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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Commonplace Observations.

The feeding of fowls and chicks
should not be done in needless man
ner, and the food used should be given
for definite object. Feeding poultry
merely because one thinks they must
be filled up" before going to roost is
no. the idea at all. Proper feeding Of
flock requires good judgment, both as
regards the selection of food and the
time certain kinds should be given, and
why they are more suitable at one sea-
SON than another. The feeding OF
fowls and growing chickens is neces-
sari]y quite different.
Fowls require food for nourishment
after they have ceased to grow, and any
amount beyond the bodily require
ments that is given goes to form fat
or eggs. Careful experimenting by in
telligent poultry men has proved be-
yand peradventure that certain foods
are required for egg production, and
that, while there are also some foods
that will help egg production, they have
such fattening tendency that it be-
comes necessary to use them sparingiy;
otherwise the hens will become too fat
to lay many eggs.
There is also great difference in
the effect of food upon the various
breeds. The Asiatics are of sluggish
nature, not much inclined to search
around, If they are too literally sup
piled with corn, no matter how excel
lent foraging ground they may have.
Consequently they should not be fed
too much corn in any shape, and If fed
TOO literally Of it during the hot season
serious loss is apt to occur.
The Spanish breeds are very active,
and apparently take great delight in
foraging over their runs, no matter how
we'll they are fed. Their activity almost
borders on nervousness, and on this &C
count they can hardly be overfed. 1t
is a saying that corn will fatten Asiat-
les like hogs, but that Leghorns will
keep in prime condition if their food
is almost exclusively corn, provided
they have good run.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Hog Cholera and It's Prevention,

Newspaper bulletin No. Is, OF the In
diana Experiment station, says:
1t is difficult to estimate the loss In
diana farmers have sustained from hog
cholera ard swine plague this year. Ii
some counties it will reach S25,000 and
IL the whole state has suffered as much
as the northwestern portion, the total
will probably exceed $500, 600.
There are two diseases responsible
for these heavy losses, hog cholera and
swine plague. AS they are much alike
in symptoms and occur under similar
conditions, they may be treated as zone
disease. Both are germ diseases of such
fatal character that only small per
cent Of the hogs attacked ever recover.
Medical treatment is not very effectual.
Preventive measures are more success
full and arc the ones to be adopted
These diseases being due to germs,
cannot exist without the germs being
present They are taken into the body
with the food, water and air. The closer
animals come in contact, the greater
the possibilities of spreading; hence,
AN"ithy tllu uiSCdSNu oA'O'AS
be separated as soon as tie disease is
recognized. The healthy hogs should
be taken from the sick and not the sick
from the well, as in the latter case the
excrement and secretions containing
the contagious principles are left IN the
pen, on the ground, straw and troughs.
During an outbreak, it is better to have
the herd divided in punches of about
fifteen in small pastures, rather than
large herd in a large field.
The hogs should not have access to
ponds or wallows, as this affords favor
able conditions for the germs. The
drinking water should be from deep
wells. The food should be clean and
often changed. If hog has been
separated from the herd and RECEIVERS
II should not be returned to the herd
for several weeks, as it is capable OF
giving the disease 10 others, although
it may appear to be perfectly well.
Hogs should not be placed in pens
where the disease has been for three
months. All dead animals should be
burned or buried deeply in places
where hogs will not Craze for a year.
Diseased hogs should not be driven
through lanes or other public high
ways. The healthy hogs should be
cared for first and then the diseased,
otherwise disease bearing material may
be conveyed to the healthy. Clean the
pens, use plenty of air Stacked lime on
the floors before using again.
The following formula given by the
Bureau of Animal Industry is as eff
ticacious as anything known as a
preventive and remedy. 1t has given
fair results:
Wood charcoal, one pound; sulphur,
one pound; sodium chloride, two
pounds; sodium hyposulphite, two
pounds; sodium bicarbonate, two
pounds; sodium sulphate, one pound;
anthony sulphide, one pound.
Give a teaspoonful once day to
$50 pound hog. Give in sloppy feeds, as
bran, middling, crushed oats, etc. 1t
will cost about 81 to have it filled.
A. w. Biting, Veterinarian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

