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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
PlG-FEEDlNG TESTS.
Interesting Conclusions Reached by Prof.
Shaw, of Canada.

Interesting Conclusions Reached by Prof.
Shaw, of Canada.
In relation to feeding pigs, Prof.
Shaw, of Canada, draws the following
conclusions:
1. That while (a) pigs fed for 1913 days
on suitable meal ration and housed in
summer increase in weight at rate of
"a per cent, (b) pigs fed on two-thirds
the quantity of the same meal ration,
the balance of the food being made up
of green fodder cut and mixed with the
meal, increase at u rate of so per cent,
and (c) pigs fed on one-third the guam
tity of the same meal ration, the bal
ance of the food being made up of green
fodder cut and mixed with the meal. in
crease at a rate of only 1887 per cent,
the labor of feeding being also relative
ly greater where green fodder is given.
2. That when the price of food and
pork are the same as in this experi-
ment, the gain from feeding pigs, as in
group 1, for 1913 days in summer will be
but 4.56 per cent. on the first cost of the
animals, as in group2 but 2.71 per cent,
and when fed in group the loss will
be 81 per cent.
3. That in pork-making the questions
of market values and of the best season
to market are of great practical impor-
tance.
4. Farmers should study to avoid
marketing their pork in the months Of
October and November, when prices
are usually lower than at any other
season of the year.
s. That ration of which the major
portion consists of green food, as in the
case of that fed to the pigs in group 8,
will fail to bring them into marketable
condition.
6. That of the ration given to the
pigs in the three groups in this expert
ment, the meal ration fed to those in
group / has proven in every way the
most satisfactory; hence,
Z. If feeding bulky fodder along
with meal to pigs is any aid to diges-
ton it must be given in a less proper
tion than that used in feeding the pigs
in group in this experiment
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
Sowing Seed Too Deep.

Farmers lose large amount of seed
by covering too deeply, which is money
thrown away, says writer in the Prac-
tical Farmer. Red top, tall oat, orchard,
meadow, Italian rye, millet grass and
red clover should not be covered more
than u an inch to secure the largest
per cent. Of growth. OF the above
grasses, all except red clover, if COW
cred from y to ~ inches, only one
half of the seed will grow. OF red
clover, IL covered from VI to "a inches,
only the same amount will grow. Tim
othy and blue grass should be covered
only n inch for the greatest per cent.
to grow; If covered u to / inch only
one-half will grow. The above shows
the Importance of having fine, level
seed bed to SOW ON. There are $4,000
seeds in two quarts of medium red
clover, which would give over twenty
two plants to the square foot, more than
twice as many as will grow on it Last
spring we used only two quarts per
acre and never had q better stand.
After sowing we go over with light
smoothing harrow.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
cl.inese Experts in irriga ton.

The Chinaman is a wonderful irriga
tor and his presence On the big irriga
bed ranches OF California Is Great boon
TO the proprietors. He is re .noao per
feet tyl-s Of the servile lab9rer and il
therefore satisfactory to those who
Where there is good system of irr' ga
on eight Cinnamon will irrigace or
thousand acres day at cost OF Eve
Genus per acre. They work with 70
!narISabl Q speed and accuracy and Otter
locate checks by the eve that would
ordinarily require the services OF a sur
veyor. The Chinaman workw so vel
nnd SO cheap that hs would soon drive
were imposed on immigration. II would
require much spase to set ftrth CON
plets list OF his points Of supcriorit,
over the rsua hired help ot tiS far@
.-Irrigetiou A.s. "A,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
Nj, S.
A FEED RACK FOR CATTLE.

manger should be of the same strong
heavy timber.
Hay is thrown into pen A and the
cattle draw it out from below. ANY
dropped while they are eating falls in
side the manger and is not wasted.
After day or two it will need to be
pushed down the sides from above as
the cattle cannot reach entirely across.
The amount of hay the rack will hold
varies with Its length. This rack will
hold hay enough to last several days
and obviates the need of daily hauling.
A loaded wagon or sled can be driven
alongside in filling. The rack is cheap,
durable and little hay is wasted in its
use. Any farmer can build one after
seeing the illustration given above
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
FOR STOCK BREEDERS.
The First Requisite IL TO Know Precisely
What You Want.

