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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Parma Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and POULTRY.
Dairy Exhibit.

A correspondent of the Farmers
Review writes from Buffalo as fol-
lows: The exhibit at the Dairy Build
ing for the month of September Will
take place on the 10th. The judges OF
butter for the next exhibit are w. I.
Leonard of New York, S. Edward
Davis, Elgin, ILL.,, and Daniel Derby
shire, Brockville, Ont. The judges
of the cheese for the next exhibit IN
September are Hon. A. F. McLaren,
S%tratford, Ont; Hon. George NC
Adam, Rome, N. z, and A. D. Deland
of Wisconsin. Entries are now COM
ing in rapidly from all owe the Unit
ed States and Canada. The result I
the scoring of the exhibit made in May
and July being SO thoroughly pup
lished throughout the country, mas
aroused great enthusiasm among
dairymen.
We shall expect a very large e1-
hibit next month of a very superior
quality. Letters are coming in from
creamery men and cheese
turers Of every section, making careful
inquiries as to the best methods OF
making, curing and shipping their
product. They see that nothing but
the finest quality will do to compete
with the makers of other states and
Canada. The exhibit will be installed
on the 10th and the Judging will be-
gin on the morning of the 18th on
butter, and the 18th on cheese. This
scoring is open to the public, and any
person desiring to see the judging
done can do SO by calling at the Dairy
Building on those dates.
The business side of dairytng is
what Mr.. Converse Is e~ndeavorlng TO
bring prominently before the public
In his practical illustrations at the
Pan-American. If he succeeds IN
awakening an interest in this sadly
neglected side OF dairying, he will
have accomplished a great deal. It is
not so much the results of this par
ticular dairy, important as they are,
but the fact that the different breeds
of cows may be shut up in a build
ing on the fair grounds and every
scrap of feed bought at the market
price and a steady profit derived from
each herd every week. The most care
less farmer possesses advantages thai
these exposition herds do not have
and in summing up the totals accoun'
should be taken with this side issue
There are critics who would like t.
see more rough feed used at the Pan
American Dairy, but this would no
meet the requirements of the case 81
well. This part of the work can b.
better supplied by the farmers them
selves.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
BRAINS BEAT MUSCLE.
What a Scientific Farmer Did with
Worn Out Land.

What a Scientific Farmer Did with
Worn Out Land.
A little over a year ago we made
some extended comment upon an IL
lustration of what might be done on
an abandoned farm by a man who
knew his business, says the Boston
Transcript. Such a farm has been
town of Paxton. about seven miles
from Worcester, and away from the
railroad, by a Long Island man, who
brought with him a thorough know
ledge of truck farming. His success
the first year does not seem to have
great deal about the smallness of the
potato crop this year, and undoubt-
eddy the conditions have been less ia
vorable than usual, but our Paxton
farmer put thirty-seven acres into the
tubers, from which he expects to pro-
duce a crop of some $500 bushels, or
from 1875 to $50 bushels to the acre.
In fact. he has now for some time
been sending potatoes to Worcester.
the nearest large town, and receiving
from $3.50 to S. a barrel. Even at the
lowest yield mentioned this will stand
him in a return of over 5000 an acre
from land that probably did not cost
him a twentieth part of that sum
OF course, there is a considerable deb
account, but allowing for all that the
profits are fat. Farmers in his neigh
borhood are beginning to think tha'
their troubles are not entirely due t.
worn-out land and generally changed
conditions. The fact that they do no
know how to make the most of wha
they have had something to do witt
If
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
An Incomplete House.

