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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-03
ROBBED BY STYLISH THIEF.
AEna Rivers's Purse Snatched BY
Z Well-Dressed Man.

Anna Rivers OF No. sl3 North Whittier
street reported TO the police yesterday that
about o'clock Sunday night her purse,
containing small amount Of change. was
snatched by well-dressed young man. who
approached her at the mouth of an alley
near Whittier and Olive streets
She was on her way home and the reticuIe
was hanging at her belt. The thief
snatched it and fed through the alley. A
good description OF him was furnished and
the victim thinks she can identify him Il
he is arrested
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DEATH OF PATROLMAN kRAEGER
Third District Policeman Leaves
Wife and Seven Children.

Patrolman Charles Kraeger Of the Third
District died at his late home. No 1875 South
Second street. at o'clock last night after
an Illness OF more than seven months He
leaves wife and seven children.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon. a detail from the Third District
acting as escort Services will be conducted
b. the Royal Arcsnurn. TO which order he
belonged. Burial Will be at ST. Marcus
Cemetery.
4 kraeser was appointed on the force in
1877 and was regarded Is one Of the best
men in the district
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Grocery store Burns.

The two-story brick building at No ssz3
Manchester avenue. occupied on the first
floor by ". ". Britt as a grocery. and
on the second as the family home of John
Brochford. was almost destroyed by fire
yesterday at .. m. The fire originated In
the rear of the grocery. The building was
owned by August Krakenbaurn of No. 500
Waldemar avenue. 1t was damaged $50.
the grocery stock 500 and the household
goods So
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SKULL FRACTURED WITH SAW.
Frederick Cook Seriously Injured
in Restaurant.

Frederick Cook. teamster. sustained q
fracture OF the skull about o'clock last
night in the restaurant at No. III South
Broadway conducted by Louis Miller Mil
Ter was arrested on the charge Of striking
Cook on the head with carpenters saw
Cook. ii is claimed. went into the restau-
rant and created disturbance. He was
elected by Miller. II is said he returned
with brick and threatened Miller
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-03
ILLINOIS ELECTRIC LINE.
VIII Have Several Branch Roads
Through State.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield. Ill, June 2.-The De Kalb and
Southwestern Electric Railway Company
was incorporated to-day. The principal Of
fee is located at Dixon. and the capital
stock is $500. The object is to construct a
line from De kalb TO Steward, with a
branch line to Chicago and a branch TO
Rock Island. Ill. and with a branch to
Cairo, Ill.
The incorporators and first Board of d.
rectors are: z. L. Titus and !. p. Titus OF
Steward. Ill; S. D. Frost OF Anboy. Ill. /:
Sageruan Shaw Of Lee Center. Ill. and
G.orEs 7 Shaw of Dixon. Ill
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FREIGHT RATE ADJUSTMENT.
Cotton Belt Gives Memphis Relief De-
nanded.

For quite a length OF time, the shippers
at Memphis. Tenn, through their freight
bureau, in charge OF Commissioner Davant.
have been bringing great pressure TO bear
upon the Cotton Belt route to readjust
freight rates for Arkansas and Texas points
TO and from Memphis. 10 more nearly cor
respond with the rases operated by the
Choctaw route the Frisco system. and the
way
It is understood that the traffic depart
ment of the Cotton Belt route has in
euisted q 10 eve Tsmsb n'e ,6e Isiief de-
manGed.
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Case VIII Be Heard by Judge
Morris.

Baltimore, June 2-The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to-day filed its answer.
accompanied by the affidavit OF President
A ]. Cassatt, to the suit of the Western
Union Telegraph Company asking for an
injunction TO restrain the railroad company
from removing the Western Union poles
and wires from the line OF the Ph!la 6elph!a.
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com
pany-
BY agreement of counsel the case will be
heard by Judge Morris on June Il.
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Four Roads Grant Term..

Chicago. June -Four roads have now
made their peace with the freight handlers
union, three more following the action of
the Lake Shore road in granting an increase
Of per cent They are the Nickel Plate.
Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago,
Milwa ukee and ST Paul.
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GEORGE L. SANDS PROMOTED.
Appointed General Manager of ST. L.
& n. A. r. r.

