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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
WHERE TURKEYS THRIVE.
Some Reasons Why Western Breedefn
Have an Advantage.

Some Reasons Why Western Breeders
Have an Advantage.
The following is an extract from an
address by Samuel Cushman, Paw
tucket, r. L., at the New York Farmers
institute, Vaudeville: 'sThe largest
focks and the most thrift y look
ing turkeys are found on farms
having. high, dry land, which
has light growth of grass and
where new breeding gobbler has late
ly been introduced. They generally
do best on land where they have not
been kept for years. As rule, it is
more difficult to raise them each year
they are kept on place, especially if a
large number are grown Twenty
years ago it was easy for anyone to
raise turkeys. When a place or region
is overstocked turkey diseases become
prevalent. Many in the east have given
up turkey raising on account of loss
from disease and those produced in
ferior stock on account of western COM
petition. In turkey raising, as in pro-
ducing any other crop, it pays best to
raise the best.''
This shows where western breeders
have the advantage. There is no part
of the west that has ever been over
stocked with turkeys, and the breed
ing of them is steadily gaining ground
in this part of the country. There was
time not long ago wien Rhode Island
turkeys stood at the head of the market
and Narragansett turkeys were the
best that could be produced anywhere.
Now the bronze turkey is at the head
and those produced in the west sell as
well as those from the east in any mar
ket where they are offered. -'~''>e'>'>.
With creap feed, unlimited range
and market that is rarely over
stocked. those who breed turkeys in the
west are almost certain to make more
money than those who breed any other
kind of stock.-Farmers' Voice. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
THE FARMING WORLD.
AMERICAN HORSES

Many to he Exported for Use In the
French Cavalry Service
Anexperimental shipment Of 100 horses5
from this country is to be made to
France for use in the army. IL they
ship well and prove satisfactory 10 the
French inspector q regular purchasing
lepot will be established at some point
IN this country. Louis Noel has been
sent to Kansas City to act - purchasr
ing agent sof the first consi1 nment.
some mules will also be included. DR..
Gracieux de Mallio1 made the report to
the French government which resulted
IN commissioning Mr.. Noel as purchas-
ng agent, and he is thus quoted: I'm
} few years America will not have
enough horses to supply the old coun-
ry. France alone has 100 regiments of
cavalry. and each regiment has about
1000 head Of horses. France has the
finest cavalry in the world. She never
pays less than $500 apiece for the horses
of her private soldiers, and her officers
horses cost her from $500 to s700 apiece
No other country can compete with
America in fine bred horses" If the
French government is willing to pay
from $500 to $500 for army horses some
5ery fine remounts can be secured. It
is true that horses worth those prices
are none too plentiful, hut such figures
will bring, them to market. We im-
agine, however. that there is somewhat
IT braggadocio in. the statement, and
would expect to find Mr.. Noel driving as
hard bargain with sellers as any other
buyer, and paying about as low prices.
As an addenda to the foregoing comes
the announcement that an agent of the
French government has purchased at
and around the race track at Forsyth
near Chicago, some IS head of thorough
BREEDS at $125 or less per head for use in
the French cavalry. This is much of a
departure from the time-honored con-
viction that the half-bread is much bet
ter for army service than the thorough
bred. Possibly serviceable ''skates" can
be picked up around a race track for
1925, but it seems rather doubtful. The
price paid quite justif1es our prediction
as to figures that will probably be Of
fered in the Kansas City market by the
agent of the French government. How
ever, we welcome all buyers who will
take our horses cheap or high class,
Our own army officers who do not make
boasts concerning the character of the
remounts they purchase, and who are
limited in price, have difficulty enough
in getting horses that fill their require
ments, and if our friends from France
obtain what they want at prices they
can afford to pay, we shall certainly be
glad to deliver to them the goods
RraodorS, 1ourDa1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
AFFECTS MANUFACTURERS.
New Tariff Rates ON Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.

