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The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
FARMER AND PLANTER
SICK DRAFT HORSES.
Bran - the Foremost Food for the Invalid
Equine.


Braa - the Foremost Food for the Invalid
Equine.
Bran stands decidedly foremost as
the food most generally in use for the
invalid horse, says an editor. 1t acts
as laxative, is frequently tempting
to the appetite, and easy OF digestion
There is no part of the general treat
ment more universal than offering
this substance as Q change OF food.
Does the horse show slight symptoms
of cold or fever, warm bran mash is
a convenient plan of steaming, and
constantly soothing the irritable
mucous membranes of the air pas
sages, it is substitute for
the more stimulating diet he is
accustomed to. and gently pro-
notes the activity of the digestive APP
paratus; it 10 also a convenient medi-
um for the giving of certain simple
remedies. When it is necessary to ad-
minister purgative medicine, bran
mash or two renders the bowels more
susceptible of its action, and smaller
drug is therefore required to produce
the desired effect. Bran mashes may
be given hot or cold-cold, are per-
haps, quite as grateful to the horse
but the nibbling of the hot mash in
catarrhal affections is particularly
beneficial from the necessary inhala-
tion of the steam. OF ali the roots with
which horses are tempted, the carrot,
as a rule, is the favorite, and per-
haps the most beneficial. 1t is said to
be somewhat diuretic in its effect, and
to exercise a salubrious influence on
the skin. Certain it is that sick
horse may be coaxed into eating car
rot when disinclined to partake of
other nourishment, with the greatest
beneficial results. For the ailing horse
carrots are most valuable as an article
Of diet, and few may be given with
dition.
Oatmeal is extremely nutritious, and
as food for the convalescent horse is
most valuable; the bruising process the
grain has undergone breaks the husk
and renders it more easily acted upon
by the digestive organs. It is usually
given in the form of a cruel, and in
that form it is one of the most essen
tial articles of diet for the infrmary.
Linseed is decidedly to be included in
the sick-diet roll. 1t is nutritious, and
from its oleaginous nature soothing to
the frequently irritable mucous MEM
brane of the alimentary canal, and
hence is particularly to be recommend
ed in the treatment Of sore threats.
Nor is its bland effect local only; its
more general influence is particularly
observable in affections of the kidneys.
Farmers Voice.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
HERE AND THERE.

DO not expect that corn planted
upon wet, undrained land can hold it's
own.
There are great quantities of beans
raised in this country, but not enough
to supply the demand.
"A mixture of oats and COW peas,
ground together, forms an excellent
food for stock Of all kinds We do not
use as much peas as we ought, either
for animal or human food.
AS people become more civilized.
and cultivate the intellect more, they
will eat less grease and more lean flesh
and vegetables and fruits. Then it will
become necessary for beef producers,
mutton producers and pork producers
to govern themselves accordingly.
The first blowing of corn is the
most important, and it should be done
with good judgment and care Subse.
quent plowings should be directed
mainly to keeping the surface soil
loose and clear of weeds and grass,
and should not be deep enough to dis.
turb the feeding roots of the plant.
We believe in the efficacy of per-
sistent industry, but many farmers
work SO hard with their hands that
they have neither time nor inclination
to do much thinking, and the result is.
that much OF the work is done at the
wrong time, at the wrong place, or in
the wrong way.
Night work is more trying to a
horse than human. The man can, to
some extent, obviate the bad effects of
late hours by various articles; the
horse can not. He may be as reason
able. but he is not rs resourceful as his
master.
1t is estimated by the British con.
sui at Buenos Ayres that the cost of
producing bushel of wheat in Argen-
tina does not exceed thirteen cents.
The yield ranges from twelve to fifteen
bushels per acre, and the land can be
had for an annual rental of forty cents
per acre.
No milking machine has vet been
invented which keeps the COW up to
her flow of milk like the hands. As
sure as a machine is depended on the
COW ceases to give her usual quantity
OF milk SO, whatever is gained by ma.
chine milking is counterbalanced by
the loss in injury to the COW.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
c....r-,ne soil lfslsture.

