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About Dayton herald. (Dayton, Or.) 1885-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1897)
AOBICUL' things August 31st PERTAINING is the last day of the I1000 missing word contest FARM AND HO rhe Price of Bay Is Boautetud Color, Not Ite Worth—Qroea Good for stock-Keep the Corner* I leas. E . Msrkotab’e Bom There may be markets that win take the richest bay at a suAcleid advance In price to repay the fanner for fur- nhbuiK it, but 1 know of none, and am L. Mre that there are not many. It sells by color, and there Is more dknger at ■ having some of the bay blackened and dusty when the grana la cut in full bloom than when it Ie sufficiently ma ture to require only a abort exposure to the weather In the swath, it Ie a Mg aud risky Job to cure a large amount of Kras» that *• full of sap aa tim- B pthy In full bloom, and cowumers in [ moat local markets are not Inclined to pay for all the extra labor, risk and loss in weight of the total product due to parly cutting. Dead-ripe tljpothy la not wanted, of course, and its color coo- demn» it, but there ia a middle ground which should be taken. There may be glory in furnishing the market with timothy cut when in full Nootn. but there is rarely any profit from the ex tra effort and risk. In the long ran just as attractive and a more prefita- ble lot.oThay may be put upon the mar- fil8,0fitt,000 a year. About fifi.00tt.00fi semen in the form of oontribetiore from the republic toward the maintenance of the police department and the streets. About $15,000.000 comes from “what are strictly municipal revenum.” which “are derived from such ararom ee rent als paid by the gas companies—over $3.0u0.00tt—returns from the fertilis ing sewage. fi3.4OO.OOO. and public market», $1,800,000. What are called the extraordinary express» ef Paris are derated, like ear own, says the Mil waukee Sentinel, to the carrying out of new public improvements and the oon- IT SATES TOU IMET Ing value is leak, but this is doing unto Others aa they would do unto ua. which Is the silver rale of commercial trans actions.— National Stockman. han da. . Their anneal avenge varies between seven and eight million! of dollar».” Green Fodder for Cswa. L . Early fodder-cora, whan eaten by ths rows, will make a satisfying feed, and It Will also largely increase the quan- tlty of milk. Fodder feed when half grown or immature ia very poor feed, is It is mostly water. The cows wiB consume a large amount of such fod- der, and givea very small quantity of milk. Give to each cow four quarts of Bias for alas, a thread of spider’s silk ia decidedly tougher than one of steel. An ordinary thread will bear a weight of three graine This is about 50 per cent stronger than a steel thread of the same t hie knees “W feed, In the* morning, when they arc being milked; then turn to pasture. | At noon give each row an armful of E the fodder, spread over the pasture, ■ and the same quality of min feed made Into slop, and one armful of fodder; after the mill feed and fodder la eaten, turn out upon the night pasture, if the cows have to be kept in the stable yard» give them, in addition, a small gf forkful of oat hay, or well-cured clover thhy. The cows must be given all they can eat On such a ration, good cows will average froth two and one-half to three gkllpna of milk per day all through the summer, and the milk will be of good flavor and rich in eream. As fast as the fodder-corn la cut off, the ground between the rows should be well worked up with the cultivator, and then ran out with the one-horse plow, making the furrow about Eve ih^hee In depth., and sowed to fodder corn. Sow one large handful of bone phosphate to every three feet of row, and about twelve graine of corn to the . foot. Cover the corn aa fast as It is k- EXClX'StVg UK O* THE WOXD “CARTORTA " AMD HllSUfi CASTOBIA,” Afi OUE TEADE MAME. It will pay to keep the cows la good condition; if they Ure allowed to be come thin. It win take s large quantity of grain to get them in order for the winter.—The American. DM» SAMUEL1 FRCHER, of Hyamaia, Jlfaaaachuaotta, re Ao ori^taaotor of "PTFC SER’S CASTORIA," Ao aanu Nothing, more clearly. shown the painstaking and careful farmer than to hnve fence corners between fields or along the roadside kept free from weeds, grass or shrubs. Aa a rale all the old-time fence.corners were kept acyfbe reached in and cut there. Bat when the horse mower and thé self binding reaper cqme into nae. It every year liecame harder to find anybody who could be hired te elder ont the fence corners. The result wss that the ax rather than the scythe was requir ed, and the growth, instead of being restricted to fence corners, encroached each year more on the cultivated fields. thooe who hove boon careful to sucre* only the beet bred animals here the advantage. The first e«ect Hite din» ia prices Is to make the am* ani mal aasahkMe at aay price. AB thswu«b A Farmers Uatflt. The (tetter machinist a farmer is. the more time and money will be saved. He should understand thoroughly ev- •ry machine he uaea, and be able to re pair nil but the moot serious breaks for himself, and avoid being dependent upon paid service. It ia wise fore thought to keep on hand duplicates of such parts as are moat liable to break, thus saving valuable time, especially In the haying season. A well-equipped, tool chest, with screw» and nails of all1 kinds, should be a part of every fann ers outfit. If one of the boya shows a taste for mechanics, give Mm a chance to develop It. He will be a val uable man to have In the neighbor hood .and will probably be able to turn many an honest penny by helping out his less skillful neighbors.—Massachu setts Ploughman. , ' rate the ground between the.aww«, and, after a few days. threw a fwrew to the plante en seek side of ereey rew. Take the hoe and draw the uertb a* WHEAT BREAKFAST COCOA To Ward Off Fruit Bot. When fruit rot has attacked the peach crop, the beet method la to ■*- move nml burn all dried or mummified fruit from the trees. In winter, and Spray early In spring with bluestone. When the fruit buds begin to swell, •pray with Bordeaux mixture, and •gain just Iwfore the bloasoma open. Repeat the «praying when the Noa- •onm »re falling- adding g little parts green to keep off the curcullo. Two weeks later, spray again. Aa the Bor- deaux mixture coate the fruit with the lime mixture. DORCHESTER. MASS ««:»»!»»!»? Colorless solution, for the tant two •prayings. In Delaware, a ten-fold I»- PROFIT E sko by the Poena. If eggs were sold by would revolutionise the >e have before shown, the Urgent number “ot really i>e performing which the pound It breeds. As the hen that of eggs may as much eer- ssresy Fewer that will save yon money and make yon money. Hercules Engine» an the cheapest power known. Bara GaaeHae or Distillate Oil; no amake. •»*. er dkt For pumpiag, rusaieg dehy er fane am rtl o r ry, they have co epaL Aetaautic in actiea, perfectly
