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The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
The Mare and the Foai.

Mares after being bred should not
be worked for a few days, after which
they may be worked right up to the
day they foal, providing you have the
right kind of work for them to do,
writes John Gardhouse. They should
not be hitched to any very heavy
loads, or on to tongue that will
strike them in the side, and they
should not be backed when heavy with
foal. After fall plowing is done and
you have no further work for them
do not tie them in the stable and let
| them stand without any exercise; that
is too sudden change. Let them out
in the yard for exercise every after
noon, unless very stormy. A few
weeks before foaling. feed little
| faxseed along with boiled oats and
| bran. Never allow the foal to run
after the mare when working. Al.
ways keep it in a loose box, well
| bedded, and with plenty Of light,
but no holes which it can get its
| head through. Always give the foal
little feed when you take the mare
out. Unless you are working long
distance from the barn, it will pay to
take the mare in during the forenoon
and afternoon, giving her drink and
a handful of oats, and let the foal
suck, thus helping the mare and also
the foal When the foal is weaned
feed it often with good clover hay,
chopped oats and bran, and all the
milk it will take Winter well the first
winter. Many foals are allowed to
winter around straw stacks and on
poor, dry feed, and are very little
heavier in the spring than when
weaned in the fall.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Cows That Are Thieves.

If the man behind the COW" in
Kansas would do his part, no un.
profitable animal would masquerade
under the fictitious appellation Of
"milch cow" and she would either go
to the butchers block or be made to
return profit by more intelligent
care and management, says Secre-
tary Coburn in the last quarterly re-
port Of the Kansas board of agricul-
ture. 1t passeth understanding why
theft by a COW should be tolerated
more than theft by human. In eff
feet, the result to the loser in either
case is the same. Our government
has found it wisdom to study and
establish far-reaching methods for the
detection and repression of the lat
ter; and by the same token why
should our farmers and dairymen be
less vigilant in regard to this possible
proclivity in their cows-beasts de-
scribed as dumb, yet outwitting their
owners? So long as cows of this
class are permitted in the dairy herd,
so long will there be dissatisfaction
and failure. Improvement is the route
to success, whether by breeding, bet.
ter management. or other way, and
intelligence in our cowmen is the
power that will force advancement in
the right direction. Dairying has
come to be one of the most important
factors in Kansas agriculture. and
rightly conducted, is one of the surest
money-makers of our varied indus
tries. 1t is incomparably more ra
| tional than any one-crop system. ol
even farming, as its practice tends tt
rotation of crops, maintains or in
creases the fertility of land, and af
fords steady employment with returns
remunerative according to the brain
mixed with the business.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
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A Worlds Dairy Association.

At the recent dairy congress held
in Brussels, the question of forming
an international dairy association was
discussed. According to the New YORK
Produce Review, Professor b. Martini
of Berlin, Germany, said the trans
portation facilities of the world are
now such that dairying may be pushed
to the greatest extent in any country.
This is of the utmost importance IN
order to provide certain countries
with the products Of milk, and in or
der to realize this, all that is needed
Is to create federation OF the dairy
ing profession farmers, factory man
ayers. dealers, statesmen, economists
scientists and teachers) who would
work for the following objects:
l. To exert influence on the legisla-
ture so as to secure uniform laws,
(a) hygienic suppression of con-
tagious diseases), (b) protective meas
ures against adulteration, (c) trade
and transportation international con-
ventions, commercial treaties, duties,
patents and trade marks).
~ luIllSH lHlOl LldtlOu do " Sch
dtions as well as political. economi-
cal, industrial and scientific institu-
tions.
3. To maintain a public bureau OF
information regarding (a) the prog
ress, discoveries and inventions re-
lating to the dairy industry and those
in contemplation; tbJ the production,
the consumption, the demand, the
price, the trade and the transporta-
tion of dairy products; tc) the form
ing of establishments and institutions
for the production and sale of dairy
products, the teaching and the inves-
legations dissertations, unions, con-
ventions, shows, competitions, labor
atories, schools, model creameries);
d. scientific publications.
4. To serve as middlemen between
offers and demands.
s. To induce and encourage prog
ress, discoveries and inventions in
the dairy line.
To get this result it seems abso-
lutely necessary D to establish a
permanent headquarters; (2) to pub
lish a universal dairy journal; 90 to
form in each country a committee in
charge, on one hand to forward to
the central committee all the local
facts of any interest, and. on the
other hand, to serve as middlemen be-
tween the central committee and the
members, be they individuals or as
sociations; ca to secure a fund by
membership fees and state sid.
AS highly desirable it is mentioned
(5) to establish a dairy library com
.rising dairy literature; CO the cree
tion of dairy museums; CD to hold
periodical conventions Of the members
and professionals from all countries !;
(S) to organize international dairy
exhibitions (cattle, Instruments, ma
chinery plans of buildings) and indus
trial as well as scientific competi-
tiDps
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Formation Of Fruit Buds.

