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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
DAIRY MANAGEMENT.
Plan - Did This Man ard You'll De
Pretty Sure Of Success.

Plan ~ Did This Man ard You'll Ne
Pretty Sure Of Success.
Mismanagement in dairy farming and
nnproductive acres are the causes OF
most Of the widespread depression
among dairymen. Tho annual waste Of
fodder on . largo majority Of farms
often equals the amount utilized. Many
farmers need to ask questions Of them
serves. Surprising the man says to him.
self, II have so acres of land and have
never been able to keep more than Is
cows. These cows average $50 per head,
making total receipt of $3.50. The
wages and board of man for eight
months cost me $50, leaving but $500
to pay taxes. clothe my family, etc.
My wife and work more hox.s and for
less pay than any miner who ever struck
for higher wages. l know farmers who
keep double the number Of cows on the
same number Of acres and have heard Of
some who keep 40 on 80 acres. II !
could keep % it would bring in s4Ol
more than l now get. That would re.
quire but one more mixer. II should
get my wife the needed hired girl, she
could supply this place." The man be.
gins to take courage, and saws, Now
the main question is, how can / raise
fodder for 10 more cows? The fodder is
what want, because the skim-milk from
25cows will make enough pork to buy the
bran or oil meal ought to have. Ihave
read that fodder corn will prodace Is, &C
and sometimes 40 tons per acre. !
don't believe this, but perhaps | can
raise IL TONS Many dairymen say COW
will eat so pounds of green fodder OF
ensilage daily. This would make one
acre of corn, il it yielded only nine tons,
winter two cows. l will get sack OF
seed corn and plant 40 acres with 1t. .
Mark the subsequent history OF this
man il he is resolute. lie plants the &c
acres and in anticipation Of the possible
success of his new departure raises 10
heifer calves. The corn does we'll, and
by January he finds he can sell S20t
worth of bay and still have plenty Of
fodder. With this money he buys Ave
cows, SO he is milking 20 cows the first
year after his conversion to improved
methods Of farming. The second year
his 10 heifers are in milk and he is milk
ing 80 head. plants 80 acres of corn.
plows up 10 acres Of old pasture, sowing
it to winter rye, clover and millet for
feeding when the pasture Is short This
keeps up the flow of milk so that Is
cows average s45 each, raising tho total
receipts of his farm to 81 $50. This is
the story of hundreds Of dairymen in
this State. One thing the timid farmer
~
whey from IS cows will raise Calves or
pork enough to buy the bran and oil
meal for these cows. The increased
number of cows, however many, will do
the same thing, cultivating and enrich.
ng the lazy acres. The use Of fodder
crops is the keynote to successful farm
ing.-Hiram Smith, before the Wiscon
sin Institute.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
THE DAIRY.

Generous feeding Of oil kinds OF
stock must Le kept up IL we would have
. full milk pail and egg basket.
Cheese takes tho place OF meat IN
the diet Of the masses in Europe. II
should be more largely consumed In
America. At the usual price cheese gives
more actual nutriment for the money
than almost any other article of food.
1t costs at least two ounces OF butter
per COW before the effect Of bad fright
caused by strange dog running through
the milkyard wears away, says On ex-
change. With high-bred, nervous ani-
NAL pound may be q safe estimate
During the summer writes corro-
spondent, Il will convert my very In
convenient barn into ono OF convenience,
so that can carry on my dairy more
easily" That is right. We wish every
dairyman, for his own interest and COM
fort, would do the same thing.
To can milk, bring IT to, or near, the
boiling point--best done by placing the
dish of milk in vessel OF water, when
all danger Of burning or boiling over
will be avoided. Boil it down richer, II
you wish, and place in cans while hot,
exactly as you do with fruits.-Western
Rural.
One Of the causes Of the spelling OF
SO much dairy butter is the immersion
u milk in cold springs without first
mixing or airing it. Better results will
be obtained ii the milk be gradually
cooled to fifty degrees, mixing we'll,
than by cooling to fcrty-five degrees
without mixing.
Scrub cows, stone pots, dash churn,
finger Thermometer, bare hands butter
worker, unstirred cream, ''biled" shirt
butter cloths-butter per pound ten
cents.-Special butter cows. deep-setting
cans, barrel churn, mercurial thermome-
ter, churn-worker, stirred cream, parch-
ment paper wrappers-butter per pound.
twenty-fivecents Orange Judd Farmer.
Every farmer should have some kind
Of milk house, and II they can not af-
ford to build one with all the modern
conveniences, every one can at least put
up a rough board shed over some con-
yenient spring. or near the we'll, and let
the waste water run into it. This kind
of building fitted with a good trough
for the milk cans. ETC., often answers
very we'll, and at least is much better
than no milk house at all.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
IT'S QUEER.

