It is not one single thins that makes
a co-operative creamery successful, but
it is the combined work of many essen
tial things, says State Dairy Inspector
iWinkjer of Minnesota. The butter
maker is generally considered the most
Important factor for a successful
creamery, but his importance is mainly
that he Is In a position to bring togeth
er and harmonize the forces to bear on
the important place. The buttermaker
has an unlimited amount of pressure
behinJ I:;' creamery business if he
KIJEPJXG A REOOIID.
goes to work and develops it right. Of
course a buttermaker generally has his
hands full iu keeping his creamery pre
sentable, and lie s'aouid receive liberal
assistance from all concerned, and
those concerned mostly iu that work
are the farmers themselves.
While there are many ways in which
the farmer may give his assistance, I
want to point to one especially that the
farmer is even more Interested in than
the buttermaker. This is the improve
ment of the dairy herd so as to get a
bigger yield from the number of cows
already on hand. The farmer is the
one who is benefited most and should
feel most interested. Now,v I want to
call attention to one way in accomplish
ing this that is practical, and a way
that every dairyman should use, and
that is to keep such a record of each
cow in the herd that will show at the
end of the year what each individual
cow has done. This at first thought
would seem like something that would
entail a great deal of work, and I will
not deny but what it takes some extra
work, but I think it safe to swy that
it will be the best paying work that you
can do in connection with your dairy.
The things necessary are a spring
scale, pencil and nienioramja book, all
of which need not cost or $2, and
the extra work necessary need not be
over thirty minutes a month outside the
time it takes to do the figuring, and
that will depend on how quick you are
to figure. The thing to do with this ap
paratus is to place It where you empty
the milk after milking. Taking the
milk from eaen cow, you first hang the
pail on the scale, and with the pencil
and book you have handy you make a
record of what the cow has given.
You can repeat this for every milking
if you wish, but for a beginning about
four times a month will give you good
results and show you where you have
the cow that Is stealing her board and
where you have the one that Is paying
for it.
In connection with this it is also nec
essary to have the milk from each cow
tested about three times or more a
year. With the number of pounds of
milk and per cent of fat in milk, you
have a basis to figure the value of
your cow. The value of such a record
is well expressed by Mr. Sly when he
says, "If a farmer has two cows and
loses $10 on one and gains $10 on the
other, it does not take much of a mathe
matician to see that he did not make
any money, but if he disposes of the
cow that he lost $10 on he would be
$10 ahead, besides saving extra time
and labor required to care for the ex
tra cow."
When cows are to be stabled contin
uously through the yean without any
yard privileges whatever, we incline to
the opinion that there should be neither
stalls nor ties of any kind, except a few
stanchions or stalls in a separate com
partment, where a few of the cows can
be admitted at a time and kept in
place during milking and while eating
their grain, says Hoard's Dairyman.
For the balance of the time provide a
comparatively roomy pen, to be occu
pied in common by the entire herd,
with racks for hay and other coarse
fodder through the center, around the
sides. This necessitates the dehorning
of all the animals, but furnishes a
measure of freedom and exercise not
obtainable in any form of stall or tie.
We reproduce in this connection a
floor plan for such an arrangement
adapted from circular No. 95, dairy di
vision of the Illinois Agricultural col
lege, and copy from that circular as
follows:
A space in the barn 35 by 52 feet is
devoted to the cows. A manger run
ning lengthwise extends to within eight
feet of the wall at each end. These
spaces between the manger and the
wall are closed by gates. At milking
all Ckf ihtk ooza are. drt ven. to the
oMl
side of "the manger where the figures
showing dimensions are placed, which
contains a watering tank, not shown In
the cut, and the gates are closed- The
door of the milking room, sixteen feet
in width, is then opened, and the boss
cows are always ready to enter. Near
the end of this room are three stalls, in
which the milking is done, and it is
surprising to note how quickly each
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cow learns in which stall she is to be
milked and tlie order in which her turn
comes, so that the tli.ee milkers (thirty-three
cows are earel for in this
barn) have little difficulty in always
milking the same cows and in the same
order. When the milkers are ready the
gates at the rear of the stalls are open
ed, one cow enters each stall, and the
gates are closed. The cows eat their
grain while being milked and pass out
through gates at the front of the stalls
into the other side of the shed or main
room. As the manger and gates divide
this room, the cows that have been
milked are forced to remain on one
side and cannot come to the milking
stalls a second time.