During the early part Of the season
our trees are making their woody
growth, increasing in size, and there
fore in productive capacity, forming
new buds to replace those which are
removed by fruiting, and which will,
by and by, if properly nourished, bear
fruit themselves. Every bud is capa-
BILE under favorable conditions of de-
veloping into fruit bud. If it has
not these favorable conditions 1t may
remain dormant or only produce new
twigs.
During the latter part OF the sea.
son, say after the first or second week
of July, trees which are going to
fruit the following season are trans
forming buds (Which were primarily
leaf buds) into fruit buds. This proc
ess continues as long as The foliage
remains on the trees. Consequently
a long, fine autumn is favorable for
a good set of fruit buds. But care
ful orchardist does not trust altogeth-
er to nature to supply the favorable
conditions for the formation of fruit
buds. He wants a crop every year.
and he Is aware that, unassisted by
his skill, nature cannot be depended
upon for this. In some very favorable
fall the poorly managed tree will set
an enormous crop of fruit buds, using
up a great part Of the available buds
We know that where a tree is over.
loaded it will not make sufficient wood
growth to supply material for new
fruit buds, and that these conditions
are not favorable for the production
.of fruit buds for the next season
consequently we have off years. The
work of the skilful orchardist is to
so maintain the balance between the
wood growth and fruit production that
he may have fruit buds each year
II we are to have an annual crop il
Is evident that the tree should be
handled in about the same manner
each year. Manuring and pruning
should be done annually, also spray
ing. whether the trees are bearing OF
not. for unless we protect the foliage
and have it healthy and vigorous un
til late in the season we cannot de
mend upon a good set OF fruit buds
J. E. Orr.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Too Many Joneses.

Congressman Wesley l.. Jones OF
Washington recently read in the
papers that w. l.. Jones had been ar
rested for embeZZlement. The next
day he read that another w. L. Jones
had been arrested for vagrancy.
That reminds me that when I was
first candidate for congress out in
Washington state,' he said to a party
Of friends, my opponent in the fusion
party was maa Of the name of w. c.
Jones, who travelled about the state
with a map showing how the octopus
had got hold of the farmer and was
eating out his vitals. He was dubbed
Wheat Chart" Jones. His campaign
manager also was named Jones and
he was called Deep Creek" Jones, be.
cause of physical popularity of the
locality in which he lived. They dub.
bed me Yakima Jones, from the name
of the city where l reside"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Swiss Dairy Cattle.

The cattle of the several cantons OF
Switzerland noted for their dalryins
differ mainly in color and name. The
Bernoise. Fribourgeoise and Simmer
thai cattle are all spotted, and have
yellows, reds and browns mixed with
white in varying degrees and an in
tinity of patterns. Those with red or
yellow spots usually have light muz'
Zles and switches, while black noses
and tails accompany the brown and
black spots. The Schwyz breed bet.
ter known as the Brown Swiss has
been established in the United States
for about thirty years. All these
Swiss cattle are exceedingly coarse
boned. large framed and heavy. They
are exceedingly active for their size,
famous mountain climbers, but carry
a great supertluity of flesh for dairy
animals, hardly compensated for by
their performances at the pail. The
Simmenthals are the largest, and by
some preferred for milch stock, but
unbiased judges generally give the
Brown Swiss first place for dairy pur,
poses. In America the last-named
race has included cows which have
made famous records in milk and but.
ter production; but, as whole all
Swiss cattle must be here regarded
as of the "dual-purpose" kind, and
this means that they are not expected
to add much to the value of our dairy
stock-Henry Z. Alvord.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
A Woman's Week.

ON Monday morning. it's go to the tub,
And. on the ,washboard. rub and rub.
And lay EN- straight and fold EN- tight
ITS iron on Tuesday, all day. long.
Whether Il ~>man be weak or strong.
on Wednesday it's mend the wash and
ON Thursday it's do the extras. you
know.
on Friday It's go with Il sweeper and
broom,
Into every corner of every room,
And dust and put to rights again.
Before the return of the hungry men.
ON Saturday morning there's scrubbins
And baking and brewing the whole day
on saturday night there are babies to
Scour,
And each one takes up a good half hour
ON Sunday morning it's always the rule
To hurry the children to Sunday school,
There's church to attend. and dinner
That makes the average housekeeper
As she sits in the pew and tries to hear
The texts that tumble with roasts, | fear
And sings a hymn, while her inner self
cries. DID leave that meat on the
# I did the cat has got It. sure"
Then aloud she sinss-"And make mo
Then it's hurrying home and getting the
Which means to scrape. and pare and
And bake. and fry and steam. and stew.
And hundreds of other things to do.
Then wash the dishes. then read aloud
To an eager. eXpectant. juvenile crowd,
Till time for supper has come again,
TO the little women and little men,
And all are provided for and fed;
Then. after a little while, put to bed
And Sunday. the longest day. at last.
Is safely over again, and past.
And Mondays dawn. with its tiresor1
tub,
Fetches its tedious rub. rub rub!
So. filled with its duties, day by day,
Runs weary woman's week away!
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
A PINCH OF SALT. >,
Article Now Universally Recognized
as an Absolute Necessity.

