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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Price. For Pure Breeds.

There is no question about the activ-
ity Of trade In pure bred stock, nor is
there any doubt that high prices are
being paid for animals suitable to head
or found breeding herds, says The Ma
tional Stockman. But these facts do
not mean that every breeder is justified
In marking up prices on everything to
high figure. He can and should OBJ
tain on the average breeding stock
much better figures than he did q few
years ago. He can IL he goes about it
In the right way sell bis surplus so as
to make plenty of money. But he can.
not except In rare instances get such
prices as are obtained at sales of top
notch breeding animals Some breed
ers seem to think they should have
big prices on the strength of these
sales and quote their stock beyond the
reach Of the class Of buyers to whom 1t
Is suited They are the ones who grum-
Bile about slow trade. Those who adj
vertise and sell at reasonable figures
are not kicking about lack Of orders.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Publication Office,
Eighth and Chestnut sts., Philadphia
THE ANeoRA GOAT.
Its Value to the Farmer and How ts
Make This Greater,

Itg Value to the Farmer and How to
Make This Greater,
As civilization advances 1t Is always
accompanied by closer settlement and
tendency toward better methods of
cultivation, which, of course, includes
cleaning up and improving pastures
that may be overrun by weeds and
brush. 1t Is natural that farmers
should wish to do this cleaning up at
the least possible expense or at no ex-
pense at all if possible, and SO the
Angora goat has been enlisted as a
scavenger against the weeds and
brush. For ourselves, we have very
kindly feeling toward the Angora goat,
but too much should not be expected
Of 1t, says Iowa Homestead.
Like other workers In good cause,
the goats have their limitations. For
instance, go head of them cannot do
the work of 100. nor can 100 do the
work of 500 Moreover, the brush may
have grown too strong and be too far
advanced for goats to work upon and
effectively keep down. This is said not
with the intention of discouraging
farmers from keeping flock Of goats,
but with view of emphasizing the
need for helping In the scavenger work
If 1t Is to be made effective. Where
the brush is large it must not be left
entirely to goats. Farmers pretty gen.
orally know that great amount Of
I...e 10 he, nj
must be cut down before shaded pas
ture land can be we'll improved for
grazing purposes. Yet when all this is
done there is still enough tender brush
left for the goat as browser, and too
much should not be required of it or
1t Will not do the work well, although
goats are good helpmates.
Angora goat breeding, however, may
well be placed on higher plane than
that of merely supplying farm scav-
engers, although incidentally the goat
is good aid in this respect. In a GER
tain way they are more in favor with
many Americans than sheep or COM
mon goats. They are freer from dis
ease than the former and not by any
means as mischieyous as the latter,
neither are they of very rowing dis
position. The real point in their ia
yor, however, is that they cost little to
keep and sell readily at from S. to 81,
their meat being delicious and whole
some. OF course pastures where they
are kept should be fenced. and, like
other live stock, they can be improved
by selection In mating for breeding
purposes and by good care and hu-
name, liberal treatment, all Of which
can be provided at small expense. 1t
is asserted by those who know where
Of they speak that well bred goats of
this breed will shear five to seven
pounds of mohair, worth from 35 to 40
cents a pound. The sum thus realized
for their fleece so far exceeds the cost
of keep that they cannot fail to be
profitable investment whenever they
are properly looked after. At the pres
ent time 1T is but natural to expect that
the Angoras will gradually assume a
much more prominent position In farm
ing operations than they have yet
done.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

Farmers differ greatly as. to the age
colts should be when weaned and as to
their treatment before and after wean-
ing time, says q correspondent of The
Prairie Farmer | wean my colts when
they are about months old, never
younger than @ months. and sometimes
early colts suck until months old, for
l like to wean them all at the same
time IL possible, as it Is less bother. l
prefer to have my colts come about the
LIST of April. Then they will be about
the right age to wean In the fall when
you want to take the mares out of pas
ture. Put the mares in the barn and
let the colts have the run of the pas
ture, with open shed to run under and
plenty of feed. and they will do very
well until cold weather. Then they
should be stabbed at night and during
stormy weather in the daytime.
know some farmers who let their colts
run In the stalk field all winter without
any grain. They come out In the
spring very poor and not as large as
they were when weaned six months be-
fore. There positively cannot be any
money In colts managed in that way. A
draft colt that is properly bred and
cared for until it Is u months old
should weigh about LOGO pounds. and
If you do not obtain very nearly that
weight without too much fat you have
misused it either In breeding or feed
ing. | would not wean a colt until
had taught it to eat oats and had it
eating enough so 1t would not material
ly miss its mothers milk when weaned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Saving Horses.

