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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
SOW CLOVER IN MARCH
B. COLBERT Missouri

sow orchard grass with my clover IN
stead of timothy. prefer orchard grass
for two reasons One is that with seed
of my own raising ! never fail to get
good stand sown at any time of the year:
second, ripens with the clover. and II
the seed stock ripens big tussock of
green blades is mixed with the clover and
when clover is deep ripe these green blades
of orchard grass mixed through the hay
sweeten the whole and make 1t palataole-.
might also add third reason. which
is the best of all, namely. 1t grows from
early spring till late fall and is great
drouth resister.
have never failed to get stand of
clover, but lost one crop by freezing and !
think sowed this in February. On March
18th, there we're three blades on the clover
plants and they were killed.
a good stand. Lost two crops by drouth
after cutting off the oats and one crop after
cutting off the wheat.
have sowed from February to. April:
but prefer March l got my best stand
and crop of three and half bushels Of
seed the first year sown In the last half
of March on wheat land. Swing round and
round the field the width of a three section
harrow, sowing just before the team.
/ think the seed lie the prime requisite
in getting a good stand of clover. l have
always sown seed Of my own raising raising q.
testing the vitality Of clover seed am
sure that fresh seed is the best and that
seed two years old loses 20 per cent OF
It's vitality, three years oiu " Per Sone,
four years old 80 per cent. etc. / know
this by experience.
The fifth year ! sowed half bushel per
acre and about one plant in every five feet
was found. II sown early, when ground Is
checked, you cannot harrow after sowing,
as it would cover the seed In checks too
deep.
Even hard rain will injure the clover
II coming up. Later when checks are
filled l generally run a light slanting- tooth
harrow to cover the seed. 1 attribute my
success more to using good seed than man
ner of sowing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
WANT A GOOD BROOD SOW?
o. s WEST. Iowa

In making my selections for a young
gilt for brood sow l look back to her an
cesters and observe closely the particular
generations are shy breeders and the gilt
is not an extraordinary individual. I con-
denim her at once On the other hand,
not too shunky a type. she is given trial.
/ prefer a gilt of good length without
coarseness. To sum the same up In few
words. select those that have a motflery
finish is desired and we must be careful
not to be carried away with the pretty
little dumpling.
gifts that are of loose and rangy appear
ance. Without spring Of rib and with q
back that drops from the shoulders and
The back should be arched trihe and
have good width and continue arched when
in farrow. good mother carries with
In mating gifts of my ideal type l prefer
to use a boar with trife more COM
pactness, with as much style and action as
can be bundled up into his skin.
l ami opposed to severe crosses, such as
using a rough boar on small, hne brood
sow. 1t Is best. on account of blood lines,
that young sows should be mated to old
My experience and observation on these
lines have been this: That as a rule
young male will not secure as large s, lit.
sows bred to young boars will have trouble
more frequently than when mated with an
older male. The litter from an old hog
usually are larger, hence the pigs are
smaller when narrowed.
Above all. things breeders should avoid
all extremes in type to be mated, and II
the mating runs back to the same blood
lines three or four generations. SO much
the better. providing there Is no violent de-
feet in the specimens crossed. Should this
be the case It will intensity the defect.
To secure success In mating breeding ami
mails, make no violent outcross of individ-
uals. This will give uniformity In the
general appearance that is SO much desired
by all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

