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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

the animals OF our own country. When
we are, DESTROYS OF improving blood
for breeding up our farm animals, we
import II from the old countries. II
1t be Jersey cattle we bring them from
the Jersey Isles: If Guernsey cattle
they come from the Guernsey Isles;
and the same is true of all other farm
animals. Now, to great extent this
is due to the fact that for hundreds
of years the feeders and breeders Of
these older countries have realized
the value of the use of good sires and
have continued through many genera
tons TO breed their animals up to the
point of their present excellence. But
they have been assisted greatly by
their methods of feeding in that they
have resorted to formulating ration
that was not only palatable. rich in
its feeding nutrients. cheap in its cost.
but also 'succulent In its nature and
conducivel to keeping the digestive
apparatus in the best possible condi-
tion Of health and thrift The feeders
are aware of the fact that just SO long
as an animal remains In good healthy
condition in this respect, large gains
from the feed given him will result.
Prominence Of the silo.
In the eastern sections of the United
States. or more truly in the dairy dis
tricts, there is seldom a farm with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
COW NOW GIVES 81 UE MIX.

covered that bolt of lightning had
struck his only COW. Was he down
hearted? No. Not after he found that
as result of the lightning episode
Fannie yields milk of light blue col
or, which. because Of its novelty. now
commands 10 cents quart, instead of
8 cents, which is all that buyers in
this section will pay for white milk
The bolt Of lightning has made Fannie
a versatile COW. in that in the morn
ing she yields blue milk and at night
white. A judicious admixture of the
two colors produces a quality of milk
which is SO good that Frederick C..
Boynton, proprietor Of the st. Charles
hotel, has ordered all he can get Of 1t.
When Baker, after exhaustive ex-
periments. found that Fannie's color
scheme bids fair to be permanent
fixture he set out to get another COW.
He has made arrangements for the
leasing of an animal of which he has
heard many kind words. Now all that
he needs is another thunderstorm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
Candid caddles.

Caddies, as every one knows, often
become expert golf players, and trot.
ting about the links at more than one
local are youngsters who could put it
over the men whose clubs they carry
in straight game. It often happens,
therefore, that the amateur golfer hap
pening to draw one of these diminu-
tive cracks as his attendant finds him
self playing in mysteriously depress-
ing atmosphere. The contempt that
the caddy feels for the playing of some
of the amateurs is sometimes beyond
his power to suppress.
At the Philadelphia Country club
they are telling story of swell
young beginner who appeared to think
the only qualification necessary for golf
was lot of staggering clothes. He
started over the links with young
lady who had similar delusions. They
played awhile with one Of the best
caddie-goifers as an attendant.
DO you think" asked the young
man. turning to the caddie with kind.
ly air, do you think we'll be able to
get around the course before dusk?"
IF you run. sir" said the caddie,
grimly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
New York Farmer Getting Ten Cents
Quart for Animals Product
lightning Hit Her.

Tannersville. N. Y.-f Harvey Ba-
ker, farmer. could only get another
COW and another bolt of lightning he
would have money in the bank. He
said SO himself in describing an I'M
toward occurrence in which his only
COW, Fannie, and a thunderstorm play
ed the principal roles.
For several years Fannie's generos-
fly in the matter of giving milk has
been Bakers chief asset. Selling the
milk for conts quart and the fact
that Fannie has always been an ac-
commodating COW have made it possi-
BILE for the farmer to keep his head
above water. He has laid in no sur
plusage OF wealth, but after what has
happened he is sure that If he had
one more COW and If the weather con-
ditions were propitious he would soon
be landed proprietor.
During the thunderstorm Baker dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
PROFITABLE DAIRYING !
By HUGH G. VAN PELT
Dairy Expert Iowa State Dairy Association
Judgment in Feeding


