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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
I'iaekinx Geese.

I consider the gathering and savin.
Of their feathers the larscs; part OF
the profit In raising geese. like my
geese 10 hatch out about tho last Of
April. Al that time pick the sandcrs
OF the flock: tho geese having lined
their nests with feathers they are no,
In condition to be plucked. Abou, the
irst OF June the gandcrs arc full-fcaih-
cred again and the geese arc ready
too. as you will begin to ind loose
feathers where they stay over nishi.
Thea In abon; seven weeks the sos-
ilnsS arc ready TO be plueked with tho
old ones. Don't take the feathers OF
too bare. rs the sun is hot at this sea-
son. by the las; of September you will
get n anc lot Of Sood feathers again.
II you keep the geese for the holiday
markc, they are again ready In carly
November. but II the nights are cold
drive them up and give them shelter.
They Will soon feather at this time Of
year. and at killing time you will get
the finest crop OF the year. fas,en
them up In n stable having plenty OF
clean straw under them for half day
before you begin TO pluck the feathers:
then they will be dry and clean. Take
n narrow strip OF muslin. tie their feet
together. lay them on their backs. tuck
their wings under them. let an assist
ant take hold of the head. and Us soon
us they are done struggling take hold
OF the feathers and with quick jerk
toward the head the feathers come
very easily. DO not disturb the ones
under the wings along the thigh. as
this tut, holds up the wing. and II
piueked the wings will droop.-co.re-
spondencc OF Farm Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
Danish Leg NfrtIin.I..

viggo Schfartz. the Danish expert In
egg packing, was some time ago taken
20 Ireland by the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society to teach Erin's
sons how to pack eggs. says National
Provisioner. The Danish method of
sorting and packing the eggs is as fol-
lows: The eggs are brought to the
packing houses. and there they arc
graded to six sizcs-namely. from
thirteen pounds to eighteen pounds
per long hundred. 1t may be explained
that eggs weighing two ounces each
would scale at fifteen pounds per 100.
and this Is about the medium size.
The men who are engaged in the work
of packing have six boxes before them
representing the different sizes. They
use no board. as in France, and are
simply guided by the eye. Each egg
is Judged as to which size It Is nearest.
aud put into the box corresponding to
the size. The system is simple. and so
skillful do the experts become tha.
when 120 eggs are taken out of the
box as test and put upon the scale
they are rarely more than one ounce
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

The Hon. James w. Bradbury OF the
class of 1925. who headed the process.
sion of alumni on commencement day
at Bowdoin this year. is one of the ia
nous old men Of the United States. H
was in the senate more than fifty year
ago. where Benton. Calhoun. Clay
Houston and Webster were among hi
contemporaries. His classma.e, Ma
:haniel Hawthorne. lived to be 60 year,
,ld. and yet Hawthorne has been dea.
more than third Of ceLtury. TIL
span Of such a life is awe-inspirint
Gas any other college an alumnus O
teventy-four years standing?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Col. Alexander Hawkins of the
Tcath Pennsylvania volunteers could
no, nnd death upon the backgrounds
OF the war-swcpt Philippines. but met
his fate upon the sea. a helpless vic
tim o. laGidioGs disease. There was no
glorious dash and no martial show to
cmblazon the passing OF this brave
soldier. and history will not give him
the credit or the justice that were as
rightfuliy his due Us though he had
fallen leading the boldest charge of
the entire campaign. Yet he did his
duty wherever II led. and when all is
siftcd and compared. what greater
praise could be given to any fighting
mani
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

