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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04

Auburn before returning to theil
home in New York.
Walter Abbott of East Readheid ane
W Abbott and family Of Fayette
,vare guests of their parents, Mr.. anc
1rs + NJ. Abbott Sunday.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernes
Wing are i'll with colds. Dr. CheherS
attends them.
Mr.. Cilley of New Hampshire is pass
ing a few days with his sister, Mrs
Charles Force.
The mary friends of B. F. Maxim
extend to him their sympathy in the
loss of his only daughter Ellen. who
came to her death by jumping from q
window Of their burning house.
n. A. Davis is confined to the house
by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04
WEST CHELSEA,

Ernest Lunt of Augusta passed Sunday
with Henry White and family.
Miss Effie Merrill of West Gardiner.
who teaches school in District No. , spont
saturday and Sunday with her parents.
K. T. Mckay. who has been at work on
the Ryan place is i'll at his mothers home
in & notIctn = 'i'i'''
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13

be dropped early, more preparation is
necessary than later, when more nat
ural conditions surround them. Lambs
that are dropped during the cold
months must be properly cared for or
serious loss results. The barn should
be gotten into readiness by first giving
1t a good cleaning, so that gases that
are accumulating from the manure
will not come In direct contact with
their delicate lungs. The barn should
be made tight and all chances of
draught removed. Don't attempt hav-
ing lambs dropped in cold windy shell
ter; they will soon chill and die. Stop
all holes Nv either pspAring insidc or
batteninl with cleats AS soon as the
ewes show signs Of lambing, the shep-
herd should give up most of his at
tention to their special needs.
have found 1t an excellent thing to
have the barn arranged at one end in
to small pens at least six feet square,
to confine the ewes individually dur
ing parturition. My reasons for this
are; First, each eve can be given in
dividual attention; second, she is less
apt to be annoyed by the other sheep;
and, third, there Is far less danger Of
her falling to own her newborn Off
spring. have followed this method
for years, and 1t has given the best
Of satisfaction. Leave the ewes dur
ing parturition entirely alone, SO long
as they are doing we'll AS soon as
the lamb is dropped watch carefully
to make sure that he gets something
to eat in due time. Watch closely
also to see, If the weather Is severe,
that he does not become chilled. Ere
quently it will be found advisable to
wipe the lambs dry with a flannel
cloth to stimulate circulation. If the
lambs, when newborn, seem too weak
to get up, milk out a little of the
mothers milk and feed by means of
spoon. Do not drug the lambs with
stimulants, unless absolutely neces-
sary. Watch the old ewes closely to
see that the udder does not become
caked Should caking come on, wash
the udder thoroughly with hot water.
1t will be found advisable frequently
to foment the udder by applying hot
rugs or flannel cloths bathed in hot
water. The success Of the lambing
period is dependent upon the amount
Of attention paid to details. Watch
the ewes closely both day and night
1t will pay we'll in the end.--Leo c.
Reynolds in Farmers Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Cows on the Farm

There is a good deal Of hard work
about keeping COWS on the ordinary
farm. but have learned that that is
Just about the only way you can keep
the farm up"
This is what one of the most sue
cessful farmers Of our neighborhood
said to me not long ago, and believe
he is absolutely correct. The more
one studies the matter and the more
closely he looks at the results Of fol-
lowing a contrary course the surer
win he be that my friend made no
mistake in saying what he did.
Not far away from my home there is
stretch Of farming country where
men have been in the habit Of selling
off the hay year after year. You
know 1t is quite likely to be the case
that when one man sets out to pursue
a certain line Of conduct. others win
follow. especially If 1t appear that he
is making something OF success Of
1t. In the first place these farms were
fairly good. fully as much SO as any
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
The Lion at
the Barber S

