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PATIENT TRAINING.
He Knew How TO Train Elephants. but a
Boy Was Too Much For Him.

He Knew How TO Train Elephants. but p
Boy Was Too Much For Him.
elbow long has it taken you to train
these elephants?" asked the reporter.
eve had 'em threee years, - replied
the keeper Been training 'em steady
all that time. -
''Do you have to be severe with
themP''
Always If everyo let an elephant
get the upper hand of you just once.
you're goner If you try 70 boss him
and he finds you re afraid of him, he'll
watch his chance and kill you. An ele-
plant amt ruled by love -
''But you reward him when he has
learned his lesson l-right,-don' your"
"Oh, yes. He knows if he goes
through bis performance without a
break he'll get a tidbit of some kind,
and if he doesn't he'll get the pitch
fork. And sometimes we have to give
him the pitchfork anyhow.
Doesn't it require a great deal of
patience 20 train an elephant2"
''Now you re talking, young man. 1t
takes more patience than anything else
in this world An elephant is a mighty
smart animal, but he's tricky. When
you think you We got him all right, he'll
take wrong shoot, and you have TO dc
(: al over Patience? ys: ss
know what the word means unless
you've trained an elephant"
Is this your boy here?'
eyes. >"
"Are you going to make an elephant
trainer of bim?"
II used to think would, but I've
given it up.
whats the matter with him?'
"Well, he's too hard to manage.
haven't the patience. guess. Chi.
cage Tribune.
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WATER VALLEY NOTES.

VALLEY VALLEY, MISS, July p, '96.
Mrs. Cordie Tunnis, after twelve
days of severe illness, passed quietly
away Sunday night at IL 80. The fun
eral services were held at Everdale
Baptist Church, Rev. Bell officiating.
We agree that it is wrong to start
long arguments on the Sabbath day,
pertaining to religious affairs.
Sunday was scOrcher; although
most all of the churches were well at
tended.
BOYS remember, it is wrong for you
to talk things you merely think about
girls.
There is always some one to meddle
nowadays. When will the colored race
stand together? When they come to
this conclusion then they will be q
race then, and not until then will they
be a race.
The young child of Mr.. Albert Moore
is quite sick in the eastern part of this
city.
Saturday night. July 18th, there be.
ing a public speaking at the City Hall
the town was in a roar with loud laugh
ter and sounds of coufusions On the
street later about two O'Clock, Mr.
Bill Hughes, cOlored, was found in Mr.
Boss F1lmer's store and was arrested
and jailed.
Mr.. +. Woods, Mrs Mary Nick, Miss
Jsney Avent and Mrs. Joanna Brewer
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The place for the rich and the poor,
Federal Street Market, is where 1 pur-
chase my groceries You can take a
small amount OF money and spend it
in such a way as TO have big dinner,
anh then have cake and cream. Why,
don't you know he has opened an lee
Cream Saloon, and dispensed with the
wines and liquors7 You can take your
wife or best girl there and sit and chat
with ease and comfort. 1t is so quiet
and nice in there now, and he is so po-
lite and courteous. Come, will show
you the place.
ANDREW AARoNsoN, Ag't.,
LIST and Federal Sts
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n o ~ Chesapeake and
We q ~ Ohio hallway.