NEPL bI-II StIELLALI-
Eureka Springs. Ark, June George L
Sands of ST. Louis has been appointed gen.
eral manager Of the St. Louis and Northern
Arkansas Railroad, succeeding George
West resigned
Mr. West served seven years as general
manager, and was for thirteen years au-
ditor. beginning with the building OF the
road By General Powell Clayton.
z. o. Mall. formerly of the Missouri Pa
cifc becomes general supertnten6ent.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL CHANGES.
G. w. Smith Is Appointed Master Me-
chauic.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Paducah. Ky. June Word was received
at Illinois Central headquarters here that
c. w Smith, assistant superintendent of
machinery for that road, had been appoint
ed master mechanic of the Burnside shop.
TO succeed the master mechanic. resigned:
T F Barton, master mechanic Of the
Illinois Central here. was considered Tor
the place. and he is now tipped to succeed
Smith
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Must Answer Questions.

New York, June 2-Judse Lacombe to-
day granted an order to show cause against
the defendants in the complaint of W r
Hearst against the coal-carrying roads why
they should not answer certain questions
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CREDITOR SUES A RAILWAY.
Action Brought in Regard to St. Fran
co.'s Electric Road

co.'s Electric Road.
4 creditors bill was fled in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday by the H ".
Johns-Manville Company against the ST
Francois Electric Railroad Company. The
court is asked TO enjoin the officers OF the
concern from dispostng Of any of the prop
erIy and TO summon the various creditors
together for an accounting of the CORPORA
tons Indebtedness with a view OF effecting
a
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AT HARRIS,

Great opportunities are presented at Bars
.or securing choice selections Of goods. There
IS no dissatisfaction wito the goods from
Missourls greatest store.<fter you get them
nome. The Offering this spring Is unusual.
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kAfSER-on Monday. May - 1919 al Long
Beach. Cal. suddenly Miss Augusta Ksi~r
Daughter Of deceased Mr. and Mrs. John H
haise- and sister q Mrs. Mary Lsumsnn Mrs.
Efnieiie Barthels, Mrs Emma kunz Mrs Cnas
hartmann and Mrs. Orliada Dunneyer
RFGnersl viii take place on Wednesday. June :
MON her late home. Nc. i71s Carr street, at ,
p n; thence 10 Bellefontaine Cemetery
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DOUBLE. WEDDING.

Mary e. Hartley. both Of Medora sna ,.SnSS
Wagner and Miss Marde Burrin q GsstsrSa2
were married In this city to-day.
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MclfrYRE-on June !. 1893. at 5 ,. n, be
ioHel husband Of Bertha Mcintyre tnee Holm.
PACK and father Of Natalie. Charles and Grace
Mcintyre. aged s. years and months
Funeral services at residence. No. siIs Franklin
avenue. Wednesday at ID g. n. Internent e:
Catasaucua Pa
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PENNSYLVANIA FILES ANSWER.

propounded during the investigation Of the
complaint Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The order is returnabIe June !.
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kRAEGER-on Tuesday. June . ls1s at 8 ..
n, Officer Charles kraeger OF the Third DIstri,.
Police. beloved husband OF Annie Kraeger Cnee
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SPECiALTIES.
FUNERAL FLOWERS

Ana designs Of all kind-wresths piIlors
crosses etc: a4so artificial e-nbIeuis Lccse c,.t
mowers. Eden Floral Co. IFS Olive 81
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Funeral Thursday. June 4 at 2. n from res
idenes No. 5Jo5 South Second street Relative
and friends are invited TO attend
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DEATHS,


