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The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

and at the bottom Of the ladder.
Through many experiments and losses
successes and failures, am graouaily
rising to the top. During the first three
years my main object was to nnd on.
what breed would give me the largest
profit per fowl. In this test had '"."-
ty-one different breeds. giving them .no
same care and attention. and keeping
a strict book account OF eacn oleeu.
The breeds in this test were: Lien'
Brahma. Dark Brahma, Black Cocnlns.
White Cochins, Partridge Cochins. Bun
Cochins, American Dominique. siiVel
spangled Hamburgs. Houdans. blacH
Javas, Black Langshans, Single Como
Brown Leghorns, Single Comp "n'0
Leghorns, Rose Comb Brown Leenotns'
Rose Comb White Leghorns. blacH
Minorcas. Barred Plymouth ROCKS.
White Plymouth Rocks, Red caps, Hn
yer Laced Wyandottes. and White wy
andottes. The balance sheet woulu ~
yariably fall in favor of the Single Co"o
Brown Leghorns. This breed Is nC"
my choice, and breed them exclusively
for three purposes: First. the seinns
of thoroughbred eggs; then the raising
Of carly broilers. and last 1or esso ~
the winter. There is In my opl".U,. .
no other breed that excels them ioI
either of these three purposes. l nav
at present a fine flock of birds. Tnese
birds have free range during the sum
mcr months, with convenient place ~.
roosting at night. They are nouseu
during the winter months in the mann
building, which is 2OxSO feet. two stories
high, containing eighteen pens oA.o
feet. In each pen are placed lrom w
teen to twenty fowls, with no OUTDOOR
runs. The feeding consists prlncipaiiy
of vegetables and grain. such as can oe
raised during the summer. names'
cabbages, turnips, sugar beets, potatoes
apples, corn, wheat, rye, oats' o"cA-
wheat and millet. keep pounded oys-
ter shells before them all the time ior
grit and feed green ground bone three
times a week. consider these essehua'
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 1t but for the
money alone. l market principally IN
the city of New York. BY feeding the
variety of food above mentioned and
grain fed in a litter of cut corn fodder
{ keep the egg basket full OF eggs ana
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 the first few years OF my expert
cnce | had some difficulty with dis
cases. lice and predatory animals. But
after finding the secret of cleanliness
and of disinfectants and the value of q
good gunshot. have often raised from
s5 to IS Per cent Of the chicks hatched.
In nv earlier years tried doctoring
fowls and found II simply time thrown
away. for IL the same time were used
in cleasing the coops and applying dis
infectants, diseases would rarely oc-
cur. BY careful breeding and always
selecting the best laying birds and
earliest matured pullets and cockerels.
| have at present remarkable egg pro-
duccrs and early maturers, the pullets
often laying at four months old. If any
further knowledge of my experience is
desired it will be cheerfully given.
John Smoker.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Profit In Tree Planting,

In an address upon Farming" pub
lished In bulletin II of the Arizona
experiment station, Tucson. Ariz., Gov
ernor Hughes is reported as having
said, most pertinently for Arizona:
There is profit in tree-planting.
Nearly every farm has little hooks
which cannot be utilized for farming.
The ash. cottonwood. perhaps the eu-
calyptus. and other fuel-growing trees
ought to be cultivated on the borders
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Cow Feeds and Feeding.

