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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29
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Cattle.
Beef steers. cornfed, good to
cnoice ....-......- -S.0O09.0o
Beef steers. cornfed. fair to
good .. ...............7. .7.004S.00
Beef steers. erassers, good to
choice >. .............6 .6.4oa7.oo
Beef steers. grasscrs. fair to
good ............ .6.ooae.4o
Heifers, prime grassers -. .5.50@6.2o
Cows and heifers. grassers.
good to choice ........5 5000 $50
Cows and heifers. grasscrs,
fair to good ..............4 .4.25@5.oo
Cows and heifers. corn fed.
good to choice $500 500
Cows and heifers, corn fed.
fair to good ............ .5.oo05.5o
Feeding cows 4.00G 500
Gamers and cutters .250Q4.00
Veal calves .............6 .6.0o@s.5o
Bulls ...... ............. .3.75G4.50
Stays ........... .... 1000 $50
Feeders and stockers. good
to choice ............... .G.0097.0o
Feeders and stockers. fair to
good ...........5.25 5.25@s.oo
Feeders and stockcrs. com
mon to fair .4.5045.25
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29
Butter.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Cotton at Nav orleans.

New Orleans- cotton-Spot, quiet
to steady. 11-,6 up; middling, 12Ac.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29
Lead and speIter.

ST. Louis.-Lead-steady. $3.50.
Spelter-Firmer. $7.3s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29


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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29
Live Poultry.
Egas.

Eggs. graded No. net. F. o.
y. Denver &c @29
Eggs, graded No. net. f. o.
b. Denver ..............2l @23
Eggs. case count. are bring
ing from .$7.50@s.5o
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29

human beings moral. Intellectual Iandsp priuach chaos
The pork chop Is Just meats
tabooes
We nothing
and this pork ohodo,
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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-29
Hogs.

Good hogs .................7 .7so@7so
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
METHOD FOR CURING MEATS
Animals Should BE KILLED Early In
Morning, Allowing Carcass to
Hang All Day to Cool.

(By WILLIAM HART HARRIsON)
AS butchering time Is at hand and
since we have the reputation of hav-
ing the best hams in our neighbor-
hood. our methods may be OF some
benefit to those interested In the
curing Of this meat.
We always kill the hogs early In the
morning. allowing them to hang on
the pole all day SO as to get thorough.
ly cooled, as more meat Is spoiled by
being cut out and sailed before 1t Is
thoroughly cold to the bone than from
any other cause.
The day after killing, also early In
say early, that the women folk may
have the best portion of the day for
securing the lard, as it is quite job
for them when a farmer kills eight
or ten fine hogs
Before sailing, sprinkle saltpeter on
the hams and shoulders, then rub in
the salt thoroughly, cover with it and
pack the meat in a box. Let 1t stay
in this condition for from six to eight
weeks, according to the size of the
meat. when it should be taken out.
washed hung up and smoked.
Wash nicely in tub Ct hot water
using a rough rag 10 take off all the
old salt and mold. When the water
becomes too greasy, throw it out and
put in clean.
AS soOn as the piece Is washed the
helper stands ready to take it, sprink.
ling lightly with borax which keeps
it from getting "skippery.' Then 1t
is covered with all the black pepper
that will stick, when 1t is hung up
ready FIR smoking
Always allow it to drip day or
two. Try and smoke it before the
weather gets too warm, as 1t is likely
to get oyerheated II hung anywhere
ne AZ the fire.
Never use pine wood in smoking
meat. Many use green hickory, but
always use wet. rotten oak wood. This
smokes freely and does not burn rap
idly nor make hot fire, and con-
slider 1t best for the purpose.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
k)OllIH
" E%&
TREAT FOWLS FOR CHOLERA
ease Has Reached Advanced Stage
-Use Good Common Sense.

