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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09
COW BREAKS BUTTER RECORD
Seven Days Yield Exceeds That ~
Any Other Animal Tested
So Far.

The milk Of Grace Fayne sscondl
Homestead. the Holstein COW which
recently died In New York, was tested
for butter by a representative Of
the Cornell university experiment
station, Ithaca, N. Y. during the LAT
ter part Of March. 1909. and by the
Babcock test showed q yield in seven
days of 2s.44 pounds Of butter fat. As
such records are commonly stated BY
the Herd-Book association this yield
Of butter fat is equivalent to 36.66
pounds commercial butter at 80 per
cent. fat.
This yield exceeds that of any other
COW tested under the present scientific
systems in use at experiment stations,
which are to-day the only true tests.
and is wonderful example Of the
capacity and development of cows Of
this famous breed of dairy cattle. The
previous high record was held by .
Holstein COW bred by Mr.. Gillett Of
Rosendale. Wis. and New York state
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BEST PRODUCT PAYS MOST.
Decided Waste Of Time to Make Any.
thing But the Highest Grade
Of Butter.

1t is not profitable under any con
ditions to make Country butter" II
you cannot make a good product and
place it on the market SO as to COM
mand the price of good butter. don't
make any. If you have the ability to
make a good article, secure the price
to which its quality entities it by put
ting 1t up in neat, clean attractive
packages, with your brand upon 1t.
If you sell through a grocer, see that
he does not ruin the flavor of your
butter by putting 1t in an insani-
tary ice box or that he does not inoc-
ulate 1t with rancid butter or other
bacteria-infected articles before It
reaches the consumer, otherwise your
reputation as butter maker is ruined.
If you have ten or more cows or Ave
genuine dairy cows. 1t will pay you to
use separator. Your cream will be
in better condition and the milk will
be fresh and sweet for feeding calves
or pigs. Unless you have an abun-
dance of pure, cool well water con.
veniently located to cool the milk and
keep the cream and butter. or plenty
of ice and refrigerator, 1t il not adj
visable to make butter in summer
time.
1t may be a hardship for some
housewives to give up the pittance
they get for country butter" but I
believe that even a woman II entitled
to fair compensation for her labor.
The same milk, time and work that
are put into ordinary butter making
would give better returns II devoted
to growing calves. pigs and poultry.
and If the returns from the
calves, pigs and poultry would
be given to the farm wife for
her very own, as the butter money IL.
the results would be still better. II
you insist on making butter in a small
way, then supply yourself with the
necessary appliances for doing 1t well
and put your product, on the market
in the best possible condition.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

milk producers, says Hoard's Dairy
man. In herds Of Shorthorns, that
are noted for their milk-producing
powers. there will be found animals
that are of dairy conformation and
will produce no more beef than the
ldairy-bred animal. Upon investiga-
ton. 1t will be found that it is the
few animals. angular in form. thin in
flesh. with deep bodies, that have the
milk and fat records, while the ones
of beefy tendencies have never been
tested.
The Shorthorn COW. Lula. owned by
the Missouri experiment station. and
whose phenomenal yield Of COS pounds
butter for q year was reported In
June, as an exceptional type for
a large producer of milk and fat. Prof.
Eckles informs US that the herd from
which she was purchased is kept
simply for milk production and con.
sequently she is not an accident. but
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

has been obtained through systematic
breeding for milk production. We
shall always have some large produc-
ing animals varying. more or less.
from the general form Of dairy cattle.
but the few should not change our
Judgment and lead US to follow ex-
ceptional types rather than the gen.
e3al type.
The illustrations which accompany
this article are good examples of the
dairy Shorthorns of Australia, and the
cut of the COW shows especially an
animal with good dairy conforma-
ton and an individual carrying no
more beef than Colantha 4th's Johan-
M or Jacoba Irene.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09
SELECTION OF DAIRY COWS.
Many Essential Points to Be consId.
cred by DaIryman In Gathering
His Herd.

