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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
GHERIFF'S SALE.

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BY virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me direct
ed. issued out of the Supreme Court of the State
of New Jersey, viii be exposed at public sale, on
Monday, the Twelfth day of September, next
between the hours of IL and o'clock. to wit, al
2 o'clock in the afternoon of SAID day, at the
Court House in the City of Woodbury. County oil
Gloucester, and State Of New Jersey, all the fol
lowing described real estate, that is to say:
All those two certain lots tracts or pieces OF
land, situate in the County of Gloucester and
State of New Jersey, bounded and described as
follows:
First Tract. Situate in the Borough Of Weno.
nal. Beginning at the southeast corner of West
Jersey Avenue and Cherry Street, and extend
ing ~ in southerly direction along the east
line of West Jersey Avenue one hundred and
fifty feet; thence (2) in easterly direction at
right angles with said West jersey Avenue
northerly direction parallel with said West Jer-
sey Avenue one hundred and fifty feet to the
south line of Cherry Street and thence az in a
westerly direction along the same seventy five
feet to the place Of beginning being lot No, in
section M, as marked and numbered on a map
of Wenonah, on file in the Gloucester County
premises which George W. Bailey and wife, by
deed bearing date March 14th, A. D., 1884, OF
record In the Gloucester County Clerks Office,
in Book l65 of Deeds, folio 1856. &C., granted and
conveyed to the said Samuel Irwin Middleton.
Second Tract. Situate in the village of Man
tua. Beginning in the middle of the public
ROAD leauing from Carpenter s Landing to
Barnsboro and corner to John r Heritage's lot,
and running from thence ~ by said lot south
eighty degrees west three chains and seventy
five links to a corner in the line of late Thomas
Carpenters land thence ca along the same
north nine and ne-half degrees west, one chain
to corner to Thomas McIlvain's land; thence
81 along the same north eighty degrees east
three chains and sixty three links to the middle
of the aforesaid public road; thence (a) up said
road south ten degrees east one chain to the
place of beginning, containing thirty-seven hum
dredths of an acre, be the same more or less.
being the same premises which Samuel D.
Lodge, administrator, by deed bearing date May
10th, A. D.. 1898, of record in the Gloucester
County Clerks Office. in Book 1863 Of Deeds, iolio
1888, &c, granted and conveyed TO the said
Samuel Irwin Middleton)
Seized as the property of Samuel Irwin Mid
dleton, defendant, and taken in execution at the
suit of sundry plaintiffs, and to be sold by
WILLIAM COLLINS,
JOS j. Summerill, Atty. Sheriff.
Dated Aug. 10, 1888. PRS fee $1170.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
CONTINUOUS MILKING.
Cows should Have Rest of at Least a
Month.

Cows Should Have Rest of at Least a
Month.
w. @. lockwood, writing in The
Country Gentleman, is positive in the
belief that cows are injured by continu-
Gus milking. In the first place continu-
GUS milking where the COW bears calf
once year is very much on the princi-
pie of milking a spayed COW as far as
the milk is commemorative quantity is
not increased at the birth of the calf
and although an increase may be look
/ ed for at the end of week or two this
does not make the difference in the flow
that period Of rest does. Four weeks
rest even will cause a COW to make
bag, and full flow will ensue after
the birth of the calf Thus annually re-
enforced the milk flow is appreciably
greater than when continuous milking
is practiced.
During the last week of pregnancy
marked change occurs in the quality of
the milk also. Who will say that it is
fit for human food at this timer If mix
ed with the milk from several other
cows no apparent change may be no
ticeable, yet in small dairy it often
causes trouble.
Not long since one of my neighbors
stopped me as / was passing to ask if
I could tell what was the matter with
their cream. 1t would not churn into
butter; all efforts were unavailing. Hot
or cold, sweet or sour, still the butter
refused to come. AS they kept but two
cows the thought suggested itself that
possibly the difficulty lay in the milk of
ore of them. Inquiry revealed the fact
that one was due to calve soon. | advis-
ed leaving out the milk from this cow,
believing that the cause of the trouble,
And so it proved. But one churning
was done after this before the COW
calved, and this one gave no trouble
whatever. After calving the milk from
the other COW was used as before, and
no further annoyance resulted. This
proved to my neighbor conclusively that
the milk of the COW soon to calve was
the sole cause of the difficulty.
Here we have two weighty arguments
in opposition to milking the COW con-
L 1885, tH6 W 4HNAOdoO
her mess, as if she would do if allowed
to rest; second, that the milk is unfit
for use. Another might be urged-that
the milk which is needed for the regu
lation of the young calf's system it is
deprived of by reason of emptying the
udder during the weeks Immediately
preceding its birth. This may not be
essential to life or even vitality, but it
has always been considered essential as
regulator of the bowels, and when
the calf is deprived of such properties as
are therein contained may not some de-
ficiency in future vitality and strength
be looked for?
Sentiment has small place i'll the
modern dairy, yet to me it seems but
fitting reward for the years labors to
let each COW have few weeks rest
each year. Let them run at pasture
with the young cattle or come up to
the barn with the others, but it seeing
as if COW sense can and does appreciate
little vacation, as it were, in the
treadmill round of life-one perpetual
milking night and morning year in
and year out. The proper period of rest
is about month.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
- Flavor In Butter.

