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Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Pasturing sheep In cornfields.

A man who has tried it greatly favors
pasturing sheep in fields of growing
corn. The time to start them in is after
the corn has been laid by and the ears
have begun to form. There are at that
time, as farmers know to their sorrow,
great stalks and patches of cattail and
other weed pests that choke the grain
plants and make it uncomfortable to go
along the rows. These the sheep clean out
better than a rake could do They devour
the weeds, seeds and all, and grow fat on
them. The time they are turned into the
cornfield is after pastures have become
a little dry and short, and the change
is agreeable to them. They do not touch
the corn unless it is short ard stunted
and the ears are in consequence near
enough to the ground for them to reach
In the rich fiat lands of the corn belt
the stalks at the point where the ears
begin are usually out of reach of the
sheep. The shady corn blades keep the
flies off the sheep. The cornfeld is an
excellent place in which to put the
lambs after they have been taken away
from their mothers. They get fat and
are content All sheep should, however,
be removed from the cornfield at night.
They lie down and break the stalks if
they are not. The cornfield pasture lasts
from the last of August to the 1st of
December in most localities
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
upsetting Natures Laws.

Any animal that is in healthy con-
dition will, if it has enough to eat, lay
on fat. 1t may take a great deal of feed
to make small amount of fat, but only
keep on and ultimately it will get fat.
Thus any one who is in the business of
fattening cattle has nature back Of him,
and the kind of animal with which he
is working is not of such vital impor
tance.
But in the dairy the case is entirely
different. The milk COW is an unnatural
product and her tendency is to go back
to the original state from which she
came. And if the highest measure Of
success is to be obtained there must be
a constant combating of natures laws.
We often hear it advised that the heifer
at her first calf should be MIXED as
long as possible to strengthen the milk
ing habit. This is because Of the fact
that we have just stated, and it is adj
vice that should be well considered.
But the most important bearing of this
fact is upon the feeding of the COW. If
by liberal feeding we force the heifer to
give large quantity Of milk, we there
by strengthen the tendency to give milk
in the later years Of her life and this is
not only true of the heifer with her first
calf but also of the older COW; the more
we train her to give milk the more she
can be made to produce. So that we
may safely say that COW that has had
liberal feeding from her calfhood up is
worth more, very much more, than if
she had been poorly fed Which way
are you training your COWS?
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
How to Work Out a june Grass Sod.

In answer to a correspondent who
plowed a June grass sod this spring and
tried, with unsatisfactory results, to get
it into shape to plant to corn or pota-
toes, The American Cultivator says:
There was not time for it to rot down
sufficiently. June grass is really first
cousin to quack grass and very nearly as
hard to manage. The best way to work
it out is to fall plow and let the frost
pulverize the burrows, sitting out fine
soil, and breaking and destroying many
of the roots. If you will then begin with
the first warm days of spring to culti-
vate the furrows with a spring tooth
drag, the old sod will be made into
mellow seed bed. You can get some
thing from it this year by cultivating
until near July and sowing buckwheat.
That will keep down most of the June
grass until fall, and next year the sod
will be in excellent condition to be
plowed up for corn. There is a preju-
dice among farmers against following
buckwheat with corn The sole reason,
we think, is that the buckwheat is usual
ly grown ON land that does not dry out
soon enough to allow corn to grow. But
a June grass sod that has been rotted
down by smothering it with thick
growth OF buckwheat is, we think, in
excellent condition for growing corn or
any other crop the following year.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
NIAGARA FALLS.

Low RATE EXCURSION, VIA R. R
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for it,
popular ten-day excursions to Niagara
Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington July 21, August A and 18
and September /, is and 20 An expert
enced tourist agent end chaperon will ac-
company each excursion.
Excursion ticketsgood for return passage
on any regular train, exclusive of limited
express trains. within ten days, will be
sold at $40 from Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington and all points on the Delaware
Division; SO so from Lancaster S. SO
from Altoona and Harrisburg $6 80 from
Sunbury and Wilkesbarre $575 from
WilliamspOIt and at proportionate rates
from other points. A stop-oyer will be
allowed az Buffalo, Rochester, and Walk ns
returning
special train of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will be run with each
excursion.
Tickets for side trip to the Thousand
Islands alexandria Bay will be sold from
Rochester, good to return to Rochester OF
to Canandaigua via Syracuse within five
days, at rate of $780,
For time of connecting trains and further
information apply to nearest ticket agent
OF address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Gene raj
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia. II SO Cts
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Mustard For Garnishing.

