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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Ensilage for the Dairy.

In a paper presented by Prof.
Edwards at the late meeting of the
New York Dairymrn's Association was
the following in regard to ensilage {:
Let no one doubt that the first fresh
sweetness Of summer pasturage yields a
larger and better percentage than any
other food. l still believe in the sio.
will say, with all candor, after having
used ensiage for four years, that | be.
heve in succulent green corn and that
in the silo, and fail to find any evil eff.
fects therefrom. After the most critical
examination, l believe that ensilage is
a friend to the farmer. l believe it has
not been proven to damage milk, but
ter or cheese. The most delicate tests
that milk and butter have been sub.
.jected to have failed to discover the
least injurious product where good en-
silage was used. 1t is true of ensilage,
as of all kinds of food, if the material is
poor the product of the COW will be de-
fective. | am satisfied that the use of
immature sowed corn is a damage to
milk. 1t renders it indigestible. Many
a child in autumn has paid with its life
the penalty for using such milk. Why
hurry in the use of fodder corn when a
few weeks more growth will triple it's
value? All annual plants aim to pre-
pare material for their seed. When
corn is tasselled and the ears begin to
grow, the cornstalk is full of that rich
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27

sumed during the five months expert
ment by each steer was Corr. and cob
meal cattle $500 lbs, 2,244 lbs, 1866
lbs, 2 470 lbs and 2,64s lbs. The corn
meal fed cattle 1856 lbs, 1884 lbs, g.
ZIG lbs, 1853 lbs, and 2,495 lbs. The
gains on corn and cob meal fed cattle
for the FIVE months, we're: 100 lbs, 155
lbs, 335 lbs, $50 lbs, and 1875 lbs. Ou
corn meal fed cattle, 260 lbs, $50 lbs
210 lbs, zoo lbs and 1S5 lbs. Average
gain of the corn-aud-cob meal fed cattle
205 lbs, and of the corn meal fed cattle
2l7 lbs.
The two sets consumed almost iden
tical amounts, the one Of corn. and Do
meal and the other of clear corn mea
the average daily gain per steer, as wei
as the gain per cwt, were nearly equal
amounts 10 the two series. The cost in
feed of making pound of beef is in
favor of the five steers to which the
corn meal was fed. the difference
amounting to rather more than 8 per
cent. While the experiment showed
less favorably for the value Of corn and.
cob meal than the one conducted the
previous winter, Prof. Shelton still! ad.
heres to his opinion that it possesses
great value as food for animals.
We are personally acquainted with
Prof. Shelton and know him to be an
eminently practical man. Is the exper.
fence Of our cattle feeders in favor Of
corn-and cob meal or clear corn meal
for feeding? Cob meal is according to
our experience about the poorest grain
feed for butter cows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Top Dressing.

A correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer giving some experiments on
manuring with stable manure for wheat,
says, Il took field Of some five acres,
on which the land in all parts was sim
liar. On onehalf of it plowed in
about 40 loads to the acre of good barn
yard manure, in August. when prepar
ing it for crop of winter wheat. The
other half of the field was plowed and
sowed in the same and with equal care,
only without the manure. But in the
winter, when the ground was frozen
the same quantity of manure (of like
kind) per acre was carefully spread over
it as top-dressing, as had been plowed
into the other half
Three bushels more per acre of better
grain and straw were harvested from
the top dressed land than from the 9TH
er portion. The same results were OBJ
tanned, from same treatment, from pasture
and meadow lands; also, from several
spring crops, and hill-planted products.
Hence, am clearly convinced that
farmers can not in any other way, gen,
orally make so profitable use of their
manure as by liberal surface application
of it on wheat, meadow and grass crop.
1t fertilizes the crops as we'll, and in
addition serves as protection against
injury by both heat and cold. Eminent.
ly is this process beneficial to wheat
field that is seeded with clover or grass;
for when the grain is cut, the young
grass and soil are not left entirely ex-
posed to the hot sun; and when meadows
are top.dressed they give much better
second moving, or "rowen," because it
is not scorched by the sum-"
We would add to this that grass
seed invariably catches better on wheat
land that has been top dressed with
stable manure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Weeds.

