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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
CT. EANLY MILKING.
An Argument Upholding the Moist
Hand Method.

An Argument UpR0lg4n& tine MOAsA
Hand Method.
Dry hand milking is all right in theo-
nv where conditions are ideal, but it's a
mighty poor practice, says cprre-
spondent of Kimballs Dairy Farmer.
The fact il that you sci . find a herd
with such perfect feat development and
that milks just right so that the mixer
can keep his hands dry. | have tried
both ways and know that the damp
hand gives cleaner results. When you
start out on the dry hand theory and
sit down to very short teated COW,
how are you going to milk her? Will
you strip dry fingered to the discomfort
Of the COW? 1t is only few seconds
till your fingers get wet in spite of you.
Then to continue dry handed is folly
and filthy.
You sit down to some cows that milk
very easy. and the milk goes into the
pail with a cling that spatters all over
and up on to your hands again. You
cannot continue with dry hands.
Then some cows have a leak in the
side or a spray opening. You cannot
milk such a COW with dry hands, and if
gou attempt to do so you make dirty
mess of it. Then there are some cows
that have teats that periodically scale
off-lilze dandruff- and to milk such
dry is to have pail Of milk covered
with a dirty looking lot of dandruff.
Ever see it?
All cows can be MIXED with moist
hands and the milk be clean, while all
COWS cannot be MIXED with dry hands
and have clean milk as the result
When the udder is brushed off, then
wiped with a wet cloth, and your
hands are moist from the washing and
the teats are also, the dust issall kept
from dropping, and if you take hold
and milk the teats remain moist to the
end Of the job.
If any stripping is necessary with
very short teats-then / use vaseline,
which keeps dust from dropping, lubri-
Gates the teats so the COW does not
suffer from unnecessary strain, and
the milk is clean Every time I've had
mixer who used dry hands I've
found that the milk was dirty looking
and dirty tasting.
But it does not matter how it's done
if the result is the best possible. If
you have herd that can be MIXED
dry handed with the best results, then
that's the way, but if you find that you
have some cows that are as l describ-
ed above, then moisten the udder and
teats with clean water or vaseline.
Cleanliness is the thing sought and not
a system.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

PLAN OF COVERED BARNARD.
The dotted line shows where we build
an outside pen ana let the straw
come down on it to the ground. max
ing a very warm, nice place inside for
stock
Since we have had this shed we only
let the cows in their stalls in the barn
to be MIXED and to eat their grain.
There has been no cleaning stables for
three years, and the cows are always
as clean in winter as in summer, as it
is known that COW will never lie
down in foul place if she can find a
clean one, and the shed can be kept
bedded up and clean. We have feed
racks in the shed, so that the stock does
not need to be out in storms at all. Also
salt box, where they have salt all the
time
We keep from nine to twelve head in
this sized shed, and they are comforta-
BILE We have the siding nailed to sep
arate pieces SO that when we haul ma
nure the siding can be taken off like a
barn door and carried out Of the way.
Then teams and wagons are driven
through the shed anywhere. The parti-
ton to stalls is the same, to be lifted
up and carried to one side. Some peo-
pie might find objections to it, but the
cattle have none In summer they hide
away from the flies and in winter are
out of the cold ana storms all the time,
concludes an Ohio Farmer correspond
ent who describes this she'd.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
How to Clean Brussels Carpet.


To clean and brighten brussels car
pets take a fresh beef gall and break
1t into a clean pan, says writer in
Ladies' World. Pour one-half into a
very clean bucket and add about three
or four quarts Of lukewarm water.
Take a coarse cloth and, having brush
ed the carpet well, rub it hard with
the cloth thoroughly wet with gall wa
ter. Only do a small piece at time
and have ready dry, coarse cloth,
with which rub the carpet dry. Thus
proceed until the whole carpet is clean
ed. A few drops of carbonate of ann
monia in a little warm rain water will
change discolored spots upon carpets
and indeed any spots, whether produc-
ed by acids or allSalis. # one has the
misfortune to have carpet injured
by whitewash this will Immediately
restore it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

knee" before the imperial dame that
thrift might follow fawning," but, ig-
noring the show ring and its tempta-
lions, kept on with the old fashioned
dairy Ayrshire, with the result that
this breed is coming again into pos
session Of its historical prominence as
a worthy competitor of the other dis
tinctively dairy breeds. The bull
Gold Fox is a grandson of Lady Fox,
whose milk record for year was
1929 pounds of milk, yielding 624
pounds of butter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
SYLO AND ENSILAGE


