The Madras pioneer., July 21, 1910, Image 6

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THE FARMER NOT RESPONSIBLE.
There has not been a time In the
past thirty years when the prices of
the necessities of life, and particularly
foodstuffs, have been higher than they
are today and uo time when folks were
looking into the cause of high prices
moro than now. It Is very easy to
take it for granted that the original
producer the tiller of the soil, farmer
and gardener is the person chlelly I
responsible for the high cost of living,
but a close study of price conditions
which is being made does not seem to
bear out this contention. Investigators
have found that of the dollar which
the consumer spends for meat, bread
Btuffs, fruit and vegetables, the pro
ducer or grower, who does the bulk of
the working and sweating and who
bears all the loss in case of unfavora
ble weather conditions, receives the
munificent sum of 35 cents, and out of
this must come all expenses of produc
tion. The other Co per cent is appro
priated, absorbed, or whatever you
want to call it, by the chaps who han
dle it after it leaves the producer's
hands the transportation companies,
the commission or middle man and the
retailer. On the supposition that these
three factors in distribution share
equally, they absorb close to 22 cents
apiece on every dollar's worth of stuff
which the consumer buys, but this is
certainly not the case with many arti
cles of consumption. However, in the
case of meats, a recent investigation
showed that the town and city retailer
was exacting a profit ranging all the
way from 20 to 55 per cent. On the
supposition that middleman and retail
er appropriate 10 cents each, the rail
roads absorb the balance, which is 45
cents. While feverish agitation may
not result in lowering prices In an ap
preciable degree, the average consumer,
out of sheer curiosity, if for no other
reason, would like to know a little
more definitely where that 65 cents
goes to.
READY TO TALK.
But Lecky Knew How to Choke- Off
His Opponent.
a very urnuant irisn lady somo
years ago arranged that Mr. Lecky
should meet an able and famous Irish
mnn of .very advanced opinions In pol
itics. It was intended that they should
exchange views, and the Irlslunnu had
a good deal to say nhout Mr. Lecky'a
later work and was well able to put
what he had to say In the most effec
tive language. The door opened, nnd
Mr. Lecky wa3 announced. He wns
Introduced to the Irishman, nnd be
fore the latter had time to say any
thing the historian began a political
harangue wHiIch he kept going with
out cessation the whole time he was
there. The Irishman at first tried to
break in with a word, but he was
swept away, as it were, In the unceas
ing flow of Mr. Lecky's language, so
after a time he sat in amused bewil
derment, waiting until nature gave
out. But when Mr. Lecky felt ho was
getting exhausted he rose from his
chair and shook hands with the hostess
and her guest, keeping on talking all
the time. They came out with him to
the top of the staircase, but could not
get a word In edgewise even then, as he
talked all the way down to the door
i and wns even In nu unfinished sentence
when the door was shut behind hltn.
They looked at each other and roared.
THE
AND TEN
SCHOOL MA'AM
ACRES.
. There is little doubt that the con
servative purchase of favorably sit
uated fruit lands in many sections of
the west is a perfectly safe proposi
tion, but such purchase ought to be
made with a fairly comprehensive
knowledge of the future contingencies,
especially In some of the heavily tim
bered sections. The point we would
make in this is nicely illustrated in the
case of an eastern scboolma'am whose
purchase was detailed to us the other
day. This girl, who has saved a nice
little nest egg, has thought to insure
her material well being for coming
years by purchasing a ten acre tract
of raw land in a heavily timbered sec
tion, not seeming to have taken Into
account the fact that the cost of clear
ing the land alone before the little
trees are set will range from $125 to
$175 per acre, the word of zealous real
estate agents to the contrary nowitu
standing. At best there must be a
wait of five or six years before the
trees begin to bear, and then not
enough to pay for their annual care.
Of course potatoes, strawberries and
other small fruit crops may be grown
between the tree rows during the first
few years, but this means a degree of
hard and painstaking work that one
who has not had experience In horti
culture has little conception of. On
An Event.
