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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

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There is a lively contest for pre-
going on between three or
four varieties Of traps for human life.
The gun not supposed to be loaded
holds its own pretty we'll with the
kerosene can used as a fire kinder,
while the stryehnine in the guise OF
the innocent carbonate Of soda, yles
with triehina-inlested raw pork in its
unpleasant surprise to careless and
imprudeut people. An Italian named
James Palughi, has just fallen avic-
tim to his penchant for uncooked
sausage. He suffered for thirty days,
and ouly yielded when the parasites
invaded the regions Of the heart.
His wife and two daughter are also
in danger from the same cause. There
should be rigid adherence to certain
plain rules on the part OF those who
wish to avoid accidents from either
OF the foregoing causes l. To
always treat every gun or pistol as
though It we're surely loaded 2.
Never under any circumstances to
permit stryehnine, oxalic acid OF any
similarly dangerous'substanee m tho
house, except for immediate nse and
when wanted. g. To remove the
kerosene can out ofthe reach ofigno
rant aud careless persons and A..
Never under any circumstances, 70
eat pork which has not been pretty
we'll cooked. No one who observes
these precautions will ever iall. into
any OF these palpable traps
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23


When Jas n. Brady drst opened
a lawyers office in New York he
took a basement room, which had
previously beenOcoupied BY cob
bier lie was somewhat annoyed by
by The previous occupants callers,
and irritated by the fact thatlhe had
r5w of his own. One day an Irish
man entered. "The oObbleF's gone
I see,' he sail II should think be
had, tartly responded Brady. sApd
what do you sell3" he said looking
AZ the s0litarpn table and few Law
books. sBloekheads,9 fesp0nded
Brady. "Begorra,n said tho Irish
man, "ye must be doing 3 mighty
ane busiuess--ye aain't got but one
lehf' oI ,fiil
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

A very interesting case was
tried last week before Judge Hill,
in which the plaintiffs In the suit,
Gardner, Gillespie & Co, sued II
n Ivy for $4,000 on future con
tract The case was ably conducted
on both sides, and amer exhaustive
arguments, judgment was rendered
in fay0F Of tho plaintiffs. The de-
.fense resisted the suit on the grounds
that the contract vas void on account
Of illegRlity BUTT was shown in the
trial that the contract was really with
a house in New York. and that Gard
ners Gillespie & Co, acted only as
agents. While the case did not 60
of on The legality or illegslity OF the
,contracl, still Judge Hill ruled upon
this point that where the contract foI
future cotton was made with no in
tenuon or understanding Of delivery
then such contract was Illegal. But
when # could be shown thai delivery
was contemplated, then The oontTac
Was legal aud binding.-Falcon.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

EEaU .lh AFFonrsESrs.

Rev. !, II. Canninghan, At the Mslhoaist
Church, 2sd Sabbath at night, and 4th Sabbath
IN each month, atti o'clock A. NJ sabba,li
School ats su'clocks a. A., every SuadaT. II
&. shell, Superiatenaent. SUNDAY School
Missionary Saciety meets avery 81 Sunday.
A A Park ffesideut G. l9f
Rev. .. - 0aTothers PastoEof The PEsbyte-
fian Church, Bird Sabhaih u each monih, and
Al sameahour, and athighi.
Kew. eMfs Moore a. thn Baptnt Church ,
1st Sunday a each uppthpt1l o'cldpk A. n.
sabbath School at O'clock "a. NJ, every sun
day. n. West superintehdent. IL
bnioh Prayer MeegnF-at the AlEthadisi
Church every Thursday nirhp =
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

Decembsr-WoodviIie, 25f 26;
Bay st Louis, 30, 81 i
January--Pass Christian. 4, 3;
Mississippi City,A 4, g.; Biloxi, z, o;
PascagouIa, 10; Enterprise, u, II;
Meridian. Is, Is, Laudefdale. IL;
Scooba, Is; Shuquslak. II Macon,
20. q Columbus, - a5iWest
Point aT Aberdeen, 26 SO.
February KoLoNA, I. 3 Holly
Springs, 8. Z; Water Yaileg. 3, l0;
0xfora, II. IA Grenada. l6, IS;
Grenada 20, g.
A liberal contribution Nlll b cx-
pected at each place ID behalf 81 the
cause 81 Missions
W. s CRrEN.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
'sToo Eseor 60 take n Isaper.''

