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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
Ancient Indian Observatory.

At Jeypore, the pleasant, healthy cap
ital of one of the most prosperous in
dependent states Of Rajputana, India.
IL the famous jautra or observatory.
the largest Of the five built by the cell
ebrated royal astronomer. icy Sing, the
founder Of Jeypore, who succeeded the
rajas Of Amber in $685.
Chosen by Muhammad Shah to re-
form the calendar, his astronomical
observations were formulated In TIA
bles which corrected those Of De la
Hire. He built five observatories. at
Delhi, Benares, Muttra. Ujjain and
Jeypore.
1t Is not under cover, but is an open
courtyard. full Of curious and fantas-
tic instruments invented and designed
by him. They have been allowed to
go out Of repair, and many Of them
are now quite useless, 1t being impos-
sible even to guess what purpose they
served In the wonderfully accurate cal
.culations and observations of their In
venror, but the dial gnomons. quad
rants. etc. still remain of great inter-
est to astronomers.--Scien Amer
lean.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
Chester Whites
as Bacon Hogs

Robert Clark, Ottawa, Canada, writes
to the Farming World: have now
been in the hog business nine years,
and after nine years experience nave
come TO the conclusion that in order TO
make money out of the business IL all
depends on five points-viZ, the KIND
of hog you select for a grass hog, the
time you start the hog, the time you
sell the hog, the weight you make the
hog and how you produce it. After try
Ing all kinds of hogs on clover and grass
found In my experience there was
none so good for that purpose as the
Chester White, and you can feed and
grow him to be select bacon hog If
you sell when he Is right Ny expert
ence is there is more In feeding for
good bacon hog than there is in breed
ing. because you can spoil the best
bacon hog on earth by feeding.
l breed my hogs twice year; first
litter comes in March. AS they are all
registered hogs, | sell them for breed
ing purposes. Then my sows are all
mated again for my own field hogs;
they come in August or the first of
September.
This starts the hog for the highest
pork days In the year. Having no use
for the sows at this season of the year.
1 leave the young pigs on the sows for
eight weeks, leaving me nine or ten
months to grow my bacon hog. 1t Is an
easy matter to grow a Chester White
hog. In good order, from $50 to 100
pounds, In nine months. commence
to feed roots as soon as l take the
pigs off the SOW and feed all winter,
and as soon as the clover Is about three
inches high ring them and put them
out In the field, where they get one feed
a day of dry grain, barley or mixed
corn and barley fed on the ground.
Barley and good sweet clover will
make bacon as sweet as chicken, and,
IL you think you require little more
fat, after feeding one feed a day up to
July just give the Chester White the
second feed a day, and in two weeks
you have a select pig which commands
the highest price In the market.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
sILAGE FOR BEEF MAKING.
How an Expert Feeder Was Com
WINGED of Its Value.

Expensive feeds, low prices for prod
ucts and strong competition have COM
PEELED almost every dairy farmer TO
use the silo, working under ordinary
conditions, and even many farmers
who make dairylng Il side issue are
building silos, but the feeder for beef
has to this time given the silo scant
consideration, writes J.. w. Lightly in
National Stockman. Still we find here
and there a pioneer who has tried ST
lage for beef making. and among those
have the first one 10 meet YET who
is not In favor of and generally en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the new feed.
/ had a talk with an expert feeder
who finishes annually heavy export an
imals and many market toppers ana
who has made money in the hu mess
and knows the ins and cuts lie gave
me a chunk of his experience that be-
lieve would interest others. He had a
lot of rather dainty eaters that when
pretty well fattened, would get off their
feed entirely too often to do profitable
work Speaking to a neighbor about
II who was a dairyman and had silo.
he was told that IL the steers would
have a little silage daily the trouble
would cease.
Rather In a spirit of banter the feed
or offered the dairyman pay for the si-'
lage and prize If he would induce
the steers to eat their daily ration. The
prescription was ten pounds Of silage
per day. Though few would not eat
the silage for some days, not meal
wes missed after the silage became a
part of the ration. This was rather an
eye opener to the feeder, as he was in
the habit before Of poking fun at what
he called the soft, sloppy kraut the
dairymen were feeding to get water
into their milk. He put up silo, and
now feels convinced that he can make
beef by the reasonable use Of silage at
from 10 to 10 per cent less cost than
without silage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

In choosing sire to produce mod
ern draft horse, / much prefer one
that has been in service few years
to an animal fresh from the importer,
says r.. M. Dunlap In American Agri-
culturist. l prefer the stallion which
has had moderate work throughout
the yea- when not on the stand and is
In moderate flesh to the one that has
long been housed and is covered with
fat. The colt is larger and stronger
from the former than from the latter
and is almost sure to make a better
horse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
The Runt pig.

