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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
CARE OF SHEEP.
Some Points on Feeding and Keeping
tho Flock Thrifty.

Some Points on Feeding and Keeping
tho Flock Thrifty.
Sheep must be fed with great regu-
larity. Slipshod methods are fatal to
success.
Do not feed corn to the breeding
ewes. 1t is too heating. Give two
thirds oats, one-third wheat bran, with
little oilmeai mixed in. The grain
should be selected with care.
Lambs should be taught to eat grain
by themselves as early as possible and
should be eating well before weaving.
On an average they should be fed ten
weeks before weaving.
If you can do no better by way of
making troughs for the sheep to eat
their grain out of, you can nail two
boards together in the shape of V,
with a couple of short pieces across
the ends to keep them right side up.
This will save much grain, and grain
is money this year.
Ensilage furnishes a good succulent
food for sheep. In the absence Of
roots 1t is most valuable. Keep salt in
the pens at all times.
Night is the favorite time for dogs
to make their raids. so make it a rule
to have the sheep near the barn every
night. Dogs are much less apt to trou-
BILE them then.
Dip the sheep Immediately after
shearing and again In about three
weeks to destroy eggs and all ticks
that may have escaped at the first
dipping.
The lambs should be dipped at the
same time. for when the ewes are
shorn the ticks flock on to the lambs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Offering Cattle For Sale.

What does buyer want to know
about cattle offered for sale? First,
the conformation and color markings
and weight, style, general appearance,
and in COW, as to her udder, its
size, shape, teats and milk veins; sec
ond, the buyer wants to know the pedi-
gree SGs,nl liGin one to three generations
and the records or yields of each an
cestor. If It's an animal bred from
cattle In the Advanced Register, state
the milk and butter yield of each fe-
male and Of her daughters, and if she
has sons who have sired A. r. o.
daughters give the number OF them.
State the breeding of the sire and give
the number Of his A. r. o. daughters,
and mention the largest records of two
or three Of the larger ones; state the
history of his sire and grandsire and
the collateral branches of the family.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
SELECTING SHEEP.
fhs Value and Indications Of a Strong
Constitution.


BY HOWARD A. CHANDLER.
There is one very important thing
which Is ofttimes never thought of or
taken into consideration by the sheep
breeder or buyer-that is, constitution.
Weak sheep caEnOt produce good,
strong lambs; neither can they give
good returns In the feed lot. The
healthy, strong constitutional sheep
has a much different appearance and
general makeup than the weak one.
In the examination Of a sheep al
ways start at the end Of the nose and
work back. The Indications OF strong
constitutions are a wide, open nostril.
a short, broad head, width and depth
Of chest. fuIlness behind the shoulder
both on top and AZ the side and well
sprung ribs coming wide out. from the
backbone. Such a sheep has room for
the vital organs to perform Their work
IN a proper manner. Neither the breed
er nor the feeder can afford TO lose
sight Of the constitution IN his sheep.
because his profits win certainly be
cut short
To have the wool dense and Of good
length Is a prime requisite. Although
the breeders IN the corn belt must nay
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Tobacco For soours In Sheen.

A breeder who uses homespun to-
bacco for .seGlEs in. sheep says of the
treatment: ! used 1t all last summer
and winter and am using 1t now.
had no scours in my flock last summer
and have had none TO amount to any
thing since. sometimes mix salt
with 1t, but know sheep will and do
eat 1t alone. / give thirty-fve sheep
about One-half pound once week.
give clean tobacco, just as 1t is stripped
from the stalk. They will eat the
leaves as they viii eat corn fodder,
but not nearly so much. l also used a
worm powder last summer with the
tobacco. / buy lugs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

| castor oil for constipation. The oil
was administered aud the colt dead
before we knew that he was sick. our
advice to horsemen is, never give cas-
tor oil to any animal Of the horse kind,
old or young. Whenever purgative
is needed always give raw linseed oil.
which is both effective and safe and
much cheaper than the poisonous cas-
tor oil. bulk for bulk"
Three Valuable Remedies.
There are three remedies every farm
err should have ON hand for treating
sick calves, says New York breeder
One Is the formalIn treatment for
white scours, one-half ounce of 40 per
cent formalln In fifteen and u half
ounces OF pure water Use one tea
spoonful to every pint of milk fed.
White scours are easily recognized both
by the whltish color OF the voiding and
by the odor Another remedy Is the
two -hundredth dilution OF sulphur for
regular looseness Of the bowels. This
Is homeopathic remedy. Give from
three to Ave tablets three times daily
to young calves under two weeks and
more to older ones.
The other remedy is cantharls for
bladder trouble. If you find your calf
wet on belly or inside hind legs or eyes
profusely, with bowels loose,
five drops 3x homeopathic tincture CIV
EN- three times daily will soon cure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Concerning tn, Calf.

