The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

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Cold hands On the udder o( q sea
sitive COW are more than apt to make
her kick.
It hurts the sheep and It does tn
fleece 10 good to catch The animal
by the wool.
The Only phase Of the dairyiag In
dustry which is overdone II the keep
ing Of poor COWS which return na
profit
Don't use the cows udder for Z
hand warmer. Begin your mllktnG
after you have warmed your hands
up with other work.
The space in the hives should be
suited to the size Of the colony. espe
cially 1t this season. Of the yearswheu
the colony is apt to be weak. ,
During the short days Of winter II
may be necessary to do some Of the
chores after dark. but now that the
days are longer, plan to have the days
work end with the coming OF night
Put yourself in the other animals
place. Do unto thy horse and thy
COW rs thou dost think thou wouldst
like to be done for il in their place
is q golden rule for the stock raiser.
Homegrown seed carefully cleaned
and graded is more valuable than
seed brought in from abroad. For this
reason the tanning mill. even though
1t be only hand-power one, should be
found on every farm.
The Il guess" method is the one too
often followed by the farmer in the
running of his dairy, in the growing
of his livestock. in the raising Of his
crops.
Progress in agriculture, declares
Prof. Cyril G. Hopkins. demands that
to the greatest possible extent prac'
tice shall be controlled by science. not
by chemistry alone. but by every
science that deals with principles fun.
damental to agriculture.
hold in your dairy herd separate all
affected animals from the healthy
ones, thoroughly disinfect the harms.
and then establish better sanitary
conditions.
Compare the appropriation Of $500
made by this government for expert.
ments looking to the improvement OF
draft horses with that of $3.50, 900
made by France for the same pur'
pose. and then judge which is the
most interested in the subject.
Prof. H. H. Bailey of Cornell uni
versity says: Il believe in the organ
ization of separate agricultural
schools. but also believe that the com
mon school must take up p7agricultural
instruction in its rudiamentary princi-
PIES" He predicts that the common
school system in the next ten years
will be redistricted and reorganized
In Denmark the children pass from
the elementary schools ITO the agri.
cultural and dairy high schools. Of
which in that little country, there are
no fewer than 81. IS of these receiv
ing state assistance. More than 100
teachers. chiefly male and female stu
dents of the University of Copen
hagen. without payment. give lectures
and demonstrations in different parts
of the country to working men and
women during the winter.
Secretary Wilson In 5jk recent re
port on the work of the federal meat
inspectors under the new law shows
that they are passing on an enormous
number of cattle. hogs and sheep.
The report shows that during July,
August and September. 1906, $685.
900 carcasses we're inspected. In Oc-
tober, November and December 13,.
262, 900 carcasses were passed upon.
In July last year inspection was con.
Quoted at 154 establishments, while in
January, 1907, it was being main.
tanned at GA plants.
Plans are being laid by the CONNER:
cial association of Chicago for q big
corn exposition next fall in Chicago
It is to be known as the National Corn
exposition, and according to the dates
now fixed will be held October to
10. One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is to be expended in makine
the show . success. Cash prizes will
be distributed SO that every corn sec:
ton will be rewarded, providing It par
ticipates. There will probably be state
prizes. probably district prizes. and
certainly prizes for the farmer, the
farmers wife. the farmers son and the
farmers daughter. The men having
the exposition in charge are leaders in
Chicago business enterprises. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi.
dent, Edwin s. Conway; vice presi:
dents, e. 8. Fursman, Ell Paso, ILL.,;
Prof. p. G. Holden. Ames, Ia; secre-
tary, Curt NJ Treat. Chicago.
There is no doubt that electricity
will be used more largely by the farm.
er Of the future. The latest develop.
ment In this direction is the ass0cia.