Once upon time the lion decided
that he should go to the BARRIERS. and
so he posted off to the shop kept by
the monkeys.
I'm in big hurry" said the lion,
as he climbed into the BARRIERS chair.
Get through with me as quick as You
can, for want to catch train" He
threw himself back in the chair and
closed his eyes, and before the p,5n-
keys had half recovered from their
scare he had fallen asleep and was
snoring.
What did he say he wanted--a hair
cut or shampoo?" asked the chief
barber Of his assistant.
''He didn't say" answered Jimmy.
We'll, guess you had better wake
him up and ask him"
well, guess I'll resign my job" re-
piled Jimmy. IF wake him up he
will eat me up"
"Then I'll shave him." said the chief.
Maybe that Isn't what he wants,
and he'll eat you up" said Jimmy.
Then suppose l cut his hair?"
HE may not want his hair cut and
he'll eat you up for that" =
Hell eat us both up then"
The chief scratched his head and the
assistant scratched his head, but pres
emily Jimmy said:
BOSS, would like to get of to-day
to go and see sick friend"
"All right" answered the chief, as
the happy idea fitted through his
brain, ''and I'll take day of, too"
So they took each other by the paw
and tiptoed as easily as they could
across the plain until they got out of
earshot Of the lion, and then they ran.
And unless he went to another barber
shop Mr.. Lion hasn't had his shave or
hair cut from that day to this.-New
World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13

in that locality. The farmers who
adopted the policy Of selling the hay
from their farms naturally soon after
ward disposed of their cows. Moth
ing to feed them on. The whole reve-
nue. from the lands was derived from
the hay crop.
1t was not long before a marked
falling OF took place in the quantity
Of hay cut on those farms. The soil
began to look poor and thin. 1t was
so in fact. Where there had once
been timothy standing waist-high, the
grass was now short and Of poor
quality.
What followed? A decided depre-
citation in farm values. The houses
began to show the lack of paint. Barns
were getting tumblo-down; boys went
away from home. Everything indicat-
ed poor condition Of things. To
day as | write there are many empty
houses along that road. the windows
staring out at you as you pass by.
fences tumbling down and everything
showing that hard times are pressing
In from every quarter
How has this come about? Every
sensible minded man knows just what
has taken place. These men have
sold their farms off piecemeal and
given nothing back The hay brought
good prices. For a time they may
have tried to keep the fertility Of the
soil up by supplying commercial fer
tilizers. That spurred the soil for a
time, just as drink Of liquor will
stimulate man for a time and make
him think he is stronger than he real
ly is; but in the end-and the end Is
what tells the story-the strength
failed and did not respond to the spur.
Then the worst came.
Now, had these farmers kept cattle
enough 10 feed out part of the hay
grown on the place and had the own
ers made up the difference by growing
corn and feeding some mill stuffs. they
might have kept the goodness Of their
farms intact through all the years.
There is nothing half so good for our
farming lands as homemade fertilizer.
We may not have thought Of It, Then
supplement the lack by using some
commercial fetilizer. This is all
right. Then we may have some hay
to sell and some milk to dispose OF
either in the form Of milk or butter.
The cow is the safeguard OF the
farm. Let's prize her as such.
farm. Let's prize her as such.--E. L..
Vincent in Farmers Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Taking. Things
For Granted

Many a hard-working farmer thinks
because his yard is full Of COWS that
are giving milk that he is making
money from their maintenance, but II
he is taking this for granted ten to one
he is wrong in his suppositions. It
requires at least twenty-five liars
worth Of feed to keep an ordinary
milch COW for one year. Taking this
as standard of cost now figure what
the creamery has returned the cow
keeper for one years cream or butter
fat 1t will be found that many own
ers are not making over ten dollars
per head without taking into account
the other items Of expense in cows
maintenance, and others do not make
that much. Again, there are some who
make as much as fifty or even seventy
five dollars per COW per annum, with
out counting anything for calf or skim
milk.
This is the way to keep track Of
what live stock is doing on the farm,
and unless a man counts the cost and
the returns he is about sure to lose
money from the keep Of ordinary cat
tie. This is no new doctrine, but it
Is one that few put into practice. How
many readers Of this paper weigh the
milk given by their COWS? How many
make weekly butter-fat test? How
many know exactly what each COW
returned for her keep last year? How
many have figured just how much it
costs to keep a COW and how much and
Of what kind should be the feed Of the
dried-off COW that is to take up the
work Of milk production in due course
Of time?
These are serious questions and
ones that each reader should ask him
self and proceed to answer. A Mime
sofa farmer prided himself in the fact
that his IS cows had returned him an
average Of s12.47 for butter-fat in one
year, and a neighbor proved by fig
ures that from seven cows he had
gained an average of s40.07, or net
profit Of s69.93 more from seven cows
than the other man got from eighteen.
And the man who made forty dollars
year from each Of his cows Is not
satisfied, although the return is equal
to 10 per cent interest on $400, and
without counting calf or skimmilk.
He knows that others have done bet
ter than he, and he means 10 improve
cattle and care until he nets fifty or
more dollars per head per annum. Now
take pencil and paper and figure the
thing out. There are some Of our
readers who will find that If they fig
ure carefully there has not been any
profit but loss in keeping the cows,
unless they credit themselves with
the manure made and that is little
and poor from profitless COW. 1t
pays to know" rather than take things
for granted.-A. S. Alexander in Far
mer's Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Cheap Sources of
Protein

