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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
HOMEMADE CORN CUTTER.

will cut; eight-inch plank should do.
Mortise three crosspieces Of two by
four into top of runners. Nail boards
on cross ties to make platform 30
inches wide and nearly six feet long.
Get good steel knife and make it very
sharp, say 22inches long and five inches
wide. Bevel the edge from the bot
tom or underside. Have rod made
with an eye in the center and curved,
in order to fasten either end to run
ner and hitch horse in the center.
This rod should be of one-half inch
round iron, and long enough to work
nicely, as shown at a. Bore hole in
platform or runner, and put in a stake
about six inches high (b) even across
with the base of rod (c). Another stake
of the same size, but 20 inches high,
on the right side of platform near the
edge, and 81 inches from the front of
platform (d). Take rod of five-eighth-
inch iron 67 inches long and weld a
piece of fiat iron one-half inch thick
and eight inches long to the end OF it,
bolt the fiat piece to platform ia inches
from center to back of platform), and
bend the rod forward II inches above
the platform, as in e. Bend the rod so
as to have it extend out over the edge
of the platform, over and back of the
knife (h), then bend the rod in so as
to extend about two inches over the
platform at the center two by four
cross brace (f). From there bend the
lFod out to g. BE sure to have it carry
the same height all the time,
The bends in the rod are made in
order to bring in the corn and lay it
across the platform without the help
of man. In this way the danger OF
standing over the knife is averted
Nail small stick something like a
lath from top of stake d to the out
side runner few inches ahead of the
knife. Bolt the knife to platform
about &c inches from back part Of plat
form with two bolts, and have the knife
slant back considerably. / put scrap
piece of two-inch plank under the plat
form at and h, to make the platform
more solid where the large rod and
knife were bolted fast. The large rod
from to should be with bends sc
inches long. Directly across it is As
inches, thus using two inches for bends
The large rod is outside of stake d
aboutfiveinches. Hitchon quiet horse
hang the lines on d and ride on rear
of platform, and when a large pile OF
corn is cut and laid across the sled
stop and shock it up.-Farm and Home
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
NOTES FoR SHEPHERDS.

Pine tar OH the sleeps nose is an eX-
cellent defense against troublesome and
often dangerous flies,
The New Mexico lamb crop will prob
ably amount to 100000 head; about
100000 of which will be offered for ship
ment.
The sheep should be clipped clean
about the hind parts, lest filth gather
and attract blow flies. A mixture of
glycerine and fish oil in equal parts,
is excellent toFsmear over such parts.
Makes no difference how good a ram
Is, If he is a scrub, never use him. Sell
him to the butcher; buy recorded ram,
breed your best ewes to him, and you
will notice the difference in the lambs at
once.
An old sheep keeper says that good
fat sheep never lose their wool Wool
Is lost through lice, ticks or scab, due to
mite, and none of these beasts can
endure fat. Poor sheep is always their
feeding ground.
Ifwool is principal objectin breed-
ing, then ram with plenty of wool
bearing surface, yielding a washed
fleece of at least is pounds, should be
selected. His wool should be of strong
tiben coarse crfmp. ram should not
have ewes feece.-Rural World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
Asou1 LIGHTNING RODS.
Farmers Should Avail Themselves OF
the teachings OF Science!

