Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 42, Jasper, Dubois County, 28 July 1911 — Page 2
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Care of the Dairy Sire Djr P. H. CR.XE, Dairy Department, Purdue Experiment Station Furtlua Vnhvrjity Agricultural L. n-ruion
RACKS AND BUNKS FOR FEED Dominion cf Canada Live Stock Commissioner Issues Bulletin on Beef Production. A bulletin recently published by the Dominion of Canada llvo stock coinmlsBlonor on tho subjoct of boef production is intended to throw light on every detail of tho stock feeding
' HAY AND HOG RACK COMBINED'
Found Very Satisfactory to Ohio Farm
er Who Has Been Using One for Fifteen Years.
Wo hnvo boon using for tho past 15 yoro a combination rack, which wo
think very woll of, writes Geo. W. Drown of Hancock county, Ohio, In the Farm and Homo. It is 15Ms foot long and 7 feot wide when wings are attached, all made from dressod rod Im, painted well with vonotlan rod paint Tho sills (a) nro 2xS. and cross-
sills (c) 2xß, and to each cross-sill, na
shown, aro clips (d) attached for setting the side wings upright (as shown In cross-section, Fig l). in using it for
a hog rack, hauling corn, pumpkins,
v.i . . . . . w , Hauling cur fin f ; -monS th?r1thlng th 1s- tilo. etc. These crosspl
tion of feed bunks and feed racks is
taken up and the accompanying illus-
ecos are W2
feot long, and the clips set well to
Bull
Pen and Shed, Purdue Dairy Herd.
The care of the dairy sire Is one
that has received considerable attention, but In spite of this fact, the half of the herd embodied fa the hard bull. Is very frequently given too little or Improper care. In many herds will be found bulls that are kept continually in a box stall, where they receive bot little exreise, see other members of the herd but seldom, and too often receive feed and water vary irregularly Such conditions are not conductive to health and good service. Animals ander such conditions often become over fat. slow in service, and frequently cross.
Tho herd bull ratir-t be cared for in a manner that will keep him in good health, and nuke him a sure and quick breeder. The question that should be considered, after knowing -what is desired, is. how can these conditions be brought about with least expense and labor? There are a great number of differ
ent methods of caring for bulls that
in a lot alone, with other bulls, or by snapping a rope from his ring to a ring on a wlro 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 havo opportunity for more exercise than is possible in a box stall. All of these methods require a little more work than is always necessary. An excellent method is one now used in connection with tho Purdue
experiment station herd. This method allows all the bolls to run together In a bull pen connected with a shed that is tight on three sides and open on the south. It should bo drr and
have stalls, in order that the bulls may be shut up when the cows aro
taken Into the pen to be bred. The I abOTe illustration shows a view of the pea and shed where the bulls of the Purdue Dairy Herd stay tho year ' around. A water tack in the pen sup ' plies the water and the balls receive their feed through small doors ia the 1
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, , 1 v , . .,, , , i nuvi iu manu ii buuu trations taken from this bulletin give , Wldth for tho stock rack.
For use ns a roughage rack tho wings (o) aro slipped In over tho main sills, and beneath tho planks (b). iltted to underside cross-sills, making a rack bottom with wings flaring upward (as shown in cross-soctlon. Fig. 2, sufficient to mako a very nice rack for loading baled hay or straw. Tho bales work Inward upon the load and compact together, rather than outward, as when hauling upon a flat-botton rack. The same end gntos (f) aro used in all events, and fit snugly Into clips provided at each end of tho rack. Doth the end gates and side wings nre
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a clear Idea as to how these are con- tho rn,. ,'"th 7 ' "7""'
atructed. . , u Ma ,s c
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has been made 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 I
Fig 1 Hay Reck.
i ODD ENDOWMENT
Philanthropist Gives Kansas College a Cemetery
In
Time This Unique Gift Is Expected to Net More Than One Million Dollars to Beneficiaries.
give very cood result, such as
ing the bull tied in a stall along with Under these conditions the bulls are the remainder of the herd. giving him , kept In good breeding condition and a chance for exercise every day either are quick and sure in service.
of about six Inches is left open at the
bottom between the slats and the 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 the side view of a feeding troush. This trough is placed on a table three feet six inches
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Free Seed Testing for Indiana Farmers and Seed Growers By C. M. FRIER
magnifying glass together with the making of germination tests before buying are indispensable ff one would be sur.' of gering good srpd. The T'nited Staus i?rartment of Agriculture !n cor.; incr:..n with the Agricultural LV.ens.ja bepartniect of Purdue ur.:v.?r.y mamtaxs a seed
Alfalfa seed should be not les than SS per ceat pure. N'ot less than 57 rer cent the scd should be va ble. Seed, however, which is 1 er cent, pure mar contain hundreds of nr-xlous weed seeds per pound of allalfa. or. the otter two per cent. n:ay be mainly inert matter of which frantically all seed carries a greater or less amour. t Dodder is a common Impurity ia alfalfa seed. Alfalfa containing Dodder should not be used. There are a score or more of other noxious weed seed imparities which If scattered over the land In alfalfa or other crop seed mean disappointment and less instead of a good stand
End View of Trough.
