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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
VALUABLE FEED TEST.

Experiments Conducted at the Wisconsin
Agricultural Station.
The ninth annual report of the Wis
consin agricultural experiment sta
tion recently issued furnishes the re-
suit of the test of the feeding values of
ground linsecd cake, which they desiR-
nate as oilmeal and cottonseed meal.
Ten good grade Shropshire lambs were
used for the experiment The test be-
gan on July Is and continued until
Scptem Der -, ten weeks. The lambs
were divided into two lots of five each.
The first lot averaged 551 pounds and
the second lot 531 pounds. Both lots
We're pastured in the same field.
The first lot We're fed ration con.
sisting of one part oil meal and two
parts corn meal. by weight, and pas
ture.
The second lot were fed a ration con.
sisting of one part cottonseed meat and
two parts corn meal, by weight, and pas:
ture.
Both lots were fed all they would
eat with a relish. While each lot all
ways ate the grain given them, vet
those in the first lot receiving the oil
and meal mixture were more eager in
eating theirs.
The first lot made an average gain of
IS pounds during the ten weeks, while
the second lot made an average gain of
20 pounds during the same time The
first lot ate 1928 pounds of the oil meal
mixture and the second lot ate SAG. S
pounds of the cottonseed meal mixture.
The cost per hundred pounds gain of
the first lot is given at s.. %, and of the
second lot at 81. 25.
The results of the trial are summar-
lied as follows:
l. For feeding lambs, a grain mix
ture of oil meal and corn meal gave
better results than a grain mixture of
cottonseed meal and corn meal.
,. The lambs fed the oil meal made a
greater gain than those receiving the
cottonseed mixture. During the ten
weeks trial the lam bs fed the oil meal
ration each made a weekly gain of 3. 30
pounds, while those getting the cotton
seed ration each made weekly gain Of
= % pounds.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
COST OF MATERIAL.
100 #. matched boards, 100 TX in scant-
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

NIosT of the successful potato grow
ers plant in drills. Only a few use the
hill system and cultivate both ways.
THE COW pea is to the south just what
clover is to the north. 1t supplies very
nutritious forage containing 4 high per
cent of nitrogen.
IT is stated that Illinois has spent
$4,000, coo for road purposes during the
past ten years, and yet little permanent
improvement is noted.
The Russian thistle is taking COM
plete possession of field of both Da-
llotas. Unless vigorous measures are
taken, it will soon be almost impossible
to eradicate it.
TIL oSE looking to road improvement
insist more and more that wide-tircd
wagons will greatly simplify the prob
lem. Where they have been used the
On most soils of the older settled
portions of the United States, manure
will yield as good returns when applied
to wheat fields as when put on other
crops On new land this is not true
1t is there liable to go too much to
straw.
FARMERS have better food, air and
water than any other class They also
find moro time for self-improvcment
and have fewer things to worry about
Most of them will not agree with this
statement and will not be COW; need
until they have tried some other occu-
patton. They are then willing 70 go
back to the farm and remain con-
tented
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
HOUSE FoR POULTRY.

One That Ii Not Only ConveDlent hut
Also Very Cheap.
We have been struck by the practica-
bility and cheapness of aspoultry house
which is described and illustrated In a
book called s'Low Cost Poultry Houses 81
published by the Fanciers' Review,
Chatham. N. Y. We reproduce the cuts.
The roostinR and laying house, which
constitutes the main building, is 1Ox2O
feet, shown in rear side view AZ Fig in
illustration. The front of the building
is feet high, with space of feet be-
tween ground run (H) and board floor
above same, as seen in Fig. of the
illustration. The height of roof a bove
the floor is, therefore. 6 feet The
rear posts of the building at point of
junction with the shed. are S feet high
The shed adjoining the rear of the
main structure is 16x2O feet, making
with the space beneath floor in main
building ground run OF 2Ox26 feet.
At b is the passage way two feet wide
extending the full width of the building
with door shown at entering the hem
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
THE WEAVING OF colts.


