The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-30
uisy of the maker. Plush balls are used
70 edge these aprons.

TO edge these aprons.
a pretty idea for the lining OF bureau
drawers is scent bag Of quilted pink
or blue silk. Over the quilted lining is
q covering Of pineapple silk, embroid-
cred with branches Of daisies or violets
and edged with white lace. Bows Of
satin ribbon are placed ct two Of the
corners.
A toilet set made Of silk covered with
the delicate cream pinespple silk is
uniqe. tits embroidered with daisies in
ribbon. Tides. d. oyleys and mats are
fancifully embroidered with the flowers
that are in season during the different
months-violets, pansies or the laburum
for spring: roses and forget-me.nots in
summer, the sunfower and dahllas in
autumn, and il. winter barberries and
Virginia creeper leaves. Fringed scarfs
are said to be fashionable for mantels in
small rooms instead of lambrequins, but
the most satisfactory coverings are lam
brequins, not cut to fit the mantel OF the
corners but thrown over the shelf like
scarf.
Scrap baskets are now painted with
wild roses and other blossoms. IL rib
bon is used in trimming, brown, and
orange, blue in different shades, garnet
and blue, are popular combinations. A
deep frill OF velvet is sometimes placed
around the top of the basket.
Remarkable Success In Feeding.
There are few farmers in New Eng
land better known than Mr.. A. Dawson,
OF Craftsbury, VT, as he is dealer in
cattle, and every year buys from 1000
to $500 head here in the north and sells
them south in Massachusetts, and Con-
nccticut. Last November ut his farm,
in the care of his son, lie had eight
grade Durham steer calves, about eight
months old that weighed about $50
pounds each, and one native steer of the
same weight These calves were tied
in q good stable with chains about their
necks and watered regularly, and if the
day was sunny allowed to. stay out lit
tie while. They were fed hay of rather
poor vuality and each day fed
two quarts of white middlings from
wheat and one quart of corn -anl-cob
meal until March !, when good corn
meal was substituted for the cob meal.
The result is, this spring, before May
!, the Durham grade calves weigh 900
pounds each and are sold for $55 each
or $llO per pair as they ore mated. The
native steer with the same care and
feed only weigs $50. The winter rate
of gain is indicated by one pair that
gained 200 pounds in forty DAYS.
What is remarkable is that thousands
of calves are raised in Northern Yer.
mont and sold because they are thought
Improbable stock to winter. What are
wintered sell in spring for from $40 to
$l5, often for less; with this addition of
meal these yearlings sold at price sim
liar to good three-y -year-olds or ordinary
four -year-olds. The quantity and COM
bination of meal was dictated by Mr..
Davison's best Judgment and long ex-
pcrience. Fastening with chains seems
conducive to comfort, therefore to
growth. The droppings of cattle is a
sure index of their thrift. If the excre-
ment is dry and the animal costive it
cannot thrive, and too lax condition
OF the bowels is also bad Indication.
The result of this experiment is in har-
mony with the lesson of the Chicago
Fat Stock Show, that the cheapest beef
is fattened early and continuously. Al
so it indicates that Durham grades are
preferable to native calves as feeders.
L do not know of on instance of more
successful feeding in Vermont. One or
two calves ore often extra, hut here
eight were selected, and it is feed and
breed that give such q uniform good re-
suit and large profit on liberal feed
ing. d. Jameson, Orleans Co., vt.