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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
TREES ALONG ROADS.

Highway AdOrnment Is Sure to Follow
Highway Improvement.
New interest seems to be centering
about the good-roads movement. Prob
ably this is due in some measure to the
fact that bicycles are coming more and
more into use. tits only question of
time until every public thoroughfare
of any Importance will be constructed,
first. with view to making it passable
for bicycles and rubber tired carriages,
which are being introduced in every
part of the country. Already, in some
cities more capital is invested in bicy-
cles than in carriages or wagons, and
the young men and women of the
country are taking unto themselves
wheels.
Another thing which will have con
siderable influence on the roads of the
country is the branching out of the
electric lines. These electric railways,
which in a few years will connect the
important towns of the country, will
carry a great deal of the farmers prod
uce into the towns, so that there will
not then be the same occasion for
heavy traffic that there is now.
Anyone who has travelled abroad
Ianows the pleasure which comes to
the wheelman, as he travels over the
compact and evenly constructed roads
of England and the continent. While
they are UNNECESSARILY behind us in
everything which pertains to agricul-
ture, they do have splendid roads.
You know the German people as a
nation are very thrifty. They don't
allow much waste III any quarter.
Along their public highways are
planted different varieties of fruit
trees-pears, apples, ,plums, ETC.
grown in one or two rows on each
side of the road How beautiful those
roads are! The trees produce shade,
which takes away that glitter and
glare, as well as softens the heat,
which make our gravel roads very dis
agreeable to travel on during the hot
months.
In many quarters of our country
maple or walnuts have been planted for
miles along the public roads, and how
welcome such stretch of road is to
the traveller and how inviting it must
be to the hot and weary horse. If it
were only for the shade, trees should
be planted along every main highway.
But wherever we can combine utility
with beauty and comfort we should do
it; so why not plant the more thrifty
fruit frees along our public roads,
Farm and Fireside.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
sheep in the Orchard.

J. s. Woodward writes to the Rural
New Yorker that persons who pasture
sheep in their orchards do not, as a
rule. use enough sheep to. do the most
good. The sheep can add nothing to
the land but what they take from it,
but if large number, say fifty, are
pat in eight acres of trees seeded with
orchard grass, and are fed a little bran,
say about pound day to each sheep,
something like 134 pounds of nitrogen
f64 pounds of phosphoric acid, and
86 pounds Of potash would be dis
tributed during the season over. the
ground in tho. best possible way, while
the sheep would keep, down every weed
and sprout, gnaw the grass close and
eat every fallen apple as. soon as it
strikes the ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
THE FARMING WORLD.
FOR DESTROYING WEEDS.
a New style of Shovel Which Does IT'S
Work to Perfection.

A New Style of Shovel Which Does It's
Work to Perfection.
For several years past we have been
puzzled each season how best to con-
quer the wild morning glory, wild
sweet potato and a number of sucken-
ing weeds that infest ours as well as
numb ers of other fields that lie along
streams subject to overflow. Narrow
shovels such as are used for shallow
cultivation are of no value to us among
such weeds, and wide shovels are but
little better, and they leave the ground
in a very unsightly condition.
Last season fell onto the idea of
utilizing an old cross-cut saw by MAX
ing it up into shovels as shown in the
cut, but On account of many stones
and few roots they proved rather un-
satisfactory, bending every time they
struck an obstacle. Not daunted by
my partial failure, this season
bought strip of Landslide steel 6
inches wide and 215 feet long for the
blades. using much heavier steel for
uprights. BY economical cutting a
smith can get four shovels, each inches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
The Ar or MILKING.
RaPidity Is the Chfef Dessdsratum Of An
Methods.

