The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 26, 1907, Image 6
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Scours in Pigs.
An Iowa correspondent in Wallace's
Farmer says that ho has found
a teaspoonful of soda put in a sow's
slop before feeding once a day for
two or three days to be an effective
cure for ordinary cases of scours in
young pigs.
Value in Disposition.
Disposition is indicated very largely
in the brain development, and disposition
means lots of money in a
Horse, wnen l was a Doy we uiuu u
think half as much about the disposition
of a horse as we do tc-day.
Millionaires, people who are looking
for fancy teams, are willing to pay
for disposition* because they don't
want to have their families, their
children's lives endangered by having
rattle-brained horses, and other men
are looking for good dispositioned
horses because they don't care to
have their fine turnouts, their fancy
wagons broken up by a horse that
will get rattle-brained.?George McKerrow,
Madison, Wis., in The
Cultivator, 1
Milk and Cream.
Recent investigations among the
herds which supply the Pennsylvania'
State College creamery with milk and
cream, show that on some farms it (
requires nine cows to produce as
much net profit as produced oy nve
average cows in the herd of grade
<lairy cows kept by the college. Some
men receive as little as ninety-nine ,
cents, $1.05 and $1.20 for each dollar's
worth of feed consumed, while
others receive from $1.50 to $1.80
for each dollar invested in pasture,
I hay, grain, etc. As a result of this
work twelve farmers are now keeping ,
records to determine which are the '
least profitable cows. Samples of
,each cpw's milk are tested by the col- (
v lege creamery. (
Early Catting of Alfalfa.
Many start out with the erroneous ;
Impressions about cutting alfalfa. :
They have been induced to put in the
crop because of its great feeding value
and that some three or four ]
cuttings may be taken from the field (
during one season. If you want a j
strong, vigorous stand of alfalfa, i
don't be in too big a hurry to clip
It to get rid of weeds, or don't cut the <
crop from a newly seeded field too ;
noon. The rrnn should be nretty well
matured before it is cut. It is important
that the plant be well established
and the crown buds set for
subsequent crops, before the first
\ crop is' taken off. After the first
year three or four cuttings may be
made, providing each one is done at
the right time.?Indiana Farmer. :
Light in the Stable.
To the absence of proper light in the
stable may be attributed many of the '
diseases to which the eyes of horses
are liable. It is easy to imagine how <
the animal must feel and the conse- <
<juences which are likely to be the 1
result, from our own painful sensations
on issuing from a dark place to .
the full blaze of the sun. A repeti- j
tion of this several times during the
day would be inevitably attended
with most injurious consequences. A
stable ought to be as well lighted as
a house, so that this source of injury
may be avoided and also that any
want of cleanliness may be readily
detected. In stables which have a
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ters may be partially closed when
the animals hhve fed properly and
lie down to sleep. Many animals '
stand too long and this subdued light
is more apt to produce drowsiness,
inclining him to repose, during which '
time the food is well known to have
the most salutary effect in increasing
the muscular fiber and the cellular
and adipose substances.?W. R.
Gilbert, in The Epitomist.
Selling Fertility.
Every time a farmer sells a ton
of wheat he sells $11.62 in fertility;
in a ton of clover hay he sells $8.62
in fertility; in a ton cf alfalfa hav
he sells $8.63 in fertility; in a ton
of oats he sell3 $7.81 in fertility,
and in a ton of corn he sells $6.47
in fertility. If these products be fed
-on the farm under proper conditions,
and the resulting manure be returned
-to the soil, there is a very slight loss
<of fertility, for the following products
may be sold instead:
In selling a ton of finished beef
on trie hoot tne iarmer sens but
$5.37 in fertility; in a ton of live
hogs lie sells but $3.70 in fertility;
in a ton of milk he sells but $1.4S
in fertility; in a ton of cheese he
sells but sixty-nine cents in fertility,
and in a ton of butter he sells twen*
-ty-seven cents in fertility. The best
policy for the farmer to adopt is that
:system of corn and crop rotation
-which will embrace not only the
.growing of grain, but the breeding
and feeding of stock, either for sale
in the form of beef or pork, or for
the production, whether for milk,
cheese and butter.?Professor Holden.