The heifer calf should develop mus
Gle and bone rather than fat.
Too much cream for the calf is about
as bad as too much money for the boy.
Never sacrifice heifer calf from a
first class butter COW. All are needed
20 supply the depleted daIries.
1t is detrimental TO allow a calf to
run with a COW even for a few days.
As soon as the milk is fit to use the
calf and the COW should both be ac-
customed to the separation.
Never tie a calf with a rope about
its neck. Ten chances to one it viii
get choked to death. A stout strap
about the neck. with a ring and a
chain. Is far better. A swivel will
keep the chain from being twisted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
BREEDING THE MULE.
Strong Demand In Many States For
Those of Heavy Type.

Those Of Heavy Type.
For no class of stock is there a
stronger demand than for big, well
broken mules in six or eight Of the
agricultural states. Whoever would
raise them has hungry market al
ready established, says the Breeders
Gazette, Chicago. 1t Is not necessary
to precede the work with a campaign
of education. The multiple merits of
the mule are familiar to thousands of
farmers and planters who are unable
because of the inadequate supply to
buy the mule stock that they want.
An attractive opportunity invites farm
ers to undertake the production Of
high class commercial mules, and 1t Is
certain that many Of them will grasp
1t within the next few years.
- While the day of the small mule is
not past and probably never will be
in the sugar and cotton country Of the
south, he is sure to yield considerable
ground in the border states and else
where to the draft mule, which Is
clamorously sought at the leading mule
markets at stiff prices. But this type
cannot be produced without big mares.
No matter how big jack may be, he
cannot sire draft mules from the or
dinary run of small native mares COM
mon in the mule belt. Mammoth jacks
are capable of notable results In in
creasing the size Of mules, but they
are much handicapped by the want OF
scale in the mares to which they are
bred. An Improvement in native mares
increasing their size 200 to 400 pounds
would benefit the mule industry i'm
measurably. 1t would endow the coun-
try with big mule possibilities such as
never before existed. This change In
the type Of farm mares In those Sec
tions where the mule is the main re-
lance for field and other hard labor
would not upset the other purposes for
which they are usually maintained
Probably 80 per cent Of the mule bear
ing mares could be improved In size
without detracting from their value
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
FAILURES OF SIL0S.
My Some Structures Have Not Given
Good Service.

Nhy Some Structures Have Not Given
Good Service.
Some of the failures Of silos have
been due to carelessness in filling, but
more frequently to faulty construction
of the silo. Too often the walls Of
silos are not made air tight Unless
the walls of wooden silos are made
air tight, with tar paper, felt pads or
clay worked into the joints, much ST.
lage will be wasted. Ninety per cent
Of stave silos are not air tight at the
foundation. The shrinkage and swell
Ing of slaves break the cement, which
must be frequently mended. Some
losses have occurred because the ends
of the slaves have decayed. The H.
lustration shows how some durable
wood may be used at the bottom Of
the silo, which is one method of over
coming this difficulty. The iron bands
Of the stave silo must frequently be
examined or they will fall down as
the slaves shrink. Sometime the iron
splices rust
The walls of the silo must be rigid
or they cannot stand the pressure. A
number of concrete Silos have failed
on this account. When the sides be-
gin to bulge, air can get between the
silage and the walls. Brick silos with
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
RAISING THE
DAIRY CALF.

