Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-12-31
WINTER pAlRvlNe ~ DAKOTA.
~ rays Evon when the Thermometer I.
below Zero.

., pays Evon when the Thermometer Il
below Zero,
The barn was not an expensive one,
brt would hold 100 head of stock and
ccs cnt into II bank with IL slope 80 that
,bc drainage WAS perfect. | lot down
mt tne dairyinan told us during the
,noruoon while he was caring for his
.tock. Every cow seemed to know her
owner as n friend-no haste, no rude
noise. startled her. Last summer, ;" sai6
ibe farmer, Il raiaod some corn fodder,
millet and oat and Pea hay, with some
carrots an I sugar beets for n change Of
food. contract early for my bran and
buy it cheap. My cows all come in fresh
in September and October, going dry
through nytime. l begin feeding then
at once to Heep up their flow Of milk
while butter is high. Inever sell for less
than 25 cents, and often 10 cents pei
pound.
II put my cows ZIP nights as soon as
frost comes and feed millet, hay and
bran. Now. during the cold Of winter
rot up at half past 8 in the morning, go
to the barn and give the cows their
grain feed, consisting of bran, ground
oats and peas in the proportion of eight
Quarts of bran, four Of oats and one o.
peas, or often change TO one of new
process oilmeal. Then at O o'clock we
milk, running the milk through a hand
pparator, feeding my calves and pigs
he new sweet skimmill. Then give o
NgOOd feed Of corn fodder and let my
BOWS alone till noon, when Iwater them.
'lhey finish mp all tho fodder or millet in
heir hangers and lie down to chew
heir cuds till half past 4, when j again
iced them n smaller grain ration supple
Imnted with four quarts Of chopped
roots, and at half past go 70 milking,
finishing in one hour.
Myself, boy and hired hand do the
milking. / treat the milk as in the
morning and then fill the managers with
Inillet or oat and pea hay, first cleaning
but every bit Of rubbish left in their
hangers, using 1t for bedding. Ineg.
fcted to say l clean their stables every
morning, hauling the offal and litter out
m the field and scattering from each
bad"
He was asked If his cows ought not to
e fed oftener. NO" said he, "cows,
with their quadruple stomachs, need
much longer to digest their food. Nei
her do rouse them up at or 4 O'Clock
the morning. / find from observation
hose hours are their very best for sleep
Ing. Neither do | let them out through
he winter unless it is on some especial
bright, sunshiny day. Then / find
hey are ready to return to their stalls
Htheir evening meal"
But do you not find your feed pretty
apendve?"
No, not very. feed about 40 pounds
Gday Of rough stuff. One-half is CHEAP
raw, costing nothing but the hauling,
alt thrash the oats and peas out TO use
y grain. figure that my grain feed
nd roots cost Inc go cents per day; hay,
eents-a total Of 20 cents per day. My
nnmilk and manure more than pay all
are and other expenses. ] feed extra
ayy, for this is n cold climate, and ]
Sant much milk for my calves. My
ows average me 900 pounds of butter
Tyear, besides a fine calf. They are
high grade Holsteins, crossed up from
. best dairy COWS could find. clear
on each COW yearly. My pigs, calves,
alekens, ETC., pay all expenses, so can
up for my work about $4,000 per
ear. Besides my farm is getting better
arly from the large amount Of manure
read each winter. r."-W. p. Wade in
american Agrisulturist.
Prosperous Times For Him.
You may complain of the times" SAID
Wall street man to friend, "but they
Wosperous days TO a fellow know.
Prosperous days" remarked the
her, why, how in the world can
one be successful when everything
8dun~
"Thats Just the point" replied thf
asr. HE prospers when things are
w. He's an exception to the general
", but then. v0u must know, mes
asors grinder. New York Herald.
mrs. Eiiott n. Shepard.
ana Elliott f. Shepard. says New
9kwritNS, has never wholly recovered
IN the sudden death Of her HUSBAND
years since Social life she has al
~ altogether relinQuished, and evel
philanthropio work, in which sh
always so active and energetic la
1ef. has, much of it, had to be ahan
1ea This condition Of Mrs Shepar'
su1@ regret and sympathy not onl'
-0le the many individuals whom sh
oeirended. but among numberles
formations and bodies who have re
upon her for both inspiration an