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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-29


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Then all viii be well.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
MILK AND BUTTER.
Cows That Produced 1000 Pounds Eacl
In u Year.

Cows That Produced 1000 Pounds Each
In Year.
The agricultural bulletin for May
issued from the Cornell university agri-
cultural experiment station, contains
an article by Henry II. Wing showing
the yield of milk and butter that may
be obtained from cows. The following
is taken from the paper: Beginning
January Is, 1892, and ended January
IA, 1898. record of the amount fed and
the amount produced by each individ
ual COW in the university herd has been
kept. The food was weighed separate
ly for each cow at each feeding and
charged to the animal consuming it.
The milk was weighed at each milking
and credited to the animal producing
it. Once each week a sample of an
equal amount of nights and mornings
milk was taken from each COW. The
fat in these samples of mixed milk was
determined by DIR. Babcock's centrif-
ugal method. and this percentage null
tiplied by the number of pounds of fat
produced during the week. The uni
versity herd during the time of the ex
pertinent contained twenty cows. 1t
has been developed from the ordinary
stock of the neighborhood by the use
of thoroughbred bulls and rigid selec-
ton of the best heifer calves. The
year previous the yield of the cows
upon the farm had been little more
than 5000 pounds per cow. The de-
Scendants of these same cows produced
in 1892 more than 1000 pounds per cow.
Special animals We're not selected for
this experiment: every cow in the herd
without exception was taken. II was
thought that by doing this average re-
suits of more value would be obtained
than as though most of the better indi-
viduals were selected for the special
purpose and few of the poorer ones
discarded. A large number of the
cows were young, four were three-year-
olds and four heifers with their first
calves; three of the latter were under
two years old at the beginning of the
experiment.
Our records of this herd for the year
seem to US to warrant the following
conclusions:
First. With fairly good herd, care
fully fed and kept. milk can be pro-
duced for Sixty-five cents per hundred
weight and fat for sixteen cents per
pound for the cost of food consumed.
Second That individuals of the
same breed vary more widely in mill:
and butter production than do the
breeds themselves.
Third. The larger animals con-
sumed less pounds of dry matter per
1000 pounds of live weight per day
than did the smaller animals.
Fourth. That in general the best
yields of fat We're obtained from cows
that gave at least fairly large flow of
milk.
Fifth. In general, the cows consum-
ing the most food produced both milk
and fat at the lowest rate.
Sixth. For the production of milk and
fat there is no food so cheap as good
pasture grass.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04

In a few days they make silken net.
utilizing generally the fork of a branch.
From time to time this nest is enlarged.
They retire to it at night and during
cold and wet weather. They have reg
ular times for their meals. They be-
come full grown in about six weeks
and are then nearly two inches
long. with hairy body and
distinct white stripe along middle of
the back. The mature caterpillar is
shown at and b. Most of them leave
the tree when full grown and pupate,
either under board or in cracks of
fence or similar places. they spin an
oval silken cocoon d. which. when COM
pleted. is yellow. Within this they
change to the pupa state. In two or
three weeks a reddish-prown moth
energies. These moths pair and in a
short time deposit the cluster of eggs;
thus there is but one brood each season.
1t is usually easy to destroy the nests
Of the caterpillars either by cutting or
burning the branch or by using torch
made by saturating piece of cloth in
kerosene and tying to stick. In either
case the operation must be done early
in the morning, before the caterpillars
have left the nests. Spraying with
paris green is also effectual.-Orange
Judd Farmer
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
DRIFT OF OPINION.

