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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
CONVENIENT FRAME FOR LARI
MAKING,

two eyes, t (, for bottom (gate eyes will
answer). To make them stronger, the
two top eyes, +, should be fitted with
nuts. Make bottom of beams, c, so
they will go in bottom eyes and make
the other end with a small crook for
kettle TO hang in. Take two pieces Of
iron, d, and livet them ON each side of
beams, C C; rlvet hook in the other end
to hook in top eyes. Bolt the piece Of
iron, e, to crosspiece b, so they will
drop down between pieces d d, and lock
beams so that they cannot swing from
over the fire. 70 remove the kettle
from the fire, remove lock and the
beam can be swung either way. find
1T u very convenient way for rendering
lard. If lard is foaming or getting too
hot, 1t can easily be swung from over
the fire until danger is over and when
done, the kettle need not be removed
from the beams until the lard is taken
out.-H. M. Hodson, in Farm and Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

The board of trade is buzz saw.
Don't monkey with 1T.
! Clover improves the soil and makes
the best shay" in the world.
No soil was ever so rich that 1T could
not proftably utilize the manure made
on the farm.
II you can do twice the work with a
new machine than you can with your
old one, buy "a new one.
Patronize your home people. Sell
your grain to the localbuyer unless you
knowhe is swindling you.
We take little stock in the direct ship
ment Of grain to cities. AS a rule it
does not pay, in our Judgment
Look before you leap, and if you do
you will not get swindled by slick
tongued imposters from the city.
The horse should be put to hard work
in the spring gradually. The animal IL
not in the bestcondition in early spring
Try peas for stock. Sow broadcast
or drill. They are at the top as green
forage for hogs, cows or any other
stock
(, Sit down and cultivate bitter enml-
}ty to every weed that grows this season.
Try to feel toward it as dog does
toward a cat~-Western Plowman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
WINDMILL AS POWER FOR CUTTING
FEED.

power. 1t is on the barn. The per-
pendicular shaft runs down to foot
gear. just below the big beam under
the scafBold is the horizontal shaft.
have large unprecedented bin that
holds about so bushels. There Is a 90
foot elevator that carfles the grain
from the floor to the large bin on the
scaffold. Then there Is spout that
carries the grain from the large bin
to the grinder placed on q large box
on the drive floor. In the spring when
grinding is over till fall, the grinder and
box can be taken out. Then run q
feed cutter that stands on one side Of
the driving floor, and as fast as the
feed is cut it runs down below into q
large bin in the basement. I also run
a corn shelter, an emery wheel and q
buzz saw. 1 have to run the saw with
a long belt. The cut shows fairly we'll
the construction of the mill and it's at
tachments, and part Of the barn.-ohio
Farmer,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
INCREASE THE RATION,
Az This Time oRthe Year stock should
lie FED LibernIly.

AT This Time oRthe Year stock should
lie Fed Literally.
With all stock TINT is to be kept
through the winter II will be found eas.
Ter as we'll as more economical TO keep
an animal thrifty than to allow it to
run down in condition and then attempt
to feed it up This is especially the
case at this season. when dry feed must
be largely depended upon.
OF course the cost must always be
considered, as it is an item to feed and
keep in good thrifty condition at as
low cost as possible, At the same
time it should be Remembered that it Is
never good economy TO stint the feed at
tho expense OF growth.
With young and growing stock, and,
in fact, with all that are to be kept
through the winter it will be found a.
good plan to allow them to run out
every day that the weather will permit,
but at the same time too much depend
'ence should not be placed upon the
amount OF feed that they will secure in
the pastures.
Generally It will be found a good plan
to gradually Increase the ration night
and morning at this time, the amount
to be largely determined by the condi.
ton of the animals. If good shelter is
provided and they have been kept up in
good thrifty condition, less grain is
needed than when the stock are ex.
posed to cold or storms, or have been al.
lowed to run down in condition. or
course roughncss is usually cheaper
than grain and one Of the advantages
in providing comfortable shelter is
that it lessons the grain rations, and If
care Is taken to make the shelter dry
and comfortable very light grain ra-
ton night and morning will keep in a
good condition. But care must be taken
now to keep watch on the stock, other
wise they may begin to fail, and this I'M
plies more or less of loss, and under
present conditions if farming is to be
made profitable every item must be
considered with growing stock, their
condition must be such that a steady
gain can be maintained until sufficient
~ matured to pick for market-Farm-
er's Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
FEEDING MILK COWS.