Cows for the Wholesale and retail
milk trade should be selected from
the Red Polls, Holstein, Durham and
Ayrshire grades. For cream and but
ter the Guernsey and Jersey should
be chosen. Cows from the vigorous
native cattle are often found having
extraordinary milking qualities. The
larger mixers we ever had were
grads Durham and Ayrshire COWS
raised in the Valley of Virginia. AS
q rule the progeny Of these extra milk
eys, where the dame Is served by a
pure bred male Of established pedi-
gree, become the most profitable cows.
The heifer calves from such cows
should be raised-when they carry the
marks indicating good mixer. This
mark is the upward growth of the hair
or the inside of the thigh Of the calf,
from Immediately behind the udder.
~ high as the hair extends. II the
hair is found running up in smooth,
unbroken column, all other things be-
Ing equal, with good care and careful
feeding, with a moderate amount of
wheat bran and whole oats, valuable
ccw may be raised with scarcely fail
ure. There are several other signs
OF conditions Indicative of valuable
milking qualities-such as: Smooth
and fair-sized teats. well-placed on the
udder, large and .well-defined milk
veins, slim neck, yellow, smooth skin
apparent about the eyes and nose
are cure indications Of a good COW Civ
,z.yf4en milk. The calf for. the milk
Ary should be fed to make bone
Ind muscle. and a large. well-devel-
oped frame, and not for fat.
Dairymen having an abundance of
pasture, with enough tillage land to
raise the hay and fodder and most of
the grain, will md 1t the most profit
able to raise their cows instead of
buying fresh cows to replace those
that are MIXED out. A dry COW, un-
less Of fair size and In good beef con-
dition. will not bring more than SIS
"A fresh COW without the calf cannot
be had for less than 340-and fire.
quently the COW Is dear at that. II
cows have to be bought It Il advisable
to buy direct from the owner. and not
from the COW dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

How Condy Dhu Raised the Devil
By SEUMAS MaeIlANUS

(copyrisht. By J. 3. Lippincott Coz
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

down the loaf with?' So l gave the
riddle another twirl.
well says he.
"'If ye put yer hand into a Granny
up the chimbly,' says l, yen be afther
findin' a black bottle three parts full
of somethin' tastier nor wather.'
"'By the good daylight says he
haulin' down the bottle an tastin' It
yer right again
"Tf the whisky's good says l, "a
loaf of bread is but poor attn to It,
afther all. Let us see If we can't find
betther in the house.
"a third time twirled the riddle.
"'Well, what's the luck?' says he.
"'Good luck says l, as Murty Cur
ran said when he buried his third
wife. II ye look under the creel be-
low, yell find a cooked goose wantin'
both legs
AN sure enough, out he hauls 1t.
"'Well, that bates the wee wheel
that ground the milestone says he.
An If we didn't do them justice call
me a magistrate. The bottle made
me friends tongue as loose as Mickey
Hanney's waistcoat, an he talked like
a counsellor an lied like lawyer; an
at length begun tryin' to find out the
Freemason saicrets from me, an how
! was able to do these tricks at all, at
all.
"'Ah.' says I then, that's nothin' at
all to what l could do If I thried.
"I know one thing We couldn't do.
says he.
What's that?' says l.
"'Raise the divil.' says he. No
Precursor can do that, though they
purtend they can
"'Would We be prepared to venture
a small bait tbeD on It" says l.
"I'll wager ye a crown says he.
"'Well an good says I, settin'
about sthringin' up the riddle again.
81 thought now that Maury would
go into a faint. but l never minded
her. l twirled the riddle again an
watched 1t till 1t settled.
rReadyT says !, grippin' the fail.
Ready says he. with a mock
laugh on his countenance.
Stauu, Says /, dtWeeh thne hSop
of straw an the door an watch me
thrashin'.'
He got atween 1t an the door. 1
dhrew the fail with what ability l
could an come down a soundin'
whack, an there was screech from
the straw like pig a-stickin'. Up
rises the sthraw in the center. an
out jumps a man just In time to get
the second whack of the fail fairly
on the ribs. knockin' him right over
atop Of the dumfoundhered good man
of the house. both of them fallin' fiat.
with the moroder on top. There came
one screech from the moroder. an
another screech from the man undher
him. an third screech from Maury.
who fell over In faint. The schoun-
dhrel was up an disappeared through
the door in jiffy.
When I got masther an maid back
to life again l would get anything In
the house II I'd only consent to go
me ways; but l wouldn't move till
daylight, an then went OF with me
crown in me pocket. an five an thirty
shillin's besides for the makin's Of q
woven Atwood suit made Of pressed
rags that cost six an ninspencs
ha'ponny."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

now claims the champion COW Of the
world, owned and developed in SYRIA
cuse, by Mr.. H. A. Meyer.
This COW exhibits to great de-
gree the characteristic vigor of the
Holstein. Her last test was begun
when she was years. 20 days old.
and showed 5.42 per cent. fat. She
was the champion four year old OF
1907. testing 29.16 pounds In seven
days and 1892 pounds in 30 days. As
five year old she tested 30.b5 pounds
in seven days and 1868 pounds In
80 days.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09
Breed Straight and Do No Crossing.

