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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Buying a Bull.

Who needs dairy bull? l would
answer by saying, any man Who in
tends to make dairying the chief aim
of his live stock farming, needs pure
bred dairy bull, says Charles L. Hill.
What Breed" you ask; l would an
swer, just the breed you take a fancy
to, for with this one, you will have the
best success, because you will give it
the best care. The bull the dairyman
will need, will probably not be the one
that the pure bred breeder will need,
for the latter, besides quality, is seek.
ing for good looks and many fancy
points. The essential point will be
the same however. In his search for
a bull, by correspondence, the dairy
man must rely largely on pedigree,
and the reliability of the breeder he
deals with. If possible, would 90 and
see the dam of the bull l was to use
in my herd. How good a COW shall
she be-" would say that with the
improved methods of care, given by
the breeders of to-day, to their herds,
no bull should be given a place in a
dairyman's herd, whose dam will not
make at least 400 pounds of butter in
a year, or its equivalent, 343 pounds
Of fat. The greater her record, the
more valuable her son, other things
being equal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Michigan Fruit Prospects.

From Farmers Review: Reports
concerning fruit vary some, especially
in regard to peaches. In some locali-
ties the buds seem to be badly killed.
The recent cold weather may have in
jured buds since the warm weather in
March had a tendency to open them
up, More accurate estimates can be
given next month, when the buds will
have developed more fully. The fol-
lowing shows the prospect for an av-
erage crop of the various kinds Of
fruit in the state: Apples, 76; pears,
rs; peaches, 81; plums, 70; cherries,
"a; small fruit, 81. In regard to the
question, care peach orchards being
sprayed for curlleaf?" so correspond
ents answer Eyes" and 217 no." Cor
respondents generally agree that it is
too early to tell definitely about the
fruit crop, and the reader should re.
member that these figures given were
the result of investigation made in
the last days of March.-Fred M. War.
ner, Secretary of State.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13

First Locomotive Made in Enuland.
ABLY little known that this original
engine is still in existence. The little
locomotive is about IA inches high and
~ inches long, with a width over the
driving wheels of inches. The an
nexed reproduction Of a recent photo
graph of it illustrates it's makeup very
clearly. There is an oblong board.
mounted upon three wheels, with two
driving wheels at the rear attached
to a crank axle, and one steering
wheel in front arranged under the
board, and running in a swivelling
fork, which can be set by tiller
handle above. Behind the driving
wheels is the boiler, which is a rec
tangular vessel, 33s inches high, AZ
inches long, and 3k inches wide,
made of copper Through the boiler
a f1ue passes obliquely, contracting
from circular chamber forming the
hrebox to small funnel in the top
OF the boiler, which serves to carry
OH the products of combustion from a
spirit lamp arranged to burn within
the hrebox. The steam cylinder of
the engine is mounted on the top of
the boiler and the lower part passes
into it, and is surrounded by steam.
The piston rod passes upward, and is
attached to tho end of a. vibrating
beam, which passes to the front of the
carriage and is pivoted in an upright
pillar. The diameter of the piston is
u inch, and the length of it's stroke
is z inches. AS the piston moves up
and down, it causes the beam to TO-
tate the driving wheels by means of a
connecting rod attached to the crank
axle. A leaden weight is placed above
the steering wheel to balance the ma
chine, and to prevent it tipping over
when water is in the boiler.-Cassier's
Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Wrong Impression. About Pigs.

When the bacon hog was first intro.
duced many farmers were shy OF him,
thinking that he would be hard to
feed, but experiments that have been
made with different breeds to ascer-
tain if possible which breeds give the
best results for food consumed, go to
show that no one breed can claim SUI
.periority in this, as different breeds
came out ahead at different times. Elk.
periments show that as much depends
on the individual as on the breed. An
other wrong impression that prevailed
was, that by selling hogs at: 100 to $50
pounds weight we were losing money.
as it was thought that at that size the
frame was grown s and additional
weight could be added at less cost
per pound. Exp riments time and
again, show that the first fifty pounds
cost less than the second; the second
ATTY pounds less than the third, and
80 o.. eeds and Feed ding. !,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Using the Weeder on Strawberries

