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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
GRADE STATIONS.

Wisconsin horse breeding is said to
be in deplorable condition. Prof.
"A. s. Alexander, of Wisconsin Col
lege of Agriculture, publishes statis-
tics of the department of horse breed
ing in the University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture and lays bare
am astonishing and deplorable condi-
ton of affairs in horse breeding in
that State, a knowledge of which
should lead to strenuous efforts toward
improvement, in a new bulletin of
the experiment station entitled ,.The
Grade Stallion Situation in Wiscon-
oin."
The bulletin shows that, while grade
stations are practically unused abroad
some 1000 of them are employed for
breeding purposes in Wisconsin. with
result that proper progress of the
horse breeding industry is prevent
ed. An impressive feature of the
bulletin is a map of the State show
Ing the distribution of pure bred and
grade sires, and another is the strik-
Ing photographs of grade and scrap
sdaEuons, demonstrating the monde
script type and lack of quality of
such horses.
The disadvantages of using grade
stations are forcibly explained. and
practical suggestions are made as to
the measures necessary for the even
tual elimination of such undesirable
sires- The bulletin closes with
statement of the hitherto unpublished
fact that SO per cent. of the * ag-
ricultural fairs of the State either en-
courage grade and scrub stations
by classes and premiums, or have
entry rules so lax that such horses
are not properly excluded. Yet all
OF these fairs are annually subsized
by the State according to law, bonus
money to the amount of $93, 1926. SO
having in 1906 been paid to the fairs
by order of the secretary Of State.
DR.. Alexander contends that no bonus
is deserved or should be paid to any
fair encouraging grade animals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
sHADE FOR CrHICKs.

We pity the fowl or chick that is
unprovided with shade during hot,
sweltering days. If you have no nat
ural shade in the way of shrubs or
trees, make frame of boards and
cover with muslin or canvas.
The hens begin to look ragged ow-
ing to losing their feathers. They are
beginning to mott and need extra
care and attention during this per.
iod, SO as to get them over the mott
ing period as quickly as possible.
Plenty of nourishing food should be
given them and their quarters kept
clean and free from lice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
THE APPLE ORCHARD.

Select a high, well-drained site, pro
tected IL possible from the strong
prevailing winds, and. prepare the
land deeply and thoroughly.
When tranaplanting, cut back all
torn or injured roots to fresh, sound
wood; avoid exposure of the ROOFS to
the sum or drying winds, dig the holes
large enough to admit the roots with
out cramping; cover with moist, mel
low surface soil and tramp firmly.
Set the trees far enough apart to
slow for full development. This will
depend largely upon the locality and
SOIL Observe the distance required
for full grown apple. trees in your
neighborhood.
Form the head of the tree at what
ever height you think best In north
eFn sections where trees are liable to
sunscald, low heads with trunks not
over ten feet high are best. Prune
the lower branches up to the desired
height, and leave three or four main
branches to form a well-balanced top.
Prune regularly every spring, thin
ming out as much of the new wood
rs may be necessary to prevent the
top becoming too dense. Careful an
nsaal pruning avoids the necessity OF
cutting out large limbs when the trees
get older.
Do not allow adjoining crops to en-
croach upon the trees. To insure
good growth. it is best to give clean,
thorough cultivation from early spring
till about midsummer, after which
the trees should mature their wood
for winter
A cover crop of some kind, such
as rape clover and hairy vetch, sown
after the last cultivation in midsum-
mer, is valuable for root protection il
winter, and to enrich the soil when
1t is plowed under next spring.
The fertility of the soil about the
trees may be most economically main
tanned by the judicious. use of the
leguminous clover crops and occasion
al applications of unleached wood
ashes spread evenly over the ground
as far out as the roots extend.
Guard against girdling of mice by
banking earth against the trunks in
the fall, wrapping the trunks with
building paper or tramping the snow
firmly around the trunks from time
10 time after the first heavy snow
fall.
Watch out for borers on the trunks
near the ground every summer, and
dig them out as soon as they are found
to be at work
Protect the trees against the raw
ages of insects ON the foliage by spray
Ing, or by removing the insects by
hand until the trees get too large for
such a method. From Ontario Bull
letin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
CLOVER ANp TIMOTHY.