Saving horsefiesh Is not n conspicu-
Gus object in farm management. We
are apt TO be too careless IN this re-
gard, sometimes working our teams too
hard, driving them too hard and by
overlooking them and now and then
running an animal by oyerstraining. A
country doctor was once demonstrated
with for buying such light buggies He
wore out a good many. His reply to
the remonstrance was that buggies
were cheaper than good horses and
that he could drive a horse three times
longer to a light vehicle than he could
to heavy one. The cost Of road build
ing Is sometimes too great to be consid-
cred at all. There is no doubt of that.
and farmers who live In sections where
1t is exceedingly expensive to build
good roads are not to blame for oppos-
Ing their construction But good roads
are Of such vital importance that the
subject ought to be calmly considered
IN It's every phase. They will enhance
the value of property. will save many
dollars In the Increased active longevl-
ty of horses. viii add to the price of all
stock that is carried to market. for 1t
can be carted economically.-W. G.
Hall in Agricultural EpItomist.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Best Cattle In the West.

The trend of the beef breeds of cattle
has always been westward, says The
National Stockman. 1t is more so at
present than ever before, and the mid
die west, which was considered the
frontier in this line a few years ago,
will soon be classed with the east as to
the kinds of cattle produced. The
highest priced beef bulls at present
generally go to the ranges, and since
better prices have justified more conf
dence ranchmen have been buying the
best regardless of price. All this is
having telling effect upon the quality
Of the steers coming from the far west
to our eastern markets. Range cattle
at one time were considered as compel
itors Of our inferior grades Of cattle,
but It Is different now. TO keep up
with the pace set by the west the cast
ern cattle men will have to breed up as
well as feed up. They will not dare
let a few dollars stand between them
and the best.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

the spring than any other grass in the
list. The greatest objection to 1t is the
fact that it is best established from
sets, and owing TO the comparative
scarceness of the grass it is expensive
to start. But when our farmers recog-
nize its merits they can afford to secure
a few sets, and by subdividing these In
subsequent years they can soon estab-
lish quite large pasture of this grass.
Our experience indicates that 1t is ex-
ceedingly hardy. grows very well
through the summer season and with
stands our severe summer drought
with impunity. 1t is relished by all
kinds of stock, and the constant tramp
ing from pasturing does not injure it
materially.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.
ow-RATE Personal Y-CoNDUcTED TRIPS
VIA pFNyNexrTvANrA pArTpoAD

L0W-RATE PERSONALLY-C0NDUC TRIPS
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
September and 20, October and IS are
the remaining dates for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's popular ten=day excur-
sions to Niagara Falls from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. Special train
will leave Washington 800 a. M, Balti-
more LOS a. m.
Excursion of September 20 from Phila-
delphia will run via Manunka Chunk and
the Delaware Valley; special train viii
leave Broad Street Station 500 a. M; on
other dates special train will leave Phila-
Idelphia at $40 a. m.
Round-trip tickets will be sold at $1,000
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Division;
81 25 from Atlantic City; $500 from Lam
caster; $3.50 from Altoona and Harrisburg:
Sc. 80 fromSunbury and Wilkesbarre; S.. rs
from Williamsport; and at proportionate
rates from other points, including Trenton,
Mt Holly, Palmyra, New Brunswick and
principal intermediate stations.
For descriptive pamphlet, time Of con
Meeting trains, stop-oyer privileges, and
further information apply to nearest ticket
ageut, or address George w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station Philadelphia. 9-6-1900-6ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
SWINE BREEDING.


