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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
The Man Behind the Cow.

Not long since an unwilling farmer
said 10 me, Il like politics. but con-
found the COWS" His COWS and his
farm showed that lie was "A poor
dairy farmer. and rs a consequence a
himsy. slack twisted politician. An-
other sold his farm and moved into
town. going into the grocery business.
1t took him two years to strike bank
ruptcy with marked success Had he
been n thorough. systematic farmer 1t
would have given him the mental
training concerning business which he
lacked There is no better school on
earth than the dairy farm with all
its vegetable. animal, mechanical and
commercial problems. 10 fit a man for
safe comprehension in other affairs If
ne would but know il. How many
farmers do YOU know who look on
farming in that light It's a light
that Will illumine the entire problem
if farmers will only let il shine into
their minds and hearts.-EX- Governor
w. u. Hoard. Jefferson County, Wis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
The
Dairynan

Dairy farming Is increasing In al
most every section of the country,
largely because IL Is recognized as one
Of the most economical forms OF agri-
culture where preservation of soil fer
tility is considered. Opportunities for
dairying are found everywhere In the
United States. The different sections
Of the country have characteristic pc
culiarities, but all need milk and its
products. Success awaits the dairy
man who fits his work to the con
ditions of the place In which he lives.
He should know the value of good
dairy COW and how To treat her. He
should recognize the necessity Of
cleanliness from the time the milk
leaves the udder until the finished
product is In the hands of the con-
sumner He should know and meet the
feeds OF his market.
Horses on the Dairy Farm.
On every dairy farm there are sew
fral horses kept to do the necessary
farm work and hauling stuff to and
from the city. During most of the
year work is rather light on dairy
farm as compared with other kinds Of
work that the horse is called upon to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

Hard milking" occurs from varied
causes. Sometimes the trouble Is due
to an unnatural construction Of the en-
tire length Of the canal of the teat.
sometimes TO new growths along its
course and not infrequcnty to little
shotlike bodies attached to a pediclc.
which drop down into the canal from
above and form n sort of a ball valve
obstruction. Again the trouble may
come from injuries TO the lower part
the sphincter of the teaU These last
causes usually arise from injuries re-
ceiyed from without and occasionally
are due to warty growths AT the OPEN
ing OF the teat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
Dairy
and


A rented farm where both owner and
tenant are receiving adequate com
pensatlOn for their investment and
services and where ample returns are
made 10 the soil TO insure larger and
better yields with each succeeding
year should attract more than passing
notice. Such conditions exist on a
farm located In southern Michigan. IL
is dairy farm of 100 acres. lO6 acres
tlllable. two and a half acres In nat
ural pastures and the remainder taksf
up by lanA reads. yards and buL&'
ings.
Sawdust is used for bedding in the
stalls and as an absorbent. This rem
ders the manure especially adaptable
for disking In. as in the case OF fitting
oat stubble for alfalfa. No i'll effects
on the soil have ever been noticed from
the use of this material.
A litter carrier. suspended from an
overhead track. carries the manure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
Refrieerator Boxes For Butter.

In the SUMMER months il is a hard
matter TO transport butter from the
dairy TO the market and keep the
prints I'm shape unless the dairyman
has ice for this purpose. Light refrlg-
orator boxes are manufactured which
can be used to great advantage. as
their use will keep the butter hard AID
firm and enable the maker 10 deliver
il I'm that condition To his customers in
the hottest weather No one likes 10
buy a parcel of butter that is so soft
that It can hardly be handled. and the
good dairyman will not attempt TO
place butter on the market In that con-
dition.-E. H. Webster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

ach and was carried to the udder by
these veins 1t is held 10y the best
authorities that these veins carry the
blood which has been TO the udder
back TO the heart.
The udder must he supplied with a
large amount of blood. for IL Is from
the blood that the milk is extracted
not directly by filtration, but by the
building up Of cells which are broken
down into milk. The veins. being
large and tortuous. are Indicative of a
good COW. for they show that tho
udder has been well supplied with
blood. In poor cows these veins are
not prominent or large. but short and
small. Another thing to observe about
this COW is that she has a place for
an udder. one Of the prominent diff
ferences between the beef COW and
the dairy COW Is that the large. round
hind quarters of the beef animals give
no place for an udder
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

