The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Meriden Creamery association
shipped $3.50 pounds of butter to New
York last week.
Every unlzind treatment to the COW
poisons the milk-even talking unkindly
10 her.
If 1t We're not for oleo it is estimated
hat there would De need Of over 4,000,OO
more cows, as they average.
Feed skim-milk calves grain as soon
as they will eat it. The fat-forming habit
gained in their first three months will
stick to them.
To increase your herd raise your own
leifer calves from your best cow. No.
ows are not always to be had, and the
luyer is often deceived.
There is to be poultry show held by
the state poultry association in ST. Paul.
Feb. to IL inclusive. Prizes aggregating
nearly $1,000 are offered.
Illinois contributed 100000 more tons
of coal to the country at large from her
mines last year than she has ever done
in any previous year in her history.
1t is stated that the directors of the
Great Northern road have awarded the
contract for the construction at Quebec
of a 100000 bushel elevator.
The Gam Valley, S. D., Creamery as
sociation made its last payment of the
year, amounting to $500. During the cur
rent year the creamery has distributed
among it's patrons over $4,000.
The butter shipments from Albert Lea
last week were as follows: Clark's Grove
creamery, So tubsj Geneva Village, AZ;
Albert Lea. 40i Riceland, 80; Clover VAL
ley 26 Bancroft, IS; Sumner Valley, 8,
making a total of go tubs.
Contract has been let for q creamery
building at Comfrey. The farmers are
taking hold of this matter in business
like manner, and there will be about 800
COWS at the start. The creamery will be
completed and in running order by
March l, 1900.
Arthur Bright, of Bedford, lost q. hog
in July last, and the other day he found
the animal in a sink hole, still alive, but
wasted to skin and bone, and so weak
that 1t died soon after rescue. 1t had
lived for five months in the place where
found, with apparently nothing on which
to SubSiSt.
From New Ulm 1t Is announced that
there is movement on foot to organize
q creamery company at the new town
of Searles, to include many Of the stock
holders In the skimming station located
Just north of the village, and also some
of the stockholders in the Linden cream
cry.
There are eighty public creameries and
cheese factories In Colorado, besides
number of Swimming stations run as
auxiliaries to the larger plants. There
are $50 licensed dairies in the city or
Denver. Some of these dairies are large
concerns with several hundred at each
The standing pine belonging to the state
Of Minnesota is estimated to be worth
10000 OOO This pine. the states officials
estimate, is increasing in value at the
rate Of Sh per cent per annum COM
mound interest At this rate in twenty
years it should be worth $2O,OOO,oOO.
It is perhaps too much to expect all
farmers to keep thoroughbred cows for
they could not afford the cost, but there
are often excellent cows among highly
graded stock which, If carefully select
ed will prove all that one could ask. The
great secret is in knowing and culling out
those which are Improbable.
Shepherd, a noted authority. says:
..During the winter with many the
amount of milk and cream received Is
much smaller than during the spring