Skim Milk Makes
Valuable Cheese
By J. ALLAN DUNN
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h e r n a m e ta C lin to n
W it h trea t
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th e ra n c h to m eet h«*r f a t h e r
At
th e C lin to n hom e W a r n e r le a rn a
hia new fr ie n d a na m e la B * t t y
H e la w e ir rr.«d by h e r f a th e r .
S /U th e rn C iv il w a r v e te ra n and
o w n e r o f H - r m a n i v a lle y .
He
te lla them s o m e th in g o f hla a m
b itio n * and hla fe e lin g th a t he Is
d e s tin e d to be a W a t e r - B e a r e r ."
In th e to w n o f G o ld e n W a r n e r
• h a re * an a p a rtm e n t w ith hta old
C o in m b la c o lleg e c h u m . Te d B a i
te r, c a re fre e and ao rr.ew h at d is s i
p a te d y o u th
o n ly c h ild o f hla
w id o w ed m o th e r, w h o c o n tro ls
th e fa m ily fo r tu n e .
A t a c lu b
lu ncheon B a x te r In tro d u c e s C a le b
to W ilb u r Cox. le a d in g bualneaa
m an an d p re s id e n t o f th e w a te r
com p a n y
w h ic h
supp lie s
the
needs o f G olden.
H e g ive s Cox
an In k lin g o f hla a m b itio n s , and
Cog, im pressed. In v ite s h im to
d in n e r th a t n ig h t. D u r in g d in n e r
Cox asks C a le b to c a ll a t his
office n « iit day.
H e does so and
Cox a rra n g e s a m e e tin g b e tw e e n
C a le b and H in c k le y , th e w a te r
com pany a c h ie f e n g in e e r B a x te r
te lla C a le b he Is In d iffic u ltie s
w ith a g ir l. M a ry M o rg a n . C o x ’s
s te n o g ra p h e r.
wh->
In sists
ha
m ust m a r r y h e r W’ lth H in c k le y ,
C aleb lo oks o v e r th e w a t e r c o m
pany's
source
of
s u p p ly , th e
C ry s ta l
sp rin g s,
in
H erm a n n s
v a lle y
P ro s p e c tin g In H e rm a n o s
v a lle y , C aleb m eets a m an, E v a n s ,
w ho boasts o f hla a b il it y , th ro u g h
“d iv in in g ro d *," to lo c a te w a te r
w ith o u t
b o rin g
C a le b
com es
upon a picn ic p a r ty , th e f e s t i v i
tie s b ein g In h o nor o f B e tty C lin
ton a b irth d a y , and la w elcom ed.
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Co.
young goslings
NEED GOOD CARE j TERMS COMMONLY
USED IN DAIRYING
W hen th e goslings are raised In
Farmers Could Get Good
Money for Product Now
Given to Swine.
B y c o n v e rtin g It In to c o tta g e cheese,
fa rm e rs could get fro m 15 to 30 cents
a ga llo n fo r th e s k im m ilk o r d in a r ily
fe d to th e hogs, a cco rd in g to P. I L
T ra c y o f the d a iry m a n u fa c tu re s d iv i
sion, college o f a g ric u ltu re . U n iv e rs ity
o f Illin o is . A g a llo n o f s k im m ilk w ill
m ake fro m l ’ i to l ’ i pounds o f c o t
tage cheese, w h ich u s u a lly se lls fo r
12 ’4 to 20 cents a pound, he p o in te d
o u t C ottage cheese Is easy to m ake
’ 0 th e fa rm and ta ke s o n ly a lim ite d
«m ount o f e q u ip m e n t
“ T h e re are v a rio u s m ethods o f m ak
in g co tta ge cheese. T h e fo llo w in g p ro
cedure p ro b a b ly w o u ld be m ost con
ve n ie n t fo r th e fa rm . In one m ethod.
Junket, a ta b le t c o n ta in in g rennet Is
used, w hereas In th e o th e r m ethod th e
c u rd Is set th ro u g h th e n a tu ra l process
o f souring. T h e re n n e t cheese Is a
t it t le m ore desirable.
M ust Be H ig h Q u a lity .
“ T h e m ilk used m ust be o f h ig h
q u a lity . I t should come fro m clean,
h e a lth y cows. C are should be ta ke n
to see th a t th e m ilk u te n s ils have
been th o ro u g h ly washed and rin sed
w ith sca ld in g w a te r. T h e y should be
rin sed again Just before th e y a re used.
T h is ap p lie s to th e s e p a ra to r as w e ll
as the p a lls, s tra in e rs and cans.
