Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 41, Jasper, Dubois County, 21 July 1911 — Page 2

Gare of the Dairy Sire By P. II. CRANE, Dairy Department, Purdue Experiment Station . Purdue University Agricultural Extension

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Bull Pen and Shed, Purdue Dairy Herd.

The care of the dairy sire Is one that has received considerable attention, but in spito of this fact, the half of the herd embodied in the herd bull. Is very frequently given too little or Improper care. In many herds -Till he found bulls that are kept continually in a box stall, where they receive but little exercise, see other i:;embcrs of the herd but seldom, and too often receive feed and water very Irregularly. Such conditions are not conductive to health and good service. Animals under such conditions often become over fat, slow in service, and frequently cross. The herd bull mu?t bo cared for in a manner that will keep him in good health, and make him a suro and quick breeder. The question that should bo considered, after knowing what is desired, 13, how can these conditions bo brought about with least expense and labor? There are a great number of different methods of caring for bulls that glvo very good results, such as keeping tho bull tied in a stall along with the remainder of the herd, giving him a chance for exerciso every day either

Free Seed Testing for Indiana Farmers and Seed Growers n- G. M. FRIER jt .cultural EjctmUtn Dtfartment

Alfalfa seed should be not less than S8 per cent. pure. Not less than 07 per cent of the seed should bo viable. Seed, however, which is OS per cent, pure may contain hundreds cf noxious weed seeds per pound of alfalfa, or, the other two per cent, may be mainly inert matter of which practically all seed carries a greater or less amount. Dodder is a common Impurity In alfalfa seed. Alfalfa containing Dodder should not bo used. There are a score or more of other noxious weed seed Impurities which If scattered over tho land in alfalfa or other crop seed mean disappointment and loss Instead of a good stand

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Gocd öeed of Alfalfa. und a largo crop. Several other factors contribute toward success or falluro In alfalfa growing, but tho matter of securing a high class seed is ono of the most important. Very close examination of seed with a small

Demonstration Orchards. The demonstration orchards of tho horticultural department aro proving mo o than a success. Tho work has bei v carried on in seven different repres' -Ulvo orchards ranging in slzo frort air to forty acres. All operation In theso orchards aro personally superintended by tho department, so that exact data aro kept ou all spraying, pruning, fertilizing, cultivating and harvesting operations. In every orchard one row of trees Is left uncared for, so that comparisons may bo drawn. When tho fruit is ripe in tho fall a meeting is advertised and tho farmers and fruit growers of the vicinity mJet in the orchard and hear a discussion of tho methods of handling, and sec the results of the work. The demonstrations have shown that the value of tho average orchard will be Increased from S5 to 93 per cent when handled as well as possible under average frrm conditions, and that this increase may bo realIzod at a cost of Üfteen or, twenty cents per treo.

In a lot alone, with other bulls, or by snapping a rope from his ring to a ring on a wire a few feet above him. Another good method Is to have a box stall built so that the bull can see the other animals of the herd and In addition to such quarters, it is well that he have opportunity for more exercise than is possible in a box stall. All of these methods require a little more wprk than is always necessary. An excellent method is one now used in connection with the Purdue experiment station herd. This method allows all the bulls to run together in a bull pen connected with a shed that is tight on three sides and open on the south. It should be dry and have stalls, in order that tho bulls may be shut up when the cows are taken into the pen to be bred. The above illustration shows a view of the pen and shed where tho bulls of the Purdue Dairy Herd stay the year around. A water tank in the pen sup plies the water and the bulls receive their feed through small doors in the north side of the shed. Under these conditions the bulls are kept in good breeding condition and are quick and suro in service.

magnifying glass together with the mak.ng of germination tests before buying aro indispensable if ono would be sure of getting good seed. The United States Department of Agriculture In conjunction with tho Agricultural Extension Department of Purdue university maintains a seed

Imported Screenings Sold as Alfalfa Seed. testing laboratory for Indiana farmers and seed dealers. Deforo pur chasing your supply of seed, procure samples representative of the seed of fered. A samplo should consist ol two or three tablespoonfuls of seed. Placo distinguishing marks such as a number or a letter on each sample and send In to tho laboratory. Reports as to per cent, pure seed, per cent, of Inert matter, common names and amount of each weed seed impurity as well as the per cent, of seed that will germinate will bo promptly furnished. Many failures In attempts to establish alfalfa fields are due wholly or largely to poor seed. Alfalfa seed sold in Indiana varies much in quality. Why not send samples to the seed laboratory to be tested before buying. Address all samples, Ilranch Seed Laboratory, Purdue University; LaKayette, Ind.

