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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-01-20

abundant supplies of feed are kept
on hand at the barn convenient for
feeding, so that if any hard weather
should set in there will be no fear
of the stock suffering. IF the
weather be mild and the land dry
enough, blowing should be done, so
as to lessen work later in the spring.
Let this work be done thoroughly.
Plow deep, and where possible and
the subsoil is a good clay one, sub
soil as we'll. In blowing land deep
SO as to add depth to the soil, do not
turn the furrow slice completely
over, but leave it on edge, so that
the new soil may be mixed with the
old soil in working. New soil brought
from the bottom of the furrow will
not produce large crops until thor
oughly aerated and d~isintegrated by
the action of the weather, and this
takes time; hence, this deep blowing
should not be done late in the spring.
The mixing of the old and new soil
tends to hasten the fitting of the
soil for crop production, and hence
the Importance of so blowing as to
admit of this. The value of subsoi1-
ing where the subsoil is a good one,
is not half appreciated as it ought
to be. It breaks loose the hard pan
nearly always to be found where
shallow blowing has been the rule for
years, and renders this permeable by
I the rainfall where the water is stored
for the use of the crop in the sum
mer. It makes largely available inert
plant food in the shape of phospho-
rio acid and potash, which is always
present in the soil IN more or less
abundance, and only requires the ac-
ton of the atmosphere, water and
humic acid supplied from decaying
vegetable matter to become available
for the necessities of the crop. Cur
own experience has convinced us that
in every case except where the sub
soil is sandy or leachy, subsoiling
may be done with profit.
\ X x
Whenever the land is dry enough
to haul on, get out farm-yard man
ure and top-dress wheat, oats or
grass land, or apply it on the land
newly plowed and which is to be put
in crop in the spring. The mineral
fertilizers, acid phosphate and pot
ash may be applied along with the
manure on the plowed land without
fear of loss, and then the whole can
be worked in together later in the
spring, and thus much time be saved.
Farm-yard anu is much better
on the land than teaching away in
the farm-yard and pens.
Clean up land intended to be crop
ped which has laid untitled for years,
Whatever is done in this way let it
be done thoroughly. Get out all
stumps and haul off all rocks. Left
on the land, they only serve to har-
Dor weeds, briers, insects and flung
old diseases, and are a constant hin
IT. IL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-01-20

Clean up land intended to be crop
ped which has laid untitled for years.
Whatever is done in this way let it
be done thoroughly. Get out all
stumps and haul off all rocks. Left
on the land, they only serve to har-
Dor weeds, briers, insects and flung
old diseases, and are a constant him
drance to good cultivation. Use the
rocks to repair the roads. Let all
fences be repaired and make them
straight. An old worm fence which
is insufficient to turn stock will
often supply rails sufficient to make
a new straight fence capable of turn
ing n stock, Set posts the length
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

built on side hill, the store room I'M
der the ice house, and gives herewith
a rough drawing of the end of the
building. The building has a double
floor One for the ice to rest upon,
which was loose enough for the drip
pings TO work through and run off the
second floor, which was watertight and
on slant, as shown by line b, and
conducted the water away from the
building through a spout made like
an eavestrough, as shown in line Z.
The porch on the corner, A, is the
entrance. and that part of 1t is a
storm door-there being two other
doors and walls before getting into
the storage room proper. This makes
it more easy to go in and out OF 1t
without affecting the temperature OF
the room. The building has double
roof. and the ends are provided with
large windows just below the roof that
give vent to the chamber above the ice,
and the double roof protects 1t from
the sun. The store room has plenty or
light, it being we'll supplied with win
dows. But for fear you may get a
wrong idea of this | will state that
they are three deep. that is, three sash
each, containing two thicknesses OF
glass, making in all six panes OF
glass and four air spaces between the
outside and the inside Of the room.
With ice in the building, the lower
room does not vary much in tempera-
ture any time during the summer, al
ways remaining about 40 degrees above
zero. With this kind OF ice house one
can keep butter almost as well as it
is kept in cold storage plants f.
Brown, in Epitomist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
ARAPAHO AND SHOSHONE.
Indian Tribes Have Distinctive De-
signs for the SO-Called Par
neches Made by Them.