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
stenograrhic report Of Wisconsin
Round-U Up Inslitute)
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
iced. In feeding ourselves We use a
variety of food, and We do it by in
stinct. Our animals cannot select their
food for themselves as We can. but have
10 derend on us for the variety OF food
they do get.
Some foods, like whole milk, are
nearly perfect stock food, for they con-
tain all of the elements necessary to de-
ve!Op the animal. But in many Of the
foods fed there is a deficiency Of GER
elements of the food is necessary il we
are to get the best results. At one Of
the experiment stations it took nearly
50 per cent more food to produce GER
tain amount of gain when the food was
unbalanced than it did when the ele-
nents were properly balanced.
An excess of concentrated food should
not he fed alone to any animal. Con-
densed foods should be mixed with
bulky foods. Bulk is necessity in the
food Of the cud chewing animal.
The condition of the hay and fodder
affects the feeding value Of those foods
to a very great extent. While the loss
of dry matter may be small on account
of the deterioration in quality. the loss
in digestibility and palatability is very
great.
OWN you give us good balanced
ration for milk?
Mr.. Convey.-F'or the grain ration
you can make up a variety Of formulas
each Of which will give good results. In
Wisconsin we can profitably feed
ground peas and oats and wheat bran.
corn meal and corn in the silage. The
ground peas and oats are mixed half
and half. and that compound fed with
an equal amount Of bran. We might
make one good formula as follows:
Two and half pounds of corn, two and
and a half pounds of the mixed peas
and oats. and five pounds of bran.
OWN type of COW control the ra-
ton to some extent?
A.-Well, If you have a COW that Will
not profitably use this ration. that Is,
that will turn it into beef instead OF
into milk. you had better fatten her
and send her to the butcher.
Q.-How often do you feed per day?
Ave feed coarse feed three times
a day and ground feed twice a day.
The coarse feed is fed morning, noon
and night.
Mr.. Burchard said he believed that
COWS should be fed but twice a day, and
that there was no more reason for feed
ing them at noon than at midnight.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Talk rs you will, fleckles are no or
nament to even pretty girl, and on
one who has no beauty to bOast of they
are positively hideous. Now is the time
when they arc ripe" but there arc
several harmless WAYS of treating
them. though SO many preparations
contain dangerous compounds There
is safe formula which always prevails
in light cases. Four ounces Of Tactic
acid, two ounces of glycerine and one
of rose water. Apply with a small vel
vet sponge two or three times daily.
This lotion will cause slight burning
OF the skin. which is part of the pro-
cess, but little witch hazel cream will
olloy this
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Hall's CataPrh Cure
10 taken in ternally. Price, .5c.
Gov. for . Girl Graduate.

A dress of white crepon made with
a five-yard skirt interlined with stiffen-
ing to depth Of fifteen inches. Round
waist in back, pointed in front. large
leg-Of-mutton sleeves, belt and collar
of five-inch taffeta ribbon bowed Mt the
back. Box-plait of the goods down the
center front os the waist. Bretelles Of
ribbon from belt to shoulders, back
and front. with short bow of four
loops and four ends
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
The Greatest TIedlCa1 discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
nouA,n KsnsfpY. Or RoxBuSY. MASS,

DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0xBUSv. MASS,
Has discovered in che Of our CommoH
PASTURE weeds a remedy that cures every
kind OF Humor, from the worst Scrofu:a
down to common Pimple
He has tried il in over eleven hundred
cases. and never failed EXCEPT in two cases
Goth thunder humor). He has now in his
rossession over two hundred certificates
OF lis value, all within twenty mikes ct
Boston Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and perfect cure is war
rantei when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected ii causes
shooting PAINS, like needles passing
through them: the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused ny the ducts
being stopped. and always disappears in
week after taking it. Read the label.
Il the stomach is foul or bilious It viii
csuse SlueamiSh feelings at first.
No change OF diet ever necessary. Eat
the best Won cal get. and enough Of It
Dose, one tablespoonful in water At bed
time. Sold ty all Druggists.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
American Horne, In Austria.