rhere shouid n No Hurry Abou. the
Change In Diet.
Wait until colts have become accus-'
toned to eating, 10 that the change
from milk TO feed alone will be felt as
little as possible. The growth and de-
veloPment made with the ability to
eat and digest solid food should all
ways be considered in determining tho
age at which a colt should be weaned.
colt that is allowed to run with it's
dam all the time will soon learn to eat
out of her box, and can be accustomed
to solid food at an earlier age than
were it forced to depend upon milk en-.
tirely.
If the mares have to depend upon
pasturage alone for their supply of
food as q general rule it will be best
to allow them to run with their dams
longer than would be necessary if the
better plan OF feeding the dams light
Oats and wheat bran make one of the
best rations to give the mares thst arc
sucking colts. as we'll as the colts, as
soon as they have a sufficient growth
to commence eating. Plenty of exer.
else, good pasturage. its dam well fed
a light ration OF bran and ground oats
will help very materially in securing a
good development of bone and muscle
in a growing colt.
Ten days or two weeks before wcan-
ing it is nearly always best to COM
mence gradually increasing the ration
until they are in what may be con.
sidered full feed. With good pasturage
they will not then feel the change 50
much. and this is an important item.
There is no special advantage in hurry
ing the growth, but very important to
maintain steady growth, allowing no
stoppage. 4
1t is best to separate thoroughly at
IA hot
other, as in this way much useless
fretting will be avoided. The feed of
the dam should be of a nature that
will lessen rather than increase the
flow of milk. Dry feed like corn or
timothy hay will do this better than al
most any other ration. Give the colt
plenty of room for exercise, plenty to
eat and drink and there will usually
be but very little trouble in keeping
the colt making Z thrifty growth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
WEALTH OF SENATORS.
1G1uionairos Not - Numorous a.
Ia Commonly Believed.


Especial Washington Letter1
II is not fair to refer to the senate as
e3the millionaire club, - nor 'sthe Amer
lean house of lords - It is not true that
''only rich men can get to the senate
In these degenerate times.
Take q copy of the congressional di-
rectory. If you can get one, and point
olt those who are known to he, or who
are even supposed to be, aillionaires,
aud you will find the following: Brice.
of Ohio; Mcmillan, of Michigan;
Mitchell, of Wisconsin,; Sherman, of
Ohio; Smith. of New Jersey; Squire, of
Washington; Jones, of Nevada; Stew
art, of Nevada; Stockbridge, of Niichi-
gan; Washbnrn, of Minnesota, and
White, of California. There are only
eleven men out of a total of eighty
eight, who are even supposed to be
m1lionaires. They are one-eighth of
tho senate membership. Now in the
ho>.sc of representatives, there are
TIN ee hundred and ffty-six members,
ants forty would be one-eiehth of the
body. There are about forty members
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

merry proper. The outer door is seen at
A. The roosting perchcs are shown
at e, drop boards at +, nests at G and
located under the drop boards. In the
partition back of the nests is hinged
board one foot wide, through which
opening eggs are taken from the nests.
At is shown trap door through floor
to ground run. The window in the
shed roof is 3x3 feet and hinged to
afford ventilation in summer. At ; s
in both figures are shown openings for
ventilation four inches in diameter.
The board in Fig. ,, as before stated,
is two feet above ground and can be
covered with tar paper on which sew
cral thicl1nesses of newspapers are first
laid and on top of these another layer
of tarred felt is tackled with laths
two feet apart. This floor should be
kept covered with sand or dry dirt
about three inches deep. Coal ashes
may also be used on it too good advan-
tage. Over the roostin2 drop boards
tarred felt is also put and this is kept
covered with ashes. The inside walls
of the house are sheathed with slate
paper, over which is tackled a dozen
layers OR of newspapers and then
another layer of slate or tarred paper.
This house is water and wind proof
and SO warm that a pan of water will
scarcely freeze over in it.
Capt. Phillips, of Chicago, who fur
nished the description of this building,
says: I'm building my house bought
hemlock lumber. paying 50. SO per NJ.
for 2xIs, and S11.SO for common boards,
and $3.50 where they were tongued
and grooved. The run under the
house with the long shed run in atldi-
ton, is an excellent place for fowls at
all times of the year, and it is especial
~ warm in winter, giving also plenty
of scratching room for the hens In
the summer it is thrown wide open and
the ends taken down, making a cool
place and affording protection from
rain and winds. nthis house, divided
into pens, were kept last winter 63 fowls
with the loss of only one
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
misunderstanding Women.

