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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
Oat Hay for Horses.

Oat hay makes an excellent feed for
horses, from the pure straw point Of
view with the seed threshed out. Oats
roughage.
Many persons feed oats unthreshed.
The horses relish both straw and grain
in this form. In certain sections 1t is
quite a common custom to SOW oats in
the spring, and later when the crop is
well advanced to cut and cure AZ hay,
the same as one would handle timothy
or other hay crops. In this case the
crop is not quite so mature as it would
be if to be treated for threshing out the
grain.
If well cured, this makes bright and
very palatable hay. The experiment
stations say oat hay is ranked as ma
terially better than timothy, the former
containing 4S per cent digestible pro-
tein and 46.4 per cent carbohydrates,
compared with rs per cent digestible
protein and 43.4 digestible carbohy-
drates in timothy. Naturally the green
er the condition of the oats when cut
the poorer will be the crop in digestible
food. When cut for hay, oats should be
mown as any other grass and treated in
similar manner. Heavy succulent
oats may be cut in the morning after the
dew is off and then kept stirred to let in
the air so as to cure out we'll. With
warm, drying weather it may be cooked
the same afternoon, and if opened up
and exposed the next day to bright,
clear sky, possibly may be hauled in
that afternoon. OF course, the essential
thing is to get in the crop free OF excess
moisture so that it will not mildew in
the NOW. 1t will quite likely take three
days to do the entire job. One of the
commouest faults in feeding horses is
the lack of variety in feed. Considering
the number OF different grains and feed
stuffs, it does seem strange that every
team owner should not provide for his
animals ration that would be perfect
ably acceptable to their systems at all
times. 1t is fact, however, that no
more than 90 per cent give what may be
termed well-balanced ration. The
other 50 per cent still cling to the old
ration of corn and hay, or oats and hay,
which practical experiments have long
since proved to be expensive and waste
full. If you want the best results feed
ration that contains all the elements of
nutrition in properly balanced portions.
Corn alone is not we'll balanced grain
for feeding, neither is oats or bar
ley. OF the three grains, oats is prob
ably fed more extensively than either
corn or barley combined. Barley is
rapidly gaining favor as a feed, how
ever, and when properly combined with
the other grain makes an ideal ration.
When you feed ground ration, you
prepare it for quick digestion. Your
animals utilize it more readily and there
is practically no waste. 1t should be
remembered that the horse digests its
food quickly, and whatever ration you
feed should be prepared with view to
supply the nutrition the horse needs.
Your horses will work better and keep
in condition on five or six quarts of
ground feed mixed than they will on
eight quarts of whole grain. Feed a
variety of grains properly balanced and
have it well ground, and you will not
only have better horses, but it will cost
you less money to obtain this much-de-
sired result.-Indiana Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
When we can get hold of the idea Of

When we can get hold of the idea Of
raising more big draft and farm horses,
more grain to feed them, as we'll as q
good acreage of alfalfa and some poultry
products we shall be indeed and in fact
an agricultural state. The most desir-
able adjuncts to our present agricul-
tural properties are already fairly in
sight. The figures will show that more
corn was planted last year than ever be-
fore and more heavy mares were bred to
draft sires, while alfalfa and red clover
are being experimental with on hun
dreds of good farms. The prevailing
high prices for poultry products are
sure to stimulate the poultry business,
not In the form of boom that invari-
ably does more harm than good, but In
the form of good healthy stimulation OF
the business along legitimate lines oil
operation.-Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

"You must be very much surprised" ;"
had said "Yes" before stopped
to think, and then was sorry because
It showed that was thinking he did
not belong in such scene as this. But
It was too late to go BACK. so went
on instead. ITS a good surprise
"Its more than kind Of you not quite
to have forgotten waif like me-" he
said.
81 shall never forget you." said |.
"Why, of course. couldn't" And ]
noticed that my voice sounded quite
earnest. just rs felt. but ! wasn't
sure that I ought to let him know
even II he was poor and unlncky-that
did feel so sincerely about It.
'There's vivace. you know, for one
reason"
"What about VivaceT
"Oh, you needn't pretend. because
was sure you gave him to me, and
wanted so much to write to that clul
and thank you. only thought as you
had put 10 name. perhaps I'd better
not. must tell you now. though.
can't think how you came to he st
kind"
1T was one Of the greatest pleasures
I have ever had You were kind moi
to be offended with me. didn't mear
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
Mamie Sugar for Profit.

