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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

" SEPARATED - =; may De kept IN a
loose box, out Of the bearing Of other
/ horses If possible. for two or three
days, and fl may then be turned out in
the daytime and fetched up at night
4 f0ars future depends a great deal
Z On how 1t Is treated during the first
f winter Of its existence; therefore to do
/ full Justice IL is essential that il should
F IL literally but not lavishIy fed from
weaving time till the time arrives the
following spring TO turn away into
some Iuxuriant pasture for the SUM
mer
To keep a foal On short commons
with tie idea Of reducing the cost OF
the keep is, according 10 the old say
ing, cent wise and dollar foolish.
F0als invariably Do best when they
have company, and if two or three
fJaIs cau live together 50 much the bet
Ter. Before they are turned out in the !
morning they may have a feed Of /
crushed oats, chopped hay and bran
The same ration may be given when 4
they are brought in again at night I
v III Tie d4A-L4y-4 VI al q LII al VI
whole hay.
An occasional linseed mash may
also be given. as ii is beneficial in
keeping the bowels open
Two or three pieces Of rock salt in
he manger for them to lick is also a
good thing.
After the mare has left the foal steps
must lie taken 10 suppress the secre-
ion Of milk, and with that object in
lew dry food and plenty Of exercise
nay be given.
i small quantity Of milk may be
rawn away daily, and rubbing the
oder with molasses has also been
Jund beneficial.
A dose Of physic viii also hasten the
recess. but it should be withheld If
1sslble, especially if the mare is in
.ai.-W. K. Gilbert
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
THE GUINEA IN DISGUISE.

When on trip to grandpap's farm
You're always sure to meet
The guinea with his hawk alarm
"Buckwheat! Buckwheat! BuckwheatI'
II you should unto New York go
You almost die of fright
When that same guinea whistles low:
Bob Whitel Bob White! Bob WhlteI'
But down at Philadelphia. too.
He sounds the pheasant's drum;
Most scarcs the dayllghts out of you
With his "Trum! Tr-r-rum! Trum!"
Now. at Atlantic by the sea
He's bonton Canvasback.
Just fills your gizzard up with glee
To hear him "Quack! Quack! Quackf'
o guinea, guinea, sakes alive.
You used to cost but nltl
But now you cost from two to flve
BY changing your outfit.
At home you dressed I'm polka dots
But now, full dressed In town,
You're frilled In parsley and pink knots
And sport a fine sheath gown,
Keep II In the Bottle.
Bottled milk. being sealed with q
cap, cannot absorb odors and should
be left in the bottle until used, moi
emptied into an open dish.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
An Object Lesson,

One Of the best examples of sue
cessful modern dairying and one of
the most instructive Is the experience
Of Charles Foss Of Illinois. He in
creased the income Of his ninety acre
farm from $1,000 to well over $1,000
and believes that he can double the
income again along the same lines.
The best Of 1t is that his methods
would seem to apply In almost any
dairy section. Probably his own ex-
PLANTATION Of his success is the best
lie says, This improvement has
come about by weighing and testing
the milk. by selling the low producers,
buying and raising better cows, using
the siO and feeding a more nearly
balanced ration, and by studying and
supplying the individual needs of the
COW"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
CAsEIS TEST BOTTLES.

q plan very similar TO the Babcock. In
brief, it consists Of the precipitation OF
the casein by dilute acetic acid, treat
ment with chloroform to dissolve the
fat. and the separation OF the casein
from the mixture by centrifugal force.
Unlike the fat, the casein is heavier
than the rest Of the solution, and ac-
cOrdingly the bottles used in testing
are Of quite different type.
This test Is by no means so simple
as the Babcock. Country Gentleman
says it is better adapted to use in the
laboratory than in the dairy and that
it is doubtful If 1t will prove Of much
direct usefulness to the dairy farmer.
To some the test appears important
in the possibility which it offers of the
of dairy herds for the
specific purpose Of producing milk rich
IN casein for the manufacture Of
cheese.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
Killing Lice on HoaA.

