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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
IN BILLINGS.

Billings, Feb. IA charming meet
ing of the Entire Nous club was held
at the residence of A. Mccormick, on
Thirty-iiIst street on Wednesday
evening Miss May Mccormick enter
tanning the members. The beautiful
souvenir spoon, the ladies' prize and a
silver satchel tag as the gentleman's
were won respectively by Miss Fraser
and James Chapple. As this meeting
of the club was held in the interesting
season of ST. Valentine the score cards
were formed To represent hearts and
Arts. the gentleman receiving the
hearts and the ladies the darts. on
every gentleman's card was inscribed
the name of the lady who was TO be his
valentine for the evening. The little
supper. served after the close of the
game. was a triumph in its way. Next
Tusslav evening Miss Fraser. At the
residence Of her brother. Judge Fraser,
will entertain the members Of the club
a. their last reunion, at least until
after Lent Miss McCormick's guests
were the Misses Chapple, Fraser. Cru
well. Hayden. Annie Jones, Lua Jones,
Edith Matheson. BeatriN Mathes-a,
Rixon. Ella RiNou, itoeser and Soule.
M,ssrs Bailey. J. Chapple. T. Chapple.
Ga-uou. J. II. Johnston, William John
st,u. knight. J. Retee. Reynolds. Say
er. SETTLER and Whitney
ON Tuesday afternoon Miss Mamie
Grove celebrated her nth birthday by
entertaining her little friends at
party. The children had jolly time
ard the party came TO a close only
after the little guests had been served
abundantly to all sorts OF good things
which had been prepared for their con-
SUMPTION. Those VINO were present
were: Edna Alien. Florence Dewitt.
Mary HIN. Helena Mccormick. Mabel
NrCormilk. Merle Mccormick. Mary
Peters. Beatrice Smith. Marguerite
smith and Willie Baker.
Tho nome Of Or. Allen was the scene
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
IN GRE AT FALLS.

Great Fails Feb 1.-THE masked ball
az Myers han last night was largely at
tended and those who We're present re-
pert most enjoyable evening. The room
presented handsome appearance, the
mus. was superb a-l the variety Of cos
tunes almost endless. The event was
social success.
Ladies Interested i'm the missionary
work of the Episcopal church save
missionary tea yesterday afternoon az
the residence Of N~. and Mrs l.. 9.
Phelps. FifiE avenue north and Fourth
street \ paper on Japan" wa read by
Mrs Peter Earkia ard thH-c were other
interesting features tr5t made the affair
pleasant and enjoy able.
During the week "A lodge o. Good Tenn
plars Was organized and the first regu-
lar meeting was held al Elks' hall last
night The lodge starts out with a large
membership and under most favorable
auspices.
Hon T. \ Fa'b,ulu-E. head consul 81
the Wocdwsn e. Nee Egr'. arrived in
thC city THURSDAY morning. ANA that
evening f,.iNrrs. a r... p. address in Ma
sonic ham on The s-.-.l .-a character %
III. order Al EalEs-#s-- IS a clever
speaker AID L-sias ms address held The
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
IN BUTTE.

Arrangements have been compIetea
TOT the Leap Year ball TO be given nv
the ladies' OF Butte TO their gentlonen
irlends on Monday evening. IL is nor
oennltely known what the programme
rs put from acquaintance with the Ia
oies or Butte. IL is certain that the gan-
tlemen VIII be royalty entertained and
won't be allowed 10 spend a cent Tho
pail VIII be the last big event Of the
social season, and on Wednesday the
silks and satins will be exchanged for
sackcloth and ashes and there il no
change in the style of wearing rho
Ienten garment. The ban viii take
place on Monday evening at Reusb,yv
hall, and the ladies wanting tickats
should procure them Of Mrs. l.. \. Lar
gey. The committees in char.. of tba
affair are as follows.
Many parties Of Butte ladies' and
gentlemen, young and old. visited the
Chinese quarters on the occasion of
their new years.
Arrangemen +. \ Iargcy
FloOr-MTs. W. J. Lippiucott. Miss
Creech. Mrs. James Forbis. Mrs J. Y.
Long. Mrs. W. NJ. TwOhy. Mrs. Charles
Schatzlein. Mrs. Al Holmes.
Reception-Mrs Thomas Lavelle.
Mrs. c II. Hand. Mrs. T. NJ. Hodgens.
Mrs. Charles Lane Mrs. ". AlcC
White. Mrs. T. J. Murray. Mrs. George
r. lockwood. Mrs. J. X. Clark
Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Carroll enter
tanned a number Of friends on Tuesday
afternoon al progressive euehre. There
were L tables. The first prize was won
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16

