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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
A Warning to Feeders.

Bulletin 1875, New Jersey: On ac-
count of shortage in the corn crop and
the consequent rise in price of all feed
ing stuffs, many materials which or
dinarily are considered as worthless
offal of milling. or of other manufac-
turing processes, have been attracted
to market, in order to participate in
the high prices now ruling. Feeders
are apt to be misled in the purchase
Of these materials because the price
asked, judged from the prices of stand
ard feeds in ordinary years, would in
dictate worth that they do not possess.
Economical purchase, however, does
not imply the purchase Of the lowest
priced feeds. In most cases these cheap
feeds" are not feeds at all, but finely
ground materials that are essentially
inferior to the common roughage OF
the farm. Following are few found
on the market: "Cornaline, $40 per ton,
protein content 2.43 per cent; Marsden
Feed No. g, price not known, protein
content 400 per cent; Independence
Fat Feed, $21.50 per ton, protein con-
tent $50; Rice Meal" e. e., hulls),
$17 per ton, protein content 3.67; same,
SIS per ton, protein content 226; same,
500 per ton, protein content 2.14 per
cent. How foolish a man is to buy
such stuff, when he can buy even in
New Jersey Chicago Gluten Meal at
s2S per ton, and with protein content
Of $3.50. Compare that with the 2.14
per cent of protein in the Rice "Meal"
mentioned above. The Chicago Gluten
Meal is worth about seventeen times
as much as the other, according to the
analysis Of the New Jersey station.
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VormS In Turkeys.

From Farmers Review: In answer
to the first query of Mr.. Phelps, the
powders administered to turkeys foc
intestinal worms are not preventive.
Some worm remedies, like arecanus.
may kill the tapeworms and thus cause
their removal, but they are not pre-
ventive.
Second. To my knowledge very lit
tie true experimentation has been
done with worm remedies upon tur-
keys or fowls Of any description, and
little is known about it.
Third The life history Of tape
worms in turkeys is not known and
the special secondary host in which
the young tapeworms may spend the
larval portion of their existence is still
in doubt
Such is the nature of parasitic In.
vasions of fowls and turkeys and such
the intricacies Of the investigation,
that it will be long before any ade-
quate investigation is made. You may
assure your correspondent that para
sites, however, may be diminished In
number by the care that he takes OF
MS turkeys. In the first place, the
mems should be set, if possible, upon
grounds that have not been freQuented
to a great extent by them, if at all.
The coops Of the turkeys that. are used
for the first few days should be moved
rather frequently. The little ones had
best be fed outside the pen that holds
the mother or preferably they should
be fed in a separate pen into which
the hen could not get. AS soon as
they begin to be able to run around
to any great extent believe that they
should be either taken to another field
or at least not allowed to frequent the
places where the larger turkeys are
most apt to be. Fields that were in
cultivation during the last year would
probably be more free from contami-
nation than others. I do not know
that your correspondent has such a
practice but I regard the feeding of
turkeys near the house as a means OF
concentrating the infection and ena-
bling the young turkeys to get more
of it.
| have written above that the para
sites the tapeworms necessarily have
some secondary host in which they
spend their larval existences. 1t is
quite probable that these larvae come
from the old tapeworms in the tur-
keys. 1t is quite evident therefore
that If we try to prevent the old tur-
keys having so many parasites and
handling them so that the chances of
their communicating them are less,
they will be handled in the best man
ner. That is to say, If the chances of
the secondary host becoming infected
are reduced the chances Of the young
turkeys becoming infected will be re-
duced. medication of the old turkeys
before setting with any successful
remedy would help toward this end
Cooper Curtice. Biologist Rhode Island
Experiment Station.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Planting Trees.

