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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
ABORTION IN DAIRY COWS.
Good Sanitary Care of Stables and
Cows the Only Remedy.

Good Sanitary Care of Stables and
Cows the Only Remedy.
1 firmly believe that there is only one
way to do with abortion In herds, and
that is to grin and bear it and try to
outlast the trouble, says John Gould in
the Michigan Farmer. My belief is
founded upon observation and inquiry
from one end of the dairy belt to the
other and the experience of some of the
most able veterinarians in this country.
Disinfecting, isolation ard the like are
simply impossible on the dairy farms
OF this country. 10 eradicate a germ
disease in a twenty-year-old barn is
more than whitewash and burning sui
phur in kettle can accomplish. Abort
ing cows should be washed and sprayed
with carbolic acid or listerine solution,
but it is for their own benefit, not the
herd at large. While it probably is a
germ disease, hanging up bits of ''fet-
ty" about the stable or feeding stock
foods" will not head off or cure the
trouble The fact is that COWS abort
with very few symptoms of coming
trouble, usually none at all, and the
loss of a feed is rare, and they are
ready to breed within a few days or
weeks. This has been noticed mot al
ways following that COW that aborts
while i'll milk usually beefs up, but if
nearly or quite dry when the mishap
occurs freshens up and gives a fair
mess, more than enough to pay her
keep, and there is a chance for future
usefulness.
The evidence against the germ theory
is its complete disappearance after hav-
ing run certain course in a dairy, its
attacks on cattle far away on grass
and even the two-year-old heifers and
then disappearing as suddenly as it
came, usually running a fast race at
the start and then as suddenly disap
pearing. though generally gradually d.
minishing. Scientists seem to be posi-
tive that it is of germ origin and germ
dissemination, but despite all claims of
the vendors of germ killers and abor-
ton specifics, no germ has ever been
isolated or any cultures obtained. Even
lHc SASdt -NOedAo, wiz heiS hio.NC q
twenty years study of the matter, has
nothing definite TO report or even to
found a plausible theory upon. How
much credence should then be given to
d discovery" whose author has not
even a claim to scientific research.
There is only one remedy, good SAM
tary care of the stables and of the
cow Feed good. substantial foods,
with some oil meal. Fatten, possibly,
the old cows. and after a few months
breed the others again. A few will not
breed, and beef is their portion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
Pens For a soiIing Crop.

For the extreme southern limit on
which field peas are grown it is be-
lieved that seed grown near by seems
best North of that belt northern OF
Canadian seed seems best. For the first
early spring sowing the pea should be
put in as soon as the ground is fit 10
work and has been put in good shape
for seeding, weather conditions permit
ting. We have had heavy freezing and
snow after the peas We're up, entirely
covering the plant, without serious in.
jury. Drilling the seed. rather thar
broaslcasting or narrowing into the soil,
secures better covering and more uni.
form stand Use an ordinary grail.
drill set for sowing oats; use only every
other hoe, or, if the ground be very
rich, every third hoe and using sis
pecks of seed. Six pecks per acre Of
oats of stiff strawed variety may be
drilled in seven to ten days later than
the peas. so that both crops will reach
the milky stage together. says an Ohio
Farmer correspondent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

Walter Bernard has secured a small
tract of land a few miles east Of Olym-
pia, Ore, and stocked the place with
a few dozen chickens. AS he is COM
PEELED to be away from his home dur
ing the day he studied out a scheme for
caring for his chickens during his abb
sence.
In each yard he had erected troughs
to hold food for the hens, and these
troughs are connected by wire with his
house. Within the house Mr.. Bernard
has connected the wire with an alarm
clock with the usual battery attach
ment.
When he leaves home in the morning
he sets the alarm clock at the hour for
feeding the chickens and by an in
genious arrangement when the time ar
rives the alarm goes off, the connect
ing wire releases the troughs and the
chickens make a rush for their food,
which is spread before them as if Mr..
Bernard did the job in person.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
Curing Colds.

Each fowl showing evidence of cold
or congestion is shut up in small coop
and given two grains of calomel at
night, followed by one grain quinine
pill night and morning for two or three
days. If there is any discharge from
nostrils, a few drops of camphorated
oil is injected into each nostril. If any
improvement is manifest in two or
three days, they are removed to small
room and solution of copperas added
to the drinking water. They are kept
here for week or two, or until they
show complete recovery. If, on the
other hand, after two or three days OBJ
seryation and treatment no improve
ment is manifested, the bird is killed
and buried. = Cor. American Agricul-
turist.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
6RiE,l1 & & !
BALANCED RATloNs.
Much stiII to BE Learned About the
Combination of Feeds.