The best treatement for fowls in
an advanced stage Of cholera Is the
instant use of sharp axe and the
complete burning Of the carcass, says
the Farm and Fireside. Those mildly
affected should be at once removed to
remote quarters and there treated,
The following will prevent cholera
among fowls, but plain, common sense
must also be used. and plenty of it at
all times:
After the coop or house has been
thoroughly sprayed with solution of
one part crude carbolic acid to one
part gasoline and three parts hot wa
ter and allowed to dry, spray or brush
all the interior, nestracks, roosts, ETC.,
with hot whitewash. Place clean
straw chaff for a litter, and after a
thorough cleaning Of the water dishes
or fountains, refill with pure cold wa.
ter to which is added to each gallon
two ounces of well-dissolved sulphate
mot sulphite) of soda. Allow no other
liquid or drink for three weeks or
month. Disinfect all runs, etc.
where cholera-infected fowls have
been. with the acid formula. Feed
lightly or not at all on mash feeds,
substituting cracked mixed, dry
grains in place, and the cholera will
leave. Thoroughness in all particu.
lars should be observed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
DAIRY NOTES

Beet moasses is not a very good
feed for cows.
A COW is known by the amount of
milk she gives
Guesswork In the dairy never In
creases the bank account.
There are very few instances when
a COW needs to be MIXED before calv-
ing.
II the churn Is likely to remain idle
for some time, keep 1t filed with lime
water.
OIL cake, silage, and roots In the
feed make the cream churn more
easily.
Handle the nervous cow gently, or
don't expect her to be a profitable
producer
Wet distillery grains when fresh
and properly fed make fair feed for
dairy cattle.
The cream can Is one Of the most
profitable implements on the farms IL
1t is used persistently
Hefers intended for the dairy herd
should be taught to lead. the same as
horses for riding or driving
We may be taking care of too many
cows, but we may be certain that we
are not taking too good care of them.
Remember that the dairy COW is a
lady, and must be treated as such IL
the best returns are to be expected
Feed is an important factor in max,
ing a COW profitable but the best feed
cannot avail unless good care is given
also.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
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Gather eggs daily.
Gull out small eggs.

Gather eggs daily.
Gull out small eggs.
The goose averages about thirty
eggs.
Geese do not thrive when yarded;
ducks do.
The goose like the duck, has prac-
tically no crop.
The average weight Of the goose is
twice that Of the duck.
Geese pair, but brakes will take
care OF four or more mates.
A hen left to SHIFT for herself may
lay in summer but seldom will III WIN
ter.
Are you figuring on entering one
or two pens in Il poultry show, if not
begin now.
Before packing and shipping pcul
try should be thoroughly dry and cold
but not frozen.
Limberneck IL caused by the fowls
eating some dead animal matter that
has bred maggots.
The goose is grazing bird, whila
the duck thrives with limited
amount of green food.
Don't forget to sprinkle lime on
drop boards, not too much, for 1t Is
hard on the chickens feet.
Meat In some form must be fed
poultry at least twice a week-also
green food If you want results.
A good dry mash for layers: Two
parts bran, 1 part cornmeal, l part
alfalfa meal, and part beef scrap
Ducks can be proftably bred for
four years, geese can be bred for
many years--for a period that seems
incredible.
Fifty hens with abundant room,
care and proper feed will return more
cash than one hundred carelessly fed
and crowded.
Dust the hen with insect powder
before setting, and twice more while
Matching then chicks will not be full
OF lice to begin with.
After hens have passed their period
OF profitable laying 1.-TWO or three
years.. they may be sold at little II
any loss on their first cost
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

stand rather well apart, which Of
course is largely due to the breadth
and depth of the body. The flesh is
white and clean looking point that
the English prize highly.
They began to import them into
this country some fifteen years ago,
and they have been gradually on the
increase until. as I said, they lead
the list in popularity. They have
been bred in many different colors
In England, but this country recog-
nizes but the three varieties-Buff.
White and Black-which seems to
sufficiently represent the breed. In
type they are supposed to be identi-
cal, in fact should be. Breeders Of
blacks, however, are inclined to claim
that this variety more nearly repre-
sents the ideal Orpington shape in
its full heavy body, etc.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

pine. These windows have been
opened wide daily regardless of zero
weather. Single Comb Brown Leg
horns stand cold weather. provided
they are free from drafts and damp
Eess, says writer in an exchange.
Our buildings have dirt floors COW
cred with one foot of wheat straw.
The dropping boards and roosts are
cleaned and disinfected with a hot
spray frcm force pump every two
weeks. The broken straw from the
floor Is placed upon the dropping
boards and the floor covered anew
with wheat straw. The cost of the
building exclusive OF land, was 1888
per lineal foot, 70 plus 1913 feet. thus
housing 1880 layers at 62 cents per
hen. The usual estimate is 81 per
hen.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
HINTS Of DUCKS AND GEESE
DucEli1g Should Be Marketed Eef' 70
Twelve Weeks O'd-Same 10
Said of Gosinas.

