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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
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Condensed from Farmers Review
stcnographic report Of Wisconsin
Roundup 1nstitute) e
Thomas Convey spoke on feeds and
feeding. In substance he said: Most OF
us by this time realize the necessity OF
having the right kind OF an animal to
feed. In feeding ourselves We use a
variety OF food. and We do II by in
stinct. Our animals cannot select their
food for themselves as We can, but have
to depend on us for the variety OF food
they do get.
nearly perfect stock food. for they con-
tain all Of the elements necessary to de-
velop the animal. But in many OF the
foods fed there is a deficiency Of GER
tain elements. The balancing Of the
elements OF the food is necessary II We
are to get the best results. At one Of
the experiment stations It took nearly
so per cent more food to produce GER
tain amount Of gain when the food was
unbalanced than II did when the ele-
ments were properly balanced.
An excess Of concentrated food should
not be fed alone to any animal. Con.
Jensed foods should be mixed with
bulky foods. Bulk is necessity in the
.ood of the cud chewing animal.
The condition Of the hay and fodder
affects the feeding value Of those foods
to very great extent. While tho loss
Of dry matter may be small on account
Of the deterioration in quality, tho loss
in digestibility and palatability II very
great.
Own you give us q good balanced
ration for milk?
Mr. Convey.--For the grain ration
you can make up variety Of formulas
each Of which will give good results. In
Wisconsin we can pro6tably feed
ground peas and oats and wheat bran,
cotu meal and corn in the silass. Tho
ground peas and oats are mixed half
and half, AMI that compound led With
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
MR.. M'kiNLEY'S POWER.
Not Only VIII He he Nominated. hut hs
viii Furnish tho Platform.

Not Only VIII He he Nominated. hut he
win Furnish the Platform.
st. Louis, June 15.-A wcll-known
correspondent writes his paper rs fol-
lows:
sponsibility for the results OF this con-
vcntion. He is n master here as abso.
lutely MS II It were an asscmblagc Of
automatons instead of living, thinking.
Immortal souls. and he doubtless re-
Allies the honor and the burden that IL
thus assumed by him. The programme
will be cut and dried. submitted to and
approved by him In advance.
II am not very much mistaken Mr..
Hanna already has the next Republi-
can platform I'm his inside pocket. or
course 1t would not he good manners
for him to admit that fact, for II would
make the committee on resolutions ap-
pear ns mere automatons In his hands
But even the genial MIR. Hanna will
not deny that Mai. Mckinley has 'cm.
bodied his ideas" In memorandum
for the information OF the platform
committee when 1t meets. and u gen
tleman who has read the manuscript
tells me that It Is twcnty.four carat
gold, without any silver alloy, and will
be acceptable to every Republican east
of the Hudson river, which is all any
goldbug could ask. Here 1t Is:
.'The Republican party is in favor OF
sound money. 1t is responsible for the
resumption of specie payments. and
has maintained the currency OF the
government SO that every dollar In cir.
culation is as good as gold. 1t IL
pledged to the protection of the public
credit. and therefore favors the main
tenance of the present gold standard
and opposes the free coinage OF silver
except by international agreement"
The rest of the platform which MINI.
Mckinley has prepared refers to the
protection OF American industry, to the
application of the reciprocity principle
In equalizinx and extending our for
eIgn trade, to the restriction of immi-
grafton and to other articles that are
usually included in Republican creeds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

A Mississippi experiment station bull
ietin says: Canaigre. which Is now
attracting SO much attention in Ari-
coma and California. has been grown
here two years. but with unsatisfactory
results. The root Is used In tanning
leather. and the plant is much like the
ordinary yellow Dock" In Its appear
ance. being nearly related to 1t botan-
ically. It is q native Of the arid re
gions OF the southwest, where It makes
It's best growth during the cool and
occasionally damp weather Of winter.
remaining dormant through the sum
mcr. In this region the winter rain
fall Is 80 heavy that the plants suffer
from the excessive moisture. their
growth Is weakened. and the roots con-
tain n much smaller percentage OF tan
min than when grown in the drier and
hotter climate Of which they are ma
tive.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