ffEOo Aso0r 80 take a Pm per"
Moore, Of the Rural New Yorker,
vas sitting in his Office. one alter
noon, some years ago when a farmer
friend came in and said ;Isa EseI i
"MF. Moore, l like your paper, but
times are 80 hard ! Ieannot pay Tor
it'fiaaf 20 esfsa a.f.c 500
''Is that SO, friend Jones? f? / am
very sorry 70 hear that you are So
poOr3aiiy0u are 50 hard run ! viii
give yeu my paper
"0h. no, l can't take it as git. "
swell. then, let's see how We can
.dx it! Yoa raise chickens IhelieYe t"
rYes, 3 few; but they don't bring
anything hardly g
%DOnt they Neither does my
paper eost anything hardly, Now !
have 3 proposition to make to you,
1 will oonliRue sou your paper, and
when you 60 home you may select
Rom youf lot enc chicken and can
heriu inG Take good tare Of her
anddbriag me8the proceeds WhetheI
IN eggs or chiekenss and we will cal
lit square" ose VAIN -
grAll right, brother Moore" and
the fellow ehuckled at what hg
tbuughta capital bargain. BE kept
the contract strictly, and At the end
of the year found be bad paid about
lfournpriees for the paper, He otter
tellathe joke himself, and be never
had the face TO say he was too pooi
tOtake 8 paper since that day
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
CItv Directory.
Wonrd OF Trade.

The Board Of Trane consisting OF the primer
the business men Of the city, holi regular meet
inrs Masonic Temple building "a euhesuAl
Of aseh mouth.
RLoN EzKtL, President,
R.A. MuRDoCK, Isl vice. Prest.
T.R. SADLKR, 2nd Viee-Prest.
A. BABBIrr, Treasrrer
We. BERHF, Secretary
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

"Honey bought in exchange Tor
collins, ls The cheerful sign on a
country read near Montreal. rr
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

q A sea COW, weighing between 500
and 1000 pounds, came ashore and
died near Biloxi, Miss, Few days
ago.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

. Sabbath School Il o'el5sk a. X. .sYers San
day mgning, G. p. brown, Supsrinendent
Services Al 10 'eloek A. X, and 3oicloek. ~
each ) Ebbaths By Bsv. Il. u. Wnbgurns IS
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
Cathartic Pills

Combine Che choicest eathartio principles
in medicine, IN proporiions accurately ad-
iusted 20 secure activity, certainty, and
uniformity Of effect. They are the result
Of years Of careful study and practical ex-
pertinent and are the most oifectual REM
edy yet discovered for diseases caused by
derahgemeht Of the stomach, liver, and
bowels, yhich. require gtsinpt and eaestaal
treatment ArER's Pitts are specially
applicable to this class Of diseases. They
act directly on tho digestive and assimi-
lativo processes, and restore regular
healthy action. Their extensive use by
physicians IN their practice, and hf all
civilized nations, Is one of the many
proofs Of their value as sale, sure, and
perfectly reliable. purgative medicine;
Being compounded iof the concentrated
they arc posityely free nom caloniel Of
any iniari0ps properties, and can be admin
istered to children with perfect safety.
ArER's Pf1Ls are an efIectual cure for
Constipation or Costlyeness, Indiges-
tiOn, Dyspepsia, Loss Of Appetite,
Foul stomach and Breath, Dizziness,
Headache, Loss o. Memory, Numbness,
BlliOusnesss Jaundiee, rheumatism.
Eruptious and skin Diseases Dropsy,
EuptoTF : Worms, Neuralgia, Collie,
gl4pes Diafrhoeat Dysen teFys Gout,
= TVS LA10AAAAH VI NMN AuhNNF anu III
other diseases resulting from a disordered
stato Of the digestive apparatus. f3-e +.
Asa DifRer Pin they have no equal T.
While gentle in their action, these PuLs
are the most thorough and searching cathar-
tic that can be employed, and never give
pain unless the bowels are infiamed, and
then their influence Is healing They stimu-
late the appetite ahd digestive organs; thew
operate opuriiy and enrich the blood, aud
impart rehewed health and NgOr q the
whole system. NN-sHs-
Prepared by Dr. i, @, Aver b Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Mass.
SON h4 Al hRpaeIss EyERHemAE.
June 24t. 1880.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
Hmes and places fol. Holding
Courfs In the FIRST Iuutctot
District.


