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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints TO the Care OF Live Stock
and Poultry.


The bottles knoN'n as "sterilizinE'
bottles are tall, narrow ones, with a
capacity of eight ounces, or half pint
After being filed with milk the bot
ties are corked most conveniently by
means OF wad or plug OF cotton bat
ting. But of course care must be used
that this does not become wet, and the
bottles must be kept upright. They
may also be stoppered with ordinary
corks which have recently been boiled
each time before using and then less
care to keep the bottles upright will be
needed. But corks must be firmly tied
down, when sterilizing is done, to pre-
vent their being forced out. To heat
the milk in these bottles it is necessary
to put them into a boiler upon per
forated false bottom or platform to
keep them from direct contact with
the bottom of the boiler. Water is
poured in around the bottles to the
same level as the milk. This water IS
heated, and as the temperature OF the
milk lags some ten or more degrees
behind that of the water, the latter
must be raised to the boiling point,
when the bottles can be removed and
cooled gradually, to prevent their
cracking. AS it is advantageous to
cool the milk rapidly. the use of tin
cans of similar shape as the bottles
has been recommended in bulletin 1874
of the Michigan Experiment Station.
Such cans may be put at once in iced
water. The part OF the bottles above
the milk is not pasteurized, and hence
the bottles should be kept upright to
prevent contamination. At 10 degrees
water begins to steam and simmer,
while boiling begins at 100 to 1876 de-
erees, at which time the milk in the
bottles has reached 1S5 degrees. II it
is desired to pasteurize at lower tenn
perature, say, at 1856 degrees, the weter
must be held at this point for half n
hour, and at 140 degrees for about an
hour. This will take more care and
time than the method described.-Ju-
Illus Nelson.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

1t is reported that American meats
will be excluded from Germany after
October LIST next. Dispatches from
Berlin say that the exclusion is to ap-
ply only TO meats upon which preserv-
atives have been used. However this
may be, it is a matter that the Agri-
cultural Department will find it ad
visable to look after. 1t is a fact that
American export meats are quite gen.
orally preserved with borax and other
chemicals. II the Germans refuse to
permit these meats to go into their
country, the only thing to do will be
to send them meats not so preserved
With the cold storage facilities now
existence our meats can be sent to
Germany without the use of borax
1t will indeed cost some money to do
this. as perhaps special arrangements
would have to be made for keeping in
cold storage the same meats after they
reached Germany. Doubtless that will
be the final outcome no matter how
the present incident may be settled.
The European governments show n de-
cided inclination to give their people
pure foods. Up to the present time it
has been found easier. to send them
meats preserved with borax than to
send meats in refrigerator carriers. In
this connection it will be interesting
to learn what action if any has been
taken in reference to the frozen meats
from South America. There is a
strong indication that the action of
Germany is due to pressure brought to
bear on the government by the Ger
man farmers. The farmers are a very
important factor in German politics.
and they have been for years demand
ing that American competition be les
sened by the increase of tariffs or the
exclusion altogether OF American prod
ucts.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

Bulletin 1852, New Jersey Station: In
the first place, good many germs are
living in the milk while it is yet in
the udder OF the cow, and in the next
place, a good many more fall into the
milk pail from those floating in the
air, being caught in the streams of
descending milk. Still others are in
troduoed clinging to the particles OF
dust, dirt, hair, chaff, etc, that become
loosened from the udder and adjacent
surface OF the COW, and from the
hands, arms, etc, of the mixer. and in
fly time from the whisking tail of the
pestered animal. 1t is the presence of
numerous particles of this sort which
is responsible for the general practice
of straining milk. But no strainer is
fine enough to retain the smallest par
ticles, and least of all, the germs that
have been washed out of the particles.
In those dairies where the practice OF
keeping cows and stalls thoroughly
clean has not been adopted, the dirt
that most frequently gets into milk
consists OF particles Of manure. The
presence of even a little manure i'm
parts TO the milk the peculiar flavor
called Convey" as though it were the
distinctive odor of this domestic spe-
cies. But this flavor is quite distinct
from the odor of new, pure milk (also
found in the cows breath, over which
poets have raved in ecstasy. In these
days of modern dairy progress" the
production of "cowey" milk is both in
excusable and reprehensible. Milk has
a strong attraction for odors and read
lily absorbs any predominant odor OF
the air, ETC., it is in contact with,
hence ii Is not strange that it extracts
the odor of the dirt that falls into it,
In fact IL the milch cows food has any
peculiar flavor it affects the milk
These various disagreeable favors in
milk are of less consequence than the
fact that milk receives the germs that
inhabit the dirt which gets into It, OF
all dirt, manure is the richest in germ
content, and what is even more i'm
portant, it contains germs that are
parasitic in the intestines and hence
are liable to produce disease.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