Liberal RatIOnB Are Necessary to se-
cure satisfactory Results.
The character Of the feed determines
10 very considerable extent the guam.
tity and quality of the milk and but
ter from good COW. An extra yield OF
butter will naturally follow the use,
OF Richer ration, but this is not al
ways the cnse with q common COW. So
there Is something in the breed ds well
aa In the feed,
The dairyman who is seeking the best
results at the lowest cost should salts
fy himself as to what are the best kinds
OF feed, considering the cost, that will
produce the most and the best milks.
(Ienerally combination of feeding
m0terials will give the best results, "a
certain elements wanting in some food
will be supplied by others. Succulent
food increases the flow OF milk, but does
Iot materially increase the proportion
o water in IL. Still, feed often does
m AXE q change In the dry substance OF
then milk.
A ration rich in albuminoids will
max % a richer milk, and the relative
prop, Vrtions OF fat and casein are
changed TO a very considerable extent
by change in the ration. Another
point that is we'll settled is that GER
tain lsi. uds of food will produce changes
In the composition Of milk not indi-
Gated by chemical analysis. Succulent
food reproductive of the largest guam
tity of fat in the milk. and also has
tHe effect OF causing the cream to sep
mr.. Nte more readily from the milk and
the butter globules from the cream,
leayi. VIZ less fatin The buttermilk
For dry feed q combination Of four
,rarta /, Y wheat bran, two OF cornmeal
ana ors OF linseed oil makes one of
the best ESPECIALLY during the winter.
n onv oh, Uge is made in summer it
would be 4 rup corn to ground oats.
This, witch 90 cd pasture, makes a COM
plete ration ~. VA mitch COW during the
summer. WhelN the pasturage CANNOT
be supplied, so me good soiling crop
that can be cut vi and f>d green may
take its place.
Liberal feeding IL always necessary
with the dairy co w, ms it Is only the
surplus over and bove what is neces-
sary to sustain lift' and thrift that is
used for milk. If tn cow IS Kept up to
her full capacity she mS'sthave all the
Nppetizing, mill-prod Gcing food she
will consume. 1t ia Nnly this kind of
feeding that makes 10 good profit AZ
dairying.--St Louis !Republic-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
How 1t Is Shipped from MeIbourns
to the English Market.

How 1t Is Shipped from MeIbOurnw
to the English Market.
There seems to be no limit to the In
genuity bestowed upon the devislnR OF
means for accomplishing the transport
OF the perishable produce of distant
climes to the English market. A new
method, described in the AuEtralOsian
is that of packing butter In a box made
OF six sheets Of ordinary glass, oil the
edges being covered over with gummed
paper. The glass box is enveNoped in a
layer of plaster Of paris, quarter Of
an inch thick, and this IL covered with
specially prepared paper. The plaster
being a bad conduotorOf heat, the tenn
perature inside the Theoretically sealed
receptacle remains constant, being un-
affected by external changes. The cost
OF packing is about i'd. per pound. But
ter packed in the way described at Mel
bourne has been sent across Tie sea to
South Africa, and when the case was
opened at Kimberley, TOO miles from
Cape Town, the butter was found TO DO
as sound as when 1t left the factorvyin
Victoria.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

People, as rule, like creamery but
ter the best.
North Dakota is forging ahead as o
dairy state.
Corn alone is not propermilk-pro-
ducing food.
The state of Washington hasa fine
dairy association.
Get a separator If you moan to, make
the dairy profitable.
Wherever alfalfa will grow Is the
place forthe dairyand swine.
New forage crops come and go, but
clover, blue grass and timothy stay.
Some people have notthe talent" for
making good butter and ought not to
try.
A good way to prevent wood' m'butter
bowls from cracking: Bury the new
bowl several inches deep in eI@alt bar
rel and allow to remain for twp weeks
Western Plowanan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
BUSINESS METHODS.

