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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
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Washington, January li.-Senator Sher-
man. who has accepted the position OF sec
rotary Of state In McKnley's cabinet, left
with the president elect. IL has been
known for several days past that Mr.. Sher-
man intended TO go to canton. but the date
of his departure was not definitely Fixed.
Uo will reach Canton tomorrow.
Senator Sherman's departure has been
DELAYED on account of the extradition
treaties in the senate, OF which he had
charge. 1t is Understood that during SEN
ptor Shcrman's visit TO Ohio it Will be
definitely determined when his resignation
Will take effect. so there Wi be no delay
In the appointmcnt of his successor His
resignation will be rendered to Governor
BushneIl, who will. as now agreed upon.
name Mr.. Hanna TO serve until the meeting
OF the legislature
The advocate., 1897-09-22

them may be seen a thin bed Of fuller's
earth.
Down the valley, which is crossed by
an embankment formed of the chalk
taken from the cuttings, may be seen
a small reservoir. This supplies the
whole parish with water.
Some years ago the owner, Mr. Clay
ton, caused pipes to be laid all over the
farm so as to supply both houses and
cattle. The water is forced from the res
ervoir by a very ingenious contrivance,
consisting Of a water wheel and don
key" pump. There are, roughly speak
ing, about six miles of water pipes. The
water Is exceptionally good, and through
out the driest Of summers there is always
a constant supply.
There are large number Of animals
On the place, including about seventy
working horses, upward of $50 beasts,
5000 sheep, and pigs at the last census"
numbered 100. The farm Is made ND of
large fields, eight of which are over 100
acres in area. A few years ago the
owner caused one Of the fields to be cut
up, for its area was over 500 acres. A
part Of the same field now measures
1870 acres A steam cultivator, with two
powerful locomotives, is constantly at
work, while twelve horses may often be
seen plOwing in one field.
The cattle are sent into the marshes"
for the summer and brought home in the
autumn. Everything is clean and neatly
kept, and 1t requires no great discrim-
NATIVE power to know when the limit
OF Withcall farm Is reached.
A great feature Is the plowing, for the
"boys" take a perfect pride in their fur
rows, and if anyone wants to see fur
row a quarter of mile long and as
straight as dart, let him inspect the
work on this expansive farm.
Agricultural depression does not seem,
outwardly at any rate, to affect this dis
trict to any remarkable degree The av-
erage wage is shillings 8 pence per day
for six days, all Of equal length, no Sat
urday half holiday being allowed here
about.
Potatoes are largely grown by the la
borers, who by the kindness of their
master are enabled to have large plat
Of land in the fields, besides their own
garden. Scientific farming there is none
here, but all engaged have long expe-
rience on the land and know how best
to derive from it the greatest benefit
From Tid-bits.
The advocate., 1897-09-22

for it's shelter and care. On the other
hand, while the ranchman can grow a
lamb to eighty pounds cheaper than the
farmer feeder, provided he has the time
to do it, his facilities for producing early
maturing lambs are much inferior.
Waiting on the prosperity of these
men there are The breeders of pure-bred
sheep. / do not know Of a time when
the breeder had a brighter outlook A
great many in past years went into NUT
ton sheep largely because it was a new
line Of work and they thought they saw
exaggerated profits In it, but now the
consuming market is backing the indus
try in a way that it has never done pre-
vious to this time, and this is sure to
bring profits to all who can conduct their
business along the required lines. The
wool industry have purposely omitted
to discuss, but it may be said without
any feeling Of hesitancy that the price
of wool will not be lower for many years
than it has been until recently Leav-
ing this out Of considerations it seems
that the sheep industry is on such sure
foundation that only extreme rashness
in embarking in it can undermine ii"
The advocate., 1897-09-22
Notes From Our Exchanges.