As rule, 1t is not well to use stunted
pigs for breeders, even though In
large measure this condition has been
overcome, for the same reason that
the nubs of the ear should not be plant
ed year after year, says W. W. Morton
In Breeders Gazette. A runt pig some
times is made the family brood SOW
and brings good pigs, but 1t is not
wise to follow up this course for sue
cessive generations. as one would be
sure to produce eventually breed
very much reduced In size--veritable
pony pigs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
A vegetable Caterpillar.


In New Zealand and Australia they
have an animal vegetable oddity
which cannot be equaled by any other
animate or inanimate object upon the
earth's surface. 1t is the queerest Of
the many antipodean wonders and
paradoxes and for the want Of a
better name has been called the
sbulrush caterpillar or vegetable
worm" The native Tasmanian name
for the oddly is aweto-hotete.
The aboveground portion OF this vege-
table worm Is a fungue Of the order
sphaeria. which grows to height OF
elk or eight inches. When pulled up
BY the root this fungus Is found to con-
eist OF a large caterpillar showing
head, segments and breathing holes
every detail Of the grub being perfect
" preserved. On examination the In
terror Of the caterpillar is found to be
composed Of "punky" looking sub
stance. really the root Of the fungus,
which has cremated every fiber Of
what was once living, breathing
creatures anatomy. In all the in
stances which Buckland records. the
pphaeria had made Its attack in the
fold OF skin between the second and
third segments Of the caterpillar and
had replaced all the animal substance
Of the creatures body with hard
brown vegetable growth resembling
The fungold growths on blackberry
- = 1. .-.. ~. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

We want medium sized head on
the draft sire, with large and bold
eye, standing well upon the outside Of
the head, leaving good width be-
tween the eyes, which l would have
well rounded out would have it full
also from the eyes up to the ears, Civ
ing lots of room for the brain. for we
want brains in the horse as well as In
the man or woman. l would have a
medium sized pair of ears, pretty well
apart, on top of the horses head. Oc-
casi6nally we see horses ears too far
apart tapping over. Loo4 out for that
fellow. He Is apt to be sulky. Again,
we see the opposite condition, pair
Of ears that are close together, and es-
pecially If they work nervously back
and forth look out for that horse, for
you will have horse that Is not very
safe as rule, one that IL you put a
balky driver up behind him will balk;
one that will become rattle Drained II
something comes along that he isn't
used to.-George McKerrow at Wis
cousin Roundup.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
Farmers Should
Keep Sheep

1.-THE price OF sheep has reached
point where ii is profitable to produce
them FIR wool alone" says an old
sheep breeder. He believes that the
most pr,Jfitable sheep to grow with the
price OF wool is a medium sized sheep
with good carcass of mutton and
good, cense fleece of medium wool.
"Whtn we undertake to produce
wooded sheep with no reference TO
the mutton quality" he says, I'VE take
away valuable quality and gain but
a few cents worth of wool, and when
we seek only mutton without regard
to TIE wool quality we meet the same
objection OH the other side" He
thinks there is room ON every farm for
d few good sheep, and certainly in this
day. when there are 50 many good
breeders striving TO excel, Offering
their stock at moderate prices there is
no excuse for any farmer to still be
growing scrubs.
A few sheep can be kept on every
farm with small outlay and with
profitable results. 1t is only when one
attempts to make speciality OF the
sheep business that expense becomes
apparent and trained experience neces-
sary. A few sheep will keep fat pick
ing up weeds and brush along the
fence, feed that would not otherwise
be utilized. They not only do this, but
keep the farm clean, which Is of even
as much Importance to the following
crops as it Is benefit to the sheep
themselves.
Every farmer ought to grow a few
sheep, which he would find source OF
profit by producing two crops year
ami without any apparent cost, as
compared with the cost Of producing
any crop that is grown upon the farm
for sale.-American Cuitivator.
Movable Lamb Creep.
The illustration shows movable,
adjustable lamb creep. When the
lambs are quite small the rollers are
placed comparatively close together.
As they increase In size the openings
can be made larger. This is especially
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

