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Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23

Writing in Hoards Dairyman on the
best methods of keeping cows when
dry, ]. r. Dietrich says:
We have here a herd of 175 cows,
and the following method of handling
them when fresh or dry has proved to
be a satisfactory one:
First, all cows are dehorned; then in
a short time they are as peaceable as
SO many sheep.
II the weather is not too stormy they
are allowed to go out part of each
day during the winter and all of the
time during the warm weather except
for feeding and milking
They are numbered, and, no matter
how many there are in the barn, each
cow soon learns her own stall and
goes directly to it when allowed to
come in.
We practice the soiling system, and
each cow gets her feed in her own
stall the year around, with the excep-
tion of ten days or two weeks while
she is calving, During this time she
does not miss being away from the
herd, as her attention is taken up with
the calf Neither does she forget which
is her stall when she goes back on the
line
r eh cows milk is weighed once per
month and the weight of the milk, with
the cows record, kept on board in
front of her stall.
All feeding is done according to the
amount of milk the COW gives, and
when one goes dry she is put on very
small grain ration and is usually fed a
cheaper grade of roughage. or if rough
age is very good she gets no grain at
all.
My aim is to have them contented
and comfortable whether fresh or dry
and to keep them in the same condi-
ton the year around The cow prob
ably loves regularity more than any
other animal living. Give her stall
and let it be her home, and all the va
cation she wants from home Is a few
days before and few days after caly.
ing Let her so out when the weather
is good. but always let her know that
once or twice a day at a regular hour
she will find something good to eat al
home.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
The BALANCED Ration.

The balanced ration. with its ratio
between protein and carbohydrates.
was nearly anquestioned some years
ago, but DR.. Armsby points out that it
is not question of the ratio or relation
of the protein to the heat giving ele-
ments, but it is a question Of amount
of protein Not only this. but the old
ratio called for too much protein for
most cows. If a ration is palatable, 50
that COW will eat iiberally, it may
have a wide nutritive ratio and give
excellent results. National Stockman.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Black Nosed Guernsey Cattle.

Black noses on Guernsey cattle are
not a sign Of impurity, says ". I'll.
Caldwell, secretary of the Guernsey
Cattle club, in Rural New Yorker 1t
is but the cropping out of the charac-
teristics of the little Black Brittany
blood which was contributed to the
foundation stock The ideal colored
nostril in a Guernsey is buff or cream
color The scale of points gives but
one point in a hundred in females and
two and two-thirds in a hundred in
males in favor of the buff nose. The
proportion of black noses varies some
what Some strains or animals seem
to throw more than others. In my own
herd out of twenty-five calves last year
only one was black nosed, and he was
vealed. | would not head full blood
herd with a black nosed bull but he
would do good work in a grade herd.
consider a black nosed bull calf worth
just little more than veal prices. On
the other hand. while l would prefer a
buff nosed female and consider her of
somewhat higher market value | would
not throw aside good cow because
she had black nose | would be care
ful to breed her to Il buff nosed bull
and one whose parents We're strong in
this respect The ideal Guernsey nose
is buff
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Scratching POsts.

Scratching posts. in the opinion of
hog men. are not only great comfort
TO hogs. but they may be made useful
in ridding them of lice and of a scaly
skin. The following plan is praeticed
by successful hog raiser, who mar
kets his animals in Baltimore. Plant
a hickory post four inches in diameter
in the hog run. Coil MANILA rope
around this post as high as hog
stands and staple it securely. Then
thoroughly saturate the rope with
crude petroleum-ke kerosene will do, but
it is not as good and it becomes an
ideal scratching post for hogs and
pigs. The animals will rub against
it continually and oil is fatal to lice
and mites. Ii Kerosene is used the
saturation should be renewed every
few days-American Cultivator
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
How to Raise Turkeys.

