The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-17
STOCK ITEMS.

Profit n sheep does not arise from mum.
bersL Those whose 1ocks mount up into
the thousands can not make . very good
average in wool, lambs or annual increaso
In value. On IN Eastern farm flock OF
nifty will b apt to give moro Of profit
than larger number. This is just the res
son why it pays to tend to them. Il H.
5udicious to make some profit from each
OF small number; it il foolish to keep
more and lose.
To prevent COWS from jumping, cut the
lower eyelashes OF close and turn your COW
loose aud see if she will attempt to jump
have had some experience; it seems that.
long hair Immediately above or below the
eye regulates the sight, hence with the
lower lashes cut close Q low fence looks
high, and vice versa with the upper ones
cut close high fence looks low. There H.
An old adage that good fences make good
stock, and good stock make good neigh
bOrs, and the reverse, bad fences make bad
stock, and bad stock bad neighbors.-Ex-
change.
The Iowa Short-horn Breeders Associa--
ton hes for several years provided Q tent
on tho Iowa State fair grounds, with
ample arrangements for the comfort and
convenience OF members and other breed
ers. A circular from Secretary James.
Morgan says: "All breeders, whether in
or out Of the State, are cordially invited
to call and register, and make this their
headquarters while at the fair. Come and
rest, write your letters, meet your friends,
leave your bundles, and, il you wish, spend
the nights with US, as many do. full
set of American Short horn Herd Books
will be there, and shall make . specially
Of looking up pedigrsss and preparing
them for record"
The practice Of dehorning cattle is surely
making its way in the favor Of the farm
ers. The Dairy Commissioner of Mime
sofa, Mr.. W. G. Rice, has lately declared
himself a complete convert to the idea and
practice. He says it is a complete correc-
tive of vicious animals, and regrets that he
lately sold . valuable bull because Of his;
dangerous disposition, when il he had de-
horned him he could have kept him with
safety ON the farm. He is confident the,
suffering caused by dehorning is not near
ly as great a. by branding. COnceding alb
this, it still remains that prevention Is.
better than curer holds true in this case as
in many other cases. 1t is better to pre-
vent the growth of the dangerous horns by
breeding them OF by the use Of Polledi
males, or removing the incipient horn from
the head of the week old calf, than to saw
of the horns of an adult animal.-Enmsrss
RevieH.
Some parties, claiming to DO stockmen;.
are in this vicinity now whom the farming
community might do well to watch. II
their mode of doing business has been COR
rectly related to us, it is very much like the
Bohemian oat scheme worked over. Boiled
down it is about this: These parties, who
desire to furnish feeders with cattle at Ger
tain figures and then buy them back again
when in shipping order. A contract Of
course is necessary to make the bargain
stick. The farmer signs a contract, which
is nothing more than a note, payable in
six months or year from date, as the case
may be, and in return receives q written
agreement from the other party to buy his
cattle back again when ready for the
market The farmers note is of course
good and can be sold to any one, as no risks
are run. They may be all square and
honest men, but stock feeders can not be-
too cautious about dealing with men whom:
they know nothing about, and especially
about placing their signatures to papers,
Hing City (4h0.l Chronicle.