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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
THAT LARD.

When we wrote. last week, " Food
Adulteration," it was without the
thought OF advertising James hundred
pounds Of lard to pit it against Ar
mour's compound of forty per cent.
cotton seed oil aud "other ingredi-
ents." The equel has shown that
there is u widespread interest in the
subject. that the Posr-ISrELLIGEscER
Is a good advertising medium, and
that people are eager TO get out of the
rut Of deception constantly practiced
upon them.
Tue article had only fairly gotten
into print when up came a telephone
message: ave want twenty-five
pounds OF that lard" Fred wrote
right over: Freed wants twenty
pounds of that lard" A "hallo at
the front gate-a lady on horseback:
4" | c'me to get some Of that lard"
Prosch said: " My old friend, we want
some OF that lard" and before the
week was gone the lard was gone, and
q thousand pounds more could have
gone with IL. had We had it. a, the price
named. fourteen cents per pound. 1t
would have been all the same had the
pr &C been fifteen cents-the parties
wanted "pure lard" Now. it is no
part Of our intention to 20 into the
lard business, only so far as the farm
can produce ia, hogs; but this incident
ought 10 advertise the fact 20 farmers
that, il proper means be taken, they
may make something out OF their sur
plus on the farm in other ways than
by selling the grain. and that there is
discriminating public when once
properly awakened.
The farmers of Washington Terri
tory could and ought To produce all
The lard consumed within her borders.
Instead of loading ships with wheat,
realizing no more % the farmer than
fifty cents a bushel. they could do far
better to load the markets of our cities
with pure lard. with hams that are not
from Chicago. bacon that is not " East.
ern" or California" but of the good
| old-time country cuts without the rust
| of culls from other markets. This
a. estion Of cheap oods cuts like &
two-edged sword upon the con-
sumner in the supply of inferior arti
Giles. and upon the pro ucer in the
discoufagement incident 20 loss o'
profit from hack of appreciation ol
what he has 10 sell. There are othel
| articles before US, that of the oleomar'
garine. oleo. oleomsrgaIine oil, batter
| inc, lardine. suine. neutral. and other
compounds and stuff" nov flooding
the markets OF Seattle that require no
tice at eur hands. bat which need h
done at future date. Meanwhile
will our city fathers" lie Idly by and
drink water for milk. eat oil for lsrd
tallow and cal it butter, and make no
sigur
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04


Mr.. T.. +. Bowditch. OF Framing
ham, Mass, prevents mix few in the
following way: AS soon as COW is
dry. before calving. usually four TO six
eeks. begin to feed cd process OIL
meal, increasing the quantity from a
pint per day. and continue that amount
ill the calf is dropped. As soon as
the calf is born. give in a quart of
warm water. with the addition of a
tablespoonful of ground ginger or a
teaspoonfuI Of cayenne pepper, a dose
OF salts-yarying the quantity from a
pound for a small 2-year-old o nearly
Two pounds. II this does not operate
in Is or Ii hours. give another doe of
nne pound of salts prepared rs before.
or IA pints II linseed oil. Keen he
COW snort of feed nd water until her
bag and general condition are right,
and then increase her feed gradually TO
the usual rations. Wuile on starvatiJ n
diet the bowels must be kept loose by
Inns ell gruel, or something of tina,
nature.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04

1eupsss1u. would bgsncs n for
printing this I<ssef, written With no
thooghs II il being pabiished- 1.
Fostxsys In . fsmi iaf vsy The feelings
q - many othess thai vseannos WITH
stand the tempsatioe TO bstray the
coincidence repo Cd in rs. more partsc-
aiariy - The writer Is more than two
hundred miles assy. in H2lsey. Ore
kon, and anyway se know re siil be
forgiven latter ii thing 10 DONE
We say to Bully Is re say 70 Others,
tear NOT You can delorn your cattle
jnst - well - II you had seen thou
sands dehorned. A there 10 TO IL. get
you . fine-toothed aarrow-bisded saw.
sharpen 1t, eonsns your animal and
say the horn Cd close to the bead,
even 10 the point Of taking little hair
with IL. II is easier TO do than saving
Cd four-irsch seansiing.
Nov for the letter: ne writes:
a We ars thinning Of trying . siio OF
ensilage II ne can decide where to build
the ssio. The boys think We had bet
ter put it oat 70 one side In case it
should take FIRE and burn up, ve would
have the barn - e. Fred says its
bound to get q ful' hot Harry
thinks it would soon get too rotten to
barn. Clarence says '0h, there Is no
danger; II never burnt gransiy . 8 barn,
and SO the conversation went round
Clarence says Ch~rry's horns are
vegy shsrp, and he thinks she knows
it; says he has TO stand over the stalls
With the pttchfofk 10 keep hrr straight
~ Charley dnse them in TO feed and
mix. Nov, We would ali he glad II |
those horns were OF, bu wishing they
we're OF viii never take them off.
clarence says il WONT take long; Just
saw them OF like grandpa says. Tex
peet, II we all had . much nerve Is |
he has, they would come of IL double |
quick; but the fact is, We would Ike |
to witness an operation before We I'M |
dertake IL, and that was one thing | |
wanted 10 see and learn. Several here |
are favorable, and would dehofn the |
last hoof on the place If hey could get |
some one % do il who had been an eye
witness.
- expect, after Clarence fails to keep
hose horns to their place with the l
pitchfofk, and We get the best COW We |
have hurt or ruined, then there will be |
not far from here who can
,ay he has seen d. horning. The fret
land-saw 10 be got hold OF will be con-
Iidered good.
ana In hopes someth ng will turn
an that Wiii give me a chancs. tn Game
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sKATrLE. Feb. I'd. ISIS.