The farmers Of iowa are using vari-
Gus means Of supplying protein to
their dairy cows during the winter
months. l think that the most sue
cessful farmers, especially in the
northwestern and western parts of
the state where alfalfa can be grown
with success, are using a ration of al
falfa and corn. This is the ideal ra-
tion for any farmer who can grow al
falfa successfully to use In the feeding
Of his dairy cows. It is by all odds
the cheapest source of protein which
we have. Another great advantage is
that both of the feeding stuffs, alfalfa
and corn, are grown on the farm. This
eliminates all labor in connection with
transportation of the same. The writer
ir thoroughly convinced that this is
the best ration to use where alfalfa
hay can be secured. In some sections
where alfalfa cannot be secured some
dairymen are feeding clover hay, glu-
te.. feed. oil meal or wheat bran in
conjunction with corn to supply the
protein. On some other farms where
neither clover nor alfalfa can be had
and where prairie hay and corn fodder
must be used for roughage, real good
results are obtained by feeding equal
parts of corn meal and wheat bran or
two parts corn meal and one part
gluten feed. These rations give very
good results, but not so good nor so
economical as where alfalfa can be
had.
There are four points which every
feeder Of dairy cattle should keep in
mind:
l. The ration should be balanced,
that is, contain liberal allowance of
protein, as this is the compound in all
feeding stuffs which is concerned in
the production of milk.
2. The ration should be palatable, as
dairy COW, to give best results, must
eat large quantity of food and she
will not do so unless the feeding stuffs
furnished are acceptable to her
taste.
8. The ration must be economical.
as profits in the dairy business are OBJ
tanned from the difference in the cost
Of production and the selling price Of
the finished product; thus, the more
economical the ration the greater the
net returns.
4. The ration should be SO far as
possible homegrown. as the farmer
who makes provision in this connec-
ton does away with great deal of
unnecessary labor in hauling feed
from town, and also is independent of
the different combines which force up
the price of feeding stuffs most
needed.
w. J. Kennedy.
Professor of Animal Husbandry, Iowa
Agricultural College.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Signs Of Constitutional
Weakness

An Iowa reader tells us that a
young boar he has used to nine sows
Is now unfit for service, as bleeding
takes place profusely from his sheath.
He wants to know what to do for the
animal and is also at loss to under
stand what has caused the bleeding.
He offers plausible explanation, how
ever, when he adds that he had fed
the boar largely upon corn and that
the man by whom the boar was bred
reports that all of the male pigs he
raises go the same way about the
same age. The bleeding merely in
dicates fiabby, weak constitution, due
to unnatural forcing methods of feed
ing. Corn has made large, fat pig
but It has not built up strong muscles
and endowed the animal with natural
vigor.
In such pigs the blood vessels are
even deficient in strength of wall and
hemorrhage is apt to occur when
stress is laid upon the vessels. The
breeding act leads to such strain, and
bleeding is the result. In some in
stances a growth in the sheath may
explain the bleeding, but the other
cause is more common. and there is
good reason to expect that the boar
will recover his usefulness If retired
from service and fed upon protein
rich foods such as middlings, bran,
ground oats, faxseed meal, dried
blood meal or digester tankage and
milk. With any combination pre-
pared from this list Of nitrogenous
foods, lime water should be freely
mixed each day, as it tends to prevent
indigestion and at the same time fur
nishes bone and blood making salts
that are lacking in corn fed hogs.
The reason for the bad luck of the
breeder of the boars in question comes
from long continued pampering OF his
hogs on an incomplete fattening ra-
tion such as corn and probably with
out sufficient outdoor exercise in win
ter time. Free range on grass or
clover tends to prevent such gross
ness Of body as characterizes the PAM
pered hog, and If rape and other green
foods are added to eke out the pasture
the results will even be better in tie
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13