Given plenty of good silage and some
hay and the ability to buy feeds at rea-
sonable prices, we should feed forty to
fifty pounds of si1age daily, divided in
to two feeds, morning and night, says
Fl. G. Manchester in Rural New York
er. From 10 to IL O'Clock in the fore
noon would give the COWS what hay
they would eat up clean and act as
though they would like little more.
For the grain ration we would use a
mixture made up of two parts of stand
ard middlings, two parts of corn distill-
ers' grains and, one part of cottonseed
meal. In the average herd in all stages
of milk six or seven pounds will be
found sufficient for days feed. di-
vided into a morning and night feed.
Some cows will handle more proftably,
while others will require less.
Solves the Dairy Problem.
A silo is not expensive, and, more
over, it is a great encourager of the de-
velopment of dairying. 1t solves the
problem of how a dairyman can make
a living off so to 100 acres of land.
That is going to be the great question
in the not distant future, for the farms
are already being cut up into smaller
ones Michigan Farmer
Depth of the siIo.
The question Of depth in siIo is
largely governed by the ease or difficult
ty of elevating the silage, says Hoard's
Dairyman It is now generally consid-
cred that a silo thirty feet deep is as
efticaeious in preserving its contents as
one that is deeper. There is, however,
little or no objection to the greater
depth except as more power is required
to elevate the material.
Glover Hay ana silage.
The farmer who has clover hay TO
feed with his silage will not have to
buy much grain, as the protein In the
clover balances the excess of starchy
matter in the silage, says a New York
dairyman in Michigan Farmer. Last
winter / fed a good deal of gluten feed
because the hay | had was timothy
and not clever. With the gluten feed
i also fed some oilmeal, which find
to be good.
Economy of the siIo.
If silo is included in the farm
equipment and young animals and dali
~ cows make up the live stock Of the
farm the entire crop ears included,
put in the silo will yield feeding
value In a condensed, convenient form
of more than four tons Of mixed hay
for every acre SO used b. Walker Me-
Kean IN American Cultivator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
The AYRSHIRE Cattle.

The Ayrshire breed of cattle receives
much less consideration from Ameri-
can dairyman than it merits, says
Hoard's Dairyman This is largely
due to the fact, in our opinion, that
some years ago Ayrshire breeders as a
class surrendered to show yard stand
ards and bred and handled their ami
mails more with a view to winning
show ring prizes than to producing
cows that could show large profit as
mixers
Happily there was remnant both
in America and Scotland who did not
.crook the pregnant hinges of the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
How to wash croeheted Articles.

How to Wash crocheted Articles.
Make a suds of warm not hot) water
and a good white soap when you wish
to wash articles that are crocheted.
Put in the article to be washed; squeeze
don't rub till il looks perfectly clean:
rinse it thoroughly through clean warm
water until there is no soap left;
squeeze the water out, but don't wiring;
shake gently put in a cheesecloth bag
and hang in a draft; shake often while
drying. Handmade articles will retain
their shape and look like new if these
simple directions are carefully fol
loved
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
Keep Away From skunk Farms.

Every year dozens of people write us
about skunk farms. Only one answer
can be given don't attempt to farm
with skunks. No matter what you read
in the papers, let skunk farming alonG.
There are no skunk farms. A few pdl
pie. have tried breeding them in cap
tivity, but always with failure. The
skunks do not thrive under such condi-
tiops, and usually a disease breaks out
which carries them off. Add to this the
fact that after starting such a place a
man is known as a skunk for the rest
of his life, and it is easy to see the out
come. Never, never, start a skunk
farm! Rural New Yorker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
Exercise For Cows.

