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The advocate., 1897-05-26

three quarts of oats per day for the first
year, which would amount to thirty.
FIVE bushels, that at rs cents per bushel
would amount to 1915. Add to this
one ton Of hay for the first winter at
So, which is the usual price on the
meadow, although the average farmer
can put 1t In his barn In hsying season
at $1 per ton. or course when only a
ton of hay is fed some straw must be
used. AS the latter is burned here
when not fed we can make no account
of 1t except hauling, which would not
be over so cents per ton, and one ton
would be ample.
"ThiS carries US over q period of one
year. Pastursge costs $3.50 for the
summer months, during which no grain
is fed nor Is it needed, as our horses
keep fat on a grass diet. We will add
a half ton each Of hay and straw for
the second winter, which makes the
cost for rOughsge 1925. The same
grain ration that was fed the first win
ter will do for the second, which for
$50 days would amount to fourteen
bushels of oats, at 25 cents per bushel,
$3.50. The same figures may be used
in computing the cost for the third
year. All added together, we find the
total cost of the keep of a horse until
3 years old to be $2795. With this
kind Of keep and judiCiOus breeding
the produce ought to be Of the right
kind, for which we always find remu.
nerstiVe prices. l regret to say, how.
ever, it is rarely a colt on our farms
fares so well ss Is contemplated in the
foregoing estimate, and the produce is
of course correspondingly poor"
The advocate., 1897-05-26
Cost Of Raising a Horse.

Arthur A. Brundsge of Kidder
County, North Dakota, gives the Breed,
er's Gazette the following estimate of
the "keep" Of horse until 3 years old
on a North Dakota grain farm:
"T0 this must be added the service
fee of sire, and in cases where the rear.
ing of horses is carried on to the ex.
Clusion Of all else the keep of dam and
interest on cost of plant must be added.
In the first instance it must be as.
sumed that the dam pays her own way.
AS the dam is being worked while
sucking the foal she will require an
additional grain ration, and after the
colt is weaned 1t win require a small
feed Of grain. We viii compute this al
The advocate., 1897-05-26

sustaining warmth Of the body, and
thus diverts some of the effect of the
food from the growth of the fleece.
The rule should be, whatever the con-
ditiOns In which the flock is started at
the beginning Of winter, to maintain
these as nearly as possible, neither in.
creasIng nor lowering them. For to
increase the food or warmth of the
shelter, and then go back on either,
will be tsntsmount to a mistake the
other way"
The advocate., 1897-05-26
About Farm Work.

INsECTICIDEs.-To our farmer read.
ers we are pleased to announce that
Professor Hunter of the State Uni
Verslty has kindly rendered bis services
In answering inquiries concerning in
secticides and insect rsvages--s sub
ject always of great interest to farm
ers. Questions on this subject
addressed to the ADVOCATE will be
Immediately referred to Professor
Hunter for answer. THE EDITOR.
The advocate., 1897-05-26
Effect Of Feed Upon the Fleece.

"The value Of wool depends very
much on its quality, its fineness, even
ness, strength, and length of staple"
says the american Sheep Breeder, land
these characteristics are very carefully
looked into by the buyer. It goes
without saying that as the fleece is
part of the animal it is quite as de-
pendent upon the feeding as any other
part Of 1t is. That Is to say, the wool
being derived from the food and the
general nutrition of the sheep, any
failure In these is Immediately marked
by an equivalent loss Of quality of 1t.
This is to be very seriously considered
by the shepherd at the outset of the
winters feeding, when any mistake in
the feeding or any neglect is made
more serious by the exigenCies of the
season.
"Just now it is important to call at
tention to this matter, for 1t may be
said distinctly that the fleece will be
the very first part of the sheep to suffer
from any neglect on the part of the
shepherd. The fineness and strength
of the wool and it's evenness of fiber of
course must suffer before the sheep
itself will; and the proof Of this fact Is
the frequent discovery made by the
shepherd at the shesring, that the wool
is defective in length, strength, or
requisite eVenness. Want of eVenness
in the fiber causes breaks in IL when 1t
comes to be carded, and this break
necessarily makes a large part Of the
fleece to be lost as waste, the fiber be-
ing so short as to be useless, except for
the cheapest kind Of manufactures.
The feeding is, therefore, to be made
very regular, beth in quantity and
quality, as we'll as to the time of the
feeding, for there Is no other animal
that will fall away so much for want
of regularity in the feeding, as to times
of it, as the sheep. 1t is important, too,
to keep the temperature Of the stables
or shelters as even as possible, and to
avoid exposure OF the sheep to excess
i've cold, for cold takes up the nutri-
ment OF the food which is expended in
The advocate., 1897-05-26
The Ten-Acre Farm.
9n's Fruit Grower.

