Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 26, Number 8, Jasper, Dubois County, 28 December 1883 — Page 6

Market Weighs an? slgt The sty le of market pig ha nndet. gone a grwt champ within a few year. The large -K4) to &00pouud hog is now eldom found. The overgrown hoi; is no longer nought after, and pig feeding ha been mora earelully studied of late year. Shrewd feeder have found that the olikr the hog the more its oarva casta per pound. It is also found that tho flesh of the large hog is coarser and strongt r. and not a sweat and fine flavored a a tea to twelve-months' pig. It is true the older and over-fattened bg yi' NU more lard, but this does not carry profit with it, as lard often brings sm higher price than the side pork. The inducement, therefore, to grow these large hos no longer exitta, and toe 300pound pt has dtsplaoed the 500-pound .bog. The time was when pigs ware rat hI r y a slow growth to be fattened af terward. Farmers often kept a lot i ghosts uver winter, without expecting them to increase in weight much, ao that they might have them ready to fat' en the following fall These were )astm d. and given bouse plops through tbe Mi.nmer, making a growth during the eight to ten months of forty to sixty poenis. This was what was called a. healthy growth. It was healthy for the fiig. It was very unhealthy for the fcnnT pocket, as the amount of gain a n t one-half tbe cost of keep. But the farmer did not then figure the ( usi of keep as closely as he does now; in fact, he probably never took an accurate account of the cost of wintering a rig without any material gain in we ptu But when he examines the ues?ioc. he finds that the store pig has often oust more than he need to have cost, to have weighed 900 pounds, by a proper system of feeding. He finds that to keep tbe balance on the right side of the l.iljccr the pig must always be kept gaining, for it is only out of gain m we t that !ie gets pay for his feed, and when the pig stops gaining then the ks bein. "But' say one, ' why not let the pig keep on gaining till he is I wo year old, when he will wr:h ,V or ni re pound and bring a price worth bavin?? ' This is just tho queiiou that should b asked and anawred, and every feeder Khould fully aomprefcend the 'answer. The answer is that it takes le food-to pot a pound growth upon a fifteen or twenty-pound pig four weeks old than upon a fiftypound p t' two months old, and less to put a pound upon a fifty-pound pig than on a lUO-pooad pig; or. in other words, the younger the animal the less it costs in food to add a pound to its weight. As a general proposition, it takes mora and more food to add a pound, live weight, to an animal tbe older it becoines until it reaches maturity. It takt s from 90 to 40 per cent. uaore fod to fall feed a p-'g the second year than the r rt, and the gain is only about two third as much as the first yc r. Thi shvws clearly that H costs dotihie to grow in pounds of pork on the pig the second rear that it does the first- a pretty good reason why the pig ahould be mod at the end of the first year. Bes dee. the market, as a general rule, oAcrs no induoenwot for keephag beyood the facet year. A wail-led pig that ways 300 pounds will bring as good a price per pound as when kept Ma zer, so there it nothing to be gained ha price, but much if not all the profit it mat by keeping the second year. The aaarket has fixed upon 300 pounds as a C Stable weight, and the farmer's inat wholly agrees with this. Ten months' good feeding win often reach the weight Skillful feeding oonsisU hi growing the largest amount of meat at a given cost, and such a feeder is not afraid of throwing away food by giving nags all they will eat with a good appetite. Ha thoroughly understands the