The reason why butter varies SO
markedly in it's market value is almost
entirely owing to the difference in its
flavor. Flavor in butter is that quality
which affects the taste, and it is the
presence or absence of favor that COM
mends or condemns the butter to the
consumer. Generally speaking, the
principal sources of butter favor. are
two-namely, the conditions under
which the milk is secreted and drawn
from the COW and the conditions to
which the milk is subjected after it is
drawn and before it is manufactured
into butter It is generally conceded
(although some experiments have prov
ed otherwise) that as COW advances in
her period of lactation the flavor of the
butter she produces deteriorates. Why
this is so the writer is not advised, but
it is fact, however. that as COW APP
proaches parturition the milk becomes
more or less abnormal in that the milk
serum becomes more viscous, the fat
globules smaller, and the milk creams
less exhaustively and churns with more
difficulty The flavor of the butter is
not necessarily bad, but there is de-
cided lack Of that fine, quick, aromatic
odor which the best markets demand
and are willing to pay for. The differ
snce in flavor between fresh cows and
shippers is SO marked that some dairy
men will not pay as much per 100
pounds for milk from herd where most
of the COWS are we'll advanced in their
period of lactation. even though it be
richer in fat, as they Will for milk from
herd the most of which are fresh
COWS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
Bad Flavors In Milk.

Under the auspices of the Stewartry
Dairy association Mr.. Kirk, Craigra-
ploch, delivered a notable lecture on
the above subject last week, says The
North British Agriculturist. The main
argument of the lecture was that bad
favors in cheese were the inevitable re-
suits of dirt which had been introduced
into the milk either directly through a
want of sufficient cleanliness in hand
ling the milk or indirectly through the
COWS drinking dirty water or eating
contaminated food. Dirty buildings.
dirty udders, dirty mixers, dirty dishes,
dirty dishcloths and dirty water sup
plies, argued Mr.. Kirk, were the causes
which produced prolific crop of bad
f1avors in cheese. Flavors in milk
whether good or bad, were living fla
vors as they were due to bacterial or
ganisms. Filth of any sort was the one
and only breeding ground of the malign
bacteria producing bad favors in milk
or cheese, and as the bacteria, when
once they had got an entrance into a
medium SO favorable for their develop
ment as milk, multiplied with incon-
ceivable rapidity it follows that the
slightest speck of filth introduced into
milk will inevitably mean the intro
duction of a rapidly increasing colony
of infectiye noxions germs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01

will be some good lumber, or perhaps
there might be some unused outbuilding
that will answer the purpose. What
ever be the style, shape or size, con-
struct the cabinet against the house,
leaving door at the junction. From
the outside have another door leading
into the milkhouse. All around the top
have screen, covered by hinged doors,
and at the top have small screened
ventilator. The doors at the base can
be raised on the side whence the wind
is blowing This method will give the
current of air so necessary to milk. On
the interior, little to one side of the
center, have central revolving beam,
on which have some shelves of the old
fashioned kind. Now, on the side
where a little standing room is left,
have shelf for the cream jar, and also
larger one OH which to set the pan
and in which to strain tho milk. With
this arrangement if one buys of the
milkman, he can come in sunshine and
in the mud and slush of winter with
out entering the house and deposit the
milk i'll the ready pans on the shelf.
Moreover, it is the handiest thing in
the world for the inmates Of the house.
They have access to it by the inside. =
w. T. Greenleaf in American Agricul-
turist.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
To Keep Cows From kicking.