Much Still to Be Learned About the
Combination Of Feeds.
The Importance of an economical as
well as nutritive ration is realized by
every feeder. 1t is the opinion of ]. T.
Willard of the Kansas experiment sta
ton that the most profitable combina-
tons of western feeds for western con-
ditions are not yet known and that
promising field is here presented for
the execution of varied and repeated
feeding tests with fattening cattle, dali
ry cows, swine, horses and sheep.
What Balanced Ration Is.
Considerable misapprehension ex-
lists, says Professor Willard, as to the
meaning of the term balanced ra-
tion," the idea being prevalent that the
balanced ration is certain combina-
tion of feeds and always the same. In
point of fact a combination of feeds
that is best adapted-that is, balanced
for one purpose. with one species of
animal of u given age and condition,
might be unbalanced if the purpose,
the species, the age or condition were
different Thus ration balanced for
a growing calf is unbalanced for a fat
tening steer balanced ration for a
dairy COW is still different, and even
the best ration for COW giving 4
large yield of milk is not the best for
the same COW at a later period when
the milk flow has become small A
balanced ration is simply one in which
tine feeds are mixed in such proper
lions as to provide constituents in such
relative quantities as experience has
shown to give the best results under
the given set of conditions.
How to Balance the Ration.
Many farmers realize the impor-
lance of properly balanced ration,
but do not know how to compound
one The methods hitherto in use tend
to discourage making the necessary
calculations. as they involve guess
work on unfamiliar ground, followed
by tedious calculations, to be followed
by another guess and the succeeding
calculations and so on, until approx
mately the correct quantities have
been arrived Mt by this cut and try
process.
In bulletin 115 Professor Willard
explains and illustrates Il method of
his own by which, he claims, it is pos
sible to calculate a ration exactly if
the composition of the feeds is known.
He has endeavored to so simplify the
calculation of ration that any intel
ligent farmer may undertake and ac-
complish it with but little labor. The
process is designed to meet ordinary
requirements, to be within the mathe-
NAUTICAL range of all and to demand
slight expenditure of time.
This bulletin combats the statements
of textbooks on computing rations and
is designed TO show that rations of any
degree of perpleXity may be balanced
with absolute exactness by simple
arithmetical processes if feeds are
available of the necessary composition.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
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FOR DRAWING LOGS IN WOODS.

took a small, round birch of the size
wanted, heated it hot in a fire and bent
it in the shape needed to put over the
middle bunk and the two ends down
through the runner, then wedged them
solid, but 50 there would be plenty of
play. The nose of the runners must be
made so they will not catch on every
rock or stump. This can be done by
putting the forward bunk at the very
end of the runner. The chain is put on
the log with half hitch and drawn
through a hole through both hunks.
Birch is the best wood, as it wears the
smoothest on frozen ground.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
AM AL ARouND LOG SID.
1t Is Used In Lumber Camps Either
with or Xyithout snow.

1t Is Used In Lumber Camps Either
With or without Snow.
I have been getting out some lumber,
and as there was little snow l have
used the sled shown herewith, says an
Orange Judd Farmer correspondent. 1t
is called a spapdragon and is such as is
used in the lumber camp. 1t can be
used with or without snow. took two
yellow birch stumps about six inches
through and three feet long for runners.
The two hunks were about the same
size and > feet inches long. The for
ward bunk is put on with one bolt in
each end. so it can have a good chance
to work
For the middle bunk l put two two
inch holes through each runner, then
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
no cREDITORs.

Catharine irwin, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the County Of Gloucester, hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said Cathar-
inc Irwin, deceased, to bring in their debts
claims and demands against the estate of the
said deeedent, under oath or affirmation within
nine months from this date, or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor against the
said executor.
WILLIAM P. IRWIN
Dated March II, 1903. $40
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

After man has lived for thirty years
IN one place he sacrifices much when
he pulls up and seeks new home
among a new people. All the old sa-
cred family associations. old friends
and community interests are given up,
and that most valuable factor in liv-
ing which is the outcome of continuity
of residence and employment goes also.
If one wants to be a mover, it is better
that he move often. Old homes, old
friends, old neighbors, old scenes. have
value which some people never real
lie until they have voluntarily severed
themselves from them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

to resist or throw off other diseases.
Men and women who are sick are in
vited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free,
and so obtain without charge the opinion
of specialist on their ailments. All cor
respondence strictly confidential. Adj
dress DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
oFor the past two years have been very
sick woman" writes Mrs. chesley, of los Wood
land Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. III tried medicines
from doctors and to no avail. At last ! decided
to try DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
When started all rundown and had a
very unpleasant taste in my mouth. Was
choked DIP, and at times it was very hard for
to breathe had severe headaches and cutting
pains in my knee joint. Was so weak could
not attend to my work nor walk up or down
stairs without the assistance of my brother or
some friend. am now taking the fourth bottle,
and am happy to say feel ike myself again.
I can go up and down stairs and perform my
duties as well as any one. Everything seems to
be brighter, and I can assure you that life is
worth living"
Accept no substitute for vGolden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing just
as good for dyspepsia or debility.
Biliousness is cured by the use of DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
Kill the Mites.

