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BUILDING UPA HERD Robber Cows Should Be Disposed of When Discovered. Cheapest Way to Insure Profits Is to Use Common Sense and Good Judgment In Selection of Sire -Tester ls Infallible. (By R- G. WEATHERSTONE.) With butter selling to the cuy cus tomer at 40 cents a pound, and the price of feed for dairy cows soaring upward every monta, the question of the robber cow becomes more interest ing every day. How any man can go along feeding a lot of scrub cows that cost more than they earn ls beyond comprehension. If you have ten cows and the tester shows four of them do not produce enough milk to pay for their keep, why not sell them and put the proceeds into one good cow-one that will not only save the loss of the robber cows, but earn a net profit of from $30 to $50 a year? That is good business sense, isn't it? Here are some championship milk and butterfat records that you may want to refer to some time wnen you want to know the possibilities of milk and butter production: Jacoba Irene, Jersey cow. made a record of 15,503 pounds of milk testing 5.5 per cent, butterfat, 8.539 pounds; Rena Ross, Ayreshire cow. 15,072 pounds of milk, testing 4.2C per cent, butterfat, equal ing G.432 pounds in a year; Holstein cow. Colamba Fourth's Johanna, 27,432.6 pounds of milk, testing 3.G4 per cent, butterfat, equal to 998.26 pounds in a year; Yeksu Sunbeam, Guernsey cow, 14,420.8 pounds of milk, testing 5.74 per cent, butterfat, equal to 807 15 pounds in a y. ar. In competing the butter yield, add 15 per cent, to the butterfat records. Thes-e are possible yields under the best con ditions by something less than one cow in a m?lion. Of course, we cannot ".il own such cows as the^<-. "out we can buy an oc casional bul: calf from these strains and by crossing him with good grade cows build up a milk profit herd and never miss ?he cost. The universal A Typical Robber Cow. profits from good cows secured in this way will pay for a good bull in a short time. This is the cheapest way of building up a herd and there can be no failing if common sense and good judgment are used as to the se lection of the bull. The Babcock tester will keep us straight on the value of the cows, because they can not dodge the test, lt is infallible, and the poor cow that brings down the average of the herd cannot hide her shortcomings. The tester shows her up every time. TREATING SCOURS IN CALVES Common Disease, Caused by Indiges tion, May Be Traced to Faulty or Irregular Feeding, Two kinds of scours affect young calves, common scours, which are caused by indigestion, and white scours, or calf cholera. Calf cholera is contagious, but If a calf gets the disease, it will occur a few days after birth. If the pens are kept clean there is not much danger from this disease, usually. Stalls used for calving purposes should be care fully disinfected after a calf is born. Common scours, which are caused by indigestion, are much more com mon. The indigestion may be traced to faulty methods of feeding, the most | common of which are: Overfeeding, ! cold milk, sour milk, irregular feeding, I dirty pails and dirty stables. When i a calf shows signs of the scours, tte milk supply should be reduced one half, and the amount gradually in creased as the calf shows signs ot | improvement. This usually will cure them, but if it does not, feed about a tablespoonful of soluble dried biood, : and stir in well with the milk. Dried blood not only acts as a tonic, but it has some food value, and ls often fed even when the calves do not have the j scours. ' If the calves have the scours very ; bad, the formalin treatment is good. I Add one-half ounce of formalin to ! 15 ounces of distilled water to make | the solution. Then add one teaspoon ful of this mixture to each pint of milk j that is fed. This method is very effec- ; tive. Start in Poultry. The cheapest way of getting started In the business of breeding fine poul try ls to buy eggs and hatch them. . Ten or a dozen chicks are often pro duced from a sitting of eggs, which ! may be purchased for less than the , cost of a single first-class fowl, and ? any one of the chicka is worth more ? than the total outlay. Segregate Strange Fowts. When you aod a new specimen to your flock, place the strange fowl by itself for a few days and watch for signs of lice or disease. A healthy flock may be mined by the introduc tion of a bird which carries the germB of trouble. WOMAN S SMALL FARM What May Be Accomplished by Pluck and Perseverance. Many Early Vegetables Sold