Whut You want.
In breeding each animal stands not as
an individual, but as the representative
of long line of ancestors, each exert
ing some influence in generation. II
these ancestors are all substantially
alike in the qualities sought to be re.
produced, or better still, if the qualities
show an increasing development from
generation to generation the animal
will almost certainly prove very pre-.
potent in transmitting these qualities.
On the other hand, if the ancestry is
mixed lot-good, bad and Indifferent
of diverse and inconsistent attributes,
no matter now perfect the animal itself
may be, it is for breeding purposes a
scrub.
In breeding, then, the first requisite
is to know precisely what you want
In cattle whether milk or butter or
beef, or all in somewhat less degree; in
horses, speed or style or strength; in
sheep. wool or mutton or both. 1t is
essential also to know something of the
various improved breeds, their charac.
teristics and their tendencies, their
strength and their weakness. Their
IL l.
is proposed to breed up from nature,
cows, or common mares, select as the
head of your herd an animal in which
the qualities you seek are race charac.
teristics, or at least strong family traits.
Afford the offspring every opportunity
to full development, retaining only for
breeding purposes those which do de.
vclop in the line desired, and success is
as certain as any thing human can be.
1t ought to be as easy to predict with
accuracy the quantity and quality oi
milk an unborn calf will give when i,
becomes COW as to know the color il
will have and the general form it will
attain. That it is not possible to dc
SO is an evidence that our stock, ever
the best, is not bred up to it's full capac
| ity for D,illl, nor so well bred in this
respect as for the more obvious traits o.
form and color.
| Breed, then, so that you will be ablt
to. predict the result Do not be misle(
by individual excellence. Individual ex
cellence is of course the end to be at
tanned. But let your breeding be sucl
that you can repeat it at will, and no
as a mere chance. In this view remem
ber that an animal from n breeder
standpoint represents its entire ances
try rolled into one. If that ancestry il
of uniform, or increasing, excellence
in certain definite lines, the breedin.
qualities of the animal will. almos
certainly, be true and satisfactory.
the ancestry is of heterogeneous and di
verse character, no matter how pleas
ing the animal itself may be, it is TO
breeding purposes, except to coupl
with one of stronger breeding, scrub
and it will prove in the end delusiol
and snare.-J. McLain Smith, in Earn
and Home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

dom of it. / always believe in expert
menting and finding out for myself
rather than believe all that is told in
many papers. Reading and observation
should be combined
The ground plan below shows clearly
the plan of the interior arrangement.
N indicates the nesting places, d the
doors, r the roosts, Z the entrance to
the runs, B the feed bins. When
necessary the upper portion of the
building can be boarded with a floor in
which storage room can be located, of
much use to the farmer or breeder in
caring for his flock. The roof is either
shingled, as shown in Fig. 1, or covered
with roofing paper; the shingles are
usually the most durable, the paper a
cheaper substitute. w. Caughey,
in Country Gentleman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

IF any of the ewes have poor teeth 1t
win always pay to feed them ground
feed.
A SHEEP kept thrifty will shear a
heavier and better fleece than one poor
ly kept
In providing racks for the sheep be
sure to arrange SO that each will have a
place to eat.
By selecting out the breeding ami
mails early and feeding for this especial
purpose better quality of animals
may be secured.
In many cases the farmer that can
only keep few sheep will find the
mutton breeds the most profitable "a
they require the care the farmer can
best give to secure the best results
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

Owners of the snub and celestial nose
will find little comfort in the dicta of
"nasology." They indicate natural
weakness, mean, disagreeable disposi-
tions, with petty insolence and divers
other characteristics of conscious weak
ness which strongly assimilate them" F"
Nevertheless the celestial" is, by vir-
tue of it's greater length, decidedly pre-
ferrablc to the snub and is not without
some share of small shrewdness and
foxlike common sense, on which, how
ever, it is apt to presume, and is there
fore more impudent nose than the
snub.--London Spectator.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

convenient structure, one that adapts
itself to the farmers needs without
costing him much to build. 1t has q
set of four pens on either side of the
room in the center, enabling the breed
er to have all the conveniences for
properly handling fowls. The build
ing is 40 feet long by Sd feet wide, al
lowing for pens 10X20 feet each, and
leaving a space 14x+0 feet of :, room.
The height of the building need
not exceed eight feet. The pens
being long, the capacity can be made
to keep 20 hens in each, but Is would
be better to avoid crowding them too
much, or 12o birds to be the limit for
the building. Colonizing flocks is now
becoming very popular, say building
six small buildings or more, each with
capacity of 2o hens. There is more
labor involved, but less chance of a
serious epidemic. You can also retain
their purity better. The testing of
this plan could better tell you the wis
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
CATTLE FEED RACK.
Ono That Is Cheap, Durable, Convenie
and Easily Made.

ono InaJ Is Cneap, OuraDIe, convenient
and Easily Made.
Our illustration represents q rack for
feeding hay to cattle. 1t can be made
long enough to suit the needs of the
builder and about s feet wide. and or
s feet high. The inner pen A which
holds the hay is made by setting heavy
posts of suitable height firmly into the
ground, and mailing fence boards, poles,
rails, or whatever material desired OF
the inside of the posts beginning is to "a
inches from the ground as shown in the
cut. Nail the boards on to inches
apart near the bottom, wider spaces
can be left near the top. Outside of A
build another pen ~ feet from it as
represented by b in the illustration.
The spaces between the rails for the
first 20 inches is narrow. The top rail
of this pen is made of 2X4 inch scant.
ling or a strong pole that it may not be
broken bg the cattle in reaching
through for hay. The top rail which il
Is inches above the upper rail of the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