1t seems as though the raising and
developing of the dairy calf should be
as plain as the A B C's to every farm
er, and yet so many neglect this most
important part Of the dairy farmers
work. No set rule can be given to use
for all calves. My rule is this, writes
O. 1. Hunt In Kimball's Dairy Farmer:
The calf is left with the COW for a
week ar ten days and allowed to suck
one teal only. This, find, gets the di-
gestion Of the calf In good working
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
THE VETERINARY

Pure creolin applied once a day for
week or so Is a remedy used for
ringwOrm on a COW. First wash the
part with soap and water.
A Remedy Fer Collie.
A home mixed collie remedy which
Is a favorite with many horsemen is
composed Of one ounce each Of tine
ture Of opium. sulphuric ether. tincture
Of ginger. spirits Of niter. essence Of
peppermint Give two tsblespOOnfuls
In a pint Of hot water and give one
tablespoonful every half hour until In
provement begins. After an attack Of
collie horses should be fed with care
for a few days
Caster oil Fer Horses.
The Horse Breeder says: Hardly a
season passes that castor oil Is not
recommended by some turf paper as a
medicine for horses OF colts Il NAY
be used in so-ne cases without caus-
ing death. but e valuable young colt
owned BY the writer some thirty-hre
years ago vas killed bI giving hin
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

n OAhO Win hEINOOD STANEb AT THE
BOTTOM, CHEAPER WOOD ABOVE.
out reinforcement have been failures
because of this pressure from the In
side.
A mistake sometimes made Is in
building the silo of too large diam
eter for the size of the herd, so that
silage spoils by too long exposure Of
the surface. In one case a man with
a small herd built a sllo In his barn
eighteen feet square and sixteen feet
high. After two years trial he gave
up the use Of the silo in disgust be.
cause his silage did not keep. A year
or two later he sold his farm to
more progressive man, who built par
titions across the same silo, making
four small silos out Of the large one,
and had no difficulty in obtaining good
sllage for stock.
The silos should be deep. The
deeper the silo the better the silage.
The diameter should conform to the
size Of the herd, and II two inches of
silage are fed each day there will be
no loss from surface exposure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Pasture For Calves,

The wisdom Of having a nice pasture
for calves win be readily apparent to
all keepers OF live stock. They cannot
thrive on short or soiled pastures. 9th
er animals that are older can fight
do so. They cannot hold their own In
pastures with older animals. The lat
ter win monopollze the pastures. They
VIII take all the choice portions The
former need these. Il is better, there
fcre-in fact. Il is necessary--that the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
To Make Eve Own Lamb.

A breeder has a little trick to make
eve own lamb that is worth copy
ing. A stanchion is made in the mid
die Of the stall and the eve fastened
in. The lamb can get all around her.
and she cannot hurt II, and of course
II VIII want TO lie on the hay in front
Of her. In few days It is her lamb.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
The Price of Sires.

Good feshy bulls have sold recently
at s. to SO per hundredweight in lead.
ing markets. This means that the
man who has bought. used and fed a
pure bred bull can sell him for more
than enough to buy another one. An
aged bull that brings IS per hundred
weight on the farm win pay for his
successor and more, too. In some cases.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
RAISING YOUNG BEEF.

4 Conveniently Arranged Building Fer
ousrterins and Feeding.
The Illustrations show a cattle barn
and shed adjoining which have used
for Eve years With satisfactory results
In raising and fattenIng young beef
writes a breeder in the Breeders Ga
retfe. Chicago. The main barn is %
By &C feet and - feet to the caves.
whlch gives angle loft room over the
skeds. In which put hay and blow
the center nov full q straw.
The f,ox and milk COW stalls have
he sunllght and are closed but few
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

And yet too many cattle raisers think
that pure. bred bull at $40 to 1925 is
away out Of sight. Counting the I'm.
provement made in the herd, the bet.
ter quality and higher price of the cat
tie sold from 1t. the pure bred bull Is
about the cheapest Investment in sight.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Rootino Pios.

Pigs are more apt to be "rooters" in
spring, when the ground is soft, than
they are at any other time of the year.
Much of this can be prevented by feed
ing regularly with coal, charcoal. ashes
or other mineral matter. Ringing the
hogs should be resorted to in extreme
cagaS
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

1''''1 0'' M Strlp VIII De de-
pendent upon the general height Of
the cows. The rest saves the mixer
the work Of holding the pail between
his knees or keeps it Off the stable
floor in case this undesirable practice
Is followed
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
IMPROVING STOCK TANKS.