We run wild over the furnishings OF
the house; it's furniture. carpets, hang
ings, pictures and music, and always
forget or neglect the most important
requisite. Something there should be
always on the shelf to provide against
sudden casualties or attacks of pain.
Such some like a thief in the night; a
sprain, train, sudden backache, tooth
ache or neuralgia attack. There is
nothing easier to get than a bottle of
ST. Jacobs Oil, and nothing surer to
cure quickly any form of pain. The
house is incomplete without it. Com
plete it with a good supply.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

pounds per head. Charging butter tat
at creamery prices, the feed cost Of
raising these calves amounts to $157. 10,
or S15.72 per head. The feed cost for
each 100 pounds of gain amounts to
$5.46.
Results with Calves Nursed by the
Cows.-On May %. 1900, twenty-five
calves that were running with their
dams averaged 174 pounds. On octo-
Der 15, these same calves averaged 422
pounds, or an average daily gain per
head of LII pounds. The only ex-
pense attached to raising these calves
was the keep Of the COWS, which was
estimated by the owner to be $12 per
head. Multiplying the average daily
gain of these calves by 1874, the num-
Der of days in previous experiment,
gives a total of 272 pounds per head.
With $f2 as the cost of raising the
calf, each 100 pounds Of gain cost
SAL.
Results in Feed Lot after Weaning.-
In the fall all these calves were placed
in the feed lot, where they were
pushed for baby beef. During the
sever months under experiment, the
skim-milk calves gained 440 pounds
per head, the whole-milk calves 400
pounds per head, and the calves nursed
by the COWS 422 pounds per head. This
experiment shows that the feed cost
Of raising a good skim-milk calf need
not exceed $5.25 in contrast to $15.75
for a whole-milk calf, and So for one
nursed by the dam. The skim-milk
calf becomes accustomed to eating
both grain and roughness early in life.
is handled enough to be gentle, and
when transferred to the feed lot is
ready to make rapid and economical
gains.-D. H. Otis, Kansas agriculture
College. -
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
No More Buttons.

A clergyman's wife was mending
clothes for her boys, when one OF her
lady neighbors called in to have a
friendly chat. 1t was not long before
the visitors eye was attracted by q
large basket, more thar half filled with
buttons. Thereupon, the latter began
to turn them over, and suddenly ex-
claimed:
Here are two buttons exactly the
same as those my husband had on his
last winters suit. I should know them
anywhere"
Indeed said the clergyman's wife.
quietly. st am surprised to hear 1t.
AS all these buttons were found in the
collection bag, I thought I might as
we'll put them to some use."
Before she nae finished speaking, the
visitor hastily arose and said she must
b. going.
The story soon got about, and since
then no buttons have been found In
the collection bag.-Tit Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
Feeding MIlk to calves.

Twenty head of grade Shorthorn and
Hereford calves were purchased by the
Kansas Experiment Station in the
spring of 1900 and divided into two
lots. One lot was fed On sterilized
creamery skim-milk with a grain ra-
ton composed of equal parts of corn
and Kaffir corn meal, with all the al
falfa hay they would eat. The second
lot was fed the same rs the first, ex-
cept that fresh whole milk was used
Anstead of skim-milk. In addition to
these two lots the station secured the
privilege of weighing twenty-five head
of h~igh-grade Hereford calves which
were running with their dams in a
pasture near the Experiment Station.
Results with standardization b
twenty-five weeks under experiment
the ten calves consumed 24,736 pounds
of skim-milk, 1,430 pounds of corn
chop, 1,430 pounds of Kafir corn meal
and GAL pounds of alfalfa hay. The
total gain was 1881 pounds, or a daily
average of Isl pounds per head. Fig
.uring skim-milk at Is cents per 100,
grain at so cents per 100 pounds and
hay at 81 per ton, the total feed cost
of raising these calves was S52.68, or
$5.27 per head. The feed cost for each
100 pounds of gain was 1925. Cows
that are MIXED will produce larger
yields than when sucking calves. Ac-
,cording to the average yield at this
station, ten COWS Zone for each calf
produced 55, $40 pounds of milk test
ing 1893 per cent butter fat. With but
ter fat at 1914 cents per pound, this
would amount to $338.52. The value
of the skim-milk not needed by the
calves would raise this to $374.24. De-
duct from this the value Of the feed
consumed by the calves and there re-
mains $321.56, or $32.15 per calf to pay
for the expense of milking, feeding thu
calves, and hauling the milk to thu
creamery. At 1917 cents per hour, thii
expense need not be one-half of TIA
above sum, leaving SIS to SIG clea
profit for each calf raised IN skim
milk.
Results with Whole Milk.-Durin
twenty-five weeks these ten calves con
asumed 23,287 pounds of fresh milk, SO
pounds of corr chop, S35 pounds {
Kafir corn meal. and 835 pounds {
alfalfa hay. The total gain was 2,S1
pounds, or a daily average of L.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
NO DRINKS ALLOWED.