Imported Flora III. OF Bonshaw 1870;
record, 1882 pounds Of milk In one year.
tary of the Ayrshire Breeders associa-
ton at n recent meeting Of an Ayr
shire club. THE strongest point OF
the Ayrshire COW, around which clus-
ter all the other points, is the udder
and teats, and this is the same i'm all
countries under the recent revision:
a large, square udder with four quar-
ters of equal capacity. held strongly
up on the belly, running well forward
and behind. up out of the way Of
dirt and injury; four good sized teats
wide apart on the four corners of the
udder. in length from two and n half
TO three and a half inches, hanging
perpendicularly.' 1t needs 10 argu-
ment TO show that, other things being
equal a COW with the above udder and
teats is perfection. and II breeders Of
Ayrshires would all aim TO produce
this style of udder on their cows il
would in itself cover a multitude Of
imperfections in other parts Of the
body"
The animal here illustrated not only
shows the characteristic form of udder,
but its milk veins are strongly de-
velOped.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

Don't the Rexall Remedies deserve
your confidencef The pure food law
did not necessitste any changes. on tn
contrary it has set the stamp of appro.
Ia ON them Yo1 can prove they are
unchanged. Their Formulas are the
same now as four years ago. They are
honest without the restriction of the
law. How many others can you say
this of? Get sample of the Rexall or.
derlies Laxative at Stauard's Central
Drug Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
L Lananes. viam.

Sen Utsunomiya. a graduate of tie
College of Agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. who owns n dairy
farm I'm Japan and has recently re-
turned to America to buy a carload OF
pure bred dairy cattle. Is credited with
the opinion that American dairies need
more sunshine In stables more care
regarding cleanliness in milking. more
attention to stamping ont tuberculosis
and a larger number of pure bred sires
I'm the herds
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
In the
Dairy

The conformation of the udder, its
approximation in outline TO the curve
OF a semicircle. its extension there
from. its balance of quarters. etc. are
justly regarded as all important in the
judging OF n dairy cow A poorly
balanced udder or one lacking depth
one which Is deficient I'm the fore quar-
tiers or Is funnel shaped or not well
carried up behind. Is not deemed a
perfect milk making mechanism. Is
this proposition borne out in fact? Do
cows with Ill balanced udders make
materially less product than those
with glands better proportIoned?
The mature animals of the Vermont
experiment station herd which had
made one or more years of record
were carefully surveyed and grouped
Into three lots-those with well bal
anced udders, those with fairly well
balanced udders and those whose I'D
ders were deficient, usually in the fore
quarters. Every availabN record of
each COW In the herd was used.
The following were their records at
the close Of a test as To their compare
tive production:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

I'll stop your pain free. To show YOU
first-before you spend a penny-what
my Pink Pain Tablets can do. will mail
you free, a trial package of them-Dr
Shops Headache Tablets. Neuralgia
headache toothache. period pains, etc,
are due alone to blood congestion. Or.
Shops Headache Tablets simply kill
ptin by coaxing away the unnatural
blood pressure. That is all Address
DIR. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Sold by Geo.
Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
The Veins and the MiIk.

In commenting upon the Holstein
COW Parthenia IIengerved. which has
received first honors in competition
with many noted animals OF the breed.
Hoard's Dairyman remarks: There is
one thing in particular that stands out
very prominent about his COW. and
that is her milk veins \ very sue
cessful COW doctor once Informed us
that the milk was made i'm the .stom-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
NOTICES
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
COMPANY
and
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
COMPANY OF INDIANA.
RAILROAD
Notice OF Special Meetings OF tn
Stockholders.