It's queer when the world seems steady.
II really u whiriing 50;
ia queer that the plants get larger,
When no one can see them grow.
It's queer that tile fountains " tier
Leaps high In the sunshine bright,
And queer that the Hoon can never
Fall out of tile sky at night
It's queer that one clover blossom
Is white, and another red.
When the same black earth surrounds the III,
The same rain waters heir bed.
It's queer that OF all these wonders
We take 40 little heed,
And that as for feeling thankful,
We seldom see the need.
We scoid IL the weather's chilly.
And fret at the hot Sunlight;
Don't like TO get up In the morning,
Hang back from he bed 1T nj sht
Fts, queerest OF all The aueerness
Are surely those girls and boys
Who live In a world OF beauty,
Aud rather see woes than joys.
IT ea,urc Trove.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24

often occur in unshod colts. the growth
at the toe by its direction in reference
to the ground tending rather to spread
outwards and lead to vertical cracks or
assures. To prevent the extension of
these to the soft tissues above, it is
necessary to trim off this superabund-
ance occasionally either with the knife
or chisel. These abnormal conditions
are most common in the fore feet Colts
object to having their feet and limbs
handled. and therefore their education
should be begun early SO that their
timidity in this respect may be gradual
ly overcome. When the colt is put to
work on the farm it is customary to
leave the feet nnshod for some time,
and. | believe, unless the ground is
hard and stony, that this practice has
advantages. 1t enables the colt to ac-
quire command over his limbs while at
work. and to obtain steady gait before
being numbered with shoes to which he
is unaccustomed. After little ex-
perience in work, the fore fcet should
be shod while the hind feet in ordinary
soil may be left bare during the sum-
mcr. / have never seen any evil re-
suits from this except when the colt
was used on graveled roads. In this
case shoeing all around is imperative.
As for the kind OF shoe to be worn, l
have no hesitation in pronouncing in
favor of the fat shoe without calks on
heel or toe, concave on the ground sur
face and fat on the surface which con-
tracts the sole. as shown at Figures l
and 2. Whatever difference of opinion
there may be about the use OF this kind
of shoe in city work, there is no room
for doubt as to its advantages when worn
by the farm horse. Toe and heel pieces
on shoes are intended to give the ami
NAL better hold on tho ground when
pulling heavy weights on paved streets.
and they do this only at the expense Of
interfering with natural conditions,
and are common cause Of lameness
arising from sprained tendons and liga-
ments. The fat shoe supports the solo
when pressed down by the weight of
the body at each step; being thin at
the heels, it allows the frog to come in
contact with the grohnd, and thus di-
minishes concussioE and slipping
whilst the latter is also to great ex-
tent avoided owing to the concave un-
der surface of the shoe. Shoes more or
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
A FUNNY PROBLEM.

