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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

they get at this critical time, have
saved the lives OF some and great suf-
forlng for many by seeing to II that at
calving time they are not neglected.
/ say this to show you how easy II Is to
prevent the calf sucking n hard mixer.
A COW that milks 30 easy, so that
she leaks her milk. can be cured gem
orally by the very reverse. Let the
calf suck n few days. and any milking
YOU do. do not put ON much force, In
this way milk leaking can be stopped.
I have a valuable COW that had her teat
stepped ON while In the barbarous
stGnchlons. For awhile | just about
gave the teat up. She was within
three months OF calying aud / dried
her up In two weeks. IL would take a
half hour TO get pint from that toat.
The very end was injured. | was curl
Gus TO know whether the injured toat
could ever be MIXED again. She calyed
aud l was on hand. and as have cut
lined. got nice stream from the NJ
iured teat. II never has MIXED quite
as nice as before she was hurt. The
feat spattors considerably. | have no
doubt the teat would long ago have
been defunct II had stuck tubes,
Mugs. or dilntors into II. DO patient,
prother Fryer. MIX away until she
Ia dry. and at the next calf try my
remedy. Look out how You ineddle
with the inside txings or the teats OF
a milch COW. They are wonderfully
made
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Cochin blood in them, from the fact
that their ancestors produced single
combs and feathercd legs. For gen
eral purposes the wyandotte has
proved n success. being OF medium
size. Weighing on an average a pound
less than the Plymouth Rock fowl.
hardy Of constitution, and prolific lay
ors. They are evsily cared for and
bear confinement well. For table pur-
poses they are OF superior worth; their
ilesh Is sweet. juicy. and tender. max
ing excellent broilerB and roasters. As
layers they are among the best. aver
aging from twelve TO fourteen dozens
a year. and as winter layers they do
well under ordinary circumstances
There are i've varieties OF the Wyan-
dotto class, and II Ia only a matter OF
opinion as regards n choice OF the
best The general characteristics are
the same In all. the difference In color
OF plumage being the only distinguish
ing mark. The silyer-Laced Wyan-
dotto Is Of IA silyery-whlte piumage.
with regularly marked white laclng on
breast and a generous distribution OF
white and black throughout the en-
tire body. Tho cock has silver
white head. rose comb. silver hackle.
with a black stripe down the center
OF each feather. Bllvery white back:
saddle same as hackle: breast black.
with white center. tail black. wings
half black and half white. or rather.
black edged with white when wing
10 folded there should be woll-de-
fined bar across the wing: shanks and
toes rich yellow, free from fcathering.
The hen Of the silyer-lacod variety
(lg. % Is marked similarly to the
male. excepting the back and wing.
which are whittier In male than In fe-
male. The breast OF female Is OF
much Importance in breeding good
birds: the lacing should be large and
distinct. the white centors o. each
feather to be free from black Of brown
ponciling.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

In a paper read before tho Jefferson
county. ln.. farmers institute. aud re-
ported by Our Horticultural Visitor"
w. ". Anderson said.
The berry grower knows that all
Strawberries have pistils. or female
parts. while greater number have no
pollen. The strawberry propagutes
Itself In two ways, first, by seed. and
second By runners forming new plants.
II II IA free from exhaustion. 10 will
ihrow it, whole lie and ercrsy into
Tho formation OF soods which "a so
detrimental TO plant life that IL soon
becomes unable TO impart yigur to tho
seeds hence the failure In frulAgo. II
the seeds nre not vigorous the pulp. or
what we call fruit. will not develop
Take an apple with q shrunken side
aud cut into Il ana you viii find no
seeds on that slide. A hard spot ON a
strawberry, or monkey face. or button.
% always caused by lack OF seed
growth. II a strawberry plant bears a
pig crop OF extra largo berries Il would
Dear a good crop the coming year: hut
IN Il bore the same number cf bushels
lof very small berries. It would be ox-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

