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superior mixer should be appreciated
and retained as persistently as a su-
perior COW; the former is the more
difficult to replace.
A very good practice although I'm,
common, is to take every COW to par
ticular place to be MIXED apart from
where she usually stands; this to be
clean and airy place, like an open shed.
The milking shed or room being kept
scrupulously clean, with free move
ment of pure air, there is an almost cer-
tain exemption from what are usually
called animal odors" in milk, but
which really are stable odOrs or odors
from the mixer. 1t may be stated as
a fact, and should always be remem-
bered, that milk as it comes from che
healthy COW is perfectly pure. 1t has
by nature no unpleasant taste or smell
Except an occasional result Of pecu-
liar fod), and all those odors and favors
which are often so Objectionable get
into the milk after it is drawn from the
udder Of the COW. They come from the
uncleaned body of the COW herself, or
from her surroundings, the air of the
stable, the milk vessel, or the clothing
or person of the mixer. These troubles
are all avOidable; they are not to Dt
charged to the cow, but to the man,
her keeper.
With the exception Of some extra
ordinarily large mixers, or for short
periods when the yield is largest, there
is no gain in milking COWS more than
twice a day. Within limits, it is true
that, if properly done, the ofteneT a
cow is milked the richer will be the
milk; but the difference is very slight,
and seldom, if ever, enough to pay for
the extra labor. In one Of the most
noted and fully authenticated cases of
immense milk production by one COW
Ga ton or more of milk a month for a
YEAR,, the COW was MIXED every six
hours for 365 days, every time by the
same man, and always within two MIN
utes of the right hour. This remark
able record was without doubt largely
due to the mixer, who was the feedel
of the COW as well; indeed, the years
performance by the man was rs IOte-
worthy as that of the cow.
(TO be cOntinued0
The advocate., 1897-08-11

inch or more Of chaff at their tips
where If properly grown and fertilized
the plumpest and best grains should
be- In every way the subject can be
looked at, the advantage from imprOv-
ing the average Of seed-cOrn grain be-
comes apparent 1t needs four to five
quarts Of grain to plant an acre. A
very small patch, planted and culti-
waited in the best way to grow perfect
seed corn, can be grown by any farmer,
and If corn be his main crop, this atten-
tion to the means for securing the best
seed grain will probably pay better
than any other use to which the land
can be put. 1t will require thought and
skill to produce the best seed corn,
but there is nothing that will pay bet
ter.-American CultiVatOr
The advocate., 1897-08-11

How to Prevent After-Swarming of Bees
A correspondent Of the Farmers
Voice offers the following:
"The parent colony removed from it's
old hive as soon as the first swarm is
sues will rarely cast a second swarm,
especially If young queen is at hand
to be introduced within a day or two.
The surplus queen cells are likely to
be destroyed by this young queen, with
the assistance of the workers. A lay
ing queen will be readily accepted by q
colony which by swarming and removal
has lost It's old bees, and ten to fifteen
days will be gained in the production of
brood. Unless increase is especially
desired, it is best to limit it in this way
to first swarms. If still less increase is
wanted, methods which will be referred
to later may be followed to prevent
swarming as far as possible, and such
chance swarms as do issue may be re-
turned to the parent hive.
"If the queens are two or more years
old they may in most instances be
proftably destroyed at this time and
young ones introduced from nuclei;
but, whether introducing young queens
or returning the swarm with its old
queen, great care must be taken to de-
stroy every queen cell otherwise the
introduced queen may be killed or the
swarm may again issue. If, however,
no young queen is at hand and it is
desirable to replace the old queen, all
cells but one may be destroyed, but
this must on no account be Jared or
The advocate., 1897-08-11

