Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 24, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 March 1911 — Page 2

Winter Months How to Improve Them

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Ovtr $IM1.WW.MK) Is expended annually in the rolled States for farm machinery Tho average American farmer exhibit progrwsalvfness In his adoption lo und ready purchase of Improved machinery, but woefully falls by 'he- wayside In his care of this muii.' machinery A short trip Into

oven flii- htst farming districts will slderably lengthens the serviceable show barnyards dotted with valuable j use of the farm machines. A small machines which have absolutely no ! stove can te installed In the workpro' c-ion from storms and weather- ( shop during co d weather and the vaIng The farmer houses his stock. ! rlous imj lements can be painted In cribs his corn, tills his silo and gran- ! the shop Ith good results, arl s u:l protects these from the ele- ' Sjwc'al attention should be paid to nien-s '.it shortsightedly leaves his . the same and storage of farm steam grain binder, cultivator, plow, drill , engine during co'.d weather. Xo oil and the rest of his machinery ex- or grease t..ouId ho left In the cups to poe I to all kinds of weather. J congeal or hardon. Retting In the Exposure Worse Than Wear. j stuffing boxes should be prevented by If these sumo farmers will stop to . cleaning out nnd replacing the old consider that by tlolr own shiftless- packing. On large engines the scale ness, they are shortening the life of should be removed from the Interior this machinery from CO to SO per cent.. ; of the bolder while the exterior should the need of better methods will be ' receive a coat of asphnlt paint. Dur-

self-evident. To a certain extent they are aiding in the ultimate wreckage of their machinery just as though they gradually smashed It to pieces with a sledge hammer There Is no need to ask for the solution of this question, it Is ho simple. Some $200 or J300 expended In a machine shed would pay for Itself in two years due to the proventlon of a depreciation In value of the machines through expos- !

uro. Practical experience has shown I uon. here use of concrete Is imthat while machinery without shelter possible, the engine should be solasts only five years, that the same ma- ! curely bolted to heavy timbers faschines well housed nnd protected re- ' tened to the floor. They should be of main In good servlcable condition for , sufficient size to absorb all violent vlover 12 years. A machine shed re- i bratlon. A secure foundation inturns at least 30 per cent, on the i creases tho floor bearing or the enoriginal Investment. It increases the J gine and secures greater rigidity.

me or me macmnery trom oo to 100 per cent. Furthermore, the Improved appearance of the barnyard arguos In favor

of tho storage of machinory. The j talnlng the most efficient results. Care prospective buyer or real estate agent . should also be exercised In belting the always notes u tutored machinery' scat- ' engine to a piece of machinery to uso tered about tho yard and accordingly J the correct size pulleys, so othervaluos the farm at a lower price, due wise energy which the engine geneto Its unfavorable external appear- rates will be wasted, ance. i in starting a new engine the valves Farm Tool Shed. i are sometimes gummed to such an exAn excellent machine shed, with a ! tent that they will not entirely close.

farm shop in one end readily accessible for repairs, should be about 24 by 60 feet. The shed should bo provided with sufficient sliding doors so that the various Implements can be taken out and returned with greater saving of time and labor. The building should face the south so that the doors will not be exposed to beating, driving storms from the north or to the accumulation of snow and ice. Such a shed and shop provided with a concrete foundation would cost approximately $350 Considering the prolonged life and value of the machinery, due to storngo the cost of the build ing would average about $20 a year. The farmer, well provided with a suitable shop and machine shed, can I employ his spare time very efficiently j durlns; tho winter In repairing and caring for his machinery One Ironclad rule should be rigidly j 60' 4 Practical farm uforced on tho farm, and that Is that every Implement or machine should be returned to Kb place In the machine shed Immediately after It has "been used. Then one knows the location of the machine and Its condition, when It Is again required for use. It takes but little extra time to return tools to tho shed when the team is hitched to thorn In the field. Cleaning and Oiling Machines. A t 'h macuines should bo overhat,'. M and thoroughly cleaned bo-fort-v,(,iitig them lor the winter. Hrk 'i part hhould be ordered and rei i n!.-rd so as to f.llow p'enty of m: t'i 'hilr j.hlpnvnt All bolts (,hoii! igh'en d i. warlngs sat-uta-tl nt h lubrU-atli.R -11. and wearIuk - t hiMiUl l- iwt"d with a govl j'iallty of hard oil to prevent rusting The bind t attarhnunt of the grain binder and tin u:iwr medianIsm should he taken apart and thoroughly cleaned. All the old gummy oil should bo removed; some of tho more dellcnto parts of the umchlne should ho cleaned In kerosene. Thero are oxamples of gram binders well cared for and Intelligently used which have heon w'orhod 30 yr irs. The cultivator plows, common plow shares, and harrow ttth should ho t-harponed during the period of slack work In the winter. New liny rake teeth, sickle sections, and other "broken or ready to break nartn sho ild be replaced wherever nuceamry The toanure spresdtr la usually Id Use d Ur