All grain Is fed in the milking stalls
and the roughage from the large man
ger in the center of the shed. This
manger is raised as fast as the manure
accumulates (abundant bedding must
be used), so that it is always a conven
ient height for the cows. In this herd
of thirty-three cows not a soiled cow
was to be seen.
HE TURNED THE LAUGH.
A Guick Witted Orator Who Vaa
Equal to the Occasion.
An orator who was equal to an
emergency was the late George A.
Sheridan, who was a noted 'spell
binder" often engaged by the Ee
publican national committee. At a
big meeting he was addressing in a
town near New York he was intro
duced by a Mr. O'Brien, the chair
man, in most flattering terms. In
order to reciprocate Mr. Sheridan
paid a glowing tribute to the ster
ling qualities of the chairman and
wound up the eulogy by asserting
that no man could say Mr. O'Brien
owed him a cent.
"He owes me $3!" came a keen
Celtic voice from the rear of the
audience.
It was almost a solar plexus blow
for the orator, and the audience
started to laugh and jeer. Rallying,
the speaker said: "Don't be alarm
ed, good friends. I will answer that
man presently." This assertion was
to gain time and if possible have
the audience forget the incident.
But again that penetrating voice
cried out:
"He owes me $3 cold cash V
Advancing to the edge of the
platform, General Sheridan in a
confidential tone said : "Yes. I know
a.0. about the $3, for my friend, Mr.
O'Brien, has given me the inside
facts. Ladies and gentlemen, the
truth is simply this, and it reveals
a peculiar character: This man who
has interrupted me met Mr. O'Brien
recently and asked him for the loan
of $10. 'I haven't got ten said
generous Mr. O'Brien, but here are
$7 handing the money to him.
Now this man is going around say
ing my friend, the honorable chair
man, owes him $3 because he could
lend him only $7 when ten were re
quested." A roar of laughter filled
the hall, and the indignant man
tried to answer-the orator. He was
howled down. The chairman whis
pered in General Sheridan's ear:
"You have saved me. You are a
genius." Leslie's Weekly.
The Reformed Gambler.
A reformed gambler from Ohio
went to Washington when Hoke
Smith was secretary of the interior
and, saying that he had forsaken
games of chance, sought employ
ment. A friend introduced him to
Hoke Smith, stating Ms case. Mr.
Smith listened attentively and then
said:
T will do what I can. I will look
into the vacancies and see if I can
place him. I would lik to give him
a chance very much."
All this time the reformed gam
bler had been standing quietly, ey
ing the secretary. After Smith had
finished he stepped forward and
said:
"Now, see here, Hoke, old boy.
Tell me if this is right. If you kin
give me a job lemme know, but if
you can't lemme know, too, for I
can't afford no time to be stayiu'
here m this Bort of way dubbin
around on a dead card."
Ported With Flowers.
"Was your wife angry when yon
got home so late last night?"
"Angry! Why, my boy, the deaj
woman pelted me with flowers 1"
But how lid you get that black
eye?"
"Well, you see, ahe neglected to
take the flowers out of the pots be
fore she t&rew them, London
I
WATER-PIPES.
Oiled
Spaces ; am Protection For
- Pipes Above Ground.
Nothing is so good a protector from
frostor heat as dead air in insulated
compartments, , says New England
Homestead. If
water pipes must
be placed In the
ground above the
frost line ; or
above the ground
and fully exposed
properly con
structed frost
boxes are vastly
superior to felt,
cork or other cov-
erings.
These packing
materials are usu
ally worse than
worthless, be
cause they are
sure to become
soaked from con
densation on the
'pipe and thus to
invite instead of
repel frost This
is especially true
where the pipes
lead to elevated
tanks from wells
of cold water, be
c a u s e 1 in any
w ea t her when
the temperature
is above that of
the water con
densation is like
FEOST BOX.
ly to occur.