81 last year and IS in 1898. That shows
that the interest in these trials is in
crGasing. A challenge cup, valued at
$3.50, was put up to be won. This cup
wfB won by a croSS-bred Shorthorn-
Ayrshire COW seven years old, with q
total Of 1919 e points in her favor. An
other cross-bred Shorthorn COW came
second with total of 1878 points.
The mornings and evenings milk OF
two days of the show were weighed,
sampled, and analysed The milk OF
those COWS competing in the butter con-
test only was taken for one day, separ-
ated, and each cows cream churned
separately. The prizes in the milking
trials were awarded on the number OF
points obtained on the quantity OF
milk, the analysis Of the same, and
the total number of days since calv-
ing. The prizes in the butter yleld
contests were awarded on the total
quantity of butter actually obtained out
of each cows cream by trained butter
makers under the superintendent Oh
the judges In the butter trials, the
bUttermilk was kept over night, and on
examination showed that there were
great differences in the amount OF
cream left in the buttermilk after
churning. In all cases where the milk
showed a high per cent of butter-fat
and q low yield of butter resulted, the
lost butter fat was found in the butter
milk.
Another noticeable fact is that there
was an extremely large proportion OF
the cows present whose milk showed
less than per cent Of butter fat. Or
these, nine were Shorthorns out or sew
enteen in this position, two Jerseys
one Guernsey, four Red Polls, and two
cross breeds.
The Live Stock Journal says: In
view of the fact that AN these anil
mails were brought up by their owners
in the belief that they were good COWS,
this large proportion is noteworthy"
Whether in England or America, ev-
cry time COW owners set about testing
their herds they strike the same amaze
ment those Englishmen did; everybody
wakes up to the fact that they own
altogether too many poor cows. Yet
it may be fairly said that about the
most difficult thing in the world is TO
get dairyman to give his COWS fair
Dabcock test for even a month
Hoard's Dairyman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

was also a friend of Cussie's and who
was to pilot Gilbert through the wing
of the house where Gussie was to meet
them, when the two would escape by a
side door.
The girl had taken her favorite
brother Tom into her confidence. but
Gilbert did not know this Tom was to
entertain the old folks and keep them
in the family sitting room until after
nine, the hour which was set for the
elopement.
THE great mistake that people make
when they elope," sail Gilbert, sis in
setting the hour too late, when the least
sound attracts attention to them"
1t might have Deen supposed from
those sage rel. arks, that he was an old
hand at the business. But he had yet
much to learn.
/ have not stated the fact that Gus
sizes father was wealthy, but Gilbert
would have scorned the imputation that
this had any part in his plan of marry
ing her off hand. He knew that in
Nalead of the paternal benediction of the
novel, "bless you, my children; bless
yop" he might receive the paternal
taboo, and be left tc love, ashes and
crust in a cottage. But he was willing,
brave boy, to risk it,
An open window in an unused and un-
lighted wing of the building is always
suspicious incident. \ policeman was
garding this one from q convenient
tree on the opposite side Of the street;
but love is blind, so Gilbert did not see
him. He went through the window
with the agility Of a fireman.
"H-i-s-t!" came from within.
"W-h-i-stw
These we're the pass words.
rs it you?"
VESTS me-" was the hasty and un-
grammatical reply.
where's Gussie?"
"Gussie who?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Saved by the Poultry.

Everything that usually goes to the
swill barrel can be turned to more prof
it on the farm if it is put in proper
condition for feeding the poultry. Po-
tato and turnip parings boiled are good
to put with the mixed food. All table
scraps make the very best of food; even
the meat bones can be crushed, and will
more than pay for the trouble in the in
crease of eggs. The buttermilk used
in a scalding state or sour or sweet
milk the same add increased nourish-
ment to the mixtures mentioned. The
whey when curd is made can also be
utilized the same way. Whole grain
should be fed at evening. Wheat, bar
ley, buckwheat, corn and rye are valued
as respectively enumerated. The fowls
show a preference for corn, but If fed
too literally it will make the hens too
fat for profitable egg layers. OF course
excessive feeding OF wheat will have a
like tendency, but in not so quick or so
marked degree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS COFFEE,

Had the Ladies' Aid Society of our
Church out for tea; forty of them, and
all pronounced the German Coffeeberry
equal to Rio. Salzer's catalogue tells
you al about it! 81 packages Earlies,
vegetable seeds S1.0O post paid.
If you will cut this out and send
with 15c. stamps 10 John a. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get
free package of above great coffee
seed and our 14S-pagc catalogue!
Catalogue alone sc. w. n.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
what lie Wanted TO Know

Father said the little boy looking up
from his picture book, IF l ask you a ques,
ton will you answer it?"
Certainly" was the afYable reply.
And not get angry"
"Of course"
''Nor say it is time was in Eed?"
Il Won't do any of those things"
well. what | want TO know is, where
does a snake begin when it wags its tail3'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
She Nearly tainted.

