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beef or dairy animal is 80 convert
food into beef or milk and not 80
Withstand hardships, nor 30 travel
long distances TO find food.
A certain writer in The PROGRESS
I'VE FARMER says: "The ideal farm
cow, sheep or pig should likewise be
A MEDIUM BETWEEN THE HIGH BRED
ANIMAL AND THE OLD SCRUB.
That is each one should possess
aome of the hardness of the latter,
and be able 80 hustle little for
living without suffering therefrom,
and yet be able TO do good work,
make beef or milk in good quantities,
or produce pork or wool that will
pay"
agree that this would be the
Sideal' animal, but the trouble is
that he Is only ideal" He does not
exist except in imagination. Such
requirements are physiologically an
tagonistio, and hence can never be
attained in any single animal. The
sooner we learn this fact and also the
important lesson that must be learned
by all successful stock men, that
CARE AND FOOD ARE ESSENTIAL
20 success in stock raising, the sooner
will be have taken the first step TO-
wards successful animal husbandry
A friend of mine recently said to
me that he did not like the Short
horns. "Why," said he, ''a grade
Shorthorn is the poorest steer in my
bunch of cattle" replied that
such was probably and legitimately
the case, but if his cattle had been
fat he would then have been the
fattest. That is exactly the point,
It Is the business of the beef steer to
be fat, and if he is poor it is because
he has not had rational treatment,
and, therefore, his condition is not
reflection on the breed, but on his
owner. TAFT BUTLER.
Wake Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11
Farm Miscellany.
sUMATRA TOBACCO.

SUCCESSFULLY Grown Under Cover in Con-
nOctiOut.
The following newspaper dispatch
sent out few days ago from New
York City should be of interest to
our tobacco farmers;
There was a meeting at the Ho1
land House to-day of the govern
ment commission which is TO advise
the Department of Agriculture in re-
lstion TO the coming sale of the hsr-
vest of Connecticut grown Sunaatra
tobacco, planted and raised in the
Connecticut valley last year under
the direction and supervision Of the
Department.
The Department furnished the
seed for this planting, gave full
dir eotions for care of the crop and
sent a corps of twenty experts to
Connecticut to supervise the growth,
curing and packing of the tobacco.
The actual expense of the growing
and bar vesting of the crop was borne
by the growers, but the expense of
super vision, as we'll as the seed and
directions, was supplied by the De-
partment. Forty-five acres Of land
were planted.
The tobacco was grown under
cheese cloth tents The cost has
been about ninety cents a pound for
the tobacco as ready for sale. 1t is
said that tobacco brokers who have
had samples to work up in their fac
tories agree that the experiment has
been a great success, and there is a
growing expectation that the grow
ers who reaped this harvest will not
be permitted to have the field to
themselves another year. It Is a
general belief that the tobacco this
spring will bring in the neighbor
hood Of 90 q pound. The Sumatra
leaf sells in Amsterdam at from so
cents to s., and the duty here on
that suitable for Cigar wrappers is
81 S5 So if the Connecticut article
is liked by the manufacturers as it
is said that the manufacturer them
selves believe it will be, it may yield
100 per cent. on the cost of growth
and still underselI the imported
article.
The amount Of tobacco to be dis.
posed of is about 40, 900 pounds.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

This ration shows US that 30 pounds
Of cotton seed hulls, pounds corn
Gtover, pounds of cotton seed meal
and pounds of wheat bran will fur
nish the proper quantity of digestibie
nutrients and in the proper proper
ton for milk production. The ration
Is not expensive and is intended for
. dairy cow weighing 1000 pounds
and giving three gallons of milk
daily. If the cow weighs less or
more than 1000 pounds decrease or
increase the quantity accordingly.
III she gives less milk than three gal
Ions the quantity of bran can be les
sened cow giving but gallon or q
gallon and half would require no
bran at all.
COW PEA Hay AND BRAN.
Since both cotton reed hulls and
corn stover are deficient or low In
protein, it is necessary 30 feed larger
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

TO @lkS esws Pay, use ShRrples Cream Separa-
~. Chester, Pa.
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THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY IN TER
SOUTH.
VIII.