haustef. 40 thsl tho second crop would
be a very small one and very inferior.
because there are as many seeds 10 the
small berry as Ia a large one. In
bushol of small berries there would be
many times as many seeds as 10
bushcl Of large ones. The pulp o.
fruit part be- not c1hausting at all. zoo
can reach the limit OF production In
pulp or fruit and never run out OF
weaken the plant. but u you allow All
the seeds TO ripon year after year the
plant becomes unable to grow truit, or
us we term u. runs out True. they
may In the course Of years recover ID
measure. but the better plan w TO
prevent than TO cure Visit the pan
atlons Of the neighborhUod. Notice tho
blanks. and those bearing a Few nave
partially recovered. whore tho ttuit-
age ls heavy the recovery has Deeh
more complete. II costs ms much 10
cultivate tho blanks and half fruiters
az II does those fruitlng heaNlly'
Tho great secret. then. ~ to maintain
strong and vigorous plants that may
throw their whole life into producing
fruit instead NJ foliage. What Is halu
Of struwborrlos holds good OF All irnlt-
bearing plants. Pedigree plants may
be- said 10 be plants that have been
bred up by careful selection ANA hlgh
cultivation until II produces fruit true
10 type and in the grandcat perfection.
aud transmits this ability to It's on
spring or breeds. when II cannot
perform this omcc u is said 10 have lost
iis pedigree.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

IN the British Dairy Farmer Of
March 10th there Va a short article on
condensed milk. Quoting from a let
ter regarding the business In England,
II says:
In a daily contemporary a state
mont Is made TO the eject that the In
creaslng Imports OF condensed milk
prove that our home herds are insuih-
Client to yield an adequate supply oi
milk. etc. to which the Anglo-SwIs'
people reply az follows. viii you al
low ug TO say that. as far o. condensed
milk Is concerned. this conclusion Is
quite orrOneous2 There are two rea-
sons why so much foreign milk is
brought into England. In the hrit
place the public seems to be imbued
with what Mr. Herbert Spencer calls
the "antl-patriotic bias" and prefer
foreign goods simply because they
aro foreign. buying Swiss milk when
they could obtain for ioAs money EnB'
lish milk OF equally good quality. sec
Ondly, our laws permit condensed shlA
milk to be sold under the misleading
name OF condensed milk" 10 tha'
our poorer classes are inyelglcd INTO
buying fraudulent article. at man!
times It's value. To the injury OF both
themselves and the English agricul-
tural community. That our rc'all
dealers are themselves awakening I"
the iniquity Of this law appears from
a speech made In Manchester only the
other day by the chairman OF inc
Northern GroccB' Council, who hal
the courage to say that those who buy
this milk ought to DO made clearly
aware that the milk had been
skinned. and that II Is not nt for
children. It Ia time that every Eng
liah housewife knew that full cream
English condensed milk. equal In qual'
lty to any foreign milk. and preferred
almost everywhere but In England.
can be bought mt a lower price thah
Imported full cream condensed mllA'
aud at only tribe more than German
Dutch and Italian condensed sk'm
milk. deprived OF its most yaluAo''
cona.ltuont-the cream
We arc not. says Elgin Dairy W.
port. sufficiently well posted on tue
amount Of skim condensed milk tha'
hsl been placed upon the market IN
this country, but presume there Is con
siderable condemned milk sold that has
been skinned either partially or
wholly. This Is only one OF the evils
u our lax lcgialation on the question
II adulterutcd food. and II may be lhal
this may be the reason why the New
York Condensed MIX Co, In their
contract at Elgin last month. we're
Obliged to cut on 40 many Of the farm
srs, ~ II Is a we'll known fact that
heir brands are always honest ana
straight and they cannot meet that
sind Of competition. n this "a the
case. II again proves the statement
hat we have 30 often made that the
,armers ns the food producers ace the
ones who suffer from the sale o. adult
.cratcd food products OF even Lind.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