long run. Where the incomplete ra-
tions are fed year after year to hogs
of all ages the resultant weakness be-
comes hereditary, and pigs are born
each season with a susceptibility to
weakness OF one sort or s7other. and
circumstances bring out the special
weakness inherited. 1t takes several
generations to breed this weakness
into swine, but it may be bred out la
one season by use of lusty, robust
boar from different environment and
raised on a different and more gensi-
BILE bill Of fare.
Another reader reports that each
season his young pigs commence to
scour and many of them die, although
he feeds his sows extra we'll and the
pigs are always slick and plump at
birth. This man says he reeds slop
to sows for few weeks before far
rowing and does not feed any coru for
two days after the pigs arrive. Wa
suspect that the slop fed is sour and
disagrees with the sows, and while
tending to produce a big flow Of milk,
which is the intention Of its use, the
milk falls to agree with the young
pigs, and corn, fed to the SOW SO soon
after narrowing adds to the difficulty
It would be best not to feed the sows
slop before farrowing and to allow
them an outdoor life with some sue.
culent food in addition to nitrogenous
meals. and grain to keep the bowels
open.
Slop If fed should be sweet and
lime water tends to keep it so and
prevent souring In the stomach. As
with the weak boar the pigs in the
case mentioned are born with an in
herent predisposition to disease OF the
bowels and it has been caused by err
roneous methods of feeding. The
wrong feeding has been too much rich
food which causes Indigestion. The
sows have simply been pampered and
would do far better If fed less and al.
lowed to live a more natural and
therefore healthier life. An outcross
in breeding is always advisable in
such cases, as well as where animals
are weak like the boar. but this can
not, Of course, be done with pedigreed
stock. With the latter, however, use
OF boar from distant herd. raised
in different climate, northern If pos
sible, and fed on complete ration
less rich In corn will have beneficial
effect in strengthening the pigs
A. s. Alexander in Farmers Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
The Lambing
Season

The experienced flockmaster fully
apprehends the meaning Of what is in
his profession termed the "Lambing
Season" He realizes that in this per
iod of flock management is enveloped
the ultimate solution of his entire
years labor. II he be that fortunate
in tiding his flock successfully over
this critical period, he can well pro
claim himself successful shepherd.
Not alone. however, does his success
depend upon his skillful ability to man
age a flock throughout this period, but
to large measure upon the amount
of forethought he has given his work
previous to this period. 1t is safe to
say that no other period tests the
ability of successful shepherd more
than the time during lambing. A shep-
herd may be ever so thoughtful to
supply abundance Of luxuriant pasture
during the growing season and proper
shelter in winter; but the ultimate
factor that decides his worth as a
shepherd is focused upon and deter
mined by the high or low percentage
Of lambs successfully lambed. In 9th
er words the lambing period deter
mines to a large extent the amount of
attention and forethought the shep-
herds has paid to details during the
period preparatory to lambing.
The lambing season is a critical per
iod in the management of flock. No
experienced shepherd ever questioned
that statement. The first thought that
comes to his mind is, the whole sea-
sons work whether good or bad, will
come to light at this particular time.
Seasons and local conditions vary to
such a marked extent that the ex-
perienced tlockmaster knows before
hand that he is laboring under un-
avoidable obligations. Ho realizes that
no two seasons are Just alike, and
what has proven successful with one
may reverse its results with another.
| have managed flock OF breeding
ewes for lcug series of years and am
fully convinced that no other part OF
live stock management affords greater
opportunities for deep scientific study
then handling sheep. No fiockmaster
need feel discouraged If he does not
ettain high success the first few years.
Handling a flock successfully cannot
be accomplished in so short length
Of time, but from years Of constant
and faithful attention to the study OF
details.
AS the lambing season approaches,
the flockmaster should begin getting
arrangements in order to receive his
coming crop. A great many dockmas
ters every year suffer unaccountable
loss simply because they never make
any preparations for handling their
newborn lambs II the lambs are to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Exercising the Hogs.