Using the Weeder on Strawberries
Mr.. A. l.. Hatch of Wisconsin tells
OF the use of the weeder in strawberry
culture, as follows: The weeder is
an implement that we have used very
successfully in small fruit culture.
Here is the point: If the ground is
hard, the weeder is not going to take
hold, but in strawberry plantation,
If you can set the row in a slight de-
preston, so that the crown of the
plant is not above the surface, you
can run a weeder right over and keep
that fine SO that. the weeds that you
have to contend with will be simply
In the seed leaf. you are not going
to injure the strawberry plant at all !;
but If your ground is not in fine con-
dition, and your plants are not set
firmly and deep enough, your weeder
will not help. I at first did not make
a success of the weeder, but when
got down to using it in the right way,
think I went over my strawberry
bed as many as four times. II you
wait till the surface gets hard, or ii
your weeds have got beyond the seed
leaf, it is too late, but keep it going.
You can go over ten acres day with
a one-horse weeder.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13

Feeding Green-stuff ia Poultry

Feeding Green.Stuff to Pouitrv.
From Farmers Review: This sinh
1ect is OF vast Importance, that is, it
Is very necessary that. poultry should
Z nave plenty OF green stuff of one kind
or another, and the more and varied
the variety of such food, the better for
your poultry, as they like a change.
soon firing OF one thing alone: so II
you can give them certain kind one
. day, something different the next, etc.,
until you have given them the several
dlnerent kinds which l will mention.
they will relish any and all of them
much better than if confined to one
KIND. Now shall mention several
different kinds of green food which
can be led to advantage, also explain.
ing now to give it to them most sue.
cess1ully-cabbage, turnips, potatoes
oeets 1.-THE mangel-wurzel VARIETY,
clover meal, lawn-clippings, etc. j
usually feed the cabbage, turnips, 20
tatoes and beets by just slicing them
into halves or quarters and placing
them where they can get at them and
PICK lat them at their own free will:
this gives them exercise which is very
essential and is one OF the best tones
Tor your birds. Of all these which ]
nave mentioned, like the large man.
gel beets the best; when sliced and
placed before them, they will devou1
almost the whole of them in a short
time.
Inc cured clover meal or cut clover
and lawn clippings are best fed by
nrst steaming, which makes them
green, then mixing with the mash
ieed, giving it to them in troughs; one
tn1ng which must be guarded against
is feeding so much that it lies around
ana becomes stale as well as soiled-
don't overfeed! Now, my reader, ]
would not have you think it necessary
TO feed all the kinds of green stuff ]
have mentioned, for it is not; but it is
very important that you feed some OF
them, and as I said, the more varied,
the better. Poultry must have green
food OF some kind if you will keen
them healthy, and especially in the
winter time if you wish to have plenty
OF eggs; and furthermore, remember
the green food if you wish your eggs
to be fertile, as it is a great aid to
fertility.
Where it is possible to do so. ]
would advise sowing the chicken yard
to either rye or oats. Oats will do well
in the spring, but I prefer the rye
sown in the early fall and allowed tc
get a good start before turning the
poultry in; in this way you will al.
ways have more or less green food
for them to pick at all winter unless
covered with snow, and if you will
watch them, you will observe how
eager they are to get at it; this you
will find a handy and easy way to feed
green food at times but not always.
In connection with your care of the
fowls in other ways, if you will use
good judgment in feeding their green
food, your efforts in poultry culture
will be crowned with success, this has
been my experience. With the edi.
tors permission, allow me to say in
closing that my choice of poultry is
the Buff Wyandotte, of which am a
specially breeder.-H. E. Bates, Knox
County, Illinois.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
A Bulletin on "vvoodIots. y