A Washington correspondent of the
American Horse Breeder says:
The American exporters Of horses
may be interested in some information
that has been furnished to the state
department by the Austrian ministe--,
stationed in this city, relative to the
importation of horses into Austria
Hungary. He states that, according to
adv!ces lately received from the i'm
perial and royal ministry Of the inter-
ior, many shipments of horses have
recently been received at the Austrian
frontier stations from Germany. and
for which none or at best only very
defective animal certificates were pro-
vided. While, of course, part of these
shipments have their origin in the
German empire, yet large number OF
them only pass through German ter
ritory, and really are imported from
other countries, for instance. draught
horses, both for breeding purposes and
for use, are imported largely from Bel
GUM; while riding, driving, and race
horses, especially for breeding purposes
are imported from England and the
United States, the larger shipments re-
Gently coming from this country, and
about 1000 more are soon expected In
that country. The mode Of shipping
American horses is usually by steam
ship via Hamburg, from which point
they are either shipped directly to their
destination or are held in Berlin for a
few days, after which time they are
shipped to their ultimate destination In
Austria-Hungary, as rule only ac-
compaDied by the certificate of Ham,
burg veterinarian. It is more than pos
sible that, under the above loose
methods of shipments, American horses
might be refused admittance at the
Austrian frontier, and, in order to
avoid this the Austrian government
calls special attention to the fact that
all interested in the shipment of Amer
lean horses to that country should see
that the same are accompanied by
cattle certificate, wherein their healthy
condition at the time of their departure
from their former permanent abode is
certified to, as without this they will
not be admitted. These animal GER
tificates must be issued officially. and
must contain detailed references as to
their especial characteristics, and the
certification of the fact that they were
in good health at the time of their de-
parture, that they come from a place
and neighborhood wherein at the time
of departure, there was not disease ex-
isting that would be infectious to this
class of animals. Horses declared to
be suspected of contagious diseases are
not permitted to be imported to that
country.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Three what? Three charmingly exc
cuted posters in colors, drawn by w.
W. Dens!ow, Ethel Reed and Ray
Brown. will be sent free of postage to
any address on receipt of One Dollar
All who arc afflicted with the poster
craze" will Immediately embrace this
rare opportunity. as but 4 limited num-
bcr of the posters will be issued. The
scarcity Of good thing enhances its
value. Address Geo II. Heafford.
General Passenger Agent of the Chi
caCo. Milwaukee Il st. Paul Railway,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

There's nothing agrees wOrse than
proud mind and leg: ar's purse.
Mrs. H. e. Aver OF RishfOrd. VT writes:
"Atter having fever was very much de-
bilitated and had dyspepsia SO ad cou d
scarce.y ent any thing a ,itt g food auses:
boating and burning in the stomach with
pain and much soreness in nv side and
great deal Of headache. Ny physician
seemed unable to help ne and continued
in this condition until ! took DIR. Nays
RenOvatOr which completely cured me-"
Sold by druggists at - cents and 81, or
sent by mail by DIR. Il. J. Kay Medical Co,
Omaha. Neb. Send for free sample and
booklet
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
I:o:auy at Cl,amp,iru.

The University of Illinois has recent
ly been making extended improvements
in its botanical department. Among
these are substantial additions to the
herbarium, which has, for the first
time, been placed in a room by itself,
and the erection of building for the
cultivation Of plants needed in the
laboratory. Arrangements have been
made for the cultivation of aquatic
plants. and for carrying on various
Einds of experiments, both by students
in their regular practice, and by inves-
tigators endeavering to make cOntri-
buttons to knowledge in a most inter-
esting but not sufficiently explored field
of science.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
L..r.h.u, Plymouth Rock Cross.

About 25 years ago I began raising
poultry on a small scale and have been
at it ever since that time. For the last
ten years I have been paying more at
tention to the business. I commenced
with Black Spanish, found them to be
good layers but poor table fowl. Then
took the Brown Leghorns and kept
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Thrives on good food and sunshine.
with plenty Of exercise in the open air.
Her form glows with health and her
face blooms with its beauty. II her sys-
tenn needs the cleansing action Of lax
ative remedy she uses the gentle and
pleasant Syrup Of Figs. Made BY the
California Fig Syrup Company.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURlSTS

eooe Up-t0-Dot0 Hints About CalttvS-
tlon Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
H0rtScslture. vitlcaltare and F1ori'
culture.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