COMPANY OF INDIANA.
Notice OF Special Meetings OF the
Stockholders.
= Stockholders OF the Pere Mar
~ ,ette Railroad Company are hereby
n6rSed that a special meeting OF
the "<'ackholders of the Company
will be held at the principal office OF
the Company in the Fort Street I'm
lon Depot building in the city OF
Detroit, Michigan, on the 2Sth day
OF October. 1907. at $3.50 o'clock in
the forenoon, for the following pur-
poses:
/. To ratify. approve and confirm
the votes and proceedings passed
and taken at a special meeting OF
the directors OF the said Company
held on the 18th day Of August,
1907
2. To sanction, ratify and approve
a certain agreement dated August
18TH. 1907. for the consolidation OF
the Pere Marquette Railroad Com
pany (of Michigan and the Pere
Marquette Railroad Company OF In
diana. entered into by the directors
of the two said companies under the
corporate seal OF each.
3 To ratifv. approve and confirm
certain agreement dated the 18th
day OF August. 1907. between the
PCre Marquette Railroad Company,
The Cincinnati Hamilton q Dayton
Railway Company and Nathaniel
Thayer and others, committee, pro-
tretion OF all claims whatsoever be-
tween the two said corporations and
for the cancellation OF the inden-
ture OF lease from the Pere Mar
quctte Railroad Company 20 The Gin
cinnat. Hamilton & Dayton Rail-
way Company dated 1st OF March.
1905. upon such terms IS the arbi-
traitors fMessrs William W. Grape
and Judson Harmony may deter
4 To transact any other business
that may be brought before the
meeting By tho directors and Co pass
any votes and TO take any action re-
latng TO any of the foregoing mat
tiers.
And the stockholders OF the Pere
Marquette Railroad Company OF In
diana are hereby notified that a spe-
cial meeting OF the stockholders of
the company will be held at the
principal office OF the Company In
Michigan City. Indiana, on the 2sth
day OF October. 1907, at $3.50 o'clock
In the forenoon for the following
purposes:
]. To ratify. approve and confirm
the votes and proceedings passed
the directors Of the said Company
held on the 18th day OF August,
2. To sanction. ratify and approve
certain agreement dated August
18th. 1907. for the consolidation OF
the Pcre Marquette Railroad Com
pany cor Nichlcan) and the Pere
Marquette Railroad Company OF In
diana. entered into by the directors
OF the two said companies under the
corporate seal Of each.
3. To transact any other business
that may be brought before the
meeting by the Board OF Directors
and 20 pass any votes and TO take
any action relating to any OF the
foregoing matters.
BY order OF the Board OF Dircc-
tors OF each OF the said companies.
DAVID BOSNIAN
Assistant and Acting Secretary.
Pere Marquette Railroad Company.
DAVID BOSNIAN.
Assistant ana Acting Secretary.
Pers Marquette Railroad Company
81 Indiana
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
WHEN TO FEED cows.
The Regular Routine OF Feeding and
Milking.

Tne regular Routine OF reculnq ana
Milking.
Feeding cows before after or at
time Of milking has but very little in
fiuence upon the amount OF milk given
or the cows comfort. provided that,
whichever method is adopted. IL Is
continued regularly. Cows. like men.
are creatures of habit. They know
almost 10 a minute when IL Is time
for the grain ration or other feed and
when the mixer Is due to take the
milk. and nothing should occur to
cause break in the regular routine OF
feeding, milking. etc.
At Milking Time.
Our own practice has been TO feed
after milking. 1t has also seemed best
to have the cows all attention at milk
Ing time. If eating "A grain feed while
being MIXED, a COW is eager for the
feed and possibly brings the right hind
leg forward suddenly against the
mixer. causing the pail to move about
and rattle The unexpected noise may
cause the COW TO kick or the one next
10 her to do so. The mixer must be
constantly on his guard. In moving
from one COW to another he must
ypeak to her and attract her attention
from the feed or she may kick. Pos
slbly she is the gentlest COW In the
herd; but. being busy with her feed.
she kicks out at a noise In the rear
OF upon being touched with the stool
hA a. a cnnlrs
to protect herself
First Work In the Stable.
Our first work in the COW stable in
the morning is milking. The cows be-
gin TO get rp and stretch. They are
perfectly quiet, are not expecting feed.
but are ready to be MIXED. and as
each cows turn comes she puts herself
in proper position and does not move
a muscle. She likes to feel the brush
on her flank. udder and belly, brushing
off loose straw, hair. etc The moment
that the last COW Is finished, however,
that quiet, sleepy condition is changed
to one of activity.
a Matter Of Habit.
They are eager for breakfast and ask
for ii with wide open eyes and gentle
lowing They smell the ensilage as 1t
comes down from the silo. Their ac-
tons plainly indicate that they would
like TO have the feeder hurry. In an
hour they are lying down. eyes closed,
and busy with the grind OF content
ment. 1t certainly must be plain TO
every one that this is habit and that a
continuance Of such regular work Is
best for the GOWN. Stenson in Farm
ers' Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