90 an S-oS'AhS 'N~SSoSNy.
The true value of salt in food is best
realized by its absence, when almost
trerything we eat is without flavor.
since its introduction salt has steadily
increased in value. until it has become
IN absolute necessity.
But it is not in food alone that salt
was valued by the ancients. Among
them salt spring was regarded as
gift from the gods, and any salt found
in the soil lent it peculiar sanctity.
and made it place where prayers
we're most readily heard. Every
meal that included salt had certain
sacred character, creating a bond OF
piety and friendship between host and
guest; hence the expression There is
salt between us" meaning friendship,
and to be untrue to salt" means to be
disloyal or ungrateful.
The numerous references in the Bi-
bic to salt indicates that the sacred
writer's attached much Importance to
it as a symbol of something that was
of great value.
"Ye are the salt of the earth" =
Matt. v. 13.
Have salt in yourselves, and have
peace one with another."-Mark tx. so.
Let your speech be always with
grace seasoned with salt. Col. iv. 6.
With all thine offering thou shalt
offer lt."-Lev. ii. 13.
The value of the article as well as
the significance which attaches to the
word is still retained, showing it has
lost none of its SAVIOR"
A sailor is frequently termed an
old salt" because his business takes
him over the briny ocean.
To take anything with pinch of
salt" means to excuse or make allow
ance for it.
A pinch of salt is always considered
lucky in cooking.
To salt ones conversation means
to make it sparkle.
To salt" ship is to fill with salt
between the timbers and planks for
the preservation of the timbers.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Takino NV Own Medicine.

The advertising of accuracy all over
the world is my work. To do this
am making economic researches on
accuracy and how TO promote nforma-
tion on accuracy. When | find some
thing useful to you in the promotion
of or the doing of your work my only
safe plan is to poke it through the
fence for you to apply. Whenever |
get over the fence with it and try to
do for you what you should do for
yourself l neglect my work and him
der you. We must attend to our own
work.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
"HockerbaiI."

"Hockerball' is the latest product in
the way of parlor games. 1t is ex-
pected presently to sweep the world
clear of all that remains of ping-pong.
The new game is suitable for either
summer or winter, a great advantage
being that it can be played sitting
down by either four, six, or eight play
ers. Each of these has his own par
ticular court" to play on-the table
is divided by tapes into as many
courts as there are players from
which he endeavors to pass" or to
shoot goats. A neutral territory is
provided, from which players can
either pass to each other or endeavor
to get the ball into their own courts,
where intruders are not permitted.
At each end of the table goal is kept
in the orthodox fashion and the game
is played with miniature hockey sticks,
being to all intents and purposes
table hockey.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Two Places on the Same Date.

Have you ever promised to be in
two places at the same time. or so
near the same time that you were
unable to keep both appointments.
That is not such very difficult thing
TO do, but it is not a very desirable
thing for one who is trying to speak
on accuracy to do. With the hope Of
getting you to confess to me some
mistake which you have made l am
willing to confess that this is some
thing which I recently made in the
way of mistakes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Ideal Type of Hog.

In visiting many herds and flocks I
| have been most strongly impressed
with the fact that there is no uni
formity of type in them. Each man
has all sorts of types and kinds in his
herd or flock, says Professor G. E.
| Day, of Guelph. The result is that
they breed up flock or herd that will
never be of any use in the country.
Each young breeder, and old one. too,
| for that matter, must find out what
is the right type; then set this up as
an ideal and work to it. You cannot
reach your ideal at once. 1t may
take ten, fifteen, twenty or even forty
years to do so, and perhaps you may
never reach it, but keep it ever before
you, never lose sight Of it for an in
stant, nor let anything else drive it
away. You will find that the man
who makes a success of breeding Is
he who sticks to his ideal with, az
it were, a bull dog tenacity. and
though he may not become famous
he will at least make a name for
himself in his sphere Of life. | would
emphasize the Importance of getting
the right type fixed in ones mind as
an ideal. There is type of hog that
gives the best bacon, and if the pro.
duction of bacon hogs is the ideal a
man has set up for himself, then he
should get as near to the ideal type as
possible. Some breeds of hogs come
much nearer that type than others.
In judging of the length of hog it
is not enough that he should be long
from the nose to the tail. but it is OF
special importance that he should be
long between shoulder and ham.
have heard some people say that it
costs more to produce the bacon type
of hog than the fat kind. want to
give you this for your encouragement
it has never been proved that it
does cost more. Our experiments show
very conclusively that it does not nee
essarily cost more to produce pound
of gain in good bacon hog than in
a fat hog. and that a good bacon hog
is an economical producer.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
"PaSteurized" Milk,

