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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Poultry Notes.

Poultry Notes.
Great care must be taken at all times
to ward on disease. One Of the most
common means of contagion is the
dead fowls that are allowed to lie
around the shed or house or yard for
hours after their demise, and some
times for days. It is commonly sup
posed that the fowl died of some COM
mon non-contagious disease. but this
supposition Is very often an error.
which the poultry keeper finds out tc
his cost after he has lost a number Of
his best fowls from some mysterious"
disease. 1t frequently happens that the
bird has died from the roup and the
other fowls have become infected from
the dead carcass.
We remember once on a time seeing
dead fowl buried in shallow earth
just outside of the poultry yard. The
cause of death was the roup. In few
days 1t was noticed that the flock kept
constantly at that part Of the yard
where the dead fowl had been buried.
1t was also observed that they were
very busy picking up something. An
investigation showed that they were
picking up maggots that were crawling
into the yard by the hundreds from the
grave OF the dead bird. Now. it is
barely possible that those maggots
would not convey the disease. but on
the other hand there is no certainty
that tho Oornc wora not carried that
way. The roup afterward created hav-
oc with that particular flock. 1t is best
to dispose of all dead birds at once and
in a way that will forever remove all
possibilities of contagion of this kind.
Every farmer should give his fowls q
good share of attention, personally
can instrust it in the hands Of ones that
will look after it. 1t would be good
idea in many cases to interest some one
of the children in the venture, giving
them small monetary consideration
for their efforts. In this way he will
be reaping double benefit: Improving
his opportunities to make little
money from the poultry and educating
the child in a thing that may prove
of value to it in after life. 1t is alto
gether too common for farmers to des-
pise the poultry because it IS. in his
eyes, small thing. In very many
cases the balance between his gain and
loss from the farm will be small, and
the poultry will be found to have done
much to place the balance on the right
side.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Bicycles In the United States.

Btcycle0 In the United States.
Prior to 1885. nearly all the cycles
used in the United States were i'm
ported. mainly from England. The
number Of domestic manufactures was
only six. which in the year mentioned
turned out about 1900 cycles. which
were probably fewer than the importa-
tons. 1t was not till 1890 that the
manufacture assumed anything like
fair proportions. In that year there
were seventeen factories which pro-
duced about 10000 machines, and for
the first time the foreign manufacturer
began to feel the effect Of domestic
competition. In 1894 the number of fac
tories had increased at a rapid rate.
and bicycles to the number Of 100000
or 125 900 were turned out. In 1895 the
manufacture bounded up with some
thing like magic, and about 100000
were made. The number of factories
has grown to above five hundred, not
counting those that make less than
1000 machines per year. II all that
make machines were included the num-
Der would be in excess of 900. The
capital invested in these 500 factories
is estimated at 500. 900 900. and it Is
estimated that last year their output
was 100000 bicycles, worth at least
$50. 000, 10000. Within the last three
years the importation of bicycles from
England has about stopped. only Ger.
tain parts being now imported.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Caring for the Ewes,

Supply ewes with salt and clean
drinking water at all times, says the
Wool Record" Do not keep more than
50 ewes in a single pen. Breeding ewes
should have exercise and should not
be confined in warm, close buildings.
There should be no decrease in the
quantity Of hay and grain fed to the
ewes until they have been on pasture
for some time. The thrift of the ewes
and lambs depends on change Of pas
ture in summer. Give the flock, includ-
ing the lambs. aftermath of timothy
and clover. Dip the ewes for ticks and
scab. An effective homemade dip for
100 sheep is 100 gallons of water, the
juice from 25 pounds of tobacco. and 10
pounds OF sulphur. For scab. dip the
sheep again after two weeks interval.
See. when dipping. that sheep are not
overheated or thirsty. They should be
at least one minute in the bath.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14


The drst exhaustive trial Of milking
machines in Scotland has taken place
under the auspices of the Highland and
Agricultural Society, and the report of
the judges is Of great interest to all
concerned. says Scottish Farmer. The
jurors took cognizance alike of the
commercial value. the mechanism and
the cost Of working the machines, as
well az Of the keeping qualities Of the
milk mechanically extracted and the
effect Of the action of the machines on
the tests and udders of the cows. These
Investigations and inspections were
carried out at seven farms, and this is
sufficient indication Of the thorough
ness with which the jurors performed
their work. The superiority of one OF
the machines over all rivals is con-
demonstrated in the report
The great defect in the machine which
exhibits the great inventiveness is that
the milk extracted by it does not keen
well. This is due to the intricacy OF
ths mechanism. and to . similar cause
may b attributed the greater cost of
working this particular machine. The
machine has three great rec
ommendations: It is simple in con-
simple in working and easy
10 kesp clean. Where milk u the ma
Eesial - b manipulated. these are i'm
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Fast Walking Horse.-A horse thai
can walk fast is always a source OF
pleasure, while a slow walker Is an
abomination. While much comes by
Inheritance, education is much to b
credited for a good road gait. No ami.
NAL so quickly forms a habit as does
a horse. Give him the chance to form
the habit of fast walking. Don't tire
him out on the start before you ash
him to walk, and then expect him te
walk rapidly. Give him a chance to
show his ability at walk when he
comes fresh from the stable. II he
feels good, so much the better: keeg
him down to a walk for the first few
miles and let him form the habit Of
walking like a tornado. The natural
inclination will be to walk fast, al
times almost breaking into trot. II
this is continued day after day with
care that the colt does not become
tired, a prompt, or even a very fas
walk. will be as natural to that col
as eating.-Biggle's Horse Book.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Management of Consumption.

