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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
STACKING STRAW.
How to Do the Work Properly and to-
Good Advantage.

How to Do the Work Properly and to-
Good Advantage.
Many fail to get full value out of the
wheat and oat straw, simply because
it is carelesSly stacked and cannot be
used to a good advantage either as food
or as bedding. because it is too wet If
cut at good stage and properly
stacked after threshing, so that it viii
keep in a good condition, straw makes
good feed. and especially so if fed in
connection with bran and clover hay.
1t makes one of the best materials that
can be used for bedding if dry; but If
wet it often does more harm than good
One of the most common mistakes made
in stacking straw is that the fouTada-
ton is made too large, and, in conse-
quence, the stack IS not properly
topped out. The use of the STACKER has
been the cause of putting the boys to
stacking the straw and the men to get
ting the grain to the machine; and
while the boys may work well enough,
and do the best they can, yet they are
without proper experience in stacking
straw, and the consequence is to some
extent failure
Good straw, whether wheat or oats.
is well worth the trouble of proper care
and it is worth while 10 put good man
on the straw stack and see that the
work is done properly.
There is always this advantage in
straw: What cannot be used to good
advantage in feeding can be used for
bedding. and in this way be converted
into good fertilizer. Stacking { up
carelessly and allowing itto rot down
is securing very little value for il but
| If used as bedding, so as to absorb the
liquid Weddings it makes a valuable
| fertilizer. Alone it contains but a
small proportionate amount Of plant
| food, but if properly used as an alb
| sorbent it makes one of the best that
can be secured on the farm.
OF course the best plan is to store
under shelter. but this cannot always
be done on the average farm yet in
many cases it win be good plan 20
store away under shelter at least suf-
| ficient to use in wet stormy weather.
when it is difficult to get good. dry
| bedding. Use what can be fed to a
good advantage and work the balance
into manure, but save ii q good con-
! dition when it is threshed- in order to
make the most of it--Prairie Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
RATIONS FOR COWS.
Cheap Feeding Is Not Economical In a.
Sense.

Cheap Feeding Is Not Economical In Any
Sense.
Increasing attention is being given to
the subject of food supplies for dairy
COWS That mnch depends upon the
quality and character of the food for a
good quality of dairy product as well
as to obtain a>paying quantity, all Must
admit. & writer who furnishes form
ula says that it has been abundantly
proven that cows will do better on a
mixed feed than they will on any single
ration, no matter how good it may be
In itself High feeding-that is feed
ing for the maximum product-can also
be done more cheaply by having good
variety of food. for with the single ra-
ton there will always be some ele-
ments which will not contribute to-
ward the end for which you are feeding
and so will be a loss. 1t is only by
testing different mixtures, counting
their cost and observing the results
carefully, that one can tell just what is
best adapted to his individual use.
One thing is certain, and that is that
cheap feeding is not often economical
Much cheap food may be used to good
advantage by combining it wisely with
more concentrated food. Even straw
may be used to furnish a good share of
the roughness for the dairy, but straw
fed cattle alone could not be expected
to make much return. A good ration
but not cheap one-would be as fol-
| lows: Ten pounds clover hay, ten
pounds cut straw, four pounds
linseed meal, four pounds corn meal,
four pounds wheat bran, two pounds
| cotton-seed meal Such a ration
would be expensive, costing from TWEEN
ty to twenty-five cents per day, accord
! ing to prices and location, and, OF
course, could only be fed to cows of
high producing capacity; but the best
possible profit in the dairy would be TO
| have cows that would justify this and
then feed them steadily to the top
notch. In such dairy the product
would need to be upon as high a plane
as the stock and feeding, and nothing
but gilt-edged butter turned of.-West-
ern Rural
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
Ple-EEEpiNe POINTS.
How to Make the Raising of Hogs q Prof
liable Industry.

