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TEN
FOREIGNERS II
RUN 01 EAST
SIDE BANKS
Crowds Began to Form at 2 A.
M. Millions in Cash Ready For
Them---Used to it, Say Of
ficials.
New York.—Wit hdrawals of depos
jj It* from private ar:J Havings t>ankh
op flu 1 East Side, begun by foreigners
; ;-:iterdnv, a day after the suspension
1 of the three hanks of Abraham Kos*.
| continued without almtement today.
Two banka appeared to he most af
| footed by today’s run. Each had tak
|W ' steps overnight to meet the sttua-
Jlon. Each announced that all de
■positors were free to withdraw ac-
f counts in full. wlUiout giving wixty
days' notice. The only explanation of
the run* tvs* a general feeling of tin
easiness among the foreign horn de
positors Hi net* the closing of the Rass
henka
At 2 A. M.
C*rowd« began to form in line at 2
o'clock this morning outside the two
institution*, which fore the brunt of
j today’* run.
When the door* were opened the
| line* extended for several block*. It
1 was estimated that more than 1,500
depositors were waiting at each bank
The crowds neemed to augment as
i the day progressed. One of the two
bank* early In the forenoon adopted
the policy of paying depositors } 100
each and telling them to return In a
week for the remainder. The SIOO was
paid In silver dollars In each case.
This was the twelfth run In twenty
year* experienced hy one of the hanks.
Used to It.
"We are used to runs and have
learned to guard against them,” said
the president of this institution "1
bellevo the present run may last two
j weeks. We have millions In cash at
our disposal. One hank offered to lend
us sl/100,000 In cash this morning, hut
we did not need It.”
A number of smaller Institutions
were affected somewhat hy the tend -
! ency to withdraw deposits. The un
may feeling Boomed to be general
throughout the lower East Hide. No
one could explain It, least of nil the
depositor*. They simply wanted their
money.
RECITAL AT THE HAINES
INSTITUTE FRIDAY NIGHT
Announcement la made of a violin
recital to lie given at the Haines In
stitute tomorrow evening hy Kemper
Harrell, who Is an accomplished solo
ist and ha* Just returned from Eu
rope. The recital will he given for
the benefit es the nchool.
THOSE WHO GIVE THE MOST
There is the |hip Now at Last ! The Bands Were
Playing Gaily. Nobody, No Mothor Must Try to Hold
Back Her Son When the Country Calls.
"Come, DuM."
Mn. Dun*- buttoned her gloves and
went out, followait by her dog. Hho
took her usual walk down to the har
bor and stood long on tlio pier kuzliik
acmas the sen. IHibt ran back nnd
forth restlessly. Then she turned
abruptly and walked homeward. The
dog took his usual swim In the river
and ran ahu&d toward the house for
his rub-down.
Mrs. Pase was kneeling on the
floor rubbing the dog and petting its
wet fur fondly. At lost she laid her
head against that of the dog.
There were team In her eyes when
Bhe got up and went uiwtalrs to dress
for dinner. The gong sounded half nn
hour afterward and the tall, beauti
ful lady went into the dining room,
an Imposing, silent figure In hor black
evening gown.
Coffee was served In her boudoir
and Mrs. lhiae sat at the flreplao*
with her hooks and newspapers
The clock struck It. Mrs. Pane
shuddered and sat for a while gazing
into the fire, repressing a sigh. Then
Blip arose, gathered her things to
gether and switched the light on full.
On the wall was the portrutt of a
young officer In uniform.
“My dearest, my only hlg hoy—'
Mrs. Paae shivered and turned off the
light and pressed her hand against
her lips.
She saw the homo decorated In
honor of the son who had served his
country with honor. How she had
hurried down to the dock to be there
when the ship came In—that never ar
rlvod. Didn't he come th!a time? Yes.
there are some of his friend* with
Dubl. Tage?—“He asked ua to give
you hU lovs and not mourn for him
—« bull t —and he died for his coun
try
Mrs Pass straightened herself tip
and went to her bedroom.
Hhe had not yet realised what Tnge's
friend had said. Every day she went
down to the dock with Publ to look
for the ship
And people collected funds for
wounded soldiers, mothers and chil
dren They came to Mrs Pane. Had
rhe nothing to give now In her conn
trv'R hour of need?
Mrs Pane pad nothing. The ladlei
rs the committee looked around tn tha
rrmptuoualy furnished room and went
away shocked.