milk or bran will hurry up the quick growth
that is now required better than to depend
entirely upon the home crops
At an institute at Spencer, Indiana,
once heard noted feeder who has weighed
feed and grain for years say that II one
is not careful he will find that the cost
was a simple statement and spoken in
slow way, but the people knew that every
word from the old feeder was golden.
After all it is wretchedly. poor feeding
ration of some kind. Better sell or knock
in the head. OF course young animal
destined to make baby beef or pork should
never be allowed even to go hungry. farther
than good appetite in all his life.
AS to whether one should push as fast
as possible with costly feeds in order to
sell early. is a question which depends upon
costs of land and other conditions :
A farmer whom l have met In the hill
land of Southern Indiana had lots of cheap
pasture and he let his stock grow during
most of its life in a rather thin growing
condition. They were not poor.
They went to market at three instead
of two years and had lived on cheap food.
He either sold them to feeders with good
frame and a ravenous appetite for grain or
II he had corn he finished them. His hogs
went to market at fifteen months old but
were nice in size and healthy.
One OF the most common mistakes see
among our feeders is in not providing
enough pasture or silage to keep stock up
during dry summer weeks. l believe they
are more neglectful in that than in winter
feeding.
One summer l had "a steers that would
weigh 1,200 pounds and the grass got very
short In August l had ten feet of silage
and it was surprise to see how greedily
they ate 1t.
They would hardly touch it in the Spring.
But during the dry weather they would fill
the mouth full and shut the eyes and chew
1t with the rich saliva druling in white
strings from the lips. Stock ought to be fat
enough to butcher when you begin feeding
them for market
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
SOUND SENSE IN DAIRYING

From 81 to 81 degrees is about the proper
temperature for the rinse water In winter
butter making.
II the dairy floor is cement, plenty of
bedding must be used that the cows
udder may not touch the floor.
When you 60 out to buy cows this fall
don't buy the first one you see. Look around
and see IL you can't find better one.
The great principle to be observed in win
ter dairying is to feed economically as re-
CARDS cost so as to acquire the best results.
A wooden floor to the barn, to be prac-
ticable, should have sufficient slope to carry
off nearly all moisture and enough circula-
ton underneath to keep dry.
Sudden changes in the calf's ration must
be avoided. but changes should be made
gradually.
Silage has a greater feeding value than
the same forage would have II 1t were cured
by drying 1t in the field. because it is more
digestibe.
When calves Of different ages are fed to-
gether they learn to eat grain when from
three to six weeks old. In their best devel-
opment they require all they will clean up
twice day.
The man that pasteurizes his milk must
learn how to make good starters. He has
killed the bacteria in the milk or cream, and
new kinds must be brought In IL he wishes
to make good butter.
In producing a high-grade cream. the
cows must be watched carefully that there
Is kept and a sudden dropping In the flow
of milk is considered an indication that
something is wrong with the COW that needs
attention.
The dairy room must be- kept free from
germs and bad odors The separator and all
utensils should be washed with care, and
the jars not only washed and rinsed, but
scalded each time before filling.
good way to ascertain whether you are
feeding your cows too much Is to watch the
managers after the animals have finished eat
ing. lot of hay left over shows over
feeding.
Every utensil used around the dairy house
should be sterilized before 1t is used again.
Sterilizing means-in this Casa liberal
use of boiling hot water, soap suds and elbow
grease.
the yield of milk IL you give II chance
The same rations that run through the
scrub COW will produce $500 pounds of milk
In year will. II run through a high-class
COW, produce 5000 to 10000 pounds Of milk
in a year. Is it really worth while to keep
scrub cows?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02

are three and half feet apart, and hills the
same distance. three kernels to a hill Let
the scales determine 80 per cent of the Sc
lection.
AS the time for the pollen to ny APP
proaches, inspect every stock and detassel
all that are weak and barren. You will
discard about one out OF every thirty-fve
rows for the following reasons:
The ear Is carried too high or too low
a deficient second roofing system, conse-
quently falling over or the stalk is of light
constitution and broader below the ear.
At harvest time each row Is shucked sep
arately and the corn weighed. The rows
giving the highest rate of production are
saved for breeding From each of these
rows we select ten or twenty ears for the
breeding plant the next year.
We have tested in the different varieties
some 5000 ears that bore no relation to
each other From all of these we have
found but two strains of corn that have
given uniformly high yield year after
year.
The breeder must eliminate as far as pos
sible all experimental features that do not
tend directly to improvement. II he can
attain normal uniformity Of growth and
placement OF ears at present he must be
We pillow our corn as soon as we can
and pillow 1t four or five times II 1t is
dry season we cultivate as late as the
last of July or the first of August.
We disc ground to get bed on top be-
fore breaking. We have tried listing but
thought it very much like raising corn in
dead furrow. However, this plan may
work well In other states. We plant about
two and half inches deep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Why Milk Regularly?

