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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
LEGAL NOTICES
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County
Of Gratiot:
AT a session of said court, held al
tie probate office in the village Of
Ithaca in said county, on the cath
day of June, A. d. 1907,
Present. Hon. Isaac Sc Seaver
Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate oil
George p. Blanchard, deceased.
Mary A. Blanchard, widow of said
deceased, having filed in said court
her petition praying that a certain
instrument in writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament OF
said deceased, now on file in said
court be admitted to probate, and
that the administration of said estate
be granted TO Mary A. Blanchard,
executrix named in said will, or to
some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the 22nd day
of July, A. D. 1907, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition. 1t is further order
ed, That public notice hereof be given
by publication of copy of this ord
er, for three successive weeks pre-
v;ous to said day of hearing, in the
Alma Record, a newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
ISAAC s. SEAVER,
Judge of Probate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
Butter and MILK

A moderately warm, clean, light, we'll
ventilated stable is a great aid in the
economical production of winter milk.
Cold and badly ventilated stables near
added cost for feed
Remove the Cause.
Poor butter is due to poor handling
somewhere along the line. 1t may be
il had its origin in the COW barn, the
milk room, the churn or il may have
been well cared for up to the time OF
rinsing and washing the finished prod
uct. Hunt the source and remove the
cause.
Use Pure Water.
Polluted water will make milk the
carrier Of such diseases as diphtheria.
typhoid and scarlet fever Epidemics
in many cities have been traced back
to the milk supply. 1t is therefore es
sential that the water used for dairy
purposes be known to be pure and
clean. Wells which serve as cesspools
for the draining from graveyards. out
houses and from barnyards should be
closed up.-Professor Hunziker.
Neat Butter Packages.
All butter packages should be sweet
and clean before butter is placed in
them If this is not done loss will al
ways result. A neat package is also
exceedingly desirable. as an untidy one
creates a suspicion of the character OF
the butter.
MIX Before Feeding.
Mil ohcOrhc haA oHoro vary ronfIlv
consequently as soon as 1t Is drawn re-
move at once from the stable and take
to the milk house. Always milk in "A
place free from Objectionable odors.
This is especially important when ST.
Iage is being fed. Do not milk while
the fresh silage Is In the hangers.
Mix before feeding.
storing Butter Over winter.
A Canadian dairy authority is re
sponsible for the following directions
regarding the packing OF. butter, which
is required 70 keep for use during the
winter months:
When the cutter is to be kept for
cream and seeing that In every respect
II is OF No quality Wash twice and
salt heavier. Either allow II TO stand
In the churn for several hours after
sailing or give II two workings. Pack
In well glazed. thoroughly scalded
crooks; finish of 10 within one-half
inch OF the top. Cover with parch
ment paper and with a layer of mols
tened salt. Tie down with paper and
keep In a dark, cool place. II the salt
on top dries add water 20 IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

The Michigan experiment station has
begun very important line OF work
and one which deserves wide attention
In the fall OF 1904 II purchased twenty
grade Shorthorn cows. None of the an
imals contain large percentage OF
Shorthorn blood. yet they have enough
10 give the evenness and uniformity
sought Ia foundation herd The first
years report of this grade herd says:
I'm maintaining a grade dairy herd
at this institution two chief ends are
sought-first and foremost, TO show OBJ
jectively how the common dairy stocks
OF this state can be improved as TO
: quantity and quality OF milk produc-
ton by rational and continued sys-
tenn of up grading. and. second. TO show
the effect of careful feeding and man.
agement upon average. common or
even inferior dairy animals. While the
stocking of farms with pure bred dairy
animals Is desirable and strongly ad-
vised, II is generally recognized that
the great mass OF Improvement among
dairy cattle must come from intelli-
gent up grading. In selecting the foun-
dalton stock for grade dairy herd at
tention was given first TO the health
and general physical characteristics OF
each individual selected.
'For breeding PURPOSES the herd is
divided into four groups or subherds
OF five animals each. One of these
groups Is TO be bred continuously 10
Jersey bulls and the female progeny
bred In the same line. another group TO
be bred continuously to HolsteIn bulls
and the female progeny in the same
line. The third group is to be bred in
the same way TO Guernsey bulls and
the fourth TO Shorthorn bulls"
The average results of the herd are
as follows; Milk. 6259 pounds; butter,
POS pounds; cost of feed, S33.07; value
of products, $69.65, and profit OF over
feed. S365S.
The poorest COW gave In the year
1905 pounds OF milk, forty-eight
pounds of butter and was kept at loss
OF S9SS
The most profitable COW gave S.113
pounds of milk, 400 pounds of butter
end returned a net profit over feed
consumed of SG061.
Despite the logic OF these facts.
which are different in no way from
hundreds OF other instances where rec
ords have been kept, how few. very
few. farmers and breeders OF pure bred
cattle think that It pays to test. says
Hoards Dalryman. What can a man
do that will pay better?
Fine HoIstein.
The subject OF the illustration. from
Kimbal's Dairy Farmer. is Genie
Clothilde, 4S,097, registered Holstein-
Friesian, owned by w. W. Cheney of
the Clark farms, Manllus, N. Y. She
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
Handling silaue.

