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I JTHII IIIIH lllll I I III I III It I 1 IS 1! i n I I N l't r I II if'. li : ', i. i , j U ' 1 ! : i 1 r ti '? f f i. t, r A FOR DISTRIBUTING SILAGE. Contrivance In Silo Which Facilitates the Filling Operations. Many farmers sustain nioro or loss loss encli yonr becauM of tho unovon Bottling of nintorlnl In tho silo. This Is duo to tho uneven distribution of tho slltiKe ns It falls from tho blowor. It rosults In an uneven packing, and uonstKiuuntly settling. Eltbor ono or two extremes Is genornlly noted; tho ullngo Is olthor imckcd too hard In tho center, and not enough nbout tho walls, or vice vorsn. Tho hitter re Bults In an unovon settling that Is ruinous to a port of tho sllago, says Montreal Herald. No matter how hard ono man may work, or how careful ho may try to be In spreading out tho cut stuff, there Is nlwnys a possi bility that thoto will bo oxtromos of tight or looso packed places. Whore tho blower 1b used, a devlco for even ly distributing tho sllago over tho sur face of tho silo Is practical. This guard of opreadlng board "A" In our Illustration, Is securoly hinged direct ly over tho center of the silo. In such n position Hint the ensilage thrown by tho blower strlkos It In tho center whon hanging vertically, as shown by "C," and so that It may strike only For Distributing Silage Evenly. tho lower edge when elevated to the point shown by tho dotted lines indi cating tho door at "E," a light ropo, "M," Is attached to tho swinging door by eye bolts, "R," passed ovor two pulloys, "IV and Is operated directly by the man working In tho silo. Ho may, if desired, keep the spreading board almost constantly In motion, thus securing very nearly perfect re sults In tho wny of evon distribution. Tho board should be made of extra heavy planks, or soveral thicknesses , of heavy boards, so that It will easily resist tho ' force of tho Impact of ensllago from tho blowor and maintain Its position by gravity. ESTIMATING A COWS VALUE. The High-Priced Animal Is Generally the More Profitable. In Increasing a herd so In replac ing thoso that have been culled out, tho avorago productiveness Is often kop down by our strong Inclination to buy cheap cows Instead of good ones. Vor example, a cow that will give on an average, a gallon of milk the year round will cost, wo will say, ?30; ono that will glvo ono nnd a half gallons will cost $G0, and ono that will give two gallons will cost $100. Wo know thnt tho expenso of keeping each of thoso three cows Is practically tho same, and for tho purpose of Illustrat ing this point wo will say that It costs $41.20 to keep each u year. Wo And, therefore, that If tho milk tests 4.5 per cent, buttorfat, tho one-gallon cow will produco about 1CI.S pounds of butter, which nt 25 cents per pound will bring $11.20. Tho one-gallon cow, therefore, pays expenses exactly, but not ono cent Interest on tho Invest ment Tho ono and a half gallon cow, which cost JGO to begin with, makes a profit of J20.C0 a year, while tho $10 cow, giving two gallons per day, makes a protlt of $41.20 a year. Thoroforo, which would you prefor to doT Invest $100 In one cow that will produco a profit of $ I1.G0 a yonr, or Invoat $90 In three cows, all of which will not produco ono cent protlt in tho yoar? This Is an Illustration of the exact condition that exists In many of our herds today, and until wo dis pose of those $30 boarders we can never make the dairy pay, nd matter how w food them. Successful Dairying. Succoseful dairying means the ap plication of careful thought and in telligent effon nil along, and the Uob oook test is an important adjunct of the business. It Is the only reliable, chonp, slmplo method of determining tho value of milk of tho cow, avail able. It U the amount of fat a cow puts Into Uer milk that gives hor value, ana tho man who noglects to find out about this as soon as tho cow comes Into milk Is grontly handi capped In- his ondeavor to mnko money, f.ir ho is guessing. Ho puts a dollar Into a rew cow machine and doi'sn't know whether ho will got noro tnau that back, or less. As to Cream. Keep tho croam cubs in cold wa ter winter and summer. With brush and washing powdor wash the cream separator aftor us ling. A necessary thing is not to ovor look rinsing with clean hot wator. You cannot make good butter from old, stale croam. Croam will absorb any odor near It, so don't put it in the cellar whore thoro aro vqgetfthi anu other bad odors, Frank cieam sfeoHM b (tooted to tho Uwjwratwre of the crenw to wblak It is to b added. Dau't nix oold and warm cream. iiiiSrftjrn DON'T SCRIMP THE CALF. False Economy Thct Will Proven Realizing the Bent Results. Give tho calf plenty to eat and It will grow to bo a thrifty, well-dot ol opod animal. Scrimp It and It will bo underslzod and scrawny, write Krancla 15. Folson In an exchange If