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Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
BALANCING THE cows RATION
Desirable to Furnish az Much Rough
age as Possible Because II ls
Cheapest Food.

In making up ration for cows 1t Is
desirable to feed as much roughage
as possible because 1t Is usually the
farmers cheapest feed. However,
the capacity of the animal is limited.
and We must be ruled by common
sense.
1t is possible to balance ration In
protein, carbohydrate and fat with
only coarse dry roughage which the
COW would not be able to consume in
large enough quantities to produce a
reasonable amount of milk. 1t is easy
to balance ration of grain alone
which is also undesirable.
The ration should be balanced In
amount of roughage and grain as well
as in protein, carbohydrate and fat.
The amount Of grain by weight should
rarely equal the amount of dry rough
age and should usually be less than
one-half. This does not apply where
such roughage as sslage is fed. be-
cause silage contains more moisture
and weighs heavier than other rough
age.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
RESTING PERIOD FOR A cow
From Six to Eight Weeks Is consId-
cred About Right for Good Dairy
Animal, Says Hoard's.

II Is considered better for a COW and
her calf to give the COW a rest be-
tween her periods Of lactation, says
Hoard's Dairyman. From six to eight
weeks is considered about right for q
good dairy COW. II Is not wise. how
ever, to force a persistent milker dry.
Care must be taken at this pc
Rod or there is danger Of the udder
becoming caked and permanently In
iured.
With q COW that persists in giving
milk IL months in the year II Is
well to decrease her ration and give
her nothing but dry feed when she Is
nine and half months along In her
period OF lactation-that is, II she
has been bred to calye IL months
irom the beginning Of her period OF
lactation. AS a rule, 1t Is not dif1cult
10 dry a COW on II proper attention
Is given at this period.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
IMPORTANCE OF THE BARREL
business Part OF Dairy Cow Should
BE Well Rounded and Lons-Leas
Should Curve Out.

The barrell Is the business part of the
COW, hence it should be well rounded
and long. The ribs should be far
apart and we'll sprung. The back
should be long and slightly srching.
The long tail is simply an indication
Of long spinal column. The legs
should be curved out. in order to give
ample room for the udder between.
This should be square. well set behind
and extending well forward. The teats
should neither be too long nor too
short, and set square on the four quar-
ters. The texture Of the udder should
be like that Of soft glove, so that
when 1t is milked out, It would col
lapse. The whole form should be
wedge-shaped. No one Of these points
taken alone is a safe guide; taken
collectively they are safe to indicate
q good cow.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
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A laying hen requires more water
than food.
The cows that produce the largest
amounts Of butter fat do It most eco
nomically.
The calves should by all means be
kept in clean. well lighted and ven-
tilated stables.
A gallon of cream testing Is per
cent. should churn q little over two
pounds Of butter.
The object Of COW testing and keep
ing record to improve the herd and
increase the output.
The thermometer must be used as
regularly In the dairy during the
summer as during the winter.
BY intelligent breeding and care.
most OF the dairy herds can be
brought up to double their produc-
ton.
The spread between the common
and good cattle keeps widening all
the time, as good cattle are getting
scarcer.
BY kneading and rubbing the teats
good form may be given this organ
and future milk secretion be much
increased.
Prof. Smith Of the Nebraska sta
tion believes that corn fodder 70 one
Of the most economical feeds for fzt.
tsning stssrh
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
|Hlny3S Qued mGniouS
TROUT's MEMORY

An expert in fan culture. wo.
lieves that fsh have memor,s. y
a novel exhibition to supno,. 80
theory. In one Of the inclosas -.
at the hatchery under his 49,.
there was a large trout, which ,',
came forward to see ana \.
when visitors appeared. II ~.
experts custom. after calling .,..'.
lar attention to that trout 10 ,-''
his cane quickly and hold II ov.- !.
water. The performance wouIe ~
no effect upon the trout Thso I.
expert would produce light tran, =.
and appear with It at the side .. x.
pool Instantly that trout would ~.
and Zee. hide itself at the far ,,s (.
the inclosure. and remain ther. .
long as the rod wss in sight. Th,. /.
the explanation OF the sudden ck,...
In the trout's demeanor: Ono A..
early In the career Of the lish. the =.
pert. to try a barbless hook hs ~
devised. cast with one IN that n,'
and this trout seized II. Tho hoos
penetrated and passed through It, 3.
per Jaw, and by the time It vss y.
leased fxom the hook 1t had unds.
gone an operation that made Is,,
ing impression upon it.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
BANKS ODD CALLERS