Growing Good Tomatoes.
Any ground that will grow potatoes
is good for tomatoes. Plow the
ground, harrow, and drag till it is
well pulverized, lay off in rows about
four feet apart and set plants about
four feet in row.
When setting, cover ail the stem j
to the leaves. This has a three- 1
fcld purpose. It protects the plant
fpom drouth, keeps them from breaking
down during a wind and gives
them more room for roots.
Cultivate as for corn or potatoes j
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until vines cover ground and there
is danger of breaking them. It
-vines are pruae'd and tied up to a
stake the fruit will be larger and
moro uniform in size, but vines do
not yield as many tomatoes as thoso
left to spread on ground or on a rack.
We find they do splendidly and the
fruit keeps clean if they are mulched
with straw after they are cultivated
the last time.
If potato bugs get on vines when
rhev are small, use naris green, but
do not use it after fruit sets, as there
is danger of poisoning the fruit. The
best way to keep clear of bugs is to
keep them killed in the potato patch
?then they cannot travel to the tomatoes.
If growing for a cannery, the early
fruit pays best as the vines make
more fruit per plant and the cannery
will not pay any more for the
very late ones than for those grown
when tomatoes are plentiful.
Hints on Breeding Sheep.
As the result of several years of
experience, the Wisconsin station
publishes the following conclusion:
From the breeding records of
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that, for such animals and conditions
as ours, the normal period of
gestation ranges from 144 to 150
days after the date of service, and
that more ewes will lamb 146 days
after service than at any other time.
There is no appreciable difference
in the period of gestation for male
and female offspring in sheep.
There is an apparent relation between
the duration of the period of
gestation and the period required for
maturity. Quick-maturing breeds
appear to carry their young for a
shorter period than those breeds requiring
more time to mature.
Large lambs are on the average
carried in the utero for an appreciably
longer period than small or
medium lambs.
Lambs dropped before the 144th
and after the 149th day of pregnancy
are lacking in strength and
vitality at birth.
Shropshire ewes are more prolific
than any of the other breeds and
crosses, except the fourth cross of
Shropshire rams on a Merino ewe
foundation.
From the data presented it is
apparent that twins are the normal
increase for ewes of the mutton
type.
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Farm Notes.
Decaying food and stagnant water
will injure the health of the cow, and
the quality of the milk.
The hours of milking should he
regular, and each cow should be
milked in regular order.
A good maxim for the farmer is
"Always be on the alert for ideas that
will serve to better your condition."
A surplus rooster is an expensive
ornament in the poultry yard. Eat
or kill the surplus roosters before
they eat double their value.
When cows teats are tender and
they are sensitive and inclined to be
Irritable when being milked, apply
linseed oil after each milking.
A dairy cow should not be allowed
to wander over a very large field, as
the energy spent in walking about
will show in a reduction in quality of
milk.
Unsanitary surroundings cause
more disease, puny and unhealthy
birds, and more general loss in the
poultry yard than all other causes
combined.
>ve agree morougniy wun any
proper scheme that may be introduced
on the farm that will be pleasant,
helpful or entertaining to the
women folk.
Fowls do not require so much
care as an inexperienced person
might think, but the care must be
intelligent and given regularly and
at the right time.
Some fowls are better adapted to
cold than to warm weather. Corn is
a cold weather food. Feed more oata
and wheat and less corn as the weather
grows warmer.
Set your hens in movable nests.
One advantage in movable nests is
that they may be removed, sprinkled
with oil and burned off, if mites become
troublesome.
The best possible time to separate
cream from milk is when first drawn,
and while the animal heat is still retained.
The- farm separator takes
out the cream before the milk cools
or becomes sour.
No matter how successful you
might be, it is a good plan to never
feel really satisfied. The man without
some high aim in view is more
than likely to lose a great deal or
ambition which is unworthy of any.
one.
Unnecessary Noise.
Once when Judge Gray, of Chicago,
was trying a case, so says an exchange,
he was disturbed by a young
man who kept moving abput in the
rear of the room, lifting chairs and
looking under things.
"Young man," Judge Gray called
Oil!, "you HI'S imiHiiio a gicitt ueai ui
unnecessary noise. What are yoq
about?"