w!!e with a 2x4 or 2xVinch scantling around the edge to keep the meal from falling or blowing off. It should be elevated 2i or three feet from the ground and placed so that the cattle caa feed from both sides. Twelve feet Is a convenient length, though there is
Details cf Combination Rack. v rack Is now stored away in tho 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 we use only tho center portion upon the low wagon for hauling fodder.
Good Seed of Alfalfa. and a large crop. Several rhrr fac tors contribute toward soccc-s or failHre In alfalfa growing, bat the mat-
Imported Screenings Sold as Alfalfa Seed. testing laboratory for Indiana farmers and seed dealers. Before purchasing your supply of seed, procure samples representative of the seed offered A sample should consist oi w or three tablespoonfuls of seed. I'r distinguishing marks such as a r. T-f.er or a letter on each sample r i s nd ia to the laboratory. Re4 s as to per cent pure seed, pet "f.t ft inert matter, common naraoa ir. i amount of each weed seed impur ry as well as the per conL of seed !..u will germinate will be promptly Jurnished. 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. Branch
FIG 3 Side View of Feed Trough. no roason why this trough cannot be made at loast sixteen feet long. In figure 3 we have an end view of the feeding trough and tabio.
tcr of securing a high class seed Is
one of the most important. Verv i St T jthfiminn- Tnr,n,o iTnivordtt.
LaFayotte. Ind.
close examination of seed with a small
PROTECT STOCK FROM FLIES Excellent Mixture to Keep Troublesome Insects From Milk Cows nd Other Farm Animals.
Demonstration Orchards. The demonstration orchards of the horticultural department are proving more than a success. Tho work has "been carried on In seven different representative orchards ranging In size Irom four to forty acro3. All operation in these orchards arc personally superintended by the department, so that exact data are kept on all spraying, pruning, fertilizing, cultivating and harvesting operations. In every orchard one row of treos is left uncared for, so that comparisons may be drawn. When the trult Is ripe in the fall a meeting; Is advertised and the farmers and fruit growers of the vicinity meet in the orchard and hear a discussion of the methods of handling, and see the results of the work. The demonstrations have shown that the value of the average orchard 'will be increased from S5 to 95 per cent when handled as well as possible under average farm conditions, and that this Increase may bo realized at a cost of fllteen or twenty cents per tree.
Scoring Tested Cows
Prof. 0. C. Cunningham of the dairy
To protect rayk cows and young ctock and horses from the common houso fly and the more troublesome wood fly the following mixture may bo used without Injury to the skin
of tho animal to which it is applied.
It is an excellent and remedy. It is as follows:
BLOAT OF CATTLE OR 'SHEEP Disease Is Excessive Accumulation of Gas In Paunch Relief Afforded by Trochar and Canula.
Ry DR. K. B. IIADt.BV. C,.ne of Asricuituro. t'nivenrity of Wis. onsln From now until the close of tho pasturing season, cattle and sheep will bo subject to bloat and hoven. This disease is an excessive accumulation of gas In the 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 are greedily eaten, especially in the spring following winter feeding on dry foods, or in tho late summer when the herds
and flocks are turned into the second crop aftor the usual pastures are dried up or closely cropped. Tho chief symptom is a dlstonslon of the paunch noted in tho loft flank. Relief, which must be Immedlato If effective, is best afforded by the trochar and canula. This Instrument should be In th,e hands of every stockman. The proper place to insert the instrument is on the left side in tho center of the triangular area bounded in front by tho last rib. abovo by tho lower edge of the loin muscles and behind by tho hip bona Loave the canula In position 10 or 15 minutes, reinserting In a freshly made
Topoka, Kan. Nearly nil colleges havo largo endowments of money, securities and real estato given by frlonds and by nooule internste! in
the cause of oducatlon. Tho funds aro 1
all investod in bonds, stocks and real OHtnte, which do exceptionally woll If thoy roturn more than flvo or six per ceut. on. the Investment. Many religious organizations havo similar en
dowments. Hut Washburn coll,iro of
Topokn and the Topeka Young Men s and Young Women's Christian assoclatlons have one of tho most novel endowments in tho country. It is a cemetery and as far as known this Is the ouly colloge In tho United States which numbers among its chief ohuots a sharo In the profits of a cemetery. Many churches havo cometeries, 7ut tho Topeka. Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. aro believed to bo the only nonsectarian rollglous organizations with an endowment of this kind. A. B. Whiting, n Topeka merchant, decided to loavo a permanent endowment to the two Topeka Institutions.
