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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Sele citing Bulls for Rreptliu1r

In starting a herd for dairy purposes
the selection of a good bull thoroughbred
IN some line and from the best milking
strain Of the breed that can be obtained
is all important. The prcpotency of Il
good mixer to affect her progeny in the
direction of large milk production does
not generally descend to her heifcr
calves. It is much more apt to be trans.
mitted through the male to the second
general ton of her descendants. There
have been many failures in breeding from
not understanding this law of nature.
1t is often common for farmers to save
the heifer calves of their best mixers
while sending off the male calves to the
butcher, instead Of breeding from them.
This may be we'll enough if the calf is
not thoroughbred, for individual excel
lences arc not usually perpetuated in
breeding. But where thoroughbred ami
milkers viii be- worth y i more than a beifer
calf. and will be most apt to make a
permanent Improvement in the herd.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

The lnnd shark turned and saw her ten.
her lap and kiss the tremulous lips.
well, I'll be stewedl dtln't think
she had it in her; she's no slouch. you
het;" with that semi-colon Of admiration
he spurred his .hard-breathing pony for
the home stretch. -
OF MI the, fertile spots III, the Ci,nar-
least jaded horse thought as he cropped
the tender grass and paved 1oyfully In
the dark loan. He was saddled; from a
distance spade could be pasity distin-
guished secured lengthways along his
side. \ queer bundle seemed to daice
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
FOR THE FARMER.
l.Ohamiais Land.

Oh: sling Of a saffron scented pipe
Tint man may smoke ut ease,
In dinay den where the dust Hes ripe,
And the spiders do ~. they please!
Their hhit aiiisilieir liberty, >'
And nf constrained ut the word Of their
Boh Wlsisst land for me,
OK hn sdl vs. Of , ''s 1sstty E,ls weSf k 4sed.
WITH ,only laugh for the dinners missed
And the girls to. otlr loves unkind;
With hearts as light DIS our pockets freight,
And laugh in the fact Of Ackle fate
BOhemta's lapd for me!
Eye Brodllaue Iii the New bohemian.
Hest Rations for Lambs.
In answer to- an inquiry FROM cor.
respondent who is feeding large num-
Der Of lambs, Prof: Henry says, lii
Breeders Gazette: II rec6niniend that
our correspondent feed barley, oats and
wheat III about equal quantities rather
than any one or two of the three, as the
worth and cost Of these grains are very
nearly equal one with another. Potatoes
certainly have feeding value, but are
high.priced at 25 cents per twt. In
feeding trials ut this station we found
that four and half pounds of potatoes
equa! one pound of grain with hogs:
should give them a higher value than
this with lambs, if fed in limited guam
tity, for the reason that they furnish,
succnlence to the rat lion and keep the
digestive tract in better condition and
perhaps make the other foods more Gf-
ficjent. ! should recommend the use of
one or two pounds of potatoes daily per
lamb for the purpose of adding variety
and succulence. There is no better
roughage for lambs than the pea and
oat hay cut when green. ] recommend
tice Of giving the oat and pea mixture to
their lambs exclusively for roughage
until it is gone and then force them to
live on straw for roughage until
shipped to market. Lambs have a tickle
appetite at best and to change their
roughage from very palatable food
like oats and pea hay to straw when
they are two-tfirds to thrcc-fourths fat
tened Will be to more surely give them Il
set back, for they will plainly show their
prejudice against the straw when forced
not enough Of the pea and Dat hay 10
last clear through the feeding period /
should at once cut down the amount sup
piled and give the lambs some oat or
barley straw TO make uD the difference.
they will cat some of this without any
forcing, as they are always eager for
variety. Following this practice the Ga
and pea hay can be made to last until
the lambs are ready for shipment.
''Nativc hay at IS per ton is expensive
compared with the grain and l should
cndcavor to make the oat and pea hay
carry the lambs through, supplcmenting
it with oatstraw. barley straw. or both.
There is little difference in feeding value
OF these two straws, which are both bet
ter than wheat straw. Pick up IA hand
full of wheat straw and breaking the
stems note how brittle and rough it is
in comparison with the softer stems Of
the oat and barley straw"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Calvin Flint of Williamstown. VT,
who was S8 years of age last January,
has split forty cords of tough frewood
this winter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
African magnates

Cecil Rhodes private fortune il now
estimated at about f7.OOO,OOO He is
certainly one Of the richest Of the South
fricnn mapnafaS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

The relatives of DR.. Nansen attach
no Importance to the report from Siberia
of news having been received from the
pxnlOrer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

-Rudyard Kip1ing was asked recently
whether he enjoyed writing poetry or
prose most. He remarked that the pleas
urr of creating poem was the highest
intellectual delight he had ever expert
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
The Modern WAY