Bulletin 81, Oklahoma Experiment
Station: The soil in which trees are
to be planted should be given as thor.
ough preparation as for any other crop.
1t should be plowed to a depth of at
least eight inches and frmed down by
repeated borrowings. Where trees are
to be planted for shade the holes
should be dug large and deep, three
feet each way is not too large, and
filled in with surface soil to the depth
at which the trees are to be set. This
work should be done as long as pos
sible before the time for planting the
trees, and if now, the soil that is
filled into the holes should be satura-
ted with water before setting the trees.
Trees that do not have good roots
should not be set where they will be
exposed to the direct force of the wind.
When transplanting, set. the roots at
about the same depth as that at which
they grew naturally, and press the soil
firmly about the roots. This is a very
important point and frequently neg
lected.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Mating YounR Gifts.

The time for the mating Of younf
gifts depends upon their individuality
If they are inclined to become legg!
they should be mated so as to farrov
their first litter by the time they ar.
one year old. On the other hand, !
they are understood they should no
farrow until they are at least fourtee,
months of age. In order to secure {:
successful farrow the brood SOW
should receive considerable attention
from now on, and whether she will b.
successful or not depends upon tn,
feed, care and attention given her. L
she has received a liberal feed O
shorts and bran, with a feed of root,
occasionally, and has had access t.
salt and ashes at all times. and re
ceived plenty Of exercise, there is n.
reason why she should not produce I:
strong, vigorous litter of, pigs.-O. R
:Aney. -. Z -
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AT this season OF the year complaints
are numerous from sheep owners re-
garding a sickness of their pregnant
ewes that they do not understand. The
sheep drop behind lose appetite, stretch.
lie down fiat, then rise, stretch and lie
down again and die in few days. We
have attributed all of these cases to
the feeding of dry folders without
succulent food of some sort to keep the
bowels properly open, but we now find
that there is in almost every case mod
ular disease of the intentines," which
is due to the worm known as oesopha-
gastoma columbianum. The character
1stlcs Of the presence of this parasite
are small greenish Jumps or punches
upon the lining of the small intestines
and while thousands Of apparently
healthy sheep are killed at the large
slaughter houses showing the presence
OF these nodules and no i'll results
from them, there can be no doubt that
In ewes at least they cause complica-
lions which kill in many instances.
We have advised in these columns that
pregnant ewes should be fed upon sue
culent foods along with the best Of
hay and some grain such as crushed
oats and bran or oilmeal, but some
times there is need of medicine, and
this is the case when symptoms such as
those mentioned above are seen. An
Arkansas correspondent writes that he
has had the best of success since he
commenced giving zenoleum for this
complaint land now he gives it as a
preventative. When sheep are seen to
be i'll he gives one teaspoonful or even
more for very large sheep and mixes
1t in three tablespoonfuls of milk This
is given as a drench and is to be re-
peated in "a hours and again in As
hours if the first two doses are not
effective, but as rule there is no need
of giving more than two doses, accord
ing to his experience. He says that he
has given this treatment to pregnant
ewes some time prior to parturition,
and when done carefully there need be
no loss of lambs as the medicine is
harmless and the only danger is from
struggling or rough handling Of the
ewes. We hope that our readers will
give this treatment trial in addition
to giving the change Of food as sug-
gested.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
To Procure Far mAltn.

Seed oats should be treated with the
formula dip before being sown. Inc
following communication will be OF
interest to our Ohio readers:
The Experiment Station has no Pc
cuniary interest in commercial tran
sactions but an easy and reasonable
acquisition of the formalin may ad-
vance the stations teachings, Learn
ing that some have been unable to rur-
chase formalin near at home the sta
ton has arranged to have local drug
firms fill orders at the following rates.
if orders are sent to the Experiment
Station. 1t is preferred that purchases
be made at home. One OF. bottle OF
formalin by mail, IS cents; OF. bottle
by mail, Is cents; / OF. Sottle by mall,
80 cents, postage in all cases prepaid.
BY express half pound of formalln, 80
cents; 'one pound, or pint, formalln'
40 cents. expressage paid by recipient.
Remittances should be made to the
station. The station Dotanist is also
director of this line of experiments in
the Agricultural Student Union OF
Ohio, and will be able to supply for
malin upon agreements to conduct ex-
periments and report results to oae or
more persons in each, township OF the
state. Applications in this line for ex-
pertinent may be addressed to the
station botanist Other requests, re-
mittances or inquiries should be ad-
dressed to the Experiment Station,
Wooster, Ohio.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
wInterinc Hogs.