1t is always the best mixer that gives
the most trouble in milking. This is
really cause and effect, for having the
udder filled with milk makes it very
sensitive to the touch and requires very
careful handling not to hurt the cow.
The natural result is that such COWS are
beaten and i'll used, thus causing them
to hold up the milk and usually to do
some vigorous kicking as the result of
the pain they are suffering. If there is
large amount of milk thus retained,
it is likely to cause garget and per-
manently spoil the cow. Generally if
the COW kicks most milkmen will either
kick back or will take safer means by
getting far enough away so that the
COW cannot kick them and belabor her
over the back and sides. Such measures
are cruel and wholly unnecessary. If a
ring is put in the cows nose and her
head is fastened up so that she cannot
get it down. she cannot kick. Each
vicious kick is accompanied with low
ering of the head, as if to hook. When
the COW goes to lower her head, she
finds that the ring in her nose hurts her
and that at once will make her desist.
It is a very simple method and has al
ways proved effectual when tried
American Cultiyator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01

There is general belief that the en-
tire rest which the COW gets at night
makes the morning milk richer than
that which she gives at night after
more or less exercise through the day,
but if the exercise in daytime takes
anything from the milk it is more like
~ to use up the albumenoids or strength
giving elements and thus leave the
milk richer. Yet the mornings milk
may be richer in butter fats for an en-
tirely different reason. There is reason
to believe that all the time milk is
forming in the udder it is losing some
of its butter fats which are being alb
sorbed by the COW. The strippings or
milk last formed is for this reason rich
Ell than that first taken. In summer
time there is shorter time between
milking at morning than at night, and
consequently there is greater proper
ton of strippings in the smaller mess of
milk. Cultivator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
Rate of Growth.

An Ohio farmer in The Stockman
gives the weight of litter of seven
Poland China pigs when dropped Jan.
26 as 80 pounds. When / month old,
they weighed l05 pounds. At the end
of another month they weighed 1879
pounds, and when months old, still
running with the sow, but having food
beside her milk, they weighed 3S7
pounds, having gained 81 pounds each.
This is good gain, but we think not
an unusual one for thrifty pigs. we'll
cared for and well fed But very few
farmers or breeders take the trouble to
weigh their animals when growing to
ascertain the rate of growth. If it was
done oftener, the farmers would be wiser
for it, and perhaps more ambitious to
make good record, aud therefore would
feed more literally.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
YELLOWSTONE PARK AND OMAHA Elk
POSITION
CONDUCTED TOUR VIA THE
prNNsvIvANIA pAI1pnAn

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR VIA THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Yellowstone National Park is un-
quesiionably one of the most interesting
regions on the globe, for within it is
displayed the eatest collection of natures
manifold wonders. Indeed, this mountain
bound plateau, high up on the summit OF
the everlasting Rockies, is veritable play
ground for the worlds giant forces.
The personally tour of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which
leaves New York On September l, affords
the most satisfactory means of visiting this
wonderland and viewing its marvellous
features. A stop of two days will be made
on the return trip at Omaha, affording an
opportunity to visit the Trans Mississippi
Exposition. Tourists will travel by special
train Of Pullman. smoking, dining, sleeping
and observation cars in each direction.
Eight days will be spent in the Park. A
stop will also be made returning at
Chicago The round-trip rate, 1925 from
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington, $3.50 from Pittsburg, covers
all necessary expenses.
For detailed itineraries and full infor-
nation, apply to ticket agents. Tourist
Agent, 1886 Broadway New York, or
address Geo W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia. S-4-98 6.s.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
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HRHRMe F0ghD
49, sAN GARDEN
PREPARING FOR WHEAT.
When Wheat Follows Wheat or Dat
Flowing and After Work.

