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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Feeding.

For practical purposes it is not pos
sible to weigh out the coarse feeds.
and great deal will have to be left
to the judgment Of the feeder. II hay
alone is fed. give all the animal will
eat up clean twice daily. One-third to
one-fourth of the coarse folders can
consist of straw. 1t is hardly economi-
cal to feed over fifteen pounds Of roots
daily. From 80 to So pounds of en-
silage daily is sufficient. More than
this will disturb the digestion of some
animals, and also make many cows
lose in flesh. Nine to twelve pounds
OF hay or other coarse feed of SIM
liar nature, together with 80 to 50
pounds of ensilage make sufficient
coarse fodder for an animals daily
needs. 1t is not good economy to feed
over one-half Of any leguminous crop
either green or dry, in the total daily
coarse fodder ration. While the coarse
feeds can be fed according to the feed
ers' judgment observing the general
rules given above, it becomes neces-
sary both for the sake of economy and
health, to weigh or carefully measure
the grain ration. The coarse feed will
| furnish from 100 to $50 pounds of di.
gestible protein and We add the con.
centrated feeds primarily to secure the
extra 100 to 1.50 pounds of protein
necessary. to properly balance the ra
ton.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
LEADERS OF THOUGHT.

There is in Milwaukee a handsome
paper devoted to the game of whist
There is one in this country devoted
entirely to trade marks.
II. II. and r. B. Claiborne. brothars
issue the Oswego Kan.) Times-Stap.
dard. One acts as editor, the other as
business manager, and every year they
shake the boys up" by changing
places.
There was woe on the Platte the
other day when the North Platte Tele-
graph. republican paper, published
by reason of mistake in the shippins
office, column of democratic plate
matter
The Valley (Neb) Enterprise thus
playfully refers to loathsome contem-
porary: wv, A. Crane, the hired man
and carrion-eater on the warmed over
soft soap, semi-annual defunct sheet
at Elkhorn, is making himself very CON.
spicuous again since he emerged from
a complete wreck which he and his
fake factory recently fell into. But the
pitiful pleas OF the poor imbecile for
help in the time of whisky famine
reached the ears of some tender-heart
ed citizens and the plant was bid in
and then he was hired to run it,"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
SPIDERS FATAL BITE.
Terrible Death of Sea Captains g.
Month-Old Daughter

AerrtDie Death OF sea Captains o.
Month-Old Daughter.
Little Catherine Lund, an infant
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Lund.
whose residence is at 329 18th street,
died on Saturday last in terrible agony
as the result of the attack of ven
omous spider that drove it's poisonous
fangs in her left eyeld while she slept,
says the San Francisco Call. The
child was in good health when it was
put to bed on Friday evening, but
seemed peevish and i'll when the moth
er took it up the next morning. The
lid of the left eye was swollen so that
the sight was almost obscured and a
dark brown mark seemed to be in the
center of the irritated spot. Within a
few hours Mrs. Lund saw the entire
side OF the baby's head was becoming
swollen and feeling much alarmed. sent
for DR.. Logan. The physician exam
ined the child's head, which by that
time was terribly swollen, and gave
it as his opinion that the wound had
been caused by venomous insect of
some kind. Gangrene had already set
in, and while the doctor did everything
in his power to alleviate the child's
sufferings he informed Mrs. Lund that
the case was hopeless, as the poison
had obtained such start that it's fatal
progress could not be checked. Mrs.
Lund at once instituted search for the
cause of the child's terrible condition
and from beneath the bed swept a big,
black spider which Immediately
showed fight. In her anger at the in
sect which had inflicted so much sor-
row on her, Mrs. Lund crushed it with
one heavy blow, so that when Dr.
Logan tried to identify it with the
venomous spider known to science he
was unable to do so and is still uncer-
tain as to what family it belonged.
BY the next morning the baby was
! IN a stuDor and it was seen that nc
chance of its surviving existed The
mead on the left side was swollen until
| the skin was tense and the scalp as
hard as board and the dark color OF
| the skin testified to the virulence OF
the poison. That night, scarcely forty.
eight hours after the wound was re.
ceived, the baby died.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