What did they want from a poof
w low who had lost her only son tu
this miserable war’
During one of her wandering* Mrs
P ar passed a wounded soldier sent
home from .he front. He was sitting
on a bench resting Publ ran up to
him, barked, but noon made friends
with hint and licked his hand. Mrs.
Paae called the dog and walked away,
lost In thought.
A few days later Mrg. Panes man
ri'Hi whs advertised In the papers as
tiring for es]e, with all It contained.
T.i n's not her gave everything she
I seed to lh» Red Cross and en
list cd herself as a nurae. She whs
II 1 promised to keep the dog so she
had It harnessed up to a smalt med
icine wagon following the ambulance.
Ti e hard work day and ntght broke
town Mrs Oaae'a health, she caught
i heavy odd on a battlefield, w hers
TWD TEARS FDD
ILL ST. WOLF’
New York. David Lamnr was to
day found guilty of impersonating
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of
Pennsylvania for the purpose of de
frauding J. P. Morgan & Co. and the
Cnited Slates Steel corporation. He
was immediately sentenced to serve
two years in the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta, Oa.
The Jury deliberated on the evidence
45 minutes.
FRENCH PARLIAMENT
IN PARIS DEC. 22ND
Paris, 3:10 p. m. The French
parliament haw been called to meet
in extraordinary session at Paris De
cember 22.
The members of the French cabinet
are to leave Bordeaux next week for
tills city, where they will put hem
selves at the disposition of the finance
committee of the chamber of deputies.
CONDITIONS QUIET
IN MEXICO CITY
Washington. Condition* In tho
City of Mexico were reported general
ly satisfactory In today’s reports to
the state department. Consul Hilll
mnn stated that no further molesta
tion of foreigners had occurred.
A dispatch by way of El l’aso dated
yesterdny stated that Provisional
President Cutlerrex and General Villa
had entered Mexico City. Consul Sti
llman's report mado no reference to
ttie entry.
15,000 IN MINERS’ STRIKE.
Cleveland, O. The subcommittee
of four miners and four operator* of
the eastern Ohio coal field, where
15,000 miners have been on strike since
April 1, last, adjourned at noon today
after falling to reach an agreement. A
report fin this dlHngTeement will he
made to the Joint conference this aft
ernoon.
CORONER’S JURY VERDICT.
Miami, Fla.—JThe . coroner’s .Jury
which ha* been Investigating the death
of A. A. Hoggs and his daughter, Mar
jorie, whose charred bodies were found
ten days ago In the ruins of their home
near here, today returned a verdict
that "death was due to unknown
causes."
AGAIN PROTESTS.
Washington, D. C.—Brigadier Clon
eral Bits* reported today that bullets
from Mexican snipers In Naco, Ro
nora, continued to strike In American
territory. He has again protested trt
(lovernor Maytorena to prevent shots
from being fired over the. border.
she lind gone to look for wounded,
and It was soon seen that the end was
near.
Somebody spoke to her of the great
sacrifices she bad made for her coun
try. but she did not understand. She
bad the feeling constantly that she
must go to the dock with Publ to look
for Tngo.
There was the ship now—at last!
The bands were playing gaily. How
splendid that Tage bad been at Ilia
front! Nobody, no mother, must try
to bold back her Hon when the coun
try calls. I,lst cn they are playing a a
air of victory the battle Is won
honor and country are saved —“Qh,
Tage—Tage!"
A smile came Into Mrs. Pane's face,
but r eye* never opened ngntn.
What Wc Buy From
Europe
Washington. The Pepnrtment of
Commerce today Issued a statement
showing the different kinds of arti
cles Imported Into the United States
from European countries. The com
pilation of theso data was matte nec
essary In order to Intelligently ans
wer the numerous queries received,
since the European war began, from
merchants and manufacturers In prac
tically every country In the world.
According to the r»q«>ri, the United
States is dependent upon England for
R large portion of the cotton goods
consumed In this count ry, approxi
mately J4.000.00U yards of cloth, valued
at $110,000,000 being imported Into the
United States annually.
(icrmany supplies the American
trade with a large quantity of chem
icals. nml last year sold $20,000,000
worth to United States merchants.
Other Important articles Imported
from Germany to the United States
are cotton goods, palm oil, potash,
salts, wood pulp, toys, machinery,
cutlery, gloves, silks. paper goods,
clover and sugar beet seed, rtee flour.
|cocoa, spirits, wines and malt li
quors.
France supplies the United States
with a large amount of luxuries,
among the most Important being silks,
art works, autos and wines We
also Import perfumeries, diamonds and
motion picture films from this coun
try. France contributes few necessi
ties to the United State*.
