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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
PROFITABLE COWS.
Some Valuable Points on Building Up q
Dairy Herd.

Dairy Herd.
The dual purpose cow does not exist
All progressive farming of later days
makes the dividing line all the more
distinct between the beef and dairy
breeds. The farmer has not yet beer
found who can produce herd of cat
tie that shall lead in both dairy and
beef products at the same time. I as
sumo that we are aiming to have the
best dairy herds and make as much
money as we can.
First let me insist that every dairy.
man shall select the dairy breed that
suits him best, taking into considera
ton, among other things, climate, food
he is prepared to furnish, kind of barn
he has, market for his milk and his
personal taste. Decide and act prompt.
ly in the matter.
Get Good Sire.
Next purchase a pair or trio, and
with them lay the foundation of pure
bred herd. If expense makes this i'm
practicable, purchase a registered sire
and get a calf from a COW with good
record of production. Get the best
is half the herd
The next step in grading up herd
is to be sure not to inbreed. When
you have heifers old enough to breed,
purchase for them another sire.
When the third, fourth or fifth grade
has been reached, you will have prof
liable herd, which, while it cannot be
registered, will show splendid results.
Another step-do not breed any heif-
er until she is nearly or quite two
years old. Breeding heifers too young
is the leading cause of every i'll bovine
flesh is heir to, and the balance may
be charged to inbreeding.
Food and Care.
Food and care bestowed upon herd
form an important part in this up
building of the herd. Cruelty and pro-
family may largely counteract the ef-
feet of a proper amount of protein, an
unbalanced temper spoil the result of a
balanced ration, and comfortable quar-
ters are needed as much as proper
food.
Poor and improbable cows should be
process being to weigh the milk and
test for butter fat. One thing more
we must look well to the health Of the
herd. We can buy healthy cattle and
largely keep them SO if we will supply
pure air and sunshine as well as food
and water.
Success in building up dairy herd
will depend largely upon the love and
interest you put into the work, COM
bined with talent, skill and energy
Rev. E. F. Pember Before Maine Dali
rymen's Association.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
RED POLLED BULL.

since been made, and the state of Ohio
has been the center of active interest
in making these cattle known in this
country. The animals of this breed
are about the same size as Devons, and,
being of the same color and of the
beef form, the resemblance is still
greater. The absence of horns and
the change thus caused in the shape of
the head, which assumes compara-
lively high and sharp poll, with tuft
Of hair upon it, are the only noticeable
distinctions. The illustration is that OF
the Red Polled bull Abbottsford, owned
by w. S. Hill of Alexandria, s. D..
and is a very good representation OF
the breed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
Duroc-Jerseys Are Popular.

Duroc-Jerseys are not as large as
Berkshires OF Poland-Chinas, but have
a vigorous constitution, mature early,
are very active and consequently are
good grazing hogs. The meat is more
lean than some of the other breeds.
and the proportionate amount Of bone
and offal is somewhat smaller. Durocs
have come to be exceedingly popular
in the corn belt and are used with
great deal of satisfaction in crossing
upon the finer boned Poland -Chinas
and also upon Berkshires.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
Keeping Dairy Cows Clean.

l have small herd of light colored
Jerseys. and they are always clean and
free from a thick coat of manure on
their thighs, says writer in Orange
Judd Farmer. We brush them down
before milking. But the secret of keep
ing COW clean is in the STALL No COW
should be tied in stable without a
platform, as it would be impossible to
keep her clean even If she were
clipped. Any farmer can make plat
form in his stable out of clay or ce-
ment. 1 like clay platform with a
cement gutter. The platform must not
be too long or too short; it must be
just right for the length of the cow
Keep the platform will Uttered with
straw. Clean the cutters twice day.
and cows can be kept nice and clean
without clipping them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
Give the Hoqs C'ean Water.

What the hogs need is clean water,
says a writer in Farmers Advocate. If
there is a stream on your farm, give
them access to it. If there is no
stream, construct some sort Of bathing
pool for the hogs. A Texas farmer re-
Gently went SO far as to construct a
great basin with a granitoid bottom to
serve as a bathtub for his hogs and de-
clares that since then he has not had
sick hog on the place. Give your hogs
clean water and keep their pens as
clean as possible, and they will thrive
better and be much more healthy than
under the old plan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
The Old Time "Pip."