=
A manual of forestry, written espe
cially for the farmers and other land
owners of southern New England. will
be published in q few weeks by the
bureau of forestry. It is to be called
The Woodlot," and it will tell 50
simply and clearly how to treat the
forest land of the three states with
which 1t deals Connecticut, Massa.
"ohusetts and Rhode Island-that even
the land owner with no knowledge OF
forestry will be able to learn from it
enough to. improve his timber. The
bureau of forestry for several years
has given personal assistance in the
field to timber-1and owners who wished
to manage their forests conservative.
ly. Agents of the bureau have made
plans for the management of many
thousands of acres, a good part OF
which was in the southern New Eng.
land states. 'The Woodlot" is a result
OF these field studies of southern New
England timber lands. The various
kinds of forest growth in Massachu
sets, Connecticut and Rhode Island
have been reduced to few simple
types so clearly described that an
owner who knows the names of his
trees and the conditions under which
they are growing will be able easily to
place his timber lot under one of the
types described. For each type of for.
est plan of management is pre-
scrlbed, illustrated by diagrams.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Jefferson's SundiaI.
Thomas Jefferson is said to have
made this sundial, which has just
been found in Virginia.
Wolves Afraid Of Music.

wolves AFRAID OF Music.
An incident just reported from
Sivas via Constantinople proves that
music frightens wolves. The must
clans returning to their village from
wedding party were overtaken by a.
snowstorm, and sought refuge in a.
deserted mill. They were just get
ting comfortab BILE when they saw a
number of wolves run in their direc-
ton. For mode of defense one Of
the men began playing on his instru-
ment, and the others joined him. The
music SO terrified the animals that
they attempted to run away, and as
the door was closed they began fight
ing. Several of them were torn to
pieces, the survivors eventually escap-
ing through hole in the wall. The
incident is vouched for by the Coy.
eminent Gazette of Sivas.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Glover Hay Better Too Green Thar
:. Too Ripe.

To make frst-class clover hay. and
there is no other hay it's equal, it
should be cut when in full flower.
When there is large quantity to
handle, begin several days earlier
(better too green than too ripe)-and
especially If the weather is favorable
for curing. Cut late in the day, to be
put up on the following day-or it
may be cut in the morning, as soon
as the dew is off, to be put up the
same day. When a little wilted, shake
it up we'll; this is best done with the
tedder, late in the afternoon. When
the heat of the day is past, rake and
put up in small cocks, which should
he turned bottom up every evening
till sufficiently cured to put into the
now. In bad weather caps would be
a great advantage. It is hardly DOS
sible to make the best clover hay and
preserve the leaves, without curing
in the cock. Much depends on Just
the right sort of weather.-John
Jackson. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
New Law on Animal importation.

rev Law on Animal Importation, =
In the last days Of the recent SEES
sions of Congress new act wa.
passed relative to the free importa
lion OF pure-bred breeding animals
It is as follows: ~ =. -.
Any animal imported by a citizen
OF the United States specially 70,
breeding purposes shall he admitted
free, whether intended to be so used
by the importer himself or for sale
Tor such purpose: Provided, That no
such animal shall be admitted free
unless pure-bred of a. recognized
oreed, and duly registered in the
DOCKS OF record established for that
breed: And provided further, Thai
certlncate of such record and of the
peolgree or such animal shall be pro
duced and submitted to the customs
officer, duly authenticated by the
proper custodian of such book OF
record, together with the affidavit Of
the owner, agent, or importer thai
such animal is the identical animal
described in said. certificate OF, record
and pedigree: And provided further
mat the Secretary of Agriculture
shall determine and certify to the
secretary of the Treasury what are
recognized breeds and pure-bred ami
mails under the provisions of this, par
agraph. The Secretary of the Treas
ury may prescribe such additional,
regulations as may be required for thu
strict enforcement of this provision
Cattle, horses, sheep, or other do
nestle animals straying across the
boundary line into any foreign coun
try, or driven across such boundar,
line by the owner for temporary pas
turage purposes only, together with
their offspring, may be brought bacl
to the United States within si1
months free of duty, under regulation.
to be prescribed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury: And provided further
That the provisions of this Act shall
apply to all such animals as have
been imported and are in quarantine
or otherwise in the custody of Gus
toms or other officers of the United
States, at the date of the passage Of
this Act"
According to the regulations of tn,
Revenue Department, all animals reg
istePed in foreign herd-books, stud
books, and f1ock-books are eligible tt
free entry, provided they are thu
property of citizens of the United
States.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Heavy Rains on Unfinished Drains.