From Farmers Review: This has
been my method of feeding my hogs
during the past winter: I have used
principally separator skim milk in
combination with small feed of corn.
1 have given them also one good feed
a day of sugar beets or mangled wur-
zels. In former years / have used bran
or middlings in place of corn for my
brood sows. But this year 4 had the
corn and it cost too much to buy mill
feed. My hogs have wintered well and
the pigs are doing well so far. It was
so dry last spring that not one-fourth
Of my beet seed grew, so I had short
crop Of beets for feed III: N. Markham,
Lake County, Illinois. :, 3tg ~ 7 + y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
GestatiOn of Swine.

Sows vary about Is days in the time
of carrying their pigs. AS a general
thing young sows farrow earlier than
old sows. About 100 days is the short
est time in which healthy young SOW
should farrow. Some young sows carry
their pigs for los Or ,1o6 days. With
old sows there is variation of hard
ly more than three days. The least
time a healthy, mature sow should
carry her pigs is 112 days. This may
be extended to us days. Old sows
that are strong and vigorous carry
their pigs little longer than sows
that are only in fair flesh and vigor.
The advantage seems to be with the
sow that carries her pigs longest.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
POultrY POintA PickAd I'm.

The arrangements in the main poul-
try house are OF the best, and show
an appreciation Of the fact that the
successful running Of poultry cstab-
lshment requires that all the labor
saving devices possible be adopted.
The windows are double glazed to
keep out the cold in winter and swing
from the top. The roosts are all ad-
Unstable, and are mounted on metal
standards in cups of oil. No lice can
by any possibility pass from the hens
to the floor or from the floor to the
hens Between the two points are
impossible pools Of oil. This will be
appreciated by our poultry readers
that have had to fight lice year in and
year out. The roosts in use consist of
two-by-fours, sides up. Mr.. Johnston
says he would prefer roosts only three
inches wide f he could get them, as
that width is more suited to the feet
OF the hens. The nests are under the
roosts in closed boxes, and under the
nest boxes are boxes about eight
inches high. This is the basis of a
scheme to prevent the hens from get
ting into their drinking water. The
vessel is at good height for the pur-
pose Of allowing the hens to drink
out OF it, but the distance from its ton
to the bottom Of the nest box above is
only about four inches and this makes
it impossible for biddy to use it for
bathing her feet.
The floors Of the poultry house are
we'll adapted to keep out moisture and
rodents. There is board floor some
distance above the ground, and on this
floor is layer of eight inches of sand.
This sand is cleaned two or three
times a year by running it through a.
wire screen Of fine mesh. The sand
does not appear to get filthy. On top
OF this is a thin layer of chaff, into
which the grain is thrown. This is
done in the morning, the soft feed be-
ing fed the last thing at night Mr.
Johnston used to feed the soft feed in
the morning, but found the birds stood
around too much for some hours after
breakfast. He wanted them tn worl-
more so he reversed his order of feod..
ing.
Mr.. Johnston has come to the con-
clusion that windows in the roofs are
not advisable. Believing them to he
the proper thing he used them in the
roof of his brooder house. The result
was that during much of the winter
time the houses were dark on account
OF the windows being covered with ice
or snow. In the warm days of fall and
spring the objection is also that the
sun pours in and raises the tempera-
ture to too high point, the thermom-
eter in building sometimes registering
as high as 12o degrees. He will dis
card these windows for sida w1ndanaJ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Stopping Eee Eating.