Pip is just one symptom in disease.
1t is just a dry tongue. Never try to
remove the dry covering of the tongue.
Better hunt the real trouble and cure
that. A ''pippy" tongue is seen in
bronchitis, pneumonia-in fact, in all
diseases Of the air passages, says a
writer in American Poultry Advocate.
One thing 1 am sure of-that is, that
boiled potato skins never produce trou-
BILE. I see no reason to think that there
is drying quality enough in these skins
when fed raw to give the looks Of
piD.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
RAISING THE
DRAFT HORSE

Draft horses are raised for the pur-
pose of drawing heavy loads. To pro-
duce the ideal draft horse we seek to
combine as much bone, muscle, weight
and action as possible with smooth,
well proportioned conformation. To Sc
cure this in its perfection there must
be no check in the colts early groTrt,l
and development. Whether dratr NJ
trotter. the first years development is
all important, and the draft colt should
be pushed till it is two years old to at
tain its best development.
To begin with, we must have the
right Inheritance of the qualities we
hope to produce. The colt must be
bred right. But the richest inheritance
of prize winning blood may by neglect
OR improper feed and care produce an
i'll shapen plug, fit for no special pur-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12

WASdlNG THE COWS UDDEhS.
cows will not stand to be MIXED unless
they are eating. This is merely force
Of habit and proves, my idea as to reg
ularity. Regularity is the first and
most essential thing in caring for stock.
As to grooming, it pays to do a certain
amount Of it.
Dairy cows should be groomed each
day. The amount of grooming may de-
pend somewhat ON the amount of time
the farmer can spare from his other
work, but no farmer can afford to
wholly neglect it, no matter what his
other work. What is worth doing at all
is worth doing well, and it is not car
ing for stock we'll to neglect to give
them at least slight brushing.
No great amount of time need be
spent on them. A man who has never
done it will be surprised to see how
quickly he can go over a lot of cows
with card and brush if done each day
or what an improvement it will be to
the stock both in looks and condition.
Two minutes each to a lot of cows
will prove beneficial if the caretaker
can give them no more. Be regular
about feeding, watering, grooming and
milking, and your stock will look we'll
even If you have other work to de-
mand good part of your time.
But If one has the stock to require
one man most of the time to care for
them it is better to have one man do
the work rather than have two or
three do the work up quickly and then
all go at something else A regular
man In the barn, with perhaps some
help about the milking, is better than
two or three part of the time and then
no one in the barn through the day
The illustration, from Kimbalrs
Dairy Farmer, shows the employees of
large New York dairy farm washing
the cows udders just before milking
This and the scientific aeration and
bottling of milk with sterlized uten-
sls amid sterilized surroundings are
only parts of the entire process.
Healthy, tuberculin tested cows, sunny,
healthful. dustless, we'll ventilated,
clean. whitewashed stables, absolute
cleanliness. of mixers clothes and
hands, covered milk pals, proper feed
for the cows and pure water are all
equally important items In most of
these fine dairies straw is considered
as being too dusty for use as bedding;
planer shavings are used instead.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
MAINE POULTRY HOUSE.
A Structure Which Is Deservelly
Popular Among the Farmers.

EopaAshE AAOHss Ine Farmers.
In determining the type of fowl
house which is apt to best serve its
purpose it is always well to near in
mind that, without reference to the
climate in which the structure is to be
used. it is desirable that it be insulated,
thereby enabling the owner to control
the ventilation. For that reason the
Maine type of henhouse is apt to be
pref" close to the right thing. The
buil-;Ig shown in the illustration is
po.'4iar throughout the coldest por-
tons of New England and would be
equally valuable in any portion of
North America.
1t is true that the shingling of the
sides entails an expense to which
many poultrymen do not feel at first
warranted in going, but in the end the
plan is a great money saver, as these
houses, if the shingles are properly
treated before being applied. are prac-
tically indestructible. The side of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
A PERCHERoN CHAMPION.