Scoring Tested Cows. Prof. o. C. Cunningham of the dairy department of Ohio Stato university, scored the tested cows of tho Purduo experiment station. He scored Purdue's Kvcning Primrose at 87; Purduo's Golden Day at SG, and Ida's Morn 2d at S4. Their sire, Gorgeous Hoy, was also given a score of SO.

Work Bearing Fruit. Manufacturers of spray pumps and spray materials report that their Indiana business Is greater than ever before. Tho increaso is duo largely to tho success of tho horticultural department in tho orchard demonstration work over tho stato.

Good Strawberry Crop. The horticultural department has Just finished harvesting tho strawI 'berry crv 'hero are 124 varieties of berrl variety test expertjments vo produced a very fßood er spite the dry weather. jTho cv luch better than that roported .omracrclal growers In tho jrlcinlt . ,ecauso of tho tnoro careful pulUTatlon given. '

Feature of County Fairs. Tho Purdue county fair exhibit will bo one of tho features of nioro than 20 Indiana county fairs during tho late summer and fall. The exhibit is educational throughout, and Is worthy of the closest study and attention.

Plants Eaten by Sheep. Nearly all plants at some period of their growth seem palatablo and aro freely eaten by sheep. No domestic or wild animal is capablo of subsisting on more kinds of food. Butter Greatly Improved. Tho Purduo creamery is now grading its cream on tho basis of quality. As a result of this grading tho qualIty of Purduo butter has been greatly improved.

RACKS AND BUNKS FOR FEED

Dominion of Canada Live Stock Com missioner Issues Bulletin on Beef Production.

A bulletin recently published by the Dominion of Canada live stock commissioner on the subject of beef production is intended to throw light on every detail of the stock feeding business. Among other thing the ques-j tlon of feed bunks and feed racks is taken up a id the accompanying illustrations taken from this bulletin give

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a clear Idea a3 to how these are constructed. In figure 1 we have a hay rack that has been mado on a corral fence. It is made of 1x4 battens, these being high enough so that the cattle cannot bring much pressure on them. A space of about six inches is left open at tho bottom between the slats and tho fence, the purpose of this being to allow the old uneaten hay and rubbish to fall out, thus keeping the racks clean. In figure 2 we have tho side view of a feeding trough. This trough is placed on a table three feet six inches

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End View of Trough, wide with a 2x4 or 2xC-inch scantling around the edge to keep the meal from falling or blowing off. It should be elevated 2Y2 or three feet from the ground and placed so that the cattle can feed from both sides. Twelve feet Is a convenient length, though there is

FIG 3 Side View of Feed Trough. no reason why this trough cannot be made at least sixteen feet long. In figure 3 wo have an end view or tho feeding trough and table.

PROTECT STOCK FROM FLIES

Excellent Mixture to Keep Troublesome Insects From Milk Cows and Other Farm Animals. To protect milk cows and young Btock and horses from the common houso fly and the more troublesomo wood fly tho following mixture may bo used without injury to the skin of tho animal to which it is applied. It is an excellent and economical remedy. It is as follows: One gallon of nsh oil, four ounces of turpentine, one point of coal oil, ono ounce of tho oil of cedar and one ounce of carbolic acid. Mix thoroughly. Stir the contents beforo using. Spray a small quantity of this or apply with a paint brush to each animal once a week. A small quantity will answer. Tho following formula Is recommended by Professor Wheeler, of tho Kansas Agricultural college: Hesln. one and a half pounds; laundry soap, two cakes; fish oil, a-half pint, and water to mako three gallons. DIssolvo the resin In solution of soap and water ty boiling together. Add fish oil and tho balanco of water. Apply with brush. Matteson's formula is: Pish oil, three quarts; crudo petroleum, one quart, and carbolic acid, ono oiwce. Mix well. One-half , pint will cover twelvo cows; put on with spray pump. These formulas are all good. Their uso will present tho cows from being annoyed by tho flies when at pasturo or in tho stable. Cows so treated will keep in better flesh and they will give more milk. Trees Afford Comfort, A few trees in tho pasture add greatly to tho comfort of the sheep, theso days. If you can't havo them, set up a few posts and cover a bit of ground over for a shed. Disease Spreads Fast. Diseases get a fast hold of many a Hock of sheep through foul drinking water. Never ffivo Btttfnant vrater H you can help it

Found Very Satisfactory to Ohio Farmer Who Has Been Using Ono for Fifteen Years.