From report of annual meeting of Vermont
Sugar. Makers Association.)
A. Z. Sherburne of North Pomfret
spoke on Modern Methods of Sugar
Making" saying that maple sugar is
now classed as a luxury rather than a
necessity. Granulated sugar can be
bought for less money, and is pure,
while the maple sugar of the market
is often adulterated. Production of a
pure, gilt-edged article of maple sugar is
profitable. Production of an inferior
article is often attended with financial
loss. He realizes twenty-five cents a
pound for bis product, which is sold in
gallon cans of syrup and two-ounce cakes
of sugar Absolute cleanliness and
celebrity in handling are the two essen
tials in producing high-grade sugar, but
more depends on the man than is or
dinarily supposed. Some men cannot
make good sugar under any circum-
stances. The boiling plant must be Of
ample size. Most sugar makers commit
the error of building this too small. 1t
must be of sufficient size to handle all
the sap without the necessity of storing.
Sap begins to deteriorate the moment it
leaves the tree, and ought not to be ex-
posed TO the action of the air or sun
light. He uses spouts which enter the
side of the tub, and also tight-fitting
wooden covers. He uses tin tubs and
keeps them bright and clean and free
from rust. Contact with iron. whether
in tubs, tanks or pans, will impart an
Objectionable color and flavor, and this
will be increased if there is the least
particle of rust present. He washes his
tubs several times during the season,
and usually reams out the holes. he
boils syrup to eleven pounds to the gal
lon, strains through felt strainer, and
seals while hot; is particular about a
thermometer; uses a large instrument in
order TO read il clearly. 1t must be free
from paint or varnisb, or an unpleasant
flavor will be given. 1t must be kept
clean, or the 'incrustations OF sugar
mites and dirt will affect the reading.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

a young aCon,al in ,chitc, crystal gazing
as hard as she could.
week before the great affair men were
working down there all day and to-
ward the last far into the night. Big
boxes and bales were lugged down.
stairs and didn't come up again. Not
a hint went around Of what was going
on, but was sure that Aladdin's cave
was in mysterious process Of manufac-
ture.
There seemed quite pressure on
the atmosphere for days at the Moor.
ings, except in Sally Woodburn's
rooms, for I've noticed that she is nev-
er excited by social events. They seem
Of little real Importance to her, sup
pose, compared with the past, which
she has always in her thoughts. When
sfs With of Rssn hss felt wss ss%f5 aGe put wSsn Sh
seldom happened for more than ten
minutes at a stretch) was as much
excited as anybody. Partly 1t may
have been the effect of climate, for the
dir in America certainly does make you
feel always as If something wonderful
was going to happen to you around
the next corner, and partly 1t was the
effect Of Potter.
Potter was most disturbing-and Is
still, for that matter. He has the air
of feeling that he. and he alone, has
right to me, and it's quite lesson In
tact keeping the peace between him
and other men who feel 1t their Chris.
tian duty to be little nice to young
foreigner.
But l am thinking now Of the time
before the great affair. 1t really was
q strain wondering what 1t would be
| like and whether 1t would be grand
success or whether it would fall short
Of all the brilliant expectations when
the mystery would be revealed.
At last the night came. The invita-
tious were for 10 o'clock. and people
could not resist the temptation to come
soon after the hour and begin. Mrs.
Ess Kay stood In the early English
drawing room Chats the style it's fur
nished In. or she believes 1t is) receiv.
ing without a mask and dressed to rep.
resent Queen Margaret Of Navarro,
from whom she says that she Is de-
scended She had another dress to
put on afterward. so that none Of the
guests would recognize her and she
could have fun with the rest, but NO
one knew about that except Sally and
Potter and me.
We others didn't appear at first, be.
cause we had no costumes to. change
with, but by and by. when lot OF
people had arrived, we mingled with
them.
As soon as any one came in Mrs. Ess
Kay would say, How do you do, my
Lord Of Leicester. or my noble George
Washington or whatever the person
might be trying to be. 80 glad to see
you. You must 60 and have look al
the maze. Do you know how to find
It? Just through that curtain. You
can't miss the way"
Then the gorgeous masker would
cross the hall and disappear behind O
great curtain Of tapestry that covered
an open doorway leading to the garden
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
Profit from Layers.