The people Of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and ireland continue to
sustain the reputation Of being very ro-
bust drinkers. They number at the
present time 39.130.000, and the total
cost of their wine. beer and alcoholic
liquors, divided by this sum. shows
an average expenditure OF $lS.ls per
snnum for every man, woman and child
In the realm. Contrary to the general
Impression, the English drink more
than the Scotch, and the Irish less than
either. The ratio OF the English ex-
penditure for drink Is $19.40. the Scotch
Sli.7O and the Irish $13.12 per head per
annum. These at least were the figures
Of 1895, which seems to be considered
banner year in drink annals-a cir
cumstance which inquirers Of the tenn
perance persuasion attribute to the oc-
curence Of the parliamentary elections
The entire drink bill OF the Kingdom
for last year reached the impressive
total Of $712.07O.000. or this amount
5000 500, 900 went for spirituous liquors
mostly whisky and gin; $65, 100000 Tor
wines; $435. 900, 900 for beer. ale and
porter, and 1900 900 for cider and bev-
erages Liberal as this expenditure
may seem, the general average OF liquor
consumption in England tends to de-
crease. In the ten years. 1S6l-7o the
consumption Of beverages Of the spirit
uous class was 0.941 gallon per head OF
the population per- annum; In the foi-
lowing ten years II rose to 1.19O gallons
falling again during the ten years end
Ing with 1890 to 0.9SS gallon. 80 win
wines. the consumption for the nrs'
period was 0420, for the second o.ea2.
and for the third 0.3Ss gallon per head
per annum. or malt liquors the aver
nge annual consumption for the first
period was 27.35. for the second 3l.66
and for the third 27.77 gallons per head.
The most potent influence In dimin-
ishing the consumption OF liquor IN
England are scarcity Of work and low
wages
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

and at the bottom of the ladder.
Through many experiments and losses.
successes and failures, am gradually
rising to the top. During the hrst three
years my main object was to nnd out
what breed would give me the largest
profit per fowl. In this test had twen-
ty-one different breeds, giving them the
same care and attention. and keeping
a strict book account Of each preeu'
The breeds In this test were: Lish'
Brahma. Dark Brahma. Black Cochins.
White Cochins. Partridge Cochins, Bun
Cochins. American Dominique, silver
Spangled Hamburgs. Houdans. BLACK
Javas. Black Langshans, Single COMP
Brown Leghorns. Single Comb White
LeEhorns, Rose Comb Brown Leghorns.
Rose Comb White Leghorns. BLACK
Minorcas, Barred Plymouth ROCKS.
White Plymouth Rocks, Red Caps. SI-
yer Laced wyandottes, and White wy
andottes. Tho balance sheet would IN
variably fall in favor of the Single Co"o
Brown Leghorns. This breed is now
my choice. and breed them excius,,eH
for three purposes: First, the sen,ns
Of thoroughbred eggs; then the rais'ns
Of early broilers. and last Tor esss ~
the winter. There is in my OPINION
no other breed that excels them iol
either Of these three purposes. l nave
at present q fine flock Of birds. Inese
birds have free range during the sum
m.r months, with convenient place LOT
roos,inE ut night. They are houseo
during the winter months in the man
i building, which Is 20xs0 feet, two stories
high, containing eighteen pens sxio
feet, In each pen are placed from NJ
teen to twenty fowls, with no OUTDOOR
runs, The feeding consists principany
Of vegetables and grain. such ms can oa
raised during the summer. nameiy:
cabbages, turnips. sugar beets. potatoes
apples, corn, wheat, rye, oats. DUCK
wheat and millet. keep pounded oys-
ter shells before them all the time Tor
grit and feed green ground bone u.ree
times n week. I consider these essential
! for the production OF eggs. The mar
/ kcting Is Of very great importance as
do not give my time to the business
for the fun there Is In II but LOT the
money alone. I market principally IN
the city Of New York. BY feeding the
variety of food above mentioned and
grain fed in litter Of cut corn fodder
/ keep tho egg basket full Of eggs and
the incubators full to their utmost
capacity Of eggs laid by my own hens.
when the thermometer outside ranges
from 10 to IL degrees below zero. Dur
Ing tho first few years OF my expert
cnce l had some difficulty with dis
eases. lice and predatory animals. But
after finding the secret Of cleanliness
and Of disinfectants and the value Of n
good gunshot. I have often raised from
o. TO 9s per cent Of the chicks Matched.
In my earlier years tried doctoring
fowls and found It simply time thrown
away, for II the same time were used
in cieasing the coops and applying dis
infcctants, diseases would rarely oc-
cur. BY careful breeding and always
sclecting the best laying birds and
earliest maturcd pullets and cockcrels.
l have at present remarkable egg pro-
ducers and early maturcrs, the pullets
often laying at four months old. 1f' any
further knowledge Of my experience is
desired It will be checrfully given.
John Smoker.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