Home RationB for the Dairy Cow.
Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
Many letters have come TO rs the
past two or three weeks asking for
further information in reference to
feeding rations 80 as TO utilize rough
age foods st home.
In making up rations one must
always include suoh roughage ma
terials that are readily grown at
home and available for feed. One
letter comes that we will use as
an illustration we have in mind /:
"Kindly advise me quantities of
feeding stuffs for my dairy COWS. I
have cotton seed hulls, corn stover,
cotton seed meal, bran and wheat
middnngs. Would like TO use prin
Cipally hulls for roughage, a. the
quantity of stover is small"
With this In mind then we will
make up q ration as follows:
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

The weather has become quite
warm, and the farmers are hard at
work cleaning up and blowing for
corn, potatoes, peanuts and tobacco.
From all the indications, 1 believe
that there will be a larger acreage in
potatoes and peanuts for hog feed
this year than usual, as the farmers
are finding out that it is best 80 make
home supplies ID. Mccain, Carteret
Co n. C.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

The glory of our State and nation
does not consist in the number of
their millionaires and their benefao-
tions to their poor neighbors, but in
the number of households where
love reigns, and where the income is
produced by the economy and indus
try of all who are interested in the
hOme.-Mrs. L. s RAYMOND.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

Mr.. Hamilton MCMILLAN, of Red
Springs, in a letter to the Fayette
vile Observer calls the attention of
road builders to the fact that on
Deep Creek, 18 miles west of this
town, there is a stratum of lime
rock which would yield 100, 900, 600
tons. He says also that porcelain
clay is abundant on the bluffs of
Little River
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quantities Of milk products. A cow
will give but little milk through
necessity If she receives but little
protein. We must give her grain
foods then that contain considerable
quantities of protsin. A pound of
digestible protein cost 10 cents when
purchased in bran but only three
and q half cents when purchased In
cotton seed meal. If tho health Of
the cow would permit, we would
give, therefore, no bran at all, but
simply cotton seed meal for bal
ancing purposes. Experience OF
practical feeders, however, suggest
that four or five pounds are enough
of cotton seed meal for a dairy feed.
We are forced to feed bran, there
fore, in this case. Had cow pea hay
been available, we would have used
five pounds of that daily instead of
bran, for cow pea hay is equivalent,
pound for pound, TO wheat bran, and
can be obtained for but half the COST
of grain. We would suggest to the
reader TO buy cow pea hay if avail
able at $12 or &15, and use four or
6ve pounds daily instead of bran.
HULLs AND CoRN SLOWER
Let Us consider these two feeding
stuffs moment before closing.
If cotton seed hulls are worth 81
per ton what is corn stover worth?
This is determined by a oonsidera
tion of the total digesttble nutrients
in each. One ton of hulls contains 702
pounds of digestible nutrients, which
cost 81 or practically a cent for each
pound of digestible nutrients ton
of corn stover contains 6e6 pounds
of digestable nutrients. Admitting
that one pound is as good as another
IN whatever feeding stuff we obtain
it, a ton of corn stover should be
worth therefore $6 96 per ton when
hulls are worth 81 per ton. If our
correspondent is obliged to purchase
the hulls at this price, he might find
it advisa BILE 80 look for corn stover,
which often can be purchased for
just half what hulls are, and yet he
win will get the same feeding value
There is also another point TO note
the hulls contain but little protein,
the most desirable nutrient in milk
production; corn stover, while not
high in protein, still contains over
five times the quantity of hulls, an
important item in feeding the dairy
cow.
In the ration given above we have
calculated the cost of each food used
at the following prices: hulls 81 per
ton, stover S5 per ton, cotton seed
meal &24 per ton and bran &26 per
ton
Our ration calls for a value of 1877
cents per day. This means that the
farm is credited for all the materials
produced at market prices and not
simply thrown in as IL they had no
value at all. The farmer engaged in
dsirying, therefore, not only obtains
the profit arising from feeding and
tending his herd, but markets his
crops at high market prices, that
often otherwise would not be con-
sidered.
CHARLES WIN. BURKETT
N. G. A. and M. College.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

SUCCESSFULLY Grown Under Cover in Con
naeticut,
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11

FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JR,
Entomologist, N. G. Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh, N. G.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11
$1O0 Reward 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 70
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall.s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the med.
icsl fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient strength
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
% much faith in its curative powers, that they
0ReP One Hundred Dollars for any case that ft
fails TO cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O,
- Sold bV Druggists, 76c.
RSl1's Family Pills are the best.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-11
Grow Grasses and Raise Cattle.