Farmers Should Avail Themselves OF
the teachings OF Science!
Any man who will travel through
The country with his eyes open will
notice great many lightning rods on
buildings which instead of being bene-
1T are 4 positive injury. For example,
they will be found lying down on the
barn or the house, or broken off, or
cracked perhaps near the ground. Rods
Of this kind are of no use whatever and
an injury rather than u benefit. We
see no benefit in having glass insula-
tors but regard them rather rs an in
Jury. 1t is, therefore, well the first wet
day to look after these disabled rods.
AS we have frequently stated, the light
ming rod requires first good ground con-
nection, by which we mean that it
should be imbedded far enough in the
ground to reach permanent moisture.
Next, it should have close metallic con-
nection with the buildings, and finally
it should reach several feet above the
comb, be well supported and drawn to
fine point, and if this is galvanized
the better. 1t may be made out OF
round iron or twisted smooth wire, or
copper ribbon. All good rods cover the
three or four points above mentioned.
man my spend quite little money in
lightning rods, or he may put them up
cheaply, according as his purse or fancy
dictates. A man may take spool of
good barb wire, give it good ground con-
nection, nail it to the building, run it
over the comb along the roof, overthe
comb again, and back to the place of
beginning and connect it at the forr
corners Of this quadrangle at the ground
by another piece of barb or smooth
wire, or by two or three strands of
smooth wire twisted together, and give
1t good connection and he will have a
very good lightning rod. A man who
will plat three or four smooth wires to-
gether, give them good ground con-
necton, staple them to the building,
support them three or four feet above
the comb by stay, separate the points
and sharpen them at the upper end, will
have fairly good lightning rod.
What we are insisting on is that
farmers should avail themselves of the
teachings of science on this question
and protect their lives and property as
rheaply as they can and still secure eff
fective otection.-Wallace's Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
SCIENCE or MILKING.
There Are nut Few Men Who Under
stand II Thoroughly.


There Are nut Few Mem Who UndeE-
stand II Thoroughly.
It Is not everyone that can milk a.
COW as It should be done. Some can milk
two COWS while another is milking one.
The operation should never be hurried;
neither should IL be done slovenly; but
the milk should he drawn steadily as 1t
flows. Some COWS have tender teats,
and In milking too rapidly the opera
ton is likely TO be roughly done, or IL
too much prolonged the COW gets ir-
ritated. A COW that Is naturally inn
patient and fretful does not like to sub
init to rough handling, and II continA
ued her disposition will soon be ruined
by such treatment. The constant prac-
tice of being MIXED at regular times
soon impresses itself strongly upon her,
and she will readily submit without
trouble AS the udder becomes distend-
ed with milk, 1t is relief to her to have
il drawn out. When the udders are
filed to the utmost with milk they be-
come painful, and II not relieved the
COW becomes restless. If this happens
frequently or for any considerable time
it will cause the COW to dry up pre-
maturely. Milk the COW dry The last
portion of the milk is the richest and
best In most cases neglect to milk
regularly and clean is one cOuse Of the
cows drying up early, of giving bloody,
milk of parpet and other evils. With
kind treatment, regularity in feeding
and milking. the cows will not only be-
come gentle and stay so, but will give
milk longer, and the seasons product
will be larger A really good dniry COW
is too valuable to be given anything
but the best treatment.-St. Louis Re-
nulllic.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
a..:xzS 1&$SS
EARMIg' IRDEN.
S.ESdGss.i .ss:s:,s >ss. s....! o.
THE CORN HARVEST.
LabOr-snving Devices Have Made ItH
GntherlnE NnHY.

LabOr-snving Devices Have Made ItS
Gathering Easy.
Harvesting the corn crop is being
made easier every year by improve
ments in labor-saving machinery and
devices. Large commercial crops are
cut, tied and left in straight rows by
the improved corn harvester, while the
bundles placed in shocks or stocks OF
10 to 20 bundles to cure are then drawn
TO the barn and run through the shred
der. Farmers who cannot afford the
latest and improved machinery, or who
have small areas of corn, cut by sled
as illustrated below, or by hand cutter.
The armfuls thus cut have to be tied
in bundles, various materials being
used for this purpose, some using two
or three cornstallSs, others a small
handful of long, strong straw, swamp
grass or willows, But whether cut by
improved machinery or by hand cut
ter, the large bundles, shocks or stocks
have to be securely fastened to with
stand the fall wind and storms.
To make corn cutter, as portrayed
herewith, make a platform with rum
ners six feet long and two inches thick;
the higher the runners the higher it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02

enough so that two barrels may be
placed one on top of the other, the top
of the lower one coming about level
with the bottom Of the main tile; this
position for the lower barrel will bring
the upper one usually few inches
above the top Of the ground.
Connect the main tile to lower barrel
with few lateral tile OF small size laid
on slight incline and passing through
the side OF the barrel. Through these
side tile the water win run from the
mNin drain and keep the lower barrel
nearly full Of water at all times whom
there is the least flow in main drain.
Remove the bottom of top barrel be-
fore putting in position.
Better not use salt barrels for the
top ones, as stock will destroy them
more or less; kerosene barrels well
burned out are excellent.
A pump may be used In this well or
the water easily dipped with a pail by
hand or with short pole.
This arrangement prevents any re-
fuse matter getting In the main drain,,
and If the well is covered none Gun get
In IL.
In the accompanying illustration tho
lower barrel is cut in two, showing the
depth OF water BIB shows the barrels,
A main tile, aaa, conveying tile.-Alon|
70 Stansel, in Western Rural
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
ENLARoINa THE UDDER.