If there are mites in the fowIhouse,
kill them all at one fell swoop. Get
10 cents worth of carbolic acid, make
a strong, hot soapsuds, put half the
acid in the sprinkling pot and pour in
the hot suds and thoroughly sprinkle,
throwing the solution high up on the
walls. Do this in the morning and shut
the fowls out during the day. Two
days later clean out the house and use
the rest of the acid in the same way.
In this way in three days the number
of mites may be reduced from 10000
100000 or any other number to OK.
change.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

A friend, finding last fall that frost
had severely cut forty acre field of
corn which was intended for his silo.
was in a quandary as to what to do
The corn stood in the field ten days
after the frost struck it and was a
sorry looking sight He finally decided
to cut it up and fill his silo, with seri-
Gus misgivings as to what the result
might be. 1t proved an entire success,
and III no other way would it have
been possible for him to have utilized
such 4 field of damaged fodder to SO
good advantage
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
TOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Susanna Elliott, executrix of the estate of
Edward Elliott, deceased, by direction of the
gives notice to the creditors of the said Edward
Elliott, deceased, to bring in their debts, claims
and demands against the estate of the said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from this date, or they win be forever
barred Of any action therefor against the said
executrix.
SUSANNA ELLIOTT.
JOS. j. SuMMERILL, Proctor.
Dated February 18th. 1908. 2I9.o3
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

sAnd here again. Maisie, get the tea,
dear.
.sThe forehead charged with baleful
thoughts and dreams.
The household bunch Of keys, the house
wife's gown,
Voluminous invented and yet rigid,
AS though shell Of FURNISHED metal
frigid,
Her feet thick shod to tread all weakness
down. :
There was no attempt to conceal the
scorn of the lazy voice. Dick WINGED.
sBut that has been done already by
an obscure artist of the name of Du-
rer," said he. "How does the poem
run?
sarhree centuries and threescore years
ago
With fantasies of his peculiar thought.
"You might just as well try to rewrite
Hamlet 1t will be waste of time"
mo. it won't" said Maisie, putting
down the teacups with CHATTER to reas-
sure herself. "And | mean to do it.
Can't you see what a beautiful thing it
would make?'
ssHow in perdition can one do work
when one hasn't had the proper train
ing? Any fool can get notion. 1t
needs training to drive the thing
MISUNDERSTANDING and conviction-not
rushing after the first fancy" Dick
smoke between his teeth.
"You don't understand" said Maisie.
81 think can do it,
Again the voice of the girl behind
him:
.Baffied and beaten back, she works on
still;
Weary and sick of soul, she works the
more
Sustained by her indomitable will.
The hands shall fashion. and the brain
shall pore
And all her sorrow shall be turned to
labor
81 fancy Maisie means to embody
herself in the picture"
"Sitting on throne of rejected pic
lures? No, l shan't, dear. The notion
in itself has fascinated me. Of course
you don't care for fancy heads, Dick. /
don't think you could do them. You
| like blood and bones"
'That's direct challenge. If you can
do Melancolia that isn't merely sor-
rowful female head, can do better
one, and will, too. What do you know
about MelancoIias?" Dick firmly be-
lieved that he was even then tasting
| three-quarters of all the sorrow in the
world
"She was woman" said Maisie,
"and she suffered great deal-till she
could suffer no more. Then she began
to laugh at it all, and then painted
her and sent her to the salon."
The red haired girl rose up and left
the room laughing.
CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
NOTICE no CREDITORsa

George H. Wharton, executor of the estate of
George H. Wharton, deceased by direction of
the Surrogate of the County of Gloucester, here
by gives notice to the creditors of the said
debts, claims and demands against the estate of
the said decedent, under oath or affirmation
within nine months from this date, or they will
be forever barred of any action therefor against
the said executor.
GEORGE FL. WHARTON, JR
Dated March G. 1903 3I2 Executor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

The modern inventions which have
made the transmission of electrical
power possible have made available in
France alone over 100000 horsepow-
er, largely in the shape of heretofore
unavailable waterfalls all through the
mountain districts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