The slight differences of styles which
occur are well exemplif1ed in the style
of painted rawhide bags or envelopes,
the so-called "partleches," writes Prof.
Franz Boas, in the Popular Science
Monthly. Mr.. st. Clair has observed
that the Arapaho are in the habit Of
laying on the colors rather delicately, in
areas OF moderate size, and Of following
out general arrangement Of their mo-
tives in stripes; that the Shoshone, on
the other hand, like large areas of solid
colors, bordered by heavy blue bands,
and an arrangement in which q central
field is set off rather prominently from
the rest of the design. This difference
Is SO marked that it is easy to tell a
Shoshone parfeche that has found it's
way to the Arapaho from parfleches OF
Arapaho manufacture. In other cases
the most characteristic difference con-
sists in the place On the parfeche to
which the design is applied. The Arapa-
no and the Shoshone never decorate the
sides of bag, only it's flaps. while the
tribes of Idaho and Montana always dec
crate the Sides
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
CONDENSED MILK TRADE.
Farm Paper Enumerates Several
Reasons for the Phenomenal
Growth of This Industry.

1t Is doubtless true that the demand
for condensed milk is on the increase,
good many families that once used
cows milk now use condensed milk.
Recently the writer visited friend
living in small Michigan town, and
was surprised to see condensed milk
on the table. Cows milk was also on
the table, but the family used mostly
the condensed milk. Taking all things
into consideration they regarded the
condensed article as cheap as the
other though prices for the latter
were very reasonable.
The Farmers Review gives several
reasons why large number OF people
prefer the condensed milk. In the first
place, they assume that it has been
heated to a point that kills all germ
life-which probably is not true. In
the second place, they believe that the
milk from which this condensed article
was made is cleaner than the milk gen.
orally obtainable-and this is certain
ly true. The public has within a
few years heard great deal about the
filthy conditions in which many OF our
dairy herds live and produce milk, ana
they are fleeing from such milk. 1t
Is also quite generally known that the
condensing factories are very eXactlng
in the matter Of the milk they use A
trip among the suppliers of milk for
condensing factories shows white
washed stables, weil-lighted and we'll
ventilated, barnyards well-drained and
cleanly kept, milk cans perfectly clean
and bright, and cement cooling watts
in which is running cold water The
milk inspectors do not hesitate to or
der the methods that will give clean
milk where ordering" Is necessary.
We have known the milk Of farmers
refused because they would not put in
a ventilator. For such reasons the
companies that make condensed milk
find the demand for their goods con-
stantly increasing. The census OF 1890
showed an annual production OF 81 ,926,-
S21 pounds OF condensed milk; the cen
sus Of 1900 showed an annual pro-
duction of 1856, 921 ,7S7 pounds, an increase
Of nearly 500 per cent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.

The man who takes care OF your dairy
cows should be a gentle man,
IL horse has fondness for his man
ger or his harness, rub them lightly with
beef'B gall.
BY keeping your horses shut up in a
dark stable you may permanently inJure
their sight
If short Of bedding shake 1t out care
fully every morning and let 1t dry out
through the day.
Little specks or finger prints on butter
put It out OF the first quality grade and
injure the makers reputation,
II there is any space under the manger
in which the horse can possibly get his
head fast better change things.
No, we would not sell wheat at 70
cents bushel and buy middlings for 81
per hundredweight to feed to fattening
hogs.
Pigs that make their appearance late
in autumn are sight OF trouble" and
can be made profitable only by extra care
in feeding and by providing warm and
comfortable quarters.
why not fatten calves in warm box
stalls in winter when veal sells at good
price? We know man who does this
selling his whole milk at the creamery
and feeding his skim milk to calves lie
is padding his bank account rapidly 49,
Farm Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