0FCC0 okIAtSuk AUu ~ w StosesH0s
Experiments In breeding looking to
the evolution of market types are not
to be encouraged among farmers.
Let farmers follow beaten paths in
this matter. Follow those which have
been tried and proved. One Of the
most common mistakes made by breed
ers seeking to develop market types
is that of cross breeding. Some mon
believe that II Poland-C and .
Berkshire are individually good pork
types a combination Of the two would
make a better type. Accordingly they
cross the two breeds. The result 10
that while they make advantageous
gains in some respects inevitable sac
rifices are suffered which usually or
set the benefits derived. The best
plan IL to breed straight and do Tie
crossing with feed.
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.<'Af,EEkz9e.:
QUALITIES OF sHoR1HoRN.
Claim 10 Made for the Great Ability
Of This Brssd n Milk
J Producer.

Much has been said about the milk
Ing qualities of the Shorthorns In this
and other countries. 1t is invariably
true that the cows that more nearly
approach the accepted dairy type are
the best producers. and around these
animals is hung the claim for the
great ability Of the Shorthorns as
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

Dy putting a HaHe
on her neck after
the manner shown
in the Illustration.
l have found this
device is perfectly
satisfactory a n d
will cure almost
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09
CURING A sELF-sUcKING COW

Where one is troubled with COW
that sucks herself she can be cured
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-10-09

any COW. It Is dificult to give meas.
urements because individual COWS
differ in size. No one, however, will
have any trouble in making such .
rack from light material.-E. e. Allen
The oasis., 1909-01-16

FAMILY LAUNDRY SOLICITED: Call
at Mrs. Dora Smiths on Elm street,
next to Mrs. Wieland's or leave
orders at Summey's barber shop.
Satisfaction guarantee. If.
Wednesday the preliminary hear
ing of Alfredo Moro, who stabbed
Jose Miranda the night Of January
End, was finished and the defend
ant was bound over to the grand
jury. His accomplish Jesus Torres
was bound over yesterday.
During the week there has been
going on in the Office building of
the Nogales branch Of the Banco de
Sonora general renovation and
overhauling both inside and out.
Upon the Gale Elias front two
windows have been let into the
wall, increasing greatly the light
in the office, the interior of which
has been given a general alteration
and Encouragement. All the
woodwork has been made over to
correspond with the furniture and
fixtures, the walls hung with new
paper and the ceiling calcimined.
Outside the walls Of the building
have been put in thorough repair.
The oasis., 1909-01-16

Mr.. Delos Durfee, superintendent
for the Realito Copper, Gold &
Silver Mining & Reduction Com
pany, has been at Nogales several
days this week. He had been Wis
itlng in Tucson and Phoenix, and
stopped at the line city a few days
en- route to the camp on the Yaqui
river.
Mr.. William E. Smith, former
well known resident of this city,
who has been prospecting for sew
eral months past in Mexico, hav-
ing contracted rather severe case
Of malarial fever, was advised by
| physicians at Culiacan to return to
the states, but that he must attain
the higher altitude with caution
and by easy stages. Accordingly
Mr.. Smith started to make the
trip on horseback, and arrived in
Nogales Tuesday afternoon. being
in the saddle constantly-with one
days exception-for three weeks;
an average travel Of about forty
miles daily. The gent eman ar
rived at Nogales looking "as tough
as Piute Indian" AMI feeling las
] fit as a fiddle"
The oasis., 1909-01-16
Neutrality-suspicious..

Following are the market quota
tons on metals for today:
Copper, 14@144 cts. per ID.
Lead, per 100 lbs. 4.174@4.224
Silver, pei or, 81 cts.
New York City, Exchange l.0l
Pesos. Bullion value 40t
Mex. Dol.-selling 45c
The oasis., 1909-01-16
NoCALEs NOTES.

