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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-07

Wrote aslEs0l I5yss
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every day. You cannot imagine
how happy I am to be able once
more to walk three or four miles
without any Of the old trouble, and
I sincerely thank you for calling my
attention to your valuable medicine,
and be assured l shall always keep it
in the house. IF any one wishes to
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

Feeding Time, University Dairy Herd.
feeding Of roots (sugar beets). The
grain was made up of a variety of
different feeds: wheat bran, corn
meal, distillers' grains, oats, oil meal
and brewers grains, the first three be-
ing fed throughout the period, and the
others at times in smaller quantities.
The standard grain mixture fed dur
ing the past year was made up of
wheat bran, corn meal and distillers'
grains, in the proportion of 3:4:3, the
nutritive ratio of the mixture being
1:4.6. The general practice followed
was to feed as many pounds Of grain
daily per COW as she produced pounds
Of butter fat during the week, /. e..
seven times as much grain as the
amount of fat produced daily Tor one
quarter to one-third as much grain as
the amount of milk given, according to
its quality. The cows received in adj
dition to this allowance of concen-
%trates, as much silage and hay as
they could eat up clean, the amounts
eaten varying according with the feed
ing capacity of the different COWS, rs
to As pounds of silage and four to six
pounds of hay being the usual
amounts eaten daily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

brand.new dump-cart and about $500
as a peace offering.
The boy says that when he left
home it was with a determination to
convince his father that he could do
better If allowed to have his own way
in the matter Of trading than by spend
all Of his time tilling the soil. His first
few days were of a strenuous nature.
Being without funds, he felt the pangs
of hunger many times, but after trav-
cling several days he met Fred Eos
ter, a lumberman and cattle dealer of
Warner, N. H., who gave him a job
driving cattle from place to place and
allowed him to trade on his own &C.
count. For his first weeks wages he
took a yearling heifer, and before he
reached the next town he had traded
it for a carriage. The carriage was
hitched behind the team that followed
the cattle, and was sold before he had
gone five miles further for about four
times what the heifer cost him. This
was the beginning of his trading after
he left home, and he continued to
trade until he thought he had enough
to convince his father that he knew
his business. Mr.. Ovens says he is
convinced. The trip took nearly a
week, and the boy says they averaged
rs miles a day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

The nutritive ratios of the entire
winter rations made up as described,
ranged from 1863 to S.8, according
to the production of the cows and the
amounts of concentrates fed. The
grain and the roughage eaten by each
COW were weighed out at every feed
ing and a careful record kept of the
amounts. These were charged on our
record book to the respective COWS
opposite their weekly production of
milk and butter fat, as determined by
separate weighings of each milking
and testing a composite sample of the
milk produced by each COW during
the week. The cows were carefully
watched to see that they ate with
keen appetites. If they did not clean
up their feed readily, it was reduced
in quantity or varied as to kinds fed,
SO as to make certain that they were
always in a thrifty condition and did
not get off feed. A possible tendency
towards fattening which is common
in cows of less pronounced inherent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

for a large and economical production
of milk and butter. During the entire
winter period the cows were confined
in comfortable stalls in the barn, ex-
cept for a short time on dry, warm
days, when they were allowed to exer-
else in the yard. They were watered
twice daily in cement troughs in the
barn and were not turned out on cold
days for at least a couple of hours
after watering. The following daily
schedule of work in the dairy barn
shows the system of management of
the cows during the winter period:
Daily Schedule of Work in Dairy Barn
400 a. m.-Grain fed.
Ais a. m.-Cows MIXED.
$50 a. m.-Silage fed.
1880 a. m.-Cows watered.
500 q. mistakes cleaned and bedded.
800 a. INLAY fed.
1000 a. m.-Cows groomed.
11:45 a. m.-Cows turned out.
200 p. m.-Stables cleaned.
$50 p. m.-Cows watered.
400 p. m.-Grain fed.
4:15 p. m.-Cows MIXED.
500 p. m.-Silage fed.
Fresh heavy mixers were MIXED three
times a day, viz, at 400 and 1880 a.
M, and at 1880 p. m.
The roughage fed to the COWS dur
ing the winter periods consisted of
corn silage and mixed hay, largely
timothy and clover, with occasional
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
FEEDING TESTS MADE
WITH A DAIRY HERD
Results of Investigations by the Wisconsin Experiment
Station Under Direction of George C. Humphrey,
Animal Husbandman.