roing for twent, cents? Why, when
| was young-that's right twenty-five
twenty-five - twenty-five! Going
going gone.
1t was Miss Nay Wiley, the daughter
of the auctionee,. Then came pair OF
feet with high insteps that created
burst of excitement in the room.
Thirty cents" cried Il young man.
"Thirty-one." shouted another.
"Thirty-two,"
Go it, boys" exclaimed the auction
eer. That's tho way to do it. Thirty
wo-thirty-two-any more bids?'
The bidding on these feet ran up TO
so cents and then paused.
"Going-gong-
"Fifty-one" hastily cried the young
man who had started the bidding. And
it caught the feet. The owner OF these
| feet was Miss Belle Clay, one or the
prettiest girls of the village, and the
bid was the highest OF the evening.
The auctioneer found that high insteps
aroused brisker bidding than nat ones.
He also found that the feet were alb
| solutely no index to the nature or the
appearance of the pOssessor, forsome OF
the prettiest and most popular girls OF
the league went for ridiculously low
sums.
When the sale was over there was a
great deal of disappointment and a
great deal of rejoicing. Some OF the
young men who had obtained feet for
10 cents found that they had won the
very girl whom they had desired, while
some that had allowed their enthusi-
asm to carry them above 80 cents
found they had the wrong girl. Strange
as it may seem. many of the ladies
whose feet brought large bids were
elderly and far from beautiful. while
in other instances very pretty lassies
had been ''auctioned off" at the frs,
bid.
Ever since then the girls have been
kept busy telling every one that it wa;
not they who raised the curtain.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

fortunately 1t ia very difficult to cure
Indian corn fodder. 1t Is also difficult
to cut or shred 1t and preserve 1t out
side OF the silo in quantity for any
length Of time. For these reasons, the
silo all things considered Is undoubt-
eddy to be referred for preserving the
corn plan. and practical experience
has demonstrated its value. For those
who desire corn meal during the win
ter for feeding horses, pigs, and poui-
try, 1t is a very good idea to remove
the ears from the stalk just previous
20 cutting for ensila Sc They can be
thrown upon the ground and allowed
to remain for about two weeks TO cure,
and can then be husked. II 1t were not
for the increased labor involved in re-
moving the ears and in husking and
grinding the same, the writer would
not advocate putting any OF the grain
into the silo, for it has been clearly
shown that the loss during fermenta-
ton is considerable. The medium green
sofa bean Is a valuable crop to put into
the silo with corn. The <method OF
cultivation has already been described
One part bean fodder and two parts
corn fodder is good proportion. II
should not be put in in layers. but both
corn and bean plants run through the
cutting machine together. Thus mixed
. the bean fodder will keep better. and
will aid in neutralizing the acidity OF
the corn. The advantage OF this mix
ture for feeding Is. that it increases the
percentage Of protein in the ensilage
from Ia or 1.6 per cent (corn alone) to
s.6 or 2.S linked ensilage). II this mix.
ture could be fed as an entire daily
ration, but very little concentrated
feeds. rich in protein. would be re-
auired. Corn for ensilage should be
cut when the ears are fairly well
glazed. Beans planted about May 2;
will be ready about the same time
Barnyard millet Is also recommended
to be used in connection with sofa
beans for the silo. 1t requires fully a:
much plant food to produce crop, as
does corn, and will not stand DIR,
weather as we'll. On fairly moist lane
from Is to II tons can be grown pei
acre. The seed can be sown broadcast
and the crop needs no further atten
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Hens Vary as LAYERS.

