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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-15

the days of cheap land and cheap
grass.
There is a special opportunity for
the improvement of the milking breeds
In those earlier days the creamery was
not established. Nearly every man
who engaged in it lost money. There
was no known measure of the value
of milk. Everything was guesswork
That is all changed now. You can de-
termine the value of the products of
the COW quite as accurately as you
can the value of the products of an
acre of grain 1t is, therefore, good
time to establish a herd of dual pur
pose cattle of any of the milking
breeds
Look carefully over the advertise
ments of the public sales that are to
come off this winter and next spring
Make study of the milking form, for
the milking form is similar in all
breeds Select some one breed and
then buy good mixers of that breed
using your best judgment. Study how
to feed and to feed for balanced ration.
If this policy were followed out we
should have a class of steers growing
on farms where men patronize cream
cries that while not the very best as
compared with the beef breeds. would
vet come so near the top of the mar
ket that a man would go home abund-
antly satisfied
There are farmers who think they
can keep a COW year for the chance
of a calf. 1t goes without saving that
where this is possible at all it is only
when the calf is a very good one-the
best that can be had This can be
secured only by the use of first-class
bulls and the best COWS that are avail
able. You can buy these cheaner now
than YOU could at any time within the
last four years, and now is the time
TO buy them Looked at, therefore.
from whatever standpoirt now is the
time to lay in stock of good blood.
and then follow it up with feed
adapted to the development of the
blood
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-15
Scrubs VS.. Well Bred Sheep.

For many years the farm papers
have been preaching against the scrub
and in favor of well bred sheep. They
have touched upon all the points Of
difference Some people can only
believe what they see. Seeing is be-
lieving with them and such have to
be taught by object lessons and COM
PARSONS have to be made to show the
difference in results.
The Wisconsin experiment station
has just completed an experiment on
the comparative feeding merits of we'll
bred lambs and common ones. A bunch
of grade Shropshires was selected for
the well-bred lambs and they were fed
by the side of common ones, both being
given the same ration of corn and
peas. The Shropshires gained in the
aggregate fifty-one pounds per day,
while the others only gained thirty
two pounds. The Shropshires made
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-15

net profit of SLIP per head, while the
scrubs made 65 cents per head.
From this experiment it is very evil
dent that it does not often pay to feed
common stuff when the well-bred can
be bought at anything near salts
factory price 1t also shows that while
it was important to have the lambs in
good flesh it was also very important
to have the lambs of a convenient size.
The size of those in the experiment
was not given, but it was considered
to be within reasonable limits. The
best time to market lambs is when
they are we'll covered with flesh on all
parts regardless of their size. AS
rule lambs are not fed long enough.
They are not made good enough and
suffer in shipment much more than
those animals that have been we'll fit
ted.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-15
INDIGESTION in Sheep.

Indigestion, or what is sometimes
called Stretches or impaction of the
stomach, is a common disease in some
flocks, especially during the winter sea-
son. The disease is usually caused by
feeding too much dry hay which was
over-ripe when cut, or from feeding
great quantities of corn fodder with
no other feed and little exercise. If
one will provide a few roots, cabbage
or other succulent feed for his flock
during winter, he will seldom If ever
be troubled with illness of this char
acter. While this is good preventa-
tive it sometimes becomes necessary
to turn to a cure. There are numerous
treatments, but the following has been
found very satisfactory: Pure car
bolic acid, ten drops, in half-pint of
warm water or milk given as soon as
sheep show signs of distress. This
treatment will never injure an animal
and we have never known it to fail
as a complete and rapid cure for the
worst cases of stomach or intestinal
impaction We have seen sheepthat had
stretched" and rolled around until
they were unable to stand on their
feet and it was not over ten minutes
after giving them a dose of carbolic
acid in water before they were eating
just as though nothing had happened
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-15
Difference in Bacon.

There is a great difference in the
quality of bacon, even in the American
market, and the difference is even
greater in England. On the Chicago
market are several kinds of bacon sell
ing at very different prices, the differ
ence being as much as cents per
pound. This is a large margin The
high-priced bacon is firm and has a
considerable amount of lean in it. But
it differs from the other more in the
texture of the fat. In the high-priced
bacon the fat is firm, and on frying
remains firm. The cheaper bacon
'goes to pieces" on being cooked, that
is, most of it changes into lard, and
what is left is of crumbly and soft
nature like the "cracklings' that come
from leaf lard Most people who try
this cheap bacon turn to the firmer
kind, though they have to pay higher
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
The Missouri Way.

