The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
FEED FOR FARM ANIMALS.
Results of Experiments by the Agrf-
cultural Department..

Results of Experiments by the Agrf-
cultural Department..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The general
principles of feeding farm animals are out
lined in q bulletin of the Agricultural De-
partment by Assistant Director Allen, of
the office of experimental stations. The
conditions Of the market, says the report.
must govern the selection of feed stuff. Ex-
perience shows that haying from the legu-
minous crops, as clover, lupines, alfalfa and
cowpea, contains about twice as much d.
gestible protein as hay from the grasses,
and accordingly the seeds of those plants
are recommended by the department as
substitutes for the expensive commercial
feeds There has been considerable miscon-
ceptfon as to the value of cooking or steam
ing food for stock Experiments, however,
indicate that cooking or steamng coarse or
unpalatable food is advantageous, not on
account of making the food more nutritious,
but in inducing the animals to eat larger
quantities. Boiling cotton seed is reported
advantageously for steers. Soaking wheat
for pigs is quite generally recommended,
and the report advocates soaking corn for
steers if it can be done for 6 cents bushel.
The recently prevailing low prices or wheat
has led to its use to a considerable extent
for growing and fattening. ne department
estimates that up to last November 46, Co.,
600 bushels of wheat mad been fed by the
farmers of the United States.
Income Tax Cases Advanced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The Supreme
Court of the United States to-day granted
the motion to advance the income-tax
cases on the docket, and set the argument
for the first Monday in March. The cases
are those of Charles Pollock VS.. the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company and Lewis
II. Hyde VS.. the Continental Trust Com
pany of New York, and the question raised
is the constitutionality of the income tax
law. Hon. b. Fl. Bristow and w. ID. Guth-
RE appeared for the appellants, Hon. ]. H.
q
E. Il. Brown for the trust companies and
SolicitoEgeneral Maxwell for the govern
ment. The appellants urged that the adj
minstration of affairs of the internal rev.
enue office will be served by having the
authoritatively decided by the. Supreme
Court of the United States, and the govern
ment concurred in this view
For Relief of Soldiers and Sailors.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-The Secretary
of the Interior has forwarded to the chair
man of the House committee on public
lands a favorable report on House bill 2402
for the relief in certain cases of soldiers,
marines, sailors and others who have here
tofore made claim to public lands He
says he objection to the passage
of the bill which would allow any person
otherwise qualified to make second home
stead entry who had failed to secure title
to his previous entry without fault of his
own. The only objection cited that can be
urged against the allowance Of a second
Homestead entry is that it would allow per-
sons to speculate by making entries and
selling the ACCOMPLISHMENTS, but the bill is
believed to be sufficiently guarded against
such act
To Consider Arbitration Bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-There will be.
an important meeting in this city of Off
Gals of railroad organizations interested
in the arbitration bills now before Congress.
Chairman Mccain, of the House commit
tee on labor expects the chiefs of the
ders of railroad conductors firemen, train
men, engineers and brakemen, some of
whom men of national reputation in
railroad circles, They will confer together
and, with Acknowledgement Olney and
before the committee on labor. 1t IS I'M
derstood that they will favor the Olney
plan ana that the ;1,,r members M OF the strike s
minor amendments, as substitute for
Wright's bill.
Howgate Placed ON Trial.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--The trial of
Capt Henry w Howgate for forgery and
embezzlement from the government began
to-day in the District Criminal Court be-
trict Attorney Birney opened for the gov
eminent but the statement of the defense
was waived pending further action of the
government. The first witness called was
Capt. Robert Creig, Captain Howgate's
successor disbursing clerk, and related
only to the official duties of the office.
Imports of Sugar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The Secretary
of the Treasury in a statement sent to the
Senate showing the amount of sugar of all
grades imported into the United States
during each day of the sixty days prior to
Aug. 3d. 1894. says the total imports of sugar
under No. IS Dutch standard in this month
amounted to Is, ITO pounds, probably the
highest figure attained in any one month in
| the commercial history of the country"
Minister Gray Leaves Washington.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, JAM 28-Minister Gray
| was at the Capitol to-day. He received all
the Indiana members in Senator Voorhees,
committee room and then went over to the
House, where he heard the Presidents mes
4 sage read and greeted old friends. ISe left
for Mexico tonight.
General Notes.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-John Cox has
| been appointed postmaster at Amty, john
| son county, vice ]. L. Bryan, resigned.