Few people realize what a treasure
the Giant Southern Curled mustard is
for garnishing when well grown. On
rich soil where moisture is plenty the
leaves grow to great size and are beau
tifully crimped and ruffied along the
edges. One large leaf torn in two length
wise will often be sufficient for an or
dinary sized platter of cold meat, as
only one layer of leaves can be used on
account of the edges being so full and
wide. Many people like it as sort of
relish to the meat, and if young, tender
leaves are selected they are very tasty.
1t grows readily from seed, sowing
itself, SO that when once planted it con-
tinues to come up year after year. 1t
does not kill easily with frost and can
often be found in good condition for use
as late as November. Wick S Magazine
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Curing Barb Wire Cuts.

I will give your readers cure for
wire cuts A draft colt threw his foot
over wire and sawed the ankle half
way round and clear to the bone and
down the bone to the hoof He had bled
terribly. The snow was foot deep, and
the blood had melted it in several
places, but it had stopped bleeding
when found him.
As cheap as had bought the colt /
felt that he was dear enough, and my
first thought was to shoot him, but
did not have gun with me- picked
the foot up and looked at it, and the
joint was plainly seen. l concluded to
try an experiment with meat rind /
cut a rind from a side of pork about
half an inch thick and put the fat side
next to the cut on the ankle. l cut the
rind wide enough to band the ankle
from hoof to pastern joint. used a
strap with buckle, inserted in three
places under the skin of the rind, to hold
it in place. The horse has been laid up
for four weeks and is now able to run
and play over pasture and does not
limp. do not believe the blemish will
ever hurt his sale. used little lini-
ment on him in the four weeks. The
first three weeks he ran out in the snow,
but after that time he would tear the
rind off, and have kept him tied up SO
he cannot gnaw at it. The ankle did
not swell particle There was no in
fiammation in the wound. stake my
reputation that the rind will cure such
wire cuts. s.-Josephus Fuller in Breed
er's Gazette
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Chickamauga.

The word Chickamauga, like great
many other proper names Of places in this
country, is of Indian origin. 1t is said to
be Cherokee name, signifying 'the river
of DEATH" and, according to a legend
which has 1oated down among the Indians,
the stream received it's name from the ac-
cidental drowning of the people of vii
lage by sudden rise attributed to cloud
burst
Chickahominy is another name Of sim
liar character, the Indian word signifying
turkey lick, - or place where turkeys
are wont to assemble. Chicopee, the name
Of town in Massachusetts,, signifies "the
place of birch bark and Chickago, or
Choccago, which we have corrupted into
Chicago, is variously translated as the
playful waters" or the destitute place. "
It has also been interpreted as the place
of the wild leek, )" or polecat plant, and
which of the three translations is correct
must be left for the antiquarians to settle
among themselves. st. Louis Globe-De
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14

EXCESSIVE SWARMlNG.
Bees Are Less Likely to Swarm IL They
Have Plenty of Storage Room.

