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The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Cheese and Butter Makina.

A good many cheese factories are
now being equipped with butter max
ing machinery, SO that they can make
cheese in the summer and butter in
the winter and thus take the farm
ers' milk the year round. One of the
objections to cheese factories in some
localities is the fact that they run
for only six months in the year and
the farmer is left without a market
for his milk during the rest of the
year. BY this process also the farmer
has to have all of his cows calve in
the spring so that he may get as big
a flow of milk as possible during the
months when he can sell it. 1t is
much more to the interest of the
farmer to have some of his cows
calve in the fall In the first place his
calves can then have the skimmilk
at an age when milk in some form
must be supplied to them. Later they
can live on pasture grasses. The man
that produces milk for the summer
cheese factory only has none for his
calves, and the whey is a poor substi.
tute. All the year dairying must take
the place of the summer method if
we are to have our dairy localities
centers of industry and prosperity.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Have Good Buttermakers,

1t does not pay to employ a poor
buttermaker when good buttermaker
can be secured at little advance in
the salary. Get competent man at
all hazards. Many buttermaking
establishment loses more by employ
ing a poor buttermaker than 1t save
in his salary. In the first place, poor
butter will not long continue to bring
a good price. In the second place, the
incompetent man will lose butter-fat
and never know it. and this butter-fat
lost in the course of a year will ag-
gregate a very large sum. Then, too.
the buttermaker that is not exper-
fenced with machinery will destroy
expensive machines and never mis-
trust that his ignorance is the cause
Of it. He will blame the company
that makes the machines. The more
buttermaking becomes a science the
more educated must the buttermaker
be.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Alfalfa as Horse Feed.

The alfalfa crop is of great import
ance in many regions of the United
States and is depended upon as a
standard feed for farm animals. New
ertheless. the statement is often made
tnat 1t is not good feed for horses,
though excellent for other farm ami
mails. The Utah Station believes that
1t is also suited for horses and reports
a number of experiments by l.. A.
Merrill which bear out this belief and
supplement the experience gained in
using alfalfa as the principal coarse
fodder OF the station horses for num-
Der OF years.
In the first test, which began Janu-
ary 13, 1899, four of the station farm
work horses were fed on a ration con-
slstlng of ten pounds of bran and
shorts and 25 pounds of hay, two be-
ing given alfalfa hay and two timothy.
The average cost of the alfalfa ration
was 9.9 cents per day and the timothy
ration 12.3 cents. During the ninety
hve days of the first period of the test
the horses fed timothy lost 124 pounds.
those fed alfalfa pounds. The ra-
uons were then reversed for ffty-six
days. During this time the horses
led alfalfa hay gained rs pounds. those
fed timothy hay lost 60 pounds.
The second test began November 20
and the experimental conditions we're
practically the same as before except
mat the grain ration was larger aver
aging little over ~ pounds per head
dally. In ninety-one days the two
horses fed the alfalfa ration gained 55
pounds, while those fed the timothy
hay lost Al pounds. The two rations
cost IL and 13 cents per head per day,
respectively. For period of sixty
eight days the rations were reversed
the grain ration being increased to
some Is pounds per head per day. On
alfalfa hay there was a total gain of
TO pounds and on timothy hay loss of
100 pounds.
The rations were also tested for
thlrty-n1ne days with two driving
horses used for light work In addi.
ton to some u pounds Of grain per
day, one horse ate S.3 pounds timothy
hay, the other 16 pounds Of alfalfa hay
on an average. On the former ration
there was loss of so pounds and on
the latter gain of 10 pounds. the cost
OF the two rations being 95 cents and
81 cents respectively.-Dep of
agriculture Report, Bulletin 162.
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Dirty Milk Cans.

The city milk trade is one that per.
ness simply for the reason that the
consumers know nothing of the con-
diuons surrounding the milk traffic.
1t Is often asserted that, could the
consumers know in what kind of cans
their milk is handled, many of them
would quit the use Of that article Of
food altogether. The cans that go
back to the farmers are some Of them
so very dirty that it is impossible
to get the stencil out Of them even
by scrubbing and steaming and many
shippers Of milk have no steaming ap-
pliancos. The cans, instead Of being
washed out with cold water after use.
are left with some milk in them and
this sours and putrefies for day be-
fore being removed. 1t must be re-
membered that milk is blood held in
suspension and that it putretes as
does blood and flesh. Experts have
testified that after such cans have
been subjected to all kinds of cleans
ing processes, including steaming in
steam chest. the smell still clung
to them, and must have remained
with them after they were again filled
with milk. After this process has
gone on for several months in sum
mer what must be the condition of
such cans so used and SO abused?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
1o Prevent BIackIen.