The Bank OF England has ius. d,
pensed with the services Of ths II,
detectives who have stood sentry a n
front door for over a quarter og cta.
tury. During the period many ae.s
their odd experiences. for there an
many people at large who think ths,
own the Bank Of England or pari q
It. and they call periodically with q.
idea of making an inspection Of q.
premises. Then there is the indIv|ta,|
who would 60 up to the sentry bos
tap the detective on the arm. and nas
In an undertone. Which Is the way d
the cashiers desk7 want to chang,
cheque for a million pounds Az
other would ask to be directed 70 "a
strong room. where my largo dlamopd
collection Is kept. by permission ol hh
majesty" Then there were the -clains
ants"-those who imagined they eel,
heirs to the throne. and that the bank
would be theirs as soon as they had
proved their claim. Even visitors b
rags would call and demand 70 Be- 4
lowed to count over their securities
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Jersey Gown.

l am building herd Of registered
jerseys and do not have many calves
to feed at time. A very little calf
meal in gallon Of warm separator
skim milk three times a day is all
| let any calf have till large enough
to be put on some kind Of coarse. dry
feed. says q writer in an exchange.
/ mix my own feed for grown dairy
cows. I swap my cottonseed for cot
tonseei meal, grind my corn into
meal. buy wheat bran and mix these
equal parts. / sometimes use lin
seed meal with these. equal parts
This linseed meal Is used in the win
ter when we have no grass.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Eeonomy Of the separator,

The cream separator is a time saver.
There is no rehandling Of milk. and,
Of course. no great pile of crooks and
pans to be cleaned and aired. The
quality Of the cream Is better than
under the old way. Cream from av.
erage milk can be separated to with
In five hundredths Of one per cent.
with q first-class separator.
With the separator sweet cream
may be had at each milking and the
milk can go to the calves and pigs
in first-class condition. The cream
Is easily kept sweet until churn-
ing time. and the butter will be free
from all impurities. so Of the best
quality.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
DRAINING THE zuYDER ZEE

A great project is again before the
people Of Holland-the draining Of the
zuyder Zee The sea which. as every
one knows. is at the north of Holland.
and covers an area Of $4,000 hectares.
a hectare being practically two acres
an half. Just half century ago a
scheme to drain the southern portion
OF the sea was FIRST mooted. and al
though It received considerable sup
port, the opposition was greater: but
now ~ association has been formed.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
FIRST JAPANESE IN AMERICA

The first Japanese who ever came to
America was Manjiro Nakahama, q
14-year-old fisherman. who with four
companions was stranded on a desert
island In the northern Pacific ocean.
In ls4l. After being there three
months they were picked up by an
American vessel His companions
were left in Hawaii. but Manjiro. who
became great favorite with the cap
tain. was brought to America. and ed
ucated in New England. He after
wards was the interpreter for Com
modore Perry in his japanese negotia-
tons
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
TO DETECT FIRE DAMP

A cage containing a canary is indis-
pensable on approaching mine after
an explosion. Canaries and small warm
blooded animals such as mice are,
probably because of their extremely
delicate organisms. particularly sensi-
tive to carbon monoxide. Thus, q
cage containing one or two canaries
should always be taken with an ad.
vance exploration party; they are af
fected by minute quantities Of this
gas short time before 1t will affect
a human being.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
INJURY BY WEENLs
Insect Moves About but Little
Except in the Fall.
Pest May Be Greatly Reduced by
Picking Them OF the Little Cot
ton Until Squares Begin
to Form In Spring.

