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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
Fall md Winter Lettuce.

Lettuce has become recognized more
as a fall, winter and spring crop than
summer, and it is extensively used
because of its appearance in the mar
ket when most other vegetables are
out of season. The south, east and
west are engaged in raising lettuce,
and 1t is supplied to the markets from
early fall to late spring. There is in.
deed no better paying crop If one can
supply fresh tender lettuce Mt a season
when the market is not glutted, but
lettuce must be tender and not coarse.
1t is necessary that 1t should grow
rapidly from the start. Slow growth
makes the leaves coarse and unpalata-
BILE. This can best be accomplished by
raising the seed in boxes or cold
frames and then by transplanting later
to highly enriched open garden In
the fall of course it must be raised al
most entirely under glass frames. but
as the crop Is a quick grower this can
be done until very late in the season.
1t Is even possible to raise lettuce in
winter under glass where sheltering
buildings keep out the cold. The plants
need to be protected from frost. but
otherwise they can endure quite low
temperature,-Ame Cultivator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

made high enough so that grain and
the like can be stored in the loft above,
as suggested in the accompanying cut.
a shed twenty feet square will afford
room sufficient for a flock of forty
sheep. 1t will give sixty feet Of feed
ing room, or foot and half of rack
for each sheep, and that is perfectly
ample Occasionally the upper part.
If occupied with nothing else, can be
utilized to good advantage as a lamb
ing shed, in which the ewes about to
bring lambs may be safely accommo-
dated. If employed for this purpose, a
gradually sloping passage, with bars
across every nine inches to give foot
hold, should be used.
The front of the shed, as can be seen.
Is half open, thing most desirable for
sheep in that they need fresh air and
are able to withstand much cold If
only kept dry. The manure, too, may
be left in such shed the whole win
ter, and If sufficient litter is furnished
the sheep will trample it so hard that
there will be no disagreeable odors
from it.
The shed, of course, will need feed
racks all around on three sides, and
there may be short racks on each side
of the doorway, which will add some
thing to the rack room. 1t is desira-
BILE to have the open part, If possible,
face the south.-Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
PIG PORK.
Husky Little WennIings fastened
Along For Quick Sale.

Husky Little WeanIings fastened
Along For Quick Sale.
The day of the four year.old steer is
past. No up to date stockman thinks
In these days of rapid growth of feed
Ing a steer after he has passed his thr-
tieth month. In the same way the big
hog OF 300 to 500 pounds weight has
also disappeared. \ young animal
makes its most rapid growth during
the first days of its existence. The
rate of growth decreases gradually
with age. The secret of success in
NAL as soon as it ceases to convert
feed into flesh with profit. This means,
of course. II quick maturing type, and
the result Is pig pork" The pig has
been forced by sort of dollhouse proc
ess to make at 200 pounds a close imi-
tation of n fully matured hog. just as
baby beef has by special development
and selection been made to take the
place of the ripened steer. Keep no
pigs during the winter months except
for breeding purposes. Sows should
farrow in March or April, and with
their ltters well protected against in
clement weather they will get good
start, SO that the husky little wean-
lings will go on summer pastures in
fine order.
What Sends IA Little Pig to Market.
Good pastures should be the piece de
resistance of young porkers diet. with
middlings and skimmilk on the side,
garnshed with charcoal, and don't for
get that pig takes water like a duck.
A most successful pig feeder in st.
Louis county has a clean pond where
pigs may swim and cool themselves,
but they are always clean. Finish off
Mr.. Porker with ii little corn and put
the money he brings in your Christ
mas stocking. Then you will know
what Mother Goose meant when she
handed down the classic line, This lit
tie pig went to market" Most farmers
will want to raise two filters year
but If cost of production is carefully
followed up the spring farrows will
undoubtedly pay best if they are kept
growing Rural World.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
Damage by Recent Forest Fires