Prof Roberts calls attention to ex-
periments in soil tillage which show
that plants cultivated ~ inches deep
evaporated 1000 pounds less OF water
daily than plants having no cultiva-
tion. On heavy clay soil this difier'
ence amounted to 1000 pounds per day
per acre. On light garden soil IL
amounted to 2,500 pounds daily per
acre. Referring to the influence OF
salt and plaster on the evaporation OF
water from the soil, he says:
IA mixture of equal parts by weight
OF salt and plaster, applied to the land
at the rate Of 1000 pounds per acre,
conserved the moisture of the first four
inches to the amount Of fifteen tons OF
water per acre; that is to say, the soil
which had been treated with this mix.
ture contained, about two weeks after
the mixture had been sown, fifteen tons
of water per acre in the first four inches
more than the adjoining plats which
were not treated This amount OF
water, it is true is not large, but 1t
was large enough during drought,
when the experiments were conducted,
to furnish enough extra moisture to
the growing oats to be easily discerni.
BILE by the growth of the plant. There
is not the slightest doubt that week.
" surface cultivation of orchards,
from June until the last OF August,
greatly conserves the water in the
soil while at the same time culture
sets free plant food, keeps the lower
strata of the soil cool and moist.
Wherever the conditions do not forbid
surface cultivation it should be prac.
ticed extensively in orchards, for the
three-fold purpose of conserving moist.
ure, preparing plant food and shading
that portion of the soil which is occu
pied by the roots of growing plant.
Rural World.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
Can't Afford q Good Cow.

A year ago farmer, living near this
city, had splendid grade of Jersey
heifer,. two years old. and was giving
35 pounds of good rich milk day. He
was offered $50 for her and sold her.
In group of farmers conversing on
the fact, all but one agreed that the
owner could not afford to keep COW
worth as much money as he got for
the heifer. One man dissented and
put the question before them in the
following sound shape:
"You can say be can't afford to keep
such COW. even though he is dairy
man, for the reason that he is a poor
man. According to my mind he will
never be anything else than a poor
man as long as he pursues that poll
cy. The cows he Geaerally has,
just about pay tor their keeping, and
they are worth say $50 to $40 apiece
Here is COW that will give him a
profit of $40 IA year, above the cost of
keeping. He works hard all the year,
and dances attendance on these poor
cows just for the fun of the thing, and
he must keep right along in the same
silly rut, because he is poor man.
Half the number of cows he now keeps,
if they were as good as the heifer he
sold, would make him handsome
profit and help make him rich man.
Your doctrine teaches that poor
man should not show good business
sense because he is poor, and SO far l
can see yours is very popular doc
trine. Southern Farm.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
PEAS BETWEEN CORN ROWS.
Valuable Subsidiary Crop That Deserves
More Attention,


More Attention.
If the farmers OF the south would
universally adopt the plan Of planting
or sowing peas between the rows of
corn, valuable subsidiary cror would
result and the fertility of the soil be
better maintained by the protection
afforded by the vines from injurious
evaporation and washing. and by the
vegetable matter thus restored for the
amelioration of the physical condition
of the soil, and amendment of the sup
ply of plant food available for succeed
ing crops.
II the rows are four or more feet
apart, upon comparatively thin land
the best plan is to plant a row of peas
at the second plowing between the
rows. The third blowing will then
cultivate both peas and corn. If
running variety of peas is thus planted
the vines will completely cover the
ground before frost, and produce from
four to eight bushels of peas per acre.
These may either be gathered and
stored for winter feeding or may be
depastured by stock in the fall. In
the latter case they will be the means
OF carrying the stock into winter
quarters in fine condition, If they are
eaten by store stock, or those intended
for slaughter may be fattened upon
them.
Some prefer to drop the peas either
by the side of the corn at the second
plowing or between the hills in the
row. If the rows are sufficiently wide
(and they should be upon thin uplands)
it is best to plant between the rows. If
the land is reasonably fertile the peas
may be sown broadcast before the
plows at the second plowing-one
bushel per acre. In this case no fur
ther cultivation of the corn will be
necessary, since the peas will shade out
other vegetation, except perhaps chick
en- corn.
Since the corn roots occupy the land
quite fully before the peas come up,
they do not make rapid growth until
the corn approximates maturity, when
they develop very rapidly and soon oc-
cupy the ground.
Aswe cultivate, the crop of peas costs
nothing except one furrow in which to
plant them and the seed. In advance
the scrapes we open shallow furrow
in the centers between the rows, drop
the seed and cover with the scrapes in
cultivating the corn. Try a part of
your corn crop in peas. and note the
benefit to the land as shown in the
crop which follows.-Southern Farm
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
Good Rea sons Far Dairyinr.