For removing the silage from the sllo
I have found a common four tined ma
nure fork most convenient tool writes
J. r. Fletcher In the National Stockman
and Farmer The larger the FORK and
the closer together the tines are the
faster the work may be accomplished.
II Is important. however, that the sur
face OF the sllage be left az nearly level
as possible and the amount removed
from time TO time simply he skinned
of the top TO depth OF two or three
inches each day. II Is never best TO
thrust the fork down into the silage
FIVE or six inches as though IL were ma
nure you were pitching. Simply take
Off the top layer In as careful man
ner as possible. not loosenlng UP more
than is taken out. In this way there
will be considerably less waste either
by molding or freezing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

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RI. X x-aa:Ssf MY
SLAUGHTERING HOGS.
Convenienccs For Butcbering ON tn
Farm

Convenienccs For Butcbering ON the
Farm.
1t is an easy matter TO plan an IDEAL
equipment for butchering hogs and
caring for the production paper One
could figure out just the form of ia
bies and scalding watts that would az
ford the greatest convenience, but such
description would be of small practi-
cal benefit, because the average farm
er has use for such equipment for only
a few days In the year Strengthening
devices must therefore be simple mex
pensive and such as will not take up
needed room when not In use.
The accompanying Illustrations. as de
scribed in American Agriculturist, are
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

Those who have no silos will find IL
not only more economical, but better
for the live stock. TO rim all the hay
and corn fodder through a cutter.
Put the sleighs. hobs and sleds in
order before snow flies, and then when
they are wanted they will be ready.
Make the pIgpens warm and com
Portable. Don't be afraid to give the
pigs a warm bed. Frozen swill has
caused loss Of many good porker.
Look out for decaying vegetables In
the. cellar. A few will soon cause the
loss of a great many.
Sawdust makes excellent bedding
and can usually be had for a dollar q
two horse load.-Country Gentleman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
Facets of Irrirating sediments.

With such crops as wheat, barley and
corn. in which the ground Is plowed,
disked or cultivated In a manner i'm
possible with alfalfa, the sediment
blanket is broken up. turned under and
Incorporated with the soil. In this stu
alton not only is the blanketing effect
lessencd or done away with, but the
sediments are free 10 exert n fertiliz-
ing influence or otherwise, impossible
so long as they lie upon the surface
inaccessible TO the roots OF plants says
S. FOrtier.
If therefore sediments Of beneficial
character preponderate in such mix
tIire the result of their Incorporation
with the soil will be favorable, and
vice versa.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
bedding The stock.

To go out in the morning and find
your hog troughs full Of snow and
their drinking fountains frozen up.
your milk COWS bumped Up In one cor
ner Of the yard and the calves that
never saw snow before bawling, the
chickens and turkeys stuck in the snow
bank, the old pump frozen up, etc, how
happy it makes you feel II doesn't
take long. however. for the thrifty man
10 get things in shape and everything
comfortable. There is nothing that
helps to usher in the winter pleasantly
so much as plenty of straw for sheds.
pens and stables. think there Is mon
ey IN keeping everything bedded we'll
says writer IN Iowa Homestead.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
MAKING GOOD BUTTER.
knowledge OF starters Necessary Fol-
Turning Out the hest Grades.