Italy supplies large quantities of
macaroni, fruits and nuts, olive oil.
prepared vegetables, cheese, still
wines, art wt rks, hats, argols and dis
tilled oil* Netherlands Is a leading
source of diamonds and wrapper to
bacco. ami also sends tis hides, fish,
spices, tin and paper stock. Belgium
Is our largest source of diamonds nnd
also sends us much rubber, hides and
furs, and linens Swltterland leads as
our source of Imported cotton laces
and watches, and Is Important in the
matter of cheese, silk goods and coal
tar. Ireland supplies huge quantities
of linens.
ITALY STILL TO
REMAIN NEUTRAL
London, 4:16 p. m. The R/sme cor
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph
company report* that at the opening
of the Italian parliament today Pre
mier Salandra stated there was no
new factor in the situation In the
course of development at present
which would prompt Italy to alter Its
policy of neutrality.
FOG DELAYS COAST LINER.
Charleston, S. C,— Dense fogs along
the Atlantic seaboard have delayed the
arrival of the Clyde Linor Mohawk,
bound for Charleston and Jackson
ville, from New York, twenty-four
hours, according to local office of the
steamship company. The Mohawk is
now due here tomorrow morning at 6
o'clock.
AFTER WALTER JOHNSON.
Coffeyville, Kas.—“l came here to
sign Johnson and expect to do so.” said
Joe Tinker, manager of the Chicago
Pederals, after a long conference hero
today with Walter Johnson, pitcher on
tel) Washington American League
team.
Immediately after the conference
Tinker attempted to get in communi
cation with President Woeghman of
the Chicago Pederals by telephone.
Pay State and County Taxes.
EFFECTIVENESS OF INUN
DATED LAND AS MEANS
OF DEFENSE
The Hague.—The apparent failure of
the Germans to force their way
through the regions Inundated along
the Yser Is making a great impres
sion in Holland. The public and the
newspapers cite this as a clear Indi
cation of the effectiveness of inun
dated land as a means of defense. The
Yser inundations were improvised at
the last minute, while the inundation
of the province of Holland is now in
complete working order. Large tracts
of land difficult to flood have been
submerged since the beginning of the
war, while the rest of the territory is
now a vast mass of wire entangle
ments and deep pits provided with
spikes and mines, all of which, when
covered with muddy water, will he an
Impregnable defense.
With the present high water from
the full rains the province of Holland
can he turned Into a marsh within a
few days, and the transport of cannon
made impossible. For the first time
since tin* beginning of the war the
government of Holland feels safe, and
Is convinced that the nations to the
oast and west will hesitate before en
tering an Impassable swamp which on
a smaller scale Is causing such ter
rible losses near the Yser.
Pay State and County Taxes.
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COUNTESS DE PAUW.
Lo* Angeles. Call. Only one day after
her ■rcaptanee of hint. Mrs. tiiulla M.
Singleton was married here to tho
fount U. A. M. it« i'attw. u taiuker of
The Hague, llolalml. Mrs. Singleton's
first husband was John Sing eton, who
overnight had changed from a poor
prospector to a millionaire by the loca
tion of ttic Yell « \sler mine He sotri
he would marry the "prettiest girt In thn
world." Ite chose Kste le Graham, of
Washington. Singleton built one of the
show places of I .os Angeles and furnish
ed It with a luxury thnt made Mm
known as "the Midas of the UaMTtc."
Hut the couple separated and MVs. stn
gteton went to Brussels to live. She
sued for divorce In February, IsHl, hut
dropped the suit. Singleton died May*
Srt last fount de Fauw came to this
country six month* ago and to Oil* city
three months later.
STINGY FELLOW!
First Maid---That rich young fellow
that's courting Miss Ethel is awful
stingy!
Second Maid- What makes you
jthink so?
First Maid—Why, I heard him say
to her. “A penny for vour thoughts,"
nnd he a millionaire, mind you!"
REQUIREMENTS.
“1 wonder if our boy w ill ever ho a
great man?"
"Well, he has one of the main char
actertstlea- he can't write a legible
sig nature,—Florida Tlmcs-U nlon.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
•BACK TO
THE FARM”
TV. The Modern Farm
Home.
' Ey c. V. ©MtGOIKY.
ICopyrlght, 1310, by American Pres* Asso
ciation.]
