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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
BY WILLIAM ]. FRASER.
Illinois College Of Agriculture.

At the agricultural experiment sta
ton are two cows, the story of whose
work is well worth telling. They were
brought up alike on a farm near Elgin,
Ill., and obtained their early education
in the same herd of 100 cows. Here
at the university, with the very same
surroundings and equal opportunities
they have drifted apart in character,
and their progress has been in oppo-
site directions 1t is not difference
of hide, or horns, or temper; it is not
that one is wild and the other pet.
1t is not a difference of beauty or in
telligence. but solely a difference in
the way they have worked, difference
in the money they have earned for the
owner
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
BY w. R. GILBERT,
Canadian Experiment Station.

IN laying the foundation of the flock
the ewes should be selected as uniform
IN character and quality as possible.
The first few years should be de-
voted to improving the eve flock. This
is more easily achieved and far less
costly than ram breeding. inasmuch
as sires suitable for getting good ewes
never command such high figures as
those likely to beget high class rams.
In the selection of sires argue in
favor of choosing robust rams. In no
case let the fashion lead the breeder
to forget that the ultimate object in
breeding sheep is to produce mutt
and wool at a minimum of cost.
Some rely little on pedigree, others
much on form and symmetry, but the
power of a carefully bred sheep to
stamp flock must be insisted on.
The selection of sires during the
first few years is not difficult mat
ter, but In after years it is very trou-
blesome
Should a direct blood cross be sought
or a slight line outcross, l am inclined
to the latter view.
Breeders should be in no hurry to
dispose of rams in service, as some
times lambs of little promise develop
into good sheep.
When mating ewes, flushing e.,
placing them on fresh pasture or fold
ing on rape, mustard, kale, etc--is Con-
sidered a good practice.
1t usually results in an early and
prolific crop of lambs.
After service breeders recommend
that the ewes should be removed to
poor pasture. In practice it has been
found to prevent turning, and in the
case of large flocks can be carried out
without trouble.
Extra feeding at about tipping time
results in a larger crop of lambs at the
subsequent lambing.
AS to the date of mating, it VARIES
considerably, Dorsets going to the ram
in June, while many of the breeds are
not mated until October or November.
For show purposes ewes are generally
mated three weeks earlier.
In the treatment of in-lamb ewes
In early autumn sound old pasture or
second years seeds provide all that is
required, and as winter approaches a
few roots-preferably white turnips or
cabbage-may be given daily, with q
little hay.
A full supply of roots is not recon-
mended. Some months prior to lamb
ing a little trough food is sound econ
omy, as the lambs are healthier and
the ewes stronger for the treatment.
1t is of Importance that no crushing
shall take place at the trough. The
fold should be arranged to open to the
south. To be perfect the Enclosure
should have a SPARED, raised floor, in
sections, made of creosoted wood SC
as to be easily removed and cleaned
The ewes are not thus SO apt to con-
tract foot-rot Among the necessary
precautions in the lambing fold are
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
BY THOMAS M. c1sEL.

Broomcorn can be grown on almost
any soil, but does the best on level.
black soil. The planting and culti-
walton is the same as of Indian corn,
only the plants must be much thicker
in the row, as close planting makes
the brush long and fine. which is much
desired for making brooms. Plant some
next spring.
A farmer who has twenty acres of
broomcorn should have fifteen men
when the corn is ready for cutting
which should be done the sixth day
after the brush commences to push
from the root
IN cutting, the corn is first made into
tables or benches by overlapping two
rows.
After the tables are made the cut
tiers pass down the open row and re-
move the brush from the stalk at the
first joint below the boot. placing it in
small punches on the table.
After that 1t is placed on wagons
and taken to the seeder where the SEED
is removed by passing the brush
through spiked rollers.
1t is then placed on racks in a cur
ing shed. These racks are made b,
Stating the sides of an open shed witt
wooden strips l by inches and laying
cross-sticks from nne wall to the other
The brush is place. about three inches
deep on the oss-sticks, where it gets
the benefit of plenty of air
After two weeks it is removed from
the racks and made into bales
Some growers sell the bales to the
factory otherS make II into hropma IN
their own shops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

