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Year: 1873

During the seasons of 1916, lS47 and
l94S | instituted series of experiments,
which were conducted with all the care was
able to bestow, for the express purpose of
testing the value of the various kinds Of grain
as cattle feed in connection with pasturage.
And in every instance found that while my
COWS obtained sufficient good fresh grass
feeding meal aud shorts, either with or with.
out whey, would not increase the quantity of
milk or the quantity of butter or cheese. -
But as soon as the pasture supply failed to
afford all the cows required or as the grass
became less succulent, as it usually does to-
ward the latter part Of July or before the
middle of August, l found that each kind of
grain fed would increase the flow of milk,
and consequently increase the yield Of butter
and cheese. From the experiments | came
to the following conclusions, viz;


First-Ihat buckwheat bran, when only
the best Of the -four was removed would pro-
duce the greatest amount Of milk, but that
the COW would lose in weight or fall off in
condition, whether it was fed in connection
with whey or water.


Second-That oatmeal would increase the
quantity Of milk nearly as much as buck.
wheat, and that the COW would gain in weight,
at the same time, twice as fast as the COW
fed with the buckwhsat would lose in weight.


Third-That wheat shorts (costing at that
time ten dollars per ton, and before the mill
lers knew how to dust out every particle Of
aour,) were next to oats in value for the pro-
duction of milk.


FOurth-That barley would rank as num-
Der four for the production of milk, and as
number two for increasing the weight of the
COW.


Fihh-That cornmeal would stand number
five for producing milk, and as number one
for increasing the weight of the COW, But
Year: 1873

good, even and uniform development Of all
his parts, not extremely fine in bone, and by
all means not coarse, having good depth and
thickness Of body just back of the fore-legs-
this is very essential point in a strong sire;
a strong, vigorous-looking animal, and good
feeder, that will thrive on moderate keeping
and stand little hardship. A bull from
good dairy COW is more likely to get dairy
stock, and if he is bred from good dairy stock
on both sides, that quality will be very sure
to be transmitted to his calves. If such
bull is from thoroughbred stock that has been
bred and trained for the dairy, and is not
enteebied by close breeding and pampering,
the farmer will be as sure as anything in the
future can be of having calves that will not
dsappoint his expectations.


Thorough-breeding fixes and intensides the
qualities to such a degree that they are
transmitted with great certainty and uni
formity where male of this class is coupled
with grade Record and Farmer.
Year: 1873

There has been some discussion in farmers
clubs and the agricultural press, on the COM
paratve value Of male animals of pure blood
or thorough breeding, over grades, as sires of
stock for farmers use, for the dairy, work,
and beef. The subject is exciting an uuusu-
al degree Of interest, indicating greater de-
sire for Improvement. Those taking part in
these discussions often point to individual in-
stances to sustain the positions they take,
comparing the stock of single thoroughbred
and a single grade bull, proving in some cas-
es that the stock of the thoroughbred was
the best, in others that the calves got by the
grade bull were worth the most. This kind
of reasoning is narrow and erroneous. 1t is
not safe to Judges class by individuals. Some
grade bulls are without doubt very superior
stock getters We have known such. On
the other hand, there are instances Of thor
oughbred bulls-or those called thorough
bred, having a recorded pedigree tracing
back to approved stock-whch leave behind
them stock of an inferior character. These
instances are, in our opinion, exceptions to
the general rule.


We do not give unqualified advice to use
thoroughbred bulls alone. We know of cases
where this course has proved injurious to the
farmers herd, The farmer must exercise
great care and good judgment in the sslec.
tion. The only infallible test is a trial of
the stock of each animal that gives promise
of usefulness as sire. Careful observation
has confirmed our own opinion that it is not
safe to use mean bull because he has a
pedigree that is admissible for record in the
herd-book.


