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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
DAlRY!Na IN WINTER.
Good Barn, Good Feed and Fresh
Water Necessarily to Success.

Calves dropped in September and
October are most desirable because
they thrive better st the start and can
quickly be converted into veal at
time when baby meat is at the high
est price Another advantage, is the
COW will go dry at & time of the year
when flies are bad and when the
weather is warmest. To make winter
6airying a success it is necessary that
the COWS have comfortable barn ana
plenty of good feed and fresh water.
III the winter the farmer or dairynan
can give the cows more attention than
during the summer months, says the
Journal OF Agriculture, and in spare
time improvements may be made in
the stables and outhouses The fall
cow can start into the winter in good
condition and with proper attention
can be kept in shape all winter Cows
that milk heavily should be fed freely
from the silo 1t Will be found that IL
calres are kept for breeding the win
ter calf win 90 better than the one
born in the heat OF summer when flies
are bad ard grass is short. In the
SIM mer raise plenty of feed of ali
kinds for winter and when the COWS
finally are placed il winter quarters
make ITEM comfortable and they will
v:eld milk in the exact proportion in
which they ere housed ard fed, CaiTes
may be given skim milk with grain
and tay
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
Feedino New Corn to Hogs.

Whether or not new corn causes
cholera or swine plague, it is not best
to begin feeding shoats all they will
eat Of new corn. When l begin feed
ing new corn l cut stalks and all as
long as they chew the stalks, and at
the same time l feed them old corn
till they become accustomed to the
change, says writer in Farmers
Voice. Thus I make the charge
gradually without causing any de-
ransement of the bowels. which is one
of the prime causes Of cholera ana all
hog diseases. 1 hare never lost a
hog from feeding new corn, but
have never put hogs on a full feed OF
new corn / cannot say from expert
ence whether or not new corn has
even a tendency toward causing dis
eases of swine. but to guard against il
by making a gradual change seems 10
me the wisest policy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
WHEAT BRAN FOR cows.
Character of the Feed from Different
Mills Varies Considerably.

Letters received at the station in.
dictate that in some parts of Michigan
a prejudice exists against roller proc
ess wheat bran, says Prof. Smith Of
the Michigan station. Some farm
ers prefer finely ground bran, others
are prejudiced in favor of coarser
samples. The product of roller mills
is not uniform in this respect In
some samples the germ is ground
with the bran. In other mills the
germ is found either in the flour or
as a separate by-product. To get
some light on the relation of the COM
position of bran to its physical ap-
pearance, IA samples were ana
lyzed, some of them from roller mills,
some from burr stone mills, some
from mills of large capacity and 9TH
ers from smaller establishments. The
per cent. of protein varied from 1872
per cent. in the bran of roller proc
ess mill with an annual output Of
1,200 tons to 10 per cent. in first
grade roller process brans from one of
the immense mills in Minneapolis. Lit
tie variation was found in the COM
position of extremely coarse bran and
the finer articles. The chemist says
on this topic: 1.-THE two extremes,
the very coarse and the very fine are
of much the same composition, while
neither shows the best sample SO far
as feeding properties are concerned.
The medium grades generally show
a better analysis than either of the
extremes. Theoretically the bran pro-
duced by the roller process should be
more valuable than that produced by
burr stones, as in one the germ, which
is rich in fat, is separated out with the
flour, and in the other this part goes
into the bran. The roller process
brans are all perceptibly higher in
protein than are those CT the burr
stone process. It is not SO much
the amount of starch present in the
! bran, as the amount of protein and fat
that is of consideration to the feeder
| The end for which the millers are
constantly working in the milling pro.
cess, the most complete separation OF
the starch possible and the needs OF
the consumer of the bran, food rich
in protein and fat, are identical. The
new milling process, instead of supply
ing the feeder with an inferior grade
of feeding stuffs, furnishes him with
one much superior to that supplied by
| the old process.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
WindIass for ScaIding Hogs.

where hog can be scraped and then
wound up to pole. Any number of
hogs can be dressed in this manner.
l use hooks for ring and hook for
attaching gambrel. Let the iron band
pass round the windlass pole. The
ring must be loose on pole. The
sketch, taken from Prairie Farmer,
shows the plan. The cut shows that
one hog has been scraped and pulled
up to the hook, where the entrails can
be removed With the same rope over
barrel, another hog can be scalded
and scraped and then drawn to the
second hook, and so on.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
STOCK NOTES.