and Suffi cient Supply for Home Table tlse-Found to Be Much Easier Than Housework. tBy MRS. J. CRIST, Madisonville, Ohio.) To the Editor: Three years ago I rented three acres of very good ground. As soon as it was fit to plow -and its sandy condition enabled me to work it early-1 hired a man and a team to make it well ready for thc eeec. The last of March I planted by hand and covered with the hoe early Ohio potatoes, using about one-fifth of the ground. At the same time I planted three quarts of peas: these were for th? early, high-priced market. The latter part of April, when the ground had be come somewhat warm. 1 put in a few rows of sweet corn. The latter part of May I planted more sweet corn and the last of June Easier Than House Work. ! put in the final planting of sweet corn. Ia the meantime I had been placing pumpkin seeds among the corn rows. I put out 60 tomato plants and set r. nice lot of beets. I hired men and plows to cultivate twice. I hired a man two days to help me hoe and I used a hoe energetically my ; self. I cut irost of the fodder myself, but hired a man to husk che corn; also had bim to help in digging the pota toes. Results: Early petatees TO sell at ti.60 per bushel, peas at $2.50; the first early corn at 20 cents a dozen, then, later, io cents, then 12 cents per dozen; tomatoes. Si per bushel. I We had all our own potatoes for win ter use, and an abundance of every thing else planted for our own table, ? also soid two tons of hay. I had fodder, SS bushels of corn for the chickens in ilse crib and 248 fine pumpkins in the ceilar. The catt'.e got many of these. I had one which weighed 64 pounds. After all my ex penses were counted out I had in pocket $93.38. I was willing to count my own work for the showing I had 1 in store for future use. Thi6 was not accomplished without labor and strict attention. I was often very tired, but perseverance and pluck can overcome a great deal. Some of my neighbors ridiculed the idea and said that at 60 years I had enough to do with caring for the cows and chickens and should take more i rest, but I attempted the "impossi I ble;" it was a most thorough success 1 and I never felt at all badly from the self-imposed service. TO KNOW IF HORSE IS SICK Among Most Important Things to Be Noted ls Temperature, Says Ore gon Veterinary Bulletin. That one must be thoroughly fa miliar wfch the normal condition ot the horse in order to be able to recog nize the abnormal conditions indicat ing disease is pointed out in a veter inary science bulletin which was dis tributed to visitors to the animal hus bandry classes in the short course at the Oregon Agricultural college. The more important things which must be noted, says Dr. 3. W. Hollis in his bulk-tin. are the temperature iOO.5 to 100.8 P. m the normal horse -the pulse-23 io 40 a minute-the heart beat, respiration, conditions ol digestive and urinary system, condi tion of mucous membranes, appear ance of coat and expression cf eyes. There are many other important facts ic be kept in mind, but these, ike cruVf ones, if thoroughly mastered, will make recognition of disease much less difficult. Turkeys by Electricity. A successful attempt to hatch tur keys by electricity was made by Prof. R. L. Blanton of Virginia. Two eggs out of ten laid by a wild turkey were found to be fertile and were put in a basket flannel lined, and suspend ed over electric globes, and in a few days the turkey chicks broke their shells. Professor Blanton is a well known raiser of domesticated wild turkeys and is now engaged in pro moting the crossing of wild turkeys on our tame birds, claiming for the progeny immunity from the blackhead malady. Climbing American Beauty. The Climbing American Beauty has been produced by a method of cross fertilization which has retained the charming qualities of the American Beauty rose, and yet, by way of con trast, it is hardy and will stand heat drought almost as well as any rose. Care of Incubator. If you get au Incubator, assign the running of it to ono person, and let him have sole charge. . BOB ?SgAValtcrWi Cep) lie No matter what your walk in life, or what your station may be, you have an opportu nity to be the possessor of a bank account, and it only re mani? for you to realize the importance of this . one thing, to render you independent. I OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pren.; W. W. Adam*, Vicu j| pres.; E. J. .Minis, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistant Cashier. I DIRECTORS: J.O. Sheppard, W. YV. Adama, J Wm. $ Thurmond, Thoa. H. Rainsford, J. M. Cobb, B. E Nicholson, A. i S. Tompkins?, C. C. Fuller, >V. E. Prescott EBBBBBSBMMMa rap ? Tj ? 