other from exactly the same feed in
kind and amount.
Counting the butter fat at % cents
per pound, and taking out the exact cost
of feed in each case, the one COW
brought in a profit of $3459, while the
other lacked 1892 of paying for her
board at market prices of feed each
year.
This comparison, exact and COM
plete for three years. and including the
record of both milk and feed, means
great deal more than single year.
comparison. or one in which it is nee
essary to introduce an estimate.
1t would be gratifying. indeed, IL 1t
could be truthfully said that these two
records are extreme and exceptional
and therefore do not stand for any
general condition of the dairy bust
ness. But the very opposite is true.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

Front view of modern sanitary and comfort
able swinging stanchion. The iron pipe finish
ings reduce to minimum material on which
dust can collect and which would tend to OBJ
struct sunlight
stanchions and various other ways of
tying cows now in use Many of these
are comparatively free from objections.
The new builder, however, should care
fully investigate some of the best types
of swinging stanchions now on the
market These are being installed with
much satisfaction in many Of the most
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

Another platform ID, 10 by IL feet
serves for kthe pigs to stand on while
feeding. The scrapings from the two
platforms are raked down to the earth
part G and wagon may be driver
through to haul it out.
The gates at each side of the per
are to be divided to drive through
The feed trough has a swinging gate
F, which may be placed in position c
to keep the pigs out while the trough
is being filed. The though should be
firmly braced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

bushels can be delivered, the cost is
doubled and the difference is what
the impossible roads cost you. Con-
tinue this calculation, applying it to
the hauling of all of your crops, and
it quickly becomes apparent that it
amounts to a very burdensome tax.
Good roads help in every way; they
promote sociability by making friends
and relatives accessible. and by means
of them it is easier to reach the schools
and churches and to generally do and
enjoy the things which make life really
worth living.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

throughout the state for service. One
is 1873 hands in height and weighs $50
pounds and he is not the worst in the
lot, by any means.
The effect of breeding from such
stock is apparent in the very low grade
of horses produced. Water cannot rise
above its own level, neither can grade
stallion raise the blood level of his
progeny above that of his own veins
in quality.
The use of such sires, therefore
means retrogression and great
damasA IN the farmers of any state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
RIGHT CARE OF THE SHEEP

A sheep with it's wool soaked Will
water will suffer as much on a chill.
day as man with rain soaked over.
coat.
A small flock of sheep on a we'll
conducted farm cannot lose money fol
their owner.
Buckwheat fed with corn about one.
third of the former to two-thirds of thu
latter, makes a good ration for year.
ling lamb.
Oats make good ration for sheer
in connection with corn or othe,
grains. and are always eaten with keer
relish.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
KEEP THE ROAD DRAG GOING

Bad roads are an extravaganza that
no farming community can afford. Just
what they cost in unnecessary expense
it takes but a moment to determine
A team and driver are reasonably
worth SO day, and by the use of these
it is possible to deliver to market, from
your home. 100 bushels of corn. Haul
ing over good roads, the cost of de-
livery is cents per bushel. But if. in
consequences of bad roads. but fifty
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
FOR THE FARMERS WIFE

Pears must be cooked until tender
before sugar Is added, and one or two
pieces Of ginger root gives a. yer,
pleasant flavor.
Always cook fruit rapidly and In
small quantities if wanted especial,
fine, either for canning or immediate
use.
Glass jars with tops should be well
sterilized before using by putting into
cold water and bringing to a boil. Bet
ter to have new rubbers every season
Apple sauce is much more SAVIOR,
if apples are sweetened before begin
ming to cook. They should always be
thoroughly cooked.
Tomatoes canned in glass sometime:
become insipid, but If sailed and pep.
pered before canning and are wei
wrapped in paper to exclude the Iigh,
they will keep fresh and sweet.
If tin cans are used for tomatoe.
salt and pepper should never be put II
before canning because of the actor
of the salt upon the tin, and great care
should be observed in having the can,
bright and new and perfectly free from
rust.
Peaches should always be carefu,l,
washed before eating, as the fIzz q,
the skin is said to cause sore thro.
and they are much more easily an,
comfortably handled if washed befor
peeling for canning or preserving.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
cow STALLS AND STANCRIONS