many years. Gradually, yet with
portentous regularity, acre after acre
that nested the great trees has been
cleared and the work of devastation
carried into new fields. Where
decad" or two ago there were thou
sands upon thousands of giant trees
standing in forest patches along the
coast the number has been reduced
until now it is a question with the
government of reserving what remains
of these natural wonders for the free
and equal use of all.
A good many natural conditions
have brought about the depletion OF
these mighty forests. The wood,
which resembles red cedar, is ad
mirably adapted to building purposes.
1t is light, soft, straight grained, easi-
ly worked and durable, and on account
of these qualities and its accessibility
along the coast it is of all California
timbers of the most commercial value.
The trees, being Of immense size. yield
great returns. and on this account at
tempts to save Them from the march
of commercialism have not met with
success. That is why the government
has intervened.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
others e they have any chanco At All;

others II they have any chance at all;
they are so very silly.
Have the pen on grassy plat, II
possible, but have the grass very short
else the dew on 1t will damp the poults
enough to cause their becoming
chilled, and II this does not result In
death it surely will in bowel trouble
For the first few weeks it is best to
feed nothing but wheat bread soaked
in sweet milk or water, and milk curds.
Pepper this thickly with black pepper
once per day and mix It thickly with
sharp sand twice per week for their
breakfast. Feed rather often, but never
feed quite as much as they would eat
except of a night. The idea is to keep
them in good appetite by always hav-
ing them a little hungry. Mix pow
Gered charcoal with their feed once per
week and save all the green onion tops
for them. Cut these into small pieces
with an old pair of scissors or knife.
Give them all they will eat of these
they relish them and they are good as
a sort of appetizer and corrective. We
never had enough curd for them. II
ever they seem OFF their feed, miss one
meal and let the next feed be curds
and onion tops. II they do not eat
this. they have other found a good
meal or else they are sick.
Keep cool water handy and keep it
in clean vessel, this is one necessary.
Another Is to keep their coops clean.
The best way to do this, perhaps |
should say, an extra good way is to
move the coop to new ground every
day. We do this every few days with
chicks, but 1t is needed il you would
keep the poults in health. The great
thing is to keep the poults free Of lice.
Yes, they are sure to have them il
there are many OF the poults, and there
is any other poultry around. Look
often for them look under the top
feather on the little wings, between the
quils OF the wing feathers; you will
find them, enough to sap the life 60t
of a -year-old gobbler IL allowed
to remain. Push the top feathers back
and dust between the quills with fresA
lice powder, then rub gently to be
sure the work is well done. Each
wing must be so treated; it is tedious
but there is no other way that will do
tne work and yet not injure the poults;
they are so tender. Every few days
you must look at the wings and upon
the first sign of lice dust again. 1t is
impossible to grow turkeys and lice
together. and If you do not destroy the
lice they will destroy your poults.-
| Emma Clearwaters.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
some Hints on Turkeys.