I1olanthe, champion Percheron mare at
International live stock exposition, 1906
pose whatever To attain the develop
ment to which the colts Inheritance
entities it, it must be kept growing
from the start.
The draft colt should not be weaned
until he is about seven months old,
and by that time he should be eating
so we'll that he will not be noticeably
affected by the loss of his dams milk.
Method Used After Weanins.
1T is after the colt is weaned that
many breeders fail in their manage
ment. The mares milk will usually
keep the colt growing fairly well on
good pasture, and it is usually the sec
ond period-after the colt is weaned-
that it's development is checked by the
breeders negligence. This is the crit
ical time. During this time it should
have everything that is good for colt
to eat. Don't try to economic now.
Feed it all the oats, bran and Shelled
corn it will consume. If you haven't
oats, make the bran portion liberal.
Feed plenty of bright tame hay, good
green alfalfa preferred, but cut out
the prairie hay for your colts. 1t is
worthless ration for a growing colt
and should be avoided if possible.
Prairie grass during the latter end of
the grazing season and prairie hay
during the winter are very productive
of worms in colts. During this period
of the colts life it is peculiarly liable
to these pests. Before had tame hay
pastures for late grazing and tame
hay for winter I lost a few colts from
this cause before 1 understood it. I
soon learned that a teaspoon full of
turpentine per colt scattered over their
feed for few days was a wise pre-
caution. 1t rid them of intestinal
worms almost Immediately. I have
never found any hay for a growing
colt that was equal to alfalfa.
The Second Year.
With careful feed and attention the
first winter the smaller breeds Of
horses, like the trotters, will usually
attain to a proper degree of develop
ment without great deal of extra at
tention thereafter. But 1 have found
that it pays we'll to push the develop
ond year. 1t has been my practice to
feed the horse colts and sometimes the
fillies light ration of grain or pasture
during the second summer. One who
has never tried it will be amazed at
the remarkable development a draft
colt will show in one summer with a
very small grain ration on good pas
ture. I suppose oats would be recon-
mended for this purpose by the au-
thorities on feeding, but 1 have had
very satisfactory results with corn
alone.
The colt or yearling may become I'm
thrifty with the best of feed and care
unless it is kept free from lice. A ia
blespoonful per colt of sulphur mixed
with its feed and fed alternately once
every other day will quickly rid the
colt of lice.-J. w. Robson, Eldorado,
Kan, Before Kansas Draft Horse
Breeders Association.
Restraining Horse.
An old horseman gave me his way Of
restraining a fractions horse which an
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
DAIRY WISDOM.

Remember there will be no advance
ment no upgrading, unless you have
secured the best bred, most prepotent
! obtainable. Improvement only comes
| through the superior qualities Of the
males used
Have wrench, a screwdriver and 8
small hammer just for use around the
separator and other buttermaking ma
chinery and never use them for any
other purpose.
Just because it's colder and you may
not be able to smell the odors from the
cream separator so plainly, don't imag
inc that it doesn't need just as careful
cleaning
Because the COW falls off in milk 1t
does not always follow that she is sick
There may be something wrong with
her feed. Look into that. Often it is
the man and not the COW at all.
Do not under any circumstances feed
hay or fodder while milking.
The filthy cow stable makes itself
known in the flavor Of the milk.
Manage your cows so you can know
where shrinkage takes place.
1t is not always necessary to buy ex-
pensive stock to improve your dairy.
Exposure to storms and cold causes
a shrinkage that cannot be fully re-
stored.
Expensive barns and stables are not
necessary for the production of sani-
tary milk. Common sense, cleanliness
,saI-
points.
Some people salt the cows as they
make good resolutions-only occasion
ally. Do it regularly and do it we'll
KimbalPs Dairy Farmer.
In some cases where cows have been
milking for long time there is some
difficulty in churning. The addition of
one or two fresh cows in the milking
herd will often overcome the difficulty
Farm Journal.
The best way to bring cream to the
proper temperature is by putting the
cream can into pail or tank of very
warm water. Stir gently until the
cream is of the proper temperature.
Never churn in cold room. The but
ter will be cheesy If you do. The
churning room should be about the
temperature Of the cream.
Salt thoroughly rubbed around on
the inside Of the churn after it has
been rinsed with hot water is a first
rate thing to make it clean and sweet.
Rinse the salt out with water.
Dry cows should be fed so as not to
take on much flesh. Keep them in
model condition. and they will yield
better.
1t is only by testing COWS that the
dairyman can tell whether they are
yielding a profit or making a loss. It
Is the only way by which he can with
absolute certainty weed the nonpaying
animals from his herd.
The faculty Of appropriation is devel-
oped and fixed in the Individual COW
by usage and habit No COW is good
enough to yield her owner large profit
under poor care and i'll treatment.
Many COW that is good at chewing
grass and licking up cornmeal and
bran is poor on the udder business.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12