"Your Honor." replied the young
man, "I have lost my overcoat, and
am trying to find if."
"Well," said the venerable jurist,
"people often lose whole suits in here
without making all that disturbance/
It is estimated that Great Britain
spends $150,000 a day on theatres,
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GETTING WORSE.
Doctor?Well, madam, you better
tell your husband to give you a list
of his property and money as soon as
possible.
Wife (bursting into tears)?Oh( doctor,
is it as bad as that? I thought you
said he was getting better.
Doctor?That's just it; he's almost
well, and I want to find out how he's
fixed, so I'll know how much to charge
him.?Toledo Blade.
Farm Wages In United Kingdom.
The British Board of Trade returns
furnish an interesting comparison of
the amount of wekly wages paid to
aericultural laborers in England, Scot
land, Wales and Ireland. It appears
that In England the highest average
wage is $5.Cb. paid in Durham, and the
lowest $3.48, in Oxfordshire; in Wales
the highest is $5.10, in Glamorgan, and
the lowest $3.7G. in Cardigan; in Scotland
the highest is $5.32, in Renfrew,
and the lowest $3.26, in Shetland,
Orkney, and Caithness, while in Ireland
the highest is $3.12, in Down, and
the lowest $2.10, in Mayo. The highest
wage in Ireland is 14 cents lower than
the lowest in Scotland, 36 cents lower
than the lowest in England, and no
less than G4 cents lower than the lowest
in Wales.
j DOGS AS WATCHMEN'S HELPERS.
j Easily Trained and Often Show Considerable
Sagacity.
"Training dogs to assist the watchmen
and police is a very simple matter,"
said an old private watchman of
the city, who formerly walked a beat
In the South End.
"Tv>o-e liUo tho work. Then eniov
prowling around through alleys and
back yards and nosing into corners
and behind barrels and piles of boxes,
and their wonderful sense of smell
often enables them to locate an intruder
so securely hidden that his
presence would never be suspected
by a watchman.
"When I was walking a beat a large
Newfoundland dog began following
me of his own accord. I didn't encourage
him at first, but let him go
along on my rounds as much for company
as anything else. That dog
watched me like a detective and
seemed to understand everything I
did; followed me into every yard,
and in less than a week knew every
house that I was employed to watch.
"In ten days he was doing a large
part of my work. Of course he could
not try the doors, but after the first
round, when I tried all the doors and
saw that everything was right, all I
had to do was to send him in to
search the yard, and he did it thororoughly.
If anything was wrong he
barked and I ran in to see what was
the matter. Once a back door was
open. The gentleman of the houso
had come in late, left the door unlatched
and the wind blew it open.
Tne dog Knew 11 was wrong ana vain.ed
for me to come.
"Another time I heard him barking
in a back yard, and running in, found
he had cornered a man hiding behind
a pile of boards. The dog worked
with me for nearly three years. Every
evening, no matter what the weather
that dog was on hand at the patrol
box where I reported. On cold nights
we would go into an engine house to
warm, and while the dog enjoyed the
warming hour as much as I did he
was no skulker, but whenever I was
ready to go he was ready, too.
"I lost him because his owner moved
out of the city, but as soon as it
became known among the dog population
that he wasn't working his plage
^as taken by a hound that I had often
noticed following us in a furtive fashion,
as though he -would like to be of
the party, but didn't want to intrude,
and the new dog seemed from the
first to understand everything that
ought to be done and did it as well
as his predecessor."?St. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
PUTS THE "GINGER" IN.
The Kind of Food Used by Athletes,
A former college athlete, one of the
long distance runners, began to loss
his power of endurance. His experience
with a change in food is interesting.
"While I was in training on the
track athletic team my daily 'jogs
became a task, until after I was put
on Grape-Xuts food, for two meals a
day. After using the Food for twc
weeks I felt like a new man. My digestion
was perfect, nerves steady
and I was full of energy.
"I trained for the mile and the
half-mile runs (those events whicl:
require so much endurance) and then
the long daily 'jogs,' which before
had been such a task, were clipped of!
with ease. I won both events.