By @. H. Afford. Special Agent of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work, jackson. Miss.)
Farmers who destroy the squares,
bolls and foliage-the sole food sup
ply Of the weevil-on or before Octo-
Der 20 and add strength to this almost
knockout blow by blowing under all
the weevils in the cracks and holes
In the ground and in the grass and
trash on the ground and by destroy
Ing practically all the weevils hiber-
mating along the turn-rows, fences,
hedges, and in general the vicinity Of
the fields and follow up the destruc-
ton by picking the weevils on the
little cotton until the squares begin
to form and by picking up the pune
tured squares for at least one month
after the squares begin to form. viii
certainly reduce the number Of boil
weevils to the minimum.
When the over-wintered weevils
emerge from winter quarters in the
spring and reach the little cotton
there Is little further movement until
the general dispersion season In Au-
gust, September and October. The
over-wintered weevils go from winter
quarters to the nearest cotton field
and remain there until the migratory
period in the fall. The fact that the
weevil moves about but little except
In the fall makes 1t possible for an
individual farmer to obtain the best
result from his own efforts in fighting
the pest. There is little danger of
the arrival Of weevils from fields
where they have not been picked OF
the little cotton until in August when
the cotton crop is normally set. The
danger Of the movement of weevils
from farm to farm before August is
not important enough to warrant any
farmer in hesitating to thoroughly
pick the weevils and punctured
squares.
Where the food supply Of the wee
wills is not destroyed early In the fall
and strength added to this blow by
blowing under the cornstalks. grass.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

tered in the association by this name.
Cattle coming from Holstein were
called Holsteins. The cattle originat-
ed from the same source. In the
year 1885 the two associations united
and cattle coming from these two
sections are now called Holstein-
Friesian. The correct name for the
black and whites is Holstein-F Friesian.
but they are sometimes improperly
called Holsteins.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Feed for Dairy Cow.

A 1.00opound dairy COW requires
seven-tenths pound Of digestible pro-
tsin. seven pounds Of digestible car.
bohydrates and one-tenth Of one
pound OF digestible fat for main.
tenance. When producing rs pounds OF
per cent. fat milk. she needs In ad-
dition to her maintenance require
ments one pound of digestible protein,
4.75 pounds Of digestible carbohy,
drates and four-tenths pound digest,
ible fat for sustaining the milk fov
This result may be accomplished By
compounding ration os four pounds
OF ground corn. three pounds of rolled
barley. seven pounds OF alfalfa hay
and 81 pounds Of corn silage.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

and bill. contemporary states. win
be introduced into the chamber. The
promoters see that with an increased
population means must be taken to
enlarge the country. and this reciama-
ton Of the sea Is suggested a. capa-
BILE Of accomplishment II the sea IL
conquered there are several lakes
which can be dealt with later.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
ORIGIN OF WEDDING RING

Professor Pollard Of University CO..
legs, LONDON, said in q recent sdaIs-.
that "there was something comne.
in origin between the rine pa.
through the nose Of the Wild bull az
the ring which was put on eer..'.
finger OF a iady's hand. it imFes
originally a certain amount Of contip'
"a certain amount. perhaps, Of esg
tiyity and obedience. Nov that y
are getting rid Of 'obedienee us..
would perhaps be q campaign as'''''
the ring as well"
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
ORIGIN OF HoLsTEIN BREED
Practically Same az Cattle Coming
From Frlesland Province In
Northern Holland.

The words Holstein and Holstein-
Friesiaa designate the same breed.
At first there were two breed associa-
tons, one called the Holstein associa-
ton. the other the Dutch-Friesian as
sociation. but for all practical pur-
poses these associations represented
the same breed.
Friesland is a province in the north
ern part Of Holland and these north
ern Hollanders have kept cattle from
the earliest history. Holstein Is a
province in northern Germany, not
far from Friesland. Cattle coming
from the province Of Friesland were
called Dutch-Friesians and were en-
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
WORLDS SMALLEST REPUBLIC

A little island In the Mediterranean.
known az Tavolara. short distance
from Sardinia, has this distinction.
Little more than q mile In length. II
has population Of IS souls. The
sovereignty Of the island was accord
ed in 1886 By King Charles Albert to
the Bartoleoni family. Up to 1882
Paul l. reigned peacefully over this
little island kingdom. but at his death
the islanders proclaimed a republic.
BY the constitution Of the republic the
president is elected for ten years and
women exercise the franchise.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

When we consider that large por-
ton of the cows body is composed of
water; that milk contains more water
than any other one ingredient. and
that It must require a great quantity
Of water to keep the temperature Of
the animals down during the extreme
hot weather, we should appreciate the
necessity Of keeping the dairy cows
well supplied with pure drinking wa
ter.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
GREEN SHOW