Bees Are Less Likely to Swarm II They
Have Plenty of Storage Room.
Excessive swarming is always the re-
suit of good honey season if the bees
are allowed the privilege of running
things to suit themselves. Bees should
not be allowed toswarm more than once
to each colony, and after thetfirst swarm
comes off the queen cells should all be
removed from the parent hive except
one, which should be left to supply the
hive with a queen.
The first swarm that issues from the
hive is profitable one, as it contains
the old queen, and she, being laying
queen, is ready to lay eggs, and brood
rearing begins as soon as they are hived
and have some comb to commence work
on. All after swarms that issue contain
young, unfertile queens and will not be
ready to lay for week or more after
being hived even if successful of ferti-
hzation, and as a large per cent fail or
in some way become lost such swarms
are very uncertain of any value After
swarms also weaken the parent stock to
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but little value Excessive swarming
will also result in no surplus honey and
very frequently in not having suffi-
cient amount of stores to live on.
First swarms often fill up their hive
in a short time and swarm again. These
are the same as other first swarms and
contain the old queen, being her second
time of swarming in the same season.
She leaves her hive in the same condi-
tion as the one she formerly left, hav-
ing queen cells, and second swarms may
issue if the cells are left to mature. The
amount of storage room given a colony
has much to do in governing swarms,
and if the bees are kept confined in the
brood chamber of hive exclusively they
will swarm more readily than if they
have unlimited room to store honey.
Some races of bees are more inclined to
swarm than others, and even some colo
MES of the me race are also more in
clined to swarm than other colonies.
The Italian bees swarm more than the
native black bees, and still other varie-
ties are more persistent in this respect.
The Cyprian bees are inveterate swarm
ers and will frequently swarm with
scarcely any honey in the hive, says A.
H. Duff in Kansas Farmer in presenting
the information here given.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
THEY RODE TO DEATH.
Max O'ReIr's Story of an Incident at the
Battle of Worth.

Max O'ReIls Story of an Incident at the
Battle of Worth.
At 12 years of age struck up friend
ship with young Pole named Gojeski,
who was in the same class with me at
school We became inseparable chums.
Year after year we were promoted at the
same time. We took our university de-
grees the same day, entered the military
school in the same year and received our
commissions in the same regiment
Short, fair and almost beardless, young
Gojeski was called ''le petit lieutenant"
by the soldiers, who all idolized him.
At the battle of Worth, Aug. 6, 1870,
after holding our ground from 9 in the
morning till in the evening against
masses of German troops exactly six times
as numerous as our own, we were ordered
to charge the enemy SO as to protect the
retreat of the bulk of the army corps. A
glance at the hill opposite convinced us
that we had been commanded to go to GER
tain death. The colonel drew us up to
battle line, picked up Prussian helmet
with his saber, held it up high in the air
and said to us, Forward, boys, and re-
member that bullet in the back is as
painful as in the chest, and it doesn't look
so nicei'
Down the hill we went like the wind
through a shower of bullets and shells.
Our colonel was the first to fall dead.
Two minutes later about two thirds of the
regiment reached the top Of the opposite
hill The rest were on the ground. We
were Immediately engaged in desperate
hand to hand fight-a scene of hellish con-
fusion. And there, amid the awful din
of battle, heard dear Gojeskis death cry
as he fell from his horse few yards from
me, and l saw horrible cash on his fair
young head
I fought like madman, seeing nothing
but that dear mutilated face before my
eyes say like mailman, - for it was
not through courage and bravery. In a
melee you fight like madman-like a
savage. Max O'Rell in North American
Review.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Horse Foods.

Cleanliness of the food, its character
and the manner in which it is given ex-
ercise strong influence over the health
of the horse, his powers of endurance
and general usefulness, and as rule
serious lack of care or ignorance of the
requirements prevails to an inexcusable
extent among those who grow and pre-
pare the horse foods that are in general
use. More especially does this apply TO
the condition of the hay that is every
year harvested and sold for the purpose.
Timothy is the standard rough or bulky
feed for the horse, the impression being
almost universal among horse owners
that this is the only kind of hay suita-
bic or safe to give him. Numerous
trials and experiments, however, have
proved this idea to be only partly cor
rect, as clover hay cut before it has be-
come oyerripe, carefully cured and
saved, contains more nutrition, and bet
ter results follow its use for horses than
that of the best timothy obtainable. OF
course it must be understood that only
the very finest article of clover hay is
included in the comparison-in fact,
no other sort, for sanitary and econom-
ical reasons, ought to be fed to any
kind of stock. There is loss and some
times danger in feeding inferior, dusty,
moldy hay even to cows, and it is by
no means cheap and desirable feed,
and yet of all the difficult things to
find for sale on the market first class
clover hay is the hardest. 1t has either
stood too long before it was cut, or
managed badly after, and is generally
woody and discolored, more or less
musty and full of DUST irritating to the
eyes, nostrils and throat. Besides it is
highly indigestible, often causing con-
stipation, Inflammation of the intestines
and sometimes diarrhea and abortion
in breeding animals.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
Dorset Sheep and Dogs.