Wo have been using for tho past 15 years a combination rack, which wo think very well of, writes Geo. W. Brown of Hancock county, Ohio. In the Farm and Home. It is 156 feet long and 7 feet wide when wings aro attached, all made from dressed red elm, painted well with Venetian red paint The sills (a) are 2x8, and crosssills (c) 2x5, and to each cross-sill, as shown, are clips (d) attached for setting the side wings upright (as shown in cross-secticn, Fig 1), in using It for a hog rack, hauling corn, pumpkins, tile, etc. These crosspieces . are feet long, and tho clips set well to the ends in order to mako a good width for the stock rack. For uso as a roughage rack the wings (e) are slipped in over the main sills, and beneath the planks (b), fitted to underside cross-sills, making a rack bottom with wings flaring upward (as shown in cross-section. Fig, 2), sufficient to make a very nice rack for loading baled hay or straw. The bales work inward upon the load and compare together, rather than outward, as when hauling upon a flat-botton rack. The same end gates (f) are used in all events, and fit snugly into clips provided at each end of the rack. Both the end gates and side wings are made interchangeable, and In putting the rack together for use thero is nc fixed rule for fitting the pieces. Our

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Details of Combination Rack. rack Is now stored away in the wagon shed loft out of the way. We like this rack, too, for one man can handle easily any one of the pieces, and there is no heavy lifting in taking it off tho wagon. Many times wo use only the center portion upon the low wagon for hauling fodder.

BLOAT OF CATTLE OR SHEEP

Disease Is Excessive Accumulation of Gas in Paunch Relief Afforded by Trochar and Canula.

(By DR. F. B. HADLEY. College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin.) From now until the close of tho pasturing season, cattle and sheep will bo subject to bloat and hoven. Thi3 disease is an excessive accumulation of gas in tho paunch, and is usually brought about by permitting animals to pasture on clover or alfalfa which is wet from either dew or rain. Large quantities of these feeds arc greedily eaten, especially in the spring following winter feeding on dry foods, or In the late summer when the herds and flocks are turned into the second crop after the usual pastures aro dried up or closely cropped. Tho chief symptom Is a distension of tho paunch noted in tho left flank. Relief, which must be immediate if effective, Is best afforded by the trochar and canula. -This instrument should be in the hands of every stockman. Tho proper place to insert the instrument i3 on the left side in tho center of the triangular area bounded in front by tho last rib, abovo by tho lower edge of tho loin muscles and behind by tho hip bone. Ieavo the canula In position 10 or 15 minutes, reinserting in a freshly mado opening if necessary. Medicinal treatment Is of minor importance as a rule. Prevention is easily carried out either by limiting tho time at pasturo to a few minutes each day until 'tho stock becomes accustomed to tho change of feeds, or by feeding largo quantities of dry hay in tho morning beforo they aro turned onto the green pasture. In either case caro should be taken that no moisture is present.

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Turn tho horso out to pasturo at night Clean, dry bedding is too often a rarity. Pine tar Is excellent for cuts on all animals. Many calves will mako better veal than beef or mllV. cows. More mules die of accident and old r.ge than from disease. Salt promotes digestion and Is a preventive of diseases. A feeding platform saves In grain many times its first cost. Ring the persistent rooter If you expect him to take on fat. A mulo s?ldom gets sick moro than once, and generally does then. Shropshlres are popular sheep in this country because they aro worthwhile she p. Stay on the safo side by keeping tho boar where tho children will not need to go near him. It pays to uso concentrated feeds in winter, it pays moro in summer when tho cows aro on grass. A half cupful of wheat flour and a raw egg in tho milk, given to a calf with scours will as a rule, prove effectial. If tho pedigreed sow persists In farrowing only threo or four pigs she's a fake and a robber that demands immediate marke tins.

M ODD EiOini Philanthropist Gives Kansas College a Cemetery

In Time This Unique Gift Is Expected to Net More Than Ono Million Dollars to Beneficiaries.

Topeka, Kan. Nearly all colleges have large endowments of money, securities and real estate given by friends and by people interested in the cause of education. Tho funds aro all Invested in bonds, stocks and real estate, which do exceptionally well If they return more than five or six per cent, on the investment. Many religious organizations havo similar endowments. But Washburn college of Topeka and the Topeka Young Men's and Young Women's Christian associations have one of the most novel endowments In the country. It is a cemetery and as far as known this is the only college in the United States which numbers among its chief assets a share in the profits of a cemetery. Many churches have cemeteries, but the Topeka Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. are believed to be the only nonsectarian religious organizations with an endowment of this kind. . A. B. Whiting, a Topeka merchant, decided to leave a permanent endowment to the two Topeka institutions. He selected $25,000 as the beginning of his endowment and then began casting about for some plan of investment which would actually net tho greatest income to the three institutions to which he desired to contribuate. He investigated all kinds of business ventures, bend and stock returns and real estate investments and finally decided upon a cemetery as the best possible investment for the college and Christian associations. His investment of the modest endowment is expected to return to the college and the two young people's associations considerably more than a million dollars before tho sources of revenue from the salo of lots in the cemetery are cut off. Mr. Whiting bought the Mount Hope cemetery grounds, 1C0 acres, one and one-half miles west of Topeka. The land alone cost $1G,000 and left $9,000