At a meeting OF Illinois dairymen, Mr..
Charles Graves told why it was Important
to milk with perfect regularity, the hours to
be equally spaced in every twenty-four He
found that although 1t would not pay the
farmers to milk three times day, the milk
should be drawn every twelve hours for best
results. The longer milk remains in the
udder. the less butter fat 1t will contain
when drawn, when the milking time is let
run overtime a few hours considerable is
lost In quality; and this Is not made up at
the next milking. so that there is no way Of
regaining It, The richest milk, of course,
Is obtained by milking three times day
but the increased per cent Of fat does not
pay for the extra work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
RIGHT CARE OF SHEEP
AMERICAN FARM WORLD

The ram is the main thing Unless the
head of the flock is everything he should
be. 1t will be impossible to breed up to
the highest standard.
In selecting the ram, look for conforma-
ton, rather than size. Some big rams
are very poor breeders. The ram should be
close to the. ground. square as block,
we'll shaped head and clean cut all
around makeup.
If you are near a good big market for
lambs. Southdowns are about the most
profitable sheep to raise.
The man who goes into sheep raising for
market, ought to buy few of the best
pure bred ewes he can afford. Get the best
can then fill in with good grade ewes that
will not cost much, but which will bring
good lambs, If your ram is frst-class.
Breed the grade ewes to the pure bred
ram and when the lambs. make wethers of
the rams and sell them off, The best of the
eve lambs can be kept and by closely
only the choicest. the flock will quickly
improve.
The weeding-out system should be carried
into the pure bred ewes WELL and every
lamb that is not up to the mark should be
aim is at the highest standard. Culls. even
pure bred should Srs 60 to the block Srssd,nv
purposes. as they will always bring good
prices.
Breed the pure bred ewes when about a
lambs to be added to the flock.
II Is interesting work, this breeding up
flock of pure blood sheep. and 1t pays ex-
cellently well for the time and money spent.
In fact, there is not another animal which
the man of moderate means can raise that
will do the farm much good and bring
in much clean money.
Your sheep must always be we'll cared
for. summer and winter.
Have q place where they can get under
cover quickly in the event of sudden storms.
which are likely at this season of the year.
A structure of this kind should be more
front which will break the storm
than q roof II should be so deep that
the sheep can get far enough under that
the storm cannot possibly reach them.
1t should also be hooded shed; that
is some provision should be made for a low
front which will break the storm.
Ii this Is not feasible a good way Is to
build up straw stack or stack Of corn
stalks in the open In front of the open
part of the shed. but several feet away
so that the sheep will not feel that they
are penped in. yet can readily get In by
going around the stack on the other side.
The floor should be dry at all times
and 1t is an excellent plan to have more
or less roughage which the sheep may
MUNICH over to keep them happy and con-
tented
1t is not intended that this shed be more
than q place of cover In case of storm.
The barn or stable should be the regular
home and arranged for comfort.
The shed. described. will save many
pounds of mutton, for nothing will pull
sheep down more quickly than exposure to
storms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
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feed without any other ration to speak of
you may consider yourself lucky IL your
hog pen does not contain lot of sick ones.
Give the pigs clean water. Hot dish
water; is pretty good but 1t Is not very
much as a thirst quencher. The pig is
dirty animal only when his owner forces
him to be one.
little alfalfa or clover Is mighty good
for the pigs at this time of the year. Need
not cut II for them. They will attend to
that and be glad of the chance
The fall shoat will be the fat hog next
spring. 1t is time now to begin pushing
him along just enough to keep him gaining
till you are ready to lay on the firm,
clean flesh.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Beware the Kerosene