Those Having an Excavation Around
Base Give Better Service.
A Nebraska stockman says OF the
water tank for stock shown In the H.
lustration:
''This is how arrange my water
tanks, and find they last longer and
are more satisfactory in every way.
The majority of farmers simply dump
gravel, brick or whatever filling ma
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

ro1 We soO offer One Huad,ss =,
cured cur sly SS sAid H.,I,c GI csIarrS' II, Ss.u
II we, ;, the under',iasua'sss.aso au'ssao, Q.
=. J.. Cheney Tor ,bssiea bsinea, have
believe him peries,ls 1 I4;l y y.sa
able 70 carry rrrryS,,sa,etiOns, oa, ans n. Y. {
viz, Vi W WR5Ie:,,Nw f5Ie. Nwh.LDisos. siSnI, S1ssI,..
lila Halls Caiarrh CvssTs sT,''s' !. T.leis d =
nally, acting directly 'S v,I'I. = isEsn I,s,.
mucous surface Of H.. sion lhs III y.
testimonials. .e Sold 6 - ssslsn. s.ss 4.
stipation. '"'nlly Pils ~
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09

inches long, as
shown In the H.
lustra ton. The
purpose of this
strip is to provide
a rest for the milk
pail. The proper
height for this
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Improving the Milk stooL

A Kansas dairyman claims tnat an
over the ordinary milk
stool can be made by simply attaching
an extra niece of 2 by 4 about ten
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Needed bv All ps;rvr.r.

Scales, thermometer, paper and pen
ell are things very necessary for all
dairymen. They are of everyday
value, and record helps much in the
sale Of a COW.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-09
Judging .

In Portlar WITH PLENTY OF FEED.
tion OF ho they will eat" plan. She
handle," pounds Of milk as a two
dent o. was still fed on the above
fair at six years of age gave over
a , pounds Of milk, making over
30 pounds Of butter in one year
more than the other will do in five
years.
Which is the more profitable? 1t
cost money to develop No. 2, but in
seven years she gave over 1000
pounds Of milk. AS the time for the
cows to freshen draws near. make up
your mind to keep only the best heifer
calves, and don't be afraid to feed.
One calf properly cared for is worth a
carload like the one first described.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-01
EAST MONTPELIER

/. D. coburn was in Barre on business
Last Friday.
Miss Susie Badger has gone to Orange
to teach this summer.
Earl and Arthur Bartlett we're with
relatives in Plainfeld Sunday
Arthur Lavigne has been quite i'll this
week, and under Or. Wheeler's care.
Mrs. John Bond is now able to sit
up, but is still under the doctors care,
with heart trouble.
Mrs. Earl Bartlett and daughter Mary
went 10 Plainfeld Saturday visiting and
returned home Monday.
The schools in town began last week.
Miss Beryl Breen OF Waterbury is again
teaching at East village.
Arthur Bartlett attended the lecture
by Russell Conwell in Barre last week
and enjoyed il very much.
II. M. Farnham is expected home from
Chicago tonight and the 20 horses be
bought viii come Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. sibley were guests
at the golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs
Sylvester Cameron in Barre City last
week
The grange win give reception We'd
nesday evening, May 5, to Mr.. and Mrs.
i. @. Hammett, who were married 10
town April 8.
Joe Bishop has recovered from his
recent illness With pneumonia, and both
Of his children are very sick this week
with bronchitis.
Mrs. Charity johnson returned home
Sunday from Charles Persons's in Barre
Town, where she has been during the
illness Of Mrs. Persons.
The river road below The East VII.
laee is in a very bad condition since the
high water, and tho needed repairs viii
make large and expensive job.
Will Ia Point came home from WI.
Jamestown Thursday to see his mother,
who is i'll from overwork during sick
ness in her family the past winter.
A good many Of the farmers here have
already bought lot Of hay and others
expect to be obliged 70 do 30 before
they can use their pastures, though q
few have turned their stock out This
week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-01
GROTON