Ho selectod $25.000 as the beginning
of his ondowtnent and then began casting about for sonio plan of Investment which would actually net tho greatest income to tho threo Institutions to which he desired to contribuatc. He Investigated all kinds of business ventures, bond and stock returns and real estato 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 expectod to return to tho college and the two young people's associations considerably more than a million dollars before tho sources or rovenue from the salo of lots In the cciiletery are cut off.
Mr. Whiting bought tho Mount Hope cemetery grounds. 160 acres, ono and one-half miles west of Topeka. The land alone cost 516,000 and left 59.000
OTTUMWA
WOMAN CURED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
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Ottumwa, Iowa. 'Tor years Irl3 almost a constant' sufferer from fi n ,,
trouDiu in all 13 dreadful f.r,.shooting pain;, t over my bodv, :c hoailachn, spi: .1 weakness, dum, -t depression . ;t ?
overythinj? tint u.l3 horrid. ltrMiü.i' v
doctors in diff r. t
States, but Lyu;., Pinkham's Vti hin flnmnniiMl 1
done more for mo than all the u...
J. ieci it my duty to toll you t facts. My heart is full of trratitn...
you for my cure." Mrs. IIabkit 1 K ampi.i:k, 62-1 S. Hansom &ir.rt.
uiiumwa, jLowa. Consider This Advice. No woman should submit to a RU'trf. cal operation, which may me an d. ,t i until sho has piven Lydia E. Pitikliau. 3 Vegetable Compound a fair trial. Thi3 famous mcdiclno, mado or'y from roots and herbs, has for thirty years proved to be tho most vain.1 : tonic and invigorator of the U-n.'n organism. Women residing in air:,..every city and town in tho Y I States bear willing testimony ti to wonderful virtuo of Lvdia . Pit'itiani's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Pinkliam, nt Lynn, Mass., inviU'S nil sick women to writo her for advice. Her advice is free, confidential, and. always hcljf ul,
PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM :erer i"til to II'. : ort Hair to l; Youthnu Cr r. Cum tct ; d mxa tn-r 1i.! i. &cBdtU''t lrik-r
Personal. Garrulous Harber As tho goes, "There's always room at top." Scnsitlro Customer How dare refor to my baldness!
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An Eight Years' Walk. Hiram Davis of New burg went for a walk with his father elht years a,;o. Tho father stopped to talk with a friend, and Hiram, then about ten .-ar old, walked on. He was never scatter that until t? walked in to i parents" home recently. Tho police all over the east w - on the lookout for him, the H . river was searched and finally given up for dead. When he ri bis tnotbor it was sumo hours l sho . ould bo calmed. Davis had boon out wosL New Y -k Sun.
PERFORMING POLICE DUTY.
Cemetery Entrance and Donor.
to begin the Improvement work. This was four years ago and tho permanent Improvement work of tho cemetery has been going on evor since and will continue forever. Tho property has been deeded to a board of trustees, of
which Mr. Whiting is presldont and
superintendent of tho
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meat Is of minor importance as a rule. ! cemte,r"- s rd has been incor
of fish oil, four ounces of turpentine, ! one point of coal oil, ono ounce of '
the oil of cedar and one ounce of car
Prevention 13 easily carried out ! either by limiting the time at pasture I to a few minutes each day until the 1 stock becomos accustomed to tho j change of feeds, or by feeding largo
quantities of dry hay In the morning before they are turned onto the green pasture. In cither case care should
economical be taken that no moisture is present.
One gallon
poratod for 1.000 years and It Is bound
to maintain the cemetery forever. No grave can ever bo neglected, as under
the terms of the charter the board la
Offlcor Muldoon That fellow's flirting with every servant girl on my
department of Ohio State university, j boHc acid. Mix thoroughly. Stir the .
scored the tested cows of tho Purdue
experiment station. He scored Purdue's Evening Primrose at S7; Purdue's Golden Day at SGA, and Ida's Morn 2d at Si. Their sire. Gorgeous Boy, was also given a score of S9.
Work Bearing Fruit. Manufacturers of spray pumps and spray materials report that their Indiana business Is greater than ever before. The Increase Is duo largely to the success of the horticultural department In the orchard demonstration work over tho state.
Good Strawberry Crop. The horticultural department has Just finished harvesting the straw'bcrry crop. There are 124 varlotles of berries in the varloty tost experiments that have produced a very .good crop despite the dry weather. Tho crop Is much better than that reported br commercial growers in tho nrlclnlty, because of the more careful (cultivation given.