Last week Maurice Hapgood and
Miss Evelyn Yam went for an auto
ride in the country near Independence,
Mo- They reached an unfreqnented
spot in the road when big farmer
jumped from the underbrush, caught
the auto around the wheel with
a big log chain and compelled
Hapgood to get ont.
81 am sorry for you," miss, he said
to the girl, "but guess you can find
your way home. don't intend to let
my hay crop spoil for want of hands
with big, strapping fellows like this
doing nothing. Tell his mamma I'll
return him when the hay is shoveled. !"
With that he marched the young man
off and the girl had to drive the
swell mobile home. The matter was
reported to the police and the two
officers who went out to the place in
dicated have not returned. 1t is sup
posed that the farmer kidnapped the
officers also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Fines RENTED by Justices.

We note that the county attorney of
Hamilton county has just called the
justices of the peace to time for fol-
lowing practice of remitting fines
imposed by them. Such an act is not
authorized by the Iowa law and the
decision that the practice shall be done
away with is simply to conform with
the law. In his statement to the board
of supervisors the county ATTORNEY
says: "There is but one pardonine
power in the state, and that power
is lodged in the governor. He, and he
alone, can legally remit fines in this
state
Hereafter when the report of justices
are turned in to the board of supervi-
sors all fines imposed by them will be
checked up against them. If the
money turned in does not cover the
fines imposed the amount under the
sum will be charged against the
justices, and their reports will not
be accepted until all fines are turned
in. Fines imposed by justices of the
peace are the property of the county,
No judge of the district can remit 8
fine, and justices of the peace have NJ
more authority to do these things
than have judges. The practice
indulged in by the justices has no
been through any intent to violat,
the law, but rather they have followed
a custom practiced for years anon,
justices of the peace. In many in
stances fines have been remitted OF
condition that the costs be paid, o
during good behavior.
The practice is INDUCED in through
out the state and should receive at
tention at the hands of supervisors i
it is illegal as stated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
No Races This Week.

Just after this paper had been print
ed last week, containing an extended
write-up of the great race meet to be
held here this week, came the an
nouncement from the officers of the
association that the meeting had been
declared off. The surprise was as great
to them as to us. At Mason City last
week there were hundred entries, and
every reason to expect that they would
follow the circuit here but the classes
and entries were so arranged through
out the circuit that few horses were
winning all the races, the others were
not fast enough, and could get no
money. The winners, abut twenty,
entered for the Decorah races, but
the others, about eighty, got together
and decided to quit the circuit. Of
course this left nothing to do but to
declare the races off. 1t is sore dis
sappointment to the local officers, and
quite financial loss to them also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The Norwegians have brought their
old throne down from the attic where
it has lain so many years, and had a
new portico built on it. The left
hind leg mas been spliced, the whang-
doodle bent more in the present style,
new stair carpet put down, and had
the whole thing painted red, with
vikings ami dough gods in base relief,
and the whole shooting match draped
in old gold banting. They are now
offering tito several scions Of reigning
families without takers. Those honest
Norwegians don't need any King.
They are nine ont of ten OF them
kings themselves. They are hard
working, Godfearing people, fore
handed, honest, industrious. What
do they want of Kingg Norway
should be republic Make her own
laws, and become independent of all
other nations, or else stand by hel
big brother the Swedish King, foi
mutual protection and safety. The
Norwegians are too independent te
ever become the tail to the kite of any
effete monarchy, but with all the
Swedish alliance has been good
thing for them. Britt Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Practice Which Ought TO be Prohibited

We don't know whether there is a
city ordinance covering the matter or
not, but if not there should be one
enacted and enforced prohibiting the
promiscuous distribution of patent
medicine samples throughout the city
1t has become the custom with some
medicine houses to make regular can
vases of the city, distributing sample
packages of their nostrums at the
doors of the residences. In several
instances we have known of children
picking up these packages and eating
the contents, thinking them candy,
and becoming very i'll thereafter. We
hope that it will not be necessary to
kill some child in this manner before
proper attention is paid to the matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
A Modern Creamery.

