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killsmE_OF DAIRYMEN tgf ull? Disposed of Before Thor E ly Tttted-~-D?hornlrig Qroat IT ly Modlfiet T ?mpir, j L*of the greatest mistaken that E*o wake flial *?'" fading bulla while they are young Before tholr^tfot is i. tested by It (a the dairy. .v ' w of the very best bulls are dis< when two or threq years old. due, In many Instances, to being afraid to handle them fer th?y have reached that age. Corning greatly modifies; ; their tern | u it doea not completely remove flfcair vicious tendencies.; ?f?? on a bull are a constant ptce and should be removed* then I Beed not be sacrificed before his jfofiny value becomes Known. E rnst depend upon inbred bulls T9 are to secure the transmission the qualities of our best ^ows to fr progeny, and it Is best to se V " * '? Nucleus of *Plno Dairy Herd. -** ~ J V' ? the first breeding bull by breed the sire bapk to one of bis daugh i order to jlecure the best results tall and the cow should havo the ? general conformation. in no jr way can we secure prepotency n by Inbreeding. ? c t*e think there is danger pt car ig the inbreeding too far atjtd fresh Is desired, It is not nec&ssary 50 outside the family to preserve vitality, for the infusion of the (blood of a first or second Cousin rbeas fresh and vi^or giving as 1 of one not reloted. and there will danger of losing the per* Keocy of the established functions Bjtt family. * "'"I pGING THE KlCKIiJG C0W.| pWmal Can Be Handled Successfully If One of Front Feet Is Tied Up by, Means of Strap. If a' cow kicks during jmllkingjdt tot] (hat the can bo hajjtdied Jsuccess If she is tied secTifely and one Die front feet held.. Up by meaps ?trap reaching around hef' body | back of the thoulder. ifih a common snap on the strap let it hang down below her belly. PKUe the strep closely, then take a strap with a ring on it and arrund the cow's right fropt tot above the hoof. Then draw Partes up, and snap to the ring. As k as she steadies down she may silked without the milker being |fcfu?er of being kicked. i the course of time the , strap g?? be dispensed with and the cow, been used to being milked } t causing trouble, will no long SONS FOR COW TESTIN3 Farmer to Oltcard Anlm>l> I t Paying for Board?It la Plain Common Sense. - ' of the many reasons for; cow late: *ables the farmers to eliminate ithat do not pay for their board. I ww many a good cow froail the -Mej. - an encourager of good feeding f lood care. litres the farmer an opportunHy up a good producing herd, t Increases one's interest in dairy- 1 ** a business rather ? of labor merely. tort,. it is plain common sense, Bs Kind and Gentle. I Includes kindness, regularity In li**t?r and milking, aS well aa the But above all be kind- and U you have a cow tbaftklt. Is ?ible to be kind to (anduiere 1 ?uch unregenerateb) better RIot beef, than to worry ^Bhsg. JJ* because the profit will not be ao much as with a cow reapon 4 kindness, aside from the w6rry !Mo the milkers. Warts on Tests. |?w. small, scabby wart la ?v^oite easily cured by smear Wre olive oil, sweet oil or > vaseline. If, after fifUt sort for several weeka, 1 does not disappear. It may to cut it off with a pair ? 4^,*cJ*0r* and tovch the 'SOM csustlc potash. Tbla f should be followed ap nr ttteliae appllcatkma. MEANING OF 'DOUBLE MATING' 8ut>jeot of Interest to Fanciers of ffomt Broods, Particularly Barred Plymouth Rocks. Heal poultry functors often go into details that have little Interest for the practical mail and littlo real bear ing on egg production. One subject the fanciers of some breeds, particu larly Barred Plymouth Hocks, have to deal with Is "double mating," or "pul let mating," and "cockerel mating," which needs explanation for those uot famtttar with the topic. This la a result of tho breed stand ard calling for one color or shade for the cock and another for the hen. Plymouth Rock standards, for exam Barred , Plymouth Rock Cockerel. pie, call for darker males than would normally be produced by mating properly colored males with properly colored females, and they also call for lighter colored females than would be secured, by the same mating. To overcome this and to get results up to breed qualifications it is customary to matjp rather comparatively dark males and comparatively dark females wbqn exhibition cockerels are desired, and 'fighter than normal birds for ex-J hibltlon pullets. The first Is a "cock erel mating," the second a "pullet mating." ~ The breed specifications thus tend to msrke extra work for the breeder, wno should be permitted to breed only for color, form and -egg production. PREVENT SOFT-SHELLED EGGS One