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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

sheep are greatly Affected They sneese,
stamp with the foot, lie with the nose
pointed upward and apparently It.
tempt to get the head backward % far
40 possible. When they walk the feet
are raised higher than usual. ana the
head y now and then jerked suddenly
backward.
The membranes Of the eyes will now
be seen to be in6amed and red. the
discharges become thicker and even
blood stained. and the sheep may die
from reflex irritation and Inflammation
Of the brain. Sheep 20 affected stag.
ger and may even fall down. but they
do not 60 around In circle MS 10 seen
when there Il ''hydatid'' on the brain.
The vast majority Of sheep afflicted
with these grubs recover without treat
ment. and treatment IL really Of little
benefit, as the grubs that do the most
harm. cannot be reached by medicines
injected into the nostrils.
Preventive measures are Of more i'm.
portance than attempts at cure. Dur.
Ing dy time the noses Of the sheep
should be smeared with bad smelling
saIves. such az pine tar and fish or
whale oil or little "fetid animal oil. !"
A common plan II to bore large holes
in squared log and OIL them with salt
for the sheep to lick. By keeping the
elges Of these holes daubed With pine
tar It In possible to keep the noses ~
the sheep fairly well protected.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
EDUCATING BEATS
HEIFER BREAKING

l never break a heller to milk,
merely educate her as to what want
to do, writes correspondent OF
Hoard's Dairyman. I never fool with
her udder when she Ii young, but two
weeks before she " due to calve put
her in the barn with the cows and get
her accustomed to the stable and our
methods Ut handling. When ready to
calve she IL placed in box stall, and
we pet her and rub her udder. When
the calf Is born we let them alone until
the calf has had its ill. Then take a
pail and stool into the stall. The
young mother Is allowed to be loose
In the stall. and after get to the right
side for milking put some vaseline on
her teats. sit down, and start to strip.
II she moves I follow her up. but do
not try to milk in the usual way,
merely stripping her. She seldom
offers to kick and It Is quite different
from starting in the other way.
l have never had heller I could
not sit down and milk without trou.
Vie after the second Or third time.
After stripping for few days, com.
mence gradually to milk the regular
way. II you can get through the first
few milkings without teaching heifer
to kick. you will never have kicker.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
MODERN DAIRY IS
FARM NECESSITY

Until comparatively recent years the
full value Of the Babcock test for but.
ter fat In milk and its products had not
been realized BY the majority Of the
farmers.
The following are q few facts which
80 to show that this form Of testing
dairy products should be carefully con-
sidered by the farmer who wishes to
build up his dairy:
The milk from each COW IN the herd
can be tested ut certain intervals, say
once a month, and the total amount
of butter fat produced can be calcu-
lated by multiplying the total number
Of pounds Of milk by the per cent Of
fat. This will show just how much
each COW is producing on the butter fat
basis.
Practically all cream and most Of
the whole milk sold to creameries and
milk manufacturing establishments are
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

Through the Press Service Of Agri-
culture and Commerce. the master
minds Of this nation will be invited
70 the public forum and asked 70 d.
liver . message to civilization. Men
who achieve seldom talk. and men
who talk seldom achieve. There u
no such thing - . noisy thinker. and
brevity u always . close companion
. truth.
It win b . great privilege to stand
By the side Of men who can roll In
place the cornerstone OF industry: 70
associate With men who can look
ct the world and sec 70 the bottom
Of II: TO commune with men who can
hear the roar OF civilisstinn . fsw
centuries sway.
Too Often We listen to the rabbls
element Of our day that cries out
against every man who achieves.
Cruelty him." Mankind never has
and probably never will produce .
generation that appreciates the genius
Of it, day. There never Will b .
crown without . cross. progress with
out sacrifice or IN achievement with.
out . challenge.
This 10 An age Of service. and that
man II greatest who serves the larg.
est number. The present generation
has done moro to improve the con-
dition Of mankind than any civilisa-
ton since human motives began their
upward flight, The Greeks gave human
life inspiration, but while her orators
were speaking with the tongues Of
angels, her farmers were blowing
with forked sticks: while her phil
osophers were emancipating human
thought from bondage. her trafnc
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