A representative of the Ossian Bee
had the pleasure of viewing the in.
terror of the Silver Springs Creamery
one day last week, in company with
NJ. j. Nicholson and writes that he
was more than surprised to find every
thing therein in such excellent con-
dition. The old wooden floors, pro-
tectors more or less of dirt and filth
have been replaced with cement floors,
which are always kept clean and
sweet and free from whatever is foul
and offensive, ,-one of the essential
things in the manufacture of good
butter.
The vats and other receptacles are
as neat and clean as any practical and
accomplished housewife could keep
them, of which Ole Houge, the butter
maker, is particularly proud. Mr..
Houge himself is cleanliness from
head to heel" and believes in keeping
things about the creamery in tip-top
shape.
The creamery is equipped with two
large Disbrow combined churns
and workers, several watts, test churn,
rotary pump, and other apparatus
necessary to conduct first class in
stitution of that kind.
The machinery is run by l2-horse
power engine, fitted with. 20-horse
power boiler. By new process the
exhaust steam heats all the water be
fore it enters the boiler, thus saving
fuel. The several apartments of the
creamery, such as the storage room,
salt cellar and chute, tub lining de-
partment, refrigerator, enigne and
boiler room, are of modern style, easilv'
accessible, and in the pink of con-
dition.
The output of butter averages 10, 900
pounds week. Owing to the excel
lency of this product premium OF
from l to l &c a. pound is usually re-
ceived, which speaks we'll for the in
| StltubiOA. ClCoLa SobiiSA "a Ga V
employed, nan ely, Frank Funk, Ralph
Jones, Ole Lommereud, Theo. Kapell,
Eliff Peterson, Louis Bonfig, A. Nc
Lane and Peter Kleppe. These, to-
gether with the patrons, receive about
SO, 600 a month. This is an immense
amount of money for one institution
to pay out, and shows that the Silver
Springs Creamery company is dong a
good business, Notwithstanding the
fact that a great deal of cream is being
shipped out to other places. Cream
patrons should prevent the cream bust
ness from going into the control of
trusts, and this is most effectually
done by patronizing your home cream
cries. You always get fair deal at
home, and if it should happen that
something is not exactly right, You
know whom to complain to, whereas
if You ship your cream away the wrong
can never be righted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Some of the Iowa editorial railroad
rate makers are worrying by day and
having frightful dreams at night over
the fact, as they allege, that the rate
charged for shipment of live cattle,
as compared with the rates on dressed
meats is unreasonable and unjust, I"
and yet we have been told by one
who is higher in the political rate
making camp than the boys of the
"profesh'' that Iowa can never be-
come packing state because and
"bekase' of the unreasonable and
unjust rates" the managers of the
roads have, made. The rate making
doctors should arrange if possible to
avoid such wide disagreement. 1t is
bad showing when they are pulling
crossways as they are now doing. The
people can't tell which story to be-
lieve. So far as we have been able to
learn the people do not believe either.
They just twink the other eye" and
say "now You see it and now you
don't. Marion Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Ashamed of Court House? Well, Hardly

The other day stranger came into
Decorab and while here took walk
about the city to see its many points
OF interest. After inspecting the new
hotel and the opera house, as well as
number of our leading stores, he
walked west on Water street to the
river. He was delighted with the APP
pearance of everything, he said, except
our court house, which we really
ought to be ashamed Of Why, a county
so rich as this, and city so progress
slve i'll all other respects, ought to
build new court house that it's people
could point to with pride. Such a
tumble down old shack of building,
so inconveniently situated, was en-
tirely out of keeping with the remain
der of the city.
His companion, resident of Decor
ah, chuckling to himself, said, ives,
that's true, that isn't very nee
looking building for court house" ="
and gradually conducted the stranger
in the direction of Winneshiek
county's new palatial capitol, and
through it from top to bottom, when
his apologies were profuse indeed.
He was enraptured with the magnifi-
cent structure and its delightful sur
roundings.
He had first noticed the sign "court
house" on the old foundry building,
where the county offices were located
during the erection of the new build
ing.
Erase it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Passengers wishing to leave ON the
IL ;l5 p. IN. train must obtain tickets
and have baggage checked before 8 Al
p. IN. No baggage carried on III :l5 p.
m. train. S. V. Potter.
When in town drop into the Singer
store and see the new No. 66. 2Oi
Water Street.
Always complete line of vegeta.
bles, fruits, nuts. candies, cigars, etc.
at the G. s. Marsh grocery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The special representative sent by
the Minneapolis Journal to Europe to
investigate the secession of Norway
reports that in his opinion Norway
will be permitted by Sweden to with
draw in peace from the union, the
latter country Withholding her consent
merely for the purpose of making the
best possible terms respecting common
defense and commercial and political
relations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Proof of the Quality.
Lima. Ohio. July %, 1905,

Lima. Ohio, July %, 1905.
Messrs. Brunt q Parman,
Decorah. Iowa,
Gentlemen
We are in receipt of your favor Of
the 10Th inst. ordering 1900 San
Felice cigars. 1t will probably be
some few days before we are able to
forward this shipment, owing to our
being over sold on this brand to the
extent of million and half cigars.
We trust this slight delay will not
seriously disc ommode you. 3O-1
Yours very truly,
The Deisel-Wemmer Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Ridgeway. Iowa, May 8, 1904.
Mr.. B. ]. Reynolds,
Dear Sir -
We are very we'll pleased with thu
enlarged pictures. And when W.
want some more nice work done w
will know where to go. 29-2
Mrs. r. A. Blackburn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

