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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21

dairy form is inclined toward the
wedge shape; that is, from whatever
point of view the observer looks at
the COW, the form which meets his
eye is that more nearly conforming
to the shape of a wedge rather than
the shape of a rectangle. In most
considerations, in fact, the dairy COW
differs extremely from the beef COW.
In selecting dairy COW we should
bear in mind that there are five dis
tinct functions that must be given
due consideration, that are absolutely
necessary if the COW be useful on the
farm.
Five Requirements Of the Dairy Cow.
In the first place, of course, she
must live and in order to live under
the conditions of environment In
which most dairy COWS are situated,
namely, to be stabbed for six or eight
months out of a year, and oftentimes
in barns which are none too we'll
lighted or ventilated, the COW must
have a good constitution. Constitu.
ton is indicated by large. distended
nostril. bright eye and great depth
through the chest and heart girth.
Secondly, she must have large feed
ing capacity. The only use to which
a dairy COW is put Is to convert the
feed which she consumes into milk
and butter fat. II she does not have
the power of consuming large
amount of feed she will not have the
power Of producing a large amount of
milk. Given two cows, one of which
has the capacity of consuming twice
as much food as the other and con.
verting an equal percentage of the
foodstuff consumed into milk and but
ter fat, it can be easily seen one cow
is worth more than two of the other.
Those things which indicate large
feeding capacity are large mouth
and a deep. long barrel with
we'll sprung ribs that are far apart.
This indicates largeness of capacity,
but more is necessary; the digestive
apparatus must be powerful and this
is indicated by the quality Of the hide
and hair found by the touch. If the
hide is hard and stiff and the hair
harsh and wiry. 1t Is an indication of
weakness of digestive apparatus. On
the other hand, If the hide is soft and
pliable, much like a kid glove, and
the hair soft and silky, the indica-
ton is that there is sufficient power
of digestive apparatus to handle the
feed which is stored in the great ca.
pacity In q short time. and the COW is
ready for more.
In the third place. the COW must
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21

of these wells on each side Of the
body. Facts demonstrate that COWS
with these large mammary systems
are, as a rule, extremely large pro-
ducers, while those with small veins
are likewise very small and unproflt-
able producers of dairy products.
In the fourth place, the dairy cow
must be worker, which is indicated
by her nervous temperament, which
may be defined by bright, prominent,
placid eye, lean appearance, demon
strating that the food nutrients have
been converted into milk and butter
fat rather than into beef to be placed
over the back and ribs. The COW with
well defined nervous Temperament
Is always busy. In the summer time
when she goes to pasture in the morn.
ing she works diligently all day and
returns at night with full udder.
After being MIXED she returns and
works In the same diligent manner
until morning; but the COW with a
dull, sluggish eye, so often found in
beef steers. and carrying an excess of
fat, can. as a rule, be found lying in
the shade and resting most of her
time day or night, and as a result
she has very little to give to her mas
ter at milking time.
Ability All Important.
AS a fifth consideration, the COW
must have in addition to these pre-
ceding essentials the ability of pro.
ducing milk and butter fat and this.
of course. is determined largely by
the size, form and texture of the i'd
der. This portion Of her make-up
must be large in order to have ca.
pacity and must gain in size by length
and breadth rather than by depth.
The perfect udder Is one that at
taches we'll up behind, that extends
far forward and is broad in it's dimen.
sions. An udder that Is short. mar
row and large because of the fact that
1t is pendulous and hangs down from
the body is not to be desired. because
as rule. the circulation of blood
through such an udder is poor and.
furthermore, such udders are the ones
most conducive to garget and spoiled
quarters from one cause and another.
In addition to size. the udder should
be we'll formed. fiat at the bottom
and carried in straight line from
the rear forward in such a way that
the front quarters are developed to az
great degree as are the hind quar-
ters. AS rule common cows give a
larger portion Of their milk from the
rear quarters of the udder ana this
likely is the natural way for cows to
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
! PROFITABLE DAIRYING
By HUGH G. VAN PELT
Dairy Expert Iowa State Dairy Association
Pure Bred or Grade Cows?

