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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
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Kafir Corn as. Stock Food.

& When fed alone, stock tire of Katir
corn much more quickly than they do
of corn. Some stockmen feed red and
white Kafir corn alternately. This
gives some variety, but only partially
overcomes the defect. When Kafr
corn is fed with feeds rich in protein,
as alfalfa, soy beans, bran, or oil meal,
animals relish it for any length Of
feeding period: Hogs fattened on Kahr
corn alone get SO that they loathe it,
but fed Kafir corn with either alfalfa
hay, soy beans, or skim milk, they
have a keen appetite for every feed.
This lack of protein Hesh and: blood
forming materially and an excess of
starch and other heating substances
| makes Kafir corn an undesirable feed
to be given alone, but combined with
the other drought-resisting feeds alf-
alta and soy beans-makes a ration
containing all the material in proper
| proportions needed for meat and milk.
production and the growth Of young
| stock X 52@5, ~: s># TT.
| Kafir corn is a very constipating
feed, and for this reason, when fed
| alone to either horses, cattle, or hogs,
induces an unhealthful condition. Fed
with other constipating feeds, such as
prairie or timothy hays or corn fodder,
the condition is made worse. On the
other hand, alfalfa and soy beans are
laxative feeds, and either fed with
Kafir corn secures a healthful condi-.
ton of the animal, as shown by the
glossy hair, oily skin, good appetite,
and good returns. s3
| The first actual returns or statistics
| for the twelfth census are now com
| ing in to the Census office. They re-
late to cranberry culture and give the
acreage, tenure, quantity Of fruit pro-
6uced; cost Of labor and fertilizers,
area Of new paintings, value Of crop
and losses from disease, insects and
other natural causes for each bog or
planta ton. IN January, 1900, prelim-
mary schedules relating to the cram
berry yield OF 1899 were sent out to
all the growers whose names and aa-
dresses could be obtained /. Each blank
was accompanied by List of the
growers. SO far ais ascertained, in the
Vicinity Of the person addressed. to be
10y him corrected and returned to the
Census office. 70 any additional grow
lers whose names were thus secured.
schedules were forwarded by return
mail ma and man have already made.
their repo rts.
& Glover for Sheep So. CIover is a very
good feed for sheep, as it contains the
Initrogenous elements necessary for the
making OF wool, lean meat and the de-
velopment Of the lamb still unb orn.
The shepherd that has q sbounti ful sup-
ply Of clover Isl well provided wit a.
food that WIN p1lt the Hook in the best
- snnyardi ~ saas%
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Churning.

rs % 10 81
j. X Bennett: Do not overload your
churn. Nowadays when thick skim
ming is considered the best, lit Is very
easy to churn more butter than can
be properly worked The temperature
OF churning and amount churned, ac-
cording to capacity Of churn, has very
much to do with so much weak and
short bodied butter. The temperature
of wash water, and not maintaining
an even temperature during the pro-
cess Of working, are the principal
causes OF SO much salYy, Wavy,
Sstreaked and mottled butt II you
5churn at q high temp ature you Will
very likely get az weak bodied butter,
but at a low temperature not neces-,
Ssarily a short bodied butter Usually
low temperature insures good body but
my observation has led me to believe
that much Of this short bodied butter,
SO much 9 n1ystery, is often caused by
that condition OF cream churned at
such q low temp that sc takes
too long after the cream first begins to-
break until IT iss churned enough to al.
low lot the drawing on of the butter-
mill
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Tho Future Of Range Cattle. !