‘Cool th e separated m ilk to 75 de
grees and place th a t to be m ade In to
cheese In a vessel such ns a la rg e
double b o ile r. I f Junket is to be used,
dissolve th e ta b le t In a p in t o f cold
w a te r nnd then ndd to th e m ilk , s t ir
r in g w e ll. One ta b le t c o n ta in s enough
re n n e t to set a b o u t 50 ga llo n s o f m ilk
and th e above s o lu tio n sh o u ld be used
a c c o rd in g ly . T h e re s t sh o u ld be k e p t
co ld u n til used, as I t d e te rio ra te s ra p
id ly a t room te m p e ra tu re s.
" H o ld th e m ilk a t a te m p e ra tu re as
n e a r 75 degrees as possible f o r a b o u t
18 to 20 hours. W hen I t Is re a d y to
c u t th e re w ill be a s lig h t n m o u n t o f
w hey on top, th e c u rd w ill be Arm and
w ill c u t clean w hen a spoon Is passed
th ro u g h It.
H e a t S lo w ly.
“ G e n tly b re a k up th e c u rd In to sm all
G rea t savings In Ice can be made by
cubes nnd heat s lo w ly w ith v e ry g entle
d a iry fa rm e rs th ro u g h th e use o f co rk
a g ita tio n . I f no Junket has been added
fille d co o lin g ta n ks, stntes E. R. G ross
a g ric u ltu ra l engineer a t th e N ew J e r heat to about 92 degrees In a b o ut 30
m in u te s nnd h o ld n t th a t te m p e ra tu re
sey S ta te C ollege o f A g ric u ltu re , New
u n til th e c u rd Is firm enough to s p lit
B ru n sw ick.
T h e c o n s tru c tio n o f such a ta n k Is open w hen squeezed. I t sh ould n o t he
heated so lo n g th a t i t Is tough and ru b
co m p a ra tiv e ly s im p le and th e add!
bery.
U s u a lly fro m 5 to 15 m in ute s
tlo n a l expense Is q u ic k ly offse t by the
w ill be necessary to firm th e cu rd .
saving In Ice. W hen fin ish e d , th e tank
“ I f Junket has been used, heat th e
is re a lly th re e boxes f ittin g s n u g ly Into
c u rd s lo w e r b u t to a h ig h e r te m p e ra
each o th e r. T h e o u te r o f concrete, the
tu re , going to about 110 degrees to
m iddle o f c o rk and th e In n e r o f con
112 degrees In about 60 to 75 m in u te s ’
Crete,
F ir s t a p it o f th e necessary depth Is tim e. H o ld th e cheese a t 110 degrees
lug.
A th re e -in c h flo o r o f concrete to 112 degrees u n til th e c u rd Is firm e d .
“ D rn ln th e w hey th ro u g h cheese
Is then la id and o ve r th a t Is placed
the c o rk board. T h e sides are then clo th o r s tra in e r and wash c u rd tw ic e
b u ilt up o f co rk board, le a v in g space w ith co ld w a te r In o rd e r to c h ill c u rd
enough between th e side o f th e p it and and rem ove excess acid. T h e wash
w a te r Is rem oved each tim e th e same
the c o rk so th a t th re e Inches o f con
as whey.
re t« can be poured to fo rm th e o utei
“ As soon as th e curd seems to have
«hell. T h u s the c o rk acta as th e Inside
form .
A ll th e c o rk board should be d ra in e d d ry ndd sa lt n t th e ra te o f 2
ounces fo r each 10 pounds o f cu rd , nnd
oalnted w ith ta r b e fore It Is placed.
T o pluce th e Inside s h e ll o f concrete package. A lit t le cream w ill m ake th e
in Inside fo rm Is b u ilt, le a vin g s cheese m ore pala tab le . Glass Jars c r
p a raffined paper co n taine rs m ay be
three-inch clearance fro m th e cork
used to advantage fo r m a rk e tin g the
The sides and b o tto m are th e n poured
When th e co n cre te sets th e ta n k Is p ro d u c t
"T h e finished p ro d u c t sh o u ld he In
finished.
th e fo rm o f la rge m ellow flakes and
A good tig h t lid w ill com plete a tank
w hich w ill save ab o ut o n e -h a lf th e Ice should n o t be s o ft o r pasty o r tough.
N e ith e r should I t have a h ig h acid
ir d ln a r ily used fo r m ilk cooling. Such
fla v o r."
a lid m ay be fille d w ith gro u n d cork
or a la y e r o f c o rk board and should
fit s n u g ly on th e ta n k . A s tr ip o f fe ll
between th e lid and th e ta n k maker
in a ir tig h t Job.