The Bureau of Forestry has received a
that the damage caused b forest fires in
northwestern Oregon and Southwestern
Washington during September was much
greater than has been generally suppose d
After careful tip through the regions
devastated by the fires, Mr.. William T
Cox who was detailed by the Bureau fol
this work, in conservative estimate places
the damage in Oregon and Washing
ton at $rz,767 100 OF this SO oIo 900 is
10 Oregon aud So 857 100 in Washington
This includes all losses caused by the fires
TO farm property sawmils, manufactured
lumber, standing timber, etc. This esti-
mate is based on personal observation in
the burned districts both in Oregon and
Washington, conference with umbermen,
farmers, and settlers. and other trust
worthy SOU ces of information. Owing to
its nearness to market. however, much oil
the damaged timber in the burned
regions of Oregon will be saved, and
the net loss will be smaller than the fore.
going figures In Washington portion
will also be saved, though smaller per
centage owing to its being less accessible
10 means of transportation.
Much OF the area burned over was COW
cred with vigin 70 est, mainly Of Douglas
Spruce. Cedar, and Hemlock. Besides
the great loss of property. I8persons were
killed and many more injured. Much Of
the large and small game in these regions
was destroyed. +; .1.I.S 7La lLa tTa 1Ls
In his report the agent Of the Bureau Of
Forestry included not only the loss of life
and property. but also the causes OF the
fires the methods used u fighting them,
the damage to the soil, and the outlook
for reproduction of the forests. The
burned districts were also mapped.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

Children should experience good health
in order to grow into strong men and
women. People are often sickly and
weak because of their frail constitution
when children. The body when growing
needs all the nourishment it can get. for
that reason parents should be doubly
careful about their children's physical
condition. BLOOD Wine' is relished by
all children, and there Is nothing that
will do them as much good. It gives
them strength Of body and brain. II
stirs up the circulation, keeps the stom.
ach in good order and the bowels RIGHT.
Next time your child is ailing just try
Blood Wine" on it. 1t contains no
wine and is perfectly harmless.
Mr.. Michael McCue, of 68S Lakeyiew
Avenue, Lowell, Mass, has a rugged
little child who few months ago wau
trail and sickly.
This is how it happened.
nMy little girl has been ailng for long tina
and 1t gave US the greatest uneasiness for theirs
wac no way of compelling her to take medicine.
She had been given dose of some very dis-
agreeable tasting remedy during a preyioua
sickness and from that day she absolutely re-
for her Try as hard as we would she could mot
De persuaded to swallow anything that had a
semDiance to medicine until Blood Wine was
recommended. After much coaxing, she de.
ctleu IL would do her no harm, and once tasted.
she has never failed to remind US that II ia
medicine time Her strength has come back
70 ner, she Is bright and cheerful as a cricket
ana grows feshier every day. We are more
than happy over her complete recovery and
1eel that 1t is wholly due to blood wine.'''
Every child should take It as blood
maker-a tonic and laxative. Fifty cents
q bottle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

Maine is forming a sweet corn grow
ers' union for the purpose of securing
better prices from the packers.
Hot weather and rank growth are
said to be the cause of cracking in tur-
nips.
The New York experiment station
has received from the Washington ag-
ricultural department its quota of Chi
nese ladyhugs for experimental pur-
poses in combating San lose scale.
Don't forget that winter supply of
road dust for the hens.
Long Island (N. " market gardeners
are growing fennel an aromatic plant.
The tops are excellent for seasoning
soups and the lower part of the stalk
is eaten raw. Ike celery.
Apple p"mace is good feed for COWS.
according to very conservative authori
ties
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
Maine Dairy Conference.

The resolutions adopted at the Dairy
conference in Waterville unanimously
provides among other things for the
framing of bill to be presented to the
next legislature asking for the appoint
ment of state dairy instructor, WHOSE
duty shall be to visit the makers OF but
ter and cheese, instruct them In the
feeding of stock and the care of the
same with the product; said officer to be
under the direction and supervision OF
tine commissioner OF agriculture. Pres.
Rutilus Alden, c. l.. Jones and j. w.
Thompson were chosen to draw and pre-
sent the bill.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Rutillus Alden o;
Winthrop; vice president, W. G. Whit.
man OF Turner; secretary, l.. w. Dyer
of Cumberland Centre; treasurer, r. s.
Adams of Bowdoin; trustee, W. X. Ham.
lin of South Waterford. The resolu
tions which were offered and adopted
call for the appointment of state dairy
inspector, and this was generally dis
cussed.
Somerset exhibitors took prizes AS
IhlIOWe' creamery thu, ChOWufSd
jersey Creamery, Sd; creamery printa
Somerset Creamery of Pittsfield, 81
dairy tubs, B. E. Fletcher, Anscn; on'
of three among whom the prize was
evenly divided; dairy prints, Eugene
Swain, Skowhegan, Sd; granular butter
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, I'd; butter
30 days old, j. l.. Steward, Skowhegan
Sd dairy cheese, Mrs. A. E. Whipple
Bingham, Sd; special, Skowhegan Jer.
sey Creamery, rank, "a; Waterville Mer-
chants special. Eugene Swain. 964
Turf, Farm & Home special, Eugene
Swain, 9614; Turf, Farm & Home
special, Eugene Swain. 964 Mrs. G. j
Clifford, Palmyra, "a; Maine Farmer
special, B. Z Fletcher, Arson, 90; Cos;
special, Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, "a
The youngest exhibitor at the meeting
was j. l.. Steward OF Skowhegan, aget
10 years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
Budded Peach Trees,