BY those who remember the cruel
disappointment and the dashing OF
hopes which followed the announce
ment. nearly seven years ago. that
Kotch had discovered a cure for con-
sumption, the news of the preparation
of another remedy by him will not be
hailed with unmixed delight. It is
possible that a real remedy for this
disease may be found some day, says
Youths Companion, and when it is
we may be sure that there will be
little delay in its adoption by physi-
clans; but the premature publication
of these alleged 'cures" is greatly to
be regretted because of the misery and
heartrending sorrow which their fall
ure causes to thousands of disappoint-
ed sufferers.
But while waiting for the discovery
of cure for consumption, we can use
one which we have at hand in abun-
dance, and without cost to the pa
tient. Fresh air, fresh air, and more
fresh air is the chief prescription for
one whose lungs are weak, though
fresh air. like any other remedy, is OF
no service unless it is taken into the
body. For this purpose exercise out
of-doors is needed-exercise, often to
the point of fatigue, in order to force
the breathing, expand the lungs, and
fill them with pure air.
1t has been stated. by a Boston ply
sician that the use of the bicycle has
lessened the amount of consumption
among women, and if this is so. the
explanation is not far to seek. Devo-
ton to the bicycle leads women to ex-
ercise in the open air, and more ener-
getically than would be possible for
most of them in any other way.
In Denmark the postmen often have
very long routes in the country re-
gions, and are obliged to walk or ride
many miles a day in all kinds of
weather; but undesirable as such po-
sitions seera to be. they are eagerly
sought after, and, of all men, by con-
sumptives who want to get well. It
has been proved that the work is life
saving, for, despite the hardships, and
the exposure to wind and rain and
snow, almost all the invaltds who
ADOPT the life become robust and
hearty.
OF course, to be effective. open-air
exercise must be begun early in the
course of the disease, and should al
ways be carried out under the direc-
ton of a wise physician, since it must
usually be supplemented by the use Of
tonics and other remedies.
A great many are cured in this way
unknown to themselves. for physi-
clans tell us that large proportion
of those who die from other causes are
found to present the signs in their
lungs of cured consumption. and there
is little doubt that the cure has been
effected by natures remedy, Of which
the patient has unwittingly availed
himself.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Weight of Pigs at Birth.-What Is the
average weight of pig at birth? Al
the Oklahoma Experiment Station
litter of five pure-bred Poland-C hins
pigs from a yearling SOW averaged "a
pounds the day of birth. When seven
days old they averaged 4.6 pounds. Five
from an older grade Poland-China SOW,
out of q litter of seven, two having
died, averaged 2.75 pounds at day Of
birth apd Sc pounds when seven day.
old. Nine Duroc-Jersey pigs, two 9TH
ers having died. from a two-year-oid
Duroc-Jersey SOW, averaged IA
pounds when one day old. 4.78 pounds
when seven. and 5.57 pounds when flf
teen days old. two pigs having been
lost in the meantime.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Domestic Science In Ohio.

Domestic science IN OhAos
The Ohio State University is to be
congratulated on it's tendency to de-
velop education along useful lines. The
latest manifestation of this tendency
is the equipment of the some-time-ago
heralded department Of domestic
science which will undertake to teach
young women as to household econom-
les, cookery, sewing, nursing, MILF
merry, dressmaking. art needlework and
other things that women, to be sue
cessful in their allotted life work,
should know. For some years it has
been manifest that girls were more
and more disposed to shirk this work.
to leave it to the mother or servant,
while they drifted into shopwork. the
store and the Office. The tendency
among girls has been to regard house.
work as unworthy their best efforts.
and the result has been a deplorable
lack of skill in the event of unexpected
but stern necessity. The home has
been robbed to cheaper or improve
work in other less important places,
and the result has in many cases been
not only in the loss to the
home but in the uniting of the girls
for their real work, and, too often, in
their temptation and ruin. 1t is a
splendid task to which this department
Of the university is to be devoted. 1t
will be perhaps at first difficult to turn
the tide of sentiment back into its
proper channels, but in whatever de-
gree it is successful it will be a bless
Ing not only to those whom it imme-
1iately reaches but also to those whom
It may Columbus Dispatch.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Beef Dairy Cows.-A farmer that has
q COW that persists in getting fat wher
feeding her may knew. says a CORE.
spondent. that he has more of 4 bed
animal than q type Of dairy breed. A
dairy COW Of the true kind does NOT
transform food into fat. That is not
what she has been bred for; she uses
the hay and grain tina: Is fed to her
Tor making milk. and II a COW does
not do that she Is poor dairy animal
1t the besc-Ex.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