The kind That Brings the Most
Money In the Market.
In a paper read before the Wisconsin
Farmers institute A. J. Lovejoy said
that the utility of the hog is in great
measure owing to its remarkable fe-
cuhdity, reproducing at q year old and
bearing from five to ten at time and
often more. Some man Of figures has
estimated the product of a single sow
with only six young at time IN ten
generations to amount to the grand to-
tai of 6.500,O00. The hog has been
reliable source of revenue on the Amer
lean farm since the earliest recollection
Of man, when the farmer raised but
few to use up the refuse of the kitchen
and dairy and TO supply the family
with good old fashioned pork and saul
sage, up to the present day, when his
lordship, the up to date hog, supplies
In his various products the wants OF
the people Of the civilized world not
only with choice bacon and hams, but
with lard, Illuminating and lubricating
oils. head cheese, sausage, COMBS,
brushes, buttons, etc. What kind OF
hog is most in demand? What shall
we as farmers breed to receive the
most profit from in the shortest posi-
BILE time? There has been OF late
great hue and cry about the bacon
hog" and there are many who think
we should return to the type of 30 or
| 40 years ago, thus losing all the I'M
proyement made In the feeding quail
| ties of our modern hog.
The markets today are paying more
for the fat backs, the corn fed hog,
than for any other class. II we want
to make any improvement in the quail
| ity of our hogs for producing bacon, 1t
| can be done by selecting the larger,
more rangy sows for breeders, then by
| q system Of feeding the byproducts or
the dairy and mill, with good pasture
| and less corn. we can practically ae-
| compIish the result, but not until the
| packers of this country make a higher
price for hogs fed with view to max
/ ing a finer quality Of bacon. The early
maturing type of hogs will pay the
best, especially In the corn belt. Most
| of our breeders and many of our best
farmers are changing their methods OF
| feeding from an all corn ration from
pighood to maturity to one of greater
| variety. 1t Is conceded by all up to
date farmers and breeders that the hog
is a grazing animal Nothing so helps
to cheaper the production of our pork
| products rs grass or the clovers.
spoke of there being more profit in the
early maturing type of hogs than the
SO called bacon sorts. BY the early
maturing type l mean the improved
hog of today of whatever breed one
fancies. 1t is hog that by many years
of careful selection, breeding and feed
ing can be put OH the market at an ex-
tremely early age and at weight that
is today a popular weight. A hog OF
this kind can be grown at much more
profit than one that takes II to Is
( months to get ready for market, as it is
| a well known fact that the first hun.
| dred pounds costs less than the second
hundred. The risk is also much less In
growing a hog that can be turned off al
| 6 or s months of age than In carrying
them along through the winter and
making heavier weight.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
GLOUCESTER co. ORPHANS COURT.

In the matter of the Estate Oh ou,
James TomIin deceased. For an oIaeI %
order to sell land to pay debts. sho" cause
Samuel d. Lodge, Administrator of the estate
OF James Tomlin, deceased, late of the township
of Mantua, in the county of Gloucester and State
Of New Jersey, having exhibited to this Court
under oath just and true account Of the per
sonaI estate and debts Of the said decedent
whereby it appears that the personal estate OF
the said James Tomlin, deceased, is insufficient
to pay the debts and requesting the aid of the
Court in his premises;
1t is on this twenty-seventh day of July, A. ID.
1900 ordered that all persons interested in the
lands, tenements, hereditaments and real estate
of the said JamesT omlin, deceased, appear be-
fore the Orphans Court of Gloucester County,
at Woodbury., on Friday, the twenty-eighth day
of September, A. D. 1900, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon or as soon thereafter as the Court can
hear the same to show cause why so much Of
the said lands, tenements hereditaments and
real estate of the said James Tomlin, deceased
should not be sold as viii be sufficient to pay his
debts or the residue thereof as the case may re-
quire.
BY the Court. Surrogate.
Dated July q, A. D. 1900. SIG
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