why the Dest-PnyinG Cows Arc
Found In Grass Countries.
The relaxation Of the udder sack be-
comes so conspicuous in large mixers,
in some instances, MS to make it evident
that the combined influence of expan-
sion and weight tension together have
overborne the natural contractive force
of the udder skin, thus permanently en-
laFging the bag by destroying, or, at
least effectually suspending, its natural
and necessary contractibility. This1e-
suit Is clearly shown in the uncontEact-
ing bugs Of cows that are dried only
with great difficulty and breed but
seldom, or fail to breed at all. The
skin or snek Of the udder Is, of course,
tbinned down, as yield and size of bag
increases, and this, when carried to ex-
cess or effected too rapidly, is doubtless
the chief cause Of loss OF contEaetile
power in the udder skin. Increase Of
feed being the cause Of increased yields
such feed ga adds to the bulk Of blood
increases yield and the size of the udder
together, This succulent feed, like
grass and roots, tends to eniarge the
yield and the bag, and ia this will be
found n reason for The largest milk
producing cows being generally found
in the best natural grass localities, in
beth dry and humid climates. Thus
the best grass countries in America do
or surely will, with equal care and
training, produce the largest or best
yielding cows as q rule.-Plowman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
WOMEN AS FARMERS.
Peculiar Scheme to De Ihaugurated
by n Nebraska Woman.

Peculiar Scheme to BE Ihaugurated
by n Nebraska Woman.
Mrs. Hattie N. Bemis, of Arabia,
Neb., does not see why women should
not be successful as farmers, and an
nounces that she is going to try the
experiment if she can get a dozen
women to assist her. She owns large
tract of land in northwestern Nebraska
which she says she intends to give to
IL deserving widows of northwestern
farmers. In return she will require
them to cultivate it without mans as
sistance. She says she will start them
out with all the machinery they need,
sufficient supply Of cattle, horses,
swine and poultry to serve as nest
egg, and money to last them until the
first harvest can be disposed of. She
admits that the climate is dry, but pro-
poses to instruct her wards in the OPP
Grafton of a system of soil culture by
which method experiments have proved
the rainfall of the section is sufficient
to insure bountiful crops. The near
est the women will be allowed to come
to dealings with men is to sell the crops
to them. If Mrs. BeInis ever learns
that man has been employed about
the premises the farms will revert to
her. Any member of the community
who marries will also forfeit her title
to a share in the property.-Chicagp
Chronicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Attack ringbone just as soon as it
makes it's appearance.
If the dogis heavily coated mercifully
shear him this hot weather.
A contemporary does not like hog
wallows. We do. A hog was never in
jured by good wallow.
The merciful man will have shade for
the stock. So will the man who works
for the greatest profit.
Every farmer should own breast
strap for use on horses that show symp-
toms of sore shoulders.
The stallion ought to be driven fast
enough to cover him with lather. Then
rubbed down thoroughly.
Rotten swill and hot weather are bad
mixtures for the hog. Pure water is
much better than such swill.
AS a rule farm work does not require
big, heavy horse. A lighter horse is
better.-Western Plowman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
MANURE PIT
ESl6 Fl
PLAN oF pIGGERY.