RaPidity Is the Chfsf Dessdsratum Of AN
Methods.
All have learned from experiences
that the yield of milk from COW, and
even to large extent the quality Of
the same, depends very much on the
manner in which she is. MIXED. Con-
fning our attention at this point, to
the actual handling of the teats for the
forcing out of the milk, there are four
ways that may be adopted, though two
of them may be combined at the one
operation, said MIR. Primrose Neon
nell at the recent meeting of the
British Dairy Farmers association
These four are-(a) stripping, (b)
squeezing, (c) wet method, (d) dry
method, In the stripping method the
fingers and thumb are forcibly drawn
down the teat and the milk squirted
out; but the operator resembles man
at the pump from the way in which
his arms, elbows and shoulders are
moving, and he sometimes gives one
the idea that he is drawing the milk
down from the very horns of the cow
The squeezing method Tor "nievling,"
as it is called in Scotland) is infinitely
superior. In it the operator grasps
any pulling-the arms and elbows
never moving. There is no jerking
and no cessation of the sound, for the
stream is started from the one teat be-
fore it is stopped to take a new hold at
the other. TIE wet or dry method
may either of them be employed COM
bined with either of the two others
above mentioned.
Cows, in a state of nature, are wet
MIXED; they are wet nurses to their
own calves, which in the act of suck
ing wet the tea t-and a great many
more times daily than in the case of
hand milking. In practice, even if
dry milking were desira BILE, it is inn
possible to obtain mixers who can
use this method, and we have to put
up with such as we can obtain.
Cleanliness of the milk is a great
desideratum to be aimed at, and for,
this end some recommend that the
udders be wiped or brushed before
milking begins. In connection with
the operation of milking two points
are gentleness and quickness; indeed,
of the two quickness is the chief, for
quick worker can seldom be bad one
Milking should be done quickly, quiet
ly and thoroughly. Cows should be
MIXED indoors; it is more comfortable
for them, and for the attendants to do
so, while they can be more easily fed
with whatever extra food they are
getting. Cows should be MIXED
twelve hours apart, but an hour or so
backward or forward in the time is
really of little consequence SO long as
it is kept to regularly. There can be
little doubt that the milking of cows
has done a very great deal towards
the de velopment of their milking
power. In a state of nature COM
paratively small quantity of milk is
required by the calf, and is drawn out
at irregular intervals. IN. Y. World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
The Special Purpose Cow.

Delaying is a special business, and
successful dairy needs special pur-
pose COW, just as any special business
requires special mantle one can
not profitably do without the other
AS an example of what the special pur-
pose cow can do, take the work of the
great queen of the Jerseys, Bisson's
Belle, who made over 1,O2s pounds in
one year. OF course not many of us ex-
pect to have a COW that will do that
well; but by care and feed we can in
crease the number of pounds each year
until we shall have an average yield
of which we may be proud The
average farmer has cows that are
special in the sense that they will
raise a skim-milk calf, make rs or 100
pounds of butter when the price is
low, and remain idle when it is high;
while the special purpose COW will net
him two or three times as much for his
labor, if she is taken care of the year
around. -Farmers' Voice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
swine and the Dairy COW.

According to Paris correspondent,
the trend of opinion in the French
county councils is to the effect that
there is danger of the creamery being
overdone, and that in the organization
of regional creameries there should be
an annex for curing bacon and hams.
Speaking of this, the homestead says
the two industries fit together admir-
ably, the bi-product of one being a
splendid raw material for the QrodDe-
ton of the other, especially In the
earlier stages of its production Swine
and the dairy cow go together well,
and we look forward to the time when
creameries will run the two IN cO0nec-
tion-with sufficient distance between
the two plants, we hope, So that the
odors of one and the aroma Of the
other may not mingle-5ust as distil-
leries now find it proftahle to feel
cattle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
rHE BUTTER FLAVOR.
Prof Conn Improves 1t by a Simple Sys
tenn OF incubation.

Prof Conn Improves 1t by a Simple Sys-
tenn OF incubation.
Prof. Fl. G. Conn has been doing work
for which dairymen should be CRATE
full During the past two years he has
been experimenting in the discovery
and cultivation of the proper bacteria
for improving the flavor of butter, and
in the production of creamery butter.
Prof. Conn has succeeded in discover
ing the particular bacillus of which he
went in search, and which he has
christened Bacillus No. a." This
useful member of the numerous bac-
terrain family does surprising things in
the way of ripening cream in the but
ter making. Six to eight quarts OF
cream were put into metal vessel and
''pasteurized." The cream was then
heated to 15s degrees Fahr., and left
for ten minutes. The vessel was re-
moved and cooled quickly by means of
cold water, and when the temperature
had dropped to so degrees the bacilli
were poured in and the mixture stirred
thoroughly. The vessel was then COW
cred and put into the ripening room.
After a couple of days the cream was
churned, and the buttermilk remain
ing was set aside for future use. Tha'
six quarts were ripened for the purpose
of increasing the number of bacteria,
and securing a strong culture for use
in the large cream vat of the creamery.
The buttermilk was then inoculated
into the days cream supply, and this
cream allowed to ripen in regular time,
at a warm temperature, and churned
as usual Before churning a quantity
was set aside to use for incubation in
the next days supply, and in this man
ner continued indefinitely. The first
six quarts of cream produced mod
erately good butter, but not quite the
flavor wanted. The first large churn-
ing was an improvement. A delicate
flavor also developed, which seemed to
deteriorate after two or three weeks.
This deterioration was remedied by a
fresh incubation from the laboratory.
The results attained have been so sat
isfactory that Prof. Conn intends to
introduce this incubation process in
all the large creameries in the United
States within the next year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

Limestone was formerly regarded as
one of the best rocks for top dressing
and it has been exclusively used for
such purposes; it has, however, proved
very unsatisfactory in the long run,
and in many parts of the country lime
stone macadamized roads are being
taken up and reconstructed of more
satisfactory materials. The rock wears
easily into an impalpab bic powder when
dry and forms sticky paste when wet
Hard limestone makes an excellent
roadbed but should never be used for
surface dressing. There is tempta-
ton to use limestone for such purposes
because they are easily broken and
pack readily on account of their friabil-
ity, but they wear out with equal
readiness and soon require repairing.
John C. Kramer, State Genlogist,
Arkansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
WISDOM FROM CANADA.