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Winter Care of Machinery Mow to Store Farm InplemenU to Pment Ruit and Rot and to Get Cxcitctt Servtce By PROF. C. A. OCOCK W'Ucotuin CoBtft of slgruuttar

ing the winter months and should be carefully looked after. Tho spreader should bo cleaned out after being used, or some of the soft manure will frtvzo In the box drum and a breakdown may result. An occasional coat of paint Is another great preservative which coning the cold months nt ver leave water overnight In boiler or water jacket of the engine, or It will freeze and probably burst these parts. Winter Care of Gasoline Engine. Tho Inexperienced operator meets with many difficulties In handling gasoline onglnes during severe winter weather. The first essential of the gasoline equipment, year In and year out, is a good, strong, concrete founda The engine should never be run faster than its specified speed, as otherwlse the operator is merely wasting the power of the machine without obThis reduces the amount of the compression of the engine. In other Instances the valves stick so that the compression Is wholly lost. The remedy Is to squirt a little gasoline or kerosene on the valve stems and clean off the sticky oil. Compression la also lost due to a lack of lubricating oil on the piston and cylinder walls. To correct this difficulty the operator should turn the flywheel over until the piston is drawn out of the cylinder and then cover the projecting portion with a liberal coating of lubricating oil. The oil will act as a seal. In general the operator should uso juugmeni anu common sense as regnrda the amount of work an encine should do. One cannot abuse a gas engine without dljastrous results. Good lubricating oil should bo used in the engine, and care should Le observed to ?e that the oil cups are kept free and i3'MaCtilNB- JtitD machine shed. thal the oil Is not restricted In Its passage from the cup to the cylinder. Another groat difficulty Is the starting of engines during cold weather. Water-cooled engines can be more easily started by closing the drain In the bottom of tho cooling Jacket and pouring in about two palls of warm water. The last pall of water should bo very warm but not to the boiling point, ns radically sudden oxpantion might result In cracking the cylinder. The Increased warmth of the cylinder will result In a quick Ignition of tho charge. Another simple plan used In case of either nlr or water-cookul engines Is to open th intake or exhaust valve and then inject a small amount of gasolino into tho cylinder. Allow the engine to stand for a few minutes so thrrt the gasolino may evaporate, then crank It and It will usually start on the first trial. Strargles In Horses. An epidemic of strangles Is always a source of ularm to horse owners, as this disease Is most Insidious in Its atj tack and usually leave Its victims In such debilitated condition that li.y ', are Incapacitated for work for v eeks. Hothou8o Hogs. I The hothouso hog schemes hatched I by experienced, city farmers lately are more likely to bring them valuable ex- . perlence than groat riches.