Some people seem to think that kerosene
is good for everything from curing gals on
horses shoulders to protecting Seed from
insects and disease. 1t is folly to soak corn
most cases destroy the terminating power of
the seed. Prof. Holden. of Iowa. has made
some experiments to test this and found that
corn seed soaked for fve minutes did not
produce plants nearly strong as those not
soaked. while seed soaked fifteen minutes did
not come up at all. Really the best use for
kerosene yet discovered Is to make light and
heat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
SOME MISTAKES OF FEEDERS
E. H. COLLINS. Indiana

Many years of experience--some of 1t
costly too--have proved to my satisfaction
that in great many cases there is en-
tirely too much expense in feeding cattle
and even hogs. The fine large hogs with
heavy bone and vigorous vitality that our
fathers grew must have had balanced
ration.
We now have them bred for earlier ma
turity, but the same ration IL obtainable
will still do for our main dependence.
In case of nursing pigs or calves little
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
Care of the Winter Pig

It will take several bushels of corn to
put back the flesh on a pig lost while
shivering all night in a damp, wind swept
corner of the feed lot.
II you have been stufing your pigs with
corn from the day 1t was ripe enough to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
GROWING PEDIGREE CORN
=. d. FUNK. Bloomington. I'll.

Breeding plots are situated in isolated
places. We plant fifty or sixty numbered
ears of q certain variety, each ear In a
single row, which is also numbered Rows
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26
CENTERDALE

The Fowler Wheelmen enjoyed
supper at the Centerdale Hotel last
Saturday evening. The occasion was
the celebration Of the clubs 10th an
niversary. After the supper literary
programme was given.
w. A. Sweet has "A gang OF men at
work on the Georgiaville road.
II is intimated that the Rhode Island
Company will soon extend its lines TO
Enfield.
NJ. J. Taylor of Natick is the new
assistant at the Centerdale station.
Earl Sweet has joined the First
Light Infantry Of Providence.
Centerdale has new physician, Dr.
Shea, who Is located on River avenue
Quite a number of Centerdale peo
pie attended the fair for the benefit
of the Farmers Chapel at Fruit I'LL
on Tuesday and Wednesday evening
Considerable grading is being don,
at Leander Gardner's residence a.
Allendale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26

The Earliest Played In England Were
Imported From Spain.

Spain Is generally believed To have
sent us our first card games. "El hon'
bre." or "the man. corrupted by us
into "ombre." was probably our carli-
est card game In England. and that
must have come from Spain. Also the
oldest packs Of cards found in England
show Spanish symbols. such as cupus.
maces and swords. Another popular
English card game i'm the sixteenth
century was trump. clearly form OF
the Spanish game triumfo.
Cards could he bought In 1JIJ for
twopence pack. These were very
wretched specimens and most inferior
10 those produced 10y the Cardmakers'
company Of London. In which Charles
|. created n monopoly, with the finan
clal genius Of his race by buying them
up cheap and selling them at high
price. In this he was more open
rogue perhaps than his father who
forbade card playing In Scotland and
INDUCED in II himself at every Oppor
tunity.
Cards have always been a roya.
game. Queen Elizabeth played cards
and lost her temper over them fire.
quently. she WAS no Anne of Austria
10 play like II queen without passion
Of greed or gain" In her reign was
commanded to be played 'at Wynd
sore Comcdic or Moral devised on d
game Of the cardcs." which resulted in
the performance 10y the children Of her
majcsty's chapel of alexander and
Campaspe." i'm which the pretty lines
occur:
Cupid aud Campaspc played
Al cards for kisses. cupid paid.
London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26

The month of April has proved record
breaker for cold, unreasonable, disagreeablc
weather. Instead OF alternate showers and
sunshine supposed to be characteristic OF
the season, we have had bleak winds, clou-
dy skies and generally harsh and uncomtort-
able conditions. The weather for April
has only been trying in the way OF comfort
but has been a great draw back to trade.
Retail dealers, who have reason to expect
lively sale of spring goods, have been bitter
ly disappointed, and farmers. who is anxious
for early crops, are obliged to wait as pa
tiently as they can for warmer weather.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26
,oBATE COURT OF the Town OF JoHNsT'
April IL, 1870
Estate of Mary +. FLANAGAN.


