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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15
IMPROVING A DAIRY HERD.

Joseph A. Turner, of Virginia,
writes to Hoard's Dairyman a very
interesting account of his work in i'm
proving a herd that averaged about
% COWS. He says that from October
1, 1903, to October 1, 1904, the herd
averaged 1000 pounds of milk; the
next year, 5000 pounds; the next year,
6,867 pounds; the next year, 6,536
pounds; and last year 5000 pounds.
In other words, the yield of milk was
more than doubled the fifth season
over that of the first season. How
did he do it? He says:
I was not raised and trained On a
farm, and when I undertook to man
age a farm, along with my other work
as general manager of a large insti-
tuition, l knew nothing about farming
in any of it's branches. Furthermore,
it was not possible for me to give my
undivided time and attention to the
farm. I had to learn by reading and
asking questions, and then carry out
my plans through hired help.
The farm itself is by no means a
model and when l took charge of it, it
was just beginning to look like a
farm. 1t had been acquired a few
years before, and at that time con
sisted of scrubby oaks, pine and sas-
safras, broom sedge and gullies-noth-
ing more. Several years were spent
in cleaning up and fencing and most
of the land was in fairly good shape
wnen | undertook to manage it. The
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15
HARD Mike RS.

This is due to an unnatural condi-
ton of the sphincter muscles at the
end of the teat and often what might
be a valuable cow on this account is
one that everybody wishes to avoid.
The proper method of overcoming
hard milking is to wash the teats off
with an antiseptic solution, dip a teat
plug into healing ointment and insert
same into the points of the teat, per-
hitting teat plugs to remain in the
teats from one milking to another.
A few treatments of this kind will
overcome hard milking in any cow,
without danger of injecting the teats
or udder, but wen this treatment
should be handled with cleanliness.
DIR. DAVID ROBERTS.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15

Cream that is being ripened should
be thoroughly stirred several times
before it is ready for churning.
1t is often advisable to save some
of the buttermilk of one churning to
be used as a starter (the same as
yeast in bread making), for the next
batch of cream. Add a small amount
of this old buttermilk to the sweet
cream which has been gathered for
the new churning, thoroughly stir 1t,
and it will ripen very much more
readily. Care should be exercised to
keep this old buttermilk in as good
conultion as possible. This method of
cream ripening will be found excellent
for the winter months.-Prof. H. M.
Banner, Colorado Agricultural College.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15

milk, although I seldom feed over Is
pounds of grain a day.
I estimate that it takes SIS per year
to feed and attend to a cow With
milk at 16 cents a gallon the entire
herd averaged last year $162.76.
In addition to the milk there is the
manure and the calves. Pure bred
calves frequently sell for enough, or
more than enough, to pay for the
keep of the COW for the year.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
F00fbaH 6ickefs in Demand
Thousands Unable to Obtain Seats for Yae-tiarvard
Game i'm Stadium.

some idea OF the amazing popularity of
American college football and of the re-
markabie interest I'm the game between
1ale ana Harvard on Saturday al Cam
bridge may be had from the report OF the
Harvard Athletic Association. which yes
terday mailed all tickets for the game and
announced that II had beer impossible 10
MI applications for 12.1S3 tickets from Har-
ward men alone.
Ihe Stadium al Cambridge will seat ap-
proximately 5000 persons. and the total
hImber Of applications received was f7.lS2.
ales share OF the seats was 1900. 50 that
the Harvard applications. numbering 21.1s3,
mad TO be cut Of necessity &c 1900. In other
years some tickets have been returned
from New Haven. hut his season the Le-
mand there is far greater than the supply
and hundreds OF applications have been re-
turned untitled
The privilege OF making applications for
seats is limited To the undergraduates and
graduates OF the two Institutions. and no ef
fort was made to keep track OF the demand
Tor tickets from those who were not famlI-
probability the number of persons who are
willing and anxious 20 buy seats would
reach close TO 10000
At Harvard there were lis applications
for one scat. 1888 for two seats, and the
rest were borrowed applications which were
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
HILL CLIMB PLANS.
Start and Finish Set for AUTO
Contest Nert Heck.