From Green's Fruit Grower.
A farm of ten acres can be made to
produce all of most things a family
needs, and can be run at small ex-
pense. To begin with driving horse
and two cows can be kept on it, at
small expense, and the horse will give
world of pleasure to the family, and
the cows, if SO managed that one is
fresh In the spring and the other in the
fall, will furnish milk and cream in
abundance, and ought in addition fur
nish all the butter needed. Then q
quarter Of an acre Of poultry yard
The advocate., 1897-05-26
RAIsing Calves.
other way

Mrs. Jennie Snyder, butter maker
for Mrs. Tremsin, at Hill View Farm,
Lake George, writes in the Jersey BuJ-
letjn:
"Mrs. Tremsin wishes me to inform
you of her method of rearing calves up
to IL months. AT birth the calf is
taken from the cow; she seldom sees it.
The calf is at once rubbed perfectly
dry, and in winter is wrapped in clean
blankets with warm bricks or water
bags put around it. We find that care
of the calf from the first moment is of
the greatest Importance.
"After four or six hours we feed the
calf the dams milk-from two to four
quarts, depending upon the condition
of the calf and how well 1t drinks. We
never have any trouble in teaching the
youngsters to drink, because our motto
is patience and kindness. The calf is
fed six times daily during the first
week, from eight to twelve quarts
day, according to It's capacity.
"About the eighth day they are fed
four times, and this is continued, still
giving the whole milk, If we possibly
can, for a month. The fifth week we
give only three meals; and the skim.
milk, then thickened just little with
fine wheat middlings, well cooked.
We also give at FIVE weeks, and from
then on, a pint Of whole oats and
half pint of oil meal each day, divided
into morning and evening mess, of
wheat bran and a little cut hay, or
cured fodder corn-thst which has
been cut several days at least. We al.
ways give little salt from the cslf's
first week. Also give long hay or fod-
der corn leaves from about the second
week, and after a few tastes this food
Is much relished.
zone thing we are very careful
about: Always feed the milk very
warm. And another point Of impOr.
tsnce: Always have a clean and dry
bed for the calf, Then, too, we comb
and brush all calves every day, Mrs.
Tremsin thinks this necessary. She
insists that their little coats ought TO
shine. We separate the heifers from
the little bulls at months always.
1.-THE heifers are Lred at from IL to
Is months, depending upon conditions
at the time. When our heifers drop
their first calves, we find them nearly
always just like old cows at milking,
because Mrs. Tremsin has them han.
died and milked from the time they
are born. Our heifers at their first
coming in make from 10 pounds 8
ounces to IA pounds ounces of butter,
and milk from % to 40 pounds"
The advocate., 1897-05-26

would be improved, not only as to it
nitrogen, but also as regards potasl
and PhosphsteS. Glover is a gres
sCaVenger In the soil for these miner
ais. II will get them where the root
of grain crops cannot. We often reaC
about roots Of wheat and other grain
going down very deep into the soil
But 1t is rather for moisture than fol
plant food. The roots Of grain plants
have very little power to take miners
fertility except from very near the sur
face. Sowing phosphate or potash snC
then plOwing 1t under for grain bene
fits such crops very slightly. But there
can be little doubt that clover roots
when they go into the subsoil bring
from that not only moisture, but the
mineral fertility they need. There is
usually very little heterogeneous fertility
In any subsoil, as it is commonly sb.
sOrbed and retained by the soil
above 1t.
''But the purchase Of commercial
fertilizers, instead Of making it less
necessary to compost barn-yard ma.
nures, is really the strongest argument
for such use Of them. The effect of
each is wonderfully increased when
they are In combination. 1t is espe.
cially so with mineral manure which
on much land when used alone very
quickly reVerts to an insOluble condi-
tiOn. Every farmer knows that min
eral msnures do most good when sp-
piled on land sbounding In vegetable
matter. 1t is the decomposition of
this that supplies csrboniC acid gas,
and thus keeps the mineral soluble.
But this is still more effectively done
by the ammonia which decomposing
stable manure liberstes. When the
stable manure Is cOmposted with min
ersl elements Of plant food, it's bulk is
very greatly reduced. 1t really be.
comes a more efficient concentrated
manure than are the mineral fertilizers
alone, for with these the manure sup.
plies enough Of vegetable matter to
keep the plant food from becoming in
soluble or wasted by being washed out
Of the soil.
"It will doubtless be thought by
most farmers too much trouble to COM
post their barn. yard manure before
putting 1t on the land. 1t requires
both skill and labor to make compost
heap, and turn 1t so that sll parts shall
get equal heat and the center shall not
6refsng, Unless this is done, the
composted manure may suffer greater
waste than 1t would In the soil. But
as population increases farms will
grow smaller, and the same conditions
which have obliged market gardeners
to manure wholly with compose and
concentrated fertilizers will apply to
all farmers. That is the direction
toward which farming is tending.
Those will have greatest success who
quickest learn how to put their stable
manure into effective form so as to get
the greatest benefit from It,"
The advocate., 1897-05-26
Comnosting Stable Manure.