On Sept. IA. 1900. l bought Here
ford COW with heller calf at foot and
bred again. says an Indiana farmer In
Breeders Gazette On March 20, 1901,
she dropped another heifer calf. then
bought q registered bull and began
breeding Hereford cattle. Ny herd has
Increased 20 now have thirteen head
from the two purchases, having sold
one bull calf In the meantime. l sold
he bull nrst bought and replaced him
with another.
Il takes but . short time to establish
= herd Of cattle BY starting IN 4 small
WY. Ny nrst calves were all females,
which was very fortunate.
A to pro6t, I think that after the
0rst purchase price n paid It costs no
more to raise these good cattle than
The common kind, and II they cannot
be sold At satisfactory prices for breed.
ers ! can always set the top prices Ii
he market.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

1t is a comfort to find that, after the
most careful work in the feed lot and
on the block with beef and dairy types
of steers, the Iowa experiment station
reaches the following conclusion; ut Is
neither profitable nor desirable to feed
steers of dairy type for beef purposes
They are unsatisfactory to the cohsum-
er because they do not furnish thick
and well marbled cuts, they are unsat-
isfactory to the butcher because they
furnish low grade carcasses which are
difficult tn dispose of, and they are de
cidedly unsatisfactory to the feeder
because they yield him little or no
profit, and both breeder and feeder
waste their time in producing such
type of steer for beef purposes"
There Is nothing new or strange
about this. Practical feeders and kill
ers have known 1t for long time
There is no need to waste time or lose
money on dairy steers in the feed lot
any more than on beef cows In the
dairy.-National Stockman.
siIage For Bee- Making.
One year ago the Ohio station con-
Quoted some feeding tests with west
ern range cattle, and the superiority OF
silage over dry roughage was marked.
The plan was to supply In cornmeai
the equivalent of the grain In the ST.
lage, and the gain in weight in the
silage fed pens cost one-half to three
quarters Of cent pound less than
In the dry roughage pens.
The PoIled Durham.
There are two families of the Polled
Durham breed, known as single ana
double standard. The single standard
Polled Durham has some Of the blood
of the original mulley cow, whose
breeding was unknown. and the double
standard has only Shorthorn blood. IL
Is known as double standard because
Its pedigree can be recorded In both
the Polled Durham and Shorthorn reg
isters. while the single standard fam
lily is only eligible to record in the
Polled Durham register. Double stand
ard Polled Durhams can therefore De
crossed with Shorthorns without the
latter losing their character as pure
bred animals. This Is such an advan
tage that single standard animals are
gradually being discarded and will I'M
doubtedly be completely eliminated
Farm and Live Stock Journal.
nation For beef Cattle.
OH cake, pea meal and turnips or
bets constitute the leading cattle ra-
don used in the old country, says Da-
vid Grant In Breeders Gazette. ! have
not used any turnips or beets for feed.
Ing since came to America. A gooo
ration for show cattle IL cornmeal ana
oil cake with clover and timothy hay
Corn q one will make beef, but grass
alone won't. Together they make
most excellent ration. hate grass
with white clover IN II. This clover
bloats cattle. 1t Is all right to use
some beets or other roots, but ! was
never particular about them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