Good bedding for animals is kind
that will keep them dry, warm and
comfortable and is capable of absorb
ing large amounts of liquid.
Mixed farming needs live stock to
bring it to its highest point of sue.
cess.
Animal husbandry is now coming
to be considered as the foundation OF
all agricultural progress.
Corn is becoming so valuable for
human feed that it is passing out OF
the lists CT animal feeds.
With little care hogs can be kept
healthy. but it is difficult to cure them
when sick.
A variety Of food is better for hogs
than one kind.
Our best beef is now being produced
on high-priced land and on high-priced
feed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
PROFITABLE AGES OF FOWLS.
First Laying Year of a Hen Gives
the Best Profit.

AS general rule it is found that
pullets are the most profitable fowls
to keep for the production of eggs.
Some experienced poultry men may
claim that they have just as good
results from older animals, but the ex-
perience of the many does not seem
to bear out such a statement. We
would like to know what our readers
think about it. What age fowl has
given you the best returns? Has your
experience been in accordance with
the following report from the Oregon
experiment station, as presented by
Prof. Dryden of that station?
1t Is a point in management that I
wish to speak. of here, one point in
many that must be taken into account
if poultry keeping is to be made a
success. 1t is question of the most
profitable age of the hen. Poultrymen
who have kept in touch with poultry
investigations during the past few
years are pretty well informed on this
point, but the importance of this sub
Ject is not yet generally appreciated.
The writer carried on for several years
at the Utah experiment station a line
of experiments with the object of de-
terminlng the value of the hen at diff
ferent ages for egg production The
same hens were kept year after year
under similar conditions, and record
kept of production and of food con-
sumed. These experiments proved
that the hen is different from the COW,
which retains or improves her produc-
tivity with age. The first year was
the most profitable, and there was a
gradual decrease in productiveness
each succeeding year. 1t is safe to
figure this decrease at 25 per cent.
each year. With average prices for
food and for eggs, it is not profitable
to keep hens after they have finished
their second year of laying. The
first, or pullet year is very profitable,
the second will give a satisfactory
profit, but during the third year the
egg yield. will seldom pay for the food
consumed
These conclusions, of course, apply
only where the eggs are sold at mar
ket prices. Fowls that have a special
value as breeding stock should be
kept longer, but the notion that the
old speckled hen" is the good layer
should not be cherished unless she is
caught in the trap nest. The fact
that she sings a joyful lay, paints her
comb brilliant red, and SCRATCHES a
vigorous scratch should not be &C
cepted as sufficient grounds for com
muting the sentence
1t is safe to say that poultry keep
ers would be many thousands Of dol
lars in the pocket by vigorously killing
off the hens every two years and re.
placing them with new stock-with
| the exceptions noted above.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17

have an opening extending from sur
face Of the outside ground almost
to the gable, which will allow ice to
be put in.
A small window for ventilation
should be placed at the top of each
gable. The walls of this house may
be constructed double by inserting a
mold between the forms when the con-
crete is poured. Two three-inch walls
with twoinch air space viii serve
best. The root may also be made of
concrete by laying forms for Tafters
and reinforcing it with light iron
rods.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
wINTERINe THE COLT.
He Must BE Better Fed Than Is the
Idle Work Horse.