Judge Nicholas Lougworth, who used
to sit on Ohio's supreme bench, looked
unnaturally grave, and a neighbor, In
recognition of his facial deuression.
named n pet owl "Judge Longworth."
It was the very next day that an ex
cited maid broke up his wife's gar
den party. "Oh, madam," said she
"madam. Judge Longworth has laid
an egg!"
Burne-Jones' Joke.
Of Burne-Jones and William Morris
Mr. J. Comyns Carr relates an amus
ing story. Morris had at one time a
horror of growing stout. The poet
went to bed at a Thames side inn one
night, and Burne-Jones played a trick
on him. taking a section out of his
waistcoat and sewing the remnants
together. The next morning he watch
ed the terror nnd consternation with
which Morris tried to make the gar
ment meet around his waist. It was
not until the smothered laughter of
the painter reached Morris' ears that
the poet was relieved from his anxiety.
CARE OF SHEEP "
IN SUMMER.
It is n good thing to wean early
spring Innibii during the latter part of
June. Some sheepmen advocate allow
iug them to continue to run with the
ewes, but it has been found that the
latter will do much bettor without the
lambs, and with plenty of good pas
ture the lambs will make better
growth If they are separated from the
ewes.
Of course food requirements of the
ewes nnd lambs are very different at
this time, which makes a separate bo.
more necessary. Always try to have
pleuty of good pasture for the sheep,
as this Is a very Important feature,
without which the animals will not do
well.
Do not fatten the ewes, but put them
into a plump condition perparatory to
Cut Both Ways.
"I want my hair cut and no talk,"
said a great man with an I-own-the-earth
air as be walked into a barber's
shop and sat down.
"The" commenced the man in the
apron.
"No talk, I tell you!" shouted the
heavy man. "Just a plain hair cut.
SDBVETED HIMSELF IN TUB GLASS.
I've read all the papers and don't want
any news. Start away now!"
The man in the apron obeyed.
When be had finished the man who
knew everything rose from his chair
and surveved himself in the class.
the other hand, If the tract In ques- I "Great Scott!" he exclaimed. "It's
tlon was bought as an investment really true then? You barbers can't do
only, to be sold to some one else to de
velop, the question Is entirely different
bo far as the scboolma'am is concern
ed. When she starts to develop her
tract she will doubtless consider It
wise to sell.
"IN THE BARNYARDS."
A well known agricultural authority
and student of conditions prevailing
throughout the great cotton belt has
recently said that the economic and
agricultural salvation of the south in
years to come lies in the barnyards of
that section, meaning thereby the
adoption of dairying and stock rais
ing with attendant crop rotation in
place of the present shortsighted, one
nine production of cotton which every
year leaves the land poorer and keeps
the cotton grower dependent on the
outside world for his breadstuffs, moat
really
your work properly unless you talk."
"I don't know," said the man In the
apron quietly. "You must ask the bar
ber. Ile'U be in presently. I'm the
glazier from next door."
The Way They Read it.
The handwriting of Iloraco Greeley
was something to inspire awe in the
beholder. Mr. Greeley undoubtedly
was the great master of Illegibility. It
was to him the compositor averred
that if Belfihazzar had seen his hand
writing on the wall he would have had
cause to be terrified.
In response to an invitation to attend
a gathering of newspaper men on one
occasion Mr. Greeley wrote: "With a
weight of years, I feel obliged to de
cline any invitation that takes mo a
day's Journey from home," and this
jwuumd, until , Mi,i mnlrn nf It. "If onla
and dairy products and for the grain ' earj
and forage supplies needed for the few ,nslnimtion tJmt brlck ovenB ar0 dau
nensis oi uurucii lie uuen bui-n. hi
some sections of the cotton belt the
force of the above agricultural truth
Is already being realized, and the
"better way" Is being Inaugurated.
