheep rep
resents almost entire profit to the man
who has no rentals to pay and keeps
his sheep on government land.
Nest eggs are not needed to induce
hens to lay. They have no influence
whatever over the hens, and have
been discarded on most farms.
We mu:: cool the milk in order to
stop the ravages of what is now
known to be the bacteria that so soon
work injury to new milk. |
Pregnant ewes should never be kept
in the enclosure with the rest of the
flock, because accidents are liable to.
cause loss of the lambs.
The mare should be fed at all times
with a liberal ration of clean and nour
ishing feeds, and should have an abun
dance of pure water. l
:* Remove the. harness-and heavy col
lars during the noon hour. To go
over the horses with a stiff brush at
noon revives them. I
\ 5 -
Keep the egg record up every day.!
It you skip one day, even, the rest
will all be a guess, and guessing isn’t
like business.
The three great constituents which
plants remove from the soil are nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash.
Selling the younger heifers that the
other dairyman- wishes most to buy
is grading the herd downhill.
Clcan away the droppings each
morning and lice and disease are not
apt to bother the biddies.
In the last hundred years wonderful
advancement has beenn made in the
breeding of live stock.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
HELP THE HOSTESS
Grestings for the New Year.
Child of oternity, child of the silence,
Vaie Mow Year,
Wise m:.“. the wisdom eages have loft
Bend thine car;
LAt up the vell that covers thy features.
Strange New Year,
Rainbow a promise over the darkness,
Lest we )
Bury eur ynhvm. foolish and empty,
Leaving the m0u.:.1.;u-un‘. untended,
Where they sleep.
Thea shall the morrows find us valiant,
Mesting thy Calancs with glamce un
daunted,
Glad New Year!
This charming welcome to the New
Year was written some time ago by
Ellea Burns Sherman. May we all
meet this first day of 1911 with eour-‘
age and confidence, forgetting all the
sadness and sorrow, remembering only |
the joy and gladoess in the days that
are past. |
We all need to forget, it is an art
much in need of cultivation, especially
in our soctal life. To be a graclous
hostess, to keep our entertainment
simple, to extend true hospitality is
an end and aim worthy of all. Madame
Merri’s great wish is to come closer to
every reader of the department, to be
& real friend and a real helper in
every problem that comes to puzzle
either old or young, rich or poor. If
cases need immediate attention, please
send a self-addressed stamped envel
ope, otherwise questions and answers
will appear in the department as soon
as possible after being received; space
being limited, it is often several weeks
before they appear. May this New
Year bring health, happiness, joy and
peace to all. “God bless us, every
one.”
A New Year's Toast. .
' Here'’s to the old yvear, drink boys, drink.
Here's to the days that have fled.
Old friends, old wine, old memories;
Drink to the joys that are dead.
!
Here'’s to the New Year stretching ahead,
To the days that are blithesome and gay.
'May the joys of the old be the joys of
the new,
‘!t" sorrows fade gently away.
A New Year's Party.
All over the world New Year's day
is a joyous season and the custom of
giving presents {s a most -ancient one.
In olden days the Romans carried gifta
of dates and figs wrapped in gold leaf
to their senators with small bits of
money. In the time of Shakespeare
there were some very odd gifts asso
clated with New Year’s day, among
them, an orange stuffed with cloves,
or a gilt nutmeg. Perhaps with this in
mind a clever young hostess has de
vised this party to be given during the
week. The Christmas greens wfll be
feft up as ft will be before the 6th
when, according to tradition, they
must all be burned as will be seen in
the description of the “Twelfth Night”
party.
In the dining room the table is to
be In yellow, with a small tree for a
centerplece trimmed with gilt tinsel
and small crepe paper oranges, each
~one containing a small gift; in gilded
walnut shells on the tree, there will
‘be a “wish™ for each guest. In fact
| the hostess calls it a “wish tree.” The
favors are to be dainty calendars,
with the ice cream a “Prophecy” cake
{s to appear, containing a number of
Striking Design
Large Black Velvet Hat, Crown of Opposum, Cluster of Dull Siiver Chry
santhemums In Front.
small articles, like a ring, heart, wish
beme, thimble, buttom, coln, ete., are
conoetled.
! Twelfth Night Party.
The 6th of January is “Twelfth
Night,” or “old Christmas,” and offers
opportunities for a party out of the
uswal order. In England and maay
places on the continent Twelfth Night
was the time to hold the most elabor
ate masque balls.
i As immense cake was always served
eomtaining a ring, and the “king” or
“quesn” for the evening was the guest
fortunate enough to obtain it. In his
tory we read how Mary, Queen of
Soots, honored her maid, Mary Seaton,
by robing her in her own royal ap
‘p‘l‘l to be the “Queen of Twelfth
Night.”
Tradition says that on this night
every vestige of Christmas green must
be taken down and burned. This
peace offering to witches and evil spir
its assures “good luck” to the house
hold throughout the year.