of the Northwestern Emigration asso-
citation, he being a member of that as
ISOLATION.
Postmaster c. II. Peck and b. F.
Quaintance of Red Bluff were in the
city Friday.
X. I. Barnett, assessor for Gallatin
county, WIS in Helena this week at
tending the annual meeting OF the as
SCISSORS of the state.
Gottlieb Michel, one of the proprie-
tors of the Tivoli saloon, paid his first
visit to Butte this week, spending three
days in that city.
c. ii. Thompson of Red Lodge was in
town Thursday.
Rev. L. G.. Clark of Helena was the
guest of Rev. Lewis Llewellyn Friday.
The 1T" club was entertained by
Mrs. w. s. Davidson on Friday evening
at her home on Central avenue.
Hon. c. W. Hoffman left for Helena
on Friday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16

number of lady friends Wednesday
evening a croSinole and parchusi. a
very pleasant evening was spent by all
Those present were Mrs. Wiles, Mrs.
Owings, Mrs. r. Is. Maxwell, Mrs.
O'Neill, Mrs. James II. Mills, Mrs. Sam
Scott. Mrs. II. G. Walton, Mrs. Thomas
Aspling. Mrs. c. ID. Joslyn, Mrs. c.
Aspling, Miss Carrie Sigh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
AGRICULTURE.

It is no easy job to pick up herd Of
good COWS at random. The safest plan
is to get a few good ones and then buy
a Registered bull and breed up.
The American apple is just nov en-
Dying unbcunded popularity in Eng
land, and it is expected that the exports
will reach the 2 600 900 barrel mark be
fore the winter is over, which is double
last years exports.
L there is any profit in dairying it is
from those COWS that are well bred and
well fed. II the demand for good but
ter and cheese continues and other
farm products rule at low figure, we
mat devote more time to dairying.
TIE COW stables should be thoroughly
cleared and whitewashcd before win
ter, and the floors, managers and gut
ters made tight. Put in windows for
plenty Of light and sunshine, and make
the stables snug and warm, so that 1t
will be a comfort }ble place for the
COws.
While the weather is mild it is we'll
to take time by the forelock" and
make needed repairs and improvements
to such buildings as need them for the
pro eCtiOn of farm animals from the
rg0rs of winter. Warm, comfortable
quarters for stock during winter are
Lot only a humane requirement, but
an economical provision. There is
profit in 1t, as every intelligent farmer
knows.
Much of the attractiveness of country
scenery, and with it the farms and
country places it includes, depends on
having well cared for roadsidos. This
subject is getting more thought from
farmers than it used to do. Because
the roadside5 do not have to be titled it
Is often thought they are the fair re
ceptacle of whatever stumps, stones or
other material is unWelcome elsewhere.
Whenever a farm has to be sold whose
owner takes this view of things he is
apt to discover his mistake. A row of
maple trees far enough from the 70 d
side fence to allow path for walking
Or blcy cling is a paying investment for
any farmer to make. II he lives 10 or
10 years these trees may be tapped, and
uaVlng plenty of sunlight they will
yield more and better sap than he can
ee' from trees of equal size in the woods.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

the production Of fine dairy butter has
gone one step further than any other
farmer that the writer knows Of. He
sells his entire production to dealer
a grocery man-aud IN addition to put
ting it in smell packages, labels it, Ee
has neatly printed lebeI three inches
by st inches with q neat border about
one quarter inch from the edges, all
around. At the top Of the label in
plain but attractive capital letters is
printed Gilt Edge Farm Dairy But
ter" These words make one line the
length Of the label inside the border.
Below at the left hand is a picture or
cut, inch by II inches, of the portable
creamery he uses. Balow the balance
Of the head line, and at the right of the
cut, is stated that the butter was made
from cream r8:ssd in a certain portable
creamery-the one shown. BeIow it
is stated that it ia from the farm Of
Leslie Fuller, BrsnGn's Corners, n Y
BaloW that Is is stated that it was made
expressly for J. Il. Wa5eretree5. D5aler
N Choice Family Groceries, 35 Market
street, Amsterdam, n. Y. At the Left
Of this announcement, and just below
the cut, are two dotted lines, one be-
low the other; at the left OF the upper
line is the word Weight" and at the
left of the lower line the word For"
The upper one is where the weight Of
butter in the package is set down ard
the lower the name Of the dealers Gus
toner to whom it is to be delivered.
There is something so businI s7like
in Mr. Fuller's methods that I thought
q description Of them would be Of in
terest to your readers and have there
fore given them. Doubtless Mr. Fuller
would favor those asking for it with
one Of his labels, which are really mod
els Of good taste and neatnees.
r. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
GINSENG CULTURE.

