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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
FEEDING THE HOGS.
No Cast-Iron Rule Can Re Made to Fl
Every Case.

No Cast-Iron Rule Can Re Made to Fit
Every Case.
To give definite rules for feeding
from year to year is hardly possible.
Grains vary in feeding value, prices
vary, making the most profitable grain
of one year the most improbable of
another. Weather must be considered,
the condition of the animals requires
different methods and materials at
different times, and all these must be
met and provided for by the feeder, and
his knowledge, observation, experience.
in short his hog sense must be his
guide, not printed rules Nor is success
confined to the mere art of feeding, no
matter how skillfully done.
Thoughtful and adequate provision
must be made in proper time and sea-
son for the requisite feeding material;
failure of pasture must be anticipated.
and short crops of grain must be con-
sidered as not only possible but proba-
BILE. The clover pasture may not come
up to expectation, and therefore early
sown rye and barley should be sown
where clover is not. One of the speakers
before the National Swine Breeders
association said that many writers
deprecate pasture for hogs, and try to
demonstrate the small quantity of
grass the hog will eat. H had found
by actual test in feeding sires of from
200 to 800 pounds weight, that they
would eat daily through the season,
aside from the grain fed, Is pounds of
green clover, or 90 pounds of purslain.
Feeders who do not raise peas to be
pastured when green, or who do not
provide peas for grinding and mixing
with other feeding material for grow
ing pigs in the spring. are neglecting
to avail themselves of a most valuable
food. While oats are very valuable
in contributing to the growth of the
pigs. they do not fill all the require
ments of pig food. The hull inter-
feres with digestion, producing too
much waste, making it as u rule an
expensive pig food. Again, he who
fails to grow roots forgets that pigs
needs to be fed before they are born,
and that mangolds, sugar beets or
rutabagas supply the best prenatal
food
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
INEXPENSIVE BROODER.
Necessary to Make Winter Rearing OF
Chicks a Success.

Necessary to Make Winter Rearing OF
Chicks q Success.
The artifi cial rearing of chicks in
winter and early spring is almost i'm
possible without good brooder. To
produce eggs in cold weather is also
impracticable without hot foods and
drink. A constant supply of hot water
for the laying flock and a comforta bic
brooding room where early chicks find
refuge and warmth can be quickly
made at slight cost. In fact. the only
outside expense necessary is for the
tank, and for tight packing box to
set over it The tank is six inches
deep and eighteen inches square. 1t is
made Of galvanized lion or nc, and is
covered over except two inches on one
side. Mounted on blocks, or set over a
little pit in the ground loosely enough
to permit ventilation for 4 lamp placed
below it, the water will be kept album
dainty hot by small flame, in cold
weather. The brooder box has two
thirds of one end rem oved-the end to
ward the little yard covered with inch
wire net-and q hole eight inches
square cut in the floor. 1t is then
placed on the tank Of water and pushed
back far enough to leave exposed the
open space in the tank for hens to
drink at, as shown in the illustration.
This is SO narrow that the birds cannot
befoul the water, and it seldom re-
quires cleaning. Fine, dry sand is
placed in the breeder, filing the place
cut in the floor and en- inch or two
deep elsewhere. The portion of this
sand coming in contact with the
warm metal of the tank, con-
ducts heat TO the entire depart
ment, which is always an inviting re-
treat for the motherless little chicks.
Half an hour after the lamp is lighted
the hand mu st be placed on the sand,
and if it is more than warm the flame
must be lowered. Too much heat is
injurious The chicks them selves gen
crate nearly enough in mild weather
after they are two weeks old. A large
lamp is not desirable for two reasons:
First, it consumes too much oil: second,
and of greater Importance, it keeps
the brooder too hot unless turned low,
when it smokes, which is deleterious
to the thrift of both hens and chicks.
A small lamp will burn witho ut smoke
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
1T MOVES THE WORLD.