How to Make the Raising of Hogs PROF
liable Industry.
Never feed your hogs more than VIII
be eaten mp clean at each meal.
The slop rations should be such that
pigs will leave whole grain for It
Know at each feeding-time that every
pig is at the trough
An over-fed hog soon becomes un-
healthy. a sharp appetite Indicates
health.
Feed them all the properties in their
food the system requires, and they VIII
in manner forget their natural ten
dency to root. but let them once con-
tract the habit and all the inducements
ever heard Of will not wean them from
it Do not feed all sorts, sizes and con-
ditions together, but sort and feed in
accordance with the object you have in
view.
Don't pitch the corn over the fence
into the mud because convenient, If
there is no feeding floor. Hunt a dry,
| clean place for feeding. A pig will hunt
his corn out of mud q foot deep and
seem to enjoy it, but this is no evil
dence that this is the best way for him
to have it
With the pigs on a grass range,
! twice feeding each day is the best prae-
tice.
A good grass ration viii be found q
| wonderful antidote for the mistakes the
| owner may make feeding.
An everlasting squealer is not neces-
| sarily a thrifty fellow, but the con-
| trary-
We would feed on a floor OF clean
| straw, in preference to feeding in the
! mud
| beds; they are the foundation OF le-
gion of ills to which the porcine nature
is heir.
Never feed sour Stops; there is no
need OF it, and no benefit from it. Dys-
peptic pigs, and for that matter men,
are too often out of humor to thrive
we'll.
Always make an effort to be on famfI-
lar terms with pigs Kindness in lib
eral quantities saves feed.
| Feed at regular times, and if properly
| fed the pigs will be ready for their
food at the accustomed time
Corn cobs, charred, make an excel
| lent charcoal for the pigs and is easily
made.
1t is a poor pig that will not consume
sufficient healthy food TO give curl to
his tail The tail should never be cut
| of to save feed for il is worth more
| than it costs, as an Indicator of the
state of health of the pig.-Stockman
and Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
Bugs and Insects on Plants.

The destructive agent in Paris green
or London purple, that is so largely
used for putting onto potato plants to
destroy bugs, is arsenic Some are
using the arsenic IN its pure form to
mix with water, says an exchange. 1t
does not take so much of course used
IN this way. One pound to two hun
dred gallons of water is recommends d,
that is one-fourth Of a pound TO a bar
rel of water. 1t is suggested that the
arsenic be boiled with a little water to
dissolve it. but the more it is handled
and the more chance there Is to iphale
it, the more chance there is for an &C
cident- Dipping the roots of strawber-
~ and other plants In solution OF
arsenic of the strength described, at the
time Of transplanting, has proved an
effective remedy for the grub and cut
yrorm-Earmers' Voice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

THE improvement of the COW keeps
pace with the improvement of the
dairyman.
MILLET and Hungarian grass make
good winter feed for the COWS if cut
early. If allowed to ripen their seeds
the hay becomes of less value.
SkIM-MILK and young calves and pigs
make a combination that grows into
money rapidly. If the dairy does not
pay, it may be because portion of this
com bination is lacking.
IN feeding roots in the dairy, cut
them up and mix with bran if you want
to get the most food from both Put III
as much bran as can be well dampened
with the juices--Western Rural
FARM AND VINEYARD says: Never
take lantern into the stable. Have a
glass window flush with the inside
wall, and a box outside with small
door, and Sc: the lantern in this, let
ting the light shine through the glass
window This is good suggestion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

blonde-mustached man driving the team
of bays is Campbell Darlington, prom
inent criminal lawyer of this city, who,
it is said, has different pair of horses
for every day in the week. That fine
looking old man with his handsome
wife is Senator Stanford, of California.
They drive their pair Of well-known
black coach horses, Major and George,
and their landau is an object of much
attention and admiration from the oc-
cupants of the other vehicles That
genial-loolSing gentleman with the
brown beard is Senator Proctor, of Yer
mont, and few teams in the city can
pass that pair of silver sorreIs which he
is driving before the red-wheeled Ian
dau- Here comes what looks to be a
pretty close race. Hon Archie Bliss, of
New York, with his spanking team of
bays hitched to a side-bar trap, Is
slightly in advance of his friend, Sem
ator Henderson, who is driving little
trotting mare with a record of 2:Ss to
light Kensington road wagon The
Brazilian minister. Senior Mendonca, is
ont on horseback accompanied by his
ourriders, who wear a livery of dark
green with flowers and cockades of vel
low, the colors OF the Brazilian lega-
ton That gentleman In the ''C''
spring brougham. who is just getting
out of the way of that pair of young
fellows who are racing to the bridge, is
Secretary of the Navy Tracy, who pre-
fers his pair of coal blacks to the faster
| eluines of his friends. F. NJ. Draney is
the veteran of the road and has driven
fast horses for the past twenty years
For a long time he drove his trotting
stallion, Rutherford Il. Hayes, who could
go close to ESQ, and now he has some
/ of Hayes get That handsome gentle
| man driving the pair of well-matched
bay mares is Col. Ainsworth. Of the wax
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
Where Files Come From.