Many New York autOmObihsts on suhodS
and Yesterday made trips over the Edge
water Fort Lee hill to test the course on
which the hill climbing contest is 10 take
place on the morning OF Thanksgiving Day.
They found the reconstructed roadway III
excellent condition.
A committee Of the Edgewater-Fort Lee
Automobile Association. which was t"r-
mallv organized last week. went over the
course yesterday with surveyor 20 deter
mine the starting and finishing points "r
the climb This committee included Jon
H. Hinners and John r. Towle. the newly
elected president and vice-prssident. re-
spectively, and samuel J. Corker
Because of sewer construction a block
bevond the crest Of the hill I'm the ,oWn II
Fort Lee, IL was decided 10 terminate the
contest az the head Of the last steep pitch.
which is Immediately IN front Of the resi-
dence OF DR.. HueEer- This VIII allow
ample space. including a slight rise. In
which 70 slow down.
DR.. Hueger has consented 20 ths use N
his front lawn for the officials and the tim
ing Instruments The start Of the climb
will be one mile away az the gateway Of
Watkins Park. Here the timing instru-
ments and officials will be located on a
bluff overlooking the road. Because the
immediate start is on a slight down grade
all starts in the contest will be from a
standing position.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
RIDERS FOLLOW DRAG
English CaUalry officers IN at
the Kill"

Hampstead, Long Island. Nov. 10 Spe-
cia).-Three OF the English cavalry Off
GERS who have been in New York for the
last two weeks taking part in the horse
show at Madison Square Garden were pres
cnt to-day at the complimentary drag hunt
Of the Meadow Brook club.
over fifty automobiles were at the meet,
and as soon the hounds were thrown in
they we're OFF down the road, trying 10
keep the riders IN sight. The three Eng
nshmen had a run which they would md
il hard TO beat in their own country, but
the finish Of the chase saw them well up.
In his anxiety TO keep up and be in at
the kill H. L. Bell put his hunter at
stiff fence and came an ugly cropper, hut
he remounted and finished with the field.
Mr.. Stevenson, the NJ. +. H., came in
with blood dripping from a dozen wounds
on his face which he had received from
low hanging limbs while passing through
an orchard.
Those TO finish with the pack were Lieu
tenant Walryn. Lieutenant IIetherington,
Lieutenant Grenville, /. 4. Clark, ii. :.
Page. II. L. Bel, H. +. Drier, Dudley Win
throp. 5. a. ". Baltazzi, Allan Pinkerton.
Thomas Hitchcock, ir, Mcpherson Ken
nedv. l. Nelson, J. Z. Grace. Miss Cor
relia Bryce and Beverley Robinson.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
M4RATHON RUN NEIT.
Long Distance Race for Ama-
tours on Thanksgiving Day.

Arrangements are practically completed
for the annual Thanksgiving Day Mara
tbon derby of the Mercury Athletic club.
of YonkerS. and from present indications
this years race will be more interesting
than those held last year and I'm lSs This
will be the third annual run of the Mercury
club. which club. by the way, was the nrst
i'm the vicinity of New York to promote a
long distance race for amateurs.
The course will be the same as in the
mast. with a slight change at the start
The last four miles will be run over the
Empire CITY track. near YOnkers- The
Norris Hotel. on the corner opposite the
track. has been secured for the use OF the
contestants. and every care will be given
those who compete. \ stan OF physicians
and a hospital corps win traverse the
course and pick up all who may drop out
or need attention. stations have also been
established along the course.
The list of entries includes almost every
distance runner of note in and around New
York. with a large number of others who
have not as yet made their mark. but eX-
pect 10 in this race. Entries have been re-
ceived from as far south as Alabama. west
to Chicago, north to Canada and east TO
Boston. Among the New York stars who
have entered are Jimmie Clark. of the Xa-
viers. who smashed records right and left
al Celtic Park last sunday; Rosette. Ro-
senece. Crowley and Nathan. Sydney
Hatch. of Chicago, will come East with
two of his eliminates.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
PENNSYLVANIA.

TBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Philadelphia, Nov. l6-The University -
Pennsylvania football team began its final
work N preparation for the game against
Cornell this afternoon with startling
change N the lineup. This involved only
one man. but it was q radical move, since
't was the substitution n Hutchinson for
captain Miller 60 Quarterback. Miller was
oN the team and not used either ~ end or
Quarterback on the Second eleven.
Atrer 2 conference of coaches. ~ vas de-
cided -hat Hutchinson vas the ONLY man
who could direct the -esm 81 ausrtsrhacN
snc thst II was merely inviting defeat 20
keep Miller IN that position. In -leT cf
Nuler's brilliant work against cornell a
year ago and IN the Indisn game this sea-
son rhe acticu came as great surprise
IT. is DOW doubtful Il Miller starts the
game against Cornell unless he GOES in 81
end. In the scrimmaEe To-Day he followed
fhe york Of the first and second elovens
from the sido lines.
IN order 70 whip the team into condition
blg squad Of coaches mas on hand to-oey-
Or Carl Williams and ". X. Morice took
ar active part and they are expected TO re-
main with tho eleven uHn The cnd of The
sSS<oE.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17

