Initiatives of
. The Dairy.
Hie white cow is figuring among
the fancies of the dairy folk just now.
In Ayrshires, cows that are nearly all
-white are especially popular with Ca
nadian and English breeders. A herd
of nearly white Ayrshlres, headed by
the bull Lcssnessock King of Beauty
1C768, has taken first prizes at leading
Canadian fairs and is' now owned at
Penhurst farm. Montgomery county.
CAKABY MEI1CEDES ALBAlf 33175.
Pa. It is claimed for the bull that his
record as a prize wiuuer and -sire of
prize winners is uuequaled: also that
he has the distinction of selling for the
highest price of the breed at auction.
The color of Ilolsteins iu genera! is
black and white, spotted or mottled in
picturesque inequality on the body,
but a popular type of this leading
dairy breed gives predominance to the
White, as seen in the handsome IIol
Stein sire shown iu the cut. Canary
Mercedes Alhan C;:475. He was sired
by Count Colautha Alban 25148, his
dam' being Canary Mercedes, and is
owned at West Edmeston, X. Y.
A Bulletin Board.
An Illinois creamery butter maker
has found the use of a bulletin board
to be an excellent means of waking up
his patrons to vital problems iu dairy
ing. On his first board he placed such
items as the butter market, dairy and
late news, the weather forecast, etc.
He says iu Creamery Journal:
"Every day for a Meek I changed
these items. Then for about four days
I let them remain the same, and my
patrons began to howl. They wanted
something new. The buttermaker gets
richly repaid for time spent in erect
ing aim caring ior a uuiieuu uoaiu ai j
least I feel that I have. I get m.v
dairy clippings and dairy items from ',
dairy papers and the weather forecast
from the daily. Just to give you an
Idea of what was doing I priut below
my last bulletin:
BULLETIN BOARD.
W. J. Frascr. chief of dairy husbandry,
University of Illinois, says that twenty
five iiood cows will make as much profit
as 1.021 poor cows. Think of It! The
twenty-five trood cows netted a profit of
$7u in one year.
PAT DAY AT THE BANK.
GET YOUR CHECK.
Tou stand around and wonder
If the creamery's g:oing to pay;
You'd better just roll up your sleevr.9
And so to making hay.
There's money In the creamery "biz"
For men with brains and grit.
If you seek to win by other meiiiB
Your riches will be "nit."
Weather: Fair and warmer tomorrow.
National Show For Canada.
In the effort to inaugurate a national
dairy show, to be first held at Toronto
next January, Canadian breeders and
dairy farmers have formed an organi
zation of which Mr. R. C. Steele is
president and Mr. A. J. Reynolds of
Scnrboro Junction is secretary-treasurer.
1
Steam Heat For Paraffin Pan.
With the device here sketched It is
a simple matter to paraffin butter tubs
where steam is at hand, as in cream
eries. A writer in the Dairy Record
explains the construction as follows:
Take two heavy tin pans, not quite as
large around as the old style common
milk pan, and set one Inside the other,
soldering the space between the rims
so as tosleave the bottom of the two
pans about a half inch apart. The
PAN FOR MELTING PARAFFIN.
Bolder should be applied between the
two rims so as to make this space air
tight, and the only outlet is formed
by a stopcock, which is soldered Into
the lower tin pan just below the rim.
By opening this stopcock a circulation
is created, allowing exhausted steam
to escape. The bottom of the lower
pan has a pipe nipple soldered into It,
to which a rubber hose from the steam
pipe may be attached, thus forming an
inlet for the heated steam which Is to
melt the paraffin in the pan. To make
a holder for the pans attach a shelf to
the wall where it will be handy and
saw a hole through oue end of the
6hi!f ip which to set the melting out
2r Iu turning on steam be careful
not to make the pressure too great, as
it is liable to burst the pans apart.
Calf That Never Sucks.
Fix things so the calf can never suck
Its dam, and when the cow has moth
ered it for a few hours don't be in too
big a rush about it milk about three
quarts of her "milk Into a pail, put It
up under the calf's nose so as to touch
It, and in a minute it will drink from
the word go, and you have won out
and kept your piety besides, says H.