If by stealth the man should let in q
little light and air-that is a mans idea
of cooling room, to open it wider than
the Chicago exposition, and let in all
the dust, and heat, and noise, end flies
and glare the street can pour into it
he is discovered every time. She whose
genius had. made every room IN the
house storage warehouse for night air
comes in and wonders where all these
flies came from?" He, with extray-
agant gesticulation doesn't know-at
least he says he doesn't, and doesn't
care, which is true; what he wants to
know is when they are going back
again?-Burdette, in Ladies Home JoH-ss
nal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

department, and beside him is his
friend Frank Conger, who is enjoying
himself immensely behind his bay mare
Never Tire
Now let us fall in line at the rear Of
the procession, satisfied that there VIII
be many other teams to follow US. Yes,
there is the rumble of the heavy wheels
of victoria and we can see its single
occupant as the carriage passes by. Do
not stare! It is Madeline, the queen of
the demi-nonde. Is she not beautiful as
she reclines gracefully upon the cush-
ions Of her trap, looking neither to the
right nor to the left and recognizing
no one? She will soon be out of sight,
and out Of sight out of mind, so let vs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

way to the magistrate, where he stood
with his hat on.
s'What have you put the fine at?" he
questioned, anxiously.
''Why, it's eight dollars and costs.
squar',' said the mayor, staring. ''It's
ten dollars"
Souar' Brown reached into his vest
pocket and brought out something fold
ed in a paper. His stiff hands were I'M
steady and his breathing was audible.
He looked quaint and droll, and among
the beholders there were few Snicl-
erS.
''Get out. squar'!' the mayor ejacu-
lated, covering with testiness his soft
ened perturbance. Squar' Brown did
not hear him. He went and took Vet
by the arm and led him out into the
day.
Vet looked up at him. ''Come. now.
Sylvester" he said, cheerfully, where's
your horse?"
She was IN the marshals barn. Vet
sat down in the doorway, dazedly blink
ing. while Squar' Brown went thither-
and some children stood at distance
close together and watched him. The
animal had been scantily fed, and
Squar' Brown went down the street
and got some oats. Better be watered,
hadn't she?" he said, when he drove up
for Vet, and they made a stop at the
town pump Many curious eyes were
| upon them, and Squar' Brown silently
drove away by back street.
He looked around him, up at the trees
| and widely to left and right, and
| hummed. I'D think that was the top
of musquash's nest down there in
that ditch-puddIe if 'twan't middIing
early in the season for 'em to be build
| ing" he said.
Vet stared fXedly and duly from
| under his lowered hat-brim. His hands
hung loosely between his knees, and he
| jolted with every motion of the buggy.
| He passed the first milestone in silence.
| Dan want goin' to do nothing this
time, was hep he said at last, huskily.
] mo, he want, Sylvester; want this
time Squar' Brown responded. He
| added in pleasant tones: II recollect, it
was just about this time of the year I
went from Portland down to San Fran
| cisco. We laid at the Astoria docks
| three hours, while the ship was loading
up with lumber and salmon. They
said Colum bia-river salmon was the
best IN the world, about We saw two
| or three whales, going down the ocean,
and there was gea-gulls following us
all the way. 1t took us over three days,
that trip did"
Vet fingered his mouth, and the mus
cles of his dark-red face quivered. It
would have been hard to guage his
emotions: he was dulled by long be-
sotting weakness and recklessness. Per
haps his remorse was poignant; per-
haps it was vague. Certain it was that
to such depth as remained to him he
was shaken.
Cant git yer teeth now, can yep" he
said.
No, can't, Sylvester" said Sauar'
Brown; he cleared his throat mo,
can't get 'em now. / guess 1 can get
'em by.spring; I calculate can get EN-
by spring, Sylvester"
| He felt Vet heavily shaking. The
tears rolled down his cheeks. and
dripped- He put his square-fngered,
trembling hand On Squar' Browns
knee, and Squar' Brown laid his upon
it They met vehicle or two whose
occupants gaped and grinned, but they
did not see or heed them. They went
slowly rumbling along, with the morn.
ing sun shining down on them.-Emma
A. Opper, in Harper's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
morrow and get my horse-I dom. go