In a medical paper OF late date We
find description of some of the use.
that buttermilk has as a medicine II
says: Long experience has demon.
strated it to be an agent of superio,
digestibility. 1t is indeed a true milk
peptone; that is, milk already partial
ly digested, the coagulation of the
coagulable portion being loose and
haky. and not Of that firm, indieestible
nature which is the result of the ar.
ton of the gastric juices upon sweet
cows milk. 1t is a decided laxative.
fact which must be borne in mind
in the treatment of typhoid fever. and
which may be turned to advantage in
the treatment Of habitual consultation.
1t is a diuretie. and may be used to
advantage in some kidney troubles.
1t resembles KouIniss in its nature and.
with the exception of that article. IL
is the most grateful, refreshing and
digestible of the products of milk. II
is invaluable in the treatment of
either extensively or alter.
nately with skim milk. In some cases
OF gastric ulcer and cancer of the
stomach. it is tie only food that can
be retained"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Improvement In Cattle.

III Dec0fo the great improvement o.
live stock began, some one had an
nounced that he could by q
skillful system of crossing. and
Of breeding from the fittest,
produce an OK for the sham
bles nearly twice as large as any that
then existed. and Of such q structure
that the parts that produce the best
cuts for the market should be greatly
increased In size and quality. and the
parts which produced the least valua-
bio cuts should. relatively. be much d.
minished, he would have been in dan
ger OF being made . laughing stock.
Yet, all this has been done. Changes
In domestic animals have been produc-
ed hardly less striking than those that
have been produced in fruits and vege-
tables. These changes have been
brought about by slow degrees. indeed,
but very much at pleasure to suit new
conditions. It Is the production Of these
changes better adaptation of the
animal to the wants of man-that gives
zest and enthusiasm to your occupa-
ton. You do not breed for profit
wholly, but as better points are devel-
oped by skillful breeding and care. the
grossness Of greed is refined by a high
er pleasure. have seen a farmer view
his herd Of fine cattle with scarcely less
pride and enthusiasm than an artist
views the best productions of his brush
Those fine forms, that admirable fit
ness. did not come by chance. Through
the farmers knowledge and skill,
largely, they came to pass. With what
pride and appropriateness will he show
of points, the combination Of which
he supposes to denote the highest per-
lection which has yet been attained.
Your endeavor, from year to year. is
to produce animals which will yield q
larger and better quality Of food, or
give a larger and better product to the
dairy. Your occupation is far more use
full than some which are much more
SNOWY. The most intellectual and ef-
hcient people, in the long run. are
those which are best fed. The ill-fed
men may be great-doubtless many are
but they would be a great deal great
er If we'll fed. I once heard General
Walker, q rare scholar and thinker, In
q spirited conversation, say, when
asked who were destined to be the
greatest people in the world, THE
Americans, for they are the best fed
Good beef has no little to do with max
ing an intellectual race of men. The
men who give to country. by their
skill and industry, wholesome and in
MIGRATING food, are doing very mucn
to give to the country robust and large
minded citizens. The increasing OF
vegetable and mineral oils in the place
Of animal fats, and the probable dimin-
ution Of demand for these fats. may
make desirable the production OF cat
tie with less reference to fairness. 1t IL
probable that if this diminution OF de-
mand shall take place, proper modifi-
cation of structure may be brought
about.-A. G. Porter.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Uniform Quality Desired.-"Do You
know" remarked q receiver Of both
State and Western goods to a repre-
sentative OF the New York Produce Re-
view, that buyers are getting desper-
ately tired of having to look at every
tub of butter. We used to sell a big
lot of State dairy butter. and we had
to 20 through all of it. I remember q
lot of 60 tubs of northern Welsh that
We sold one day, and every tub had to
be opened on our floor and bored BE-
fore they would take them. We are
too busy people for that kind of work.
so l say that dairy butter will soon be
a thing Of the past. After looking at
a few tubs in the creamery you can
usually know how the lot will run.
Uniformity in style and quality is what
large buyers want, and 1t is hard to
get them interested in stock that has
to be examined SO closely"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Loss Of Australian Sheep.-Recent re-
ports from the American consul at Sgd
ney, New South Wales. bring out the
fact that the long drouth in Australia
has probably been much harder ON
sheep than tina; of 1895. At that time
nine millions of sheep were lost. Con-
sentative estimates placed the loss this
year at twenty-five million head. 1t "a
reported that there is literally no veg
citation on the ranges, and many thou
sands OF sheep have been slaughtered
to save the pelts. In most districts all
this seasons lambs are dead. 1t is de-
clared that one-fifth of all the finest
sheep in the world have perished.-Ex.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