Suggestion Is That Hens Are Not ' ^Getting Enoug^,vLime? Over-Feed Ihg la Arfothert Cause. J3oft-shelled eggs may possibly be & suggestion that the hens are not -getting Enough lime. Far more like ly it is, when your hens start laying loft-shelled eggs, that you have been -over-feeding, and in consequence the fowls are too fat. Therefore a re duction- in quantity, as well as a change of diet is necessary. An excellent plan is to find out which particular hen is at fault, and confine her to a less fattening ration, with only a small amount of water. | , At the end of a week restore her to j the flock, and generally increase amount of lime given in food. A pe riod of this dieting, followed by an abundance of oyster shells is almost certain to speedily correct the trouble. ? When the egg has a normal shell,! but one which is very thin, it Is a very gdod indication that the hen I* all right, but that lime is too scant. In thin ease supplying oyster shells, or lime !n another. form, is quite sure to make the egg shells thicker and stronger verv quickly.-* DAMPNESS DOES MUCH HARM Young Duck or Gosling Cannot 8tand Heavy Wetting? Cause of Rheu matism *nd Colds. Getting the body wet In spring or yearly summer will generally kill a young duck or gosling. ... Dampness will give them rheuma tlsm and cold, and cold will bring on sore eyes. A young duck caught In the rain Will often raise its head, open its mouth, arid stand stone still until it drowns, when but a few feet farther along it could have found shelter. PtaLMostfn 8om# Ewftw - There must, be meat in some form tit the dally bill Of fare of laying and growing stock. But that amount shovltf sot exceed "orer 25- per cent of the total amount of feed fed. Too much meat and bone produces laxity ~of the- bowels, Impairs the digestive organs, and often results in soft shelled, thin-shelled and Infertile eggs ** , Value of Neat Egge. While neet eggs have nothing to do with Increased, egg production, they have a good mission in teaching the hens to !*y In certain places, instead of dropping their eggs any and every MANAGEMENT OF S*W DURING FARROWING , Champion Poland China 8ow. (Prepared by the United State* lJepnrr mt*nt of Agrloulture.) Tho period of gestation for sows In approximately 112 flays or* eight days less than four months from the date of breeding. It may vary from this a few days one way or the other. This dato should be known to avoid mis taken that may result in the loss Of Pigs. As tho time for farrowing aj>* proaches the sow should bo watched carefully, in order that assistance may be given if necessary. The feed at this time should be sloppy ana limited in amount. Nothing but luke warm water should be given the sow during 24 hours previous to farrow ing. If she has already farrowed, u litter and has been properly fed and cared for during pregnanoy, little difficulty may be expected. With young sows, particularly those bred at an immature age, there is consid erable risk at this time, not only to the pigs but to the sow herself. There Is a difference of opinion as to the amount of bedding which should be given to the sow at this time. An active sow in comparatively light con dition can be trusted with a liberal amount of bedding, but sows which fere in hign condition or which are at all clumsy, had better be given only a moderate amount of straw. The farrowing pen should be dry and- well ventilated, but free from drafts. Provide the pen with a guard rail made of two by eight plonks with their edges against the sides of the pen about ten incheB above the bed. These prevent the sow from ly ing against the partition, and lessen the uanger of injury to the pigs. The little fellows will seoiv learn to creep under the guard rail when the sow lies down. The management of the sow during farrowing depends largely on the ani mal and on the weather conditions. Assistance should be at band if need ed but~the sow need not be helped if she is getting along nicely. When farrowing occurs during warm weath er the pigs are less likely to become chilled and will generally .find their' way to the teats unaided. During ex tremely cold weather the pigs will 0 the sow, and there !? often a lot ad joining a barn that Is sunny and shel tered. from the cold winds where the sow and pl?i may be turned for ex orcise. Do not allow the pigs to run out during a cold rain. Production of Beef Cattle Profitable, uDo you regard the production of beef cattle as profitable In your coun try V ? This question was asked last year of each county reporter of the bureau of crop estimates of the United States department of agriculture. Answers were received from 1,474 counties. Of these 1.232, or 83 * per cont, reported In the affirmative; this is, that the production of beef cattle is profitable. .Moreover, tb?se affirmative replies covered nearly every section of the United States, .in some of the New Kng land states, however, it was regarded as unprofitable, for in the six states from Maine to Connecticut, inclusive, only 45 per cent reported it profitable. In the group New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, 62 per cent found it profitable. In the South Atlantic states, Delaware to Florida, the per centage la still higher, 84 per cent. In the North Central states east of the Mississippi river, Ohio to Wisconsin, the percentage is higher? 