In 1920 the worlds commerce was es-
timated at GSS, 900, 900; in 1889 it was es-
timated at G3,377, 900, 900.
IRELAND has 5000 houses of one
room each, 357, 900 of two to four rooms
and 304, 900 OF five or more.
THE Austrian savings banks are pat
ronized by 1,s50,000 depositors, who
have on deposit S613, 100000.
GREAT BRITAIN is first in merchan-
disc, Germany being second, the United
States third and France fourth.
CANADA, Belgium, Holland and
Sweden are all assessed at about the
same fgure-e1 ,00o, Zoo, eco each.
THE official returns of Berlin proper
ty show Zoo houses, valued at E15S.-
400, 900 and renting for ss.s00,000.
OVER $500, 100000 of the peoples
money in Italy is invested in the royal
navy, arsenals, docks and harbors.
THE United States is first in the
value of horses, Great Britain coming
second, France third and Germany
fourth.
THE United States is estimated by
Mulhan to produce $685., GOo,O of min
erals every year; Great Britain, $685.,
600 600
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Mock Mince Pie: A teacupful each
IT dried bread crumbs, molasses. sugar
md raisins; half teacupful each of
'inegar and softened butter; spice to
your taste with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Sprinkle the top of each pie with -four
before placing the top crust. Will
make four pies.-Ohio Farmer.
Filling for Lemon Pie: Take the
thick white rind off and the seeds out
IF a lemon and chop fine. Crate the
lind. One apple chopped fine. one egg
and one cup of sugar, butter the size
of a waln ut, one-half cup of water and
one teaspoonful of cornstarch. This is
4 particularly good recipe.-N. Y.
Ledger.
Scotch Pudding: One cup sour
cream. same of milk, one egg, one tea
spoonful soda, little salt and flour
enough to make a stiff batter. Fill Il
pudding dish about two-thirds full of
sliced apples first butter the dish)
pour the batter over the apples and
bake an hour. Serve with sweet sauce.
Farm, Field and Preside
"A Dainty Soup for Invalids: To
one pint of sweet milk add one tea
spoonful of butter. put on the fire to
get hot. then beat the yoll of one egg
very light, add one heaping teaspoon
of flour; stir this into the hot milk with
salt to taste, let it come to a boil, then
serve. This is considered very nour1sh-
ing for weak person.-Detroit Free
Press.
Quick Gems: One cup cold water,
one cup milk, sweet or sour. A spoon
of soda and one of salt. Add graham
flour to stir very thick. Have ready
some hot drippings in skillet and
drop spoonfuls of batter into the grease
When brown on one side turn and cook
the other. Very nice for breakfast,
and always good. Water alone may be
used, but baking powder should be used
with it.-Housekeeper.
Chicken Salad: One chicken weigh
ing three pounds, one large cupful of
chopped celery. four hard-boiled eggs,
one cupful of chicken jelly. one cupful
of Durkee's dressing, one teaspoonful
of salt, one-half teaspoonful of pepper,
one cupful of vinegar. Boil chicken
until tender, pick into bits. chop eggs
fine and add to other ingredients and
mix. This may be made the day be-
fore wanted.-N. Y. Observer.
Cabbage Salad: Have the cabbage
chopped fine and in a deep dish. Put
in a stevpan. over a rather hot fire,
one cupful of thick sour cream. Stir
in while heating, the yolks of three
well-beaten eggs Add half teaspoon
full each of mustard, and sugar, and
butter the size of an egg, with a dash
of white pepper and salt. While cook
ing, stir in half cupful of strong
vinegar. This makes smooth. thick
dressing with delicate creamy taste,
superior to the old method. Pour over
the cabbage while hot and mix thor.
oughly. -uousekeeper
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
Tho Rattlesu.ke.s Rattle.

The growth of the rattle of the rattle.
snake has been studied by German
scientist. who finds that the rattle is
frequently shed: and, after being shed
(his snakes were kept in very warm
ROOM, in three or four months two
rattles were present, their appearance
having nothing to do with the casting
of the skin. The snakes were made to
register the vibrations of the rattle on
smoked paper. and it was found that
the vibration was a compound one. con-
sisting of the vibration of the tail as .
whole, and of the rattle Independently
of the tail vibrations The approximate
figures of vibrntians were, for the tail,
seventy-five; of the rattle, one hundred
and ten a second.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
Growing Mushrooms.

anybody who wants to can grow
mushrooms" says William Falconer in
a recent issue of Gardening. There is
70 secret in the business. It is simply
a matter of experience, intelligence,
carefulness, application and good ma
terials and conveniences. We know
men who have been growing mush-
rooms for twenty years or more with
masonic secrecy, and they are compare
lively poor men still; we know men
who have been growing mushrooms for
only two or three years, and knowing
no secret are making money at it. We
have been loaded up with these secrets
from the bowels of the Partisan caves,
the fields of London and the darkness
of the quarries and the brewery dun
geons of America, and the more we
know of these secrets the more ridicu-
lousy nonsensical they appear to us. !"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
POULTRY PICklNGS.