Scurvy is something like eczema,
sorehead or other ike ailments. Some
call it white comb In poultry. 1t comes
from an ailment of the blood. 1t is
very difficult to cure. A thorough
treatment with epson salts, iron and
quinine tonics for number Of months
might remove the ailments. 1t does
not injure them otherwise, unless the
sore places become lacerated and can
ker. When this colnes, they should not
be used for food.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
A Good Dry Mash.

The following ra ton is very salts
factory dry mash: Twenty pounds
wheat bran and ten pounds each corn
meal, middlings, gluten meal, linseed
meal and beef scrap, the whole thor
oughly mixed. Keep this before the
birds all the time in a food hopper.
Also give one or two feeds a day of
corn, wheat and oats, equal parts, fed
in deep litter. Give vegetable food and
green stuff freely.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
A Good Start Necessary.

know one man who this winter lost
half his breeding ewes and every lamb
didn't raise a single one-just be-
cause he failed to properly feed and
care for them, says a well known Ohio
breeder. They were allowed to get
very poor at the beginning Of winter,
and it was a losing fight all winter
long. A good start is of the greatest
value in wintering sheep. "Well sum-
mered is half wintered" is truer Of no
other stock.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
Give the Calves Sunshine.

Too rich milk should not be fed, and
If found not agreeing with the calf in
its earliest days reduce the new milk
with warm water and do not feed too
much at one time. Keep the calves in
bright sunny room. giving them plen-
ty of clean shavings or cut bedding
every day, and do not let their bedding
get damp. Use air Stacked lime occa-
sionally to sweeten the stable floor and
use land plaster every day. We allow
our calves their freedom in large sum
ny box stalls where they can caper
about to their hearts content-H. o.
Daniels in New New England Home
stead
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
THE SWlNEHERD

Clean pork depends on more than the
packing.
Plenty of pasture is good for the
SOW, says Kimball's Dairy Farmer, but
that does not mean that she must rus
tie for living.
The pigs that have been well fed
from the start are fattening easier
than those that were stunted.
Feed the little fellows in separate
low trough fenced so they can get to
it but so the mother cannot.
Whatever variety or type of hog is
selected, the early and rapid feeding
method is by far the most economical
and profitable.
Fresh clean water should be given
to the hogs every day to drink; also
a good allowance of roots should be
given them daily.
Every fine day give the brood sows
exercise in the open air. Scatter lit
tie shelled corn on the ground to en-
courage them to move around.
Look out for drafts Of icy wind un-
der the floors.
Do not attempt to keep number Of
grow heavy, separate them. Crowding
may cause abortion.
If you are troubled with lice on the
hogs, use kerosene emulsion. Spray
the hogs and spray the pen.
In order to make a success of hog
raising every animal must be atten-
lively watched and every small detail
of the business carefully attended to-
Farm Journal
Mr.. W. B. Kerlin of Whiteland, Ind,
says that the chief reason why sows
will not allow pigs to suck is that
many have sharp teeth and hurt when
sucking and so are driven away. He
says the remedy for this is simple
one. and that is to break off the sharp
teeth of the pigs and the trouble ends.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
Before Farrowins Time.