The writer recently visited a poultr,
establishment where the owner has
had much trouble with egg eaters: HI
said he had tried various plans f.,
breaking up the habit. but withor
success. He had used egg shells fllel
with pepper and nauseous compounds
but the birds ate them and looked
around for more. He finally resorte,
Ito trimming their bills with q sharl
knife, rendering them SO stump-billee
that they could not penetrate the shel
OF an egg. We doubt. however, Il thii
bis the best method to use. It certainly
requires considerable labor to do thi,
work In : large flock. The medicated
|legg has worked we'll In sanae In;
stances. Why does 81 not work IA ALI
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

: We notice that some of our CON
temporaries4 are discussing the, oc-
tagonal silos. We. think if any one
determined to build silo of this or
der will go to Champaign, and see the
old silos' built as an experiment by the
agricultural college, he will change
his mind and determine not to build
q silo Of that kind. After being used
for some years the silos at the Illinois
Agricultural college are to be torn
down and new ones ofsa different form
constructed. s25se=ss 5& -, i IS }g5s;.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

Dr. L. NJ. Ayres of Champaign Coun-
ty, Ohio, writes to the Farmers Re-
view: In wet season give corn shall
low culture. In dry season plow
deep. The farmers in this county that
use the old-style double shovel plows
come out ahead and produce from five
to fifteen bushels more corn to the
acre than do those that follow the
level cultural methods. - =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Tho Coming Peach Crop.

At this writing the peach crop
throughout the country promises to be
fair as whole, though western buyers
Twill have to pay high prices for them
,n account of transportation charges.
Erhe winter greatly injured the peach
crop in the west and central north. In
Georgia and neighboring states it was
at first believed that the buds were SO
extensively frozen that the peach crop
would be very small. Later reports
from Georgia indicate conditions ia
vorable for a large CROP Similar re-
ports come from all Of the seaboard
states that grow peaches. New Jersey.
Delaware, Pennsylvania and Connec-
5ticut, will have large peach crops, and
the railroads are making great plans
to move the crop. How much Of the
peach crop of the East and South win
get to Chicago and other western CITIES.
I'VE, do not know but there is: littl,
danger Of a famine in peaches. s..52S .j Es3
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
silase Pressure.

The outward pressure of cut corn
silage when settling at the time of fill
ing, increases with the depth at the
rate of II pounds per square foot for
each foot of depth. At a depth Of ten
feet the side pressue is 10 pounds
per square foot, at 20 feet it is 22o
pounds and at 80 feet $50 pounds
Hoard's Dairyman. 2s@~~:: II = IL /;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

Who're two or more checks occur in
the same shoot, the buds below the
eutermost check grow in more cases
than those below the lower check. i! i !.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

! It is truly . surprise to, see how
many. dairymen neglect sailing the
cattle. It is we'll to keep q lump OF
rock salt in the yard. .:t t9hf5 s5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

".To-morrow'" is: the excuse of the de-
ltnquent and the spur Of the indus.
triou& 555. sst4 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

.e Soils that are unat for cultivation
can be used to advantage for poultry:
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ss OF bad things, your own bad TEN,
tnerS should head the list }.ls
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14

Whats that, sir-too hot in Il
front, get the machinist up to 71-step
lively now-have it fixed in a minute,
sir"
YES, sir, 81 and up-something good ?
All right, got one right over on this
corner for $2.50-third floor. Boy, show
the gentleman to 210."
Your laundry, Miss Jones ?-promis-
ed for o'clock. Well, well, and it's after
4.-Front-scoot down to the laundry
and tell them you must have Miss
Jones' laundry right away-All right,
Miss j.
Hello there, Hank, glad to see you
same old room-all right-you know the
way-how're all the 'folks-lug your
grip up yourself, you're strong,
healthy 9itGs
"she goes out at 7:45 and changes
at Winniwinnig-get there at 3:07 in
the morning" 81
mo game this afternoon, Mr.. Fam
go over to the Star and see the
bunch over there. They're all right,
and say"
Front, check the gentlenan's grip
and show him to the dining room.
Here, boy, ice water to i211 and here
take this telegram up with you"
And say-here, boy-tell that base
ball gang up in 60 to go easier-they're
disturbing GA and she's taking nap
And so 1T goes with questions and
answers and cards; and rooms that are
too hot and rooms that are too cold
and rooms that are too high up and
rooms that are too low down, with the
sending OF stationery to this room
and cocktails to that, with kicks and
friendly greetings, abuse and praise.
And you have only been standins
there five minutes by the big ONCE
clock.
How would you like to be hotter
clerk In q live hotel-if you could
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14