dented. The danger Of overlooking
cell where the hive is crowded with
bees makes this method somewhat un-
certain; moreover, when the bees have
once got the swarming fever they may
swarm again without prepaation in the
way of queen cells. It Is also very
troublesome to remove the supers to
get at the brood combs.
"These difficulties will induce many
who may wish to limit the number Of
their colonies to prefer hiving the
swarms on starters of foundation on
the old stands and giving them the
supers, while the parent colonies are
placed near them with entrances
turned away for few days. The flight
bees return, of course, to the old stand.
The parent colony should be turned
little each day, so as to bring it in
five or six days side by side with the
hive containing the swarm which is on
the old stand, and make its front face
in the same way. BY lifting it day
or so later, while the young bees are
flying, over to the opposite side of the
old stand and turning its entrance
away from that of the hive on this
stand, the bees that are flying, as well
as those that have marked their last
location, will join the swarm.
"If the same operation be repeated
at the end of another week most Of the
remaining bees will find their way
within a day or two into the hive on
the old stand. About this time-that
is, some fifteen or sixteen days after
the issuance of the first swarm-the
young queen will commence laying and
may be put in place Of the old one
which issued with the swarm. If honey
is still coming in, the young queen,
with accompanying bees, may usually
be safely introduced at this time by
shaking them in front Of the hive from
which the queen has been removed, both
lots of bees having been smoked before
hand so as to get them to fill them
selves with honey; or the two combs
between which the queen is found may
be lifted, with adhering bees, and
placed in the center Of the colony to
which the queen is to be given. In this
way a new colony can soon be estab-
lished."
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Training in Agriculture,


In a paper before the Ohio State
Farmers and Breeders Institute held
in Columbus last winter, Prof. Thomas
f. Hunt said, among other things:
"The student studies the soil, is
taught to analyze the soil; he studies
it's physical properties, finds the num-
Der and size of the grains in the soil.
He finds from this study that the eX-
terror surfaces of the minute particles
in a cubic foot Of soil may equal three
acres. and that soils differ largely III
this particular, and the power OF crop
production depends in a measure upon
this fact. He finds for himself from
actual trial that an important dltfer-
ence between the rock and the soil IS
the fact that the rock is solid and that
one-half of the space in the soil may
be unoccupied by soil particles. The
student is taught the use Of fertilizers,
and how to calculate their value; he is
taught the manner and methods OF
drainage and irrigation and of tillage,
and the effect and use of various farm
implements upon such processes. Inc
history, use and culture, climate and
soil adaptation, harvesting and mar
keting various varieties of farm crops
are carefully studied. Kinds, care and
management of live stock are taught,
The student is taught the characteris-
tics that each class Of animals should
possess for special purposes, and by
means of score-cards students are
taught to judge the various classes OF
live stock.
GAS an illustration of what may be
accomplished in this line, thirty stu
dents of the university judged six cows
from the herd of leading stockman
of this State. After the students were
through he stated to me that he woulS
sooner risk his cattle in the hands OF
those students than in the hands of any
of the Judges at the eight county fairs
at which he showed his cattle this
season; yet most of these students had
but two lessons in judging this particu-
lar class of animals, in addition to a
couple of lectures upon the subject.
The student is taught the principles
of breeding and mating animals, and is
taught to understand and properly in
terpret pedigrees. He is taught the
principles of feeding, and how to cal
culate feeding rations which will bring
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Possible Competition from Siberian Wheat
Vyoebirotop diena+oh oove.

