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The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
On oelectinQ feeders.

Quality.-We may we'll distinguisA
setWeen what might Be called "a gen
eral quality and (b) handling quality.
(a) General quality. BY general quail
ity 10 meant general re0nement Of ex-
ternal conformation - seen In the
head. horn, bone. eompactness and
smoothness Of outline. General quail
ity u affected BY nothing % much -
breeding: In fact the two are very
closely associated. We seldom dnd
good quality in . plainly bred steer
and We generally llnd 1t In the we'll
bred. high grade animal. Tho desir-
ability Of general quality can not b
too strongly emphasized. While 1t -
. Characteristic that involves many
points and 10 dimcult to describe. its
presence or absence II quickly dis
cerned BY the trained eye Of the in
telligent buyer. Il is this characteris-
tic in the stockers and feeders more
than any other We depend upon ~ In
dicating that the animal has within 1t
the possibility Of making . market
topper or at eny rate . prime steer.
The ability to select stockers and
feeders having within them the possi-
bility Of making prime steers II one
OF the Arst and most important lessons
for the stockman to learn. Profits In
steer feeding como not 80 much from
skin in feeding and Management -
from Intelligent buying and selling.
The profit resulting from IN increase
during the fattening period. of the
value per pound Of the total weight
of the animal H. - important 40 that
resulting from the method employed
In tho feeding and Management It -
seldom possible to produce at . profit
gains which do not increase the value
per pound Of the total weight OF tho
animal. Hence the importance OF in
telligent buying. or the selection OF
feeders and stockers Of good quality.
(b) Handling quality. Good han
ding quality indicates that the pos
SCISSOR is . good feeder. 1t shows that
the animal is In good health or thrift
and capable Of beginning to gain ~
soon ~ IN abundance Of food is sup
piled. We speak Of cattle as possess
ing good handling quality when the
skin is mellow and loose. A thick.
messy coat OF hair Of medium nneness
and q moderately thick skin are also
desirable.-Prof. Herbert w. Mum
ford.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
Payina for Fat and casein.

In Prince Edwards Island some Of
the cheese factories have adopted the
plan o: paying patrons for not only the
fat in the milk but also for the casein.
According to the rules that have been
adopted by most Of the factories IN
this country purchase by fat content
only is practiced. This seems to be
the correct method. It has been shown
that the relative casein and fat con-
tent of milk ID about constant This
Is the case with normal milk. OF
course II . man skins his milk and
and then sells 1t by the Babcock test
he himself 10 the loser Of . part Of
the casein. But this factor is unim-
portant, ~ II 70 not likely that many
farmers that send milk to cheese fac-
tories skim OF . part Of the cream.
We can see no particular advantage In
taking the casein into consideration
when buying milk for anything. pro-
yided that milk be bought on the
Babcock test.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09

Relations between the milkman and
the hydrant are frequently strained.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09

A truly great name was never
bought 1t the price Of . good one.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09

00eS0 00p1t0xop O5OoWss
Prof. T. w. Curtis. 1t Kansas con-
vention said: The farmer that has
been in the habit Of separating his
milk on the farm viii not again 90 TO
hauling his milk to the creamery. He
avoids hauling. The skim milk from
Q hand separator II more suitable Tor
calf feed than 10 whole milk. On the
other hand, the cream separated 0y
the hand separator is not % good -
the cream the creameryman separates
from the whole milk brought to him.
We can't get the patrons to take care
Of their cream. We can get some Of
our patrons to do that at drst. but
they soon nnd out that they get no
more for their milk than do the pa
truas whose cream = brought to tho
factory In poor condition. We have
tried scoring. but that has not proved
successful. We arc now buying cream
both by the Babcock test and By the
acidity test, paying less for the cream
that has too much acid. The time II
coming when there win be . pasteur'
ising establishment in every village
OF the state. In that case only sweet
milk can be taken. for It win have TO
be received sweet to be successfully
pasteurised.
q. What does It cost to gather the
cream separated BY the hand separa'
tor?
rA-a ~n.% nav snmvner mako II
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09

Inc dominant ve8et4t10n eX10un8
in any section Of country. IL left to IT.
self, usually repels invaders. The rea-
son that certain kinds Of plants only
Arc found growing predominantly any
where is because, for the time being.
they are best fitted to survive under
local conditions. Those less well llt-
ted are crowded out, and perish. In
an old plant region. n . forest or .
prairie. vegetation of particular sort
has established itself as the result Of
centuries Of competition with other
plants contesting for the same space.
Seeds Of invading species. however.
may lie dormant for some time In the
soil, awaiting the clearing Of the land
10 germinate and grow. Notice the
new plants that appear where land 10
cleared of trees or sod and left to IT.
self So long ~ the conditions In ma
:ure surrounding the wild prairie
srass remain the same, they will con-
tinue to grow in about the same pro-
portions and to about the same extent.
Man, however. changes natural condi-
lions violently. By breaking sod and
putting In crops he opens places
which afford room for strange plants.
weeds. the seeds Of which are carried
thence to neighboring grazing land.
Even then they win not drive out the
wild grasses IL tho latter are left to
themselves. On the contrary. II .
farm is abandoned. weeds may riot for
. few years In the broken land. but the
sod retakes the soil eventually in the
prairie regions, and the weeds are
crowded out.-H. F. Roberts.
Sweet Glover % q Soil Ameliorant.
Bulletin 233. Ohio Station: Those
who have carefully observed the hab-
its OF the Wild sweet clover (other-
wise known as Bokhara clover or mel
ilot) have noticed that its volunteer
growth is practically confined to road
sides where the surface soil has been
scraped away Or where the ground has
been puddled by trampling, and to sim
liar locations elsewhere. such as the
bottoms of abandoned brickyards or
places in pasture fields where the soil
has been trampled while wet, or HILL
sides from which the surface soil has
been washed away. It Is practically
never found invading pastures or
other lands which have been kept in
good condition. At the Ohio Expert
ment Station the seeus Of this plant
have repeatedly been soWn on soils
which were merely thin, but not
washed or puddled. but Invariably
without success. The only case in
which It has been induced to grow
was where It was soWn on the bottom
II an old brickysrd at Columbus in
1888. Here full stand and vigorous
growth was obtained. and the crop
was allowed to stand and re-seed itself
Until the fall Of 1891, when It was
olowed under and the land soWn to
wheat The result Was q yield Of 26.s
bushels OF wheat per acre on the land
where melilot had grown, against q
yield Of 1876 bushels on similar land
alongside. which had been cropped
with corn and oats the two seasons
previously.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
stareina cantaloupes.


Cantaloupes can be started In hot
houses and afterward transferred to
the fields. In some vineyards the
practice is followed OF sowing one
seed I'm Q box the size Of cigar box
and allowing II to develop to good
size before transplanting. The boxes
are then taken to the field and the
sides and ends torn OF. the bottoms
being left to hold the roots IN placa
When placed In the ground the plants
70 on growing as II nothing had hap
pened, for the pieces OF boards re-
naming do not prevent the spread OF
the roots laterally. The advantages
of this method are several. One OF
them is that while the plants are un-
der glass they are protected from
their insect enemies and make . good
growth. After they become strong
and vigorous. insects do them little
harm. OF course another advantage
is that the melons are ripened several
weeks earlier than they Otherwise
Woul1 be.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
Sweet Corn.

Sweet corn for family use should %
planted at different times throughout
the season, that the users may have
It coming on at convenient periods.
The same is true II green corn Is to
be sold in the market. There are sev-
eral advantages in the raising OF
sweet corn. One OF them Is that sweet
corn can be harvested much cheaper
than can field corn. rs the harvesting
consists only in going through the
fields and swapping OF the ears that
are ready to use. Another advantage
II that the stalks may be fed green
to the milch cows. and will produce
4 large revenue In that way. provided
q farmer have several COWS that are
diving milk. The fact that 1t does
not an reach marketable size at the
same time makes Il far easier to han
die the crop than is the case with
field corn. In addition, there Is no
fear Of fall frosts. for the corn does
not have to be ripened and thus
makes the necessary growth In .
much shorter season than does the
field crop. In fact, sweet corn can
be grown much farther north than
can the corn for common uses.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09

Usually the little things are the
last We are willing to leave TO God.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
Uniformity is Butter.


most dificult things to be obtained.
yet It is ono of the things that the
market demands. It is claimed that
the British market is even more ex-
acting In this regard than is our
own market. The foreigner demands
that he receive the same kind OF but
ter each time, for he wants to know
that 1t is good. and how can he know
that It is good unless 1t be Uniform!
Moreover, the taste becomes educated
to q certain product, and demands to
be catered to. The grocer that goes
into q commission house to purchase
q large lot OF butter will take what
he knows to be uniform. and that
only. AZ soon as he finds butter that
n not uniform he II afraid Of 1t. It
requires uniformity to give conf
dence. The butter makers on the
farm have to face the same condition
Of things that is faced by the makers
Of creamery butter, II they want to
sell their butter on the open market.
Uniformity can be attained only by
scientific methods. and these meth
ods are within the reach Of every per.
SON that cares to make the effort to
have his butter product uniform.
Guesswork will need to be dropped
and exact measurements substituted.
The salc must be weighed into
known weight Of butter. The ther'
mometer must be used both In the
ripening Of the cream and ut churning
time. The acid test must be under
stood and utilized. In fact. the per.
SON that desires q Uniform product
cannot afford to neglect any detail
Of operation to secure that uniformity.
The English Buying American Cows.
The agent Of . large creamery e.
tablishment In England is In this
csuntry purchasing cows to ship
h,me. He says that the English have
buen for some time purchasing cows
In the European countries, but espe-
cislly In Holland. II has, however,
bs,en found difficult to secure enough
ctvws OF the kind needed. and 30 he
has crossed the Atlantic for that pur-
pose. It is . pity that American dai-
rymen find 1t advisable to sell cows
to 60 across the water. We need in
this country all the best cows as
breeders. It may well be feared that
American dairymen will sell the best
they have in this line. as the English
will pay enough to make 1t an object
to do so. It IL reported that COWS
are very much higher in price In Eu-
rope than in this country, and that
is q disturbing factor viewed from
The standpoint Of the American dairy
industry. It is to be hoped that this
ouying viii not become popular with
Europeans, as 1t pays the American
far better to sell the products of our
1airy cows than to sell the machines
that produce the dairy products.
The Columbus journal., 1902-07-09
Tho Dust 9peay.

Il is reported from Missouri that .
good deal OF dust spraying Was done
last year, but with what result We
do not know. However, II II believed
that dust spraying does not prove ~
effective as does spraying With liquids.
The dust IL made BY airslaking ten
pounds OF lime and adding to II one
mound Of Bordeaux mixture In three
quarts OF water. The lime absorbs
the liquid portion to such IN extent
that dust results that can be used In
the dust sprayers. Some OF the ex-
perimenters say that while II 10 true
that the dust spray n not 20 good -
the liquid spray. yet three sprayings
with the dust spray can be given With
the same amount Of labor required to
dive one treatment OF the liquid spray.
INK. The dust spray Is still in the ex.
perimental stage. II any reader OF
the Farmers' Review has used II we
would be pleased to hear from him
relative to its success In his case.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
SIM0NSYILLE NOTES.

Secretary RoSs of the Y. M. c. A. gave a very interesting address in the Chapel Street Methodist church Sun day evening, in the absence of the pas tor, J. B. Better, who is at Washington at the encampment of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans:
 Mildred, daughter of MT and Mrs T. Norton, who has been seriously ill, is improving rapidly.
 Irving George Daniels of New York will return to Waterbury to live, as he has a good position here.
 Clifford Kelsie was around the streets last evening with a badge of red, white and blue ribbon on his coat. The charm attached to the ribbon he called precious stone" 1t was sim ply a piece of fine coal.
 DennaarIe's Deficit.
 COPENHAGEN Denmark, Oct. B. M. Haze, minister of finance, has read the budget statement before parlia ment. He said he estimated the deficit for the coming year at $945,O ,OOO and an- nounced that as there was no prospect of checking the steady increase in ex- penditure it was necessary to increase taxation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED.
Woodward Considered Guilty of the
 Camden Crime.

Woodward Considered Guilty of the
 Camden Crime.
 CAMDEN, N. J., Oct. 8.-The police authorities of Camden county have evil dently solved the mystery of the death of John Coffin and Price Jennings, rhe boys who were found dead in the woods near Haddonfeld last week. Paul Woodward, youth of this city who is charged with the murder of the boys, was reported to have made g confession. Tn this connection Prose cutor Lloyd said:
 There is absolutely no truth in the story of WoodWard's confession. How ever, the state has enough evidence to make clear case against Woodward" ,"
 John Farmer, negro employed on a farm at Haddon Heights, yesterday identified Woodward as the person he had seen with the boys in the woods on the day they are supposed to have been murdered. Woodward was taken to the scene of the alleged crime, but he displayed no emotion and protested his innocence. The analysis of the or gans of the boys has not yet been com pleted, but the police express conf dence that it will be shown that the children were poisoned.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
HARD TIMES IN HAWAII.

Senate Committee Found Great De-
 pression In the Islands.
 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8.-United States Senators Burton, Foster and Mitchell have returned from the Ha- waiian Islands, where they have been on a tour of investigation as a subcom- mittee of the senate committee on Pa cific islands and Porto Rico. Speaking of the work Of the subcommittee Sena- tor Mitchell said:
 We spent twenty-twO working days fin the Hawaiian Islands, twenty of which, including also many night sit dngs, were occupied in taking testimo- ny bearing upon the several subjects committed to us for investigation.
 t'We visited four of the principal is lands of the territory Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Molokai; also the cities of Honolulu, Hilo, Lahaina, Mountain View and several smaller towns and took the testimony of several hundred individual witnesses of all classes, some at all of these different places.
 Contrary to, the conditions of great commercial. and business prosperity now prevailing on the mainland, throughout the United States, we re- gret to be compelled to say that we found the islands in a state of very great commercial and industrial de- pression, caused, it is generally claimed, by the low price of sugar and scarcity and high price of labor.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08

tober 17th, from g a. m. to 8 p. ID. in towns having population of 5000 or more, and from a. m. to 5 p. m. in all other towns. This meeting may be adjourned from time to time, until Friday. October 24th, when it will be in session from a. n. to 8 p. m.
 They also hold a meeting on Mon- day, November Sd, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. n. to admit those only whose dis qualifications mature after October l24th and down to election day.
 Election, Tuesday, November 4th, 1902. Polls close at p. n. Electors vote for state officers, congressman at large, member of congress, sheriff, senator and judge of probate on one ballot, for representatives and justices of the peace on another ballot, mak- ing two ballots, both in one envelope.
 BISHOP FOR CONGRESS.
 Bridgeport, Oct 8.-The democratic convention for the fourth congressional district to-day unanimously nominated William D. Bishop of Bridgeport for that position.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
Wife and Children Missing.

KEoKUK, Ia, Oct S.AThe police are searching this city and surrounding country for Mrs. Kate Houston and her four little girls. They are the en- tire family of William Houston, who reported to the police that his wife and the children had disappeared last Fri day night when he reached his home and had left no trace. The children range from eighteen months to eleven years in age. The husband and sister of Mrs. Houston believe she is insane, and the theory that she has killed her children and herself is quite generally accentad here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
Colombian Affairs.

PANAMA, Colombia, Oct. s. -Gener- al Perdomo has been made Colombian minister of state. General Salazar. commander of the Colombian forces on the isthmus, received telegram yesterday afternoon saying that from Honda to Barranquilla, on the Mazda. lena river, General Perdomo has 5000 men in readiness to proceed for the isthinus It is believed that General Salazar. considering it inadvisable to have these troops concentrated here at the present time, has sent 2 message to detaln fhem where they are until fur
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT I.

have been slipped over of late. The board has ordered certain things done, such as nuisances abated, etc, time and time again, and their orders have been thrust aside. and the work left undone, as mitch as to say the board has no Jurisdiction in the matter. Hereafter the board intends to see to it that their orders are carried out in the future and not cast aside as though they were of no consequence whatever. At last nights meeting of the board the members were highly and justly indignant over the state of things.
 There will be October devotions at St Franeis's church this evening at 7:30.
 A large number from here are at tending the Danbury fair to-day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
WATERT0WN JOTTINGS.
selectman May Be Paid, a Salary Q

Selectman May Be Paid Salary of
 $500.
 At the town meeting held Monday a motion was made to the effect that the first seleetnan of this town be paid a salary of $500 per year, instead of being paid by the day. The motion was set aside until the February meet ing.
 Charles w. Atwood lost valuable COW recently through sickness.
 The firemen held a regular meeting last evening.
 Mrs w. A. Hungerford is spending a few days in New York.
 k. l.. Hitchcock has the contract for laying pipes at the center school for the purpose of carrying the rain water all to one place, i'll order not to have the play grounds all soaked up.
 Mrs Henry Atwood is visiting friends in Woodbury.
 1t seems as though there would be no danger of s.n apple famine this win ter ,as the cider mill owners are of fering only D cents per bushSl. and they will come anu haul them at that.
 For the past few days there have been teams hauling away the tracks placed near the depor by the trolley company.
 Several from here are attending the Danbury fair to-day.
 Mrs F. l.. Hitchcock is spending a few days visiting friends in Thomas ton.
 The St John's Ladies' Aid society will hold regular meeting in Pythian hall on Friday evening. A full at tendance is requested.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
oILFlELDs ABLAzE.
Twenty Lives Lost and Fifty Der.
 ricIxs Burned.

Twenty Lives Lost and Fifty Der-
 ricIxs Burned.
 AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 8.--A long dis tance telephone message from Beau mont says that the Hogg-Swayne syn dicate tract of oil wells on Spindle Top is on. fire, and twenty people are known to have lost their lives.
 The fire started in the oilfeld about 1O:30 last night and has destroyed many derricks, the number being esti- mated at fifty, and from the city it looks worse than the former fire. The fire is located where the wells and tanks are thickest.
 The whole Hogg Swayne tract will undoubtedly be burned to the ground. In addition to the fifty derricks that have been destroyed 100 more were burning at the time of sending the mes ga Un
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
Bridgeport Steamboat Company
 FOR LEW YORK. WILLIAM C.. PAYNE

New Coastwise Steamer, Leaves Bridgeport daily (except Sun day) at 7:45 a. m. on arrival of early morning train from stations on Naug- atuck division, due New York Il a. m. Returning, leaves New York pier 31 E. R., 800 p. m. and foot East 31st street 3:15 D. m., due Bridgeport 6:30 p. m. Saturdays. leaves New York one hour earlier.
 STEAMER ALLAN JOY Leaves Bridgeport daily (except Sat urdays) 12 o'clock midnight, due New York 400 a. n. Returning leaves New York pier 31 B. R. daily (except Sunday) at Il a. m., due. Bridgeport BOO p. m.
 Sundays, steamer William c. Payne leaves Bridgeport 800 q. m., due New York 12 o'clock noon. Returning, leaves New York 2. m.s due Bridge port SEQ V. n. r>>
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
ArrENTIoN. NEW NOTIFIES.

List ito be made'' closes Monday, October 18th. at o'clock D. m.
 Registrars deposit first list of elect ors an list ito be made's in town clerks office on Wednesday; October 15th.
 The time for revising and correct ing the list of electors, by the regis zrats closes on Monday, October 27th.
 The registrars deposit their revised and corrected list of electors in town clerks office on Wednesday, October
 Ths first meeting Of selectmen to
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
CHARTERS SAYS HE IS WILLING.
Ansonias Labor Mayor Win Run for County Sheriff on an
 Independent Ticket

This Action Was Taken at Meeting nomio League Yesterday-New Haven and Ansonia Only Were Represented at the Ticket
 Out it Will Mean the Election of Sheriff Durham for Another Term-Waterbury Leaguers Will Make Deter mined Fight to Put John Flanagan Registrar of
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
Another Colliery to Re Started.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. S.-Announce- ment is made by the Temple Iron com pany that enough men have now been secured to make start of it's big Mount Lookout colliery in Wyoming and that operations will be resumed there at once.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08

when Greek Meets Greek. We wonder if a book agent ever tackled an insurance agent Washing ton (Ia.) Democrat.