The ginseng plant thrives best in
Ioamy solle, such as are usually found
in sugar maple and oak forests at the
North. Shade is also essential. Select
a piece of land at the edge of some
forest where the plants are found grow.
ing wild. Clear all underbush and
small trees during spring or summer,
then break up the soil two or three
inches deep, removing all weeds, grasses
and their roots. The bed thus prepared
will be ready for the reception of seeds
and small, unstable roots, as collected
in the autumn, the season of ripening
depending somewhat upon latitude.
Ginseng berries are of crimson color
when ripe, each containing two seeds,
produced in small clusters at the top of
a central peduncle elevated above the
principal leaves. When gathering the
seed, the roots may also be dug, and
all small and unstable ones preserved
and replanted in the prepared bed.
The seed should be rubbed from the
pulp very carefully with the hand, and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
UTILIZING CARCAssES.

A cheap lot of manure may be made
Of an old carcass of a horse or cow, etc 8,
which is often drawn away to the
woods to polIute the atmosphere. Do
not do this, but put down four or five
loads of muck or SOD, roll the carcass
over it and sprinkle it over with quick
lime, covering over Immediately with
sod or mold sufficient to make, with
that already beneath, twenty good
sized wagon loads, and you will have
$25 worth Of the best fertilizer in less
than year, and no fears need be felg
in applying to any crop. Ole beauty
of this crop is, the animals need not be
moved far away, there not being the
least stencil. All animals which you
are unfortunate enough to lose can be
utilized in this way, and be made to go
a great way towards replacing them
Smaller animals, such as sheep, calves,
cats and dogs, can be treated in the
same manner, with about the average
amount of sod or muck, prOportionate
to their size. When possible, place
three or four in one pile, as the labor
of covering would be prop ortionately
less; but it is not much work to make
a heap of any animal, however large or
email
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
IHE DAIRY.
THE BUSINESS DAIRYMAN.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The farmer must be a business man
as we'll as q raiser of herds and fJcks
and a producer of crops This is
espe cialIy true Of the dairy farmer.
While business methods should be
applied to farming in ell it's branches,
and to all factors of each branch, they
are especially needed when marketing
products of the farm; again this is
especially true of the dairy farm
products.
Take butter for an illustration: AS
suming for the sake Of argument it is a
good article. Then comes the question
of disposing of it. When the farmer
has decided where he will seek mar
ket and to what class of purchasers he
will attempt to sell his butter, he will
be prepared to dt eide the shape or
package he will put it in. If he d, cides
to sell direct to the producer, small
crooks to be returned, or butter boxes
not to be returned can be Usf &, nr he
can, if preferred, print his proouct n
small cakes, say of one half or one
pound s:z9.
If small crooks are used the top of
the butter should be covered with
parchment paper circles, which should
be wet in pure cold water before ap
piled. II small boxes are ueed-either
those m 4de of wood venee rs or sheet
wood pulp-those holding from three
to ten pounds are preferred. About
four times out Of five the five pound
eizs will be preferred.
If instead of selling direct to con-
sumers it is decided to sell to a retail
dealer who caters to the trade of a good
class of families, the same ways of pre-
pairing the butter for market as above
suggested can be observed.
An enterprising dairyman, Leslie
Fuller, Braman's Corners, Schenectady
county, New York, who is engaged IN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
THE USE AND ABUSE F.
IMPLEMRNTJ g
FARM