New Tariff Rates ON Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.
A change of Importance to the manu-
featuring interests of the Pacific coast
has been made by the new tariff, if the
understanding now entertained is the
correct one. Its Importance is suggest
ed in note of instruction given by Col
lector Jackson to the deputy collectors
in the following communications:
In view of the standard fixed by the
new tariff of 90 per cent. of fixed car
bon as the line of demarkation between
| anthracite and bituminous coal, you
will exact a deposit on all cargoes here
tofore passed as anthracite from Swan
sea-"
Under the old tariff coal that exceed
ed IS per cent. of fixed carbon was rated
as anthracite coal and was admitted
free of duty. .r5
Most of the coal imported here from
Swansea ranged from 80 to 80 per cent,
and SO came in free. Under the new tar
if it will nearly all be rated as bitumin-
Gus and will be charged a duty of 81
cents a ton. The instructions given
were for the purpose of securing de-
post equal to the duty before releasing
such coal.
Immense quantities of Swansea coal
are annually imported at San Fran
cisco port for consumption on the
Pacific coast, mostly. for manu-
featuring purposes. The kind of
! coal with which it comes mostly
in competition is the Pennsylvania
anthracite. Whether the duty is suf1i-
cient to cover the difference in the cost
OF transportation from Pennsylvania or
not remains to be seen. IF it does not.
the result, it is said, will be simply to
increase the cost Of this kind of coal to
the manufa cturers who use it. sszz.,. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
Keep Your stock CROWNS.

Keep Tour Stock GFowing.
Every farmer knows thatsit is while
stock is young, that it makes the great
est growth in proportion to.amount Of
feed. Then the cost of tliitenanee
is less, and at least while the animal IS
sucking part Of its fed is admir-
ably adapted to make growth. But
there is another reason why young
stock should be fed sufficiently to keep
thrifty IL it is underfed, or fed 50 as
TO fatten rather than TO grow, the prob
abilities are that the digestive organs
will be injured and that allSits life there
after that food It eats viii do it less good
than 1t should. a stunted animal can
not by any kind Of feeding be there
sitter made what it ought to be.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
Queer Donation.

"A, Scotchman who had: spent the
greater part Of his life in a secluded
part Of Scotland where there were no
churches came to London. The first
Sunday after his arrival he was escorted
to church by a friend. After the serv-
ice the usual collection was made: It
happened that the Scotchman was the
first. person to whom the gentleman
who was collecting handed the plate.
The stranger stared at the plate, and
his friend, noticing his. establishment,
whispered: PUT something in the
plate" what shall I put in?'' anx-
iously inquired the other. He was
told to put in anything he could spare.
Thereupon he Owed his hand into his
pocket and brought out about half an
ounce of snuff. Placing. it on the plate,
he said to the gentleman who held it /:
Il suppose you take pinch Of snuff
sometimes. Scottish Leader.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
A New Exx#Preservative.

NJ. Bournouf recommends in a French
journal the following method Of pre-
serving eggs: Dissolve in two-thirds Of
warm olive oil, one-third of beeswax
and cover each egg completely with a
thin layer of this pomade with the end
of the finger. The.egg shell by degrees
absorbs the oil and each of the pores be-
comes filed with the wax, which her
metically seals them. n. Bournouf af-
firms that he has eaten eggs kept two
years III this manner in q place not ex-
posed to too great extremes of tempera-
ture. He thinks also that the germ
may in this manner be preserved for q
considerable time. Is; II s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.