bare. Like many
other supposed mysteries. when learned
and fully understood it is not at all DIM
cult. In this connection I wish 10
quote the botanist in his letter OF trans
initial of report to the United STATES
Department of Agriculture. He says:
The report brings out the facts tnd'
the wholesale price of American sin,
seng has steadily increased from ..
cents per pound in 1858 to some"ha.
more than $ per pound In 1888, anu
that the value of the export lor '"o
past decade has amounted to between
$500, 900 and 81 ,OOO, 900 per year. Inc
report also points out the fact that tne
natural supply is now rapidly decreas-
ing and that its determination. II pres
ent conditions continue. is lneVitaoie'
At the same time, there can be no ques-
ton but that the cultivation OF ginseng
is entirely practicable. Enough mas
been achieved in various parts VI
America to fully demonstrate the tru'n
of the botanist's statement in regaru
to the practicability of its culture. Inc
following statement is from Chicago
farm paper: Ginseng is scarce tn's
year in the Big Sandy Valley. NY"
from where much of the ginseng pro-
duced in this country comes. fo'
some reason the mountaineers nave
neglected the industry during the last
year or so. Ginseng is now worth $S.So
per pound, but the price is likely to IN
crease considerably very soon. l nave
studied the habits and growth OF TINS
plant from boyhood, and am now grow
ing it successfully in the garden. IL
can be grown in the garden, Orchara
or forest. 1t can be grown in the gar
den with very little attention and 10
expense after plantation is started, ana
where the plant grows wild, this ex-
pense can be saved. Every person own
ing a few rods of land should engage
in this pleasant and highly lucrative
industry. A few beds in a farmers
garden will more than pay the farm
expenses each year.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Write to c. = Crane. general passen-
ger and ticket agent Wabash Railroad,
ST. Louis. Mo-, for a summer resort
book, telling all about the beautiful
lake region reached by the Wabash
Railroad
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Doing good is the only certainly happy
action OF mans life

Ii you are thinking of study ing music do
not fail to send for the Prospectus OF the
New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston. This will acquaint you with the
greatest and most perfect School of Music,
Oratory and Modern Languages in
America. The test Is always the cheaI est
in the end and the charges are low when
its advantages over other similar schools
are considered
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How suceoosfal FaFners Operate This
Deparsnens oe the Farm-A Few
Hi.ts ~ to the Care Of Live Stock and
Ps-itry.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

The "COrn Belt is the name Of an
illustrated monthly newspaper pub
lished by the Chicago, burlington Il
Quincy Il. X. 1t aims to give informa-
ti"n in an interesting way about the
farm lands of the west Send D cents
in postage stamps to the Corn Hclt. .09
Adams ST.. Chicago, and the paper will
lie sent to your address for one year.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Pigs Per Acre.

J. E. Summers. speaking at a Mis-
souri, convention, answered as follows
the question. How many acres for ten
sows and their progeny?"
ITO determine definitely it would de-
pend upon the number of pigs in lit
ters. But, supposing each sow to have
six pigs. making. with the ten sows,
seventy head, We can approximate the
number of acres required for their sup
port from the time pigs are farrowed
till ready for market at about ten
months old. Before farrowing each sow
should have a good, comfortable place
for bed, and a lot of about one-eighth
of an acre. Here she should remain
with her young till they are about three
weeks old, or strong enough to follow
her about. Then she should be allowed
the run of good grass lot in the day.
time. For early grazing a patch Of rye
of about five acres will be very good
and will give the early pigs something
green tefOre pasture affords grass.
From the rye patch they should 20 on
to a good pasture of blue grass and
clover. say of about ten acres, max
ing fifteen acres of pasture. While this
amount Of pasture will support the
sows in litter, l would much prefer to
give them larger range, as the other
feed stuffs that are of great value as
pork producers, but, as general rule,
the four feeds l have mentioned will
produce pound of pork cheaper than
any other combination that we know
Of, with this advantage in their favor
that We can generally raise an abund-
ance of corn, oats. and clover, and all
we have to buy is the oil meal, which is
but a small proportion of the ration for
One-h half of the year."
Chinch Bug Eggs and Young.-Each
female deposits about 500 eggs, usually
placing them about the surface of the
ground on stems Of grass, grains and
in rare cases other plants. The young
are at first of red color. later chang
ing to brown-black, while the adult is
black with white wings. The wings are
not obtained until full development
has been reached. and, hence in the
most destructive period the insects
crawl instead of fly, and the true cause
of injury is less on account of numbers
than Of the habit Of clustering in my
riads on the plant attacked.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Respoasive Both tn Harsh and Sweet
Sounds,
The nerves are Of en- painfully acute. When
this u the case. the best thing to be done Is
TO seek the tonic and tranqualizing assist
ance OF hOstetters stomach Biitcrs> n SUI
pcrN nervinc. No less BE- nefcial Is IL for
dySreptic. bilious, malarial. rheumatic,
bowel and kidney complaints. U with
persistent regularity. 4 wincylassful te-
fore retiring cOnferS Slccp.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
iummer Excursions Via the Wabash x. X.
st. Louis June 18th to 18TH
HALF st. Louis July I'D.
FARE / WaShinpton JuY I'd to 9TH.