Commends itself to the well-formed, to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably as well. To cleanse the
system and break up colds, headaches
and fevers without unpleasant after eff
fects, use the delightful liquid laxative
remedy. Syrup of Figs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

The Cripple Greek Bonanza on the
south slope of the Straub mountain has
opened up good body of ore that assays
from $50 to 5000 to the ION.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Dobbns' Floating Borax Soap is not imitation. 1t
is original The only soap that fonts, contains Borax
and Is 100 per cent. pure. It is worthy trial:
Every lady who tries 1t continues its use. Red
Nr2pper,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

The famous Norwegian composer.
Edward Grieg, will, it is said, pay visit
to London some time during the sum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

To restore gray hair to it's natural COL
or as in youth, cause it to grow abund-
ant and strong, there is no better prepa-
ration than Halls Hair Remover.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

lin London it is facetiously said that
Hold the Fort, for / Am Coming" is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption has 81 vea
me large doctor bilis.-C. l.. Baker. 122S
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. S.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Handling Setting Hens.

To change n setting hen let it be done
at night and have the new location as
near like the one she previously occupied
as possible. Leave her on the nest a
few days until she is firmly established"
in her new quarters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Fits.-All Fits stopped free by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the
first days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and $500 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send
to DR.. Kline, 921 Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Sarsaparilla

lsthc Only True Blood Purifier AlAdruggists ST.
Prepared only byt. 1. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass
Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
A1OO>1 . 1 AAAo with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

The Foresters order has 9O1O men,
bers in Michigan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

Mrs. WinslOw's EoorHINa SYRUP for chill.
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces infialn.
mation.allays pain. cures wind collie 25ca bottle
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21

The lambs intended for early
market should now be growing rap
idly, It is important to have them
ready for market early and even to
have them in the best possible con-
dition. AS soon as they have made
a sufficient growth SO that they will
eat, other food besides their mothers
milk should be given. The feed
should be healthful and nutritious
and suitably prepared. 1t must be
a ration that is easily masticated,
digested and assimilated. Keep
them comfortable, feed regularly
all that they will eat up clean, TAX
ing care not to overfeed. Give them
good opportunity to exercise. There
is no better way of stimulating the
appetite than by giving a variety
and frequent changes Of food.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21

to advantage now is to fill the va
cant places and the places OF all
worthless trees with young, thrifty
trees of the best varieties. II the
orchard is reasonably young, fill in
all of the vacant places with young
tress and graft the worthless trees
with scions of standard varieties.
If the orchard is old and III fail
ing condition, the better plan will
be to plant a new orchard.
1t is a good plan on the farm to
plant out few trees every year or
two. in order to keep up supply
of fruit.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21
The breeding Animals.

It is a mistake to keep breeding
animals too fat. Excessive fairness
is allowable only in animals intend
ed for the butcher. With all other
animals it is detriment.
Excessive fat causes degeneration
of the vital organs, and if it does
not cause the animals to be entirely
barren, it will at least weaken their
offspring. Have the breeding ami
mails in good, thrifty condition. A
dam thatIis excessively fat will not
be in condition to supply her Off
spring with as much or as nourish-
ing milk as one that is kept in good
thrift,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21

Spring is a good time to reno
vate the orchard, to do the pruning,
cutting back the tops to proper
proportion with the body and roots.
A bearing fruit tree should not be
allowed to grow so dense a head
that air and light cannot penetrate
readily. One of the best ways of
thinning the fruit is by proper
cutting out of the branches. This
should always be done before the
buds swell. After pruning the
twigs and branches should be gath
cred up, taken out of the orchard
and burned. 1t ia not a good plan
10 burn brush in the orchard; there
is too much risk of the trees being
injured.
Another work that can be done
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21
FARM Notes.