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SKIM CREAM WITH SYPHON Hndy Little Implement Devised That Will Do Its Work Expeditiously In Any Receptaclo. A New York man has devised a syphon particularly for tho purpose of removing cream trom milk, which it will do expeditiously, no matter what kind of receptacle the milk is in. The syphon compr'.se-i an enlarged chant ber with two ftr-dpht pipes diverging from It. one of them longer than the other. At th top of this chamber Is a rubber bulb. To remove the cream a cup is placed at tho sldo of the pitch t or bottle containing the milk. The Syphon for Cream. yphon is then placed In position with the short leg In the milk bottle nnd the long leg in the cup. By squeezing the rubber bulb the cream is sucked up and pumped Into the cup. It is necessary, of course, to watch the line of cream so that the pumping eun be stopped as soon as It Is all removed. This method Is a big Improvement In skimming the mifk with a spoon, a proceding which cannot bo done If the liquid Is In bottles. WATER TROUGH IS AUTOMATIC Receptacle Fills Itself as Often as Emptied, but Never- Overflows Valve Does Work. A watering trough which wilf fill as often as emptied but will not overflow Is shown In the Illustration. The trough hangs from a spring arm. whfch Is mounted on the water pipe. When the trough becomes nearly filled with Automatic Watering Trough. ater the weight forces the valve stem down and shuts off the supply. Reforo the water In tho trough Is completely exhausted, the spring arm, no longI or held down by the weight, lifts sufj flclently to raise the valve and start the flow. DENATURED SUGAR FOR CALFi Found to Form Valuable and Economical Addition to Skfm Milk Result of Experiment. It has been found that denatured Mignr formB a valuable and economical addition to skim milk for calves. Denatured sugar Is sugar to which various Ingredients have been added for the purpose of rendering It unfit for human consumption. It Is claimed that, contrary to general belief. It does not have an Injurious effect on ;ho digestive organs; on tho contrary, that Its solubility renders It more dlgpstible, and that It has a high food value. The amount fed nt Orst Is one ounce per quart of skim milk, and it !a claimed that It can be fed to calves ten days after birth without danger. At first not over 34 ounces is given at a feeding, but afterwnrrls tho amount may be ralsrd to 1 V ounces per quart of skim milk. Of two lots of four calves each fed on skim milk supplemented by sttirch and denaturrd sugar, as an nxnorlment, the respective profits averaged $13.21 per calf In the lot fed sugsr nnd $6.12 In the lot fed starch. Tho calves were kept an nvorago of 05 days. Feeding Moldy Forage. i On general principles It is not advlsablc to compel cows o oat moldy Torage. but if the forage Is but slightly moldy and ro other la pvaiinble one must perhaps take the chances of sny resulting Injury. Deposition Is Important. A cow's disposition Is a very Important factor. The animal should be jconlle nnd kind and yet have tho typical dairy, nervous temperament.