morrow and get my horse-I dom. go
near him."
His wife had come out tc take some
bleaching muslin off the grass. Sym
pathizing with her husband, she would
not have revoked his decision; yet she
had been crying.
Squar' Brown went back home. He
went slowly, and took off his hat and
turned his face this way and that,
breathing in the fresh, sharp air. He
noticed the moon and stars, out fully in
the daylight sky, with the last red Of
the sun below them. He wet his lips
several times, and they moved without
sound. The struggle within him was
long, and it was SO sharp that he felt as
though physically distressed. When he
got home he sat on the front doorstep
for some time. He got out the dentists
circular and looked at it, and folded 1T
back and sat there still and rubbed his
chin, his fine old face turned up to the
Frightening stars
Next morning he put on his best
clothes carefully and brushed up his
hat. and went uptown. The four
miles walk was a considerable under
taking, and he started early. He had
to stop and rest many times on the
road and nine o'clock was passed when
he reached the village.
He was barely in time. Attended Dy
several loiterers, Vet Sawdey had al
ready been taken by the marshal before
the mayor, and, his guilt being clear
and the conclusion foregone, had had
an informal hearing in the back OF the
mayors hardware store.
Squar' Brown followed his direction
and hurried in, his tired legs trembling
under him and his breath coming short.
He saw Vet where he sat slouched to-
gether, and saw that the marshal was
about taking him off. He made his
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
Planting for Honey.

Many experiments have been made
by bee-culturists TO solve the problem
as to whether it pays to raise a crop for
honey alone, and the verdict has been
that it will not During an occasional
season it might, and then again the
product from seed, labor and land will
be nothing. Prof Cook. of Michigan
agricultural college. experimental with
Rocky mountain bee plant, Cleome
integrifolia, and demonstrated that IL
did not pay TO raise it for honey alone
and it was worthless for anything else
While it may not pay to plant for honey
lone. the sources of honey may be
greatly improved by well directed eff
forts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
THE FARMING WORLD.
THE cuRRANT WORM.

Life History of . Parasite Imported from
Europe In 1883.
This insect has become most destruc-
tive upon currants- Early in spring
the four-winged flies emerge from the
tough brown coeoons in which they
have passed the winter, and deposit
rows of small whitish, CLASSY eggs on
the principal veins Of the lower leaves
of the currant bushes. In about ten
days small worms hatch and eat cir
cular holes in the leaves. as shown IN
the Illustration. At first these larv8
are whitish in color; they soon change
to green, then green with numerous
black spots, and at last back to plain
light green, with tinge of yellow at
the sides and ends When full-grown
the larve spin cocoons beneath the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

leaves and rubbish at the surface of the
ground. Within these they pupate and
emerge as flies early in summer to lay
eggs for second brood of worms. The
winter is passed within cocoons be-
meath the bushes. Hellebore is the
best remedy for this pest It may be
applied as a dry powder. or in water
one ounce to three gallons. The bushes
should be treated soon after the small
holes appear in the lower leaves, and
again in about ten days--Orange Judd
Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

index of his ruling habit, had vet a
kindly cast He, showed his present
interest heartily.
''I'm going to get en-" said Squar'
Brown, fumbling in an inner pocket.
I'm going to go and have the impress
sion made, and then won't have to go
again. He'll send 'em when they're
DONE
Cant you git 'em any nearer n
Pomeroy?''
Il can do the best" said Squar
Brown, in careful, slow tones, Sin
Pomeroy. Git 'em the cheapest. There,
here's the circular. There's two dent
lists there-Kelly it's I'm going to-"
He unfolded paper creased by long
carrying, roughly-printed and Illus
trated advertisement of false teeth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

often be grown with profit Opening
out of the greenhouse Is the potting
room and just in front carpenter
shop. Beyond this Is the ice house and
creamery. Now that hand and smal1
power separators are becoming SO COM
mon, many prefer to make their own
cream and butter, having ali the adj
vantages Of the large creamery. These
rooms, even if not used for this pur-
pose. are suitable for any purpose de-
sired--N. E Homestead
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
USEFUL BUILDING.

