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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
A Dairy Room.


1t Is an easy matter for almost any
farmer to have good dairy room In
his cellar IL he cares to go to the
slight cost of construction. The part
selected for the keeping of the milk
must be partitioned off from the rest
of the cellar and should have good
large window that may be made i'm
pervious to the cold by double panes
OF glass. If this room is ten feet
square 1t will give floor surface Of
100 square feet. The prevailing rate
for cementing a cellar is ~ cents
square foot. provided the best of ce-
ment Is used. This would be cost
OF VIZ for the cement floor, which
should be in every cellar used as
milk room. 1t will cost 35 cents
square yard TO cement the sides OF
the cellar, If that is considered de-
sirable. In most cellars 1t will not be
necessary to cement higher up than
three feet. The coat should be Of
strong composition and approximate
~ an inch thick. This would cost
$4.of. These are city prices. but II
an attempt is made to have the work
done for less the result may be an
unsatisfactory job by reason OF the
use or poor cement. The door that
enters the main cellar should be a
tlght-ftting one and should be made
self-closing. SO that it will not be- In
advertently left open. The window
should be open as much as possible,
SO that the air in the room may come
from outside rather than from the
other cellar.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

Washington. Dec. Russia is un
willing to join the powers in second
peace conference at The Hague until
her war with Japan is ended.
The Russian reply to Secretary
Hays circular note to the powers OF
October 23rd last, inviting them in
the name of the President. to reassem-
BILE in conference at The Hague ito
complete the postponed work of the
first conference" was delivered YER
bally to Secretary Hay to-day by
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassa-
dor.
The ambassador was requested by
his government to say that Russia
heartily accepted in principle the fnvi-
tation to a second conference at The
Hague and readily associated herself
to the American government to COM
plete the mission of the first assembly
convened under the leadership OF tho
Russian Emperor.
The ambassador was further re-
quested to say that while the Russian
government very sincerely cherishes
these views. 1t did not consider the
moment opportune for the converting
of such a conference. and therefore
must withhold its formal acceptance
of the invitation until the war In the
far East was at an end.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
POULTRY
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slsz- go go,
Blue Ribbons and Breeding Birds.

During the fall and winter a large
number of poultry raisers will show
birds at poultry shows. The love Of
prizes should not lead to the pamper-
ing of the fowls that are to be ex-
hibited. The birds that are to be
placed before the public will be the
best ones from the standpoint Of Of
hcfal excellence, and these are the
ones that are of most value for
breeding purposes. But 1t is no Sc
cret that good many Of these birds
are ruined for breeding purpose In
single campaign. 1t is not an I'M
usual thing to have these prize birds
sell for fancy price, and the buyer
be sadly disappointed when he comes
to look for results. The blue ribbon
is the cause of retrogression In the
Hook of many a breeder. He wins the
blue ribbon for his birds and makes
great reputation for himself. which
means great demand for the prod
uct OF his yards. and he is then I'M
able to meet that demand on account
Of the breeding qualities of his best
birds having been deteriorated by
Overfeeding
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

Stevensville. Mich. Dec. 2.-Peter
Nissen. who started across Lake Mich.
igan In his boat Fool Killer No. g."
was found dead on the beach two and
a half miles west of here yesterday.
He is supposed to have been washed
ashore during the night. His Fool
Killer was about twenty rods down
the beach from the body and was much
damaged. A life preserver and his
overcoat were fastened to the basket
shaped car in the boat. The body was
brought to Stevensville. where 1t lies
in the town hall. The hands and face
are frozen and the features reflect his
suffering. The clothing on the body
was somewhat torn. ut is thought
that Nissen could not have been dead
a great while when the body was
found, as rigor mortis had not set In.
When the wrecked aquatic balloon
was examined one of Nissen's business
cards was found, on the back of which
was note from the dead adventurer.
saying an air hose upon which he de-
pended to renew his supply of air had
broken and that he was doomed to die
of suffocation.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