CIRCUIT COT h'f
IA a. county Of Tishomingo on the 2d Non
aav In January aud July, and continue six
4, The county Of Alcorn, on the Sd Monday
.fJapuarv and July, and continge twelve days.
In the county Of Prentiss, on the lst Monday
Of February and August, and continue twelve
n ibs county Of lee, on the 50 Monday IN
., Nruary and August, and continue eighteen
says.
lay in Marsh and september, and continue siz
GAYS.
= April aud October and eoutinue twenty
our days.
1 thc county Of Chiekasaw. ist. District
"A MONDAYS IN Anrii and October and con-
nue. twelve days; and in the 2nd District ID
Mondays in March and September and continue
eighteen days.
cHANcERY COURT
sstt., ,,sutv ef TisAominEd, on the 4th Non
asvsof March and September and continue six
M county Of Prentiss, on the lst MONDAYS
Inrif a,A october, and continue six days.
~ tbe county Of Aledrn, on the % Mondays
sfAprila aud October, and continue twelve days.
2, the county Of Itawamba on the 4th Mon
Asys OF April and October and continue six
ie the county OF Lee, on the lst Mondays Of
wsv AVA November, and continne twelve days.
M the county Monroe on the LIST Mondays Of
March and September, and continue eighteen
dsJe
In the county Of Chiekasaw, lst Distrist-Srd
Monday in May aud November, and continue
- DAYS; aud 10 the 2d District 4th Monday m
Nav and November and, continue twelve days.
JUSTICES COURT.
oxoLOEk BEAr.
fnsts.a slahghisr holds court on first ahd
thjrd saturdays d each month Egypt.
Justiee White holds court on hrst Saturday
NOkoluns IN The Court House.
MAYOR Bodenhamer, on the 2nd and 4th Mon
Aavs In each m0nth 81 okalana. -.
HOUSTON BEAT.
Justice White cit on hrst and third Non
DAYS IN each moufh.
BEh4 No. 7.--dustee Steens holds his court
At Houlka On the "a Saturday ia each month.
nKAF zUaHER ToUN.
Justice II. T. Allen, sit on the hrst
saturdsTs in each month n Meals Store, apd
81 third Saturdays in each month at Bneas
Iusaos c. Ores tbs IA saturday q Busaa
Ylsss, and At Meals Stafs on The 2nd Saturday
A aaah. m6uths faa a.II MA L-.r
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OmeeFr of stnFe Grnnge-

As.sr,- Pot Dardea, Faysle, Jefferson county
eEsrs,b ". Z DaTesny hEsHlngt9n, hoiass
Btesard, }. B. Bailey, Lake Station, Newton
A. s.. Jas. Williams, 0k0loua, Chiokasawi
zGJbabialn, D. B. Hiti, Palo Alto, Clagj
Treas, II. o. Dixon, Jackson, Kinds
SAL. W. L. Williams, RianHL Alcorni
q H. @. Galloway. Pontot0c, Pontotoei
Ceres, Mrs. MARI L. Darden, Fayette, Jefferson
Pomona z FanHis Willis, Aberdeen, Monroe
fiorE, A.J. Robinson, Forest scot
Ia. 8. IA. Ably, PoFt Gibson, Claiborne.
TWO MEMBERS TX CON.
IL. Afford jackson, Kinds county,
T.B. smith, Verona, Lee county.
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LIst ofGraRges ofChIcI0asaw
C0mutys

