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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Dehorning Is the Thing.

The market reports are calling atten-
tion to the fact that horned cattle are
selling at from 10 to 10 cents per 100
pounds less than polled or dehorned cat
tie of the same quality, and that there
fore those farmers who have their feed
lots filled with the horned western cat
tie must be all the more careful to make
them good before marketing. With the
double discount against horns and half
fat condition it will be apt to go hard
with feeders. So large proportion OF
western feed lots are filled with the
horned range steers that this warning
should be carefully beeded. The run of
half fat cattle continues and feeders are
not making much on them, whereas
anything that is in finished condition
provokes scramble among buyers.
Make them good" is the advice of all
who are in touch with market condi-
tions, present and prospective. Breed
er's Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Need of Covering During sleep.

The reason it is necessary to be well
covered while sleeping is that when the
body lies down it is the intention of ma
ture that it should rest, and the heart
especially should be relieved of it's regu-
lar work temporarily So that organ
makes ten strokes minute less than
when the body is in an upright posture.
This means 600 strokes in go minutes.
Therefore in the eight hours that man
usually spends in taking his nights rest
the heart is saved nearly 5000 strokes
AS it pumps six ounces of blood with
each stroke, it lifts 10000 ounces less
of blood in this nights session than it
would during the day, when a man is
usually in an upright position. Now,
the body is dependent for its warmth on
the vigor of the circulation, and as the
blood flows SO much more slowly through
the veins when one is lying down the
warmth lost in the reduced circulation
must be supplied by extra coverings
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Transplanted Onions.

The value of the onion crop is too
great to allow anything which tends
to increase it to go untried. Trans
planting adds extra work, but it is
claimed that the difference in the yield
justified it. It's advantages as enumer-
ated by an Ohio Farmer correspondent
are: Seed when sown under glass is
much more uniform in coming up than
when sown outside, and by the middle
of April one may have onion plants six
or eight inches high Furthermore, the
growth during the entire season of trans
planted onions is generally very uni
form and prompt. Really, transpIanted
onions will show decided improve
ment in the hill growth over those sown
in the open garden. They have the adj
vantage of growing rapidly during the
cool, moist spring weather, and accord
ingly their period Of growth is greatly
heightened by this method. Onion seeds
sown in the open ground are largely de-
pendent upon the weather, moisture,
soil and vitality of the seeds for produc-
ing successful crop, and if the ele-
ments happen to prove adverse, the
crop will be poor one. The risk is con-
siderable, for the crop may be injured
late in the season, when it would hard
ly pay to plant a second one. On clay
soils the risk is greater than on muck
soils, other conditions being equal And
if onions are to be transplanted it is adj
visable to use only the finer varieties,
for nearly every plant can then be de-
pended upon to produce satisfactorily.
Neither does it pay to spend all the
work for common, poor Sorts Grow the
best it is possible to procure, if any
that is, those that are the best adapted
to your own soil and locality. Common
onions, if desired at all, can be planted
in the open garden in spring This is
good enough for such. Another thing
in favor of transplanted onions is they
can be kept free from weeds much easier
and with less expense than those sown
right in the open ground. When trans
planted, the onions have such start of
the weeds it is an easy matter to keep
them SO far ahead that the weeds have
but little opportunity to thrive.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23

nigh temperature, wnlIe oGnefs SKIM
closer at lower temperature. Study
your own brand of separator and see
whether it Skins closer with the milk
hotter or cooler.
Ten or 10 COWS are as many as one
person should be required to milk twice
day. Always let each COW have her
own particular stall and give her the
same mixer all the time. Cows, like
people, get used to their own friends
and like to have them around.
Brewers grains are an excellent food
for cattle if used fresh and not allowed
to fermcnt, but great care must be used
on this point. They must be fed in con
nection with other things. Never give
even beef cattle more than 40 pounds a
day each, while dairy COWS should not
have SO much. There ought to be SO
pounds to bushel of brewers grains.
Soc that you get this measure where
you buy them. 1t will be easy to test
the matter by weighing bushel of the
substance at home after you get it.
Brewers grains go further as feed than
either mill feed. corn fodder or clover
hay. The brewers grains should not,
however, cost more than 1917 cents a
hundred pounds
Cottonseed feed, meal or bulls, may
be fed in small quantities with advan-
tage to COWS in warm weather, since the
tendency of cottonseed feeds is to hard
Ell butter. In cold wee ther this tenden-
cy is so marked that it is necessary to
churn cream from cotaonseed fed cows
at a temperature several degrees warm
or than ordinary cream. Thus nature
produces cottonseed feed in country
There it will give best results, the
sarm south.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
A Bold. Fad Ea1lnu.