1t is not an easy matter to
compel the swine to exercise.
Different hog-raisers try differ
ent schemes. One hog-raiser has
the feeding floor and watering place
at different ends OF the hog lot. The
hogs will then have to traverse this
lot several times day to satisfy
their hunger and thirst. Some farm
ers locate the hog lot on the hillside,
and this makes climb necessary. But
in that case the farmer is exercised
almost as much as the hogs. Some
feeders only give the grain feed by
scattering it among the corn stalks
and straw and making the hogs root
for it. Here and there we find man
that takes the matter of exercise more
directly into his own hands and drives
the hogs about the pasture for a mile
or so each day, using a whip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13
Prelude and Finale

A half century ago the little city
Of Bergano, which lies snugly en-
sconced beneath the mountains OF
Austrian Italy, abounded In chorus
singers. They were mostly young
people. who sought to relieve the
WEAKNESS entailed upon them by their
daily tasks by a recourse to the pleas.
ures Of music.
Among such singers was a tailor's
apprentice, not more than fourteen
years of age. He was sent one morn.
ing with pair Of pantaloons to the
celebrated vocalist. Nozair, who was,
at that time. singing to delighted
audiences in Bergano. After receiv-
Ing the garment he turned to the
young Knight Of the shears" and
said:
"Your countenance seems familiar
to me-"
Il am one of the chorus at the
theater. Possibly you have seen me
there" .fr
THAT must be It. You enjoy sing
ing?"
"oh. so much!" was the earnest re-
sponse.
Il think | must have distinguished
your voice as very finer"
Il cannot say as to that" replied
the boy, modestly, while blush Grim.
soned his cheek.
Let US see." remarked Nozair. seat
ing himself at the piano. Sound Sol,'
touching 1t on the instrument.
The lad did as requested.
Now, Ia"
Il fear cannot do t."
"Try."
After one ineffectual attempt this
was accomplished.
"Si is next" said Nozair.
"Oh, signor, ! can never reach
that" and the poor little fellow began
to cry.
"Stop your whimpering and be
quick" exclaimed the maestro in ap-
parent anger. Il have no time to
waste.
His voice husky with sobs, the In
voluntary pupil family gave the de-
sired tone.
DO" came harshiy from the mas
ter's lips.
at Is impossible for me-"
"If you don't do as l say without
any words, win hurl you through
the window" hissed NozaIr, while his
black eyes flashed fire.
Too frightened to refuse, with an
almost superhuman effort, the boy
sounded do.
again and louder" said Nozair.
The command was obeyed.
'"rhat was excellent" said the mu.
sician, leaving the piano. patting the
trembling boy on the shoulder. "Your
voice Is remarkably fine. Practice all
you have an opportunity for doing
aud never allow yourself to be dis
heartened by difficulties. What may,
at first, seem to you impossibilities,
can be overcome, as you have Just
learned" smiling. "Some time you
win be famous; then you win thank
me for this lesson"
That Nozair's prediction was fully
verified IN proven by the fact that
the boy developed into 'the first tenor
Of Italy: that he was no other than
the world-renowned Rubini.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-13

Corn should not be fed in
large amounts to breeding
swine at any time. It is
better not to feed it at all except to
animals that are being fattened. At
this time OF high-priced corn it Is
easier to refrain from feeding it than
at almost any previous time. If 1t is
fed now to excess 1t is because it is
sometimes almost the only grain the
farmer has at hand and he feeds 1t
as matter Of convenience rather
than as a matter of economy. II corn
must be fed. then the animals should
be comnelled to exercise great aea'