E. -Cook in Tribune Farmer. A calf
that has never sucked will driok as
readily as it will get the hang of find
ing Its (its dinner.
i
THE PERCHERON.
: Appreciation of a Splendid Braad f
j ' Draft Horses. ; 4..
The Iowa State college at Ames la
co-operating with the United States
government la a breeding experiment
to establish a breed of gray" draft
horses. A study of blood lines and
draft types decided Secretary WUson
of the United States department of ag
riculture and Professors Cartiss and
Kennedy of the. Iowa State college to
select the Shire and Clydesdale breeds
for the beginning of the experiment,
though some of the gray Percheron
blood may possibly be used later In
the progress of the experiment Com
menting upon this enterprise. National
Stockman remarks:
The color has been selected with
more wisdom than fairness to existing
interests. The gray draft horse has
been made popular in,this country by
the Percheron. Very few gray draft
horses other than Percherons have
been used here, and this color has be
come a sort of Percheron trademark,
an indication of Percheron blood. The
prejudice in favor of it is so strong
that it forced Percheron breeders to re
turn to the breed's original color when
a fashion led them from it for a season.
Ideal Home of the Horse.
In the little district of Perche, sit
uated in the south of Normandy, in
Prance, we find the native home of
probably the 'most popular breed of
iraft horses in the world today, the
Percheron. This is a somewhat bro
ken country, with rather scant pastures
and watered by numerous springs and
brooks, an ideal location for the de
velopment of such a noble breed of
horses. Nature has favored it with
nutritious herbage and a pure, dry
and bracing air eminently favorable
to horse breeding. It takes a great
deal of labor to cultivate the fields of
this broken region, and the brood mare
is called upon for her share of the
work. This is another condition that
has led to the production of strong,
rugged colts destined some day to car
ry on the commerce of the world.
The Terche farmer is the breeder of
these horses, and it is a well known
fact that the farm is the' ideal place
to produce those lusty, vigorous colts
OHIO S BRONZE PERCHERON.
Bronze figure of Percheron horse lately
presented to the Ohio State university
by the Societe Hippique Percheronne of
France. The gift was made in recogni
tion of the part Ohio men have played
for over a half century in importing
Percherons to America. Since the day
when the great stallion Louis Napoleon
was brought to Ohio in 1S51 citizens of
this state have led as importers and
producers of this valuable breed. The '
figure has a total height of twenty-five
inches and is representative of a perfect
Percheron horse.
that will develop into good drafters.
He takes pride in his horses; he loves
them. It seems to come natural to
him. He takes good care of the brood
mare, works her and feeds her care
fully, and here lies one of the main
factors that has brought the breed to
the high degree of perfection which it
holds today. When the colts are about
eighteen months old he assigns them to
some light work. They are hardy
and soon become accustomed to it and
enjoy it. They are abundantly fed,
and with this exercise they acquire a
strong, healthy condition.
The Tercheron has been bred in this
district for many centuries. In 1732,
when the French defeated the Sara
cens, they captured their horses and
brought them to their country, and to
these historic Arabian horses, so noted
for their superior symmetry, quality
and intelligence, the modern Percheron
owes its origin. The use of these beau
tiful stallions on the native mares of
Perche continued as late as 1820, when
the two noted gray stallions Godophin
and Gallipoli were introduced in the
stud stables at Pin, thus stamping
their character, quality and endurance
on the horses of the country with an in
delible Impress, says a writer In Na
tional Stockman.
When They Are Behind.
With pigs coming at several times
of the year it is not easy to prevent
some of the larger ones from having
the advantage. These robust fellows
look out for themselves; they have
their share and more. Of course the
big ones should be kept away from
the smaller ones that is admitted.
But when we give all the pigs con
siderable range how large a farm will
It take for one or two hundred pigs
born during half a dozen months of
the year that each may have its share
of the land, the shade and the water?
We cannot work it out in this way as
we would like to do; consequently
some pigs are behind the rest. They
are cuffed and abused occasionally.