Passing g certain farm house not long
ago, says B., in Gable, a striking *
ample was presented to me of the use
and abuse of implements. Around the
house and barn, in various places by
the side Of feqces, under apple trees,
ard in ether conspicuous hooks and
corners, were two or three wagons, q
moving machine, and some smaller
farm implements, all g posed to the
weather.
This man had email fortune in
vested In machinery, made for the pur-
pose Of Tightening labor On the farm.
No doubt the farmer had economic q
In many ways in order to save money
necessary for the purchase Of so many
good implements. But I could net
help thinking what a waste was going
on while that man slept. Every drop
Of water, every spray of dew, every
ray Of sunshine, all these were unceas
ingly at work to destroy these tools
No matter how we'll the manufacturer
may have done HE work, the weather
will speedily undo is il given a chance.
Rust will corrode, paint will wear and
wash eff. wood will era X, aud the sun,
dew, and rain will soon spoil the most
costly machine.
What shall We do about it9 We had
better do with fewer implements for q
while, ard protect what we have. 10
fact, the surest way to save money
enough TO buy tools and other y ise i'm
prove the farm is to keep such imple
ments as we have securely sheltered
from the elements. When done using
them for the season, ploughs, cultiva
tors, and such tools should be carefully
wiped # and put under cover. Wagons
should nev.r be allowed to stand out
where dew and rain will ccme upon
them.
Money laid out in lumber to build
shed room TO cover tools is we'll ex-
pended No better friends to the farmer
can be found than these silent helpers
Still, I some times think some men
have too many of them, for if they
really appreciated their value they
would treat them better.
ALI have said above applies equally
to the smaller implements of the farm.
Take in the hoes, axes, spades. wheel
6arrows, ladders, hammers, aid saws
at night, after using them, and always
before a storm comes on. "A penny
saved is tWopence earned"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
SELECTING AND BUYING FARMS

It is q common remark of farmers in
looking over their life experience that
their greatest mistake in farming was
in the choice of farm and home that
they originally made. In most cases
when the land was bought money was
scarce, and a little saving in price,
though Ctf5et by such manift st inc0n
veniences as great distance from mar
ket, or interiority of soil, seemed to be
the most important confederation. No
doubt this in many cases was true. It
was a question of buying the only land
that the purchasers money or credit
enabled him to buy. Yet in most cases,
if not at all, the land sold at the lowest
price was in proportional value dearest
of ell. In fact, there is a very cOnsid-
cradle portion even of the best farming
sections uLfsted by location or natural
quality for high tillage, and whose best
use must be found in growing grass for
pasturage or left to grow up in timber,
as most land naturally will when left
in q state of nature and protected from
fires.
1t IS not merely the original purcnas-
ers Of old farms who are deceived in
this way. Every year many wealthy
men In cities go into the country to
buy rural homes for the summer. In
a msj jority of cases these wealthy city
hoE
provements in stock, in farm imple-
ments and in farm methods they could
make farming a SUCCESS. AS a matter
of course they fail. In many cases
their failure is made more corn plete
than it need be by lack of good ju1g
ment in selecting the farm to make
their experiments on. In most cases IL
is the farm where the owner is already
making money, and which pays profit
above cost Of running it, that is really
the cheapest to buy. But such farms
are not often for sale, except when the
owner dies and the estate has to be dis
posed of. IJ is not the buildings nor
the fencing Of the farm that count most
in making it worth purchasing to work
with profit. In very many cases the
fine buildings have been built with
money that should have gone to main
tain fertility Or that is needed for un
derdraining.
The first point in selecting a farm
should be nearness and accessibility to
good markets. Even one Or Two miles
q. ference from the selling place, or
piece Of bed read, due TO an interven-
ing hill, makes an extra cost for every
load drawn to or from the farm for all
time. In a level farming country the
loss by hills is not so much considered,
though even there bad pieces of road
make an obstruction to freedom OF
marketing that cannot safely be dtsre
garded. In most parts Of New England
the distance from and accessibility to
markets is the most important of all
factors in deciding the value Of land
for either farming or gardening pur-
DOSES. For market gardens some place
near the city and easily reached IS aO-
solutely essential to success very
often we have seen successful marKeT
gardeners three or four miles from the
CITY. selling out a, buying smaller
places at higher prices per acre 80 as to
get nearer their market.
The original quality of land as re-
CARDS fertility is an important matter
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

