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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15
Poultry OF To-day.

"The magnificent hen seen today,
weighing eight to ten pounds and pro-
ducing twelve to fourteen dozen Of
eggs yearly, is not an accident" said
DR.. G. M. Twitchell before the Massa-
chusetts board of agriculture some
years ago. "She has been evolved out
of the brain and hand Of man through
centuries of breeding and feeding.
Left to its native state the product
would be only what is necessary to
perpetuate the species" The poultry
man of today has learned that the
matter of feed is far more important,
commercially, than breed True, we
have varieties that are better adapted
10 extensive egg production than
others, yet the laying of eggs depends
altogether upon the quality Of ration
the hens of any breed get. Scientific
men tell us that an egg is an ounce
and a half of concentrated food made
up of lime, soda, sulphur, iron, phos-
phorus, magnesia, OIL and albumen.
The hen is the mill to grind, says one,
the crop the hopper, and the egg the
grist. Every particle of the egg, yolk,
albumen, and shell, must come from
the assimilated food through the
blood cells. if we give a fatty or
heating ration we check egg produc-
ton, because the proper material is
missing. Corn contains SO per cent
fat and heat elements, hence is no
egg food. We must not guage econoEly
by cheapness Corn may be the cheap
est ration as far as dollars and cents
are concerned, in its market value, but
1t undoubtedly is dear egg food, for
It cannot produce what is wanted.
Farmers have the idea that corn will
make eggs and for proof refer to the
fact that their hens get nothing else,
but they forget to note that their stock
are allowed perfect freedom, that they
gather much in their foraging trips.
Worms, bugs, grass, wheat, oats, and
what not are to be found on the daily
trips of the feathered tribe. SO 1t is
not the corn, but the variety of other
feed the hens collect that make the
eggs, and the former gets the credit.
The cheapest egg food, then, is. that
which gives the most eggs; such
quantity Of food, too, as will be thor
oughly digested and assimilated. All
this science and knowledge the poultry
man Of today has CLEANED and he Is
keeping on learning.-Ex.
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profitable business in England not
withstanding the general depression,
but 1t is conducted on somewhat differ
ent lines from here. They say:
The industry is divided into two
branches, those Of rearing and fatten-
ing, carried on, as a rule, by different
persons, but combined in a compare
lively few instances. The rearers
breed and keep chickens till the birds
are three or four months old, when the
fatteners purchase them at Is Sd to 3s
Cd each, according to the season of the
year. Occasionally early birds fetch as
much as IS Cd or even As. In spite of
losses from disease, rocks, and vermln,
rearing must be a very probable indus
try, as 1t Is estimated that the average
cost of bird when fit for the fattener
is only Is. But this branch Of the in
dustry is profitable because 1t is under
done, the fatteners being rarely able to
obtain as many chickens as they re-
quire. Dairy farming is usually
combined with poultry breeding and
rearing, the skim milk being given to
the fowls and butter being made. The
largest rearing farm mentioned by Mr..
Rev Is one Of 200 acres, on which about
5000 chickens are reared annually, ten
dairy cows, other cattle, and some
sheep and pigs being also kept.
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Government Crop Report.

The July returns to the statisticlan
of the department of agriculture by tho
correspondents thereof make the fol-
lowing averages Of conditions. Corn,
99.3; winter wheat, 65.8; spring wheat,
1922; oats, 1872; winter rye, 1872; spring
rye, n; all rye, S0.7; barley, 91.9; rice,
S4.4; potatoes, 91.5 tobacco 85,9.
Acreage of potatoes compared with
1894, 1919, and Of tobacco 84.S per cent.
The report on acreage of corn, which
Is preliminary, shows 1913 as compared
with the area planted in 1894, which
was a little over 76000,000, being an
increase of 100000 acres, and aggre-
eating In round numbers $4,000, 900
acres.
The averages for the principal corn
states are: Ohio, 104; Michigan, 1914:
Indiana, 104; Illinois, 105; Wisconsin,
105; Minnesota, 112: Iowa 1906: Mis-
souri,, 1O7 Kansas, III; Nebraska, 1O7;
Texas, 112; Tennessee, 107; Kentucky,
102. The average condition of corn is
1913, against 95 in July last year and
1872 in 1893.
The average Of condition Of winter
wheat is 65S, against I'll in June and
1872 last July.
The percentages Of principal states
are: New York, rs; Pennsylvania, 49,;
Kentucky, IS; Ohio, 60; Michigan, SO;
Indiana, 81; Illinois, so; Missouri 6S;
Kansas, AZ; California, so; Oregon, 50;
Washington, SO.
The condition Of the spring wheat is
1922, against 97.S in June and 68.4 in
July, 1894. State averages are: Min
nesota, 112; Wisconsin, So; Iowa, 109;
Kansas. 46; Nebraska, 80; South Dakota,
112; North Dakota, 1902; Washington,
"a; Oregon, 80.
The average condition Of all wheat
for the country is 1852.
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Travel in Comfort.