Tins lis the Rule of the King and
Queen of England ON Their Estate
at Sandringham.
The new king and queen of England
are prohibitionists in dealing with the
public sale of drink on their great
Sandringham demense. embracing al
most 5000 acres.
In all the five villages there is not
one public house, drunkenness is IN
known, and the whole population Is
notably temperate.
Should sickness arise where wine or
brandy is ordered by the doctor, a per-
NIT for the same nay be secured from
the village Wears, each of whom has in
his hands a sum of money provided by
the king to treat necessitous cases In
any required way.
Each village has a w~ell-equipped
workingmen's club, where ale may be
obtained by members, but no one may
have above a pint a day.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

The summary of some experiments
carried on at the Nebraska station
follows.
1. Leguminous crops with the ex-
ception Of sand or dairy vetch induced
a larger daily milk and butter fat pro-
duction than did any of the other
crops.
2. Rye and sorghum were the crops
affording the largest amount of pas
3. The experiments indicated that
cowpeas produced an actually greater
quantity of milk and butter fat from
a given area of land than any other
crop.
4. A comparison of the relative
amounts of feed produced by several
forage crops when pastured and when
| soiled indicated that the latter prac-
tice secures two to three times as
much feed from the same area OF
land.
5. The same tests indicated that the
average daily production of milk and
butter fat was greater for the same
feed when the cow was pastured thar
when soiled. This on an average
amounted to lit times greater butter
fat production from the pastured thar
from the soile0 crop.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
sagacious Dogs.

The dogs in central Borneo, it
seems, when wishing to cross a river,
have considerable difficulty in doing
SO, owing to the fact that alligators
fnd them very toothsome morsels.
They therefore, collect On the banks
and make a terrific noise by barking
and yelping as loudly as they can. The
alligators are attracted to the spot by
the noise, and the dogs, as soon as
they see that their bait is successful.
set off up the bank at top speed and
cross higher up. A Borneo traveller
states that he has watched this maneu-
yer tines without number,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
nnirx NoAas.

Precaution is necessary in the feed
ing of sorghum. From time to time
reports have been received of cattle
dying from eating the sorghum in
certain stages of growth. All attempts
to find the poison have failed thus
far. However, the losses have been
so small compared to the number Of
COWS being fed that the use Of this
kind of feed has been continued. A
recent communication from Professor
D. H. Otis of the Kansas Experiment
Station says: During the time the
Kansas station has been p~astu-.ng
sorghum several reports have been re-
ceived of cattle dying in ten or ff-
teen minutes from the time they en-
tered the sorghum patch, but in every
case where we have been able to get
details, the cattle have eaten the sor-
ghum on empty Dr. nearly empty stom-
achs. Cattle should have their stom-
achs so well filed that they feel COM
pletely satisfied before touching the
green sorghum, and then allowed to
eat only a few minutes at a time UNI
til they are accustomed to 1t. II sor-
ghum can be pastured successfully, as
has been done by the Kansas Expert
ment Station, it means that the dairy
men and stockmen can get an I'M
mense amount of pasture from a small
area, which is available at a time
when their other pastures are getting
short and dry. Pasturing will also
be the most economical way of utlllz-
ing sorghum. The man that turns
his cattle in a sorghum field, however
must realize that he may be taking
risks. He must weigh the evidence
for and against it's use and then de-
eide for himself whether the benefit
will outweigh the risks"
. Z .
If bromus inermis is to be profitable
compared with other forage plants, II
must be rightly handled. A report o.
the Nebraska station for 1899 says
THE amount Of pasturage furnished
was a little more than half as much
as that obtained from alfalfa during
the same part of the summer. 1t pro
duced very little less milk and buttel
fat than did the mixed grasses. l
may be considered an excellent pasture
grass for dairy stock" The wr1te'
saw it growing at the Wisconsin sta
ton, where the verdict is much tn
same. It did not come up to the OK
pectations as a ha~y-producing gras
this year, yielding less than some 0
the other grasses by a good deal. |
grew in clumps and much OF tn
ground was for that reason left bare
1t natures later than blue grass
which should make 1t valuable 10
sowing in pastures where nike
grasses are used. Fall pasturag
should be materially Increased by tn
: use of this grass.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
Poultry Briefs.