Too MUCH wet, sloppy feed causes
disease
FEED young chickens on clean feed
boord.
EGGS often have a bad flavor from
the food the hens eat.
IT is poor economy to allow any of
the fowls to root outside in winter.
One item in having good winter lay
ers is to have good number of early
pullets.
Too MUCH handling of the eggs is
often cause of the eggs failing to
hatch in an incu bator.
HEALTHY, thrifty fowls are always
early risers. Feed them as soon as
they fly down from the roosts.
WHETHER Matched in an incub ator or
under hen. do not feed chickens until
they are twenty-four hours old.
GIVE handful of sunfower seed to
the fowls two or three times week
now. 1t will add to their appearance.
ARRANGE, if possible, to have two
rooms to the poultry house. One should
have good, large window, SO that the
fowls can have sunshine.
KEEP on culling until the mum Der
is reduced to what can be wintered
we'll. 1t is no advantage to winter
over fowl that you have no use for.
HANG up a bundle of oats or sor-
ghum heads SO high that the fowls will
have to jump up to get the seed. 1t
will give them an opportunity for exer-
else.
THE two earliest breeds of turkeys
are the bronze and the Narragansett
The former is dark bronze color, with
luster approaching gold, while the
latter is metallic black, with salmon
colored legs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04

1t is sometimes expedient for farm
ers to construct makeshift fences.
gates, sheds. etc. have had in use for
two or three years makeshift feed
rack, for the accommodation of a
couple of cows. Hay, fodder or "nub-
bins can be fed from it quite satisfac-
torily. You can make one in ten min
utes, if you have the material, which
consists of six or eight fencing rails, the
same number of blocks, ground chunks,
or pieces of rails about three feet in
length, four light stakes and four
pieces of fodder Irvine. With this ma
terial you simply build a pen about
two and half feet high, and drive in
a stake at each of the four corners, and
tie top rails to same Such a rack will
answer fully as well for a couple of
calves, colts or horses as for cows. IT
you have not the time and material to
construct a rack on better principle.
try one of this kind. 1t beats throw
ing feed on the ground to be trampled
over, ''all hollow. Frank Leslie, ir
Ohio Farmer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
BEDROOM WALLS.
Papers DESIGNED for Them Do Not Sue.
cunb tn the General Rule.

Papers DESIGNED for Them Do Not Sue
cunb to the General Rule.
The tendency of the time is to
separate the bedroom from the rest of
the house; to give it lighter colors; to
allow within it full scope for individual
fancy; to hang it with lace and delicate
stutfs: is exclude all seriousness and
gloom: to make of it d nest, a place of
rest where pleasant dreams flourish
and tender colors hold sway: to hang
within ii no pictures of worth; to dis
play there no article of virtu: but to
make of it q spot sweet, attractive, iu-
viting as a whole. And SO its walls are
hung with greater license than those
of more formal rooms They are made
attractive and lovely in themselves.
The dado is altogether banished; the
frieze is brought well down upon the
wall; conventionalized flowers are al
lowed to trail about; graceful designs
are sought. No attempt at subduing
the walls into a mere background is
made, and only the dainty furniture
stands against them and claims their
support. The picture as whole is
made sweet and inviting. And if some
few critics carp and cry out that it is
wrong, let them build up rooms that
are better suited to their needs and
that offer more tempting repose. For
while it is beyond dispute that lowered
papers do not make perfect back
grounds, they do make parts of an at
tractive whole.
Others, less we'll suited to such
rooms, can be found to serve where
sleeping and sitting rooms are COM
bined, and where pictures will be hung
or the walls otherwise decorated. But
for the room that induces sleep, that
lulls the senses to rest, that is de.
signed for a bedroom and bedroom
only the dainty-flowered papers and
the papers of bright yet tender tone are
good despite the apparent paradox, and
despite the law that:pronounces walls a
background only, which in all other
rooms should be obeyed.-Harper's
BaZar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
CHOICES OF THE PEOPLE.