Our advice, in brief, to farmers, in select.
ing bull to cross with grade or native COWS,
is this Select bull of medium size, with a
Year: 1873

The cheapest way to build fowl.house
and give the greatest amount Of ground room
(which is what counts with poultry is to
make but one roof and have that meet the
ground. The building should be nine feet
wide at the under.pinning, and nine feet high
at the highest part. This gives as much floor
room for the fowls to move about in as if the
walls were high on all sides of the structure,
and with great economy in building materials.
There should be twelve doors in the building
besides the small openings under the win
dows for the use of the fowls, and the ventila-
tor near the peak Three board doors in
each end, the tallest being for the attendant
to enter, and the other two for ventilation in
extremely hot weather. The dOorways of
the board doors are furnished with another
set of doors made of lath.


When the board doors are all open in hot
weather and the lath doors shut, there is a
fine circulation of air, and when the house
is to be cleaned the lath doors as we'll as the
others may be all opened. 1t may seem as
if there was an over-plentiful allowance OF
doors, but we have tried as many to build
ing with satisfaction. There is nothing we
hate worse than hot, pent-up house for
fowls in July. To make the house as warm
in the winter as it is cool in the summer,
keep all the board doors closed but one, aud
have packing of straw between each lath
door and the corresponding board door, ex-
cepting of course, the tallest pair of doors
where the attendant enters.-Er.
Year: 1873

Suel Foster, Muscatine, Ia, writes to an
exchange concerning this institution Eyes
we are a success. l have said as follows
and believe it, that the Iowa Agricultural
College is the model institution of this kind
in the United States. The causes of our
success are the following First, it is an in
dependent and purely agricultural college,
not attached to an old.fashioned classical or
literary college or university, but placed on
large farm, where practical and experimental
work is done second, it is on the manual
labor system, and this is in the law of our
state from before the institution began. 1t
works well, and there are so many great and
good reasons for it, that trust it will stand
as long as labor is useful, honorable and
heathful. Yes, healthful What is not health
worth to the young man or woman in their
teens, at school ? We insisted on making
manual labor obligatory. We make it a
chief cornerstone 1t has its moral tendency
and education is good and only good, and
this good feature has not made our college
unpopular Our president reports when the
second term opened, with accommodations
for 200, they had 500 applications our
president and professors are the right men
doing good service as managers and teach


ers of that peculiar reformatory kind of edu


naturalization in things instead of words
the practical and useful in life, instead of
thefancilul and ornamental. The ornamental
is not neglected, but the useful is paramount


fourth, the president and professors are wei


paid-from $4,000 to $4,000 a year-lol
we are richly endowed for new college, il
new country, with $50, 600 annually, which
can be somewhat increased-ths from the
congressional land grant. We believe Iowa
did as much toward getting the grant from
Congress as any other state, and has made
as good use of it, according to her quantity.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Germantown Tel.
egraph says;


To every reasonable mind the vast power
of the agricultural press must be apparent
Take for instance the sliding-gate bars de-
scribed few years ago in some of our lead
ing agricultural periodicals. Ten years ago
they were scarcely knOwn--tO.day you can
see score or more of them in almost any
section of country within days drive. They
are one of the most convenient and pratical
styles of gate in use, and they are appreciated
by the entire mass of farmers. Yet this
simple affair was introduced by the agricul-
tural press,


Again, consider the use Of the press in
such matters as the horse disease that has
prevailed SO generally over the country.
Almost every horse owner reads the matter
Year: 1873

How annoying it is to have your beauti-
full linen suits or your delicate lawns and
percales turned into dark streaks and muddy
spots by the great quantity of soda used by
most washerwomen. Soda should never be
used in the water in which colored fabrics
are to be washed. The only way to wash
muslns or linens is to have merely tepid
water, and make suds, nor touch the arti-
Gle washed with soap. Wash and rinse quick
ly. Do not place but one garment at time
in the tub, and that must be rubbed rapidly
through the water, rinsed, turned on the
wrong side, and hung in the shade to dry.
Then starch the dresses in thin boiled, warm
starch, fold in clean cloths, and iron up
on the wrong side as soon as possible.


1t improves buff linen to wash it in water
in which little hay or a quart bag of bran
has been boiled. The bran answers for starch
as well, and brightens print dresses. A
handful of salt will help set the oolors of
light cambrics and dotted lawns. A little
beei's gall will not only set, but deepen yel.
low and purple tints, and helps green,
Year: 1873

Dear FARMER My fingers have tingled
to grasp the pen for several days, but my
multitudinOus duties have prevented me from
SO doing until to-day.