Deacon Day Wakes Up tho Scholars ~
Asking n Strange Question.
1t was warm. sleepy afternoon, and
the scholars in Miss Plummer's school
looked and acted as II they wished four
o'clock would hurry along.
The class in mental arithmetic were
lazily droning through their lesson,
when Deacon Day popped his CHEEKY
face in at the door. All the children
loved him, and were glad when he came
to visit the school.
Perhaps he saw they needed somc-
thing to wake them up, so when the
class was through with the lesson, he
gave them this problem:
IF eighteen cows were going through
narrow gate, where only one could
pass at time, which cow could look
back and say: There are eleven pairs
of horns behind me?''
The class thought busily for a min
ute; then up came Tommy Tufts
hands.
Which one, Tommy" asked the dea-
con.
1.-The seventh"
NO"
Another minute OF study, then Celia
Brown put up her hand.
what do you think, Cellar"
II think it might be the eighth, for
when the cow turned her head to look
back her own horns would be behind
her, wouldn't they?"
mo, it isn't tho eighth" the deacon
said.
About this time little Johnny Harris.
horn on the front seat. began to smoker.
"What are you laughing at, johnny
asked Miss Plummer.
.Cows-can't-talk." giggled Johnny.
Johnny has answered it." he said.
..None of the cows could do it, Of course. .
Then all tho scholars laughed and
woke up for the rest OF the day. and
Deacon Day bowed himself out -Youth's
Com panion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
SHOEING.

Prof. DinwIddie Gives His Views on m
Important Subject.
There is no part OF the horse which
requires such close attention and SO
much care as tho feet, says Prof. Din.
widdie in the Rural New Yorker. and in
many cases on the farm it would seem
that there Is no part which receives SO
little. will describe briefly what
consider to be the best form Of shooting
in such cases, first treating of the ami
NAL which is free from lameness and
whose feet and limbs are yet in sound
condition, and then Of the animal al.
ready lame or blemished
The shooting OF horses Is often spoken
Of as necessary evil" and perhaps
We may justly look upon it as such.
While less shooting OF the farm than OF
the city horse is required. the proper
performance OF an operation ought to
receive due consideration. The nature
Of tho soil will, Of course, have some
influence in determining the amount Of
shooting necessary. stony ground APP
the city pavement. being harder on tho
feet and on the shoes. Colts until they
are put to work require no shoes; but
their feet must be occasionally attend
ed to in order to prevent dcformity
arising from irregular wear.
u sometimes happens that when
pastured on soft ground the wear of the
ground surface of the hoof is dispropor-
tional to the growth, and this occurs
chiefly at the heels where the natural
slope Of the wall is more nearly perpen-
dicular, and q tendency to contraction
Is thereby induced. II neglected. this
Is likely to lead to permanent contrac-
ton or deformity of the hoof. Tho
remedy consists in removing the excess
of growth at the heels with knife and
restoring the hoof to its proper proper
tons. The opposite condition does not
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24