Alta Farmers institute in Michigan
recently n dairyman gave the follow.
ing reasons for his faith:
l. 1t is the business upon the farm
that permits the most absolute con.
troll over conditions of production and
distribution of product hence the most
profitable.
2. 1t is the highest art of farming
because it combines all other lines and
gives greater opportunity for executive
and manufacturing skill
8. 1t is most free from irresponsible
and destructive competition by neces.
sity of it's character and by the person
al equation Of the individual product,
4. 1t is more exact line of produc
ton, permitting gross receipts to be
forecast with greater exactness; hence
the greater possibilities of increasing
net receipts, either by lowering ex
penses or increasing volume of product
5. 1t permits the employment of la
Dor at the season of the year wher
farm labor is the cheapest, if winter
dairying is followed.
8. OF all the products sold from tn,
farm, butter takes the least fertilit,
and restores the greatest amount t.
the farm, and it is well known tha'
the most fertile sections of the coun
try are where butter farming is fol
1nxuo1
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29

"A good crop year should carry with
it strict economy in order to reap the
full results.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29

Mozart wss accustomed to good So
ciety all his life and had pleasing man
ners and address. He charmed every
one he met
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-29
To Eradicate bermuda Graas,

1t may be of interest to you and q
benefit to some Of your subscribers to
know of simple way to eradicate
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon),
which we incidentally found ont last
summer. We had piece of land three
acres in area, which for eight years
had been covered with tough Ber-
muda grass sod. Being near the sta
BILE, we decided to SOW it with corn, to
cut green in midsummer for the cattle
when the pastures began to get short.
We plowed in April. and every foot of
the furrow the plow had to tear and
rip its way through the strong,
wiry roots. We sowed the corn
quite thickly. 1t came up well
and SO did the Bermuda grass,
seemingly determined to hold the
fort against it's new enemy. When
the corn was about four or five feet
high, we began to think the wire grass
would have hard time of it, but it did
its best and sent long, though rather
delicate, stems straight up toward the
light. We began to cut the corn as
soon as it tasseled out, and were about
two weeks feeding it. AS soon as the
Bermuda grass found the shade gone,
it started to recover it's lost ground.
On the day we finished cutting we
plowed it again, and sowed it in corn
as before. We thought no more of the
grass and cut the corn to save it from
frost when four feet high.
This spring we plowed the same
piece. and to our surprise found that
there was hardly spear of Bermuda
| grass eft.-Cor Southern Farm,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-10
FRISCO IS LEADING.
STATUS OF THE CONTEST ron RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION.
-. Louis IL Confident of Securing
the Prize-PInt Opposes Pncihc-
Coast Cit,-Choicc To lie Wade This
Morning.
Morning