tho calf pasture Is grown up to burdocks and thistles, and other pas turnge Is not nt hand, place some nice bright clover hay In a manger where It can bo got at conveniently, and sco how much of It a bunch of healthy youngstors will mnko away with. Feeding milk may seem like a very slmplo thing to do, yot It require brains to feed a cnlf Its milk and do It right. Irrogulnrlty of temperature and of quantity work havoc with tho sen sitive stomach of n young calf, about as quickly as anything I know of. The milk should bo blood-warm and tho quantity regulated according to age. Ovor-feodlng is as dangerous during tho first few weeks as undor-fecdlng, If not more so. Hogln with two quarts and gradually increase as the calf grows oldor. Tho advisability of giving grain de pends upon circumstances. While It Is safe to say thnt wheat bran, oil nioal or oats will glvo added growth and general thrlftlness of appoaranco. still good calves have been raised without them. I bollove It always pays to push any young animal as fast as consistent with healthy growth, not forgetting that tho dairy bred calf should not become too fat. Good, thrifty growth should bo striven for from tho first, but not a carcass fit for veal. It Is not a smooth, beefy outline, but the strong and muscular ono, which Is most to bo desired In a dairy calf. Plenty of nitrogenous food will secure It. WINDOW OPENING INWARD. Kind of Ventilator for Stable That Prevents Draft. Tho Sherlngham valve, or window has been found to servo a good pur poso In providing air for a stable and yet minimise the danger of a direct current of air. This plan Is Illustrated here. It will bo noted that tho valve Is built around a regular window sash. Tho side of the valve b, d and e ex tends inward for about ten Inches Ventilating Window. Tho window sash, of course, swings Inward and Is fastened at various points by pegs Inserted at a, a,n. This regulates tho opening nt tho top of the valve. Tho dotted lino c represents tho unseen side of tho valve and shows tho cross piece that connects tho two sldos of the valvo. Tho por tion below the dotted lino being opoii there is no hindrance to tho ndmlssloi. of tho light through tho window prop er. This plan Is so clear that we doubt If any of our readers will have any trouble In seeing through tho plan at once. SKIMMINGS. Try to buy tho cow that tho seller wants to keep. Don't burden tho cow with a yoke when you can do better by fixing the fence. Smoking In the barn may not only cause a lire, but tho milk may absorb tho bad smell. Tho profitless cow Is Just as much trouble as tho ono that pays a profit. Dispose of her as soon as possible. All buttor Is much better when fresh. If all butter wero consumed within ton days of tho da'o of Its manufacture, there would be much loss complaint nbout rancidity. Tho first speck of rust you seo in your milk utensils, better start for the store nnd get some new ones. You can't keep a rusty pall or jn or can really swoot and clean. It is a great advantage for frosh cows to havo exorclso. The motion of tho logs In walking is the best posslblo treatment for tho feverish udder. It H the closely confined cow, as a general tiling, that has milk fever. Milk rich in butter fat and the globules of which are large, will glvo tho largest buttor roturns and less exertion will bo required to get the butter. It Is poor economy to keep a cow which does not glvo milk rich enough to make first class buttor. Wo d not advocate tho disposal of a cow before hor poriod of utility is past, but wo are convinced that it does not jy to keep a cow toe long. Dispose of hor boforo she bo comes too old and put In her place a young cow which will give better roturns. The milk Inspector in Boston sent out 4,090 circulars tho othor day warning the public against using milk bottles for other purposes. The bottles are ued hot ween visits of the milkman for korose, bleaching powder d other things, and, bolng afterward washed oareiessly, tho axt customer Hatte his milk Impregnated. WJM Corn Cockle in Corn eo:klo is an annual. It is common in grain Holds, especially in wheat, and ripens at about tho samo time as wheat To eradicate, use only puro seed. It is very hard to separate tho cockle from wheat, as FERTILIZING OF WHEAT PAYS By Arthur Goss, Indiana Expert- Tests conducted by tho Indiana ex periment station nt diffcrnt places In tho stato for n number of years past have shown that It will usually pay well to use fertilizer on wheat While different soll3, or even the same soil under different methods of treatment, require somewhat different fertilizers, and about the only sure way of determining the exact needs of a particular soil is by a scries of fertilizer tests on the samo, it may be said in a. general way that tho wheat soils of the state are usual ly benefited by all three of tho es sential fertilizing