A report Of the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture says: The most
important thing in connection with
the prevention of blackleg is to burn
the carcasses of the calves that die
Of the disease. If this is done, the
possibility Of the distribution of the
germs from such carcasses is absolute.
ly prevented. Burying the carcasses
deeply is recommended where it is
impossible to get fuel to burn them.
II cattlemen will make a practice of
burning the carcasses Of all animals
that die Of contagious diseases It will
do a great amount of good toward
eradicating the diseases. The next
important step by way of prevention
of blackleg is to vaccinate all suscep.
tible cattle. Vaccine for the preyen.
ton Of blackleg has given the greatest
satisfaction wherever it has been
used. 1t cannot be too highly recon-
mended and Its use is never neglected
by progressive cattlemen. AS a rule
cattle between six and eighteen
months of age are the ones that die of
blackleg, yet the disease Is very com.
mon in younger cattle. 1t seldom
occurs in cattle over two years old.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

Crystal had been in charge from
midnight till four. He was now
turned in again, bravely snoring to
the melody OF the tiller ropes, and
the ugly devil Grindal walked the
deck. When the dawn broke he turned
his gaze astern, and the first sight he
beheld was large ship fullrobed to
the very height of her main-royal
Good thunder. A Yankee" says
the boatswain; he had the most in
terpreting eye for a ship that ever
villain wnked. She was coming up
hand over fist, noble sight as her
stirless sails, sweetly shadowed soft
as penciling at their leeches, by the
growing light in the east, swelled
like yearning breasts one above an.
other, bowling stately to each white
leap of water which blew in mist from
the thrust of the stem, blackening the
canvas forward. Many besides the
boatswain were now watching her
meteoric passage; among them was
the Earl, who looked as if he had not
slept. and Captain Pope.
Captain Pope!" exclaimed the Earl,
with majestic fervor, would it not be
possible for you to transfer me and
my people to yonder vessel? She
would receive me for the considera-
tion would offer"
I'VE will keep you for that consid.
eration," answered Pope. I'VE are
now your friends and Won know we
are gentlemen in need of what yonder
fellow has doubtless plenty of. Dol
lars, my lord, dollars 1t shall not be
long before you are sent home, and
you are man of great honor"
Lord Fitzgibbon stared at him like
an eagle. He read some further intent
in the tall and handsome pirates face
and his brows gathered into bush
over his great nose.
They could not walk that stagger-
ing, bounding deck, and little before
breakfast Captain Pope, grasping the
Earl by the arm to steady him, CON
Quoted him into the cabin. Here
they were Joined by Crystal
You took a ring from me yester-
day." said the Earl, at which saying
Crystal glared. 1T is an heirloom,
and treasure it. Will you suffer me
to purchase it from you? l will write
an order upon my bankers for hun
dred guineas."
For two hundred it shall be yours"
said Captain Pope.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Water Drank by Hogs.

Prof. w. A. Henry says: we find
little recorded on this subject, posi-
bly, because the matter is not con
sidered of importance by many. In
a feeding trial by the writer at the
Wisconsin station a group Of ten pigs
divided into two lots Of five each,
one lot getting barley meal and the
other corn meal. was fed for period
Of eight weeks. with the results given
below.
The five fed on barley averaged
20s pounds at beginning Of test. ate
1882 pounds of grain, gained Col
pounds in weight, consumed 9.O56
pounds of water, and required All
pounds of grain for 100 pounds Of
gain. For every 100 pounds of food
eaten they drank 800 pounds of water.
The five fed on corn meal aver
aged 200 pounds in weight at begin
ming of test, ate 300 pounds of grain,
gained 713 pounds in weight, drank
G,62O pounds of water and used 435
pounds Of food in making 100 pounds
of gain. For every 100 pounds OF
feed eaten they drank 213 pounds of
water, or 107 pounds less than those
fed on barley.
The weight of water reported in
cludes that required for soaking the
meal and also that drank from
second trough
1t will be seen that the pigs fed
corn meal consumed about two
pounds of water, and the barley-fed
over three pounds, for each pound of
meal eaten. The pigs getting corn
meal consumed over 900 pounds OF
water. and the barley-fed pigs 1900
pounds, for each 100 pounds of gain
in live weight. Pigs fed corn meal
appear to require less water than
when on other feeds"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Points on Guinea Fowls.