A Maryland farmer who grows Dorset
sheep offers to sell yearling rams to any
responsible party with the agreement
THAT if they are killed by dogs they need
not be paid for. He says he saw one of
his ewes leave the flock to attack wolf
hound, and she made him forget which
way he was intending to go. If this is
true, the introduction of the Dorset may
solve the question for those who would
like to keep sheep, but say they cannot
from fear Of loss by dogs; yet, pugna-
cious as they are when dogs are round,
it is said that the rams are even less
liable to attack persons who enter the
field than some other breeds We will
not vouch for this, having had no ex-
perience with them.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
ANEcpoTE OF Al ELoWER.
A Russian Nobleman Gave the Century
Plant Its Name.


Plant Its Name.
About two centuries ago Russian no.
bleman travelling in Mexico saw and adj
mired the maguey plant, which is a native
Of Mexico.
The plant was SO much admired by the
Russian for its beauty and utility, that he
was eager to have growing specimens in
his own country So when leaving Mexico
he procured some roots to take home to
the czar as present
On his first visit to court, after he reach
ed the capital city, he told Of the wonder
full plant and asked permission of the czar
to present to him the specimens which he
had. The ozar graciously granted his re-
quest and gave the roots to the court gar
dener, who promised to give the plants his
best attention, but unfortunately before
he could plant them properly as he intend
ed, he was taken suddenly i'll and died
without having accomplished anything.
Another gardener was appointed In
the meantime the roots lay in the sack in
which they were first placed The new
gardener, not knowing their value, threw
the sack away, and it lay unheeded in a
corner of the garden day after day Some
time afterward his little daughter picked
up one of the roots and in playful mood
planted it, but paid no further attention
to it. The czar had forgotten all about it.
In course of time the ruler died and also
the second gardener.
The plant in after years put out few
spikes for leaves, but did not thrive in the
cold air of Russia It grew very slowly
and it's origin was not known to any one
save the wife of the former gardener, and
the child that planted it.
Years passed, and still the strange plant,
with it's thick, long, straight leaves, now
nearly feet TALL did not bloom, but as it
grew taller it attracted notice, and the
new czar sometimes looked at it and won
dered if it would ever bloom
In time he, too died, and still the ma
guey bloomed not.
But just after the coronation of another
czar stalk shot up from the root of the
plant and rapidly grew to the height of 30
feet. Soon many clusters of small buds
appeared which slowly unfolded and be-
came white blossoms The wonderful
plant had bloomed at last.
The gardener said it was 100 years old
and had bloomed in honor of the new czar
Word was sent to him, and he and his
whole court visited and admired the flow
ers and the plant.
The poor exile from the sunny skies of
Mexico had earned its reward and new
name, for ever since that day it has been
known as "the century plant
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
troublesome Tests.

The test is great source of trouble
to the butter maker, for certain patron
will claim that his test is too low, an
other varies too much from month to
month. Another changes feeding his
cows, and it makes no difference with
his test. Now, when these complaints
are being made is the time to invite
them to see you on testing day. Most
butter makers have certain days for do
ing their testing. Have the dissatisfied
patrons and the noncompliance as well
go with you and see their milk tested
and compared with their neighbours
test. By so doing they will know that
you are trying to be honest with them.
There are SO many butter makers that,
when test day comes, they will go to
the creamery, lock the doors and do the
testing as though they We're experiment
ing ON some new invention and were
afraid some one would learn their secret.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
WAR SIDE LIGHTS.