MANURE SHED AND sPREADER
from the stable and dumps ii on
manure spreader The spreader stands
on a rectangular cement foundation
built with sides about two feet above
the floor. The ends of the floor are
raised. so that any drippings from the
spreader cannot escape. but not high
enough to prevent driving the spreader
on or Off. ~ Aeeping some absorbeIS
litter. whide - changed when necss
sary, on tftE a1zs1dation all the liqu4s
as well as me solid manure Is sayeu
without recourse to a manure cistern.
A roof over this foundation, supported
by seven foot posts, keeps off rain and
snow. The manure is hauled to the
! fields daily. Experience has shown
that II Injuries the texture of the soil
very much TO drive a loaded wagon
over it when 1t is too wet. To avoid
this trouble, the building in the near
future OF a shed large enough TO store
the manure accommodating during the
wet periods of the year Is contemplate
ed. Enough manure is produced by
the herd 10 cover the whole farm with
six to eight tons to the acre each year.
Machinery Equipment.
The implements and machinery in
use on this farm are three wagons.
two disk harrOws, one smoothing har-
row, two walking plows. one gang disk
plow, two two-hOrse cultivators, one
corn binder. one moving machine, ono
two-row cutiyator, one manure spreaH-
er, one weeder, one combined fertilizer
and grain drill. one fifteen horsepower
gasoline engine and one silage cutter.
One Of the best tools is float made OF
three eight-foot poles weighted so as
to make a good load for three heavy
horses --as a ~ ''s,I.,las',,,ri.. '--'-)-'
Work and Wages.
Five men are employed the year
round Four of them milk from ten
to fifteen cows each. Two of the
mixers drive the delivery wagons on
the city milk route and take care OF
the cans and milking utensils. One
attends to feeding the stock and to the
chores about the barns The fourth
while not milking is engaged at labor
/ in the fields. one man devotes his
eutire time to general work in the
fields \ few day hands are hired
during busy times, such as the haying
and silo filing seasons.
The milking takes about two hours
twice n day. 1t is the first work done
in the morning. commencing at 4:30.
and is finished in the evening at @
o'clock. 1t takes the two men who
drive the milk wagons about five hours
TO deliver the milk and one hour TO
/ take care of the wagons and cans.
! The farm men work about nine hours
/ in the field.
The two men who drive the milk
wagons receive S2j month. The
barn man gets So a week. one farm
hand is paid S23 month; the other.
Il boy. SIS a month. The wages paid
the temporary help vary from 80 cents
a day for boys TO $3.50 day for
skilled men. All the laborers are fur
nished board.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
A Happy Man

S Amos +. King of Port Byron. n. V,
(SS years of age. since sore on his leg,
which had troubled him the greoter part
of his life, has been entirely healed by
Bucklen's Arnica Salve; the worlds great
healer CT sores, burns, cuts, wounds and
piles. Guaranteed by G.. +. Sharrar,
druggist. Price 25c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
Attrae,iv. Butter Prints.

Butter. If put up in prints. should
be wrapped in parchment paper TO pre-
serve ii. Prints should be rectangular
and have n neat, trim appearance.
Whatever may be the condition, the
man that puts his butter up In the
handsomsst packages will sell the most
butter II ether conditions are equal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
WANTED.

All kinds of Logs and Lumber, Stav,
and Heading Bolts on p NJ. or A. A
railroad; also standing timber.
GEO. SANDEL, both phones.
l45tf Elwell, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

A tissue builder. reconstructor, builds
up waste force. makes strong nerves and
muscle You will realize after taking
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea what a
wonderful benefit it will be to you. 30
cents, Tea or Tablets, Stanard Central
Drug Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

There Is no alcohol I'm Celery King
medicine fresh from natures nand III
you have never taken this great tonic
laxative. ask your friends aboutit. 25c-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

The Strong Point Of the Ayrshire.
The scale Of points as 1t Is today
in all Ayrshire countries calls for u
perfect dairy COW. with utility as the
chief characteristic" said the secre-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
SILO AND SILAGE.