T. F. B. Sotham Of Chillicothe. Mo.
contributed an interesting paper on
the future of range cattle, at the re-
cent meeting of live stock breeders in
Detroit. Mr.. Sotham said that calves
could be raised cheaper up to weaving
time on the range than anywhere else.
But when they were winteredS over
they. would not weigh as much in the
spring as in the previous fall. The
calves. could not sustain themselves
like older cattle. He thought that
eventually range calves would be ship
ped in the fall to the cultivated farms
Of the western and middle states to be
matured and fitted for market This
would save time, as there would not
be six months lost in the growth Of the
calves as at present. In this way the
ranges and cultivated farms could keep
up profitable business, the range men.
raising the calves till six months old !.
up to which time they sucked their
dams and grew as fast as they would
anywhere, and then selling them to
farmers and feeders who were pre-.
pared to carry them through the win
ter and keep them growing The range.
men would also have to depend upon
the breeders in the older states to keep
up the quality Of their herds. They
must keep steadily improving their.
herds by the use Of the best bulls Of.
the beef breeds. 81 AS the breeding Of
these range herds improved, the quail
ity Of the bulls selected would have to
improve also, and naturally prices like
wise. .... $5$ ss
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| ss y. sS. fdlltner OF the Nebraska expef-
(5iment station says:
Stockmen frequently suffer losses OF
cattle att from pastnri ing Them on sorghum
10 q lew herds in the state the losses.
last year were heavy, but the total
number l1rE OF sfata lities was, not alarming
~ large. An unusually large acreage
OF cane was pastured last season, so.
. that the loss sustained was relatively
small SIN judging from reports received.
Just what the cause OF the trouble
1s has never been ascertained. The
prev a1lfng opinion is that a yirulentIy
poisonous substance is sometimes de-
sVeloped By the growing plant. Many
SYMPTOMS shown by the afflicted cat
tie tend to sustain such an opinion.
The animals bloat but little. They
apparently suffer terribly and die very
suddenly Post norton examinations,
are reported to show LESSONS in the
Z stomach ma the membranes turning:
black. q "a MI u. Z. =
.5s { sample case that had produced
fatal results was obtained and subject
ed to a careful chemical analysis. All
Efforts, however, to isolate and identify
poisonous matter failed utterly. Al:
though an effort was made to detect
the presence Of toxic substances in
small quantities, it was assumed that
refined delicate tests for traces Of
such poison were really unnecessary,
from the nature Of the case. A poi
son that will kill a full grown animal
in ten or fifteen minutes must neces-
! sarily be present in relatively large,
proportions. The analysis showed only
trace Of potassium nitrate. Cultures
made to develop toxic bacteria from
the sample gave negative results. The
leaves and stems of the material
seemed to be free from parasitic
growth. No poisonous matter, that
might have been applied purposely to-
the leaves, was detected.
#z All the data collected indicates
plainly: that first growth sorghum may
prove, at times, to be just as fatal as
second growth. This controverts the
prevailing popular impression but facts
at hand nevertheless corroborate such
asv1eW. It is in harmony with what is
known of the chemistry of all plants.
The chemical substances found in plant
tissues are characteristic of the plant
and are found in it in it's various
stages of growth s. az
The results of the investigation in
dictate then, first, that in sorghum
there is no inherent chemical poison,
and second, that second growth cane,
of itself, is no more injurious than first
growth. The fact that SO many fatal
tiles occur prove. that there is an ele-
ment of danger in using sorghum for
pasturage, and that considerable care
should be taken in feeding it. Stock
men generally, are agreed that hungry
cattle should not be turned on to sorg-
hum pasture, even for a short time
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
subsouing.

r r D
What is known as subsoiling IL
blowing the earth below the depth at
which it is usually plowed. Where
blowing has been generally but ten
inches deep the soil below is the sub
soil This may not be a scientific way
of speaking of it, but it is the popular
way There is a difference between
surface blowing and subsoiling, in that
the surface soil is turned upside down,
while the subsoil is stirred by the sub
Eoiler without being brought to the
surface. Subsoiling makes more room
for the development Of the roots, and
enables the plant to extract food and
moisture from a greater area. In ad-
dition the capacity for absorbing and
retaining moisture is increased. Dur
ing the heavy fall of moisture in win
ter and spring the ground thus obtains
and holds for future use greater sup
ply. Il. 25s III .I 1.
3. Our Cheese Exports. The United
States has been trying hard to- get
Isome bettersho old Of the European and
especially the English market for a
number Of years There was a time
when the .cheesem nah ct the United
States had a big trade in England, but
it gradually disappeared with the ad-
vent in the United States OF the procesa
of making filled cheese. For the past
fo Tour the figures for our export
lgof cheese to Great Britain are as fol-
flows: 1896, 581 900 cWt. 1897, 631, 900
cWt'' 1925, 4oooooI cWt.; ls9s 5sO, ooo
cWt: = snoulo De remarked s'e that the
cneeselnak g lnis country made -
saln ziase gear g loe, vOV.cWt; exported
un g ~ pileain ene canadians
80 '''ooV ~. - 80. export trace.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
subsolling for Grain.