little about fertilizers of any kind, and
yet sll Of them know that stable ma
nure improves the fertility Of soil
when properly applied. Rich manure
worked into the soil will always repay
the farmer his cost and trouble. Here
are some practical suggestions by a
Massachusetts farmer on the subject
of composing stable manure, which
we commend to readers of this depart
ment Of the ADVOCATE. They are
taken from the American CuItj0GtOr,
one of our most highly valued ex-
changes, though New England sgEi-
culture and that Of Kansas are not In
many respects alike:
"The efficiency of bsTn-ysrd and
stable manure is so greatly increased
by composing 1t that 1t is probably
only a question of time before farmers
generally will regard It as a misfortune
If they are obliged to use manure that
has not undergone fermentation. If
all the conditions are favorable, de-
composition will take place In the soil,
but 80 slowly that much Of 1t will only
reach It's most available condition so
late as to be able to do little good the
same season. When this takes place
the rains and melting SHOWS Of winter
and early spring wash away so much
of the nitrogen from the soil that the
manure often furnishes very little ben
eft after Its first season. If the land
is seeded with grass or clover there is
much less wsstage. This explains
why so few farmers compost their ma
nure, while this policy is universal
among gardeners whose land Is much
too valuable for them to seed 1t even
for year In grass.
"But the farmer, no less than the gar
dener, wants the quickest results, that
can only be got by using concentrated
manures or composing those made in
his stable or bsrn.ysrd by the stock
which he keeps. The effect of com.
posting stable manure is, first to reduce
its bulk, and secondly to reduce It's nj.
trOgenous fertility to available form.
Even when the farmer does not think
1t worth while to compost his home
made msnures, he is very apt to sup
plement them by the use of ConCen.
trated commercial fertilizers, So far
as securing phosphate and potash is
concerned, this is all right. But for
the nitrogen we much doubt the advis-
ability Of farmers buying il, unless
under very exceptional circumstances,
for ordinary farm crops. The price Of
grain, Of hay, and Of the usual staple
crops is much too low to warrant the
purchase Of nitrogen for them wher-
ever land is not too expensive to grow
clover. II an extra early supply Of
nitrogen Is desired by the farmer, he
can procure 1t most chesply by at least
partially composing his manure pile
80 as to put its fertility in more avail
able form.
"It Is true that most farmers find
that they want much more manure,
even Of the nitrogenous kind, than
their stock will furnish. But If they
would cow clover more than they do,
and feed more clover hay to their
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-26
DIAMOND DUST.