Mn. +. MxEkKR.
Az. Editor rosT-lSrELLiSENcSg /:
nEAR SgR-i was much interested In
your remarks concerning the language
OF hens. that appeared in the /" Farm
and Home" some two weeks since.
1 have often thought 10 would be
unite ,sossitle t. make a study 81 the
language ol different animals. Take,
for instance. the bark OF dog.
The following extract | cut from a
newspaper, and send II 10 you hop
snx tia. when you make ap your =" hen
dictionary You viii give the correct
translation oil What the rooster really
says. am yours truly,
ALEEEz J. FoKEEsr-
The rooster wouid b. = much more
popular bird Il he ccltd only BE- in
duced u feel that there Is no real. vital
necessity for his reporting his wherea-
isauts between mtunisht and O'Clock
In thr morning.. We know ;ha; he is
AZ home, IN the bosom II his family
- are xe. bGi C dunt get up IN The
middle OF the nssht 10 Drag about lt.-
Puc&-
There arc other hipeds, hoseyer
that i woala ee Sell II they followed
the example II the rooster IN " report.
lnS his whereabouts be!weea midnight
and 5 e'clock IN the morning" May.
b. the correct Interpretation OF sh&i
the rooster says Is " IoG had better
/ De A; home before this time o. night.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
IrsI HOW To pEHoRN.

To secure the head of q steer before
dehorning, used TO use q stanchion,
but 1 now use q chute and my new
Jewel" On one side Of the chute q
plank runs out parallel with the ami
mails neck, and the neck is dashed to
the plank by this - Jewel" SO that the
operator can sta d in front Of the beast
and cut at the right spot TO prevent
bleeding, and also prevent stub horn
from growing aga n. 1t would take
columns to exp ain in detail how, why
and where TO cut. Properly dehorned.
no bandages are to be used, nor ONT
ment of any kind. As to after treat
ment, keep away rough boys and dogs,
give plenty to eat and drink, and pro-
vide good warm sheds. There are
good reasons for not using a stiff back
saw. principally because II may do the
work so that q stub horn would grow
again, which Is simply making a fool
Job of the whole business.
A saw must not he used on a calf s
head, nor u jack knife, unless il is ex-
pected to lose from the operation. My
discovery consisted in finding out how
10 prevent bleeding by cutting at the
right place. and also how to prevent a
stuo Hofu Whtie awning hotfiu uoie
| in the head.
One of my followers in Iowa writes
| me today that he has dehorned this
| winter 50 900 head Of cattle, and have
records from scores of others ii over
the West and Northwest who have
taken of thousands Of horns. l can
safely say that fiy-time in lsss. which
| will be the time TO stop dehoI ming fol
q season. will see more than half q mil
hon head of cattle dehorned in the
l West alone. Que man writes that he
gets half dollar for taking the horns
off of anything younger than the year
| hing, and dollar for those over a yea,
old. This is four times more than II
ought TO cost. and yet at this price
every farmer will save 81 per head thi:
very winter on grown cattle.-iH. II
Haaf, Chicago, Ill.
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nent's warming. Bat ibis . : mines
sssson and . diMcussy hat h some
way might Be suruounted, Il she same
ccaeifions existed q have existed In
The years hat have eoEe By.
But such conditions do not now sx-
-. Four months feeding enssIage has
Tally convinced me that ne are nos
perfectly independent d the root crop
ior s1re-ient winter feed, and that
saea crop ran be handled almost ex-
ciuHseiy uifh machinery. secure at
once from care after being stored, and
good fer . year or two years or Eve
years NOS wanted for the first winter
alter production. can see no good
reason why we may not finally trans
port ensslsge for use in cities a. well
- on the farm. have it nov % solid
thst nothing bu; sharp are and we'll
directed blow viii cut il; walls that
hav been cus for months, yet - solid
and sound as the day Is WAS cut. AID
which each day il does seem the stock
eat with more svidity and better re-
suits And yet. With this favorable ex-
persence ! am sure that my ensilaxe
crop Was not the beS. possible o Oh
tain, nor pat up in the best possible
way.
Our ensilsge was principally cats,
grown not very ,hies on the ground,
and consequently coarse straw, and
much OF II fallen; corn not very well
matarsd and none Of IL e1t, as Is usu-
ally practiced. Nevertheless the result |
Is good aud the g experineut''-wh which,
BY the way, Is no experiment ut ali,
but simply following the experience OF
others--is perfect success, as will he
attesied By more than fifty people who ]
have visited the silos aid seen the stock |
led upon the ensilage since the begin
ning Of the present year. Many per-
sons associate the name Of ensilage
with that OF corn, having the impress
sion that that was the only ensilaging
,rop. Nothing Is farther removed
rom the actual facts. Clover, or tim
,thy, or, better still, both together, or
bats OF peas. and again better stu. the
NO mixed, -ye. wheat, barley. 1.-THE
after il not for milk cowsl-in q word,
my forage crop best suited for the soil
nd climate ID the crop best suited for
,nsilage in any given locality. Corn
will never become a leading ensilage
,rop in this elm tie. no more than that
,rain will not become leading food
'rop because Of climatic conditions
lot fully perfecting the crop; yet we
will grow some corn for ensilsge the
anne as we will grow it in q small way
or green fodder, or as hoed crop TO
lean the land
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
GOOD MORNING.