ROUTE.
EFFECTIVE MAY II, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
BROAD-STREET STATION.
s: 80 A. NJ, Daily, with chair-car, for Norfolk
Portsmouth. Old Point, Newport
News and Local stations.
1856 p. NJ, Daily with Pullman, for local
stations, Newport news, Old Point,
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Connects
daily with Old Dominion Steam
ships for New York.
10 10 A. NJ Local train except Sunday for w.
Clifton Forge. Connects at Cor
louisville for Orange, kapidan, Cul-
pepper, Caperton, Manassas, Alexan-
dria, and Washington, at Union
Station, Charlottesville Tor Lynch
burg; at Basic for Hagerstown; at
stanton for Winchester.
, rs p. NJ. Daily, with Pullmans TO Ctncinna-
Il, Louisville and St. Louis. stops
only at Important stations. Con
meets at Covington, for Va, Hot
Springs. Meals served on Dining
cars No. 7Local Trains, except sun
DAY, following above train from
GordonsVile to Goshen.
30 Z. M, Accommodation, except Sunday for
100 u. m. DAILY. for Cincinnati. with F. F.
" Pullman TO Hinton, and Cor
+. F. V. Pullman 70 w. Clifton Forge and
louisville TO Cincinnati an Lou
isVille. Meals served on Dining
Cars. Connects at Cov1ngtcA, Va,
daily for Hot Springs.
s go A. NJ, Daily, for Lynchburg. Lexington
Va, and Clifton Forge, Connects
at Bremo, except Sunday, for Rod
ney; at Lynchburg, daily, with n
and w. RI, and the Southern rail
way for Southwest and South al
Beesemer except sunday, for Craig
City, and Sc w. Clifton Forge with
No. !. for Cincinnati.
100 p. NJ, Except sunday. Local accomOda
ton for Gladstone.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
BROAD-STREET STATION.
$40 A. NJ, Daily from Cincinnati
10: Is A. NJ, Daily from Norfolk and OLE
Point
:25 p. NJ, Daily, from Cincinnati and Louis
vile.
$50 P. NJ, Daily, from Norfolk, and Oh
Point.
7:45 P. NJ, Except sunday. from W. Clifton
Forge.
| TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREE
STATION.
$3.50 A. NJ, Except sunday, from Gladstone.
40 p. NJ, Daily from Lynchburg, Lexington
Va, and Clifton Forge.
JOHN d. POTTS,
Asst General Pass snger Agent.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH STREE
STATION.
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attended the funeral services at Dick
srson Sunday. There were also n mum
Der OF others that attended, but owing
to space their names will not appear.
Subscribe FOR the PLANET and watch
It's columns every week and at the
same don't fail GO watch yourself.
Out OF about 400 colored people in
this city. there are only about 80 sub
seribers 70 the Planet. The Planet
is only twenty cents per month. Don't
borrow, but subscribe.
LITTLE STRANGER.
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w. S. SELDEN,
Funeral Director
sos E. Broad st.

COS E. Broad st.
RESIDENCE AND WARE Rooms:
1908 E. Leigh St., Richmond. Va.
Long experience and new methods
thoroughly understood, ensure salts
faction. Having made new and extern
sive improvements in all of the branch
es of the undertaking business, re-
spectfully thank the public for their
past patronage and ask the contln-
nance of the same. All orders prompt
ly filed. Country orders solicited.
We, the undersigned gladly recon-
mend w. s. SELDEN to the public
generally as worthy and faithful un-
dertaker, Revs. Daniel James, Archer
Ferguson and Mr.. John Heney, No
| 1000 Graham and Marshall St., Fulton
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rhe Crah Cnnrht ON.

M. Patenotre, the French embassa-
dor, went grabbing with n party one
day at Cape May. He soon caught a
crab. and, not being familiar with the
character of the creature, he grasped it
with his left hand Then the crab
promptly caught him, and the embassa-
dor was evidently both panied and sur
prised He instinctively grasped it with
his right hand, and the crab, not to be
outdone, seized his right hand. At this
point the captain of the yacht came to
the rescue of NJ. Patenotre, who re-
marked: ''Ze tenacity of re creature is
so very much Americana. New York
Tribune
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ruth and establish Justice, and hate
injustice and wrong.
Your management OF this one mat
ter has done more real good. not alone
TO your own people, but 20 the cause
OF good government than twenty years
OF senseless noisy elamor OF "cow
pen full'' OF the average office-seeker
Respectfully,
&. NJ. HOOPER.
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CAMP MEETING.