The democratic party labors I'M
der the fatal disadvantage of being
called upon 70 build up when all of its
experience has been in the way of tear
ing down.--St. Louis Globe-Dcnocra.
Those rabid tariff reforrnerS who
think it one of the fads to talk learned
" of universal commerce" etc, finG
an income tax. advocated by the demo-
cratic cranls, just little too much re-
form Blade.
Democratic pension reform seems
20 be hitting the old veterans pretty
hard. The Cleveland administration
ought to get lots of glory out of a purg
ing of the pension roll. which implies
taking SIX dollars month from a man
diving from wounds contracted in the
army-Cleveland Leader.
HThese should not be termed JEFF
fersonian nor Jacksonian hard times.
They arc Cleveland hard times Both
jefferson and jackson were protection
lists: and were either Father Thomas or
Father Andrew in the white house the
business interests of the country would
not be paralyzed by the fear that the
Mckinley tariff law might be repealed.
Albany Journal
- The democrats promised in their
platform that there should be no cheap
dollars, but that every one in ciIcula-
ton should be as good as a gold dollar.
They made that promise for the special
benefit of the ''laboring classes" Yet
to-day the democratic congressman
from the west and south are tainted
with the leprosy of free silver. and if
they had their way would inundate the
country with those fifty-cent silver dol
lars which the populist farmers and
southern planters banker after to cheat
their hired men with.-Chicago Trib-
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
What Feed and How Much.

An experienced dairy woman comes
at the question of feeding the COW in
the following breezy way: Il have one
fixed belief which nothing can alter,
and that is that so long as the food is
not too rich or concentrated a milking
COW should have all she can eat. ex-
cept for the three months previous to
calving. And even then it is quite pos
sible that err in reducing the feed too
much, but am so afraid of milk fever
that l prefer to err, if at all. on the
safe side. Take a lot of cows in pas
ture. Some are soon satisfied and lie
down. while others continue eating. as
though they could never get enough.
We don't go out to the pasture with a
scientific book in one hand and stop
those cows from eating and tell them
they have had enough-so much di-
gestible matter, so much starch and so
much fat. etc, and that if they are not
satisfied they ought to be, and have got
to quit. Not at all. We recognize that
the cow is the best judge in the pasture,
and to a great extent think she should
be the best judge in the stable. too, if
we are reasonably careful as to what
her ration is composed of.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
THE FARMING WORLD.
Eco.sHAPED cISTERN.
Ne Doubt the Most Durable Form known
Present.

Ne Doubt the Most Durable Form Known
ut Present.
For house use, cisterns should be
built in one corner of the cellar. but
often the cellar as it is now made is too
small. However, if cistern is needed
and there is no cellar under the kitchen
it will be the cheapest in the end to ex-
cavate . space about eight feet square
adjoining the present cellar, and to
build . cistern. If made of stone it
should be one foot thick and laid up
with good white lime, at least five and
a half feet in height. and should be so
arranged that one can enter 1t from
the present cellar, and be fully provided
with outlet and other pipes. If els
tern is to be located in the ground near
the house, the egg-shaped form-as seen
in the illustration, engraved after
sketch by s. Yates-will prove the most
durable and convenient. For family
of six. where the water is to be used
for drinking and all house purposes.
cistern should be about eight feet deep
and seven feet inside diameter at the
bottom. The egg-shaped form is no
doubt the most dura BILE. the concave
bottom giving it greater strength. If
the bottom is clay or other firm soil.
put good coating of mortar on the
soil, imbed the brick or stone in it. be-
ing careful to fill all assures with NOR
tar. Commence in the center and build
round and round: when the sides are
reached firmly pack earth back of the
wall, with rammer. and do not fill in
with loose stones, bits of brick or other
rubbish, for upon the firmness of the
backing depends the durability of the
structure. If only one row of brick is
used, lay up in water lime or hydraulic
cement. Cement the interior of the
cistern with two good coats of cement,
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