Over $4,000 farmers are experimenting
with sugar beets in twenty-seven States.
Flavor and looks are the two points in
butter that count the most with the con-
sumner.
The blackberry will endure more neg
lect and give returns than perhaps any
other fruit.
The Russian government sent two
men here last summer to study our
methods Of harvesting grain.
Generally there is less money in rails
ing steers than in fattening them, and
less return Of fertility to the farm.
Calves fed on skim milk make much
cheaper beef than those on whole milk,
even when carried to maturity before
slaughtering.
At the prices of hay and grain near
the cities and large towns Of New Eng
land, 1t costs not less than $40 year to
feed COW and shelter her in the winter.
If the cows teats are creased each
time she is MIXED the warts will disap-
pear. Large warts can be removed by
keeping silk thread tied firmly around
them.
In previous years lost quite a num-
ber of apples by their falling off when
ripe. This year put beds of hay and
weeds under the trees, and have not
lost an apple.
When arguing in behalf of sheep let
us remember that they multiply faster
than any other animal. Especially do
the large mutton breeds, which often
produce twins.
Sheep fatten much more easily than
cattle, and when slaughtered furnish not
only meat but wool, the latter not only
keeping indefinitely, but paying for long
transportation.
Turnips are a natural feed for sheep
and may safely be pastured, permitting
the animals to eat all they desire; in
fact, root crops are always good for any
of our farm animals.
The Secretary of Agriculture tells our
people the wholesome truth that they
should breed the horse the market wants
The advocate., 1897-09-22
Fourteen Acres of Sunfowers.

1t is said that a fourteen-acre field of
sunfowers was a novel sight last fall
on the farm of Mr. Charles A. Council
man, near GlyndOn, Pa.
Mr.. Councilman pays great deal of
attention to milk, as we'll as being an
extensive farmer, and has satisfactorily
tested the milk-prOducing qualities of
the seed Of the sunfower, when fed in
connection with other provender. He
says that sunfOwer seed contain large
quantity Of protein, which is richer in
that important element for milk pro-
ductiOn than cOttonseed meal. He feeds
TO his cows what he calls balanced ra-
tons" A ration for each COW q day
he says is composed as follows: -Four
pounds of ground sunhower seed, six
pounds of barley, fifteen pounds of clover
hay and thirty pounds Of sweet ensilage.
This approximates the German standard.
Milk produced from COWS fed on sun
flower seed, MIR. Councilman says, will
bring 2 cents gallon more than the
usual market price on account of it's
high percentage of cream-22 to "a per
cent. He does not sell milk directly to
the consumer, but furnishes it through
a dairy company.
His fourteen acres of sunflOWers, he
said would produce about a thousand
bushels of seed. When mixed with bar
ley, the COWS like it. The seed is gath
cred in September, the heads cut from
the stalks and the seeds threshed out
and stored away like grain, and will not
become mouldy if properly dried before
being placed in the bins
Mr.. Councilman has been experiment.
ing for some time upon his farm with
raising and feeding suDhower seed, and
is much pleased with the success that
has attended his efforts. The feeding of
such food to cows is done in Europe, Mr..
Councilman says, and reading reports
of the success obtained there led him
to try the experiment. In Russia, he
says, millions Of tons of sunhower seed
are raised annually and sent to Den
mark, Belgium and elsewhere to be fed
to cattle.
Mr. Councilman, it is said, was for
merly known as the champion potato
grower in the county, but of late years
has not been giving so much attention
to raising them, though his annual crop
is still large.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
The advocate., 1897-09-22
HNNdSc Dill, are the best after-dinner
AANVN AAAO pills, aid digestion 25c.