A very common mistake made by
ia overlooking at the outset, says
Breeders Gazette. Sheep and lambs
are peculiarly susceptible to the dan
gers incident to overlooking. especially
with corn, during the inception of the
fattening period. About two ounces
Of corn per diem is sufficient as a
starter Once band Of lambs get Off
feed difficulty is experienced In start
ing them again, and the delay. involves
considerable loss, Successful operators
have method Of starting lambs on
bran that is both successful and profit
able, especially where manure Is of
value, as a large proportion of the
cost Of the feed goes back on the land.
Lambs In the CornfeId.
Running lambs In cornfield is enc
fallacy pursued by amateur feeders,
and many lot has been taken out
with the intention Of fattening In that
manner to be returned to market by
the Disguised operator minus gains and
at considerable expense. Wethers will
acquire weight In cornfeld, but to
uat lambs az thav rrus+ no conf,nad
Rrasdar,s cazatta
$3.50 ~. -.
oa.s 800 and $500 = asva, ~..
~ ,vaiyht noara az ~ ca,,ant n,,a,,tv -
hacon ,vh,,a corr ~ ths at,on annsars
- sns.a,, tha ~ 49,, - a..assa,,ca r,,th
tha sn,r,,nt go :, s,,pr,ar,ar.sS -. -,
sr,m Mn hcsra~sr ~ avaa,,ant s,,a,
e. 80, !, ~ 80. ~" 49, = ~ r,aSa rSa csna
n;ans go 80 ~. oasn,a,, +hat c,orar
ana h~s,,s s,so ta,,a =, sostan ~ ~ ~
- No. s,ra,, ro 49,, - ther rarns IA -
Tive stocr Io,,rnsl I = : -
/ -, !
- eos ror nerse
80. -no e $500 peop'e no NO. apprV-
49, 'ls 800 49,, = $500 = neepins
-. o' = 49,. v. n :. u,ss mvu'u is's 49,
yer; ana stables tnat use casrots nave
.sss srouue WIN 1000 on .eeu 2,
sa i1o'n 'n'scs ''on A''oha'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
Movable Lamb Creep.
I'M I'M tn
ZZi1[[[.Z[[lI[ll-llLlIA
ADJUSTABLE CREEP.

valuable where the lambs are Of va
rious sizes and it is desirable to give
the smaller ones special feed. Where
the lambs are all of the same size it is
not so important to have this adjusta-
BILE creep. The frame is of two inch
pine.-Ohio Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

The two-yearold Poland-Ch boar,
here reproduced from Farm Progress,
weighs 1000 pounds. At six months
Of age he weighed 375 pounds. From
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07
BOAR IDEAL JUMBO.

between the ears to root OF tall he
measures six feet. The smallest cir
conference of the front leg Is ten and
half inches. Ideal Jumbo Is owned
by j. p. yissering. Melville, Ill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-07

A young American who is studying
at Oxford was struck by the care with
which his chambermaid cleaned his
desk without disturbing his papers.
TO reward her he offered her some
CONNECTIONS which he had brought from
London.
MARY. wouldn't you like some Of this
candyf'
ssHo. thank you, sir. Yes. sir. But
hexcuse me. sir. this amt candy; it's
sweets"
Then she proceeded to give him les
son IN the difference between sugar
or molasses candy and bonbons, choc.
olate CONNECTIONS and other sweet
meats cr "sweets."
thank Jon for telling me the off
ference. Mary said the student, some
what amused. I'm America We call 4
aIl candy
no. yes, cir; IN America I fancy -
al The same. air. but n Hin&land ~
are nyme FOR hevsrythink'"
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Promotion at Panama.

A letter just received by Jules Jacques,
Of East Hyattsville, from Rudgyard I
Smith. who resigned a $500 position un-
der the District government last Sep
tember 10 accept q clerkship in the hos
pftal service of the Panama canal. states
that he has recently received a promo
tion TO salary of $500 and is prom
ised an increase to $3.50 In three
months. Mr.. Smith some years ago re-
sided in the torrid zone. and considers
himself fairly acc!imated.
Despite the storHs weather Monday
evening. the postponed entertainment
TOR the benefit of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South was honored with y
readings. dialogues, and musical selec-
tions fully deserved the compliment.
The readings were by Percy C. Bowen.
dialogue by Mrs. Hassoa and Misses
Amy Stflfox and Lottie Bowen: violin
solos by George S. Britt and Charles
Richardson. with plano accompaniment
by Miss Lucille Brooks.
The Riverdale baseball team has been
reorganized, with ]. Graft and e Adam
son. catchers; Charles Whalley and III.
Smith, pitchers; Harry Welsh. first
base; Albert Ketner, second base: s
Bergliag. shortstop; T. Bergling, third
base; Frank Stevens. left field; G. Rich
ards, center field and captain; John Ris-
don, right field; A. Browning, l.. Shin.
ley, and z. Wilson, unassigned Wednes-
day evening OF each week has been
naTed as the time of regular meetings.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Home Missionary Bazaar.