To accomplish the most profitable
results from the dairy herd judgment
must always be used in selecting and
preparing the feeds which compile the
ration 1t Is not a new idea that
cheap feeds are oftentimes more slim
ulating to great results thansare those
feeds which sell for high prices. There
was time when the feeder Of the
corn belt was misled into believing
that there we're certain feeds that It'll
fed in small amounts had the power
oil producing great results. Conse-
Quently lie was led to purchase in
large amounts patent stock foods
which cost him anywhere from 500
to 5000 per ton. Ten years ago there
were thousands of tons Of such feed
sold annually, but greatly to the credit
OF the present-dayt farmer and feeder.
there is being very little of this food
sold at the present time. The farmer
realizes that all foodstuffs are made
up OF the same kinds of nutrients;
namely, protein, carbohydrates. fat
and mineral matter. The only DIFF
ference between any Of these feeds is
in: the proportion Of these different
nutrients. When the patent stock
foods werG analysed II was found that
they contained less protein. or the
most expensive feeding nutrient. than
did oil meal, cottonseed meal, gluten
feed and many Of the. commercial
foodstutfs upon the market that are
sold for the purpose Of forming bal
anced ration when fed with corn. The
chief value Of the stock foods rested.
Of course, in their stimulating and ap-
petizing power. In other words, these
foods had the power of adding palata-
btlity to the ration, but the intelli-
gent, successful feeder of today finds
II possible to SO mix his ration as to
make 1t sufficiently palatable without
the use Of these condiments costing
eight or ten cents per pound.
Six Points to Consider In Feeding.
Besides the consideration Of quality
and quantity. there are sig essential
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
NO EYE JABBERS IN MOSCOW
Women Cannot Get Aboard Cars II
They Have Hatpins With Uncoy-
cred Points.

Moscow.-The project Of this city
is suddenly popular with the men. But
the women regard him as a meddle-
some and ignorant person. For he has
issued an order that no woman is to
be allowed to use the street cars un-
less the points of her hatpins are pro-
tected.
Several claims for damages were
brought before the courts recently by
sufferers from hatpin wounds and the
frequency of the injuries caused the
project to take action. One man who
claimed damages for an injured eye
engaged smart lawyer, who contend
ed that not only had the defendant
wounded harmless citizen but she
had broken the law. Moscow being un-
der martial law. and the carrying of
a lethal weapon being illegal, except
under permit from the police. The
woman was fined accordingly in add
ton to being ordered to recompense
the sufferer. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
PROTECT THE BIRDS.

great world powers-as every other
people need our help-to check the de-
struction of the birds who work for
our common prosperity and health"
he says. Owing to the high prices
offered for the plumes of white herons.
birds Of paradise. humming birds, al
batrosses and similar species in the
European markets, these birds have
been slaughtered almost to the point
Of extinction. On the other hand.
thousands of the valuable insectivor-
GUS wild birds and game birds Of Eu-
rope are shipped here as cage birds
and to make choice tidbits in our res
taurants. Only by putting stop to
the export and import of birds butch
cred for commercial purposes can the
nations tof the earth hope to retain
their valuable bird resources. It re-
mains for the American people to
take the first step in this very vitn
movement"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
BEETLE KILLING ELM TREES,
Expert Who Examined Roosevelt's
chestnuts Reports Other Ravases
in Four States.

New York.-A great plague of elm
leaf beetles has swept over this sec
ton of the country this summer, ac-
cording to Director Murrill of the
Bronx botanical bardens. Mr.. Muir
rill recently made trip Of investiga-
ton through four states and says that
he found the condition of the elm trees
alarming everywhere.
The beetle. however, is not the only
enemy to the trees which is working.
Mr.. Murrill was called to Sycamore
Hill, where he made an examination
of the chestnut trees. which are
Colonel Roosevelt's pride. When
Colonel Roosevelt returned from AZ
RIGA he sent word to the Bronx botan-
ical gardens that something was
wrong with his trees. and asked that
an expert be sent to inspect them. Y
Mr.. Murrill discovered that almost
every tree on the colonel's estate was
dead. The canker. a rapid.growing
fungus. had started beneath the bark
Of the trees. and after killing the
trees had spread quickly all over them.
It travelled with surprising swiftness,
and within two months caused thou
sands of dollars worth of damage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