Many farmers seem to think that
the wintering of the colt is no differ
ent than the wintering of the idle
farm horses. This is a mistake. 1t
is quite different thing, for the colt
is a growing animal while the horse
has already attained his development.
The wintering of the colt is the same
as the wintering of any other young
animal. Good feed and care are both
essential to the best results. Where
these are not supplied there is bound
to be stunning of the young animal
and this is not to be desired.
A run about the straw stack with
nothing else to eat is not enough for
the growing colt. He needs some
thing more than clear straw for his
daily diet. The straw does not supply
the muscle making food that is nee
essary for his best development. The
colt should be treated to a grain ra-
ton as well as one of good roughage.
DR.. Alexander puts it well in the fol-
lowing advice, intended for all who
are wintering growing colts:
ut is a ruinous policy to rough
colts through the winter on coarse, in
nutritious straw and hay. They should
be generously fed at all times so that
they may be kept steadily growing,
for if they stop growing in winter, or
lose part of the gain made while a
sucking, that loss never can wholly
be regained. The bones, sinews and
muscles have been stunted for all
time and the dwarfed animal can be
made only make-believe drafter by
the fattening process, which is detri-
mental to a work horse.
in addition to hay, fodder and
straw, oats and bran should be fed in
winter alone with a sufficient amount
of corn to maintain heat and furnish
some of the vim and vigor. Dried
blood meal also is excellent as small
addition to the ration to bring up the
percentage of digestible protein, or
faxseed meal or cake may be used
with the same object, while roots,
such as carrots, are a fine adjunct as
they regulate the bowels and act bene-
icially upon the skin"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
WALK OF TIE HORSE.
Great Difference in the Gait of, Even
of Same Breed.

There is much difference in differ
ent individual horses OF the same and
every breed in the matter OF walking
some having quicker steps and g
longer stride, which means the cover
ing of greater distance in less time.
have found that there are slow.
medium and fast walkers in every
breed. says q writer in Farmers he
view AS in running, racing and
trottipg the walk can be made faster
by proper handling in nearly al cases
but some animals improve more than
others. It would be impossible t.
make a good fast walker out OF
3 horse whose step vas very short
have noticed no difference in speed a.
the walk in the light breeds OF herses
and others that were fast walkers
The action in walk. as in trot or other
gaits, is largely inherited. l havt
owned many horses that came from
the same family, running first, second
third and fourth generation alnCs
all Of them having the same kind O
action. both in walk. trot and the sad
die gaits. l am, however, unable tt
say all were good at fat-feot wall,
but many Of them were, and II IS n,
opinion that while | think the 500;
walk is largely Inherited. It can b
much improved by a coed ri3er o
driver l do not think the feed aive1
a horse can affect his walk. OF ccurs
a horse in good condition feels we!
and Will trave, faster thal one 10
well fed, bat this is as fer IS Zee
would enter into the cues. ion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
A Dry Pen.

The pens of many piss are rot dry
and with wet pens come d'~-y raHs
So long as the pen Of tie hcg is slry
he viii be clean, for he is b. rs - :
clean animal The beg a.iaItsrs
should be, 50 we'll drained hsi he.
will never be even damp. az. itez
should be cleaned oslt often i !
"a mistake to ase the aog ward a.
splace in which manure can be ,-..t
Keep. everything dry AID save 81;
Hnna. that invite disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
WARM WATER FOR HENS.
Device Which viii Help to Provide
Comfort for Hens in Winter.

The drawing shown herewith taken
from the Orange Judd Farmer illus
trates a simple device for providing
fowls with warm drinking water,
which is believed to be more condu-
Give to egg laying than cold water.
A shallow box forms a chamber in
which small lamp is placed and sur
rounded by tomato can with some
holes punched near the bottom for
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
Warm Water Device.

draft The top of the can is cut out
evenly and the can itself is placed
Immediately below the hole cut il the
top of the wooden box. A couple Of
thin pieces OF wood are nailed on
opposite slides of this hole, and COM
mon drinking fountain placed On top.
The warm air coming from the light
ed lamp prevents the water from
freezing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
wINDLAss FOR scALDINe HOGS
1t Will Make the Work at Killing
Time Easy.

Set two poles in the ground with
crotches in end, as shown in illustra-
ton. Next take round pole with old
wagon wheel on one end, set in
crotches. Set barrel under the pole at
one end to scald hogs. Place bench
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
CONCRETE ICE HOUSES.
Structure Which Will Prove Economi-
cal for Dairy Farm.