have a well developed blood circu-
latory system in order to transport
the nutrients which the digestive ap-
paratus takes from the food around
to that portion Of her body where It
Is converted into milk and butter fat.
The process Of taking up the food
nutrients after digestion, by the blood.
is termed assimilation. This is one
of the all important considerations in
selecting dairy cows and Is probably
enc of the chief differences between
dairy COWS and those bred for other
purposes. This is indicated also by
the condition of the hair and the hide,
whether soft and pliable, or hard.
harsh and wiry. It is also indicated
by the veins upon the udder and tie
large mammary or milk veins passing
from the udder forward and entering
the abdomen at small oriflces which
are termed milk wells and passing
from here back to the heart and lungs
for publication and to be pumped
back again past the digestive ap'
paratus to be loaded up with more
nutrients. If this circulatory system
is dull and sluggish or carries the
nutrients to other parts of the boo
rather than to the udder or the mi
factory, the COW Is naturally of al
Improbable kind. 1t may be readily
noted on the common COW or the beef
COW that the mammary vein is, as a
rule, very small; in fact, about as
large in diameter as a good sized
lead pencil and very short in Its
length from the udder to the milk
we'll. Never are these cows large
producers of milk or butter fat On
the other hand observe the highly
developed special purpose dairy COW
and it will be noted that the vein or
each side of the body is not only
large in diameter, about the size Of
the wrist, but is very tortuous, ex
tends far forward and instead of the
entire blood flow entering one milk
we'll, there is often from two to five
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21

Many who start in the dairy bust.
ness with dairy cattle begin at once
with pure bred cows Of one or the
other dairy breeds. There are dis
tinct advantages in using pure bred
dairy animals In that there Is always
a ready market for the offspring.
Again, in starting the herd with pure
BREEDS the farmer or dairyman can
better acquaint himself with the indf-
vidual merits of the COWS by giving
due study to the pedigrees which IL
lustrate their breeding. The only OBJ
lection to starting with pure breds Is
the matter of first cost, and as a rule
there is not great difference in the
cost OF COWS that are pure bred and
those of nearly the same Individual
character that are only grades. From
the standpoint of milk and butter-fat
production there is no doubt but that
there are grades that produce equally
we'll, but from the standpoint OF build
ing up the herd in such a way that a
demand is created for the offspring
it is necessary that the cows be pure
bred and that we have pedigrees and
registry papers. AS a rule it is more
advisable and less expensive for the
beginner in dairying to get his infor-
nation and education from grade cows
which cost less money. Later, or
perhaps at the same time, 1t is ad-
visable to buy one or two or three
extra good pure bred heifers or cows
and from them build up pure bred
dairy herd while depending upon the
grades to furnish the dairy products.
One cannot be too careful at this
stage as much of his success rests
upon the foundation herd. If grades
are purchased they should be of the
best character, and although not pure
in their breeding, they should be we'll
bred. They should be selected for
the specific purpose of producing
dairy products. Experience has taught
that with the dairy function is to be
found certain form. The typical
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21

Montanas Governor Warns He Will
Enforce Gaming Laws.

Helena. - Governor Norris and
Attorney Gen. Gallen addressed a cir.
cular to all sheriffs and county attor-
neys in Montana calling attention to
alleged violations of the gambling,
fighting and wine room laws. Warn
ing is given that If the laws aye not
enforced steps will be taken to bring
about the summary removal Of the
county authorities concerned.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
MONTANA PIONEER is CALLED.
Benjamin Mason, Aged 100 Years Dies
At Boulder,

Butte. - Benjamin p. Mason, aged
one hundred years, pioneer of Colo.
RADIO and Montana, died at Bould
err as a result of nervous trouble in
duced by struggle to save mining
property in a law suit.
He came to Central City, Col, in
the stampede of 1854, and helped hang
Sheriff Plumber and seven road
agents in Montana. He was born in
Kenwood, w. Va, in 1910.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
IGNORED CENSUS QUIZ.
Montana Man Pays Fine of $500 and
Answers Questions After Trial.