When Wheat Follows Wheat or Oats.
Flowing and After Work.
With so important crop as wheat
farmers can i'll afford to be negligent in
any measures that tend to produce best
results. AS is we'll known, timely prep
aration of the soil in a proper manner
is vital point in raising good crop,
and concerning this an Ohio correspond
ent of The Prairie Farmer offers the
following suggestions: When wheat
follows wheat or oats, the preparation
of the soil should commence as soon as
possible after the wheat or oat crop is
off the land. The usual custom is to
plow the land, but question may arise
as to whether this is the most advisable
plan under all conditions. Sometimes
the land may be too dry and hard to
pillow, but may be put in order by the
use of disk or cutaway harrows. But
we leave this plan as suggestion, and
will confine our comments to the usual
custom, that of blowing and after work.
The greatest error common to farmers
is in blowing the land and giving it nc
work till time to SOW the wheat In
stead of doing all the work possible on
the land, it appears to be study as
to how little can be done. In the effort
to curtail labor at first the amount is
often increased at seeding time.
The observing, practical farmer knows
that wheat does best sown ON fine,
compact seed bed, yet in most cases the
blowing is rushed till done before any
other work is done ON the soil. If the
weather is dry, the land turns up cloddy.
and the clods are softer right after the
pillow than at any other time without
rain. The rain is uncertain, and the
clods are sure to get harder as they get
drier; hence the best and surest time
to fine them is as soon as they are
made by following right after the pillow
with roller and packing the soil as
tightly as possible.
Whether or not the soil breaks elod-
dy, it is best to work it down as plow-
ed. for at this time it will pack better
than ever after, if the weather remains
dry, and the packing will tend to hold
the moisture in the soil. With a thor
ough rolling directly after the pillow and
continued surface workings with the
various kinds of harrows an ideal seed
bed may be had.
The last working before drilling the
wheat, we think, should be with the
roller, as we then have smooth sur
face to drive over and can see the drill
tracks plainly and do a more perfect job
with the drill. In preparing wheat land
it should i'll no case be worked while
too wet, and more satisfactory results
can be obtained by working while dry.
Continued workings, while in proper
condition, make plant food more avail
able and increase the amount the plants
may draw on. Reasoning in this line,
the amount of work cannot be excess
i've, as not only the wheat, but the
succeeding crops, will be benefited.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
Raising Calves without Milk.

Some years ago. says correspondent
of Hoard S Dairyman, raised quite a
number of calves on hay tea. took
good, sweet clover hay, not cut, and
pressed three pounds for each calf into
an iron pot of sufficient size and poured
plenty of water over it and cooked it
for not less than an hour. The result
was strong decoction of hay. The
three pounds of hay furnished tea
enough for one feed, seven pounds. This
contained the part of the hay easiest
digested and was quite nourishing.
Each calf was fed twice a day, seven
pounds at meal, at the temperature OF
90 to 80 degrees by the thermometer
For the first two weeks the calves had
whole milk, then for week milk and
tea mixed, and then all tea. l taught
them to eat dry feed as soon as possible,
as / do all calves l raise nearly al
ways succeeded in teaching calf to eat
middlings and little good hay at three
weeks. My calves did well on the hay
tea, but it is lots of trouble, as the tea
should be fresh made for every meal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
Thinning Annlas.