Ex-SEcRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Coll
MAN clears fifty thousand dollars an
nua1ly from his stock farm in Missouri.
UNITED STATES SENAToR-ELECT THoM-
AS D. MARTIN, of Virginia, never
smoked, chewed or drank, and doesn't
swear.
tends to make a journey with his fam
lily early next summer to Alaska. They
will travel extensively along the Pa-
cific coast.
CONGRESSMAN U. S. HALL, of Mis-
souri,, is the largest farmer in the state.
He has eighteen hundred acres of fine
bottom land and this year raised about
fifty thousand bushels Of grain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
FASHION LETTER.
Ssyhsh Street Costumes-Fashions for the
Coming Spring-Easter Gowns.

Ssytish Street Costumes-Fashions for the
Coming Spring-Easter Gowns.
Especial New York Correspondence
Among the countless stylish street
costumes this season are those of striped
camePs hair made with a circular skirt
with deep skirted York coat above,
formed of dark green or dark Venetian
brown cloth lined with heavy surah.
slightly wadded on the shoulders. and
furnished with glove fitting chamois
under jacket to be worn beneath tho
coat Dark moss green cloth forms
handsome coat that accompanies a
skirt of striped camers hair in colors of
brown. red and gold Gay colored cloth
coats of varied styles continue to be
feature of present fashions. One in
silver blue with black fur and black
braiding is worn with bell skirt of
black watered silk shot with silver blue
and bordered with fur and rows of silk
gimp dotted with cut jet A close fit
ting round wasted Russian coat with
full skirts scanned on, is furnished with
fering cape collar and revers with
narrow fur edgings. A broad band of
bias velvet encircles the waist and
fastens with jet buckle at the left
side. On other coats this band is
omitted, revealing the tailor finished
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
APPLE cELLY.
How to Make Delicious Fruit Pies After
that French Style.

that French Style.
Apple jelly is little regarded because
the apple is SO common. Nevertheless
1t is one of our most excellent fruit
1eliies, and it is n standard dependence
OF the French cook in the preparation
o. fruit pies and various other des-
serts. The French make many de-
Hcious compotes of apples. The differ
ence between a compete and pre-
serve should be carefully noted. A
compete is a preparation of fruit put
up for immediate use, as we put up
cranberries or stew apples; a preserve
is a preparation of fruit intended to be
used at some distant time, and may
usually be kept a twelve-month or
longer. Apple preserves are an abb
surdity, as apples are found in MARKET
all the year round, except in the be-
ginning of summer, when other fruits
are in abundance. Apple jelly
is best pref AIRED from time
to time as it is needed.
though there is no objection to having
two weeks supplies in the house for
pies and general use. A compete
should not be made more than day
or two at the furthest before it is to be
served. The most familiar American
compete, nodded cranberries, is con-
sidered to be in its prime condition the
day after it is made.
For an apple jelly select dozen firm,
well-fiavored apples Fall pippins make
an excellent jelly, but almost any we'll
favored. slightly tart apple will do for
this purpose. Do not peel the apples,
but cut them into quarters, leaving the
core in, but removing any wormy
specks. Partially decayed apples are
unfit for the purpose. Pour pint of
cold water over them and slice in half
u lemon. Put them in a porcelain
lined kettle to boil. Let them cook for
twenty minutes, and then drain them
through fine sieve or a coarse cloth.
Add sugar in the proportion of a pound
to every pint of juice. Let the sugar
and apple juice boil together for twen-
ty minutes Then test the mixture,
and as soon as it forms a jelly pour it
into cups. A layer of this jelly spread
over an apple meringue pie before the
meringue is put on is great improve
ment. and most French cooks use such
layer in all their fruit pies, both next
to the crust and over the fruit, so that
the fruit is increased in the apple jelly.
The reason for this is that the apple is an
inexpensive, convenient article to use,
and possesses the ability to take to itself
the flavor of other fruits, like peaches,
pineapples and greengages. most
delicious apples merigue pie is made of
apple-jelly strongly tinctured with
lemon-juice and covered with a me-
ringue favored with lemon. For the
purpose of economy nice applesauce,
strained as it should be, and with a
layer of apple-jelly over it and then the
layer of meringue is more often used
N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
Japanese Naples in America.