hard. and II Is stlll that way. Is there
anything that | can do to remedy ~" I
know OF but one safe way to dllate
the valve Of the hard milking tcat. As
soon az possible after the COW calves.
milk the teat with n strong hand. Put
on all the force that will do. DO not
allow the calf to suck the teat, and do
not get any milk on the toat. 20 10
the helfer every hour or two and milk
some big streams. Keep the teat di-
lated until the uddor IL contracted and
again normal. This beats all the rub
Der plugs and teat dllators man lnyon-
ted. but II does not destroy toats. I
believe the good authority, G. =.
Goodrich. was right that In 30 cases
out Of 100 II Injuries more than Il
benefits by mcddling with their "in-
side nXings." 30 II once more. I
have not used milk tube. plug or tcat
dilator In twenty years and my mind
must change materially n | ever do
again. Never milk hard MILKING
COW with wet teats. II makes them
milk harder every year. one OF the
most valuable cows | have millIed 30
hard when younger II had not learned
how to make her milk easier she must
have gone dry. By what IL called
down In the bones" can
tell (any one can to. a. they
will try when COW leo ear to
calvlng. and some one SHOULD be
about to know that she gets assistance
In time II needed. More than half OF
my cows arc better for the assistance
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Proper Raising OF Dairy Cows
Where farmers have intelligence on
poor soils. and must struggle for
existence. they invariably milk their
cows. More human food comes from
plants by feeding them TO the milch
COW than by diHposing Of them In any
other way. The sire In the ready means
Of improving any Of our domestic ami
mails: you should breed alrcs of milking
dams to common cows, TO improve the
milking characteristic. and tho more
good mixers In the pedigree Of your
sire. the surer he will be TO transmit
the disposition TO give milk. Tho
dairy COW should be raised with
view TO dairying. The calf should rot
suck once: II II does II is more difficult
10 teach II 10 drink, and tho COW 10
nervous about II. You cannot afford
TO feed full now milk to II longer than
few weeks. We fed two hotter
calves at the Iowa college Tor lIxty-
one days on skim milk and oatmeal.
and got gain OF li5 pounds, two on
skim milk and oilmeal that gained 1928
pounds. and two ON skim milk and
cornmeal. with one-tenth gFound FAX,
that gained 1866 pounds.-Prof. James
Wilson.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Under favorable conditions the
breeding Of ducks Is very profitable.
says a writer In the Poultry Monthly.
and there are few farms or small coun-
try places upon which a few ducks
cannot be kept with both pleasure and
profit OF course, these birds belong
TO the classes OF water fowl. and there
fore II In desirable to have pond.
spring, brook, lake. or some small.
clean body Of water In which the ducks
may battle and freshen their plumage
(which soon becomes soiled and dirty.
as well as secure considerable food In
the shape Of water plants. Insects.
worms. etc. Wherever a duck plant is
located near an arm Of the sea. the
ducks secure much food In shape OF
hsh. quahaugs, clans. etc. at each ebb
tide. But Notwithstanding the desir-
ability OF water privileges. ducks will
get along and do very well with only
enough water for drinking purposes,
and indeed thousands upon thousands
OF ducks that have Eraced tables Of
hotels, eplcuros and others, never saw
more water than their drinking dishes
held. from time Of Matching until death
ended all. That roast duck IL fine eat
Ing cannot be denied. and that duck
eggs are large and very nutritious also
cannot be galnsaid. Hence n flock OF
dozen. or less. Of ducks will go quite
distance In keeping the family In tho
best OF provisions. One very impor-
tant Item about the duck IA that. when
properly cared for In n small flock.
she will continue laying for three or
four months a fine. large egg. Just as
true as the day comes around. The
hen Is satisfied to lay every other day.
or even less. but the duck carries on
active business every day. II Ia not u
good plan TO pen ducks In very large
ilocks. Twenty-Five ducks to pen IL
plenty. and four lively brakes about
right for twenty-five ducks. During
the laying season keep the ducks con-
fined during the forenoon. when tho
eggs will have been about all dropped.
then set them nj liberty during the
afternoon. Ducks are great eaters. but
luckily not over particular. They seem
to crave bulky. filling food. 80 boil
roots for them. such as boets. carrots.
onions. potatoes and turnlps. Mash
these and add n mixture OF ground
grain composed Of bran. ground oats.
cornmeal and linscod meal. Mix the
grain something 90 follows: One peck
OF bran. ono peck OF oats. ono peck OF
eornmcal. and two pccks OF llnsced
meal. DO not forget oyster shells for
grit and to help form the egg shells.
for the making OF which great deal
OF carbonate OF lime Ia needed Tho
young ducklinga are at first quite ten
der and must be kept from rain.
water and all dampnosa Feed them
milk with the regular foods. II pos
slblc. and force rapid growth. As soon
% they acquire regular feather they
are hardy and tough.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Tho French government has recently
issued u decree that will affect all ship
pors Of cattle to that country, the order
being In eject that no cattle can be i'm
ported and retained unless they have
beon tested on the frontier by the tu-
borculln test and found free Of tubor-
culosls. This measure has become inn
peratlyo owing to the prevalence OF the
above disease among bovine stocks, tho
serious loss that has resulted to stock
owners. and the menace TO public
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Through the kindness OF one who Il
deeply Interested In horticulture tho
Horticultural Society OF Northern H.
llnols is enabled to make Tie follow
Ing offers:
l. $500 viii be given to tAe per-
sou sending In a paper best answer
lng this question. Why ard how
should horticulture be taught In oui
rural schools? Competition open &c
the world.
2. $500 will bc given to tho boy OF
girl under eighteen years u agl SEND
ing In tho best report Of thu growth
a. development OF any nut. yego'
table or ornamental plant or tree
planted and cared Tor by hln or hei
during the season OF 1891
,. $500 will DO given 10 the boy OF
girl under eighteen years tag giving
tho best report OF the exercises held
ut school on Arhor day. 1881.
Competition for the last TOO prizes
Ia limited To those living In the TWEEN.
ty-threo most northern couhiiea OF II.
llnols district OF the Horticultural So
cioty Of Northern illinois, Papers
should be plainly written. on cue side
OF the paper only. and iuclolel In an
envelope. with the name and address
OF the writer upon n separate slip OF
paper Papers should be In ;ho hands
OF the secretary not later than Nov.
1. 1897. The prizo-winning essays viii
be read at the annual meeting OF the
society. to be held at De Kab Dee.
1 and 2. Every boy and SRI .nelosing
a two-cont stamp with thrlr report
will receive some choice new vegetable
seed or fruit plant durlug ,he IAN OF
iS97 or spring ~ 1895.
Address all communication to the
secretary. Dwight Herrich. Rochelle,
Illinois.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18
slnnhnrh NnrlelIe. ID chIckrn.