tritive ratio. after which q su6lcient
amount Of It must be fed to satisfy
the hens, and the hens must have
enough exercise to keep them in good
health and to help them to digest the
feed they eat II these principles are
carried out the egg production through.
out the whole country will be largely
Increased. The following Il the mix.
ture Of grain and dry mash fed to the
hens in the North American egg lay.
ing contest:
Dry Mash.-Coarse wheat bran. 200
pounds; cornmeal. 100 pounds: gluten
feed. 100 pounds: ground oats. 100
pounds: standard middlings. seventy.
I'VE pounds: fish scrap. thirty pounds:
beef scrap, thirty pounds: low grade
nour. twenty-five pounds.
Scratch Grain.-Cracked corn. sixty
bounds: wheat. sixty pounds: heavy
white oats. forty pounds; barley. twen-
IT, pounds: Kafflr corn. ten pounds:
buckwheat. ten pounds: coarse beef
scrap. ten pounds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
PREVENT HEAD
CRUBS IN sheep

There occurs about this time Of the
year q trouble Of sheep which u not
understood BY all shepherds. writes
DR.. 4. 9. Alexander In the Farm
Journal. It IL characterized BY q dis
charge from one or both nostrils, but
usually from one. and BY persistent
sneezing. In bad cases after these
symptoms appear. others Of a more
serious character follow. For instance.
some Of the sheep will appear to be
dizzy. and that IL really the case. for
both discharge and dizziness are due
to irritation produced by large grubs
present In the nostrils and sinuses of
the head.
The grubs are the larvae Of the sheep
gadGy (Oestrus 0visD and are deposited
in the shape Of small larvae during the
months Of June and July. The fly de-
posits the larvae directly in the nos
trils. and they ut once proceed to make
their way upward by means Of the two
hooks with which they are furnished.
aided by sundry bristle-like hairs
which protrude from their segments.
Some Of the grubs are promptly
sneezed out. and the fact that sneexing
IL sometimes followed by expulsion
partly explains why sheep sneese 90
much at this time Of the year. But
some Of the sneezing Is doubtless due
to the Irritation caused by the dis.
charges OF the grubs. Occasionally q
few grubs get a. fur an the superior
maxillary sinuses Of the head. but aft
er Increasing in size It is impossible
for them to escape from this place.
and they die and disintegrate.
Other lnrvae get into the frontal
sinus. and these are the ones that usu-
ally cause the most trouble. Where
they are present in this location the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
MANY Factors IN
MILK FAT CONTENT

- 4 81
There y only one way that butter
fat can b Increased With certainty
and In Z large way. That h By OBJ
timing . large and persistent dow Of
milk. Howsvef. Il y evident that each
Of the following factof3 may have Z
slight influence upon ths Per cent OF
lAt in The milk: Age, period Of lactation.
frequency Of milking. feed and WHISTLER
frst a. last drawn milk.
II = necessary In consideFing this
matter to keep The question clearly
stated. Il = the pr cent Of fat In
the mink and not the total amount Of
the production b. the day, week.
month. or yeae tAat y under discus
non. One COW with . low Per cent
Of fat and large yisld q milk may far
exceed in total fat production other
cows with high per cent Of fat and
low production Of MIX.
Tho fact that COWS produce q milk
richer IN butter fat toward the close Of
their lactation periods b wen known.
However. COVE that are In high con-
dition at calyinS time win produce for
. time milk testing much higher than
their average Cor the lactation period.
z It u q common practice to milk cows
on onicial or yearly record work three
and sometimes four times per day. It
= noticed that the great. majority Of
the cows will give the highest per cent
Of fat following the shortest interval
between milkings. Thus a slightly high
er per cent Of fat as well az a larger
quantity Of milk may be secured BY
these frequent milkings, but with the
average COW under farm conditions not
enough more to pay for the extra Ia
Dor.
Many have contended that 1t Is pos
sible to increase the percentage Of but.
ter fat in milk by feeding certain feeds
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

high In fat content. However. ex-
periments have proved that It IL i'm
possible to do 90 to any great extent
or for very long time. Certain oils
added to the grain ration have resulted
in a temporary increase, but the per
cent Of fat soon drops back to normal.
even though the feeding Il continued.
The last milk Is much richer than
the fore milk. A trial showed the fore
milk from a Jersey heller to test 2
per cent fat while the strippings tested
over 10 per cent. This shows the i'm
portance Of proper milking and ma
nipulating the udder.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