New sleeping cars have recently been
placed in service by the Chicago Great West
ern Railway on its Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Des Moines, st, Joseph, Kansas City line.
These cars are the open Drawing Room
pattern ard have every modern convenience
for comfort and safety.
This popular line is always to the front in
its train service.
When travelling between Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Des MONIES, st. Joseph and Kansas
City, 60 in comfort and luxury by the Chr.
oAdo GREAT WESTERN SHORT LINE and their
new modern Pullman Drawing Room Sleep.
ing Cars put in service July LIST, Dining
Cars en- route serving meals on the la
carte plan. Pay only for what you eat.
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any other kind of vegetables, with DIS
Of meat, pieces Of dry bread (scalded),
and on this enough bran, crushed bone
and fine grit to make all amount to
two and one-half quarts. This is al
ways fed warm and early Water also
is served warm and renewed at noon
daily. AT noon, three or four han0ruls
of oats, millet, small feeds among lit
ter. In evening, about one quart of
corn or oats alternately. They start
ed to lay In November and continued
till winter, when they stopped for want
of sufficient warmth. We then pro-
cured small stove and by running the
pipe through both coops warmed both
Since then a magic change has come
over them. The stove was In service
but a week when they began business
again and are now keeping It up, hav-
ing in February produced $3.50 eggs. AT
present (March) they average fifteen
eggs a day, sometimes yielding seven
teen or eighteen. Do you think they
are doing as well as they should, and is
labor sufficiently repaid? Would be
thankful for an opinion. Another
query: A friend of mine is anxious to
cross Black Minorca cockerel on Brown
Leghorn hens. Would there be gain
as to number and size Of eggs or any
other advantage as layers by uniting
Che qualities of both?
There is no doubt that warmth Is
the main factor in securing eggs in
winter--changing the season into sum-
mer conditions, The objection in the
above is a probability that should the
house be made too warm the hens may
become tender and easily take cold,
In regard to the cross mentioned, 1t
is probable that the Black Minorca
would increase the size Of the eggs, but
not the number We see no advantage
in crossing, as 1t soon leads to mon
grels. If size is wanted in eggs Why
not use the pure Minorca without crSss-
ing? A cross destroys many good quail
tiles of both breeds.-American Poultry
Keeper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15

Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas
will begin its fifteenth year Sept, 11th
Bethany has had wonderful growth, and
to-day stands as one of tn strongest denom-
national colleges in the West with % pro-
fessors and 444 students. Its College Di-
ploma is recognized by Yale, Chicago and
European Universities. Strong depart
ments in Latin, Greek, French and German.
Good Normal Departments. The Business
College has the finest class room in the State.
The Music and Art Departments lead all
the other Colleges. In Music, Bethany is
said to have no competition in the West
Her artists are trained in Europe. Bethany
has beautiful campus, fine, pleasant sur
roundings, aud deserves her popularity,
which gave her an increase of students
even last year. This year a large Gymna.
stun and Auditorium is being erected.
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her arrival, gives her matter to look
forward to and even long for, and in
the afternoon the cows have a home
longing and start for the bars and
getting up the cows with boy, horse
and dog is an obsolete custom on such
a farm. In this summer care OF the
cows their comfort should be looked
after in the lot, seeing that there r.
plenty Of good water, and shade Of
some kind, In the west, on the prairies,
this is feature to be looked after,
where the man in the east, with his
woodlot apart of the pasture and
springs by the score on the
hill sides, is provided for IN
the bestowal Of natures gifts.
Where the pasture is about destitute
Of shade, there should be an open bar
rack provided, and water pumped
handy by. OF course these things cost
not little, but they pay and where
shade Is limited 1t will also pay to
stable the cows in the middle of the
day, if good testimony Is to be relied
upon. If the COW is to be fresh in Sep
TENDER or October she should be kept
IN BOOu neaTJ by some KIM OF gram,
with a generous percentage of albumin
Gus matter in it, to srStain her and de-
velop the milking function, Years ago
it was thought the thing to starve the
fall mixer; now the danger is from the
opposite direction, overlooking. Keep
this summer dry COW in thrift, not fat
ten her, and she will pay it all back
in extra milk. The summer mixer may
not seem to need extra feed, but some
grain will be profitable, One profit is
to hire her to come home at night, and
avoid the expense of keeping a dog
to worry her and kill sheep the rest
of the time, and when the pastures fail
this COW will not shrink like a grass
fed COW. Along these lines there is NO
end Of things to learn, and to advan-
tage, and the chief Of these are plenty
and n variety of feed, good and abund-
ant water, both at yard and pasture
quiet and comfortable quarters, and
regularity of attention, - Practical
Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15