"The -Grape-Xuts food put me ir
perfect condition and gave me my
'ginger.' Xot only was my physical
condition made perfect, and myweight
Increased, but my mind was made
clear and vigorous so that I could
get out my studies in about half the
time formerly required. Now most
ail of the university men use GrapeNuts.
for they have learned its value,
but 1 think my testimony will not be
amiss and may perhaps help some one
to learn how the best results can be
obtained."
There's a reason for the effect ot
Grape-Nuts food on the human body
and brain. The certain elements in
wheat and barley are selected with
special reference to their power for
rebuilding the brain anu nerve centres.
The product is then carefully
and scientifically prepared so as to
make it easy of digestion. The physical
and mental results are so apparent
after two or three weeks' use as
to produce a profound impression.
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a reason."
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THE DIPLODOCUS SKELETON 11*
PITTSBURG?MR. CARNEGIE E
LICA TO THE GERM A
Pie Cutter.
A California man thinks that the
common method of dissecting pies by
the aid of the ordinary knife is too
slow and also too inaccurate for these
days of hustle and bustle. He came
to the conclusion that a specially designed
pie cutter was necessary for
the purpose, and consequently concluded
to devise one, the result of
his work being shown in the illustration.
This pie cutter comprises a
I base adapted to support a pie 01 tne
common size and shape.. Hinged
to the back of the box is the cutter
proper, consisting of a lever and the
knife blades. The latter are suspended
from the lever directly over
the place designated for the pie, and
are arranged to divide the pie into
six or more pieces at ouc operation
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of the lever. Families containing
many children would find this novel
pie cutter invaluable. As the pie
would be divided into pieces of ex- j
actly equal size, there would be no |
possibility of showing partiality, and
petty quarrels over who was to get
the biggest piece would be eliminated.
Too Hasty.
Governor Harris, of Ohio, said in
an after dinner speech in Columbus:
"This matter is a serious matter,
and it must be taken seriously. Haste
is a bad thing. It surely always
causes error.
"I used to know a manufacturer.
He was a good, honest man, but rather
strict, rather close. Furthermore,
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He was mcimea 10 De a niue uaoij.
"He had instituted in his mill a
system of fines?fines for lateness,
fines for mistakes, fines for spoiled
work, and so on.
"Well, in the rush season, happening
to awake one morning very early,
he wen: to the mill a little after
starting time. As he got out of his
automobile he saw a pale, haggard,
hollow-eyed man walk wearily
through the gate. I
" 'Aha, Joe Harris,' he shouted an-'
grily, 'ten minutes late, eh? Well,
- you're fined fifteen cents. Not a word
' now. That's the rule.'
" 'Take you're time, boss,' Harris
answered. 'I ain't knocked off from
yesterday, vet.' "?Washington Star.
A Judge's Sharp Tongue.
^ Many "\aint sayings of Lord
t Young, a famous Scotch lawyer who
> has just died, are being recalled by
the English press. Once a iittle adr
vocate who was slightly misshapen
i iioptiorj thp ereat lawyer beyond
i what his patience would stand, and
t finally pinned him on the exact meani
lng of a mark of interrogation. "I
y would called it," said Lord Young,
! fixing his eyeglass in his eye, * a little
crooked thing tha.. asks questions."
l It -ras not long ago that, looking
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GOVERNMENT.
across the table at a public dinner
at the over-rubicund cheeks and fishy
eyes of his opposite neighbor, he inquired
who the owner of the vinous
countenance might be and was told
he was the president of a water
trust. ~Aye," said L<ora loung, -wen,
he looks like a man that could be
trusted with any amount of water!"
Some one told Lord Young that the
House of Lords had on appeal affirmed
a decision of his. 44 It may
be right, after all," was his lordship's
reply.?Bellman.
The Happy Reign.
Happy, it has been said, is the people
that has no history. Yet more
happy the kings who are in the same
case. Recently Oscar II. of Sweden
visited a Stockholm school. He questioned
a pupil, the best of the class,
they had told the King.
"My little ?friend," said Oscar, "tell
me some remarkable fact of my
reign."
The child reflected, hesitated, was
greatly puzzled, then broke into sobs.
"Why do you cry?" said the King
gently.