IN every community there are q number
of men whose whole time is not occupied,
such as teachers, ministers, farmers sons
and others. To these classes especially we
would say, If you wish to make several hun
dred dollars during the next few months.
write at once to b. L. johnson 81 Co., of
Richmond, Va, and they will show you how
to do it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
HNM,s Thist

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West G5 TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O., Waldng, Kinnan 81 Marvin, hole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 15c per bot
tie, Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
The Apiary in Spring.

To secure the best results In honey
crops, careful management is required
during spring. All weak colonies should
be united with others. 1t will not pay
70 start mere handfuls Of bees, as the
most valuable part of the season will
be consumed In building up such into
fair colonies. After uniting until all
are fair colonies, they should be stimu-
lated by feeding. BY this means only
can we get the best results The crop
Of honey depends upon the force Of
bees Oh hand when the season opens.
This kind of feeding is merely giving
each colony, daily, small quantity Of
sirup Of honey. Queens that are not de
fective, when fed thus, will producs
brood 70 the utmost capacity Farmers
Voice.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
POULTRY BUILDINGS,
q Cheap Structure Adapted to tho Needs
or the Average Farm.


or the Average Farm.
There are so many good ideas In
buildings suitable for poultry, that de-
signs can be made to meet nearly every
taste. Most farmers care little for
architectural beauty, but good substan-
tial comfort in its plainest, cheapest
and simplest form is wanted. The
building we show will tend to give
them something above the plain barn
like structure with no more cost, and
add to the beauty of the farms by hav-
ing more modern buildings to grace
them. Of course, the principal thing
Is to own good stock. Some of our fin.
est breeds of poultry are kept in plain
{ cheap sheds and yield abundantly; yet,
with all this, a farmer who has taste
and neatness must be above such ways
1t gritting against his disposition tc
own rickety, cheap structures.
Our illustration shows very neat ant
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

And very early too. That's what any one
should be in treating oneself for inaction of
the kidneys and bladder. The diuretic which
experience indicates as supplying the requi-
site stimulation to the organs without excit-
ing them, is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Don't delay; kidney inaction and disease are
not far apart. For fever and ague, dyspepsia,
constipation, rheumatism and nerve debility,
also, use the Bitters.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

"WHAT is al that uproar about In there?m
inquired stranger, trying to force his way
through the crowd in front of the building.
"It's a plumber and a paperhanger," )" replied
done some work for each other and they're
trying to settle. e.'-Indianapo Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

I'm out for the dust" said the parlor car
pet as it swung over the clotheslinc. But
the colored man beat it at its own game
Buffalo Courier
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

MUDGE-"Women are queer creatures"
Yabsley-"What is the matter with you
now.n Mudge-"Why, ali the old women
know insist that am making a mistake in
remaining single, and oil the young ones
seem TO think the otherway. y."-fndianapo
journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

A YOUNG man with pushing qualities can
always get something TO do even if it is
nothing better than engineering a lawn
mower.-Buffalo Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

REGARDLESS of the fact that the cyclone
always travels in Il great hurry it manages
to pick up many valuable things on the way.
Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

WHO was the first wheelman9 Father
Time. From the beginning he has gone on
by cycles.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

LADIES can permanently beautify their
complexion with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

ga LITTLE change of heir" remarked the
old man as he altered his will, cutting off
his nephew in favor of his typewriter
Philadelphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

SICK HEADACHE. chills, loss of appetite, and
all nervous trembling sensations quickly
cured by Beecham's Pills, % cents box.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

WHAT tree is always produced during
war? Infantry
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

6HEnP seem 70 require more mineral
elemsnts In their food than any other
hlnA ~ s>oek.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-20