win be sold at public auction on
Tuesday, April 80, l9OG at 1880 o'clock
I'm the forenoon, at the Town Clerks
Oilirc, of the town Of Johnston, i'm the
village OF Thornton. i'm said Johnston,
by virtue Of the power of sale con-
taincd I'm certain mortgage deed
made ana executed by James r. Hills
and Emeliue Maria Hills, his wife,
dated June 10th, 1897, and is recorded
i'm Records Of Mortgages Of Real Es-
tate i'm the town OF Johnston, in Book
81, AT page l2N, the conditions of said
mortgage deed having been broken.
All those certain lots or parcels Of
land with all the buildings ana i'm
provcmeuts thereon situate in the
town of Johnston in the state OF
Rhode Island, bounded and described
as follows:
one lot situated at the corner of the
road leading from North Scituatc to
Appouaug and the Shun-Pike road, so
called, bounded uorthcrly by land now
or formerly of Daniel Wiswal. east
erly by land now or formerly of Hen
ny c. Davis, southcrly 10y said Shuu-
Pike Road, SO called, and westerly by
said AppOuaug Road and contains
about eight and one-half lSi2) acres Of
land.
one other lot near the FIRST de.
scrincd. bounded uortherly by land
now or formerly Of Henry e. Davis.
casterly by land SOW or formerly Of
said Davis. southerll by land now or
crly by said Appouaug Road, and con-
taius ten tOl acres more or less. Also
one other tract or lot OF land situ-
atcd ON the opposite corner of the
aforementioned roads from the first
described lot, bounded uortherly by
said Shuu-piNe Road, easterly by said
Appopaug Road. southerly by land
formerly or James T.. Hills, and west
crly 10y land now or formerly Of Phil
mp Arnold, and contains about sever,
'l acres of land. or however other
wise thc above lots of land may bc
bounded or described they constitute
the homestead estate OF the late An
thony smart and was devised 60 EN-
cline Maria Hills, under and 10y the
last will and testament or said Autho-
my Smart. which is recorded iu the
Probate Records OF Wills i'm said town
of Johnston I'm Book No. @, at page a.
By order OF the present owner and
holder of said mortgage, who hereby
gives notice of his intention To bid up
ON the above described property at the
sale thereof or at any adjournment or
postponcmcut OF the same.
Providence. April tth. 1901
April 5-l2-i9-2G 1901
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26
CRANITEVILLE

L. A. Carter visited friends in Dan
ielson on Sunday.
George Dorr has removed TO Provi-
dence.
Charles Olney has moved into the
house vacated by George Dorr.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Balm last week.
o. +. Robinson is building two
tenement house. Sanford Sweet has
the contract.
Mr.. Rufus Balm and family expect
TO remove to Enfield soon.
George A. Carter has been appoint
ed special police constable.
Clinton Barnard. who has been
home on a vacation. has returned to
Colby Academy.
Mrs. Isaac Angel is recovering
from an attack OF pneumonia. She
was attended by Or. I. 8. Cook oi
Georgiaville.
superintendent w. II. Starr visited
the Craniteville schools this week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26
EMBARRASSING.

Robson You look all broken up, old
man. What's the mattcrf
Craik called on Miss fruyn hSt
night. and no sooner had cntcrcd the
pnrlor than her mother appeared ANA
demanded ,o know my intentions.
That must have been rather emhar.
rassing"
ayes. but that was not the worst.
Just as the old lady finished speaking
Miss Pruyu shouted down the stairs,
Mamma. mamma, he isn't the oncF -
London TitEitS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-26
His Ancestors,

An Irish gentleman was recently Mt
tended 10y an eminent London physi
cian., who. pausing and looking ut him
with an inQuiring glance. said:
Il should like To- know. sir, n your
family have been long livcd|
Long lived, is it, responded the
ratient thoughtfully. We'll. doctor
I'll just tell yon bow II is our family
IS n west OF Ireland family. and the
age of my ancestors depended entirely
on The Judge aud jury who tried them. y.
Strand Magazine.