why Farmers Should Look After
Their Insurance Policies.
Farmers sometimes forfeit their in
surance by neglect. While the mu-
tual companies do NOT, as we under
stand it, hold farmers TO the strict
letter OF the law, as do the stock COM
panies, but so more on the equities Of
the case in their settlements than on
strictly legal points, nevertheless it
lis wise to have everything straight
at the start and keep it straight, For
example, many farmers during the
year make additions to their build
iEgs. The company should he i'm
formed OF this fact and additional
insurance. whether against fire, light
ming or tornado, should be taken out
to cover the increased value. Many
farmers sell or trade properties during
the year and this vitiates their policy
unless an assignment rs made, returned
to the company, and new policy
issued. Where farmers do not sell
outright they frequently deed por-
tions Of their property to their wives
or members Of their families, thus
making u change Of title and in each
case the policy should state the facts.
Another matter. In making out
policy always see that the property
that you wish to protect is specifically
mentioned in the policy and that it
IL so mentioned that there can be NO
dispute about it. For example, we
heard of case lately that is likely TO
lead to litigation in stock company,
The farmer so insured carried so much
insurance on grains A fire occurred
and in addition to the grains a lot of
clover seed was burned, The question
came up at once, is clover seed grain?
IT will be very difficult to prove that
it is, Therefore the policy should read
grain and clover seed, or any other
kind of seed.
Another matter. Always keep your
policy where you will know where to
get it should it be needed for any pur-
pose and if possible keep it in a fire.
proof safe. Bankers usually take care
OF papers Of this kind and it would be
good thing to leave your. policies
together with your banker, or in some
other place where they are as safe as
possible from fire.-Wallace's Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
Irrigation on the Fnrm.

In laying out system of bitches for
irrigation purposes good care and time
SHOULD be observed. Ditch lines should
lbe run as much as possible ON the high
lpzrts of the farm, and the grade should
ibe light, about four feet to the mile be-
i-ng about what ordinary soils will best
stand. The ditch should always be
larger than is apparently necessary.
fBoth ditch and hank should be built
broad, and particular care given to
lpr6Ient the liability of q little stream
rNtv fater starting out from the side
As,nc where and cutting away both
ylsch and bank and inundating the
ield.--Dakota Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
I1oep the MAX Cans Clean,


If Rourwashed milk cans smell when
closed few hours they are not clean
enough for milk. New cans, pals and
straine RS shoNld be carefully examined
for ira gular cNeases in the soldering; a
little m ore solder will fill these places
and max the can perfectly sweet inside.
In clenn ing cans where no boiler exists
for steai ming them, wash first in cold
water tn en- in hot winter and sal soda.
Finally h alf I'LL them'with clean, scald-
ing wntei :, put on the,cover tightly for
a few mi nutes, and they will steam
themselves completely. BY using tho
hot water that steams oar can for the
sal soda Va atcr for the next'one, linn
tied amOu Mt Of hot water will thor
oughly purify goodly number OF
cang--DaIuota Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16

strips connecting the two longer rum
ners should be two feet apart, to which
the tongue should be attached in the
center with one-half-inch bolts, and
forward Of the front strip Is inches
should be bored hole for attaching
doubletree and one 0 feet forward Of
that for the neck-yoke spud. A deep
slot should be cut in rear end of tongue
where attached and o shallow one in
front, so as to raise front end the right
height for neck-yolOe on team, so that
the runners may stand level, thereby
preventing unnatural wear ON rear end
Of runners by being tilted up in front.
The boards marked S are 1 by G and
firmly nailed in place as shown, giving
great strength to implement.
The outer runners or wings are bolt
ed near the central ones with one-half-
inch bolts, so as to move up and down
freely. After cutting shallow slots near
the ends of the transverse connections,
fit them in deeper slots cut in runners
us seen at M, them nail the lath firmly
across them.
Modus OperandL--Rum the rows by
stakes, Use but three and cut them
21a times as long as your rows are wide,
j. e., for 3b-foot marker make the
stakes feet 8 inches long and sharpen
large end. In commencing a field set
stakes right distance from one side for
first through (you can guess at this)
four or five rods from end set the first,
the second in the middle, and the third
four or five rods from opposite end;
get your team with marker in range
with The stakes (Which Of course were
set in line) and the driver standing on
marker with one foot near inside Of
each center runner advances to first
stake, stop, and removing stake, bumps
the top end against outside of outside
runner and raising same forces it into
tho ground as guide for the next
through; he then remounts and pro-
ceeds likewise with the middle stake,
but upon reaching the end stake drives
over same and stopping ut the end
throws up both outside wings, turns
and drives up until in range with the
two stakes now standing, drops the
wings and advances until opposite the
stake just driven over when he stops
and sets the same as before, and thus
continues until the field is completed.
BY exercising little care q sldllful
man can run "air lines" just as far as
the stakes are visible,--L. NJ. Kramer,
in Ohio Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
olLINo THE HARNESS.