The New Mexico lamb crop will prob
100000 of which will be offered for ship
ment.
Sheep are coming to be good prop
erty. The demand is on the increase,
and breeders of thoroughbred sheep are
highly elated at the outlook.
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 to smear over such parts.
As time permits, sheep should be oc-
-casional1y dipped, inwarm5 weather,
which will kill the vermin and eggs
thereof, but cannot well be treated in
cold weather.
Watch the lambs; if they are falling
away, feed them little; grain is too
cheap to allow the want of it to give
lambs a ''stunting'' they will never re-
cover from.
Makes no difference how good ram
is, it he is scrub, never use him. Sell
him to the butcher; buy a recordedram
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
q mite, and none of these beasts can
endure fat. Poor sheep is always their
feeding ground.
1fwool is the principal objectin breed
ing, then a 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
fiber, coarse crimp. A ram should not
have ewes feece.-Rural World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
WHEN .LYDDY's COME.

I wish that could 10 again
TO that old spe1ling school.
Where we had fun on winter nights.
And helped to play the fool.
I spelled believe just like deceive.
And Dropped the b hi thumb,
Watching the door With anxious fear
Lest Lyd4y alfouldn't come.
when LYddy. standing straight ana trim.
Began her gum to chew, sfssa
Ny heart went raging up and down.
Worse than the wand ring Jew;
I put q K In caraway.
A double m In hum,
And Fridays changed of for y.
All just cause Lyddy'd come.
Bill Rogers he was worse than I,
II such 4 thing could be; & 80
And know once he spelled machine
With and double e.:
But let W get our letters set /,
Most anyway but plumb.
Our side was always sure to beat
On nights when Lyddy'd come.
What prickles ran all down our backs.
How sttn the room would grow,
While master tried some word to ind
That Lyddy didn't knowi i s%&E. -
Phthisic and schisnn, gneiss and chrisuns
Oh. whist We sat and mum,
For there was nothing else to do
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
When Lyddyd come we didn't need
The light Of stars or moon;
The winter nights seemed brighter then
Than days do now at noon, ..,..
For Lyddy's eyes made glad our skies.
And though she spelled US dumb.
Jehosh1phat, how proud we were
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
a. NJ. I. Halves, in Detroit Free Press
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

bend and another (c) after the poke is
clipped over the sleeps neck, four or
Eve inches lower down to fasten the
poke in place. This device will keep
any sheep from going through wire,
rail or board fence, is a 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.
IS. Dole, in Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
ExDlafned.

''See here, young man, IN have TO
take you in. Your lanterns out. &,
Hold on, officer. I'll explain. You
see, bought one of these two-dollar
bicycle suits this afternoon, and it burst
on me ten miles from home. Now I'm
trying to get back as quietly as I can in
the dark. You see the necessity 1t it q
That's al right 60 ahead. Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

The Original Summer Man.-Browne-
sfWho started the fad Of going to the noun
tains? Towne-" Mohammed, I believe"
Truth. - = -. -. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

n Reporter--@"Are you willing to tell me
your story" Convict-sYes; but I'm not
at iberty.-Truth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

! cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
fof Consumption.-Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 2l5
w. I'D St. New York. Oct. q, 1894.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26
SIMPLE SHEEP POKE.
1t Prevents the Animals from Coins
Through Wire Fences.

The illustration portrays sheep poke
made of hickory stick (a) four or five
feet long, bent in the center, and wire
(b) fastened about ten inches below the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

Halls Catarrh Cure
Il I Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
Nobody il too worthless to think he needs
summers outing.-Wa shington Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

Nothing makes man go mad rs for you to
keen cool when he u abusing You.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
DAIRY EXPERIMENTS.

Results of Recent Tests Conducted at the
Indiana Station.
If cream is to be secured by setting
milk, the best plan will be to set the
milk in round tin cans, about 10 inches
deep and eight inches in diameter. If
the can is placed in ice water or cold
spring water, to the height of the milk
in the can, the conditions for cream
separation, will be greatly improved,
especially if inside refrigerator or
creamer. This method helps keep the
milk at uniform temperature and en-
ables the cream to rise to best advan-
tage. Such cans as these, open at the
top, are commonly known as ''shot
gum cans, and may be bought of dairy
good timer.
These deep cans are skinned in one
of two ways-either by conical skim
mer from the surface or by means of a
faucet or valve at the bottom of the can,
where the skim milk is drawn off. In
experiments at the Indiana station, in
comparing these two methods of skim
ming, where the milk was SKINNED
from above there was All average loss
about twice rs great as in that skinned
by drawing off from below. During Is
days in February the average loss from
surface skimming was 0.34 per cent,
while that skinned from below
showed loss Of but OF per cent
Indiana Experiment Station.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
And She Came.