There is a constant dispute as to
the temperature of stables in winter.
The English investigators have de-
clared that from SIS to 60 degrees is
the best for cows, even if the tempera-
ture has to be reached by the use of
stoves. But when we attempt to fix
degree of heat to which the cows
should be subjected. we are at once
brought face to face with innumerable
varying and conflicting conditions.
The cows should be made comfortable
and kept SO. but much depends on the
breed of cows. II all the cows used
for milk production were Holsteins,
Jerseys, Guernseys and Ayrshires, 1t
would be much easier to solve the
question Of temperature than at the
present time, when most of the cows
on farms have in them some blood
OF the beef breeds. One characters
tic of the beef breeds is that the ami.
mails inflltrate their fat through their
muscles or place 1t under the hide.
where 1t acts as q non-conductor of
heat. This protects the animals from
the cold, and, as a result of this.
fat steer may often be seen lying
down in snow bank and contentedly
chewing his cud, while a pure-bred
dairy COW Is to be seen standing with
her nose at the barn door shivering.
1t is evident that the temperature is
a question that each COW owner must
settle himself.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Quantity Of Dairy Products.

Some one has suggested that the
time is likely to come when the supply
of dairy products will be so great
that prices will be Insignificant We
have nothing to fear on that score
The history of all lands so far is that
the longer the dairy business is con-
tinued the better is the demand for
dairy products. Take New York as
an illustration. When milk was a
scarce article there half century ago
five cents per quart was thought to be
good price to pay for it. Now the
supply is very large but the demand
has more than kept pace with it and
the price received is ten cents a
quart.
Overproduction is out Of the question
Even with the present poor quality of
butter. cream and milk it is difficult to
supply the demand. What would it
be If the quality of all dairy products
were good? The users of them would
be SO many that the present supply
would be entirely inadequate and the
price would be much higher than at
the present time.
Not only is the demand for dairy
prOductS increasing among those that
use them in a practically fresh state.
but ways are all the time being in
vented of holding them in a state
where they can be carried to all parts
of the world or held In storage for
an indefinite period. Timing Is be-
ing tried and preservation in sugar
and salt. As the preservative in but
ter can be washed out easily 1t offers
great opportunity for experimentation.
It is entirely possible that ways of
keeping butter will be devised that
will enable the merchant ships of the
world to carry 1t on their voyages and
have it always in fresh state.
The work of experimentation that
IN being done In this line augurs we'll
for the future. 1t is certain that the
Inhabitants of the world from the
poles to the tropics will yet be able
TO eat daily butter made In the tenn
perate zones. 1t seems unlikely that
the tropics will ever become noted
for the production of milk and its prod
ucts, as climatic conditions there are
not generally favorable to the ex.
istence of dairy animals.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Winter Feed of the Colt.

The growing colt can take a great
deal of feed in the winter if he has
exercise. There is no danger of get
ting him too fat under a proper sys-
TEN of feeding. The owner desires that
the colt increase the amount of bone
and muscle as fast as he can. To do
this he must eat much more than the
horse that has obtained his growth. 1t
is frequently remarked, THAT colt
eats more than full-grown horse"
That is natural, and Is it should be.
The chief grain feed should be oats,
and at times some bran and oilmeal
may be mixed in. One of the best
rough feeds for the colt is clover hay.
This in the past has not been regard
ed OF much value for this purpose, but
we are now finding out that 1t is one
of the best possible rations.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Pasteurized Milk a. a Charity.

During the last two summers pas
teurized milk has been sold to the
people at cost in some of our great
cities. particularly New York. The
booths for the selling of this milk in
New York sold during the past sum-
mer eight hundred thousand glasses.
Over two million bottles of pasteur-
lied milk were sold. The people are
coming to see the value of pasteur-
lied milk for infants and are coming
to demand it. Doubtless thousands
Of infantile lives have been saved this
past summer in New York by the use
Of this milk. The same plan has been
inaugurated to some extent In some
other great cities. including Chicago
1t is charity in the sense that no
profit is made on the milk, but 1t is
not a charity in the sense that every
one pays the actual cost of the arti.
Gle he receives.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Breeding the FllIy.