not touched at all. Sixty men have been
working night and day since the list closed
20 get The tickets out. and every effort was
made TO meet the demand In the fairest
possible way.
The applications filed first were those
which applied for one seat, and they were
filed in the following order: CD Under
graduates who are holders OF Harvard
Athletic Association tickets: (g undergrad
uates who are not holders OF Harvard Ath-
letic Association tickets; 90 graduates OF
the college: CD graduates of the profess
sional schools who have not been graduated
from the college proper. The applications
for two seats were next filled in precisely
the same order the One-seat applica-
tions. All applications for one seat were
filled. and the two-seat applications up TO
the fourth group namely. graduates Of
the professional schools, and these were
filed so far as possible. The officers OF the
university are classed with the undergrad
yates in respect TO the order in which their
applications were filed.
All questionable ticket applications were
filed in proper order and marked Hold"
i'm which case the applicant will have TO
justify his right TO the tickets. Any of the
questionable tickets which are not justified
Will go back to the association. So far
s15 has been lost in short postage.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
FOR SAFER FOOTBALL.
Chancellor M0cCracIicR Urges
Graduates to 1ct.

Chancellor MacCrackcn OF New York
University, speaking at the annual recep-
ton last night At the Graduates club.
No. n East 4ith street. asked each mem-
ber present TO write a letter 20 the faculty
of his university or college urging that
II send delegates to the meeting of the
intercollegiate Athletic Association, and
that these delegates be instructed TO in
sist on a thorough reform Of collegiate
football
Chancellor MacCracken was president OF
the convention OF 1896 when reforms in
the game were discussed and later incOr-
porated in the football rules. hut he is Of
the opinion that the game is not all that
it should lie. He said
do not ask any graduate to write his
college abruptly 10 stop football. This pol
icy was considered by our own faculty
iefOre we sent out the call for the foot
hall reform convention of 1870. We could
have taken care of our own boys by sim
PLY declining 10 play. We were sure we
could improve football quicker and better
by remaining in the football ranks and
trying 10 play clean, gentlemanly game.
with all possible care for life and limb
than 10 go away and sit in corner.
These four years we have played the
game under the three rules: First. make
winning subordinate To clean play; sec
end make winning subordinate 10 gentle
manly treatment of your opponents: third
make your choice OF teams to play with
such as TO make the game a recreation
and not a battle royal.
We believe in eliminating risk. IL elimi-
nation Of risks lessons the attendance at
the games one-half. we believe in thus
diminishing the attendance. II Il dimin-
isbes the commercial importance of the
zane we find In this a third reason for
abolishing the danger Of fatal accidents
Hut our main reason for wanting further
reform is that we value human life and
SIN stand by the Sixth Commandment
namely: Thou shalt not kiln"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
INTEREST GROWS IN HOCKEY.

With the arrangement OF the schedules
Of games in the intercollegiate champion
ship series. interest has been revived in
hockey. and the various teams in the
league have already begun to select men
from TIE second division to replace the play
ers of last years varsity teams.
Practice periods have been arranged i'm
nrediatcly after Thanksgiving. aud many
of The players have already begun skating
al the ST. Nicholas Rink. The Columbia
team, which has msde such a poor showing
IN recent years. VIII make an unusual ef-
tort this year 10 win the championship
r. X Murphy. of the varsity crew. will
captain the team.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
loge Football Il Athletics Soccer Golf Aomng Rowing Other Sports

eeA 10 put on the finishing touches for the
S@"ne win New York University at New
i0'h on Saturday. The season has not
N'eh an altogether successful one. and the
'~'i"oh Is none too bright for the closing
game OF the season. inasmuch as il has been
Hecessary 20 develop new men 10 MI the
piace OF Houck. left tackle 3 IT. Stewart.
iliihack, and Fairbairn quarterback, who
arc not in condition to play on Saturday.
hio"n, the star right tackle and clever
drop Kicker. may not be able TO play. either.
and the regular ends are suffering from
bruises as result OF the Hamilton game.
and may not take the field. The men We're
coached to-day in falling on the ball and
other fundamentals. and later went through
a fast signal drill.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
RRON