On dairy farms where permanent
ice house is desired, concrete struc-
ture will prove economical. The first
cost is slightly greater than where
wood is used, but the ability of the
concrete TO stand constant dampness
OF the inside makes it more desirable.
AS shown in the sketch taken from
Farm and Home, the building should
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17

long. They are set upon the ground
on edge and braces placed between
them before the floor, which is six by
eight feet, is nailed to them. Upon
this floor erect a frame consisting of
two A-shaped end frames and strip
at the top for the comb.
Cover with ordinary shiplap lumber
and paint to increase its durability,
The door in the front end should be
two feet wide by 21a feet high and
there should be a small opening in
the other end near the gable for venti-
lation. Such house can be readily
moved about on clover pasture, and as
the feeding can be done in different
places, the spread of the resulting fer
tility will be worth while.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
osirv;no psys the Year Refund.

Dairying is often referred to as the
harvest that never ends. This is cor
rect. if The COWS are coed mixers; it
they are ret, 1t ends soon after it ccGr
naeace.s.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17
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INDIVIDUAL HoeHoUsE.
Good Type of Shelter Which is Easily
Built.

The illustration shows a type of the
Individual hoghouse which is cheaply
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-17

made and at the
same time a very
satisfactory struc-
ture. The founda-
ton consists of
four two by tours
each eight feet
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
MIClNITE HAS Been ABAM-
DONED As 4 POST OFFICE

The people who have been getting
their mail at Micanite for the last six
or seven years will in the future have
to go over. to the Ames ranch on Will
son creek, two miles east, to obtain
their letters and newspapers as the
pOstoffice was transferred from Mi
canite to that place few days ago.
q. L. Flesher, who has carried the
mail over the Star route from Canon
City to Micanite and neighboring vii
lagos since September, 1902, says he
never knew 1t to be SO dry in that
section of the county as it is at pres
ent, indeed, water has not been so
scarce there for thirty years as it is
now. Springs that have been running
continuously for generation have dried
up and an excavation four or five feet
into the place from which the water
formerly flowed shows no sign of
moisture. The drouth is seriously af-
fecting vegetation of all kinds and
cattle and other stock on the range
are suffering greatly in consequence.
Unless it rains very soon a large
amount OF stock must perish.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
A FAMOUS REPRESENTATIvE OF
sTHE ART PRESERvATIvE"

W. T. Luddy. one Of the best known
typos of the Pacific coast, stopped OF
here yesterday while en- route from
Arizona to Nevada to renew the ac-
quaintance OF Carl Hesford, John
Shaw Jr. and other friends in this
city. Although Mr.. Luddy is nomi-
nally a resident of California he is
in reality a cosmopolite. being at
home almost anywhere in the United
States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
He was a typesetter in the early days
on the Virginia City. Nevada. enter
prise and is a personal friend of Mark
Twain, Brete Harte and all the other
literary notabilities of the old school.
Mr.. Luddy has made half a score of
fortunes, but. like many another man
OF his generous impulses, has spent
them in an effort to help others. He
is still possessed of valuable prop
erty In California. including a news
paper property and an interest in a
big fruit ranch in Sonoma county.
Cal. No truer friend than Mr.. Luddy
could be found IL one were to search
lifetime. He is the original of one
of the characters in Mark Twain's
''Roughing It"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
)IHoeE THAT WILL
DEFY TINE At PORTLAND


Work on the new Concrete bridge at
Portland is being pushed rapidly. The
wooden form and steel reinforcement
are in position and concreting on the
main arch began Tuesday morning.
This arch is 125 feet long, of concrete
and high carbon twisted steel, and
spans the river at height regarded
by the state engineering experts as
absolutely safe.
The Portland Cement company is
doing the work under the supervision
of p. H. Clingan and State Inspector
Truxton whose long experience in
such work is a guarantee that no de-
tail will be omitted that will add to
the strength. stability or appearance
of this structure. which will be re-
garded with pride by Coloradoans.
County Commissioners Kelso, La
Grange, and Phillips are the contrac-
tors and will have a right to more
pride in it's completion than any other
bridge in the county. 1t is the largest
single arch in the state.-Florence Cit
izep.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
|. [. llllBUTH SERIOUSLY
INJURED At CONCRETE