Two farmers, occupying adjoining
estates. rather naughty in stock rival
~. and studiously stiff and short with
each other. met by the roadside, and
the following interchange occurred:
Good MOI ming"
GOOD morning"
WHEAT was Il You gave your horse
when he had the bots? ?"
Spirits Of turpentine."
Good morning"
Good morning"
Second NEE ing, the next day:
Good morning"
food morning"
Ibid you say you gave your horse
spirit. OF turpentine when he had the
botsR"
Yes, sir"
IL gave my horse spirits OF turpen-
tine fer The bots. aud he died"
so did mine"
Good morning"
Good morning. - Boston Journal.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
HOW TO HATCH CHICKENS.

A little care and foresight Is neces-
sary in all things, but especially is At
lention required in the important mat
ter Of Matching ,'hickens. The usual
way OF setting hen Is to place the
eggs In the nest and allow them to re-
main there until the hen leaves it with
the young brood. A better plan is to
try and have three hens ready At the
same time. 1t Is better to let q single
hen wait week or ten days, il neces-
sary, rather than not have more. IL
three hens are not inclined to set, then
two are better than one. When you
are ready, pick out the plumpest,
smoothest an best formed eggs and
place them under the hens, giving the
smaller hens lees than the larger ones.
When they have been in the nest ten
days, or two weeks at the most, take
all the eggs from them into the house
and examine them, which is done by
holding the eggs between the eye and
q strong light-sunlight, if in the day
time. II the egg looks clear it will not
Ii it looks dark, with the air sack large,
indicates rotten egg, but that Is very
eosAt Auowu Wy shoAiu6. AhS SSSs,
after the clear and rotten ones are
taken out, will probably go under two
hens. which will bring off full broods,
while the third hen, along with more,
if they are ready, can be started with
new clutch. In examining the eggs.
beginner should have = fresh egg
near for comparison. Ii this plan is
practieed IL will save the time wasted
in having the usual small broods.--
Farmers Magazine and Ru, al Guide.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
THE Prophet or POTATOES.

