People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1897 — SHORTHORN HEIFER QUEEN OF HEARTS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHORTHORN HEIFER QUEEN OF HEARTS.

WINNER OF FIRST PRIZES AT THE BATH AND WELLS, AND THE 0 XFORD SHOWS, ENGLAND, 1896.

should be ignored. We, however, fail to see that the danger is small. A tuberculous animal is, if affected in the lungs, constantly throwing ofT consumptive spores. These at first are moist and do not blow about, but in time they get dry and become a part of the dust, rising often from the barn flcor and seeking the lungs of the animals and of the workers about the barns. The same Is true of the pastures where the cows summer. The germs become dry and are blown about by every breeze. They can not only get into the lungs of the animals, but of workers in the fields, and even of the people passing along the roads. In a thousand ways people are exposed. The milk is a dangerous medium of infection where the udder is affected by tuberculosis. It was formerly supposed that consumption showed Itself only in the lungs, but it is now known that it takes possession of other organs of the body, and sometimes even establishes itself in the joints. Therefore it is not apparent always that a person has become infected, even when they are far gone with the disease. The healthy people may be able to throw off these germs, but partial invalids fall an easy prey. By all means continue the war against tuberculosis, both in animals and humans. Frozen Poultry. Poultry frozen during the winter as a means of preserving it for later use should always be dry picked, says a writer in New York Produce Review. Only the very choicest goods should be selected for this purpose, and extraordinary care must be taken that the stock be thoroughly cold and dry when packed. The treatment varies according to circumstances of weather, etc. Probably the best results are obtained when the stock can be frozen by natural outdoor temperature. But in seasons and localities where this is Impossible the freezer may be used successfully. Cases only should be used, made of planed, well seasoned lumber. For old tom turkeys the size is 36x22x18 inches, and for young toms 36x22x15 Inches; these should be of inch lumber. For chickens, ducks and geese the size is 30x20x about ten inches (or deep enough to allow for two layers) made of five-eighths Inch lumber. Two layers of poultry should be packed In each case. Stow the poultry snugly and closely, striving to have as regular and handsome appearance as possible. Turkeys should be packed backs up and legs out straight Chickens, ducks and geese should have the breasts down on the bottom layer and up on the top layer. Pack old toms separately . and never mix them with young toms and hens, and never pack old fowls and young chickens together. Each should be packed separately and the kind neatly stenciled on the outside of the case.

the profit. You cannot begin to practice winter dairying In creameries until you educate the farmers to feed their cows so that they will give milk during the winter. You need to begin at the foundation, and educate the farmers to feed their cows so that they will give milk, and send It to the creamery. Then when they have abundance of pay coming In regularly all winter, they will have money to pay their current expense. It will not take all the summer to pay the accumulated grocery bills of winter; but they will be ahead in the spring and the summer will leave them more profEducating a Colt. The old saying relating to the bending of the twig applies as much here as elsewhere. If “we come Into the world a bundle of susceptibilities, but soon become a bunch of iron habits,” then surely the habits should be of the right nature, says an exchange. For the self-same reason that the mother recognizes the necessity for correcting the tendencies of the child in order that right habits may be formed, the colt must early be taught to know its master. It was a wise trainer who first took his colts in his lap the first day, held them until they ceased struggling, and continued the practice until the little creatures came readily, expecting to be caressed. Our domestic animals are to be made the servants of man, but for this to be possible, education is necessary. That this may be the most effective it must commence at an early age. It is but the unfolding of the latent powers Inhering In the animal, constitution. For safety and for service it is not only wise but necessary that all animals be early instructed .in the line of work they are afterwards expected to excel in. Halter break early, teach the colts to obey the word and to come and go at command. Hitch the yearling alongside a safe, fast walking horse, and fix the habit before any weight is applied. Let It also know what the harness means in every respect, and so grow into its life work as it grows into a knowledge of what its master desires. There can be no question but this course, wisely applied, will Insure safer and better horses than otherwise is possible. *At the same time the danger of overtraining and overtaxing is certainly to be avoided. Poultry Raising Requires Patience.— The farmer’s wife has more patience and fidelity in her make-up, and for some reason also seems to have more knack. Because of these traits, the art of poultry raising is more readily acquired by her; and why should not more women pursue it as a sours* of revenue? —Ex.