Up till five or six years ago it was an
unusual thing to find a woman who
smoked cigarette of an evening
Now 1T is SO common. SO the English
papers assure us. that nearly all wom-
en- count among their acquaintances
one or two women WHO smoke either
or regularly. Advanced
clubs find it necessary to set apart a
ladies' smoking-roo1n. The report that
one of the railway companies has
found it eNpcdient to reserve a smok-
ing carriage for the benefit of lady
smokers is premature. but it is believed
that before many years it will be no
more extraordinary to see woman
smoke than to see a woman play. golf
or tennis.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20


of tie house who are very wealthy:
but their presence in that body does
not excite the ire of critics, nor evoke
untcuc accusations of plutocratic
tendencies in the popular branch OF
congress.
1t surely is no disgrace to be a mil
ionaire. provided the wealth has been
accumulated by industry. frugality and
thrift; and nearly every fortune in this
country has been amaSSed by men who
began life at the foot of the ladder
Moreover, it is an insult to the people
of a commonwealth to insinuate that
any millionaire has purchased vcnal
legislature to elect him to the senate.
a venal legislature can only be elected
by q venal people.
A few years ago there We're more
men of means in the senate than there
arc to-day. The late Senator Stan
ford, of California, was a millionaire
who began life as poor boy. When
Senator Joe Brown. of Georgia, de-
parted from the senate the aggregate
wealth of that body was greatly di-
lnlnished. Senator Brown began life
as the poorest and raggedest of Caro-
lima crackers and became q five times
millionaire: Farwell, of Chicago. who
has 5000 miles of rail-fences in Texas;
Hearst, the many-miilionaire of the
Golden Gate: Plumb. who had 1000 a
month from the ''Smal Hopes mine;
Spooner, who earned a pile by hard
knocks: Scott, who began by hoeing
corn at 10 cents a day and climbed up
wards till he counted his income at S.
900 a day: Spinola. who began at the
lowest round and climbed to the high
est, on which seven figures were writ
ten; Adams. with $500. 900 wife, and
several other such, have gone, but arc
not forgotten. An odd thing about the
last congress was that thrcc-fourths of
the wealth in both houses belonged to
men whose names begin with s.
Stewart, Stanford, Sanders,
Sherman. Shonp, Squire, Stocl<bridge.
Steven and Sam Stephen
soma formidable list of purse bearers.
Every one of them had struggled to
position from penury and were en-
titled to the enjoyment Of their wealth.
The majority of the wealthy SEN
ators whose presence gave foundation
for the original ePithet ''millionairc
club as applied to the senate, have
come from the Pacific coast. Senators
Hearst and Stanford, both now de-
ceased. were many times milliona Tres.
stewart. of Nevada, has had his ups
md downs. The heather Chinee in
habits the castle which he built during
one of his ups. He lost his all at the
lime. but is pegging away again. He
has striking physiognomy-put a
smile Michael Angeles
portrait of Jehovah. and YOU have
stewart. He is ordinarily good ma
tured and sometimes rich. but he has
several times been brought to the
verge of poverty by helping his
friends His colleague belongs to the
wealthy wing of the Jones family;
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
Vegetables for Poultry,

A little green food occasionally is not
SO necessary for egg production as to
serve for Il change. Such substances
contain but little nutriment compared
with grain, the benefit derived being
mostly from their action in preventing
constipation. A head of cabbage oc-
casionally OF mess Of turnips. though
adding but little to the ration, being
mostly composed of water, will be
highly relished by all classes of poul-
try, however, because they serve a pur-
pose other than as food, and will great
ly assist in keeping the fowls in condi-
ton by providing them With succuient
material
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
Valid Objection,