IL not absorbed would run to the ce-
mented alleyway under the trough,
which should be raised from the floor
slightly. The solid excrements should
be wheeled to the receptacle provided
for them, which may be excavated a
foot or more below the level of the ce-
mented alley way.
The dotted lines within the pen show
where a 2 by scantllng may be tackled
to the, floor to keep the bedding In place.
The dotted lines on the outside of the
building show where yards may be
constructed, but the better plan is to
have two pasture lots of considerable
size, one on either side of the building,
as land is cheap and lumber and labor
expensive.
The floors should be laid on pounded
earth covered with about half an inch
of salt to preserve them, and should
have dip of 1 to inches from rear to
front. Swing doors may be construct
ed at the side for the passage Of the
animals to and from the yards or pas
lures.
The roof story may be used for stor-
ing corn, meal and straw, or If it is too
much work to carry the heavier ma
terial to the loft, one of the pens, pref
erably the one under the stairway,
might be used for storing food.
The building may be made somewhat
narrower than shown, and as long as
desired. In no case should pig-pen
floors, in q cold climate, be up from the
ground. If the building is put on dry
ground or drained, the earth underneath
the floors will become dry and the pens
will be warmer, since no drafts Of air
can circulate under them.
The diagram is made from pen SINH
lar to this one which has been in use
some eight or ten years and has proved
extremely satisfactory. The floor, in
any case, will be wet along the troughs
near the alley, and by tipping them to-
ward the alley all surplus moisture will
find its way to the cemented floor, leave
ing the back of the pen dry and COM
Portable. In winter time, when the
doors for egress are closed, the ANIMALS
are likely to drop their solid weddings
at the side of the bed. The scantling
nailed upon the floor will mark the line
between them and the bed. In any
case the pens should be cleaned daily
and sprinkled with some absorbent as
chaff, gypsum or dry earth.-Country
| Gentleman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
Good News from missouri.

Robert Cornwell, Barton county
(Mo.) farmer, living near Golden City,
after numerous experiments, thinks he
has succeeded in developing a potato
that will grow without vines; They
grow entirely under ground, and will
do away with the fear of potato bugs,
which cost so much to destroy each sea-
son. not to mention the damage they
do. a field planted with the vineless
potato may be worked with the ordl'
nary harrow. Should the new potato
prove to be a good producer, as Mr..
Cornwell hopes, it is likely to super
sede the present variety, +.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
ABOUT BRINE sALTINo,
The Practice Largely Avoids the Risk
of OverwOrkin@,


The Practice Lnrge1y Avoids the Risk
Of OverwOrkinw.
There are at least two advantages in
brine sailing Of butter In preference to
dry sailing, one is that there is little or
no danger of oversalting, and the other
Ia that the risk of overworking is large
ly avoided. Rather more salt will be
needed by brine sailing than by dry
sailing. Use quite Ntrong brine and let
the butter remain In the brine for some
time, half an hour at least. No more
salt will enter the globules Of butter
than is needed and the overplus can be
readily drained Off. Very little work.
ing Is needed; In fact, only the amount
necessary to work into proper shape
to send to market Will be necessary, and
this avoids the necessity or risk Of
working the butter into salvy condl=
ton in order to get the salt distributed
through the butter evenly, by this
plan there will be no streaks to work
out, time and labor IL saved in handling
and getting the butter ready for mar
ket, while there is little or no risk of the
grain of the butter being ruined, n
good per cent. Of the butter sent 70 mar
ket is seriously injured by too much
working, first To get the buttermilh out
and to get the saltin. Working the but
termiIk out and brine sailing largely
does away with this. and secures a bet
ter quality Of product.-Grapge Bul,
letin.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02

as shown by L. Have four coupling
straps made with snap on one end and
nm adjustable loop on the other end, by
means of which it's length can be read
ly adjusted. Separate cut (S) shows
how straps are made. The loop works
in hame ring, while the snap fastens to
bit OBJ. Snaps may be used on both
ends.
Another arrangement is to use lines
on outside horses, same as here shown,
and, instead of thefou coupling straps,
use but three, and with these couple the
horses heads together right through
George T. Petit, in Agricultural Epito-
mist
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
ClearIng Fenec Corners.

Nothing more clearly shows the
painstaking and careful farmer than to
have fence corners between fields or
along the roadside kept free from
weeds, grass or shrubs. AS rule all
the old-time fence corners were kept
scrupulously clean. A good deal of
valuable hay was made from what the
scythe reached in and cut there. But
when the horse mower and the self
binding reaper came into use. it every
year became harder to find anybody
who could be hired to clear out the
fence corners. The result was that
the ak rather than the scythe was re-
CURED, and the growth, instead of be-
ing restricted to fence corners, en-
croached each year more on the cult
sated fields.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
What a co,Y shouIl Do.

