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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

ment Station recently purchased twen-
ty-four young cattle for use in feeding
experiments. The cattle were such as
could be obtained in the vicinity. There
are better cattle and many worse ones
in the territory. Eight calves averaged
Ais pounds, eight two year old steers
averaged $50 and eight yearlings aver
aged 555 younds. That is the yearling
steers had been kept for year for an
average gain of 140 pounds, the two
year olds another year for gain of 22o
pounds. Two of the calves weighed
more each than did one of the yearlings,
and one yearling weighed within ~
pounds of as much as one of the two
year olds. AS the exact ages were I'M
known, it is possible there was less than
a years difference in the age in each
case. 1t is also true that the calves
were better bred than either Of the old
er lots. But in any case there was very
little pay for the food consumed by the
older cattle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Sheep for Mutton.

The best mutton sheep is the sheep
which has a long body, round barrel,
and is hardy and early in maturing. 1t
should also be plump and solid-not
merely fat-in those portions OF the
carcass where the best mutton is locat-
ed. The wool sheep may be very Diff
ferent. He is cultivated" for his out
side, while the mutton sheep is grown
for his inside. Mutton is a great dish
in "merrie England" though not quite
so national as roast beef; but 1T has
long been popularity appreciated there,
and now is constantly growing in IA
vor on this side of the water. The
great drawback in America has been
the poor quality of mutton offered.
Butchers call anything that belonged
to the sheep family spring lamb" ut
terly regardless of it's age and tough
ness, and thus fostered a distrust Of
mutton for table use. Properly pre-
pared 1t is a delicious meat-delicate
and tender; but do not select ten year
old animals as candidates for popular
favor. The strong and sinewy NUT
ton so often put on the market as spring
lamb, has made inexperienced house
keepers suspicious Of everything
'sheepish," and has caused sheep to be
raised for wool rather than for food.
The tide is turning now, for the good
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Deafness Can Not Re Cured

BY local applications, as they cannca
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional RENE dies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When the tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound OF
imperfect hearing, and when ii Is en-
tirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and thisf.ube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

in fact, a large per cent-of the town
people who keep fine fowls have subur-
ban homes, but the range is generally
measured by feet and not by acres. We
believe fully so per cent of all the poul-
try fanciers keep their fowls on Or
binary town lots-usually on the back
end of the lot in pens of small size.
We have done so, and been successful,
too.
We have fowls in town on an ordi-
nary lot in pens from Is to 20 feet
square. The town chickens really look
better than the country chickens in
their large sized grassy runs. Why?
Because in the country we depend on
the grass in the runs for green food;
at this season it gets old and tough,
the fowls can't eat it and hence they
have no green food.
In town we grow little patches OF
oats, rye and mustard, pull it while
young, fresh and tender, and feed it to
the fowls daily. Result: Bright
combs and eyes. smooth plumage, eggs,
thrift and profit.
Early in the season we planted corn
and sunflower scatteringly in our Guilt
vatable spots, and it is around and
about the corn and the sunflowers that
we grow the green stuff. Chickens like
such coverings and will work about
In them all day. We throw millet
seed in there for which they scratch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
of the herder and of the consumer also.
Caerphilly Cheese.

Caerphilly cheese is made by a sweet
curd process. The milk is set at about
Sc deg. Fair, and such milk should be
perfectly sweet. Add sufficient rennet
to coagulate the milk firmly in one hour
Break down carefully as in Cheddar
cheesemaking, making the curd about
the size of large peas. Stir for half or
three-qnarters Of an hour. Let settle
about half an hour. The whey is then
drawn and the curd ladled out into a
clean cloth, and tied up, with little
weight-say ii pounds-placed upon it,
II large quantity of curd, no weight is
required. Cut up and turn each half
hour. At the end of about three hours
from the time the rennet is added, the
curd is broken up finely into the hoops,
where it stands for two hours or so,
when it is placed under the press,
gradually turning the screw and press
ing up to 10 cwt. at the end of three
hours. The first cloth used is fine. Turn
the cheese once during the evening into
the same cloth. Next day the cheese Is
sailed on the outside twice, about "a
ounce being used to each pound of curd.
Fine salt Is best and after each sailing,
morning and evening. the cheese is re-
placed in dry cloths in the press with
about 10 cwt. pressure on. Press al
together for three days. The cheeses are
then taken to the cheeserooms, which
are kept about IS deg. Fair. In these
rooms they are wiped each day with a
wat cloth and chnuld ha raady fo coli a.,
from 20 to 80 days.--London Dairy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
HIS HORSE WAS CARRYING DOUBLE.