The Missouri station has conducted
very careful experiments in steer feed
ing, using different kinds of rough
age.
These experiments show that, as
an average result, bushel OF corn
with timothy hay produced 4.93 pounds
of grain, while the same amount of
corn with clover hay produced 65S
pounds.
Rating the gain at the low price of
five cents per pound, the feeder gets
something more than eight cents per
bushel for his corn when he feeds
it with clover than when he feeds it
with timothy.
Hay harvest is near-put the hay
away having in mind to feed the clov-
er to the steers and to all growing
and all mich animals, and to sell
the timothy.
AS we have not infrequently stat
ed, good-real good-clover hay is as
good for work horses as timothy. If
you don't believe it, try it out
But the clover must be cut early
enough when the heads have just
become real red--and handled with
out much rain or dew, and not be
overcured- means the use of the
best haying machinery.
Incidentally, the use of the best
haying machinery means hay at less
cost for the making. Weekly Wit
ness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
PROFIT ON HOGS

The cost of feed will largely de-
termine the profit of hog-raising, and
the feed got from pasture is the
cheapest. Rye will stand much frost
at each end Of winter and will great
ly lengthen the pasture season. If
sowed early enough to get a good
start before cold weather, bur ctov.
er or hairy vetch might be preferable,
since either would be more nitrogen.
GUS and build up the red meat after
the manner of wheat bran-Progres.
sive Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
LYDIA e. PINKHAM

No other medicine has been %
successful in relieving the SUFFERING
OF women or received SO many gen
uine testimonials as has Lydia i,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
In every community you viii find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene.
fitted by it, or has friends who have
In the Pinkham Laboratory a
Lynn, Mass, any daymay
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letterR
from women seeking health, aud
here are the letters In which they
openly state over their own sigma.
lures that they were cured by lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations.
Lydia E. Pmkharn'S Vegetables
Compound is made from roots and
herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is SO
successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring ID
to a healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
The Blushing Bride.

A clergyman having performed the
marriage ceremony for couple. un-
Gertook to write out the usual certifi-
cate, but, being in doubt as to the
day of the month. he asked, This
is the ninth, is 1t not?"
why, parson.' said the blushing
bride, YOU do all my marrying. and
you ought to remember that this is
only the ird."-Current Literature.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
Wholesale MarkNAa

New York.--Wheat-- s.
600; exports, 1888 Sales. 2,2OO.-
600; spot easy; No. 2 red, 971s ele-
vator; No. 2 red, 96A +. o. b. afloat;
No. l Northern Duluth. 1.12M t..
Q. b. afioat; No. 2 hard. winter,
1.01A +. o. b. afioat.
Corn-Receipts, none: sales, TO-
600; spot steady; No. 2, rs nominal
elevator, and 761s nominal (. o. b.
afioat. Option market was weaker
on bearish crop news, and closed * c.
to nc. net lower; July, closed rs;
September, 76@763s, closed rs.
Oats - Receipts, 67,5OO: spot
steady; mixed, 26@32 pounds, 54M
55; natural white, 26@31 pounds.
571z @60; clipped white, 32@4O
pounds. 59@67.
Poultry-Alive easy; spring chick
ems, 20; fowls. 12h; turkeys, 10.
Dressed irregular; Western spring
chickens. 1902; turkeys. 1901:
Butter-Firm; receipts. 1857.
Creamery specials. Pay; extras. 20:
thirds to firsts. 19@22h
Philadelphia.-Whe Steady con-
tract grade, June, 91@91kc.
Corn-Steady; No. for local
trade, 70 " @8Oc
Oats-Firm; No. white, natural.
58h@59c.
Butter - Steady and in fair de-
mand; extra Western creamery, Csc:
do, nearby prints, 26.
Eggs-Firm and in good demand:
PENNSYLVANIA and other nearby firsts
free cases. Is nc, at mark; do, cur
rent receipts, in returnable cases
IN, at mark; Western firsts, 1871,
at mark; do, current receipts, free
cases, IT ".
Cheese - Firm and in good de-
mand; New York full creams, choice.
I'm @12kc.; do. fair to good,
11h@12
Poultry Alive. steady: fowls
13@13Mc. old roosters. 9k@1O;
spring chickens, 20@26.
-Flour-Easier: winter
extra, 3.55@3.75; winter clear,
1856 @4.00; winter straight. 4.O5 a
4.20; winter patent, 4.4O@4.5O;
spring clear, 4.O5 @435; spring
straight, 4.80@5.O5; spring patent,
$40 a 5.45; receipts. 1866; exports,
1,648.
Wheat - Quiet; spot, contract.
90@9OA; spot, No. red Western,
92@92A; June, 9O@9OA; July,
S8@8Sh; August, 87k @S7ss;
September, SsA: steamer No. 2 red,
IS " @S5%; receipts. 1876;
Southern. by sample, 7O@S5; South
ern. on grade. 75K @79A.
Corn-Dull and easy; spot, mixed,
TAN @74A; No. 2 white, TAO
~ 81 Txrlx Oh
20 X asked; steamer mixed, 70k q
7O%; receipts, 5000.
Oats - Firm; No 2 white. $50
59h; No. 3 white, 57h @59: No.
2 mixed, 57@57 " receipts. 1887.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 Western export,
S8@89; No. 2 Western domestic,
$50 80; receipts. 1872
Hay-Firmer: No. l timothy,
1880 @13.00; No. ] clover. mixed.
1O.O0@1O.5O.
Eggs-Steady, unchanged. 1874
Cheese - Firm, unchanged; new
large, l2k; new fiat. 12A: new
small. Is.
tive Stnrx
New Observation-Disclosures. :
2S6. No sales reported; feeling un-
changed. Exports today. 1850 quar-.
tiers of beef
Calves.-Receipts. 12.151. Very
little trading. Feeling weak; veals
sold at 500 to 700 per 100 pounds:
culls at 400:
Sheep and Lambs.-Receipts, S.
$40. Sheep slow to a fraction lower:
lambs. Is to Csc. lower; ordinary
to choice sheep. 800 to AIS; culls,
ESQ; common to choice lambs, $50
to $50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
WHAT THE COW MUST Do.