Last Sunday night, long before nine
O'Clock, every pew in the Leigh Street
NJ. +. tent meeting was filed and
many had Co stand TO hear DIR. Robin
son of Ohio. who delivered a short SER
mon afterwhich there were numerous
talk on the object of the meeting
Right Rev Brice presided and Mr..
Trent led the singing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-01
REPUBLICAN KIUKERs MUST FALL
INTO LINE.
Mr.. Hanna Recognizes Regular Repubh-
can State Organizations, Whether
Original Mckinley Men or Not,
in Party Management.

CHICAGO, July 2O.-Mr Hanna told
Mr. Allerton, of the original Mckinley
League. to-day, that he would not
support any faction of Republicans
who we're opposed to the regular par
ny organization in the county or state,
simply because of original opposition
to Mckinley's nomination; yet he
nominee had equal recognition with
others.
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Another OOlOred Man Shot.

LxNcHBURG, VA. July 27, 1896.
A colOred man by the name Of Ed.
Richmond, from Greensboro, n. c.,
was shot in this city this afternoon.
and II is feared that the wound will
prove fatal. The shooting was done
by a white man, named Wood, who
claims that the man was trespassing
on his property, and was at the time
in his watermelon patch.
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RICHMOND, VA, July %, 1895

RICHMOND, Va, July %, 1886.
John Mitchell, Esq.
Editor of Richmond PLANET:
When any
one has made great efforts to advance
the cause of humanity and justice, it
is source OF qualification to feel those
services appreciated by one fellow-cit-
izen. That you receive generous graf
itude from your own people is appar-
ent, for the stand taken as to the Luz
nenburg prisoners.
That your course was manly, intelli-
gent and resulting in great good to
the commonwealth and society al
large, and meets the approval Of the
intelligent and conservative white
people, in fact. all who would seek the
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PETERSBURG, Va. July %. 1896.

PETERSBURG, VA. July %, 1896.
At the Auxiliary Lodge, No. ?, X. OF
P, at a regular communication Thurs
day, 23rd, the following officers were
elected
G. c., Edward Brown; P. @ Noses
Bats; C., Robert Venner; Prel J..
II. Allen X. of Il. and s., + w. Wood
M. of E., Josiah Coleman; NJ. of A.
William A. Scott 1. g., George Mitch
ell; o. q Harry Butler.
Attendants list. Plummer Maclin /;
2nd, William J Walker; Bird, John
George 4th, William II Harris.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, D. C..

Howard University furnishes supe-
rior facilities for higher education.
Nine different departments, with sixty
professors and instructors:
Theological, Medical, Eental, Pharma-
ceutical, Law, College, Preparatory,
Normal, Industrial, the latter includ-
ing printing, carpentry, bookbinding
timing and sewing.
Academic departments opens Sep
TENDER %; professional, September %
to October LIST.
For particulars address THE PREsI-
DENT OR SECRETARY. 127-3m.
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ST. FRANCIS HOME
and FOUNDING ASYLUM
STREET

JACKSON STREET,
Near First. Richmond, Va.
This Institution in charge of the Sis
ters of ST. Francis, receives, cares for
and educates neglected infants and
children. Orphans and others whose
parents are not able to provide for
them. The best possible care is given
to these infants and children in hous-
ing, food, clothing, medical attention
and schooling. STEPS are also being
taken to provide home for these chill
dren for the Summer.
For Admission application should be
made in
Richmond, Jackson ST.,
Near First.
Norfolk, 11S Brewer ST.,
Sisters of st. Francis
Lynchburg, Miss Lille Reade,
mo 4lO Fifth Ave
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E..M.WTulfelkEIs slslnR.R.

SCHEDULE ~ EFFEcT AFEIL 10. 1876.