From Farmers Review: When the
poults have part or all OF their
bodies out from under the hen remove
them from the nest. Give two matches
to one hen after dusting the hen with
fresh lice powder and greasing her legs
with lard, remove to a clean, warm,
rain-proof coop that is placed in small
pen, say 15xlS feet. the pen fenced in
with foot wide poultry netting prefer
ably, but boards are about as good
though not as handy. The advantage
Of the netting is that the poults cannot
see to get over it as well as they can
the planks. 1t is necessary to have
the coop in some pen or else have
some one on the watch constantly, for
the poults will wander away from the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

1T Ocoronowoc last week Il. u. Rob
erts talked on the raising of early
lambs for market He said he vae
raising lambs by the methods EN-.
ployed or that could be employed by
every other farmer He has no ex-
penslve methods-no elegant barns
and appliances. lie advised any
farmer In choosing breed to remem
Der that the preference must be given
to the mutton type. A full-bred flock
should not be thought of by the be-
ginner with a small amount of capital
The flock should be bred up by using
a full-blooded ram. AS to shelter, It
had been his practice to give sixteen
square feet OF room TO every eve and
lamb. The barn in which they are
kept should be dry under foot as well
as overhead sheep do not like wet
quarters, nor are such quarters health
ful for them. Good ventilation is nee
essary as the sheep suffer as much
from bad ventilation as do other farm
animals. In feeding the eve in win
ter, do not use timothy hay. The
awns are likely to gather in the stom-
ach and make trouble. Glover hay is
good for sheep up to lambing time,
Then feed more oats and bran. Feed
regularly and what they will consume
without waste. Take care that weeds
do not get into the wool Of the ewes
for that sometimes depreciates the
wool as much as four cents per pound
No hOHs or other stock should be al
lowed to run with the sheep. No stock
respond better to kind treatment than
sheep. At lambing time close atten-
tion is necessary. See that the lambs
get up and take food at once. The
wool around the udder should be clip
ped off to prevent the lamb from swal.
| lowing the wool. This sometimes
causes death, the wool forming a bal
in the intestnes of the lamb.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

An official publication of the Kansas
station says: The Kansas Experiment
Station has tried both ropes and
stanchions. and finds that using the
latter is the simplest and best means
OF holding calves while they are being
fed. Calves will also learn to eat
grain much quicker than when fed in
an open pen. With stanchions, each
calf finds its place and the feeder can
set the milk pail in the feed trough,
which prevents II being tipped over,
and while the calf is drinking can
measure out the milk for the next calf.
In this way it is possible for a man to
keep three or four pals going, until
all the calves are fed II grain is put
into the feed trough at once the calf
will go to eating and forget about its
friendly but impolite and unsanitary
affection for his neishbors ears or
mouth. Calves fed in this way can be
let loose again fifteen minutes after
entering the stanchions. The agricul-
tural college has found that excellent
stanchions for calves can be made out
Of plain fencing for the upright pieces,
with two-by-fours for the horizontal
pieces at the top, with fencing boards
at the bottom. The stanchions are
forty-two inches high, twenty-eight
inches apart from center TO center, and
allow for four and one-half inches'
space for the neck. The feed trough is
twelve inches wide. four inches deep,
and runs the full length of the stanch-
ion. II calves are fastened by rope
ties, they should be far enough apart
to prevent them from sucking each
other.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
Especial Letter)

over about ten miles of territory To-
Gated in counties north of San Fran
cisco bay Time was when this tract
and others adjoining It presented some
Of the grandest pictIros of natures
painting The ground was coverci
with patches OF giant redwood trees
which grew so close together thai
their foliage formed an almost i'm.
penetrable canopy. In some places
their trunks We're so closely crowded
together that passage in any direction
in straight line was impossible and
the eye could not penetrate ore than
a hundred feet
The sconc I'm patch OF reuwCods I'm
years gone by resembled an immense
cathedral of gigantic columns and
sublime arches. while the atmosphere
was redolent with an invisible in
oense. The redwood forests of Cali
fornia were correctly regarded as the
most majestic in the world They
stood apart by themselves, fed upon
the Pacific sea foPs and GoUished
until their trunks grew to enormous
proportions and their tufted tops
shot hundreds of feet into the air
They were truly the kings of the for
est and their title seemed destined 80
live on for several more centuries
without any protective intervention.
But, in addition to their beauty and
stateiness. the redwoods possess other
qualities which have brought the
dawn of their passing away. The
majesty Of nature has been made sub
servient to commercial value and it
is this fact that has produced condi-
tions demanding government action to
protect the giant trees. Magnificent
specimens which count Of rings
shows have stood for 300 years or
more have fallen by hundreds and
thousands and gradually vast tracts
which only a few years ago were
primeval forests are now entirely de-
nuded and nothing remains to suggest
their past majesty save great black
ened stumps, which tell a really pa
thetic story of the former might Of,
the forest king.
The numbering industry in these
vast forests has been great one for
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