In regard to the number and size Of
eggs l remember two pullets that laid
much larger eggs than others of the
same age and breeding, and more than
the average number. One of the pullets
was somewhat understood. There were
also two other pullets laying very
small eggs, and much more than the
average in number, blank days occur
ring at long intervals. These Obserya-
tons extended only during the few
months of Matching. not for the entire
season. So far as breeds CO. it has been
my experience to get the fewest eggs
from hens laying large ones. From
Houdans, laying very large eggs, very
satisfactory numbers were obtained.
Leghorns gave more of considerably
smaller size, and Hamburgs produced
much greater number of very small
eggs. The Houdans, however, were
confined much of the time. The Leg
horns some of the time. while the
Hamburgs had almost unlimited run
most of the year. This was fifteen or
20 years ago. and l cannot now give
more specific records, for did not then
appreciate the Importance OF collecting
them. Later experience with Minorcas
which laid very large eggs, was to the
effect that they were less prolific than
the Leghorns.
Eggs from nine Leghorn hens. laying
on the average for the year, l43 eggs,
averaged 100 ounces each. while eggs
from nine other hens fed the same, anu
whose average egg production was
fraction over SO eggs, averaged ~!
ounces each. Two hens averaging liz
eggs each during their second year,
produced eggs that averaged 1.ss ounces
in weight, and two other similar hens'
whose egg production was y eggs each'
laid eggs averaging exactly the same IL
weight. A Cochin hen whose eggs aver.
aged 2.22 ounces in weight, laid 10
during the year. Another (same oreeo
and food laid $50 eggs, averaging l's0
ounces. OF two Leghorns whose egg
averaged the same in weight, viz, wi
ounces, one laid 1872 eggs and the otnef
62 eggs during the year. Individual H.
stances show such variations as to lhu''
cate no general relation between num-
Der and size of eggs, and enough aa'a
are not available to justify conclusions
from the averages. l have always
thought, however, that the hen laying
very large eggs, as rule, laid le~e'
than the average.-William p. Wheeiei'
in Rural New Yorker.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Practical Sheep Nusbsndry

Sheep are peculiar in that they mnst
have perfectly sweet food. Anything
sour gives them fits, literally fits of va.
rious kinds. which the shepherd should
guard against. But there is no ms.
sible question about roots, especially
the sweet, palatable and nutritious
sugar beet or the succulent maugeI
Rape cannot be sown with grass seed
as it will shade the ground so much as
to wholly prevent the grass from grow
ing, or so smother it as to kill it COM
pletely in short time. Rape is a leafy
spreading plant, that will completely
I'LL the rows If they are three feet wide
being much like a cabbage but with the
leaves spreading, instead of making
head. On any good farm, and under
management, a flock of sheep will pay
their winter feeding in the manure they
will make. Give them lots of straw.
and they will convert it into the rich
est kind of food for crops. While we
are buying about all our wooden goods
men and impoverishment of our opera.
tives, the great and good statesmen OF
that country are paying us for the prac.
teal freedom of the American market
by devising legislative schemes for
shutting out our sheep and cattle. Thir-
ty tons OF roots may be grown on any
good acre of land by the right cultiva.
ton. This will feed thirty sheep 200
days, or 200 sheep for month. This
will supply two-thirds of the feeding,
| For the future ewes the twin lambs
| should be reserved. 1t is not at all
necessary that twin lambs should be
discouraged on account of inability to
rear them. Better ewes trained to it,
are all that is wanted to rear twins sue
cessfully. The training is done by feed
ing. Sheep are not robust animals. and
a drive of thirty miles on a warm day
is altogether too much for them. The
effect would be to tire them and de-
velop disease of the lungs, but most es-
pecially by the overheating produce
congestion of the skin, and by injury
to the wool cause the dropping off of it.
This, however, is only a temporary
trouble, which the sheep will get over
in short time, but it will not save ths
wool already on the sheep. 1t will sure!
ly cause the loss of lambs at weaving
time.-American Sheep Breeder.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

On this page we give an illustration
Of Ceylonese team of buffaloes hitched
to a cart common to that country. 1t
will be noticed that the tongue Is fas-
Thus the weight of the pull Is on the
us.
Of these animals as follows: The COM
mon buffaloes also inhablt CeylOn, and
are found both wild In the interior and
partially tame in the Singhalese viii
lagos. where they are kept and used to
trample the paddy (rice) lands after
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

considerable area OF hay. and depend
upon this crop to large extent for
coarse feed. Such land should be
made to produce three tons Of
hay. equivalent to about three
thousand pounds OF digestible mat
ter per acre. Similar land planted
to corn and equally well MANFRED
would probably produce fully four
thousand pounds digestible matter per
acre. but the increased cost of growing
mn acre Of corn would in the writer's
Judgment fully balance the increase in
yield. There are, however, consider
able areas on every farm that are not
natural grass lands. Such lands are so
easily affected by frequent droughts.
that from one to one and one-half
tons OF hay per acre are maximum
crops. Land OF this kind is far better
suited for corn and will yield fully
three times as much digestible matter
per acre as when in grass.
Ensilage Corn or any crop put in
the slo is not improved in quality.
The various lamentations which such
materials undergo, decrease to an eX-
tent their nutritive effect, !. c., ton
Of fodder before being ensilaged would
have greater nutritivc value than
after being ensilaged. The writer does
not believe in putting any crop into the
silO that can be properly cured. I'm
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
The Currant-Rorer.