POTASH fertilizers are better than
manure for stone fruits.
THE Moore's early grape is one of the
very best of the early sorts.
The best time to set out evergreens
is in the spring before they start to
grow.
The pillow II an orchard will not hurt
if used frequently and commenced in
good season.
In majority OF cases All unnecessary
growth of wood is waste of energy
with the tree.
ANY land that is rich enough to grow
a good crop of corn is rich enough to
grow good crop of grapes.
/ ONE reason why many fail to make
forest trees grow is that the changes in
the condition CT growth are too much.
PLAN the garden SO that as fast as
one crop is matured another will be
ready to take its place. and in this way
keep the ground occupied.
THERE are few better remedies for
black rot than good culture and the
cutting out and burning of all diseased
limbs as soon as they are discovered.
ONE of the very best places for dump
ing coal ashes is around the fruit trees;
they not only act as mulch. but they
help to keep away insect pests.
FoR garden. especially. heavy soil
may be greatly improved by the addi-
ton of sand. Scatter evenly over the
ground and mix thoroughly with tho
surface soil.-Green's Fruit Grower.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04

when no proper outlet was made, tho
expansion of the water when freezing
is liable to burst the pipe if the water
rises in it more than enough TO half
fill it.
When required, two or more pipes
may be laid side by side. should the
capacity of one not be sufficient, or, if
in case of altered circumstances the ca
pacity of the culvert may require after
a time to be increased, additional pipes
may be laid to meet the increased de-
mand. In such cases the pipes should
be placed far enough apart to secure
solid bed for each. The best pipe
should be used for the work and care
should be exercised in putting them ir'
if this is observed the result will be sat
isfactory. 1t is mistake to purchase
second-class or culled pipe for this pur
pose, as is sometimes done.-A. w
Campbell, P. L. s., A. NJ. c. s., c. E., il
Municipal World.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
Make Better Butter.

An exchange makes the sensible sue
gestion that if any dairyman will bear
in mind that the best butter pays a
profit and the poorest insures loss,
they will have one large foundation
stone of dairy economy established.
The average grade just pays the cost of
production: the poorer grades fall be-
low, and the better grades rise above
The profit accrues from the better
grades of butter produced from the bet,
ter grades of cows. For while it is en-
tirely practicable to always make a
high grade butter from a low grade
cow, it is not possible to secure profit.
because of the small quantity. Neither
can a profit be obtained by making
large quantities of poor butter. First
we need a good COW, then give the COW
and her milk good care, and success is
certain. There is comfort in the fact
that it is just as easy to make good but
ter by good methods as to make poor
butter by the ''old granny" methods.
in fact it is very much easier and ten
times more satisfactory.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04

and around the lower surface of each
section of pipe up to its horizontal CEN
ter line after it is placed in position.
In order to prevent the Judgment of the
debris in culvert or filling with Wa
ter. or ice in winter, culvert should
be built with low fall. the pipe should
be laid with the hub or flange up grade
or towards the inlet When this is
done properly it is a matter of no con-
sequence how high the bank is above
the pipe for it cannot be broken by the
weight of the earth. If the bank is
solid and not likely to cave or slide.
the end of the pipes will not require to
be protected: if not. then an abutment
OF some sort should be made to re-
ceive the end of the tile and the foun-
dation of this should extend far
enough into the ground to be below
the influence of frost, as otherwise
the alternate heaving and settling
might throw the end of the pipe out of
position.
These abutments should extend up
high enough to protect the bank at
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04

Of little over one-quarter inch each,
coating the bottom last. Provide an
overflow pipe and. if the pump is To-
Gated in the building. place the pipe
below the frost line. A ladder should
be permanently hung in the cistern
which is entered by the trap door at
the TOP. Where the soil is a heavy clay.
cis:erns are often made by plastering
directly upon the earth, and even cob
BILE stones from four to six inches in di-
ameter are frequently used in place OF
brick When the water is to be used
for drinking purposes, partition wall
should be built in filtering trench of
gravel and charcoal.-American Agri-
cClturiSt
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
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times of heavy rains or overfows from
undermining. When stone or brick
abutments are too expensive good and
cheap substitute can be made of plank
by setting them on end. deep enough in
the ground to hold them in place and
fitting them carefully about the pipe, or
still better by setting posts on each
side of the pipe and splking the planls
on horizontally. When planks and
posts are used it is advisable to set
them with considerable inclination to-
wards the road-bed to prevent the
pressure of the embankment from
crowding the planks outward. The
joints of the pipe should be put together
with good cement. care being taken
that the inside of each joint is scraped
out when cemented, in order that no
cement will be left projecting into the
pipe. which, when it hardens, will help
to cheek the discharge and collect
debris.
The culvert should have . good fall
when it is subjected to severe frost, and
SO constructed that it will drain itself,
for, if the pipe is allowed to stand part
IL full of water, as would Be the case
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
THE TARIFF REFORM SCARE.
Needles Apprehension Concerning the
Tari6-Sm2s hing Congress.