We have a herd Of from 200 to $50
Berkshlrcs, and the prevention Of lice
has In years past been no small propo-
EltlOn for as 10 contend with, says n
prominent breeder We have scheme
now which Ia lts results IL more eff
fectiye than anything we have yet
tried, and we have used coal tar prod
ucts, Kerosene emulsion. machine oil
aud many other things. We have wal
lows for our swine, which contain wa
ter TO a depth of from foot 10 two
feet, maintained fresh. no stagnant
wailOws We always put some lime I'm
these pools. We buy crude oil. pro
ccsscd, by the barrel. which costs
about 10 10 - cents per gallon that
way. Once week. when lice appear,
we draw on three or four quarts OF
this processcd oil and pour over the
surface Of this pool, upon which II i'm
medlntely spreads and forms coating.
The hogs do not dislike this oil, and
frequently they wallow Just the same.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
CARE OF THE FOAL.
Wean Slowly Feed Literally and Ham
die the Anima! Before Weaninq.

Wean Slowly Feed Literally and Han
die the Anima! Before Weaning.
The most suitable way TO wean a
fOal Is to begin to keep him from his
dam two or three hours daily, increas-
Ing the time till they are together from
about p. IN. to about q a. m, finally
parting them some morning or some
evening.
A daily feed Of crushed oats mingled
with little chopped hay and bran
given to the foal week or two before
wcnnIng will soon teach him to be in
dependent Of the mother, but care must
be taken not to allow the mare to have
access 10 the manger while the foal is
eating. She would probably eat 1t her
self
Before the foa Is Wcaucd It is i'm.
portant that 1t should have been han
died. To get foal haltcrcd taught to
be- led about and 10 be able 10 hanllc
IT, lift ITS feet up, etc. without its Of
fcriug any resistance Is work that
Involves q certain amount Of time, but
the time spent now is time saved when
the foal Is old enough to bc broken in.
II the foal meets with an accident or
falls a victim 10 some of the numerous
ailments TO which horscncsh is liable,
a fonl which has been handled Is far
easier to doctor than one which has
never been touched.
After mare aud foul have been final
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
Barley Fer Swine.

While corn is considered the great
fattening grain for pigs. tests have
shown that other grains may be sub
stituted In a great many cases. says
a prosperous swine breeder At some
Of our stations barley has been tested
in comparison with corn. the result
being very favorable 10 the barley. In
general. ii may be said that the results
have shown that barley IS not quite
equal 10 corn. pound for pound. b1t Is
very close to #, and when We consider
the high quality Of the carcass pro
duced By barley feeding We may a.
most say IL surpasses corn as a grain
for producing a high grade Of pork
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

that was imported several years be-
fore and which has been scattered
through all the states has resulted in
the production Of some remarkably
good dairy cows. The Brown Swiss
have been given a good try out IN
Green county. Wis, where they have
proved 10 be an excellent and hardy
breed Of dairy cattle. Besides the gen
crOus flow Of milk each COW Will pro-
duce a healthy and hardy calf and
keep up the performance year in and
year out. We find It no uncommon
thing for cows 10 produce sixty pounds
Of milk per day and 10 be MIXED up
10 calying time. At the age Of eight
cen 10 twenty years the Swiss COW is
still profitable without including her
calf
There are many classes Of cattle, but
in none Of the herds which | have in
gpectcd have ! seen cattle that ! con.
siderGd the equal Of the Swiss stock.
Their ancestors, having been raised In
the pure mountain air Of the Alps,
give them very strong constitutions.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
THE HARDY
BROWN SWISS.

Writing Of Brown Swiss cattle Ii
Breeders Gazette, Chicago, WlscOa
Gin dairyman says: The Swiss cattle
in this country are not 50 widely
known as the other classes Of cattle, as
their numbers are small The exhibit
at fairs is not very large.
The following characteristics are
marked: Size, form and color, especial
ly Of the head, ears, escutcheon, udder
and teats. The size IS large and sub
gtantlal, form firm and elegantly pro
pOrtioned, color shades from dark to
light chestnut brown. The light shade
Is especially observable in the tuft Of
hair between the horns, On the inside
Of the ears and In narrow line along
the back Horns, which are rather
short, are waxy and with black tips.
Nose IS black and, with the mouth,
surrounded by mealy colOred band.
A yellow strip along the middle of the
under lip crosses over ~ tie upper lip
and extends up the sides II the nos
trils. a light streak runs along back
from head 10 tail; black switch, hOOfs
and tongue; straight hind legs, wide
thighs and heavy quarters.
Such remarkable persistence in 4
marked points denotes Enthusiastically
the integrity and purity Of the breed,
since. according to the well establish
ed laws Of hereditary descent. the pc
cullarities Of other breeds with which
this might have been crossed would
almost certainly sooner or later have
cropped ont 10 Il degree 10 challenge Z
observation In manner not 10 DE mis-
taken. In descendants from the cattle
imported into this country some years [
ago no such signs Of crosses with for Z
elgn breeds have ever been exhibited a
This integrity Of the breed is all the L
more important because many II the I
traits exhibited BY these cattle are t
among the most valuable.
From actual observation we find
hey cross well with other breeds, pro- ir
lueing very desirable grade of cat cl
le. n
Many importatlOns of Swiss cattle =,
ave been made into this country. a n
Ierd was imported recently to the cen III
raj states, and the progeny Of a herd a,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