The simplest construction of an ef
fective protecting frost box is con
structed with three dead air spac.;s
well ceiled and extending from below
the frost line up to the point of de
livery at the tank or at the house.
After the pipe, is in place a box tube
of one-half or three-quarter inch stuff
and six inches inside diameter is buHt
with the pipe in the center. It is then
ceiled outside with tar paper. Trim
mers are then placed around the box
to build another box upon, a two inch
CROSS SECTION OF FEOST BOX.
air space being left between the two
boxes. In like manner this box is
ceiled and supplied with trimmers for
an outside box of ship lap or matched
boards to, surround a second two inch
air space.
Feeding Pigm.
Some farmers think that it does not
make any difference where pigs eat
This is a mistaken idea. A platform
cag be made near the feed house, the
size of the platform depending upon
the number of pigs. My plan Is this:
The floor is inclosed by a three board
fence; a gate on hinges made, by
which to reach platform from corn
crib and feed barrel. Six troughs are
arranged in twos on the platform, two
at each side and two in the middle,
so as to allow passing between without
soiling clothes and to give sufficient
room for the pig3. This number of
troughs will accommodate between fif
ty and a hundred pigs. Another large
gate is made opposite the small one.
This one slides up and down. It is
raised after the slop is placed in the
troughs. The pigs then rush in and
eat, after which they are Immediately
driven out, so that the platform Is kept
as clean as possible. It must be clean
ed occasionally. Give pigs large fields
to run in and gradually increase the
amount of protein food, thus making
blood, bone and muscle so that they
can take on fat later. E. M. Lynch in
Successful Farming.
SELECTING SEED CORN.
Carefully Choose Ears That Nearest
Approach Perfection.
' The ideal ear of corn is not the one
of greatest length or diameter, but is
described as being "about ten mches
long, with grains deep and wedge
shaped, set in twenty-four rows as
straight and uniform as soldiers on
parade and as thick at the tip as at
the butt." The ears of this character
that are exhibited at corn shows are
It is claimed, the result of years of
careful breeding and scientific cultiva
tion. Yet, having these characteristics in !
mind, ears approximately perfect in
to be found in every well cultiva.
cornfield, and these should be careful:,
selected and stored for seed, fro:.,
which, year by year, the standard o.
quality may be raised and the yield per
acre increased.
Until very recently but little atten
tion was given to the selection of corn
for planting. It was thought that if the
germ was vital the plant would pro
duce as well from a misshapen seed ai
from one that was entirely symmetri
cal and from an ear on which the row
were crooked and the kernels some
what scattered as from those that were
straight and close set. Careful .stcd
haa ascertained, however, that these
minor charactexistieji Are a fhlllTi ,TV
lint
ill i
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mm
flenxea as the' ffiorelmjpbrtaht 6aC! or
the proper proportion of grain to cob
and of gluten to starch and protein in
the kernels.
Uniformity in size of ear and In se
of kernels, in weight, length and diam
eter of ear is desirable not only f or
their intrinsic value, but because where
machinery is used for husking anc
shelling the latter can be most easil;,
and satisfactorily employed upon graii.
that is not too diverse in these me
ters. Farm Progress.
HOGS AFTER CATTLE.
Proportion of Strice to Follow Stoor:
Profitably. The amount of pork cue may expac:
from hogs following cattle depends up
on the way in which the corn is pre
pared. With broken ear com and clo
ver hay and paved feed lots, as in a re
cent Illinois experiment, botween si
and seven pounds beef and from one
and one-fourth to one and one-haL
poimds pork may be expected froa.
each bushel of corn fed where eisht
hogs follow thirteen head of steers
end with corn in snapped, shelled anc
ground form, with supplemental- con
centrates and wheat straw for rough
age, as in the Iowa test, from one tc
one and one-half pounds pork can be
expected per hundred pounds corn fed.