%
It will not, as a general thing, pay
to subsofl for grain crops. With the
low price Of the cereals the increase
must be very considerable to pay cost
OF the extra work. The work of sub
selling is very great, the subsoiler hav-
ing to be hauled by from four to six
horses according to construction of the
subsoil. There are however, some To-
calities where subsoiling for grains
will pay. This will depend on a good
many circumstances that cannot be
pointed out specifically. For in
stance there are subsoils that are not
hard to stir up. There are farms
where the arrangements are such that
the men and horses have idle time,
and in such cases the subsoiling will
not be very expensive. Then too we
must make distinction between the
sections. of country where the rainfall
us fairly good and the sections OF
country where the aridity is SO. great
that there is little or no water to hold.
It is believed that subsoiling is more
effective where the rainfall is fairly
good than where the rainfall is very
slight. This is because the subsoiilng
makes it possible for the ground to
hold more water and a part of the
heavy precipitations is caught and held
in the reservoir that would otherwise
1 run off. In the case Of semi-arid lands
the water seldom falls in such quaint
{ ties that the soil cannot retain it.
HI -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Dairy. Notes.

/ s-- y ['s5@ss Dairy Notes. -. Er.
Reports from New York and other
eastern cities indicate that the demand
/ for butter is to be good through prac-
s tically the whole summer. Old stocks
are exhausted, and the new stock must
not only supply the demand for con-
sumers' use but from the new supply
must come the cold storage goods that
are to be held over till next winter.
An advance of one and two cents at
this time therefore indicates a goodi
deal. 81
Butter makers in Pennsylvania are
incensed at what they believe to be a.
betrayal of their interests by the dairy
and food commissioner and the secre-
tary of agriculture of that state They
claim that the officials have been sec
reilly working in the interests of the,
cleo manufacturers instead Of enforc--
ing the laws. A large convention Of :.
butter makers passed. resolutions call
ing upon the governor to remove the
dairy and food commissioner and
passed resolutions Of censure against
the secretary Of agriculture.
Last year Denmark exported l43,--$
100000 pounds of butter. The amount.
shipped to Great Britain was 1875, 800,
900 pounds, and Germany received
:, 100000 pounds. To all other coun-
tries were shipped 100000 pounds.
Denmark could never have accomp-
lished this had it not been that the
government supervision is so strict
that the reputation of the purity; of
Danish butter is preserved. Once let,
the oleomarg arine makers have the
power to ship their product to London
as finest Danish and the market for
Danish butter would disappear. When
reputation is SO valuable, certainly it.
is within the province of government
to prevent its destruction by counter
5feits.s s l
n When wooden packages of any kind
are to be used for butter they should
be treated for mold before such use.
In the creameries where steam can be
had it should be used to give them a
thorough sterilizing, ate: which they
should be soaked in brine. "A.
packer says that all parchment paper
also should be soaked in brine before
being used, and that tubs should be
thoroughly treated for mold even
where the parchment is to be used
The loss every year from moldy but
Tor fiIha sis very great this 1nsc 8nno,,r.aSs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30

S. Prot. D.Ss 81. Otis Of the Kansas Ag-
ric4ltural College, IN an address to.
the Kansas State Board Of Agriculture,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30


The shape Of the hens eggs is doubt
less due to generations Of unconscious
selection, Most Of our eggs have a,
certain p1umpness, and this is the kind
that IS usually selected for setting.
Probably the shape OF the eggs was.
originally longer chan at present. for
now frequently we. have hens that lay.
very long eggs. This would seem to.
be the result OF the operation Of the
laws OF atavisn. Long eggs are not
so acceptable to the sbuye or eater as
eggs Of an oval shape, and an egg that
too round Is as obs ctionahle as the
long EGG. rue, this is but q notion,
but II is as easy 70 have well -shaped
egg as any other kind as this can be-
secured BIZ selecting only well -shapedS
eggs for patching purp oses.
The average number o. eggs that
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
Town TOPICS.
TRINITY CHURCH.