seems to run smooth when the clatter
of horses hoofs broke upon our ears.
1--WE quickened our pace to the edge
of clump of poplars that commanded
a view of the road. Even before we saw
his flying horse and his face cleaning
in the moonlight we knew instinctively
that it was Dick Xanthus and that he
was in trouble.
I'VE saw that his horse was carrying
double and we smiled even as we halted
and drew our sabers, for the noise of
pursuers sounded close upon the clatter
of his horses hoofs. But thought we, he
will soon pass our line and then we will
fash out and put his assailants to fight.
We wished to take no rash measures.
'On they came, pursuer and pursued.
The lieutenant was very near us, and
we could see him looking down into the
face of the little Venable girl, when, to
our surprise, what should he do but
whirl suddenly and go charging back
straight into the faces of his pursuers.
ut was all done in a moment. We
saw his saber flash upward; and we
heard woman scream: Don't kill my
brother and saw the saber lowered;
then there was flash of another steel
and Xanthus dropped from his horse,
just as we dashed up and surrounded
the two Venable boys.
1.-THE girl was on the ground beside
her lover, weeping and trying to
staunch the flow Of blood, while her
brothers stood by, mad enough to end
it all with her; but we took them all
safe into camp. OF course, we couldn't
do anything with the fellows-they
were only protecting their own. But
they had to consent to the marriage OF
their sister with Xanthus; for, as you
know, he did not die Of his wound.
"A saber-stroke, did you say? No,
that's the unromantfc thing about the
whole affair. A saber-stroke would
have had the right tone about II, but
they had cut our lieutenant with a big
corn-knifew
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

Wisconsin Dairy Statistics.-A phe-
nomenal increase in the dairy industry
in Wisconsin during the past ten years
is shown by the state census returns for
1895, now being compiled. The census
returns show there are now in the state
1926 cheese factories, valued at $959. 531.
and 729 creameries, valued at 81, $50, 707.
The greater number of these have been
erected during the past ten years. The
entire number Of cattle and calves on
hand, including cows In 1895, was
1,54S, S99, valued at 5000, 5OS.16. This
year the number Of milch cows 2 years
old and over in the state is $40, 039.
valued at ST., Az, 144, and the cattle and
calves, including miich cows, number
1882 1927, valued at $3S,900, 766. In 1885
the number of pounds of cheese report
ed was 33. AIS, 900, valued at 1884 ,S13. 90,
while this year the number of pounds
reported was 52.4S0,S15, and the value
$3,9S4 ,103. In 1885 the number OF
pounds of butter reported was 81, 24O.-
431. valued at $3.50, 402.50. This year
the number of pounds reported was yA,-
S53,7S0. and the value $12,S1O,373.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
We Lose by Fraud.