; of tune in toe taenia: problem. I that when ha can shorten the time tbe pig to reach 900 pounds he has eased the profit. Our system of nir leading is not forcing, but judiciously giving the pig what it can digest and yat keep agtmd appetite. afia Otooe. We have noticed several methods of exacting a fenoe across streams or rivn upon the farm to prevent cattle Iran trespassing upon a neighbor's hand, or fields upon one's own premises, where they might do mischief. Bnt ana that was described to us recently we regard as an improvement upon any we have yet seen. It Is eonatructad aa follows: Take two short, heavy poets, say tin ea feet long, set into the ground ana esunajHng above It some tan jr twelve inches. A pole six inches in and of sufneient kaurth to apai in tbe stream, forms tbe bottom of fence. This should be cut flat on one side, and the ends rounded down to about two inches, so as to fit into cor responding boles in the before-mentioned posts about six inches from the ground. A board or flat rail the length of the panel forms the top rail, and to this and to the flattened side of the poles are to be nailed the uprights at a proper distance to oppose the cattle intended to pasture on the land thess to he aailed to the up-stream side. Whan daring a freshet Ac water presses against the fence, the praps give war aad the panel falls down with the ends or edges of the boards presented to the Has of the eaxrent, ant offer bat little resistance to it Whan the storm ar wood it over aH that la nsessaary to da Is to go to work, aad, after raising it up, prop it aa before, aad it is as good as avur. This fence, we art toM, aaewcri tally all the purposes flatlrauVtfrrntaii Ana Tcfsfp. Buckwheat should not precede eaber corn ar wheat, it makes tbe ait too light and porous far wheat, and sxperieoce shows that oom never doss well attar biwhwhoat. -JgernJ Mm

HOME, rill 4f VMfi Either pickles or catsup should ha eaten with cold meat. - Two thicknesses of newspaper n;:tke a good lining fur applo barrels. - Tro'i Tune. Tbe best pen-wiper Is a piece of aa old kid-glove. No lint sticks In the pea-nibs as from cloth. Savory Kggs Fried: Take a doaan hard-boiled eggs, cut them in halves and scoop .out the yelks. Mix the yelks with soma finely-minced cold chicken.

uiuihmom, shalot, a little lemon juice and pepper and salt to taste. Put this mixture into the white halves together, pass a piece of thread through them, roll lightly in egg and bread-crumbs and fry to a hibnwu. fioafc Trea cript. Cranberry Pudding; Cranberry pudding is made by pouring boiling water on a pint of dried bread crumbs; melt a Ublcspoonful of butter and stir in. When the bread is softened add two rggs, and beat thoroughly with the bread. Then put in a pint of the stewed fruit, aad sweeten to your taste. Bake in a hot oven for half an hour. Fresh fruit may be used in place of the cranberries. Slices of peaches put in layers make a delicious variation. N. Y. 'lime. A lady who has remarkable success in raising house-plant reveals the secret of her method in a note to the Now York Pot. The soil, she writes, is about two-thirds good garden soil and the rest is sand. It is kept light and loose about the roots, and the plants are watered only as they appear to need it- But the chief reason for their wonderful growth and bloom is that when any of the leaves wither and fall, instead of throwing them away she makes little rolls of them and tucks them down in the earth, where they decay. This is the only fertiliser she uses. Twenty-four years ago, says John J. Thomas, we had three or four inches of sand carted on part of a garden, the soil of which was too clayey for the successful or convenient raising of garden vegetables. When this sand was well wotked in, the w hole became an excellent sandy loam, just the soil for agreeable working. The labor of d rawing on tho sand was considerable: but it was done In winter, when there was little elite for the man and team to do; and the fine condition of the soil remains as ir od as at first, aad probably will for a ocaury to come." X. j". Iribunc Liberality to Stack. Stock animals are generally kept for :wo jHrwM--for the value f their lesh in vario-.n ways, and alo for milk nd buttter. As to horses and sheep, the tirtt are ccn rallv keit for their labor, ami the Jntter for wool, in addi,on to i c;.. But for all these jur-oo-es. as well as some others, lirat-clae : reding is all-important. Wbv then -thoukt the feed be n'ggardly given at uiy time? A horn poor in flesh is weak, ill-looking and unsalable. A poor ww is much tbe same, and in addition fives but little milk or butter, and is unfit for beef. Poor sheep and poor pigs are also nearly worthless in that condition, while to improve them after -uch treatment costs a great deal more, with less profit in the end. than to feed well from the first. According te all my experience, ob&rvation and reading, the more a cow will eat up to the point when she is moderately fat. say good enough to butcher, "the more profitable the Is for dairy purposes, aad the less danger of lorn from accidents which do not impair her value for beef. Here is a constant motive then for good feeding, and yet it seems that there really are thousands of farmers whose leading doctrine of treatment and study is how little will keep- their stock on their feet, with no thought given as to bow much can be profitably fed! There it aa inhumanity, too, in this treatment which is astonish inc. It is a system which subjects animals to constant hunger, so ranch so that it affects growth, health and spirits. Do the men who practice It know what hunger of this sort is? Probably not. But bad they better not try it, a short time at least? Try a couple of weeks or a month, and note the result. Saying nothing about the appearance, the constant gnawing of the hunger fiend in the stomach, attending ou half or quarter rations, would be a lesson in feeding that would last a good while. I wish it oooid be tried in some cases, as it would work a vast improvement in stock-feeding. Whenever I hear a farmer complain about his st ck being unruly it is tolerably strong proof against him that his management is bad. H ck do not lump fences or push them down merely for amusement or exercise. There in an impelling cause, and that generally is hunger. They are expee'ettto Lve and be happy and thankful Ik pasture fields which furnish little but a'rand exorcise, and the law of self-preservation, which applies to them as well a to human beings, impels them to jump fences to save their Jive. They arc to he praised rather than blamed. I wish ever- half-starved herd in the country would dsaaollah every fence between them and a full meal whenever It is necessary. Then their owners would learn more sense and humanity. Look closely at a cow or horse that is aaw svtrprised by unwonted libendIty." There is contentment and hanpiboss in tjbe eye and every motion. The coat is steak aad soft, and unless habit, nally waned, there ii a good nature and amiability aever seta in the hungry an msaL There is profit, too, In owning Mien an animal, aad It is only surpri " tag that the narrow-minded starrer does not find It out. He does not dethe profit, but then ha i waleonta & H ,W,U hl "unwonted ttbarality" tyatsm- A, to Cbaafry