Possible Competition from Siberian Wheat,
A Washington dispatch says:
"The Secretary of the Department Of
Agriculture has sent a special secret
commission abroad to investigate the
possibility of Siberia becoming the
great wheat-producing country Of the
world. The administration fears that
before the next Presidential election
comes around Siberia may have en-
tered the lists as the greatest cOmpeti-
tor this country will have for the mar
keting Of it's wheat and farm products.
Should this prove the case, even the
Dingley tariff will not be able to make
good the Republican partys promises
to the farmer.
80 serious does this problem seem
to the President and his advisers that
the question Of sending commission
abroad met with no opposition when
brOached at a Cabinet meeting some
weeks ago It was pointed out that
the great line of railroad that the Rus
sian government is building through
Siberia will be opened through its en-
tire length by the year 1900. One ter
minal will open on the Chinese coast
and the wheat which is grown in ST.
IBERIA can easily be shipped not only
throughout China, but can be exported
into Japan, and this country now has
quite a trade in breadstuffs with these
lands From it's western terminal
wheat can be rushed to France, Ger
many and even Great Britain at a much
less cost than wheat from the United
States. If this should happen, down
goes the price Of wheat,
"The commission is composed of two
of the experts of the department, and
they are in Russia at this time. Their
orders are to spy out the country and
it's possibilities.
"The commission is also to investi-
gate the cotton crops that are now be-
ing grown in the trans-Caspian terri
tory. The completion of two lines Of
railroad along the base Of the Caucasus
mountains has opened up that cotton
growing country and it bids fair to
rival the South in many of the COarser
grades of cotton. The commission is
to remain away as long as it is con-
sidered necessary, but its report will
be anxiOusly awaited. "
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Dairy Herd--Its Formation and Man
agement.
ageInent.
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
A herd of good dairy COWS deserves
to have good care, and this can only be
insured by having the right kind of
attendants. If the owner is unable to
either attend the COWS himself or give
the matter personal supervision twice
a day or more, it is to his interest and
profit to be certain that his employees
are trustworthy and fit to be COW keep
ers. Everyone should be quiet, even
tempered, gentle, and regular and
cleanly in his habits. A COW abomi-
mates an unclean man. Tobacco in all
it's forms is obnoxious to every de-
partment of dairying. All the work
about the herd should be done with the
utmost system and regularity-stable
cleaning, grooming, exercise, watering,
feeding, milking; fixed time for
everything and everything at its time
ION the dot" Nothing has been pro-
duced which begins to compare with
the human hand as milking machine.
Cleanliness and regularity are the first
requisites in good milking. Next, quiet
and gentleness should be accompanied
by quickness. Two mixers, one rapid
and the other slow (the COW being ac-
customed to both, will get about the
same quantity of milk in any given
number of days, but the former will get
the more fat. The quicker the milk
ing. the richer the milk, if the work is
done we'll and completely; the differ
ence may not be great, but it is meas
urable in butter or money. Again, two
men milking like quantities in like
time, from the same cows or animals
giving milk usually just alike, will get
different results as to richness, and If
they change places the richer milk is
secured by the same man. The milk
fat or butter fat comes from the cow,
but it is the expert milker that gets the
most of it. There seems to be an un-
defined and yet conclusively proved re-
lation between some mixers and tha
COWS they handle which produces this
result. It is certain that change OF
mixers, manner or time of milking,
irregularity, or any disturbance at
milking time may be expected to cause
loss of butter fat in the milk. In short,
it pays, and pays we'll, to have milking
done in the very best way, by the very
best mixers that can be found. A
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30

Washington, May 10 Senator Davis has
given notice OF amendments 10 proposes
Offering 90 the tUrlil bill. increasing tho
rates on tow and hemp
Representative Richardson Of Tennessee
appeared before tho senate committee on
civi service. Attracted by the statement
made by Harold Benedict that during The
latter part Of Mr.. paimoi's furuor admin.
trA'ion N the government printing office
heNonty-ilvo persons had been appointed
there at Rcbardson'a inatancc. Air. Hi1h-
AFdhon pronounced Mir. neuodtcts state.
mont to be untrue
Mr., Frank y Hastings, secretary of tho
Hawaiian legation, died this afternoon
The senate committee ON Territories has
postponed Inquiry into tho charges ugninst
Hon. NJ. n. MeCord. who has been nom
mated as governor of Arizona
The president today signed the commits.
sion of Whitelaw Reid az special nmbas.
sador 10 represent him at The approaching
jubilee celebration.
The details of Tire presidential trip TO
Nashville exposition have been practically
completed
The Universal Postal congress had an
othor fuli session today nttl Disposed O.
several important measures; ralAed the
unit of value to be allowed and uayable
N parcels seut by post to l0O0 francs
'$zoo) Instead OF 800 francs. as at preuent.
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HoNpuREAN WAR.


Private AdNices From the Late In
surrcction.
Brownwood, Texas May 2s.-Privatc let
ters to Mrs. Nj. NJ. Price from Honduras
tell her that the instruction is over for
the present. The government troops re-
captured Puerto Cortez, with the assistance
of Nicaraguan man of war (Lucy b and
5000 soldiers from the interior, The gun
boat bombardcd the port and the land
forces kept up the fight 'or day and
night and part of the next day. When the
little band OF insurgents ussufnad and TIT
government troops entered the town they
broke into the houses and stole everything
they could lay their hands on. They tore
the oil cloth off my piano and 'orc it Up
to make sacks to put things IN They then
went ont to our farm and took everything
they could lay hands on--in fact every
thing hlr, Price had Also sacked the
Garth village, which is near our farm. The
next dav an English man of war came in
and stopped the pillage, afterwards the
United States man of war came In the
MarbIeheadl and so on the 18th all is
QUIET.
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M'hi>Lr,'s CUBAN POLICY.
would EnnbIc the island to Iyuy Its
Liberty.