7eayy RAMS on diminished Drains.
Charles g.. Elliott, in. 'Engineering
for Land Drainage" says: During the
construction of a drainage system the
work is often hindered in, the spring of
the year by heavy rains which fill to a
greater or less extent the trenches
which have been dug and submerge
the lines of tile which have been laid.
In the case of mains with light fall.
there is considerable risk from dirt
and silt which may be washed into the
drain and partially obstruct it. The
tile drain may. be securely closed at
the upper end, but if the water is per.
mitted to flow over the top of the tile
the drain itself: being nearly emntv
the weight Of the water passing down
through the joints until the drain is
full carries with it q large quantity. Of
earth which by reason of the lack odf
current may not pass on through the
drain. The better way is to permit
the water to enter direct through the
end Of the drain and fill the tile com.
pletely, letting the surplus pass & an
oyer the top OF the drain. =. "A. 81. ~ S.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Superstition in italy.

A curious tale of superstition comes
from Italy. In a village near Milan
there was gossip of ghosts being seen
at night, and a young man was sus-
pected of possessing the power to
raise them by playing on trombone.
The other day he was met carrying
his trombone by a number of peas.
ants, who demanded that he should
give them on the spot sample of his
miraculous powers. The poor fellow
denied that. he could raise spirits.
The peasants, fully believing that he
could, and enraged at his seeming OBJ
stinacy, attacked him with sticks. and
so severely injured him that he died.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Value of a "Starter.u

A starter must not only be con.
sidered as means for improving The
flavor OF tainted cream, but ought to
be adopted universally as a means for
ripening all creams. A good starter
lays the foundation for fine and uni.
formly favored butter, and without II
a fine flavor cannot be obtained in
pasteurized butter. The rennt,+io,
CT the Danish people for making uni.
form butter, that has gained prefer.
ence in the English and other for.
eign markets, is largely, if not en-.
tirely, due to the use of starters in
Its manufacture.-Oscar Err.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
To Kill Plant Lice,

The different species of aphides,
green and brown lice that are often
so numerous on apple, plum and cher.
ry trees, are only to be killed by con.
tact with some insecticide that kills
in that manner. The plant bugs and
squash bug, are of this kind. For
these, kerosene emulsion, or whale
oil soap suds will be found most Of.
fective, applied as soon as the insects
are oberved. The squash bug does
not yield to even these measures
readily except while very young, and
the pest should be fought at that
time.-Prof. F. M. Webster.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Sorghum as Stock Feed.

Froms Farmers Review: In YOU
paper Of March 18th appears an artt
Gle on poisoning of cattle by sorghum
While have read much about poison.
ing by feeding sorghum, have neve,
yet seen a case of it. I have raised
sorghum on my place for several years
and fed it to dairy cows in a green
state and also cured and have neve,
had any bad results from it, but found
it a splendid feed in every particular.
I also practiced cutting and feeding
second, CROP I consider it produces
more: feed per acre than any annual
crop grown. 1 always sow on clean
ground, that is, ground fairly: clear OF
weeds, sow broadcast about one bush
Ell per acre and have never failed to
get two crops.---J. S. Smith, Marion
County, Missouri. - K. ~ F.,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
Religious Masks.
Worn by Hindu priests during i'm
pressiVe ceremonies. s. 5.$ 9s2't5 =:
Where 0annetsF swarr,