out one or more silos, and the day IL
rapidly coming when the. man without
silo will have a difficult time in ma
king profitable competition with the
one who resorts to the use OF the silo.
This is true Of all farm products and
especially is 1t true9of dairy productA
If the consumer has been led to the
point where he Is paying extremely
large prices. AS matter OF fact. he
is paying for dairy products almost
as much as he can AFFORD to pay and
the dairy farmer. should begin to real
lie that he is receiving extremely
large prices for the commodities
which he is producing. It Is a shame
and disgrace for the farmer in the
corn belt to be compelled to say that
he cannot afford to produce butter for
an average price of from 25 to 80 cents
a pound the year through. or milk
averaging when It reaches the con-
sumer more than five cents quart.
This statement is in view of the fact
that farmers in older countries are
doing this very thing on land which
rents annually for as much as large
portion of the land in the corn belt
sells for. It Is possible to make great
profits out Of the dairy business at the
present prevailing prices Of both dairy
products and food stuffs. but 1t il
necessary for the farmer and dairy
man to surround his efforts with bet.
ter conditions In the form of better
COWS. better feed produced more in
diligently and combined more thought
fully. In other words, the time is close
at hand when the up-to-date farmer
will be vastly different from the farm
er and dairyman that we have known
In. the past. He will place himself
more In a position Of the business
man, the merchant or the manufac-
turer. He will Sbe acquainted with.
every Individual animal upon his farm
even as is the merchant acquainted
with everyone of his customers. He.
will be acquainted with every feature
pertaining to every acre of ground Of
which his farm is made up, even as
the manufacturer is acquainted with
every machine in his factory. When
ever this time comes conditions on
the farm will not only be more inten.
sive but methods will be more diversi.
fed and although IL is difficult to pre-
dict that prices Of farm commodities
will be much greater than they are at
the present time, It is q certainty that
farms will be more valuable and the
commodities that are now being pro-
duced upon the farm. especially the
dairy products. will be produced for a
much less cost per pound than at the
present time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
international Movement Submit
ted to Our Government.
Fourteen Of World Powers Be Arrayed
Against 6utchery Of Feathered
Tribe Of Globe for Millinery
characterization.

New York.-To array IA of the
world powers against the butchery of
the birds of the globe for millinery
ornamentation is the object of an In
ternational movement which has been
formally called to the attention of the
United States government from this
city. recommendations for the pro-
htbition of this feather traffic by nom
export and nonimport laws In Great
Britain, German, France, Italy, Rus
STA, Norway. Sweden. Belgium, Den.
mark, Holland. Hungary. Austria, Ba-
varia and this country have Just been
filed with Secretary of State Knox at
Washington by William butcher, pres
ident of the National Association Of
Audubon Societies. who represented
the United States at the recent Inter
national pathological congress in
Berlin, where they were framed and
unanimously Endorsed by delegates
from every part of the world.
For the first time in history the
pathological authorities in their In
ternational conclave are reported to
have been able to unite upon some
simple course of action that would
best check the economic loss of bill
lions Of dollars each year that has
been shown to result from the killing
of the pest-destroying and plague-pre-
venting wild birds of land and water.
Acting as an international commit
tee for the protection of BIRDS" a
score Of pathological experts select
ed from the nobility and scientists of
IA of the leading nations are placing
before their governments the propo-
sition Of cooperation to break up the
destruction of bird life by the world
wide traffic in feathers. Though the
people Of the country have come to
extend reasonable protection to their
birds in many states. the destruction
of American bird life must go on as
long as any foreign country continues
to offer market for the sale of the
scalps of the birds of the United
States, according to Mr.. butcher.
Americans need the help of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
CITY'S NEW Triple