How Good Roads Would Benefit the
Dairymen of the Provinces.
We have in our province, writes an
Ontario editor, $50 cheese or butter
factories. Each receives on an average
1000 pounds of milk day, being 5,OO0,-
coo pounds per day and $50, 900, 900
pounds per season for the whole
province On account of the bad
condition of our roads not more
than 500 pounds of milk are
carried in each load brought to the
factory, which is five loads per day, or
$50 loads per season, on an average
for each factory. Putting each load at
SO cents, which is not too high, on ac-
count of the whey being carried back
to the farmer, this represents an ex-
penditure of 1875 for each factory. For
the whole province, calculating that
.750, 600, 600 pounds of milk have to be
carried, it represents an amount of
$46S, $50.
Let us suppose now that we have
everywhere good roads instead of bad
ones. Then we will certainly be able
to draw loads of 1000 pounds of milk
instead of loads of 500 pounds. In that
case instead of having to carry $50 900,
900 pounds of milk in 937, 500 loads of
500 pounds each, at a cost of S46S, $50,
we would have to carry only 625, 900
loads of 1900 pounds, which at the same
cost of so cents would represent only
$312,50 of expenditure, making a saw
ing in favor of good roads of S125 per
factory and $156, $50 for the whole prov
ince.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

ELECTRIC BAGGAGE AND PASSENGER CAR.
express company collects large part
of its freight with similar cars. Teams
are not entirely dispensed with, but
bring loads to three sub-statlons for
transfer to the electric cars and also
distribute matter delivered at those
points The enterprise is reported to
have proved profitable. In the same
city an electric ambulance, designed to
run on trolley roads, has been built for
communication between the city dis
pensary and the various hospitals; and
at last accounts there was talk of de-
veIoping that idea still further.
Still another branch of transportation
that is beginning to attract attention
is the freight traffic in rural districts
conducted by electric cars. Farmers
not only have a chance thus afforded
to run into town themselves, but they
have facilities for shipping their prod
uce to market. For instance, the Nc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
Expextments with Tu,oercugIn..

Careful tests were, conducted by Prof.
James Law during. the past winter at
Cornell experiments station Taking
all in ala there is nothing in the rec
ords of temperature that would indi-
cate, esther at the time of the test or
later, shat tn 5erculin had In any way
proved inimiea1 to the general health"
The secline IN milk production which
followed is claimed 70 have been not
more than the natural falling off. No
effect of tubercGlin was observed in
Increase or decline OF fat in the milk.
Prof. Law concludes: $50 far as theae
IS evidence before us, everything points
60 the harmlessness of a single ses4
dose on sound animal system, even if
such dose were repeated several times. !"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
tu,rnense variety o. PLANO.

Fos1r Thousand two hundred species
of plants are gathered and used for
commercial purposes, in Europe OF
these GO have a perfume that IS pleas
Ing and enter largely into the manu-
lecture of scents, soaps aad sachets
There are more species of white flow
ers gathered than of any other color
t,124 OF these 1877 have an agreeable
scent, an extraordinarily large proper
ton. Next in order come yellow blos-
SONS with 96l, ~ of them being p 81
fumed Red flowers number S2So oi
which "a are scented. The blue Row
ers are OF 594 varieties, "a of which
are perfumed, and the violet Blossoms
number sOs, 10 of which are. pleasant
IL odorifcrouS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
LETTERING DEVICES.
Both Keep Animals from Winding the
Rope About the Stake.

Both Keep Animals from Winding the
Rope About the Stake.
It is often desired to tether horse,
cow or calf in the field. To keep them
from winding the rope about the bar
or stake to which they are attached is
important. Two methods are shown
herewith. A long, stout, iron hook
may be pressed down into the turf,
there being just curve enough in the
part in the ground to keep it from
pulling out, but not too much to pre-
vent the hook from being turned about
in the soil, as shown in Fig. l. The
hook must be long enough and stout
enough so that it will not pull out
through the turf. The device Illus
trated in Fig. needs little explana-
ton. The wooden affair that slips
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TROLLEY FREIGHT CARS.