Select a stall that will give comfort
to both the COW and mixer. The con-
struction should be such as to permit
good light in the stall. 1t should be
built of such material and in such a
way as will leave only minimum
space on which dust can collect. Solid
wooden stall partitions are very objec-
tionable because they obstruct light
and collect a large amount of dust.
There are many different kinds of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18
A GOOD IDEA FOR A PIGPEN

This model pigpen should be located
on level ground, cold tight on three
sides and facing south. 1t is IL by Is
feet in size. The platform B is raised
about one foot above the level of the
ground and made of heavy material
extending about eight feet beyond the
shed to the part having the dirt floor C.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

Side view of good sanitary stall. Stalls of this
kind are now used in many of most modern
barns. Note the slope toward gutter The slight
depression near front feet is 50 that the animal
may stand level and that 1t can rise without
feet SLIPPING.
modern barns. In behalf of the swing
ing stanchions it can be said that they
give the COW considerable freedom, and
yet are sufficiently rigid SO that prac-
tically all the manure is dropped into
the gutter, thus keeping the cows clean
and reducing the labor of barn clean
ing TO the minimum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-18

A man who really loves sheep is the
most enthusiastic breeder of them all.
Although sheep are stupid animals
some men seem to take more kindly to
them than any other animal on the
farm.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
coi,eae chalr of Aeronautlca.

A chair Of aeronautics was estab- lished recently at Gottingen univer. sity, and Prof. Prandtl has been ap pointed by the German government tc the new post of professor of aero nautics. His first lecture will be en. titled Some Scientific Principles of Aerial Navigation" and large num- Der of students have announced their intention of be present at it. Prof. Prandtl intends to put before his au- dience reduced models of steerabie airships and aeroplanes, while work shop, esecially fitted up fer building and testing airships, with a labora. tory, will be at the service of all stu dents who study ballooning.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
'F.REsEaENT TAFT AS
 A REPUBLICAN, POLITICIAN.


 Ia one of his speeches about the Aldrich bill President Taft said; "All I have to say fin respect to Mir, Taw- ney's action in voting for the bill and my action in signing it is that be lieved that the interests of the coun- try, the interests of the party, re- quired me to sacrifice the accomr- lishment of certain things in revision of the tariff which I had hoped for in order to maintain the party solid arity, which l believe to be much more important than the reduction of rates in one or two schedules of the tariff"
 In other words, the president ad- mits that it is important that the poor people should wear wOOlen clothes; that the little children be protected from the cold and damp of winter with stockings and gloves; that the tariff ought to be lifted from sugar, and the great masses of peo- pie be given a chance to drop a chunk of sugar in their coffee. and that the men who work in the great snow drifts ought to have long and heavy boots to protect them from the snow. But above all these things in importance, according to Mir. Taft, is the solidarity of the republican par ty" Above the life and blood of the nation, above the comfort and happi- ness of the women and children, above the food and clothing of the poor. stands the solidarity of the re publican party.
 God pity nation who has a presi- dent who puts his party's success above principle, above right, above the redemption of his pledges, above honor, and then goes before the peo- pie and boasts of it.-Democrat
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Earthquake Carpenters.

The term earthquake carpentef" al first glance might give the impression of a person capable of doing job h fast time. regularly shaking the work together. To some persons il might convey the idea of a man whose work was so poor that it was likely to drop to pieces at any moment Actually 1t is a Jamaican term, and was used a great deal in Kingston after the disaster there. It really means a man whose work Is in wreck ing, a man who takes apart the fallen houses and sorts out the tinhcrs.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Gave Their Lives to Their Work.