ONE of the chief reasons why
the girls and women of the
farm have occasionally long
ed in the past for the city Is
becuuse of the more convenient homes
that were found there. Many a farm
woman has had her life shortened by
carrying water from the well or the
spring, bending for hours at a time
over steaming wasiitubs and doing
other hard labor from which the (wom
en In town long ago were emancipated.
Today the modern farm home Is
fully as well supplied with conven
iences as the house in the city, and
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OONVENIUNCE TN THK FARM HOME —A WASH
ItOOM IN THIS CISt,LAH.
It Is done at less cost. The reason
that more homes are not provided with
such conveniences is that the farmers
huve grown used to doing without
them. They look forward to retiring
and moving to town, where they can
have all the modern conveniences
When they get there they will pay
dearly for them In the form of house
rent. To have them In the country
means a direct cash outlay, und too
often the farmer pleads tbnt he cannot
afford It. A little figuring would con
vince him that he need not do without
a few of these conveniences that make
life so much more pleasant for tile
whole family.
The tirst consideration in most parts
of the country is the heating system
Farmers are getting out of the habit
of using stoves, as they are finding
that the added convenience of a fur
nace or hot water heater, together with
the saving of coal or wood, will pay
for the installation. With a heating
system of this kind all the coal and
dust incident to building and keeping
up the fire are in the cellar. The whole
bouse can be heated for nbout what
It costs to heat two or three rooms
with stoves. There Is no need of crawl
ing out of bed tuto a cold room In rlie
morning. A pull on the chain will
open the draft, and In half an hour
or so the house is warm. The kitchen
also can be healed from the cellar, and
au oil stove can be used for cooking
An oil stove takes up less room, saves
fuel uud is much more comfortable lo
work over in the summer time.
A furnace has the advantage of
cheapness. It also furnishes fresh air
to the rooms, if properly put in. For
an eight room house a furnace can be
put iu for about $l5O. A hot water
system for the same house would cost
a trifle more than twice as much. The
hot wilier system has the advantages
of being cleaner and keeping a more
uniform heat Cheap coal will work
w ell in the boiler, thus considerably re
ducing the expense for fuel.
The next consideration is the water
system. A g)x>d water supply* under
pressure is not only a convenience, but
also a form of Insurance, since each
farm must furnish its own fire pro
tection. Some farm buildings are
built now of concrete and hollow tile,
but even then there Is always some
danger of fire. Au elevated tank is
one of the best means of supplying
pressure. Rome of the modern types
of silos are being built with a tank on
top A method that Is as convenient,
though a little more expensive. Is a
pneumatic tank ltt the cellar. The wa
ter Is pumped Into this and the air In
side compsessed. The air pressure will
lift the water to all parts of the house.
For power to pump the water a wind
mill may lx* used, or a hydraulic rant if
running water is obtainable. The most
reliable power Is n gasoline engine.
Nearly every really up to date modern
farm ha* its gasoline engine, which can
easily be made to combine pumping
with Us other duties. With n little
added expense the water system can
be made double, so that both hard aud
soft water can be obtained. For the
bathroom and the kitchen sink hot wa
ter 1* needed also, which can tie pro
ruled by n heater In the range or by a
separate oil heater
With a good water system installed
the work of the housewife is reduced
READ HERALD WANT ADS.
BO per cent. Coni ana hut water, either
hard or soft, is always at hand for
nse in the kitchen. The dishes can be
piled into the sink and washed in al
most half the time it took previously.
A wash room with permanent tubs
can be provided in the cellar. The
washing machine can be run with the
gasoline engine or with a water mo
tor. While a room of this kind may
not make washing exactly a pleasure,
It will reduce the labor more than
half. With a little planning a small
tank can be arranged in the kitchen,
so that all the water that is pumped
for the stock will pass through 1L This
is almost as good as an icebox.
A good bath and toilet room Is a
great convenience to ail the family. A
shower bath In one corner of the barn
will be gTeatly appreciated by the
boys at the close of a hot day’s work.
The wastes from the kitchen sink
and from the wash room can be run
into a tile and taken a«ay. For the
wastes from the toilet room a sewage
disposal plant will have to be pro
vided. The most convenient method is
the septic tank. This is an under
ground cement lined brick tank di
vided Into two compartments. As one
compartment fills it overflows into the
next Nearly all the solid substance
will be destroyed by bacteria, and the
water that flows,out at the lower end
can be disposed of through a tile drain.
The entire cost of a water system such
as the one described, with the com
pressed air tank, together with the
Bewage disposal plant need not be
much more than $250.