Not only does the consuming public
demand that it's milk supply should be
as free as possible from foreign i'm
purities, so that it will retain its keep
ing qualities for the longest possible
time, but the relations of milk to the
public health, especially to the welfare
of infants and children, is a question
of paramount Importance. The recognl-
tion of the fact that consumption In
its many phases is a common disease OF
dairy cattle and that the possibility of
infection exists through the use OF milk
of tuberculous animals has done much
to awaken the public interest IN
closer examination of milk supplies.
The various epidemics of typhoid and
scarlet fevers as well as diphtheria that
have been traced directly to an infected
milk supply show conclusively that the
possibility of infection being transmit
ted by means of milk is not to be ig-
nored. In considering the ways in which
It is possible to render our milk sup
plies purer and more wholesome, the
hygienic side of the question must be
considered as well as the economic
phase
In order to accomplish the above pur-
poses, wholly or in part, many meth
DDS of treatment have been suggested
that are based upon the action of diff
ferent physical and chemical forces.
All of these attempt to accomplish their
purpose by either inhibiting the growth
of or actually destroying the bacterial
life that inevitably gains access to milk
under ordinary conditions
One Of the most successful methods
of treatment has been in the use Of heat
applied in different ways.
The Importance of the above relation
is demonstrated in a recent epidemic
Of tvphoid fever in Stamford, Conn.
Prof. C. A. Lindsey, secretary Of state
board of health, in letter to the writer
under date Of May 20, 1895, says: I'm
the town Of Stamford, of about $4,000
nopulation, the cases now number over
400 All these cases are the customers
of one milk peddler." In several in
stances where persons contracted the
disease. they drank the milk while visit
ing at the house Of the milkman. 1t
had been the habit to wash the cans
with water from a well, and 1t Is
thought that the contamination OF the
milk occurred in this way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15
norea. MunnIng Away.

When horse is known to have a
disposition for running away, firm,
steady hold should be kept over him,
at the same time speaking gently and
encouragingly, yet, at the least symp-
ton, checking him sharply and scolding
him, and never allowing him TO i'm
crease his speed Of his own accord, as
fear win oftentimes cause him to break
into gallop. Either in riding or
driving, the rein should be held firmly
but not by constant pull, to dead
en- the sensitiveness of his mouth,
taking care occasionally to ease the rein
and keep the mouth alive by gentle
motion Of the bit, only just loosening
them, so that, on the least symptom Of
boiling they may be caught up quick
ly, and the horse will be placed under
command withought frightening him.
BY little judicious management in
this way, and with patience and kind
ness tempered with hrmness cure
will in most cases be completed in q
short time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15

On account of the Triennial Conclave
of Knights Templar to be held in Bos-
ton Aug. $3.50, 1895, the Chicago Great
Western Railway will sell excursion
tickets to Boston at one first class
limited fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale Aug. 10th to Aug. cath, inclu-
sive. All tickets good to return up to
and including Sept 18th, except that
tickets which are deposited with the
joint agent of Boston lines may be eX-
tended to include Oct. 9th. Parties
desiring to go our route and return
another may so arrange when purchas-
ing tickets. For rates aud other in
formation apply to the G. G. w. Ry.
Agents, or address,
f. II. LORD,
Gen'l Pass, Agt., c, G. w. Ry.,
Chicago, Ill.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15
Where do You Milk?