Wyandottos, Tho Wyandotte is
another OF the general purpose fowls
and Is rated next TO the Plymouth
Rock. From the first they sprang In
10 popular favor and have continued
an 10 the present time, Their origin
In comparatively recent, dating back
less than twenty-five years. They
came originally from the Dark Brah-
mn. silver spangled Hamburg. and the
predas, French fowl. Not a few au-
thorities say that Wyandottes have
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Use OF Milk.-There is nothing aside
from the milk OF human kindness 30
necessary TO the comfort OF any family
as the milk Of good COW. IL Ia like
oil poured upon the troubled waters
OF family life; II is perfect food
for the baby: II is an excellent bcy-
orage for the children; II furnishes
cream for tho coffee. butter for tho
bread. and cheese for the lunch. II
shortens the pie crust and raises tho
johnny cake, even the cat and dog cry
for II. With the farmer II goes still
further II raises the calf; II feedg
the pig; II ploases the colt and II de-
lights tho chickens, Yes. ana II no
will only give her fair chance. tho
cow will olothe the children. buy COM
forts for the wife. pay the taxes and
help TO lit tho mortgage. Rev. 4.
Currie.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

English View OF American Apples. "A
London Journal says: The American
papers have rather lost thor head over
their enormous apple yield end their
expectations to the English markets.
We are told that the English farmers
Ind II impossible 10 compete with the
American apple growers. ard 80 GU!
sun they overlook the fact that. side BY
side Win tue imported fruii, the Eng
lish apple has made 90 per cont moro
In most markets. and that the choice
favored homegrown fruit has done
much better this season than It has dur
ing tho past ten yea. 3. The fact Is,
the Americans had a plethora OF COM
mon fruit, and that the bad prices real.
lied amply prove"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