Who does not hate weeds? We all
do, and yet, some do not hate them
badly enough to destroy them on their
premises IF care Was taken to have
manure thoroughly rotted before it was
applied to the ground, there would be
less weed seed distributed. But the
most practical way of getting rid of
weeds is to cut them down. When we
take into consideration how prolific
weeds are in the production of seeds we
shall see how important it is to prevent
their ripening. A single daudeliou plant
has been known to have forty nine rip
ening heads. On one plant of wild
pepper grass there has been found 49,
400 seeds. A common thistle plant has
been found to contain 1856 seeds. Cham.
omile has contained 163 seeds to head.
A single plant of rag weed has produce
ed 1885 seeds. 1t is no wonder the
weeds increase, and certainly nothing
more ought to be needed to show the
necessity Of an active warfare against
them,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Wheat Bran for Horses.

The value of wheat bran is, we think
sadly unierestimated, and that it may
be fed with profit to our work and driv.
ing horses there can be no doubt.
Whatever may be the results of chem
ical analysis, against that is the fact
that In practice its value is clearly dem
onstrated to'be greater than any scien-
ti6c tests determine. Whether this
comes from its effect upon the more sol :
id food elements, by tightening the mass
and so increasing its digestability, or by
its own properties, stimulating more
healthy action, the fact is patent to all
who use it, that, fed in connection with
corn or corn meal, its effects are very
soon noticed in the appearance of the
animal. Horses, like men, desire va
riety of grains, and the system tires Of
a steay diet ofcorn and oats. More than
this, there is, with the continued feeding
of any ole kindof grain, gradually in
crcasing waste of food supply. In the
natural craving for a change, there
comes time when the full amount is
not digested, and the animal is soon
pronounced out of condition. The trou.
BILE is with the system of feeding. The
prime object should be to convert every
ounce of hay and grain, possible, into
bone, muscle and flesh, and in proper
ton as we reach that condition we shall
find the true economy of breeding. Any
agent. whether valuable in itselfor not,
that will aid in the assimilation of the
heavier grains, and render large por-
ton digestible, becomes valuable as
food. For this reason, if for no other,
wheat bran has claims upon our atten,
ton. A practical test will soon deter
mine its true place and value, which we
believe to be far greater than usually
accorded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27

saccharine matter which presently will
be deposited in the perfected ear. Four
hundred loads of such corn, cut into
half-inch pieces, were deposited last fall
in the silos which I built. The time
will come when there will be no more
question as to the value of preserved
green food for cattle than there now is
as to the utility Of canned food for the
use of man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
Feeding Corn and Cob Meal.

Prof. E. NJ. Shelton of the Kansas
Agricultural College has been condnct.
ing series of careful experiments to
determine the feeding value of meal
made by grinding corn and cobs togeth-
err. He took ten steers "two years old
and past" good smooth grade Short
horns, the Goth of November, and COM
menced a careful, systematic feeding.
They were divided in two lots of five
each, each lot having nearly an equal
proportion of large and small cattle,
and good and Indifferent feeders. They
had been raised by the same individual
and underprecisely the same conditions.
The steers were stabbed and tied up
November 26th. when the experiment
began-tlley were gradually accustomed
to the full feed of grain, which they re-
ceived during the entire period of the
experiment. During the probationary
period the amount of fodder used was
as steadily reduced as the grain ration
was increased, until about the average
minimum quantity required by all was
reached.
The steers numbered from one to five
inclusive, received, besides the small
fodder ration (average to II lbs J of
grain, corn.and-cob meal exclusively
while the second set numbered six to
ten inclusive, were fed, besides the
fodder ration, corn meal nd N6itun. All
were fed regularly about A. NJ, and 4
p. NJ, and all were watered just before
the afternoon feed. Thus it will be
seen the only variation in the treatment
OF the two sets was that made in the
grain fed, one lot received corn ground
with its cob, the other shelled corn re-
duced to the condition of a coarse meal.
The experiment was carried on during
a period of five months. The steers
were weighed just at the expiration of
every ten days of the experiment, and
every feed of grain was accurately weigh
ed and recorded. In the set fed corn
and-cob meal, the first ten days indicate
loss offs, to 10 lbs per steer, while of
those fed corn meal one showed gain
of 20 lbs, but the other four a loss of 5.
10 and 20 lbs. After this steady gain
was made by most of the steers.
THE RESULTS.
At the end of the five months the
corn and-cob meal cattle showed a
growth of respectively 1873, 14.7, 26.O,
1879 and 1872 lbs per cwt., and the corn
meal cattle gain per cwt. of 26.6, 17.6,
1870, Is and 14.3 lbs. Average gain
of the corn.and-c cob meal cattle 1872 lbs,
and of the corn meal fed cattle 49, lbs.
The amount of feed in pounds con.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
The Poultry Yard.
Poultry Notes.
BY FANNY FIELD IN PRAIRIE FARMER
SAVE THE BEST,