E xc e p tio n a l s tre n g th can be given
T h e fe r tiliz e r In d u s try has become
the ta n k hy p la c in g re in fo rc in g rods fir m ly established among le g itim a te
n th e ou tsid e concrete sh e ll a t the business In s titu tio n s , a c c o rd in g to
tim e o f p o u rin g .
E. H. W ells, soil s p e cia list o f th e K a n
sas S ta te A g ric u ltu ra l college. W hen
com m ercial fe rtiliz e rs w ere fir s t In tro -
duced In to Kansas, he exp la in e d, lit t le
G ra in th a t Is fed to d a iry cow« a tte n tio n was p a id e ith e r to q u a lltv o r
«hould a lw a y s be ground. W hen whole
grade. Flash title s , to g e th e r w ith lo w
g ra in Is fed to cows too m uch o f the
price, la rg e ly d e term ined th e sale o f
g ra in goes th ro u g h the cow undigested
Hip p ro d u c t
w h ich causes a lo t o f w asted energy
T oday m a n u fa c tu re rs have fo u n d
w hich th e cow should use to make
th a t I f the business Is to he le g itim a te
m ilk.
It m ust be founded upon s c ie n tific rea
O rd in a rily It w ill m ake v e ry little
soning and e x p e rim e n ta l evidence.
d ifference w h e th e r th e corn Is shelled
T he n um ber o f brands are be in g re
and g ro u n d o r th e corn and cob
duced and the q u a lity o f p ro d u cts are
ground. T h e essential th in g 1s to have
being Im proved. Few lo w grade m ix
rhe g ra in ground fine In e ith e r case.
tu re s are p u t upon the m a rk e t to d a y
by re p u ta b le companies.
brooders th e y m ust be closed up at
n ig h t fo r the firs t tw o o r th re e weeks
D a iry in g Is p ra c tic a lly a new lin e
A fte r th a t th e y m ay be a llo w e d to to m any fa rm e rs, and It Is w e ll th a t
J come and go I f th e ir pen la sufe fro m they become fa m ilia r w ith th e te rm s
dogs and o th e r p ro w le rs . T h e ir runs com m only used In d a iry in g pra ctice ,
face. H e stood dow n -w ind fro m the | tn e aspens und saw P a d illa , m ounted
group and It was p la in th a t he re sw in g in g h is rope, top the rise and should be so a rra n g e d th a t th e y w ill says M. R. T o ls tru p , associate p ro fe s
sented th e ir presence.
T he great te a r In a t top speed, y e llin g us he have p le n ty o f grass.
sor o f d a iry in g a t Clem son college,
H y the tim e th e goslings are a South C a ro lin a , who e x p la in s below
head was raised and low ered uncer came.
ta in ly . th e w ide c u rv in g horns tossed
The b u ll got r id o f th e offe nd in g m onth o ld th e y w ill have reached a sofne o f the comm on term s.
m enacliigly.
T am -o'-S hanter.
H e g ro u n d I t Into size w h ich la co m p a ra b le to sm all
T h e Babcodk test Is a q u ick, sim ple
T he re was no sh e lte r I f th e b u ll the tu rf, sta m p in g on I t and b e llo w hens and m ay th e n be g ive n w id e o r Inexpensive and a ccu ra te means of
meant m ischief. T o run was to co u rt ing. H e to re It to rugs and trH in p le il free range o r be k e p t confined In fin d in g th e b u tte r fa t co n te n t In the
d isaster.
them . A nd then he flu n g up his head ya rd s w here grass Is a va ila b le . I f the various d a iry p ro d u c ts ; nam ely, b u t
Carm en clu n g to hl-r frie n d tre m to see w h a t had become o f Caleb. H e grass In th e ir y a rd s gets eaten down ter, cheese. Ice cream , cream , w hole
b lin g , h e r eyes big w ith fear. B e tty heard the y e ll o f P a d illa , a vigorous It Is necessary to supplem ent It w ith m ilk , s k im m ilk , b u tte r m ilk and whey
C lin to n was pale but she faced the “ Y a h o o !" th a t seemed to re vive mem I waste fro m th e garden, la w n c lip p in g s
T h e sedim ent test is a sim ple de
b u ll and not a muscle had quivered.
ories none too pleasant. H e wheeled o r s im ila r green s tu ff. On such feed vice, by use o f w h ic h I t Is possible to
“ I d o n 't know Just w h a t we had and surveyed the r id e r u n easily. To , the goslings w ill m ake good ga in s b u t find th e am ount o f Im p u ritie s con
b e tte r do." she said q u ie tly to Caleb. chase a two-legged cre a tu re was one I th e a d d itio n o f a lit t le g ra in Is a d vis
ta ln e d In m ilk . T h e pu rp o se o f the
"H e 's w o rk in g h im s e lf tig> In to a rage. th in g , a m an m ounted, s w in g in g a I able.