elements, viz., ni trogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Of these three elements phosphoric acid is usually needed In largest amount - A fertilizer containing about two per cent nitrogen, eight per cent phosphoric acid, and two per cent pot ash, will produco profitable results in most cases, and Is very commonly employed. If used In addition to a heavy crop of clover, tho percentage of nitrogen may bo reduced, but If used on laud that has not been ma nured or clovered for several years the percentage of nitrogen can probably bo Increased somewhat with profit Legume crops should, however, bo used to supply nitrogen whenever pos sible, as they nfford far tho cheapest source of this element On some of tho wheat soils of tho stato our experlenco has shown that somewhat more than two per cent of potash can bo used with profit, but on most of tho yellow or red clays this amount should bo sufficient A fertilizer of tho 2-S-2 composition as above may bo purchased ready mixed or it may bo compounded at homo from tho raw materials. If mixed nt hohie tho nitrogen may bo secured in the form of bone, tankago, nitrate of soda or dried blood. Tho phosphoric acid may bo derived from acid phosphate or bono. Raw rock phosphate or floats Is not recom monded as a source or phosphoric ncid In wheat fertilizers, as tost- con ducted by the station have shown that this material is not sufficiently available to produco satisfactory re sults in a singlo season. Potash may bo derived from olthor tho nitrate, tho sulphate, or kalnlt A good wheat fertilizer having tho nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash Wiping Udder and Some experiments conducted at tho Storrs experiment statlton in Con necticut indicate beyond reasonable doubt that a careful wiping of tho udder and flanks of a cow previous to milking will greatly reduce the Not TJ7ftd, J7ecrea.se due to wipin& TlagTm Showing Effect of Wlplne filth that naturally falls into the milk pall during the milking. At Storrs nn exporlmont carried on through the last of April and all of May showed that the average baojterla content of milk taken irom a cow the Grain Field tho seeds of cockle and wheat aro about the same size and weight. Tho only way to remove the cockle plant from tho wheat field Is to pull it by hand. This should be done in tho part of field set aside for seed wheat in about tho same proportion 'as in tho 2-S-2 formula, can be made by mixing sodium nitrate, 14 to 10 per cent nitrogen, li parts, steamed bone, ono to two per cent jiltrogen, 20 to 30 per cent, phosphoric acid 15 parts, acid phosphate, 14 to 1G per cent, available phosphoric acid 30 parts, sul phate of muriate of potash, 4S to 50 per cent, potash four parts. Total, CO parts. We believe that such a formula can profitably be used on soils of low and medium fertility at the rate of ISO pounds per acre, which would be equal to 300 pounds of the 2-S-2 for mula. This amount would cost, for the material contained, about $2.40. Our observation has led us to believe that too small an amount of fertilizer Is usually applied in tho wheat crop. Fertilizer is best applied to wheat at seeding time by means of a fer tilizer attachment to the drill. One of the best fertilizers for wheat, or most other crops, is barnyard manure, but unfortunately most farm ers aro unable to make enough manure to cover their land and must resort to the use of commercial fer tilizers. Manure alone, however, is not a well-balanced fertilizer, as it is deficient in phosphoric acid. In or der to Increase the amount of this material it is excellent practice to aad about 40 pounds of acid phosphate to each ton of manure as the same is be ing made. This not only results in in creasing tho phosphorus content, but also In preventing the loss of nitro gen. Manure will not only produco excellent results on wheat and other crops, but is also ono of the best known means of insuring a catch of clover. Tho best results from fertilizer can only bo secured when tho samo is used in connection with proper prep aration of the soil, good drainage, good seed, etc. One need not expect tho fertilizer to take the place of such necessary conditions any more than good tillage, etc., can bo expected to take the place of tho plant food neces sary to produce tho crop. No danger of Injury to the land from the uso of fertilizer need be feared If clover or other fertilizing crops aro used in the rotation to keep tho ground loose nnd In good condi tion. If fertilizer is used constantly 'without such crops the ground may become hard and compact, due to tho absence of organic mattor. Effect of Drainage. Tho first rea son why land is drained is to let in tho oxygen between the minute spaces of soil, fqr tho land plant must havo oxygen at Its roots In a form in which it can uso it Flanks Before Milking with unwlped udder and flanks