We have had hot, summer weather for
several days past, with little rain for long
time, and vegetation began to suffer seriously
but to-day the farmers hearts have been
gladdened by refreshing showers, and the
still, sultry atmosphere betokens more which
is most earnestly desired. Somehow the
weather is never quite satisfactory to COM
planning mortals; it is either too wet or too
dry, too hot or too cold for our comfort or
convenience.


Crops on moist land are looking pretty
we'll, though late as everything must be. 1t
seems that farmers were never 30 busy as
this spring The snow lay on the ground so
late that they could not commence to put
in their crops until long after the usual time,
consequently much work has been crowded
into short time and now haying is at hand,
and that will find little respite for some
weeks to come.


Many thanks to Mr.. Douglas for his pa.
tient answers to my many questions, and will
he pardon my stupidity in asking some that
he had already answered. The cause of my
blunder was the paragraph where he gave
the account Of his trial of the common pans
with the pals, and he said both messes were
allowed to stand until thick had this in
my mind when wrote the query, and, as
lent or misplaced the paper containing his
article, | did not then recollect that he had
advised skimming sooner in another place, as
it appears he did,


We had a set of Jewett pans put in on tri-
al the tenth of June, aud they are such an
improvement on the old method that | am
quite as enthusiastic over them as Mr.. Doug
las predicted, though l might have been
| Just as much 10 favor of the pals, had we
tried those. | can take care of the milk of
cur thirty-four cows as easily in these pans
as could the milk of FIVE in the old way,
but taking care of the butter is quite another
matter, as [ churn seven times week-just
a days cream at time. find that the
cream comes much quicker than when | at
tempt to churn more at once.


eau accept Mr.. Douglass theory in re-
gard to the milk being regulated better in
his pals than in the Jewett pans, and per-
haps in extremely hot weather he will get
more butter from the pals than we can in
the pans, but l cannot bring myself to be-
lieve that it is easier.


can skim and wash one of our pans in
thirty minutes,--some claim they can do il
in twenty, but annot,-there is no handling
Of the milk, it is carried to its receptacle re-
mote from the milk-room and the men can
use it when they choose. 1t seems to me
that there is the least possible work in taking
care of the milk by the use of these pans
and the butter is as nice as ever tastel
We have made ten hundred pounds in june
from the milk Of thirty-two COWS 1--WE have
now thirty-four but have been iatting calves
SO that we only had the milk Of thirty'twO)
Year: 1873

little of the corn or barley meal was fed
alone, but most of it fed with wheat shorts,
mixed in equal quantities by weight.


My sixth conclusion is, that grass is better
food than any kind of grain for dairy cows,
where milk alone is the object sought and
that no dairyman on good grass lands costing
less than sixty dollars per acre, can afford to
feed it during the summer season in connec-
tion with pasturage.
Year: 1873

When cases of garget occur, the first thing
to be done is to give the cow pound or a
pound aud a half Of salts. aud if this does
not physic in four hours, repeat the dose,
The next thing is to change her food from
milk-producing to some kind which will not
produce much milk, as straw, or over-ripe
hay. | have never known severe case of
garget cured. We sometimes get the better
Of it for short time, but COW once having
it bad will be almost sure to have it every
time she catches a cold, and it never grows
less. Feed the COW for becf-HarriS Le,c-
ic
Year: 1873

Crumpton, was badly injured about the head
by falling against chair on which the driver
was sitting. No other person was injured.


Robert Jones, track employee on the P,
W. x B. X. r., was found dead beside the
track last Friday, near Elkton The deceased
has been employed for several weeks as night
patrol, and is supposed to have fallen asleep
on duty.