Most of the early apples are abundant
bearers and are apt to be small Those
that are sweet are not good for much
until ripe, but Early Harvest and the
Twenty Ounce apple will bear picking
when two-thirds grown and make excel
lent pies II this is done in all parts of
the tree, plueking a few apples where
they are fullest on the bough. it will
make what apples remain much larger
and better, besides supplying early ap-
pies for household use, says an exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
coon TYPE OLE HORSE

doubtless turned him over at a respect
able advance as soon as he found one of
the many buyers who are always look
ing for we'll turned animal. This
horse came into the market with his
breeding absolutely unknown. and nei-
ther the consignor nor consignee cared
a rap how he was bred. They were
practical enough to see at a glance that
he had the style, conformation and fin
ish of horse that could be sold ON any
market at a good figure, and his breed
ing was not matter for consideration.
1t is unfortunate, however, that his
blood lines are mystery, because if it
was known what happy cross produced
such satisfactory results others could
follow these same lines with profit.
Haphazard breeding of horses for car
riage and coach purposes will result as
disastrously as the same method applied
to breeding for speed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
CATTLE IN NEW MEXICO.
rhe Ranges Now Being Stocked and the
Owners Much Encouraged.

The Ranges Now Being Stocked and the
Owners Much Encouraged.
For short time the uncertainty of a
condition of war had depressing effect
upon business generally throughout the
country, but the fear of a scarcity of
ready money is fast passing away, and
business is resuming its normal condi-
ton. More especially IS this returning
confidence noticeable in the cattle bust
ness i'll New Mexico. Reports from all
parts of the territory indicate that mon
ey for the conduct of the business Of
grazing and the raising of stock is east
ly procured, and the day Of the prosper
ity of the cattle owners is again at hand.
The ranges are being stocked with
cattle brought from wherever animals
can be bought, and thousands Of head
have been placed on ranges that have
been unoccupied for several years past.
From one section of the territory has
already come the cry of overstocking,
but that is a condition which can be
remedied by driving ON to lands still
omparatively free. The danger of an
oversupply is very remote, and the fu-
ture of the cattleman seems exceedingly
bright.
The old days of haphazard herding
and gathering are gone forever. The ex-
perience gained in the general smash in
the early eighties has not been forgot
ten, and improved methods for handling
and caring for range stock have been
evolved from that wreck. Better cattle
will be raised, better business sense will
be used, and, above all, enormous losses
will be prevented by guarding against
them. One source of loss still remains
that of ''rustling the lawless ele-
ment that once roamed the mountains
and mesas has been almost exterminat-
ed, and those who engage in the danger
Gus pastime now will find short shrifts
in the courts and long terms in the pen
itentiary awaiting them every round up
season. The business of "mavericking"
and burning brands, thanks to the Wig
ilance of the territorial cattle sanitary
board and its inspectors, is growing less
popular every day, and the time is not
far distant when the most persistent
purloiner of hoofs and hides will give
up the occupation in disgust.
The stocking Of the ranges and the
improvement in the cattle business
mean much to New Mexico, and will
have material effect upon the general
prosperity the coming fall. The money
resulting from the sales made to feeders
will have wide circulation, and next
year will see the cattle king in all his
former glory lording it over mountain
and plain in the land of manana.-San-
ia Fe New Mexican.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
FLOWER AND TREE.

The mignonette is the national flower
Of Spain.
A nutmeg tree of the largest size viii
produce no more than five pounds of nut
megs
The color of hydrangeas is deepened by
putting iron nails, green yitriol or alum
into the soil. The color of daffodils il
deepened by increasing the richness of the
soil they grow in.
A remarkable plant has recently beer
discovered in New Guinea 1t is green
leayed, with spikes of gorgeous crimson
flowers, 90 to 30 inches long, and as thick
as an ordinary walking stick.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
The Coming Hog.

@. M. Irwin gives the following de-
scription before the Swine Breeders AS
ISOLATION of Kansas of his idea of the
coming hog: GAS regards the coming
hog, will just briefly give my idea Of
what we should try to make it. 1t
should have very short head, broad
between the eyes, small, thin and well
tipped ear, deep through the heart girth,
because that denotes vitality, well
sprung rib, nicely arched back, extra
large hams and short legs and standing
erect on his toes. -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
Cows In Orchards.

After apples set cows ought not to be
,llowed to run in orchards. More OF
less of the fruit is sure to fall. and
though it is green and bitter cows will
eat it greedily. Whenever violent
storm comes, the ground will be cover
ed with apples, and cows will eat many
times too much for them. There is moth
ing better calculated to dry off a COW
than allowing her to eat freely of green
apples