Guinea fowls have dark colored
nesh, but it is very palatable.
ln-breedins results in rendering the
birds tender and reduces their size.
The young of birds given their free.
dom are hardy and will follow their
mother as soon almost as they are
out of the shell; at least they are
good trampers after they are day
old. The young live ON bugs and
seeds discovered for them by the
mothers
In the carly laying season the birds
Will lay their eggs anywhere, and
several will deposit their eggs in the
same locality. When about to sit they
seek separation and lay dozen or
more eggs in hidden nest, where
they incubate them.
The guineas differ from common
fowls in that the males are as anxious
about the brood as Is the hen. and
helps take care of them during the
day time, forsaking them at night.
Guinea hens and their broods for.
age in body, the old males helping
to keep up the laggards of the line.
At night each mother collects her own
brood.
The young at very early age learn
to roost in the trees, even before they
can reach the branches by flying.
They half fly and half run up the
trunk Of the tree.
Guinea eggs are very fertile and
large percentage of the birds hatch
ed live if they are permitted to run
wild with their mother.
Like the turkey, the guinea pre-
fers the open tree top to the secure
poultry house.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

massed in the forepart. 1t went swift
ly about that the schooner had been
scuttled; and the pirates overhung
the bulwarks waiting for her to go
down. At last she sank. She had
filled rapidly, and the melting out of
her shadowy shape, and the downward
flight of her lantern and its sudden
extinction in the smoky gloom which
overlay the sea, made an ocean vision
that had enough of awe. mystery and
terror in it to subdue into brief 81
lence even the swarm of rough black
guards who watched.
The brig was rounded away for the
course which John Spaniard was to
traverse, and Captain Pope, stepping
up to the Earl. made him a polite
bow. and begged the honor of his COM
pany at supper in the cabin.
The nobleman followed the captain
and they sat down to l meal of cold
food which had been plundered from
the snow. Champagne and wine were
put upon the table by the cabin man;
the Earl knew to whom those bottles
had belonged.
Il would thank you, Captain Pope,
as l gather your name is" he said,
ito tell me how you propose l am to
return home, and when?"
I'VE must wait upon the chances Of
the sea. my lord" replied Pope in his
pleasantest manner. Your person is
safe"
The Earl made a stiff motion with
his head.
We're ill-used gentlemen" says
Crystal, breaking in with hccough.
Would have us starve ashore when
there are plenty Of rich pearly oys-
ters washing along at sea waiting for
our cutlasses to open them?"'
"You do not spare your fellow-coun-
trymen?" says the Earl.
I'VE have none," answered Pope.
grimly. Poverty has no country.
This is excellent champagne; let me
I'LL your lordship's glass"
where are you bound to- gentle
men?" said the Earl.
ITO the devil, I feara" answered
Pope. Clear that stuff up" continued
he, addressing the cabin man. and
Put fiddles upon the table"
The supper was ended. Crystal.
with a bottle of champagne in his
head. withdrew to his narrow couch.
Pope said:
~ little thought this humble cabin
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
Treatment for Heaves,