LEAyB RICHMOND BYRD STREET STATION.
300 A. NJ. Daily-RichmOnd and Norfolk Yes
Thule limated-Arrive at Norfolk
n - A. NJ. StOpsOnly at Petersburg
Waverly andSunOlk. Second class
tickets not accepted for pas age on
this trail.
600 A. NJ. Daily, The Chicago Express Tor
IynchDOrg, Roanoke, Bluefield. PO-
cahOntas, kenJva. COlum bus and
Chicago Pullman Buffet Sleeper
Roanoke TO Columb bus without
Change Also, for RadfOrd, Bristol.
Knoxville. Chattanooga and inter
mediate points
Norfolk. suffolk and intermediate
stations Arrive at Norfolk 20 p.
NJ.
II 80 p. NJ, Daily. for Roanoke Radford Pu-
laski and Bristol. Connects at
Roanoke 90 A. M. with Washing
ton and Chattanooga Limited Pull
man sleeper Roanoke to memphis
aud New Orleans. Also, Tor Blue
Held and POcRhOntas also for Rocky
Mount and all stations Winston Sa-
lem Division.
Pullman Palace Sleeper between Richmond
and Lynchburg ready for occupancy S:OO =. NJ.
also Pullman Sleeper Petersburg TO Roanoke.
Trains arrive atRichmond from Lynchburg
and the west daily, 40 a. m. and GO D. m.
rom Norfolk and the east II % q. M. and Yes
buled Limited 90 D. m.
r. w. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent
w. Il. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent.
General Once Roanoke. Va.
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OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP co.
DAILY LINE FOR NEW YORK.

DAILY LINE FOR NEW YORK.
Passengers can leave Richmond DAILY via
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, at s: so A. NJ, or
and Western rOute) 300 A. M, connecting at
Norfolk with Old Dominion Line steamer. sail
ing same evening for New York.
ALI. WATER ROUTE
steamship Old Dominion leaves Richmond
every Monday at 5 90 p. NJ, for New York via
Tickets on sale at Richmond Transfer Com
pany's, 0O3 east Main street; Chesapeake and
Ohio railway and Richmond and Petersburg
railroad depots, and at company's office, 1912
east Main Street. Richmond Baggage checked
through.
FREIGHT.
for New York and all points beyond can be
mOnd every MONDAY AND FRIDAY, 500 p. NJ
Also by steamer leaving Richmond WEDNES-
DAY 5P. NJ. for Norfolk connecting with steam
er for New York.
| Freight received and forwarded and through
bills OF iading issued for all northern, eastern
\ and foreign points.
FROM NEW YORK.
| Passengers can leave daily except Sunda,
| to Norfolk or Old Point Comfort, cOnnectin
with Norfolk and Western railroad or Chesa
peake and Ohio railway.
| Direct steamers (via James River route
| leave every SATURDAY passenger and freigh
sailing from company's pier, No %, Mort
River foot Of Beach Street, at 800 p NJ; Sa
urday 90 Z. NJ.
! For further Information apply to
GEO. W. ALLEN 4 Co, Agents.
1912 east Main street,
Richmond, VI
] WI. Guillaudeu, Vice President and Tran
Manager, New York.
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NOTIOEI

To the Publie:-
have removed my law
office from Sixth Street TO No. 812 +.
Broad Street between 8th and 9th St
under the Planet Office: where 1 shall
be glad TO meet my many friends and
thousands of clients, who have hereto
fore favored me with their pstronages
ss heretofore.
Respectfully,
GILES b. JACKSON.
1" Correspondence strictly conf
Dental.
Phone, $40. 3m-4-4-o6 q
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We, the
First National Band,
of Richmond, Va,

of Richmond, Va,
Do hereby notify the public that we
are prepared to furnish music on allOr
any occasion that we may be called
upon to serve.
All orders are received and will be
strictly attended to at the shortest no.
tice, at No. 607 Pink Alley.
6-20-3mos.
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4 TLANTCoAsT LIME.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE TUESDAY,
JANUARY Is, 1896.

SCHEDULE EEFECTlNE TUESDAY,
JANUARY is, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHdoND-UNIoN DEPOT
900 A. NJ, ArrivesPe ersburg, 9 81 A. NJ. Nor
folk IL ~ A. NJ. Stops only at Pet
ersburg Waverly and suffolk, Va
9:O5 A. NJ, Arrives Petersburg $50 A NJ, We'll
don IL rs A. M, Fayetteville 80
p NJ, charleston lib Savannah
lao A. M, Jacksonville 1855 A. NJ,
at Wilson with No. Al. Arriving at
GoldsborO :O6 p. M, WILMINGTON
5:45 p. NJ. Pullman Sleeper New
York toTampa, via Jacksonville.
1855 p. NJ, Local, Arrives Petersburg :42 p. II.
Makes all stops.
5: 80 p. NJ, Arrives Petersburg 6:1e ?. NJ. Nor
folk 80 p. NJ. Makes ali stops.
z 80 p. NJ, Arrives Petersburg :0 r. NJ, We'll
don 9:B 7. NJ, Fayetteville 1:07 A.
NJ, Charleston 6 .25 A. NJ. Savannah
500 A. NJ, Jacksonville - 80 p NJ
Port Tampa 8 80 +. NJ.
NEW LINE TO MIDDLE GEORGIA POINTS.
7;22 A. M, Arriving at Aiken, Augusta 500 A.
NJ, Macon IL A NJ, Atlanta 2:i5 =
NJ. Pullman Sleepers New York to
Wilmington, Charleston, Thomas
vile, Jacksonville, Port Tampa.
Aiken, Augusta and Macon
IL 20 p. NJ, Arrives Petersburg u :0l A. NJ.
Burkevlle 2:4l A NJ, Lynchburg
4 SO NJ, Roanoke 80 Bristol
IL 90 A. M. Pullman Sleeper Rich
| mond 10 Lynchburg.
| - SO A. NJ, Arrives Petersburg 10 A M Vel
don 2 10 A M, Henderson :O4 A
M, Raleigh 5:17 A. NJ, ElbertOr
| 2sO4 p. M, Atlanta 90 p. NJ Pull
man sleeper Washington to Atlanta
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$40 A. NJ, From Jacksonville, Savannah
Charleston, Atlanta, Macon Angus
Ia, and all points South.
6 80 A. NJ, Florida special from st. Augustine
jacksonville Savannah and Charlie
ton.
$40 A. NJ, atlanta, Athens, Raleigh, Lynch
burg and the West
s Is A. NJ, Petersburg Local.
IL :05 A. NJ, Norfolk, suffolk and Petersburg
/, $40 p. NJ, jacksonville, Savannah, Charlesto
Wilmington, GOldsbOro', and a
points South.
D 7 100 p. NJ, Norfolk, suffolk, Waverly and Pc
= ersburg, and Lynchburg and q
West
S:2S p. NJ, Petersburg Local.
7. NJ. EMERSON,
J.R. KENLEY Trafsc Msna0s
General Manager.
C ). G. CAMPBELL
Division Passenger Aver
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Their excursions are always well
patronized. Everybody like to go
with the Old Boys. They viii leave
for Washington, Sunday night, August
9th, 1895.
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When the sewing machine was in
vented, the prediction was made that it
would Tighten the labor of women. AS a
fact, it increased the number of frills.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-01

The fee to be paid for certified copies
Of patents and other papers in manu-
script or typewritten is 10 cents per 100
words
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TROY LETTER.
Items of Interest.

Troy, New YORK, July 20, 1896.
The 3aptists are holding services at
Saratoga Springs under the Rev. 2. @
Neal. The meeting commenced July
10th, and will last ali the season.
The officers are:
Rev. p O. Neal, pastor; Mrs. II. w
B. Johnson, organist. Members Of
the board: Rev. p. G. Neal, Chair
man; Brothers A. H. Morse, treasur-
err; II. A. Wayland, secretary Will
lam cambridge and Henry Green, I'm
tied States Hotel; James H. Johnson
and ]. +. Young, Grand Union Hotel
Walker Peasants and William Dan
bridge, Congress Hall Henry Coleman
and John Hamilton, The Worden.
Ushers: Brothers Robert b. Fields
and Frank Bowser, United States Ho-
tel; J II. johnson and Harry Mclean
Grand Union Hotel; Walker Pleasant
and William cambridge, Congress
Hall John Hamilton, The Worden.
How in the world can the Troy let
ter make the white man owe the col
ored man OF this country $50 ,230, 100
600? That is q large sum of money
We said in our last letter that all meI
ale brothers according to Gods law.
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To the Readers of the PLANET.

Don't forget that you can get fine
Wines and Liquors from a drink to
AZ gallons at Duncan's Family Liquor
Store, SOB r. Marshall Street. Also
Tobacco, Cigars, Cheroots and Cigar
cites of the best quality.
Your patronage solicited. 8mOs
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STEAMSHIP LINES
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION
COMPANIES JAMRs-RIyER LINE

To Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point, Newport
News. Claremount, and James River landings,
and connecting at Old Point and Norfolk for
Washington, Baltimore and the North.
STEAMER PocAHoNTAs LEAVES MONDAY, WE'D
NEsDAY AND FRIDAY AT A. NJ.
Eleetric-cars direct 70 wharf. Fare only $3.50
and 800 10 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point
and Newport News Music by grand Orches-
triOn.
Freight received daily from above named
places and all points in Eastern Virginia and
North Carolina - -
IRWIN WEISIGER,
Superintendent.
EDWARD e. BARNEY,
President.
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Well Well Well The Ebenezer
Sunday-school is going to Mount
Pleasant Tuesday. August 4th. / am
going too. Fare round trip adults 5O4 I;
children 25e.
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A PoLIrIoAL FRRAK.
nRornER wArsoN A puMMY.

Tom Watson is merely dummy
who was put up to scare the Bryan
managers into acceding TO the demands
of the pOpuIist leaders; the scheme
worked, too, and written promises were
carried away from st. Louis in the in
side pockets of some of the populists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-21

TO grind into meal. Five pounds of corn
or meal costs, say, cents. Oats II not
ground, should also be boiled or softenad
Let us take FIVE pounds Of oats, cost. say.
cents. To this add three pounds cotton
seed meal. which may be increased with
advantage, perhaps to four pounds Here
Is total OF thirteen or fourteen pounds
Of solid or concentrated food, costing 10
or IL cents, plus twenty pounds Of good
hay, costing cents more, or l6 or II cents
in all. A peck of sweet potatoes costing
cents, supplies partly that succulent part
Of the ration that green grass would sup
ply in the pasturage season This sue
culence should be furnished the milk COW
in the winter, even IL It had to be done
at the expense OF the more solid part Of
the ration. In the absence OF potatoes,
turnips or artichokes can be used to adj
vantage, and as a rule at less cost
Where 1t is designed to feed oats in the
sheaf the cutting should be done at least
ten or fourteen days earlier than IL in
tended to be threshed 1t is well TO soak
the heads before feeding out
IL cotton seeds are fed they should he
boiled with some other compound of the
ration-turnlps, potatoes, peas or corn; not
that cooking increases the digestibility,
but to make II more palatabe. Cotton
seeds may be fed indefinitely to cattle
without the lint seeming to have any bud
effect, but It Is possible that trouble may
arise from this cause. IL fed carefully
the meal should be found preferable in
the long run. But for This the seeds at
10 cents per bushel are somewhat cheaper
than the meal at $23 per ton. This Is a
disproportioned price. somewhat between
the two materials.
Sweet potatoes are an excellent food for
milk, but generally they command a price
that forbid their economical use for this
purpose II Is true they do not, or should
not cost the farmer over 10 cents per
bushel. Some farmers can raise them for
8 cents or less. II Is rare, however, that
they do not command 30 Cor 90 cents per
bushel, as human food. The Cuba or
Hayti yam Is the most productive varie-
~. but II Is OF very inferior quality. The
pumpkin yam yields immensely itself,
and must be somewhat more nutritious.
The cassava plant promises to prove a
plant OF great value 70 Florida dairymen,
as source Of succulent food for winter
use. But with articholes and turniDs
fand sweet potatoeO a dalryman can get
along very wen without Il for yet awhile.