Mrs. BLESSING was in tears when her
husband got home from the office night
before last She and Edward have been
married only four months. and they began
keeping house less than two weeks ago, SO
she still has some things to learn.
What's the matter, darlingP" Edward
BLESSING asked as she threw herself into
his arms.
"I've been insulted, !" the dear little
woman cried
Who insulted your I'll wade knee deep
in his hearts blood T. her valiant lord and
master declared
The milknaan, Jessie Blessing replied.
81 told him when he brought the bottles
in that they were always nearly half full
of s,lnd after emptied the milk out OF
them, and when asked him to explain it
he said
: Well, if you expect your inilkman to
filter and boil the water for you, YOU
better get somebody else to supply you.
And he said it in such a rough way tool
What do you suppose he nleanta Cleye-
land Leader
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
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HOARD COW STALL.

These Cows Cannot Tramp Upon Each
Others Teats and Udders.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Embarrassing For Him.

An unusual incident occurred at re-
cent Allegheny wedding. The bride and
groom were both well known to the Off
ciating minister, the former especially be-
ing almost as close to him as daughter.
After the ceremony was over the best man
handed to the clergyman an envelope in
which was incloscd the fee for his services.
The minister's back was toward the other
guests in the room, and the incident would
have probably passed unnoticed but for
what followed. Turning to the happy and
blushing bride, he said Here, my dear
is my wedding present. and handed her
the envelope without having opened it.
The bride, of course, was delighted, while
the feelings of the groom would probably
have been little more difficult to analyze
-Pittsburg Chronicle 7 telegraph.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23

These Cows Cannot Tramp Upon Each
Others Teats and Udders.
Here is picture of the famous COW
stall devised by Ex-Governor ". D.
Hoard of Wisconsin and described as
follows:
The cow has So feet in width of
stall and perfect liberty and comfort of
positiS1.
BY virtue of the bar across the stall
floor, which will be seen just forward
of the hind feet of the standing cow,
the animal has always dry, clean bed
to lie in. thus keeping her as clean from
manure in winter as though she was in
June pasture.
By this system each COW is protected
when lying down from having her
teats and udder stepped Oh By her stand
ing neighbor. This is one of the most
productive sources of injury that are
known and of itself should condemn the
rigid stanchion
The cut represents one row of COWS
facing another row. A closely boarded
partition about four feet high forms the
front of the STALL Each COW has 8 .
feet i'll width. The floor is made tight,
and there is no drop in rear of COWS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
WE ExAAalNE EYES EREEY
Interpreted Too Literally.

At q church sociable given in Eastpor
by the young people a young couple whc
enjoyed each others company much wer
seated at small table enjoying the re
freshments
Near them was q vacant chair, and a
the minister of the church was passing tn,
young man asked him to join them at tn,
table. The pastor was taken somewhat by
surprise at the request, but reached for hi
"good book and began reading the mar
riage ceremony in Il loud voice.
1t was several minutes before the affail
was satisfactorily explained, especially t
the young lady, but the marriage did no.
take place at that time, and the young
man will be more cautious in the future
in his remarks.-Augusta journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Irrigation In the East.

1t is well to emphasize the necessity
of devising some practical means of APP
plying water to our gardens and orchards
if we hope to reap an annual reward for
our labors. Thousands of baskets and
boxes of both large and small fruits are
unfit for the market for the want Of
moisture at the critical period Of their
development In New Jersey, where
streams water nearly every farm, it
would not be expensive to raise water
to quite large extent to supply in dry
periods the needed moisture to perfect
our crops. It seems idle to grow any
thing but the best, for it is the expert
enee of all that inferior fruit more often
brings loss than profit, while fine,
large, luscious specimens always COM
mand ready market. III. /. Budd,
New Jersey.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23