If any of our editorial brethren who
are publishing those weekly political
letters sent out from the Cummins
bureau at Des Moines should need to
sort up on Cap C's in order to have a
sufficient supply to set the word
"Cummins' each time it appears in
the letters, we might lend them a few,
as we do not print the letters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Talk about annual elections being
expensive, if there ever was useless
waste of public funds, it is the amount
spent in taking the present Iowa
census-a mass of inaccuracies and
unreliable statistics that will be of no
commercial value.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Some one asked why there are twelve
jurors. Because the prophets were
twelve, there were twelve Jewish
judges, twelve stones inAaron's breast
plate, twelve gates to Jerusalem,
twelve apostles and twelve signs of
the zodiac. '-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The population of Iowa's four lead
ing cities according to the recent
census is as follows: Des Moines,
70, 600; Dubuque, Al, $40: Sioux City,
Al, O19 and Davenport, 80, 646.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The King road drag and the gospel
of corn" with the aid of Almighty
Providence, have done wonders fol-
Iowa this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

A report from Escanaba, Mich.
dated July 21st, states For the first
time in thirty years in July frost last
night severely damaged growing crops
in northern Michigan. The tempera-
ture fell forty -four degrees in eighteen
hours. Crops throught the northern
delta are seriously damaged. Whew I!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Postmaster General Cortelyou will
soon retire from the chairmanship of
the republican national committee,
and be succeeded by Vice chairman
Harris S. New of Indiana.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The worst disaster that has befallen
the United States Navy since the
sinking of the Maine occurred in San
Diego, CAL, harbor Thursday, when
one of the main boilers of the gunboat
Bennington exploded, killing outright
80 men and seriously wounding 76
others, with 81 missing. Among the
crew were several Iowans, some Of
whom were injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Corn has been growing so fast that
MANY farmers have oiled the stalks to
keep them from scorching as they rub
against the atmosphere. .-Clarksville
Star
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

: Tommy" said little Mabel, Pm
writing TO the Lord for little baby
sister. What is the Lords first
name?''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The perennial stories about the
marvellous growth of corn in various
sections have began to sprout since
the warm weather commenced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The Chicago strike has been officially
declared off and the strikers have been
clamoring to get their former jobs
back.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The Vinton Eagle boasts that the
button factory in that city ships its
products to New England into the
severest competition. How is it that
the railroads permit a button factory
to exist in Iowa. says another ex-
change. Why don't they snuff it out?
Here is chance for Des Moines
politician or two to investigate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The sunburnt shoulders of the young
ster tell tales of the swimming pool
these days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

A man in a neighboring town re-
marked the other day. IF the news
paper man knew how many knocks
he gets behind his back, he would
adopt another calling" But, says
an exchange, the newspaper man does
know and has learned to expect it.
The newspaper man who is successful
as an editor is cordially hated by every
law breaker and swindler every penny
pinching knocker on progress, and
every hypocrite in his town and
locality.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

President Roosevelt has just issued
his proclamation concerning the place
and manner of allotting the lands
known as the Unitah Indian Reser-
walton, located in north eastern Utah,
just across the Colorado border He
has designated Grand Junction, Colo
RADIO, as the registering point for
persons living east of Utah. Regis
tration will commence at a. m., Tues
day, August lst, and continue until
d. m., SATURDAY., August 18th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

After it is all over Albert B. Cum
minis will be compelled to say that
the twenty years he spent in seeking
the election as a United States sena-
tor were worse than wasted, says the
Cedar Rapids Republican. Honestly
speaking how can a man bring himself
to spend such an amount of time
looking for an Office and impoverish
himself financially in the bargain.
Politics has strange influence over
the minds of men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Current Comment.

Now fat old Iowa is looking for
harvest hands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Representative Dashiell of Warren
county proposes to introduce meas
ure at the next session OF the Iowa
legislature providing for noiseless
Fourth of July. and the probabilities
are that the measure will become a
law. Such movement is one in the
right direction, for the use of explo-
sives on the Fourth of July has not
only become nuisance but menace
to the life and safety of the people.
Local officers everywhere have found
themselves unable to cope with the
matter. and while the number OF ac-
cidents from the use OF explosives has
decreased considerably the past few
years, since a crusade was commenced
against them, yet the last Fourth was
productive OF number Of deaths, as
we'll as scores and scores OF others
badly injured.