0Af u HE BEST
Let me remind you that it is a poor
plan to sell off the biggest and best
pullets, just because the dealer will
give you little more for them than fol-
the late ones. Keep early pullets at
home they will lay next winter, when
eggs are way up.
SELL THE OLD HENS.
l mean the ones that you don't want
to keep over. Keep watch. and about
the time they quit producing eggs, gel
rid of them for what they will fetch. II
will be more profitable to dispose Of
them ''about now," than to keep them
much longer. Turn them into cash
and let the younger fowls have the
room.
SELL THE SURPLUS COCKERELs,
i. e., if they are in good condition, and
you can get fair price for them, and
if they are good. they will bring good
price now in most markets, better than
if kept later.
GET SOME DUST.
About this time, or any other time
when it is dry, is good time to get a
supply of good road dust or dry earth,
for use in the poultry house next win
ter. Don't wait until the fall rains
come on, and then ask me how on
earth you are to get dry dust when
everything out Of doors is soaking wet.
Take time, and team, and get it under
cover while it is dry. If you are a
woman, and your other disobliging half
''can't spare the team" (and who ever
knew man who could "spare the
team especially if his wife wanted it
used about the poultry yard), let me
hint that boy and wheebarrow and a
shovel will do wonders in the way of
getting dust under cover, especially
when the boy knows that given
amount of silver will reward him for
every barrelful slowed away. You
haven't any boy? Well, perhaps some
body else has boys to lend; any way, |
could most always get boys enough to
do all such odd jobs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27
The Farm.
FARM MISCELLANY.
A Good Crop of Buckwheat.

A farmer in Ohio says that he once
raised crop Of buckwhelt so big he
couldn't cut it, so he turned in his
horses and t,amped the grain out. 1t
filled up the lot SO deep that it ran
over the third rail of the fence all
around.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-27

"My son had an abscess in his side,
that discharged two quarts of matter.
DIR. Lindsey's Blood Searcher' cured
him." j. f. Brooks, gainesville, Ohio.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
Summons.

In the District Court Of the Tbird Judi.
ciRi District of the Territory OF Arizona, IN
and for the County Of Moaaye.
Julius II. Far'ee, plaintiff. W.. Ellen A.
fsrles, defendant. Suinmons.
Action brought in the District Court Of
the ThiIa JnjiSisI Bistfict Ut tho Territory
Of Arisons. in and 70. the County OF Mo
have.
The Territory II Arizona sends greeting
TO Ellen A. Faflse. defendant.
You are hereby summoned and required
10 appear in an action bruught against you
by the above named piaintif Ia the Dis
ttict pourt of the Ihifd judicial District,
j.. and for the G. unty Of Aohaysr IN the
Territory Of ArizonS, and ansSer the com
piaint iiled with tho Clerk Of this Cour,, at
Mineral Park, iu said county IA copy Of
which complaint accompanies this sum
monsl within twenty DAYS. (exclusive Of the
day Of seryioc) after the service upon you
of this sammona, II served in thig soulty;
but II served cat pf tbs county and within
this di,triot, then within thirty days. In
ali other cases, forty days.
And you arc hcrebv ncc..t.Ssied that IL you
fail 10 appear and answer the complaint as
above required, the plaintiff vill take de,
fault against vou aud apply TO the Copri
for the relief demanded in tho complaint
herein, and onsts and disbursements in this
behalf expanded.
Given under my hand and the
[sEALl seal Of the District Court al
Mineral Park this 24th day o!
March 1856.
II. BucKsHAUM.
Clerk.
JAMES J. HYDE,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
UnSsig$sted FSeS1

In the stomach develops an acid which
stipes the upper paft Of the throat and pal.
ate, causing heartburn" 1t also evolves
a gas which produces wind on the Storn.
aeh," and feeling and appearance Of dis
ton sion In thas organ after sat!Ie, FOR
both this aeidiiy and swelling Hcs'et.er's
s stomach Bittsrs 10 y mpsh better remedy
than alkaline salts, ike hsrtshosn and gar
bonats of sods. A wineelaasfal u the Bit
tiers. afiar or before dinner, will be found to
act 10 reiisbis asrminative or preventive
This fine specific for asspsp~ie. 10Th in 'ts
acute and chronic form. also psSssb~ and
cures nalariai fever, constipation, liver
complaint, kidney troubles, nervousisess and
debility. Persons who observe In them
selves decline OF sigOf should use this fine
tonic without DELAY.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
a s..g 81 ss@aIlaa4.