A Pekin duckline weighs about two
ounces when hatched, and should
take on weight as follows: Three to
four weeks, one pound; six to eight
weeks four to four and one.half
pounds; and at ten weeks. five and
one.half to six pounds. DucklinSs
should be marketed at from nine 10
twelve weeks OF age. After that they
take on weight slowly, and it IS not
profitable to keep them longer than
twelve weeks.
Geese grow about as rapidly as
ducks. Allowance Of course must be
made for the original difference in
size-newly Matched goslings weigh
ing about four ounces. Turkeys do
not grow rapidly at the start, but de-
velop much quicker after three
months of age,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
Good Nest Box.

CAL b. Le.rewed to the nests and house.
Fig. Is The end made Of one-half-inch
Mood. There are two of these. Natl
boards On the back of them AS long as
the eide of the hen house. Make a
bottom of boards or tin, and nail 1t to
the ends. The cover ia made Of wealth.
er-Loarding and is two inches longer
and one inch wider than the nests.
This Is hinged to the hen house. The
partitions which separate the nests
are nine by eleven inches and ten
inches apart. Holes are cut In the side
of the hen house, through which the
hens may pass into the nest. In Fig.
3, II Is the hen house; A shows the
holes; E Is the end shown in Fig. l,
and l. ia the cover of the nests. These
nests are dark. easy to clean and are
handy when sitting time comes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
VALUE OF oRPINGTON FOWL
One Of Most Popular Variety Of Chick
ems, Not Only for Eggs, but Also
for Its Meat.

The Orpington Is one of the most
popular If not the most popular fowl.
England deserves the credit of hav-
ing originated them and to a great
measure for bringing them to their
present state of perfection, although
we have in this country at this time
breeders who are producing thous-
ands Of prime specimens and gradu-
ally improving them, especially in
color points from year to year.
The Orpington is fowl of value
not only for egg production, in which
they are hard to beat but most val
liable body, 1t being Of good length,
broad, deep and we'll rounded, max
ing a carcass when dressed that is at
once attractive and hard to equal.
They are rather short in legs, which
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
I POULTRY
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LAYING CONTESTS BEST HEN
Most industrious Fowl Of 655 In Com
petition Lays 26o Eggs In Course
OF Eleven Months.

The hen which has made the high.
est record in the national egg-layins
contest laid JAG eggs in ISL consecu-
tive days, and produced 26O eggs in
II months. "She is the most indus
trious hen among the 655 in the con-
test" writes Secretary T. e. Quisen-
berry. "She goes Immediately from
the roost about daylight each day into
her trap nest. She lays the egg and is
released from the nest about eight
o'clock In the morning. She then
spends the remainder Of the day in
eating a large amount of food and
drinking lots of water, out of which
to manufacture eggs for future days.
We can usually tell about when she
is going to miss day. AS this time
approaches she lays little later each
day, that is, II she is to miss soon,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
CECOY HIVES MADE USEFUL
viii Prove Paying Proposition Where
Timber Is Scarce and Bees Seek
New Location.

In a country where big timber is
plentiful drcoy hives will stand poor
chance of catching anything. but
where timber Is small and scarce and
bees are consequently hard up for
place to locate decoy hives will prove
a paying proposition. AS there is
nothing about them but what any
farmer can easily arrange, there is no
place should not be supplied with bees
All there is to do is to get some hives
fitted up with frames of foundation
and one frame of old comb and fasten
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
Getting Seed Grain Early.