In the Iowa test twenty hogs followec
each lot of twenty steers for the first
fifty-six days and ten hogs were i::
each lot during the last thirty-eigh:
days. The feed lots' were not paved
but were ordinary Iowa dirt lots.
If no additional corn is fed a'jor.l
three-fourths as many hogs as steers
should be allowed where corn is fed In
shelled or ear form, fewer hogs if corii
is ground.. The preferable plan ap-
I pears to be that followed by the ma
I jority of successful feeders, allow one
! hog per steer and feed such additionr.'
; corn as the hogsfequireoh a feedin v
j floor in one corner of the yard. This
insures the gleaning of all waste, kes-i
hogs growing at a rapid rate and fin
ishes them for market sooner than if
dependent entirely on gleanings. A:;
soon as the hogs tecome heavy and fa:
! they can be moved out of steer lots
and lighter, more active hogs substi
tuted. WayneDinsmore in Wisconsin
Farmer.
Corn Well Displayed.
In selecting corn for exhibit at a
state or local fair farmers should take
only perfect and uniform ears. Fre
quently corn Is ruined for exhibition
purposes by being handled carelessly.
One of the neatest ways of showin.-
small lots of corn that we have seen i
shown above. This was a first prizs
lot grown, selected and put up by J. 1 .
Keckly of Ohio. Here Is a hint fo
farmers In general, and the suggests
may prove helpful. The husks
turned back and tied as represented i.
the picture, says American Agricultur
ist. -' ' '
Preservins Seed Corn.
The seed corn selected should ho
placed dn a dry, well ventilated ron
where the ears can be spread ; f
They should not be piled in a heap, a
it is Important to expose them to
free circulation of air, so that they wii
dry quickly and thoroughly wide
molding. It is a good practice, oftc ;
followed, to leave a few husks atta-1.
ed to each ear, so that the ears may l.v
tied together in pairs by means of th
husks and then hung over poles o
wires in the upper part of the roo::i.
If convenient racks can be made liki
bookcases, with slat shelves about foui
or five Inches apart and open backs
and froxits, In which the ears can be
arranged until thoroughly dried. Only
one row of ears should be placed on
each shelf. This method allows the
preservation of a large amount of seed
corn ln,a small space. United States
Bulletin!
Garden Track.
October is a busy month. Some of
the winter vegetables are growing, and
others should be sown. The bud arti
chokes should be separated and set
fully three feet apart. Onions may still
be sown in the early part of the month,
and shallots should be divided and set.
Some beans may be risked and Eng
lish peas sown for winter crop. A few
cauliflowers may be tried and cucum
bers planted !n pots for the Decembe)-
hotbeds. Cirrots, corn, salad, cher- i
vil, brnssols sprouts, broccoli beeti,
endive, kohl-rabi, kale, lettuce, mus
tard, parsley, parsnips, radish, spinach,
Bwiss chard, roquette, salsify and
some cabbage should be sown. Bailey.
Soil Improvement.
The man who has a small farm and
13 continually improving is the man
who makes a study of the fertilizing
problem. He is well versed in all mat
ters pertaining to soil . improvement.
He knows exactly what properties the
various crops will store up in the soil
and farms accordingly. He under
stands thoroughly the matter of crop
rotation. Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
Government. Report.
. The condition of corn on Sept. 1 was
90.2 as compared with 88.1 last month,
89.6 on Sept. 1, 1905, 84.6 at the cor
responding date in 1904 and a ten year
average of 81.
i wo scapegraces
lOriginal.l
There is no other such frisky animal
as a midshipman in the navy that is,
where the midshipman is ashore on
leave. Possibly now that war vessels
have changed from light wooden struc
tures, riding the waves with white
wings like a bird, to a machine shop
driven by steam some of the romance
may have been knocked out of the
middies, but fifty years ago, when the
UniteI States frigate Honeybee sailed
into Havana harbor, she had as rol
licking a lot of "juniors" as ever were
got together in a fighting ship.
Bob Merrett and Ned Perry, both
midshipmen, could get into more mis
chief In one day ashore than the rest
of the officers would meet in a month.