In at least three places in the world
today green snow Is found. One OF
the regions Is in the vicinity Of Mount
Hecla, in Iceland: another 10 In 81
IBERIA, fourteen miles eas. Of the river
Obi and the third is In the South
American Republic of Ecuador. not Tar
from Quito
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
MANY LAYERS OF WARMTH

During recent medical examina
tion of the pupils Of an English coun
ell school in Mid-Sussex. It was found
that a little boy was wearing sever
shirts. His mother said her SON wal
so delicate. and she wanted to keel
him warm.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Protected TIL. Outlet.

at suitable distances from the outlet.
and stretch barbed wire over them.
II the outlet is such place that 1t
may be interfered with BY stock. II
should be protected. as carelessness
may be the means of permitting dam
age that may require q day or more
to fix.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26


Of Boil WeevII and Flarlng Of the
sraets Or. w. o. Hunters Illus
tratIon.
trash. weeds and other vegetable mat
ter that serves as winter quarters for
the weevils and by destroying practi-
cally all the weevils alternating along
the fence rows, hedges and ditch
banks, the over-wintered weevils are
often sufficiently numerous to pune
ture the squares as fast as they form
on the cotton. Under such conditions
II is not necessary for the over-win-
tered weevils to multiply before the
squares are punctured as fast as they
form on the cotton. When the over
wintered weevils are sufficiently nu-
merous to puncture the squares az
fast as they form no cotton win be
made unless the weevils are picked OF
the little cotton and the punctured
squares destroyed.
Dr. w. d. Hunter Of the bureau of en-
tomology estimates the possible prog.
eny Of a single pair Of weevils during
q season beginning on June 20 and ex.
tending to November 4 at 1875, 100.
Nature has provided a number OF
agencies to prevent such excessive
multiplication. however, the picking
Of pair Of weeviis on the little cot
ton means millions less later on. Ev.
cry pair Of weevils picked on the little
cotton and destroyed reduces the mum.
Der Of puncture squares and bolls by
millions.
Before squares form on the cotton,
the over-winter weevils that have
emerged feed upon the opening leaves
or bud Of the little cotton. Early In
the morning It is an easy matter to
nnd the weevils In the buds OF the
little cotton. II is not at all dificult
TO pick them on the buds Of the little
cotton and destroy them.
The only reason why we cannot
eradicate the weevil By thoroughly
picking them on the little cotton Is
that the majority Of the over.wintered
weevils do not emerge until after the
squares begin TO form on the cotton.
Az soon as squares form on the cotton
the weevil gets on the inside of the
bracts and feeds only By inserting its
heak deeply into the squares. After
the squares begin to form on the cot.
ton II is hardly practicable to pick the
weeviis on the cotton.
The over-wintered weeviis cannot
multiply until squares form on the
cotton. The weevil passes the winter
In the adult stage and breeds only in
squares and bolls. The most conspicu-
Gus indication Of the presence Of the
boil weevil IL the daring Of the
squares. When the weevil punctures
a square It turns yellow and the
bracts ''fare" open. The punctured
square usually falls to the ground In
q few days
The over-vfntersd weeviis live only
q. few weeks after they emerge from
winter quarters In the spring. II the
little cotton is thoroughly picked two
or three times Just q few days before
the squares begin to form on the cot
ton snd every punctured square de-
stroyed for at least one month after
the first squares form practically all
Of the overwhelmed weevils win be
dead and there win be no young wee
wills. II It were possible to destroy
every punctured square and boil and
thereby prevent the appearance Of
new hroods. the weevils could be ex-
terminated In one year. While II 10
not possible to destroy every punc-
knsed square and boli. We can b. care
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Feeding Cotton Seed.

Cotton seed may be fed to steers
with good results. although the usual
practice now Is to feed the cotton
seed meal remaining after the oil has
been extracted in the mills. The cot
tonseed has a pronounced laxative ef-
feet II fed heavily.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
DOCTORS eERn-PROOF HOUSE

A doctor in Yokohama, sapan n'
built himself q novel house v''e
view TO guarding against micfoD@
The walls of this remarkable en-. -.
are made OF blocks OF glass 49, ~
are hollow, the intsrstisss being ,.. .,.s.
mn with a solution Of salt o. -
which Is intended to regulate ne -. -.
peraturs Of the interior. ~ ~
dows are Theoretically ciosee. - ....'-1
q only admitted after passins 'o
alters.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
PROTECT OUTLET FROM cows
Considerable Damage 10 Liable to Re
suIt Unless Tile 10 Suitable
Protected From Stock.