Examine agricultural statistics Eand- see ltbs
high rank North Carolina takes In yield PEI
acre OF grasses and forage: crops. Com
pare her advantages for stOck-raising With
those Of other States. Pront by. these faCts
Grow grasses; raise stock. And whether you
have few animals or many, you cannot anOrc
not to read
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AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
THE ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF
GRAIN.
A SERIOUS MATTER WITH FARMERS
AND MILK PRODUCERS

A SERIOUS MATTER WITH FARMERS
AND MILK PRODUCERS.
There is no question but what low
prices on grain is thing of the past
The steady increase in prices since the
year of 1897 to the present time amounts
to about double in prices while many
of the necessities of life have advanced
to some extent. There is nothing
which affects the farmer and milk
man as does the price of grain. The
average milk men are selling theil
production of milk at only one-halt
cent advance over the year of 1897
while the expense of keeping stock is
nearly double. The price of milk must
go higher or many producers Of milk
will be driven out of business, if the
prices of grains do not change. The
following is schedule of retail prices
as given by the firm of B. Hawley &
Co., of Stepney, showing the prices OF
grain as sold in the month of May of
each of the following years, and they
report that through the month Of
June of this year some grains have adj
vance 10c per buShel:
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NEW HAVEN.

been guests of>Mrs Martha Rowland.
Mrs Theron Brown has spent a few
days in Norwalk,.
Mrs B. A. Salmon has returned from
a visit of several weeks on Lyon :
Plains.
Mr. and Mrs Hawley Williams Of
Ridgefeld spent the Fourth with Yves
ton friends.
Miss Emma Gilbert, who has been
i'll with throat trouble, is better.
The Donnelly family of New York
are now occupying their summer home
here.
Leo, the handsome white shepherd
dog owned by John Fitch, died of pneu.
mOnia, last week, after two days i'll
ness
Mrs L. M. Gould has entertained
friends from Middletown, n. Y.
Mrs W. B. Morehouse has entertain.
ed her sister, Miss Wakeman, from
New York.
Miss Annie Fitch, who has been seri
ously ill for over a week, is improving
Mr. and Mrs Beers of Stratford have
visited Miss Jane Nichols.
Mr. r. G.. Williams of NOrwalk has
spent a few days with Mrs Theron
Brown.
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GEORGETOWN,


BASEBA ENTHUSlASM.
An interesting ball game was played
at Life Farm on the afternoon of July
4. A nine from Danbury played the
Georgetown boys. The score was IA to
S in favor of Georgetown.
Howard Parketon of Ansonia has
been spending a few days in George
town.
Mr. Heimas and wife of New York
City are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Bennett.
The Fourth of July celebration at
the home of Herbert Bennett was a
complete success. About 800 were
present to enjoy the fireworks and
music.
The churches we're SHINY attended,
Sunday, owing to the unpleasant
weather.
At the Methodist church Rev DR.
Montgomery preached in the after
noon and held the quarterly conference.
Mrs Edith Foster is visiting friend S
at Rockaway Beach.
Posters are out announcing fair to
be held at the Congregational church
from July to July II.
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11

has been that the storage battery as
had to be of lead and SO was very
heavy. Mr. Edison has been at work
and now has invented a new storage
battery made of iron and nickel which
is very much lighter. Already in trials
made the. new battery has carried a
vehicle for IS miles at a speed of Il
miles an hour and it is expected that
the new motor will soon be on the mar
ket. 1t seem to be reasonably sure
that the automobile will soon be a very
common method of travel and that the
horses will have another rest.
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11
DON'T FAIL TO TRY THIS.

Whenever an honest trial is given to
Electric Bitters for any trouble it is
recommended for permanent cure will
surely be effected. 1t never fails to
tone the stomach, regulate the kid
neys and bowels, stimulate the liver
invigorate the nerves and purify the
blood. It's wonderful tonic for run
down systems. Electric Bitters posi-
lively cures Kidney and Lives troubles
stomach disorders, nervousness, Sleep
lessness, rheumatism, neuralgia, and
expels malaria. Satisfaction guaran-
teed by r. q. Beers 8 Co., New
lor, Curtis & Co., Sandy Hook. Only
soc.
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11

CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES.
The Congregational church society
is getting ready to have extensive re-
pairs made in the church. The edi-
fee is to be newly carpeted and the
walls.handsomely decorated, and other
improvements made.
There will be no evening preaching
service at the Congregational church
during July and August. A young
peoples meeting will be held at the
hour of regular service in charge of
the Y. P. S. G. E. The Endeavor
meeting on Tuesday evening will be
omitted.
There will be no Sunday evening
service held at the Episcopal church
during the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence T. Hickok
spent the Fourth in New York City.
They also made trip up the Hudson
river as far as Poughkeepsie during
the week.
Mr. and Mrs II. NJ. Judd have made
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11

a recent trip to Providence and New
port and other cities, combining bust
ness with pleasure.
Alfred Benedict, who has spent a
few years with his sister in Mime
sofa, has returned to Bethel and ex-
poets to locate in Boston, Mass.
Mrs David Mead from New Jersey
has made brief visit with her sister.
Mrs Harry Glover, on Golden Hill.
William H. Shepard had slight
paralytic stroke, which has taken
away the use of one leg. He is i'm
proving and may regain the use OF the
limb in time.
Mrs Emeline Judd, wife of the late
William A. Judd, is spending the
summer with her grandson. George
Smith, on Center street. Mrs Judd is
over 80 years of age and retains bel
mental faculties remarkably we'll.
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DEATH OF A WAR VETERAN.


DEATH OF WAR VETERAN.
James Crotty, veteran of the Civil
War, fell down the stairs at the home
of his granddaughter, last Friday, and
received injuries from which he died
on Saturday. He was about 80 years
of age and was an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Noroton. He was
verv active for man of his years and
came often to see his granddaughter,
who lives opposite St Michael's Gene
terry. DR. Cogswell was summoned
soon after the accident but the man
never recovered consciousness.
The Pootatuck Boat club is in very
prosperous condition and is constantly
receiving applications for admission as
members.
The selectmen held their regular
monthly session, last Wednesday.
Miss Edith Park, of Elm street, has
recently visited friends in New Haven
and Hartford.
The Frederickson family of North
avenue have gone to Madison, Wis, to
make that place their future home.
Mrs Reynolds and son, who have been
guests of friends in town recently,
have gone to Clifton Springs to re-
main the rest of the season.
Miss Ida Burritt, of King street,
entertained the Sewing Society of the
Neighborhood church, at her home,
last Wednesday afternoon, with lawn
party.
Rev F. J. Shackleton, of New Haven
former pastor here, was in town last
week visiting old friends.
The Wheeler sisters have moved in.
to their new house on Clapboard Hill
DR. George F. Lewis family are al
Walnut Beach for the season.
Miss Ada Meachen of Elm street re-
turned home from Walnut Beach or
Saturday.
Miss Wooden a former we'll known
resident of town, has been a recent
guest at the home of Mrs Stiles Jud.
son, Jr., on Main street.
Miss Mary Fairchid gave her annual
musicale, the program for which was
furnished by her pupils, at her home
on Main street, last week. AS is al
ways the case at these gatherings a
very pleasant time was enjoyed by
both pupils and guests.
The Housatonic Club kept open
house on the Fourth, as is their usual
custom.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY,
SOUTH BRITAIN.