89 per cent. The same percentage ? 89 ? is reported for the South Central stateB, Ken tucky to Arkansas, being nearly the same in all the states. In the far western states, Montana to the coast, th^ opinion was nearly unanimous ? it per cent? that the production of beef is profitable. ' It may be observed that going from east to west the percentage of those reporting that beef production Is prof itable increases. This is shown more .readily by noting the percentages of a line of states from east to west, as follows; Massachusetts 0 (1. e., 6 reported . unprofitable, none profit able). New York 52 per cent, Penn sylvania 74 per cent, Ohio 76 per cent, Illinois 73 per cent, Iowa 88 per cent, Nebraska 86 per cent, Colorado 10ft per cent (29 counties all report pro duction profitable), Utah 92 per cent, Nevada 100 per cent, California 77 per cent. It would therefore seem J ' i Feeding Device to Pr*v?nt Crowding. ? - ? - i ? ' ' be In danger of' being chilled; unless the bouse is . heated. To avoid this plcco- a faw hsatedbrScka In the bot tom of a basket or small box. hoover ing them with chaff or straw, and put a. cloth over the too to keep in the hea^; unless the sow objects too seri ously the pigs may be rubbed dry with a soft cloth and placed in the receptacle as fast as they arrive. They will not suffer if they do not suck for a few minutes after farrow ing. After farrowing is over the pigs should be- placed with, the sow, care being taken that eactk .oqe* gets to a teat. Whefc the afterbirth is passed It should be remoyed from the pen at once and burned or burled. There is good reason to believe that of the afterbirth is oftea tho begin ning of the habit of eating the pigs. Usually the first 24 hours after far rowing, the sow should have no food, but 'should be' given a liberal dfthk of warm water. If, however, ahe shows signs of hunger a thin Slop of bran and middlings may be gives* - The feeding for the first three er-foar days should b? .light and the tlme <?n8uraed In getting the sow on full feed should be from a week to ten days, depend ing on the size snd thrift of the After the sow has fisrrowed It (s best for her to be in the open sir. Of course, if the pigs are- faJTOwed during the winter months care will be needed, and It may be necessary to let the pigs reactr the age of two weeks before turning them out Thev *anf however, get considerable excr ete* tQ tba piggery or in the lot wit* 1 that, although the opinion Is general among farmers that the production of beef It profitable, "relatively it la more so in the Weat than in the Bast PREVENT WASTE OF MANURE Little Thought Neoesaary to Deter, mine Value of Dairy Herd From ?" Fertilizing Standpoint. In experiments conducted at the Louisiana station to determine the amount of manure and urine produced by. the dairy herd of 80 cows in one year/ it was found to t>e 176 tons oC manure and 70 tons of urine. The av or age amount of manure produced by one cow in a year *ae 17,520 pounds, a littler lain than nine tons, and the ajrer* ago amount of urine produced by one cotf in a year was 8,986 pounds, or a little lass than three and a half tona. It takes little thought to see the value of a cow from the fertilising stand point, or to see the profit in preventing unnecessary waste of* manure. Bee? Travel Far. Investigation proves that bees will go from two to s^ven miles in search of naggpybat floc trtiMwnfc-punty of pEnta closer home. Coloiiles should be scattered through* out the orchard at blooming time. One ?olony tor each Arc acres Is probably sufficient, sod after blooming time they esw b^ mrrrrd to a central Ml tion j r way of passing tsaiaa and co<rv4,aiently located for future as rjilfyi V ..2" * ?' - ' ? ? i TIMELY POINTERS FOR - ORCHARD AND GARDEN ' * "" v . -i ' ? . ? l><? not lot ouk plants Itecoiuc st uni ts!. Keep thora growing until they are ' to be transplanted to tin* tleld. Small si?ed must not ho planted as doop as I ante seed, A gt?od rule Is to plant s*n?d four times as doop as I lu>.