What is true of the south is true, if In
less degree, of the east, west and
north, of New York and Massachu
setts, of Iowa nnd Minnesota, of Kan
sas. California nnd Nebraska, of Geor
gia and Mississippi. This doctrine of
agricultural salvation needs preaching
in 6eason and out of season from ev
ery platform and in every newspaper
and magazine in tno country, n jh
gerous to hams gives me horrors."
English Humor.
At a recent dinner of the Authors'
club in London Walter Emanuel, mem
ber of the staff of Punch, referred to
the fact that the man with the largest
seuso of humor ho had ever struck was
an Englishman, a dentist. IIo went
to him after suffering long with a
toothache. He refused to have gas,
and the dentist pulled out a tooth,
leaving him writhing In pain, nnd tool:
the tooth to the window, whero ho
tho only way out. and the sooner wo laughed quite heartily,
realize It as n people the better will it I Tim victim groaned, "What's tho
be for our own generation aud those Jobo.
to follow.
WroDff tooth." said tho dentist.
A WELL IlKAltED SHEEr.
By courtesy of Iowa State college.
entering the breeding period and the
winter. The lambs, on the other hand,
should bo pushed rapidly, as quick ma
turity is a matter of considerable Im
portance, if a good prdfit is to be made
from them.
The Iambs make a better growth
while young, at less cost a pound, and.
taking all things into consideration, it
is moro desirable to get them off to
market at tho earliest possible mo
ment. Good Mixed Pasture.
Ailow ewes the run of n good mixed
pasture, with access to a little clover.
They will do exceedingly well with
this and a little grain. The flock should
be provided with n plentiful supply of
good, pure water, which Is very essen
tial, as a discouraging outcome is apt
to be the result If they are allowed to
drink water that Is Impure. Feed the
Iambs a small quantity of oats mixed
with some bran as an appetizer and
allow them the run of a fresh clover
pasture, which will keep them grow
ing nicely.
Frequent change of pasture Is a
great help with sheep, particularly
with the lambs, which are rather par
tlcular about what they eat. If they
are turned Into a new range after a
shower it will be surprising to see how
thoroughly they will go over the grass
again, even though It has been cropped
closely before.
Watch ewes and lambs closely for
any indications of stomach worms or
other Insect pests. Keep the stable
darkened and accessible, so they may
get away trom tno nlos In muggy
weather. Files are more annoying to
sheep than many would suppose, and
every possible precaution should be
taken to prevent the attacks of these
pests.
Watchful Eye Necessary.
To make sheep profitable the ever
watchful eye of the flockmaster is
most necessary. Some farmers give
their sheep good pasturage during
the summer, but they overlook the 1m
portance of going among the Hock two
or three times a week to see that all
are on foot and doing well and havo
plenty of good water to drink. It Is
just as necessary to see that sheep
have a plentiful supply of water, es
pecially during summer, as it Is to sup
ply plenty of suitable and palatable
food.
The flock should also be regularly
supplied with salt. Salt Is an element
of food, and a flock of sheep salted reg
ularly do far better, remain in a more
thrifty condition and make greater
gain than those which are supplied
with this element at irregular intervals.
Docking the Sheep.
Methods employed in cutting the
tails from sheep In the division of ani
mal husbandry nt University farm, St.
Paul, are best to place the lamb on Us
back, pushing the skin on the tall back
toward tho body ns far as possible so
that enough skin will remain to cover
tho stump of the bono when the tall is
cut off. In operating on lambs several
months old draw the skin back closely
to the body and tie a ligature tightly
around the stub of the tall until an
hour or two afterward to prevent ex
cessive bleeding. Place tho Iamb in
a clean pen bedded with clean straw.
Cleanliness prevents Infection, and in
such nu inclosurc bleeding can be de
tected. Rams should bo castrated nt
tlmo of docking, while In the hands of
tho operator, if proper physical devel
opment of the organs has boon reach
ed. This condition occurs about ten
days aftor birth.
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Keep the Horse'c Skin Clean.
If the skin of tho horse Is kept clean
ho will swont more freoly, which In
necossary to Loop him In good coiidl
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