A COW running around in the cold
is not making milk-be sure of that,
says K::aball's Dairy Farmer An hour
or so III the yard every fine day is
good, Eut the best work is done in the
stall. Don't think a COW has to have
a great deal of exercise to keep healthy.
When she is making from twenty to
thirty pounds OF milk a day she is
working hard.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
A Neat Nest Box.

An excellent pair of nests is made
from an orange box from which both
top and bottom have been removed.
Place the box on its side and nail a
strip of the removed wood upon bottom
to make the front, as shown. Then
hinge the box to the wall by the top, as
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

indicated in the cut. The box will rest
firmly against the wall and can be pro-
vfded with nesting material. When
this is soiled and broken, the box can
be raised to the position shown in the
cut, when all the material in the nests
will fall to the floor, leaving the box
clean New England Homestead.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

COVERED BARNARD.
Comfortable For the Cows I'm sum-
mer and In Winter.

CONnAOftAuAE UOf the Nosfs - Su@A<-
mer and In Winter.
We find that covered barnyard
suits us wonderfully well. We made IT
IN a cheap way. We set posts in the
ground three feet deep and eight feet
above ground, set them SO as to make
n shed 80 by 40 feet, and laid poles on
top for plates and rails across, on top
of which Is the straw Stack. All
around the outside is sided up with
boards, except openings for doors, and
one opening which is open all the time
and is four feet wide.
We have the permanent opening
next the barn. so that the wind will not
blow in. We also have two stalls in
side of the shed to use when needed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

While beans win grow in a wide
variety of soils and climates, the pro-
duction Of the commercial crop seems
to be limited. chiefly on account OF the
attacks of the bean weeyil to narrow
belt along the northern border Of the
United States and to portion Of Call
fornia, remarks an exchange
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

Prune in winter to increase growth
and IN summer to check it. With older
trees we need to cut away dead
branches and all that rub against each
other. Never cut large branches from
the trunk or main branches Il doing 50
can be avoided Professor Maynard.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
Breeding to Tyne.

The foundation of successful herd
Development rests primarily on breed
ing to proper type. A suitable bull in
type and breeding will yield results
of an uncertain character if mated to
cows approaching the deep bodied, full
uddered dairy type.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

Stains and spots may be taken out
Of mahogany with weak aqua FORTS
or oxalic acid and water, rubbing the
part with a cork dipped in the liquid
till the color is restored: then wash the
wood with water, dry and polish as
usual.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01

We are always told that a COW will
bring the most money if she comes
fresh in the fall. and she will if we
have good, warm, clean place to keep
her in and give her good feed, such as
clover hay, oats and wheat bran, with
enough barley or corn to balance the
ration, keep her quiet, never chasing
her or getting her excited, especially at
milking time, and not letting her stand
out in the cold.
1t was SO cold in my barn few days
last winter that it froze a little, and
one of my cows that was giving over
thirty pounds of milk day went al
most down to twenty pounds, and all
the other COWS dropped off in proper
ton. If l had turned them outdoors
and left them out for some time, or,
worse yet, sent them out to hunt for
cornstalks and some time about dark
or maybe after let them into cold,
damp, dirty barn and fed them a little
wire grass for desert and touched them
up a little with pitchfork or the milk
ing stool, just to show them who was
running the establishment, you know, /"
why, / don't think it would have paid
me very well to have my cows come
fresh in the fall.
The way I look at the question is
this: If you have the feed and can
and are willing to give the cows the
proper care you can make money if
they drop their calves in the fall. But
if you are going to feed them a ration
composed of dry cornstalks, straw and
wire, grass, with plenty of northwest
wind as an appetizer, you had better
let them have their calves in the spring.
but l am afraid your returns will be
small in either case-C. Skaar in kim
balls Dairy Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
Why Buy McC1ure's?

bought and read homes not because is magazine but
3 d Why?
This
leading
tstoW articles
Bakers Railroad articles
McClures not only goods it is
amusing
ali America
Authorities in AN mpari
McClurs Magazine edited for children
Its
elsnpn sarea s editorial
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
McC1ure's Magazine

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
Depot to be Built.