a lady teacher in one of the public
schools, in trying to explain the meaning of
the word slowly" illustrated it by walking
across the floor When she asked the class
TO tel how she walked she nearly tainted
when boy at the foot of the class shouted:
"Bow-legged ma am
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

sisters anb all other relatives combined.
He does not stop to analyZe feelings or
motives, so does not make the discovery
that his conduct is the result Of lapse
into savagery, his earlier ancestors
having doubtless been barbarians, who
snatched their savage brides from the
family, but in obeyance OF the ancient
marriage customs. No, our modern
Lochinvar imagines himself a valiant
knight who hurries to save his beloved
lady from the cruel restrictions Of dot
ing parents, who know thai her esquire
has not flat to his name, or enough
coin OF the realm TO sustain life in two
persons with average appetites. They
ask him to wait, but he Ignoring the
poetical truth that all things come to
him who waits, does not have patience
TO endure the long result Of time. This
is a matter" he says in that manly, res
olute way his sweetheart admires so
much, with which parents have moth
ing whatever to do" and with the same
weapon attributed to Sampson, he suS-
gests a rope ladder, moonless night,
ASNI bAO4 w HiCu may " 49,
prospective father-in-law, and a rapid
drive in the direction of a minister
(creeds do not form an important ele-
ment in an elopemenO; then the two
can defy any law OF separation-for the
present.
Gilbert Harding and Gussle Marston
were lovers, and they had planned an
elopement.
He was a squire OF high degree,
She was lady fair to see."
This is a trifle overdrawn, but it ap-
plies to their case better than any other
two lines in poetical literature. He
was really a clerk in haberdashery
store, and she had just been graduated
In a sweet gown trimmed with real lace.
She knew absolutely nothing of any
thing but school lore, and was as help
less and ignorant as a girl usually is
who influences young man to begin
his career by running away with her.
He was quite sure, however, that he
knew enough for two, and what was
man good for anyway. if he couldn't
face the world and fight its battles for
the girl he loved? So the time was set
for the elopement, the stony-hearted
parents refusing to consider his suit,
because, forsooth, he was poor!
But Gussie loved him ali the better
for his poverty. She had heard it said
that her father was poor when he mar
ried her mother, and they had been
happy and prospered. She did not re-
fleet that young people of to-day want
to begin life where their parents left.
Off
1t was the night of the eiopement.
There was no moon and the electric
lights were dim and Pickering. Gill
bert had engaged the services of q best
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

A Good Ration-Coarse-ground oats,
ground rye and wheat brand would
make very complete ration mixed as
follows: Two quarts of ground oats,
one quart Of ground rye and three
pints Of wheat bran. This should be
mixed with boiling water, stirred in
until the mixture hos assumed a
crumbly nature, not a sticky one. Feed
while it is about milk warm. This
makes a good morning meal for old
and young. Ground barley can be SUBJ
stituted for the ground rye; boiled po-
tatoes can take the place of wheat
bran; so may other boiled vegetables
when alternating the diet.-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

Train the Cows-For profitable
dairying you should get the best cows
your means will admit of. If common
stock or grades, breed always to a
thoroughbred bull OF good butter
strain. Train your cows from the first
TO milk nine or. ten months in the
year. Wean your calves and raise them
by hand. Feed literally all the year,
never more at one time than the cow
will eat up clean.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
What the Merchant Did.

Romantic Miss-Haye there not been
moments in your experience when life
seemed full of unsatisiied wants.
Mr. Hardkead- that's so!
Romantic Miss-At such times | always
fly to music for relief. What do you dc
Mr. Hardhead!
Mr. Hardhead-I advertise
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

Edward Atkinson says that the
product of the hen mines is greater in
value than the product Of the iron fur
mace; is about twice the value of the
wool product, and three or four times
the value Of our output OF silver. While
the mines of silver own our senators,
he asks who crows for the American
hen in the halls Of congress?-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
State of Ohio. City OF Toledo. Luca

County-sS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is the senior partner OF the firm OF +.
j. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9th day of December.
a. ID. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internal
~ and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. j.. CHENEY a. CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
His ReaSnn.

Tim-Why do you say that your cook is
like your bicycle!
Brink have to give her blowing up
about Cnce week or she's no good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
Couldn't Exchange Them. Either.

do you know that Snigiey is the father
of twins?"
Yes. heard it last night at the club.
Did YOU hear what lie said about it,
mo. What"
"He said that they were the first dupli,
cate wedding presents that Mrs Snigley
and lie had received"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

Pretty little pen wipers seen his
season are made OF several layers OF
brightly colored felt with dolls head,
with a frill for the neck glued to the
felt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Parma Few
Hints as 10 the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.