BoLASD-ol Monday. June /. 1893. at $50 D
n. Mamie the beloved daughter Of Edward and
laney. ----A'e@a Ne
The funeral will take place from the residence.
No. Zagi Biddle street. Wednesday June 4
a : . II. to St B-idEets Church. thence to
Calvary censtery. Friends invited to attend
cUNNINGHAM-At St. Louis, Mondav. Ju,s1
!sos. cornelis Thornton. wife ot Edward Gun,
tcc5 Washington avenue. THURSDAY. June 4 a,
O'Clock p. m. IntsrHlsnt private.
KRAEGER-on Tuesday. June :, rsos .,sn
Police. beloved husband OF Annie Kraessr 5nee
Funeral Thursday. June 4 as:p. n. from res
and friends are invited to attend.
ps SsE Gs .a M9esfy M Ma. AVIS .
H f.fIs and sr, ssisF & Ms Mary
aF;snn and Mrs. orliada n buam Ias AIRS cnas
fFGnersl viii take place on Wednesday, June
Ron her late home. No. I7,s Carr street. at I.
p N; thence to Beiiefontaine Cemetery.
,os MsSlT sI,!1sEi y lyme lso2 at BE-
sa and f2 Of Iaa se cssTes ss ao
Mcintyre. aged IS years and months.
Funeral seErices at residence. No. siIs Franklin
avenue, Wednesday at ID e. n. 1nternent e.
Catasauaua, Pa
RoSs Se. ses2. ass sa.ssnd IL + E ms Ne.
1nse Rchertsonl, and father OF Joseph J. Robert
Funeral from residence No Isis RutEer street
Thursday. June :. at .. m. to Beietontaine
Cemetery.
Deceased was member Of Hall Tent K o.
r NJ and St Louis Lodge. K. Of H
Memphis and somervilie. Tenn. papers please
COPY.
opoNEELL-o5 TUESDAY. June 1853 a, !,
son Of he late Pa,rck and Mar paae Ifi@ NEE
IKs.t. ngl: sTe,nsr of Beatrice s,ephea Thomas.
Lsnsea tnee 8 DonaeiD. ANU A'' W.
Funeral will take place from family residence
No u West SchtrTner street Thursday. June
at , 2. m to Mount Olive Cemetery. Friends
family invited 10 attend
oELER-Entere6 into rest on Monday Tune /
1893 al rs a N. Adam ohler. beloved husband
Of Msry ohlsr ,nee Aeysrls sae dear fsthsr .,
after a lingering Illness. at the age OF 5 years
The funeral Will take place Wednesday.
June l. at O'Clock o. m. from family residence
No, sEi Lucky street. to the Bethsnta Gene
terry Friends invited to attend.
Deceased was member Of Jefferson Lodge.
No. Il. A. O. I. W
sGsEuEIZ;r : P inse res, on Tuesday June
beloSe asuehisr Of Thdas and e sfsssi
schuetz nee 49,, wsrns3 and our dear sister. aged
Funeral On THURSDAY. June ( Isos at ESQ p
m. from residence. No. sso1 Grarois avenue. TO
New 81. Marcus Cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited 30 attend
Suddenly. a, Mcn,rose. Ia. en-
Sunday. May Il. 1875. Mrs Virginia G. Trow-
bridge
Funeral services from Christ Church Cathedral
Chapel Wednesday. June ). At o'clock .. m
Interrnent private.
wALsH-At St Johns Hospital On Tuesday.
ne !, 1906 Julia E. Walsh.
Fuuerai from 5l2 Kensineton avenue. on
Wednesday. June 8. At p m. to new Cathedral
chspei thence to Calvary Cemetery. 1nterrnent
private Please omit flowers
waila walla. Wash. papers please COPY.
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MELLON Tuesday. June . i.s n s:K a n
Robert K Neel, beloved husband Of Emma Seei
tnee Rchertsonl, and father OF Ioseph j. Robert
p. Socrates Neel and Mrs. Bessie Hughes
Funeral from residence. No. 1915 RutEer street
THURSDAY. June / at : :. m. TO Belietontatne
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SISNINGEAM-At St Louis. Monday June l
1903. Cornella Thornton, wife OF Edward en-
ninEhan Jr.
Funeral a; 81. Marks Episcopal Church No.
<oC5 Washington avenue, Thursday, June a. .
O'Clock p. Intsrnent private.
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o'poNNELLon Tuesday. June = 1853 a; !,
n m, john :. O'Donneil aged "A years beloved
scr OF the late Patrick and Mary o DoaneI NEE
KING. brother cf Beatrice. Stephen, Thomas
l.arce. free 0'ro-reiD.
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BOLAND-Ol Monday June !. 1903 at $50 o.
m. Mamie, the beloved daughter Of Edward and
Mar Bola-ld ana sister OF Mrs. Elizabeth De-
leney.
The funeral Will take place from the residence
No ZSgl Biddle street. Wednesday June !
a D II. to St B-idget's Church, thence to
Calvary Cetnetery. Friends invited to attend
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SUMMER RESORTS.
THE MATTAQUAsOy