Johnson and Boyd will be today's bat
tery.
Bob Fitzslmmons and Toronto are the
attraction this afternoon.
"Bill Coughlin is playing the game of
his life this year and deserves all the
praise he gets for his magnificent work"
-Pawtucket Tribune.
Given fire weather there will be an
immense crowd at Athletic park this af-
tarnoon. These who want seats ought to
be in the grounds not later than S.l5
o'clock. Lanky Bob will begin his eX-
hibition at $3.50.
Lancaster, Aug 25.-Umpire Brady left
the grounds at the conclusion of today's
game amid boots and jeers. interminglcd
with CHER of thief" "robber' and the
like. Two policemen guarded him and
kept the small crowd from more hostile
demonstration. Brady's decision in two
or three cases were rank and costly to
Lancaster, but Norfolk won the game by
hitting more opportunely, while Madison's
error cost two runs.
In scoring from second on Sullvan's
hit, Harper was in danger of being tripped
at third by Smith. Harper in passing
the bag, reversed the order of things,
by throwing his arm about Smiths neck
and whirling the latter about like a top.
The act and consequent delay didn't pre-
vent the nimble pitcher form getting in
NllH lHt Only miner run OF lilc ed he.
Smith may continue to bump" but i, is
harly probabf g that he will try it again
on Harper.
Yesterdays Atlantic leagre games re-
suited as follows: At Lancaster, Norfolk
g, Lancaster .; at Hartford (first game),
Hartford II, Athletics !; (second gamc),
Athletics 8, Hartford /; at Richmond (frst
game), RichmCnd Z, Reading 2; (second
game), Richmond S, Reading 6; at Pater-
son Qlrst game), Paterson s, Newark a;
Second game), Paterson 4, Newark 4.
SANDY" Griffin is hitting like the mer-
ry mummers. In II games he has an
average of over 400 and there is a gem
erous assortment of extra bases in the
list. The Scranton team is sti.l fielding
way above 900. The team is also winning
an occasional game.-Syracuse Standard.
Maybe the Standard doesn't know IT, but
the Miners have lost but four of their
last fifteen games.
Fitzsmmons has now beer taken on by
the hippOdromers. He doesn't know
enough to umpire, of course. But he will
give a bag punching exhibition and spar
three rounds as preliminary to the To-
ronto game at Scranton Thursday.-Syra-
cusc standard viii the Standard assert
that the Stars have done no "hippodrom-
ing," and of a nature more serious than
that of which Scranton is accused?
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AMATEUR BALL NOTES.

The Crescents accept the challenge Of
the Dunmore Nonpareils for Sept. ) on
the Crescents' grounds at p. m. j.
Cooney, captain.
The Lackawannas challenge the West
Side Browns for Aug. 29, on the West
Side grounds.
The Lilacs, of the South Side. accept
the challenge of the Merriwell Boys Cor
Sunday, Aug. 20, at o'clock, and the
West Side Sliders for the same date at
$3.50 o'clock. Take the Stone avenue car
and we Will meet you at the corner Of
Stone avenue and River street. +. Reap,
manager.
The Rosettes cannot claim the 15-year-
old championship because they have lost
five of their best players. They are as
follows: Dutch Rosar, their former
pitcher, p. AlirtZ, r. Scholl. G. Schichie,
c. Gilbratheim, f. Cheninski manager.
John Crump, captain.
The Star Lights, of Johnson's Patch,
challenge the Crescent Juniors of Pine
Brook, for a game of ball Aug. %, at
1890 a. m. Thomas Ruanc, manager
The Nonparcils, of Priccburg, challenge
the following clubs TO play ball on the
Priceburg grounds on August %: STAR
lights, of Jessup; Sunsets, of Archibald,
or the James Boys. First answer first
served. Answer in Fridays Tribune. L.
Hall, manager.
hC LAY lpl 'ildSS NIldllcllSt lUt lfONl-
dence Stars to a game on the Taylor
grounds for Saturday afternoon, August
2S. VIII give return game. Please an
swer Immediately in The Tribune. Will
lam Edmonds, manager; Evan Davis,
captain.
The West Side Browns cannot play the
Dunmore Nonpareils as they are going
to play the Lackawanna team Sunday,
but they will play them a week from sun
day on the Browns grounds. If sats-
factory answer in The Tribune. Thomas
Thomas manager.
The Sliders accept the challenge of the
Actives on the Actives' grounds Saturday
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BADLY BEATEN.
Maguire's Five Errors Gave the Toronto
Farmers All but One of Their
Eleven Runs.

Maguire's playing yesterday was OF
a very, very yellow hue and his i've
errors made possible all but the last OF
Toronto'S eleven runs.
Harper was on the rubber for the
Miners and pitched as good ball as dld
Williams and Staley, who were opposed
to him, but he received little encourage
ment in view Of Maguire's mistit plays.
Massey strained himself in reaching FOR
a thrown ball in the NTH inning and
had to retire, Boyd going to first. sta
ley pitched after the fifth inning and
gave the Miners half Of their ten hits.
Sullivan, the new Miner shortstop,
got warm welcome from the cranks.
He hit and fielded well, covering large
area of ground and appearing to be
fast on the bases.
The
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Tn tbe Wpr|d of Sports.

captain and manager.
The Siders accept the challenge of the
Trilbys for August 20 at 10 a. m. on our
grounds. E. A. Trcpp, captain and man.
ager
The Sltdcrs cannot play the Morning
Glories, jr., August 49, as they have
games, but would like to hear from them
during the week. Il. A. Tropp, captain
and manager.
The Olyphant Browns and the Starlight
club, of Jo"sup, will play at Olyphant
park on Friday, August a. Thomas Nee
han, manager.
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YESTERDAYS GAMES.