In 1880 the United States exported
cheese to the value of ST., 10000 In
1894 the United States exported cheese
to the value of $7,1S0, 000-a decrease in
exports in fourteen years of 40 per cent.
/ In 1880 Canada exported cheese to the
value of $3,900,O0O. In 1894 Canada
exported cheese to the value Of $780,
000-an increase in fourteen years OF
nearly 400 per cent.
! In Canada the manufacture of filled
and skinned cheese is prohibited by
law, backed up by strong public sentl-
ment. From the humblest cheesemaker
to the highest government officials the
energies of the people have been bent
toward honest, wholesome cheese and
worldwide markets.
! In this country, in marked contrast
with Canada, many people have been
working to produce cheaper cheese and
not better cheese. Within our own
state trade has been greatly injured in
past years by skinned cheese and more
recently by filed cheese. This has now
been stopped by law. Illinois manu-
features enormous quantities of filled
cheese each winter, branding much of
1t as Wisconsin goods, thus stealing
what should be good name and break
ing down our markets with fraud
product.
New York and Wisconsin are the
great cheese-exporting states. Wiscon-
sin is by nature the greatest cheese
state in the Union, made so by the nat
ural adaptation of the soil to nutritious
grasses. the pure waters and the cool
nights in summer time.
Our commonwealth has lost millions
Of dollars because Of the laxness of our
own people in the matter of high quail
ity and honest goods, and now that re-
formation has come all our good acts
will count for little, so long as other
states make fraud cheese and brand
them Wisconsin made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
ported by the Country Gentleman, ]. S.
Woodward said.

Woodward said:
have travelled over a large part Of
this state and have been in many sta
bles. 1 address the brightest and most
intelligent body of dairymen in the
state; and as saw how the cows had
been treated, made vow to say some
good words for our real foster mother.
Many barns and stables are not over 71a
feet high, often not over 61a feet. There
are stables so dark that If the door is
shut it is necessary to have lantern to
see by in midday. Some are very cold;
some are damp and dripping. A stable
26 by As, by 61s feet had 26 cows in it,
weighing over 1000 pounds each, and
there were no ventilators. Not 100 miles
from Syracuse / saw a stable As by "a
by feet, in which there were 80 grade
Jersey cows, weighing over 700 pounds
each. This means only 26S cubic feet Of
air space for each cow, and is equiya-
lent to putting man of average size
into box measuring feet by "a inches
width and 35 inches height, with no
ventilation. In 80 per cent of the sta
bles, also, the cows are kept in the old
fashioned rigid stanchions. God pity
the heart Of him who confines his COWS
in this way for "a hours of the day, and
makes them sleep, or try to sleep, in the
stanchions also!
Many farmers feed all dry food
through the winter, with no succulence
whatever. Dat straw and corn meal are
all fat; they contain no bone or muscle,
and yet farmers think they are feeding
we'll when they give their cows this ra-
ton. Many cattle get drink only once
in "a hours during the winter, when
they are turned out into the stable
yard, and the water Is cold enough to
chill them all through. From such con-
ditions as have described, cows often
become distorted and deformed, with
shoulders out of shape and punches on
the knees, the result of rigid stanchions.
These are not fancy sketches; / have
seen them many time.
The farmer should study his COWS,
raise the height of stables, learn more
Of cow-ology. The COW is 80 per cent
artificial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

"The colonel turned to his writing,
and we knew that we had received our
orders. Not a man who did not under
stand, and we turned away with smiles
on our faces and a great thrill of SYM
pathy in our hearts for the comrade
who was Drawing danger alone for the
sake of the girl that he loved.
1T was but the work of a few minutes
to swing into the saddle and go gallop-
ing away in the direction of the Ven
able household where we knew our re-
connoisance would be most valuable.
ut was cold, clear night, one Of the
kind that puts spirit into man and
makes him feel like bounding over the
ground. We were a light-hearted set,
happy as could be in our mission, and
we laughed, chatted and joked as we
galloped along under the bright, star
lit skies.
cts rather hard lines laughed
Stetson, that an escort of half dozen
men has to be sent out every time
fellow wants to go and see his girl
"'It would be harder said Bates, in
reply, If the escort had to go all the
way with him and listen to all he said
to his sweetheart
ct would be rather hard on the
fellow added Tedsbury.
"'Not half so hard as on the lis
teners,' retorted Bates.
you're fraud, Bates; a cynical, un~
matrimonially inclined fraud, and mar
ried at that said one Of the men.
Married? That's the reason he
isn't matrimonially Inclined answered
another.
"'By Georgev exclaimed Stetson, IF
you don't change your opinions you
don't deserve another letter from your
wife and hope she won't write to YOU
Bates sobered very suddenly. Well
he said, this little love-making has to
go on, I suppose. l remember when /
was making love to my wife
"'Old Jim Bundy died on Sunday
broke out the chorus of five irreverent
voices, entirely drowning Bates in
cipient narrative, and we all whipped
up our horses to keep pace with the
sudden indignant squirt which he took.
"Stetson was just remarking, We'll,
there don't seem to be much use for a
accommodating party tonight; here's
one place where the course of true love
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
A Great Clock.