q, shown by heavy dots. 1t has three
eighths bolt through lower end and bot
tom board, then bolt through brace and
bottom board in center and also one IN
upper end above top board.
The gate is then hung in position.
BY lifting the front end of gate, brace
q will be raised a couple Of feet or so
from ground Now on top Of top board
Of gate, set in several iron pins at the
top OF bolt of brace a and hook bolt
OF brace a over whichever pin will make
gate swing clear Of ground.
II post ever gives and let's gate sag,
lift on front OF gate and hook brace
up pin or so till clear Of ground again
Ii big snow comes along, hook the
gate up TIL it swings almost clear II
you want hogs or sheep or small calves
to pass through and restrain larger
stock. Just hook Jour gate up in front
till high enough to allow the animals
TO pass, then let II down again, when
not needed in that way. The gate is
kept closed by a common swing latch,
as shown. Try II, brother farmers, and
! think you will say It Is the best gate
you ever used j. w Stevens in Farm
and Home
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

Do not grumble. II things do not 70
70 suit you, and all your efforts seem out
Of joint, as they often will seem, accept
the inevitable without complaint and
have another try A chronic grumbler
Is a nuisance 10 himself and all around
him. Every one feels like giving wide
berth to the one who is always complain
Ing OF hard luck. The man who cannot
meet trouble face 10 face when II comes
and conquer It. will find a rough path
but the one who, with a stout heart and
cheerful determination, takes the bad
with the good, and makes the best Of the
bad and the most Of the good, will find
his pathway smoother for IT. --Epitomlst
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
DOCTOR TURBIN, 1903 Randolph St., Chicago, IT,
TROLLEY HOMES.
Car Corresponding to the House Boat
aPossibIe Development from
Present Conditions

Now that parlor cars and sleeping
cars on trolley lines are established
we may be privileged to speculate a
bit as to what will come next as an
annex of the broomstick train. Sup
pose we hazard the guess that 1t will
be the trolley house-first cousin to
the house boat, says the Boston Tran
script. BY the building Of spurs and side
tracks in delightful spots at country or
seashore at fair and far distance from
the main lines resting places for these
movable dwellings could be comfor-
tably managed. At one of them a troll
ley house might remain for as long a
time as contentment was the staying
power and when this burning out the
trolley pole might be put in contact with
the wire and the trolley house trundled
away to pastures new. OF course, this is
merely the toughest outline of possible
development of the electric car, but it is
the pleasantest part upon which the lay
mind can dwell. Details of it, like the
securing of suitable drinking water and
the training Of every tenant of one of
these dwellings to be his own motorman
may as well be left to the consideration
of those whose business it would be to
perfect them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
DAIRY CROP ROTATION.
system Which Assures 'he Comfort
able Keeping Of 10 Cows ON
90 acres of Land.

Recently, in referring to very pro-
ductiye section of Wisconsin, Hoard s
Dairyman said that 65 acres OF good
tillabe land would annually support 40
cows for dairy purposes. A correspond
ent from Ohio asked for rotation OF
3rops to adopt for this work in connec-
ton with corn, and the provisions for
pasture, to which the Dairyman replied
as follows:
There Is probably just as good land
in Ohio, but we are not sufficiently ac-
luainted with Ohio conditions to Justify
a similar statement for every farm In
that state. Given good land in Ohio. or
elsewhere, we should depend very
largely upon corn and alfalfa as the
: main crops, and devote very little acre
age to pasture We should expect to
raise corn enough to fiji silos and have
considerable left over for cribbng We
should aim to keep a goodly number OF
hogs to take the skim milk to good adj
vantage, and expect to use the money
received for hogs in purchasing feed for
the cows and other hogs. Alfalfa has
not been recommended for short rota-
| tion and we should therefore wait until
more Is learned about alfalfa, expect
| to grow some common clover, and. pos
sibly, wheat, oats and barley. These
however, are questions that can only be
fully answered when one is entirely
| conyorsant with the soil climate and
| markets"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
OLD POLITICAL ISSUE.
Nations Legislative History Proves
That Government Car Assist
in Road Building.