The Home Missionary Society of the
Eldbrooke M. F. Church, Of Tenleytcwn
held bazaar in the Sunday school
rooms on Tuesday. March u The In
terror was decorated with flags and
bunting. The booths were draped with
evergreens and tasteful decorations.
Those in charge Of the booths were
Mrs. Frank Paxton, fruit and confec-
uonery; Mr.. Arbeely, grocery; DR.. Harry
Riley and Miss Arbeely, miscellaneous
Robert Bel. ice cream: Mrs. Shoemaker
and Mrs. Curtiss Smith. supper. There
was no charge for admission.
Henry c. Way has fully recovered
from long spell of sickness, contracted
while in the Philippines.
j. G. Lipscomb, Of the Metropolitan
Police Force. is going to spend his fur
Tough with friends In New York. Mr..
Iipscon1b expects to be absent for about
a week.
Mrs. Harriet Shoemaker expects to
puiid a new residence on a lot which
she owns, adjoining ST. AIMS Catholic
Church.
On April / Private c. E Rowe. of No.
. chemical company. goes off on his fur
Tough. Mr.. Rowe expects to spend his
time In Westmoreland county. Va.
where he will visit friends.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

s5,U0, and Mrs. Scaggs for s., 900. Robert
w. Wells and James c. Rogers were
counsel for the town and the sum
agreed upon Is $780,
The discussion through the columns of
Inc Times OF. the practicability OF re-
iisious training in the public schools has
been followed with much interest by
those In Hyattsyille, who. in conse-
quence OF inadequate School facilities.
nave to patroniZe the schools of Wash
ingten
The trend of sentiment seems to be in
favor of as much religious training and
instruction as Is consistent with denom-
national rights and the freedom Of con-
SCIENCE. Six prosperous churches and
Two In Bladensburg for such of the col
ored population as do not worship at
st. Jerome's attest the religious char
acter OF Hyattsville's citizens
The loss of damage suit and the
present condition of the roadways in
Hyattsville are considered by some Of
The progressive element as good object
lessons in favor of turning the weight
OF sentiment for bond issue for street
Improvement 1t is contended that
bond issue OF 5000 can be made with
cut the increase OF a cent in taxation;
that the interest on such issue could be
met with the road rebal le@ money OBJ
tanned from the county. which would
grow year by year with the steady and
substantial growth of the town to the
extent OF providing for safe sinking
fund in addition to the annual interest.
1t Is likely that mass meeting will be
held in the near future.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
New Pastor April I.

The Rev. D. B. Floyd, of Martinsburg,
". Va. the new pastor OF the George
town Evangelical Lutheran Church, will
arrive here TO take up the duties of
his new charge about April l.
The annual report of the president of
the Georgetown Citizens Association
has been printed in pamphlet form.
Montgomery county, Md. has secured
appropriations amounting to $S.162.S5, as
school funds.
Capt. John A. Swindells of George
town, Metropolitan police force, has
been detailed member of the police
trial board, vice Captain Pearson, re-
lieved.
The condition of Joseph G. Waters,
president of the Potomac Savings Bank.
who is confined to his home, AL Thir-
ty-fourth street. with an attack OF
dropsy, was reported this morning to
be unchanged.
Perit f. Huntington, of Thirtieth
street. left Saturday night for Mime
sofa.
At the annual election of officers of
the Capital Beneficial Association, held
last Sunday, the following Georgetown
ers were elected for the ensuing year:
John May, jr.. treasurer; w. c. Small
wood and Samuel L. Daw, trustees, the
latter to serve for two years.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
'IAkO11laFaTk

Arrangements have been perfected for
holding the thirty-sixth regular session
Of the general conference Seventh Day
Adventists, which is to convene in
Washington on May II TO 90
The president of the general confer
cnce committee. A. G. Daniels, has made
public that part of the program. which
has been definitely decided on. The
election of officers will be discussed
among other important topics to be
considered.
According to the latest report from
Assistant Treasurer w t. Bland, $50,
l14.H has so far been furnished toward
the 100000 fund for the completion of
the buildings ;ust across Sligo at Ia
korna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Curtis, who have
been assisting materially in the evan
gelistic work in the District of the
Seventh Day Adventists, have gone to
northwest Canada. where they will
there take I'D the work
s. n. Curtis. manager of the Review
and Herald Publishing Company, and
/. III. Evans. of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists, are in Battle Creek. Mich, ad-
lusting the affairs of the publishing bu-
reau incident to the transfer from the
old to the new corporation.