rather than the horse the breeder thinks
the buyer ought to want!
A good substitute for whole milk is
skim milk and linseed meal, and calves
fed on this ration will equal in weight
at one year old those fed on whole milk
Young cattle need a bulky food that is
easily digested.
Dieting for eggs may be done by allow
ing a gill of linseed meal to six hens,
once every other day, and meat in the
same manner, the linseed meal to be
mixed with mashed potatoes. When
blood Is cooked and thlckened with meal
it nearly always promotes laying.
Alfalfa pasture alone Is not a perfect
food, The lack of bone forming mate
rial is painfully evidenced by some Of
the calves being born with weak lOins
and backs, almost amounting to ricketts,,
when the dams have been pastured for
long periods exclusively on alfalfa
Study the taste Of your customers
Give them what they want, whether it
suits your own taste or not. II a city
or foreign buyer wants a knee-actor,
big drafter or a gated saddler in
stead Of an American roadster, why
quarrel with him? Isn't his money
good?
Alfalfa hay, one of the best foods, is
robbed Of half its value for milk MAX
ing by being cut too late, when it Is
placed in the hangers Of the cows a
mass Of dry, woody stems only to be
rejected and dropped under their feet
instead of the soft, sweet hay to be eaten
with relish, that little forethought
could have so well provided.
An important move has been made in
California for the purpose Of facilitating
the shipment Of It's potato crop. The
potatoes are to be dried and put up in
convenient packages. The drying pro-
cess will remove fOur-ffths Of the weight
without lessening the nutritious value
of the potato or diminishing its excel
lence as food when cooked.
Alfalfa is the forage plant Of irriga-
tion, producing from two to six crops of
hay in one season, and yielding good re-
turns in seed. The clover comes from
the high sandy plains of South Amer
lea, and Is peculiarly adapted to arid
land. It's power of resisting drought Is
and the great depth to
which the roots go in search Of moisture
Is astonishing.
The advocate., 1897-09-22
800 Reward @lOO.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being constl-
tutlonal disease requires q constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
slsting nature in doing it's work, The
proprietors have so much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer $l00 for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for
list OF testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, rs cents
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The advocate., 1897-09-22
A Large English Farm and How it is
Worked,

Five miles from LOuth, on the Louth
& Lincoln line, is the parish Of With
call. The farm occupies the entire par
ish and it's area is upward of 1850 acres.
Nearly 1000 acres are under the plow,
and from that may be gathered an idea
Of the number of horses required to
work this large undertaking.
The farm Is SO large that three yards
are needed. They are named the north
yard, the south yard and the home yard.
There is also smaller supplementary
One-the new farmstead. Ten cottages
form the homes Of the laborers at the
north and south yards, while near the
home yard is situated Withcall house,
the residence Of J. w. Ward Esq, the
lessee of the farm. Near are also the
church, prettily-built edifice and pleas
antly situated, the rectOry and the
schools. The district Is very hilly and
in consequence Of this there have been
made two large cuttings so as to form
a road to the north farm. In one Of
The advocate., 1897-09-22
Low Rates to Las vegas Hot Springs.

Santa Fe Route has recently reduced
its regular round trip excursion rate for
Las Vegas Hot Springs, N. NJ, to S31.
Reopening of Montezuma hotel there
affords sumptuous accommodations at
reasonable prices for tourists and inva-
lids. Expert medical attendance. This
Is delightful season for visiting New
Mexico. Inquire of w. G. Garvey, Agent
A., a. 81 8. +. railway.
The advocate., 1897-09-22
THAT TIRED FEELING

Aching Sensation - Eruptlons -lmme-
date Benefit.
OMAHA, NEB.-"I was troubled with
an aching sensation and tired feeling all
over my body, concluded to try Hoods
sarsaparilla and was benefited by IL i'm
mediately. At the same time suffered
with eruptions on my limbs, but oil this
had disappeared after had taken two
bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla." w. A.
HAaAMAN, 2OSS South Goth Street.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

2. The management has the right at
any time, without notice, to send a
veterinarian, an agricultural engineer
or a delegate, to inspect the health OF
cows, the sanitary condition of stable,
utensils, ETC.; also to have the cows
MIXED in their presence and take
samples for analysis.
3. The milk must be delivered as it
comes from the cows at least once a
day.
4. Milk showing less than "a by the
Gerber or Babcock test may be re-
fused.
S. Milk from sick sows, milk from
COWS having calved within eight days,
from cows due to calVe within three
weeks, milk with any abnormal odor
or taste, is not received. It is also pro-
hibited to deliver milk from other pa
irons as If coming from the deliverer's
farm.
9. If any patron desires to increase
or decrease his delivery by 100 pounds
per day, he must give notice two weeks
before.
Z. The greatest cleanliness must be
observed In milking, as follows: THE
cows bags must be washed. the first
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