Montana Man Pays Fine of 500 and
Answers Questions After Trial.
Helena.-Lewis Wagner, an aged
Valley county farmer, who was in
dicted on the charge of refusing to
answer questions propounded by a
census enumerator, despite repeated
efforts to secure the desired statistical
information, entered plea of guilty
and was fined 500.
This he paid and Immediately after
wards visited the census Office and
freely answered all queries propound'
ed by the supervisor for this district
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
SETTLERS RUSHING TO MONTANA
Sun River irrigation Project Proves
Drawing Force.


Washington, D. C.-The interest
of land seekers has been recently
aroused in the Sun River irrigation
project in Montana, and the remaining
farms in the Fort Shaw unit are being
rapidly occupied, according to reports
received by the reclamation service.
The favorable conditions of affairs is
ascribed to the assurance of transpor.
tation facilities for the project through
the prospective immediate construc-
ton of a branch of the Great Northern
railway up Sun River valley.
The Sun River project occupies an
area equal to that of Rhode Island and
when fully developed, it is said, will
furnish homes for $4,000 people.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
Upset
Sick FEELING

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Lasts All 8 easea4
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spill or sip over. VIII
not soiloriajurs any
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or sentprspaid hrsoA
HAROLD BONBRD
$50 DAKAlb AYs.
RssAlyNs Gv Sv4
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21

dered them useful in building up the
herds to their present standard. As
a result Of this usage Of good sires for
several years past these dairymen are
selling their cows and heifers for ex.
tremely high prices, in many in.
stances for grade COWS and heifers
from $75 up to $3.50 a head. As a
matter of fact, there is only one way
of securing good profitable dairy cows
at the present time without paying
extremely large prices for them, ow.
ing to the great demand for good
COWS, and that is by the use of good
sires. AS a rule most farmers have
COWS that they milk and many among
them are profitable. BY sorting these
out, by using the Babcock test and
scales and keeping them as founda
ton herd, using only the very best OF
dairy sires, retaining the calves and
growing them we'll. It is surprising
how quickly the production of the
farm herd may be doubled and Their
in the future doubled again and SC
on, depending entirely upon the char
acter Of the sire used and the meth.
DDS employed in raising the offspring
1t is possible at this time to buy good
high-grade cows capable of producing
from three to six hundred pounds OF
butter in year, but these kind OF
COWS are very expensive and unles;
one is careful In selecting them he is
liable to bring upon his farm different
diseases, such as abortion, tubercu
losis and many Of the other diseases
10 whish cows are subject.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
Counterfeiters Convicted.

Helena.-Joseph o. Lee, the aged
Mormon prophet" and his two sons,
the federal court on a counterfeiting
charge.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-21
Your Liver
is Clogged up

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT 1T. rs q
gatien !aiiroaS canals court house bank u sea6oNl
6S booklNt r, quick CAspa TswaAts C.. Ospis. Tx.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS

Il had eczema on my hands for ten
years. had three good doctors but
none Of them did any good. then
used one box of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles of Cuticura Resolyent
and was completely cured. MY hands
were raw all over, inside and out. and
the eczema was spreading all over my
body and limbs. Before had used, one
bottle, together with the Cuticura
Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time had
used the third bottle, I was entirely
well. To any one who has any skin
or blood disease would honestly adj
wise them to fool with nothing else,
but get Cuticura and get we'll. My
hands have never given me the least
bit OF trouble up to now.
my daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cuti-
cura. She used Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and in two
weeks they were entirely cured. I
have used Cuticura for other members
Of my family and It always proved sue
cessful. Mrs. M. E. F,alin, Speers
Ferry, Va, Oct. 10, 1909"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
TOOK A SECOND THOUGHT.
Aggrieved Visitor Agrees With Man
Who Spoke About the Better
Fart of Valor.