In many instances the cows are
MIXED in the open yard in the summer,
and in fly time the movement of the
COWS reminds one of an animal show,
and that milking is often attended with
damage is not to be gainsaid. Cows,
to make the most of their opportuni
ties, need to be milked in quiet, and
larger part of the hot months some
sort of a soiling crop must be fed to
obtain the best results, which means
prolonging the milk flow, and nowhere
can this be so we'll done and each COW
receive her due proportion, as in the
stable 1t has been matter Of observa-
ton with us, that cow soon comes to
have a home place in the stable, and
to be tied there twice a day and have
some proven1er, grain or forage on
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15
Fish Which Go shootInr.

The jaculator fish which is found in
lakes of Java, uses its mouth as quirt-
gun, and is good marksman. If a
stake or pale is put in the water with
the end projecting three feet above the
surface, and a beetle fly is placed on
the top Of the pole, the water will
soon be swarming with flnny gunners,
Presently one comes to the surface,
observes its prey, and measures the
distance. 1t then screws its mouth
into a very funny shape, discharges a
stream of water, and knocks the fly OF
beetle into the. water, where it is in
stantly devoured by the successful
shooter, or some Of ito hungry com
nanions.
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q. A. r.. LonIsvlllo. Ky,

On account of the National Encampment
of tho Grand Army to DO hold at Louisville
KY, September 10th to 14th, tho Chicago
Great Western Railway will sell excursion
tickets to Louisville at one hrst-coss fare
for the round trip.
Tickets on sale September 9Th to 10th In.
elusive with return limit of September 25th.
This popular line will run through sleeping
cars to Louisville, and they offer tho most
attractive route, ariculOrly from Iowa and
the Northwest The Chicago Great Western
have successfully handled several largo
G. A. II. excursions In tho past and they
spare no effort to mako tho trip pleasant
and attractive.
1t will be to your advantage to call upon
@. G.. W. agents before making your ar.
arngements, or address,
Il. II. LORD, G. T.. q. T. A" (
Chicago, III.
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A Slave From BOyhOOd.
uTrom the Red Wing, MINI, Republican.)

IT am now twenty-four years DID,"
said Edward Swanson, of White Rock,
Goodhue County. Mimi, to Republican
representative, land as you can see l
am not very large Of stature. When I
was eleven years old became afflicted
with a sickness which bafiied the skill
and knowledge of the physician, waR
not taken suddenly i'll but on the con-
trary can hardly state the exact time
when IL began. The first symptoms
were pains in my back and restless
nights. The disease did not trouble me
much at first, but 1t seemed to have
settled in my body to stay and my bitter
experience during the last thirteen years
proved that to be the case. I
was Of course child and
never dreamed Of the sufferings
IN store for me- complained to
my parents and they concluded that in
time l would outgrow my trouble, but
when they heard me grooming during
my sleep they became thoroughly
alarmed. Medical advice was sought
but to no avail, l grew rapidly worse
and was soon unable to move about and
finally became confined continually to
my bed. The best doctors that could be
had were consulted, but did nothing for
me. / tried various kinds Of extensively
advertised patent medicines with but
the. same result.
For twelve long years I was thus a
sufferer in constant agony without re-
spite, assesses formed on my body in
rapid succession and the world indeed
looked very dark to me. About this
time when all hope was gone and moth
ing seemed left but to resign myself to
my most bitter fate my attention was
called to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. Like q drowning man
grasping at a straw, in sheer despera-
ton 1 concluded to make one more at
tempt-not to regain my health Il dare
not to hope so much) but IL possible to
ease my pain.
IT bought a box of the pills and they
seemed to do me good, l felt encour-
aged and continued their use. After
taking six boxes l was up and able TO
walk around the house. have not felt
so we'll for thirteen years as during the
past year. Only one year have taken
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and 1 am able
now to do chores and attend to light
duties.
"Do I hesitate to let you publish what
I have said? No. Why should l? 1t is
the truth and I am only too glad to let
other sufferers know my experience. 1t
may help those whose cup of misery is
as full to-day as mine was in the past"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves.
They build up the blood, and restore the
glow Of health to pale and sallow cheeks.
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in
loose bulk) at SO cents box or six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had of all drug
gists, or direct by mail from DIR. Will
Hams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y.
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and Poultry