Needles Apprehension Concerning the
TariR-Sm2shing Congress.
There is no actual reason for the
dread which is fe.t in some quarters
that radical and sweeping changes Of
the tariff are to be made by congress.
1t is true Congressman Mcmillan, of
Tennessee, has recently declared that
one of the missions of the democratic
party is to abolish the present law and
put tariff for revenue" in its place.
and Mcmillan is one of the leaders OF
his party, and his name has been prom
inently coupled with the Craftsmanship
of the ways and means committee.
Other men high up in the party have
expressed the same view, while here
and there a democratic paper advo-
Gates this policy. Moreover. the Chi
cago platform, which declared that
protection was unconstitutional, makes
a revenue tariff policy imperative if the
democratic party is to build up a repu-
tation for honesty and consistency
Still, no savage and destructive as
sault on the protective scheme need be
really apprehended from the present
congress The conservative element of
the party in the great industrial states
would not agree to any such policy, and
this element is powerful enough to de-
termine the party's course on this ques-
ton. Moreover, to this element the pres
ident belongs. The great issue of the
present time is the silver question, but
the popular interest in the tariff
is strong enough to compel the democ-
racy to go slow in the way of making
changes. OF course bill to alter the
Mckinley law will be prepared in the
regular session, and this measure can
be relied on to cover the entire act,
but the alterations are not likely to
be radical enough TO menace any es-
tablished industries. This is not the
time for any revolutionary measures
in the way of raising revenue, and the
men who shape democratic policy are
likely to be fully impressed with this
fact.
1t is not worth while. therefore, to
| borrow trouble about the tariff at this
time. The thinking members of the
democracy are well aware that al
though the Mckinley tariff may be
faulty in some points the system of
| protection cannot be abandoned by
the country just yet They know that
sweeping reduction of duties would
be resented by the country by an over
whel;ning majority at the next election.
and they are not yet satiated with the
sweets of power. An extended tariff
scare would be exceedingly harmful to
the country in this emergency. The
monetary problem has excited feel
ing of distrust which has. for the time
being. checked enterprise and contract
ed trade, and anything which should
extend and intensity this feeling would
be disastrous to business of all sorts.
AS the democratic leaders fully under
stand, the party in power is always
held responsible for the general trade
conditions for the time, and they see
! that financial CONFUSION in 1898 or
| 1894 would be as destructive to their
party in 1896 as the panic of 1857 was
/ to that organization in the election of
| 1S4O.-St. Louis Globe Democrat. .
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
Distrust the Democrats.

The election of q democratic admin
istration, and the success of that party
in both houses of congress, was ire
rnendous surprise to the manufacturing
interests OF the country. They hadn't
thought it possible for the friends OF
protection to lose at the same time the
executive and both branches of con-
gress. Every manufacturing interest
in the country. which relied upon tariff
protection, stopped Immediately its new
work of expansion and extension, and
reduced its business to sort of hand
to-mouth policy 50 as to avoid the ac-
curnulation of stocks. the increasing of
debts and general weakness, fearful OF
immediate and drastic legislation
against the protective policy, and the
same fear of accommodating stock pos
sessed their customers 1t is to this
cause. more than to any other. that we
have such immunity from failures OF
mills. factories. furnaces and their re-
lated industries during this remarkable
absence of usual and ordinary accom-
uodations from the banks TO business
men and business enterprises Nothing
travels so fast and affects one neigh
borhood after another so quickly as
distrust. 1t is undoubtedly true that
this apprehension on the part OF the
protected industries stimulated IN I'M
usual anxiety in regard to our cur
rencv and finances."-Chauncey n. De-
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
HIGHWAY CULvERTS.
An Important Item In the Maintenance
of Good Roads.