CARING FOR THE "DRY" COWS

No Profit In Allowing Animals to Run Down In Flesh During WinterShould Have Grain. By W. M. KKIXEY.) I knw datrymun who do not feed strippers or dry cowh any grain food during the winter until they freshon late in the wlntor or early spring. This may be a cheap way of roughing them through the wlntor, but such methods have never returned a profit on the writer's fnrra. I know that It seems a loss to feed dry cows, but It is not so much a question as to whether a farmer can afford to feed thorn grain as it Is whether or not he can afford to have them become run down In flesh nnd be unable to glvo a good yield of milk after they freshen In the spring. Two pounds of good wholesome grain food a day to each cow will help wonderfully and In connection with good ensilage and clover hay will main tain her In very good condition. We have found early cut clover hay one of tho best winter feeds for dnlry cattle. We hnve often changed from clover to timothy hay and Invariably the yield of milk would fall off. Well cured clover hay comes nearer to being a balanced food than any other one crop wo grow on our farms. If the cow could hold enough clovor hay we would not need to feed anything else, but she likes a variety and does decidedly better when fed ensilago with her clover hay. Corn ensilage adds palatability and succulence to the ration and makes It easier to masticate and digest than dry fodder. The silo Is also a great saver of labor and barn room and four tons of corn ensilage enn be stored In the space occupied by one ton of hay. The dairyman who Is without a silo to provide succulonce during the winter months Is certainly up against a hard proposition. COVERING FOR A MILK BOX Improvement Over Old Method of Hold ing Cans In Place by Strip of Board Is Illustrated. The usual practice of dairymen to keep their milk cool Is to put the milk cans under running water In a box -" Cover for Milk Box. The cans are usually koot beneath tho water by sllpplilg strips of board of proper length, over the- tops of the cans and under ledges nt tho side ot the box. In using thla- method one runs tho risk of upsetting- the cans when putting the strips In position An improvement over this method Is shown In the accompanying sketch which if. self-explanatory. The apparai tus Is made of strips of board, ono 1 Inch thick. The lower sketch shows how the device Is put In to the milk box. n Is a hinge nnd A Is a button , to lock the tongue C in place when thn device Is straightened out. 1 Selecting Good Cow. When a man attempts to select n. good cow by some theory that has been fostered and rhertshed as an Idlf dream. h Is going against the proscribed rules that have boon forming for generations and his success will bo discouraging. Milk at regulnr periods. Clean the dairy Btable each rfsr. Oood butter Is always In demand. Do not wet the hands at milking time. Feed tho cowb either beforo or aftei milking. The dnlry barn should always be neat and clean. The row does not requlro animal foods; tho hen does. bo not allow the milch cow o be come dirty from lack of bedding. Thousands of young pigs are nnnu ally lost through lack of exorolso. Ono should not try his hnud at Improving his herd by cross-breeding. It is not bo much In the breed of a fowl or animal as In the care In feed Kvcn with the rreatcst enro It Is hard to keep the cow stable ventilated ns It should be. Do not allov any foul air around tho cow stable or places whore milk nnd cream are kept. I.nst year Cannda shloped Into the United Stales 3(W,917 younds of choose and 1,111.325 pounds of butter No qow should bo kept that will not bring In $10 a month at present prices" and Rhe ought to do better than that. If you have plenty of silage no danger ofMhe milk flow falling off If you haven't you will have learned a lesson. Be sure that the cows receive plnnty of exercise. Allow them to run In the open yards during the pleasant part of the day.

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A consus takor while on her rounds called at u house occupied by an Irish family. Ouo of the questions alio asked was: "How tnuny males have you In this family?" The answer came without heslta Uon: "Three a day, mum!" CURE THAT SORE THROAT Soro throat Is inflammation of the mucous mombrnuo of the throat, and if this membrane happens to bo ut all sensltlvo a predisposition to sore throat will exist. Paxtlne Toilet Antiseptic Is both a preventative nnd u cure for sore throat because it possesses extraordinary cleansing, healing and germicidal qualities. Just a little In a glass of water, used as a gargle, will quickly relieve all soronoss and strengthen the mucous membrane of the throat, nnd thus overcome all tendency to sore thront. Paxtino is far superior to liquid antlsoptlcs or Peroxide for nil toilet and byg!enlc uses. Paxtine may bo obtained nt nny drug store, 25 and 50c a box, or aont postpnid upon receipt of price by Tho Paxton Toilet Co.. Boston, Mass. Sond for a froe sample. Exercise. "I'm afraid you don't get enough exercise." said tho physician. "That." replied Senator Sorghum. "Is because you never saw me at home with my fellow citizens lined up to shake hands with me." Important to Mothora Examino caretully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that It Honrs tho Signature of UiaZTcM'. In Use For Over. HO Years. The Kind You Havo Always Bought. 1 am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are tho daughters of earth and that things are the sons of heaven. Samuel Johnson. Thou.nri of Oonumptive die evrry year. C'onumttion result from a nee :rctod mid on the Inner, l'nmln Wi'ird Oil will cure thee nlrls. J-wt ni' It into the chest and draw out 'the inflammation. Read not to contradict and confute, jjot to believe and take for granted, not to und talk and discourage, but to weigh and consider. Bacon. Taking Gnrlield Ton kcepi the nystem clean, the htood pure anil the general bcaltu good. Buy from otir dniRgist. Some men. llkr some roosters, are ; ....... . friways crowing oui wiai s me uso.' The

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