THE MISSIONARY SERVICE, TUESDAY
NIGHT.
The special service held in Trinity
church on Tuesday evening, August ID,
was very interesting occasion. The
familiar hymns of a missionary charac-
ter we're sung with spirit, the combined
choirs of Trinity and st John churches
leading, with other helpers.
The service was brief and in keeping
with the one theme of missions. The
fist address was made by Rev Louis N.
Booth, rector of Trinity church, Bridge
port, and archdeacon of Fairfield county.
He showed the success of missions by
citing indisputable facts about New
town, once mission field, about Ugan-
da and it's Transformation from savagery
to Christianity and about other places.
He dwell upon the fact that even in
these modern days there are martyrs for
the cause of Christ as we'll as in medieval
and primitive times.
The second address was by Rev Arthur
of the Board Of Missions of the Epieco-
pal church, a man who in the RESPONSE.
BILE position he occupies has devoted his
life 20 the missionary cause. His ad-
dress was upon the very high plane sug-
gested by the words of our Lord, 81 am
come that they might have life and that
they might have it more abundantly."
He traced the causes which led up to the
present difficulties in China, showing
that the unfairness and unscrupulousness
Of politicians and merchants had entire
ly altered the kindly feelings which the
Christian missionaries had first produc-
ed in the Chinese toward them until now
the people had been induced to follow
ont tha ancient taQchirOa 0f Gnnfuciua
novatiOn. He also brought out the i'm
portant point that the only hope for
China is from the Western nations, that
10 the Christian nations. Both addresses
were much appreciated. The service
was we'll attended and a special Offering
was taken for missions.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

VVANTED-By an American woman. situR-
w ton as hOusekeeper in widower's family,
no objection sto the country Address Mrs
Frances Baldwin, BO1:6l !Newtown, Conn
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

MONROE CAUCcS-The republican electors
Ill of the town of Monroe are requested to
on the 2Eth das OF August, 1900. at 7,30 n. tor
the purpose of electing delegates t. the re-
publican state convention to be held in New
Haven Septic Der 4th and 9th, 1900, for the
nomination OF candidates for the state Off
GERS ana tor presidential electors; also to
ial and pl obate conventions. By order of the
town committee, o H. Hull, chairman. Dat.
ed at Monroe, Conn August IA, 1870
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
OBITUARY..
MISS CHARLOTTE e. NICHOLS.

Miss Charlotte E. Nichols, daughter of
the late Theophilus ard Lucia Nichols,
home of Mrs Addie Nichols on Mt Pleas
ant, aged rs years. The funeral was
attended from Trinity church, Monday,
August 10, Rev G. T. Linsley officiating.
The burial was in the Newtown cemetery.
The pail bearers were four nephews,
William T. Nichols, Philo b. Nichols,
Dr. H. S. Nichols and George M. RUM
ney. Miss Nichols was the last of her
generation, there being no relatives left
nearer than nieces and nephews.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
THE HOTELS.
NEWTOWN INN.

NEWTOWN INN.
Mrs w. W. Gray, Miss Ethel L. GRAY,
Florence Hubbell, R. F. Fairchild, W.
F. Bull, Edwin M. Parker, W. E. Seeley,
Miss Rushing, Mrs Harriet Knapp,
Bridgeport.
Mrs W. D. Judson, New Haven.
A. M. Miller, Albany, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs W. F. Weyburn, Newark,
NJ.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Du Boise, Gray
fowler, John Fl. Tucker, Frank w.
Miner, New York.
Mrs W. G. White, Elizabeth White,
Brooklyn.
F. n. Avery, East Hartford.
G.. H. Porter, Danbury.
MI and Mrs A. P. Cobb, Tarrytown,
N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
LETTER TO GEORGE W. STUART,
NEWTOWN.

Dear Sir: It ia your business to know
what material to put into house as we'll
as to plan it. or course, you know the
effect of zinc on lead in paint-toughens
it. Dc you also know the greater effect
of zinc ground in?
For painter can't grind he can only
mix. Dew: 9 lead and zinc is thoroughly
ground in oil. The result is an intimate
mixture.
Your painter can only mix; he can't
grind; there's no need of grinding by
hand. He should buy lead and zinc
ground together in oil.
Devoe lead and zinc is that; the pro-
portions are right besides. 1t outlasts
lead and oil two to one, and costs no more
even less for hand work can't compete
with machine work. Yours truly,-[F.
W. Devoe & Co.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
DEAFNESS CANNOT eE.CuRED

by local applications, Jas they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There Is only
one way to cure deafness. and that is by con.
an Unnamed Condition OF the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound of imper-
tect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the milan
nation can be taken out and this tube restor-
w. forever mine en 81 tem are
rarsed by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundreds Dollars tor any
case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
tor circulars, f. ee
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
k1-Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

A very ples aant surprise party was
given to Miss Edna Kilbride of jersey
City, at the home of her aunt, Mrs Mar
tin Corbett, August 8, by her II little
ine, the Misses Lizzie and May Egan,
Laura and Alice Collins, May and Helen
.'oulihan, Irene Corbett, Maize Ly nch,
cline Kane, and Frank Corbett. All
departed, after havirg spent very en-
i1vable afternoon. On the afternoon of
August 10 another pleasant surprise was
given to the same young lady, at the
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
HATTERTOWN.
PERSONAL MENTION.