1t takes $50 pounds of butter at a
good market price 10 pay for the keep
ing of a cow one year. At the standard
Of four per cent. of butter fat, that
amount Of butter WIN require about
3,5OO pounds Of milk. Therefore cow
must yield $500 pounds of milk, or.
say, 1,7OO quarts. to Just stand even
with her owner, il butter is made. In
order to give fair profit on the invest
ment a COW should yield at least 5000
pounds Of four per cent. milk, which
would produce. say. 40 pounds Of but
ter. The value Of skim milk. If handled
with skill and iutelrgence,wiIl be about
SIS a year. All dairy cows not paying
Tor their own keep are loss 70 the
dalrY.--Qakota Field and Farm.
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oHuRNs AND oHvRNINo.
Moderate COncuHaion Usually AasureS
the Hest Results.

Moderate COncunaion Usually ASsureS
the Hest Results.
Fig. /. shows che Concussion Of cream
in swing churn. The cream should
be properly ripened and at the proper
temperature before it is put into the
churn. Then the best results are Sc
cured by moderate concussion, Sc
cured by throwing the cream from one
side of the churn to the other. The
globules must not be broken, MS by
paddles inside. The agitation must be
such as will force the globules i'm con-
tact with each other, when they adj
here, and soon enough of them adhere
together to make n ''Erain" of buttor,
visible to the eye.
Never fill the churn more than one
third full, up to the line A. If tho
churn is filled to n, two-thirdafull, you
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
Iecp Your Stock brewing.

Every farmer knows that ii Is while
stock is young that IT makes the great
est growth in proportion to amount of
feed. Then the cost of maintenance
is less, and at least while the animal is
sucking a part Of its feed is admir-
ably adapted to make growth. But
there is another reason why young
stock should be fed sufficiently to keep
thrifty. If IL is underfed, or fed so as
10 fatten rather than to grow, the prob
abilities are that The digestive oygans
will be injured ard that all It's life there
after that food II eats viii do il less good
than II should. a stunted animal can.
not by any kind Of feeding be there.
after made what II ought to be.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
succean nependa on Thourht.

Many farmer goes plodding along,
earning but scant living, with no rest
IN sight this side of the grave, who
might by a little reasoning, and the
adaptation of circumstances surround
ing him to the idea IN view, making o
specially of some one line of farming,
and make paying business of it.
But this takes energy, both physical
and mental-and he drifts on in bliss,
full Ignorance Of the chances and oppor-
tunities surrounding him, by which he
might have gained comfortable com
petence for his old age.-Rural World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
yentilnttnr uorae stnblc,.

1t takes a good deal of care to keep
the horse stable sweet and fit for
healthy living during the summer sea-
son. Unless it is quickly covered with
earth, gypsum, or something equally
efficient in absorbing odors, the decom-
posing manure will not only waste
ammonia, but it will be worse than
wasted because it will injure the health
and especially the eyesight of animals.
Many horse has gone blind because Of
the ammonia affecting his eyes In poor
y ventilated and dark stables. This Is
the chief disadvantage to underground
stables in summer. They are cool, but
1t is very hard to keep them well ven
tilated and without offensive smell
But if the underground stable has, as it
should, cement floor, 1t may not be
worse than the overground stable that
has a plank floor filled with the urine
and other secretions that have soaked
into it.
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bend and another (c) after the poke is
clipped over the sleeps neck, four or
five inches lower down to fasten the
poke in place. This device will keep
any sheep from going through a wire,
rail or board fence, is good thing for
jumping sheep, and will prevent them
from crowding into bushes and briers,
tearing the wool from the body. Graz
ing or drinking is not interfered with.
s.. Dole, in Farm and Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02

Prof. Bailey says that the first step
in the enrichment of unproductive land
is to improve its physical condition by
means of careful and thorough tillage,
by the addition of humus. and perhaps
by undertakings. 1t must first be put
in such condition that plants can grow
in It. After that the addition of chem
ical fertilizers may pay by giving addi-
tional OF redundant growth.-Farm
News.