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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17

History generally repeats itself in
the matter Of pasture. Grass always
rlpens, gets old and dries up. Cows go
hungry Milk fails. II will come about
again next summer. Plan now TO meet
II then.
Waste In Pasture.
Perhaps the most conspicuous source
OF loss In pastures Is TO be seen I'm the
poor and naked spots called gals"
Does II occur to the farmer and es-
pecially the dalryman that the blowing
narrowing and seeding of the poor
spots would pay?
With kentucky Blue Grass.
Where Kentucky blue grass viii
thrive successfully the land may be
kept IN pasture continuously, produc-
ing well from season to season. The
white clover however, always goes
with Kentucky blue grass where the
land is kept in permanent pasture. and
the continued uniform growth of the
grass from year to year Is due to the
fertility given the soil 10y the white
clover. says Farmers Advocate.
An. Early start For Clover.
Glover should be sOwn as early IN the
spring as possible. so that It may get
the advantage OF the first growing
weather A months start is very inn
portant, almost all important. TO young
clover. We all know how damp the
ground Is on the surface during the
early spring months. the very time
when clover needs moisture there.
When It's roots are six inches TO foot
or more in length the clover Is quite
Indifferent TO surface moisture.
AIsiise on Wet Ground.
Have you any low ground you want
seeded down? If so. why not try al
sike clover; suggests Chris Skaar In
Kimbalfs Dairy Farmer. Ii will grow
where red clover will drown. It makes
finer hay and is richer in protein. Moth
ing looks nicer OF smells sweeter than
good field of alsike clover. But a.
has two faults first. Oh rich ground il
GocsMot stand up very well. especially
II sOwed alone. and. secondly. II does
not grow as good second crop as the
red clover.
The Young Alfalfa.
When alfalfa is seeded in the spring
the weeds should be- checked early As
soon as the weeds are large enough
chip with moving machine by slight
~ raising the cutter bar. aud II the
chipping Is not heavy IL can be loft
on the field.
When August seeding Is practlced
, cutting should not be done the first
season. but the entire growth left for
winter protectlon.--G. A. Billings, New
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
WANTED.

All kinds OF Logs and Lumber, Stave
and Heading Bolts on r. NJ. or A. A.
railroad; also standing timber.
Gro. SANDEL, both phones.
l45tf Elwell, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17

10 procure the penny tnat drops az Our
feet. and to many the sum Of 500 or
more expended for good sire seems
an extravagant waste. but | will say
that the approved pure bred sire has
been the salvation of all live stock inn
provement. Al . meara g pAisiux ~
standard OF performance ~ re ss---
COW ] firmly believe II highly essen
" at the head of their herds carefully
selected, pedigreed sires. of some OF the
distinct dairy brecds.-W. j, Glllett
Illinois.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17

WANTED-Potatoes and full line Of
vegetables for which we wilt paw the
highest market price.
liG9u LEE MERCANTILE 90.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
nAGE slX

We always allow the calf-to follow
the cow from one 10 Il few days 10 get
II well started in life and to lessen the
likelihood OF a spoiled udder ON the
part OF the COW, says a writer In tie
Farmers Advocate. Since the adoption
OF this practice we have never had a
case OF caked udder, milk fever or
kindred ailment, and in the case OF
short teated heifers with their first
calves the calf generally pulls the teats
out until they are large and long
enough TO he grasped with the hand.
Here Is our method OF teaching the
calf 10 drink from pail: Take the calf
from the COW, say. Ina the morning ana
pen him securely away from her. Give
him comfortable berth where he can
not injure himself In his efforts 10
get TO his dam and do not try to feed
him until the following morning The
fast will not injure him In the least,
but IL viii make him tractable and
anxious TO be taught. Treat him kind
~, but firmly, and his lesson will soon
be learned. 1t is better to back him
his nose into the milk in the pail. Ten
chances to one he will at first refuse
to open his mouth. but finger in one
side just back OF his fore teeth will
give him a taste of the milk, and the
battle is half won. Better let him suck
your finger OF some similar object, for
his instinct tells him TO reach up for
his sustenance, not down, and you Will
need something TO induce him to keep
his nose Ia the pail. After he gets TO
T>ing well gradually withdraw your
finger, and he will continue TO take the
milk until he pauses for breath. To
avoid trouble now, better give him your
finger again and guide his nose TO the
milk. where ii may again be removed.
A few such repetItlons will soon teach
him that his food Is to be found In the
pail, and your task Is at an end-he has
learned TO drink.
Dutch BeIted Cattle.
Dutch Belted cattle are Jet black,
with a band OF pure white entirely
around the body. This unique uniform
makes them very attractive. A herd
OF them at pasture calls forth eXclama.
lions OF admiration from all who see
them They are large dairy cattle. A
number OF bulls of this breed have ex-
ceeded a ton in weight. and the cows
usually weigh between 1000 and 1850
pounds AS producers of good milk
they are unsurpassed These cattle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITY.
II Pleases Many writers - faere q
Whack at the Farmer.