Buf.n'o July 5th and 9Th.
Now on sa e. Summer Tourist Tickets to
all summer resorts good returning until
Oct. 3lst. Thos Cook Il Sons special
tours of Europe For rates, itineries, sail
iay of Steamers and ful information re-
gnrding summer va cation tours via. rail or
water call at the Wa.ash Ticket Office, No.
l4I5 Farnem St. Paxton HOte! Block, or
write &. \. Clayton, n. W. =. A., Omaha,
Nctr.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

II the l8aby h Cutting Teeth.
se snrc and use that old and ~elltred rsmsdy. Ma
wNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teeshinc.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Moscow, Russia. has the largest bell in
the world, i32 Iounds
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Except in the little differences in cranki-
ness, all men are exactly alike
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

DON'T let your money rust: make IL
work; 500 invested in our system Of in
Nc>'mcnt will earn You :. per day. An Op-
pnrtUnity of n life time. Address for bar
ticu arS chandler 4 Co, Brokers and Bank
crs, kasOta Block, Minneapolis.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Before the COW became domesticated
and she ran with the wild animals.
there was some use for the horns as a
means of defense for herself and young.
But to-day they have 10 possible use
on the contrary they do much harm.
Then why not take them OF? The faint
hearted objector will say it is a cruel
operation. l do not pretend to say it
does not hurt, but do say it docs not
hurt more than it does person to have
a tooth pulled, and am sure the hurt
of the two operations are similar in
being painful only while the operation
lasts. l have seen the COW come back
after the work was done and clean up
the feed she was first coaxed in with.
e. n. Norton.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

Most of the land in the republic of
Mexico is held in almost feudal tenure
BY about 1000 families.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

CONGRESS declared war with Mexico, May
II, 1876: closed Feb. !. lSiS
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Most people do not want to know tn.
truth. il it is iiSagrceab!e.

1S-il FITS stopped free by DR.. X line = Great
Nerve keStOrer. M fn> after th.. hTst day use.
lkArv-loI,rure>. Tr~ati>e AMI xtr. 9th. free g.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

C0s's C00gA Balsoa
Is TIE oldest and best. 10 viii break 40 COld ouo.
sr tGan anything else. II b always reliable. Try IL
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

HAVE BEEN EN-
gagged in raising
poultry ever since
the spring of 1880.
l then purchased an
incubator, and from
that time l have
given my entire at
tention to poultry
raising. l started
in perfectly ignor-
ant of the business,
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
All About Western Farm Lands.

The grateful heart has music in it that
angeS : cannot sing.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Rcseeaiin: Glover Meadows.

The Ohio Experiment Station is now
planning some experiments in attempt
ing to get stand of clover on fields
sown last spring, but which failed to
make perfect stand, owing to the
drouth. The bare spots in these fields
will first be gone over with a sharp
spike harrow, or with disk harrow;
crimson clover and common clover will
then be sown side by side, and lightly
covered in with smoothing harrow. A
light seeding of oats as a nurse crop
may be added on part of the land, for
comparison, but We expect the best re-
suits from seeding the clover alone
Last seasons experience demonstrated
that the nurse crop may prove a rob-
ber instead of nurse, by taking all
the water from the soil and leaving
none for the clover.
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17

An empty head and . rattling tongue
go we ! together
The Columbus journal., 1896-06-17
Preparation Of Spraying Mixtures.

Preparation OF Spraying Mixtures.
Too much care cannot be taken in
preparing any mixture to be used on
trees and fruits. If not properly pre-
pared, injury may follow. Bordeaux
mixture, if properly prepared, will rot
injure the apple; but If there is not a
sufficient amount OF lime, injury may
follow, causing the surface of the apple
to be russeted and rough. Also damage
to foliage may result. Other fruits are
susceptible to injury from the mixture,
if carelessly prepared. This mixture
is one of the most effective fungioides in
use.