A South Dakota correspondents of
the Western Agricaltursst says:
Many farmers feel so sure of success
with artificial watering that they
are putting down artesian wells and
intend to build reservoirs as soon as
possible, the past dry seasons caus-
ing them to realize the necessity of
a more constant supply of moisture.
There are thirteen wells in one
township in Dawson county, ten OF
which have been made during 1895;
Two more are already contracted
for. The thirteen wells vary from
265 to 557 feet in depth. In some
parts of the county a greater depth
is necessary. Nearly all the wells
are 2 inches in diameter, and cost
from SOC to SOC per foot. The flow
amounts to from fifteen to eighty
five gallons per minute. One 81
inch well, that cost 5000 and is 295
feet deep (the Frazier), flows about
1900 gallons per minute, though
the amount has never been accu-
rately measured. 1t is thought the
flow of some wells near this large
one has diminished, and it is pos
sible that the artesian water supply
may be limited. A few fields have
been flooded or "wet up" direct
from these wells during the Fall
and Winter, and have produced the
following season twenty-five to
thirty bushels of wheat to the acre,
and other crops in proportion, while
fields not so treated produced less
than half this amount. Irrigation
here is largely confined to gardens,
the water in most cases being used
direct from the wells, but few
farmers have reservoirs which aid
in the economical use of the water,
thus giving much better results.
One garden, owned by Henry Sch
lund, has been irrigated for five
years, and is producing all kinds of
vegetables in abundance, and of fine
quality. A few gardens have been
watered by wind-pumps. This
method gives excellent results, espe-
cially where small reservoir is
used. Other gardens have been
watered by pumping from streams.
This mode of irrigating must neces-
sarily be limited, as the amount Of
water in such streams as the James
is very small during dry time. In
fact, | have seen it almost dry. The
water is usually run between the
rows of the various crops; sometimes
between every row, or at most every
third or fourth row. The plan pro-
posed is to have main bitches, with
several sets of lateral dividing the
fields into squares, varying in size
according to the slope of the land.
Instead of bitches for the second
set of laterals, back burrows may
have to be substituted if the fields
have much slope, for the water is
too valuable to permit of waste,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21
The Artlcholxe as a Farm Crop.

The ArtichOlxe aS Farm Crop.
A Michigan correspondent of the
Practical Farmer says: A few years
ago purchased one peck of the i'm
proved white French artichoke for
the sake of satisfying myself as to
whether they were worth raising.
From that peck | raised nearly 100
bushels of fine tubers. This was
about three times the quantity | ex-
pected to get, and | did not really
know what to do with so many. |
commenced feeding my young
shoats all they could eat, and no.
ticed in short time that they were
gaining rapidly in growth and flesh.
| did not feed any grain until in the
finishing process, when fed little
corn. / found that / had put my
herd of hogs on the market cheaper
than I ever did before, and also
learned that there is money in hogs
when fed with artichokes.
The artichoke, / have found, is
profitable in many ways. One of
my neighbors told me the other day
that the artichoke is just what he
has been looking for. ] asked him
why. He said because it is profit
able at both ends. / had not thought
of expressing myself in that way,
although had been using both
ends for over three years. The tops
are of great value, as stock of all
kinds will eat them as readily as
they do corn fodder.
Some growers claim to have OBJ
tanned a yield Of 1000 bushels per
acre, but Irsfave never yet raised
over 600 bushels on one acre. |
have grown them on all kinds of
ground, but have found that black
loan is the best. o. account of
their not being hurt by freezing,
any low. frosty land, which is not
safe for corn, is just suited for them.
At the rate / have raised and fed
them, one acre will keep twenty to
thirty head of hogs through the
winter months [ now feed to my
cattle and horses, and for mich
COWS there isn't a better root grown.
The artichoke is excellent to stand
drouth, has no insect blight, or rust
to contend with, and stock of all
kinds eat it readily. Therefore, it
seems strange that it has been so
long neglected. Some seem to think
that if the artichoke once gets a
IOOUUOlO OiidU ~ Cdll IlUO UC HObUOIl
out of the ground, but this is an
error 1t can he destroyed with but
little trouble. 1t grows from an eye,
the same as a potato, and the real
seed does not mature in this coun-
try In digging 1t is impossible to
get every tuber, and, as the frost
does not injnre the growing quail
ties, thuse that are left in the ground
will .start.in the Spring, buff pillow
ed under when about / foot high,
they will not appear again. AT
this time the old tubers are decay
ed, and the new ones are not ma
tured enough to grow, hence they
must die. Another way to eradi-
cate them is to follow with any good
cultivated crop. This will kill them.
When planting cpt the seed the
same as for potatoes. one eye on a
piece, and plant 8 feet by IS inches
apart. Dig late in the Fall. and
put into a pit or cellar.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-03-21