Secure box about fourteen inches
square and about eight inches deep.
Put some dry dirt in this box first with
little Stacked lime mixed in it, then
some soft straw Place not over ten to
eleven eggs in the one so prepared nest.
After they have been sat upon eighteen
to twenty days dampen them with
little warm water. In four or five days
repeat it,
When the turkeys have hatched do
not be in hurry to get them out Of
the nest. On a warm day twelve hours
is soon enough. and upon a cold day
twenty-four hours is better. When you
take them out place them in dry,
warm. clean coop and feed on hard
boiled milk to drink. Feed regularly
three times day for the first two or
three days, then feed five times day
regularly.
At first little turks need to be kept
food. After they are about five days
old feed light breadcrumbs and eurd
four times day, but at night give
little egg. Give all the milk they will
consume if you can afford it. When
about three weeks old let them out for
two hours in the heat of the day. but
do not let them get wet or cold. After
they are six weeks of age they will
give no more trouble than strong,
healthy chicken r A. V. Meersch in
Western Poultry Journal
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
POULTRY RAISING.
Pertinent Paragraphs For the Pro-
spectiye Regimen

II contemplating the poultry business
think twice before you leap. and then
make only an experimental leap Get
on the bottom round of the ladder. so
to speak. aud climb up. You will then
be able to keep your feet on the top
round when you get there otherwise
you may not-the chances are you VIII
not-says r. Il. Gardner ia Commercial
Poultry.
The field of poultry culture offers ex-
eellent opportunities for those who are
made of the right stun
Poultry intelIigentIy handled is a
gource of profit; otherwise source Of
loss and disappointment.
The successful poultryman must be
thinker as well as worker
The poultryman who will succeed
must meet failure and disappointment
with an unAinching determination to
win.
The work of the poultryman is not
hard, but he must keep constantly at
it. There is always something to do.
Filth and yermin make boon compan-
ions. but poultry does better without
either
Careful breeding has made some
strains of some breeds or varieties bet
ter than others. but. taking all things
into consideration, there is not such a
great difference in breeds.
The best brood for you is the breed
you like best of those best suited to
your locality and market conditions.
Prize winners are not produced from
haphazard matings nor 200 egg hens
from shift for themselves fowls
The best matings of the best birds
produce their culls: hence 1t is waste
OF time to breed from poor f0unda-
ton
Success in the poultry business is not
in making no mistakes, for the best OF
US make mistakes. but in not making
the same mistakes over and over again
Filling the water fountains. grit and
shell boxes when you feel like it does
not add to poultry profits. It's doing
the things when needed that counts.
Take lessons from the older and more
experienced poultrymen. They know
some things you have yet to learn
But don't be afraid to do some expert
menting on your own account
The young poultryman should not be
discouraged by temporary failure and
disappointment He should take cour-
age in that those enjoying success were
one time where he is today
The lessons we seem to pay for the
dearest are, after all many times the
most profitable lessons
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
SPRING IN THE GARDEN

Had | but two loaves,'' said Mo
hammed, Il would sell one and buy
hyacinths to feed my SOUL" senti-
ment we must all approve; but when
hyacinths are growing and blooming
in our garden we may keep the loaf
Sow seed for tomato plants in March
or April in the hotbed or in plats in the
house.
BY error in recent note it was
stated that soil incubation is good for
sweet potatoes" The reader familiar
with the legumes undoubtedly read be-
tween the lines and saw what was in
tended viz. sweet peas
When the seedlings are growing in
the hotbeds do not let the beds become
too hot Nentilate we'll i'll the milder
days and water literally.
On account of its vigorous growth
which enables it to overtop grass and
hold its own against weeds. asparagus
will Withstand perhaps more neglect
than most vegetables But it also re
spends generously to good culture
April is Il critical month with the
hotbeds. A little neglect in giving air
and an hour or two of ardent sun
shine will seorch the tender growth,
or Jack Frost's touch at night. after
balmy day may put the plant to
sleep for good and all il the protect
ing mats Were thoughtlessly left Off
The dahlia. that fashionable flower Of
These germinate freely. Seeds of sin
gle dahlias prove highly satisfactory
producing a great variety of self eolors
striped, spotted and tipped and are
greatly liked for cutting.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Frost Ritten Comhs.