THE Prophet or POTATOES.
\ few years ago a Cape Cod farmer
uttered a sage remark he said:
This larnin' ev'ry girI TO play on
the pianner. and ev'ry boy to be .
book keeper, will make pertaiers s. q
bushel aiore many years"
l. this thoughtful farmers predic-
ton coming truei And is the reason
be gave the real eason Why We do not
raise potatoes enough for our own peo-
pie I'll Boston Globe
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Wall paper. room aud pic:ure mould
ing. rev designs. st Gsx1Am Il Oo.'s,
Second and Marion streets 1874
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"sAxsAPAnrLtA AND laos wArxk."-
The srzss o-lE sopplied BY The A. p
Hossisna Co. sole aeensa. Tess
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efyun - . oouGh - 0o1Dfe0oos u nd
dlinxs- II ceen - whole corr. uhere
the prize , net over Sc bashsi. and
IN the dry . aie-
3. I soald raise high ersde or cross
bred sA5ses. Either Is good and pfohe-
by superior TO be pare bred Tor mere
pork making. Our 1--we stock SHOWS tai
us that crossing inviQUfates and i'm
proves when properly dor<-
T. Turnips l believe 20 be. On the
whole. the bess rooss for winter Iced
ing u hogs. Feed hem raS and cus
mp. But Why. in the name Of indis-
pufssAe facts, does any one uous 10
uii.tef hogs, unless for breeding puf-
20 e., The practice Of keeping shotes
oyer nine months OF sge ought 70 Be
- dead as luisuS Cesar by this time.
tiiafed quarters otherwise, no. But
the spring ieedissg spoken Of should
begin IS soon as the fsii pigs are drop
pei. The practice In thus and other
States Of beginning teesiinT. as ue term
IL, WIN &c rive as tn fatresaing Pc
Rod for market, Is is-eif . mi efable
method and its Distinction condemns
IL. Feeding besins, In god manage
meut, even before the pig % dfopped.
ans never lets Up until Inc pig Is ready
20 s.susnte.-iP rof. J. W. Sanboru,
Missouri Az. College.
a-@--
CURING HEAyEs-
I traded for Q mare that bad the
heave<, although l did not know Of it
then l fed her 1t night and she
cleaned her manger. and ate al the
bedding she could get at. When
went out 70 her stable in the morning
her sides sent ike . blacksmith's bel
lows. determined that would either
Kill or cure her. / cleaned every spear
Of hay out Of the stable and covered
the floor with dry sand. did not give
her anything 10 eat that day or the
day after. and then l began 10 feed her
on three quarts Of oats and three
quarts Ut potatoes, moistened. for
0reakfssi four quarts Of oats and
three quarts of potatoes for dinner;
AMI one pound OF loose hay vet, an
three quarts OF meal mixed with II for
supper. In six weeks time abe Was
Tree from the heaves, gained flesh, and
was more handsome in shape. Kept
her . year and / saw nothing Of the
neaves. sold her TO 60 on to . stage,
and she run there two or three years,
but did not hear anything about any
heayes. She cost me $40 and | sold
her for $lO.-i" Z. F." in Farm and
Home.
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Golden RULE BAZAAR,
Il. LOBE e. CO.
$40 Front street, Seattle.
New York ONCE, 4s9 Broome street.

Our name - familiar to the people Of Seattle and the Sound
household word still when yon print continually il il
reminder that store is the place genuine bargains
We therefore, have this space inform the public from time to
time OF changes In prices which may take place. and BY looking
for cur Sunday advertisement you viii certainly profit BY IT.
We have been deng business en the One Price system
and Fair Dealing Is eur Watehwerd
All parties Who intend going housekeeping will find il to their
advantage to call and examine stock before purchs
ing elsewhere.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04

For u lifetime have been an adyo-
eaie Of root culture for the dairy. for
making mutton. FOR tattenlng cattle
as word, for the general stock upon
Ne farm, even to the feed OF horses
and colts rs part OF their winter ra-
boo. have practieed what | preached
md derived no lueonsiderahlc profit
rom Il during the series OF ye ~ Of
tasm life experience. am about 10
ABANDON, or at least curtail greatly the
ncs culture upon this farm. ! know
q no place where they can be pro
saecd cheaper. We grew near forty
nas Of carrots 10 the acre: rutahagss
Y t'eataaantities at certainly no more
nAn dollar aud half a ton. sugar
ss's at two aud half. and 50 n
aroash the list. We are ye, feeding
feos. and Will have plenty all through
ae month OF March. and the stock are
y doug well. and Il = net because |
have changed my laiud a. 10 the direct
eeasfs Of roots for stock. but fer Other
sAscns now to be related.
here are two causes that have led
Up 10 this conclusion; one Of long
Standing aud always a stumbling
ssek, the other the result Of recent
sssfrvstiou and experience OF the past
winter. The hrst. that III labor: the
secoad, ensslsge. IL 1, fact that
every iarmeT knows that labor be
eesass mere unreliable. and eoRSe-
sssauy moye expensive. each year
Tie Indians work more for them
ssses than heretofore. and depend
rs On working out except during
esf harvest. aud from that experience
asnAhd and rcooiye more tor theii
eae and do far less than ia former
ssss, And no Other class Of labor, r,
sh here ~ take their place for such
sofk. We see many men trave-sins
Ne country hunting work tao otter
MA Tie hops Of nos andins Is, some
aaass demanding high wages with be-
Ute work, aud even then ready Il
p'ek Up and leave wisAoa. a mo
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04