Invitations for a Sixth of January
party afford a chance for the pen and
ink artist to show her skill; witches,
bonfires with holly wreaths and Christ
mas trees for fuel are appropriate sub
jects for the cards. llf there is no open
fireplace for the burning of the greens,
there may be a back yard even to the
city apartment, where they may be
burned with due ceremony.
A chafing dish supper or oyster
roast, with coffee and cider, not for
getting the cake, are most suitable for
Twelfth Night parties. Half the fun
is to permit the guests to take down
the greens from pictures and windows,
even to stripping the Christmas tree of
its branches. The cracking fire caused
by the pine tree boughs gives a fine
blase for roasting marshmallows. Re
quest each guest to tell a story or give
a toast while his or her special armful
is burning.
MADAME MERRI
IN VOGUE
For dancing frocks for young girls
the bordered chiffons or plain or flow
ered nets made over china silk offer
splendid possibilities at a low cost.
With street suits there are invaria
bly carrfed muffs. These can be of
fur, of combinations of cloth and fur,
entirely of cloth or vclvet and of satin
and lace.
Among the newest hatpins are
those mounted with birds’ heads,
small tufts of fancy feathers, a pair
of tiny outspread wings and a hun
dred and one other varieties.
Black velvet holds first place; then
comes myrtle green; “paton,” named
from the grayish tan of the dog in
“Chantecler,” and a soft golden
brown are the favorite colors.
Frocks of velvet have been so much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
gerge or other woolens are a trifle
more novel. The divided skirt worn
in Paris is certainly practical and
might well be adopted for hard wear.
ENINENT DOCTORS AT YOUR SERVICE FREE
Wes away all doctor’s charges. We put the best medical talent
within ev::&dy’l’mch. We encourage evg:yom who ails or thinks
be ails to find out exactly what his state of health is. You un&‘our
remedies here, at your drug store, or not at all, as you prefer; is
positively no charge for examination. Professor Munyon has prepared
specifics for nearly every disease, which are sent prepaid on receipt of
price, and sold by all druggists.
Bend to-day for a copy of our medical examination blank and Guide
to Health, which we will mail you promptly, and if you will answer all
the questions, returning blank to us, our doctors will carefully diagnose
your case and advise you fully, without a penny charge.
Address Munyon’s Doctors, Munyon’s fibontoriu, 534 & Jefferson
Btreets, Philadelphis, Pa.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
' | Green—Does he figure much in poli
' [ ties?
| Wise—No; he's one of those poli
| ticlans who use five-syllable words to
r express one-syllable ideas.
: Young Age Pensions.
| Young-age pensions! Why not? Ti
| tles, honors, riches, pensions and most
| other good things are, as a rule, post
, | poned to 2 period of life when the ca
| pacity for enjoying them has been
| | blunted. Australla was one of the
| first countries to adopt old-age pen
- | sions, and now a Labor member of the
» | commonwealth parliament proposes a
| | complementary scheme of young-age
! pensions. He would start by pension
ing the fourth child at birth. The fact
| that three had previously been born
| showed that the parents were doing
their duty and deserving well of the
state. The young-age pension would
“reward industry and encourage the
. | birth rate.”—London Chronicle.
d Hard-Hearted Judge.
l The Sympathetic Pal—Wotcher,
| Bill! You looks bad; been laid up?
= ’ Bill—Yus, sort of. 'Aven't been
I | outer doors fer free munfs.
The Sympathetic Pal—Wot was the
- | matter wiv yer?
¢ | Bill—Nuffin’; only the judge wouldn't
, | belleve it—The Sketch.
. —
Life's Varied Interests.
s | “The weather’s rather bad, isn't it?”
, | sald the young woman.
r “Yes,” replied the nonchalant youth.
. | “Lucky thing it is. Helps conversation.
It would be a deadly bore to go on for
: [ ever saying ‘it's a pleasant day.'”
1 The Cache.
| Knicker—We are told .to do our
1 ' ghopping early.
E Bocker—l know it; my wife has al
-1 frendy concealed a forty-nine-cent tle
| in the top bureau drawer.
, R ————
1 [ The Kind.
1| “I think that chauffeur had great
| nerve to make love to his employer's
| daughter.”
| “So he had—motor nerve.”
| GOT IT.
| Got Something Else, Too.
1‘ “I liked my coffee strong and I
| drank it strong,” says a Pennsylvania
| woman, telling'a good story, “and al
lthough I had headaches nearly every
‘dly I just would not believe thare
| was any connection between the two.
| T had weak and heavy spells and pal
| pitation of the heart, too, and al
| though husband told me he thought it |
| was the coffee that made me so poor
| ly, and did not drink it himself for he |,
| said it did not agree with him, yet I |,
| loved my coffee and thought I just ||
eouldn’t do without {t. : J |
“One day a friend called at my |
| home—that was a year ago. I spoke ]
| about how well she was looking and
| she said:
| “‘Yes, and I feel well, too. It's be
!cause I am drinking Postum in place
| of ordinary coffee.’