An Important Item In the Maintenance
Of Good Roads.
At this season of the year municipal
authorities are actively engaged in ex-
aiming the condition of public roads
in tie municipality to determine what
repairs are necessary to put them In
proper state for the seasons travel,
and. as is usual, particularly after a
severe winter, we find that very large
proportion of the estimates is for the
repair and reconstruction of timber
culverts. which have only been in the
ground for short time, but which can
not under the varying conditions of wet
and dry to which they are exposed last
very long. The cost of this apparently
small item in the affairs of the town.
ship, if closely examined. will be found
to enter largely into the outlay for the
year. and is annual, hence the construc-
ton of these culverts in permanent
manner SO as to get rid of the repeated
demand of repairs and renewal is one
worthy of immediate attention.
The use of sewer pipe for road cul-
verts has now ceased TO be an expert
ment. They are very generally and sue
cessfully used for the purpose, and the
old box culverts of timber are now fast
becoming thing of the past. Although
the cost of the sewer pipe is usually a
little more than timber, the difference
is soon made up in saving the cost of
repairs Timber culverts are continu-
ally getting out of order. requiring con-
siderable watching and repairs in order
to keep them in serviceable condi-
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
The Young Apple Tree.

Cool soil. bare from cultivation or
mulching, is especially adapted to the
production of clean. growthy apple
trees. If the trees be trained with low
heads when young they will soon shade
the soil. keeping down weeds and grass,
give no chance for sun scald and faciti-
tate the work of picking. 1t will be
much easier also to spray such trees for
insect and fungus pests. Windstorms
do not tear them mp nor destroy the
bloom so badly. The objection that
low heads may favor growth of moss
and fungus is met by the fact that these
trees are more readily kept open thai
heads high W.
The Globe-republican., 1893-08-04
PLANTS FOR BORDERS.
Some Valuable Hints from an Experienced
Floriculturist.

some valuable HINTS from Al experienced
Floricuiturist.
There are new varieties of border
plants introduced every year by florists
and seedsmen. and some of them are
well worthy of a trial. The variegat-
ed-leaved coleus has become very popu-
lar for this purpose within the last few
years, but there is an old plant, recent
ly introduced for this purpose. that in
some localities has supplanted all other
border plants, and it is the white
leaved geranium. Mime. Salleroi. 1t
is one of the finest plants for the bor-
der that one can plant. The habits of
this geranium are different from any
other variety. 1t sends out innumera-
BILE little shoots from both root and
branch, forming itself into beautiful,
compact little bushes, making it very
desirable border plant. They root
readily from cuttings, and besides sep
arating each branch they can be cut
into two-inch lengths, and planted in
the border. and every slip will grow
and form symmetrical clumps. the
whole border averaging about six
inches high with nothing visible but
the deep green. white-edged leaves.
They will stand hard wind. heavy rain
and extremes of temperature better
than the tender coleus, and retain their
foliage until late fall: then lift the
plants and crowd them into boxes with
a little more soil than will adhere to
the roots, and store in the cellar until
spring, watering two or three times
during the winter, SO the roots will not
dry out. A few of them potted make
very desirable window plants in win
ter. the foliage presenting a more de-
sirable appearance on account of luxu-
rance than the scraggy stemmed speci-
mems one often sees displayed in win
dows. of the coarser varieties of the
geraniun-
A beginner can start with one or two
small plants any time during the sum-
mer. keeping them in pots until the
following spring, when they can be di-
vided and planted in the border. max
ing a large. beautiful border with very
little cost. This variety never bios
SONS, or at least never has for me; there
fore all the plants from slips will be of
a uniform size and height---Mrs. John
Gaillard. in Ohio Farmer.