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THE Q LAD NSW YKAB. Little eUttdrra, deal jrou bear aoaw one fcaosttac at rwur 4oarf Don't ros know um ataa Kew Year Coaw to uu aad sae use mor.Gnaws wits treswras evw i apread ut at ur waiting feetr Hish resolves and piirtiaa true Hound our Uves to ssusis weet. Ours f rliooae tli thorn nr ODwers. If we nut mind our duv; tliend nnrtit tbe prievteM aoeni. And UN- will irktw with nsautjr. Let us. then, tlie mirtata Htae, HcftMin hlrh tsu liberal cheer: Let Uf Uuvh, itad thout and nine Wvloouie! Wetcoate. slsd new year! -AHsaM JL Awk A LITTLE BEHtSMfAXfrt Or a Oond MMtUo Vmr Of Xw Tr. Grandpa, when does a man have three hands I' This question was put by a child to her grandfather, in the midst of tbe family circle on Christmas evening. They were all merry with innocent fun ami chit-chat, diving and guessing riddles was one of the entertaining pastimes of the hour. The grandfather reneatcd the cnild's Question lowly. and. after thinking a moment, he said: "I give it up." The bright child in great glee cried out: "A man ha three hands when he has a rirbt baud and a left hand and gats a little behind hand.M All hands laughed heartilr at grandfather's failure to guess, and he looked so grave over it they laughed the more merrily. But the "head of the house" did not i em to join very heartily in the amusement, and they rallied him br a-kinjr if it was not a fair conundrum. "Certainly: not onlv fair, but excellent: tbe play on the word is very nes'. but it has set me thinking of what come of petting a little liehiudhand, and some other time, when you want to hear: it, I will give you a little sermon or lecture on the subje 't." Now now let us bare it now!" they all exclaimed; but he knew children too well for that, and, sain that bis sermon would k'cp, he told them to goon with their riddles and stories. a The next Kabhath evening, when thev .1, 1 -I . - were an in uie panor. tne ongni mile girl, who had puzzled her grandfather with the conundrum, looked up from tbe biKk she was reading, and said, with a imile: "Crandpa. re yu not getting a little behindhand with that sermon you promised us?' Vou -l,all have it now, if you wish: " and all mt -.till :umI attentive while the jiMd man Ik .an; "To-morrow will l- the first day of a new ear, an I a go t I time to take a fre-ir s'.art. T i-;tn well is half the do ng. wli if er it k Tho habit of blng on time, necr a minute behindhand, i one i.f the greatest kelps to success in life. Wh:K on t..e other hand, to get into the wa of delaying, keepins others wait n,?. not leng prtnupt. pun ttial .in I reaily, is the se ret cause oi j an, re in ten ihotuami cac, many j of whu h I have e-n In the cour-e of my life. We noti e it in chil Iren. What yMi are in the morn n. yoti will , 1 at boon, and prvliabh at uij;ht. 'J'ie c'dld i lather oi" the man. "4ut as the twig is nt.' etc. The family , meet In the morning for worship and f breakfast; one cbfld is late. She w : usually late, the same one. .She was behindhand in srett.nir herself iwadr the rest waltetl for her a few momenta and then went on without her, and presently she came, dbturoing ail and making herself disagreeable and them uncomfortable. The boy with ttch a disposition is late at cnol, not pre parea witn an icsmas, aiwas ju-i a little l.ehin lhand in evervthinx- Tsr-hap-t lie goes to college orlnto bus;ne, trade or profession, and if he is dem-nd-ent on his own exertion be makr kp. a failure in everything. Forty years ago I knew two smart boys, helpers ia ajjrocery store. They wore brothers. Tuey seemed to be made of steel spritur. '' iuick. prompt and decisive were they in tilling every order. They were poor bovs, apprentices then. Bat they worked as uT the concern was their own, and success de pended on their energy, push and faith-