\ are long. I For decorative or tropic* 1 effects, culfuUuwii are iterhuittt uuoquullod by any other plant available for ordinary planting. To hide the brick work at the front of tho |H>rc'h. use canna as a httck trround with a border of salvia in front. Wood ushes mako an excellent fcr ttllNor for uh? In the orchard and on tbo struwl?erry IkhI. The time for summer spraylnu Is fast approaching. Heo to It tbat you have your spray material on band. Write to Chanson for Circular No lift. In tjio bulb bods tbat arc to bo loft all summer, sow seed of phlox, Kall lardla. coreopsis or similar alinu.-th to take the place of the bulbs' when the latter have finished hloomlnu. / Whenever possible, a city hoiije should have a vegotahlo garden aeryss the rear of the lot. Many people wlP 1h? surprised by the quantity of vesre tables they can produce on a small .piece Of. land and by the enjoyment they can get from caring for tho Har den. ' Set out early tomato plants tow and If tliefre Is danger of frost cover them lightly with soil until ?tho dan ger Is past. riautings can now be safely made of pru.it leu lly all except the most tender sorts, such as egg plant, i?ep|>or and Hutu beans. Apply tho first spray for is-aches when most of tho flower ? etips or "shucks" have sII|>|hm|, using arsenate of load in tho proiH>rtlon of one pound powdortxl or two paste to llfty gallons of water. I >?? not neglect to give tho orrhnrtl a thorough plowing In the early spring. Later tillage should l?e shallow. When plowing the orchard, wrap the plow traces and the ends of the whip plo trees to prevent bruising the burl: of fruit trees. lOven a snuill b.-ntwo of thin nature uiay result *n the death of a valuable tree. Pictures ?Will Ho I tarred. Washington. A prll 7 .r- Persons who had hoped to see the Jesse \V 11 lard Jaek Johnson tight In motion pictures will be disappointed. It was recalled hero today that a federal statute ox pressly forbids not only the Interstate trn importation of tight tllnis, but tho Importation ojf such films from for eign countries. It provides a lino of $1,000 rfhil* lihprlsoniaont for one year, or both for each offense. Tho law was passed by congress on July 111, lPtt), 27 dij.vs after tho John son-Jeffries tight at Hono, Nevada and resulted from fears on tho part of ma ny members of congress, especially from tho Houth, that race riots wo ilil follow attempts of the promoters to show the light In tho "movies." The Greenville censorship committee, composed of 18 women, have condemn ed some vaudeville shows In that citv. because they were "only suitable for a depraved appetite", and the city council endorsed tho action of the women, only one member opposing. FOR CITY PROPERTY ? ' i * i V ^ ' \ . The McCrelght residence on Lyttleton Street. , One of the most elegant homeH In Camden. Very cheap at Hated price. Five lots fronting on DeKnlb Street., part of the Major Adams property. These are beautiful lots cut in dimensions to suit pur chaser. Hlssell property on lower DeKnlb Street. -"C Best site in town for warehouse or wholesale distributing point. Located on railroad. Lot 65 by 420. House and lot at 1008 Lyttleton Street. Price very reasonable, at . terms to *uit purchaser. , Residence 1306 Fair Street. A bargain for either home or invest ment. Lot 125x160, fronting on Fair & Mackoy streets. The Robertson residence on Lyttleton Street. Very desirable lo cation with modern house. The Shirley residence on Fair Street. New house on nice lot. Price reasonable. Residence on DeKalb Street, now occupied by Mr. Uoff. Excellent location for boarding house* Priced low. ' LP* tttv274 m? r:p|^r frail* Strd?t,^w*xt~to Mr W, O. Hiw. ? <3ne of the prettiest -l<'ts in town. . Residence of W. O. Hay, Fair Street. Modern cottage on beauti ful lot. Prl< e in line. The above Is only a small part of the property listed with us. Refore you buy, let us show you these- and other listings. Kennedy & Workman 1012 BROAD ST. SEED CORN FIELD SELECTED WE HAVE ABOUT 75 BUSHELS 1 Bushel $2.50 PRICES: V$ Bushel 7 1.50 _ 1 ^Bushel 1.007 A poor stand of corn means a poor crop. Plant good seed and have two ears where you have been getting one. Have Gorn to sell. Weoffer 600to 600 bushels in the shuck at? our farm at a little above market price of shipped corn.? It will '?$ feed further on the ear than shelled com and is better fOed. , ^ ' - - --j- ? j v WORKMAN & MACKEY WANTED? -To Bay Cattle Highest cash price paid for good cattle? fat or poor ? all must be free from cattle tick. Camden Beef Cattle Farms FRED E. PERKINS, Sped*! Partner L. I. C.UION, Proprietor