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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HTSBANDMAN.

where a perpendicular line would fail to
form the end of a cylinder of it's length
giving the head to the neck to form the
other end > and III taking this a little judg-
ment is required. as some vary from Others.
Then take the girth behind the shoulder
with a piece of twine, as tie bristles are apt
to hold the tape from taking the true girth,
which is the most essential measure.
For illustration. | will take three pigs of
different sizes-tirst. 80 inches girth by 30
inches long second, 50 iumhes by 48 inches;
third, IS inches by GO inches long. i first
square the girth by multiplying it by itself,
the product multiplied 10y the length, the
sum of which divided by 400 will give the
weight in pounds. Take the three as ex-
amples, the actual weight dea,.. was, in these
cases, So b., 403. Ill.,, and S04. ib.; The errors
were 3 3D., 2 h., and 3 To-, respectively but
as No, ] was not we'll fat. tb. per score
must be allowed, which would make>i it p
lbs. less, or reduce the error to b.; and if a
pig is extra fat, 5slb., per score must be add
ed to the weight, or the diviscr must ber45.O
very fat, and 40 for the lean, instead of
400; so that if the nuHlber of pounds are
taken as Il divisor and the inches by meas
lare for the dividend, the q%uotient Will be
the true approximating livisor to find the
weight OF any other animal Of the same
quality and fatIess. / will take a beast, for
instance, measuring 6 feet Sinches girth. 5
feet long, and supposed to weigh IL cwt.
alive, 800 is the divisor. equal ~ ID, per Gu
bic foot by measure, and three-tifths are
given as dead to'live weight for a good fat
beast. BY girth, 6 feet s inches equals 80;
length, five feet l inch equals 81 inches;
this would represent what is commonly
termed a 8 scores tb. beast (per qr.;) but if
the overweight. 1892 ,tb., and 3st, 900 inches
for a dividend, that is 3S4 900 by ] 1872 equals
3l.0, :. e., the divisor to find the live weight
Of another animal of the same degree of tat
and quality. Therefore if two or more
beasts vary by weight and measure chat
which takes the fewest inches to the pound
must be the best beast. Therefore beasts
may be classed as very lean, store order,
fresh. meaty, tat, very fat, extra, or as they
are termed prize animals. Now each one Of
these would vary both by measure and
alive, and perhaps might be repre-
'ented by AZ, so, So, Sc, GO. 6G to 10 lbs, or
nore per 100. The weight 10y measure
would vary something in proportion.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-17
WEIGHT BY LIVE MEASURES.

A correspondent of the London Agricul-
tu,at Gazette, who seems to have expert
mented critically in processes to represent
the weight of hogs by live measure says:
have for several years, for my own M
formation and amusement, measured the
pigs have sold by weight and by the fol-
lowing simple method have been enabled to
form u very just calculation of the weight
any pig will weigh if fairly well fat. the
TRUTH of which may be found by any one
who has Il ply to kill. In the first place, it
is Indispensable that the animal should
stand square and level on the back, for it
that is up and the head down, it will meas
ure much longer than it is. To measure a
pig. take the length from 2 or 3 inches be-
hind the ears-say from where the head is
generally cut of--to the root of the tail,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-17
BREEDING HORSES.

There Is no way to restrain the breeding
OF scrubs of horses but to convince farmers
IL won't pay to produce such horses. Ii all
the worthless stations were castrated, and
replaced hy stations that are highly bred, of
good size and fine style, what Il help it
would be TO farmers. It would much more
THAI double the value of every horse pro
incr'i. Ii would bring into market, in a
ieW years. a race OF horses that it would do
ones eyes good to behold. We want horses
fem fifteen and Il half to sixteen hands
high. with good bone. body and muscle.
conpactly made. of good style, that walk
well aud trot well, shat will answer to use
before the buggy or carriage or plow or nn-
der the saddle, IA horse for all purposes or
any purpose, OF good disposition and of
high breeding. that can work all day with
utit t%iring-antl farmers can raise such
horses 1t they Will. They can get plenty OF
thoroughbred stations as sires to till the
Dill, on they can get what Is still better in
oar opinion, hishbred tIutting sres pos
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-17