Mrand Mrs Stephen d. Baker of
New York and Mrs Buckingham of
New Haven were guests, last week, for
a few days of Mr. and Mrs D. NJ. Mitch
ell.
II. E. Williams and family of Hart
ford and Mrs H. n. Morris and daugh-
ter were guests over Sunday of Rev and
Mrs n. Dewitt Williams.
Mr. and Mrs David Judson entertain
ed friends from out of town over the
Fourth.
Miss L. J. MunsOn returned to New
York, last week, after spending sever
al days with her brother, A. D. Mum
son.
The Hawkins Manufacturing Co.
closed their factory, last week Thurs
day, for the balance of the week, giving
their employees chance to celebrate
the Fourth.
An old home week is being planned
for by South Britain people to be held
from August 16 to 20.
| G. Anderson and family and George
Bassett and family spent the Fourth
at their old home in Waterbury.
Mr. and Mrs Reed and family have
been guests, the past week, of Rev and
Mrs o. J. Range.
The ball game here, July 4, between
Woodbury. and South Britain teams,
resulted in defeat for the Woodbury.
team, the score being South Britain
p, Woodbury. 7.
Benjamin Mitchell of New York
spent few days, last week, with>hi
father, Oliver Mitchell.
George Post and daughter were
guests over the Fourth of James
Adams.
Mr. and Mrs Arson Ward entertained
friends from out of town, last week.
Abram A. Bennett is having the lit
tie house in his yard thoroughly repair
ed for an Office and rooms for DR. H. G..
Sloat of New Haven, the new doctor,
who is to come to South Britain about
July Is.
| Mrs Quintard, who has been with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs SIP. Averill
was called to her home in Bridgeport
last week, fire having badly damaged
her home.
NJ nd IN I,o;
honeymoon in..town. While here, they
stopped with Mr. and Mrs Charles Man
vile. Mr. Pierce was son of Granville
Pierce, an old resident of this place.
Edwin Hine and friends of New
York arrived at the old camping
grounds opposite the factory, last Sat
urday.
Israel Lucas has exchanged his place
for the Gilbert Williams place at the
Garnet works. Mr. Lucas will not
move there until about September l.
Paul O'Neil and family of Ansonia
Thomas Flemming and family, Miss
Mary Flemming and Frederick Lut1
were all guests, July 4, of Mrs John
Flemming.
John Pierce, Jr., of New Jersey, pass
ed July with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
John Pierce, ST., at One Pine Tree.
The Ladies' whist club of South
Britain gave social dance at the hall
the evening of July 1. It was we'll at
tended and proved a pleasant occasion
The Crimson Rambler rose belong
ing to Mrs Charles B. Pierce is the adj
miration Of passers by. On one spray
was counted IS buds and blossoms.
Miss L. Wright of Brooklyn was q
guest, last week, of Mrs Albert Spencer
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11

The edition of The BEE, last week,
numbered 400 copies, the largest
circulation of any single ISSUE in the
history Of the paper.
G. b. Everett of Sharon has visited
his daugh ter, Mrs Edward s. Lowell.
Master Louis Lowell, son of E. S.
Lowell, has been quite i'll, being
threatened with pneumonia.
John B. Cox, a popular and success
full New Milford market man, visited
Newtown friends on Thursday last.
H. E. Mott and family entertained
relatives from Bridgeport over the
Fourth.
Mrs John r. Sheehan and children
and Mrs Ida Hamburger and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna, were guests of Will
liam O'Hayer and daughter of Brook
field. July 4.
Attorney +. M. Garfield of Bridge
port was the guest of Attorney Beech
er on the Fourth.
What makes the happy relation be-
tween man and woman is an eternally
interesting question, and a clever dis
cussion OF why marriages fail, present.
ed by Ratford Pyke in his article 'The
Woman'S Side,' is certain to receive
the very wide consideration which has
been given to that authors previous
articles on the discussion of woman
versus man. The July Cosmopolitan
seems to be almost equally divided in
interest between men and women. can
Experiment in Domestic Finance' is
another entirely novel article which
will appeal to women, while some
twenty pages devoted to the Captains
OF lndustrv'' will receive the cOnSid-
GRAFTON Of men mall classes of bust
ness. The Cosmopolitan has under
taken to present d series of brief
sketches OF the men who are leaders in
finance, manufacture and commerce,
not prepared in an OtIlland way, but
by writer's Of the greatest ability who
have an exact knowledge of their sub
jects. The series thus far produced
has attracted the widest attention.
The industrial changes which have of
late been occurring with such rapidity
have the widest possible interest for
all classes. The knowledge of these
men, their derivation, leading char
The Newtown bee., 1902-07-11

Let our lady friends read this express
sion of appreciation from Mrs Lulu
Frady, of Uree, N. c.; 81 am void of
words to adequately express my APP
preciat ton of Ramon's Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets. was great sufferer
when l began the use of this Treat
ment. They have completely changed
my life from one of suffering to health
full enjoyment. I recommend the
treatment to suffering women every
where as sure means of escape from
life of misery, believing that they
done for me-" Only Csc. H. E. Mott,
Newtown; S. G. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook: S. j. Parks, Trumbull; W. B.
Hawley, Sherman: E. A. Honan, Gay
louisville.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
ten when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable phys1-
clans. as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
+. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. O., contains nc
mercury, and is taken internally. acting oil
rectly upon the blood and mucuous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrt
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally and is made in Toledo, Ohio by +
J. Cheney & Co Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.