"Your note on this subject reminds
me-" writes a provincial doctor to the
Westminster Gazette, "of an incident
within my personal knowledge. The
corporation of a certain city invited
tenders for a supply of milk for a
special purpose. and amongst other
tenders received one in which it was
stated that the milk supplied would
be 'Pasteurized.' This applicant was
not successful. and when pointing out
afterwards to one of the officials of
the corporation in question the SUI
periority that this treatment gave
to his milk, was told that this had
been taken into consideration, but that
the committee who decided the mat
ter had been officially assured that,
as the milk of the successful appli-
cant was obtained from grass-fed cat.
tie, it was also 'pasturized,' so there
was no difference between them!"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Peach Tree Pruning.

Some OF our readers may ask why
orchardists make so much Of pruning
tho peach. The answer is that the
peach tree develops very rapidly and
sets more fruit than it can bring to
proper size at maturity. Its roots
cannot take in all the food that its
leaves can elaborate. The best time
to prune the peach is doubtless be-
tween the time when growth has
stopped in the fall and before it starts
In the spring. We think that Febru-
ary is considered about the best
month in which to prune. The charge
ts made by the most successful of
our peach growers that most of the
Farmers or even orchardists that grow
peaches do not prune their trees
enough for the best results. The
trees therefore are allowed to form
= large number OF branches, and on
these branches to set an enormous
number Of peaches, far more than can
be developed to size that the market
Will pay good price for. In addi-
ton, the branches are SO close and
thick that the peaches never get the
color that the buyer wants, and they
have, as general thing, too much
acid in them to be palatable. 1t
takes sunlight to change this acid
sourness into the sweet flavor of the
fully ripened sunburned peach. When
trees are allowed to set too full the
fruit is half-starved from the time the
blossoms open till the ripe fruit is
TPanV
big crop results in the production
of large quantity that no man cares
to use. 1t always pays to produce
peaches that are ideal in the mind of
the consumer. Speak of peaches, and
he has in his minds eye a fruit two
inches through, yellow or creamy
white, delicious in flavor and falling
free from the stone. That is the kind
every man, rich or poor, is willing to
pay a good price for. 1t is mistake
to assume that the rich only purchase
our best peaches. The poor man
would rather have a peck OF good
peaches than two pecks of poor ones.
After the tree has attained a good
development of branches each fall 1t
udS dlSO SeuL OUT ltS TOOlS deeper
and wider in the soil. Then cutting
away part Of the top leaves the root
system greater than the top in pro-
portion. This is what will supply
the remaining branches with an abun-
dance Of sap out of which to manu-
facture large and most excellent fruit.
Gwen then too much fruit will be set
to give the best result, and thinning
should be practiced. 1t seldom pays
to thin apples, but we think always
peaches. This work should be done
In the early summer before the stones
are fully formed. The peach growers
that declare that some of our trees
grow ten times much fruit as they
should, both for the good of the tree
and the good of the market, are prob
ably right. In addition to the ques.
ton of market is that of the vigor
of the tree. A tree that overbears,
weakens itself for the production of
fruit buds that same year. for these
are the buds on which must depend
the succeeding years crop.-Farmer's
Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
His Reason.

why is It," they asked, "you prefer
gas to electric light?"
In the case of electric light" he
said, looking at them in astonish-
ment, cit usually can be controlled by
means of button or spring on the
wall within easy reach"
They admitted that he spoke truly.
THAT being SO" he went on, III
ever you had stood over small but
pretty woman who, with upturned and
anxious face, was striving to reach
the chandelier to light the gas, you
never would have asked me the Ques.
lion"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Words-Words-Words.

A man who has been a collector OF
nice sayings is getting tired Of them.
He has metal dyspepsia and all
things look useless to him. Thoughts
that others continue to admire he
now enjoys throwing into the waste
basket This is because he admired
wel-worded thoughts without using
them inteligently and persistently,
and became reversed philosopher
when he might have become an econo
mist.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Oous and Mice,

Is it true that dog will never re-
cover from the fear of mice if when
young it gets bitten and defeated by
a mouse? We are able to conquer
our first Impressions by an intelec-
tual control of our emotions. though it
may require several efforts to win
perfect freedom.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
Power in Pulling 1ouether.

What do you want to know which
you would be willing that others might
know and what do you know as a.
start for a search for the information
wanted? Suppose hundreds OF other
people know a part and want to know,
more. By each one sending an item
valuable report could be prepared
of it.