1t is indeed wonderful the amount o
proficiency some poultrymen reach b!
associating with the feathered tribe anC
then foist their information "corner" OF
the unsuspecting, humber members Of
the poultry fraternity, who think they
are doing quite we'll and making little
profit.
In one short article before me l have
filled my intellectual cylinder, now If
can only retain it for reeling off, graphic
phone like, when l get warmed up,
flatter myself I may be of inestimabl'
value to those whose erring ways and in
attention to business have placed them
outside the wall in utter darkness.
First to learn that a good hen ought
to lay 100 eggs in a year, and they at II
cents dozen would yield s1,25 yea
for that hen. l wonder where th'
balance of the money is coming from t
feed that poor old ben. 1t must come
from somewhere, else she would have t
participate in a "Dr. Tanner fast" onl!
extend the time an additional forty
days.
find also that there is only small
profit in hens at best after paying fol
winter feed. That is true unless yor
make them pay their winter feed and
good profit as you 60 along.
learn that every farm should supper
100 hens. True again if they show a
profit, but if you have got to feed then
year for an income of S1.25, it woult
be beautiful arrangement to work of
some of your surplus cash. 100 would
put you in the hole S25 to $50 year, sc
if you had more money to dispose of i
would be simple matter to build NOR
hen houses and keep more hens. II
this way you could reduce the surplus
Again | have always found 1t neces
sary in culling out the old hens to have
a lantern. This writer says you can tel
the old ones by the scaly appearance o
the legs. Young hens legs are soft ant
smooth feeling. What nonsense.
have seen pullet's legs scaly from tn,
time they weighed two pounds, and
have seen hens four or five years old OF
exhibition, with legs in perfect con
dition. Scaly leg is not an infirmity CO
incident with advancing years. 1t is
parasitic disease contagious and com
mon to old and young fowls in proper
ton to the infested condition OF the
quarters where they are kept.
find that pullets will not lay unit
about a year old, so the old hens shoult
be kept until spring. If he had salt
pullets on the average farm do not la!
until about year old, because they d.
not get proper feed and care, he woult
have hit the mark somewhere near th'
bullseye. I am getting nearly fort!
per cent egg production and all pullets
They have been laying since the tirs
week in November and none will be
year old till spring.
Pullets of the American breeds shoult
be doing good business at seven month
old. Many will lay at six months oil
but the common run of them will not &c
down to steady heavy laying much be
fore they are seven months old.
Yearling hens, not to mention olde
ones, are very Indifferent fall and earl,
winter layers in nine cases out of ten
They may pay their feed bills but no
much more. We must look to we'll ma
tured pullets for our profits from Noyem
ber to March 1st or lhereabOuts.-D. j
Ryther, Yarmouth, Me-, in Turf, Farm
and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
The Sow That Raises Pigs.
THE ANIMAL THAT HAS BEEN CARE
FULLY SELECTED AND PROPERLY FEI
AND HOUSED.