Greeohouse, Ice House, Dairy and Car
penter Shop Combined.
This building. of which a ground plan
is shown, will be found useful on many
farms The greenhouse, twenty feet
wide and as long as desired. makes an
excellent place for growing dollhouse
cucumbers, lettuce, early tomatoes and
cabbage plants etc Or, if the tastes
run that way, Towering plans may
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
A NEW JERSEY DEsPERADo.
Sewing Needles.

Over 10000 sewing needles are made
weekly IN the town of Redditch. Ii
Worcestershire, where the most cxteD
eive needle manufactures in the world
are situated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

THERE is only one way to run a dairy
successfully, and that is TO make q
business of II The farm must be an
adjunct to the dairy, not the dairy to
the farm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
Emin Pasha Is AN Right.

A dispatch from Zanzibar says Emin
Pasha has arrived at BukOba- He has
recovered from smallpox, whici was ru-
mored TO have caused his death
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

REMEMBER that the stomach of the
horse is small The animal should be
watered frequently
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

ABOUT the only way of preventing
dogs from killing sheep is TO first kill
the dog.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21

in-law. He was chopping wood in the
back yard.
"Yes. sir, Squar'. he's been right at it
again. he said wasn't but five
weeks ago, the last time. 1 wasn't to
home, that's how it happened. He
wouldn't have got off with my horse
and buggy another time, if 1 had
been"
II heard they'd got him in the lock.
up" said Squar' Brown.
HE was getting frisky-wanted to
fght-and they run him in," Leach re-
! joined. ''and tomorrow they'll hacl him
up and fine him again. Shouldn't Won
der if twas ten dollars this time" He
struck his ak into the knot and his
| fists together. 81 don't go near him.
| I've paid two fines for him in a year,
| and I've done it the last time. I'd never
ought to paid one. I'm poor man,
and I've got family to see to and q
debt on my place. My children dom,
have half what they ought to; do you
think I'm going to fairly take the vic
| tuals out of their mouths to pay for Vet
| Sawdey's whisky and fines? That's
what I've done. pretty near, and I'm
done with it, and there can't nybody
| blame me. He's good-for-nothing,
dog-gone old rascal"
He was not hard mar, but being
goaded to the point of rebellion he
stood firm. He went on chopping.
Squar' Brown looked at him timidly.
USED to be so you could work out
your fine on the roads," he said, ''bu,
it's been changed Have to go tc
county Jail or the workhouse, won,
| hep
! Don't know sehere he'll CO." said
Leach. He added sternly: "He'n go te
county Jail and stay there till this time
! next year for all of me. I'll go up to
Arizona republican., 1892-01-05
Does Modern Education Educate?

One of the greatest disadvantages of an exclusively college education is that it is apt to foster what Macaulay calls a "Chinese cast of mind," that stupid con- tempt of everything beyond the wall of the college mans celestial empire. The defenders of college education claim as their own every man of distinction who has attended college, whereas these men became eminent suthors, lawyers, statesmen, etc., in spite of tho fact tlsrt they spent several of the nest valuable years of their lives at college, and wepe only saved from the obscurity of the majority of college bred men by syste- matically neglecting the dull routine of prescribed studies and spending their time in desultory reading.
 Bacon, Dryden, Sheridan, Byron, Scott, Wellington and many other illus trious men went to college, but dis dained to subject their intellects to the antiquated course of studies prescribed. Who were the senior wranglers at col lege when the men just mentioned wera cutting the classics and reading history poetry and fiction? The very names of the successful scholars are unknown, but the 'idle young men" who refused to be tied to the mental corpse of dead literature made their names immortal No Name Magazine.