Tuesday, the Fifth Day Of May, next
between the hours of u and o'clock, to-wit, at
2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the
Court House in the City Of Woodbury., County
of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey, all the
following described Real Estate, that is to say.
Property located in the Township of Monroe,
in the County of Gloucester and State OF New
Jersey.
Beginning at stone set in the middle of the
public road leading from late VIM. Porches
Mill to Williamstown and is also corner to
land or late David Stanger's by which it
runs ~ North fifty-eight degrees and thirty
minutes West AZ chains and 30 links to pine
knot corner in said Stanger's line and corner to
Robert Wilson'S Fries Mills land by which it
runs ~ North forty-one degrees and thirty
minutes East q chains and "a links to pine
knot for corner in SAID line and corner TO
other land formerly owned by Andrew w. Ire
land of which this is part by which ii runs ~
South forty-seyen degrees and ten minutes East
AZ chains and 30 links to stone corner in the
middle of the aforesaid road, thence al along
the middle of said road South forty-one degrees
and fifteen minutes West % chains and "a links
to the place of beginning containing ninety
four acres and forty-nine hundredths Of an acre
of land
Property located in the Township Of Monroe.
County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey,
Beginning at stone in the corner OF Collins
land and Joseph II. Cheeseman's land; thence IN
by line of said Cheeseman's land North forty
one degrees and twenty minutes West, seven
teen chains and six links to q corner in Brew
ers line, thence ~ by line of said Brewers
land North forty-eight degrees East, Is chains
and forty-seveu links passing over the road
known as the "Old Phifer Road to a corner in
said Brewers line. thence t3) by line of said
Brewers land South fifty three degrees and
thirty minutes East, Ia chains and IS links to
corner in said Collins land. thence az by said
Collins line passing over said "Old Phifer
Road" South forty-eight degrees West %
chains and Is links to the beginning, containing
thirty-four acres and sixty-seven hundredths OF
an acre more or less.
Seized as the property Of Samuel Garwood,
defendant, and taken in execution at the suit OF
The j. W. Seton Manufacturing Company
"a orporation-complainta and to be sold by
F. ID. SPRINGER,
Late Sheriff.
RoBERT S. CLyMER, Attorney.
Dated March p, 1908. Prs. fees, sI1.7o.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

The average price which the farmers
receive for sugar beets in Kansas is
$3.50 per ton, and some of them have
made the interesting discovery that
such beets are worth more than that
to feed to five dollar pork in connection
with alfalfa.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

We know a man who brags that he
has raised corn on a certain field on
his farm for twenty consecutive years.
1t is piece of river bottom land and
was originally very fertile. Still, the
fact is he does not get TO exceed one
half the crop on this field that he did
twenty years ago. It matters not what
the crop may be, it should never be
grown continuously on the same land,
and this applies in smaller way to
garden crops as well as field crops.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
"a x22E11

In a recent issue we called attention
to the fact that good dairy blood could
be had at very reasonable figures and
cited sale of Ohio Jersey cattle as an
example, says Stockman and Farmer.
Some of our Jersey friends thought the
prices given therein were too low and
want to know il we have heard of other
sales. Yes, we have heard of them, but
they are not representative of the aver
age, but of the exceptional, in Jersey
sales. We did not cite them because of
this and because they do not illustrate
our point, that good dairy blood in the
form of yearling heifers and young
cows can be had at comparatively little
extra expense over grades. We say
comparatively little-that is, compared
with prices for beef bred cattle. Can
any one say that this is not.true? Can
any one say why pure bred dairy cattle
should not have their inning some day
and sell as well as beef cattle have sold
during the past three years. leaving out
the extremes in both cases?
But as to the correctness of our ex-
dl1Jlc. LEA Liz Otit Nllt CAtlGtutSs ouSn
as Cooper's and Hoods sales, and also
those in which the average was too low
to be reported, and taking thirteen of
the average kind, we find that for $50
head the average price was $65.57.
And this we believe to be even above
the average at which the kind of stock
we have described has sold, but no
matter, it is not much above the value
of a good grade milk COW. We say
again that the present is a good time
for dairyman to invest, because it is
a cheap time and the prospects for the
dairy industry are good
Keep Up Your Herd.
Rather than to select heifer calves
from good cows and raise them, many
farmers depend on buying cows when
they need them to increase the herd or
replace those turned off, and for just
this reason some farmers never have
more than two or three good dairy
cows in the herd, says " NJ Couch
Then. again. good many who raise
their own stock never take any pains
to secure the services of good bull
It matters not the kind of a bull used
so long as they get the COW with calf
Either buy and have good bull of
your own or else secure the services of
>ne somewhere.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23

While the milk of the goat makes
some of the very choicest brands of
cheese, it is curious fact that it can
not be converted into butter, the fat
globules refusing to unite as in the
case of the milk of the COW.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-23
TOTTCE no CREDITORS.

Joseph Kirkbride, executor of the estate of
Christiana Martin, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate Of the County of Gloucester. hereby
gives notice to the creditors OF the said Chris
tiana Martin, deceased, to bring in their debts.
claims and demands against the estate Of the
said decedent, under oath or affirmation within
nine months from this date, or they will be
the said executor.
JOSEPH KIRKBRIDE
Dated March 80, 1903. A. Executor.