A poultry raiser advises building the
poultry house floor of dirt. He says
that cement floors cause bumble-foot
and that board floors are little better.
We think that the gentleman has paiG
too little attention to the height Oh
his roosts. There is no need of having
the roosts so high that every time 8
fowl flies down it will result in bruis-
ing the feet. Board floors and cement
floors are certainly advisable in many
cases, and If the roosts are low there
need be no damage from bumble-foot.
The writer Of this has used a board
floor for years, with roosts only IL
inches above it. No cas- of tumble
foot ever materialized. Moreover, 1t
is entirely feasible to keep the floor
covered, with dirt, dust Or chah.
The man that wants to show sue
cessfully at the fairs and poultry ex-
hibitions should not expect to buy his
breeding stock cheap. In fact, it Will
prove cheaper to pay a good price for
birds in which certain types have be-
come we'll fixed. Cheap birds may
show good points, but their progeny
may have few of them, due to the
fact that there has been too little line
breeding to be effective. The mar
that pays a good price for his breeders
should demand information as to the
ancestors of the birds. A dozen gen
erations of prize winners is WORTH
more In the blood than one or two
generations. In other words, pedlgre'
counts in birds as certainly as in othel
kinds of live stock.
= p =
It takes skill to breed up a Hook o
birds for any purpose. The bralnles
man will find it as impossible to sue
coed in this as in any other undertak
ing. 1t requires time, AMI the impa
tient man will do we'll to keep out o
the lists. Lastly it requires an expen
diture of money at first out OF all pro
portion to the immediate results. tn
money m back in the future re
suits.
Dirt is cheap and the hen shout
have an inexhaustible supply of
She needs it for her daily bath. Wate
for bathing has never appealed to tn
fancy of the hen. She conceives {
dust as the proper medium and wi
} battle in that or nothing. By all NEAR
| encourage her to bathe by giving HI
all the dust she needs. AS this is IL
l time of year when dust for winter Ia
should be collected we call attention
the matter now. In a few weeks tt
fall rains will have changed the du
into mud and rendered it unusablA
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
An Up-to-Date Criticism.

Jim-Did o read that story about
the Vassar girl on the rain? She was
on her way to school, and a handsome
young man across the aisle offered her
a box of candy. She took some, an &C
q~uaintance followed, then came a cor
respondence, she graduated, he was or"
dained for the ministry, and now they
are married.
Maud-How tame!-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

"New York City, June 18th, 19o1.-I heart
ily recommend Garfield Tea for liver trouble.
Our family physician prescribed your Tea,
and after taking four packages my system
is In perfect condition and my complexion
has become clear.'' 1t has been demonstrat-
ed by wears of use throughout the world that
Garfield Tea cleanses the system and purtf1es
the blood; from all reports 1t would seem
that nothing can equal this simple herbmed-
icine that cures in Natures way.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

A statistician has proved that the In
vention of the typewriter has given em-
ployment to 5000 0 people. but he fails to
state how many cases of weak stol
of sedentary occupation need Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t is a wonderful med
icine and helps nature bear the strain
which ensues from confinement. 1t also
cures dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation
and f~1atulency. Be sure to try 1t n you
will not be disappointed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
Reasoning From Analogy.