fnlness. Now thev live on one of the I 1 'bought Mm too wine a dog to be miofashiooablc avenues of Xew York m ! taken, eo I followed him. thomrh m. Ilttli.

. .1 .- a I uoii ww Mipi MMMuiu, reuren irotn j the grocery business in which thsr made their fortunes. Holding important trusts, I he v are useful and respected citixens and t hrjtian. They owe their success solelv. under iotL ul thmr own promptness in performing every j promiae, m ocmg always ahead rather ; than behind time. And there am ma. I chamcs and tratoiun with whom I once haa dealings nnd now hsva de. .ertet!, because thev would never fulfill an order in seaon. would not send a thing home to me when thev promised ! and Invariably kept me waitlnlr whatever 1 might U my distress to be served. ' Thts rice, mm in the blood omet nvi , and whole families are distinguished by takinir it easv. time enoti rh vet hm. 1 ing their motto and rule, Tbey drop behind in the race of life. They would be run over U some one did not pick them up and help them on. Half the world has this work to do, besides doing lu own. In the absence of positive crime, this habit of taking k easy causes the poverty and failure of the greater part of the human family. With the same chances, with equal health and wits, ht the same field, one man mccefld and another makes a dead failure. And why? Because one took time by the fomlook, was ever nromnt, and therefore prosperous. The other! was always a little behindhand, and br.i