believing ferociously. Before his
masters shout arose above his baying
he was almost upon the girls. At the
instant Of alarm, lefty had thrown her
self before tho wheeled chair and the
helpless occupant, and faced the foe.
Crouching slightly, rs for spring, her
face blenched. eyes wide and steady.
she stood in the rosy shadow of the
branches, both hands outthrown to ward
of the bounding assailant.
What pose.' was March's first
thought. professional instinct asserting
itself, concerned though he was at the
panic for which he was responsible. in
the same lightning-flash camc-.I'll
paint that girl some day.
Don't be frightened" he was calling,
as he ran. ''IIe will not hurt your
Hester had shriekcd feebly, and lay
almost swooning. among her cushions.
lIetty had not uttered sound. but, as
the master laid his hand on the dogs
collar her knees gave way under her,
and she sank down by the cripple's
char. her head resting upon the edge of
the wicker side. She was fighting des-
perately for composure. or the SOM
blance of it, and did not look up when
March began to apologize.
Il am awfully sorry" he painted, rue
fully pcnitent. ''And SO will Thor-my
dog, you know!-bc when he understands
how badly he has behaved. lie is
seldom 50 inhospitable.'
The word brought up Hetty head and
wits.
Are we trespassing?" she queried,
anxiously. 1--WE thought that this or.
chard was a part of the parsonage.
grounds, or we would not have come. Il
is me who should beg your pardon"
'.By no means.' lie had taken off his
hat, and in his regretful sincerity
looked handsomer than when his eyes
had smiled, concluded Hester. whose sen
ses were rapidly returning. ':My name il
Gilchrist, and my fathers grounds ad
| join those of tho parsonage. lie had
| tho gate cut between your garden ant
| the orchard, that the clergyman's family
might be as much at home here as our
selves. ] hope you will forgive m.
dogs misdemeanor, and my heedlcssncss
in not seeing you before he had a chance
to Brighten YOU"
| Summoning something of his fathers
!. gracious stateliness, he continued, more
formally:
''ITave Il the pleasure of addressing
Miss Wayt?"
Bow and question were for Hct y
Testers voice thin and dissonant, To
piled with old-fashioned decorum o.
manner, but in unconventional phrase:
Il have the misfortune to be Mis-,
sWayt. This is Mr.. Wayts wife sister
| Miss Alling."
I'VE have no chairs to offer, but If 70,
do not object to the best we have te
give finishing the half-inyitation by
| scating'herself upon grass-grown root
! jutting out near the trunk Of the tree.
IF 1.-The incest carpet and lounge in the
world" affirmed March, sitting dowr
upon the sward. odd, isn't it, thai
IrAmcrican men don't know how to lol
on the turf as English do? Our climate
Fis OYER SO much drier and we have three
times as many fair days in the year. and
SQue Of us seem to be as loosely PVT to
fgethcr But we don't understand how u
fling ourselves down all in heap tina,
doesn't look awkward either, and be
altogether ut ease in genuine Anglican
fashion.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
IMMORTAL.
Am l sud that day y gomez

Am sud that day y gomez
Slipped forever from my eyes
Stolen out Of these warm skies,
Where saw Its crimson dawn
loved not day when day. was young,
Nor tie rose that drank the dew.
Nor the bird that O. CT IL sung:
What he sung never knew.
But this day. Of all the days
Woven out OF sun and rain,
l can never hold again
Prisoned rily in space.
And the roses drcnchci petals strcw
Tha. green thicsct where II grew,
AID the bird that to tho rose
Sat singing what no pro. hct knows
Two hours il the grass hath lain.
Hlicd TO sunshine, deaf to rain.
They arc deal and should care
For the re Sc lost to the dow,
For the bird lost to the air,
For the light lost to the sky
/. that never I'm to die:
1. that never SHALL lie dead
With dead roses round my head
Under any darkened SKYE
Mine are all the days to be,
Mornings OF eternity,
Ono by enc dew crowned, complete,
Lid c. my immortal feet.
Never any day may bring
Tho last sunshine to my eyes.
Scaled against the next sunrise;
No victorious rose shall spring
Past me into upper air.
Dripping rcd leaves on my hair.
On Ey li-s I rover mute
Where I'm lying Ct the root.
Never any birds shall sing,
Ci.cling W from sach low place,
VIII silent sweep OF wing
All across my silent face.
l. that never am to die,
All the days that are begun
Unjust see them fade on high
Like this day OF burnt out sun.
Never any rose may bloom
But must see IL in its tomb
Never any SOM ascend
That shall not hear the end.
/. that never am to die,
All things In death before me lie.
All time and s ace arc mine, save these,
The secrets Of the things that cease.
Century
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
A Kind Hearted RObbee.

II hear that you were robbed last
night, Gilroy."
Eyes, Larkin; but the highwayman
seemed to think l needed some assist
ance."
GLOW was that?"
"I'e held mo up."-Judgo.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
Weight Of Seeds.