The ways Of the COW should b
studied Some will give more milk Oh
one kind Of food than On another
Some are easily injured with concen.
trated grain Others do not ike GER
tain kinds Of feed and VIII waste It.
Keep the Cows Comfortable.
The cold transforms and the frosty
nights are on US and our COWS are
happiest IN a comfortable stable. The
most careless observer is aware that
I'll usage or neglect has decided ef-
feet On the milk flow. To compel the
cows to brave the transforms and the
I frosty nights will mean a shriukage IN
the milk flow. Some unusual condl-
/ tons may cause only a temporary
change, but insufficient or poor feed
and undue exposure will cause per
manent depression in the production
that no amount Of feed or later atten-
ton viii bring up TO the normal.
Like a Bank.
The gilO has been likened 70 a say
ings bank by some writer's. They
claim that the deposits are made dur
Ing the summer season and the drafts
are h0nOred during the winter. Corn
that might otherwise be lost Is put in
the siiD, and ia the winter It provides
an abundance Of excellent feed which |
good cows would rapidly turn into |
good profits. 1t Is a well known fact |
that this form Of succulcnce is espe- |
cially economical and yields the best .
returns In dalrying. Silage IS good .
for all kinds Of farm stock, but It is
found to be especially profitable when
fed to COVE
Some Good Advice.
a prominent dairyman gives this
advice: Better not raise calves at ali
unless they are kept growing all the
time. Stunted calves are hardly worth
the trouble Of bringing to maturity.
The COW that remains fat during the
'ull milking period should be viewed
with suspicion. 1t IS likely that too
much Of her food goes to flesh instead
# milk. The essentials for the dairy
'ow are dry floor. a good bedding
nd warm stable, plenty Of wholesome
ecd and pure water. Cream that con
aims too much sklmmllk and is too old
viii foam. Never add hot water to
he cream. It should be taken from
he churn ana heated by placing the
'an In a pan Of hot water and stirring
ntil thedeslreI temperature Is reached.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

FOR RINGING HOGS. hog in, while the
other stands with his hand on the
loose stanchion. When the hog un-
dertakes to squeeze through the stan
chion is shut just behind his ears and
he is held firmly until the rings are
adjusted. Two men in this way can
ring a pen full Of hogs In a very short
time and with very little labor. AS
soon as the rings are adjusted the
stanchiOn is opened and the hog per-
mltted to pass on through.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
HoM,s ThisI

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi
wv case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls CataYrh Cure.
F J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known f. ]. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
tsctIv honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any oblga-
tious made by their firm.
WEsT TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDIyG. KISSAS & AARTIS, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces q
the systeEa. Price, &c per bottle. Sold ~ Al
Druggists. Testimonials FREE
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

When they emerge from the water
bit Of this oil IS deposited over the en-
tire surface If the hog, under the arm
pits and ins other places where the lice
most frequent II keeps the skin Of
the animal in good condition and kills
the nits as well az the lice. something
We have been able to accomplish with
no other remedy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