sxcept tns InicL- egs CT one plank, winch
is the double floor CT the STALL The
feeding rack is constructed for two pur
poses-frst, to contain any hay or
roughage that may be fed the COW (the
Stats are put on wide enough SO the
COW can easily get her nose between
theml; second, to force the COW when
standing to stand with her hind feet in
rear of the crossbar across the stall
floor. In constructing the feeding rack
nail a 2 by 8 piece of scantling edge
wise against the board partition. This
constitutes the bottom of the rack and
should be placed about 80 inches from
the floor Place the top scantIing about
two feet from the Partition This makes
the feeding rack eight inches wide at
the bottom and two feet wide at the
top. In the center of the bottom scant-
ling fasten a ring screw to tie the halter
to. Fasten the COW with a common
web halter, she wearing the headpiece
all the time. The halter end of the rope
has safety snap to fasten into the ring
of the halter under the throat. To pre-
vent the COW from getting loose it is
we'll to divide the end of the rope into
two strands each six inches long, and
put snap in each, fastening in both
the ring when tying the COW.
The grain and ensilage box is placed
ON that side of the stall opposite to the
one the COW usually lies on. If she lies
on her left side, place the grain box on
the right side, as seen in the engraving
This box is large enough to contain the
ensilage and grain feed and is reached
by an opening in the partition. 1t is
best to have the feed box slant down to-
ward the COW, SO that all the feed will
easily work down to the end nearest
her. This box should be long enough to
extend from the partition into the stall
as far as the upper part of the feed rack
projects and about IS or 90 inches wide
and is inches deep. If placed sufficient
~ slanting, the feed Will easily work
down to the lower end next the COW, so
that she will not need to bring her hind
feet in on her bedding in order to reach
the contents of the box.
In placing the bar across the stall
bring the COW IS head squarely up against
the feeding rack; then just forward of
her hind feet nail down Q by scant-
ling. Fill the space forward of the bar
with bedding, which being without
waste will last till entirely worn out
In this way each COW has her bed in
true proportion to her length. 1t should
be made fresh once week, however,
for the sake of health. We commend
this stall to all dairymen who are lock-
ing for clean, comfortable method of
Etabling dairy cows.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Boy Soldiers.

The best material Of which to make
fighting soldiers is found in boys from
is to 81. This is the expression of old
commanders There were many captains
in the civil war who were under 20
years of age. There were brigadief gen
erals only 81 years old. General Grant
was under 40 when he entered the war;
Stonewall jackson had won immortal
fame at 38 and died at 80. General
Sheridan was a general at 80. Fitz-
Hugh Lee was major general at 80.
Alexander had conquered the world be-
fore he was 80. Napoleon became mas
ter of Egypt, crossed the Alps and
fought the battle of Marengo at 80.
Young men make the best soldiers. The
civil war was fought by young men and
boys. Knoxville Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
How He Makes Money In Hogs.

| send the following particulars about
the load Of shotes had at the Chicago
yards on the Sd of March. They aver
aged 3191S pounds and sold for 81. 17115.
They were Poland Chinas, tinged with
Berkshire blood, the mothers being
about one-quarter Berkshire. Three of
the Go were about a year old, the others
were farrowed from the goth of April
along to about the 10th of June. The
sire of the pigs was an old hog bred by
Sisson. With reference to the way
managed and cared for the little pigs I
can truly say they never had much care.
My milk went to the cheese factory, SO
they did not get any of that, and new
er considered whey worth hauling home.
The sows while sucking ran ON blue
grass pasture, had dry corn to eat and
what slop there was from the kitchen.
After the pigs were weaned (some time
in july they got the slop and dry corn.
When the new corn got good and solid
perhaps about Sept. 20), l began feed
ing them on that snapped. By the lat
ter part of October or fore part of No
vember I fed them about what they
would eat. The 1st of December quit
carrying milk to the factory. They then
had the sour milk. That with the slop
from the house amounted to about one
barrel every third day. By giving a
barrel at time they could all get some
each time.
The last day of December put them
ON the scales, and they weighed Is, 045
pounds. They were not weighed again
till March /, when they weighed 81, 900
pounds March 2 they were hauled 81
miles, then shipped to market, and on
March 3 they weighed in Chicago 20, no
pounds I never fed any oats, shorts,
bran, soaked corn nor anything but dry
yellow corn, and that on a good plank
ed floor kept well cleaned. Ihave good
shed 20 by 40 feet, with plank floor,
and kept it we'll bedded for them to
sleep in and kept good pure water for
them to drink. | gave them all the
wood ashes we made from the stoves,
about bushel and a half per week,
gave them four or five quarts of salt
once a week OH the ashes. I think the
ashes helped to keep them healthy. Had
I thought of making them anything ex-
ira I might have had them much heavi-
er, as | did not do nearly as we'll by
them through the months of November
and December as | might have done.
While | cannot say exactly, as near as
can estimate the corn fed after Dec.
81 turned me not less than 80 1-3 cents
per bushel i'll the crib. The day l hauled
the shotes away | sorted out 90 that
were fattened the most around the
"chops" SO as to only put four each in
a wagon. l weighed them. They aver
aged 373 pounds.-S R. Stowell in
Breeders Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23

THE cowPEA.