The following table gives the number
of pounds contained in a bushel Of the
different grass seed, cleaned. Also the
number Of pounds required in sowing an
acre Of ground:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
Not Wanted for y Wake.
over six pounds of tea,

Freedem-Send over six pounds of tea,
will you?
Sandhem-Certainly. Green or black?
Observation-Disclosures you've got. I'm
catering for a big colored wedding on
the West Sidc.-Amcrican Grocer.
Some Of the French detectives are
very skillful in Disgusting themselves.
One in Paris recently made wager
with an acquaintance that within four
days he would address him four times.
and on each occasion cor verse with him
for ten minutes. without being recog.
n.zed The detective won the wager.
In the course of the next four days he
presented himself in the character Of q
bootmaker's assistant, hack driver, an
elderly gentleman and finally as a
waiter in the hotel where the gentle.
man was staying
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24

-He-"They say it will be folly to
buy q plate OF ice cream this season.
The dealers have combined to give
very small plate for ten cents" She
(sweetly)-"Then we'll have to pay
twenty cents, won't we?"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-24
JOHN FARNSHORTn, Pr.
Il ". YOUNG, Cashier,
blEK Of CREse0}
CREsCO, IOWA.
Receives Deposits, and Makes CDl
lectiOns.

BUYS and sons Exchange. 0sveTnment Bonds
and other securities and does.a gonorAl BANKING
business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-12
Observation-Disclosures II, 1890
The State Committees.

Tho reports made by members at the
meeting Of the State committees yesterday
represent the people OF Virginia as attcn-
tive observers of political events. and As
deeply interested in the issues of the can
vass
They thouchtfully read and eagerly
hear speeches on the tariff, the force BILL
&C.. and thoroughly understand the mo-
mentous questions raised and discussed.
From their verdict in November the Demo-
Gratis have nothing TO fear, provided they
are not lured mean while into overconl-
dence by the apparent inactivity of the
enemy. who. so far. have made nominations
in only one district. but who will every
where appear IN the fight IN one mask or
another.
The Chairman had plain, practical talk
with the committeeman, and together they
arranged many details. all looking TO keep
ing up popular interest in the canvass and
bringing out the vote.
But one nominee for Congress was able
10 attend. The LANGsroS-VESABLE contest
kept most OF the others in their seats at
Washington. Those not SO engaged were
at work in the field. busy with the plant
inc of information which is to be harvest
ed in a great crop of votes in November.
The outlook is bright. 1t encourages Us
10 active and constant exertions, Tor
almost certainly it will result in VIC
tory which will be glory to Virginia and
political death-wound to the malisnants
in the State who have the heart, or rather
lack of heart, to applaud and endorse the
force-bill party.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-12
GREATLY ADMIRED.
What One Of the Leading Ladies Of the
Land Has to Say on a Subject OF
l,,o,aet m | ad,ae
Great interest to Ladies

IN. q, IN. mos, popular seminaries for young
,.aies IN America is tho Rutgers Female Cob
49, ,oca,ed at No. "a aud 80 west Fifty-nfth
go, New York. Mrs. T. =. Wet, the lady
rr,rc,n.I h.. an army Of friends among the
,.d,.s Who's, mental and physical interests she
bn. 40 carefully looked after. In writing about
tho I.d,os under her charge she recently said:
ain a household Of brain WORKERS, such az our
Collage family. II IL necessary to have not only
me moat nutritious food, but the very best
method OF preparing II. i was induced by q
,rIend 10 try .Thepure' Baking Powder aud find
{, % Ia exactly what II purporis, perfectly pure
and believe the best article Of 1t, Kind In the
uarket Assuch an glad TO recommend 1t TO
others in my own profession, as well as to my
sister housekeepers."
Mr.. West IL only ono OF many hundred promi-
~, iod,e. who have found "Thepure Baking
Powdar snocinlly suited 20 their taste and
ncsds Through its use many women are pro
sucinc lighter, ewcotsr, and whittier bread aud
nc iban ever before Its popularity Is tho
nroof ~ us excellence. IL has the endorsements
~ Tho Wbolesale Grocors' National Association;
"a hctnr u.ed by tho leading hctols, cafes, and
clubs In the principal cities; aud. although
new nowder is becoming very popular with mo
ladies' When people OF such high standing nn1
advanced thought adopt and use an article OF
household merit II proves beyond question us
absolute purity and worth. "A such II IA conf
mended most cordially to all Tho lest grocers
sal n ~ 2t-eod