Little peach trees that were budded
this year and are now in good condi-
ton may be taken up about November
and safely kept over winter in a cool
damp cellar, but their roots must not
be allowed to get dry or they will be
damaged. They should have their roots
covered with earth the same as If they
were heeled in out of DOORS and this
must be moistened from time TO time,
unless the cellar is very damp. which
Is not likely TO be the case. They can
be set in nursery rows next year or
into the orchard next spring Cor. Ru-
raj New Yorker.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
ALFALFA ROOTS.
Wonderful Growth md Ability TO
Seek Wnter Deep In The Ground.

Wonderful Growth and Ability TO
Seek Water Deep In the Ground.
That alfalfa is n deep roofing plant
is well known. An Onondaga coun-
ty ~. y correspondent of Orange
Judd Farmer says: Hamlet Worker,
one of the leading dairy farmers of
this county. brought me the most per
fectly eXhumed root ever saw. The
upper portion had been destroyed by
cavein of the soil. The missing por
ton WAS carefully estimated ut 2l2 feet
/ long The preserved portion measures
Is feet IN inches. This plant WIS from
a field sown in April 1901. The soil
is mixture of clay and sand on a
high knoll 1t a depth Of thirty inches
is a layer Of very hard eonglomerate
or cemented gravel. Below that is
coarse sharp sand. The discovery of
this sand led to the opening Of bed
and the destruction of the hill. Gradu-
ally the excavation had undermined
the meadow, and the thick, fibrous
roots of the alfalfa plants have formed
very pretty drapefies for the cave
Mr.. Worker at considerable trouble un-
dertook 10 save the system of a finely
developed plant and succeeded per-
fectly.
Tracing the Long Taproot.
After clearing the sand from the
great mass of fibrous roots at the low
est extremity. he followed the taproot
straight up to the stratum of conglom-
crate, which had to be broken up with
sledge hammer. Through this ada
mantine crust the root had managed to
penetrate in a zigZag course for six
inches until the sand was reached. Ex-
cept for the crinkling of the root in this
part it is not otherwise deformed by
+ this rocky soil. Having once found its
way through, it continued to expand
and make room for itself. The dame
ter is quite uniform from the surface
of the ground to point about eleven
feet in the earth and is the size of an
ordinary lead pencil. At that point the
bushing habit begins, and the remain
ing five feet is most accurately de-
scribed as long and heavy horse tail
OF course the feeding roots must at
one time have been developed near the
surface, and there Is evidence all along
this taproot of the former existence
of rootlets which have been absorbed
or sloughed off.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
A Good Cough Medicine

From theGazette, Toowoomba, australia. !
L find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
an excellent medicine. have been suffer-
Ing from severe cough for the last two
months, and it has objected cure. l
have great pleasure in recommending It,
W. C. WoCKNER This is the opinion
of one of our oldest and most respected
residents, and has been voluntarily given
in good faith that others may try the
remedy and be benefited, as was Mr..
Wockner. This remedy is ssold by G.
r, Fogg, Skowhegan; L. G. Williams,
Athens; Jenness & Chamberlain, Jack
man.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

Rhode Islands geese whose fame
has gone out through all the land, have
developed mysterious and deadly dis
ease named by the scientists septi-
c9mia. Its cause is as yet not ascer-
tained. and only hygienic preventive
treatment is suggested.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