Three of the largest Japanese NAPLES
in the country are now standing in Pros
pect park, Brooklyn. They are said to be
among the first of these trees sent here
by the late Thomas Hogg, and are now,
perhaps, IS feet high, with CORE
spending trunk circumference. Al
though they are beginning to be
crowded they are fine trees, and at this
season of the year they are especially
beautiful, because their foliage is just
taking on its best color, when all our
native trees are already stripped of
their leaves. This late retention OF
foliage is q popularity IT East Asian
plants, and it should be taken ad-
vantage of when planting for autumn
effect None of our native scarlet
naples was ever brighter than these
japanese naples are in the last half OF
November, when the scarlet maplee
have been bare OF their foliage for
nearly . month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
Black MOire Gowns.

The most elegant black dresses of
the season are of clouded MORE Jam
tique trimmed with white Venetian
lace. These are also very useful gowns,
as they are made with two waists, one
cut as long coat to the knee, opening
on a vest of white satin, and suitable
for afternoon. receptions as well as for
the evening, the other a dinner waist
of the MORE, or else of white chiffon,
cut low in the neck and trimmed with
bands OF fur and lace. Such gowns are
worn by young and elderly women
alike, and are given a touch of color by
u soft stockcollar of satin antique or
velvet of a brilliant cerise shade, or
turquoise blue. Nile green, or very
light yellow. Modistes often send home
half a dozen colored collars with
black dress, adding also one of white
satin if the complexion of the wearer
will permit. as well as one of the MORE
of which the gown is made.-Harper's
Bazar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
FOOTBALL IN SUMATRA.
anne Old Game There Here, Biting
HairpullinG and kicking.


Hairpulling and Kicking.
Among the Malays football has been
in existence from time immemorial,
but it is with them essentially game,
as, for instance. battledoor and shuttle
cock is with us, and it is not a contest.
The football is rather smaller than that
used at Eton, and is made of wicker
work. Those who join in the game ar
range themselves in a wide circle and
kick the ball from one to another with
the inside, or at times with the fat of
the foot. The object of the players is
to keep the ball passing about without
it's ever touching the ground or the
hand of anyone. Great deXterity is
shown in this performance, and the
ball is usually kicked to a very re-
spectacle height. There seems to be
no penalty to be exacted from a player
who may kick the ball badly or fail to
kick it at all.
We had our own game of football,
and the Dutchmen, assisted by two
members of our team, scored two goals
to our four. During the game the ma
tives collected in still greater numbers,
and at its termination they begged us
to allow them to have a game among
themselves. To this we assented, and
two of us acted as captains of the sides,
numbering about thirty players apiece,
most of them stripped to the ''sarong,"
and wrapped it around their loins,
leaving the rest of their bodies bare.
The ball was started, and then fol-
lowed one of the most extraordinary
games at football that has ever been
game at all, and became a verita BILE
battle.
As when q sort OF lusty shepherds try
Their forces at football, care Of victory
Make them salute so rudely. breast to breast.
That their encounter seemed too rough for jest.
Hands, arms, and even teeth were
used on all sides, blood flowed freely,
and scattered about the field were soon
to be seen the wounded, l might say
the slain. AS some fell exhausted to
the ground they were removed and
their places in the fray were taken by
others, who rushed forth eagerly from
the crowd of spectators.
Shouts of victory and groans of de-
feat rent the air. and at length things
became so serious that the two captains
were obliged to seize upon the ball and
bolt with it to the pavilion. The
game" thus came to an end and the
players Withdrew to their homes with
the excited crowd following at their
heels. This must have been regarded
as a red-letter day by the native COM
munity at Medan, and the visit of the
"Orang Puteh" (Englishmen) will be
remembered among them for some time
TO come We received a hint next MORN
ing from the authorities that the ma
tives must not be allowed to take part
in our games Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
HOMEMADE BROODER.

and give all the heat required. Three
thicknesses of wooden cloth, cut in
narrow strips, are hung before the
open doorway of the brooder, excluding
light and keeping in the heat. A broad
board nailed to the top of the brood
er over the drinking fountain will pre-
vent hens from roosting over it if it
stands in the hennery. To have it
project through an aperture, cut in the
siding for the purpose, is more desira-
BILE, keeping the chicks and their fos-
ter parent IN a separate room. The
covering of the tank in the manner
indicated and as shown in the illustra-
ton is essential to prevent contact Of
the chicks with steam and moisture
American Agriculturist