Corn silage would be fed the entire
year on the profitable Michigan dairy
farm managed by Charles J. Angevine
If II were available.
Selling Is not practiced except when
absolutely necessary The manager
considers silagc In every way rs good
feed as green crops and more eco
nOmical.
Special care is taken in producing the
corn that is 10 90 into the silo \ large
kind of ensilage corn is planted on well
manured and thoroughly prepared land.
The field of corn that made twenty
five tons Of silagc per acre in 1905 re-
ccived two coverings of stable ma
nure one during the early winter and
the other just before blowing in the
spring.
Marked success has resulted from
seeding corn stubble with rye. cutting
the rye for hay and planting the same
field TO corn again. From ten acre
field cropped in this manner four big
loads of rye and fifteen tons of silage
to the acre were harvested this year.
netting a 1000 Ready.
Being thoroughly prepared far any
line Of farm work is Of paramount inn
portance. In no work is this more true
than in filling the silo. remarks Bun
Jersey in Kimballs Dairy Farmer. |
have filed silOs when the cost was
S1.2j per ton IN labor, and / have filed
them when II was b cents per ton.
Why the variation? Lack Of prepara-
ton lack of knowledge in getting
ready. lack Of knowledge In selecting "A
good machine to cut up the cornstalks.
lack of machinery in the field and lack
Of properly constructed racks and
wagons. making the loading and I'M
loading costly.
Mixed EnsiIage.
Neither peas nor soy beans keep as
well when sliced alone as when corn is
mixed with them. remarks Hoard's
Dairyman. There is probably wide
variation In the amount of corn and
beans that can be used. but at the
Maine station fourteen parts OF corn
and nine parts OF SOY beans were mix
ed, and the silage kept perfectly and
was eaten with much relish by the
stock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
DO you read the Alma RECORD?

Wanted Girl-To Ho general house
work. w. J. Mcvicker.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
E1 ldsaI Laxative.
wHYsUFFER WITH PILEs7

My patrons know that my guaranty
is good and when So that guaran
Tee DIR. Colwell's Egyptian Pile Cure
20 cure any case of piles. you may
know that il will do it. II il fails
satisfy you, will pay you back
Hr purchase price.
CHAS. RHOADES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
Heart Strength

Heart Strength. or Heart Weakness. means Nerve
Strength or Nerve Misunderstanding more. Pos
lively not one weak heart In hundred is. IN It.
self actually diseased II Is almost always q
hidden tiny little nerve that really is all at fault
This obscure nerve-the Cardiac. or Heart Nerve
simply needs. and must have. more power. moro
stability. more controlling, mona govsrninS
gc-y~~~ w-s--->-s-s-~7k v
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
hese same controlling nerves

These shfne cOntrofffnE nerves.
This clearly explains why. as a medicine. DR..
Shops Restorative has I'm the past done so much
for weak and ailing Hearts. DR. Shoop first sought
the cause OF all this painful FACILITATING. suffocat
Ing heart distress. DIR. Shops Restorative-this
popular prescripton-is alone directed TO these
weak and wasting nerve centers. IL builds;
itstrengthens; 1t offers real. genuine heart help.
II YOU would have strong Hearts, strong d.
gestion. strengthen these nerves - re-establish
them a. needed with
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
Changing TO Whey.

When the change is made 90 whey
the calves will be five or six weeks
old. ms intimated. Should they be
younger three TO four weeks should
be occupied in making the change from
all skim milk 10 all whey. If they are
five weeks old, the change may be
made I'm one or two weeks. but il
should not be sudden. The quantity
of whey TO feed will be little more
than for calves Of the same age ON
skim milk-that Is. it will be fourteen
10 eighteen pounds per day for calves
at six weeks. increasing at the rate of
one To two pounds a week for the next
few weeks. II should not be given 10
the extent of unduly distending the
paunch. rs has been sometimes done.
Animals Of that class are sometimes
rendered hideous because of the large
amount of paunch they carry as a re
suit of the excessive feeding of whey.
The character Of the whey-that is,
the condition in which ii reaches the
calves-is important. When brought
from the whey tank at the factory ii
is frequently in bad condition because
Of careless management