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Cemetery Entrance and Donor. to begin tho improvement work. This was four years ago and the permanent Improvement work of the cemetery has heen going on ever since and will continue forever. The property has been deeded to a board of trustees, of which Mr. Whiting is president and also general superintendent of tho cemetery. This board has been Incorporated for 1,000 years and it Is bound to maintain the cemetery forever. No grave can ever be neglected, as under the terms of the charter tho board Is compelled to set aside a certain part of its revenue to go into a perpetual caro fund, tho interest on this fund being sufficient to care for tho property. Tho collego and the Christian associations receivo two-thirds of tho entiro sum obtained from the salo of lots In tho cemetery, and they can use tho money for any purpose they decide. No one except tho actual workers in tho cemetery receive a salary and no dividends except to the collego and Christian associations are declared. Tho collego receives about ono half of the total amount received from tho sale of lots. Tho Young Women's Christian association receives the next largest sharo and tho Y. M. C. A. tho next division. All tho rest of tho money from the sale of lots and the amount received for opening graves and caring for lots goes Into tho perpetual care fund of tho cemetery.

Dog Saves Boy From Cow. Rushville, Ind. A shepherd dogthat has been for several years tho companion of John McKlbben's son saved the life of the boy by holding a cow that had attacked him until McKibben went to the rescue. The cow had knocked the boy down several times and was stamping him with Its front feet when the dog interfered, grabbing tho cow by the noso and holding it

Elbert Hubbard Loses Locks. East Aurora, N. Y. On a bet of $500 with William Marion Iteedy of SL Louis, Elbert Hubbard invaded the village barber shop and let the local hair destroyer apply tho horso clippers. Fra Elbertua emerged minus tho flowing locks ho has worn for years. Tho $500 was paid to him immediately.

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PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cletnpct and braitif.es th hair. I'romcte Iuxurir.t prowth. Uver Fails to restore Orty II air to it Youthful Color. Cure ctp diwiu? tt hair taJicg, 0cand51.Caf I)n:pr'ti

Personal. Garrulous Harber As tho sayln goes, "There's always room at tho top." Sensitive Customer How dare you refer to my baldness!

An Eight Years Walk. Hiram Davis of Newburg went for a walk with his father eight years ago. Tho father stopped to talk with a friend, and Hiram, then about ten years old, walked on. He was never seen w after that until I 2 walked in to his parents' homo recently. Tho police all over the east wcro on the lookout fcr him, the Hudson river was searched and finally lie was given up for dead. When he greeted his mother it was some hours beforo 6ho oould be calmed. Davis had been out west. New York Sun.

PERFORMING POLICE DUTY.

Offlcer Muldoon That lellow's flirting with every Fcrvant girl on my beat. I'd run him in if I could chargo him with somo offense. Chalker (tho milkman) That's easy. Charge him with impersonating an oHicer!

A SPOON SHAKER. Straight From Coffcedom.

Coffeo can marshall a good squadron of enemies and somo very hard ones to overcome. A lady in Florida writes: "I havo always been very fond of good coffee, and for years drank it at least threo times r. day. At last, however, I found that it was injuring me. "I becamo bilious, subject to frequent and violent headaches, and so very nervous, that I could not lift a spoon to my mouth without spilling a part of its contents. "My heart got 'rickety and beat so fast and so hard that I could scarcely breathe, whilo ray skin got thick and dingy, with yellow blotches on my face, caused by tho condition of my liver and blood. "I mado up my mind that ail theso afflictions camo from tho coffee, and I determined to experiment and see. "So I quit coffeo and got a packago of Postum which furnished my hot morning beverage. After a llttlo tlmo I was rewarded by a complete restoration of my health In every respect. "I do not suffer from biliousness any more, my headaches havo disappeared, ray nerves aro as steady as could bo desired, my heart beats regularly and my complexion has cleared up beautifully tho blotches havo been wiped out and it is such a pleasuro to bo well again." Narao given by Postura CoDattlo Creek, Mich. Read tho llttlo book. 'Tho Road to Wellviile in pkgs. "There's a reason." CTr read the bor letter f A ex? on appears from tlra to lime. Tbey re rxenalne, true, aa4 full of baeca la teres t.