No sooner had the Honeybee dropped
her anchor than both lads applied for
leave to go ashore.
"You can go," said their commander,
"but remember that these Spaniards
are a hot, jealous lot, and if you're not
careful you'll be brought back with a
machete sticking in you."
The injunction was unheeded. The
middies went into Havana, hired a
vehicle for a drive and, passing the
plantation of Don Antonio Cordoza,
espied Donna Ysabel Cordoza, his
daughter, aged fifteen, playing under
the palms at some distance from the
house.
Now, what followed would have
stricken the girl's parents with horror.
They considered Ysabel a child, for
getting that in the tropics girls expand
like the foliaga. The young rascals
called to Donna Ysabel to ask the road,
chatted with her in bad Spanish and
asked her to drive. She cast a fright
ened glance in the direction of the
house, climbed the wall, and, taking a
seat between the two middies, away
they went as fast as the bony, half
starved horse could take them. Either
officer made a good chaperon, so there
was really no hra-ra in the escapade
except a violation of custom.
The ride finished, the girl was drop
ped safely where she had been taken
up, and, during the stay of the Honey
bee in the port of Havana, Bob Merrett
made frequent visits to the palm wood,
at last sailing away with Donna Ysa
bel's heart. A year passed before he
saw her again, when his ship touched
at Havana and he went to the Cardoza
plantation with a proposition for the
girl's hand. He was informed that if
he showed his face there again he
would find a resting place in a neigh
boring cemetery.
Bob went back to the ship and told
his sorrow to his friend Perry. The
result of the interview was that Perry
agreed to go to the plantation in mufti,
steal away the girl and take her to a
village the two middies had passed
through on their way to the planta
tion. There her lover was to meet and
marry her. There were several de
fects in the plan, not the least of which
was the fact that they agreed to a
rendezvous in a little square in the
center of the village, rather a public
place for such a meeting.
The next day, both middies having
obtained shore leave, Ned went on
ahead, agreeing to have the girl at the
trysting place, though the hour must
necessarily be indefinite. Bob waited
impatiently in Havana till he could
wait no longer, then went to the vil
lage and took a seat In the public
square.
After waiting an hour It occurred to
him that possibly if Ned had been suc
cessful in getting -the girl they might
not find it quite safe to rendezvous In
so conspicuous a place. They might
be hiding in some of the houses.
Knocking at several of the doors,
he asked those within if they had seen
a young couple. No one had seen a
young couple. Along came a hawker
of toys. Bob thrust his hand into the
man's basket, drew out a tin horn
and blew the dinner call with a mighty
blast. Up went a window sash on the
opposite side of the street, and Ned
Perry's head was thrust out.
"I thought that would bring you,"
said Bob. "What luck?".
"Come over here and I'll tell you."
Bob crossed the street and was ad
mitted to the house. Inside were a
Spanish woman and a black eyed
maiden just budding into womanhood.
But she was not Donna Ysabel. Bol:
looked r.t hrr !ir,.ppointed, then at his
friend for : :i explanation.
"I've p3od news for you," said Ned.
'Donna YsaLel was frantic at your re
pulse and told her father she would
kill herself. So he has consented to
look up your credentials and if you'ra
all right he'll consent."
"That's good news, sure enough,'"
said Bob. "but what are you doing
here?"
Noel f ro :ed at his friend, glancin?
af V,.o nr;.. tim? at the others; then,
b:d;':i5J? them good afternoon, the mid
ci J3 krt the house.
"Well, what is it?" asked Bob on tht
Sidewalk.
"Drifted into : cross current ami
struck the p!rl inside there."
"Oh, I see!"
The next day Midshipman Merrett
called upon Don Cardoza, renewed his
request for Donna Ysabel and presented
his credentials. There was not much
money in his family, but his progen
itors had been in the navy for nearly
a century and were eminently respect
able. So Don Cardoza yielded, and
Ysabel Cardoza became Ysabel Mer
rett The other of these scapegraces,
after leaving a sweetheart in each of a
dozen ports, finally had the undeserved
good fortune to marry a beautiful and
wealthy , countrywoman of : his own.