If Undertaken at All, This Work
Should De Done Well,
Harness will last much longer and
look much better if kept we'll oiled, and
will not get so stiff after being exposed
to days rain. During the spring it is
difficult to keep harness from getting
wet, and it will pay well before the sea
sons work begins to see that it is thor
oughly oiled. In doing the work, the
harness should be taken apart and
washed clean, using warm water and
CASTLE soap, and then wiped dry, when
the oil should be applied. If SO clean
that washing is not needed, it will be
better to wipe off with wet rag as the
oiling can be done better. 1t is best to
take harness oil apart, in order to get at
oil of the. parts and oil thoroughly.
Good harness oil can be purchased all
ready for use, or neatsfoot oil, with a
little lamp black, will be found good. If
the harness has not been oiled for some
time and is hard and dry, IT will be best
to go over them twice, finishing all up,
and then commencing with the first
piece and going over again. After every
part has been thoroughly oiled, it
should all be hung up over a frame Of
some kind and allowed to dry. It should
not be hung in Che sun or where the
wind strikes, as IT will dry too rapidly.
The oil should have plenty of time to
soak in. Like most other work on the
farm, if undertaken it viii pay to do
well.-Journal of Agriculture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
The Dairy Farm Pnrttu re.

The pasture is the sheet. anchor on
the dairy farm. Too much. car cannot
be given 1t. No satisfacto ry substitute
has been discovered, nor isn't in the least
degree probable that any will 'ba Stall
feeding is very well for beef cattle to
be butchered, but is slow dea tn to the
breeding COW. Soilingi lis an Invaluable
ally to the pasture, butSsoiIingV ,annever
be made n satisfactory subsi itu4e. A
given number of acres divided into two
or more pastures will give better re-
suits than if left in one inclos ure. The
grass will be more evenly cropped,
therefore more UNI form in qua ltity'and
quality, and few .r weeds win grow.
BY changing the. cows regula rly from
pasture to pastI ire, constan { supply
of fresh grass m ny be secured { trough
out the whole 81 .ason--Rural W orlda
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
WEAVING THE PIGS.
HOw II Can De Done without stunt.
ing the Little Creatures.

How II Can De Done without stunt.
ing the Little Creatures.
I never saw my way Of weaving pigs
described in print. / have told several
about 1t and they did not believe 1t
would work, but after trying it, pro-
nounce it grand success. In the first
place, / get my pigs (by little care and
patience) to eating warm slop when 20
or rs days old. BY the time they are
As days old they are as eager for the slop
as the old hogs. In the meantime /
build a pen with small hole just large
enough for the pigs to enter and re-
ceive their tri-daly rations, AS the pigs
grow gradually increase their ration
ofslop; also decrease the sow's ration of
slop and increase her grain ration. By
the time the pigs are As days old they
think more of me than they do OF their
mother. They will leave the dam while
sucking and come OF my call.
In the second place | confine them.
IN the pen, catch them ono at a Time
and put a small ring in each Uttle nose
That finishes my part Of the WEAVING
process They Will be able to pct a m,
tie milk from the dam for few davs
but they cannot get it all. Last faII
both OF my sows weaned their pigs he.
fore they were seven weeks old with
out the application Of the rings.-F. d.
Poland, in Chic Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16