A few days ago a gentleman of this
town saw Railroad Commissioner Caugh.
man on the train, and he asked as to the
status of the depot matter. The gentle
men told him nothing had been done so
far as he knew or could see, and Mr..
Caughman asked him to see the Editor OF
The Herald, and to request that the editor
write him at once if nothing had been
done towards starting the work. We
promptly wrote him that work had moi
been commenced and that our people
were very sore over the treatment they
were receiving. Last Saturday we re-
ceived the following, which is self ex
pianatory:
Columbia, s. c., May 25, 1905
Mr.. A. W. Knight, Bamberg, s. G.
Dear Sir Replying to your favor Of
23rd inst, addressed to Commissions
Caughman:
We beg to hand you copy of order We
have this day issued to the Superintend'
ent of the Southern Railway.
We were under the impression that at
ter receiving letter from Mr. Heether Of
the 3Oth of April, of which we sent you
COPY, that this work was being pressed te
completion.
We will be pleased to have you publish
enclosed order.
By order of the Board,
J.H. WHARTON, Chairman.
Columbia, s. c., May 25th, 1905
Mr.. J. A. Heether, Supt. Southern Rail
way Co., Charleston, s. G.
Sir:-You are hereby notified that 1t Ii
the order of this Board that the depot al
Bamberg, South Carolina, shall be com
pleted within the next sixty (60) days.
By order of the board.
J.H. WHARTON,
Chairman.
B. L. CAUGHMAN,
J. q. EARLE,
Commissioners.
DIP. DUNCAN,
Secretary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
Claflin's Big Sale.

200 Yards Flowered Organdie from the Big
Clahin Sale. Fine goods worth from 10c to 15c
yard, all up.to date patterns and the latest colors
3 Cents a Yard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
New Advertisements.
THEODORE KoHN.

THEODORE K0HN.
Be sure to read Kohn's big new ad. this
week. His big mill end and factory syn
dicate sale commences next Saturday,
June 2nd, and continues for ten days.
Note the prices quoted on all lines of
goods. Astonishing prices are quoted,
and he will be glad to see folks from this
side of the river at Orangeburg during
the sale. If you can't visit the store in
person, send him mail order. You can
Shop at his store just as satisfactorily by
mail as if you were there yourself, for
careful attention is paid to meeting the
wishes of every one.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
4 For 25 Cents

1000 Ladies' Gauze Ribbed Vests, with wide
tape in neck and sleeves They are white, elastic
and durable. A wonderful vest for the low price
4 For a Quarter
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
Fitting School Commencement.