much trouble. writes W. F. Purdue In
the National St0ckman. Indeed. In many
Instances. colts which have learned to
eat, Ut an early age will practically
wean themselves II one will give them
regular feeds Of oats and bran right
along. All colts should be taught to
eat crushed oats and to nihble at hay
AZ soon a. they can be induce to do 40
After weaning the colt ought to have
the run OLA good pasture until the mr.
rival Of chilly weather. though Il
should be provided with shelter for
chilly days and nights. The colt re-
quires liberal feeding In connection
with its pasturage the first season. A
pound Of grain daily for each lO)
pounds Of live weight should be given
A good ration by weight IL One-fOurth
corn. one-fourth bran and one-half
oats or One-fOurth corn. three-fOurths
oats. Crushed oats are more efficient
than whole oats for the colt. 1t IL no:
wise to feed very much corn to the
growing colt at any time. a. 1t Is too
fnttening In it, nature. In late fall
as the pasture grass grows short It
should be supplemented with good
clover or timothy hay. all the colt will
cat. There II no danger to the wind of
the colt in feeding clover hay II it IL
bright and clean. Moldy hay. OF
course. should not be given t. horses
Of any age. The colt at pasture should
be provided with an abundance OF
pure drinking water at all times. II
It cannot be arranged to have water
accessible to the colt all the time turn
Il to the water trough just as regular.
~ a. the work horses are turned to
water.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
I-.-lntroductory

moved On two-wheolo0 earte driven.
and Outlines drawn. b. slaves: while
her artists were painting divine
dreams On canvas. he streets Of
proud Athena were lighted By Are-
brands dipped In tallow.
The genius Of past ages sought 70
arouse the intellect and stir the soul
but the master minds Of today are
seeking 10 serve. Civilisation has q.
signed 70 America tho greatest task
Of the greatest age. and the greatest
men that ever trod the greatest Planet
are solving It. Their achievements
have astounded the whole world and
We challenge every age and nation
TO name mem or psnduetss thatS ceR
approach In creative genius or mas
terful skill In organisation, the mar.
velous achievements Of the trsmend-
ous msn Of the present day. Ddison
can press . button and turn . light
on multiplied millions OF homes; Vail
can take down the sreosivsr and talk
with Afty millions Of people: No
Cormick's reaper can harvest the
worlds crop. and rulton's steam en-
sins moves the commerce Of land
and sea.
The greatest thing . human being
can do 10 to serve his fellow men:
Christ did It: Kinss decree It. and
wise men teach It II u the glory Of
this practical age that Edison could
fnd no higher calling than to become
the janitor to civilization; Vail tho
messenger to mankind: Mccormick
the hired hand to agriculture, and
Fulton the teamster to industry, and
blessed is the age that has such
masters for its servants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

Animals Thrive Better When Projected
From Hot Summer Sun.
There are some who argue that
where domestic animals become accus-
toned to running In pastures without
shade they get along and do Just ~
well ~ where shade u provided. says
the Kansas Farmer. Those who OBJ
serve the comfort aud contentment
that animals display when they can
get into shady spot on hot summer
day find 1t hard to reconcile them
selves to this theory. The hog suffers
greatly from heat. and even though no
losses may occur In the pasture unpro-
vided with shade. the animals certain.
" would thrive and do better II pro
vided with this means Of comfort.
The most suitable location for shade
In hog pasture Ii on some high point
where the wind can have clean sweep.
Both hogs and cattle will seek such
spots In pastures during the heat Of the
day. Artificial shade can be very easi-
~ and cheaply provided where there Is
no natural shade. A low shed with no
sides. made Of cheap boards. is all that
is required. II this Is suitably located
the hogs will most surely take advan.
Stage Of It II the pasture IN very large
several cheap shades Of this kind
shonld be provided. so that the hogs
from all over the pasture will not have
to gather at Il single shed.
On some farms the hos house prl-
marlly built for narrowing purposes Ia
30 located that the wind can circulate
freely provided the doors are all left
open. We have visited such houses
where the main or central alley was
open to the hogs. A house 40 located
y a very cool place on a hot day. and
The hogs from the pasture will take
advantage Of It II given chance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
wenasr,u, s.onswo-x.

