The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-27

remove from your table what the old COW
has placed thereon. I'd take the cup OF
milk that's waiting by the baby's chair;
I'd take the cream, the butter, the custard
pie, the cream biscuits, the steak, the
smoking roast of beef, and leave you TO
make meal of potatoes, beets, pickles
aud tooth picks
It's the self same COW that has made
the western plaius to blossom (huan,
cially) like the rose; and were it not for
her they would revert to the Indians from
whence they came. None other like the
COW There is not thing from nose 10
tail but that is utilized for the use OF
man. We use her horns to comb our
hair, her skins are upon our feet, her
hair keeps our plaster upon our walls, her
hoofs make glue, her tail makes soup, she
gives our milk, our cream, aud cheese and
our butter, and her flesh is the great
meat of our nation; her blood is used TO
make our sugar white, her bones are
ground to fertilize our soil and even her
paunch she herself has put through the
first chemical process necessary for the
production of the best white card board
paper and now they have discovered that
such paper can be made into the finest
quality of false teeth.
No other animal works for man both
day and night By day she gathers food
and when we are asleep at night She
brings it back to rechew and convert II
into all the things of which I speak.
She has gone with man from Plymouth
Rock to the setting sun 1t was her sons
that turned the first sod in the settlers
clearing; it was her sons that drew the
prairie schooner for the sturdy pioneers
as inch by inch, they fought to prove
that westward the star of empire takes
its way" And the old COW grazed along
behind and when the days work was
done she came and gave the milk to fill
/ the mothers breast to feed the sucking
babe that was, perchance, TO become the
future ruler of his country. Who says
that much of what we are we do not owe
to mans best friend, the COW. Treat her
kindly. gently, for without her words
/ fail me to describe.
NorE-The above was delivered i'm
| promptu at Shorthorn sale in Spring
field, H., some six years ago. 1t was
| caught BY a shorthand reporter and
spread upon the records of the Shorthorn
Association by the order of ]. H Pickerel
aud a printed copy sent to Mr.. Woods
who had never thought of it after. Mr.
Pickerel said it was masterpiece" ald
should be handed down for future gen
erations to read.
Mr.. Fryer was asked regarding
his experience with alfalfa and said
he had secured two good crops and
then it failed.
Messrs. Balderston, Biles and
Reeder were appointed committee
of inspection of premises and an
adjournment was taken for dinner
The repast was lacking in no de
tail to make it measure up to the
high standard set by the wives and
daughters of the members of the
club.
On reassembling, the committee
reported having noticed the beau
tiful, we'll trimmed privet and
golden arbor vitae hedges sur
rounding the yard, we'll filled
corn crib, fine sod of hedge grass,
6 Shropshire ewes and 10 lambs
which were beauties, Z COWS and
3 heifers, considerable hay in barn
after 96 tons had been packed out,
new wheat drill with complete
phosphate feed, manure spreader,
and other implements, also two
brood sows and 10 pigs.
Harry Maxwell asked what sub
stitute he could use for ensilage to
keep his COWS up in milk. Said he
was feeding corn, gluten, oats and
bran.
Elwood Balderston advised him
to feed cut clover hay well mixed
with meal.
Mr.. Maxwell asked how much
spring rye to SOW per acre.
Mr.. Cameron said two bushels,
drilled.
Mr.. Kitchener asked how much
spring wheat should be sown per
acre and was told two bushels.
Mr.. Reeder asked what proper
ton of oats and spring rye should
be used for seed and was told one
fourth rye.
On motion the club adjourned to
meet with Frank r. Cherry on
May 10Th.