Feature of County Fairs. Tho Pnrdue county fair exhibit will bo ono of the foaturos of more than 20 Indiana county fairs during the late summer and fall. The exhibit is educational throughout, and is worthy of the closest study and attention. Plants Eaten by Sheep. Nearly all planta at some period of their growth seem palatable and are freely eaten by sheep. No domestic or wild animal is capable of subsisting on more kinds of food. Butter Greatly Improved. The Purdue creamery is now grading its cream on the basis of quality. As a result of this grading the quality of Purdue butter has been greatly Improved.
contents before using. Spray a small
quantity of this or apply with a paint 1
brush to each animal once a week. A
small quantity will answer. The following formula Is reccm
mended by Professor Wheeler, of the
Kansas Agricultural college: Resin.
one and a half pounds; laundry soap,
two cakes; nsh oil, a half pint, and
water to make threo gallons. Dissolve
the resin in solution of soap and wator by boiling together. Add fish oil and the balance of wator. Apply with brush. Mattoson's formula is: Fish oil, threo quarts; crude petroleum, one quart, and carbolic acid, ono oucce. Mix well. One-half pint will cover twelve cows; put on with spray pump. Tho3e formulas are all good. Their use will present tho cows from being annoyed by the flies when at pasture or In tho stable. Cows so treated will keep In better flosh and they will give more milk.
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him with some offense. Chalker (tho milkman) That's easy. Charge him with impersonating an officer!
Trees Afford Comfort. A few trees in tho pästuro add greatly to tho comfort of the sheep, these 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 got a fast hold pt many a flock of sheep through foul drinking water. Never give stagnant vrater If you can help It.
Turn the horse 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 make hotter voal than beef or milk cows. More mules die of accident and old age than from disease. Salt promotes digestion and ia a preventive of dlseasos. A feeding platform saves In grain many times Its first cost. Ring tho persistent rooter If you expect him to take on faL A mulo seldom gets sick moro than once, and generally does then. Shropshlres are populnr sheep In ihls country becauao they aro worthwhile sheep. Stay on the safe side by keeping tho boar where tho children will not need to go near blm. It pays to uso concentrated feeds In winter, It pays moro In summer when tho cows aro on grass. A hnlf cupful of wheat flour and a
raw egg In tho milk, given to a calf with scours will as a rule, prove effectual.
If the pedigreed sow persists In farrowing only three or four pigs she's a fako and a robber that daniAnds Immediate marketing . j
compelled to sot aside a certain part , boat. I'd run him in if I could charge
or its revenue to go Into a porpetunl care fund, the interest on this fund being sufficient to care for the property. Tho college and the Christian associations receive two-thirds of the entire sum obtained from the salo of lots In tho cemetery, and they can use the money for any purposo they decide. No one except the actual work
ers In the cemetery receive a salary
ana no dividends except to the collego and Christian associations are declared. Tho college receives nbout
ono half of tho total nmount received
irom tno sale of lots. Tho Young Women's Christian association re
ceives the next largest share and tho Y. M. C. A. the next division. All the rest of tho money from the sale of lots and the amount received for opening graves and caring for lots goes into the perpetual cure fund of the cemetery.
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Dog Saves Boy From Cow. Rushvllle, Ind. A shepherd that has been for several years companion of John McKlbben's
saved the life of tho boy by holding a cow that had attneked him until McHibben went to the rescue. Tho cow had knocked tho boy down several times and was stamping him with Its front feet when tho dog Interfered, grabbing the cow by tho noso and holding IL
Elbert Hubbard Loses Locks. East Aurora, N. Y. On a bet of $500 with William Marlon Jtcedy of SL Louis, Elbert Hubbard Invaded tho vllIngo barber shop and lot tho local hair destroyer apply tho horso clippers. Fta Elbcrtus emerged minus tho Mowing locks he has worn for years. The 500 was paid to him Immediately.
A SPOON SHAKER. Straight From Coffeedom. Coffee can marshall a good squadron of enemies and some very hard ones to overcome. A lady In Florida writes: "I havo always boon very fond of good coffee, and for years drank It at least threo times day. At last, however, I found that It was injuring me. "I becamo bilious, subjoct to frequent and violent headaches, and so very nervous, that I could not lift a Bnoon to my mouth without spilling a part of its contents. "My henrt got 'rickety' and beat fo fast and eo hard that I could scarcely breathe, whilo my skin got thick and dingy, with yellow blotchos on my face, caused by tho condition of my liver and blood. "I mado up my mind that all thoso afflictions camo from tho coffee, and I determined to experiment and see. "So I quit coffeo nnd 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, my nerves nro ns steady as could bo desired, my heart beats regularly and my complexion has cleared up beautifully tho blotches havo been wiped out and It la such a pleasuro to bo well again." Xarao given by Postum Co., Battlo Creek, Mich. Head tho llttlo book, "Tho Road to Wellvlllo." in pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever resit the bore Ifttcrf A "" ob npprnra from time to tlmr. Th7 nre genuine, true, 4 fall of Interest,