WASHINGTON, u. C., December o.
Three notable events connected with the
meeting Of the Republican National COM
mittee, which developed this morning.
were these: First. decision on the part
OF Carter and Manley TO hear the claims
Of rival cities this afternoon. instead
OF Wednesday. as had been agreed upon.
Second. the combination Of the Pittsburs
ana San Francisco forces. Third. the
withdrawal Of salt Lake as an asplrant
for conventions honors
The withdrawal OF salt Lake was due
to the persuasion OF the friends OF San
Francisco, and Colonel Isaac Trombo cast
his vote with the Frisco people. IL 10
said that San Francisco will Doll eighteen
votes on the first ballot. which is con-
siderably more than any Of her rivals
will secure. The California people arc
greatly encouraged by this show ot
strength but they are somewhat disap.
pointed In the position taken by ex-sena.
tor Platt of New York Mr.. Platt visited
their headquarters this morning. and
frankly informed them that he would op-
pose locating the convention In San Fran
cisco. The great length OF time consumed
In going and coming he regarded as
matter or too much Importance TO bo
lightly considered. He did not say what
city he favored but he Is understood TO
approve OF Chicago.
The most complacent Of the contendina
delegations this morning was that from
81 Louis. It's most conspicuous member
IS Chauncey |. Filey, a veteran politi-
can OF wide experience. and he is conf
dent that 81. Louis will win the prize, and
that, too, before any considerable num-
Der OF ballots have been taken. His conf
dence is shared by his associates from st.
Louis, who frankly admit that San Fran
cisco may lead them on the first, and
possibly the second ballot.
So certain are they that a majority OF
the committee are with them that they
decline TO enter into any arrangement
which would call for their support il the,
should fail TO win.
The committee met this evening. bu
in ten minutes IL was apparent that theil
time-saying plan OF the morning would
not work. All OF the delegates without ex,
ception insisted that they were not ready
TO present their claims. nor would they
be until tomorrow. Nevertheless. the
meeting was held with a quorum present.
Mr. de Young, OF California, moved that
when the committee adjourn this after
noon IL be 10 meet al 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. when nominations shall be
made.
Mr. De Young also moved that while
the number of speakers should be un-
limited, not more than one should be- al
lowed 10 each city 10 present its claim.
Both motions were adopted
The committee then adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-10
JUDGE PECKHAM CONFIRMED.
senator Hill Praises Him-WnItcr T..
FnisOn-EImcr ~. Adams.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., December g.
The Senate Committee on the judiciary
this morning, on motion Of Mr. Hill, Of
New York. directed a favorable report 10
be made on the nomination Of Rufus ".
PeCkham. Of New York TO be Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
Similar action was taken with regard
TO the nomnaion Of Congressman
Springer and Kiigore to be judges of tn
United States Court for tha District of
oklahoma.
There was but little discussion over
the nomination Of Mr. Peckham. Mr.. Hin
stating that he was perfectly satisfied
with the preservation Of his name: that
II he had been called upon 10 select a
candidate he could have made no better
choice II will be rememb red that when
the name of William i. HornblOwer was
sent in. MIR. Hin remarked that Rufus
Peckham should have been nominated
Tn nominees qualifications We're dis
cussed in general way. Senator Hill
being able TO enlight the rest Of the
committee as 20 the legal attainm nts Of
the new Justice
Later in the day. tn, Senate i'm execu-
tive session, confirmed the nomination
Of Judge Peckham, ana also those Of
Walter r. Faison. OF North Carolina. as
Solicitor for the Department. Of State. and
Elmer B Adams. United States Judge
for the Eastern District Of Missouri.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-10

The state OF the weather never dcters
a newspaper man from going his rounds,
and the inclement weather Of yesterday
could not keep him. nor hundreds OF la
dies for that matter. from Meyers.
where those lots Of cloaks, about which
there has been so much newspaper talk.
were put on sale. lie was very much
amused at ono lady. who q week ago
bought jacket for Sl6 and was with a
friend. who had picked out one from an
sS-anbsomething lot that was better In
every way than hers. She roundly
blessed the merchant who had sold her
the Sl6 coat, but the clerk told her the
coat was really worth SO, and the mer-
chant was not 10 blame. but that these
manufacturers must have needed money
quickly and so sacrificed their ciOaks.
That's how il was Mr.. Meyer could sell
them for the s. and odd cents.
While We We're there talking. the ex-
press-man brought in fifteen more pack
ages Of cloaks, weighing over nine hum
dred pounds, and IL was an interesting
sight to see the clerks open and assert
them. Those who were marking the
prices were enthusiastic over the eN-
tremely low prices. There were Ladies'
Double Capes for Sl.9S the girls said were
ike their 81 ones. Kersey and Boucle
Jackets az S7B like the so and Sl2 ones.
Boucle Jackets at S3.9S Just Ike their So
ones. Misses Refers al S299 like their
s. ones. one young lady. who was as
sorting a big lot Of Childrsn's Refers
into four different-price lots-N.ts, S2.9S.
s3.4S, and Sf9S-was particularly enthusi-
astic She said she wouldn't have any
trouble 10 sell those.
The only bad feature Of the sale from
Mr.. Meyers standpoint was that he had
10 mark down so many Of those he al
ready had in stock. and then they were
not as cheap as the new ones.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-10
TOBACCO-sTOCk DROP.
What Nr. Nnrburg. Of Baltimore.
Says About Ia.
baltimore Americana


Mr. W. A. Marburg Of this city. a di-
rector of the American Tobacco Com
pany. said yesterday: "The drop in the
price Of American Tobacco Company
was. OF course caused by the decision
Of the Board Of Directors on Friday
last to pass the February dividend on its
common stock OF course the company
has been attacked for making this decl-
sion, and IL is the first time in business
history that | ever heard Of CORPORA
tiOn being made the subject of criticism
for pursuing an honest, straightforward
business policy During the past year
the company has earned 81 .20)000 over and
above It's divitonas. \ great deal has
been expended i'm enlarging the business.
For instance, the company some time
ago saw iii 10 90 into the plug-tobacco
business, and bought three factories.
Large sums are invested I'm leaf tobacco
now on hand. and. while the company
has been steadily making money IL
could not. under these conditions. pay
a dividend on the common stock with
out borrowing the money 10 pay il
with. \ majority of the Board Of Di-
rectOrs. including myself. were opposed
TO borrowing money thing the company
has never done, and so the dividend was
passed. We consider il good business
policy 10 take this course Ii was simply
question as TO using part Of the earn
ings in enlargement Of permanent value
or in paying a dividend.
THE attacks which have been made
upon us have emanated from the National
Cigarette Company, "A concern which
wants TO sell out 10 us for six or seven
times its real value. We have declined 20
make purchases Of this kind because
there is no such thing as knowing where
II will end We cannot afford TO pay more
for a thing than IL is worth. We would
be forever buying II we pursued that poll
cy This talk Of the American Tobacco
Company being a monopoly is all bosh or
the one hundred smoking-tobaccO facto-
ries in the United States the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company owns but two. or
the one hundred and fifty plug-tobacco
factories we own but three OF the nifty
cheroot factories we own but one. and
we own but one OF the fifteen snuff fac
tories in this country. While we manu-
facture in our five factories a majority
Of the cigarettes sold. still there are 2O0
licensed factories besides our own. SO the
company is far from being a monopoly.
Again. where the factories now owned by
the company had under their former man
agement perhaps thirty owners. the stock
Of the American Tobacco Company is
now held by at least 200 stockholders. 50
the business is now far less Of a monopoly
than ever before.
"rhe reports which have been circu-
lated 10 the effect that the directors Of
the company have been letting 90 their
stock are untrue The president OF the
company to-day owns more stock than he
ever did before. and / also am a larger
stockholder than / ever was previously"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-10
THE TOBACCO WAR.
Heavy LOSSES Sustained by American
Company-spccuInti Directors.


NEW YORK. December s-A large
holder Of American Tobacco Company
stock said to-day: THE Tobacco war be-
came virulent only last summer. Up to
that time. or, practically. six months Of
the year. the company's sales were larger
than ever before. and the profits cor
respondingly larger. Now the company's
books shows that II has suffered heavy
losses. with 100000 as the normal net
earnings i'm the first six months. the COM
pany has lost tremendously IN the second
half Of the year. All OF the plants the
company acquired. were bought out Of
surplus money. and the prices paid were
not exorbtant Each Of the new COM
panes could more than pay large interest
on the price paid. The pushing Of the
"Battle-Axe" plug must have cost enor-
mously, and the company has reduced
itself to a point where it is a question
as between dividends and the preferred
stock. if this war with the plug people is
to be carried OIL.
Had the company left well-enough
alone. and followed its cigarette and
smoking-tobacco business. the earnings
for 1895 would have approximated % per
cent on the common stock. No allow
ance seems to be made for the sS00O.OOo
surplus, less what was paid for the new
plants; for, with such a surplus. and
earnings. as stated. OF per cent, more
than II per cent. on the common stock,
there would have been no need Of passing
the dividend. If the war had not been
more disastrous than any outsiders had
Heretofore been led T. believe"
Woershofer & Co. in their daily let
ter, said to-day: I'VE challenge the Of
fcers and directors OF the Tobacco COM
pany to tell the truth to the Stock Ex-
change and to their stockholders as TO
how they stand on their stock transac-
tions since it sold at ia If there Is a
difference in the Board Of Directors about
the business policy and the payment of
dividends. etc. it should be made clear
to all the stockholders, and those direc-
tors who by speculation have put them
selves in a position TO profit by passing
a dividend should not only be forced to
resign. but be made personally rcspon-
sibie."