This is pretty wasp-like moth which
may be found flying in the hot sun
shine searching for suitable places in
which to deposit its eggs, which are
laid singly near the buds, where. in
few days. they hatch into small
larvae. which eat their way to the
center Of the stem, frequently passing
down one stem and up another, eventu-
ally causing the death of portion of,
or the entire plant. Like the previous
species. this, too. is imported. and is
two brooded, so that the work of de-
struction is carried on during the en-.
tire summer.
Remedy.-In the autumn or early
spring all stems found hollow should
be cut out and burned.-Indiana Ex'
pertinent Station.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Longevity of Bees.

c. Davenport says in Gleahlhs',
"One summer I had a strong secoHa
swarm issue from large box hive
do not remember the date, but II Was
just before Eastwood blossomed. iN'
queen OF this swarm was lost. on ne'
mating trip, or in some other way ~.
! am certain that they did not nave
laying queen at any time during wv
summer. | thought | would let 'he,n
do without one, to see what they "oa'.
do. They were hived on combs tha'
contained considerable honey, so tno'
did not have much room to store pelo"'
but they filled up what room there Wa
and then, instead of working much ~
the sections, they took the world ea.,
In the fall thought would unite w.
few of them were left with some ON.
colony; but on coming to examine u
l was surprised at the amount OF w.
there was left. There seemed u ~
nearly as many as when l hived 'h,~,
so in order to experiment further W.
were put in the cellar where the ~
were. They came out in good snap
the spring. A queen was given 'n
and although they dwindled away W. ,,,
fast. they pulled through all IL
Now, in this case the workers Nv
at least ten or eleven months, no, o IA
few. but thousands of them. IL :,
same thing had been tried the Pa ai1
summer l do not think there Va sad
have been a live bee left after they I@
been in the cellar a month"
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plowing, and to be sometimes MIXED.
though not often. as they are fierce and
troublesome and their yield Of milk
small and of poor quality. Their flesh
is almost inedible. 1t is different, how
ever, with their cogeners from Southern
India, which are larger and tanner, and
are often imported for dairy uses in
large numbers, for they are fairly tract
able, and give good supply OF whole
some milk. Being kept in the neighbor-
hood of large towns, they are allowed
to feed upon the commons, where they
present an interesting sight to strang-
ers, who are astonished at their almost
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

Mrs. Emma G. Foster, addressing
the Missouri Poultry association, said;
Roup has become a common disease.
The symptoms are swelled eyes. dis
charge from nostrils, and frequently
rafting in the throat. When none
of these symptoms appear it is shown
by offensive breath. 1t usually comes
from dampness, and is to fowls what
heavy colds are to human individu-
ais, and results in diphtheria or cank-
er. When roup appears in malignant
form, which makes its presence known
by peculiar disa greeable odor, most
excellent remedy is a sharp AK. XIII
all such affected birds and burn them.
There is no satisfaction or profit in
doctoring roupy fowls. Then work to
prevent the we'll fowls from taking the
disease. Keep them dry and reason
ably warm; use asafoetda and car
bolic acid in drinking water, and thor
Oughly clean and disinfect. Cleanli-
ness is the key to success. If the fowls
do not have access to gravel and sand,
this must be supplied. Grit Is as es-
sential as food, and they must have 1t
in some shape. Broken crockery and
glassware afford excellent grit. Coarse
ly ground oyster shell, ground flint,
etc, can be purchased by the barrel.
River sand Is good. A flock Of fowls
will soon devour a barrel Of this, yet
sand is not a substitute for gravel.
Keep sharp gravel before the fowls and
they do better. Digestion will not be
complete unless the food Is fully masti-
Gated
England Excludes Foreign Cattle.
The British parliament has at last
passed the bill making permanent the
exclusion of cattle from foreign coun-
tries except such animals as shall be
slaughtered at ports of entry. The
Canadians are most concerned, for it
strikes them hardest. Many English
farmers have been accustomed to pur-
chase live cattle of the Canadians and
fatten them on the English pastures.
They bought them at Il rate low enough
to allow a reasonable profit on the
| transaction. American cattle have
been long since debarred from this
privilege. The bill has been passed
really in behalf of the cattle raisers of
Great Britain, but the preteXt is that
| disease exists in Canada.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