About so years ago there lived in JET
ferson county, a few miles north of
Brookville, a well-to-do farmer by the
name of Matson, the father of the
present DIR. Matson, now resident of
,Brookville. Mr.. Matson, who was an
ielderly gentleman at the time of this
narrative, decided to build one of those
immense outside chimneys ut the, gable
end of his house, and for that purpose
made and burnt kettle of brick, and
also prepared a large quantity of lime.
Having made these arrangements, he
then employed two masons TO do the
work-Jacob Penrose and Jacob Ed
wards. In the course of time the lob
was completed and Mr.. Penrose went
into the house and brought Mr.. Matson
out to view the chimney in all it's state
~ grandeur. Penrose, with his right
arm around Mr.. Matson's neck and
pointing with pride to the chimney, be-
gan pouring forth the following elo-
quence, which, unfortunately, was cut
short before the peroration was COM
pleted: ''There, Mr.. Matson, there's q
chimney that will last you your life,
your children's lives, and your great
grandchil- Look out! Be thunder,
she's coming" and the whole mass of
hrickwork came crushing to the earth.
-Du Bois Courier. - ,
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panions that they lacked all the train
ing of the higher education. He stayed
with them day or SO, then went back
to his mistress, showing his delight at
seeing her by nesting on her shoulder
and kissing her. After a short stay
with her he went again to the woods.
He lived there during the early summer,
making visits now and then to remind
his mistress of him. When the summer
began to wane Jim came home to wan
der no more.
Had not Jim been cut off in the bloom
of his youth more wonderful things
might, perhaps, have been chronicled of
linn. He died a victim of his curiosity.
In a field, where he often went for ex-
crcise, he saw man with an odd thing
at his shoulder. Instinct had been so
eliminated from Jim by his training
that it did not say to him: 'This COM
bination is fatal to your family" Jim
had learned to look upon man as rather
good thing for crows, supplying him
with bright playthings or goodies, so
instead of flying home at once Jim lit
on the ground in front of him. The man
tired just as Jim began to say: ''Hullo!"
and his aim was good.
Jim's body now lies under pine tree.
and the memory of his cunning WAYS
lives with those who knew HMM. Y.
Independent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
Tobacco Tea, for Plauta.

This is one Of the safest and best of
insecticides for the home grower. To
be sure it is trifle easier to use to-
bacco in the pulverized form, spraying
the plants first, and then busting the
fine tobacco over the foliage. But it is
usually necessary to allow the dust to
remain for some hours Tor even ,iavs
at times), and the effect is most untidy
not to say undecorative. Besides. the
young foliage of some few plants suf-
fers from such an application. The
decoction is much safer, and, as it may
remain on the foliage until the next
shower bath, it gives heightened pro-
lection. If aphidessare not present on
other: plants of the collection, a single
application of this tobacco spray will
sometimes protect carnations from au-
tumn until the warmer breath of spring
gives the insects new vigor and rein
forced qumbers.-AmericanG Gardening.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
GOOD PROPOSITION,
Why Cows Should Be Bought and Sold b
the Milk Test.