fBE Telegraph 70 The Tribune
lrs'id,nce. Nov. lG.-Nith the Brown
coaches augmented by Ine arrival OF Don
Prior. a fsr-er varsity captain. attention
was given 20 individual work for the most
part behind the closed yates Of Anlrews
Field to-day. Several trick plays. which. II
- declared are the newest thing out a.
football tactics. were gone through WITH.
and much attention was paid Ia work.n
ihem out 20 q perfection % detaail thst WI.
make Ihem strong factors IA the game
sgains' the Indians On saturday al the
Polo Grounds. New YORK.
Drill in puIfing and a. the blocking OF
puuts WAS continued. while for fifteen or
twenty minutes the team was coached IN
'he use = the forward Isss 50 that il
could be brought into play whenever pos
sibie
Tho coaches found the men still a bi.
sore after the Vermont game and took mo
chance rith q grueiling scrimmage. pre-
Scrring 10 nurse" them al0ng rather than
.nnict srrepars BILE damagcs in view y The
gonniTe .grd engaEeneat
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
HANLON SELLS OUT.
Dunn Buys Baltimore Club of
Eastern League.

Baltimore. Nov. is-The Baltimore Base
bah Club Of the Eastern League was sold
to-day by Edward Hanlon to Jack Dunn.
the former manager.
The consummation OF the deal came at
the conclusion of a long conference which
began some time before noon to-day. The
purchase price was withheld.
Hanlon became sole owner Of the prop
erty few days ago. Dunn has for the last
two seasons been manager Of the club.
playing second base lie says that the
purchase is for himself alone and that he
pays for IL with his own money. With the
club goes lease Of the baseball grounds
covering several years.
Dunn's attorney. Charles III. Knapp. be-
comes one of the directors. as does Nhoert
Robinson, wen known as one OF the eaten
ers OF the Baltimore club when this city
was represented in a major league. i.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
HARD WORK AT YALE
BROOKS ON THE END.
Captain Fish Not at Practice
5cith Harrdrd Team.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

New Haven, Nov. ls.-The Yale football
players this afternoon plunged through
what the coaches say will be the only
scTimmage before the Harvard game on
Saturday. II lasted ten minutes. and
Savage, who was used at fullback, headed
the attack of the varsity scoring machine
for two touchdOwns. The first string for
wards were on duty with the exception of
Vaughan. at right end. Savage and Brooks
alternated in this position, the latter being
there most OF the time. The coaches have
rot decided whether 20 use Savage at end
OF in the back field against Harvard
Howe ran the eleven at quarterback. and
the pony back field. consisting of Francis.
Robinson and Savage, was behind the line
I'm the scrimmage. although Captain Coy,
Philbin and Murphy we're in their places in
the signal drill.
All the varsity players who were away
for two days TO rest were back. feeling
clipper, and most Of the men are in fine
condition. A slight injury 10 Cooney's knee
was the only drawback to the practice.
Orders for tomorrow include signal drill
and the men will not don their uniforms on
Thursday. They will leave here about noon
for Auhurndale. the training quarters. near
Boston
The coaches present were JoneE, Whea-
ten, Cochrsne. Veeder. Smith, Hinkey,
Sherwood, Coy, Adee. Rorabsck and stuart.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

The New York University eleven had its
first practice Of the week yesterday in
preparation for the Union game on Satur-
cay. All except three of the regulars were
On the field. Olcott set the varsity players
20 coaching the second eleven in a fast
scrimmage with Webb Academy. Every
man on the varsity coached his CORE
spending opponent on the scrub. and the
plan worked we'll
Garsh, Henneberger. Neseley and Makay
did not resume practice. Henneberger
watched the scrimmage from the side lines,
but the others did not report. Galloway
was on the field in uniform for the first
time I'm several days.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
Mr.. JAMES HEADS TICKET.
Renominated as Commodore of New
York Yacht Club.

The nominating committee OF the New
York Yacht Club has announced the names
of the men selected 10 serve as officers
and on standing committees for the ensuing
year as follows
Commodore, Arthur Curtlss James: vice
commodore g. Ledyard Blairffi rear COM
mOdore. Dallas Il. Pratt: secretary, @. A.
Cormack: treasurer, Tarrant Putnam
measurer, William Hallock.
Regatta Committee-H. De Berkeley Par
sons. Walker c. Kerr and Ernest r. Loril-
lard.
Hunter Wykes and George a. Freeman.
COMMITTEES en- AdmissiOns-Henry G..
Ward Albert V. De Goicouria. Henry t.
sloane. Cornelius Vanderbilt and j. ID.
JerrOld Kelley.
Library COmmittee-Grenvtlle Kane.
lanes A Metcalf and Charles w Lee.
Model Committee-James ID. Sparkman. n.
Albert Bradlee Hunt and Paul Eve Steph-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
BoNHAG AFTER NEW RECORDS.