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to met and move with anen aad wumoa kt husiasse and good works of life, you will soon find eume who are tote at tbs appointod Unw. who come iMMtliag in, ton or fifteen minutes after the hour, sarin;: I had no idea it wa ao lata: 'My watch aever tteeeivod me before:' ' I am very sorry tn ke-p you waiting.' All wttck uianarers are poor limber to ntsk botrds of If they had the grace of reaignatioa, thov would make room fur somebody not always a Utile behindhand. "The train starts at nine in the morning, and t!icy reach tbe station two mmatei) lat. and are left. The Iwat goes al hn and tlu-y arrive in time tn be laughed at by tbe passengers who the in wining: the perwpiration frum their lieattni liitrWii. 1 knew a Georgia preaober wlio was holding1 forth ia ao anvlum to n onrrcgation 'he insane. He dcribKl a maa on a acaffbld about to is hung, while in the distance come a mewencer on bjurseback bringing a pardon. But the hour of fate ws ju-4 at band; a minute or two and it would t be too late. The preacher drew out the j agony, by talking and talking, till oue j of hi cnued hearer "ri"l 't 'au't yr.i j hurry up a little? The 11 haag that i man if vou jtoa't. And whoa I se i people 4illy-dallviag, watinjr precioui tiaie in do.n tHrthinr. I long to tell them to hurry up. for I f. mouI. salvation may be lust if they are only a littkf behinMlhsnd. It is ao in even relstin, calling sad duty in Ufa It t the one ftriuciple on which the prixe of succca n this world depends, and immortal glory beyond. Xow is tbe accepted time. "THete. children dear, you have had die tbe srminn I pmmisoVl. Tbe Xew Year begins to-morrow, and the. relutiua I want vou to make is thi. 'With (iod's good help, for which I will daily pray. I will aiways be on hand, at the moioeot. rrdy for every duy. and will do with mv mwht what I aw called todo." While the semon wsm in progress, the child who gave the t wundroin had ijuietiy climbed into her grandfather's lap. She wa one of the irrepressible sort tvf children, and could haruiy wait for him to make an end, when Abe xclsime I: "(trandpa. it' just the other way, iia't it If a man werr gets a littie beiiadhand, he ha three hands or k ft .... four, an I does more work and better than tbe lasy fellow who in ateoyi behindhand." ' Tliat jto.' said the o!d num. ana, "if you hud 5aid Unit at the begiaaiagr. you mikt have been spared tae sermon. V,'' said John. the. oktatf boy. "bnt that wool 1 have been a great loan to n. and for one I protui-w not to baa little, behindhand, If I can help it, aa loiifr aa I live." '-" "tokMi.nigiiL all. saM the father. "Uod blesi you all with a hap py Xew Tear:' ''Happy Now Tear to yon, giaarfna, they crhd fan. chorus, and went at Um bed. -Iitnmtu." m X. IT. Oherwm Faithfal Carlo. UttV Mary and hor great black Newfoundland dog. Carlo, were a very familiar picture to me, I often n topped to look at them aa they ran aiut tlt yanl. If it is a warm afternoon, they lay aleep under thH large evergreen tree. Mary night curls made a lovely contrast to Carlo s shaggy black side. His loving geatlenew naade him seem as gt od as he wa handsoros. Little Mary had a nanghtv habit of running away from home. Carlo would not leave her for a moment. He seemed to try to get her home asrain. He ran before her. keeping her from gvttinjr oli the walks, and trying to coax her to turnabout. Sometinu ne. would stiirfM-d, and then I lieard his ivful hrk when bo saw her once? more safely ttH yrI. If he could not grt her wnw, ir- wmu nvrer aeMn ner. yl en she vrns tire! out he laid Iter -iiriy "head aaint bis n-k. ready to go wiii-rever he led. Then you mav V ure Im led hnr homo-just as straight as be mill 1 fto. Oof day, when I came out of tbj gale. Carlo met me, harking and junimsr abont in a most anxious manner. He ran a Httl way and then came bark to me. a if toaxinor me to follow him -..I..- 11 ( . .... .. . e iwra hi nunc intn ami to x. "ejr vi aain. in a moment I saw dear little Marv toddlinoatauc the railroal track. I felt iire that the dogH fnic-k ears mutt; have hevd the train, trhlnh wM "nlngr srvunsl thn curve!. I hurried enxiufn. i can toil yon. Carlo had nerer before allowed me to nick Hertm rcn tr a moment. How be srem'-d fairly wild w.th W when 1 eanarht her In my- arms, lie lad me home in a perfect dsnw of delbrht. After that 1 was a privileged friend, fnf Carlo iwver forarot that mornlna. To the day of hk oVath be thanked me 1 his mate, loving way every time he m,-Jfrs. Frnmu estsa. m Owr 1Mb Onu. JSalM aBnatwflMiiiaa la "iiaaranl to Mr. TJieodwfiUoa have developed the facta ihae the Uvea with her children in one of the best streets In Brookhn. trereiva $l,w per annum from Mr. Tltton. and devotea her time and talents d teaching of music -M Y. mfaeasw A recent ladtwiwHy foot-baU match in Kaglaad rraaHid laahroimnleg. daw rnwuoss, sad to meMiost,

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