The present Wisconsin uni
versity dairy herd was estab-
lished in 1898, since when COM
plete records of the feed consump-
ton and the production of milk and
butter fat for all of the cows have been
kept. The herd numbers about 80
mich cows, all but two pure-breds,
the following dairy breeds being rep
resented therein: Jerseys, Guernseys,
Holsteins, Ayrshires, and Brown
Swiss. 1t is maintained primarily for
Institutional and research purposes,
but 1t is aimed to have 1t return as
much revenue as possible under the
conditions present, through the sale
of milk and cream and of surplus
stock. The former purposes neces-
sarily prevent the herd from making
as high and economical production as
it might If it were conducted wholly
on a commercial basis.
In the management of the herd it
has been our practice to surround the
cows with the conditions best suited
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
Dryness Of City Air.

1t might be supposed that the heat
of large towns would hasten evapora.
ton and make their air moister, but
recent observations abroad indicate
the reverse. In northern Germany
city air exceeds country air in relative
humidity by six to nine per cent, ac-
cording to al This diminution in
moisture is most marked in the eve
ming and is more evident In summer
than in winter, sc that it can hardly
be due to fires or to the condensation
by smoke or vapors. The primary
cause would appear to be the general
drainage of the ground in cities. In
the hot summer of 1904 country and
town moisture were practically equal,
a result probably due to the excessive
drying of the soil in both city and
country by the long drought.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
Kathleen, the Embassadress
By Alan Sanders
Copyright. Ford Pub. Coz

In the intervening days the post
man left strange notes for me.
Sometimes the missives were stuck
together with jujubes, but l had no
difficulty in deciphering the signs.
They read: Don't forget the party
next We'n'sday." AS to the crosses
well, the most ignorant person knows
what those mean in a letter.
"We'n'sday" came at last, and, of
course, 1 went to the party. 1t was a
great success. The house was turned
upside down by a merry crowd of lit
tie folks who kept the fun going until
long after they ought to have been in
bed.
Kathleen queened it all very pref.
lilly, and after the last little guest had
departed and the blue eyes could
scarcely keep open, she persisted that
she wasn't a little bit tired, "on'y
hungry" That was a subterfuge she
was always guilty of at bedtime.
Next day l saw Kathleen in the
park, and we discussed the party.
you were a funny man." she said.
l was glad to know that I had given
satisfaction in this direction.
did you learn all those stories from
pitsher books, or were they just make
believer"
Both" l said.
And you didn't cry when you had
to go home like little Charlie did, did
you?
l assured her that I was able to
refrain from weeping.
"And you liked me the best of all
the little girls there?"
"Of course, l did"
Quite sure" she said, coaxingly.
quite sure" I repeated.
Then mummie was wrong" she
said, triumphantly.
"How's that?" I asked.
swell when mummie and Aunt
Merva came to say Good night
heard auntie say how fond you were
of me, and mummie said: Yes, and
l know some n else he's very fond
of, too, or would be if she'd let him,
and auntie went quite funny, and said:
Don't be ridiklus, Daisy-Daisy's what
daddy calls mummie-but mummie
only laughed and said: I don't think
you're always kind to him."
Kathleen stopped to take breath
after this long recital, and then went
on: $50 after mummie went down.
stairs, and auntie brought me a
sWeetie fore fell sleep, l asked if it
was true if you liked some little girl
better'n me. Auntie said NO. and
then asked her if she wasn't always
kind to you. Auntie said: 'P'r'aps not,
sometimes Then l said she ought
to love you like | did, COS you were
lonely and had no nice little girl of
your own like my daddy had. Then
she stopped down to kiss me, and her
cheek was quite wet, just as if she'd
been crying. I've neve seer Auntie
Merva cry before"
There was a serious look in Kath.
leen's blue eyes.
What made Auntie Merva cry, do
you Think" she asked, quite dis
tressed.
Il think I can guess" I said, and
with a full heart l kissed the little up.
turned face.
Kathleen had told me something i
wanted to know-something that ]
have been grateful to her for telling
me, all my life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
Thoughts Upon the College Yell.