u Is reported that the Gc,l,lcs sheen
company NJ Wyoming has sold n
huucli ui lambs tp u Minnesota buyrr
NJ Ss'I' u head. This will he n SURPRISE
!" those Farmers who expect To buy
lambs Mt y.
Mo-i "f tho sheep moved To- Kansas
nnd Nebraska nS well ns Colorado feed
Iofs viii pass through Denver this wear
aud mn effort II being made 10 draw
all OF I'll" hig buyers io Denver ns n
r"n'rnl point ip buy theft. stock In or.
hcr That New Mexico growers may con.
sign their snlal'lc sheep here. Asso.
cinii"nS lnr" been organized FOR this
purpose. This would make Denver the
hrHcsi market for unfntt"ncd sheep In
the country.
FoAinll is annoying farmers n great
'I"Hl uf lat" Years. This season In.
been especially we'll adapted TO The
OBNOXIOUS grass. Up To date the only
remedy we know for this grass IL Ia
cut tie spots where II prc,lominotcs hc.
Tore II comes into bloom. There are
sections IN northern Colorado where
INC internal foNtnil has moved In nu,l
lHkrh inlI possession Of the premises
ihr only thing 10 du in these. ,nsrs il
I" pillow up The field and make n now
start. summer fnlluw would proI,nbIy
prov" good thing. II one ,nn make nm
MS mind +" lose the use Of the field
Inr year. This may in time prnyr
Tue only alternative if the land is TO Il.
reclaimed aud its original cost Womb
seem tn Justify any kind of an cspclI.
en- To work out III" pest. uocd crous
IN" best remedy that Field pnd
iarm can suggest. and we trust II may
u" generally acted upon.
This i III" time Of year TO col,u,,,,
"h hiiiihg out n stand nr aIrolfn ir
sneh should be- desired Tor any reason
w august use tlirrc horses to vcrv
.narp plow. with u rolling c,,ttcr
Nn"it q month later plow again in Tho
o'hrr direction. leaving the furrows
open Tor u good irrigation some fine II,
November Some growers go over ,ho
nrih after the first piowinr pnI Jrn,
o,it ns much Of the nlfnlrn root rrow,S
nS can u" secured. Int tho sysirm rc.
uulf.s n good lcai OF extra work md
WOULD scarcely l~ cxpcdicnt in n large
uurcakihg. Winter freezing IL M ionS,
,,,' ,me oest agent at our commautI FOR r,,,.
s \ held Of alfalfa and there ars
er'' methods 10 accomplish this.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
Eit,od Meal.

The use OF blood meal as a poultry
food has received much comment OF
late. but experience does not seem TO
be all one way. Recently the Farm
ers' Review asked some OF Its readers
to give an expression OF their opinions
as to Its value as poultry food. From
the replies received one Is naturally OF
the impression that blood meal is NOT
used very extensively Us yet. We pi.S-
lish the following:
ID. d. Gilman. Vermiiiisl county, Ill.
inois.-Biood meal IL all right II no,
fed too heavily. Most people overlook
the fact that II is very rich and there
fore feed too much for good results.
E. A. Schiller. Dodge County. Wis
consIn.-I have fed blood meal for the
last three years and II has given me
good satisfaction. especially for young
growing stock. II used with Judgment.
8. F. Flint. Peoria County. illinois,
have not used blood meal TO any
great extent. but what experience I
have had with II impressed me favor
ably with II rs a convenient and use
fui form OF animal food for poultry.
W. c. Moctier. Ford County. Illinois.
Il have had no experience with blood
meal. The only meals that have
used are beef meal and concentrated
meal. How my young stock would
thrive without Il do not know. rs I
have always fed Il. ind |; n grea;
food for making hens lay. aud my
young ducks thrive on II to bea; any
;hins. l have had them weigh from
seven TO eight pounds at three months
old
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Alderman Brick Of Boston Eo!cmaiy
arose In the a!defmanic chamber and
protested fsrven;ly aEalas; aay appro-
pria;ioa for reception to Admiral
Dewey. So successful was tho protcs,
tina; when the matter ,eame to vote
Alderman Brick and Alderman Brick
alone was recorded as asaIGE; honor
Ing the victorious sailor. leaving tho
Indignant anti-siorlnea;ionIst much
In the position Of the frog which sat
by the road and croakei painfully
when the ciephan; walked by.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

General wcyieE recently told the
senate of spgla tia; revolutions were
frequently necessary and accomplished
q work OF regeneration" weyicr as n
reSenera;or would be one OF hIstory'S
mos, colossal Jokes. while his idea OF
Regeneration" to Judge from his Gu
ban doinss. would be Identical with
tina; OF the warrior who made solI-
tudc and called Il peace.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

out OF the prescribed weight. II afsef
the eggs are scaled they are much out.
the packers have to resort them. The
method OF packing eggs considered the
best is In wood wool. and 1t Is an un-
doubted fact that eggs graded and
packed In this way sent from Ireland.
chiefly from the Mallow district. have
been able to out-d!stance most sue
cessfully eggs from the continent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