VOJHLES NOIEO.
Tuesday Mr.. NJ. L. Pool went to
Guaymas.
Captain Allan Mcintyre went to
Hermosillo Thursday.
Only the best in Mems Wear at
The Boston Store Inc.
Thursday morning Mr. Ferd Van
Mourick went to Cananea.
Thursday Mr.. J. w. Edwards Of
Roy q Titcomb went to Cananea.
Mr.. e. H. Evans came to town
on Thursday nights train from
Patagonia.
Wednesday evening Mr.. E. Tit
comb returned from business
visit at Douglas.
Tuesday the fire department
tested the chemical engine in front
Of the engine house.
Thursday Mr.. J. +. Tener made
flying trip to Magdalena, return
ing to Nogales the same evening.
Thoroughbred white Wyandotte
cockerels for sale by Mrs. w. Il.
Balcom of Salero. P. 0. address
Patagonia.
Tomorrow Mrs. J. B. Brown will
start for chihuahua, where she
goes to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Vinegar.
George Januel, the German bar
her, has named his shop "The
Fashion" and had sign painted
on his window.
1.-The American Lady," the most
elegant and stylish shoe made,
Sold only at the Red House.
Ramon Vasquez.
Thursday Mr.. Oscar f. Ashburn
chairman of the board of super
visors, was at the county seat on
official business.
Mrs. Gibson Taylor, from Tucson
is visiting the line city, the guest
of Miss Drury, having arrived from
"the old pueblo" Thursday.
Forgood substantial service veal
Hamilton, Brown & Co.'s "Patro
Shoe" sold at the Red House, Ra
mon Vasquez.
Thursday evening Doctor S. A
Williams of Hermosillo, was a
Nogales returning home from {
visit with his family at Los An
geles.
The office furniture for the ney
branch of the Banco Nacional ha
been installed this week in tn
Sandoval building in Nogales
Sonora.
Monday Mrs. B. M. Ashby wa
returned to her home from tn
hospital, where she had been tw
weeks or more. She is improyin
steadily.
An elegant line of Mems Shirt
that surpass any other shown i
Nogales just arrived. Drop in an
ask to see them at The Bosto
n
The oasis., 1909-01-16


IN honor u her guest, Mrs. Gibson
Taylor Of Tucson.
Thursday evening y number 81
gentlemen met at the home Of Dr..
a. l.. Gustetter, and the first steps
were taken toward the production
Of an amateur minstrel show some
time in February.
Saturday Doctor G. A. McKetch-
ME of the medical staff Of the Ram
dolph railway lines in Mexico was
at Nogales EN- route to Tucson for
short visit. Returning to Quay
mas the gentleman was at Nogales
Monday night.
Thursday evening there was at
Nogales Mr. VIM. ?. Collins of Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, who was en-
route to Sinaloa, where he is inter
ested in mining. His property is
at Lovitas, about $50 miles north
east from Culiacan. The ores are
silver and gold bearing, and the
mine is advancing in development
very satisfactorily. For reduction
Of the ores mill will be installed
on the property in the Spring.
In his Tucson home there has
been visiting Mr.. George W. Akin
lson of Calabasas, his brother Mr..
John w. Atkinson of Aspen, Colo.
RADIO, who is sufferer from rheum
atism, and has come to Arizona to
try the benefits of a milder climate
and of some of the leading springs
for which the territory is noted.
Thursday Of this week the two
gentlemen went to the Indian Hot
Springs, in the ella valley near
Fort Thomas, to try the efficacy Of
those waters for the invalid.
Among those who have come to
the line city recently looking for a
location are Mr.. and Mrs. f. H.
Stewart from El Paso. They have
been here but a week or two and
Mrs. Stewart has embarked in bust
ness already, having bought the
millinery store on Crawford street
that was conducted so long by Mrs.
Maggie Craven. Mr.. Stewart has
In view several projects, and ex-
poets to embrace one of them very
shortly. Mrs. Stewart is an ex-
periehced milliner and she contem-
plates branching out the establish
ment to meet the growth of the
town.
AT the meeting of the board OF
supervisors on the first Monday in
the year that body complied with
the law requiring the making OF
an official list of those persons in
Santa Cruz county qualified and
liable to jury duty in the year
1909. Monday the clerk of the
board filed the list with the clerk
of the district court, and Thursday
: the chairman Of the board ofsuper-
visors, the probate Judge and the
: clerk of the court selected from
that list the grand and trial jury
lists, from which will be drawn the
+. regular venires Of grand and tria'
t Jurors for the April and October
4 terms of the district court.
Several days this week there were
at Nogales en- route to Guaymas Mr.
Y and Mrs. Charles White, who wer,
S residents at Nogales several year
e ago. At that time Mr.. White wa
J, cashier in the local office of tn
L..
The oasis., 1909-01-16