knowledge OF starters Necessary For
Turning Out the Rest Grades.
The creamery buttermaker must be
familiar with starters They are ne
cessity for making the best grade OF
butter. Their value cannot be over
estimated, nor can too much care be
practiced ia handling starter. In
making a good starter cleanliness is
the first principle to be observed. and
II is the buttermak er's duty to see thai
the utensils used are properly cleaned
and sterilized before the starter is pU;
into them. They should never be ex
posed In places where dust or bacteria
OF any kind will have a chance to lodge
In them. In fact, the value of sterliza.
ton Immediately before use cannot be
too fully realized. and the much to be
condemned habit of wiping the cans
with a cloth afterward. though the cloth
is seemingly clean, should never be
practiced.
Neither should the inside of the YES
sells be touched by the hands. although
they may seem clean. nor should cold
water be poured into them for cool
ing purposes. but always applied on
the outside. II IS necessary that the
man handling starters should wear
clean clothes, so that dust or other
foreign matter will not drop into them
while being propagated. Many times
can be seen the practice OF dipping
unsterilzed vessels into the milk after
II has been pasteurized, or a finger
will be stuck In for quick estimate
OF the temperature, thus inserting IN
desirable germs and defeating the OBJ
jeet sought. ,g.sEz e .. lE;ssss''
Skill In Finishing the Product.
When II comes to the finishing OF
the product skill means much. for the
more neatly il is done up the higher
will be the score and the price. There
are quite a few important points to be
observed in the process of manufac-
turing butter. First OF course. Is to
have the cream properly ripened and
cooled to the desired temperature.
Next is TO stop the churn at the right
time. get enough salt and color added
to suit the market, get the butter
worked just right for a good body
means a higher score: put IL up as
neatly as possible and In a shape that
will be mos desirable for the market.
and finally to observe as much santa
ton as possible from the beginning to
the finish The grade OF butter de-
ponds somewhat upon the style OF
churn In use. but 1t Is expected that
most creameries win have one of the
more up to date and improved styles
Installed They are a little more con-.
pllcated than the box or barrel churn.
and. IL may be said. they are consider
ably harder TO keep clean. They mus
be kept clean from the beginning, ano
It is the butter makers duty to see
that they are.-F. a. Jorgenson, Illinois
Dairy school.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

Little cakes that will please the chill.
dren either at the table or on the
Christmas tree are made as follows
Bake the cakes in little patty or muffin
pans and frost the tops with n white
icing. Dip small new paint brush IN
melted chocolate and draw a face OH
each Make some crying and others
laughing, the different expressions be
ing made by the curve OF the mouth
line. The nerest outline will be sufi
cient. Cut circle of tissue paper OF
white or any other color liked two
inches larger than the cake. pink the
edge with scissors and run thread
round one inch from the edge. Put n
cake In the paper. draw up the thread
and a cunning little cap is formed.
The pleasure. Of small children will
well repay the trouble OF making these
little cake bables.-Pittsburg Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
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sS5S,x.'SE''S
HANDY DEVICE.

western Continuance For Lifting
Heavy Objects.
Sometimes few hours spent In max
Ing some device will save much hard
hfting that falls 10 the lot of every
farmer. Such a device Is found on
western farm. IL is a contrivance for
loading and unloading Grated hogs or
other heavy objects. as barrels OF salt.
molasses. etc.
The illustration shows a crate about
to be raised from the hog house door.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

A clever idea for a Christmas night
party is to have the gifts come in on a
sled piled high and strapped on and the
sled drawn by two lads dubbed Santa
Claus assistants. The place cards at
the supper which follows the distribu.
ton of the gifts should be tiny sleds
made from cardboard and dipped In
mucilage. then ia diamond dust. the
rope TO be OF silver cord and each sled
drawn by a miniature Santa Claus
about three inches high
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
value Of carefal strippIne.

Stripping the COWS thoroughly has g
tendency 20 increase the milk flow
Leaving a little milk in the udder has
the opposite effect. The principal DIFF
ference between a good mixer and q
poor one is that the good mixer is gen.
finishes the job. Any one can milk q
COW right, hut not every one does It..
Leaving a little milk In the udder in.
creases the bacteria content OF the next
milking slightly, which Is another rea.
son for careful stripping
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
DAIRY CLEANLINESS.
Small Top Pals Greatly Reduce Chance
For Contamination.