A man Informed said recently that
by denying himself three lo-cent ci-
gars daily for twenty years he figured
that he had saved $3.50. He then
asked for the loan OF q quarter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
stiii More Counterfei,,,,

The Secret Service has ius, -.
cnrthcd another band OF coupierfo,,aa as
and secured Il quantity OF bogus hImD
which are very cleverly cxecn,as
Things OF great value are ALWAYS ~
lectcd for Imitation. notably Ho,s,
ter's Stomach Bitters. which has mt
imitators but no equals for dlsoria:'
Ike indigestion. dyspepsia and cops;'
patton. 'u
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

All reports from the seaside and the
mountains show IN unusually sencr-
Gus patronage OF the summer resorts.
This Is not SO much evidence OF an
especially hot summer as Il Is 4 sign
Of genera! prosperity. The inclination
TO 80 to the resorts Is always strong.
bu, the ability OF people TO crafty II
depends. In large measure. upon the
condition o: brE!ncss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
Hacked by Reputation.

The rnion Pacific has added new. -.
ern equipment TO Its service bBlk -
and west from Denver. and sivss tT,.
better satisfaction to Its patrons tha. 1.
tho past. IL stands without rival a. d,
quickest ana most elegant route 81
accommodations to accommodate a
classes OF passengers. Only one niss, I,
Chicago. 81. Louis and ~. Paul AH3 -
ten hour. saved between psnVsF sIA -,
Pacific coast. Ticket once sG IsIh s;r,ss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
Tho Fate of tAs O,,.-

My older brother always COR nn.
ored because he wac thn IIin, huin,
Yes" "And my other Lro,hsasest
humored because he was the II,,,, sot
How about you" "Well, | had ,Oh
have myself" " te-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Foot Of the Horse.-The foot OF n
horse is one OF the most ingenious and
uncSampled pieces of mechanism II,
animal structure. The hoof contains
series OF vertical and thin laminac of
horn. amounting to about Eve hundred
and forming complete lining to 70.
IN this are fitted as many laminac be-
longing to the coffin bone. while both
sets are elastic and adherent. The
edge OF n puire of paper. inserted leaf
by leaf into another. Will convey suf-
fcient idea OF the arrangement. Thus
the weight of the animal is supported
by as many elastic springs as there arc
laminae in all the feet. amounting to
about four thousand. distributed in the
most secure manner. since every
spring is acted on in an obiiquc direc-
tion.-ES.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

When Abdul HamId's Official Amer
lean farmer gets down to work per
haps he may be able to teach his royal
employer how to raise that sum OF
money the latter owes this govern
mert.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Fo.,.r.
A powder to shake In your shoe, !.
rests the feet. Cures Corns, BupIo,.
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, AchIs.
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing SAn.
At all druggists and shoe stores. 81 -
Sample mailed FREE. Address All.
8. olmsted, Le Roy, n. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How suerrssfui Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

The man who never tries to do any
thing and the man who tries to do
everything are both foolish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Anthrax and Black-Lcg. Requests
have been received ut the department
OF agriculture from Cuba for a vaccine
TO be applied to cattle coming into the
island which are said to be affected
with anthrax. The department has
been supplying vaccine to be used as
a preventive against Dlack-ieg. but as
the black-lcg bacillus and the anthrax
bacillus are not the same, the depart.
ment is unable to grant the request
Cases of anthrax In this country. the
department officials state. are compar-
atively rare. Black-leg. on the other
hand. is quite common. but the vigor-
Gus measures which have been adopted
are largely eradicating the disease. and
It Is the secrctary's expectation that
the entire stamping out OF It will re.
suit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

A man spends enough time wonder
ing why mis- neishbors dislike him to
make himself agreeable to them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
lsonsi of 1risn,i.hip.

II never can forget Mabel as.s5s,
whom ! went to school with"
Was SHE 20 stuiIousT'
mo. but she always brought such tsFrs,
eucua.ber pickles with her lHhrhEua
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

History continues to repeat itself in
spite of the fact that two-thirds Of his
tory Isn't worth repeating.
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Making the llossc.