N plain farming. For the market gar
de1er, who uses so much manure that
ne almost makes the soil he grows his
crops on, this original quality Of soil is
less Important. But the farmer who
grows ordinary crops cannot safely
purchase land that at some time has
not been fertile. Sandy soils are not
orI.ssCaIly very fertile. But wherever
there IS some clay in the soil it is reason
8o1e TO expect that part of its original
fertility remains 1t ia true such farms
often require expensive understanding
TO make them profitable, yet, as rule,
they ere safer purchases for farmers
who ca0 and will underdrain them,
then the lighter and more easily worked
soils that rt qgire 20 understanding In
no way does the farmer so badly cheat
himseif, es il trying to 0uy land that
Will not require much labor to work iC.
He vail probably do n.oro work draw
ing manure, besides spending more
money IL buying fertilizers, than will
b9 required to keep the heavy soil il
irst class condition.
OF cyurse III buying old farms there
are many Incidental advat tagea, as
we'll as disadvantages, which the farmer
accustomed to farm life and the cape
blltles cf the farm will quickly per
celve q ute often where the land has
been IN the same hands for MANY wears
we have known farms sold for less than
what the standing timber on them
would sell for within a year or two
efter purchased. In other cases old
neglected orchards have with proper
care been made to repay the original
cost Of Alarm, though before the change
Of ownership they had not paid any
thing for years. In each locality there
are chances for farmers who under
stand farming to purchase desirable
farms, that can IN some way be made
almost Immediately q source OF profit
1t is S such work as this that needs
to be done at the present time. Who
ever takes an unproductive farm and
makes it profitable, or who increases
the profits from land that had bafore
p lid something, is a public benefactor
In benefting himself he shows how
other farmers may if they will do the
sama thing. Teaching by example
rather than precept is always best, and
10 zaothiDg Is this superiority more
plainly demonstrated than in farming
It has been the world over time of
agricultural depression This country
has been tested as never before in it's
capity to produce agricultural products
so cheeply as to ccmmand the worlds
market. All honor belongs to those
who have been able to keep their farm
ing profitable, and thus prove that a
good living and something more can be
made by farming under the least favor
able circumstances American farmers
have ever experienced. American
CultivatOr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
A CALIFORNIA DAIRY.

10 1868 my father, r g.. Sheath,
purchased 11O acres Of good land near
Menlo Park, Cal, 80 miles from San
Francisco, for a country reeidence, and
and secured seven Devon heifers and
one D3von bull, from the most reputable
herd here Tney were beautiful look
ing animals, dark red in color, finely
formed, but rather undersiz9d. They
had the best care and abundant food,
but failed at the pail and were too
small for first class beef, writes Geo. R.
Sheath, in the Country Gentleman.
In 1871 he secured a carload of regis
tered jersey COWS of good size and one
large Jersey bull, all from good fami
lies, young and vigorous. These mul
tiplied rapidly for about five years.
were kept pure and in good health,
furnished meny fine mixers and we're
considered about the largest and
hest herd in the State. In 1875 my
father purchased about 5000 acres of
fine pasture land about six miles south
Of the southern boundary Of this city
and removed the jersey herd thereto,
when the place was named Jersey
Farm Dairy" with the purpose Of sup
plying San francisco with milk and
cream.
at this time several old dairy herds
were purchased, together with their
city trade, in order to stock the farm
and obtain market for our milk
These COWS were termed common stock,
but were largely Short-Horns which
had been culled and selected for several
years, and proved to be fairly good ami
mails. They we're crossed with our
Jersey bulls and we obtained many
fine mixers.
Within the next five years, however,
say in 1880, we discovered that the AMI
mails being raised were deficient in size
and vitality, Notwithstanding the fact
that the Jersey bulls were large and
vigorous, and as an experiment we pur
chased seven young Short Horn bulls
of the best milk strains here, to place
we could not increase the size and
vitality of cur COWS. The bulls were
found to be DEFICIENT in size as they
reached maturity and their offspring
were not as good as the jersey crosses.
About 1885 we secured a few regis
tired Holsteins, with bulls and COWS
fccm good families, and crossed pOr-
ii n of this common stock with Hol
stein bulls. The result, from their Fl: ct
calf dropped, seemed to show a dc cided
Improvement, which encouraged US to
continue in that line; and we then
secured from time to time all the HOl-
stems we could in this market that
were of good pedigree, size, vitality and
of good milking quality.
As soon as We could, we disposed OF
the Jersey and other bulls and confined
the business to Holsteins, and with
these crossed all the COWS on the place
thereafter. We have enough registered