For Contamination.
The avoidance of unnecessary milk
contamination is getting TO be an old
subject. | do not propose TO repeat
already threadbare statements. But (
want TO call attention To the fact that
most of our dairy products, represent
ing in value hundreds Of millions Of
dollars. are made on our dairy farms
and are Of inferior quality. More than
this, most of the inferiority of quality
in both farm and factory products is
due 10 milk contamination. The i'm
portance of cleanliness OF cows, sta
hles and utensils has been emphasized
so often that it ought to be known to
every one who has eyes or ears.
But one of the newer ideas of reduc-
ing contamination of milk is not gem
orally known. II is the use of the
small top milking pail Based on
sound common sense that prevention
is better than cure. this is the coming
idea in sanitary milk production. Re
member that half the ordinary dirt
getting into milk is soluble and that
more than half of the teeming millions
Of bacteria readily pass through strain
ers. s-- '-.---- ,.
To Avoid Stable Dirt.
During the milking dust and larger
dirt particles are constantly settling
into the pail even though care is taken
TO clean the COW and to avoid dust in
the stable air. 1t is most reasonable
to reduce the size of the opening
through which the dirt falls into the
milk. 1t should be reduced just as
much as the interest and patience Of
the mixer will permit Chance for
contamination Is reduced more than
one-third when the diameter Of the
opening in the milk pail Is changed
from twelve TO nine inches. and IT is
reduced three-fourths when the open
ing Is changed from twelve 10 six inch
es. Experience shows that great i'm
provement can be made without any
Inconvenience 10 the mixers. Every
inch of reduction helps.
We have become so accustomed 10
ordinary milk for butter and cheese
making that we fail TO realize what
really good milk means for these prod
ucts. Experiments made by Mr.. Hall in
New York show that larger yield and
better quality of cheese can be made
from sanitary milk than from the prod
uct OF the ordinary dairy. To his own
surprise there appeared to be abso-
lutely no Fat lost at the press when
cheese had been made from 80 per
cent certified" milk Professor r.. a.
Pearson in Kimbalrs Dairy Farmer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County
Of Gratiot:

Of Gratiot:
In the matter of the estate of Mary
Ann Jason late of Sumner township,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four
months from the 18th day of June,
A. D. 1907, have been allowed for
creditors to present their claims
against said deceased to said court
for examination and adjustment, and
that all creditors OF said deceased are
required TO present their claims 70
said court, at the probate office, in
the village Of Ithaca in said county,
on or before the 18th day of October,
A. D. 1907, and that said claims will
be heard by said court on Thursday
the 18th day OF October, A. d. 1907,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated June 18th, A. d. 1907.
ISAAC s. SEAVER,
"a Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

has been tested In four different years
and has increased her test each time.
AT the age OF four years and seven
months she made seventeen pounds
three-ninths ounces of butter i'm week.
At the age of five years and nine
months her record was 21.6s pounds of
butter. and when seven years and one
month old she made 22.6s pounds OF
l,,tto-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

Free for catarrh. just to prove merit, a
trial size box Of DR.. Shops Catarrh
Remedy. Let me send IL now. II is a
snow-white. creamy. healing antiseptic
balm. Containing such healing ingre-
dients as Oil Eucalyptus. Thymol. Men
thol. etc, il gives instant and lasting re-
lief TO catarrh Of the nose and throat.
Make the free test and see for yourself
what this preparation can and will ac-
complish. Address DR.. Shoop, Racine.
Wis. Large jars, soc. Sold by Geo. +.
Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

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, trial package of them-Dr
Shops Headache Tablets. Neuralgia
headache toothache. period pains, etc,
are due alone to blood congestion. DIR.
Shops Headache Tablets simply kill
pain by coaxiug away the unnatural
blood pressure That is all Address
DIT Shoop, Racine, Wis Sold by Geo.
Sharrar. 80
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