Have You any attorneys" asked the
judge.
No. y.r honor" replied the prisoner,
who was on trial for stealing q hog
Then the court will appoint Mr..
kersharp to defend you
I'D ruther you'd point some other
lawyer, jedgc, if it's all the same to
you,' rejoined the prisoner. drawing
the sleeve of his coat across his nose.
''Mr. Ksharp an me knows each other
a leetle too well.-Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

eENAIoR JOHN r. JONES, OF NEVADA.
and FELTON,, Of California, has been a
bold and lucky speculator, and hit the
bu1l's-eye during the oil excitement
Senator Sherman has made most of
his money in real estate speculations
in this city and it's suburbs. 1t is gen.
orally understood that Mr.. Sherman
has bought a great deal of land by the
acre and sold it by the square foot;
sometimes making thousands Of dol
lars on a single deal. His real estate
agent in this city became wealthy out
of the percentages which he made on
the senator's business. The senators
from Oregon are well-to-do, but not
rich. Mr.. Allen, of Washington. is a
popular young lawyer and gets large
fees; and Squire has no nightmare
dreams of the poorhouse. Indeed
newspaper recently announced that he
came to Washing ton in IA car lined
with solid silver" Teller and Wolcott,
OF Colorado. are moderately ricll--that
y, they hnve outside incomes more
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
Getting Rid Of Rats.

An Ohio farmer, writing to the Amer
lean Agriculturist, says: On the barn
floor / placed a thirty-six gallon kettle
filed half full OF rye. A plank six feet
long led from the floor to the top of tn Q
kettle. The rye was left in the kettle
for about fortnight, until the rats
had become thoroughly familiar with
the kettle and were making it the head
quarters for their nightly revels with
seeming confidence that no harm was
intended, when very treacherously one
evening, water was substituted for the
grain, and a half-inch of chaf from the
barn floor concealed the water. The
result was that twenty-one drowned
and sixty-two within a week, and
after that no rats Nverc seen for a year.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
Points in the Mule.

The demand for mules in the south
crn states is steady. the points urged in
their favor being that theie feet are
smaller, aud so they iDjure the crops
less when working in them. and can be
used in closer rows than horses; they
are less liable to disease, are better
feeders. being less fastidious as towhat
they eat, endure hardship better. are
not SO easily injured, and are steadier
to work at the pillow.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
CHEAP FARM BARN,

"A Four Hundred-Doilar Structure for y
Small Farmer.
Our illustration is of a farm barn
adapted to the needs of small farmer
who keeps a few cows as we'll as
horses. II may be made 80 feet long,
and the main part 30 feet wide. The
annex or shed can DE divided up in to
stalls for cows, and compartments for the
calves, brood sovs or ewes. This part
has no NOW. The main part has a row
of stalls along the outside for horses
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
A Conquered Peace.

Mrs. Wigging-What kind of 2 time
did you have at the church social. Mrs.
Spriggins?
oh, lovely! Everything peaceful
and joyful. and
Was Mrs. Traggs there?'
10, yes: she and the whole class
were there, but they didn't dare open
their mouths = we were ready for
them Cleveland Plaindealer
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
A CHEAP FARM BARN.

On the side next the annex or shed are
arranged harness rooms, feed bins, ETC.,
as may be required. A space is left for
IL feedway in front of the managers. As
shown in the illustration the room for
hay in the NOW is limited. However,
the corner post can be made higher
tina here given, in order to furnish all
the room desired. This barn can be
put up for $3.50 or s4OO.-OranGe Judd
Farmer
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

SIN.
less than mediocre ability ever become
members of the senate. 1t has sell
dom if ever happened that the legisla-
turc of a soverei gn state has been de-
ceived into electing a wicked OR vicious
man.
1t is no credit to the intelligence or
patriotism of our people to permit the
assumption to go unrebuked that rich
men can with ease corruptly purchase
their way into the senate. 1t is not
true. 1t is baseless.
SMITH D. FRY.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

Every wife occasionally wishes she
could vindicate herself by letting
some woman her husband praises have
him for a few weeks.-Atchisop Globe
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

NLUEGRAss IS about the only crop
which can be probably raised under
trees. Pasture it by inclosing with n
fence If the trees are in n grove. If
along a field have q few movable pm
els of light fence and put the sheep or
calves there.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