The annual commencement exercises
of the Carlisle Fitting School in this city
are to be held next Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday, June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The
program of exercises is as follows:
Sunday, June 3rd, II a. m.-Annual
sermon by Rev. NJ B. Kelley, of Green
wood, at the Methodist church.
Monday, June 4th, $50 p. m.-Annual
exercises of the Kilgo and Sheridan Lite
rary Societies.
Query: Resolved:-"That the best in
terests of South Carolina will be promoted
by the organization of her factory opera
tives into trade unions Affirmative:
Ernest E. Windham, Stacy Kearse. Mega
tive: J. Creighton Skinner, John W.
Huffman.
Declamations--N. Walser Edens, Henry
N. Folk, Richard G.. Addison, Alma NJ.
Arant, Marie Louise Sheridan, May Sue
Huffman.
Marshals: Philip T. McCants, Chief
Marshal; Peyton B. Moore, Ernest L..
HERS, E. Clyde Rogers, George T. Eth
redge.
Tuesday, June 5th, $50 p. m. at Chapel
Exercises by Graduating Glass.
Following is the graduating class for
this year: Shedrick Summers Arant,
Juriah Elizabeth Dash, Pearl Elizabeth
Delk, Edna Mabel Dukes, Bessie Ann
Felkel, Agnes May Hydrick, Jacob Shu
ford Huffman, Genevieve Theresa Kirsch,
J. Rob Lawrence, Jr., Agnes Eloise Nc
Cants, Mary Agnes Murph, Mary DeBow
Rich, George William Ulmer, Ella Ha-
villa Kinsey, Lissie Viola Ulmer, Lou
Ellen Utsey.
The faculty this year consists of Hugo
G.. Sheridan, Headmaster, mathematics
and science; W. D. Roberts, A. B., Latin
and Greek; Jno. G. stabler, A. B., Eng
lish and history; Miss Lena Walser,
music and elocution. Miss Bessie Warn
is matron OF the girls hall, ana MIS-.
Josephine Beach has charge of the boys
hall.
The outlook of the school for another
year is bright. Plans are on foot for i'm
provements along all lines. And there is
no reason why the Fitting School should
not be one of the best of its kind in the
State. All that's needed is energy and
push on the part of those who have it in
charge.
The health of the student body has been
unusually good during this session.
There has been but few sick ones among
the students.
The school is indeed fortunate in Sc
curing the services of Mrs. Josephine
Beach as matron of the boys hall for an
other year. Mrs. Beach is not only very
efficient housekeeper, but her kindly dis
position and excellent character make
Ter a helpful friend to every student.
Certainly no school in the State can boast
a better matron.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg-By Geo. P. Harmon, ESQ.,,
Probate Judge.
Whereas, 6. W. Hightower hath made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad-
ministration of the estate of and effects
of Mrs. Jane E. Graham deceased;
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish ali and singular the kindred and cred
itors of the said Mrs. Jane E. Graham,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Bamberg, s. c., on Thursday, June
Eth, 1905, at ii o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have, why the
said administration should not be granted.
Given under ny hand, this 10th day of
May, A. D., 1905. n,,o>,
Probate Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31

-BflcKfe DlCyCle suOp anu sec Iuou.
L. B. FOWLER.
By reference to the letters published in
another column it will be seen that the
railroad commission has issued an order
to the Southern Railway authorities re-
curing them to complete & new freight
depot at Bamberg in go days from the date
of the order. This means that the rail-
road must complete the building by the
25th of July. We are glad the order has
been issued, and we presume the work
will now be commenced and pushed. We
have been without a depot for many
months, the old one being destroyed by
fire early in October OF last year.
We have the prettiest lines of organ
dies in white and colors, also silk mulls,
in town. When you want your COM
mencement dress give us a call. Prices
to suit any one.
Observation-Disclosures Co.
At the recent meeting of the grand
lodge Knights of Pythias, committee
consisting of J. J. McSwain, j. K. Willis,
D. L. Smith, Jno. F. Folk, and Montague
Triest was appointed to receive PROPOSE
tions from towns and cities in the State
for the location of Pythian orphanage.
This committee will visit the various
places who make offers for the orphan
age and will report on the matter at the
session of the grand lodge to be held in
Anderson next May. Why can't Bam-
berg secure the location of the orphanage
here? All institutions of this character
are located in the up country at present,
and it is time the low country was getting
busy. What say our business men in re-
gard to making proposition for the
orphanage?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
10 Cents a Yard

36 inches Real Butcher Linene, strong rount
thread weave. Looks like and wears like Pure
Linen. Grand for Skirts, Eton Suits and Chill
dren's Dresses.
10 Cents
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31

Maj. Black, according to his own state
ment, was getting big salary from Ul-
man & Co., as atraveling salesman. But
he accepts in preference position on the
state board of control that pays only $500
q year. he no doubt has his reasons tor
this. What they are we do not undertake
to say.-Newberry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
SCHOOL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that meeting
of all the citizens Of School District NO:
IA, of Bamberg county, who return real
or personal property in said school dis
trict, will be held in the court house at
Bamberg, at four o'clock in the after
noon of Monday, the 4th day of June,
1906, for th purpose Of electing five
trustees for school district, and for
such other purL~ - ses as are provided for
by the Act approved Feb. 81, 1905.
r. W. D. ROWELL,
County supt. Education.
May II, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
MONEY TO LOAN

We are prepared to negotiate loans on
improved farms at low rate of interest,
in sums from $5O0.00 to 100000, for
three, five and ten years:
10. PATTERSON, JR.,
J. W. PATTERSON,
Barnwell. s, G..