Special reports to the United sta.u.
department Of agriculture show crop
prospects excellent In Great Britain
and France. good in Russia and Aus
tria-Hungary. fair in Germany. italy
and Roumania, and unfavorable ,nly
In Spain. The condition Of winter rye
on May was ST. per cent. Of barley
ss.2. spring pasture 93.2. meadows 9l.s.
The proportion OF spring plowing ac-
eomplished by May 1 this season was
rather above the average. being 7s.6
per cent. or 10 points above that Of an
average year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

The author OF the Ohio bill to pull
down the theater hat parts his hair in
the middle. and a woman's club has
passed resolution requesting the Ohio
legislature to make a law obliging all
men to part their hair at the side. Tha.
is malicious frivolity. and 1t Indicates
that the club in question doesn't know
the difference between q harmless
private privilege and a serious public
nuisance. No: the woman must not
vote. She is narrow In her views. and
comprehensive In nothing bu. her thea
ter-hat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
TURKS WANT THEM.
VIII Not Allow Armenian Orphans to II
Exported.

VIII Not Allow Armenian Orphans to Bc
Exported.
London, June IA dispatch to tho
Chronicle from Consinntinople reports
that an American lady from Marash
makes the following statement:
Having made arrangements with
charitable persons, at Constantinoplc
for homes and education for forty-fivc
orphans of Marash and Ourfn, I am
prepared TO bring them to CONSTANT
nople. The Turkish authorities nbso.
lutcly refused to allow them to leave.
1t was only with the greatest difficulty
that obtained permission to bring my
own three children. as the officials
said that. being born in Turkey, they
were Turkish. although both their par
cnts were Americans" ..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
All NHnnt Arbitration.

Washington. June 15.-Practically all
of the South and Central American Re
publics have notified Ecuador of che'I
acceptance of the invitation sent out
by that government to be represented
Mt an international congress to be held
on August next to promote interna.
tional arbitration. The United States
has not yet accepted the invitation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

Electricity would seem to be diff
cult thing to steal. but Brooklyn mer-
chants have discovered the method.
They tap trolley wire by making a
copper connection and carrying the
conductor into their houses and stores.
They get a better light than the light
Ing companies furnish and 1t costs
nothing. A thousand persons are said
to have been found guilty and prose-
cutions will follow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
Fighting In Crete.

Athens. June 15.-Adviccs have been
received here that the Crctans In the
Rehtuna district have ngain risen
against the Turks with the result that
desperate fighting has ensucd and n
large number of men Oh both sides
have been killed. 1t is reported that n
British war ship has landed blue jack
cts and marines on the island of Crete
to protect the Christians in the d','
turbel districts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

At the suggestion Of the health de-
partment of Indianapolis the superin-
tendent of public schools has prohib-
tied the senseless habit of kissing prac-
ticed among the female school teachers
md pupils. 1t is claimed that disease
Is communicated by promiscuous kiss
ing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
READY FOR ACTION.
COLORADO MEN AT ST. LOUIS.
Tho Delegation Places Teller on the Plat
form Committee. and Elects Him Chair
man.-Goudy on Credentials Committee