At Boston-OFirst game) Boston, II;
Louisville, Z. Second game) Louisville,
H.; Boston, 0.
At Washington-Wash 4; Cincn-
natl 0.
At adelphia-Philadelph s; st.
Louis, 2.
At New York-New York, 8; Cleve-
land, 0.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, IA; Pittsburg, 6.
At Baltimore-Baltimore 3; Chicago, 1.
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REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
OFFICE OF SIMPSON II WATKINS,

OFFlCE OF SIMPSON Il WATKINS,
SCRANTON, PA, August %, 1897
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ accordance with the provisions of the
mort gage OF The Mount Lookout Coal COM
pany to the scranton Savings Bank and
Trust Company. trustee, that bonds of the
SAID coal company, numbered 81, %, "a, 27
and 80 have been designated by lot this day
for redemption, and will be redeemed at mr.
and interest upon presentation at the Scran-
ton Savings Bank and Trust Company. 1ne
interest ceases on the above numbered bonds
on September LIST. 1897,
THE MOUNT LOOKOUT COAL co.
BY g. ID. SIMPSON, Treasurer,
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THE
~ stockhol ers of The Scranton "a xle
Works that the annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers and the transaction of such
other business as may come before the meet
ing, will be held at the office of the company
at their factory, on Thursday, August 26th
1897, at 9 o'clock p. IN.
RICHARD II. WE1SENFLUE, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, August 9th, 1897.
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7 OTOTIO s.','.,.''V U y : o q Y T V--II
Scranton .........O 0 0 l 0 0 0 o.
Two base hits-Grifin, Mcguire. Nc
Gam, ,. Sacrifice hits-Griffin, Casey,
Smith, .. Stolen bases-Harper, McGann.
Left on bascs-SCranton, 10; Toronto, 7.
Struck out-By Harper, 2; by Staley.
Double plays-Smth to Taylor to Nc
Gam. First on errors-TorOnto. ;. First
on bals-Off Harper, .; off Williams, 3.
Passed balls-Gunson, 2. Umpire--Ma-
son. Time-1.5J.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.


ESTATE OF GARRETT VAN SICKLE,
II late of the township of Jefferson, in the
county of I.ackawanna, Pa, deceased.
Letters testamentary upon the above
named estate having been granted to the un-
dersigned, all persons Indebted to the said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims and demands to present
the same without delay to
WIN, A. VAN SICKLE, Executor,
o. b. PARTRIDGE, Hamlinton, Pa.
Attorney for Estate.
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NOxN@~~OoNDc~NON~NO @~-NDNNNNNNA
CHIROPODIST AND MANICURE.

CORNS, BUNIONS AND INGROWING
~ nails cured without the least pain or
drawing blood. Consultation and advice
given free. E NJ. HETZEL, Chiropodst,
$50 Lackawanna avenue. Ladies attended
at their residence If desired. Charges moder
ate.
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BASE BALL GAMES
PLAYED YESTERDAY
Fine Weather Permits All Of the Con.
tests Scheduled.
MINERS OVERWHELMED BY TORONTO

Harper's Poor support Allowed the
Farmers to Win in n Canter--Bos-
ton the Only Home Club That Failed
to Improve Its Percentage in the
Nationai--Tie for Second Place in
the Eastern.
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German Pitched and Buffalo Won.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 26-Thc locals won
the first game of II cir present series with
Willlcs-Rarro, German pitching a good
game. Old Pop Wise put up a good game;
his three tits and two lieldinG chances
more than anything else won the victory.
Score: X. II.
Buffalo ..............1 o. o a 3
Wi,kes-B Barre .......0 0 90 0 DO o
Batteries-German and Zahner; Patton
and Diggins. Umpire-Smith.
At Providence RH.E.
Providence .....,....0O 20O1 DO O-3 /
Montreal .....,......0 0 20 10 0 10 II 2
Batteres-Braun and Dixon; Mcfarland
ana Mcnamara. Umpire-Swartwood.
At Springfield RH.E.
Springfield ..........2 0 OO1OO 90 Cd 3
Syracuse ,..........l 0 0 0 0 % IL 3
Batteries-Korwan and Duncan; Ma
larkey and Shaw. Umpire--Doescher.