New York. May ga special to tho
World from Washington gays: For tho
irst time representative of the Cuban
lunta has been received At the atate do
pariment.
Senior Tomas Estrada Palma. head OF
the Cuban Junta In New York, chief dele
gate in the United States OF tho Cubaa
government, called at the department.
eecretnry Sherman. IN extending the in
vitatlon to Senior Palma. was Obliged 10 do
so unof6oally, and 10 receive him as an
American citizen. Tho president was also
"unDfically'' aware OF his visit.
The proposition that tho Cubnns buy
theIr island WAS discussed by Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary Day and
Senior Palma
In was indicated by Senior Palma that
the insurgents arc willing TO purchase
their freedom at reasonable price. A.
full understanding prevailed that the noe
ossary funds could be easily secured TO
float the bonds whenever Spain agrees to
enter into negotiations looking to sale
OF Cuba The sanction of tho junta was
given TO the proposed institution OF corrc-
spondoncc having In view the reiinquish-
ment o! control IN Cuba ny Spain for
consideration. Tho amount
which the Cnbans are willing to pay was
not diyulgeh.
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Mr.. MILLS ADVICE.
nc Wants the People to Express
Themselves Strongly,
SHERMAN AND PALMA CONFERRED.
Head OF the Juata Said the lusur.
gents Mould Buy Cuba,
THE PLANS OF SENIOR SAGASTA
says Diplomacy as Well as Armed
Men LIS Necessary To the Real
subJuGatiOn of Cubn.
THE PLANS OF SENIOR SAGASTA

Dallas, Texas. NAV e9,---The Cuban lnde.
penuehoe league OF Dallas has arranged for
a big mass meeting at their hall next We'd
hosday evening to give EXPRESSION TO tho
puniic sentiment OF Dallas ON the Cuban
question.
| o. faget precedent of the Cuban league.
today received the following letter from
United States Senator Roger O. Mills;
To o. Pagct President
WASHINGTON, u, c.. May II, is97.--Doar
S''' nave your letter of May 20. In which
you say there VIII soon be held meeting IN
Dallas To express the sentiments Of ,ho
| people in refor0noc to the sutrcrinps az .ha
| people o' Cuba and requesting me TO send
you speeches OF Senator Galliugcr and
others shall try to gather up all such
documents as may he OF intercu, to Won and
SVnd them nj once.
II is u di"gracn to our civilization that
We keep tho Cubans under the heels Of
spaniah ,ormcntors
throughout our history We have Raid tn
The whole world that Cuba should rumn,n
subject 10 the control of Spain; tina, wa
would eNheuet our whole military and
naval forces TO prevent any Other power
IRON acquiring 1t. either by purchase or
cNhIueHt For a century the leland has h,en
the scene of harbnritles enough 10 elckcn
""Nase. much less an enlightened pcoplc,
spain by her oppresslnna forces III, Gu
bans to revolt, and When they do she wagoa
war against men. women aud children.
Unable 10 sGpprcss the armed n e'stanee
of Cuban men. her commanding officer is
now gathering peaccahlc. un,rmed and I'M
oUonlhs people OF all ages and of both
sexes into thu townn IN order TO oxtcrmiuaja
the whole Population by starvation, and we
mo government and people Of the United
states. atand by and see II done Without
Hitting our hands TO prevent It.
II Ia time tho people should speak and
speak IN such language as shall make Spain
uhunistRn1 that her place Is not In tnls
hemisi''ere. The United Siateo ought 4,
thhc posHossiou of the island and hold n
until it's people cnn organize sufficient
FORCES to defend IT, and when We lit tho
ropuhiic 10 itG feot WI ehoud say TO tho
world, Hands OIL, and let the peopIc ,f
cuba work out their destiny by their own
VIII.
hope your meeting will not stop at hnlf
measures. hut viii demand that tho up,t,a
states shah give Spain notice TO ami.
WY Iuiy youiA, r. q. Mills
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iNsrncENrs Very ACTIVE.
ih"y AttnciS"d the Spanish Troops
AZ several Toun-