F. and E. Garfield have the contract
for painting Ralph Benedict's buildings.
Miss Julia Field of Easton has been
engaged to teach the school in this dis
trict the coming season.
Miss Nettie NJ. Benedict is enjoying a
vacation with friends on Long Island.
John Roberts drives new horse, pur-
chased Of Mr. Briscoe of Bethel.
Mrs G. R. Parmelee has returned to
Bridgeport for medical treatment.
Thomas Perkins is building substan-
tial hog house for G. D. Stillson, the ma
terials being mostly stone and cement.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
GRAND CENTRAL.

GRAND CENTRAL.
Mrs W. G.. Selden, Elizabeth Selden,
Miss Clara briggs, Alvin briggs, F. W.
briggs, E. F. briggs, Jr., Mrs E. F.
briggs, George o. Simmons, W. 81.
Hoole, e. J. Hawley, Miss Hammond,
Miss Sophia Hammond, Greater New
York.
Eleanor F. Healev. Lillian E. Fox,
Harvey Fox, IT. J. Fox, Jr., Mrs J. J.
McPortland, Miss Mary McPortland,
James Martin, New Haven.
E. W. Sheppard, E. 3. Hotchkise, r.
Bull, P. H. Dean, T. II. Lum, M. J.
Bowen, Bridgeport.
g. R. Sbs fer, Derby.
Mr. and Mrs E. F. We'd, Darien.
Arthur S. Brown, Ansonia.
D. B. Kirby, Newark, NJ
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION

Removes everything In sight; 50 do
dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate
machinery of your body with calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills, when DR. Kings
New Life Pills, which are gentle as q
summer breeze, do the work perfectly.
Cures headache, constipation. Only 25c
at r. b. Beers & Co., Newtown;
s. G. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook {;
Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; Edward
A. Honan, Merwinsville; William J.
Beehler, Brook field; William B. Hawley,
Sherman, Druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

The annual picnic OF the children and
grandchildren of the late Rev Henry B.
Smith was held on Tuesday at Putnam
Park in Redding. After sumptuoua
dinner literary program was enjoyed.
Officers of the family association were
elected as follows: President, Rev G. a.
Smith, Plymouth; vice president, ALI
son P. Smith; secretary, Mrs 81. M.
Smith. The number present on Tuesday
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
THE NEWTOWN ACADEMY.
LET PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS AWAKE
TO THE NEED.

LET PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS AWAKE
TO THE NEED.
Since the last issue OF The BEE one
public spirited gentleman has offered to
be one of ten to give 500 each toward the
Academy, next year. This person has
no child to send to the school. Will nine
more individuals, not patrons of the
school, make the same offer to save the
Academy and for the good OF the town ?
Persons having children to send to the
Academy will Immediately be asked to
make some definite agreement toward the
support of the school and to put their
names on paper. If this plan is not met
with favor and generous response the
Academy must be closed.-[George T.
Linsley, president.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

home Of her aunt, Mrs Thomas Egan.
Miss Edna did the honors st the cake
walk and Miss Alice Collins assisted her
in dancing the Irish washervoman jig.
some very pretty solos on the piano.
Also Misses May and Helen Houlihan.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
SHOPPING AT Belts,

A new list of prizes just received with
the Washington baking powder.
For canning, Lightning and Mason
jars. Also new invoice Of glasses and
tumblers.
Poultrymen are invited to try Uncle
Ben's antiseptic nest egg.
A few hammocks at your own price.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

The social and dance of the Newtown
Hook & Ladder Co., Tuesday evening,
was quite success and an enjoyable af-
fair. The committee of arrangements
consisted of NJ. F. Shannon,J. j. Finnell,
NJ. J. Burns, M. J. White, M. J. Lynch
and G.. r. Jordan.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

The Brick store always pride them
selves on their stock of teas and coffees.
For the finest blend of tea, qualify guar
anteed, and for the best blend of coffees
call at this reliable old stand. Call and
get a sample pound of the Hermitage
coffee.
The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17

nGOTICE-A meeting OF the Board of school
IN Visitors OF Newtown will be held in the
North Center schoolhouse (Newtown StreetD
on Saturday, August 25 1902 at 10 a NJ. tor
|hhe purpose OF examining candidates for
John J. Northrop, Secretary. Newtown, Ct,
August IL, 1900