The college yelrs a s~enseless thing
of crazy words tied on a string, a mix
ture of excited sounds in some cere-
bral junk shop found; a blend of WOW
and siss boom ah with zip and VOW
and rah rah rah; and fathers who send
ons to school to master all the rote
and rule, to delve in l%ogarithmic maze
and spread all knowledge to their
gaze, ask why their som learn all this
fuss, while differential calculus and
the binomal theorem remain an utter
blank to them-but you can bet the
fathers seem delighted when the foot
ball team to which their som belong
makes good; oh, then the fathers Gas
they should arise and let their whisk-
ers float upon the wind that fans each
throat, and whoop and shout and roar
and yell the selfsame savage cry we
tell. The fathers, bland and full Of
guile, have known that class yell all
the while!-Chicago Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
SEEDS
BY TERMINATION

Count out so or 100 seeds Of the
kind to be tested, and place them in a
plate between two folds of moistened
canton flannel or thin plotting paper.
On a slip of white paper record the va
riety, number of seeds, and the date,
then place 1t on the edge of the plate.
Cover the whole with another plate or
a pane Of glass to prevent too rapid
evaporation Of moisture. Set the plate
in a warm room (68 to Sc degrees
F~ahrenheit), and examine the seeds
every "a hours for six or eight days.
II they get too dry add enough water
to moisten, not saturate, the cloth or
plotting paper. At the end of the test
count the sprouted seeds and from
them determine what percentage of
the whole number Of seeds are good.
With large seeds no difficulty will be
experienced in using the folds Of can
ton flannel but with small seeds the
plotting paper is better.
Another seed tester is made by in
verting a small tin basin ID in a larger
basih tal and covering the small ba-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
United States Leads the World In the
Fertility Of Its Soil.

From the official and trade reports
of various countries a writer has re-
Gently compiled statistics from which
he draws the. deduction that the
United States produces annually
larger quantities Of nearly all the
staple agricultural articles than any
other country, and in many instances
more than all others combined.
According to the writer, the United
States produces per year more corn
that all other countries-2 ,927, 000, 900
bushels out Of 1888, 900, 900; more
wheat than any other country in the
world-634.0O 900, 900 out Of $780, 900, 900
bushels; 0 wheat flour than all other
countries combined--15 600, 900 out OF
26, 200, 900 bushels; more oats than any
other country-754 ,00O, 900 out OF
1852, 900, 900 bushels, more cotton
than all other lands--13, 000, 900 out of
10000, 600 bales; and more fiaxseed
han any other c~ountry--25 100000
put Of sy,0O0.0 900 bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
Meant to Cheat the Docs.

In a certain part of Scotland, ac-
cording to Dean Ramsey, the shep.
herds used to take their collies with
them to church. The dogs behaved
we'll during the sermon, but began to
be restless during the last psalm, and
saluted the final blessing with joyful
banks. In one church the congregation
resolved to stop this unseemly detail;
so, when a strange minister was about
to pronounce the blessing, all re-
manned seated instead of rising as he
expected. He hesitated and paused,
till an old shepherd cried: Say ava,
sir; we're a. sittin' to cheat the
dowgs."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