hairless, uncouth forms, the very ex-
emplification Of ugliness. The wonder
is still further increased when the awk-
ward beasts. to avoid the midday heat,
walk deliberately into the neighboring
ponds. submerging their bodies until
their noses, raised almost perpendicu-
larly, protrude above the waters, pre-
senting the appearance of shoal of
alligators. No successful attempt at
crossing these buffaloes with true cattle
has, l believe, been made, the mixed
progeny. whenever any appeared, hav-
ing died young.-From the Farmers
Review.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13

Many fail because they do not work
where sinners are. The success of the
Salvation Army is due to the fac. that
they go where sinners are. Workers
must cut down the grass and gather
up the sheaves.-Rev. DR.. McKelvey.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
DAIRY AND POULTRY
lNTERES CHAPTERS FOR
our BURIAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Parma Few
Hints as to the Care Of Live Stock and
Poultry.

MONG the most
economical winter
coarse feeds for
dairy stock can be
mentioned c orn,
barnyard millet,
hay and sofa beans.
On natural grass
land not easily af-
fected by droughts
the farmer will
naturally grow a
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Reason to BE prOn.l.

What makes her proud? Upon her hat
Are feathers, bows and complex curls
And. what is more important still.
The eyes of all the other girls.
Detroit Tribune.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
PAY A'CHURCH, DEBT.
NEW AND SUcCE SSFUL SCHEME
DEVISED BYETHE LADIES.
How the Foot Party. Was Conducted
Some of the Prettiest Bellies Pedal
Extremities Went for KidiculOusiy Low
Prices.

HAT an | bid?
What am l bid?
Ten - ten - ten -
fifteen - twenty
t W e nty - twenty.
Only twenty cents
for those beautiful
feet? Only twenty
cents for those
&C e full ankles? ?
Only twenty cents
for those llght-blue
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Streaks Of Blood In Eggs.

The blemish referred to Is sign
that something is amiss with the egg
producing organs of the fowl, and l
should be inclined to say that the faul-
ty eggs are all laid by the same fowl.
II this be so, and she can be distin-
guished, l should advise "Leopards-
town" to cOnfine her for time, feed
ing sparingly the while on hard corn;
so as to check the production of eggs.
1t may be that matters will right them
selves under this treatment. but moth
ing more can be done. l think it eX-
tremely probable that the blood-spots
are the outcome, of high feeding. On
more than one occasion l have noticed
that the spots are most frequent in
cases where high percentage of eggs
Is obtained. and that the eggs are most
numerous in the spring months, when
hens lay more freely than at other
seasons. 1t by no means follows that
the hens have been overdone with
food, so far as mere feeding is
concerned, but it cannot be denied that
in the spring and early summer fowls
obtain much animal food in their daily
rambles. particularly when they have
free access to manure heaps or to plan
! tations; in either of which there is al
ways large supply of such food to
be had for the asking.-Ex.
Diphtheria Among Fowls.-Domestic
fowls have two diseases Of a diphthe-
rite nature. according to a report Of
NJ Gallez to the Belgian Academy of
Medicine. One Is contagious catarrh,
called also morve. or fowl CHAMBERS,
which is very contagious and fatal to
hens and may give diphtheria to hui
man beings. The other. though called
fowl diphtheria. has nothing save the
name in common with human diph-
iberia.
A Pig and Lamb.-A pig will awaken
the neighbors with his sQueal when
fast, but lamb will lie still and die
Often they crawl of into some hole to
! rest. and have not enough sense to find
their way back again, and there they
I soon chill and die, when very young
They need care in numberless ways
Exchange.