Do not wait until spring to clean
and grade your seed grain. Do it now,
while you have plenty of grain at
hand from which to select. The best
twenty-five bushels of grain out OF
hundred bushels are worth much
more for seed than Is the grain that
can be cleaned from a much smaller
amount in the spring. The cost OF
thus cleaning and grading the grain
is very slight, and 1t enables one to
have heavy, plump seed grain at very
little outlay.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
HANDY NEST FOR HEN HOUSE
Arranged So That One May Gather
Eggs Without Entering Building
Mot Hard to Make.

1t is easy to make nest box which
will enable you to gather the eggs
without going inside the hen house,
writes Horace H. Dahl in the Farm
and Freside. 1t is fastened to the
hen house seven inches from the floor
by pieces of iron shaped as shown in
Fig. 2. These have holes In them and
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
GOOD HOUSES FOR CHICKENS
Leshorns Stand Cold Weather, Pro.
vlded They Are Free From Damp.
ness and Draughts.

We have one building 18x70 feet
and one 18x128 feet made Of matched
pine, not doubled or lined, pitch
roof covered with two-ply roofing and
dirt floors. Both buildings face the
south and each has the south side
covered with an equal amount of glass
and muslin halfway from the caves.
the latter half enclosed with matched
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
'D0UIIM N0IF[
S@NQellElsASSsEE
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Ashes scattered under roosts make
good absorbent.
Desirable eggs are said to weigh
about "a ounces to the dozen.
A good, lively rat terrier will earn
his keep wherever chickens are kept.
Hot I've water IL very effective in
cleaning an old poultry house or nest
boxes.
Decaying matter Of any kind may
harbor the germs that cause linn
berneck.
What is your opinion of the COM
mercial egg foods? Does 1t pay to
buy them?
Don't let your fowls deteriorate. In
ferior ROSTERS lose money for you;
get good ones.
Do you know that turkeys intended
for breeding should be we'll develop
ed and non-related?
The wideawake, ever watchful poul-
tryman is seldom troubled with sick
ness among his fowls
The hardest part of the hen bust
ness Is marketing the eggs. A good
place to build for success Is at the
marketplace.
All stirring up and handling OF dry
feeds should be left until after milk
ing.
The possibilities of the hog Is mat.
ter almost wholly In the hands OF the
feeder.
The stallion that Is worked regu-
larly every day will get the most
and best colts.
Lay the foundation for pure-bred
herd by buying a few good thorough.
bred SOW pigs now. -.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
TELLING Fresh Eco.

TIL. fresh egg beats to froth cas-
Ter tan a stale one. 1t takes a longer
tim. to boil fresh egg than 1t does
a s4%le oae. The fresh egg, when
bo.:4d, will stick to the shell, while
ore few days ola will peel off
saJoothly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
STRANGER Than Fiction.

Coming into the city this morning.
sat just behind two lawyers"
well. there was nothing remark.
able about that"
There wasn't. sh7 They were not
talking shop"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
Exceptlons.

DO you think man ought to say,
o, you chicken! to lady passing
by"
mot unless he Is In his green and
salad days and wants to get into q
stew"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

White Plymouth Rock Lady showyou,
Best Layer in National Ess-Laying
Contest-Producine $50 Eggs in II
Months. Her Nearest Competitor
Is a Barred Plymouth Rock with a
Record Of 23e Eggs.
we will not find her In the nest SO
early as usual. She will 20 on at ten
o'clock, the next day at one O'Clock
and the day before she misses we do
not find her on the nest until about
four o'clock in the afternoon. When
we find her on as late as this she
then misses the following day, but the
next day has laid by eight o'clock and
keeps it up at that hour until time to
miss again. She has only missed
laying five days in the past five
months, and this has been true of her
IN each case when she missed day"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

II YOU are interested in lessening
the drudgery connected with dairying.
why not investigate the merits OF the
litter carrier? 1t means big saving
of time and labor
Common cows are still selling for
from s25 to $40 Grade cows Of dairy
breeding. In communities where all
the cattle have been improved through
dairy breeding. are bringing from $50
to $50 per head. 1t pays to use pure
bred sire.
A good way to earn money Is to
combine the dairy and poultry plants
on the farm. In other words, feed
the milk to the chickens For fatten
ing or for laying birds, there Is moth
ing better. 1t does not make much
difference, either what kind Of milk
you give them Sour and buttermilk
are as good as any. while sweet milk
and curd are good
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

woods. The bees do the rest. OF
course. you cannot expect that every
hive 30 put up will catch swarm.
but II you are in country where
many farmers keep bees you will be
pretty apt to get enough to pay you
we'll for your trouble. The illustration
will show the manner of fastening to
the tree.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31
F0leyS
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You

What They Will Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

The stallion that Is worked regu-
larly every day will get the most
and best colts.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

All stirring up and handling Of dry
feeds should be left until after milk
ing.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-10-31

The possibilities of the hog Is mat
ter almost wholly In the hands OF the
feeder
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
". S. SMITH, FRIEND
Of CARNEGIE, LIES
At DOOR OF DEATH
End Said to Be Near for
Superintendent of Botan-
ic Gardens.

w S. Smith, superintendent of the
Botanic Gardens, lifelong friend Of
Andrew Carnegie, and authority on
Scottish literature, is critically i'll at
his home in the Botanic Gardens.
The aged man, whose splendid IL
brary OF Burns has been the subject
OF much newspaper and magazine
comment, has been in a stupor since
early morning. He is eighty ave
years old.
Mr.. Smith whose friendship for the
Laird OF Skibo, with whom he has
been intimate since youth, has been
in poor health for nearly four years.
and has been confined to his bed al
most continuously since last fall. Old
age and complication of diseases are
asCTibed as the cause of the illness.
His physician, DR.. Charles Marbury,
said that morning that only the re-
markable vitality of the octegenarian
was keeping him alive, and that his
death was but a matter of a few
hours.
Born in Scotland. Mr.. Smith came to
this country when a young man.
where his skill as a gardener brought
him fame. When Andrew Carnegie
was before a Congressional committee
as a witness last winter. he was a
frequent caller on Mr.. Smith who had
visited him in New York, and at his
estate in Scotland.
The Washington times., 1912-06-23
Protest Convention Against Bosm Results Formation Of Progressive Party
President Taft AS Precedent Buster

the age of twenty-one, from Yale in
IS. He got his first political job in
1881, and has been holding appointive
or elective Offices ever since.
He was "Rooseyelt's candidate" for
the Presidency. The Strenuous One
got behind him. helped his campaign,
and rejoiced In his election. IL Roose-
Velt had his renown for certain dental
characteristics, Taft's smile has be-
come a catch phrase. It Is contagious
that smile-it begins with an inward
chuckle that wobbles the third and
lowermost Presidential chin, and then
crops out with a subdued chortle. A
grayish mustache doesn't hide It,
either.
one OF the precedents T. r. estab-
lished that was continued around the
White House was the physical culture
stunt. But where Roosevelt mixed II
with jiu jitsu artists, wrestlers, prize
fighters. and fencers in the White
expertf-Dr. Barker II is one long,
continuous battle with Taft to keep
down his weight. The President now
weighs 800 pounds. He doesn't loo kit,
because he is large all over. He diets,
too. He doesn't smoke and never
touches even the lightest kind Of
wines.
The physical culture stunt has kept
Taft in perfect physical trim. Ex-
cept for insignificant colds. he hasn't
hdu sim udy tnIOu6HOuI nlb Ap-
ministration. Stout as he Is. he likes
to hustle over the golf links, and
plays q hefty game.
The President likes theaters. On
an average, he has attended at least
one performance every week through
out his term. He delights in auto
MODELLING, and is so used to II that
he can slep comfortably sitting up
right in the tonneau on his long
trips.
There never was a man in public
life who stuck to those he believed
in. more than Taft-witness Ballinger.
He Is even tempered, and ordinarily
soft-spoken. But on occasion. he can
make things hot. He carries the
judicial attitude always. He never
permits himself to hurry. He takes
his time. visualizes everything. de-
bates 1t to himself, gets the views
of a half a dozen outsiders. reads
up on 1t, and then announces him
self
Nobody will ever know how much
the personal side Of the Presidential
issue has hurt Taft. He couldn't be
made to think that Roosevelt would
come out against him in the early
pre-convention months. He said he
had been hit below the belt by
Roosevelt. and that Is the way he
feels about the break with him who
was his closest friend.