THE farmer has been scolded and
shamed and thoroughly lambasted'
for not taking better care OF his cream"
said Hon. II. NJ. Washburn. dairy COM
missioner OF Missouri. in his recent adj
dress before the National Creamery
Buttermakers' association. land what
has been the result? Poor cream con
tinues to come and bad butter con.
tinues TO go
Poor Teaching and Poor Practice.
The hand separator agents who have
taught and are still teaching the farm
ers that once or twice week Is often
enough 10 wash their particular make
of machine should be the first men
laid ont and with them the company
they represent for allowing them to do
this thing. which in most cases Is
against the orders OF the houss VIZ
surprised NJ bear1t1g fftD 60 S4
word cannot be questioned In Kansas
City, No. this winter the agent of a
separator company was heard to tell
farmer that his machine was washed
with the crank Their teaching Is
ulOit hiiliN anu " ti'dh't oOui't VI tNf
than the farmers dirty barn.
The second man to be slain is the
creamery manager, for he. though
bowling Justify. Is, after all, the chief
offender. His sin lies In accepting at
first class prices cream which no NOR
tai man could make into good butter.
During the past two years the mad
chase among the creamerles OF the
west for more business has led all TO
take any. old stuff named cream and.
what is worse. pay a good cream price
for IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17

Big waist sale now on At the Var.
iety Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17

A prompt. pleasant, good remedy for
coughs and colds j. Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup. Children like H. Sold
BY chas Rhodes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
ALMA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
.------------------- ---- 49, $1,000
PROFESSIONAL.

nR. NELSON r. MoCLINTON. Graduate In
~ iversity OF Michigan. Oflce, New Pollasky
jlook. ONCE hours, 80 to 1880 and Zoo 20 $50
p IN Beta Phones.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
Waste In Pasture.

Perhaps the most conspicuous source
of loss In pastures is to be seen in the
poor and naked spots called gals.
Does II occur TO the farmer and es-
peclally the dalryman that the blowing
narrowing and seeding of the poor
spots would paVt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-17
THE PASTURES

History generally repeats itself in
the matter Of pasture. Grass always
rlpens, gets old and dries up Cows go
hungry. Milk fails. Ii will come about
again next summer. Plan now 10 meet
II then.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
No, Not as a Rule.

George P. Angel. Boston's brilliant
and powerful defender of animals from
cruelty, was talking about nature
taking.
my friend, Will Long is no nature
faker," he said, "but admit that many
of our myriad nature writer's are.
These mems idea of lie seems too
closely to resemble that of little boy
/ know.
"The boys teacher said from her
desk one afternoon:
I want every pupil who has never
told a lie to hold up his hand"
There was doubtful pause. Two
or three hands were raised. Then my
little friend piped out:
Teacher, is it a lie if nobody finds
it out?'"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

