The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-17

An organization has been formed III
a rural community of Pennsylvania
which can best be described as fra
ternal mutual benefit society of which
cattle are the members. The home Of
this interesting organization is at Ar
not, and its official title is ''the Union
Cow Club of Arnot. Pa" The country
thereabout is peculiarly hazardous for
COWS to wander in. There are mine
shafts and rail" ,ad tracks and steep
and narrow pc>ls where the careless
! man or beas> is prone TO stumble.
Therefore the CIV club. 10 cow less
than one or NJ, than ten years old is
eligible for L: .nbcrship, and full par
ticipation in tAe benefits Of the order is
given only to those which are source
of profit to their owners. The mem
bers, therefore, really earn enough to
pay their own dues, and the owners &C.
cupy rather the position Of business
advisers who take care Of surplus
funds and look after the clerical details
of paying the assessments when they
fall due. Each one, it might be said,
holds power of attorney for his COWS.
The owners are also the beneficiarieS
of the bovine policies. In case COW
dies between March / and Sept. 80 the
owner receives $50. If she dies be-
tween Oct. I and Feb. IS, he gets only
$50. If the animal becomes disabled or
| sick, an examining committee looks
| into the case to determine what dam
| ages should be allowed, and if this
committee cannot agree special meet
| ing is called, and the owners ia con-
clave adjust the damages. One inter
esting provision is that if man wishes
| to kill q cow for beef or if he wishes to
r.. sell he must notify the president twen-
| ty-four hours beforehand SO that the
withdrawal may be duly entered on the
books. So far as has been Learned no
candidates. for admission have yet been
| Observation-Disclosures York Post.
! Worth Her Weight In Gold.
| Some farmers wives can make good
| butter once Il week It IFS the one that
can make good butter every time she
tries that is Il pearl of great price and
worth her weight ia sold or gilt edge
butter.
Aern&iaR and Delivering MILK.
! Never take your milk cans inside the
stable, said e. ". 1AsiIman before Ohio
! Dciyymcn's association. After each
COW il 712iI,:c1 &-.i;;;lin and run the milk
| three ol& 80 slol1tti7;. ard when the milk
ir~ IL G--4&i.cd 1,se whole of il must be
AGRA tc14 ;,g2in by pouring or dipping till
it is <.>c!cl. This must be doi.e where
the air Is pure and tie quicker the
tcI119e-atl,"n CT the milk is changed
= & or il: I'll :c,2~~,l tGc growth OF
liz 1M>ctc1i4 Ii L: Never mix wazm!
ri. with a21d H.!iUI, bet cool it to the
s,,.,7.l> temperature.
3a I21-e MI, il; delivered at the facto-
~ tt LIl:st Ee pure and clean and
! sDcU:l he delivered On q spring wagon
| to prevent it frcm churHing. The cans
| Should bc covered with heavy ducking
| to protect the milk from freezing and
| lust from getting into it. and it must
| be perfectly sweet. SO after it seaves
| the separator it can be steriliZed to in
| crease the value of the skimmilk for
| feeding PURPOSES. When it arrives at
| home it should be cmpticd 1T once and
! the cars rinsed with cold water before
| washing.
S1l,ge Compared With Timothy ESay.
| Timothy hay OF average quality con-
; tainS -49.4 per cent digestible units. ST.
| .aGe of average quality contains III
| per cent digestible units. If this was
| the only test of value, timothy hay
would be worth nearly three times as
much MS silage, but timothy hay is not
SO easily digested as silage. and quite a
| proportion of its digestible value must
be used in furnishing energy to digest
| it, whereas siage is easily digested and
therefore requires less expenditure Of
energy for this purpose. Again, silage
is succulent feed. and there is value
in succulence which cannot be meas
ured or even estimated in figures
DreGon's Cheese.
Oregon is justly proud of it's cheese,