~ several Towns
Havana May -, Va Koy West A large
force Of Insurgents under command of the
leader Ruen, ignoring the fact that Gen.
oral linares with ranforcsmonfs of zoo
| men h0d arrived al HarLcua. urcylnce of
| shhllaso de Cuba. reeHtly attacked that
| port ON ne outside OF which is ucated II
| hospiial me Insurgents made their way
| INTO some uf tbu streets and a portion of
Spanish garrison letl lhcir blrrarla ana at
| hacked them. The gunboIt Vasco Nuuez
"hith was towing lighter loaded with
| troops bound for Dunbn, heard tn. frinl,
| ana liaYinS tho iiBhtcr went toward Uarn-
Goa ana opened hrc upon the Insurgents,
Al'er mol hShiins the insurgents were de-
/ 'eated and compelled 10 retire Two of
| the crew OF the NaSco Nupr2 were wounded
| ana sixteen Of the Spanish soldiers
inc guhboat Relna Christina. while re-
conpoiterinB the GhhJaihon liver. IN Pinnr
del RIO In spite Of the resistance Of the In
surRonls who woro enlfcnched on the
heights. captured an American bont and
destroyed two other boats. which they
found TO be- leaking.
The Runhoat Galca was cnmpelod
to fire upon band oil Insurgents outside
the port Of liancs in order to convoy gilp-
plies to the port. The insurgents were DIS
lodged and Tho eariifou was proysiouod
An attack WAS made by the Insurgents
boat Ghlicia opened fire, dialodging Them
a band Of insurgents captured n coast.
Ing vesac at Puerto Padre. laden with
supplies. Tho master OF the vessel and her
crew were subsequently released.
The Insurgents continue IN their strong.
hold al Pert vijnru. between Banas aud |
Nlpcs where they have large supply Of |
food and ammunition aud are extensively |
engaged In cultIyating the soil
General Gomez hubert has returned to |
GibaIa. no having succeeded In dsodg-
Ing the rebels because Of the smolness of
his force. He considers a force Of 5000 or
10000 men necessary TO dlslodg. the in
surgents and capture ihoir position.
The insurgents alta aknJ chaparn on tho
north coast OF Santiago dc Cu5l The gun
boats Galca and Magallane came to the
retire after thirty shots from the guns OF
the vessels had been fired
A considerable fierce Of insurgents re-
Gently attacked and looted jguani. pro-
vince OF Santiago de Cuba. burning many
The garrison Of the forts re-
sisted heroically for two days the fnus-
kctry and artillery fire OF the insurgents,
when roinforcemeDts arrived from Bayamo
and the insursentd were compelled to raise
HE siege. The garrison retired with the
TO Bayamo. The losses sus-
aimed during the engagements are not
given The residents Of Jiguani have re-
moved TO Hsyamo and Manzanllo.
cfisto and other towns In Santiago de Il
,lba are surrounded by insurgents, who
make II impossible for the villagers to go
MO tho country. The situation OF these
owns is prenarious
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ROBBED in MEXICO
AN AMERICAN WOMAN WAS VERY
BADLY TREATED.
Thrown Into Prison when She Pru-
tested Against Robbery, Where
She Nns HrutaIiy Treated.

New York, May 29.--Mrs. Rosalia Dewey
passed through this city today on her way
TO Washington. where she viii lay before
the state department official documents to
show that during a prolonged stay in the
City of Mexico and adjacent cities she
was robbed of her wealth, cast into prison
when she dared to protect and was sub
jected to brutal treatment by the Keepers
All this she asserts was done with the
knowledge OF Mexican authorities, whom
she asked TO protect her. but who made
promises, which they did not fulnll.
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Rockpcrt-The board OF trade has ap-
nointed committees 10 work up the sum
Inor normal here Special features VIII be
provided Principal O'keefe VIII be Inc
conductor. "a.
Alyin-Notices to teachers will shortly
be sent out setting forth the advantages OF
the summer normal to be held here July
10 to August 10.
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Dallas. Texas. May 2e.--Middle Of the
road popuist primaries 10 select delegates
TO district conference which shall In
turn choose representatives TO attend The
Nashville convention IN July I. were held
In this county today, They were very slim
ly attended.
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Sono Interesting figures from the city
engineers office
Programme of commencement eff colored
Ii sh school.
Chiidrens day in the churches.
Memorial service today al Gleeiwood
The labor council with the ratal clerks
on Sunday closing.
Y. NJ. c. \. events for the week.
Closing exercises of the Beth Grace
SUNDAY school.
iri,n legislature mamorlalized.
PRINTERS picinc today.
Rex Bord iiles a chattel mortgage foi
preferred creditors.
Mrs. Goldberg files suit agains; the
Houston ana Texas Central.
y. S. Noteworthy held up for his horse
and buggy and watch
County Treasurer Farmer courts an in
vestigation of his books,
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Corpus Christi, Texas, May 2o.-Today
tho Z. j Davis post. Grand Army OF tho
Republic. appropriately decorated tho
graves OF both Union and Confederate vet
prauB.