Western Kansas world., 1904-01-09
Dairy Success in Kansas.

Twenty years ago Kansas had but
471,54S milch COWS, and 81 arcely a
creamery worthy the name, and their
product was unSought, says F. D. Co
burn. Ten years ago Kansas had 567,-
353 milch cows; creameries of a bet
ter class were being slowly establish
ed, but their output begged a market.
To-day Kansas has SO2,738 miioA cows.
or more than at any previous time, and
many high-grade creameries and
cheese factories, including the largest
creamery in the world, hundreds of
contributory receiving and skim sta
tions, and their product is not only
favorably known in the principal mar
kets, but sought beyond the supply.
Thus is marked the progress of this
industry in Kansas-in a decade be-
come one of the most prominent of
successful dairy states. While this is
true, and within that time the aggre-
gate annual value of our dairy prod
ucts has nearly doubled, and while
our foremost dairymen, by constantly
striving to raise the standard of pro-
duction, now have excellent high-yield-
ing herds, it is unquestionably a fact
that large numbers of our COW popu-
lation are not paying for their keep.
er in the man or the COW, or both
Brains in the man and blood and feed
in the COW are essential to success in
Kansas, as elsewhere.
A Hog House.
At meeting of Missouri hog rails.
ers, Mr.. Schooler said: 1 have been
using different kinds of houses for
number of years, but last spring l
built one that is different from any
that 1 have ever before used. 1t is
six or eight feet square and has the
roof extended each way. From the
ground the distance is three feet to
the caves, and from the caves it is
three feet to the comb of the house.
The house is sided up with ship lath,
and for the roof l use tongue grooved
flooring. 1 fill in with lead or paint
SO as to make the house perfectly
tight. The window Is square and
made in the shape of the gable of the
house, and is hung on hinges. BY
having the house made perfectly tight
l find it saves great deal of work in
changing beds. The bed keeps much
dryer in the tight house. Then have
house floor, but the floor is separate
from the house. l make the floor
from common timber so l can set the
house on the floor, or in warm wealth
er take the floor out and let the hogs
lie on the ground if wish. BY max.
ing a little house l can carry and set
it over a SOW that has young pigs in
any part of the pasture. / like it the
best of any house have ever used.
A Case Of Abduction.
William Louth of Arcola, Illinois, is
reputed to own an old Plymouth Rock
hen that has many motherly traits.
and is an affectionate sort of creature
Recently after being bereft of a brood
of chickens she formally adopted a
couple of kittens, and has since been
keeping them under the protecting
care of her wing. The kittens were
already blessed with a maternal an.
cestor that provided for them and be-
slowed upon them the most indu1gent
attention, but this fact made no differ.
ence to the hen, SO she walloped the
cat until she was glad to get away,
and then, clucking to the kittens, she
cozened them under her wings
Strange to say the kittens took kindly
to her and will now follow her about
any place, paying comparatively little
attention to their own mother.