Mrs. Carl Nelson Of Ryegate Corner
was visitor in town Friday.
Judge r. NJ. Page was az 81. Johns
bury Tuesday on official business.
G. X. Church Of Bradford visited his
mother, Mrs. R. P. Church, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
r. n. Darling went to White River
Junction Friday to attend the funeral
OF John L. Bacon
William Fellows Of White River juno
ton was the guest Of his cousin, A. y.
Clark, Wednesday.
Everett Forsyth, former resident
here, now custom house officer at North
Troy, was in town Wednesday.
Martin McRae has purchased the farm
Of Wiibert Rnnfew in North Ryegate
and viii take possession May 1st.
D. Henry Goodwin arrived in town
Tuesday from Buffalo, N H., where he
has been employed tho past winter
Mrs. Sarah Rowland, who has been
visiting her brothers, J. w. and A. N.
Morrison, left Wednesday for Laconia,
N. H.
Harvey Kicker OF Niinneapolis Mimi,
arrived in town Thursday and Is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. NJ. II Whitehill, and
other relatives.
Earl Mulliken Of the firm Of A. r.
Nulliken and Son Of Woodsyille, N. H.,
was in town Tuesday looking over a
job Of plumbing.
Mr. and Mrs. fillmore Welch, who have
been visiting relatives hero for few
weeks left the first Of the week for
their home at Wapato, Washington.
The II. T. @. society will serve a pie
supper at the Methodist church parlor
Wednesday evening, May from 10
3 o'clock. A cordial invitation TO ALL
Mr.. Brown Of Greenfield, Mass, was
10 town Wednesday and made short calls
az the home Of Mrs. Browns sisters,
Mrs. + n. Hall and Mrs. G. H. Pillsbury.
Simeon Fifeld, who went to Pompa-
noosic 70 spend the winter with his
son, Elwin, has returned TO his home at
WestviIie. His son has also moved
here tee care for bis parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Clark served
dinner Thursday evening to small
party Of invited guests in honor Of the
birthday Of their mother, Mrs. Emma
Clark. A srunptuous repast, and de-
lightful evening was enjoyed BY those
present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-01
SHAW KIDNAps OWN SON.
Wife Had Deserted Him and Taken Son
With Her.


Santa Barbara, Cal, May l.-Detec.
tives employed by J. F. Shaw Of Boston
yesterday raided the house occupied BY
Mrs. shaw and Keno Marble, formerly
the Shaw chauffeur, and took possession
Of the l0-year son Of the shaws.
The boy was taken to the police sta
tion, where he is now held
Mrs. Shaw says she win fight to pre-
vent the boy being taken East. The
raid was directly early yesterday morn
ing by Lewis Field, the shaw family
butler.
According TO the story as told here,
Mrs Shaw deserted her husband in
Brookline in June, 1907, and came to
California in the company Of Marble,
bringing her l0-yaar -old son With her.
The couple went fret 10 Pasadena, where
"a home was established but over year
ago came to Santa Barbara and went
into the moving picture business. The
detectives employed By Shaw traiied the
couple to Pasadena and then here.
Boston, May LII. r. Shaw il mem
Der Of the state Senate from this city.
Mrs. Shaw was Miss Grace EldredQe.
daughter Of II. Fisher Eldredga, q veal.
thy brewer Of Portsmouth. n. II. This
boy has been the subject Of litigation
for some time and an attempt was made
last summer By representatives Of Sen
ator Shaw to obtain custody Of the
child. Mrs. Shaw left for the West some
months ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-01
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
The self-Tmpsovemeut Habit as an
Asset.

The Self-TmpEovement Habit as an
Asset.
The very reputation Of having an am
bition to amount to something in the
world, Of having a grand nfe-aim is
worth everything says writer in
Success The moment your associates
find that you are dead-in-earnest; that
you mean business; that they cannot
shake you from your determination to
get on in the world, or rob you Of your
time or persuade Won to waste It in
frivolous things, you win not only be
an inspiring example TO them, but the
very people who are throwing away their
times will also admire your stand, re-
speet It, and profit BY st, and you viii
thus be able TO protect yourself from q
thousand annoyances and time MASTERS,
and experiences which would only him
der yoIi.
In other words, there is everything in
declaring yourself, in taking a stand
and thereby announcing to the world
that you DO not propose to be failure
or an ignoramus; that you are going to
take no chances on your future; that
you are going to prepare yourself for
something out Of the ordinary, away be-
yond mediocrity, something large and
grand
The moment you do this you stand out
IN strong contrast from the great mass
Of people who ar throwing away their
opportunities and have no grit and STAN
ina enough TO do anything worth while,
OF to make any great effort to be some
body in the world