Denver, June 15.-A special to the
Post from st. Louis says:
The Colorado delegation arrived
early this morning and were met
at headquarters by Senator Teller. An
Informal discussion of local matters is
being held. The delegation met at
noon to name members on committee
on resolutions, credentials. rules, etc.
Senator Teller was elected chairman
of the Colorado delegation and John
+. Vivian secretary. The committee
men named, resolutions and platform.
Teller; credentials, Goudy; rules.
Downing.
Saunders and Parks are contcsting
for national committeeman. A prom
inent member being asked II in case of
walk out If the alternates would take
the seats, rs per Hanna's plan, he re-
piled: mo. Well fool them. We all
stand close together"
The entire delegation is present, also
the alternates, Williams, Bonynge and
Elliott.
The Colorado delegation adjourned
until tomorrow, when complete CON-
mittees will be appointed.
At an informal conference OF the
Colorado. Utah. Nevada. Idaho and
Montana delegations held this after
noon It was formally decided to post
pone action upon definite programme
until the committee on platform has
presented its report to the convention.
II that report is not satisfactory they
will then meet and formulate a plan Of
action.
To Post correspondent Senator Tel
Ter said he believed three months ago
that Mckinley would be nominated
and that 1t was foregone conclusion
he would be placed on gold platform,
but expressed doubts Of his election.
Senator Teller believes that the Dem
ocrats will not depart from traditions.
but will nominate Democrat. He
thought that II Ohio had an available
man that Mckinley would be defeated
in his own state. He thinks the nom-
nation will be reached Thursday as
there will not be much contest over crc
dentials. especially Us the result would
be about the same whether the action
Of the national committee was ratified
or not.
1--WE shall make fight for free sill
yer in committee. also on the floor of
the convention. II we get chance. and
I believe they will give us hearing"
said the senator.
Denver. June 15.-A special to the
Times says:
The Colorado delegation has elected
Senator Teller chairman. and by ris
ing vote unanimously agreed to sup
port and follow him to any extreme. It
also selected him as member of the
resolution committee.
Dubois, Teller. Mantle. Carter md
Cannon, with majority OF their dele
gates, will fight for free coinage In the
platform. Failing to get 1t. they now
expect to not participate further In the
convention.
The Wyoming delegation will Intro
tluce the American product plank. but
will stay with the nominee. whoever
he is. regardless Of platform. The
Colorado colorcd alternate, Williams.
openly asserts that he will stay In the
convention and vote for Mckinley after
the delegation bolts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

A young farmer at Fryeburg. Me-.
has invented four-wheel tip cart,
which separates automatically in case
the horse gets frightened and runs
away,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
HAVE BEEN EN-

HAVE BEEN EN-
gagged in raising
poultry ever since
the spring Of 1890.
l then purchased an
incubator. and from
that time l have
given my entire at
tention to poultry
raising. ! started
In perfectly ignor-
ant of the business,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
The Rocky Ford Enterprise
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO.

.>:;rr wordy quarrel Chicago gro
reryman pu. a young girl In the Ice
'.cx and the longer she remained there
tsle hotter sac got.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
Cream Trade Increasing.

Bulletin 23 Of Maine Experiment Sta
tion says: 1t II an important feature
Of our dairy business that there il q
growing demand for fresh, sweet
cream. not only for domestic use, but
for exporting to the large cities. Dur
Ing the past year this cream trade from
Maine has considerably exceeded $780,
900 and each year finds the demand IN
creasing. 1t has come to be IN impor-
tant question how best to foster this
branch Of our dairy business, and dur.
Ing that season when butter 10 most
abundant and chcapest-for there Is
the greatest demand for cream during
the summer months-to find a profit
able market for this commodity and SO
reduce the butter sur ply and at the
same time increase the profit from tho
dairy. One important reason for foster
ing the cream trade Is that cream sold
to be consumed MS cream is in no large
degree rival Of either milk or butter.
but enlarges the demand for dairy
products at n time when such products
are most abundant and most cheaply
produced. ..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

James Allison of williamstown. Ind,
grew distrustful of the bank. drew OH!
his $500, wrapped It In n newspaper ana
put 1t under the carpet of the room he
occupied. During house-clcaning last
week the carpet was taken up. the
newspaper bundle was swept out with
the straw, and all the rubbish burned.
Indiana bankers should try to mefh
the confidence Of men Of that stamp.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
Detection. to Reed.