The ancient city Of Rouen, France,
Owns the very earliest specimen Of
the larger varieties Of the ancient clock
makers triumphs. 1t was made by Je-
han De Falains, and was finished and
set going in September, 1889. So per-
feet in construction is this ancient time
recording machine that, although it
has been regularly striking the hours,
halves and quarters for more than half
a thousand years, 1t Is still used as a
regulator. The case Of this early horo-
logical oddly is six feet eight inches
IN height by five inches broad. For 3-5
years it continued to run without
pendulum, being provided with what
the old-time clock-makers called go
lot"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Morgan County, Colorado.

county, SOlOrauos
The success Of the famous Greeley Colony
Is being repeated in the irrigated district
surrounding Fort Morgan, Colo. Little
more than ten years have elapsed since its
settlement began but the results that have
already been attained are far beyond the
most extravagant hopes of the founders OF
The enterprise. Where they had aimed to
plant modest little colony are 500 splendid
farms surrounding several fourishing
towns and supporting system OF schools,
churches and societies unsurpassed any
where The territory embraced under the
system OF irrigation canals has been erected
into Morgan County, Colo, and now has q
population somewhat in excess of 5000
souls
Alfalfa, potatoes, wheat and oats are tho
staple products, but the possibilities In
other directions are almost beyond belief.
Dir. Sam Cook, in the western part OF the
county, this year raised 1880 bushes OF
onions from acres OF ground, for which
he will receive 81 1850, while Mr.. w. s. Simp-
son whose 10 acre garden patch adjoins the
town OF Fort Morgan, cleared $500 from his
bees alone. Fifty out of the 500 farmers in
the county have had an average yield Of 80
bushels of wheat to the acre and more than
100 exceeded 40 bushels. Alfalfa makas n
larger crop than anywhere else in the
country.
The price Of land varies from SIS to $50 an
acre, including perpetual water right. 80
acres Is as much as one man can farm, and
If he goes In for fruit raisingor market gar
dening half that much will keep him busy.
Detailed Information about Morgan
County Is contained In an illustrated book
let issued by the Passenger Department of
the Burlington Route and now ready for
free distribution. A copy will be mailed to
any one who win write to J. Francis, g. p.
A., Omaha, Neb., for it. No one who IL
really in earnest in his desire to find bet
ter location than his present one will fail to
do this.
4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Old or Young Beeves.

The great markets of the country are
showing that the time in which very
heavy cattle can be profitably marketed
has gone by. During recent weeks year
ling cattle have sold more readily and
at higher prices than fine, fat steers
weighing 1000 pounds or more. These
yearlings would weigh 1000 pounds or
more and were Of fine quality. The
extra time and food required to mature
the large cattle were poorly paid for.
A like mistake is made by many farm
ers.
The Oklahoma Agricultural Expert
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Protect Your Trade.