II. T. Mcintyre, st. Paul, Mimi, who
has been troubled with a disorded stom.
ach, says, "Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets do me more good than
anything have ever taken" For sale
by G. R. Fogg, Skowhegan; L. C. Will
liams, Athens; Jenness & Chamberlain,
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11


tStop to take or leave freight.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Horridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field and with Electro Cars to aud from
Skowhegan. At Anson, TO- Sswyer's Mills,
(Starks). At No. Arson, for North and West
New Portland. Dead River, Flagstaff an0
Eustis At Bingham For Forks, Moose River,
Nayfeld, Rinesbur and Abbott.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE-Somerset train
No. will connect with Maine Central train
leaving Oakland at $50 p. NJ. for Watervile
where close connections will be made with ex
press trains pullman service) for Bangor and
the east also points via Augusta through to
Boston.
w. NJ. AVER, BuPr.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
A Timely Tonic.

At this season of coughs and colds it is
we'll to know that Foley's Honey and
Tar is the greatest throat and lung
remedy. 1t cures quickly aud prevents
serious results from cold. sold by
F ". Buchanan, Sko~hegan; George
Gushing, Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

al call my dog Tonic" said the logiclan,
because he is mostly whine. with a slight In
fusion of bark"
In South America.-Tourist-"Yo certainly
do have a great many Instructions" Native
- Yes; our Instructions are as fr' quent as
your strikes, but. fortunately, not as serious"
Mrs. Wagg-"I unde rstapd that drinking Is
one of your husbands failings." Mrs. JaRgs
You have been misinformed 1t is his m oet
pronounced success"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
APPLE POMACE.

An Old Question with Renewed Inn
pOrtRnce This Season.
The excessive rains and cool weather
of the growing season of 1902 have Sc
riously curtailed the corn crop. In this
juncture it is suggested that apple
pomace be ensiled and fed during the
coming winter as supplement to corn
silage or corn fodder. The experience
of four years with apple pomace silage
at the Vermont station, using over
twenty cows, is a unit in affirming the
nearly equivalent, if not, indeed, quite
equivalent, feeding values of apple
pomace and corn silage. No undesir
able results whatsoever have followed
its use. Cows continuously and hearth
ly fed have not shrunk, but, on the
contrary, have held up their milk flows
remarkably we'll Neither does the
milk nor the butter seem injured in
any respect Inasmuch, however as
reports of severe shrnkage occurring
coincident with the use of apple pom
ace are current, care is advised in feed
ing it at the outset
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kidney
Cure in time Sold by F. w. Bucknam,
Skowhegan; Geo. Gushing, Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
Try them
When you feel dull after eating
When you have no appetite
When you have bad taste in the
mouth.
hen your liver is topid.
When your bowels are constpated.
hen you feel bilious
When you have headache
They will improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach and
regulate your liver and bowels For
sale by G r. Fcgg, ekowhegan; L c.
Williams Athens; Jenness & Chamber
lain, Jackman.
The hunting of birch saplings suitable for
barrel hoops in the Maine woods occupies 2.
900 men.
Group instantly relieved DIR, Thomas Eclec-
trio OF Perfectly safe Never fails. At any
drug store.
A rope often gets tight because that is the
way 1t is taut
All who use Atomizers In treating nasal
catarrh will get the best result from Elys Ii
quid Cream Balm. Price, including spraying
tube, rs cts Sold by druggists mailed by
New orleans, Sept 1, 1900.
Messrs. ELY BRos;-I sold two bottles of your
Liquid Cream Balm to customer VIM. Lam
berton, l4l5 Delachase ST.. New Orleans; he has
used the two bottles, giving him wonderful and
most satisfactory results.
2w50 GEO W. MCDUFF, Pharmacist.
Don't you know what coquette is, Ben
nie?" Yes, mamma; coqnette is thing
they make cut OF fricasseed chicken the .c-
| ond day."
THE BEST medicine you can take
! to rid yourself of humors and
clear your complexion, is Hoods Sar-
saparilla-it's also THE CHEAPEST
Great Britain buys over II 600 tons of Ger
man toys annually while the United States
ranks next, with an Importation of about 5000
tons.
For Over Sixty Years.
MRS WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of mothers
| for their children while teething, with perfect
success. IL sooths the child, sofIeus the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea 1t will relieve the poor
| in every part of the world Twenty five cents a
| bottle BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow S
| Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
! New York State ranks first In the produ CT ion
| OF onions; the last years crop being 2,l77, 271
| bushels.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