Some Varieties That Are Suited to the
North-FertiIizer Recommended.
The cowpea, which has long been
highly valued at the south as an i'm
proven of the soil and forage plant, is
receiving considerable attention at pres
ent from northern farmers. Mistaken
ideas, however, are entertained by some
as to the nature of this plant. 1t is very
sensitive to cold and should not be
planted until the soil has become we'll
warmed with sunshine. H. E. Van De-
man says in The National Stockman
and Farmer that when he was talking
before farmers institutes in western
New York last winter the question of
cowpea culture came up occasionally,
and in every case but one there were
good reports. In this one the mistake
had been made of sowing the seed with
oats, presuming the nature of the plant
to be like the northern field pea. Mr..
Van Deman gives the following infor-
nation in regard to varieties and meth
DDS of growing the cowpea:
There are material differences be-
tween the many varieties of the cowpea
as to season of maturity, style of growth
and productiveness, although all the
varieties are reasonably productive.
Some will ripen in eight to ten weeks
from planting, while others require
nearly twice that time The variety
known as Little Black is one of the
best for northern culture, as it is very
early to ripen. Whippoorwill is one of
the most popular kinds. 1t grows bunchy
and bears abundantly of brown speckled
peas. Red Ripper is another good early
variety. 1t has why habit and bears
dark red peas. The seed of these vari-
cites is kept by some northern seedsmen
and by all in the south. The price is
from $1.25 to So per bushel.
There are two ways of growing the
cowpea. One is to sow broadcast, using
about bushel and half per acre. The
other is to plant in hills or drill in
rows sufficiently far apart to insure easy
cultivation. In this latter case less seed
is needed, In either case the tops will
soon cover the entire surface.
1t is always recommended to use
phosphoric acid and potash literally at
or before seeding time. Several weeks
before is preferable. If this is done, the
growth Of the peas will' be very much
larger than without it, and there will
consequently be very much more nitro
gen extracted from the air and stored
in their roots and tops. The same kind
of heterogeneous tubercles are formed on
the roots as on those of clover. Not less
than 200 pounds of muriate of potash
per acre and twice that much of phos-
phate rock should be used
The crop makes very good hay or
silage, as may be desired. Much more
can be grown per acre of forage than of
clover, and it is fully as good or better
for stock. There should be general
trial of this crop in the northern states.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
Aaxsrtising III Germany

German ways of advertising are con-
Biderably different from the pushing
methods of the Americans. In the cleo
trio street cars in Leipsic what few adj
vertising cards there are find place on
the ceiling instead of around and below
it. In the theaters permanent signs ap-
pear above the stage setting. German
ideas of the fitness of things are better
than the Saxon S in this respect at least.
Window displays are popular, and many
of the windows of the large stores ex-
tend down to the floors Of the Easements.
Perhaps the chief mode of street or
public advertisement in Leipsic is the
use of a large number of circular col
umns, about 4 feet III diameter and IL
feet in height, which are stationed
throughout the city in conspicuous
places. On the cylindrical surfaces of
these iron columns advertisements in
great variety are displayed. The form
and style used are modest and are usual
ly only small paper placards, of great
variety of colors, announcing the name
of the article, it's merits and uses. Here
also are posted the opera and theater
programmes, in type not much larger
than the ordinary newspaper size. These
advertising posts correspond in a meas
ure to the fence display advertising so
much used in American cities, but are
really not much more than public bull
letin boards. New York Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23


General Lee has been handicapped
by great name. 1t has stimulated his
pride and ambition, but it has not in
spired any vanity When / asked him
if this heritage had helped or hindered
him. he said:
''It has been heavy load. l have
had the reputation of lot of ancestors
as well as my own to look after. What
ever good have done has been credited
to them, and whatever of evil has been
charged to me and magnifed, because
people said they had right to expect
much better things of man Of my
blood and breeding.
"When was running for governor
of Virginia, John Wise said that if my
name had been Fitz- Hugh Smith new
er would have secured the nomination.
replied that 1 had known good many
good men named Smith and would have
been as proud of that name as of the
one wore. In that way got the votes
of all the Smiths in Virginia and a
letter from a man who told me never
to forget Captain John Smith, our first
settler, who killed Pocahontas. -
Chap Book.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-23
CONVENTION NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION. WASHINGTON, D. G.

REDUCED RATES VIA. PENNSYLVANIA B
For the National Educational Associa-
tion Convention to be held at Washington,
D G., July Z to II, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will sell excursion tickets
from points on its line to Washington and
return at rate of single fare for the round
trip plus So 90 membership fee. These
tickets will be sold on, and good going,
July to Z, and good to return leaving
Washington July 10 Is. when stamped
by Joint Agent at Washington. By de-
posting ticket with Joint Agent on or
before July - and on payment of SO cents
the return limit may be extended to Aug.
81 Tickets for side trips from Washing
ton to Gettysburg, Richmond, Old Point
Comfort, and Southern battIefelds will be
on sale at the ticket Offices of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company in Washington
during the continuance of the Convention
GIG 93-2ts.