We are now up to the time when the
sows which are to raise the early litters
must be bred. Here Is where SO many
breeders fail. The selection Of the right
sort of sows means the success of your
next hog crop. This selection should
have been made several months ago, but
many prefer to wait until about breeding
time and then do it. If these sows have
had the run of the feed-yards, better get
them out of there, and cut down their
corn allowance, and increase the alfalfa,
clover and bran portion. The essential
thing, after the SOW is bred, Is to keep
her thrifty, but not overfat. l heard an
old stockman say last winter at farm.
ers' institute that the brood SOW should
be given ample range all the time, and
after she was bred she should be fed
plenty of corn. That sort of handling
will make nice looking sows, but they
are never prolific, and the pigs they do
farrow are unthrifty and hard to keep
alive. Feed the SOW nationally. Young
pigs are not made out of corn; hence
feed the mothers such food as will keep
themselves in good condition, and at
the same time supply the material neces-
sary to frame the young. l have best
success in handling sOws this way: /:
After the sows are bred they are allowed
the run of the pastures during the day
time. They are comfortably housed at
night, and / see that none sleep out
around the straw stacks. This habit OF
slee ping in their houses should be we'll
fixed as soon as possible. About two
weeks before the SOW is due to farrow
she is put up in an individual pen and
kept there until her pigs are a month
old. With some sows it may take
week or more to get them quieted down
so they won't fret. Be patient and be
quiet. The SOW must be conteuted by
the time she farrows, and this calls for
quiet, gentle handling.-L. c. Brown,
La Grange, Ill.,, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
fro BE CONTINUED
Har One Ambition.

She wanted a job, she told the man.
ager OF the big store, and everything
about her, from dropping cyelashes TO
neatly nodded instep, indicated that
she would draw enough trade, OF
ought to. to cover her salary.
But the manager told her that 1or
one of her ineXperience she would
command only about So week.
She accepted this, II 1t was the best
he could do, but as she was about TO
turn away she hesitated and asked de-
murely, looking at him through the
dropping lashes, do you suppose you
could make that 81 week, so l could
have little laundry done once IN
awhiley'-St. Louis Republic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

me in Newport meanwhile, for some
how most things have seemed to lead
up to that.
! knew no more than anybody out
side about the mystery Of the maze
and Aladdins cave. The secret was
wonderfully kept. although there was
constant undertone Of excitement
running through the house for days
beforehand. and an army Of workmen
were busy in "the grounds" as every
one calls them, first putting up 81
gantic marquee and then working In.
side it.. One man told Mrs. Ess Kay
that he had been offered hundred
dollars by a New York newspaper to
tell what was the nature Of his work
at the Moorings. but either the bribe
wasn't enough or else he was impec.
cable.
All under the house runs great eel.
lar. knew this from the first, be-
cause one bpoillng hot day soon after |
came Sally took me down to get cool
after had dressed for somebody's
"at home" and looked like freshly
boiled lobster It's a series Of rooms,
perfectly ventilated. with rough walls
and cemented floors. One Of the rooms
Is Of enormous size, and there are
stone pillars dotted about here and
there for supports. There is one other
that is rather large, but the rest are
small. One Is used as II it were an
icehouse There are others for wine,
and there are some storerooms. For a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
er than the first which decided me

er than the first which decided me to
give my gracious consent Mrs. Ess
Kay telegraphed to a costumer. who
was also an artist. He came. made a
few practical alterations In Potter's
design and arranged costumes for
Mrs. Ess Kay and Sally. Afterward
when my bill came in. which 1t didn't
do till asked for it, it certainly was
ridiculously small, mere nothing
even for Inc, but I couldn't help hav-
ing some uncomfortable suspicious
and I have them still.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

The farm at the Maine Insane Hos
pital at Augusta DOW has In its stables
lis cows and heifers, according to the
annual report of Supt. B. 7. Sanborn.
Fifty-six of the herd are we'll matured
cows and are supplying milk. The rest
of the herd are beifers, ten or more,
however, will be giving milk during the
winter and spring. Nearly 400 tons OF
hay are available to feed out and the
superintendent suggests the continued
purchase of suitable COWS for milk,
',as they can be bought now at very
reasonable prices, and there Is ample
forage for the consumption of largely
increased herd"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
The Other WAY.