When the outlet of tile drain
comes out into the open where stock
can trample on or about 1t, consider
able damage is apt to be done unless
some provision is made to protect It.
The accompanying illustration shows
plan for protecting the outlet that
We have found to be successful. says
a writer in the Homestead. About all
there is to 1t is to drive few stakes
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Capital for Hog Raising.

The amount Of capital required TO
launch an energetic farmer In the hog
raising business is not great, and If
care IL exercised. fair profits win be
obtained the first year.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
saItIna the pairy Lielfar.

Salt the dairy heifers as they grow
up. and handle them frequently. The
more you handle the heifer before
she becomes q producer, the less
trouble she win give you with the
first milking.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
MILK STOOL is CONVENIENT
Handy Little Device In Any Dairy
Barn Can Be Made by Using
Short Piece of Timber.

A handy stool may be made by
saving of piece Of 2x4 foot and a
half in length and mailing to one end
of this a piece of board 10x10. This
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26
Temperature Of Cream.

No matter what the changes in tenn
perature In the atmosphere may be
the temperature Of cream for churn-
Ing must be kept about the same win
ter and summer.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

affords a good stool for milking or
most any work a farmer can do sit
ting down.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

An endeavor is being made to put to
commercial use the waste products Of
the Sudd. that great mass of vegeta-
ton which blocks the Nile at Lake No.
extends for some 900 miles. and is so
dense In places that elephants can
walk on It. There Is now being manu-
factured from the grasses. papyrus.
um-soof. etc.. which grow above the
water. new fuel called "suddite." II
is intended as q substitute for coal
and can be produced at cost of about
one-fourth that Of coal
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26

A stick of caustic potash applied to
the young calls horns il the best
method Of dehorning.
Tensas gazette., 1912-04-26


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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-09-06
TRIBUTE TO PRINT Frs.
High Need of Praise Bestowed on
Typos BY Noted Newspaper.

Typos by Noted Newspaper.
OF all skilled craftsmen the present
day printers are unquestionably at the
| head in individual intelligence and in
collective conservatism and fairness in
their dealings with their employers.
| Their standard Of unionism is prob
| ably higher than that of any other la
| Dor organization, and for that reason
there Is less friction between employee
and employer than is the case probably
with any other branch of organized la
Dor Individual instances of unfair
| ness are uniformly condemned by the
national and international authorities.
and the word" Typographical union
comes about as near being as good as
its bond" as that of any in the whole
realm of organized labor.
The printer Of today follows a trade
that is not very far from profession.
1t would be a reflection upon his intel
ligence if he did not avail himself of
the educational opportunities that are
inherent and unacceptable in the course
Of his duties The trade itself has pro
crossed at very rapid rate, aud the
mechanical status of the newspaper of
today is as far superior to that of the
paper of twenty-five years ago as is
the linotype compositor of today su
perior to the wandering print Of the
good old days. The peripatetic Char
acter" who has furnished uncounted
columns of myth and fable, anecdote
and yarn has, for the most part, passed
away, and the modern printer is not
the more or less merry roysterer who
was wont to drift In on the brake.
beam and drift out in the side door
Pullman" The modern printer Is So
Der. industrious and gentemanly. In
this world his Is the immortality that
belongs to those who live in fellow
men enlightened and made better for
their living, and as for the next world
his comrades may turn rule" in rev.
erent confidence that the best part Of
the "story" Is to come Kansas City
Journal.
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Trade Union Briefs.

The Chicago Federation of Labor has
voted $4,000 toward the support Of
the Chicago World.
All American vessels must now carry
at least two wireless operators, 50 that
service may be continuous.
There are 2,150 local organizations
of labor in New York state. with
total membership of 497 900
The bollermakers have increased
death benefits from 500 to $3.50 and
A disability benefit of $500 in cases
where both eyes. both hands or both
feet are lost
The Hupp Motor company OF Detroit
recently reduced the workday for Ito
employees from ten hours To nine with
out reduction In pay This, IN terms
OF money. equals an increase of ILL
per cent.
For the month of May the journey
men tailors paid to its members So.
242 80 as strike benefits. $l.1lG rs sick
benefits and ST.. as death hrnetits
Balance In general fund of thu 'rgan
izati3n. S74.275.6O