! pdSSIHS acquaintance with the saddle
and bride at six months of age.
Curing a PuIIer.
1t is claimed by one who has tried
| it that a driving horse that pulls on
! the bit can be cured by fastening a
small ring on each side of the bride
and as near the brow band as possible.
Pass the lines through bit rings and
snap them into the rings ut the brow
! band. This, with a common jointed
| bit. will enabled a child to hold a
''puller," or hard mouthed horse, with
ease under almost all circumstances.
| 1t can be used on fast horse in
| double team or OH both as desired.
1t is cheap and easily applied, and it
won't make the mouth sore.
Indications Of Disease.
An Irregular pulse In horse is q
strong symptom Of grave disease. In
| healthy horse the pulse beats thirty
two to thlrty-eight per minute, but
forty-eight per minute may not de-
note disease in some horses. To take
the pulse place the finger of the right
! hand across the artery below the Jaws,
holding the watch in the left hand, and
| count the beats. A rise of temperature
| above 100 degrees denotes that some
| thing is wrong. To take the tempera-
ture use a thermometer. BY practice
high temperature can be easily de-
tected by inserting the hand in the
mouth Of the animal Cold legs and
cold ears and cold sweat are bad symp-
toms. Difficult aud quick breathing
Indicate lung trouble, and snoring is
caused by disease of the brain. A
rough coat is a bad symptom, denot.
ing indigestion. Fever In a horse is
Indicated by dullness, a quick pulse.
high temperature, extended and in
famed nostrils and usually great de-
sire for water
Feeding Wheat to Horses.
Owing to the very high price of corn
and oats many farmers have since har-
vest been feeding wheat TO their
horses. Wheat Is about the poorest Of
all the grains as horse feed. not on ac-
count Of its lack Of nutritive qualities.
but 10y reason Of the fact that II
forms a pasty mass I'm the equine stom-
ach- Consequently II It Is not fed
with great care in limited amounts
and with an adequate supply Of some
much lighter material it Is ant TO IN
duce digestive troubles. Wheat should
never I've fed whole to horses IL is
always better 10 sell the wheat and
buy some other grain. when that can
be done. even II small loss Is entaued
In the process. But when such an ex-
change cannot be effected the wheat
should he rnlled. coarsely ground or
soaked and fed with plentiful supply
OF cut or chaffed hay.
Value Of Sheep.
sheep Improve the land where tbev |
iced This Is quickly summed IN in |
the Old saying. The hoof OF the sheen |
Is golden" They live on weeds ana /
other odd kinds Of forage that other
stock VII leave. There Is actually /
more teed for COWS IN a pasture uhera I
few sheep run than there would b
without the sheep. because the shequ
desir0y bushes that crowd and shads ]
ne grass and because sheen e4t I
Nhat COWS do not care FOR. A feu /
shesp are prottahie on any farm. A
soSd many sheep are profitable On
solne tarmA Much depends On ne
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

A small silver, nickel plated or hard
rubber tube is sometimes used to draw
the milk from sore teat and is a
useful instrument to have on the dairy
farm. 1t is simply inserted into the
milk channel, when most OF the milk
viii run out without any squeezing or
sucking. But it should be used With
great care, so as not to injure the teat.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
stanehion For Ringing Hoas.

There is q difference Of opinion about
the desira biLity Of putting rings in
hogs noses. Those who favor the
practice usually do the work by main
strength and awkwardness. The Illus
tratiOn shows q slanchion that may be
built Into the fence in the corner Of
the pen or it may form one end Of
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
THE HART TEST.
Invention to Determine the Percentage
Of Casein in Milk.

Dairymen in many sections are inter
ested in the new Hart test for casein
In milk DR.. E. B. Hart, the originator
Of the casein rest, like DR.. Babcock, In
ventor Of the Babcock test is connect
ed with the University Of Wisconsin.
Like DR.. Babcock also, he received
some Of his training in New York, hav-
ing been connected with the Geneva
station
The test for the percentage Of casein
which he has invented is operated on
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

large crate and
be placed just
outside Of the
pen 50 the hogs
may be driven
into it one at a
time through a
small ga tie or
door way. One
man drives the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
THE HORSEMAN.

The colt should have more than a
passing acquaintance with the saddle
and bride at six months of age.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
THE DAIRYMAN.

The ways Of the COW should be
studied. Some Will give more milk On
one kind Of food than On another
Some are easily injured with c0ncen-
trated grain. Others do not Ike Ger
tain kinds Of feed and VIII waste It.
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il EaE1Ea8@ Gag8 Es M @Ea
Al Surprise Party. Z