Mike Found 1t Under His Left Eye.
cents a side and they were two busy
boys, all right, all right.
Mil had his sleeves rolled up to
show the mosquito bites on his mus
cles, and Frank was telling himself
how he missed the last bunker
asked Mil what time it was and he
told me, Three up and four to play!"
suppose that was central time.
| handed Frank few bars of polite
conversation but he gave me the Frost
burg face.
Did you ever have one of those real
players pass you out the golfish glare:
You for the snowstorm when yea
get it-believe me!
Then Mil and Frank dove In the
mudcan, cooked pill, placed the ball
on it, slapped it in the Stats, gave us
the dreary day-day and were on their
way.
1t must be awful to play for money.
At the seventh hole we found Jake
Roberts blowing the side of a hill with
his niblick.
He said he lost ball there one day
last summer and he wanted it back be-
cause it belonged to a set.
Jake said he went to three in four
with that ball once, but the folks
wouldn't believe him till he showed
them the ball.
When | introduced him to Clara Jane
he invited her to join the hunting
party, and intimated that I'd enjoy the
new mown scenery further down the
line.
/ whip-sawed him with a whistling
speciality entitled "Why Don't You
Get a Lady of Your Own?" and he
promised to be good.
After we trailed over the mountains,
through seven farms, across three
| rivers, up the valley and down the
railroad, we finally reached the end of
the links and took the steamer back to
mother.
Clara Jane says golf would be a
great game if it wasn't SO far from
home.
Yours till the bench breaks-believe
me!
JOHN HENRY.
DOWNRIGHT 1906 by G. w. Dillingham; COD
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
"sPoRTs" AMONG BREEDS.
What Is Meant by the Term in Poultry
Raising.

Sports are very common among the
breeds of poultry that have been Gre
ated during the past 40 or so years.
The old breeds, like the black Lang
shans, do not often produce sports, for
the reason that they have been bred
pure for many hundreds of years, per
hAps for thousands of years. But mod
ern breeds, like the Plymouth Rock,
are given to producing sports.
On a Michigan farm the writer saw
three pure white chickens that had
Matched out of Plymouth Rock eggs.
The owners thought they must have
been imposed on in some way, but
could not explain it. They were sure
the eggs that had been put under the
fowls were from their Plymouth Rock
hens, but were unable to explain how
they got the white chickens.
The result shown in the case is
common. The Plymouth Rocks were
made up of several breeds of birds, one
of which was white. That white
foundation crops out now and then in
white birds. The White Plymouth
Rocks were produced by simply breed
ing these birds till strain was OBJ
tanned that gave more white birds than
of other colors. The White Plymouth
Rocks should constantly throw colored
sports for a long time to come, for
they have in them the blood of barred
Plymouths.
One of the weak points about mod
ern breeds is this tendency to sport,
which occurs in the general demon
stration of the law of averages. There
is nothing more certain than the truth
of the law of averages, and this is the
cause of the sporting. If in a Ply
mouth Rock strain there is one per
cent, of blood of some pure white
breed, about one per cent. of the birds
produced should be all white. AS a
matter of fact the percentage is very
much smaller than this, and that is
why white birds are not so common
as one in hundred.
The breeders are constantly bring
ing out new breeds, and, of course, all
of these new breeds have to be pro-
duced by crossing the old breeds. The
more breeds the more sporting will
occur. It takes many generations and
constant selecting of the best to get
birds to breed true to color or form.
The sports of the breeds will always
be temptation to the young breeder
to create new breed, which he can do
by in-breeding the sports.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

Sweet Girl hope you will cali
again, Mr.. Coolhead.
Mr.. Coolhead (new admirer)-
Thank you, I should be delighted to
call very soon again, if were sure
of finding you at home.
ooh, I'm nearly always at home;
but-let me see it won't do for you
to call Tuesday evening for that is the
night of the home mission meeting;
and Wednesday night the Emperor's
Daughters meet; and Thursday the
Blue Ribbons have most important
session; and Friday is the monthly
meeting of the Doreas club; and Sat
urday the Browning club-Really,
hardly know what day to set; but"
Undo you expect to belong to
those societies always?"
''Oh, yes, indeed; I'm life member
of them ALL"
Err should like to call again
soon, but this is our busy season. and
I shall be confined very closely to the
office for several months. Good even
ing."-N. 7. Weekly.
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DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
Practical Points of Different Breeds
of Fowls.