--As TO Everything Else. e.--Harkius-
why do not Philadslphians resent the
Jokes that ers p,,blished shout theiS
|slownessF' Mason - sbeeAuse tl.sy ere
Wow - wrath. Isuth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 22d. Mr.. Allen in
troduced bill for the coinage of silver
money and to repeal the Sherman act.
The Platt cloture resolution was laid
before the senate and debated at some
length. Mr.. IIansbrough then adj
dressed the senate on the appeal bill.
The hour of meeting was changed from
IL to IL o'clock........In the house the
report of the committee on accounts,
as amended, was agreed TO. Some fur
ther assignment of committee clerks
was made, when, vote disclosing the
want of a quorum, the house ad-
journed.
DREADFUL rear-end collision be-
tween the second section of a passen-
ger and a freight train on a siding at
kingsbury. Ind. on the Wabash, at
daylight on the morning of the 22d.
cost the lives of dozen persons and
serious injuries 70 a score of others.
The accident was caused by the brake
mans blunder in leaving the switch
open. Many of the killed and injured
were on their way to the Worlds fair.
The prompt arrival of the firemen at
the burning of fvc-story tenement
building. 433 west Fifty-fourth street.
New York city, at o'clock on the
morning of the ed, whose occupants
were only aroused after the stairway
was ablaze, prevented dreadful holo-
caust. One man lost his life by rush
ing down the burning stairway. The
others were rescued by fire escapes.
JULES III. BuRwELL, vice president.
treasurer and general manager Of the
Mast. Buford a. Burwell Carriage Co.
Of St. Paul, uMinn.. is charged with
misappropriating ESQ, 600 Of the funds
Of the firm.
For the first twenty days Of the pres
ent month customs receipts at New
York aggregated s5.597,57l or $1,000
900 less than for the same period of
last September.
LORD DuNRAvES's English cutter
NallSyric, that is to compete with the
Vigilant for the possession of the
Americas cup, arrived at New York on
the 22d.
A PRIVATE telegram sent from Gio
de Janciro, which reached London on
the 22d. says the government troops
still held possession of the city.
A srATEMrNT prepared at the pension
bureau, on the ed, shows that since
March 4, 1898, the total number OF pen
sions granted was %, 800.
THERE were three new cases Of vel
low fever reported at Brunswick. Ga,
on the ed.
NINE fresh cases and two deaths from
cholera were reported from Hamburg
on the Cd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29

been awakened, and men and woms,,
boys ana girls hurried TO the scene ana
lent what assistance they could Nns,
OF the dead anu injured were IN ,hs
two forward day coaches, and these
were ID completely wrecked that tba
work OF extricating the dead ;.ad dv.
ing was comparatively easy ON.
One after another the lfel.Ss ,v.r,
brought out Of the heap Of timber Ana
placed I'm "A row on the west side ~ az,
track, while the injured wee CARRIED
70 the meadow ON the east side ana
cared for by the villagers. who minis
tered 10 their suiferings and alleviated
their pains n well a. the facilitie, nj
hand would permit
In the meantime news Of the ca,,s.
trophe had been wired to Ia PORT.
Westville. Union Mills. Michigan civ
and other points within radiuS az a
score OF miles, and within n compara-
lively short time scores Of buggic,. way-
ons and vehicles Of every description
were at the scene. In these the in
Jured were conveyed 10 the farm
houses and residences of the neirhbor-
hood, the doors of which We're thrown
wide open by the occupants. the Inter
devoting themselves to the Temporary
relief of the sufferers pending the ar
rival OF medical assistance.
One of the first 10 he taken awav
was Mrs. Boundy, of Iowa, who escaped
injury, but was Frustrated by the
shock Of the collision. She was taken
TO the residence of II. +. Ellsworth.
and upon being restored to conscious
ness plaintively inquired for her hus-
band who had been seated by her side
when the trains came together From
the description She gave OF her lfe's
partner his remains were identified
among the row of the dead and when
the fact was gently communicated
to her, she begged that the lifeless re-
mains should be brought nj once to
the house. Hence the widow is living
FRUSTRATED in one room. while the re-
mains of her husband rests in the one
adjoining. The three bows French
Rush and Evans, were on their way TO
homes in the west which had been
found for them through the aid of the
London charity school, Of which they
had been inmates.
Two score men are securing the
country for Herbert
Thompson, the brakeman to whose
negligence the responsibility for the
catastrophe is placed. After the
freight train had backed To its siding
To await the passage of the express his
We're not observed by anv
Of the crew.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29
GOVERNMENT FIRE TOO HOT.


Haul ON Prom santoS.
NEW YoEk. Sept. 2S.--'rhc He~ald's
Montevideo Uruguay cores gondent
cables:
News which was received here to-
day j. not as favorable to the cause Of
the rcvolutionists as heretofore. The
rebel squadron. of which the n,pub-
lica Is the flagship which sailed for
the south. intending TO lombard San
tos. Porto Alegre, and Rio Grandc do
Sui. has been defeated
When they arrived off santos the
guns Of the Rcpublica and pallas were
trained on the city. The land forces
were awaiting the attack. and the
shore artillery replied with vigor.
The fight was kept up for two hours.
when the rebel flcet hoistcd anchor
and sailed To the southwark. Ncser-
tions from the ranks Of the rcvolu-
tionists are daily reported. The gov-
eminent Is strengthening It's forces,
hoping to soon dominate the situation.
Adviccs received from Rio TIRE more
favorable To the rebels than those are
from the south. 1t is reported that the
citizens Of the Brazilian capital expect
that the city will in few days be sur'
rendered to Admiral Mellu