In olden times, Betheads VI pool
Was famed for hrsling iii diseasvs;
Once plunged beneath It's waters cool.
Each evil, stain and sickness eess.e.
In modern days we find dure,
OF wort Il as rare. as tluth deserving;
A remedy safe. quick and sure,
DIR. Riebmond's SAMARITAN NKRymE.
For Epilepsy, SpasIns, Feyers. Coles Cramps
Coughs. Colds, or any kind Of Phthysic;
Its merits rs leader stanipe
IL far above all other physics.
II goes at once right TO the spot
Where turks the danger, never ewerying;
In all the world perhaps there's Dor
A cure like DR.. Ricamond's NEnyIsE-
As in the blood diseases lie;
Each artery. each vein, each curve in:
There's nothing makes iIl humor fly.
Like the SAMARITAN sEEvnx.
For old or young, for rich or poor,
Whatever class of life Won ssrvo in.
To health wide open is the door.
From the SAAxARrrAs NERyISE.
Then, do you value strength and health,
And think these blessings worth presery-
ing,
Better than all Goiconds'a wealth,
Ii DIR. Richmond's SAnaRrTAx NTBvNE.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20

The Indians had . big issk rabbit hunt
ON Monday. Strengthening large numbers Of
those animals.
Mrs Taggart came over from kingmsn
on Monday ON short visit 70 Mrs. j. W..
hyde. She returned on Tuesdays staer.
W. II. Taagart Co. have commenced an
action IN the County Court 20 recover the
sum Of tlis.42 from J. NJ. Gale on an 40
eonnt. James j. Hyde is attorney for
plaintiffs.
In the District Court Clark Churchill,
by his attorney ]. W. Stephenson Esq. has
commenced suit seainst Thos. Mulligan, W.
Frseborn and +. L. Smith to recover the
sum Of i've hundred dollars on promissory
note.
Mr.. Wilson's outfit of mules, horses and
wagons are already ON ths way here from
Tehama county, California. Tho outfit is
coming overland, and comprises three eight
mule teams with wagons, so work mules
and l50 brood mares. They are expected TO
reach Mohavs county about the first of Aug.
ust.
Supervisor Henkie has struck it rich on
the Retort mine, ON which he hss had two
mon at work Tor couple Of months past.
At the bottom Of the nsw shaft, sixty Ave
feet deep, the men have come ON to body
Of ore. from which two samples assayed as
follows: No. i-four and 56-100 ounces in
gold and ll76 ounces in silver. No. p
97-i0o oanos in gold and 2i19 ouncos In
silver.
supervisor Raymond was the maddsst
man in town on Friday, and with good reas-
on. He received dispatch from his wife
at Santa Cruz, CAL, asking IL he was alive,
and IL so whether he was In any danger
from the indians. Mrs. Raymond had read
and become alarmed by the false reports Of
trouble with the Huslpai Indians sent out
by the agents Of the Associated Press In
this county.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
THE COHING FOUKTH.
Prsgrsnsse ~ ths Exesris~s.

The various coinmittses who have the
matter OF the coming oelebration in hand
have agreed upon the following presramms
for Monday, July 5th:
Literary Exercises at the Court House rt
23O o. m. Order Of Exercises Music; Ad.
dIsss of Grestipg, Kb. Williams Esq.; Au.
sic; Reading Of the Declaration Of Indepsn-
dencs, j. W. Stephenson ksq; Music;
Grafton, W. @. Blaksly Es4.i upsic,
Grand display Of Fireworks at $50 y. M ,
under the management Of Messrs. Kridsr
and Clark.
Ats .. m. dancing will commence at tbs
Coass HOUSE. Floor committee, Messrs.
Thompson, Biaksi7. Bell and Erlenback.
The following ID list Of the officers oi
the day and the committees who have
charge Of the celebration:
Prsstlss. of the Day, Foster 3. Dennis
ESQ.
Marshal, ". II. Jones Esq.
Reader, ]. W. Stephenson Esl.
Orator, W. q. Biakely Rsq.
Literary Exsrcisas--E. l.. Burdick, II
Bucksbaum, and Eb. williams.
Dance and supper-E. Y. Thompson, s
Erlenback, James r. Bell ard James W
Blakeiy.
Ffreworks-w.M N. Kddsr and " =. Clark
Iny;tstion-Eyerybody.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20