n Where Gannetsy Swarm.
One Of the most; remarkable sights
tnsthe world is Bird Island, in South
Africa. for the reason that during
some months Of the year 1t Is literally
covered with gannets. Not q foot sof
ground is to be seen anywhere. Day
after day thousands Of gsnnets strut
around, and they are so close to each.
other that the whole island seems
actually alive. Those who have seen
This sight ray that II Is one which can
never be forgotten. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
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Farmers, Test Your Seed Corn. =
Will your seed corn grown" This
question every farmer should; be able
to answer for himself before the corr
planting season arrives The question
Is very imperative this year, because
there is every indication that great
deal OF the cribbed corn of last wears
crop, which furnishes, the greater part
OF the seed corn planted, will not ger.
inmate this spring. The conditions
during the past winter have been very
unfavorable for the maintenance OF
vitality OF seed corn; the late matur.
:lty, the sappy condition at huskine
Time, with consequent increased mois.
ture in the cribbed corn, has made II
= more susceptible to the past winter's
freezing and the result is very large
per cent Of corn low in vitality. Corn
nusked early and stored carefully
where 1t became thoroughly dry be.
lore cold weather, is not damaged and
Will terminate vigorously, from the re.
SINUS OF a number of careful tests
made In our terminating laboratories,
ON the other hand, samples taken
from covered cribs this spring have
gwen very low per cents of vitality In
some cases only the root part of the
germ was killed.; in others the root
terminated while the stalk was dead
and In the majority of cases the ker.
nels sent forth very slow-growing
weak sprouts. frequently it has been
found that the kernels on one side of
an ear would grow while on the other
side they would not. It is very neces-
sary therefore, for the farmers who
are depending upon their cribbed corn
Tor seed, to make sure that their seed
when planted will sprout at least az
times out of 100 in a very vigorous
manner. 10 make test of the germin.
atlng power of your corn. take kernels
from near the butt and tip, and middle
OF the ear from opposite sides as near
ly as possible. These kernels should
be taken from at least so ears, so the
composite sample will be fair one of
all the corn saved for seed. These
kernels may then be sprouted bv
planting them in large dinner plate
hlled with moist sand, planting the
kernels tip downwards and covering
the sand with smaller inverted plate.
This germinator should then be placed
In warm room and kept moist. At
the END ct three or four days, the ker.
nels should have sprouted enough to
make the counts Of those terminated
and thus to determine the per cent of
vitality. Another very simple way to
test seed for vitality is to wrap the
kernels in a moist newspaper and
place in a cigar-box or some closed re-
ceptacle that does not exclude all the
air, and set in warm room. Then
II So per cent of the kernels sprout
quickly and vigorously the corn is
safe to plant, otherwise the stand of
corn planted from such seed will be
poor and uneven. Now is the time to
test your seed corn, as planting time
is nearly here.-Dwight S. Dalbey, ILL
nois Agricultural College.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13

The Illinois Agricultural College ha.
demonstrated that modern dairy
barn may be kept so clean that a ban
quet may be spread between the rows
of stalls, between milkings, and the
guests have no cause for finding fault
with the surroundings. ~ = !. - -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
American GUERNSEY CattI. 81,

American Guernsey Cattle Club.
The annual meeting of the Amer.
1can Guernsey Cattle Club will be held
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
on May 18th, at 10:30 a. m. The
year just closing is the twentv.fifth
since the establishment of the Regis.
ter and organization Of the club and
has been a very successful one FIR
Guernsey interests.-Wm. Fl. ca1d.
well, secretary, Petersboro, N. H.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13

dence of poultry lovers for a long
time and their hardy constitutions
have thwarted rough usage and pro.
miscuous interbreeding to efface their
characteristics. They are a fixed breed
and their merits are noticeable from
the newly Matched chick to the Oldest
specimen; they are stamped with the
indelibility Of royalty only to be found
in thoroughbred. -,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13

A strain" Of fowls is \ family that
has been carefully bred BY one breed
er, or his successors. for q number Of
years, and he ) acquired an individual
character Of its own. ..5 u
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-13
The Brown Leohorn.

'"S o10W15 CSyI1VTN.
The Brown Leghorn is one of the
prettiest, as we'll as the best bred of
the Leghorn varieties. It is the most
difficult of them all to breed to feath-
err. They have merited the conf.