We allow them to creep into an in
closure for their feed which the big
fellows cannot enter. If they fall be
hind and do not grow as they should,
we shut them' up for a week or two
and feed them skim milk and other
things they like. They should not stay
in too long or they may take the
thumps. The change of diet and free
dom from molestation are good for
them. It is not advisable to doctor
these pigs with stale buttermilk. This
advice is given free, says a writer In
Farmers Advocate. It cost two pigs
once.
The Uevy
Hog Again.
, Two -very popular English breeds of
swine are winning their way into the
great corn belt of the west. The bog
that ' wins his way into the farmer's
love is the one 'that pays a profit.
Large Yorkshires are Increasing In
j numbers in , Wisconsin, .,, Minnesota,
northern Iowa, Nebraska guid South
Dakota. ' I "nave found a dozen new
herds In northern Illinois and Wiscon
sin. They are giving good satisfaction.
The Essex is thriving In the heart of
Illinois corn sections, and . many farm
ers are using pure bred boars to cross
on grade Poland-China sows. The Es-
LARGE WHITE BOAR.
sex .boars stamp an individuality onJ
' their pigs that tells the experienced
hog man at a glance where they come
from. -
Yorkshire boars get over 70 per cent
white pigs, which speaks well for their
breeding propensities. The Yorkshires
and the Essex are said by all who have
tried them to make great breeders and
good mothers. They are meritorious
without doubt and find a fair market,
writes a Nebraska correspondent to
Country Gentleman, in which the ac
companying cut also occurs. '
Light Hogs Leave the Pedestal.-
Hog market autics have teen amaz
ing recently. Forecasting events twem.
ty-four hours in advance is well nigh
impossible. Just what packers mean
is hard to divine. One day they want
nothing but light hogs; the following
session finds them clamorous for cheap
stuff. One thing is certain light hogs
are about to leave the pedestal, and
within a short time the premium wi
be awarded to medium weight bar
rows, 220 to 2G0 pounds, barrows that
now cut but little figure in the move
ment. Light hogs have had their day.
Eastern growers are cutting them loose
freely, and a big crop of spring pigs
is coming along in the west. Old corn
being scarce, new grain will be used
to force them, and cholera scares will
send them at light weight to the stock
yards by the thousand. , Already the
yards have been flooded by sixty to sev
enty pound pigs that were sacrificed for
no other reason than fear of mortality.
If the big run of sows which has been
in progress for several months past'
should suddenly stop, weighty hogs
would sell much higher, concludes the
Breeder's Gazette, Chicago.
: Less Quality, More Hog.
During the last few weeks we have
given considerable attention to the
study of the swine exhibited at sev
eral state fairs in the great central
west. We observed closely the kind o!
hogs that carried away the premiums,
and we also took some pains to inquire
into the type of hog which was most
keenly in demand, says Iowa Home
stead. The demand that comes from
the average farmer who is looking for
pure bred males to use on grade herds
is for a hog that shows a little more
ruggedness, rather greater length and
with heavier bone than those that
have been winning at some of our fairs.
We found that men who had for sale
rather large, growthy young stuff were ,
disposing of their surplus much more
rapidly than those, who were offering
hogs of the finer type. When you ga
with your refinement beyond a certain
point you are bound to injure the pro
lific qualities of your foundation stock,
and that is why the rather larger,
coarser type is so popular with the
farmer trade.
For Corn Feeding.
A common practice with farmers in
feeding corn to cattle is to pick the
small ears. After feeding for some ,
time, especially if fed for market, the ,
cattle often refuse to eat.. This is
caused by feeding too large pieces, j
which makes the mouth sore. By the
use of a device like the one shown In j
the accompanying cut no trouble of j
EAB CORN CUTTER.
this kind will result, as the corn can
be cut in small pieces, says a Farm
and Fireside correspondent j
The knife can be made from an old
buggy spring and pivoted to one end
of a bench. A board with a slot cut
in It Is nailed to the other end, which j
serves as a guide for the handle end ,
of the knife. The slot is "sawed out i
Just wide enough to let the knife nor !
freely.