amounted to 7.05S bacteria per cubic centimeter. Where tho udder and flank wero carefully wiped with a damp cloth, tho bacteria in a cubic centimeter was reduced to 716, show. TTdr ad 1'laaka Previous to Milling Ing a decrease of 6,342 bacteria In a cubic centimeter. The diagram shows graphically ho the wiping increased the purity of the milk. Doesu't this look as though wiping the udder n flank Kill pay! SAVED BABY LYON'S LIFE. Awful Sight from That Dreadful Com plaint, Infantile Eczema Mother Praises Cutlcura Remedies. "Our baby had that droadful com plaint, Infantllo Eczema, which afflict ed him for several months, commenc ing at tho top of h'.s head, and at last covering his whole body. His suffer ings were untold and constant misery, in fact, thero was nothing we would not havo done to havo given him re lief. We finally procured a full set of iv, r.iHmirn Hpmpillcs. and in about three or four day3 ho began to show a j brighter spirit and really laughed, for ( tho first time in a year. In about ( ninety days ho was tuny recovers. Tralso for tho Cutlcura Itemedlos has always been our greatest pleasure, and thero is nothing too good that wo pn.iiH enr in thflr favor, for they cer tainly saved our baby's life, for ho was tho most awful sight that I ever beheld, prior to ibe treatment of the Cutlcura Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon, 1S2G Appleton Ave., Parsons, Kan., July IS. 1905." DRIVEN TO GET RELIGION. Reason for Close-Fisted Man's Attend ance at Church. A New Hampshire man tells of a tight-fisted man of affairs in a town of that stato, who until recently had never been observed to take an in terest In church matters. Suddenly, however, he became a regular attend ant at Divine service, greatly to the astonishment of his fellow towns men. "What do you think of the case of old Ketchnm?" said ono of the busi ness men of the place to a friend. "Is t true that he has got religion?" "Well, hardly," replied the other, with the air of ono who knows "The fact is, it's entirely a matter of busi ness with him. 1 nm in a position to know that about a year ago ho loaned tho pastor $50, which tho latter was unablo to pay. So thero remained nothing for Ketchum but to take it out in pew rent" The Sunday Maga zine. m?fft?J'(5V HOLD UP! ctr&d com&id&zr Diuwrr prcn c ifj.J. 't ...! BRMmJuiJii.LiiC LIKE ALL owm. U WATERPnOQFK CLOTHING J Ismadf efthrbestw (w!m4ls,inUickcrtltcw v hityftwrineitiisolJb'C? rriiiElc J!rj nrovfartt! T 5TICKT0THE emu At-rue neuk a. m. ' -Sim? vr lilt rum n iw TOIICi.ro. CAN t:T3 -1U11A-; A p!Ltive CATARRH CURE Ely's Cream Balm Is quIcVljr absorbed. Clues Relief at Once. It cloanses, soothes heals and protects the diseased mem brano. It cures Ca tarrh and drives away a Cold in the Head quickly. e-UftY fTVFR stores the Senses ottlMl fa V fc.il Taste and Smell. Tull size GO cts., at Drug gists or by mail; Trial She 10 cU.by maiL ElyBrotfiers,5GVt'arrenStreet.Newl'ork. SAZESJIJCX 1VAXTEJ). We want a llre.actlve and thoronithly experienced salesman In this locality nlib sufficient nionvr tc , bny outrlubt bis tlrst month s supply uf our tttn- tilltlty l.ovt lreuro llulltivi W Ire Ou,o- lue l.lRiit.. A utility neeJed tn every store atC 1 bonie and fully compiT ng nltblnsurancerules, Tc ' sueb a man we will give excluilve sa.es rU-bl and guarantee to refund money If loods nnt sold In a dijs. Kiirttacrnrii,i arm n request lboStandard UUletl Llizbl Co.. UUO N.UaUtcdbU lblcao, 10. 12. DoKt 5f I . THE '.ivf WtR1 ' L3 9 rtfiWEB-o y RiifrsK V HgfS all niht lon0 from toothache, neurediix or rheumatism Sloea!s Liivinveivt kills the pea-iti quiets the Serves cxnd induces sleep At &ll dealers. Price 25c 50c 61.00 Dn Ezvrl S.SIoa.r, NERVOUS COLLAPSE Sinking Spells, Haadaches and Rheumatism oil Yield to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mrs. Lizzio Williams, of No. 410 C. dar street, Qniucy, 111., 6ays: "Ever sinco I hnd nervous prostration, about thirteen years ago, I havo had' periodical spells of complete exhaustiou. The doc. tor said my liorvcs woro shattered. Any excitement or unusual activity would throw mo into n stato of lifelessuess. At tho beginning my strength would como back in n nioderato timo after each attack, but tho poriod of weakness kept , leiigtlieuing until nt last I would 11 helpless ns many ns three hours at stretch. I had dizzy feelings, palpita tion of tho heart, misery after eatitig, hot flashes, norvous headaches, rhen. matio pains in tho back and hips. The dvotor did mo so littlo good that I gave up his treatment, and really feared thai my caso was incurnblo " When 1 began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills my nppetito grow keen, my food no longer distressed tne, my nerves wero quieted to a degree thnt I had not experienced for years aud my strength returned. 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