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q = s soas ss g snr1 Mssa /: e
~ 6o3n0f0 World 9 EAiR pfc1nreo, Of
3 44oeoS y The nominal Cod to tho pur.
Il ~ only Aem cente for portfolio Of
- tllnotx0&10n1. Nothing 90 han(lsome
A109egeoco 70 tho Worlds Fair has before
& u44 pq6ltohed. Tho series would bo worth
yoaoe twelve dollars II tho pictures were
- pQhl1ohe4 In such large Quantitiea and
- AkO tlDe1O1o fore able 70 furnish these works
Il ~ akt Tor only ten cents. !,
1emte your money to 0EOR0B 81. HEAr-
SSSos1,n, General Passenger Agent, Chicago,
1nly.ankoe = st. Paul Railway, at Chicar
eo. IN. and thepictures will be sent prompt-
= 6andaomo holiday gift.
OlD LADY s(severely) -s.Why don't Won
neWsboys keep yourselves clean?" Boy.
TssHuh! Wot's tho good OF q Teller a-fee1fp'
shove his occypationi'
Free Once More.
A person who has been chronic victim
nj constipation, is to be congratulated upon
tho adoption of Hostetter's Stomach Bitfers
- means of freeing his bowels from tho
bondage OF this tyrannouS disease. This
H6erating medicine does its work naturally,
Use it to throw OF the snackles Of malaria,
THERE arc more prodigal sons than fatted
calves. You see, the calves are no longer
calves when they become tVvo-year-olds, but
the prodigals attain q much greater age
Galveston News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
Too Unanimous.

George-Did your. father interpose
any objection to Our marriage?
Efhe-No, indeed. He urged an elors<~
ment.-Town Topics.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

.Vls1ToR-''Do YOU regret the past?" Con-
victed Countcrfeiter-'.Oh, no! It's what
didn't pass that feel sad about
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

A THIEF has little social standing. thong
he strives to pick his company always.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

IT'S q very poor family that hasn't bono
to PICK with somebody.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

THE shoe dealer is one maj, who make
nothing by having footwear halls sold.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

IN some Of tho Cyclone-blowing states O
the west the people are afraid to have
high school.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

NONE can know what suffering really is
except those who love.-Ram's Horn.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

. MosT Of the things that 'severybe1y
knows are not true at all. 80
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

Few who ply the quill for living succeed
in feshncring their nests - Kate Field 8
Washington.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

IT docsn' t make lnaict, di feEencc how hard
the times may be, there Is always a boom in
yachts.-Philadelphi Record
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20
German
Syrup

JUDGE J. B. HILL, Of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men Of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. Il have used
your German Syrup" he says, "for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a frst-c1ass medicine. -
Take no substitute. a
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

WHEN a captain of Il yacht gets on a 20
tack he ought to have his shoes
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

JAGsoN says the butcher may pretend
20 be your friend, but he'll give you ter
::ible roast whenever he gets q chance. ~.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

IT looks as though women living near tn
poles would be the first to vote.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

WHEN you CAN'T EAT
without that uncomfortable feeling of full
ness or drowsiness afterward, then it's time
to take DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets Thew
make digestion easy. Keep a vial Of them
in your vest-pocket, and tako one after
every hearty meal
It's time to take them, too whenever
you "feel bilious" They're specific for
hliionsness. They net wonderfully upon
These tiny, sugar coated Pellets - the
smallest SINAI the p'ensantest to taks and the
permanently cure Constipation, Jaundice.
Biliousness, Indigestion. Sick or Bilious
Headaches, Sour Stomach, and every liver,
stomach, and bowel disorder
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

MANY IL girl who rlal.rics for leisure r
penis in haStc.-Elmira Gazette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

WHEN a burglar asks the conuntlrum
t'Where is your money! it is generally the
wisest plan to give it up.-Life.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

f. NEWARK boy when asked whct the text
was answered: ''Many ART cold, but few are
frozen.''-Neyv bur,yport News.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

THE reason that the seysers at the Ma
tional park leap so high is because they are
composed of spring water.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-20

IN carrying gun tho great point is to
point the muZzlc tho other way.