I
THF COLONEL'S STORY.
?How Jim Adkins Went to War, Got
' Buried and Was Resurrected.
"Talking, about war times," said"
the old colonel, did any of you
ever hear the, story of Jim Adkins V
' "No.' "' 1 ' - ' ; '
"Well, I'm surprised. : Everybody
m the settlement knew it, Jim was
a no 'count sort of a fellow, and the
old man was anxious to jgt rid of
himr so when the war broke out and
they5 were' looking around for men
the old man gave him away.
, "Gave him away?" .
"Yes. Jinr was in the hayloft,'
xr-nr, V.,, 1 HI.
1 4. i l
ouu tucj nuc auuub iaf leave W-iLll-
out him,- when the old man winked
and pointed to the barn.
; "That was enough, and they got
him and marched him to the front.
"The old man was sorry after
Jim was gone," and his conscience
htirt him bad. , But he hoped for
the best, until one day he got a mes
sage that told him Jim had been
killed and buried on the. battlefield.
"Then he packed his grip and
started right oil to bring Jim's body
home if possible, for the grief strick
en mother would have nothing else
and made life miserable for him
with her reproaches.
"He went to Virginia and wa3
there informed that it would be im-
possible to remove the body. So he
stood over the spot where it was'
buried and wept for three days.
Then he went sadly home.
"And, lo and behold, the hrst
!, 'a i, ic
111 till lie 111CI- 13 11C iiCUlCU IIJ.T IG
was Jim safe, sound and right side;
up with care !
"It was some time before the old
man could say a word, but when he
found it was really Jim in flesh!
and blood that they had got Jim
mixed up with some other Adkins,
and he hadn't been killed at all, the
old man was hot ! He slowly divest
ed himself of his coat, then rolled
up his sleeves and made for him!
It was the liveliest scrap you ever
saw the old man on top and the
two of 'em wallowing in the dust !
"It took the old lady and the
three girls and two stout darkies to
pull the old man off.
''Ho never did explain why he did
it, and Jim didn't ask any questions,
but the next morning he told his
mother that while his furlough
wasn't out, still he knew his country
needed him and he couldn't stand to
stay at home under those circum
stances, so he left his blessings for
the old man and took the first train
for the front." Atlanta Constitu
tion. Why Do Scotsmen Succeed?
"Johnny, dear!" said the visitor.
John MacTurk turned around,
while the family eat seized the op
portunity of rescuing her tail from
his grubby fist.
"iSTow that you're ging to
school," continued the visitor, "I
want to ask you a little question.
How many marbles would you get
if I gave you twenty to be divided
between you and Andrew MacDon
ald?" Johnny thoughtfully rubbed the
point of his nose where the cat had
scratched him.
"I dinna ken," he said.
"Come, come," said his elder.
"How's that?"
"Weel, ma'am," said Johnny, "ye
see it's a' according. If ye gie me
them when we're both here we'd hae
ten aniece. If Andrew was here
and I wasna I'd only hae about five.
But if I were to get them when An
drew wasna here I dinna ken wheth
er he'd hae ony at a'." Dundee Ad
vertiser. A Homemade Curfew.
Every family should have a cur
few which should positively "ring
tonight" and every night if needed.
rT'lnca nnrf&rtrc ara lnoTnpTlciuo and
cQTi "ho nornT-rindA Tfilrp a rip.ee of
" -- ---- - r--
siding two feet long and whittle one
end down to a handle. Then take
the child that needs the curfew and
bend him over a barrel. Now take
the piece of siding in the hand and
use it for a clapper. Put it on hot.
Divide the strokes evenly and see
that none miss. Good for a boy. or
girl up to the age of sixteen, and
applications are warranted to cure
the most pronounced case of street
loafing that exists. The music this
curfew makes is finer than singing
"Where Is Sly Wandering Boy To
night ?" Popular Mechanics.
An Optimistic Outlook.