If the trouble is seen before the frost
has thawed out, put the bird in room
that will warm up slowly, letting the
circulation begin slowly. Avoid a place
where the bird can get into the direct
sunlight or a room that is much above
the freezing point. Even the holding Of
dry snow against the comb will help
remove more slowly the frost of the
parts. Having restored the circulation.
or noticing the bird after it has thawed
out, apply twice day an ointment Of
vaseline, six tablespoonfuls; glycerin.
two tablespoonfuls; turpentine. one tea
spoonful. This will help start into a
healthy condition the blood circulation
of comb and wattles and at the same
time reduce the swelling. Sanborn
in Reliable Poultry Remedies.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23

ear of seed, corn required to plant six
ty-seven acres. Some such method is
said to have been used by John r. Clis-
by, secretary of the Illinois Corn
Breeders association. in testing large
quantities of seed corn. One kernel
should be taken from the butt of the
ear, at least one from the middle and
one from the tip. Four kernels is
enough to take from one ear for practi-
cal work ii properly taken.
The four kernels from each ear must
be placed in separate group, and it
is best that the group be marked or
numbered to correspond with the num-
Der of the ear from which the kernels
were taken. For this plan it is neces-
sary that the ears be placed in regular
order as the kernels are removed from
them. A good device for arranging the
ears in regular order is shown in the
first cut
One of the quickest and most con
yenient devices for making germina-
ton tests is that first used by Profess
or Golf at the Geneva station in New
York This apparatus consists of a
water tight box across which are ex-
tended folds of canton flannel. These
folds are suspended from wires and
can be removed to dry when not in
use The box must be filled to the
depth Of about an inch with water, so
that the folds of canton flannel will
hang down enough to touch the water
and thus be moistened by capillarity.
The box should be about i by a inch
es and or ) inches deep. 1t may be
made of wood, galvanized iron, tin or
copper, and the wires can be cut from
ordinary smooth galvanized fence wire.
When kernels Of corn are to be tested
in this terminating apparatus they are
removed from the ears, placed between
the folds in regular order and the folds
closed together. The groups of kernels
from the separate ears may be num-
bered with slips of paper. This mum
bering will not be absolutely necessary
if proper care is used to have the
groups of kernels correspond to the
ears of corn from which they came.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Poultry Notes.

Cut clover is an Indispensable article
of diet. All kinds of vegetables I'LL a
place in the hens dieting. but they can
hardly be said to be a substitute for cut
clover.
Never give sulphur to poultry on a
rainy day.
Put chicks on a cracked wheat diet
when three weeks old
Oll ducks never get lice The oily ma
ture Of their feathering prevents this
For sealy legs in fowls an ointment
made Of sulphur and coal oil is good
Each breed possesses some character
istic dominant trait in which Il exists.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Jersey COW LORETTA D.

diana, but was developed in Wisconsin,
by i. H. Seribner of Rosendale, from
whose farm she was taken to st. Louis.
She was soon after sold to III. G. Tay-
lor and after that was transferred to
the estate of W. S. Ladd, Portland,
Ore. In the 120 days of the test she
produced 5.s02.7 pounds Of milk. yield
ing 33003 pounds of butter, an aver
age of two and three-quarters pounds a
day.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
start win Good Stock.

There is one thing for the beginner to
remember. Start with a good standard
bred fowl Don't invest a cent in dung
hills They are worthless. The thor
oughbreds will cost few cents more
to start with. There the difference in
expense ceases. They occupy no more
room. require no more care. will eat no
more than the mongreIs, and when you
sell them for breeding or exhibiting or
their eggs for Matching you'll find the
balance greatly in their favor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
DON'T RECOGNIZE DEFEAT.
Prove Your Manhood by Battling ON
Bravely After Reyerses.