stead Of highballs and other possibly
attractive but certainly heating mix
lures. being put up in long, cool-ap-
pearing cylindrical bottles. It is ad-
vertised in drug stores from our own
churn." and is outselling the soda and
sundae. 1t is made by private fami-
lies from "lacto-bacilli" tablets. which
are placed in unskimmed milk. At
hotels and restaurants 1t Is served Ice
cold in bottles made especially for
buttermilk.
And why? Because for long time
,physicians have been pointing out
that It Is the best hot-weather drink.
They have said that 1t is the most
easily digested. the most cooling, the
most healthful. They have declared
It even an excellent hot-weather food.
And besides that, there are compare
lively few people. 1t is said, who
don't take to buttermilk naturally,
like duck to water.
"Buttermilk? queried Manager
Marsh Of the Borden Dairy company.
/ Why, we are selling more buttermilk
right now than ever before. 1t is the
Chicago summer drink. and we are
in position to know. It is being sold
MISUNDERSTANDING most everyone
has nicked to spare and most every
one likes buttermilk. Almost every re.
tail store where they sell soft drinks
is calling for buttermilk in large guam.
titles this summer. And then whole
lot Of 1t goes to private homes. too.
It's great drink, is buttermilk- 1.-The
ideal drink"
THE sales of buttermilk increase ev-
cry year." said Manager Bowman Of
the Bowman Dairy company. land this
year there is more Of 1t sold, believe,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

silage; therefore 1t requires eight
times as much storage space In the
hay NOV to store one ton of feed as
1t does in the Nsilo. However. corn
silage contains 80 per cent. Of water
and for this reason the silo will not
contain as great an amount of dry
matter in comparison, but we do find
that one cubic foot of silo space con.
tains as much dry matter as two
cubic feet In the hay NOW, and re.
duced to terms of digestible feeding
nutrients. which In reality is the
standpoint from which all foodstuffs
should be figured, we find that one
cubic foot of silage space will hold as
many digestible feeding nutrients as
TWO and one-third cubic feet of space
in the hay NOV. In consequence, II
we were to build hay NOV that
would hold as much feed as 100-ton
sllo. it would be necessary to build a
barn with storage space for 800 tons
of hay, or If we were to supply the
same storage capacity as is found in
a 100-ton silo for the storage Of dry
matter, barn with capacity Of 200
tons OF hay would be necessary. Fig
uring further, If we were to build a
barn with the capacity for holding d.
gestible feeding nutrients in amounts
as great as could be stored In 100
ton silo. 1t would be necessary to
build. barn with the capacity toshold
233 1-3 tons of clover hay. This win
ter In particular demonstrates more
clearly than most winters the value of
silo and the feeding nutrients that
can be saved through its use. It was
estimated that in the middle Of Janu-
airy there was remaining in the corn.
fields of the corn belt from 20 to
25 per cent. of this last years crop
which could not be harvested on ac-
count of the severe snowy weather.
AS a result Of this, much of this years
crop of corn was ruined and
wasted. One Of the largest corn rails
ers in Iowa who is also dairyman
and milks from 60 to rs cows. had all
of his corn crop under shelter where
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

points TO be considered In formulating
fEzens for the herd. They must be
palatable so that the COW Will eat In
large amounts and waste very little
Of the feed. They must contain suf-
ficient amount Of digestible nutrients
and for this reason concentrates must
be fed in addition to hay. straw and
grass They must be inexpensive in.
order to insure profit. There must
be a sufficient amount Of variety in
order that the feeder may change his
ration from time to time and keep
the cow always ready for her next
meal. There must be certain amount
Of succulence summer and winter If
the ration is to accomplish the best
results.
The sIlo.
One Of the chief sources Of all Of
these points is the silo. There Is no
feed more palatable, more easily d.
gested, affording more Of variety
and costing as small an amount in
the corn belt as does corn silage and
am confident that the time is close
at hand when silos on the farm win
be as plentiful as corn cribs are
at the present time. 1t has other ad.
vantages in that It is useful In feeding
other farm animals. It supplies in
the winter time the succulence OF the
June pastures. 1t is convenient in
that the feeder is not compelled to 20
to the cornfield and pick the dry corn.
stalks out of the snow on cold, frosty
mornings. Experiments prove that
milk and butter fat can be produced
for at least one-third less cost where
corn silage is used than where the
COW must subsist wholly on dry feed.
The farmer of the corn belt. has during
the past year. demonstrated that he
is aware of the fact that silage is one
bf the very best and cheapest feeds
that can be supplied to farm animals.
In Iowa there are to be found up to
this year in the neighborhood of 1900
sil6s on farms and during the present
year there have been sold and erected
on other Iowa farms in the neighbor-
hood of 1900 more and likely It is
that during the coming year the mum.
8 UCA VI SiAo5 ~ Lilo oldeS Will U6 again
doubled. The chief objection to the
silo at the present time. and, in fact.
the only objection that the writer has
heard for some time. Is that the first
cost is a considerable expense-which
is true. However. If one stops to com.
pare the actual cost of storage space
Of foods for farm animals 1t is readily
found that the silo is the cheapest
structure that can be built upon the
farm. AS matter of fact, one of the
great losses of the farmer in the corn
belt at the present time is the loss of
foodstuffs which remain in the fields
exposed during the entire winter to
the elements Of the weather. and any
method by which these same feeds
can be taken indoors out of the wealth
er and saved rather than wasted adds
greatly to the producing capacity and
to the net profits Of the farmer.
Capacity Of the silo.
It Is well-known fact that 400
cubic feet Of barn space is required
for the storage of one ton of clover
hay; 80 cubic feet of silo space will
suffice for the storage of one ton Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