sessing the requisite size, style, speed and
endurance, and breed On the best mares and
produce farm, carriage and buggy horses
that can't be beaten. 1t is not necessary to
develop the trotting gait unless one wants
TO do it. but it may break out naturally.
Good trotters are generally fast walkers.
ana fast walking is an important gait on the
farm. There is no use of. beng two hours
doing a piece of work when it can lust as
Well be done in one hour. It is bad econo-
my to have a poor scrub of a horse on the
farm that soon tires out, when you can have
a game, ytast-walking horse, that don't
Know what it is to tire. and that get over
more ground in a day than Il scrub can get
over III two days. The breeders of horses
should took to these things. We are pro-
crossing rapidly, and we must progress
more rapidly still. We must drop bad prac-
tees and adopt good ones.-Rurat World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-17
{ DAIRY.
THE MANUFACTURES or CHEESE.

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ut is surprising to see the rapid increase in
the number of cheese factories in the State
OF New York. the annual product of which
Is becoming OF great magnitude. The ex-
ports to Europe have been very large and
viii probably so continue. in view of the
fact that American cheese cal, he sold there.
after paying freight, duty, ETC., at Il much
lower rate than the domestic article. AS a
rule it is a much milder article than the Eli
ropean. and although it does not .go'' so
far, yet that seems to be taken snlall account
of, as what it loses in this respect it gains in
wholesomeness. Wlien we say whole
someness, we speak in Il comparative sense
for candidly we know of 10 article of food
more indigestible and unwholesome than
cheese generally, when eater. freely. A
very small quantity is beneficial, but only
when taken in infinitesimal doses.
These factories are extending north and
west. and there are hundreds in Ohio. Wis
Son>in. Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, etc. The
latest increase in New York IS anon the
farmers, who find that it is much more
profitable for them to convert The milk of
Their daifies into cheese themselves on their
W premises, than to carry it away from
their farms and sell it to other parties who
make a good think out OF it. cheeseman's
ing is q very simple process, next to cllurn
ing butter and at distant points and re-
mote reg ons it is found to become more
profitable to convert the milk into cheese
than butter. as it will keep any length of
time, while butter will not. When the mar
ket is overstocked with cheese, as it NAV be.
then the other tack will be taken. so that
there Will always be a compensating pro-
in this as in everything else. In the
State of New York to-day there are not less
tllan a thousand cheese factories. while in |
Per- - !.
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SEX IN BREEDING.

0GA 1N l. u.
A correspondent to the Country Gentle
man gives the following views OH the pro.
duction of sex at will:
According to promise, / giveyon my OBJ
servations and experiencein breeding the diff.
fercnt kinds OF live stock generally kept and
raised by farmers, as regards the. question OF
sex in offspring. When l commencedt farm
ing my intention was to raise all heiter
calves, and III particular those dropped
from the best mich cows. but to my great
most milk during the whole year, usually
dropped bull calves. | inquired Of my neigh
bors and was informed by those who had
more experience, that the result in their
herds was the same, but no cause could be
given. Next | noticed that the earliest
broods OF chickens raised by most OF my
neighbors had from 8 to 10 males in every
dozen, and later in the season the reverse.
In swine there was a still greater difference
to pc observed. / have seen soWs with a
litter OF s to Il pigs and only a single fe-
male among them, and she was far inferior
in size to all the rest. AT other times these
same sows would breed quite differently;
oftentimes the greater numbers xAvere fe-
males. The same was noticed in the ca
nine family, and all other live stock kept in
my neighborhood. l made an encleavpr to
find out the cause, but | could receive no in
formation that appeared to give any salts
faction. "3
learned by experience that a natural law
governs ~ breeding sexes, and that law. can
be controlled to a great extent by man. Ii
for instance iced is abundant all the year
round, this law VII have the tendency to
the consumers by producing more
females. If the reverse is true, us when
feed is short, or not nutritious, the increase
will always be males by IL heavy majority.
and thereby diminish the consumers. The
male parent should be kept in condition full
~ equal to. the dam, but the Gam governs
the sex more than the sire does. A we'll
led SOW will always bring more females at
first litter than at the second. Poor
soWs are sure to bring male pigs. A fine
itch is always fat, but she Will not bring
nnase pups. Fowls kept on scanty
feed will rgise from s to 10 male chicks in
every dozen during spring months, but LAT
er in the season, or from the middle Of June
ill fall, the reverse. The reason is because
Iced is abundant then on farms. With
f~anciers, where feed is abundant all
he year round. the first broods will nearly
average as many females as males
md sometimes more.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-17

SOME kinds of cheese, especially those con.
taillirg most milk fat and are not of q very
close texture, acquire a strong odor and fla
yor by keeping. Both the casein and the
milk fat are then partially decomposed, tia
former yielding ammonia. and the latter
sivingrrise to butyric and other acids. Tie
blue mold or mildew, which makes its ap-
pearance in old and very ripe c~lleeses, s,cl,
as Stilton, is a vegetable fungoid growth
Colorado Farmer.
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LlV { STOCK.
HEIEFoRDs AID sHoRTHoRns.