Articles describing the strong and
weak points of different breeds, from
the practical poultry keepers view
point, appear from time to time in
farm and poultry publications. A
majority of these articles are written
by men and women who faithfully
describe the merits and faults of the
fowls of this or that variety which
they have kept.
Those who have had little or no
experience in the business of poultry
raising are likely to accept these
statements as final and to avoid GER
tain breeds and adopt certain other
breeds upon the recommendation of
the writer's of these articles. That,
however, is not safe thing 10 do,
declares Farmers Review. Because
a certain man found fowls of a GER
tain variety poor layers. excellent
table fowls, slow to mature and good
foragers does not by any means
prove that all fowls of the same vari-
ETY. have the same merits and the
same faults. 1t simply means that
the few specimens of the variety
which this man bred proved, under
his treatment, to be what he de-
scribed
There are no principal character
istics, such as the ability to lay extra
well, the trait of maturing rapidly,
bearing confinement well, ETC., which
may be put down as the exact attri-
butes Of all fowls Of a certain breed
or variety. The fact is, the useful
ness of any fowl depends upon it's
care and it's breeding for generations
back. A brood of chicks Matched
from eggs laid by fowls which were
Indifferent layers and which were in
turn bred from Indifferent layers, can
not by any means be made to pro-
duce high average yield of eggs, no
matter how well they may be housed,
cared for and fed
On the other hand, flock of
chicks bred from a long line of heavy
layers will prove good egg producers
under rather unfavorable conditions,
though one or two seasons of mis-.
treatment will tear down the laying
tendency which has been built up by
the work of several years. In select
ing the breed, therefore, take one that
best suits your fancy but obtain the
stock from breeders who are known
to have vigorous, healthy fowls, and
who have bred them for productive
ness during a series of years with
success. Then you have only to con
tilSue their work to maintain, and per-
haps improve, the value of the breed
selected for eggs, table poultry OF
both, as the case may be.
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A Cause Of Failures

Poultry raising as business is too
generally looked upon as an occupa-
ton requiring little effort and de-
manding trivial attention. The idea,
to some extent, prevails that all that
is necessary is to throw out plenty
of food-the cheaper the better-and
the hens will do the rest. Under such
treatment hens will certainly rest,
but they cannot be made to become
profitable. There are more failures
in poultry raising due to gross care
lessness and neglect than perhaps
anything else. The careless man is
all the time having mi5haps and
bad luck" When these tribulations
of his are traced to their causes, his
results are not in the least astonisf1=
ing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

and the weather becomes warmer
their condition is anything but
healthful and conducive to rapid de-
velopment, especially when the coop is
closed at night.
I have adopted the plan Of substi-
tuting a large roosting coop for each
80 or 40 chicks as soon as they are
large enough to roost, writes a cores
pondent of New England Homestead.
This is made from dry goods box
four feet long, three feet wide and
three feet high. The front and bottom
are removed. Two strips are nailed
perpendicular on the front corner pro-
jecting one foot below the bottom of
the box. This raises the front and
gives the roof the necessary pitch
when facing a down hill position. Two
strips nailed on each side form a
support for perches which are fasten-
ed together by cross pieces SO all may
be removed at one operation to be
sprayed.
We move this coop twice a week
and it is always clean and fresh. The
open front and bottom seem a little
risky, considering the possibility of
wandering cats, rats or weasels. But
we are willing to run some risks if we
can fill our own and customers pens
in the fall with large, robust stock.
This one plan has enabled us to pro-
duce Orpingtons well up to standard
size, which some fail to do. The ac-
companying sketch of coop will ex-
plain itself.
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her to see her Society slob at his best
At first he insisted upon dragging
out basket of Ruinart, and he wanted
to order rubber boots so we could
slosh around in it.
But | steered him off and he went
all the way up the hill and picked out
another high fellow.
When the second high was under
cover he reached over and patted Clara
Jane on the hand.
He wanted to lead her away to Paris
and show her everything that money
could buy.
When she gave him the "Sir!" gag
he apologized and said he didn't mean
Paris, he meant the Pan-American.
Then he smiled feverishly and opened
package of hiccoughs.
When Clara Jane and / moved out
on the links Lionel was watching the
floor and trying to pick out spot
that didn't go round and round.
His chips were all in and he was
Simon with the Souse, for sure.
Clara Jane said, What ridiculous
person!" but what she meant was,
that that would be about all from
Lionel.
Then we chartered couple of cad.
die boys and started in to render a few
choice selections on the clubs.
My caddie boys name was Mike,
and he looked the part.
The first crack out of the box l lost
my ball and Mike found it under his
left eye.
I gave him quarter to square my
self and he said / could hit him on the
| other eye for ten cents more.
| made the first hole in &c, and felt
that there was nothing more to live
for.
Clara Jane could have made it In
a. but she used up her nerve watch
ing a cow in the lot about two miles
away.
My lady friend is a gutter when it
comes to COWS.
Then we decided to stop playing and
walk around the links just so we could
say that we had seen most of the
United States of America.
Out near the fifth hole we met young
Mil Roberts and Frank Jenvey.
They were playing match for so
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