distant future. Congress a few days
ago stepped in and enveloped the
giant trees in the protecting arms of
the government.
The giant tree tract. studded with
its distinctive product of California
soil, is to be claimed by the Depart
ment of Public Lands. and forests
that have made the state famous are
to be protected. The Secretary of the
Interior has been authorized to pur-
chase the tract and 100000 has been
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
strict Rule Of the Capltol.

One OF the strictest rules about the
capitol at Washington is that no goods
of any kind shall be sold there, other
than what is handled at the Senate
and House restaurants. Some years
ago vendors were allowed to sell curios
in the corridor near the entrance to
the House of representatives, but that
has long been discontinued. Even a
newspaper can not now be purchased
within the precincts of the capitol.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
An Obstinate Duchess

rhe dowager duchess of Argyll is
causing CONSERVATION in the court and
political circles OF England by refus-
ing to submit the manuscript OF her
forthcoming biography of the late
duke to the omcal revision usually re-
quired.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07
To the man who makes his living bv

To the man who makes his living by
handling stock, a knowledge of live
weight is of great Importance; and yet
1t is strange that so many practical
farmers have but an Indifferent con-
ception OF the weight of animals as
they stand in the stall or field, and
consequently are often fieeced by ex-
perienced and INSCRIPTIONS Dealers
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

md centuries the great majestic
king Of the forest has spread It's
protecting branches high over the
rocky slopes OF the Sierras.
These giant trees, many Of them
towering as high as $50 feet in tho
air. have for years been the prey OF
industry, until to-day vast tracts Of
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

Thoughts of summer are always
pleasant in winter. We always fesl
We would be better satisfied II we had
something we have not.-Will N. Mau-
pin in the Commoner.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

HERE Is no more forcibie
or striking illustration any
of the indisCriminat-
ing commercial spirit that
dominates American indu'-
try than is to be found i'm
the giant tree tract of Cali
fornia. where for centuries
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

A defect in one organ will influence
all the others in that animal fin pro-
portion tp its importance.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

At the Wisconsin Roundup Insti-
tute last week Mrs. Ida Tillson spoke
of her experiences in poultry raising.
She said she had tried twenty-three
different breeds. OF these the White
Wyandottes seem to be gaining most
public recognition at this time. They
have largely taken the lead in the
shows and were surprisingly strong at
the Chicago show in January.
1t costs about 25 cents to bring a
chick to the fullest stage. That is in
elusive of the original cost of the egg
and of care and housing it to the
period mentioned. II pullet does
not lay before she is six months old
there has been some trouble with the
system of feeding. According to the
experience of Mrs. Tillson, it costs
about go cents to board a hen for a
year.
Most people that raise hens have no
idea of what the food costs they give
their fowls. If they try to keep ac-
count of their expenses in that regard
very likely the grain feed will not be
separated from that destined for other
farm animals, and under such condi-
tions accuracy is impossible. The
grain destined for the fowls should be
weighed and placed by itself so that
1t will be possible to determine from
time to time the exact amount used.
One woman complains that even this
method is not effective in her case, as
her husband invariably feeds his Wis
itor's horses out of her grain.
A bone grinder is OF prime import
ance, this lady asserts. and every per-
son that keeps as many of so fowls
should have one. In her case a 81
mill was purchased, as she desired to
be sure of its value before investing
any larger sum in it. The smaller
mill does very we'll indeed, but will
not take in the shin bones and joints.
A SIS machine is preferable. By the
aid OF this machine an average of 145
eggs per hen has been obtained from
the flock. People tell about focks
that average 200 eggs per fowl, but 1t
is very doubtful if there are any large
nocks doing that well. Here and there
are fowls that lay 200 or more eggs per
year, but they do better than the aver
age.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-07

