Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1908 — PEOPLE or THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE or THE DAY

Custodian of G. 0. P. Campaign Fundi. George R. Sheldon of New York, the new treasurer of the Republican national committee, has been active in politics for many years. He was a member of the Republican national committee in 1903 and 1904, treasurer

of the New York county Republican committee from 1899 to 1903 and- treasurer of the New York state committee In 1906.

Mr. Sheldon’s standing In financial circles gives him peculiar advantages for the position of custodian of funds. He Is a director of the Bethlehem Steel corporation, the Detroit Edison company, the Metropolitan Trust company, the Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction company, the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company, the New Jersey Terminal Dock and Improvement company, the Republic Iron and Steel company, the Rogers Locomotive works, the Trust Company of America, the Union Bay and Paper company, the Union Electric Light, Heat and Power company of St. Louis, the United Railways Company of St. Louis and other companies. Mr. Sheldon Is president of the Union League club of New York and Is fifty-one years old.

Congressional Campaign Manager. On James T. Lloyd of Missouri, chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, devolves the task of directing the tight for control of the national house of representatives. This is Mr. Lloyd’s first essay as a national campaign manager, a position, however, for which he is well equipped by a long and successful political career. Elected to the Fifty-fifth congress to fill a vacancy, he has since been regularly returned to represent the First Missouri district. For the greater part of his congressional service he has acted as minority whip on the floor of the house. As Democratic whip Mr. Lloyd has been successful In getting the full

voting strength of his {iarty when important legislation was about to be discussed and on more than one occasion has caught his opponents napDimr. Chairman Lloyd Is a native of Missouri and was born and educated at Gaston. After being admitted to the bar he removed to Shelbyville, where be has since resided and practiced Ills profession. Previous to going to congress he had held no office except that of prosecuting attorney of his county.

takes aa much muscle To mTHTEer as it doe* four or five easy milker*. _ 2 I It is good policy to keep the cow up to her maximum production from the time she freshens until yon want her to go dry. j Special purpose Ideas In the dairy management are Just as essential to successful butter production as Is the special purpose cow. v Cows of strong dairy temperament are what we must strive to produce. When we get ipto the dairy business for what there is in it none other is worth fooling with. Breed the cows to give the largest yield of milk at the time when butter fat is worth the most money. Give the cow a two months’ rest when butter fat Is lowest.

Notes About Bsss. Success in beekeeping depends largely on the man. The orchard Is one of the best places to keep bees. The best way to keep millers out of hives is to keep the hives full of bees. The life of a bee during the busy season Is very short Often during the honey season they do not live longer than six or eight weeks. The prime swarm yields the surplus. Keep honey, whether In the comb or extracted. In a dry place, as it will readily absorb moisture and become thin, watery and worthless.

Waste In Poultry Raising. ,

There is lots of waste iu handling poultry, and waste wherever it appears should be combated. One common waste on the farm Is seen about this time of year, when a lot of old broody hens are permitted to occupy nests Indefinitely, fighting among themselves, sometimes breaking the eggs of other hens that are sitting or breaking new laid eggs. A little good management can avoid most of this trouble. Often hens are allowed to sit in summer till they die on the nest, literally devoured by lice.

Poultry Notes.

If the eggs are all gathered every day and marketed frequently you can safely offer strictly fresh eggs for sale. If not, you cannot.

j Now, they tell us that twelve eggs contain as much nourishment as one bushel of wheat You can figure th# difference in cost of production, i Medium sized turkeys sell most readily upon the market Keep the drinking vessels clean If you would keep the poultry healthy. 1 Good separator milk will make the chickens grow.

Hopper Feeding a Success.

According to a recent experiment St the Pennsylvania experiment station the method of feeding dry ground grain In hoppers was proved a success. The hopper fed pullets gave better results in gain of weight production of eggs, weight of eggs, hatching power of eggs, loss in molting, health and profit of the hens as compared with those fed by the usual plan of ground grain mixed with water. However, those fed with the wet grain ration produced eggs at slightly less cost per dozen.

Handling th* Bull. The advice of the late Henry E. Alford, chief of the dairy division of the department of agriculture and a practical farmer, with regard to the raising of bulls was good. Accustom the bull, he said, to being bandied from calfhood, but without fondling or encouraging frolic. Give him kind, firm and unvarying treatment and keep him always under subjection that be may never know his strength and power.— American Cultivator.

GEORGE R. SHELDON

JAMBS T. LLOYD.