see Lione; doing two-step through
the farm lands with my Esmeralda-
not through the opera glasses.
Clara Jane introduced me to His
Pinknegs and he invited us in the club
house &c throttle our thirsts.
! ordered a rickey, Clara Jane called
for lemonade, and Lionel's guess
was pail of Vichy and milk
When the suds rolled up l gave the
Vichy stuff the sad eye and Lionel
caught the gaze.
could see that he wanted to back
pedal right then, but he waited until
the next round and then he waded out
among the high boys.
1t was the bluff of his life.
His limit on bug bitters was i'm
ported ginger ale with a piece of lime
in it.
didn't care what became of him he
would tell the bartender to add a dash
of phosphates.
But now he made up his mind to
splash around in the tide waters just
because the lady was looking on.
Lionel felt that the future was at
stake and he must cut out the saw
dust extracts and get busy with the
grown-up booze.
After the first high ball Lionel be-
gan to chatter and mention money
The mocking birds were singing
down on the old bayou, and he began
to give Clara Jane the loving leer.
She grew bit uneasy and wanted
to start the paddle wheels, but / sig
ealed TO the waiter because ! wished
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
The Summer EalIow.

always mean the same. In one part
of the country it merely means letting
the land lie idle in the spring and sum-
mer till the weeds are grown, when
the soil is plowed to kill the weeds.
The soil is then left bare till a new
crop of weeds appear, which are kill
ed by like blowing. The true mean
ing of summer fallow is to plow the
land at the beginning of summer, leav-
ing it bare during the summer for the
purpose of resting it and permitting
plant food to be set loose in it by
means of the elements. This method
is no longer much approved by agri-
cultural scientists.
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thought / was the likeliest side-stepper
that ever did grass-chopping spe-
cialty.
The only drawback they found was
that ! didn't hit the ball
It's immense for the chest measure
ment to have the bunch hand you out
the salye spiel-belieVe me!
/ took my lady friend out Westches-
ter way last week and on the road
was Reckless Robert with the big talk.
It's a habit with me to go up and
butt the ceiling every time my lady
friend is near enough to listen.
Most of US young guys are gushers
with the loud language when the Best
and Only is in the building.
How we do like to gather the CAB
and hand out hints to the heroine that
she's gazing on the greatest ever!
When Clara Jane asked me if |
knew the game | told her that / used
to room with the man that built the
first links.
When she asked me his name / told
her it was McDougall, because that's
the name Of head-Waiter who helps
to spend my money.
She asked me if / knew what a
Iofter is and / said, "Sure, eat them
for breakfast every morning.
When we reached Westchester we
met Society duck named Lionel Won
Hamburg.
| think his father invented the Ham
burger steak.
Lionel was all to the best
He was Finnegan the Fine Boy, for
sure.
One Of those tart little red coats
squeezed his shape, and around his
neck he had a pink stock that was
waiting for chance to choke him.
My lady friend met this gilly once
at a bean soiree and she was his even
ing star.
They sat on the stairs together and
put kink in the caramels.
When the gong sounded for the ice
cream that night Lionel had dipped
her out a tubful, and he was sure she
liked him for his boyish ways.
So on this occasion it was LionePs
play to give me the low tackle and
claim the calico.
But I'm something of Mr.. Fox my
self on rare occasions, and / couldn't