Napoleon became the worlds great tst soldier because he loved the tent. ed field" and made soldering sci ence. Gladstone was regarded as the greatest statesman of ancient or mod. ern times, and his success in this di- rection lay in the fact that politics was the hotSy of his life, he was in love with h4S work. hence he made 1t a success
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30

abolished before the next thought is presented. No notes are employed. Enough anecdotes are used, of course and Bryan tells a story as well as he speaks. Arguments are not mere ly stated, but clinched by a dozen different proofs.
 In conclusion let us not be misun derstood. We admire Bryan the man: and why? Because he has the courage and wisdom to employ his remarkable talent, influence and pow CT in an honest, earnest endeayor to make the world better. And we be- lieve that in choosing the lecture platform he has chosen the most ad- vantageous means for attaining the desired end And the best of 1t all is that Bryan, though he has unques- tionably done a great deal of good already, is now in middle life and perfect health, with many years of usefulness before him.
 The principles embodied in the two lectures named have been printed in book form, we understand. And now if he will follow up this noble work by printing, and circulating among every adult in America, par ticularly parents and guardians, monthly or weekly magazines de voted solely to promulgating these principles and applying them in pub lie and private life. Bryan will have builded for all time and his grand life-work will be complete.
 Bryan is not only great man, but good man, whose achievements and possibilities are unparalleled in human history.-Paradise Record.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
The Law on Notes.

4 note made on Sunday Is void Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced. contract made with A lunatic is void. A note obtained by fraud or from a person in a state of intoxication, cannot be collected. Sig natures made with a lead pencil are good in law. Value received" is usu, ally written in note and should be. but is not necessary. If not written, It is presumed by law, or may be sup. piled by proof.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30

disepl ear up your coatsleeve; you can now open your hand. and, much to the astonishment of your audience, the coin will not be there.
 This capital trick may be varied ID a hundred ways. One good way Is to take three dimes or quarters, and, concealing one in the palm of your left hand, rIace the ether two, one each between the thumb and fore dnger of each hand. then give the coin In the right hand the twirl as already described, and, closing both hands quickly, the coin in the right hand @ill' disappear up your sleeve, and the left hand, on being unclosed, will be found to contain two quarters, while that which was in the right will have disappeared. Thus you will make the surprised spectators be ieye that you eoajured the coin from the right hand Into the left.
 Stick fork or any pointed article in the wall, about four or five feet from the floor. and on the end of il 'place riece of candy; then tell some person to place his forefinger by the side of the candy when he has meas ured the height carefully, tell him to
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
odafn of the N.-,. of Irel.ns.

Thr name of Ireland, according ts Prof. Joyce, who is authority on the antiquities of the couatry. is derived from the native Celtic name Fire, just as the name of Scotland Is derived from the name of Scott. the terminal being added in both cases by the Eng fish and originally spelled Eire-land and Scotland. Hibernia was the Ro- man name, sometimes spelled Hiber nian. as Scotia was the Roman name Tor Scotland.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30

Feared American "".-sazu'e i:-nters.
 Under the headline Saved, Saved from the American Trcaaure Hunter." the Gossler zeitung says: The beau tirIl silver tankard which t.ts been one of the show pieces of the city hall fer many years ar'l tn 500 -.,,Afs,a visitors always went to 'Huldicrn gs. ziImer.' has been sold for 75O ,0Ge marks to the Emperor Frederick Mu scum of Berlin. This masterpiece ot the old German silversmiths' aGt would never have been sold but for tho fact that it would now be placed 5evond the reacn oi grGsping relic hunters and where more people may see and appreciate it. The first years interest on the sum realized will be nsed to avert an increase in the tax rate Of our town
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
aara.ninn by Lantern llah,.