The Ice Gorge at Port DepOsit-All fears of
damage from the ice gorge at Port Deposit
have not abated. 1t is known that the snow
still covers the ground to considerable depth up
the river, and if this is subjected to hot sun a
freshet is inevitable, even if no rain should fall
Every rise in the river at Port Deposit, so far,
has flooded the streets and many of the houses,
because of the ice having settled upon the bot.
tom of the river, and it is thought that the ice
still obstructs the channel almost entirely If
this be the fact, there is still great danger from
any sudden rise OF the water. Business, how
ever, in Port Deposit is revivinG, and ship
ments of lumber and of stone are being made
daily by railroad


The Opening Of an Inlet Proposed at the
HdmmOckS The Secretary OF War has re.
ceved from the engineers department esti.
mates of the cost of opening an inlet at the
Hammocks, in Worcester county, on the coast
about seven miles from Berlin. The country
contains large bodies of white oak timber
oysters, fish, and game are in great abundance
and the whole region around is rapidly becom
| ing a part OF the great market garden of the
Delaware peninsula The engineers estimate,
are $l20, ,605 for opening an inlet feet deel
and $50 feet wide from the Bay to the Ocean
If the inlet is opened, it is claimed that i
would open to market 10000 acres of white oal
and pine timber -iSnOt0 Hill Messenger


A Terrible Casualty-N Hilsborough,
gentleman by the name of Barcus had in hi
employ native Of Poland and his wife, alse
German boy, and we learn that on Sunda
week, the boy took down a pistol from it
usual place, saying that he intended to Shn1
them how they shot rabbits in his county, |
is supposed that the boy did not know tn
pistol was loaded. He pulled the trigger an,
the load passed just under the arm of Mrs
Barcus into the bOly of the Poles wife. Sh
died in short time The Polander bccam
almost frantic, but the family did not appre
hend further trouble than the grief it wa
natural for the terrible disaster 80 occasion. Il
a short time after the death of the wife, how
ever, some one On the farm had occasion to q
to the barn, when they found the diseonsoat
man hanging by the neck, also dead Hi
trouble was more than he could bear So say
the EastOn Gdzette. The following a6di
tional facts are from the CeBtrevilIe Cit
zen. 1t is said that in the voyage from Europe
a few months ago, this unfortunate couple Dos
f :e chill lren. The death of this mans wife
added to the grief for his children, doubtlessl
dethroned his reason, aud led to the commits
sion of self-destructiOn. A more sad affair ha
: not happened in our county.
Year: 1873

ABOUT MOVING TO WILMINGToN.-The
Delaware Republican of Thursday last gave
the following suggestion on the above subject
1t says: IA larger number of persons residing
in the country have made arrangements to re-
move to our city the present month, than have
done so in any former year within our
knowledge. There is scarcely Hundred in
the County that does not yield its contribution
to our population Kent and Sussex also con-
tribute to swell the number The indications
are that every house will be occupied, and
many will have great difficulty to get such ac-
commodations as they desire. The reason
generally assigned for this change of residence
is that farming does not pay. 1t will be vel
if they find merchandising and other pursuits
profitable We have known some to break up
farming, and after years residence in the
city, be entirely unable to command the neces-
sary capital to engage in that occupation
again. Let the new c)mers therefore be Oh
their guard, and manage if possible to so con
duct their affairs that they may not be loser;
but gamers, by the change.
Year: 1873

We publish this week an article up
on this subject, handed US by an esteem.
ed county man. His picture is true to
the Iife-We know nothing Of the hif.
tory OF this question, and cannot zee
that any other considerations enter into
the decision OF it than accessibility and
convenient accommodations Almost
dozen other places would Gil these re-
quirementS better than Charleston. II
every member should vote for that To-
cation, among those nominated, which
10 most accessible and com mmodious, they
would probably reach a satisfactory
conclusion. Our people feel but little
interest 10 the matter, and will be eats
fed with whatever suits their represen.
tatives who are on the ground, have all
the bearlngs, and are competent TO vote
without any suggestion or advice.
NowehIld Courier.
Year: 1873

sons Murdered, and Their Wives


and ChIIdren Hnnted In the Woods


by BIOOdhounds, to Celebrate the


virginius Victory.


From the New York Herald.