~
The following letter from Il. Duckham, o
sBaseham Court, Ross. England, to the ed
itor OF the Kentucky Lire Stock Journal
will explain itself.
"In your columns of the Goth ult. you
have given the following extract from Mr.
Rogers' opening speech at the Adforton
sale Of Hereford cattle, five Herefords
could be bred and fed at less cost than four
Shorthorns." Upon that remark you thus
comment: There is one statement in
this estimate hot taken nMice OF by Mr..
Rogers and lis audience. The Shorthorn
steer natures one year earlier than the
Hereford. AT 3 the Hereford is only as ripe
niid as large as the Sliorthorn at two, if the
two are allowed full and good pasturage."
Imagine that neither Mr.. Rogers nor his
audience ever heard such a statement. and
therefore they could not take notice of it.
f,on further state that .'the Shorthorn
gains a full year over the Hereford and. the
Devon under oil circumstances. and often
more" Now. sir, as your statements are
not ia accordance with my experience on
this side OF the Atlantic, nor with nv OBJ
servations when on your side at the, Centen
Mai, must beg the favor Of your allowing
me a place in your valuable columns that i
may correct any erroneous impression they
may have made upon the minds Of your
readers. In order to do so I will give the
exhibits at our great national fat stock
show OF the Smithfield Club, as the fair ay-
erage lest OF The comparative weights of the
breeds you have name,. Unuuest;onably.
the steers and oxen exhibited there have all
been allowed full and good pasturage."
IL was not until the show of 1868 that the
council resolved to weigh the animals as
uiey entered the hall. and in my official ca
pacIty rs one Of the stewards tor that wear.
l superintendent the weighing andcan vouch
for the accuracy OF the, following ;tabulated
statement. may add that the weighing
has been continued year by year with very
little variation:
Steers under two years, six months-Six
JDevons averaged 1891 lbs, four Shortlorns
l,G4s ID.
Steers under three years. three months
Eleven Devons averaged 1885 lbs, eight
Her'ford> 1876 lbs, twelve Slorthorns l..
800 Tbs.
Oxen exceeding three years, three months
Seventeen DevOns averaged l,646 lbs,
nine Hereiorls 2.223 lbs, fourteen Short
horns 1900 lbs.
The number given represent the num-
bers exhibited iii each of the classes OF the
different breeds, aud / think the weights
must CONVINCE you that the Herefords can
fairly lay cliim 10 equality in early MATURE
~ Wit. The aShortllorn. and a. You tacitlv
ad'nit the correctness of Mr.. Rogers state
lncnt rs to tbe comparative consumption of
food Of lbefwO hreesls. and advance (nost
correctly that the flesh of the Hereford is
to that of the Shorthorn that they
Will thrive on an Inferior pasture to that
which Is required for the Sliortllorn-ihe
palm which, Mr.. Rogers claimed, may |
think. be justly awarded to them as being
he most profitable animals III our bovine
races or breed for the grazier.
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market, butter-making will be found to I've
far more profitable. We believe every at
tempt to establish a cheese factory in this
part of the State has tailed.-Ge1aus,gtoacp
Ic{eQxGph.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04
-. W. McCoRD, Editor and Manager,

A large number of people were
called together at the court house
steps last Monday night by the in
spring strains of the Cornet Band,
and after several pieces were artist
lcally rendered, Capt. Lester was
called upon for speech, which he
responded to briefly, at the conclu-
sion of which Laps. d. McCord re-
sponded to a similar call. Col
Jno. H. Moore of Hickman being
present and being loudly called for
came forward and briefly discussed
the political issues, and announced
himself a candidate for Congress.
Speaker Taliaterro was then loudly
called tor and said he was no can
didate and had no speech to make,
but was zealously ia favor Of his
young county friends who had just
spoken. The band and the large
crowd that had by this time assem-
bled, then crossed over to the St.
Giles Hotel and serenaded Gov.
Brown, who came out upon the bal
cony and thanked them for the
compliment and expressed the same
sentiment as Speaker L. He de-
clined however to make a speech.
He was no politician, but a hard
working railroad man.
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Tribute of Resnect.