THE MATTAQUASOJ, Chatham, Mass.
SitGafed on Atlantic shore OF RAGGED Ell
BOW OF Cane Cod. directly on oceaa frort- Tbs
hotel has electricity and Is thoroughly modern.
Eatioa address Frederick wilkey. Cambridge
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Deceased was member OF Hall Tent x o.
+ NJ, and 81. Louis Lodge. K. OF H
Memphis and Somerville. Tenn. papers please
COPY
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Funeral will take place from family residence
No. 81 West SchirTner street THURSDAY June
at .. m. to Mount Olive Cemetery. Friends
q family invited 70 attend.
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ScHuETZ-Entered into rest OF Tuesday. June
3 1875. at u: a. n. Emma Lecnia Schretz,
beloved daughter Of Thomas Il. and Louisa L.
Schuetz tnee Werner1 and our dear sister aged
8 years months and l. days.
Funeral On THURSDAY. June 4 1903 at ESQ p.
m. from residence. No ssol Gravos avenue. to
New St Marcus Cemetery Relatives and friends
en-
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owBRIDGE-Suddenly at Montrose Ia en-
Sunday, May Il. 1875. Mrs. Virginia G. Trow-
bridge
Funeral services from Christ Church Cathedral
Interrnent private
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wAISH-At ST. Johns Hospital On Tuesday.
Arne !, 1905, Julia E. Walsh
Funerzi from SIS Kensinston avenue. on
Wednesday, June .. 1T p m. TO new Cathedral
chepei. thence to Calvary Cemetery. 1nternent
private Please omi. flowers.
Wai,a waila. Wash, papers please COPY.
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n planting abou: done:
ne are TOO wer 10 work:
les dropping hadly.-D.
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Observation-Disclosures

French plate glass.
handsomely carv-
ed. lined drawers
other dealers ask
you sIs-our price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02
8.sI
o.

Wheat and It's Products as Feed.
In an address to stock raisers and
feeders. Prof II. r. Smith Of the
Nebraska experiment station said:
Corn is our king Of food stuffs and
viii continue 70 be. 1t can be pro
duced ia abundance here at little ex.
pense. The kernels are Of such size
and brittleness as to make them easily
masticated. No food is better relished
by farm animals and no food will give
more satisfactory results when prop
erly fed. AS a single food it is def
cient in protein and mineral matter,
and should therefore be reinforced by
something rich in these materials. AS
previously stated, wheat is ordinarily
too expensive to feed. The by-prod
ucts of wheat, however, bran and
shorts,--are available at reasonable
prices. They are not only low-priced
but furnish to the animal Just what
corn lacks. While the three coatinga
Of the kernel constitute but per cent
the gluten layer 3 per cent and A per
cent, and the germ per cent OF the
entire kernel. from 25 per cent to 40
per cent of the kernel is removed in
milling as by-products. For fattening
animals, shorts is too rich in protein,
while corn is too deficient to give the
best returns. The two together, how.
ever, make a strong combination The
results of a single experiment con.
Quoted by Professor Henry of Wiscon.
sin several years ago will substantiate
this statement In feeding three lots
Of pigs, one on corn meal, another on
middlings. and a third on equal parts
Of each, one hundred pounds Of gain
was produced from 537 pounds Of corn
by the hogs Of lot /, 522 pounds Of
middlings by lot 2, and but 43s pounds
Of the mixture Of both corn and mid.
dlings. A given weight Of the mixture
therefore produced near 20 per cent
more gain than the same weight OF
either alone. Bran is the food par
excellence for sheep and cattle, not
only because it supplies protein and
mineral matter, but also because when
mixed with corn meal It so lightens
the heavy grain ration as to make II
more readily acted upon by the di.
gestive juices and more easily moved
forward through the stomachs and in.
testines. It acts as a mild laxative and
thus keeps a heavy grain fed animal
in thrifty condition. Every boy on
the farm knows the value OF a hot
bran mash for the sick COW or horse.
Il these by-products OF wheat were
mixed with corn in fair proportion. II
would hardly seem necessary to pur-
chase continental stock foods at high
prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02

The makers of butterine have been
looking far and near for some ingre
dent that will color oleomargarins
and yet form a very considerable pro
portion OF the butterine made. Ths
internal revenue officers have hither
to decided against every coloring in
gredient found on the ground that Sc
small a percentage was used that II
was evident that it was not intended
as a substantial part Of the compound
but was added for its coloring eject,
only. Had the coloring matter com
posed say 10 per cent Of the bulk OF
the oleomargarine and possessed food
value the internal revenue ofaceri
might have ruled that it was a legiti
mate part Of the compound. Now
however, a Chicago savant thinks hs
has found a solution Of the colorina
problem in eggs He has therefor,
taken out a patent on what he con
siders the key to the oleomargarin,
situation. In his application for paper
patent be claims his butterine is {,
consist Of 80 per cent fresh eggs
20 per cent tallow, and so per CEN
lard. The tallow and the lard are {.
be melted and thus mixed. The egg
are to be beates for fif,een minute,
and then mixed with the other ingre
dents, after which the mixture is t.
be boiled from Is minutes to half ar
hour, when it is cooled on apd worked
How the eggs viii suit the consumers
OF oleo is yet to be found ont.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02
Care Of MiIk and Cream.