the points. The primaries are very dark
brown or blaclIish-brown in color; the
inner web of the secondaries Is q
blackish-brown and the outer web Is
a blackSh-brown penciled with light
er brown. The coverts are similar in
color and penciling to the plumage OF
the breast. Tail is small. short, and
carried almost horizontally. The tail
is partly concealed by the cushion. In
color the tail is black except the two
main tail feathers, which are penciled.
The tail coverts are penciled same as
breast and body. Thighs are large and
well covered with soft feathers; the
feathers on the lower part curve in
ward around the hook and hide the
Joint on the outside. The feathering
Of the thighs is Of the same shade and
color as that of the body. Shanks are
short and yellow and heavily covered
with feathers Of same color as thighs.
The toes are well spread and yellow
in color, the outer and middle toes be-
ing feathered throughout their entire
length.
Black Cochins are much more easily
raised than are either Of the above
named varieties. Being of one color,
the care bestowed in breeding particol-
ored or penciled birds Is not necessary,
and the time may be spent in further
ing their general utility in egg produc-
ton. A one colored bird is the more
practical bird for the farmer and mar
ket poulterer. The Black Cochin is Of
rich glossy black plumage through
out. The White Cochin is pure white
in plumage. The standard weight OF
Buff, Partridge and White Cochin
cocks is II pounds; hens, 81 pounds;
cockerels, 8 pounds; and pullets, Z
pounds. Black Cochins are Of the same
weight, excepting cocks, which should
weigh 1Ola pounds.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

squirt Of milk thrown away, all uten-
sils kept perfectly clean, milk removed
from the stable Immediately after
milking, strained, and night and morn
ing's milk not mixed"
8. The receiving hours are fixed by
the management, but two days notice
given of any change.
8. The management determines the
manner Of taking samples.
10. Patrons have right to be pres
ent during the testing.
II. Payments are made twice a
month.
IL. Until notice is given, the pa
irons must take back the skim milk.
13. All milk deliveries must follow
instructions of the dairymen.
IA. 1t is not allowed the patrons to
use any Of the utensils in the creamery
unless necessary, and the user is re-
sponslble for damages.
Is. The dogs used in hauling the
milk must be provided with muzzle5,
and owners are responsible for any re-
suits for not doing so.
The breaking of any Of the rules is
followed by a fine Of 20 cents; II re-
peated within six months, 40 cents;
and the third time expulsion may fol-
low.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

The hog may be kept growing and
thrifty through August as well as May,
provided the May conditions are furn-
ished, and this is possible ON most
farms, writes ]. A. Dobie in National
Stockman. One of the most important
Of these is pasture. 1t is possible to
grow hogs successfully by soiling, but
1t requires more attention and work
than most farmers are willing to be-
stow. A grass run affords the growing
pig that exercise so necessary for his
proper development, and the succulent
grasses are rich in the muscle and
transforming material Grass and
clover are loosening to the system, and
are just suited to his wants in dry, hot
weather. 1t matters not how we'll cared
for in other respects, the pig will never
be thrifty in summer unless he has
plenty of pure, fresh water, This Inn
portant point is, perhaps, more often
neglected than any other. Stop will not
answer the purpose of drinking water
entirely, though it is, Of course, par
tial substitute. The man who has
never had the job of carrying water in
a pail to bunch Of hogs has no idea OF
the amount they will drink on dry,
hot day. The man who will pen up
hogs, or any other animals, in a lot or
field entirely destitute of shade ought
to receive the attention Of the humane
society. Such protection from the sun
as wire fence affords is hardly suffi-
cient. Shade trees here and there will
do fairly well, but nothing is equal to
a wood lot. II the ground be low and
damp, and is covered by dense un-
dergrowth through which the sun
never penetrates, so much the better
but shade Of some kind they must have
in order to thrive and grow. Some good
hog growers believe that hog baths are
unnecessary. Others believe that wal
low of mud is better than none. l know
from long experience that the hog will
do tolerably well without any bath ex'
cept rain, provided he has damp earth
and dense shade. He will do still better
II he can have bath of clean water al
will. But rather than allow him access
to a foul wallow of thick mud would
prefer that he never see water except
to drink. In these times we must lool
carefully to these little details II w
grow hogs at reasonable profit.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05
Oyer-Run Butter.