II heard that Ranter broke down in
the middle Of his speech the other
night" said the man who was kept at
home by Illness.
"NOt exactly" replied the man who
was there "The meeting broke up
right In the middle Of his speech!"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

The whole cellar-at least all OF It
that was left visible-hld been turned
into a fairy cave Of jewels. The walls
Ind ceiling looked like rocks studded
with blazing rubies and flashing dia-
nonds. The rough pillars which sup
ported the floor Of the house above
were great sparkling stalactites and
stalagmites. The cemented floor was
covered with sand that glittered like
diamond dust. and there were fruit
trees and rosebushes. rows OF tall
hollyhocks and buds Of tulips, all ap-
parently made Of illuminated jewels,
something like the transformation
scene in a pantomime they once took
me to see, only hundred times pref
tier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16

A cold, uncomfortable hen will not
lay. The expert poultryman knows that,
and accordingly he feeds we'll and makes
fowls Work.-Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
&lsNaozaHy e :

now l have come to
the great affair.
1t is the day after, and
| have been scribbline
down in a hurry all the
things that hannpnpd tC
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-07-02

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bruttt pertdern oaB Sol1se,S
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hobe uuh ops Ntprpeus frel lem oon
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S%inoerure. ateine Flaidden 81
As Gents g~em6bntihe 8roBe na9eau
2 mai 10 uiel eptbattenb 70 9entS'
Su alien Iputheten I'll haben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-07-02

ftd Itetia m~ebreuoen gertchrSmittel
IN engrrc 5iibIrma nit Del Stnotbc.
wodneru tonmeil, abmen Sitteu ullo
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msbr Elm rcdteS @oIfslehcn mo Ee
penigen lleberreite zines lol9en
itpin0cu mad uno ua6 nqerprten.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-07-02
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oen retteten linn bonn @rnbe vi
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@prbeugunesmittel seaenHneumoria.
@arantirte SInid1en ~ so Gents uno
S1.00 in @alter 8r08. Gpothefe
Brpbe 5laihe fret.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-07-02
sd,redIide sdmer,en ee.inSett

9urd ihreflite Sdmersen ee'
peinist infolse Der @efte unperbau'
ten Speiien, nahm 6. o. @rapiun,
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er ihreibt, nbnB ih furirt murbe.1
aue Maeen unb @ebdrmeunprbuur'
gen peroer eeboben burdI ibreni fin
bernben Siublanro beionoere gioenr
ihnften. rs Gents in Bnlter Bros.
Mppthefe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-30
TAFT INCLINED
TO DODGE ISSUE
President Not in Favor of Tax
ing the Poor Mans Break
fast Table.

Washington. March 29-President Taft
talked tariff today with Senator Hale,
Representatives Dalzel Of Pennsylvania
and Henshaw 81 Nebraska and John Bar
rett director Of the bureau af American
republics 1t is said that the president
is letting IT be understood that ne strong
~ fayOrs d reduction Of a tariff on ali
necessities Of life. The Payne bill re-
peatedly has been attacked in the house
debate as imposing too heavy a burden
on the poor and as favoring the richer
classes The impression created by such
talk has not been gratifying to the adj
ministratiOn. The president has no in
formation in support Of such a charge.
President Taft is known to be strongly
opposed to the proposed tax on tea. It IS
stated that this tax would yield about
100000 annually. The president believes
this amount could he made UP by an ex-
else tax on the dividends of corporations
or by some method Of stamp taxation. He
does not believe the burden of raising this
additional SS.0G0.O00 should be placed upon
the rank and file of consumers. The
president also is said to believe that the
ways and means committee of the house
will not insist upon the cOunteTvailing
DUTY proposed on coffee.