1t could not be wasted I'M view Of the
fact that over so acres ,of his corn
went at once into his enormous silos
and was in good condition to AFFORD
the greatest amount Of feeding nu.
trients in the most palatable and d.
gestible form. The remainder Of his
corn was cut up at ONCE and put into
shocks to be shredded and the better
portion Of the shredded fodder used
+ to supply dry matter for the COWS In.
conjunction with the silage, and those
portions which might be termed as
waste were used as bedding to absorb
the heterogeneous waste from the ami.
mails and returned again to the
field during the late winter or early
spring in the form Of fertilizing con.
stituents for the upbuilding Of the
fields from which the crop itself was
taken.
silase Is succuIent.
There is one distinct advantage in
corn silage which is not enumerated
in Its feeding analysis. That is the
moisture or succulence which It con-
tains. The American feeder has not
realized in the past the great value Of
succulence added to the ration Of his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

than ever before. OF course, there is
more sweet milk sold than buttermilk,
but sweet milk is used for cooking and
buttermilk is purely drink. Within
the last six years there has been q
steady increase in the consumption of
sweet milk, but buttermilk has certain
ly kept pace with It."
Out at the Lake Zurich diaries the
foregoing statement were agreed with.
why, it's remarkable the quantity
Of buttermilk that is being called for"
said James Davidson, manager of the
dairy. I'VE are shipping more Of 1t to
Chicago this year than ever before. II
It isn't the favorite hot weather drink
for Chicago. I'd like to know what on
earth Isl
Others said that there was only one
summer attraction in this city that
could compare with the lake breeze
and that was
Buttermilk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
youno Horse Thief.

suffolk, va.-Ralph Hezekiah Him
ton, nine years old. possibly the young
est horse thief ever convicted. was
found guilty in Justice Deberry's court
on the second offense. 81,
Owing to his youth there was no
prosecution for the first horse stolen.
but when he disappeared with Thorn
as, Smiths horse he was pursued and
captured after four-mile chase by
Hurricane Branch and posse.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
Badgers as Woman,s Pets,

Spokane, Wash.-A fad has been
inaugurated by young women Of
Othello, Wash. which threatens to
cause rise in the badger market.
The fad is demonstrating badgers
for pets, and already several of these
animals are enduring captivity. It is
not On unusual sight to meet badger
in the street Of; Othello on an after
noon, in tow of its fair mistress.
The animals seem to take kindly to
their new sphere and submit peace.
ably to the fondling Of admirers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31

farm animals. 1t is common saying
that animals fed largely for long
time on dry corn become burnt out,
and true 1t is that their digestive an.
paratus has become more or less i'm
paired. This result is overcome by
the feeding of succulent foods, which
fact has been recognized by feeders Of
the older countries for many years.
Rations for dairy animals as well as
for other farm animals in Scotland.
England, Ireland and other countries
across the water are made up largely
of beets. mangoes and carrots One
reason for this is because of the high
price of land in those countries and
the corresponding cheapness of farm
labor. but the result of 1t is that we
find animals in those countries In
much better condition. producing more
largely of beef. milk or any Of the
products for which they are fed, than