We would like to have an express
sion of the opinions of our readers as
to the best age to breed the flly.
There are two opposite tendencies OBJ.
servable. One II to breed too young
and the other is to breed too old.
What is the best age? Some of our
best breeders breed the lilly at three
years OF age with the expectation of
having her drop colt at four years
OF age. Little fault can be found with
this arrangement. 1t has the virtue.
OF not bringing into the world colts|
from very immature parents. Whether
1t would improve the quality of the
produce to allow the mother to be still
more mature is hard question to
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

Washington, Dec. 2.-The annual Ee-
port of Commissioner Yerkes of the
Internal Revenue Bureau shows that
for the fiscal year ended June 80. 1904.
the receipts Of the bureau were $780,
904,O O4. an increase Of $2.163.079 over
the collections for the next year pre-
ceding. The cost of collection was
1893 per cent. as against 2.07 for the
year 1908 and 2.83 per cent, the av-
erage cost of collection since the for
nation Of the bureau.
The estimated receipts from all
sources of, internal revenue for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1906. are
S230,OO0,O00 ,-stt
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
a Definite Policy Of Improvement.

Owners of stock should have a def-
mite policy of improvement. The cost
OF Improvement is SO slight. especially
in the line Of cattle. that it is a won.
der that any community should be
satisfied to go ahead in the old way.
The prices for pure bred bulls are alb.
surdly low. and hundreds of the best
OF breeding have sold at not much
above the $3.50 mark. When a good
pure-bred bull can be purchased at
such figures. is there any reason why
the scrub bull should be kept in eK-
istence at all?
Each community that has a definite
plan OF improvement can take advan-
tage OF such opportunities. The rails
ing of $50 in a community is of no
consequence when the raising con-
Germs an investment that is to return
to the makers a golden harvest. Any
definite plan of improvement must be
based on the securing Of pure-bred
sires and the continuing to use pure
bred sires. That policy should not
stop short of driving every scrub BULL
out of the neighborhood If it is posi-
BILE to do so.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Port Arthur Must Fall.

confirmation of the news that the jap
anese have occupied 203-Meter hill and
the report that the Russians unsuc-
fully attem. ed Its recapture. ofi1cials
at the war ONCE are beginning to pre-
pare themselves for the inevitable.
The ships in the sharbor. 1t can be
stated on high authority. are In no
condition to attempt to break through
the investing squadron. The guns Of
the .waEships. we're, long ago .disman-
tied and the marines and sailors have
been participating In the land defense.
Some Of the ships have been injured
by shells. II the fortress falls 1t is I'M
derstood the ships will be taken out
side and sunk In deep water in order
to prevent the possibility Of their ever
being OF service to the enemy.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. 3.-In the
United States Court Thursday the
grand jury found true bills in the fol
lowing cases:
F. s. Smith, postmaster at Lander
charged with embezzling $747.37.
william Merrill. charged with forg-
ing a postoiiice money order at the
Thermopolis pOstoffice.
Lowell Shaw, charged with embes
cling funds from the Basin postohce
j. b. Jackson. charged with burglar
izing the Alma postotfice.
Ute" an Arapahoe Indian. charged
with assaulting F. l.. Crabb, govern
ment surveyor on the Wind River res
ervation.
Claude Nudge. charged with perjury
In connection with the case of Harry
Brennan and Ed Thorpe. cowboys
charged with holding up Postmaster
Jacob Lamb, at Clearmont.
Harry Brennan and Ed Thorpe will
be tried at this term.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
LIVE STOCK
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Horsemen differ greatly as to the
treatment that should be given the
hoof of the horse. In some sections
of the country the popular prejudice
is in favor of allowing the hoof to
grow out to a good length and size.
The idea is to give the impression that
the horse has excellent feet. as mo
foot, no horse" is a common saying.
But one man asks If big growth OF
horn means necessarily a good loot.
The foot is not merely the horn. IL
consists also of bones, muscles and
sinews. These must all be gooc 10
make good foot. Among veter-
inarians it is considered that good
foot is one that has all OF the things
mentioned in first-class quality, but
the horn is trimmed down to what
the hoof needs. The work horse
should have his hoOfs trimmed down
to the point where every part OF 1t
is of value in the support OF the AMI
NAL. There is a difference between
the horse that is working every day
and the horse of the dealer that IS be-
ing put into shape for selling at the
best price. The willy dealer has dis
covered that If the toes of the horse
are permitted to grow long the horse
will have more action when he is be
ing shown of. The action Will, OF
course. be artificial and fraud, but
the dealer does not care for that, II
he can get few more dollars out of
the animal on account of it. Buyers of
horses should be on the lookout for
this. Long toes and good action go
together to some extent because when
the toes are long the horse has to ex-
ert more muscular power to get his
feet off the ground.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Dairy Notes.