"It is?it is, sire, be-cause I do not
know any remarkable fact?of your
reign."
"No more do I," responded the descendant
of Bernadotte."?Le Cri de
Paris.
Collector of Baby Pictures.
x utr x~xixluo ui vv aica yet
sions, next to shooting, are smoking
and stamp collecting. Another queer
hobby is collecting babies' photographs.
The more comical the face of the
baby the better its portrait pleases
His Royal Highness. He even colj
lects pictures of babies published as
advertisements by proprietors of in:
fants' foods. His collection of postI
age stamps is worth at least ?20,000.
So keen a philatelist is he that on
several occasions collectors have had
to thank him for throwing light on
uncertain scientific points concerning
the study of stamps.?Tit-Bits.
To Make Pencil Sharpener.
How can I make a simple pencil
point sharpener??B. K.
Take a paper dip, A, and a piece
of emery cloth, B. Fold the edges
over as shown. The pencil point is
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Pencil Sharpener in Use.
placed In the crevice and moved up
anci down, resulting in a point as lino
as may be desired. If tne pencil Is
revolved between the fingers while
sharpening a round point will be the
result.?Technical World Magazine.
Italian Submarines.
It is reported that, in consequence
of the success which attended the recent
trials of the Italian submarine
'Glauco in the open sea off Thranto,
at a depth of twenty-two fathoms,
the Italian naval authorities are disposed
to establish there a station for
? .i ? a n 11 awt
suDmannes. uwmg lu mc ouauunness
of the local waters, Venice is
far from being a satisfactory base for
carrying out trials with submarine
boats.?Engineer.
It has been calculated that the
cost of a muddy day in London is
something like $25,000.
3 DOWN THE CHINESE WALL.
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?W. Burnham.
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Suffered Ten Tears?Relieved In Three
Months.
MR. C. B. FIZER, Mt. Sterling, Kj., ~d
writes:
441 have suffered with kidney
and other trouble/or ten years past.
44 Last March I commenced using Peruna . %
and mntimjfid for three months. I have
not used it since, nor have I felt a pain. .
"I believe that I am well and I therefore
give my highest commendation to the cura- tive
qualities of Peruna."
Pe-ru-na For Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. H. Simser, Grant, Ontario, Can.,
writes:
"I had not been well for about four
years. I had kidney trouble, and, in
fact, felt badly nearly all the time.
"Tnis summer I got so very bad I
thought I would try Peruna, ?o I wrote to yet:
and began at once to take Peruna and
Manalin.
"1 took only two bottles of Peruna and
one of Manalin, and now I feel better than
1 have for some time.
"I feel that Peruna and Manalin cured 6
; me and made a different woman of me al- $g
together. I bless the day 1 picked up the
j little book and read of your Peruna."
It is the business of the kidneys tov ' f:%
remove from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There are times
when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is-exactly this sort of a remedy.
It has saved many people from disaster by
rendering the kidneys service at a time :-,l
when they were not able to bear their own
burdens. \ ?'1?S
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?*' A MISSOURI WOMAN ^
Tells a Story of Awful Suffering and
Wonderful Relief. *
Mrs. J. D. Johnson, of 603 West
Hickman St., Columbia, Mo., says:
"Following an operation two years
ago, dropsy set in, <4|
and my left side was '
/ShBBHb 30 swollen the doctor
f said he would have to ? :
tap out the water. ,
There was constant
pain and a gurgling . ; >
sensation around my f-'
heart, and I could not
raise my arm above tjz
my head. The kid- > 1
ney action was disordered
and passages of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice of my
husband I began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my
trouble has not reappeared. This is i .
wonderful, after suffering two years." V
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The best kind of neighbor to hare
is the kind that lets you forget they
are around.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething.aoftens thegums, reducesinflammation,
allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle
A friend is a person who has enough :
of everything you need to spare you
a little of it.
Cures Constipation, Diarrhoea. Convulsions,
Colic. Sour Stomach, etc. It Destroys Worms,
Aliays Feverisbness and Colds. It Aids Digestion.
It Makes Teething Easy, Promotes Cheerfulness
and Produces Natural Sleep. ' ^
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