At called meeting of Blackburn
Grange No 457, p. of H., held on the
9th of June, 1873, the undersigned were
appointed to draft resolutions express
i've of the sense of the Grange in rela-
| ton to the death of brother ID. F. Max
well, which occurred on the morning
of the Goth inst.
WHEREAS, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst our
highly esteemed and much beloved
brother. We are taught another lesson
of mortality. He has gone, no more to
meet with us on earth. But his vacant
chair will ever be remembered by US
upon each Grange meeting. Therefore
be It
ReSolUed, That we bow with humble
submission to the willof Almighty God
and that we as members of said Grange
and associates of our beloved departed
brother, do sympathize with his be-
rieved wife and children and tender to
them our heartfelt coincidence.
ResOlUed, That in the death of broth
er Maxwell our order has lost a most
worthy brother, society useful mem
Der, the neighborhood liberal-hearted
charitable man, his family kind and
atfectionate father, and his wife low
ing and devoted husband.
RESOLVED, That the members of this
Grange wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for thirty days, and that copy of
this preamble and resolutions De sent TO
the beres'"'SG family and that they be
spread upon the minutes of this Grange
and that a copy be sent to the Pulaski
Citizen for publication.
II. n. +. JACKSON,
j. NJ. FORTRESS,
Mrs. CRoAT GORDON,
ID. X. WEST,
Committee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04

Rev. +. J. Duncan delivered a
temperance lecture ut the Metho
dsst Church last Friday night-to a
small audience. The lecturer Is
one of the most jealous temperance
advocates we ever heard, and we
sincerely Join the pastor of the
Methodist Church in regrets that
there was not larger audience;
but unlike him we attribute it to n
want of interest in lectures general
ly and temperance lectures in par
ucular. He knows and we know
that no one possessing anything
short Of a national notoriety could
draw house in Pulaski to hear a lee
t1re on that subject. 1t was not
because sufficient publicity had not
been given to the announcement.
The CITIZEN had placed it into the
hands of over 1900 subscribers,
each subscriber representing at least
iour readers, which would make at
least six thousand people who
knew of the lecture--not less than
i've thousand of whom were in
reach. The apology that the lee
lure was not known to our people
was hardly correct or necessary.
The speaker knew and the people
KNOW 1t was simply want of inter
est upon the all-important subject,
and general disposition upon
'ur part 10 abstain from lectures.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04
ElktOl,

The weather being too hot fol
people to stir any scarcely we dom
know what we are going to find tC
tell you about. We always like tc
please people, and would rather
please a good editor of the best pa
per In existence than anybody ex
cepting Nancy Jane, or the idol Of
my heart. Oh! the thoughts of hel
makes my heart flop up and down
like a churn dasher.
The sounds of threshers are still
heard in this vicinity. 1t seems
that the farmers have to do an i'm
mense amount of labor for little
reward. Mr.. Buck Baugh refuses
to run his thresher any longer. He
thinks it pays better to carry his
peaches to market, which are being
rapidly destroyed. He carried a
large quantity to Pulaski last week
for which he received 81 per bushel.
Corn is, as ever, "as good as gold"
and COTTON, since we wrote last, has
assumed a somewhat more dignified
appearance.
People continue to cross the
bridge, and we shudder to think o.
the terrible accident that might be
fall some unfortunate creature at
any moment.
Mr.. Mobley and family of Arkan-
sas are here for while visiting rel
atlves. We understand they intend
spending good portion of the sum
mer at Elkmont Springs. A better
watering place don't exist, taking
everything into consideration. Col.
10. Baugh and lady spent Saturday
and Sunday in our midst. 10. is q
schoolmate and we love the old boy
dearly. Mr.. Fordus Phelps, for
merly of Mississippi, now of Ath-
ems, Ala, is visiting relatives in this
neighborhood. Col. Sam Ewin of
Texas, long ago resident of Elk
ton, smiled and was happy to see
the old place mixing so many ex
tras along with it's alternatives. He
spent several days with us. We
can hardly think it would be doing
injustice to our fellow citizens to
warn the boys against this good
mans easy-running tongue; for he
can frame such a glorious picture
of the free State of Texas that it
might have an effect on some of
them, and consequently lead them
to believe that he is trying to win
them over. Boys, his designs are
60 Cd II, A..
principle. Miss Mamie Wilson of
Bethany, one of the most admirable
young ladies in all the land, was
down Saturday and Sunday. Misses
Ella Nelson and Lille and Minnie
Beatty are attending the Elkmont
Springs; Miss Ella for her health,
and those girls for what, we can't
tell, unless to feast on huckleber-
ries. They are too pretty to get
sick. Several went out to Bethany
Sunday afternoon to attend preach
ing, returning in time for services
here in the evening. Prof. Jesse
Holland and family of Pleasant
Plains spent last week with rela-
tives in this place. He started on
his way home Friday last, leaving
one of our bright boys looking as
melancholy as a sick rat. His pet
name is "Ed-na-y jim" He walks
the floor and murmurs with happy
heart the following acrostic lines:
Eyer faithful, true and loyal,
My fond heart has been to thee,
Making thee its dearest idol,
As would have thee be to me.
June 2Sth. EDNA.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04