CleanlIness-Great cleanliness in re.
gard 10 everything connected with tho
dairy should prevail. The atmosphere
Of the stable should be pure and free
from dust when milking 10 being done.
Employees should carefully wipe tho
udders and wash their hands before
milking. and should be in clean clothes.
Whitewash is good disinfectant. and
should be seen In many more stables.
and land plaster should be sprlnkleJ
about to absorb moisture and odors.
Elk.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

n HYATT, writing
In Creamery Ca
zctte. says. VT.
Samuel Fryer. Of
Plymouth county.
Iowa. writes: Il
have y two year-old
COW. and when she
had a calf last fail
/ could hardly ge,
the milk out Of one
teat II MIXED so
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Increase the Yield without pereas-
ing the acreage and cost OF production
and this will be- one way to solve the
present pressing situation, Grow di.
yorsined crops and YOU will hit H..
Throw plenty OF mud and some of II
will be sure TO stick"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Making Good Milker-The real good
mixer &c made tho f,st year. By this
is not meant that breeding is a mat
ter OF no importance. but she must be
made to do good service the first sea-
son II she Is TO keep It up. Letting
the calf suck the first season or per-
hitting / to run with the dam Is n
very bad way to make a good mixer.
Elk.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

The poultry editor OF the Farmers
Review believes that mixed flocks OF
general purpose fowls do not average
more than 100 eggs per year per bird.
and his belief is based on figures OF egg
production carefully kept for years.
Therefore, select the birds. and choose
q special fowl for u special purpose.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Sweet Peas In Pots Two small tests
I'm sweet peas under glass have been
made at Cornell Seeds suwn IN bench
In a chrysanthemum house Oct. "a be-
rnn 20 bloom Feb. 20, and continued In
good flower for six weeks, other seeds
sown In pots, aud planted out IN the
chrysnnthcmum bench Dec, 40. hloomcd
very freely. II is the custom with many
carnaton growers 10 grow sweet peas
in their carnntiun benches us. by the
time the sweet peas are large enough
To shade the carnations. the sun he
strong enough TO prevent this trInlp,
shade from being do,rlmonal.-Ex
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

The farmer who is feeding a scrub
COW and guessing that she pays may
be- said to be gambling in stock" us
a sort of board OF trade business. That
Is. she trades a very small lot OF poor
milk for her board and leaves Inc
dealer short on butter and long on en-
durance.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Butter that is washed until II is dry
and hard usually lacks that quick.
fresh taste that is in butter not 80 dry
and hard.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRiCULTuRiSTS.

some Up-to-dsts Hints About Cui'va-
tion Of the soil and Yields Thereof
-nerticuituro. Niti,uiture aud Iiori.
suiture.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

new suee~ssfui Farmers operats Thi.
-'Iartmsnt Of the Farm-A Few
Hints ~ 10 the Care Of Live stock
and Poultry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

In selecting breeding turkeys do not
suppose that a large tom mated with
small hens will produce large ehlckA
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

Potash ON Potatoes Potash ia tho
mineral that Is most needed for the no.
tato crop But II Is much better dis.
tributed us a top dressing over the
whole surface than applied with tho
seed potatoes In the hill. Tho potato
roots very early In their growth mn
the soil between the rows. When min.
aral manures are Applied iu the him. nm.
less care Is taken 10 mix them thor.
oughly with the soil, they may elt into
the cut seed, and cncWully DESTROY
the germ, When used broadcast on tbe
surface there is no danger OF this-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

The Increase OF refrigerator plants IA
toEdlng to mako the pyoductlon Of but.
ter UNro OF an exact science. ma A.
takes way much Of tho uncertalnry as
to keeping qualities and possibilitles n,
he product.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18

nell pertinent
station
water and ita
constituents. ny
drogcn and oxygen.
and carbon nitro
gen phosphoric
acid potash aud
lime are the chief
cumponents ~ ev-
cry crop that the