In accordance with the request OF
a reader of the Farmers Review we
quote the advice for treatment Of
heaves from two writer's:
Prof D. Mcintosh: Feed so as not
to overload the stomach; allow a lit
tie hay to be eaten first, then give
water and then oats. Never feed more
than twelve to fourteen pounds OF
hay per day and fifteen pounds of
oats. Boiled flaxseed mixed with
little bran at night will keep the bow.
els regular, besides being very nutrl-
tious. Sulphate of iron, four ounces;
nitrate Of potassium, four ounces; nux
vomica, two ounces; divided into
twsnty-four doses, and one given ev-
cry night in bran mash, is very use
full. After this quantity has been
given, skip two or three weeks and
repeat One ounce Of Fowler's solu-
ton of arsenic given every night in
small bran mash, when the animal is
at work in the spring, is very good
and often enables an animal to do a
good days work, which it could not do
except for the arsenic. This can
be continued for a month to, six wee:
without any danger to the an,
Then stop for few weeks or as ile
as the animal can do without itt the
when the breathing becomes diTSand
resume again and SO on. have tt!
ed horses in this way and they wd iies
do their work with ease for yearsyOne
'een
Jonathan Periam: Treatment W
view to permanent cure is gem
ally not successful. However the anW
ment may be greatly ameliorated bAe
strict attention to the diet, which,
should be the reverse of that which,
has hitherto been given. Give nutri-
tive food of small bulk and best quail
ty, such as finely-cut wild hay mixed
with ground oats and corn, bran and
a small quantity of ground oil-cake
or flaxseed meal, and slightly mois-
tened. In summer give green or suc-
culent food instead of hay, and in
winter daily allowances Of sliced
carrots and other roots. Such horses
should never be fed or watered i'm.
mediately before use and they should
be used only for slow and easy work.
Farmers Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18
CHAPTER TX.
The BeI.ona.


The pleasure craft Pope had board
ed was by no means a rich one. Her
name was the Bellona; she was from
Terceira; the countess and two nieces
had been left to winter among the
oranges and sweet winds OF an is
land.
The Earl had several occasions to
60 home; one was parliamentary
need. and To- behold his lordship's
stately figure in the thick of his das-
tardly crew, being rowed away by pi-
rates to n little armed brig. while
ehe two captains sacked his vessel
But they found very little The
hairy scoundrels grew wanton in dis
appointment and roared out blasphe-
mics as they smashed the mirrors and
ripped through the cushions with their
cutlasses. o. 1t was almost dark when
they had secured the available plunder
among which was considerable store
Of provisions, fine wine, brandies, and
champagne, and small quantity of
Hive stock, chiefly poultry. The booty
was taken on board the brig by Crys-
tai.
Pope remained with a few men to
provide for the determination of the
pleasure craft. In small carpenters
chest in the forecastle they found an
auger. With this tool one of the sail
ors who understood carpentry, was
dispatched by Pope into the hold, there
to drill to starboard and larboard, four
holes under water in the vessels side.
While the wretch was thus empbyed.
the others lighted a lantern ard hoist
ed it by the signal halyards' to the
main topmast head.
After the holes had been bored, they
all stood a minute at the coamings
ofthe hatch to listen to the noise of
the water running in. Then Pope
sings out:
I'm with us, men,"
And dropping into the boat, they
rowed aboard the brig.
The crew of the Bellona were
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

The Book Of Corn says: A most
remarkable proof of the antiquity of
corn has been discovered by Darwin
He found ears of Indian corn and
eighteen species Of shells of our
epoch buried in the soil of the shore
in Peru, now at least eighty-fve feet
above the level of the sea.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-09-18

ton of sugar beets yields 2lO
pounds of refined sugar.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-15
PHILIPPINE CURRENCY.
Members Of Commission Do Not Be
iieve Gold Standard Should Be
Established AZ Onca

Washington. May 13.-Secretary Root
Mr.. Ides Of the Philippine commission
Colonel Edwards of the insular bureau
and members Of the monetary commits.
sion held a conference yesterday and
discussed the Philippine monetary stu.
alton In It's relation to the operation o.
the new currency laws for the islands.
After the conference the following
cable message was sent to Governof
Taft for his information:
Henry G. Ide, Charles A. Conant and
Professor Jeremiah w. jerks recon-.
mend no time be fixed for establish,
ment of gold standard until full prepa'
rations have been made covering in de-
tail methods of maintaining parity
Letter on the subject will be mailed YOU
In a few days. Recommend continuing
present policy as to fixed ratio between
Mexican and United States currency.
Recommend no legislation to interfer1e
with either import u export of Mex.
car dollars. Recommend ultimate.
taking up Spanish Filipino currency 9.
approximate bullion value. Recon-.
mend that Mexican dollars be not taken
up at any time by Philippine govern.
ment, but their use discouraged by Ie.
ceiving them for government duaes
only or rates below bullion value aftel
sufficient supply of new currency IS W
hand to meet wants of business, See5
rotary Of war approves all these Iesu.
lutions,"
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DEAL is APPROVED.
Directors of the Rock Island Railroad
Company Meet in Des Moines to
Close Frisco Matter.