In the early days OF our national his
tory, whether the general government
should take hand In making internal
improvements became one OF the great
political issues. The matter was fought
out IN congress and in political cam
paigns. and finally settled In the affirm
alive. Among the improvements dis
cusssd, the building of roads was prob
ably the most important. Plans were
made for connecting the different parts
OF the country by national highways.
The national pike was built from Cum
berland, Md, to the Ohio river, and then
on westward. The plan was to build on
to st. Louis, but before that point was
reached the building Of steam railroads
had begun. and the people lost interest
IN the road question
In these days when river and harbor
bills are looked upon as a matter OF
course, and national aid to road improve
ment Is considered a novel proposition,
II is Interesting to recall that the ques-
ton OF road building by the nation was
great and burning issue long before
river and harbor bills were ever heard
Of 1t Ia also worth noting that pres
idents were vetoing river and barbor
bills as unconstitutional long after ma
uonal aid to road improvement had be-
come settled policy.
II does not seem probable that the
question OF constitutionality will ever
be seriously raised against such legisla-
ton as that proposed In the Brownlow
bill for national aid In the building Of
roads. II can be defended as strongly
as river and harbor legislation under
those clauses Of the constitution which
authorize the federal government ito
promote the general welfare" and to
regulate commerce between the states. "
But in addition TO these, It finds its
strongest warrant IN the authority con
ferred upon congress TO establish post
roads" provision that is growing In
practical Importance every year with the
extension Of the rural free delivery sys-
TEN.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
IDEAL MILKING STOOL.

the pail can rest as it should on piece
b. The iron bow, b, to hold the pail,
should be made at a blacksmith shop,
but n piece Of hoop iron answers the
purpose very well. The hand holes,
a, are convenient. The heater it Is
collect in the joints, and II will be
more satisfactory In every way.
milking stool is used twice a day on
most farms, the year around. 1t pays
to have such things right The first
cost is a trine more than makeshift
but it Is cheaper in the end.-A. b
Shearer, In Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

A physician who had made a special
study Of dietetics once said that bread as
a food was chiefly valuable as a vehicle
for butter. He regarded butter as one
Of the best carbonaceous foods given to
man. Its condensed form and digest
ible quality furnished heat and energy
in pleasant and palatable form. Cheese
Is a protein food MIX Is perfect food
for adult humans. az well as children
and calves With good old cheese and
choice new butter, the stan OF life is
mainly filing We venture the state
ment that the much exploited modern
breakfast foods are chiefly valuable as
Z vehicle for cream Rural World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
Husband and Wife Disagree

Husband and wife often disagree
about some matter that concerns each
other aud frequently the husband hnds
that his wifes judgment is the best,
the case of Mr.. John w. Young of
Lincoln, H., is however an exception,
he says MY wife and | both had a
severe cold and We decided to get some
kind of medicine l bought myself a
bottle of Harris Honey and H rebound
and taking it as directed was well in a
short time. She wanted another kind
and with the result that she still has a
bad cough. / advised her to take Hart :
Honey and Horehound and think she
will have to do so if she gets well this
winter" Sold by Henry Hinrichs
Druggist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
DAIRY STORAGE ROOM.
A Necessity Where Farmers Desire
to Hold Butter and Cheese for
Higher Prices.