st. Louis, June 1.-THE Reed men are
jutilant late tonight over the results
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

The clergyman who is declaring that
boomers are the proper costume for
feminine bicyolers must not be under.
Nood as .nclin.pg to loose habits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18
DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate rhis
Department of tho Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock and
Pslltry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

Inflammation Of Uddcr In Ewc.-ln-
Ilammation Of the udder Is even more
common in the eve than in the COW
and that fact considering that the lat
ter animal is used principally us a milk
ing machine, is testimony to it's fire.
quency. 1t is. perhaps, the more re-
markable since the eve is not in this
country an animal In which the sccrc-
ton is artincially maintained beyond
itu natural duration. The function of
lactation is essentially intermittent. be-
ing active only during the parturient
period. and ccasing when the lamb no
longer requires milk, except. of course,
in those countries where ewes milk
cheese is a staple article of manufac-
ture. There is another peculiar fen
ture in mammitis in the eve as COM
pared with the same disease in the
cow-viz., the frequency with which IL
takes on the gangrenous form and ends
In sloughing Of the section Of the gland
attacked and death Of the nnimal.-Ex.
High Priced Stock Abroad.-we are
Just now in the midst Of great depres.
sions in beef cattle, draft and road.
ster horses. and sheep breeding indus.
tries. and since America is not now
importing all these lines Of stock from
the old world. It would be expected as
a result, that this class Of stock would
be fiat" on the market there as we'll.
Not SO. The reports through the stock
journals Of the old world show that the
best specimens OF the different lines Of
stock command as high figures as when
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-18

Progress OF the Piow.-The pillow is
not perfect implement. and reward
Of the entire globe might safely be Of
fercd for any work Of art that 10 perfect
in all It's relations. Now the plow, in
ciudIng the first picked stick that was
used for seeding operations, is the old
est implement used in agriculture. and
in every advanced step Of the industry
It has not only kept pace but has really
led in its march. Step by step In his
growth may be read the relative condi-:
tion Of man from beyond the period Of
the pyramids down to the latest eiec-
tricai plow, which is still leading In the |
van OF the worlds onward marcA.-Ex.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

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rearages, is sent to the publisher,
The latest postal laws are such that
newspaper publishers can arrest any
one for fraud who takes a paper and
refuses to pay for it. Under this law
the man who allows his subscription to
RUIZ along for some time unpaid and
then orders it discontinued, or orders
the postmaster 10 mark it refused
aud have Il postal card sent notifying
thepuhlisher. leaves himself liable to
arrest and 5ne. thc sane as tor Left.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

approaching, "Black
Ter, Jeff Davis, and
two in advance.
of danger,
10 the ranch house, and
out of the arroyo with
Of the tank, the three
or them to throw up
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
Tax Equalization.

The territorial board of equalization
at its annual meeting established
the assessed valuation Of property for
1896, as follows:
Each quarter section or fractional
part thereof of land with permanent
water thereon, suitable for grazing pur-
poses only, shall be assessed at $l.25
per acre
ali lands suitable for grazing pur-
poses only, and without permanent
water thereon, shall be assessed at 20
cents per acre.
All other lands and property, not
herein specified, shall be assessed at
their actual cash value, which value
shall be construed to mean the price
such land or property would bring at
forced sale.
1t is further ordered and decreed that
the following personal property shall
be assessed and valued for the purpose
Of taxation as follows: All stock
horses S. per head; COW ponies $40 per
head; Americans horses at $50 per
head; American mules $40 per head
Mexican mules $40 per head; burros
So per head: stock cattle, south Of the
35th parallel, 81 per head; stock cattle
north of said parallel, SIS per head; all
improved sheep at 81 per head; all I'm
improved sheep at 70 cents per head
all Angora goats, that produce a fleece
that is clipped for market, So per head
all common goats that produce no cliI
or fleece so cents per head; all improv.
ed cattle, that are suitable for dairy
purposes, shall be assessed at 1925 pei
head.