We call attention to the card oil
Chairman Ewing to the Democracy
of Giles county, calling a c"un
ty convention on the first Mon
day in August to select dele
gates to the Congressional and gu
bernatorial conventions. The Sat
urday before would be an apprOpri-
ate day for the district primary
meetings to be held. 1t is desira-
BILE and important that the people
should take an interest IN this mat
ter and see for themselves that
they are truly and properly repre-
scented in the county as well as in
the other conventions. We urge
them to meet in their several dis
tricts and select their best represen-
tative men.
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Pleasant Valley,

Most of the wheat has now been
threshed and the yield is distress
ingly light, the average per acre
perhaps not over four bushe Is.
William S. Alternately and Josh
Tacker have the best turnout we
have heard of-average about ten
bushels to the acre.
Alas for missionary boxes. The
ice-cream supper is dead, we IN
derstand. Died cruel death. You
have my sympathy, young ladies.
Our clever young friend, John
Kerr of Buford's is about to make
a visit to his parents to rustIcate.
He is a model business man; has
been closely confined to work and
needs recreation. Friend, ism it
your heart that is sick?
Miss Lizzie A. of Martin College
has returned to Pulaski. She lei.
some shaded faces here to brighten
others IN Pulaski.
Since our last writing our valley
can boast of a number of visitors
from Pulaski, Campbellsville, Wales
and Dry creek. We have not the
space to call pretty names. The
cheerful face of Maj. Roy is shining
among us. His friends are always
glad to meet him. He seems to en-
Joy his visit very much and grows
eloquent talking to Capt. A. about
fine stock and fruit, and we are al
most certain he does justice to Mrs.
AS. dinners. Mrs. Freeman has re
turned from Texas and Is trying to
secure a permanent home in our
neighborhood. Rev. Robt. Craig
preached for US Sunday. He is Wis
iting his parents and friends. He
is a noble young man; an ornament
to his profession; a son OF whom
even Corneha would have been
proud. he Is a model young min
lister. His agreeable manners and
deep piety, joined TO pleasing de
livery, makes his sermons very pow
erful for good. He not only allures
to brighter worlds, but leads the
way. JEssAMISE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04

Married, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. Pres. Smith, in
Larkinsville, Ala, on Thursday last,
June 9th, Mr.. Erskine Mason to
Miss Mollie Smith. Erskine is a
Pulaski boy, but has been at Lar
kinsville for a year or two attend
ing to his farm, and during that
time has wooed and won the heart
and hand of one of Alabama's fair
est daughters. The happy pair ar
rived in Pulaski last Friday and
spent several days with his uncle,
Mr.. Dig. Mason. They returned to
their home Tuesday, attended by
the best wishes of their friends
Abundant happiness to them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-04

A successful and popular Giles
county teacher informed US last
Monday that it was his custom to
read regularly to his school every
week the splendid writings of DR..
Rivers to the young folks. Several
others we learn have adopted the
same rule. These articles are grow
ing more and more popular, and are
doing a great deal of good. We
hope the venerable author will con-
tinue them Indefinitely, and such is
also the wish of our readers. At
present, he is absent, but on his re-
turn he will probably consent to
continue the good work.