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Des Moines, Ia. May 13.-At a meet
Ing of directors of the Rock Island
railroad here today the Rock Island
Frisco deal was approved.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad TO-DAY filed with the sec
rotary Of state amended articles in
creasing the capital stock $4,000, 900,
making a total capital stock of s145,-
900, 000.
According to Rock Island representa-
tives, the terms will be as follows: For
each share of the common stock of the
st. Louis and San Francisco the Rock
Island company will pay $50 in collat-
eral trust S per cent. bonds, and $27 in
Rock Island common stock, making S87
for the Frisco common stock.
New York advices say that although
these terms We're generally known in
the street, and although Frisco COM
mon was selling around 7SA, not many
der to mak the ace difference be-
tween the market price and that Of
Tered by the Rock Island
This was due to the fact that for the
purpose of the exchange the bonds
were figured at par and the Rock Is
land stock at 45, While in the market
the latter was barely steady at 44h,
while the Rock Island 4 per cent. bonds
are selling at about SAY.
The mileage of the Rock Island sys-
tenn is 1928, with 1,024 miles under
construction. The mileage of the FRS
co system Is about 5000 miles, making
u total Of about 10000 miles.
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ASK FOR A RECEIVER.
Harrison Telephone Company Is De-
clared to Be lnsolvent.

Harrison Telephone Company Is De-
clared to Be lnsolvent.
Deadwood. S. D.. May 13.-Fore-
closure suit has beer started by the
Royal Trust company Of Chicago
against h Harrison Telephone COM
pany, and on the request of the trust
company Clarence e. Cook has tA2n
appointed receiver of the telephone
company by Judge w. G.. Rice, judge
Of the Eighth judicial circuit of South
Dakota. The Harrison Telephone
company issued 100000 in bonds in
November, 1901, the bonds being Sc
cured by the Royal Trust company.
The telephone company defaulted In
The payment of interest, hence the suit
foreclosure and the application for
receiver.
Mr.. Cook, who Is receiver, has for
several months been general manager
Tor the company, and his brother of
Chicago claims to be the holder Of
~. 900 of the bonds. There Is a dispute
among the b~ondholders and the fore
closure suit is likely to become con-
siderably complicated. Howard D.
Maize of Chicago purchased the Harri-
son Telephone company in 1901 Of
Thomas Whitaker, George Cornwall
and others, and 1t was he who negoti-
ated the bonds, pledging his stock for
them. AS soon as the suit in fore
closure is determined the company is
TO be entirely reorganized.
The Harrison Telephone
was organized seven years ago. and
built the most extensive system in
western South Dakota, some OF its lines
cunning over into Wyoming.
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MOST MEN
A German Newspaper fakes a Vote
Edison the Only American.

A German Newspaper Takes a Vote
Edison the Only American.
Berlin, May 13.-The Berlin Tageblatt
asked its readers 'tWho. are the most dis
tinsuished ten men alive today?" 1t re-
ceived LOCO answers
Tolstois name heads the list, with SOP
votes; Mommsen comes next. with 496;
then Marconi, with AS: Ibsen, with 425;
Edison, with 36s, Nansen, 30; Roentgen,
264;; Meusel, the artist, 24S; Professor
Koch, 22s, and Emperor William II, 1872
votes. These the Tageblatt readers deem
the ten greatest men alive.
Among those who got between 1870 and
100 votes are Bjornson, Chamberlain,
Gorky, H~auptmann and Max Klinger, the
painter and sculptor. Something less than
100 votes were given to the portrait painter
Leubach and ]. Pierpont Morgan.
Kruger, Pope Leo and Richard Strauss
nave under fifty votes. Maeterlinck, Mas
cagni and DR.. Herzl have Is; D'Annunzio,
Leoncayallo. the aeronauts Santos-Du-
mont and Zeppelin, sarasate and Paul
Heyse have about ten votes apiece. Mark
Twain had one vote. So had Karl Gold
mark, M~assenet, Soxhlet, Van Hoff and
many others.
TIL Tageblatt is now getting answers
to the question Who are the most dis
tinguished five women Of the day?"