dairy t~emperaments, was guarded
against by changing the character of
the rations fed whenever such a ten
dency was made apparent by the
weekly weights of the COWS and by
direct observation.
The COWS were turned to pasture at
the close of the winter period, May IL,
and the grain feed reduced; silage or
hay were fed after that date last year.
At the time the pastures began to dry
up they were supplemented by greet
corn fed in the barn and later on by
corn silage. Similar quantities of
soiling crops were fed as of silage,
viz, 20 to 80 pounds per head daily,
on the average; more or less grain be-
ing fed through the summer in the
case of nearly all the cows.
The accompanying table contains a
list Of the cows which completed a
years record on May IL, 1908, and
shows for each COW the live weight,
the cost of the feed, the milk and but
ter fat produced, the value Of the prod
ucts, and the net profit over and above
the cost of the feed eaten. The COWS
are arranged in the table in the Or
der of decreasing net profits for the
year.
The following schedule of prices has
been used in calculating the cost OF
the feeds fed and in determining the
value of the products. The prices of
feeds given may be considered aver
age market prices for Wisconsin, and
are in accord with the prices assumed
for the milk and butter fat produced
by the herd. The amount of butter
has been calculated by adding one
sixth to the number of pounds of but
ter fat and the skim milk by taking
80 per cent. of the number of pounds
of milk.
Schedule of Prices of Feeds and
Products,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

particularly serious after Kathleen
had gone to bed,
"Auntie Merva will be there, of
course" I ventured to suggest.
course she WILL" replied Kath-
leen.
Then she made a tour of the room,
came back and resumed her seat, and
asked me seriously: rs this where
you play all by yourself in the day
timer"
We'll, yes, / suppose I do"
DO you keep your toys In those
big tin boxes?"
We'll, they're not toys like those in
your nursery"
DO you sit here all by yourself,
them"
l nodded.
And never feel lonely?"
Sometimes" I said, smiling in spite
Of myself at the serious little face.
Il heard mummie tell daddy one day
you were a.lonely man"
"Oh!"
l was certainly nearing some home
truths.
But you won't be lonely when you
come to my party, will your"
mo, dear. | like to come as often
as I a to your house." and | spoke
the truth.
By this time Kathleen's nurse had
returned-I expect she had been wait
ing outside all the time-and with
strict injunctions mot to forget the
party next We'n'sday," my little Wis
itor kissed me good-by, and l tried to
settle down to work again.
But a pair Of blue eyes would keep
dancing in front of me on my plotting.
pad. Sometimes I thought they were
Z Kathleen's, and sometimes I thought
they ere-som one else's. Kath-
leen's eyes and her Aunt Merva's were
strangely alike. had noticed it be-
fore.
N The Dor seemed quite cherries
now that she had gone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

resigned. Mr.. Higgins is a Democrat.
He was born May IA, 1883, in Kansas
City, Kan, where he now is living. He
spent two years in the University of
Kansas and then took the course in
the Kansas City School of Law,
The young Judge has some strict
ideas as to the dignity of a court Of
record. 81 shall allow no smoking in
my courtroom, either by the court or
by the members Of the bar, while a
case is on trial." he said, On taking
the oath of office. Another thing |
shall not tolerate is the practice of
attorneys who sit with feet propped
up on the tables in the courtroom
while the court is in session."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