test Is to Im pro ve cle a n lin e ss In p ro
I f we could make I'u d llla hear and loop the sig h t o f w h ich also s tirre d
W a te r fo r d rin k in g should a lw a ys daclng m ilk .
understa n d ."
his sluggish b ra in , was q u ite another. be a v a ila b le fo r th e goslings. W h ile
T h e m o is tu re te st Is a sim p le test
Caleb resented th is a little . H e d id
Ile fo re the la r ia t was flu n g he 1 th e y are s m a ll th e vessel sh o u ld be to d e te rm in e th e a m o u n t o f m o istu re
not rea lize th a t the g irl was th in k in g tu rn e d and tro tte d off, disa p p ea rin g , protected so th e y ca n n ot get In to It.
contained In b u tte r. T h e fe d e ra l gov
o f I'u d llla m ounted, a ctin g as vaquero. a t the fa r end o f th e p lateau before ! W h ile th e w e a th e r Is cool I t Is w e ll
ernm ent lim its th e a m o u n t to 16 per
Perhaps the resentm ent quickened his I'u d llla reined up and offered to ta ke to p ro vid e w a te r o n ly fo r d rin k in g .
cent o r less.
w its to action.
Carm en screamed < 'aleh hack behind his saddle.
| A fte r th e w e a th e r settles and becomes
T h e s a lt test Is an easy and In e x
again Just as the b u ll low ered his
" I don' theenk. senor, th a t he weel j w arm th e re Is ao h a rm In g iv in g them pensive means o f te llin g how much
head and charged s tra ig h t fo r them.
come back. H e has been b ra n d ’— th a t ■ w a te r so th e y can splash a ro u n d In U. salt th e re Is In b u tte r.
Caleb snatched at C arm en's h a ir to rn — an' he rem em ber. E et Is hueno
S tale bread o r a mash com prised o f
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and grabbed the sca rlet b e re t
th a t he does.
E e f I rope an' tie co m m eal and s h o rts a re th e feeds I exl(enslve and ra p id means o f te llin g
" I t's yo u r h a t th a t bothers h im ,” he heem, I m us' le t heem go again. R ut most o fte n used to su p plem ent the w h e th e r m ilk and cream a re sweet by
cried.
•‘I ’ll handle him .
Hun— both eet weel be b e tter, p'raps, eef you
grass ra tio n o f lit t le goslings. O th e rs d e te rm in in g th e percentage o f a c id ity
o f you. I 'll hold him . I t u n !”
rid e, senor. Me, I lik e eet b e tte r fo r use a m ore co m p le te mash g lm llu r to th a t I t contains.
He waved them ofT w ith a shout as m yse lf."
th a t fed to chickens w h ich c o n ta in s
O ver ru n In b u tte r m a k in g means
the b u ll came on. He saw Carmen,
He laughed and Caleb essayed to a n im a l food, s k im m ilk o r some d ried the d iffe re n ce between th e n u m b e r o f
her black h a ir stre a m in g fro m his re trie v e w h a t whs le ft o f th e beret.
m ilk products.
pounds o f b u tte r fa t p u t In to the
careless tu g fo r the hat, snatch at He gave It up as a hopeless Job and
T he p ro fit In ra is in g geese comes churn and the n u m ber o f pounds o f
H e tty's hand and s ta rt to run s w iftly m ounted behind P a d illa .
from th e fa c t th a t th e y are g re n t fo r- finished b u tte r m ade fro m same. T he
to w a rd the w a ll. He saw, fo r u s p lit-
"S enor,” said th e M exican, "y o u 1 agers and m ake th e b u lk o f th e ir gains difference Is made up o f w a te r, salt
second, T h u rsto n 's s ta rtle d face ap
ha v' save la s e n o rlta ’s life . She a n ’ on feed th a t Is o th e rw is e unsalable. I t and casein (o r c u rd ).
p e a rin g over the stones as he ascend
h e r padre weel th a n k you. I th a n k Is a m is ta k e to t r y to raise them
S ta n d a rd iz a tio n o f d a iry p roducts
ed, heard the g irls c ry out and T h u rs
you too. L u is P a d illa weel n o t f o r la rg e ly on a g ra in ra tio n w h ic h In means b rin g in g them to a c e rta in de
ton shout.
H e fuced the b u ll, the
g e t"
creases th e e xp e nse ; besides, th e y do sired co m p o sitio n . I t Is used espe
fla m ing beret In his hand, prepared
not do so w e ll as when g ive n m ore c ia lly In Ice crenm m a k in g . In m arke t
to p la y torpndor, unarm ed.
forage.
CHAPTER VII
Ice cream , and In some places In m a r
The b u ll roared as his g la rin g eyes
k e t and m odified m ilk .
caught the fla re o f the sca rlet ta u n t
What Good Hen Consumes
During Course of Year Lining Tank With Cork
Saves Milk-House Ice
The Water Mine
waved by the man. W in d to e ve ry
th in g else, centered In the desire to
T h e y w ere a ll In th e p a tio , ta lk in g
g lu t his rage on the o ffe nd in g color, In th e dusk. T h e con ve rsa tio n had
W h a t one good hen eats »In a ye a r
he raced over the tu r f, le a vin g a U tile become general. Caleb was a lis te n e r.
CHAPTER VI— Continued
c lo u d -tra il
o f dust,
sh a kin g
the H e had found, to his re lie f, th a t, a fte r was shown hy th e p o u ltry d e p a rtm e n t
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t ' ie M in ne so ta College o f A g r ic u l
ground w ith hts w e ig h t us he pounded th e e a rn e stly expressed th a n k s o f
“ I d on't kn o w ," he answered. “ I It w ith his hoofs.
C lin to n , o f his d a u g h te r and o f C a r tu re In an e x h ib it a t the M in ne so ta
hnve liepii given a chance to go up to
Caleb w aited, not q u ite as co o lly as men, he was n o t regarded In the lig h t state fa ir . O f scra tc h g ra in she con
Heaver lake on n new p ro je ct, hot I he had wished, w a r ily Judging dis o f a hero. I t seemed to he g e n e ra lly sumes 20 pounds c racke d corn, 10
do not have to accept Just yet. M ean tance. As the sharp horns sw ept up, g ra n te d th a t any o f them w o u ld have pounds oats, 10 pounds h u rle y . H e r
tim e I am lo o kin g around. I w ent scooping fo r th e clo th he held o u t at done— o r trie d to do— e x a c tly as he la y in g mash, w h ic h Is fe d In a hopper,
over the C rystal Spring« p ro p e rty yes a rm 's length, Caleb sprung to one side had done and he was g ra te fu l fo r the to ta ls 8 pounds each o f corn m eal,
te rd a y."
and ran fo rw a rd as th e baffled b ru te , w a y th e y to o k It. Carm en managed ground oats, w h e a t b ran, w lie a t m id
“ I 'I d you?" broke In th e o th er g irl. s n o rtin g and maddened, plow ed past to Infuse som e th in g personal In to her dlings, and beef scrups w ith th e a d d i
“ I've been there.
Is n ’t It an Idenl him , fro n t legs stiffe n e d In th e a t th a nks, a w n rm th th a t h in te d th a t the tio n o f 1 per cent ch a rco a l und 1 p e r
place fo r a picnic— or n honeym oonT' te m p t to stop and wheel, th e great e x p lo it hnd been a ll fo r h e r sake, w ith cent s a lt She eats 4 pounds o f oys
Caleb laughed.
head clu m s ily tu rn e d to w a rd th e red H e tty a m ore o r less In c id e n ta l acces te r she lls and 2 pounds o f g r it fed
“ I am a fra id I was m ore p ra c tic a l beret and Caleb, w ho halted tw e n ty sory.
se p a ra te ly In a hopper. H e r feed b ill
In my Im a g in a tio n ," he said. " I sup ya rd s aw ay and p ro v o k in g ly dis
Caleb was a lis te n e r fro m p re fe r to ta ls $15.23 a year.
pose, being from New England, I can’t played the halt.
I f sl«e eats she m ust m ore th a n pay
ence.
H e w anted to unulyze. I f he
help that. I waa ch ie fly Interested In
T he g irls had got sa fe ly beyond the could, som ething o f th e s tir rin g s o f her b o u rd b ill, says th e p o u ltry de
the w a te r aupply. I lu t It waa b e a uti w a ll. In n second o r so th e y w ould these W esterners.
p a rtm e n t. and th e y showed th e y e a rly
f u l. "
he o u t o f sig h t.
H e had now o n ly
T he ta lk was m a in ly o f B ro m p to n ’s egg p ro d u c tio n o f fo u r d iffe re n t h e n s:
T he b u ll h is to ric series o f panels, th e subject 1, pays board and lit t le m o re ; 2, pays
H e gave tliPtn a lit t le d e scrip tio n o f h im s e lf to look out fo r.
the tr ip and o f how the dams had tu rn e d and enme ra c in g back. Caleb Intro d u ce d hy H e tty C lin to n , w ith the board and 90 c e n ts ; 3. pays b o a rd and
w ith sto o d the earthquake.
And he knew th a t he could not dodge forever. Idea, Caleb th o u g h t, o f co ve rin g him $1.80; 4. pays b o a rd and $4.70.
He could d is tin g u is h H e tty's clear, fro m C arm en's sallies. I t was very
added w hat lllm k le y hail to ld him o f
T he p la in th a t th e a r tis t was head over
C rysta l Springs valle y before It had high voice c a llin g fo r P a d illa .
ik ^ o - o o ^ o i ;
H e recog heels In love w ith th e viva cio u s b ru
been turn e d In to a g reat a rtific ia l w ords were In Spanish.
lake.
nized a few o f them . “ T o ro ! U in ta ! nette. who kept him d a n glin g. Caleb,
" I can't help fe e lin g s o rry fo r the C a v a lh o !" T hen the h u ll to o k up a ll sm oking, pondered o v e r H e tty C lin
I t came on w ith In to n ’s a ttitu d e .
fa rm s th a t had fo he abandoned," said his a tte n tio n .
D id she Intend to
cred ib le Ipeed. th e lu m b e rin g gnlt m a rry T h u rs to n ? he wondered. T he
M ilk Is u v a lu a b le feed fo r hens.
H e tty C lin to n .
I t seems a shame
As Caleb ran ch e r was on e m in e n tly In tim a te
when you th in k o f the fe rtile fields seemed freed by rage.
H ens should have v ig o r nnd good
being tu rn e d to s ilt, the schoolhouse leaped aside th e b ru te sw erved so te rm s w ith th e fa m ily .
She called
size b e fore th e y la y.
and the lit t le church th a t had stood s w iftly th a t a horn grazed Caleb's him by his firs t name, W endell.
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arm . rip p in g cloth.
ao long being to rn d o w n ."
He w ent e a rly th e n e x t m orning,
T h is tim e he had to tu rn and run
D u c k s o r geese sh o u ld be k ille d by
“ T h in k o f w hat the re se rvo ir m eant
re tu rn in g to H idden. T h e re he packed
to Golden I I t made a c ity possible," down h ill, aw ay fro m th e trees. I lls
a g rip w ith c lo th in g nnd some o f Ids s tic k in g In th e back o f th e m outh.
• e e
re tu rn e d Caleb
"T h e re Is sentim ent foot caught In the hole o f a ground In stru m e nts, nnd le ft a note fo r Bax
H a rd lu c k m ay be an a lib i, b u t It
on both sides o f th e m atte r. W here a s q u irre l and his a n kle was wrenched te r, sa yin g th u t he w o u ld be aw ay fo r
dozen fn m llle s were displaced the w a ns he stum bled and Jerked It clear. I t several days. H e to o k up his q u a r Isn ’t a lw a y s an excuse.
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te r gave o p p o rtu n ity Io thousands. was not a bad sp ra in b u t It h a n d i te rs a t a c o u n try h o tel n e a r the sta
P u b lic u t ilit y m ust be the firs t con capped him and w o u ld not get b e tte r tio n In Coyote canyon and h ire d n rig ,
G iv in g th e c h ic k s some fo rm o f m ilk
w ith e xe rtio n . T he h u ll had h a ile d d e te rm in e d to m ake n th o ro u g h Inves a t th e s ta rt s tim u la te s th e ir a p p e tite s
sid e ra tio n ."
I t was
and pro m o te s g ro w th .
“ I suppose so. Ju st the same, I f I m ore easily going up h ill.
tig a tio n o f C u lle n te p la in .
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had owned a fa rm there, I w ould not chasing h im before he hnd got w e ll
W ith his p o cke t In s tru m e n ts he ]
In to his strid e . He had to s p rin t to
have sold."
I t ’s n good p la n to stnr» c u llin g the
managed to get, u n n o tic e d , to le ra b le
" I f the rest were w illin g they get the chance to dodge. A n d th is surveys o f e le va tio n s and distances
flock w ith th e chicks, hy k illin g the
lim e he ran fo r u ll he was w o rth . He
m ig h t have com pelled you to ."
w eak, s ic k ly
ones th a t w ill never
He hnd proven, to h is ow n s a tls fa c
had alm ost won th e trees when th e
rep a y th e ir cost.
“ You mean by condem nation p ro
tlo n , th a t th e u p p er end o f the p la in
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•
ceedings? W e ll, th e y 'll never do any b u ll ca u g ht up the distance between was fu rn is h e d w ith n basin o f w a te r
I them.
The
w a y b ro o d e r ch icks a ct In the
th in g lik e th a t to llerm nu«ie va lle y,
n t u n ifo rm level, a g re a t supply, bot
Caleb glanced o ve r his shoulder. He
fo r we own the whole o f I t "
tom ed and sided w ith c la y and capped e ve n in g Is a good gu id e as to th e
could hear th e sn o rts o f the crazed
"N o t even fo r the good o f th e
w ith the same, th ro u g h w h ich n ip heat. I f to o m uch, th e y w ill stay
brute, l i e saw the masalve head s h ift
p in g the a rte sia n w a te r spouted wher- a w a y fro m th e hover, and I f to o lit t le
m an) 1 I f It was necessary?" n sk"d
sidew ays fo r the toss, saw the ro ll o f
ever It was bored fo r.
T h e W elsh th e y w ill cro w d up n e a r th e stove.
Caleb. Carmen looked a t him c u r i
(lie blood rim m e d eyes und he lea|a*d
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ously, s tru c k by a sudden change in
W a te r-F in d e r d id n o t have to be a
sidew ays w ith the la st o f his energy.
F re e range aw a y fro m th e p o u ltry
his volf,*. He took th in g s concerning
g reat w iz a rd to score h its In th is re
Ills lungs s tra in in g and his heart
M s profession ve ry seriously, d id (his
gion, he decided. H u t he had a f u r y a rd should he p ro v ld e il w ith c lo v e r
pounding.
And. as he Jumped, he
fo r p a stu re w henever possible. I t Is
young engineer, she decided.
th e r use In m ind fo r th e man.
made the sa crifice o f the beret, drop
th e best k n o w n w a y to get good,
B a tty C lin to n shook her head de ter p lu g it f a ir ly In th e h u ll's course
h e a lth y , vig o ro u s p u lle ts f o r w in te r
m in ed ly In answ er to Caleb's query.
w h ile he fe ll th e sweep o f u lr as the
lu y in g .
Caleb la evidently up against
"N o t w h ile my fa th e r llvea.
N or Iw ast's head was flung up, huckeil by
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a hard alternative — w ater or
w h ile I do. We m ig ht sell a p a rt of the fo rce o f m ig h ty shoulders, one
T h e m a in reason f o r th e v a ria tio n s
g
irl.
W
hich
way
w
ill
he
decide.
the valley. \ \ e have ta lk e d o f doing i horn Im p a lin g the beret th a t clung
In th e p rices o f eggs and dressed p o u l
We do not use much o f It. A nd there, d riv in g the h u ll to fren a le d fu ry
t r y Is th e v a ria tio n In th e ir q u a lity .
th e lu m l has advanced In value. H ut w h ile Caleb, p a n tin g , dodged am ong
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(TO » I C i'N T tN P K K .)
n o th in g must touch El N ldo. You d id
E x e rc is e generates heat and p ro
not see the lit t le cem etery In th e ce -l-X-cX-i-Xi-Xi-X-i-X-C-X-l-X^X-i-X^X-l-X-FX-C-X-l-X-e-X^X-FXtX-FX+XeX-FX+X-FX-FX'»
m otes h e a lth . M ake th e p o u ltry flock
d a r grove. T here are th re e genera
w o rk f o r th e ir g ra in hy fe e ding I t In
tio n s o f C lin to n s h u rled there.
My
a deep, clean lit t e r o f straw .
m other's grave am ong them.
T hey
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m ust never he d ls lu rlie d ."
Eggs fo r h a tc h in g should n o t he
Carmen saw the muscles hunch In
The hope to be nti a ccurate w e a th er m ay ta ke Its u n re s tric te d flig h t a good
kept lo n g e r th a n 10 to 14 days before
Caleb'« Jaws and wondered
F o r a prophet Is one w h ich sp ring s e te rn a l tw e lv e
m onths
ahead.
A lth o u g h se ttin g.
T h e y should he held nt a
m oment he was s ile n t F o r a p a rt o f In the hum an breast. M any people
Sheridan
was
p re d ic tin g
B ritis h
te m p e ra tu re between 40 nnd 50 de-
M s visio n had seen H erm anos valley who have won fam e In va riou s w a lks
w eather, hts fo re ca st s u its the M id
grees. F a h re n h e it and tu rn e d once
restored to L lake, dammed and hold
o f life aspired to add to th e ir o th e r
lu g storm waters. H e tty t lln t o n ant accom plishm ents th a t o f fo re ca stin g die W est and we m ay re ly upon I t In each day.
m a kin g o u r plana fo r th e year.
q u ie tly and Caleb t ille d at n o th in g the weather. R ich a rd B rin s le y Sheri
M a n y people m ake a m is ta k e In not
th rough h a lf closed eyes. Carm en re dan was no exception. S h e rid a n ’s fam e , « h e rld a n sn ys:
g e ttin g th e b ro o d e r house th o ro u g h ly
ns a d ra m a tis t Is secure by v irtu e o f I
J a n u a r y - Snowy.
garded them w ith a pout.
w a rm b e fore p u ttin g In young ch icks
“ Y ou're a ch e e rfu l couple fo r a "T h e H lv a ls " and “ T h e School fo r
F e b ru a ry — F lo w y .