Bishop William II. McVickar of the
Episcopal diocese of Rhode; Island, has
hundreds Of Boston friends who will
be interested in story they are tell
ing down in Providence about him.
The bishop Is as big physically as he
Is mentally. On a certain occasion
some years ago, he preached a sermon
on the need for missionary work In
the back towns of his state, and espe-
cially mentioned the town of Foster,
which certainly deserved as much ss
he said about 1t.
There are good many fighters In
Foster, and the worst of the lot an
nouneed to all who cared to hear that
when he went to Providence he
would make it his business to chas-
tise the bishop. He didn't happen to
visit the city until month or so ago.
On his return he Joined the crowd
about the stove in the village post
Office.
well, Hi" said one of the gray
boards. did We lick this here Par
son McVickar when ye was down to
Providence?"
Hi spat deliberately before he re-
piled. Lick him!" he said. "Say,
he's eight foot tall and four foot
broad. Lick him? 1 saw him."-Bos-
ton Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
NOT QUITE THE SAME THING.
Party Tickets Had Changed Somewhat
Since the Old Gentleman
Handed Out Advice.

y Everybody who had known old
Henry admired him for the charity of
his tongue when he spoke OF. his
neighbors. It was his most marked
characteristic except the independ-
ence which he manifested In his po-
litfcal Affiliations. 1t made a young
man who was visiting in the neighbor-
hood curious, and one day he man
aged to lead up to the subject and
ask the old man what had taught him
to keep such a good watch on his
tongue.
ut was my father" replied the old
man, quietly. "a splendid man, as /
remember him. He always disliked
to hear folks gossipping unkindly
about each other. I'VE seen him, when
they began it, get on his feet, just like
a cow grazing and gradually working
toward hole in the fence, and be-
fore any one knew 1t he'd be out of
the room, SOS he couldn't hear 'em.
HE talked to me about 1t. Henry
he'd say, when you're Of age never
say anything.about man II you can't
say good Of him, and always vote the
straight party ticket"
But you don't vote that way"
We'll, SIR" said Henry, you see
my father said the straight party tick
ct, and when / came along to vote.
the pesky thing had got SO crooked
that I don't believe he'd have recog-
nized it,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
THE BEST OF RS KIND


lis always advertised, In fact 1t only pays
to advertise good things. When you see
an article advertised in this paper year
after year you can be absolutely certain
that there is merit to 1t because the con-
tnued sale Of any article depends upon
merit and to keep on advertising one
have imitators. but limitations are not ad-
yertised. They have no reputation to sus-
tain, they never expect to have any per-
sell them IL he studied your interests.
Sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic Powder for the feet, was first
and through people telling each : other other
what good thing It was for tired and
aching feet It has now a permanent sale,
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
have been put on the market with the
hope Of proflting by the reputation which
has been built up for Aliens Foot-Ease.
When you ask for an article advertised
in these papers SEE that you get it. Avoid
substitutes. ~ y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
Great Financier Some Years Ago Con.
sidered That Product Ranked In
Commercial Importance With
Wool and Cotton.

Although the late G. P. Huntington.
the real creator of the Southern Pa
cific railroad and the maker of one
of the greatest American fortunes,
could not rival James j. Hill or An
drew Carnegie as a public speaker, or
at least never tried to do that, never
theless he was one of the most enter
tanning and instructive of men when
engaged in private conversation. He
had fund of anecdotes, he was in
tensely interested in all the greater
undertakings of American capital, and
he had made a study of the personal
tiles Of the many of the great leaders
Of his time In railway and industrial
development.
1t was my good fortune to meet Mr..
Huntington some years before his
death, when he was in a very chatty
and communicative mood. As he
talked he stood leaning over the
marble counter of financial institu-
ton. with whose officers he was on
friendly terms. Finally, somebody
mentioned the word rubber" and at
once Mr.. Huntington's manner took
on the ear-marks Of the enthusiast.
IT have heard it stated that this Is
the iron age, the railroad age, the
electrical age" he said. "but l have
sometimes thought that it might
properly be called the rubber era. I
regard rubber as standing in equal
rank. almost, with wool and cotton as
a factor in modern Industrial devel-
opment. OF course, it does not rank
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
The Wrong Sort.