After 10000 of Napoleon's soldiers
had been overwhelmed by the advance
Of 10000 Austrian troops he addressed
them thus: Il am displeased with you.
You have eyinced neither discipline nor
valor You have allowed yourselves to
be driven from positions where hand
ful of resolute men might have arrest
ed an army. You are no longer French
soldiers. Chief Of staff, cause it to be
written on their standards, They are
no longer of the army Qs Italy"
In tears the battered veterans re-
piled: I'VE have been misrepresented.
The soldiers of the enemy were three
to one. Try us once. more Place us
In the post of danger and see if we do
not belong to the army of Italy" In
the next battle they were placed in the
van, and they made good their pledge
by rolling back the great Austrian ar
my
He is a pretty poor sort of man who
loses courage and fears to face the
world just because he has made mis-
take or a slip somewhere. because his
business has failed, because his prop
erty has been swept away by some gen
eral disaster or because of other trou-
BILE impossible for him to avert
This is the test of your manhood,
How much is there left in you after
you have lost everything outside Of
yourself? If you lie down now, throw
up your hands and acknowledge your
self worsted there is not much in you.
But If with heart undaunted and face
turned forward you refuse to give up
or to lose faith in yourself, if you seorn
to beat a retreat. you will show that
the man left iii you is bigger than your
loss, greater than your cross and larger
than any defeat
81 know no such unquestionable
badge and ensign of a sovereign mind Z
said Emerson las that tenacity of pur-
pose which. through all changes of
companions or parties or fortunes,
changes never. bates no jot of heart or
hope. but wearies out opposition and
arrives ut its port"
1t is men like Ulysses S. Grant, who,
whether in the conflict of opposing ar
mics on the battlefield or in the wear
and tear Of civic strife, fighting against
reverses, battling for competence for
his loved ones, even while the hand Of
death lay chill upon him, bates no jot
of heart or hope" that wiring victory
from the most forbidding circum-
stances, It is men like Napoleon, who
refuse to recognize defeat. who declare
that impossible is not in their yocab-
uiaries, that accomplish things.-Sue-
cess.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
Hen Mannrcs.

Such strong manures then manuresl
are best adapted when applied to any
leaf crops, such as spinach. cabbage,
kale and Swiss ehard Being highly
nitrogenous, they induce growth CT
leaf They should be applied spar
ingly to fruit crops, such as tomatoes,
peppers AMI Strawberries. says an ex.
change
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
A Rnffer Prndncer

The premier Jersey Loretta D., whose
picture is here reproduced from Hoard's
Dairyman, was the winner in Glass A
for production of butter at greatest
profit and also in Glass B for all dairy
products at the st. Louis dairy demon
stration. This COW was bred in In
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
POULTRY SPECIALIZATION.
N the Biggest Poultry Producing
Cstunty of the United Sfates


n the Biggest Poultry Producing
County of the United States.
Poultry raising is largely carried on
Dy farmers in America as Il minor fac
tor in diversified agricultural practice.
In consequence poultry is found dis
tributed on large number of farms in
small groups This fact is illustrated
by figures from the last census, which
show that SS.S per cent of the farms In
the United States report poultry. This
tendency is less marked in the west,
for the census figures show that only
T5.S per cent of the farms in the Rocky
mountain and Pacific coast states re-
port poultry. The diffuse distribution
of the poultry industry has to certain
extent masked the Importance of poul-
try diseases. Individual losses are nee
essarily slight and have not constituted
an incentive for demanding the more
extensive investigation of the cause
ably, too, the isolation of poultry in
small groups has contributed to restrict
the spread of infections.
An Amazing Poultry Population.
A complex combination of factors
made Sonoma county, Cal. the great
est poultry producing county of the
United States. The census of 1900
credits that county with an output of
3.21S,450 dozen eggs and with 4S1.425
fowls three months old and over The
poultry population has increased since
the census, as shown by figures COM
piled by the Petaluma Poultry Journal
from data supplied by produce con-
Germs in Petaluma, the principal ship
ping point in the county. During the
calendar year 1908 the territory tribu-
tary to this one town supplied 3,407 1874
dozen eggs. This divided by g. dozen,
the census figures for the average an
nual production for California fowls
over three months of age, would indi-
cate the presence of $40, ,40S fowls near
Petaluma
Fowl Concentration and Disease.
The concentration of this number of
AOo 40 opOh - lew cAAdtI AhAACsS Va tSAAA-
tory has demonstrated the Importance
of the infectious diseases of poultry in
undermining the profits of the busi-
ness. The proximity of poultry estab-
lishments to one another as well as the
traffic in laying hens affords favorable
conditions for the spread of disease.
The owner of 5000 hens naturally
breads the practical annihilation of his
stock more keenly than the average
farmer owning a few barnyard fowls.
Sanitation a Necessity.
California poultrymen are united to
failure and diminished profits are due
principally TO diseases. A study of the
poultry diseases and of the conditions
under which they occur leads to the
conclusion that large percentage of
the losses among chickens older than
broilers is due to preventable diseases.
The man who would reap the great
est profits from poultry husbandry
must become thoroughly informed con
cerning the recognition of the various
diseases ana the sanitary methods nee
essary for their control
Horticulture furnishes Il striking ex-
ample of widespread popular educa-
ton on matters pertaining to prevent
able losses from disease and the para
site insects. This is Il necessity Sc
quent to specialization and concentra
ton.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23