One of the best methods of getting
rid Of noxious weeds. especially per-
ennials, is by sowing the infested fields
to wheat or rye in the fall Soon after
these small grains have been harvest
ed plow under the stubble. thus check
ing the development of the first crop of
weeds.
When the second crop has started on
the pIowed ground. go over 1t with a
disk harrow, corn cultivator or any
other farm implement that viii kin
the young weeds. Repeat this opera
ton as often as necessary TO prevent
the maturing of any seed or the deyel-
opment of root stocks. Seed the field
to winter grain again in the fall and
repeat the operation the following year.
If the weeds are very persistent. as
the Canada thistle, quack grass. etc.,
cultivate the fallow often enough to
prevent any green leaf surface APP
peariag. Otherwise the underground
stems win live for a long time. This
is the best method of treating an in
tested field and If persisted in will be
successful, says The Farm Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Feeding Hogs.

Farmers who raise few hogs to sell
around home should keep the pig ready
for market until the market is ready
for the pig. Kept In good condition on
green pasture supplemented with lit
tie corn every day, the cost Of feeding
for few weeks longer Is very slight.
Try to 50 arrange matters as not to be
compelled to sell anything until every
thing Is favorable There is profit In SO
doing Texas Farm and Ranch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! VALUE OF SIRES. )
g LAWS or BREEDING THAT 6
3 AFFECT ALL CLASSES OF
. LIVE STOCK. =
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

GOGOGOGOeSoSOSsN @T~~S~~s~~
The history Of all breeds of cattle,
both beef and dairy, as well as OF
heavy and light horses and of sheep
and swine furnishes instances OF the
striking influence of noted sires in the
Improvement of their class wherever
they have been employed, says The
Farmers Advocate of Canada. This
fact serves to emphasize the vital I'M
portance of exercising great care and
good Judgment In the selection of male
animals for use as breeders in the rails
ing of any class of stock and the wis
dom of utilizing to the fullest extent
the services of a sire which has proved
his worth by producing uniformly GOOD
stock instead of turning him off before
half his term of usefulness is over ana
risking an untried one. which may
prove disappointment if not failure.
IT is well to. hold on to one that mas
given good results until the new one
has been tried and his offspring deyel-
oped sufficiently to show whether they
are likely to be satisfactory. 1t is wen
also to select a son of Il prepotent sire
from superior dam. and, having re-
gard to the influence such sire may
exert in a herd for good or i'll, the ques-
ton of the purchase price is certainly
but q secondary consideration when
one that fills the bin is procurabie at
any reasonable figure. While sires OF
outstanding merit in any class CT breed
of stock are by no means plentiful. yet
| 1t would be a mistake to conclude that
only two or three in a decade are pro-
duced in any breed There are doubt
less many diamonds in the rough that
have not been discovered or estimated
at their true worth for want of judg-
ment or appreciation, and SO there are
many excellent animals which have
| lived and died in obscurity or making
no record above medlocrity which II
they had fallen into the hands of men
of skill and judgment in breeding and
management would have left their
mark prominently Gil the honor roll OF
their race as producers if not as prize
winners, and doubtless in every yeal
in the wide field of stock raising q
good proportion of this class is born
which need only the proper treatment
to develop into superior animals and
! judicious mating to prove improvers OF
| their sort.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Questions
for
Women

If you were offered sure aid in time
of trouble would you put it aside
and accept something OF doubtful
efficiency?
If you saw before you strong and
safe bridge leading to your goal, would
you ignore it to try some insecure and
tottering structure
The answer to these questions Is
plain. You would, of course, choose
without hesitation what all evidence
showed to be the safe thing, and you
would risk nothing in useless expert
ments.
WHY then do some women risk one
of their most precious possessions
their health-in trying medicines OF
unknown value, which may even prove
hurtful to them.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has stood the test of years. IL
has the largest sale OF any remedy Tor
female ills in the world, and nothing
could have given it this sale except It's
own merit.
Do not try any experiments, but 6uy
what is known to be reliable. Mrs.
Pinkham's Compound can do all that
is claimed for 1t, and all statements IN
regard to it can be easily verlneo.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. /,
for a little book she has just published
containing letters from the mayor OF
Lynn, the postmaster and the Women S
Christian Temperance Union.
Mrs. Pinkham's advice is offered free
of charge to all women who write to
her for aid. This invitation is con-
stantly renewed. A million women
have been cured of serious female ills by
Mrs. Pinlxham's advice and uedieine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Money Making ostrlcnes.