From Farmers Review: | beg ths
privilege Of saying a few words re.
garding what H. r. Wright said in
the Review Of March 4th, 1903, page
164, on Care Of MIX and Cream"
would suggest that before setting the
milk in tanks Of cold water or as soon
as possible after drawn from COW,
that It be run over a good cooler and
aerator, which is a machine having
cold water circulating through it. as
the milk runs down over the outside,
which allows the gases and bad odors
that may have been taken up BY the
milk while being drawn from the COW,
pass OF, as the cold water has a tend.
ency to drive it out Of the milk. II
the aeration is done in a place where
the air is pure, the milk will be in
almost the same identical condition 1t
is as it leaves the udder OF the cow.
only it will be cold instead Of warm.
It is necessary to use water that Is
at least SO TO IS degrees Fahrenheit,
and the cooler chould be such that Il
wlll reduce the milk within a degree
or two Of the water temperature, as
there are different makes Of coolers
and all won't do It by Just running the
milk over it once; but there are some
that will. AS long as the milk re-
mains below so degrees. the germs
that destroy or sour the milk can't
work or multiply; but above 20 de.
grees they increase very fast, and milk
is often several points spoiled before
it reaches the creamery and can't be
detected by the smell or taste. and il
is taken in as sweet milk when It is
not. and thus the keeping qualities Of
the butter, cheese. cream OF whatever
product is turned out by the factory, Is
iniured.-J. S. RaTi, Marion County,
0hio
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lnevItabIe Mlatakes.

No one that has not had experience
IN poultry raising should invest heay-
lily IN that business. The only safe
way is to start small and increase the
flock as rapidly as experience IN.
ereases. The novice generally starts
in with the firm resolve to succeed
from the start Frequently he gets all
the information he can from books
and from practical poultrymen, and he
yainly imagines that the information
so acquired will save him from mis-
takes But the mistakes are made
just the same, though they are doubt
less fewer on account Of what has
been cleaned from the experiences OF
others. People must have expert
ence by themselves to really fit them
to cope with the numerous situations
they must face. Let the novice set It
down an a certainty that he will make
mistakes Of a most serious nature,
and that as a result Of such mistakes
great losses will result. In some cases
these losses will be greater than the
profits for the entire year In which
they occur. We tell the novice Of this
before they occur so that he may not
be entirely discouraged and give up
the effort when they do occur. Even
people that have been brought up on
farms encounter these discouraging
experiences when they try to handle
fowls in considerable numbers. The
ones that have had a little experience
in raising poultry are the ones most
likely to invest considerable sums in
an equipment before they are really
competent to manage such equipment
Because they have had some expert
ence they imagine themselves to be
experts. Most OF the failures are due
to inexperience, but the people that
have failed are not usually willing to
admit this even to themselves. Even
the farm boy that has fed chickens
and gathered eggs since childhood
will do we'll to go little slow when
he enters the ranks of professional
chicken raisers, for it hurts less to
lose SO per cent Of a flock Of a hun.
dred than it does to lose a like proper
ton Of a thousand fowls.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02

From Farmers Review: Farmeri
are getting ready for spring work
The frost Is nearly out Of the ground
The bulk Of our corn last fall was
not fully ripe and the wise farmer
viii carefully test his seed early. A
good way is to take one kernel from
each doubtful ear and put them be
tween two pieces Of cloth in a dish
Of earth, kept wet when the tempera.
turo is not too low. and II good It will
sprout in four OF flYe days. Do not
use too old seed. I had some three
years ago that was fine, having been
kept perfectly dry and looked bright
and good. ana not having seed enough
used some to finish up planting with.
It was three or four days longer in
coming up and was sickly and poor
all summer, and I had not more than
half a crop.-G. w. Bunum. Steele
County. Mimi
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-02
WeII-Matured Breeding Animals
Meedad

More and more the stock-breeders OF
he United States are becoming con
vinced that they must have only ma
ture animals for breeders If the stam
ina Of their fiocks and herds is to be
kept up. At the Wisconsin Expert
ment station it was found tnat one
year-old rams were not as prolific as
two and three year old rams. With
swes also it was demonstrated thai
the ewes below three years Of ags
gave a smaller percentage Of Increase
than the ewes that had reached three
years. We have been trying to in,
tensify the quality OF early maturity
by breeding from immature parents
till it has become evident that the
stamina Of the breeds is being weak,
ened. Now our stations are pointing
out the necessity for using more ma
ture animals. and they are finding the
lesson difficult to teach.