! She-"Do you think 1t possible for a man to
love two women at the same timer" He
well. believe I'd allow little time for h g
fiist one to get around the corner"
Burdock Blood Bitters gives man a clear
head, an active brain, strong, vigorous body
makes him fit for the battle of life.
Hostess--"Yes, he's a poet, Mr.. Gruffeei
Mr.. Gruffee-"Ahl What brand OF he alth food
does he ADVERTISED"
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why Not Try It2

Apple pomace needs no special care
in enslling. If leveled from time to
time as put into the silo and left to it
self uncovered and unweighted, it does
well. Fifteen pounds a day per COW
has been fed at this station with entire
satisfaction. In brief, apple pomace
makes as much milk as does corn 81
lage makes as rich milk as does corn
silage and makes as good butter as
does corn silage. 1t is readily eaten by
cows, it keeps well in the sllo, and 1t
will help out the winters feedlng.-J.
L. Hills, Vermont.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-11

SO Politel-He-"Won'ty you sit in this chair
Miss Spooher9" Miss Spoontr-"After you
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-13
Scoring Milk.

s. c.. Keith: The Hanford-Hazae-
wood Cream company in Iowa have a
method of scoring milk as butter
Judges score butter, and there is some
little rivalry among milk producers
to see who will receive the highest
average score; they take pride in
sending milk that will score high. I
do not know whether it is practicable
or not, but honestly believe that II
we could today pay for milk by what
it scored, and if we had a good score
system, we would see them fall into
line. The surest way to get good re-
suits is through mans pocketbook:
if you can make him realize that it
will benefit him financially and that
it is for his interest to send in good
milk they will soon fall into line:
they will wash their COWS three times
a day if necessary, but If he thinks
you get all there is and they get
nothing they will not want to do any.
thing for you.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-13
Cutoring UIeomargarine.

The Internal Revenue Department
OF the United States has issued rules
as to how oleomargarine may be col
ored. It says that 10 coloring matter
may be put into oleomargarine and
that no butter containing coloring
matter can be put into it. But III
butter absolutely free from artificial
coloration, or cottonseed oil free from
artificial celebration or any other of
the mixture of compounds legally used
In the manufacture of the finished
product has naturally a shade of vel.
low in no way procured by artificial
coloration" the product, though look.
ing like butter, will be subject to 9
tax Of only n of one cent per pound.
This seems to us a reasonable regu.
lation. 1t is well-known that butter
enters to a considerable extent into
the composition of some brands '01
oleomargarine. The law recognizes
this and no effort has been made to
prevent this use of butter. At least
we may feel certain that the eombi
nation of a small amount of butter
with large amount of oleomargar
Inc will not result in producing an
article that cannot be told from but
ter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-13
.d1ag1[kI l! ! IS.
80 ~ QlW :
.k~..-s..4 '>S~.% @ss-AS
inefficient Swimming.

J. W. Hart: Perhaps the greatest
leak in creameries is inefficient skim
ming, through using inferior separa'
tors, or on account of one or more OF
the following: Overlooking the sepa'
rator, separating at too low tempera'
lures, the bowl not running steadily,
or at too low speed. a separator that
will skim 5000 pounds of milk in the
spring, should have it's capacity cut
down to $500 in the fall to do equally
clean Swimming where the speed and
temperature remain the same. The
skim milk should be tested daily, and
the information gained by testing
the skim milk should be used in reg
ulating the various factors that go to
make clean skimming. With a good
separator intelligently run the loss OF
fat in the skim milk; as compared
with the loss in running a fairly good
machine by a somewhat careless op'
orator, might amount to one-tenth OF
1 per cent. If the creamery receives
5000 pounds of milk day the loss
Of butter fat in a year would amount
to 2,400 pounds which, at 20 cents q
pound would be valued at $3.50. This
is by no means an extreme case, and
it is likely that the loss of fat in
sk1mm1ng would have to be consider
ably greater before the patrons COM
ment upon 1T.