Mr.. Bently. who now owns the great
est number of ostriches In southern
California or in the country, receives
over 500 month net as gate money.
he charges visitors IS cents to see his
birds, and it is well worth more. Mr..
Bently. together with nine other gem
tlemen. exhibited 80 of these mon
ptrous birds of plume at the Chicago
Worlds fair. Their gate receipts there
were a trifie over $4,000. From the
fair this gentleman went to Europe
with his stock, exhibiting in the lar
gest cities and winterIng one season In
Hamburg, Germany. He tells me that
the trip hardly paid him a good salary
and that American cities are better for
this business than European ones
Poultry Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
GETTYSBURG, LURAY. WASHINGTON.
PERSONALLY. CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENN
sYLyANIA R. r.


Over the battlefield of Gettysburg,
through the picturesque Blue Mountains,
via Hagerstown and Antietam, and down the
beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley to
the unique Cayerns of Luray; thence across
the rolling hills of Northern Virginia to
Washington, is the route of this tour-a
section Of the country intensely interesting
from both historic and ascenic standpoint
The tour will leave New York 7.55 a. M,
and Philadelphia 1920 p. M, Saturday,
September Is, in charge of one of the COM
pany's tourist agents, and viii cover a
period of five days An experienced
chaperon, whose especial charge will be
unescorted ladies, will accompany the trip
throughout. Romd-trip tickets, covering
transportation, carriage drives, and hotel
accommodations, will be sold at the err
tremcly lotc rate of $25 from New York,
$24 from Trenton, $22 from Philadelphia,
and proportionate rates from other points
For itineraries and full information apply
to ticket agents, Tourist Agent 1856 Broad
way New York; 7s9 Broad Street, Newark,
New Jersey, or address George w Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia,
|8-16-1900-5t.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
ruE sew rose. gwEErnEART.

bud takes on this color; hence the spray
of bloom makes perfect symphony Of
pink and white. The plant In habit is
fully as free as its seed parent (the
Chinese species) and it is perfectly
hardy. Plenty of growths of this sea-
son measure from six to nine feet in
length. The wood is slightly stronger
than that of Wichuraiana and the
foliage q trifie larger, but is otherwise
very much like 1t. A bank Of Sweet
heart in bloom covers a space of about
40 by feet in an exposed position,
where 1t has stood for three years,
making perfect mass of bloom, and Is
gorgeous sight.
Another excellent trailer, slightly
deeper In color, has been made by
crossing Baroness Rothschild and
Wichuraiana. The bud of this is very
handsome. 1t is named Debutante.
Another promising cross has been
made with Crimson Rambler (as the
seed parent and Margaret Dixon. This
makes white flower fully as double as
anu oAt&ntAy AO1 SCI tudn tinl VI tAS
seed parent, with the back of the petal
resembling La France in color. The
plant is very vigorous.
Speaking of Mrs. r. G. Sharman
Crawford, it is the opinion of this
rosarian that 1t is now by far the best
pink rose for outdoor purposes that
can be procured, surprising Nine. Ga
briel Luizet to such a degree as to en-
tirely supersede it.
The Fay rose seems to be destined
to be a giant among the reds 1t is an
excellent grower, produces abundantly,
and the color stands the sun admira-
bly,. In fact, while other dark roses
were blackened. the Fay stood out
bright and red showing no traces of
inconvenience from the intense heat.
1t has one slight defect. weak flower
stem, which is apt to make it poor
rose for cutting to ship to distance.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
Texo. nine Grnss.

The grass par excellence for winter
pasture is Texas blue grass iPoa arach-
nifera). This remains green, compara-
lively speaking, all through the winter.
When the hard freezes kill it down on
top, it still remains bright and fresh at
the bottom, and few days Of sunshine
and warm weather bring 1t back to its
former verdure 1t furnishes superior
pasture through the late fan and early
winter and comes on much earlier in