UIst ofGrAages Of fChfciEusaw
C0mutys
SoaxTaEE wlFH vHH HkMEs o. nAsTEE AID
- aEcHKTART. -
ChiekksaN Comfy Granre, No, 40.
Mssislst Saturday 10 January April, July,
sna-0alehar. v..
NV, PedeH, Sec.
Buena Vista 0ranea, No. l52, meets tirsl
esturdafii aaeh m0nth-at 2 o'clock. ". D.
Couch, Master Wa. ford, ssc'f.
Sedan GAAgef No. 368i y
Mesisfth Saturday "a eaeh mOnths
Jas. u Bishop, Mzsssr, John Q. Porter ssey
soetohhms Grange, 10. 207,
NSTls 2nd satafdayin ech month.
n. West, Master, Geo. Dhiard seo'y.
KlIEa.a aFange, No, 267,
Meets saturdaylbef tho 8rd sunday IN eseh
d owasa Mas2ar. J. @. Blue, Sec'Y.
Chuquasbnehee Grange, No. 4e4.
Nssls Saturday beiofs the 2nd sunday 10 each
WaSdy Psdsn, Ma8er5B. ". Pedsu. sss'y
Houlka gsangs, Ne. le5,
Meets Saturday bHIDrezthe SD Sunday ia
.sasA 7nouih J. 7. TAamppon Aaeisrs Z. T
~ - 0foloBs Grange No. ND. 80
Meets lth Saturday IN each month, J. ,
Frasss, Master; ". A. Dearing sse'Y.
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Oit6ioh.a stsdicSI = AssoesGtIeh.
Meets the first aud third Fridays Of eabt
month,
J. p eSFEs PFest.
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1nldls nrrsoplsf :

and ct O'Clock PsE.i BY the Rev, Joha eastoh. :.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
ATTIvnI nnd nsparfure q NlaIls'

Arrival nnd Departure OF MATS
R-rptusil strives every day, except saaz'
astM2 n os5loek, sad leaves same day e I
ssel38If. y. ..
( - Fittsboio arrives Tuesdays rhursd4ys
Sat iryH st m, and leaves 7 P. n.5
aams day
l ~ Pontuaas, leaves Houston Mondays and.
ARridava AZ 81 a., and arrives Tuesdays and
arHaYs at 7 ,. "a.
frark ar.aa1a, 70 Houston erriyes hedn es
sara. fra4f5 and Saturdays, - ; 2. N. and
issvrf NoudaTt, Wednesdays qud Fridays a
Ta eaea seek.
Wssi Psint, arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays
ais 49, and leaves P. m.i same DAYS.
n.tss ol esnsaission charged for Money Or
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

Chickasaw Lodge No, 72O, holds regular
meetings on the 2na aHd Ath "Wednesday nights
in each month, at = o'clock
y l-l L}Ala- JANfs Williams, Diet.
: rC.M. ,SIvAes, Reporter 81 -ess
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
Omeers 81 Mississippi


0mcers or Mississippi
CONGRESSIONAL.
II \. seuatsrs-L Y. c. LAMAR
Blk Bruce.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
tstDist.-H. L. Muldrowi
9nd " Van II Manning
srd &" H. ID. MnneN
an e. %. r. Singleton
An q &C. p. Hooker,
ca e -. a. Chalmers.
STATE.
Goveruor-J. N. Stone
LIEUT.. Cow. II. Sims,
Sc ' of state-H. &. Meyers
Andit6r-Sylveste Gwin,
Adv Geo n.-Thos. G. Catchingsi
Fressurur-W L. Hemingway
supt. Of Ed. A. smith.
COUNTY.
gberia-s. l.. Wilsdn,
Cb.ncerv CHI. p. Mcdhu.
Circuit Clk,-H. b. Laceyi
Treasursr--T. c. Lyon,
Assessor-J p. Thompson,
Coroner A Ranger, ". AeNAu'
SUPERVISORS.
Lat Dist.-Joseph Read,
spd " ID. :. johnson,
srd +" IT. R. Sadleri
an 4" R. L. Bean.
ath 4" -. A. Lewis.
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aEaGIOU2