It has been the cry of the irre
sponsive man since criticism began
that his own generation produced
nothing. It's a cry that I hate and
deny. When the dross has been
cleared away and comparison be
comes possible I am convinced it
will be admitted that in the aggre
gate, in philosophy and significant
literature, in architecture, painting
and scientific research, in engineer
ing and industrial invention, in
statecraft, humanity and valiant
deeds, the last thirty years of man's
endeavors will bear comparison with
any other period of thirty years
whatever in his history. H. G.
Wells in Grand Magazine.
PHILOMATH SNAPSHOTS.
Much Illness in College Town.
Other News Notes.
. Oar invalids of the past month
have, nearly all " recovered their
normal state of health or are con-
valescing.
Mrs. R. A. Clark is quite ill at
her home in this city. , Capt.
Lewis, Mrs. Clarit's father,' has
r covered so that he is as well as
usual. i ' -
Mrs. Eva Becker is improving
but is nnahl tn h ohnnt
I . J '
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Caldwell, who has
been qnite sick, is improving.
Very bad colds, coughs and
sore throats, each with as "itis"
added were very epidemic for a
time, being prevalent througnout
the vicinity.
The genial face of S. W. Gib
bons may again be seen among
our business men. He returned
from Kansas last Monday and has
been regaling his friends with his
stories of conquests ever since.
The corn barns, or cribs as thev
call them there are ail well filled
j and of course S. W. did his lull
share toward that end. He re.
ports all sunshine and no snow on
the Kansas prairies. His brother
waiter UriDDons, a tormer resi-
dent. .f BeDtn county, returned
to his home at Sunnyside, Wash
ington, a week previous.
Herman Peterson and Walter
Kisor were sightseeing in Corval-
hs Tuesday,
A friend of the Ellsworth family
reports that Benjamin Franklin
Ellsworth visited his son Frank
and family at Summit last week,
returning home Saturday.
W. P. Moses, the village black
smith, went to Portland on
Wednesday of last week return
ing on Saturday.
The young people met at the
home of Claus Plagman on
Thanksgiving night and had an
evening or youthful enjoyment. .
Wm. Wood and wife of Colfax,
Washington, who have been vis
iting friends and relatives in por-
vauis and .Fmiomatti ior some
time, weot to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Henfele, at Pleas
ant Valley last Monday for a few
days' visit. Mrs. Wood is a
daughter of "Aunt" Maty King,
ot Corvallis, and Mr. Wood is a
member of the well-known Wood
family who have been residents
of Benton county for a half cen
tury. Mr. Wood is a brother-in
law of Mr. Henkle.
Messrs. Wall and Slight, two
seniors ot O. A. C. were at the
Lilly home at Wrenn, for several
days last week returning to Cor
vallis by way of mountain, wood
and dale last Saturday p. m
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knox, of Evergreen, ou Thanks
giving evening, a son. Mrs.
j Knox was formerly Miss Florence
Connor and grew to young worn
anhood in Evergreen. Friends
tender congratulations.
At the city election last Mon
day, the following officers were
elected: Mayor, Prof. O. V.
White; recorder, W. H. Boles;
treas., James Evars; council
men: ist ward, J. Friend; 2nd
ward, Arthur Pugsley; 3rd ward,
t S
D. Wilson. The city also
voted $3,000 bonds for extend
ing water mains to thor
oughly water Philomath, with au
overwhelming majority. The re
spective political parties have
buried the hatchet and are again
smoking the pipe of peace.
Dr. Loggan returned from Al
sea last Tuesday evening, having
been there on a two-day profes
sional visit.
Mrs. Marion Ruble, of Alsea,
while attending her father-in-law's
funeral at Waldport, be
came suddenly ill and died in a
few hours.
A basket ball team from OAC
played with the Philomath Col
lege team last Saturday night at
Philomath, and from reports they
were surely played with.
The Philomath public school
and the Philomath College gave
a joint basket social in the chap
el last Friday night. They ren
dered a joint program and then
sold baskets at auction. The
proceeds were about forty dollars,
of which the public school re
ceives something over half. It is
tobe used for library purposes.
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