What In claimed to be the finest stone
mason work IN the world IL to be seen
in the ruins Of Inca palaces In the city
Of Cuzc0. Peru. Portions Of fourteen
palaces Of Inca rulers line the streets.
and much Ut the wallis Of the Temple
Of the SIM has been incorporated into
the Church Of Sun Domingo These
willis are Of finely cut blocks Ibid In
courses without cement. II has often
been said that the joints in this wall
will not admit the l'oint ~ knife
blade. Not only In this true. lint .
needle. nr even u hair. cannot be insert.
ed between these great bhw'kx The mt
crOMvl,e shows that these stones were
wrought with tools Of champ. IN alloy
'of coDper ana tin
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
FEED. POULTRY. FOR :
PRODUCTION OF EGGS

Some time ago W made some expert
Uents IN feeding for egg production
and We were able 10 get . very heavy
hens, fed seven different ways In SIX
monthA writes 7. r. Mc0rew In the
Western Poultry Journal
These hens were selected nrst By
their apparent vigor and laying quail
tiles. judging from sight. The trap nest
was used and NO hens were retained in
the contest that did not lay three con.
secutivs days. then skip one. Some Of
the hens selected did lay four and nvs
consecutive days In October.
These hens were not only fed seven
different kinds Of ration or grain and
meal HnixtufeS, but the mixtures Wese
changed. sometimes every week. soma
times every other week. and the hens
laid regularly and continually through
out the entire winter. One Of them
Laid nineteen. one seventeen and one
Twenty-Five egss in the month Of Jan
uary. The same hens did equally well
In February. This satisfied 10 that Il
was not any one grain mixture or dry
mash mixture recommended BY any
individual or organization that pro
duced . large and q continuous egg
yield. but that more depended upon the
housing. the care and the vigpr Of the
hens than upon the kinds Of feed given
them.
The real secret Of feeding poultry foa
egg production Il to give them a plenti-
full supply Of good. wholesome grains
and their byproducts Of a character
that are largely digestible and that
carry a nutritive ratio Of from to 5
or to 6. 80.
The first requisite IL good breeding
and selection for strength and vigor.
Next to this comfortable home quar-
tiers for the hens, then full supply
of good. wholesome grain mixed in a
proportion that will give a proper nu-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

The Ayrshire breed flrst became
popular In New England and Cana
da and because Of different care
and conditions began to vary
greatly from the Scottish type.
The New England Ayrshire was
short In the LEG. heavy bodied and
brown or cherry red in color. fieck-
cd with white, while the Scotch
type was longer In the leg, straight
or In the back and mostly white in
color. with spots Of various shades
Of red on the head and neck. The
Scotch type 10 now favored in the
show ring. and all breeders are en-
deavoring to conform to that stand
ard. The bull shown 10 . pure
bred Ayrshire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
Cow. sv.e,ptibIe 60 eIo..,

A pregnant COW Is more susceptible
to injury from irritating causes than
a cow that has calved. She should be
more carefully fed. and one should
avoid giving her any feed likely to
cause bloating. A trocar and cannula
should be kept on hand to tap the
paunch Of badly bloated cow where
this Is found necessary to save life.
As a drench give two ounces Of tur-
pentine in pint of raw linseed oil or
an ounce Of aromatic spirits Of ammo
MIA in a pint Of water containing two
ounces Of granular hypOsulphite Of
soda.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
COLT SHOULD Be
WEANED YOUNG

The young colt should be weaned
when between Eve and six months Of
age, as 1t Is detrimental to both colt
and mare for the colt to suckle after
this period has passed; especially If
the mare is in foal again. II the colt
has been properly handled previous to
this time. the weaving will not be
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

Tiucture Of iodine Il an excellent
treatment for cuts and sores on horses.
Inject It into each opening and use 1t
a. q paint around the sores. Do this
once: then keep the pockets or dis
charging places oiled with q mixture
Of subnitrate Of bismuth and lard.
Melt the lard and work In all the bis
muth possible. Warm It before 0lling
into the pockets. Keep the animal
tied up short while under treatment
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
Observation-Disclosures
DAIRY WISDOM.