Now is the time to remember that
the colt OF the present iH TO be the
horse n few years hence. and the kind
Of horse he ID TO be depends largely
upon his trca;mcn. now. says Farm.
Stock and Hom.. Good care. ample
food and JudIcious exercise are the cs.
scntiais at this time. by ample food
IA not meant ovcr-fccdinE. Some grain
should bc frd during the summer. but
not so much ,ha. the little fellow will
be indisposcd 70 ca, freely of grass or
other bulky food. for the latter Is nee
cssary TO the proper development OF his
stomach and digestive ORGANS. Two
pounds Of oats n day should be given to
the colt after wcaninE. and he should
be allowed to learn TO eat some cyca
before weaving. Vary the grain feed
with barley or even corn: and II occa-
sionally ground grain in thick siop is
given the effect will be good. But this
feeding should be moderate. and not
calculated to develop oycrmuch fat.
Exercise the colt should have. but that.
too. tcmpcratcly. Oycr-cxcrtion would
be as bad for the colt as no cxertion.
II Is well. also. to begin breaking or
educating the colt at an early age. Sc-
cure its confidence by kind trca,mcn,
and gentle words. accustom It to
strange sights. to sudden noises ans
other alarming things, enough to teach
II that they are not dangerous. and
so begin TO develop the mind as well as
the body of the horse that you want TO
see command n good price later on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

II the wages of sin Is death. some
people are slow in collecting what is
due them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Never fall In love with a EirI WI,
absent minded and devoted 10 elgt.s
Why not proSossi TO such 81.
moved me a vote OF thanks
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

"when cook came back she brc,-,,
parrot with her" ibid you eS'ss.
.ObJectT l wouldn't have said sssi I.
II had been n cage OF tigers"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Haven't you any respect "a.
wealth. mo; but ! know Il few M.
whom ! can respect In spite Of ,hs'.
wealth" S'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
ROCKY FORD ENTERPRISE

The man who is anxious to buy
usually gets the worst OF the bargain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

"a bill collector H. RELENTLESS IN tas -
.uii. - don't know. HANsn'i ygs sgr
had a house painter chase you Arg1af"+
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Dutch veal.-in Holland consider.
able attention is paid to the produc.
tion OF fine veal. The calves are con.
fined In narrow stalls. beddes with
sand. and fed very libersay with
whole milk. great care beins ;sher
that the calf gets no solid food of any
kind. which 1t is claimed will have a
dcieterious effect upon the quality Of
the vcaL-Nat. Stockman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Fiso's Cure for Consumption IA. ts.s
. Gods~ad to ta~.-Wm. II. MrSIs-ia.
Chester, Florida. sept. Il, Isga
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
llrln Nature usin Ann.

Vitality cannot cure disease uniss, yos, ,a.,r.
krft clean insisi- and out sase.fs,s as, co.,
Tic ksrp u clean lnsii., All dFus.isia, As -. ~
she has a iath.lik. ,ngure" 'Ys,. a..
. plaster complexion"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrun.
yor children teethins. softers the Eszt rr..-,
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nient In Sheen.

When sheep are first turned out on
clover pasture. particularly II Il is
damp with rain or dew. or on rapc.
there Is likely to be some trouble with
bloat!ng. and the first thing he knows
the farmer may have fifteen or twenty
sheep In a condition that demands i'm
mediate attention. Our manager was
caught in that shape last year for the
first time, says contributor TO Wal.
lace's Farmer. lie relieved abou.
twelve out of fifteen by making a bit
out Of limb Of a tree. tying string
to each end. pulling It as far back in
the mouth as possible. and tying IL
tight over the Sleeps head. II was no,
very comfortable for the sheep. but
life Is sweet even to sheep and 1t
can well afford to have a little un-
pleasant Jaw exercise in order to re-
lieve the stomach from too luxurious
banquet. IL is postprandial exercise
which is not so pleasant to the ordi.
nary sheep as 1t Is to the after dinner
orator bloated with viands which law
exercise Is needed to relieve, bu. after
all 1t saves the Sleeps life. and the
end of the sheep being to live until i,s
time comes and then to die to the
profit of its owner. 1t is the thing to
do. We do not know how puncturing
as In the case OF cattle would work.
but II taken in time and done properly
this will work. and we do not care
to suggest any other method Of relief
al present. and the more so because We
do not care to suggest anything to
the busy farmer that he can not put
into practice Immediately.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24

Turkeys as Insect Dcstroyers.-Th
natural habit Of the turkey is to feed
largely upon insects OF its own catch.
ing. We have many time watched
with much pleasure the advance of a
flock Of three of four old ones. and
their focks OF young as they marched
forward In line Of battle. as is their
custom. into pasture or stubble
field where the grasshoppers had come
out In abundance. There was beauty
and precision in their steady ad-
vance. and the perfection OF their
alignment. which was attractive to an
OLD soldier. independent Of the knowl-
edge that his fields were being cleared
Of insect pests. and the hoppers be-
ins rapidly converted into turkey
meat which would presently have o
markst value.--Ex.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-05
WAS A GREAT DAY.
Special Trains Convey Big Crowds to
Winchendon.