The flavor producing bacteria are
the first to perish when heat is ap-
piled.
Wood is the least satisfactory of all
materials used for inside creamery
walls.
Dairy products. being human food
should be produced in the most clean.
ly manner.
Few people give enough weight to
the question Of pure water for wash.
ing butter.
In Omaha cases of sickness m
dairy farms must be reported to the
Board of Health.
government report say that the
pasteurization of market milk ia not
yet generally practiced.
Within the city limits of Omaha
there are SO herds of dairy COWS
which total more than 1000 dairy ami.
mails.
AS rule, the larger the CITY the
more milk is sold from stores: tho
smaller the city the more milk is sold
from wagons.
In some states milk and cream
that have been exposed to contaeion
iIou SIGN peISOuS OF animals cannot
be legally sold.
model dairy is not necessarily n
place where money is lavishly ex-
pended for fine blooded cattle and
highly adorned buildings.
OF the large Cities Boston is .h.
greatest consumer of milk, using over
one pint per day. New Orleans 10
the smallest consumer, using only 81.
100 of pint daily.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

A contemporary makes the state
ment that warmth and comfort will
double the yield of the same COWS on
the same food. as compared with
cold" This is what may be called an
extreme statement. Why did not the
writer say quadruple or quintuple the
product? One could be as easily
proven as the other. In a general way
it is believed that comfort increases
the milk yield. but that 1t doubles it
is hard proposition to prove. Such
extreme statements bring agrtcul-
tural journalism into disrepute.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
President Denies Report.

Washington. Dec. 2.-It was authori-
tatively stated at the White House to-
day that the President has no recol-
lection of visit from John Beattie,
the representative of the Master
Painters and Decorators Association,
who at the convention of the Citizens
Industrial Association to-day declared
that the President had endorsed a
proposition to put upon labor unions
the responsibility for paralyzins bus
mess by lockouts. 1t also was an
nounced that the President did not
say anything suggested by Mr.. Beattie.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
RURAL DELIVERY
CAUSES posTorr,ce DEFICIT
Department Shows Nearly Double the
Deficiency Of Previous vear-De-
crease In Number OF Postoffices.

