The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-03-22
Average Service OF "A Cow.

The average life of a COW is eight
years. The possible productive life of
COW is twenty years. The writer's
best COW is the twenty-third calf of ner
dam. An Ayrshire COW ence gave in tne
writer's presence thirty seven quarts of
milk In one day with her thirteenth calf
and at the time she was too old for her
age to be indicated by her horns. A
Jersey COW dropped her best calf, now
COW, when she was nineteen years old,
and the Centennial prize jersey cow
Niobe was very old COW then. Now.
what loss there is in wearing out
COWS at eight years DID, A COW
properly cared for is then at her prime.
and may compare with a man of forty
years in that respect. At such an age
man has twenty years of vigorous, use.
ful life at least before him, and by hus.
banding his powers, ten more years may
be added. A COW may Just as we'll add
Six years more to her eight, and will
beyond doubt If she is well used. and
still yield better profit to her owner
than four-year-Old COW. Thus the
productive life of COW may be actually
doubled by good care and usage. But
how Is this heightened period of use
iulness to be gained? In the first place,
longevity is an hereditary characteristic,
and careful selection and breeding art,
required to secure it. Then the con-.
stitutional vigor favors it. This is &c.
cared through breeding and early train
ing. The sound, healthy calf must be
well cared for, well fed, and when she
becomes COW the training and care
must be continued, and the cows vital
forces well nourished and husbanded.
Exposure and irregular feeding, not to
mention actual semi-starvation during
the winter seasons, which is far too com
mon, tends greatly to shorten the useful
and productive life of COW. It paws
better to preserve good COW than to
rear second one; and if one lives six
teen years and has thirteen productive
years she will have been worth more to
her owner at the end than three COWS
eight years old have been, for there will
be ten fully productive years in the old
cows life against ten partially productive
years IN that of the young one's.-Rural
Spirit.
Household Hints
DELICIOUS chocolate drops are made
by melting the chocolate and dipping
little pieces of pineapple in it; canned
pineapple will of course answer.
COOP PLAIN CAKE WITHOUT Eses.-
Two cups OF sugar, one cup of butter.
one half cup milk. three cups flour. one
measure of Horsford's Bread Prepare
ton; flavor to taste; bake quickly.
DELICIOUS candy is made by beating
the white Of an egg and working in ali
the confectioners' sugar that you posi-
bly, can. Shape the candy in sticks and
cover with melted chocolate: favor the
sugar with vanilla; instead of choco-
late You can cover the sticks with
grated cocoanut; In this case flavor with
lemon.
HERE Is suggestion which should
be borne in mind: When you have the
wood work in a room painted, it is
good plan to have about two inches
OF the floor painted also have the paint
the same color as that of the Dashboard:
then if, when changing carpets, the
carpet will not come close to the
wall, the little place will not be 30 IN.
slightly.
DELICIOUS Hot CAKE FOR TEA
Beat two eggs to froth, add to them
half cupful of sugar. Into one cupful
OF sour cream beat half teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in boiling water. Stir it
into the eggs and sugar. Add a pinch
of salt and -four enough to make thick
batter for griddle cakes. Bake in
and serve piping hot.