some Interest has been added 10 the
National senior individual and team cross
country championship run, which will be
held at celtic Park Long Island, on Sat
urdav, 10y the announcement that George
Y. Borhag. Of the Irish-American Athletic
club holder Of every indoor and outdoor
record from FIVE and half miles up 10 ten
miles viii Try TO add TO his list or rec
ords the three. four. five and SIX miles, In
= special six-mile open race which the COM
mittee has added TO The programme. This
race NiH start promptly at O'Clock. and
lin, championship run at 3:45 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
BIG GIFT TO ROUING.
Columbia Gets Its Launch
Free of Cost.

one ~ the largest gifts that have ever
teen made 10 the Columbia University Row
iuC Club was announced yesterday by the
class of 90. which has presented the crew
aarhcrities with the new coaching launch
that has tust been completed The launch
cost S25oo. and this expense has been un-
6ertaken by the class as a decennial ami
1-crsary sift in place Of 4 grandstand which
the class had contracted 20 build on South
Field before the university trustees with
drew their permission.
The 90 men have agreed 20 furnish al
tho equipment necessary for the launch and
What is left Of The subscription that Tss
collected for the eraudstsnd viii be turned
in 10 a celebration fund for next commence
ment The rowing club finds Itself in pc
clliar situation, for special subscription
was being taken up among tho graduates
for tho launch. and already 81 500 has been
raised This money viii be returned to the
subscribers unless they prefer that u BE-
used n dcfray tho general expenses Of the
crew.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
CAR RUNS DOWN LITTLE GIRL
Was Crossing Street in Brooklyn After
Chat with Relative.

Marion Murphy. the fve-yesr-od daush-
ter OF owen j. Murphy, Deputy Street
Cleaning Commissioner, was run over by
a surface car at LOrimCr and Conselyet
street. Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon NJ
St. Catharine's Hospital her left leg was
amputated. and il was said that the
chances for her recovery were slight
The family lives at No. % COnselyea
street. half block srom the spot whers
the accident occurred. The little girl had
gone out on an errand with an older sister.
She saw her uncle on the other side OF the
street and ran across TO him. but IN return
in, she was run down BY the ear. in charss
of Jeremiah Francis.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
CORNELL.

Bv Telegraph 10 Tie lrlhIns. s.l
Ithaca. X. g.. Nov. .6.-Wuh Captain
Tydoman as the only varsity man in the
nno-up tho Cornell scru6 defeated the
freshmen to-day by two touchdoVns. one
esca hy Kruttsch and Gass. strenuous
efforts ere being made bv the coaches TO
develop mon 10 take tho places Of some
of the regulars VINO may not be IN cordi-
Won FOR the Penusylvau'a game. Sutton
sud Kultschsr were again 20 the ends. as
yosterday. sutton is developing into good
player. and his weight makes linn vdiu-
sbic GA the offence in the style of attack
developed by the coacncs this ycar.
stevenson was IN tho scrimmagc for q
short time. IIc Is "a steady PLAYER. ami
has the SIZE 20 take Teagle's place. al
though hc Is not SO wen Vcrsed IN the
game. Trmpi and Lcyantry were the
iaclIos Trmpi has been doing excellent
work au the season. aud has earned his
chance 10 show what me could do ia a real
game In an proba biIty he VIII take
Nechs's place II tno latter cannot get into
condition. LeEcutry Is in his clement at
lott tackle. whore Ic PLAYED last year as
first substitute
Hale, jefferson and Dclano are the
ruarcs- Dclano has made il 80 hot for
O'Counor during TIE season that he is The
Logical choice for Tire place on The right Of
centre This latter position was filled 10y
Bodine tonight. as Seagraves is sIll in
Tho iuhrmary. Wood ran the team, show
lHg up iu better form than he has for "a
month. Iisli. Tydeman and Kruttsch were
in th" ha'kfCld. with Gass In the fullbdck
position.
The appcarancc ~ Mood in tho lineup
was uic most encouraging feature Of the
DAYS work. he is the only quarter who
has ever played on Franklin -l'ield. and
while Tho coaclcs place reliance i owen
10 Eot tho best work out of the team when
ho is 80 his best. there Is nothing 20 say
that be- viii not DO subject 20 stage fright
whofl he faces Pennsylvania.