To have your cows milk long,
milk them clean.
Uneven sailing and working
make streaky butter.
To feed economically. cows
should be fed - individuals. not
a. q herd.
Cream that II being ripened
should b strained several times
before It u ready for churning.
The desired or standard color
for butter ID that natural color
usually secured when fresh cows
are grasing ON fresh green pas
lures.
Milk from healthy cows IL
practically free from bacteria
when secreted. The problem Of
a sanitary milk supply, therefore.
is to keep out all bacteria as far
as Is possible.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

Picking ducks are excellent layers
Of fertile eggs. Young ducks grow
rapidly and are marketable a.
ducklings from the time they weigh
five or six pounds. Full grown
brakes weigh eight pounds and
ducks q pound less. though many
exceed these weights. The duck
attains the green" duck age In
about ten weeks. At this age Il
brings a. much az when full grown.
Mother duck and family here Pic
tured are Pekings.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

The first impression one gets
when viewing high producing cow
or a photograph of high producer
is the marked angularity and thin.
loose jointed appearance. The thin
appearance Ii not q condition caus-
ed by lack Of feed. but the animal
II well muscled and neat. with the
hair and skin in good. healthy con-
dit!on. The high producer usually
possesses a well proportional udder
with good sized teats evenly placed.
The picture shows the udder Of .
milk maker Of high degree.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
wnen Cymneers M,snrs.

AZ q rule. when missing occurs In
one cylinder at slow speed and 6rins =
right At fast speed the fault consists Of
too wide n spark gap in the plug Of
that cylinder.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
Poultry Need Shade.

As the weather becomes warmer II Is
important that shade be provided. 30
that the fowls may seek shelter under
It from the burning rays Of the SUM-
Unless this matter Ia attended to there
will not only be setbacks to the grow
ing youngsters. but there will be cases
Of prostration. The question Of keep
ing the stock comfortable must be care.
fnllY studied
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

- The Tunis breed Of sheep came
originally from Algeria and 10 rap
idly gaining ground In America.
Like the Dorset. It 10 very prolific,
rearing two sets Of lambs Q year.
and 10 noted for early maturity.
The Tunis sheep yields q fine and
long staple Of wool. The cross Of
the rams on our mutton breeds
Yields an improved fleece and ex-
cellent mutton. The mutton OF the
pure bred sheep has always been
noted for it, fine quality. The ram
pictured 10 . pure bred Tunis.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11

Egg Production Depends on the Strain
Rather Than Variety Of Fowl.
RAISE White Leghorns for eggs and
you can't go wrong" II the substance
Of common poultry advice given the
beginner Such speech IL responsible
for many poultry failure.
The White Leghorn breed II a good
one. Let's not forget that. The aver
age White Leghorn hen does well. but
Just because hen II q White Leghorn
In not sign that she will be q good
layer.
Take the records for any month in
any egg laying contest and you will
ilnd poor Leghorns even among the spe-
cially selected competing pens. Last
August. for example. the best pen Of
the hens in the White Leghorn con-
test at Mountain Grove. Mo-. averaged
21.4 eggs per hen. while the poorest
pen laid 90 eggs per hen. less than
half ~ many.
Some Of the Leghorn pens were en-.
tirely outclassed by average pens Of
Bun Wyandottes, Black Orpingtons.
Black Langshans. Anconas. Minorcas
and other breeds that are not often
considered in the same class with the
White Leghorns as layers.
This Is fair example Of the many
cases where certain strains Of the dlf
ferent breeds have qualities superior
or inferior to the average for the
breed.
A strain Is simply line Of descent
that has specially developed charac-
teristics. such az the ability to lay eggs
abunilantly Good care and feeding
are taken for granted.-Farm and
l'lreside.
Sores on Teats.
Sores on teats Il an infectious dis.
ease. and the germs are carried by the
mixers hands or contracted from o
contaminated door or gutter. Instant.
~ isolate and keep isolated until per.
fectly well any cow that has anything
the matter with her udder. Soak affect.
ed tents twice daily in hot. saturated
solution Of borlc acid and touch the
sores with tincture Of iodine every. 9th
or day.