A letter, OF which the following is an
accurate translation, has just been re-
cieved in this city by gentleman, a
well.known broker Of South street, from
an acquaintance in Santiago-de-Cuba
1t gives one OF the most revolving pic
lures OF brutslism ever presented to any
civilized community, and will lead to
but one conclusion.


The names OF the writer and recipi.
ant of the letter are both with held, as
it would imperil the writer's life il it
should be traced to him by the Spanish
authorities. The writer is magistrate or
justice in that blood loving city, and is
q Freemason also, as is the gentleman
who received it. A Herald reporter
has seen the original letter, and veri.
fed the annexed translation:


SANTIAGO DE CUBA.


November IS, 1873.


my DEAR FRIEND AND BRorHRR-I
know you will pardon me for not ans
wering your letter OF last April, ih
which you desire full information in
regard to the massacre OF the Grand
Lodge OF Santiago and the present con-
dition Of their widows and orphans
When your letter was received It had
the appearance Of having been opened.
This fact, and the contents OF the letter
convinced me that if the reception OF
the letter by me was known 10 the
Governor my life, in spite Of my high
official position, would not be worth
moments purchase. l Immediately
burned the letter, and, beyond my usual
correspondence on business matters,
have not thought it advisable to touch
on matters and things of our unhappy
island, much as should have desired
yoa to have the horrible facts 10 pre-
sent to the Grand Lodge OF New York
at their last sitting. But this, you know,
vas impossible, az every mail was
searched, and life here is held Of no
value whatever. But the affairs OF the
last few dsys, and the savage acts OF
the Volunteers, have COMPELLED many
to leave here secretly ss there il 10
knowing where this will 81 end, and
by this mode / send you this letter,
though when ii will reach you God
only knows.


The Grand Lodge 10 1862 met mere,
sc was their custom since then orgari-
zstion. They hsd never been disturbed
by the Government, although their
time and place OF meeting were well
known to all Of Us. The night before
the meeting I was informed that the
arrest wss TO be made, and that should
there be any resistance on the part Of
the Tyler to the free entrance Of the Of
fcers the troops were TO fire into the
building aud burn it with all those
within. l personally informed the
Grand Lodge OF these Intentions, and
the next morning learned that they in
tended to hold their session with open
Year: 1873

SAN DECO USIoS.- Words cannot ex- press our admiration of the Union, and its hard worked editor and proprietor, Douglas Gum, who has just taken another step for ward, in journalism-the enlargement of his daily to a seven. column paper-printed on a sheet the size of the MINER. It is such a step as we would be 10th to take, in town like San Diego, yet wo hope to see the Union profit by it; likewise San Diego. Here's good luck, brother Gum, and may this new load go of easy and bring you plenty of game.
Year: 1873

The circulation of the MINER being considerably great CT than ,ha, o' any other AhIOus Pape business men ev srywhsrs will tad h advantageous b make known their bu,iuss, In its advertising columns,

 There is not town, village military post farming or mining settlement, h ,hs Territory h which the paper does no. circulate and copies of n sent ,O every State and Territory of the Union which, coupled with i ago and standing make 1. very desirable advertising medium.
Year: 1873

It is said that the proposition of the Han ibAl and St. Joseph railroad company, 10 complete the St. Joseph and Denver railroad immediately to the junction of the Union Pacific at Fort Kearney, will be accepted by She latter company.
Year: 1873

A new thing in California was rain show CTS last July. The inhabitants thought the rain very strange, and it was, in such coun- try, at such season of the year. But this year is remarkable for it's weather flirtations, and we are anxious to pass it by in disgust.
Year: 1873

Flour is selling in Montana at e per sack in trade; farmers are offering wheat at fifty cents per bushel, and thousands of cattle are being exported into Utah and Nevada to se- cure to the owners an income sufficient to meet their present expenses. The Territory has changed from mining to an agricultural country, and times are said to be very hard, indeed.
Year: 1873

BE CrvIL.-It is the duty of every man and woman tc be civil to each other. Life's pathway is rugged enough, without having to encounter, every now and then, human hog's-backs. The MINER is acquainted with some gruff people, for whom it now prescribes