913 AV e desire io notify our farmer friends that we are ready to supply them with fertilizers in all of the popular brands and formulas. We sell the cel ebrated brands - Bradley, Baldwin and Etiwan Those goods h ive been used bv farmers of this county lor many years and have given satisfaction. We also have contracted for a large supply ot ingredients for mixing fertilizers at home, I>e,ir in mind that we can Hil your orders for anv kind of plant food, the dependable kind. Come in to see us. IT WAS NECESSARY for the Attorney to have a personal talk, with a client in a distant city. The journey would seriously interfere with several important engagements made for that day. He used the Long Distance Bell Telephone, had a satisfactory talk with his distant client and was able to keep all his engagements at home. The Long Distance Bell Telephone increases che efficiency of business men who adapt it to their needs. It can serve you with equal satisfaction and economy. sgGms?j^ By the way, have you a Bell Telephone? fj?LB SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ^?i|f AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY io KILL AND DRESS POULTRY Meat Appearing Fowl Will Always Bring Top Price-Do Not Bruise or Frighten Birds. The manner in which poultry 1B Iressed determines largely the price it will bring in market, says a writer !n the Kansas Farmer. An ill looking 3peciiLv.n, ragged and torn, will be passed for a I ?tter appearing bird by linc people out of ten. even though me hard looking specimen may in reality be a larger and fatter bird. It is not a hard matter to dress them :o lock neatly, and as the price is svhat all growers are after, it pays to io the work well. All poultry to be shipped should be 3ry picked. Attach a small, firm 2ord, double, to a book overhead, just long enough tc slip noose around the oird's legs at a convenient height, for picking. Provide a receptacle fer ?lood. another fer feathers if they are io be saved. The bird should have had access to neither food nor water for twenty-four hours, and should be caught carefully so as not to bruise or badly frighten lt. This is casiiy done by darkening the place where they are con lined or catching with a crook similar to tue old-time shepherd's crock. Suspend the bird and with a dotirie edged poultry knife cut each side of the throat to sever the jugular, then up and backward through the roof of mouth into the brain to destroy the sense of pain. Place a hook in lever beak with a weight attached, ard bs cin to pick the wings, as ihose cool Quiekest. The breast feathers co ?.ie off very easily, and there is small need of tearing tue skin ii care is ex ercised. When picked remove the hook and, where the market requires it, cut off the head and draw the skin over the stump and tie neatly, remove en trails, cutting as .small a piacc around the vont au possible. When the bead and entrails are left, simply wash all blcod from tho beak. Prens wings aud legs close to body mo tie a string around to hold them. See that feet and shanks are clear, and co?! them in as compact a t-hape as nossicie. This give? them r. plump appearance, and they also paefc tor shipment uracil better. BUILDING ft oiviALL HOT BED Sash for Coici Frames With Tv/o Lay ers of Glass Makes Gardening Easy and Successful. The newest invention to make ccld weather gardening easy and success ful is a sash for hot beds or cold frames that have two layers of glass instead ot one. Between these layers is a cushion of dry air about five eighths of an inch thick. The glass on botb sides is lapped and adjusted to lie as close as possible, but no put Small Hot Bed. ty is used. When the weather ii warm enough io melt snow or ice thc air circulates sufficiently to ventilate the bed: but when ii is cold enough to freeze every crevice is sealed b} thp moisture concealed in ike cracks When very cold weather prevails thc air cushion is absolutely dry, and ir ! this condition it is a perfect noncon ductor of either heat or cold. Even in zero weather the sun. shin j ing through the glass and incloser I air raises the temperature of the ber to a {?nod growing warmth; and at night; only a portion of this warmth ese-pe?. Cobbuge. cauliflower, lettuce, beets violets and pansy plants, it is claimed are safe under the double glass at 8 to 10 degrees beiow zero; and ever tomato, pepper and eggplants har? been grown in hot beds Avilhoui arij cover except the