food. This fermentation is com
monty called souring, although
there are masked under this
general name a number Of other
changes. The souring Of milk is due
to the action of numerous living or
ganisms that break down the sugar in
the milk, forming Tactic acid, and the
change in the chemical reaction Of the
milk results in the formation of hard,
firm curd.
If the entrance of these organisms
that come from the dust of the air,
the dirt and filth that is dislodged from
the animal, the impurities that re-
main in the cracks and joints of the
vessels that are used to hold the milk
could be entirely prevented, milk would
remain sweet for an indefinite period
Of time. Scrupulous cleanliness in Sc
curing and handling such perishable
article as milk does much to keep it
in normal condition, but even with
the best of care, much loss is occasioned
by the presence of these growing bac-
terra that are capable of eXerting such
profound influence on this food prod
uct.
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The Homeseeker's Ideal Country.

A new country opened up by the Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad. The
best agricultural and fruit lands in the
United States are in Missouri and Arkansas.
1t you are seeking health, you will find it
along this railroad. The finest climate,
pure spring water, abundance of imber,
high altitude. Plenty of rain, no droughts.
No billiards., no hot winds. Winters mild,
summers cool. A place for an ideal home,
where everything can be raised; and ac-
knowledged by all to be the finest fruit
country in the world.
For handsome colored pamphlet sent
free, address,
F.A. HORNBECK,
Lnnd Commissioner.
9TH q Wyandotte Streets,
Kansas City, Mo.
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The Stove Made Them Lay.

A reader at Pittsburg, Pa, sends us
an interesting letter and states how he
secured eggs In winter from thirty hens
by the use of stove. He says:
We have thirty brown Leghorn hens,
eight of which are in their second or
third year, the others poultry from
last May. They are Enclosed in two
coops, each 9x12 feet, with plenty Of
light, clean quarters (being cleaned
twice week and daily in summer),
and floors covered with cut straw to
the depth of three or four inches. Also,
a free range of two or three acres in
fair weather. Our method Of feeding Is
as follows: Morning meal, potatoes or
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Advertising.

Advertising is not an outcome of
modern necessity, but is very an
cient practice. The British museum
possesses a collection of old Greek adj
vertisements printed on leaden plates
The Egyptians were great advertisers
Papyrus leaves over three thousand
years old have been found at Thebes
describing slaves and criminals who
had run away, and offering a reward
for their capture; and at Pompeii an
cient advertisements have been de-
ciphered on the walls.
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Choice of Routes.

To Knights Tempar conclave, Bottom, via
the Nickel Plate road, embracing Chautau-
qua Lake, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Rapids OF the s.. Lawrence, Saratoga,
Palisades of the Hudson, Hoosac Tunnel,
and ride through tn Berkshire Hills by day
light. Tickets on sale Aug, 10Th to 18th ins
elusive. Lowest ralos, quick time and
service unexcelled, including palace Sleep
ing and dining caTs. AddressJ, y, Callahan,
General Agent, Ill Adams street, Chicago,
Tor further information,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-15

The knights Templar conclave will
be held in Boston from Aug, 26th to 3Oth
inclusive. Tickets will be on sale via
the Nickel Plate road from Aug. 10th
to 25th inclusive. Rates always the
lowest; through trains; drawing-room
sleeplng-cars; unexcelled dining-cars;
side trips to Chautauqua Lake, Mag.
ara Falls, and Saratoga without addl-
tfonal expense. For additional infor-
nation call on or address ]. Y. Gala
han, General Agent, Ill Adams street,
Chicago, Ill.
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Tho Stable.

A ton Of good stable manure, well
kept, should contain about eight
pounds of nitrogen, ten of potash and
four of phosphoric acid of which the
commercial value is abont $9; but only
second to this is the mechanical value
of stable manure in loosening up the
soil, Whatever other fertilizer is used
it should be supplemented with the
BARNARD refuse.