Prof Kent has set forth very clearly
in his article on Butter or Butter-fat"
the two methods which are generally
used in making returns to patrons.
But there is another method still in USE
In many creamieries on this coast,
with which the professor may not be
acquainted, says the Pacific Coast Dali
ryman. We refer to the practice Of
some creameries in gobbling up the
entire overrun, paying only for the
actual butter-fat received, less the US
ual price for making. Example: A
partron hauls to the creamery during
the month sufficient to produce 100
pounds Of butter fat-not butter. He
is credited with 100 pounds Of fat. The
price OF butter is Is cents per pound,
the price charged by the creamery for
making and marketing is cents per
pound. Pay day comes, and patrons
receive payment for 100 pounds Of but
ter fat at Is cents per pound, less 4
cents per pound for making, leaving II
cents. or s11 for the 100 pounds Of but
ter fat delivered. Now, let us see what
the creamery has received for this
work. In the first place, it has re-
ceived "a for making up this 100 pounds
of butter fat, and has, in addition, six
teen and two-thirds pounds of butter
(the overrun from this 100 pounds Of
fat to sell at Is cents per pound, max.
ing $3.50 more TO add to the "a al
ready charged. Thus 1t will be seen
that the price actually paid for max.
ing the butter has been 615 cents per
pound. OF course the overrun is NOT
always as much as one-sixth, but
again 1t is more. The creameries using
this fraudulent system are ever anx.
ious to keep from their patrons any
knowledge Of overruns, trying to make
them believe that the overrun is en-
tirely counterbalanced by the losses in
Swimming and churning. This method
cannot be too strongly condemned, and
should be exposed ON every possible
occasion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

the breeder of fowls has made indefi-
nitely more money for the amount Of
money, care and thought he has put
into his business than some Of his
more pretentious brethren. l do not
see that the prices Of fresh eggs and
market poultry have fallen much for
the average Of the year, notwithstand-
ing the low price of corn and oats.
Western farmers had better convert
more of this grain into poultry prod
ucts. Manufacture the raw grain into
the finished poultry commodities. Man
ufactured articles naturally bring
larger prices than the cruder products.
The great point in producing poultry
products for critical city markets is to
raise the best. A poor article always
disappoints both buyer and seller.
Away with dunghill fowls. Breed the
variety of poultry that best fits the
purpose you have in view. Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes are superb
breeds to cultivate for market poultry.
Leghorns are fine layers, but of small
value for cooking in a pot. The Amer
lean Wyandotte Of healthy strain
doubtless comes as near good layer
and fine market bird as any single
breed. If man is to make a special
ty Of giving the market fresh eggs,
let him be sure the eggs are fresh, and
that they reach the market fresh. II
he sells dressed fowls, let him be sure
they are fat, plump and well dressed.
In this way trade will grow on ones
hands.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05
watering Work Horses.

In the beginning of the working sea-
son in the fields / would like to make
suggestion in the interest Of the farm
horses and their owners. do not be-
lieve that 1t is right or profitable "a
make a horse work five hours in hoi
weather without water. When an anil
NAL is suffering the tendency is to lose
in weight, and that heated horse doel
suffer when deprived Of water for
number Of hours Is evident to all who
have tried to restrain our teams from
drinking when the stable Is reached al
noon or night. At ten o'clock in the
forenoon and four in the afternoon, OF
near those hours, water should be FUR
nished. 1t pays me to stop my work
and take the team one-fourth Of mile
for water, II none is nearer at hand
The animals are refreshed, suffering Ia
prevented, and more work can be done
upon a given amount Of feed. Best Of
all. the driver feels more like a Chris
tan. A small barrel swung upon q
bent axle Of two cart-wheels. with q
pole attached, can be used for fields
remote from water. The cart can b
drawn behind wagon or cultlVator OF
drawn direct by horses when no i'm
plement need be taken. For young
horses especially water should be kept
in the Held. When this humane plan ID
adopted 1t should be adhered to strictly.
-EX.