double glass in a temperature nearly down to zero. The saving of labor is consi'Vr able when the double-giass sash is used. No covering cr uncovering :. required, no mats or boards are need ed. The double sash for hot houses has been found to be a great paving of heat, less coal is required lo keep up a given temperature-the piants make a stronger growth and are less liable to leaf drop. Cost of Feeding Cows. The cost of feeding the averag dairy cow in the United States for 12 months is $31, according to statistics gathered by one of the big dairy cattle societies. There may be cows in the herd that do not earn their keep. The Babcock tester will detect them. Best for Fattening. By actual experiment ii has benn found that by feeding alfalfa hay with corn the cost of fattening pigs has been decreased almost one-half. Rye for Grazing. Rye is sometimes sown early in th'? spring for grazing purposes, lt grows very fast on good soil and uuder the influence of the spring rains and sun. SN PLAIDS OR CHECKS MATERIALS POPULAR FOR YOUNQ GIRL'S AUTUMN CLOTHES. Designs Are cc Pretty as Ever, and In the Fullest Vogue-The Scotch Fabrics Are Also Strict ly Crrrect. When in doutt as to missy's au tumn hat. coat, or drew get romething with a touch of plaid or check, for materials with these Jauerns are again eminently in vogue for young people and they seem quite as pretty as ever. To quote the (Iressmakers for tba junior world, one can never get away from the suitr.bility of such mate rials to youth-'he Scotch fabrica with their varied melange of colo? and checks, hig and little, seem sc juvenile and correct for young peo> pie's wear. So hore Ihey are again; with us, holding a breath of new coloi sometimes, shoe ing the familiar de j vices of the Fcotch clans, in dress j pilks and wor,c, in coats, hair rib ? hon? and buttons. The pretty de . siens are a f "eat relief from tho ? plain materia/? that have reigned so i long-but. de-ar me. except for a "light , difference of detail, seme of the iong ; COOTS Bhowlng the plaid or check j reverse and decking aro ali but twin I sisters to last year's wraps. Thi3 ! takes nothing sway from their charm, j the deft changes here and there giv ing the last-agony touch in a way sufficiently piquant to suit the most ardent devotee of new fashions. ! At this season the lonp roat r.eed ! ed for school use. and which will, of : course, come in for many other ac casions. is of more irnnortano.o to the ! college maid or high school girl than anything else-anything but her hat. for without a suit?hie headpiece the ? most charming coat could not be worn, coats and hats of a kind need- ? ire to run together. The shops are full of correct fabrics for it. the soft reversible coatings, plain on one side and l 'aid on the other, used last year ano still with ns. offering themselves as the most facile textures in the world for home sewing for all the trimmings of the coat are made o2 the reverse side of the material. Of tile plaid touch on little girl frocks, these Bhort-skirted gowns maids from six to eight wear, there ; ls no end. but somehow checks seem a bit more suitable for these than the larger plaids, ann many of the Russian blouse styles ?end themselves mest effectively to a combination of checked and plain material. I The design shown in the illustra ; tion allows this use of the two mate ; rials in a very smart way. the coat being of a plain blue wool and the liftie skirt and blouse trimming of checked blue and white wool. Here the collar is a flat round affair, but ! if ma'?e in sailor form a shield with a j high neckband could he used inside, end this arrangement might be bet ter for the "lassies with tender throats. Serce. broadcloth and cheviot: are other adaptable mate rials, for, to be sure, the dress could he made of one fabric, and the style of it is good enough for the very best street suit. For girls of all ages-and for wom en, too, for that matter-there are some perfectly round felt hats with rolling brims which respond very prettily to a binding and crown pip ing of plaid silk, or if the hat is al ready bound and handed a Scotch quill may be added to the side. So if there are bits of handsome plaid and checked fabrics in the house they will come in very handy for the trimming of youthful hats, for the very wings themselves may be made of silk or velvet, and when of a fabric they always seem smarter than when the real thing. MARY DEAN. Embroidered net and oriental lace flounciiigs and bandings ;:re lavishly used on inexpensive frocks with ef fective results.