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b irth d a y p ic n ic ," ahe observed.
“ A» Scandal." b u t not content w ith th a t
M a rch — B lo w y.
Eggs fro m a w e ll-b re d , u n ifo rm flock
fo r T hu rsto n , he m ust be m aking th a t S heridan m ust be fam ed as th e p ro p h
A p r il— Show ery.
o f some one breed w ill be m ore u n i
camera, or gone to tow n fo r a C lin ."
et who made th e nearest beat p ro p h
M a y — F lo w e ry.
fo rm In c o lo r nnd should b rin g m ore
She got up and S tretched llth e ly . ecy o f m eteorological c o n d itio n s fo r a
J une— B ow ery.
p e r dozen th a n a m ixed lo t.
T hen th e acreamcd suddenly and p e riod o f n w hole year, Ht-lng a poet.
J u ly — M oppy,
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s h rilly , tu rn in g to clin g to H o lty C lin
S heridan I ih i I th e advantage o f the
August— Froppy.
I f you have s u rp lu s m ilk , h y a ll
ton.
a cle n tlflc p re d icto rs.
I ’roay aclence
Septem ber— I ’ oppy.
menu« g iv e It to th e hens. I f It sours
A big h u ll had come In to hla pas
may he unable to te ll w h a t the
O ctober— Hreesy.
o r is In th e shape o f b u tte r m ilk fro m
tu re . The u p la n d plateau th a t he re w e a th e r w ill be fo r a longer fu tu re
Novem ber— W heesy.
th e c h u rn , so m uch the b e tter. M ilk
garded as hla own, a m agnificent tim e than tw e n ty fo u r hours, but
I *eceiiiber— F re e iy .— Kansas
c it y
Is a good fo o d heal J txt being a gru e l
H e refo rd , fed o f coat and w h ite o f | p o e tic fancy know s no bounds aud , Star.
health p ro m o te r.
Poultry Facts
Sheridan Suprem e as P rop het o f W eath er
Ethics of Fertilizer
Industry Are Improved
Ground Grain for Cows
Dairy Squibs
A d s lry cow’s feed req u ire m e n ts are
measured by her body w e ig h t and m ilk
p roduction.
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W h a t a sow Is fed affects profit?
m ore th a n any o th e r elem ent In het
care and keep.
I t Is said th e p ro d u ct o f a r e a llj
good cow averages $142.43 a y ea t
above the cost o f her feed.
S ta rt c u llin g o u t the boarder cows
Set a standard o f p ro d u ctio n not be
low 200 pounds o f fa t per year.
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D ry pastures and d ry m ilk cows g,
together. A good so ilin g c ro p —greet
g ro w ing corn, fo r Instance— Is the dr>
»nature s most e fficient assistant.
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T he average cow In m ilk m ay t * „
i>ected to eat a p p ro xim a te ly 30 pound-
>f silage each day In a d d itio n to tom .
id d ltlo n a l d ry roughage and concei
’ rates.
I Agricultural Items £
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M ore nnd b e tte r m aple sap comes
fro m m aple lots th a t are n o t grazed.
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T he waste Is g re a te r th a n th e bene
fits I f c a ttle are tu rn e d on p a stu re too
e n rly.
• • •
Newspapers are d e vo tin g tw ic e as
m uch spnee to a g ric u ltu ra l news as
they did five years ago.
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N ew Y o rk o r d in a r ily raises a su r-
Plus o f d a iry ca ttle , b u t la s t y e a r 10.«
<*X) m ore d a iry cows w ere shipped In
to the stnte th a n were shipped o u t.
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In h n y ln g hnhy chicks. It is w ise to
buy them lo c a lly so you m ay have a
chance to v is it th e fa rm and see th e
p a re n t stock before p la c in g an o r d ir
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W e ll-ro tte d b a rn y a rd m anure Is a
c d fe rtiliz e r f o r th e garden. I t
should be a p p lie d a t the rn te o f 20
tons to sn acre and should be w orked
In to the soil.