A study of the records of individual
cows at the New Jersey station show
ed that but little profit can de de-
rived from a COW that does not pro-
duce 5000 pounds of milk per year,
particularly if the product is sold
at the low price of one cent per pound
no stronger argument is needed in
favor of the necessity of testing the
animals, and thus learning their ex-
act value, than is afforded by these
records. Furthermore, the facts
brought out by the records indicate
that there is but little profit from
COW that does not produce 200 pounds
of butter per year, and point to the
necessity of careful selection of
cows for the butter dairy-Weekly
Witness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoe easy. At
al Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. 40
cept NO substitute. Sample mailed FRE-.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy. N. z.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

Hicks Capudine Cures Headache,
Whether from Cold. Heat, Stomach. or
Mental Strain. No Acetanllid or dangerous
drugs. It's Liquid. Effects Immediately.
los, 25c.. and Soc. at drug stores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
The Dinerence.

Father" asked Roilo, what IL
a financier?"
"A financier. my son, differs from
the ordinary business mai in being
able to make the Government sit up
and worry when his affairs do not go
right. Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

Clothes do not make the man, but
sometimes his wife's clothes unmake
him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

FITS Sc. vitusD Dance: Nervous Diseasesper-
manently cured by DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. % trial bottle and treatise free.
d.. 81. r. Kline. Id. 1881 Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

A man will take his own religion
or politics on faith, but he insists
upon the other fellow reasoning his
out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

The incest kind of q girl to kiss
is the one whose mother thinks she
wouldn't.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
To Drive Out Malaria and Bund q
the system

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE.
LESS CHILL ToNIc. You know what you
are taking. The formula Is plainly printed
on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui-
most effectual form. For grown people
and children. Soc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduce sindamma-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
(omnarison OF Kisses,

Even an onion kiss in Texas Is
better than a wintergreen kiss in
Marvellous Manhattan. - Houston
Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
Or Get Run Over.

The world is usually willing to.step
aside for a man who knows where
he is going.-Success.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

A woman wants q course dinner
II one of them has to be bread and
butter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03
FARM AND GARDEN

roost on the farm where he was bred
and Matched providing he is unmolest-
ed by hunters, hawks, etc. IF you
were to chase Your domestic fowls
with dog and gun one-tenth as much
as you do the poor little quail, in the
fall of the year, do not think that
there would be many chickens ON the
roost in your chicken house at night?
The writer has known coveys that
after being chased and shot at all
day, would be whistling the call just
at dusk. and after getting back to-
getner would fly to roost.
think that anything that is as
valuable as the quail and stays with
you through such circumstances
should be protected better than most
of our farmers are doing. II. H. T..
in the Indiana Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

There is hardly anything that
woman enjoys more than doing some
thing for charity that it wouldn't be
right to do for anything else.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-03

Never borrow a crowbar for the
purpose of prying into the affairs of
others.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
Rights of tho Hired Man.

A little thought and a little put
yourself in his place" would do Won
ders in solving the problem of "How to
keep the hired man on the farm" OF
course there are many worthless fell
lows strOlling about the country looking
for jobs as farm hands, and any EN-
ployer is liable to get one Of them.
On the other hand, there are many
employers who treat their men in such
q manner that no self-respecting young
man would remain in their service.
AS u rule the hand who goes at his
work cheerfully and does not complain
if little extra job comes his way, is
the man who can always find a place
a. the best wages going, while the one
who grumbles at his regular work ami
fatty refuses to do an extra task is al
ways moving from place to place. The
employer who is considerable to his
men, who does not impose upon them
by word or deed, is the one who can al
ways get good men, and he seldom has
to hunt them up. The hired man is
entitled to a good bed and comfortable
room, with place for his clothing. He
is entitled to good, wholesome food,
and, above all, ne is entitled to decent
treatment and kind words.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
The Farmers Prosperity.