Rev. J 4. Markhsfn At the Methodist Church
10 Okoloua, Mis@s everys 8 Sabbalh ID each
moLth. u
Methodist sabhath Sshool at Mslholis
Church every Sabbath at "a. H.. E
Baptist Sunday School, at Baptitt Church
every sabbath at "a. ~, W. 3, Rrryy supt
Presbyterian Sabbath School at Presbyterian
Church in okolonssvery sabbath At 9a30A. ~
and Prayer Meeting on Wednesday nights o.
each week Ct ats'cloekP. n. aH
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

QAQLohA kEAfs
fHstsra slahghisr holds court on hrst apa
third Saturdays d each month Egypt
Jnstiee white holds court on hrst Saturday
Al Okolons IN The Court House.
MAYOR Bodenhamer, on the 2nd and 4th Nom
-. n zach rn5Ysth Il 0hal0na.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

Iusaes {. orr e TIE lst Saturday p Buena
Ylsss, and At Meals Stafs on the 2nd Saturday
a aash m6uth. ~ a.I MA L-.r
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
COurnnndery.


Royal Arch ChnPter. 3 Z
Okolopa Chapter 10. q, IheeH sesoud Thurs
day ui NJ ineach niouth. - - - -
J. s. CAIN, H.P.
g. c. Ross Sec'v.
HOrsroS LaDdE, No. 81, meets second Satur-
day, al , o'clock P. ~, ,iReach month.
TN. MkRTIN, W. NJ.
7. w Seoar, See'y ~
HousroN ROYAL ARcH CHAPTER, No. 80
meets drsl Saturday at , O'Clock P. ~, in each
mouth. C.
7. n. MAErIF, II. P.
"a. PURKEY, Sec'Y.
Pikeville lodge No. So meets thc.2nd Satur-
day ID each month ~ ? q'eloSk lin.
W. d. CoucH. W. N.
JuHS q. hmLEF fsesTN 8
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
IxeIly's Over
. throw,
"A Noteworthy EreHf ill
.1eiU York Politics.

Mayor COoper's Pnrthifn AR
roNrs-Hae Retires from OnicH
with Ghe Nien Of lHi- Choice IN
thc Important nurenus Of the
City Government.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

Justice Il. 7. Allen, sit on the hrst
ssturdSTs in each month II Meals Store, apd
en third Saturdays in each month at Bneaa
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

n UI6IWN HENT8
Justice White cit on hrst and third Non
DAYS IA each moufh.
bEtr No. .a.--dustiee Steens holds his court
At Houlka On the I'd Saturday ia each month.
- 1850 vnr-u
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Which vent into eaeeii NN"3
1873.
No. .roiurnorth, arr. Al Oko.ona =, s.gs ,s
n COM south, arr Okoloua al '-'' = =
The Wichita city eagle., 1880-11-18
POINTS OF GOOD COWS.

Mr.. Henry Stewart, in The Rurdt
NeD Yorker, gives the following as
the chief characteristics of a good COW
the points being so well defined that
any one can make the selection. They
are also in accordance with the result
ofexperience. ''The extrcmities should
be dclicaicly formed, the tail long and
thin, except at the root, which should
be large and strong; the muscle should
be fine: the head long, fiat and thin, but
broad across tho eyes, to give room for
large brain, which is the foundation
for highly-dcveloped and active ncr-
vous system: the horns fine, thin and
neatly curved; the eyes bright and active
agreeing with the active brain, but
calm, quiet and mild iu expression, sig
nificantof quiet, contcnted disposition
and one not readily disturbed or wor-
ricd. As the secrctions of the body all
come from the blood. and as rich. yel-
low color is desired in the butter, so
the skin should be filled with a yellow
pigment, and the other side of the ears
and things, and the other places where
the hair is light and the skin plainly vis-
iblc, should be of a rich orange color :
SO the scales of car-wax should be of the
same color. The hair should be fine,
smooth and silky and, in short, the
whole appearance should be satisfying to
the eye and consistent one part with an
other and wcll-balanccd.'
The Wichita city eagle., 1880-11-18
THE RAQUET.