Why Cows Should Be Bought and Sold by
the Milk Test.
The value of cow depends so wholly
on the amount and quality of the milk
she gives that the proposition coming
from the North Carolina experiment
station, namely, to sell or buy COWS by
the milk test, seems rather natural and
good sense. 1.-THE plan is based on the
yield of their milk, together with the
quality Of the same as determined by
tests of the milk. The rule is to pay for
tie COW at the rate of SIP a gallon of
milk given day that is rich enough
to show three and one-half per cent. of
fat. 70 this price add or subtract one
dollar for every one-fourth of one per
cent. of fat which is above or below the
three and one-half per cent. By this
rule cow is bought entirely on her
merits. It is believed to be conserva-
tive plan, and one which, if adopted Tor
one upon similar plan), will certainly
raise the standard of COWS and increase
their milk and butter production; for
if they cannot be sold easily for milk
cows, they wiz soon be turned over to
the butcher, and better animal be
kept or willing purchaser be found.
The result cannot fail to be beneficial to
all parties."-T. Greiner, in Farm and
Fireside.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
DEAR EYES.

Dear eyes. dear, loving eyes;
Far Ger the lapse Of years
l gaze once more into their depths
While mine are filled with tears.
, Dear eyes, dear. laughing eyes;
When mirth flashed from their bar.
Sea never held a brighter gem,
Sky never clearer star.
Dear eyes, dear. honest eyes:
Which, when the soul looked out,
Taught me anew In faiths pure creed,
And checked my half-formed doubt.
Dear eyes, dear. tender eyes;
Which. oft-grown frank and free,
would say to mine the sweetest thoughts
And say them all for me.
Dear eyes, dear, trusting eyes:
I saw their glory shine
And had not thought that they would die,
When last their gaze met mine.
And yet-dear, tired eyes;
They shut one day in sleep:
And walked no more with laughing light,
And walked no more to weep.
Dear eyes, dear. grieved-for eyes:
Perchance-they'n look for me
Some day when from the harbor Life
! and my boat are free.
Rosa Pearle, in Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
ABSoLUT NECESSITY.

Progressive States Cannot Do without
Good Roads Much Longer.
At the meeting of the Farmers Ma
tlonal congress, held in Indianapolis.
Mr.. Domer, of Wisconsin, spoke on the
necessity of good roads. A part Of
what he said follows: Good roads have
paid for themselves in Europe; they
have paid for themselves in New Jer.
sey; they have paid for themselves in
North Carolina and in Alabama; they
have paid for themselves in Massachu-
sets and New York; they have paid for
themselves wherever they have been
properly and economically built and
properly taken care of. Gentlemen
who have made study of the subject,
including the chief of the bureau of
road inquiry at Washington, have told
us as a result of their Investigations
that it costs our farmers on an average
n, little over three dollars per ton to
market their product. This three dol
lars per ton of course is not necessarily
money expended, but is the value in
dollars and cents of the time, labor
and effort on the part of man and beast
in travelling with load of crops from
the farm to the market. These gentle
men tell us further that fully two
thirds of this three dollars per ton
might be saved by the construction of
good roads. You see this amounts to
great deal, an&I will give you littla
example from my own state of Wiscon-
Sin as an illustration. We raise in Wis
cousin each year about 1000, 900 tons OF
oats, 100000 tons of corn, and enough
wheat and barley to make another
100000 tons, total of 2,7O0,000 tons,
not to mention other products, such as
hay, potatoes, rye and tobacco, all OF
which amount to considerable. The cost
OF marketing this at three dollars per
ton is $8,250,000. Two-thirds of this is
$1,000, 900, tremendous amount, which
might be saved in Wisconsin alone on
oats, corn, wheat and barley, and that
year after year.
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A Tree; Ia nm .1nveaeu,.,,+

1t takes time, labor and money to
grow tree, which means that the tree
is an investment, and should be as
carefully guarded, for what it is worth.
IS any other investment. Itshould not
be overworked. If a portion of the fruit
is removed, either by pruning or thin
ming. the vitality of the tree is retained
the quality of the natural food i'm
proved, and the chances less of the tree
asking for LAY OFF, four years out of
tive. The successful apple grower Of
the future will be the specialist, the
man with ''hobby," who believes IN
the future Of apple growing; he will
have the courage Of his convictions
Far1aers' Review. JSs n. SO ~ 81