aga
L. L. Lambuth Of 500 College ave-
nue. was seriously hurt at Concrete,
Colorado, about 10 o'clock Thursday
morning in consequence of the fall OF
some scaffolding on which he was at
work with an electric motor. His face
and arms were badly cut and lacerated
but no bones were broken. He was
taken to Florence, where his wounds
were dressed. and later brought to
this city and conveyed to his home
from the railroad station in an ambu-
lance. That he was not killed as a
result of the fall is regarded as little
short OF miraculous by those who wit
messed the accident. Mr.. Lambuth is
an engineer by profession and has
been employed at Concrete for some
time past.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR JUNE
T0 BB LARGEST EVER

Although there was a falling of to
some extent In the receipts of the To-
cal postofRice during the spring
months, notably in March. 1t will be
gratifying to know that the income
for June will be larger than that q
the same month at any time in the
history Of the office.
The first three weeks of the month
show an increase over the receipts
for June 1907. In view Of the large
number of tourists expected here in
July and August the receipts at the
postoffice from the sale of stamps
post cards, etc, is, likely to exceed
that of the corresponding period las,
year.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
Notice Of stoelholders Meeting.

Notice Is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF The Raymond Consolidated
Mines Company will be held in the
once of the company in the Burrage
block, at Canon City. Fremont county.
Colorado. on the second Tuesday in
July. 1908. being the 14th day of the
month, at O'Clock p. m. for the pur-
pose OF electing a board OF directors
and the transaction OF any lawful
business. l-f
A. DEMO, President.
Attest: IRA CARRIER, Secretary.
First pub. June II. 1908.
Last pub June Is, 1905
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
WOULD HAVE SEATS
FOR LADY CLERKS

A lady reader hands in the follow
ing:
A few evenings ago bright, beau
tiful girl. about eighteen years old
took her seat in a street car, to 60
home. Some of her girl acquaintances
came in. One of them asked her II
she was we'll, remarking that she
seemed not to be. YES" she said. Il
am well, but am SO tired can hardly
drag myself along" -.
She had been walking all day be-
hind the counter of a big department
store. where she was not permitted
to sit down a moment, no matter how
much leisure time she had, am told
that this Is the rule in most Of the big
stores. The girls must not sit down
NO matter how tired they are. nor how
much time they have to stand and
walt for customers. II IL a cruel, IN
human rule. and has mo- reason for
1t but in greed. and blind greed
which has NO sense. n, IL,
There will sometime Be sharp Law
for such cruelty. Meanwhile people
should do their shopping where tAe
propristors are more humane. s,,gs
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02
WITNESSED SNOWSTORM
ON CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Rev. J. T. Thomas and his sisters
Mrs. B. T. Dooley and Mrs. Philips
City Clerk l.. D. Dawson and Misses
Jessie Lowther and Gail Conoway re-
turned home at noon today from Sill
yer Cliff. thus terminating picnic
party that drove out yesterday to en-
joy luncheon in the hills. In addi-
ton to the people above enumerated
there were in yesterdays party, Rev
Sanford Bell and wife and number
OF friends from Lincoln Park, but they
returned to town last night, declining
the Invitation of Rev. Thomas and 9TH
ers to accompany them to the Wet
Mountain valley.
When the party left here no thought
of going to Silver Cliff had suggested
itself. but ii was later decided to
make the trip. From Grinins ranch
word was telephoned back to town
that they would not be back till today,
as it was desired to give Mrs. Dooley
and Mrs. Phillips a view of the Sangre
de Christie range with its snow COW
cred peaks. They got into Silver Clin
Just after sundown and witnessed a
heavy snowstorm on the divide and
experienced the delights of a a light
fall OF the beautiful at their hotel
in Silver Cliff.
The storm raging on the mountains
was one OF the utmost grandeur and
win not long be forgotten by those
who saw ii. The trip was a memora-
bly, pleasant one to all.