set aside for this purpose. II com
mersial interests should cling with
tenacity to the productive giant red
woods condemnation proceedings will
be resorted to- By this action it is
believed the only practicable safe
guard has been thrown about the
majestic trees OF the Pacific coast.
The belt which Congress aims to
protect and save te postcrity extends
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-02-28
A MODEL DAIRY.
For Cleanliness and NeatneSS the
Rockingham Cannot be Sur
passed.
THE HAYT & PIERCE CO TO SELL
ROCKINGHAM CREAM.

Through the courtesy or The Hayt &
Pierce Co representative OF the
RECORD was invited 20 visit the Rock
ingham farm, a W. Wright's model
dairy, on Wednesday of this week After
arriving at the farm We We're courteous.
ly taken in charge by Elmer Sprague,
the efficient manager, and were shown
over the place, beginning with the
stables and ending with the dairy room
where the cream Is separated from the
milk. The first thing that we were i'm
pressed with was the extreme cleanliness
of everything and II was hard for Us to
imagine that we were in a barn or stable
instead Of at a stock show The herd of
milch COWS, 81 in all, is about evenly
divided between the Holstein and Dur
ham breed. As they stood in their
stanchions, the name of each COW writ
ten over their heads, they presented a
very handsome appearance. We were
there feeding time and as the cattle were
given their nightly ration of ensilage
and feed il was "a sight that would in
terest the dullest of US From the stables
we were taken TO the dairy room where
the milk, fresh from the COWS, was
weighed and then poured into large
tank from where il was drawn of into
the cream separator and inside Of twenty
minutes the cream was ready for bot
tling, and ice cold at that. This dairy
room Is spotless and far cleaner than
nine tenths Of the household kitchens A
United States cream separator is used
the power 10 run which il furnished by
tread mill operated by large sheep
An accurate account Is kept of the milk
of each COW on the farm. The milk Is
weighed and tested each day and the
amount of butter fat is recorded 90 the
credit of each one. The per cent. of
butter fat in the cream as separated from
the milk can be adjusted by the separa-
tor A Babcock tester Is used and
we were shown the methods Of testing
the milk and cream. In cooling the
the cream as taken from the separator
an areometer is used which makes IL ice
cold ready for bottling a very delight
full two hours was spent and when
ready 20 leave Mr. Sprague informed Us
that he would be pleased 10 extend the
same courtesy 10 any who wish 90 in
spect the place. For several years this
dairy has been supplying the Wright
House and sanitarium with cream, but
Mr.. Sprague has been enlarging the
capacity considerably during the past
year and now has more cream than he
has sale for With the idea Of serving
their patrons, the same as IN the city de-
partment stores, The Hayt q Pierce
90. have decided that they Will handle
this cream. 1t Will be delivered at
their store, fresh every morning aud de-
livered with their orders IL Will be put
mp in both quart and pint bottles aud
they will charge twenty five cents per
quart for guaranteed twenty-five per
cent. butter fat cream. This per cent.
is the standard state test The people
of Alma will no doubt, welcome with
pleasure this opportunity for purchasing
pure, fresh cream and having IL deliver
ed with their morning groceries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-02-28
Reduced Rates TO the West.

Commencing March lst, and daily
thereafter. until April 80tk, 1909. the
Wisconsin Central Ry. will sell Settlers
tickets from Chicago to points in Mon
tans, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. and
British Columbia, at greatly reduced
rates. For detailed information inquire
Of nearest Ticket Agent, or address o. @.
Hill, ID. p. A., $50 CLARK st., Chicago.
Ill. or Jas. o. Pond, Gen'l. Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. 1192.l6w