No better evidence of the prosperity
Of those engaged in agricultural pur-
suits is needed than to witness the
showing of wealth at the various State
fairs this season. Chicagoans who at
tended the annual shows at Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky have returned with the
most cheering reports Of prosperity in
the farming districts as was well shown
by the increased attendance at each of
the State fairs as compared with recent
years.
Practically all Of the State shows this
year had greater numbers of rural Wis
itors than have ever attended before.
Were the farmers a little pinched for
money doubtless many of them would
have remained away from their State
fairs, viewing a few days study and
pleasure as q luxury which they could
not afford. This year, however, the
farmers turned out in record numbers,
and spent more money than in former
years.-Goodall's Farmer.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
Fruit Wrapping Machine.

A fruit wrapping machine has been
put in operation in California. 1t re-
quires practically no attention and en-
tirely automatically wraps the fruit,
says Country Gentleman. The fruit
rolls down a slight incline to the oper-
Qtor. turning slowly over as 1T ap-
proaches him and giving him an oppor-
tunity 10 remove defective specimens.
The fruit is lifted and placed stem up
in rubber cups, which carry It to a me-
chanism operating much as the human
hands. 1t is carried to the paper being
cut and printed from the roll. The
twist of the paper is made over the stem
end, thus cushioning the stem and pre-
venting puncture injury. If the ma
chine becomes clogged, it is stopped by
Il clutch operated by electricity. A
counting attachment registers the num-
Der wrapped. The capacity of the ma
chine is said TO equal six good wrappers.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
Practical Farm Notes.

Don't fail to cut out and burn any
canes infested by insects and diseases.
Cabbage club foot may be prevented
by a liberal application Of lime to the
soil around the plant.
It is a mistake to plow under soy
beans or COW peas for fertilizer. They
are too expensive. Better use barn
yard manure as far as possible, grow
a crop of clover and then turn under
the sod
Have you ever noticed that men who
are the most successful farmers stick
70 the crops they know most about.
making a speciality of them? The man
who experiments with every new thing
that comes along will find it expensive
business.
Measure hay in the stack this way ::
Measure the stack in length, width and
over. Multiply the width in feet by
the over and divide by four. Then
multiply the result by length To re-
duce to ton Of hay in stack less than
twenty days, divide the cubical con-
tents by 512. For more than twenty
and less than sixty days divide by
422, and for more than sixty days di-
vide by $50.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
VaIue of Trap Nests.

To become convinced Of the amount
Of good there is in trap nests, one
must use them. He will then find out
for a certainty which Of his hens are
laying well and which are not. Per
haps he will be surprised to learn that
some Of the best egg producers he has
are apparently his poorest specimens.
This is quite likely to happen, for not
by any means is it always the finest
looking hens-the hens which would
score highest in the show pen-that
will lay the most eggs. Needless to say,
the best layers only should be kept. If
a flock is disgraced by egg-eaters, the
trap nest will pick the guilty ones out,
likewise the drone, so that the flock
may be culled until only profitable
stock is left. AS but one hen can be
present at q time to lay, it also does
away with crOWding and QuarrelinS,
whereby the danger of breaking the
eggs in the nest is lessened. 1t indi-
Gates, too, which hens are the winter
layers, the layers of the most fertile
eggs, the most symmetrical ones and
the brown, the white and the Speckled
ones. At the same time it necessl-
tates frequent handling by taking the
hens off the nest, SO that even the
widest birds become more tame, and
are less likely to scare. Summed up
briefly, it enables the breeder to get
in touch with the individual hen, ascer-
tain her good and bad qualities, and
satisfy himself Of her general condi-
ton. The only objection that can be
raised against it, any way, is that it
requires a lot of attention. The nests
want visiting every other hour, at
least, and every hour would be better,
through the day. For the shiftless
poultryman, therefore, they are hardly
to be recommended.-Agri Epit-
OmiSt
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-23
Whiskey for Rheumatism.

The increased use of whiskey for
rheumatism is causing considerable dis
cussion among the medical fraternity.
1t is an almost infallibie cure when
mixed with certain other ingredients
and taken properly. The following
formula is effective: ITO one half pint
of good whiskey add one ounce Of Toris
Compound and one ounce of Syrup Sar-
saparilla Compound. Take in table
spoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring"
Toris compound is product of the
cal Co., Chicago, but it as well as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist