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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In popularity, cow-testing associa-
tions have grown rapidly in late years,
increasing about 60 per cent in the
United States in 1914. The prime pur-
pose of an association is to put dairy
ing on better basis and to eliminate
unproductive cows. The average an
nual production of the cows of the
United States is approximately 1000
pounds of milk, containing 100 pounds
of butterfat, though there are many
herds with records of production ay-
eraging more than 10000 pounds and
$50 pounds of fat. 1t Is the low aver
age production which increases the
dairyman's troubles. Chief among the
causes Of small milk flow are the fol-
lowing: The COWS are not properly
fed; many Of them are not capable
OF making a large production; the
farmer has no records and has little
idea of which cows are making him q
profit and which are failing to pay for
he feeds they consume. Farmers are
often prone to believe the cows pay in
some mysterious way, mainly through
the manure they produce, and thus
bring ultimate success.
The first cow-testing association in
this country was organized at FIRE.
mont, Mich, in 1905. These associa-
tions are now to be found in 80 states
and in 1914 totaled 165; of these New
York had 20, Vermont %, and Wis
consin "a, other states following with
much smaller numbers. Cooperative
cow-testing did not originate in this
country; indeed, the movement Is still
in it's infancy when compared with the
number of associations in Europe,
where there are between $500 and
5000.
There is nothing especially difficult
in the work Of keeping records of
cows, but 1t is usually more advan-
tageous to the farmer to hire the test
ing done than to devote so much time
to the work himself. The tester hired
by the association usually has special
training in an agricultural college. his
experience running all the way from
a short winter course to full four
years work A knowledge of feeding,
breeding, and her management is es-
sential.
The expense of hiring man to act
as tester varies, but 1t not far from
$3.50 year, which is divided among
the members in proportion to the num-
Der Of cows they own. The member
ship is necessarily limited to the own
ers of about twenty-six herds of ten
or more cows each, or one herd for
each working day in the month. The
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
COST or SPRAYING PER TREE
Difference In Profit on Sprayed and
Unsprayed Trees Given Out by
Nebraska Station.

In an orchard sprayed by the Ne
braska experiment station, the total
cost of spraying per tree was twenty
four cents; the net income per tree
from the sprayed trees was $2.35, from
unsprayed trees, 81 cents, leaving an
income of $1.50 more from the sprayed
than from unsprayed trees, or a net
income above the cost of spraying OF
s1.30 more on the sprayed than on the
unsprayed trees. In other cases the
difference between the profit on
sprayed and unsprayed trees has been
very much greater than this. The diff
ference, of course, will depend on the
prevalence of disease and insects.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
TELEPHONE FOR 80 CENTS
Thermaphone of DUTCH inventor Trans
mits Words Ciearfy-Smali
as Watch.

L0ndon.-A Dutch inventor has in
vented a simple little instrument
which seems to be decided improve
ment on the present telephone.
The received and transmitter take
up no more space than an ordinary
watch, and the cost Is estimated OF
80 cents. The "thermaphone," as it
is called, transmits distinctly. and
there is no confusion of vowel sounds,
letters or figures. The receiver is so
small that 1t may be placed In. the
ear.
At demonstration recently at the
University of Utrecht the invocation
was successfully adapted to wireless
telegraphy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
KISSING BEE AT THE PIER
Times Over When Taking Leave
OF Them at San Francisco.

San Francisco.-A. Sninanofff anaAr--
menian, living in Los Angelessfor some
years, sailed for Seattle q few days.
ago on the Governor, where he is to-
join number & others and take ship
for vladivostok. from where. the party
will proceed to the front.
Sninanoff's friends, practically the,
entire local Armenian colony, were, on
hand to bid him good-by. SninanoT
kissed all his bewhiskered compatri~
OTIS again and again.. boarded the
steamer, and as the grief of parting
overwhelmed him, rushed down. the
gangplank and kissedS them all again
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
HINTS ON THE CARE OF HOGS
Select q Standard Breed and Stick to
it-Feed for Bone and General
Development OF Pig.

Do not make the mistake of expert
menting with too many breeds. Se-
lect a standard for what you want
to raise and then stick.
We do not want bone In the pigs
that go to market, but fat. Feed for
fat, then.
But for breeding we must feed Tor
bone and general development.
Pigs will fatten rapidly when fed
corn alone, but the fattening will be q
the expense OF health and growth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
Hen is a Machine.

The hen, like the COW, Is simply q
machine to convert the raw materials
Of the farm into profitable products
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
PLAN FOR DEHORNING CATTLE
Illustration Shows How the Head OF
Animal is Held While Operation
is Being Performed.

In reply to an inquiry as to the best
method for dehorning cow sub
scriber of Hoard's Dairyman submits
the following plan:
Il inclose you tie for holding
cows head at stanchion while dehorn-
ing. | think it the best tie know
send you small model to show how
to use it. When cows head Is fast IN
stanchion, the rope is dropped over
cows neck, the loop is caught on the
under side and the rope doubled Is
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
SHE DIVORCED MIN UNJuSTLY
Noas MRS. Whalen2s Ready to Take
Husband Home After
Twenty Years.

Pasadena. Divorced 30 years ago
through an unjust suspicion. James
Whalen, former customs officer ut Sc.
attic. secured his discharge from the
National Soldiers hsme at Sawtelle,
Cal. and is making preparations to re.
wed his former wife, who owns an
orange grove near this city
When Whalen was stationed In
Seattle his wife obtained q divorce on
the ground that Whalen was toa
friendly with woman secret service
lenployee.
Mrs. Whalen. in later years, learned
that her suspicious upon which she
was granted q divorce were UNJUST
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
GOOD WALKER AT AGE OF SO
Venerable Pennsylvania Preacher
Tramped Two Miles TO Preach
Evening Service.

Pittsburgh, Pa--Rev. Albert vogel.
ninety-eight, walked into Carrick from
the home of a friend, two miles dis
tant. and preached the evening SER
mon to congregation In the Garxick
Methodist Episcopal church few
nights ago,
Grandpa" vogel was born IN Ger.
many, but came to the United States
In his early youth. He entered the
ministry IN his twenty-third year and
has preached almost continuously ever
since, He has been on the o.. ran-
nuaxed list several years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
SHE RUNS RANCH
END OF BUSINESS
In OveraIIs Mrs. Crooks Attends,
to Crops and Milk and
Butter.
When, the Hired Men Get Slack or
Lazy She Goes Out Into the Field
and Shames Them -- Her
Cows Almost Human.

Denver-Mrs. Angie Crooks tried
everything from teaching school, read
ing proofs, clerking, bookkeeping and
running a photograph gallery up to
and Including matrimony and still
found happiness elusive:
Then she went to ranching. From
handling the milk and butter Of a
few grade cows she has gone into the
business of breeding fine stock. She
owns 20 head of fine Hofsteins from
the leading families of the, Hoistefn
world. She lives all year round in
the open and arrayed' in overalls,
she superintends the planting and
harvesting of crops and the irrigating
of $50 acres OF fine grain land In adj
dition' to looking after her pets" And
she's happy.
Mrs. Crooks and her husband have
a fine ranch of $50 acres near Gun1
nison, Colo. The man devotes himself
to a. general cattle business. but to
his wife has fallen the work of rum
ming the ranch and a. thriving dairy
business: She does it with a vigor
that keeps roses i'm her cheeks,
though her hair is grazing; and
makes her eyes sparkle with the"zest
of life. She rides like the out-and-out
westerner that she is. She can run
any piece of machinery on the farm,
and when sheo thinks that the hired
hands are getting a. lfttleo slack; or
lazy, she goes out into the fields and
works with them until; for very
shame, they must fall into the pace
she has set. Yet she measures only
f1ve,feet four, SHE loves pretty clothes
and with the business Of buying bulls
that brought her to Denver recently
she combined shopping tour and
reveled i'm the new styles
HomesIck for the Ranch.
1--WE never been homesick for the
place where was reared. I've never
been homesick for any human being,
my mother or father" or my husband.
But I'm homesick for~thenranch." she
said here to q questtonerr
Mrs. Crooks was city born and
bred. TT was IL years ago. that she
went to, ranching:: She says quite
frankly that she married her husband
because he was a. cowman and there
fore promised to fulfill the desire of
her life for a ranch home. They
hadn't anything but prospects to get
married. on, and after they were mar
ried she ran photograph gallery and
her husband worked as manager of
the state fish hatcheries until they
had capital enough to purchase a. few
acres near Gunnison, Colo, and a COW.
The cow Mrs Crooks insisted upon
having even though there were
numerous other things that they had
to do, without to- have her. That COW
was the foundation Of a thriving
dairy business, and a. ventures in
breeding stock which has proved both
profitable and agreeable.
The cattlemen of the state have
made her president of the Colorado
Ho1stein club:
IL don't see why more women don t
go, into the business" she, says. WON
en- have plenty Of business ability and
they pay much more attention. to de-
tail. On, a. ranch, they save money in
little ways that man WON'T bother
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10
Rotation 10 Beet Hope.

Rotation Is the irrigation dairy
farmers best hope It means abun.
dant feed for the COWS, full time for
the butter factory and satisfaction fol-
the settlers who conscientiously and
intelligently apply the principle to thu
working OF their farms.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10

INVESTMENT IN POOR COWS
MIX Producer Must Stop Guessing
and BE Certain Of Recruits Much
Money 10 Wasted

Chief obstacles in successful dairy
ing are lack Of well balanced, In
tensive methods and not applying BUSH
ness principles. The milk producer
must stop guessing and know for sure
what the results will be and adopt the
ways of most profit.
Large sums of money are invested
in many acres of land, extensive and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10

expensive buildings, costly horses,
tools and machinery. high-priced feed
and labor, and all Of this outlay turned
to raising crops that do not yield any
thing like the amount OF digestible
nutrients per acre that should and
could be obtained, and to feeding and
poorly caring for a. herd Of poor COWS
utterly unable to- return profit.
The same expenditure Of money and
labor bestowed in, an intelligent, man.
ner upon the same farm and an ef1i-
cient dairy herd would return aAhand
some profit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-10

put through loop and placed around
the nose up far enough to not shut on
her breathing. and then pull the rope
back to post at side of stanchion,
and one turn around post. Al man can
hold the end. and BY placing his
weight on rope hold the cows head
quite solid while her horns are re-
moved The rope is quickly removed
by taking on nose and pulling sarpe.1
Evening star., 1915-01-29
REGRETS u. S. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
ADEQUATELY PROTECT AUSTRIANS

, in Petrograd to renew representations
to the Russian foreign Office to the end
that the Austro-Hungarians may send
relief to their imprisoned soldiers and
other nationals in Siberia.
Secretary Bryan's repetition of In
structions to Ambassador Marye fol-
lowed a conference with Ambassador
Dumba at the State Department. DR.
Dumba said his government had re-
ceived no response to repeated requests
Ito Petrograd to send relief into Siberia.
According to the best information in
the hands of the embassy here there
are some $4,000 Austrian soldiers in
Russian prison camps.
DR.. Dumba says Austro-Hungarian
nationals detained in Siberia have been
without employment. lack of proper
food. shelter and clothing and in many
instances are provided only with the
scant summer clothing which they wore
when they were forbidden to leave the
country.
1t is said that two Austrian surgeons
who escaped from Russian military
prisons are now on their way across
the Pacific ocean to San Francisco.
whence they will come to Washington
with frst-hand Information OF condi-
tions.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
UNITY OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE
GREATEST PLEASURE, SAYS KAISER

BERLIN. January 90, via London
The Lokal Anzeiger published some
further accounts Of the visit of DR..
Ludwig Ganghofer, the author. to En-
peror William at the German field
headquarters. 1t tells Of a trip made
by the emperor and DR.. Ganghofer to
Donchery. in the region of the Sedan
battlefield. Here the emperor. in speak
ing of the unity of the German people,
is quoted as saying to DR.. Ganghofer:
1T is my greatest pleasure that l
could live to see it,
Recalling a previous meeting in the
spring, the emperor greeted the writer
with: Who would have dreamed then
what has since happened. and that We
should meet again-in France?"
The emperor. whose step was quite
elastic and whose manner had as
sumed an even greater dignity during
the twenty-four weeks OF the war.
praised the work Of the Bavarian
troops. saying:
Fine fellows: They have done good,
stiff work, and, thank God, things are
moving forward everywhere
Simple Dinner Served.
There were only ten guests present
at dinner. which was of Spartan sim
plicity-baked fish, cold meat. boiled
Evening star., 1915-01-29
! PROTEST BY AMERICANS.
Residents Abroad Object to q. S
Shipping Arms to Belligerents.

American citizens resident in Europe
have sent to the State Department a
protest against the export of arms and
ammunition by private firms In the
United States to the countries at war.
The protest. copy of which has been
sent to The Star, is signed american
Protest Committee. Waitstrasse. 2l.
Berlin. Germany" and IL contains the
statement that the names of the sigma
tories were being sent to the State De-
partment. The protest was mailed
from Genoa. italy.
Guns. cannon, cartridges. dynamite
and bombs" the protest declares. ARE
going from our manufactures not only
20 England. TO France and to Russia.
but also to Japan. Is this done with
the consent of the entire American
people? When the war cloud lifts, our
own land VIII be stained with the
blood of our European brothers. Never
m the history of nations have orders
Of such gigantic proportions been ac-
cepted by any country as those now
being executed In America for the con-
: tinuance of the European war. Where
7re our peace societies? Where are our
~ omen's organizations? Where are our
+. hurches
Evening star., 1915-01-29

made persistent requests of their Brit.
ish foes for cigarettes.
The British light cruiser Aurora vas
IN action with the German liRht cruiser
holoerg. The Aurora's nrst shot. a cor
respondent says, carried away the
hoioergs midship funnel. while her
guns raked the German boat. when
last seen by the Arethusa, the CORE.
spondent declares, the Kolbere was IN
sinking condition.
Says British Lost Cruiser.
BERLIN. via London. January %
A letter written by an officer on one OF
the German cruisers described the ma
val battle in the North sea, commentina
on the long ranges. from eight ts
twelve miles. at which modern nava,
battles are fought. He repeats the "a.
port that a British cruiser was snnu
and. telling of the loss of the German
cruiser Bluecher. says:
She was shot to pieces after sn,+ot,
Ing engine trouble which crippled her
We could not assist the Bluecher. aa n n
our ships. in view Of the triple or four.
fold superiority of the British wo,,lf
have suffered the same fate. There wa
no possibility of helping her. A tor.
pedo boat attack would only have
suited in greater losses
The Bluecher continued to nrh&
theroically. long after the shin vas
completely yelled in smoke and stsa ra
from fire and a boiler ernlostnn
Flashes from the guns could he saen
until 1907 o'clock. when she cansizeI
u and sunk" "pSA1ee
Evening star., 1915-01-29
RESCUED GERMANS SHOWER GIFTS
ON BRITISH JACKIES IN BATTLE

LONDON, January 2s.-Jackies Of the
English fleet which victoriously en-
gagged the Germans in battle in the
North sea last Sunday are paying trib-
ute to the heroism Of the Teutons
aboard the cruiser Bleucher, which was
sunk in the engagement
The last scene on the Bluecher proved
he bravery Of the German sailors,
who were lined up along her rail. aware
that she was doomed. The men doned
their hats and Joined in chorus OF
"Hochs' as she began to sink.
Warning shouts of Jump" went up
from the decks Of the English cruiser
Arethusa. and the sea quickly was dot
ted with life-belted men from the
B.uecher, many of whom had been bad
ly wounded by shell splinters. In some
cases the nerves of the men had broken
under the terrible ordeal they had en-
dured.
o6lcers Shower Gifts.
The toy of the officers at being res
cuea found expression in gifts OF rings
watches and money to the rescuers
The British sailors wanted to refuse
,heae but the Germans pressed the
1,fts on them. saying:
You have saved our lives. Take these
as little mementos:
| The German sailors naturally mad
thing to offer, but they were profuse
in their expressions of gratitude. They
Evening star., 1915-01-29

BERLIN. January 20 (by wireless to
ILondon).-Word was received here
from Vienna that the Austrian foreign
minister. Baron Stephan Burian. had
photographed to Secretary Bryan at
Washington expressing regret that the
American diplomatic representative in
Russia. into whose care Austrian in
terests in that country were committed
at the outbreak of the war. had not
been able to afford better protection to
Austrian and German prisoners Of war.
Baron Burian suggests that the Ameri-
can ambassador at Petrograd make new
Representations to the Russian govern
ment In behalf of the prisoners.
The condition of the prisoners Baron
Burian says has not been improved.
either in France or Russia, since Sec
retary Bryan took action in their behalf
some time ago. Baron Burian requests
a telegraphic reply from Mr.. Bryan.
At the request of DR.. Dumba, Austro-
Hungarian ambassador here, Secretary
Bryan has directed Ambassador Marye
Evening star., 1915-01-29

called to meet at Aguascalientes Oc-
tober 10 to decide upon the best way
in the establishment of a government
The ma jority sentiment favored villa
and Carran1a was asked to resign, but
he refused to give up control of the
government
Early in November the convention
proclaimed Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez pro-
visional president of the republic, and
Villa took steps to install him in Of
flee Villa began a march on the cap
ital but before he reached there Car
rama, seeing he was outnumbered. left
Mexico City, taking his forces toward
Vera Cruz. which he occupied when
the Americans evacuated the place,
November %.
Since then Gutierrez himself has fed.
owing, it Is said, to fear of villa He
| was succeeded by Rogue Gonzales Gar
"a, who left the capital January "a
on the approach of Gen. Obregon and
the Carranza forces, Gen. Villa having
previously marched to the north with
his troops.
| GEN Villas reasons for abandoning
the capital are not definitely known.
| In some quarters 1t was said that he
was not desirous of being cooped up
in the capital by Gen. Obregon's troops,
who had assumed formidable strength
while other reports had 1t that Villa
was planning a new republic. with its
' seat Of government In the north.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
SiIIiman Sends Report
Villa. Seriously Injured,
But It Is Unconfirmed

An unconfrmed report in Mexico
City that Gen. Francisco villa had
been seriously injured was received
today from Consul Silliman.
Mr. Silliman also sent word that Gen.
Obregon, Carranza leader, entered Mex
leo City unresisted at pm. yesterday
with 10000 men. The dispatch stated
that quiet and order prevailed.
When Mr. Silliman sent his message
no manifesto had been issued or tenn
porary form of government announced.
A few Zapatista adherents were cap
tured while they were evacuating the
city, and 1t was reported that there
were some casualties. Gen. Obregon
had sent forces out to occupy the sur
rounding suburban towns.
The Carranza agency here today an
nounced receipt of messages from Gen.
Carranza at Vera Cruz and from Min
lows:
"Obregon made triumphal entry into
the capital yesterday and was received
enthusiastically and welcomed by the
capital Gen. Cara made sensational
speech renouncing his title as provi-
sional president. He said Guadeloupe
had been taken by Carranza troops and
the north that he was unable to send
help to Mexico City. He bitterly at
tackled the Zapatistas and accused them
Of being nothing more than bandits.
The Carranza agency said it had ad-
vices last evening from San Antonio
that Cara has been taken a prisoner
to Morelos by Zapata forces.
Dispatches to the State Department
said Gen. Luis Blanco. one of the Guti-
errez generals. had arrived at Quere-
taro with forces, thereby probably
forcing the fleeing Cara forces south.
The convention agency stated last
night that a dispatch had been re-
ceived announcing that convention
troops under Gen. Rosalio Hernandez
had captured Lampacitos, Sabinas and
Monclova, in the state Of Coahuila,
thereby gaining complete control of
the coal region Of that state.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
CRITICISES SIR EDWARD GREY.
German Paper Again Comments on
Eugland's Excuse for War.

BERLIN. via London. January 20
The newspapers generally reproduce
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg' scrap OF
paper" interview, received here by way
of Rotterdam. and the comments of the
British foreign secretary. Sir Edward
Grey. on 1t. The Kretz-Zeitung says:
80 it was only because Germany
would otherwise have broken the peace
that England had to j2in the powers of
the triple entente. Only brain cloud
ed with hatred against Germany can
follow this logic.
Sir Edward Grey brings forward the
old excuses that the glo-Belgiau
agreements were only contingent, but
in the face Of overwhelming material
which is gradually coming out from
the German side this excuse can no
longer hold good. Belgium had, in ad-
dition. abandoned her neutrality by
concluding such agreements with Eng
land and France.