“I sald, ‘What {s Postum?' [
| “Then she told me how it was a f
| fooddrink and how much better she
| felt since using it in place of coffee or
| tea, so I sent to the stere and bought
| & package and when it was made ac- |
| cording to directions it was so good
| I have never bought & pound of coffee | f
| ’ntncm I began to improve immediate- :
| 19.
: “I' cannot begin to tell :you how
| much better I feel since using Postum l
| and leaving coffes alone. 'My health | f
| 18 better than it bas been for years I
| and I cannot say enough in praise of E
| tbis delicious food drink.”
| Take away the destroyer and put
| & rebuflder to work and Nature will |©
| do the rest. That's what you do when | ¥
| Postum takes coffee’s place in your | C
diet. ‘“There’s a Reason.”
| Read the little book, “The Road to | y
| Wellville,” in pkgs. |
Bver read the above letter? A mew
' omne -pn::: from u=" ':-l‘ll-o;' .'l'hdr '
1.-” genu! , trae, RERAR g
Left Both Satiefied.
It all happened on one of those few
surviving pay-after-you-enter cars.
“Oh, I insist on paying, Gladys,” said
the brunette. “You pald coming
down.”
“No. I shall pay,” declared Gladys
with equal firmness. “What if I did
pay coming down—didn't you buy that
last package of gum?”
“Let me settle the quarrel, ladies,”
suggested the diplomatic conductor.
“Why not use the denatured form of
Dutch treat?”
“What's that?"
“Well, you each pay the other's
fare.” s
And that was the way they solved
it.—Cleveland Leader.
MORPHINE RELIEVED PAIR-—-THE
GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY RE
STORES TO MEALTH
For the past few years I suffered great
ly from what three physicians called neu
ralgia of the stomach. The doctors treat
ed me without any success and I called in
a fourth doctor, who pronounced my dis
ease gall stones. I suffered intense pain
and the only relief the doctor could give
me was by injectdons of morphine. I was
so completely discouraged that I had al
most given up hope when a neighbor told
me about Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. 1
decided to try it and began its use a$
once and after taking mnine bottles was
completely cured, mot having a spell of
sickness in over two years.
I have so much confidence in Swamp-
Root that I never fail to recommend it to
my friends who may have kidney trouble
of any kind. I feel certain that Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root saved my life, why
should it not do likewise for others who
take it in time?
You are at liberty to use this testimony
at any time.
Yours truly,
MRS. ELLA HENRY,
816 Schaefer Ave.
Kansas City, Mo.
Btate of Missouri 2 .
County of Jackson
On this 28th day of July, A. D. 1009,
personally appeared before me, a Notary
Public within and for said County and
State, Mrs. Ella Henry, who subscribed
the above statement and made oath that
the same is true.
HENRY C. EMERY,
Notary Public.
B, Kilmer & Co
! ton, X. Y.
Prove What Swnnlzloot Will Do_For Yos
Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y., for a sample botdo. It will
convince anyone. You will also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
Ended the Controversy.
On the steeple of an old Universal
{B church in Bath, Me., there fis &
wooden figure of an angel. It i{s net
a remarkably fine specimen of art, and
has always been somewhat laughed
about, especially because of its high
heeled shoes. The Bath Enquirer re
calls the story that a former pastor of
the North Congregational church once
accosted a devoted Universalist with
the question: “Mr. Raymond, did you
ever see an angel with high-heeled
shoes on {ts feet?” *“Why, no,” an
swered Mr. Raymond, “I can’t say that
I ever did; but did you ever see one
without them?”
RO P
The Primitive Man.
“Jones is so dreadfully primitive.”
“What's his latest?”
“Why, we were at the opera house
the other night and a stage hand re
moved a table and Jones yelled ‘Supe!
supe!” We were dreadfully mortified.”
“I was at a dinner the other night
and Jones sat next to me. When he
saw the row of spoons and forks and
knives beside his plate he beckoned to
the waiter. ‘Say, boy,” he hoarsely mut
tered, ‘I guess you spilled the spoon
holder!’”
“Well, it's lucky he's rich.”
“Afn't 1t?”
Quick as Wink.
If your eves ache with a smarting, burn
ing sensation use PETTIT'S EVE SALVE.
All druggists or Howard Bros.,Buffalo,N.Y.
The Patlent Townsmen.
“So you got to work in spite of the
snow drifts?”
“Yes. But I don't see why the city
folks should not follow the example of
country people and put up a strong
kick for good roads.”
Some people would drown with a u’
preserver at hand. They are the kin
that -xflor‘;lmm Rhemmt}l;m lnnd Neural
ia when they can get Hamlins Wizard
s)il, the best ’;f all p.:ln remedies.
The wealth of & man is the number
of things which he loves and blesses,
which he is loved and blessed by.—
Carlyle.
Mrs. Winsiew’s Soothing Syrup.
Bl ety Ty
People who borrow trouble always
give more than they get.