Why theumillr of the same COW on tho
same feed varies in quality from one
day to an other I do not know. have
investigated Che matter to the extent
Of about 10000 tests with our cows. I
find that In the same stable, with the
same feed, with'thc same conditions in
every way as nearly as I can judge, the
milk Of ono cow will vary as much as
IN per cent. Of fat. / doubt that VIC
shall ever learn the reason or reasons.
1t seems to besomething relating to the
principle Of life, and too subtle for us
to discern or comprehend. 1t is with
a man as with,a cow--some days he can
do more work than others, but he can
not explain the reason.-Prof. ]. w.
Robertson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
COMMON SENSE VIEW.
Turning Corn Stalks Into Butter In aq
Paying Occupation.


Paying Occupation.
Some eminent professor has been tell
ing of the increased value the corn stalk
will have after certain of its properties
become more widely known. The pith,
II Is said, makes the best lining for y
battle ship THAT so far has been found.
Ii ia greatly compressed, and then
placed next to tho armor Of the ship,
and when an unfriendly cannon ball
goes through the armor the pith in
Stantly expands to its original size, and
thereby1llls up thehole, preventing any
water from entering the ship. Then
Smokeless powder may be made from
the stalk at cost far below what 1t now
takes to produce,thestuff. When these,
and other properties of the corn stalk
become more widely known, 1t is stated,
the farmer wilLget as much for the corn.
stalk as he does for the corn (Which Is
not saying much just about now). But
in spite Of this new and prosperous fu-
ture thrust upon the corn stalk we are
OF the opinion that It's most profitable
use Is to put 1t intoa silo, and with bran
or linseed meal turn II into butter. And
we are reasonably sure thatdf good but
ter is made from IL ii will pay better
than to turn it into "a contrlvance for
aiding in the killing,of human beings.
National StocknAnL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
THIS DEVICE CONTROLS sT(DcY.

Is built on each side Of the road, tex-
tending well up to the carriage truck
but not close enough, of course, toprove
any Inconvenience to travellers. Two
long bars or thin boards are then fitted
to slide across the highway when the
cattle are to be driven across, and til en-
back again, out Of the way Of trav 81.
A bent rod of iron connects the two
ends Of the bars, 80 that both can lbe
slipped across the road at once, tihe
bend in the rod permitting 1t to rest
upon the ground 30 that the cattle cum
pass over it. cooperate this takes but
moments tlme.-0range Judd Farmer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
RENDERING LARD.

Simple and Handy Device Which
Makes the Task Easy.
The illustration portrays simple
and handy device for heating water and
rendering lard in kettles. made the
pieces, C c, out of the iron gangs of ain
old culttyator; any Kind of light iron
will do for balance, Set two parts, a a,
common fence posts) in the ground.
Cut mortise in top for crosspiece b
and pin them so the weight Of the
kettle will not pull them together. Get
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16

The first thing to do with foclls that
are kept on farms rather than on
ranches is to separate the flock into a
number of small ones, each composed
of one kind, and having a regard tosex,
age and general condition. The weak
ones should not be placed with the
strong. The weather or stock flock
should be in one flock, the breeding
ewes in another, and the lambs in an
other, if the best results are to be so
cured,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16

When pig reaches 1850 pounds II is
V worth fully as much as one weighing
zoo pounds, as it win bring a bichep
price per pound than the larger one.
When the farmer keeps a pig until IL
reaches 200 pounds he sacrifices so
pounds, which may have cost not onIv
Inc u, additional feed but extra labor.
There is period in the life ofnn animal
when 1T can be sold TO the best adyan.
tage, and that Is where the farmers
business ability can be applied. for the
farmer must be business man and be
informed regarding the markets if he
desires success.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
,.IfARNEss FOR flRIsKY cows.

heaN halter hos It's strap, or rope, pass
down between the forelegs, where It is
httnch ed t0'a sarcingle. It Is heldolose
20 the throat by a strap about the neck
midway. The animal thus cannot get
his foot over the rope when feeding,
A bit of rope about the neck will an-
awe r. Make this harnes fit so the ani-
NAL camraise his head to level with his
bod. pa neutral position--but no high
er. BE must throw his head back in
,ord< Y to iump.-N. Y. Tribune.