Public notice IL hereby given that Thos.
W. Logan has this day made the necessary
affidavit aud proofs In regard 10 the follow.
ing described animals, taken up by him as
estrays;
One bay horse siih shits strssk In ths
face. between II and II years old. branded
with B and vented with B; also branded
with u on the loft thigh.
Ona dark brown twn-yea old colt, sith
dim brand on left shoulder and thigh.
One cream eelqred ngra with white face,
six years old. branded with N ON the left
shoulder.
The apimaIs are now as LsRau's Quail
Spring ranch, and all porsors owning az
claiming them are notified 30 oonIs forward,
prove property aud pay charges, or the
said animals will become the property Of
ths tsker.up under the Estray Law Of this
Territory.
Dated Mt Mineral Park this SDth day OF
March, 1896.
J.W. STIPnENsoS,
Justice Of the Peace.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
The InAian Question and its In
aaenee On the Prosperity or
Nlshave CoMnty.

Mineral Park, June 18th 1886.
Editor MMEB:
Inclossd you will find . letter,
and II is only one Of many in my possession,
which goes 10 show the feeling Of Eastern
mining men in regard to investing In No
have oounty.
! have been resident Of this county for
twelve years, and during all that time and
till now no ore can say and say truthfully
that there Il any cause Of trouble or appre-
hension of danger with any Of tho Indians
in this section Of Arizona. On the contrary
il is the reverse, and there Is more danger
from few of the schernin2 whites who
seem to think they have land l guess they
have) considerable influence with the Gov
srnor Of this Territory, and all they have to
do is to call meeting in the light Of pros
pcctivc Indian raid TO get arms and ammu-
milton from the Territorial government.
For WHAT Can you, Mr.. Editor, or any Of
your readers say for what?
Respectfully. JAMES W. HAAS.
The following Is the letter referred to by
Mr.. Haas; II is from the we'll known firm
of Fraser d Chalmers, dealers in mining
machinery, Chicago;
| JAS. W. Haas ESQ,
Dear Sir:
We duly received
year favor under date May 10th. Since its
| receipt ws have sDdeay ored TO place the let
tsr before parties who would fayorably con-
slider proposition such as you submit. We
have been unable, however to find anyone
| at present who will 90 into any mining
spec ulations in Arizona or New Mexico
The trouble seems to DO that they are all
afraid that the Indian troubles extend oysl
the entire Territory. and are Of suoh seri
Gus nature that II is dangerous, for anyone
10 visit the Territory, and that mining In
| ysstments made will suffer in the extrens
Besides, they seem to fear making minins
Investments In your section for the reason
\ that many Of tkeir friends have lost con
siderable money in various parts Of Ari
zona and New Mexico.
! Yours very truly,
FBAsKR 4 CHALAEzs
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
Netiee 10 Creditors

In the Probate Court II the County Of
Mohays, Territory Of Arizona.
In the matter " tho estate of OrDsbee
Groom, decreased.
sstiep Is hereby givea by the under.
aignsd, administrator ea the estate oil
Ornsbse Groom, decsased, to the creditors.
and all persons having claims against the
,.aid deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within four months af
ter tine first publication Of this Dotice. 70 the
aid administrator at the law offsce sf
James J. Hyds. in Mineral Park, In the
CoIpty u MGhaye. Territory Of Arizona
ths same psias E5 place of busi-
ness and ike place for tbs transaaiISa 81
the business Of said estate.
Dated at Mineral Park this 9Th day Of
April 1885.
Administration Of said Estate.
JAMS J. HRS.
Attorney for administrator.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20
sXIE DISEASES CURED.

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as il by magic; Pimples, Black Reads or
Grnbs, Blotcbes and Eruptions on the Face
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Lips, aud old, Obstinate Ulcers. Sold by
druggists or mailed ON receipt Of price, 80
cents. -
FRAZIER MEDICINE co.,
AuG3o-1y. CLEvELAsD, OHfo.
Mohave County miner., 1886-06-20

II your life is made burden owing to
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Ointment viii certainly remove all such
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and beautiful. Sold by sll druggists. and
mailed on receipt of price, 25c.
FRAZIER MEDICINE CO.,
Ase30-ts. CLEyELASp. ONO.