A new ship the Minnesota recently
sailed from Il Pacific coast port for the
occident carrying 26,0o0 tons of Amer
lean produce and merchandise. The
great capacity Of such vessel is best
understood when we say that ii is capa-
bic of transporting the product of ZIG
well conducted quarter section farms,
allowing each farm to produce seven
ty-fye tons Of hay, eight tons of pork,
four tons of beef, two tons of butter,
twenty tons of corn and ten tons of
oats and potatoes
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
FOLDS closed.
PORTION OF A GENEVA TESTER

TUKIION OF A NFhNEVA Ifo ~ EN-
After the kernels are put in place the
folds are drawn together at the top.
the lid closed upon the box and the ap-
paratus left until the kernels germi-
nate. When put into this box the ker-
nels will not usually suffer for mois-
ture during the length of time of one
test. This is one of the advantages of
the Geneva tester over the plate Of
sand where the moisture may need re-
newing each day or even oftener. The
folds are easily opened when it is nee
essary to inspect the kernels to count
the number which have terminated.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23

TESTING SEED CORN.

A Practical Step Toward Eliminate
ing Chance From Agriculture.
BY ALBERT n. HUME, Illinois Expert
ment Station.
When corn planting time arrives the
most serious question for corn growers
Is that Of securing seed for their fields
which will be certain to grow. 1t may
seem like heavy task to germinate
three or four kernels of corn from ey-
cry ear in bushel, and yet one man
In ten hours total time can test every
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
The Newest Notion with sweet Peas

The crop was Il complete success.
while other growers in this location did
not succeed at ALL While have no rec
ord Of the quantity Of the crop, | will
say that / had larger crop. better
blooms of lasting quality. than any 9th
er grower with the same amount of
ground planted | had two awards at
the New Jersey horticultural society
for these same blooms in June and
July at Orange. n j.. and know that
had it not been for the noeulating of
the seed | would not have been so sue
cessful W J. Hesse, Newark. n. ].
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23

Complete information will be free receipt of
this coupon with blank lines filed. Coupon should
be mailed to-day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-06
ome Summer Accessories for the Wee Tots

This Is combination of the yoke apron with the wading bags that one sees at the seashore. and when the wee tot elects to go grubbing in Mother Earth, building sand castles, making mud pies and follow ing other fascinating occupations that are likely to prove disastrous to clean and dainty frock, just slip on one of these. and behold her entire apparel Is pro tected and she can go a-grubbing and come back just as muddy and as grimy as she peases the clean frock and pettl- coats underneath are as spick and as span clean as when put on.
 Of course, no grownup thinks or tax ing the nursery to the beach without wad- ing boomers, in addition to the usual bathing suit. Some small girls are death iy afraid of the water when they have bathing suit on; but just slip on those waterproof wadlng bags over her usual frock, and behold the grin of ecstatic gIee that covers her countenance when she finds that she can go wading all she wants to, and with no danger of anybody duck ing her head under water under the pre- tense of teaching her to swim
 On very warm days 1t is just as well to let the little princess imagine herself