Quite o. number tuf friends gather.
ed at the home OF Mrs. Matte Riggs
last Friday night and gave herfa
surprise party In honor OF her BIRTH:
day. She was greatly nleazed to
see SO many Of her friends gathering
at her home In her honor. Ice cream
and cake were served about ten
o'clock. The tables were t,istefulliy
decorated by Mrs. Tom Watkins, OF
Monongah. The party was quite q
success and Mrs. Riggs was chan.
Ing hostess. i;
@s The following were present: Mr.:
and Mrs. T. G.. Jones. Mr.. an d Mrs. J err.
~ Hobbs, s1r:land Mrs. Tom Watkins.
M n Mrs. Floyd Kuhn. Mr.. and
Mrs Wilson, Mr.. and Arrs. z Isaac
Riggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd, Misses
Jennie Bowman. Matte Jones. SNOW
Martin, Nellie Miller, Alice Wilson.
Ella Jones, Bert Atha. Snow Atha,
Tale Davis. Myrtle Morgan, Miss King;
Ella Riggs Fannie shroyer. Bessie
Gale, verna shefHeld, vinie shroyer.
Fell Brummage, Nan Martin Hazel
Kuhn, Fannie Fetty, Mrs. Lou shroy.
trt Mary shroyer. Mrs Robinson, q i,al
Riggs, Tom shroyer, Walter Morgan.
Simon Morgan, Rob Grtms. Ellsworth
Manear, Russell shroyer. Cora Shroy-
er. Joshua Miller. Wayne shroyer .sarl
Riggs. Neal Montgomc:$. Ray Co.h.
ran Closson Rex. Ward Miller stern
Martin. Jess Baker. Oral Morgan. III.
sil Murray, Sam Board. Ell. shroycr.
George Fetty. 4, Z.
s Many nice games were pl;lyed. The
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Attending Mimi q Institute.

sH q = Z D . IN s'-f
Mr.. Floyd !. Parsons, nssocinte edit
tor of the Engineer and Mining Jour
ral, OF New York City. passed through
ne here re this G4 morning on train No. 3, en-
route to Clarksburg. where he will
attend a mining institute which con
yenes there. His wife had arrived
IT, the city on Sunday evening, and
this morning. accompanied BY, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. J. Parsons, of MILFORD street,
met No. 3 and accompanied the l,us.
Rand and SON to Clarksburg. Upon
leaving there they will return 4 to
Grafton for a brief stay and will then
go to- Mt.sLakeg Park, where they viii
occupy the Parsons cottage \ for the
RENAME nd ders OF the season. sfton He;
publican. A; IA
.sIiE Ia
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!; SALE RESTRAINED.

r.. j. Abbattlcchio yesterday obtain.
cd n restraining writ from Judge a. G..
Dayton whereby the Index Printing
Company was enjoinetl from selling
property Ct ]. N. Chilson. The in
junction also restrained w. B. Corn:
Well as trustee from selling Chilsop's
property under a deed OF trust. .Sherir
Howard Il. Furbee who had levied ON
the property and was to sell it to-day
under an execution was restrained.
This morning Chilson went into
bankruptcy and the matters will be
settled in that way. T r..
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q An p EnthusTastic Customer

Told ito her grocer that II he refused
stoS handle" OUR-PIE, Preparation she
fwonld trade elsewhere She knew she
could make Lemon, Choco and Gus
Etarl pies better than the expert cook
5if she used 70 UR:P1E"aa as, all the in.
sgredient carefully prepared, are; in
1.-THE Ehe apacEk ready for immed late use
Each Epac kage; enough for two large
pies, 10 cents. Order a dozen today
from your grocer. ce1lenti also 4as
ggfpndd ding sauce cake filing; etc.
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NoTlCE$To CREDITORS.
Ero the creditors Of David higgins. 4.

l.
STp the creditors Of David higgins. de.
ceased "a fiFst. y: IS 4. y Is
In p,ir suancej OF "A decree Of the Cir
scnitS Court OF the county Of Marion,
made In q cause therein pending, to
infect the real testate OF the said de.
Scedent 70 the payment Of his debts.
sso y are required to present your
claims agalnst the estate OF the said
dec dent for adjudication to A.. 4.
!, Z ehman, Commissioner. at his ofilce
In the said county, on or before the
s11 th#d day OF August. next. gs
fitness r. B. Parrish, Clerk OF
saaid Court this 29th day of June
q sos Y.
" R. q. PARRISH, Clerk.
June e, July55 9. l1 8. 20. 81, Aug. 8.
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sfnrSt Railway mall and other govern
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by MAIL. Estlb. 10 a years. Thou
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ss'N.sxANTE D---ssIRo rooms, furnished for
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