Country Produce Brought to Market Over
Electric Roads.
The first great use to which the cleo
trio car was devoted was passenger
transportation in cities and suburban
districts But for about three years
postal service has been promoted in
large cities like ST. Louis, Cleveland,
Brooklyn and Boston by the oonstruc-
ton and operation of special cars for
the collection and distribution of mail
sacks The saving of time thus effected
is leading to a steady extension of such
facilities wherever the experiment has
been tried, and to the adoption of the
system in new fields. In St. Louis,
which has shown particularly progress
sive spirit in this direction, q leading
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
FIG. q.
FIG. /

HOOK TErHER. REVOLVING TETHER-
down over the iron bar, and that turns
freely about it, must be of hard wood
and short enough to stand the strain
upon it. The pieces of plank may be
bound with hoop iron around the
edges for added strength. Even if the
rope gets wound about this it Will un-
wind when the animal pulls upon it
Orange Judd Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

ACCOUNT books at this season would
be of assistance. They enable the
farmer to know how much each crop
cost, and in estimating the results he
will partially be guided in his next
seasons operations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
HAULING FODDER CORN.

a Wagon Like the One Described Saves
Lots of Hard Work.
A handy wagon for hauling fodder
corn, corn for the silo or corn slower as
well as the other bulky crops is shown
below. The rear wheels are feet high,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

If apple trees are planted so closely
together that in time the limbs inter-
lock, the planter will great ~ regret hia
unwise economy of space.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

THERE is no probable danger of an
Overproduction of fruit. unless there is
a general rush into growing some par
Eicular kind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14

PEOPLE in large numbers, who wish
to go into the busir Ass of fruit growing,
are now LOOKING toward the south for
favorable Localities. The Localities are
there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-24

will BIZ held will be announced at the
Full details OF rules and regulations
MAsTcHEs 10 BE SHOT.
The matches to be shot are as follows:
Members match, 200 yards, open only to
open to ali: ali Corners military match,
200 and S00 yards. open to all; ~Schnetzen
medal match, 200 and coo yards, open to
all: New Jersey National Guard match.
open to six MAJ teams form each regi-
m me t 1n5er-s St. 81 o pesim to sixe esam
teams of the regimental, battalion and
separate company organizations of the
teams of New Jersey regiments; Perrine
memorial match. 200 and 800 yards, open
General =. ?, Meaney match, 500 and 900
yards, open to all: Department of Rifle
Practice match 500 and 600 yards, open
Rifle Association and to all Inspectors
open to ali; New jersey state Rife sS4 As.
open to all; Presgdent's match for the
military championship or the United
States of America. 200 and 300 yards,
b bea 9% Of an rbe 0g srm yards na 0psn or to a IA; 'n saaI
Fair match, 200 and 300 yards. open to
ALL; pool matches and individual skir-
mish practice.
Besides these, the following matches
of the National Rife Association are to
yards. open to all citizens and residents
of the United States; Hilton trophy
match, goo. 500 and 600 yards, open to
and National Guard of the United States,
England, Ireland, Scotland and each Of
the province Of Great Britain and all
match, 200 and 500 yards, open to teams
of twelve from the National Guard of
each State and territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-24
TO

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board g,,ar Of Street ,o and ,s Water Commissioner a.miisssio on
for the paving co ZEE a sRPRhET.
to curb line on north side of Seventh street,
from curb line on south side of Seventh street
from curb line of south side of Fifth street
to curb line on north side of Newark ave-
nue. over c00 SsR sfeHs P sTsRET.
from south curb line Of Newark avenue to
o opep oosble on st n1rsn ps s'us en- s from curb resh line
on north side of Railroad avenue to a point
about b 80 feet south Of the south side Of Rail,
from such point to curb line on north side Of
to block line on south side of Mercer street
on Belgian pavement; also Intersections Of
DAY STREET,
ON Belgian pavement where said intersections
Of said streets. intersect with asphalt paw
EsTIMATE Of ouANTITIEs.
asphalt over cobble stones.
About 3,100 square yards of paving with
asphalt over Belgian pavement.
The same to be payable out of license mon
les when appropriated, and the contractor re-
ceiving a contract s,n t d Is to do as much more
as may be ordered BY the Board prior to No.
be mentioned in any contract upon a resolu-
ton of the Board to that effect.
line bfuS 70 DG diiQ WOTh TO De Done
in accordance with specifications on file in
the office Of the Clerk of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Blank forms OF bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. corner Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street, Jersey City.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
of the city will be conserved thereby.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes, endorsed Proposals for Asphalt Paw
addressed to John C. Kaiser. Esq.
Chairman on Streets and Sewers
and handed to the Clerk Of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of bust
ness relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section Z Chapter 124, # the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
effective or operative until the bondsmen offer
ed by the contractor have been approved as
to suficiency By this Board and as to form
by the Corporation Counsel. the President of
this Board having power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board Of Street and Water
I. w. STARTUP.
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey city. N. J.. July 10. 1895.