A fodder of five, who, a short time
before, had been allowed to select one
kitten from Did Tabby's litter, the 9TH
ers being drowned, vas carried by his
nurse into the dimly-lighted room to
take his first peep at his triplet baby
brothers. He looked them over critic
ally, and, turning to his mother, said:
Mamma, let's keep the blue-eyed
one.'
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
HALLS Cntarrh Cure
Is a constitutional care. Price, Toe. J
A Family Exposure.

'I never see you lounging In the
hammocks, Mr.. Subbs."
mo; these gay, front-porch ham,
mocks are for company and for orna-
ment; the old rope thing the folks let
me swing in is around In the back
yard."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
MILLING to Helm.

at am very careful Of my DIGESTION"
said the star boarder, as he reached for
the last piece of pie.
st am willing to do all I car to help
you take care of it," interrupted the
end man, who got to the pie before the
star hOarder.-Ohio State Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
The Golden Hint.

"I see that petroleum is being used
for laying dust. Something new, isn't
it,"
Scarcely. Petroleum has been laying
dust for John D. Rockefeller for near
ly forty years."-Cleveland Plain Deal
or.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
she,d Give Him ono.

Madam said the hungry tramp,
1T haven't had a bite for a week"
"How extremely careless of you" n
replied, as she called the dog.-Denver
Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
He nidn't .

Fish-Are you a suitor for Miss
Browns hand?
Sprat-Yes; but I didn't"
Fish-Didn't what?"
Sprat-Suit her."-Tid-Bits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02
PAN.AMERICAN EXPOSITION.

A goodly number OF the represen tative
men of the State responded to the Invita-.
ton sent out by Governor Stcbney and
met him in the Supreme Court room at the
State House Thursday TO- see what, ii
anything, could be done to have Vermont
represented at the Pdn-American Exposition
TO be held next summer in Buffalo, N. Y.
Governor Stickney acted as charms an of
the meeting and Col. @. s. Forbes as secre.
tary. Those present were: Lieut-G overnor
Allen of Ferrisburgh, ex-Lieut Governors
Fiske of Isle La Motto Mansur OF Newport
and Stranahan OF st. Adams
Hon. DIN Merrill OF Enosburg Falls
Mayor Robert Roberts Of Burlington, Hon.
II w. Walker of Woodstock, George Beck
EFT OF Willismstown, Representative Will
Jams OF Bloomfield f. l.. Fish OF Yer.
gennes, f. s. Hale of Windsor, r. o. Sturte-
want OF Swanton, Gen w. II. Gilmore of
Fairlee, f. G. Rowland and Alex. Gordon
of Barre and Senator w. p. Dillingham;,
Hon. J. w. Brock Hon. Il. A. Rowland,
Hon. j. A. DeBoer, Mayor Brown and #.
w. Morse OF Montpelier.
The seuse of the meeting appeared to be
strongly in favor Of accepting the invitation
to be represented at the exposition by hav-
ing a room in the New England States
building and fitting 1t with an exhibit
which sh )uld be distinctively represent a
tive OF Vermont.
Vermont's portion of the expense in the
construction OF such a building was estim-
ated to be SO 900 and it was estimated that
the additional expense OF an exhibition
would increase the amount to $4,000 OF
5000.
On motion of Mayor r )berts it was voted
to appoint a committee of one member from
each county to make a solicitation for q
popular subscription by which to raise the
money and not ask any aid from the State
A president, secretary and treasurer viii
be elected in order to make permanent
organization.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02
Ordination of a Priest

A missionary in China thus pre-
scribes the ordinary ceremony of a
bonze (priest) of which he was a wit
ness: ION the appointed day the
friends and invited guests of the can
didates assemble in the pagoda where
the ceremony is to take place. The
act of conservation begins with the
removal of all the hair from the head
by close shave. Then, as the cere-
mony progresses, little balls made Of
sulphur, grease and incense are placed
upon the head and so fastened as not
to roll off. At the proper moment
the superior completes the act of con-
secration by setting fire to these balls
The candidates are forbidden either
to move or touch their burning
heads. Some of the poor wretches
suffer this torture stoically, invoking
Buddha, while the majority add their
terrible shrieks of pain to the hor-
rible smell OF burning fesh."-Chi-
cago Chronicle.