Give the poultry plenty of range,

Keeping TOO many fowls together
does not pay.
Keep fowls thrifty for laying, but
stuff them when fattening.
To have fowls tender and juicy
let them be fattened quickly.
Turkeys do not thrive well when
confined. whether young or old.
Lime is needed by old fowls for
the growth of bones and for shell
material.
Millet is valuable on account of
its smallness as grain for little
chickens.
Introduce new blood into the
poultry yard in the Spring by pur-
chasing some vigorous males.
When possible set duck eggs un-
der hens. They make better moth
ers and will find food for the
ducklings.
An earth floor is the best for the
poultry house, provided it is raised
sufficiently above the outside to be
perfectly dry.
Feather pulling is largely due to
illness. It is most liable to occur
in active breeds kept confined and
having too little exercise.
| The light Brahma is a steady,
good sitter, a good mother and is
decidedly one of the best breeds for
Matching out early chickens.
Fowls in close confinement need
less corn than when given good
range, but there is more need of a
variety of food when confined.
The best geese for feathers are
the Embden, being entirely white.
Geese cost little if allowed the
liberty of pasture with a good
supply of water.
Eggshells are good for fowls, but
they should be crushed very fine
before feeding them or there is
danger of the hens getting into the
habit of egg eating.
If set to work early the hers can
be made to hatch out two broods Of
chickens. They should, however,
be abundantly fed, well watered
and made comfortable. Good grain
is the best feed.
At this time keep close watch
on the turkey hens. as they will
nearly always steal their nests out.
BY removing the eggs they will lay
larger number of eggs than if
they are allowed to remain in the
nest.
Eggs from fat hens do not hatch
we'll and should there be any chick
ems they will be weak. An over
fed, fat rooster is also undesirable.
Close inbreeding is another cause
of weak, sickly chickens and infer
tile eggs.
Healthy fowls pick up their food
quickly and relish it. When they
go at it lazily, picking up grain
or two and then stop, something is
wrong. At this time it is a good
plan to examine closely for lice il
the hens do not appear to be
thrifty.
The usual causes of Group are
cold, dampness, wet and exposure.
Though apparently contagious, the
outbreak and breeding of the dis
ease are probably due primarily to
the surroundings instead of being
transmitted from fowl to fowl as
with cholera.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-07-25
A Knnsas Church of Sod.

The Methodist5 Of German town
ship. Smith county, Kansas, worship
in a sod church. AS its name indicates,
its walls are built of sod taken from
the prairie which surrounds it. The
neiehbors. regardless of denominations
al belief, met, decided that there ought
to be n church iu the neighborhOOd. and
with their own hands laid up the walls,
and from their own pockets took the
money to finish. furnish and light the
building. The building is 20x3O feet
and the walls are eight feet high. Ii is
covered with boards and roofing pa
per: the interior supports are made OF
neatly-smOOthed posts and the inslce
walls are plastered as neatly as ally
walls could be. Comfortable, home
made seats are fur1isl ed for pews. the
pulpit is covered with velvet, and tue
platform is carpeted. 1t is said that
when one is on the inside everything Is
ms neat and tidy as the finest chur' b
could be. When the building was ded-
Icated there was lot a dollar of in
,lebtedness upon tic church, or on any
of the furniture or hxtures.-South
Center Pioneer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-07-25
Mozart the Prodigy.

In one Of the peaceful arts, we have
the astonishing example Of the Austri-
an musician and composer, Mozart.
This lad was what we call a prodigy.
He was the son Of the bandmaster to
the Archbishop of the city OF Salz-
burg. At four years of age-and you
will admit that is truly young-he
played the violin with the greatest
ease. with an expression really Won
derfuL He also composed those old
fashioned dances, so quaint and sweet,
called minuets, besides other simple
pieces. At seven, he made tour OF
Europe, giving concerts, playing De-
fore kings and queens, and surprts-
ING the whole musical world. Then,
when he was about twelve. he began
to write operas, and so original and
delightful were these that he may be
said to have founded a school or man
ner of writing musical compositions
OF a dramatic nature. After having
done the work Of two tlifetimes, he
died at the early age of thirty-nine;-
cold Heads on Young Shoulders, by
Arthur Hoeber, in st. Nicholas.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-07-25
Making Sailing Shin. Go Faster

The statement of an Italian sea cap
tain that he had proved by experience
that ship goes faster when her sail
are perforated with a number of holes
than when they are quite sound, was
at first looked upon as too ridiculous
for consideration. Unbelievers, how
ever, now find that the Italian has
gone a long way toward proving his
case. His theory is that the force of
the wind can not fairly take effect on
an inflated sail. because of the cush-
iOr of mmovable air that fills up the
hollow. To prevent this cushion col
Letting he bored a number of holes in
the sail, which let part of the wind
blow right through il and allowed the
remainder TO strike against the can
vas and exercise its full effect. Sew
eral trials have been made, and II
looks as II this is another Of those
paradoxical truths which appear so
impossible on the surface. The expert
merits were made in all weathers. In
a light wind boat with ordinary sails
made four knots. while with the per-
fOrated sails she covered five and a
quarter knots; in a fresh breeze size
did seven knots with ordinary sails,
and eight and threequarters knots
with the improved sails; in strong
wind she did eight knots and ten
knots respectively. If this augmented
speed were sustained throughout a
long voyage 1t would increase the
value Of the ship Onefifth, as she
would make the same trip in four
weeks that she did before in five
weeks.