Several days this week there were
at Nogales en- route to Guaymas Mr..
and Mrs. Charles White, who were
residents at Nogales several years
ago. At that time Mr.. White was
cashier in the local office of the
Sonora railway, and Mrs. White,
who was then Mrs. Florence Scott,
was a teacher in the public
school, Shortly after their marri-
age Mr.. and Mrs. White went to
Bisbee, where Mr.. White has been
ticket agent for the El Paso &
Southwestern railway. He has
accepted more important and
lucrative position with the Cana
nea, Rio Yaqui & Pacific railway,
Friday they went to Guaymas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-16
Convicted Wife Murderer is Or
dered to Be Shot on
March IL.
NOTICE OF APPEAL IS GIVEN
Stay OF Execution for Thirty Days Is
Accordingly Granteti--Vanco Not
At All Disturbed.

The story Of the brutal murder COM
mitted by Thomas Vance. when he
killed his wife, year and a half ago.
was added 20 this morning by one OF
the last chapters, when Judge Arm
strong pronounced the death sentence
upon him. Under the terms OF the
sentence Vance Is to be shot March ~.
between the hours Of 10 a. m. and II
noon
That the sentence Of the court will
not be executed at that time is a fore
gone conclusion, as was foreshadowed
this morning, when. Immediately after
the passing OF the sentence, Vanccs
attorney W. L. Maginnis, gave notice
OF an appeal. upon which was granted
stay Of execution for 30 days. As
there is no likelihood that the supreme
court viii dispose Of the appeal within
the time Of the stay OF execution.
there WILL without doubt, be- granted a
further delay pending the outcome of
the appeal. so that there is little like
lihOod that Vance viii be called upon
70 pay the extreme penalty Of his crime
In the immediate future
Before the passing OF sentence this
morning, a motion for am arrest OF
judgment was submitted without argu-
ment and promptly overruled. as was
also "a motion FOR a now trial. which
was submitted iu the same manner.
Vance took his sentence calmly and
later az the county jail shook hands
am round and smiled as he left with
the officers for his cell in the state
prison this afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-16
THAW TO GET TRIAL
TO DETERMINE SANITY

Nyack. y. Y.Jan. hilary X. Thaw
will be given a trial in New York city
20 determine whether he Is sane or in
sane. An order to that effect was
issued today by Justice A. S. Tomp-
kins. TO whom an appeal asking for "a
trial was made by Mrs. William ThaW
Harry's mother.
Under Justice Tompkins' direction
Thaw viii not be given trial by jury
Mrs Thaw's petition requests such "a
hearing, but as JUs see Mills had all
ready refused 10 grant a similar re-
quest, Justice Tompkins denied that
portion OF the petition and ordered
that the case be heard before a court
or Judge OF New York city, with or
without the assistance Of referee, as
the trial judge may decide.
The questions presented 20 Justice
TomplSins for his decision include the
validity Of the commitment. the pres
ent mental condition OF tho prisoner,
and whether IL is now safe for him
TO be at large.
Justice Tompkins decided that be viii
not consider the question Of validity.
as that has already been passed upon
adversely by Justices Morschauser and
Minis and is now on appeal to the
appellate division.
The question OF Thaw's present san
ity Justice Tompkns says. IS entitled
10 be fairly tried and determined
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-16
CHICAGO SOCIETY
ECLlPSES ITSELF

Chicago, Jan. l6.-Chicago society
eolipsed itself last night and early to-
day az the Bachelors and Bonedicts
BAH The affair taking place as II did
Of the old mid-winter cotillon. the big
dance OF the closing season. was the
weirdest and most fantastic social event
ever held Ia the city
THE electrical favor" had its COM
Ing out party IA fantastic lighting and
scenic displays on which thousands Of
dollars Weno spent The apparatus alone
cost $1,000 and 10 men were necessary
10 work the big spot and novelty lights
which cast their weird reflections about
the great hall
The stunts" and there we're mono
IMAM 20 OF them, We're the most fantas-
uc ana moved ever introduced by society
ln chicago Weird, mOnstrous snakes
rnept about the great ball room noor
Nhia lightning crashed and thunder
ioared Whirling, SETTLING curtains
win snake-like motions would fan from
the eoiling. draping the dancers la their
neshy coils. while Yarl-o0lored kalei-
uoseopic lights threw fantastic light on
the scene. Long Italian gondolas. No by
nny ineandesoents, swept across the
Moor, while Venetian singers, standing
~ their interior, sang love ballads.
ihen the scene would change and the
sumptuously dressed women ana their
companions would be- changed into a
,nl.lAhaing maze OF brilliant Nau-colored