The following is appropriate at this
time. Ii is taken from the Musical
Trade Review.
The latest thing i'm dances is called
the '.raquet.' and is neither waltz nor
a polka though the best parts of both
are preserved. The music strikes up
with crash asthough a few volcanoes
had broken out and the girl will cling
tightly us though frightened, if she I'M
dcrstan!s the dance, and the young
man will rcassure her by gentle pressure
if he understands the dance, or
knows anything at all. At the sec
ond crash they dodge, as though some
one had thrown blacksin ith shop at
them and ;hcy start in. They begin by
initiating the struggle for life, repre-
scnting a person who is drowning, but
at each crash of the cymbals and bass
drum they dodge and scoot to the side
then dart back again. jam each other
sideways, and then as the crashes ofmu-
sic became more terrific and deafening
they try to drive each other through
the floor by main strength get despcr-
ate aud claw and tear and pull and all
at once they go raving mad with hy-
drophobia and delirium tremens and
gnash their teeth and rave and suffer
the most terrible agony-ana it is all
over. It's short dance, as the design
is amusement and not mnrder. But
short as il is. il is said TO be very sweet.
The Wichita city eagle., 1880-11-18
THE PEACH.

The peach originated in Persia and
Northern India. and is of the same gen.
us as the almond. The nectarine differs
from the peach only being smooth while
the peach is downy. II is mere varie-
ty. probably produced and assuredly
preserved by cultivation. The free
stone peach OF the French is theirpcach
while the clingstone is their pavie. A
remarkable variety, Of Chinese origin,
has the fruit compressed and flattened.
with almost evergreen leaves. The
peach is cultivated widely in Southern
Europe. in many parts of the East, in
South America and Australia. though
il has never il is believed, attained the
perfcction of the fruit in the United
States. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del
aware. Maryland and Ohio raise superb
peaches and have often orchards con-
tanning frem 10000 to $4,000 trees. The
quantity of dried peaches is reported
to be steadily increasing, while peach
brandy is diminishing. Peach water
obtained by brusing the leaves Of the
tree. mixing the pulp with water. and
,listiling. is nos only employed for fla
voring, bu, in medicine as a sedative
and vermifuge. The stone Of the fruit
is very like the bitter almond in its pro-
perties and the blossom cxhale an order
Of bitter almonds. Both the stone and
blossoms are used in the manufacture
Of a liquor called persieo. In the Old
and New World there arc, it is said,
more than one hundred varieties of the
delicious fruit.
The Wichita city eagle., 1880-11-18
WHICH PAYS BESTl

How often do we hear farmers ask
this questions: Which will pay me best
cattle or sheep? Now. there is much diff
ference of opinion ON this question.
Those that keep cattle claim that they
are the most profitable, and those that
keep sheep think the same of their flocks.
| claim that sheep are the most prOfita-
bic, and will try and prove it to your
readers. Take, for instance, two year
old steer, weighing 900 pounds, worth
cents per pound, or $40. What is the
cost of raising to that age!
First year to milk, grain and hay $l2;
one summers pasture, 81; six months
feeding hay or grain. SIG: making to-
tai cost of S32. This is a very low esti-
mate; everything is down to the low
est notch.
Now you see that it costs S32 to raise
this calf. Subtract his keeping from
what he sold for, and you have the pri-
fit of $S. This is counting nothing for
your trouble, allowing the manure to
balance that.
Now for the sheep. 1t will cost to
raise and keep eight lambs until they
are one year old, for pasture, hay and
grain, $l2; for one year more for hay
and grain. $40: making their total cost
from birth until two years old, $32.
Now for the other side. Eight head of
sheep weighing l25 pounds per head,
making one thousand pounds at cts
per pounds, is $40. Two clips Of wool.
sixteen fleeces. weighing five pounds
per fleece makes eighty pounds of wool;
at thirty two cents per pound, $25.6O.
Now take the $40 that the sheep sold
for, and you have $65.6O as total re-
ceipts. Subtract cost from this and
you have $33.60 profit on the steer,
both weighing the same at same age.
and both costing the same to keep,
leaving balance of $3.50 in favor of
sheep, showing clearly that it is better
to keep sheep than cattle, especially
when we have small farms. l think that
this estimate is correct, taking prices
in this ncighborhOod as basis.-Pyuc-
teal Farmer.