Come I'M"
My Office door opened very gently,
n a little face l knew we'll peeped
round. In sheer establishment /
dropped my pen.
"Kathleen!" l said. How in the
world did you get down here? You're
not by yourself, surely?"
"Oh, no; course, nursie's with me-"
and the blue eyes smiled at me so
sweetly; "but she's gone shopping.
I'm not to go till she comes for me-"
But what will mother and auntie
say? They'll think you're lost"
I'm too rowed-up to get lost" she
said, with a digniied little air.
| could not help smiling.
Now, you little rogue" l said,
when I've helped you of with that
pretty blue coat and hat l shall expect
to be told why you've honored me
with a visit to the city in business
hours"
She settled herself sedately in a
chair opposite to me, quite uncon
sSASuS VI JIG piStIy piCLuIS she ulduc
with her mass of fair hair and sweet
little face.
TITS a most 'portant visit" she said.
I've come to ask you to my party
next Wednesday,"
Indeed? I shall be delighted to
come. So that's what brought you
down here, is it,"
had heard great tales about this
party, but not from Kathleen. This
was evidently her surprise for me.
Shall l be expected to do anything
in Particular" | asked.
You'll have to make believe all the
time, like you always do at our
house."
This was certainly a candid state
ment. I wondered If the rest of the
family shared the same view. 1
hoped not, because l was as a rule
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
FOOD PRODUCTION IS LARGE

1t is also the largest exporter in the
world Of oilcake and oilcake meal
1908, 100000 out Of 4,913, 900, 0OO
pounds; of rosin-717, 0OO,O 900 out OF
$4,000, 900 pounds; and of turpentine
10000, 900 out of $4,000, 900 gallons.
This country has 22,244,446 more
dairy COWS, 2~3,000,532 0 horses.
4,O56,3 1893 mules, 57,976,S61 more
swine and Except British India) 49,.
246,573 more cattle than any other
country in the world.
Among other great crops Of the
United States are 1903, 03S, 900 bushels
of potatoes, 529, AGO. 900 pounds of rice.
927,256,430 pounds Of manufactured
beet sugar, and hay to the value Of
$743, 600, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
IS JUDGE.
Richard J. Higgins Elected to Bench
Though Only rs Years Old.

Topeka, Kan.-The youngest mem.
Der of the judiciary in the United
States probably is Richard ]. Higgins,
rs years old, who was elected judge of
the court of common pleas in Wyan.
dotte county, Kansas, to fill the unex'
pired term Of Judge William G. Holt,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
orIuin Of muslln.

This favorite material Of the sum
mer girl derives its name from be-
ing first made at Mosul or Moussul, a
town in Turkish Asia. From there it
was introduced into India, and first
brought to England in 1870. A few
years afterward It was manufactured
In large quantities in France and
England, and in the present day Eng
lish-made muslins rival in fnenesc the
most delicate Of gauzy muslins made
In India.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

Keep Corn Knife Sharp.-Keep the
corn knife sharp and do not try to cut
off the stalks with a knife as dull as a
hoe. 1t takes but a few minutes to
grind it and thus save much strength.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
A Natural Cause.

Il think" said the smart child, re-
1ectively. that Hungary must be the
most human-like of all the nations"
why so. my child?' asked the fond
papa.
Because" the smart child answered.
ut is governed by its Diet"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
The MIstraI.

The mistral is a cold northwest
wind which does much damage at GER
tain seasons in France and Italy.
From the close of autumn to the be-
ginning of spring, it is especially vio-
lent. 1t dries up the soil and causes
dangerous storms on the Mediterrane-
an sea,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

Most people," remarked the
thoughtful thinker, take life seri
ously."
We'll, there's no reason why they
should not" replied the m~atter-ofsfact
person. Taking life Is a serious mat
ter"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
THE YANKEE PRoDleAL SON.
Boy Leaves Home Pennlless, Returns
with Fatted Calf.

Ware, Mass. - Unlike the ~prodigal
son who returned to eat his fathers
calf, Arthur Ovens, the 1s-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Ovens of
this town, who disappeared the night
Of May II, penniless and with only the
clothes he wore, returned to his home
at IL O'Clock n Sunday night recent
ly, and brought the fatted calf with
him in the shape of a pair of four
year-old steers weighing more than
5000 pounds. He also brought a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

Try Whole Wheat.-If your flock is
all I'll down in egg production, just
try whole wheat for one ration a day.
Feed it in the morning, warming it
nicely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17
Not She.

He-If l kissed you, would you give
It away to your mother?
She-Oh, no. l don't think mamma
would want 1t.