Walter Nelson, Republican candi-
date for nomination to the. state SEN
ate in the Thirty-fourth district Is one
Of the legislators whose service as a
member of the house entitle him to the
consideration Of his party and promo
ton to field of broader usefulness.
Mr.. Nelson is native of Sweden,
born in 1851. He received his educa-
ton in his native country and came
to the United States at the age Of
eighteen. He located in Minnesota in
1880, and has forged his way to COM
manding position in the commercial
world.
Mr.. Nelson is druggist and chemist,
and from an humble start has built up
business which embraces the opera
ton of three successful retail stores In
st. Paul.
His legislative career is parallel for
his business life. He was elected to
the house Of representatives in 1898 by
comfortable majority in the district
which includes the Third and Ninth
wards and part Of the Eighth ward.
Mr.. Nelson was assigned to several i'm
portant committee, and made leglsla-
tive record which resulted in his re-
election by a majority which sub
stantially voiced the confidence repos-
ed in him by his constituents.
Mr.. Nelson's second term in the
house was more than a counterpart OF
his first terms service. He entered
upon his second term one OF the rec
ogniZed strong men of the house, ana
his influence was widely sought by
friends and foes of every important
measure introduced. If elected to the
senate the residents of the Thirty
fourth district would be assured of the
services of a painstaking, energetic
representative in the upper house and
| a senator who will enter upon his du-
ties backed with a prestige well won
in the lower house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14

John Wagner. one Of the Demo-
cratic candidates for the nomination
for clerk of the district court, is SO
well known to all our citizens that it
seems almost superfuous to rehearse
anything concerning his personality.
Born in st. Paul, raised and educated
here, spending all his business life
within the confines Of the city, he is
generally known to every voter, inti-
mately known to many hundreds.
AS campaigner Mr.. Wagner has
always been a success--sometimes a
whirlwind as vote getter, as for In
stance when he was elected sheriff,
the only candidate on the city ticket
who won twice. He filed the Office
very acceptably. and for diligence and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14

mers. He is ever ready to impart d.
rections to the stranger who comes to
town on an uncertainty and-here's the
art-he lives for the person to whom
he is talking at the moment.
Are Born, Not Made.
His face invites confidence and he
must be able to tell at a glance whether
he ought to take chances on cashing a
check for a man or lend him money,
and if his judgment tells him nay he
must be there with flow of language
of such subtlety that the person who
is turned down will have no offense,
beg his pardon and invite him out to
have a drink.
Truly, no school In the land could
ever hope to make a hotel clerk of a
man by handing him a diploma. In
deed, there is room for suspicion that
when 1t was written of poets that they
are born, not made, hotel clerks were
really meant.
But to 60 back to you there stand
ing by the pillar.
"Here you 80 boy, ice water TO ss."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14

located at Minneapolis he was one of
the leaders, and it was in a measure
due to his efforts that the appropria-
tions for the capitol building were
made substantial enough to enable the
erection of a structure which in dura-
bility, size and beauty would be fitting
for our great and prosperous state.
Wage earners will perhaps best re-
member Mr. Schurmeier for the fight
he made to abolish the contract sys-
ten of prison labor and to establish in
it's stead such regulations as would
greatly reduce the injurious effect of
competition between convict and free
labor.
Mr.. Schurmeier has large business
interests in ST. Paul. where he has
lived all his life, and If he secures the
nomination and election he will render
a good account of himself in the office
he seeks.