Protect your trade by not selling
scrubs to anyone. Kill and sell for
poultry everything not worth So per
head or more. If every breeder Of
thoroughbred fowls would do this we
should hear less about hucksters and
dishonest dealers. Can a man who
pretends to breed thoroughbred stock
afford to use birds worth less than So
each? Would he not be better off and
sell far more birds If he did not use
a bird worth less than S., and from
that to $40 each for females, and $40
to $50 for males? The men who stand
the best and sell the most stock are the
breeders who use none but the best.
and do not put into their own pens birds
Suppose all the frst-class breeders
should make a solid compact to kill
every specimen they raise not worth
the retail price of IS; the effect would
be this, that the merit and excellence
of the thoroughbred market would be
much higher than to-day. Every scrub
you sell, no matter what the price,
olduuS III Tue way VI q pun VI q
better one. The men who now buy a
dozen scrubs would put the same
amount of money into less number of
better birds; and you as a breeder
would receive more money and better
profit, and stop the propagation from
scrubs, whose influence is lowering the
average standing of the breed, and the
evil effect upon your trade which comes
from having these scrubs pointed out
as coming from you; for if you have
an enviable reputation, rest assured
your name will be used by the second
party to persuade the third to buy from
among these low grades. believe one
better wiring the necks of calls and
give them to the poor than to sell them
alive-it is policy.-Poultry Monthly.
Our Foster Mother.
At dairy meeting in New York, re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

Sometimes the chicks eat it, and often
they cover it up; we wet it down at
night, and in day or so they have
fresh green sprout instead of a seed.
We let the chicks in on the green in
tended for them, but that grown for
the fowls we pull and feed in the pens.
Green stuff is the basis of health and
vigor in both fowls and chickens, and,
mind you, it cuts big figure in the
feed bill. 1t cuts it down about half,
for from a peck Of seed we can grow
several bushels of sprouts
The green that we grow for the old
fowls we gather or pull over three or
four times before reseeding, taking
care not to pull up the roots.
Hens will lay and chickens grow
and thrive in the back yard to the city
residence if they have their leases"
Of green.-Poultry Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04

the sake of policy treated Dick Kan
thus visits with respectful considera-
ton, but they weren't blind and they
hated him in his blue uniform as the
devil hates holy water They were big,
brawny fellows, who were only stay-at-
homes because their principles would
not let them enter the union army, and
their own and their fathers interests
kept them out of the confederate ranks.
1--WE warned our young lieutenant
that his visits to the Venable house
would bring him into trouble, but youth
and especially youth that is in love
Is headstrong, so he went on his way
Just as we expected he would.
Finally, one day, when things had
been going on in this way for some
time, Dick asked the colonel for leave
on the next night. Old Tom Baker was
colonel Of the regiment then, and he
was a good-hearted old codger. He
winked knowingly as he gave the young
lieutenant leave and warned him not to
get into trouble.
"a quarter of an hour after Lieut..
LUX hdhthuo hdo SdhSClCu ""oy AAoAA
the camp a half-dozen of us young fell
lows were summoned into the colonePs
presence. We found him pacing back
and forth the length of his tent. with a
look of mock sternness on his kindly
face. He addressed us as follows: Gen
tlemen, the discipline of this camp, it
must be confessed, is rather lax. Con-
tinued sojourn in peaceful territory and
consequent immunity from danger have
brought about this result. I have al
lowed myself to give Lieut.. Xanthus
leave to 60 outside the lines tonight,
and it is my impression that he has
gone to the Venable house to carry of
the daughter OF that household as a
bride. Now, whether his action Is right
or not, 1t Is not for us to say, but man
in love Is liable to encounter great
dangers In accomplishing his end. But,
said the colonel, with twinkle In his
eye, all this Is neither here nor there,
and Is of no consequence to you. My
purpose in assembling you together is
to send you out as accommodating
party; 20 out and reconnoiter, no matter
where or what; don't do anything rash,
but should you happen to find any SOL
der or officer of the United States In
danger, give him protection
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
The Gift of a Good Stomach.

Is one of the most beneficent donations
to us by nature. How often il
is grossly abusedl Whether the stomach
is naturally weak or has been rendered SO
by imprudence in eating or drinking, Hos,
letters Stomach Bitters is the best agent
for its restoration to vigor and activity.
Both digestion and appetite are renewed
by this fine tonic, which also overcomes
biliousness malarial, kidney
and rheumatic ailments and nervousness.