Many farms are not provided with
the right kind of dairy building, and
when one undertakes to store butter
for future sales they may have to
take an inferior price for it. l was
in cellar the other day where the
woman of the house had several hun
dred pounds stored, and to me the
room smelled damp and musty. The
chances are that this butter will smell
of this must when it is put on the
market If 1t does, instead Of her re-
ceiving the very highest fancy price
she will have to take what she can
get for it.
The writer has inspected a store
room and ice house combined which Is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

few days ago two farmers came 10
town and both brought butter for sale
One of the farmers had his product
pressed into neat, compact half-pound
packages, and he readily sold 1t at 25
cents a pound He said that he could
not meet the demand for his butter
The other had his butter in a bucket
and II looked soft and watery After
tramping around town from place to
place trying to sell, he gave up in dis
gust, and said II was no use to bring
butter to town TO sell, az nobody
would buy it-Rural World
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
The Pilot for job work
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

A woman in Butler county. Mo, Is
very proud OF the fine income from
her dairy. which she manages herself
She sells milk for ten cents a gallon
and butter for rs cents pound Dur
Ing the last year she has sold 2l9O
gallons OF milk and ] ,43S pounds OF
butter The total receipts for the year
were $578.75; or an average Of sis rs
per month. This record is particular
ly remarkable IN Missouri, where the
dairy cow has never been given the
chance and encouragement she de-
serves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
COMFORT IN MILKING.
A stool That Holds the Pail In Com
Portable Position and Yet
Is Light In Weight.

A substantial milking stool adds
greatly to comfort in milking. Mine
holds the pail in convenient position,
Is light and a great aid when a num-
Der OF cows are being MIXED, The
bent pieces C c, may be procured at
any wagon shop by using pieces OF
broken wheel rims. Care should be
taken to set them far enough back so
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
AN INGENIOUS GATE.
IL IL the Invention OF q Missouri Man
Who Considers Ii the GeSt Thing
Ever Devised.

My gate is made of one by four boards
for ends and braces a and b, and one by
six for the body OF the gate. The ends,
one by four, and braces, are double, or
one on either side of body boards, and
are put together with a three-eighths
belly ct each corner, and at each end OF
brace b, as shown by small circle. A
20 spike is driven through the center
Of the ends and brace b and body boards,
except where bolts are used, as brace
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29

Peas and beans intended for seed
should be treated with bisulphide of car
bon before they are stored Put them
into tight box or vessel Saturate a
bunch of cotton thoroughly, place 1t on
top Of seeds put on lid and the work Is
done provided there are no open spaces.
4 Sili Is SUFFICIENT for a bushel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-10-29
Very Low Rates to Detroit, Mich.

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold Oct IA to II,
inclusive. with very favorable return
limits, on account of Christian Church
National Conventions. Apply to
Agents Chicago d North Western R'y
2w
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-22
General Clay's Courage.

General Cassius M. Clay fought
many duels in his day, usually with
his long-bladed knife, meeting pistol
or rife equally with that trusty
weapon. His physical strength was
gigantic. He was accustomed to the
use Of weapons, and he was always
cool and never lost his judgment. For
example, when an adversary shot him,
and he supposed he was done for, he
inflated his lungs to the full, conscious
that he would live as long as he could
hold his breath. Then he drew his
knife and did his bloody work. That
was when he killed Turner. After all,
speaking musingly, reviewing his life,
he confessed to a reporter, when he
was about 81, that he was opposed ON
principle to the duel, thinking it a
savage way to settle a difficulty, ''but
there are some cases for which it
seems to be the only remedy New
York Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-22

AS far as Kenosha county is con-
cerned about the only visible result of
reform as practiced in Wisconsin is a
large increase in the amount the coun-
ty will have to pay for state taxes. It
comes high but there is no lodging it
and any man who is so benighted as to
contend that different brand of re-
form which would reduce instead Of
increase the taxes would be more
acceptable to the taxpayers in general,
may expect to be put down as the stool
of the corporations and way behind
the times. There may come a time
when careful business like admins.
tration of the states affairs reduces
the taxes but just at present the only
thing to do is to pay up and look as
pleasant as possible.