Both men turned out far better than
might have been expected, attaining
high rank in their profession. ,
EDWARD MOBB1SON.
They Initiated ecEnteriairied.
The netui tis ? ibt tacti of
A:ashinj;tons bp' s st cial a tbtir
i 11 this wetk that reved o be
e nut joll) a d trjM.b'e ot
ny sffair ever givtn by thtm,,
nd ibis is i-syirg & jocd deal
i ce the ledge is noted for its
cial features.
- The committee memVers to
whum is due. the j-uccess of the
affair, eie Mrs "W. H.
Dilley, Chauncy LeeVee and
Mrs Beit Fackwood, nd they
certaineJy proved themselves to be
ie light pe i lec in the liht
place. ' ?
Five candidates, were first in
uattd, aftei which seveial very
aujhable numbers weie given.
These included a song by a
quartetle drefsed in the mostridi-
ulous style, selections by the
Skidco tiio," dressed still
worse; dialogue, Norton Ad ms
and Beit Packvccc; dialccvu, O.
A. Tczier at d Iia Rowe Theie.
were solos by Miss EfEe Kiger
and Miss Langer. a leciiaticn by
Glenn Packwcod, and finally the
disposal of tempting refresh
ments, all of which made up an
evening ofl jollitv and happiness
for all who were fortunate enough
tj be pief-ei i.
Big Show Saturday.
.Every citizen should go to
1 1 1 - a.
and witness French's Mammoth
motion picture entertainment,
engaged for this special occasion.
A machine especially constructed
and costing an enormous sum
will be used to show the rich
hand painted films made and used
exclusively for French's shows,
and purchased at fabulous prices.
Ordinarily pictures shown here
are one the cheap order but on
Saturda y night you can rest as
sured that you will see the best
there is in that line.
They also have the only orig-"
inal and genuine made of the .
San Francisco earthquake and
fire and will devote 20 to SO min
utes to that great disaster, show-
11 i i 1 mi
balance of the evening is devoced
to comic and sensational scenes.
Over two hours or nearly 5,000"
feet of the best pictures ever
shown. Don't miss the treat of
a lifetime. Admission only 15c
and 25c. Doors open at 7:30.
Show at 8 sharp. 96
Hvpyonr wach clean.' d for $1
m.:i spring for $1 ; all work guar
"ned at Matthews', optician and
jeweler. 84tf
"rtiV!;ti."JUirefn.
, The editor of a newspaper in a
small eastern town had occasion to
visit Washington a day or two after
President McKinley was shot and
was greatly impressed by the bulle
tin board's containing the hourly
condition of the president. Imme
diately after his return he had a
bulletin board made and placed in
front of his office. For awhile he
had no use for the board, but the
opportunity came when Deacon
J ones, one of the leading men of
the town, became ill. The following
is the way the board appeared:
Monday, 10 a. m. Deacon Jones
quite sick.
Monday, 1 p. m. Deacon Jones.
has slight rally.
Monday, 5 p. m.-
-Deacon Jones
worse.
Tuesday, 9 a m. Deacon Jones
very much worse family has been
summoned.
Tuesday, 11 a. m. Deacon Jones
has died and gone to heaven. Fu
neral at 3.
When the mourners returned
from the funeral they were startled
by another notice made by a wag
gish traveling man :
Tuesday, 5 p. m. Great excite
ment in heaven. Deacon Jones not
yet arrived.
An III Timed Lecture.
"There was once a minister in
Hartford," said Mark t Twain, "who
had a lot of boys in his Sunday
school who were in the habit of
staying away on the Sunday when
the big steamer City of Hartford
docked in. the morning. One Sun
day the minister came down to Sun
day school and found all the boys
there. He was prof onndly affected.
'Boys he said, 70U cannot imagine
how much this exhibition of loyalty
on your part to the Sunday school
affects me. When I came by the
dock this morning and saw the City
of Hartford there -
' 'Gee whiz V shouted the boys in
chorus, ,1s she in? And they left
in a body." . :
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