Winchendon, July 4.-Today was
big day for Winchendon People
flocked in from all the neighboring
towns, several hundred guests being
brought here by special trains. The
houses and buildings in the principal
streets were gayly decorated with the
national colors.
The parade in the morning was as
follows: Police under command of
Chief Robert Callahan; chief marshal,
H. w. Clark; chief of staff E. NJ
Whitney; adjutant general A. O..
Spear; aids, F. A. McGrath, H. N
Parker, F. B. Peck, w. E. Holden, A.
S. Cleaves, NJ. L. Clark, j. ]. Hunt, w.
F. Streeter, r. II. Matthews, G. w. Ma
zuzan.
New Home Band of Orange, twenty
one pieces; float, Goddess of Liberty.
The 13 original states, represented by
young ladies in white on float; Span
ish war gun mounted on wagon; A. O.
H. float decorated in red, white and
blue; carriages; Merrill insurance
agency carriage; hose reel; firemen;
steamer No, l; Columbia sporting tub;
Baldwinville Cornet Band; Winchendon
Cycle Club, 35 men, A. H. Sawyer cap
tain; bicycle parade, five ladies with
ornamented wheels; Ridgely Cycle
Club of Gardner, % men, ]. H. Dargle
captain; eight men on decorated BIZ
cycles; horribles; farmers band, IS
pieces; Rough Riders and Indians; I'm
Gle Sans new empire represented by
Uncle Sam in donkey cart.
American citizens of 1900 represented
by Filipinos; Ashby Band, 20 pieces
New England Lock and Hinge Co. ;
battleship Oregon gasolene tank;
Grand Union Tea Co.; Almon Mann &
Co., shoe team; S. e. Waite, lumber
team; Jennson Plumbing Co., team
Lowe Bros, Gardner, refrigerator; j.
A. Mayberry, harnesses; W. e. More
beck, milk; ]. II. Davenport & Son,
coal; Boutelle Bros, groceries; NJ. d.
Shedd cutlery; l.. p. Hall, wall papers !;
e. Murdoch & Co., tubs and pails c. E..
Weston, horseshoeing; II. w. Barnard,
paper and paint; G. #. Wood & Co.,
house furniture, float; Peck Bros,
clothiers, float with Ia young ladies in
white; Parkers printery, float; L. F.
Martin, wall papers; Union Market,
meat; town pump, Winchendon water
works; Christmas tree float with Santa
Claus; Carter & Campbell, bicyclists
| G. l.. Carter & Co., furniture; A. L.
Flagg, ice; Fitzgerald Bros meat Lee
land e. Brooks, hardware, carriage; H.
M. Prescott, groceries; Wheeler Bros.
pianos; Swanee Riber negro band; Ma
son & Parker, hardware Sam Wing
Sing, laundry; Geddes farm, milk; r.
S. Tucker, groceries.
The procession, which was over a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-05

and Lieut.. Healey sat at table to-
getherS
The time after dinner belonged to
the men of the Worcester company to
do as they pleased.
The Emmets surprised the committee
or celebration in no respect. 1t was
believed that no more than 40 mem
bers Of the company would turn out
Lieut.. Hines commanded more than so
men.
The verdict here is that the EmrSet
Guards are welcome any time they
wish to come. The Business Mems
Association will fire off the big cannon
Uncle Sam in their honor, and the flags
will be hung out
The Fourth was celebrated quietly
here, so far as noise went, but there
was more fun on foot than in years
before, and more enterprises for the
amusement of the people. There was
a road race at o'clock, and a base
ball game at 3.15 o'clock.
The ball game was between the Gin
tons and the All Collegians. Five hun
dred persons were present. 1t was as
good as most games that have been
seen on the grounds, and the Clinton
team was victorious. The score was
l6 to IA in favor of Clinton.