An old Irish peasant was one Sum
day sitting in front Of his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
"Come in to your dinner. Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and OF will In a minute, Bid
dy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that If OF shmoked
a bit av ghlass OF cud see the shpots
on the sun. OF don't know whether
Moike's been a-fooling me or whether
Owe got hold av the wrong kind Of
ghlass. Scraps.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
Huntington Dream, ofRubber

with grain, for grain Is converted into
food. and food. is of first necessity.
But as our Industrial development
goes on, there are bound to be larger
and larger uses for rubber, and / am
sure that there will come a time
when for years the worlds supply win
not be equal to the demand.
Nevertheless, l am satisfied that
rightly handled there is a practically
lnexhaustible supply of rubber-pro-
ducing trees throughout the entire
equatorial belts Of South America and
Africa. I am satisfied that the pres.
ent methods Of rubber production are
wasteful; / am told that there is an
unnecessary destruction of trees. But
am also satisfied that, If set Of
earnest and capable young men would
organize an adequate corporation,
penetrate the equatorial regions with
a satisfactory and reasonably swift
system Of communication, and go
about systematically and scientifical-
~ cultivating rubber trees, that there
is no other industry which would be-
gin to yield the profits these rubber
men would obtain.
ITO my mind, the scientific care of
rubber trees and production Of rubber
offers extraordinary opportunities. It
should appeal to the ablest and the
most ambitious of the young men who
desire to make great careers and
great fortunes. Were / a young man
I would be tempted to go into the
rubber industry myself. But-oh, well,
| don't suppose that shall live to see
the day, for I am getting along in
years now; but am willing to predict
that many men now of middle life viii
realize before they become old that
perhaps the greatest Industrial staple
In the world. excepting cotton, and, of
course, the food grains, is rubber"
This conversation with Mr.. Hunting
ton took place in the middle nineties.
For the last month or so all England
has been greatly excited over the
speculation in the rubber stocks, due,
It is said, to the worlds demands for
rubber practically being greater than
the visible supply.
Copyright, 1910, by e. J. Edwards.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
1Bp,esticity in Year 1920

and see If you haven't got them"
The emancipated woman COM
menced to look through her pockets.
and soon turned out the missing let
tiers, which she laid on the table, with
the remark:
well, could have sworn that | put
those letters In the corner letter box "
The man sneered.
'You can't trust woman to do
anything" he retorted. Hereafter
I'll post my own letters, and won't
occupy your very valuable time with
such srrands. Before you so want
$25 for household expenses.
The emancipated woman meekiy
laid the money down on the table and
went away with the remark that she
would leave the Office early in the at
ternoon and come for her husband TO
take him for a nice walk In the coun-
try.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
History Cleared un.

The third grade was having his
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father of His Country,
when the teacher propounded a ques-
ton that stumped them all.
Why did Washington cross the
De1aware?"
Why, indeed? Not d child could
think Of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: "To get
on the other SIDE" and, Of course,
that wouldn't do. Then little Annie's
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summer
herself, hence the bright idea.
well, Annie?"
because he wanted to get to Attain
tic City. Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
wy oeUard Bought Alaska

Alaska was to all intents and purposes
on the market, he saw an excellent
chance of adding to our Pacific coast
line, and, at the same time, of keeping
Great Britain's Pacific outlet down to
the smallest possible minimum.
Reasoning that Russia from her
past attitude towards us, and with no
consuming desire to have Johnny Bull
only thirty-six miles distant from ST.
IBERIA, would favor us over Great Bri-
tain as possible customer for Alaska,
ne opened negotiations with the czar's
representatives for the sale of the ter
ritory to us. At once Russia showed
her preference for our ownership of
Alaska, and SO anxious was father to
defeat Great Britain's aims on the ter
ritory that there was very little discus
sion about the price we were to pay
for 1t. In fact, as recall it now, we
accepted without question Russia's
terms of seven million, two hundred
thousand dollars.
Here, then. was my fathers sole