HE London eng
land Live Stock
Journal for October
18th contains an ac-
count of the milk
ing trial at the Lon
don dairy show.
Several quite inter
esting facts were
brought out in this
trial. There were
1876 entries as against
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

Nine. Sarah Bernhardt's last gown cos,
$500. 1t is decorated with diamonds and
turquoiscs and the skins of 200 ermines
were required to line the train.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

of the season of ro-
mantle youth is that
known as the elope-
ment period, when
Young Lochinvar
has reached the
conclusion that he
has more right TO
the girl Of his heart
than her father,
mother, brothers,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

Flax Straw for Feeding.-At our
request Harry Snyder, the Min
nesota station chemist, made an analy-
sis of fax straw, threshed clean, and re-
ports as follows: Flax straw is COM
posed OF water, 4S6 per cent; ash, $40;
fat, SO; protein, 4.96; fiber, 61.5O; car
bohydrates, 24.61. Flax straw is richer
in protein than wheat, oat or barley
straw. 1t is not as rich in ash as those
straws, which is point in its favor.
The fax straw is also dryer. Although
the fax straw has large amount of fl
Der, wheat straw, as well as the straw
of other grains, contains so much silica
(sand) as to make up for large por-
ton of this difference in fiber. The
fax fiber has the power of absorbing
water and increasing in volume nearly
three times. Hence in feeding flax
straw care should be used so as not to
cause abnormal expansion of the digest
i've organs; in other words, do not let
flax straw be eaten at will, but deal out
such quantities as experience shows
to be safe.-Farm, Stock and Home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
First Domestic Animal.

The sheep was the first animal that
was domesticated, says Sheep Breeder.
This is not to be doubted, because in
the earliest written history of mankind
we learn Of man being keeper Of
sheep. And those equally expressive
proofs. viz. those found in the remains
of mankind in his ancient cave dwell
ings, the mounds Of refuse of long in
habited villages, and in other connec-
ton with human remains, we find the
bones of sheep, and doubtless the soft
woody skins were then used for mans
clothing We cannot believe that having
been found so valuable, nay indispensa-
BILE, to mankind, the sheep will
ever be dispensed with and discarded
as useless; for its flesh and it's fleece
fill a place in the supply of the necessi-
ties of mankind that for want OF che
gentle animal, loved by the good shep-
herd, essentially a domestic companion,
and indispensable as part of the stock
of any civilized agriculture, mankind
would be at q loss to find any substi
tute.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10

1t was the night of the eiopement.
There was no moon and the electric
lights were dim and Pickering. Gill
bert had engaged the services Of best
man-his chum, Bob Kennedy. who
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-10
3MODERN LOCHINVAR.
By Mrs. M. L. Rayne.

PECULIAR feature
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-08
COUNTY WARRANT BUSINESS.

Inquiry has been made ~ to whether
the proposition to validate excess
warrants and Indebtedness OF the
counties Ia proper Step In the interest
ot persons who have furnished supplies
10 OF have done work for counties In
good faith, not being aware that the
limit Of legal Indebtedness had been
passed. In reply we will say that It II
not; no necessity exists for the pro.
posed step on that plea. There IL no
reason why, under the prevailing
statute, each county shall not meet IT.
honest obligations as fast Ms there is
money In the treasury TO do 80.
A case has been cited where good
claim was made against certain eoun-
~, and warrants were Issued which
were held to DO invalid, because OF
their exceeding the limit. In this
case the warrants are void, but the
claim Ia not shut out. Tho business
OF the county court 10 TO audit that
claim and, when the money comes IN,
% 1t doos regularly from taxes, etc.,
allow and pay 1t. Or, II this Is re-.
fused, tho claimant has a gooi cause Of
action against the county, and may te-
cure judgment against II 10 court,
to be satisfied wheneve. sunds are
available In the county treAllry 10
10 10, and to the exclusion VI subae-
quent claims. There is no caur. 10 lbe
State which is going to shield any
county from lust aoJiop fos debt
upon the plea that the person making
It ahould have ascertsined whether or
not the county had exceeded lite legal
limit at the time supplies were pur.
chased or work done. The State cour h
administer jualioe even in applying
cold law; and II would be- contrary TO
both to say that someone else than the
county officers selected for the purpose
must act In the capacity OF official
guardians.
AS to Just claims against county,
there Is not. and must not no. anv