At least two weeks before narrowing
time our soWs are given Individual
pens in order that they may become
acquainted with their new homes and
thus be quieter and more peaceable
when the time to farrow arrives, says
a Michigan breeder. We always en-
deavor to keep our sows as quiet and
tractable as possible. Then they will
be less liable to become excited and
trample and injure pigs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12
EmbGeM Geese,

Embden geese are of German origin.
The city of Embden was in an early
day the central place for marketing
the geese of the country; hence the
name of this breed. Standard weights:
Gander, twenty pounds; young gander,
eighteen pounds; adult goose, eighteen
pounds; young goose, sixteen pounds.
PIumage color, pure white.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12

SWeTS Tie puI
pose in 90 d
s h a pc, says a
writer in Ameri-
can Cultivator.
1t is a strap from
the foreleg a lit
tie above the
knee to the hal
ter and fastened
with buckles at
each end. The
strap is two feet
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-12

long or about right to hold the head
nearly level. The contrivance makes
unruly action very difficult and un-
pleasant for the horse, and he finally
learns to behave without its aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-21
FATHER BRUTALT.Y
 ATTACKS DAUGHTER
Negro Strikes Child In Forehead With Axe and Death Results-Glri Buried
 Without Ceremony Whatever.

A brutal attack of a black fend on his little daughter last Monday night resulted in the death of the little negro girl last night after suffering twenty four hours of agony from a murderous blow inflicted in the child's foreh cad with an axe.
 On Monday night the residents In the neighborhood of Fourteenth street, be- tween Avenue H and Avenue I were awakened by the screaming of the negro girl. and when an investigation was made 1t was found that the father had struck her in the head with an axe. Whether or not the negro man was drunk is not known. It is un- derstood that no attempt was made to effect the arrest of the black assail- ant.
 Ihe little negro girl died last night and 1t was reported that the parents had buried her with out any prepara- tion whatever An attempt was made by the negroes to keep the matter quiet, and it is very probable that the police department received no report of the brutal attack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-21
CORNICE FALLS ON
 AN OLD WATCHMAN
PIECE OF BROWN-MARX BUILD
 ING STRIKES DOWN WATCHMAN WELLS, ONLY MAN ON SIDE WALK EARLY THIS MORNING.

While quietly sitting on his stool in front of the Brown-Marx building this morning about 1 o'clock, Watchman Wells was suddenly struck to the ground by a piece of falling cornice. He was knocked senseless ana did not regain his breath for several moments.
 The cornlce fell from just below tho third floor on the southslde and weighed at least fifteen pounds. It struck the watchman on the back, and in a few minutes large swelling appeared giy- ing him great pain. The heavy brick burst when 1t struck and fell on the side walk in several pieces.
 1t was one of the most peculiar accl- dents that has occurred for some time resulting probably from the wind storm to have swayed considerably. That 1t should have broken off at just that place. and fell on the only man on the sidewalk is considered wonderful.
 Watchman Turney was sitting in front of the next building, within a few feet of MT. Wells, and the unfortunate old man, who Is about 60 years of age fell in Fur ney's arms. When he sufficiently reeov- cred he was taken to his home on Sixth avenue and Twenty-second street, and it Is believed that he will recover shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-21
NEGRO TACKLES
 TWO FOR MONEY
Had Seen Man Exhibit Roll of Bills and Followed Him All
 Day.

W. J. Benson and a young boy by the name of Cox were held up for few mo- ments last night by a negro who Is now being held up by the Jail floor and held in by iron bars.
 Early yesterday afternoon MT. Beason ate his lunch at restaurant, and in paying the bill took a roll of money from his pocket. A negro watched the proceeding and tipped his hat. Later Mir. Beason bought dring in saloon, and as he came out the negro was there to see him, and in fact followed him all day.
 Last night at il o'clock he and young Cox were on their way home. when at Seventeenth street and Sixth avenue they met the negro stealing along behind tel egraph poles. He walked up to them, and after asking a few foolish ques- tions, ordered them to hands up.
 Beason ducked around the corner anl ran for his pistol, but before he returned the negro had attacked Cox, both of them exchanging blows. On his reappearance the negro fled. but was caught later by Policeman Fully. His name is George Williams.