Deficiency Of Previous Year-De-
crease In Number OF Postofs'ces.
Washington, Dec. 3.-An increased
deficiency of 9252 per cent. over the
previous year is shown by the finan-
ciaI. statement for the postal service.
incorporated in the annual report of
r.. C. Madden, third assistant post
master general. for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1904. The report shows.
however, that the increase In expendt-
lures 10 on account of the rural free
delivery service. Were it not for this
extraordinary expenditure the postal
service now would be about selfsus-
tanning. The total receipts from all
sources for the fiscal year were >143.-
582.624. and the total expenditures
3152,362,116. leaving a deficit OF IS.
779,492. The deficiency the previous
year was $4,5G0,044. Mr.. Madden says:
ut ls believed that as soon as the
rural free delivery service is fully es-
tablished the increase In the expendi-
lures on account of that service each
year will not be more than the normal
increase for other items of the service
and that within short time after
postal service will again be self-sus-
listed since 1888"
Extension of the free delivery serv-
ice has resulted in an increase OF Ito
in. the number of postoffices discontin-
ued during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1904. according to the annual re-
port of ]. l.. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general. During the year
there were 2,549 postofilces estab-
iished and 5,5S7 discontinued. There
was a decrease of 1853 in the number
of Offices established. The total num-
Der of discontinuances was $3.50 post
offices, with a saving in salary of post
masters aggregating $171,12l. AT the
close of the fiscal year there were H.
1871 postoffices in tne United States
F, 265 first class. 1.204 second class.
1896 third class and 65.76G fourth
class.
Operation of rural mail delivery and
the extension of private interests of
rural telephone service has created
a demand from patrons of rural routes
Tor the delivery of small packages OF
merchandise on an order to local mer-
chants by postal card, telephone or
otherwise. me value of such pack
ages Is small. and the present rate OF
[ cent per ounce. the report says. fs
practically prohibitive. Mr.. Bristow
recommends that Congress fix rate
OF cents pound or any fractional
part thereof on packages not exceed
ing five pounds. mailed at the distrib-
nting postoffice OF any rural free de-
livery route.
Mr.. Bristow recommends to Con-
sress that the Interstate commerce
taw be amended SO as to prohibit
common carriers. to-wit. telegraph.
80 AAr<lu
employees. from aiding and abetting
In green goods or lottery swindles. or
any other scheme carried on partly
by mail and partly by common carrier
and which is in violation of the postal
laws.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Fire on Fair Grounds.

st. Louis. Dec. "a confiagration
which gave the firemen a stubborn
fight. and which, owing to the high
wind, threatened the entire exposition
grounds, was 'discovered in Ancient
Rome" on the Pike. shortly after mid
night.
The flames spread with great rapid
inv and destroyed part of Fair
Japap." all of "Quo Vadis" and The
streets of Rome" Flying sparks also
caused incipient blazes on the roof
of the Varied Industries building. but
they were extinguished without ma
t,rial damage.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

The best way to dispose of breeding
birds is to advertise them in the agri
cultural papers. A good many breed
ers carry stock for months longer
than they need to because they have
not learned that money spent in ad-
vertising is well spent. The cost of
advertising is largely paid by the saw
ing in the cost of keeping the birds II
they are not sold,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

1t does not pay to carry culls any
longer than it is possible to deter
mine that they are culls. Prices are
better now than they will be later in
the fall. and the birds that are not
suitable for breeders should be sent
to market as soor as they can be prop
erly fitted. If the breeder is tryin..
to raise the standard of his flock it
will pay him to Gull closely.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

A man can afford to pay a good
price for good bird. A little more
yigor than usual is worth. money. II
a man is intending to build up flock
out Of which he hopes to bring prize
winners he will find 1t to his advan-
tage to have an expert score the birds
he places at the head of the flock.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

San Francisco. Dec. 2.-Jacob Schiff,
the New York banker. who is heavily
interested in the Hawaiian roads.
while, here recently approved E. n.
Harriman's plan for 33.00O-foot tun-
mel through the Sierra Nevada noun
tains. BY this means over 1900 feet
OF the present mountain grade of the
Central Pacific will be got rid of.
many curves abolished and most of
the thirty-six miles Of costly snow
sheds done away with.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

The tim to buy hens and ROSTERS
for breeding purposes is in the fall.
as the price is then lower than at any
other time of year. The large num-
Der of birds in the hands of breeders
make 1t easy to secure bargains.
When the fiocks have all been cut
down to half what they are in the fall
1t will not be SO easy to get good
birds at a reasonable price.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07

The character of the flock of poul-
try may be rapidly built up If the head
OF the flock is every year vigorous
bird of high breeding. An old scrub
will not do. Neither does it do to
pick out fine looking bird, If one
of the grades. Using grades to head
the flock can never improve the aver
age Of the flock.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-12-07
Butter from Pantry MIX.

Milk kept in the pantry will always
accumulate all the odors that are OBJ
talnable. IL cream taken from this
milk is to be made into butter, the
butter should not be sold to a partic-
ular customer or sent onto thepgeneral
market. The farmers family may not
care If their butter does taste OF pie
and doughnuts. but some of the buy
ers are very exacting as to the flavor
that must be in the butter.