s.nry. % very busy this February
=, nakms garden. Jane was out
1870 buibs. ,ransplanting plants.
~ ausehing around Is II spring
!. - v,s verify hsre. And 70 Il IA
q - plsuslns onions. getting the
se1et sronnd ready. sosing the cab
- sesd for the early cabbage, trans
rIersssg the blsckberries. rsspbsrries.
....~srrrses and carrsnss into the new
- froat garden. Thirty-nve years
-. fAis month, we planted our hrst
re6sn north OF the Columbia River.
- hsd onions proving early in
go. A number OF times since we
- he'd the early garden do well !:
.uusIly, though. it Is well to plant With
: suaYing hand IS TO area, tut always
~ 70 plant with lavish hand - 10
-. We Away. double the seed for
- sssiy g.rden--pour the seed on.
M hesp eseh other mp when help is
- 1 needed. II is always easier to
1uussy . Surplus than to replace . poor
80. The books will tell you an
eunrs ef onion seed is sufficient for
- bsndfed feet Of drill. but il Is bet
= 70 pus in two ounces instead. ri
= SGD comes up vel. you can de-
~ The surplus: bat no amount Of
IN can make poor stand profitable |
? satisfactory. In sucn case IL 10 q |
,eossst against the weeds with barren
ruulss, and 90 with peas and other like
mr. vegetables. | pour the seed
Il" until We know there is more
N enough" and so viii others find
j sscesssry TO do II they want an early
pc1en.
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A PANTY trrTKR.

1--we were within reach. j, is more
han probable iha, the writer, ". 4.
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Whyte says got him into peck
4 trouble by printing that the milk
= hsd been getting OF me was nearly
sae6ffh tis.a0 per cent? cream; that
II customers said they could get no
urh results, and wondered where the
cream had gone" in a word, good
naiaredly quixxed him on the oft
npsated subject OF watering milk.
whytc was wondering" him seif;
dselaring meanwhile. which 1 believe
b BE- true, that the milk was delivered
b his customers as pure AZ received
inn me. Now all this does not change
W. fsct that the milk may be as rich
md nevertheless not yield the anne
ntio Of cream rs when set in the
mssmer on the farm. The milk Is first
cooled IS soon as placed In the cans;
ihen transported in wagon to the
station; then jostled On the cars TO
Seattle. arriving at night, then taken
b the tank OF cold water and remain
until morning: then bumped around
"a the streets Of Seattle in distribat-
lng until finally, about twelve hours
sfser II Is drawn, is delivered for inn
mediate use or set for the cream 10
rise.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04

There Is one thing that the people
sssm to be willing TO be humbugged
IN, and that is the buying eggs by the
dozen. At Martins. the other day
some eggs were ON the counter that
u been taken in j" from the sur
rounding country from farmers. While
waiting for the distribution of the mail
weighed some eggs. OF one lot. four
eggs weighed three ounces; other Sc
lsctiens, five eggs weighed six ounces /;
md Il Is safe 10 say that even a greater
range in weight than this may be found
IN eggs on the counters OF any country
stosc IN the land. A premium is of
tered for the production OF small eggs,
loo the prce is all the same per dozen,
igor little. Everybody knows il costs
more TO raise and maintain a large hen
Aan Il does small one. and that
here is more expense for food TO pro-
daee dozen large eggs than there is n
ce1en small ones.
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Cream will rise rapidly and C IN
plessly only in a falling temperature.
II Is a popular error that cream rises
when the milk Is cool. The facts are.
AFTER the milk il cool the movement Is
sluggish aud finally ceases iltogethert
II the sood housewife will take the
MILK when received and raise the tenn
psrature 10 100 or 10 fahrenheit. and
ben set the milk where 1t will cool
npldly. she will get different results.
Lust what difference there will be be-
uesn setting the milk at FIRST or after
bspartation | cannot say. but, of
sare. there will be soluc, but ought
~ 70 be much; but mea 10 try the
Experiment. aud repeat IL, to determine.
Mainline our bui t.r-making was OF
hort duration, for whyte "eried Ius-
tily for the milk" before a 10 might
sapssd, even II the p Ice was high. !"
Tor he "must have IL.