Veterinary Specifies cure diseases
of Horses. Cattle, Sheep, Dogs. Hogs ami
Poultry by acting directly on the SICK PARTS
without loss of time.
A lFEvERs. Congestlons. Tnnamma-
CURES lions. Lung Fever. MIN Fever.
h. n. (sPRAINs. Lameness. Injuries.
CURES SRheumatism.
G. c. SORE THROAT. auinsy. Epizoetic
a q =; WORMS. Bots. Grubs.
E.E. lCOuGHs, Colds. Influenza. lunameo
CURES Lungs. acknowledgements
FF. lCOLIC. BeIiyache. yyind-Biown,
CURES Diarrheas Dssentery.
G. G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
I'LL KiBNEv d BLADDER DIsoRDERs
IL. ,sKIN DISEASES. Mango. Er.psious.
CURES Uicers. Grease, Farcy.
TX. lBAD CONDITION, stssius Goat
CURES Indigestion. Stomach stAsserss
soc. each Stable Case. Ten Speeches. Book, "a. q
AT druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt Of price
Humphreys Medicine CO.. Cor. william and John
Streets. New York
~ pOOW MAuyVn rurp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

AS soon as ii is high enough the wagon
Is backed under and the work is done
The beam overhead is braced with a
rod and on the inside of house IL
should be by q. For heavy lifting
small windlass may be used. which
will make ii still easier to elevate the
load.-Iowa Homestead.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

If fruit trees are bought for next
springs planting do not have them de-
livered until nearly ready 20 plant
them. Let the nurseryman take care
of them until then. And do not receive
them unless they are In good shape and
free from insect pests.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
TABLE AND VAT.

together near the top. The hog can
be lowered into the tub of scalding
water by slipping the boards to one
side. these being slipped into place
again when the carcass has been hoist
ed out.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
WIRE suppoRr.

cut shows an excellent plan for sup
porting the bushes in rows between
method keeps the. bushes erect and
gives clear open space between rows
for the cultlvator and for the pickers.
Farm Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

Sheep are better fitted than other ami.
mails to grind their own grain. conse-
quently II IL not necessary to do this
work unless the sheep have poor teeth.
Valuable breeding ewes are sometimes
kept until quite old. and their feed
should be ground
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07
HolLIsvER's
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets

Busy Medicine fos Busy People
Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor
specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Live
and Kidney Troubles. Pimples. Eczema. Impur
Blood, Bad Bressh. Sluggish Bowels, Headacb
md Backache. ft's Becky Mountain Tea in tai
let form, IS c=r-- oox. Genuine made b
HoLLlsrER DrJS CGESANy, Madison, Wis.
GOLDEN NuG1syE FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

prevent hedNN
VS. from
stripping off the
tender shoots
that will pro
duce the fruit
OF the coming
season. The usu-
al stakes and
supports are IN
the way Of the
eultivatOr This
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

support For Kerry Bushes.
In many localities raspberry and
blackberry bushes must be tied up to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-08-07

The Probate Court for the County
Of Gratiot:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
BOSTON WOOL Market.

Boston. Sept s-Tradins in the local %o0 ,nsrksf
snra have been some sizabe transactions IN oregon
s,ane hut dealings I'm other lines have beeh cohHnsu
,Id lots Prices. however. remain steady ne
,arIet in Ohio Pennsylvania fine deaine ~ quiet
of trade is reporter IN tsrIitOFtSI
G1e woods while considerable demand Is noted Tor
ansr OF wool. although no large trans
ntjo,s have been contaminated a recent feature of
st narket is the demand for fine Australians ~hich
on secured quoted at S5u SIC The supply
tnvever is limited. on the other hand. there - a
Of New Zealand crossoreds whtch
meet with very little demand The quotations for the
lines OF domestic woods are as follows Ohio
80 ps,nsyIvania fleece: XX, 34R35c; y. 81 SIC:
I washed 20 4Oc: No. washed, SIS q 39c fine
4S37c: unmerchantable, 2aG30c.
dunn clothing R2sc; half blood clothing 81 csc:
baif blood combngs. 33TS4c: three-sighths blood
combings 8843Stsc; quarter blood comhns- II gS2e;
delaine washed SIS G3oc; delatne unwashed 81 fDS2c
sin New York fleece: Fine unwsshed. a26c; de-
iaIne urwashed q 29c; half blood unwashed, $40
s3c three-eshths blood unwashed 22c; quarter blood
,nw he'd 3013Ic Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri
blood. 80 n 3Sc: blood. 2eH3te
Texas and Georgia; Fine twelve months. 26G2S fine
six to eight months. 81 25c; fine fall. cog 21c:
Georgia and Lake. 2Ta2sc. Secured vsues-Texas:
Zine twelve months 7e 73c fine six TO eight months.