plumpest grain. and the Siberian end
Poole the most shrunken grain.
sex and Huron furnished the largest
number OF successful winter wheat 10
ports in 1897. C. A. Zavitz,
Agricultural College, Guelph, Ont
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Seven Varieties Of Wheat

One hundred and eighty-nine piots
have been devoted to winter wheat ex-
periments this season at the Ontario
Agricultural College. Owing to the
late harvest and the exceedingly wet
season no winter wheat bulletin can
be issued this year in time to be OF
much practical service before the per-
tod Of winter wheat seeding il reach
ed. In an experiment with ninety-one
varieties of winter wheat, grown un-
der similar conditions in 1897. 1t is
found that the seven varieties which
stand highest in yield of grain per acre
IRE the same seven varieties which have
given the largest yield Of grain per acre
among eighty-six varieties grown on
he experimental plots for four years
In succession. The following list gives
the names of these seven varieties
with the average yield per acre for
four years, and also with the yield per
acre for this season:
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Colostrum. -Colostrum, or the first
milk after calving. contains large per-
centage Of albumen. and should not be
used for ordinary purposes: when colos-
trum is boiled 4 large coagulrw il
formed. II perfectly sweet mill cpagu-
lates on boiling, 1t contains too much
albumen, and it should not be used.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Medium Hogs.-Well finished hogs OF
medium weight are becoming more and
more popular in the markets. and are
commanding the best prices. This fact
has been demonstrated by actual ex-
pertinent and experience. and cattle
men are turning their attention strong
" In the same di-ection.-Ex.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

Dairymen should insist that lard and
tallow be not sold In the nsma q but
ter.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14
Green Cheese.

The splendid reputation which Colo.
RADIO cheese is making for itself on the
Denver market this summer augurs
much for the future of the industry il
the Rocky Mountain region. In new
countries the people can very easily
avoid the mistakes of the older regions
and SO it is in cheese making here in
the West. Back East the cheese are
all as large as cart wheel and as in.
digestible as grindstone. These
cheese have had their day and are now
back numbers, while our Colorado peo-
pie have put in moulds for making the
Young Americas, gems, stove-pipes and
square bricks, weighing from one pound
to ten, so that the goods go to market
in more handy, attractive and accepta-
BILE form. We. also take green cheese
In preference to the old, mouidy East
ern brands, and the result is that our
goods can go to the consumer within
ten days after coming from the press.
The arid climate is our best dryina
room, and quite naturally the Colorado
goods are giving the old-fashioned soy.
gy chunks of cheese from the East the
royal go-by.-W. F. Wing in Denver
Field and Farm.
The Farmers Review does not be-
lieve that the cheese-making industry
will be greatly benefited by having the
markets stocked up with green cheese,
1t seems an absurdity to talk about out.
ting cheese onto the market ten DAYS
from the start. Such cheese is not fit
for human stomachs, though it might
make good feed for ostrichs. What
the American market needs is a full
supply of full cream, well-made and
ripened cheese.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-10-14

be either kept moderately warm, dur
Ing their shipme1t, or else the change
from the sold to the warmer room must
- % gradual as to avoid getting them
into this sweating process, or decay is
eortAin to follow. 1t is always safe. to
put them from warm room to a cold
er one, but it is better to open I'D the
receiving room and have 1t get the
same temperature as the outside air
before placing the berries in it. II
cranberries get into this sweat, 1t is
safer to either turn them all out and
dry them, or put them at once into
vinegar or cider barrels and cover with
water from a well or spring. II our
American cranberries were kept under
water, there would be no loss from de-
cay and the berries would retain their
bright luster. The foreign cranberries
that come to this country are all
shipped in tight barrels filed with
water. Let the retail merchant know
that he can save every cranberry from
decay by putting them at once into
pure cold water. and instruct him to do
90; the result will be much more salts
factory than to listen to his complaints
which he himself should NOT have oc-
ension to make. As said before. the
erOwer should place on every package
tAe conditions most favorable for their
prtessvation. Then let the Law hold
every man responsible for his NEGLECT
- - care TOR them (unless he has paid
~ themA