1t probably strikes Spain that "the
Yankee pig" is reserving Havana for des
Washington Star.
"What the navy has won the army will
hold, - is Merritt -orious slogan. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Of course if we could capture Spanish
hero we would readily exchange him fol
Hobson, but Spanish heroes are scarce
Washington Post
The European concert started to play
the Philippine island quickstep, but there
was discord before the end of the first
measure. re.-Indianapolis Journal.
If the work of acquiring new territory
shall continue little longer, this govern.
ment will soon have enough to give every
soldier an island at the close Of the war.
ST Louis Globe Democrat
General Joe Wheeler's horse cannot sup
press smile every time it glances in the
direction of the animal that is compelled
to carry General Shafter. Washington
Post
A Bremen Germany paper has inform
ed it's readers that the Spanish feet has
bombarded Chicago. Now let some Stutt-
CART editor send the dons against the for
tificatlons surrounding Terre Haute.-
Cleveland Leader
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
DIsHoRNiNG CATTLE.
How the Operation Is Successfully Per-
formed In Florida

How the Operation Is Successfully Per-
formed In Florida.
A correspondent of The Country Gen
tleman says that a herd of Jerseys own
ed by J. @. Myers of Florida has been
successfully dishorned. Mr.. Myers uses
small, fine tooth saw without "set'
and a bull ring in the nose. Care must
be taken to cut off the crown or matrix
below the upper circle of hair, or else
the stump will grow out again, more or
less. There is no danger of lacerating
the brain, as many suppose, as that is
some distance below the base of the
horns and separated from them by a
hollow space.
The stump is covered over with tar
red cloth, which must be watched and
retarred or refastened every day if the
animal disturbs it. Mr.. Myers has dis
horned, for himself and others, nearly
100 cattle and has never had any trou-
BILE to speak of i'll healing up the stumps
except in two or three cases in which
the operation was performed in the
rainy season. He does not recommend it
III OliAo eOttCOAAs bob NOh1O AoI AAOSAbesto
to perform it any other time, even in
the hottest weather.
Contrary to the general opinion, he
favors postponing the operation until
the animal has reached the age of 2 or
3 years. If it is performed on young
calf, it becomes 'bunter, which, he
says, is one of the meanest animals in
a herd On the other hand, if it is al
lowed to become mature or nearly so it
learns to use and depend on its horns.
and then, when it loses them, its spirit
is humiliated, and it becomes one of the
most docile and submissive members of
the herd. For the above reason he op-
poses the operation of preventing the
growth Of the horns on very young
calf by the application of caustic potash.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14

are absent The cow fulfills the duties
of mother in every way and refuses
to be separated from her charges. In
fact, when taken away to Craze in an
adjoining field she bellows and frets
until allowed to come back to her little
family. Very pretty it is to see her lick
the lambs when, having had their fill
of milk, they come round to her head.
The incident is the more remarkable as
the COW has not had calf for 18
months. The photograph, which shows
the lambs eagerly taking their fill of
milk, while the COW is patiently wait
ing their pleasure, was taken some min
utes after the reunion of the family
after few hours compulsory separa-
tion, which is necessary for the welfare
of the mother.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14


that they do not get enough. A growing
boy will eat more than grown man,
and the growing calf wants enough, or
it will not be growing calf.
Another idea that should be taken
into consideration is the ultimate pur-
pose for which the calf is intended. If
it is only for veal, then it should be
got fat, but for the dairy purpose,
then all it's feed should be with the aim
of growth rather than fat A wise
teacher tells us to train up child when
it is young and when it is old its train
ing will not depart from it. Just SO
with a calf. If, when it is calf, it is
trained to lay on fat, when it is old it
will still have the same tendency, and
it's feed will go to fat instead of the
milk pail. For this reason skimmilk is
manifestly better for calf than whole
milk if the dairy is to be its purpose,
for the tendency of skimmilk is to pro-
duce growth and lean meat rather than
fat, and this tendency in later years
will cause the COW to turn her feed into
milk rather than fat.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-07-14
The Danger of Paint.

DR.. James Law reports an interesting
case Of poisoning by lead, which he re-
Gently observed. He found several sick
COWS, suffering from nervous disorders,
in a herd from which one had but re-
Gently died. An examination Of the dead
animal revealed nothing, but a glance
at the new tub silo gave the reason. 1t
had been painted inside with thin
coat of lead last summer the knots be-
ing coated again. The acetic acid, de-
veloped in the ensilage. had dissolved
some Of the paint, forming the poison
GUS sugar of lead, lead acetate. By
prompt treatment of the sick animals
they were saved, but one i'll the herd,
apparently well, succumbed suddenly,
making the second victim. Coal tar
would have been safe and quite effectual
g. covering the wood