Il have seen people use every mo nent Of time to good advantage and those who could run hobby to desth. but l never saw garden being planted by ,anter. light before" said the girl who lives in the suburbs. We were on our way to choir practice Fri day evening about S:30 when we saw man who we thought at first was seeking buried treasures. so stealthily did he move about with lantern .-Ing ing close to the ground. As We ap. preached, however, we discovered that he was very busy putting in seed for the summer vege;able>. and when we returned, couple of hours later he was just finishing up for the night
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Decorations for Women.

There are few decorations for wom en in Europe, the most ancient order coming from the Austrian throne. It Is the decoration of the Star and Cru cifx. and is given to women of high rank. Another is the LdiseR, found cd in memory of the beautiful queen of Prussia, whom Napoleon insulted. This order is given to all classes of women who commit any great self. sacrifice.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Making the Best of Life.

Thrift is not at all synonymous with nlsei lIness. Thrift is industry, utiliz Ing the present to care for the future. The miser saves his money, but wastes his life. The wise man who acquires habits of thrift conserves both and puts thep to the best advantage, realizing that he can pass through the world but once and that it is for him to make She most of 1t while hs Is .p if Exchange.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Why She Declined.

Really" said the stylish lady, en, Enthusiastically, to her friend. 1t is worth while to see the wonderful dis play of rhododendrons." "Is it?" re- piled her friend, languidly; T like to look at the great big clumsy beasts. too: but 1t always smells so unple antly around the cages. ."-Lo Nava
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
June a. Meddlna Month.

The popularity of June as a wed. ding month may be traced to the fact that, game and fish being plenti- ful in summer, it was then that cur progenitors naturally turned theSr thoughts to affairs matrimonial. exact ly as young man of to-day waits for an increase of salary before plunging into marriage.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Women Run s swIs. Town.

yroissy. in the Canton of the ATon- sissement of Clermont, is run by women. i've important orlcials of the attls town being of the sex. The post woman has hereditary title to the ofice. the mother of Mime. Dauboiu Having held it before her. The tels' graph ofics is in charge of Mme. Leso- bre. Miss Jeanne Narchandin takes al the photographs, Marie Druhon-Mail Hard is the town crier and Mime. Tal lefer presides over the railway sta. lion. =
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
oootor. In the Future,

Perhaps the day will come when the world can do without the doctors, reaching that state of wisdom when 1t will not contract disease. If such a golden age ever arrives on earth. surely one of its inspiring traditions will be the lives of the physicians who did 50 much for humanity in these less happy times.-Detroit Free Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
Life. Eternal Strife.

The world has no room for COW crds. We must all be ready somehow to toll, to suffer. to die. And yours is not the less noble because no drum beats before you when you go out iLto your daily battlefelds and no crowds shout about your coming when you re- turn from your daily victory or defeat. R L. Stevenson.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
So Near and Net So Ear

Johnny, aged eight, likes hish-fown words, but as accuracy is not to be ex- pected in one of his years, he often mispronounces and misapplies them. The other day he came home with this announcement: Mamma. I just saw a gentleman standing on the cor ner sunk in profane thought"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
The Genial Hest.

So that you may all. have a good ime," exclaimed the genial host, 4 am not having soup served. There Till be nc celery ands 70 water bis cRi;s wilH :he cheese. l guess all the .taer st1T caR be eaten quietly
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
E0nurdPUm.

A good conundrum is like an inan- innate object, because 1t cannot die. A correspondent of the New York Sun recalls one propounded by the poet. John Godfrey Sake. Although of repu- table age, 1t has not been much in print. Can you tell me why a hypo crite's eye can better decry than you can, or l, upon how many toes a pussy cat goes?
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-30
What Country oweIIer. Need.

A third of our population is urban; the rest is more or less rural What the country dwellers need to make them happy are religion, education and material prosperity. The farms cannot employ as many laborers per acre as they did before the coming of agricultural machinery. Therefore they must either raise fewer children or export some of tseir population to the citles.-HarDe-'S Weekly