The cheapest method of lighting the
farmhouse is by acetylene gas. This
gas is generated by a machine in the
cellar and can be piped to all the
rooms and to the barn. If desired it
can be used also for cooking. The
average cost of Installing an acetylene
plant Is about S2OO. This Includes
lights in the barn and In the yard. It
costs little to run an acetylene plant
after It is once in. The average cost is
about a cent for a sixteen candle pow
er light for four hours. Acetylene is
the nearest like daylight of any kind
of artificial light and is Incomparably
better than the old fashioned oil lamp.
The newer types of acetylene lamp are
provided with a battery, so that they
can be lighted by merely turning a
button.
By going to a little more expense
electric light can be had on the farm.
If a gasoline engine 1s already at hand
the total cost of installing an electric
plant, with lights in house and barn,
need not he more than $375.
A few electric fans will make the
house comfortable in hot weather.
One convenience of the city. Ice, is still
lacking. The way the ice problem is
most satisfactorily bandied in the
country is for half a dozen neighbors
to build a co-operative icehouse. The
men club together and All it in the
winter, and a plentiful supply of Ice is
at hand all through the summer. With
a small additional expense a cold stor
age room can be built iu connection
with the icehouse for keeping meat,
poultry, eggs and fruit. In a number
of communities co-operative fresh
meat societies are successfully run.
The members toko turns killing a beef
or a hog, and fresh meat is supplied
all through the year at much less cost
than it could he obtained in the city.
The cost of a heating system, a wash
room, a vacuum cleaner, a hot water
attachment and other devices of that
sort is the same In the country as in
the city. The cost of the water and
sewage system in the country is about
$250. The cost of operating a water
system lu the country is much less
than the cost of city water.
Au electric lighting system for the
farm will cost from $375 up. The life
of such a system cau he figured safely
at twenty years. The storage batteries
will not last so long, but the rest of
the apparatus will last longer. This
would mean an annual depreciation of
$15.75. Interest at 6 per cent would
amount to $22.50. The cost of operat
ing the plant will depend, of course,
on the amount of electricity used. The
cost for lighting the average farm
house and barn for a year and furnish
ing electricity for sundry other pur
poses will not average more than $lO
for gasoline. This makes the total cost
for electricity $41.25 a year. In the
city the average cost for electricity
for an eight room house is about SSO a
year.
The cost of an icehouse and of pitt
ing up ice varies so much with condi
tions that it is hard to give any gen
eral figures. These can easily be ob
tallied for any particular locality, how-
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CROSS SECTION OF A SEPTIC TANK.
ever. It Is seldom that Ice put up In
tills manner costs as much tn the coun
try as iu town.
Tho farm home cun be dtted with
hot water heat, hot and cold water,
bath and toilet room, electric lights,
wash room In the cellur, etc., for
SI,OOO. The Interest on SI,OOO Is S6O n
year. Teu per cent for depreciation
and repairs Is SIOO a year. The saving
In coal will pay for the cost of run
ning the lighting and water systems
For $1(10 a year the fnrm home can be
provided with every modern conven
ience that the city home possesses.
By using n furnace and nn acetylene
system the annunl cost can be lowered
to about SSS. The city man pays that
extra $7 to sl4 u month and more In
Increased rent and thinks nothing of
It. The farmer Is beginning to realize
that It Is possible for him to live bet
ter, and he Is rapidly taking advantage
of the opportunity
READ HERALD WANT ADS.
HORSES AND SWINE.
Shoes should be reset every
four or six weeks, according to
the condition of the feet.
Don't forget to provide dry.
warm and well ventilated hog
houses.
Do not buy a borse that Is too
light for your work. You will
gain nothing by overburdening
bim. Lie will soon become un
sound and wear out.
Don’t feed the brood sow too
much corn.
If yoar horse falls don’t shout
at him or beat him; help him to
get up.
Raise horses for big money,
cattle for sure money and bogs
for quick money is an old say
ing and a good one.
MODERN METHOD OF
CATTLE FEEDING
I selected in my own neighborhood
a number of cows which I keep ail the
year, writes an Illinois breeder In the
American Agriculturist While these
cows are not the best individuals, they
are a fair sample of the eows found
in the corn belt 1 use a pyre bred
Angus bull on these grade dftvs for
my feeders, because lu my opinion 1
get a better type of calves nil black,
hornless, docile and excellent feeders.
It has been said that a pure bred
bull is half the herd, and this is espe
cially true when a pure bred sire is
used on grade cows. It does not make
much difference which breed the sire
Is chosen from. Whether he be Angus
Shorthorn or Hereford he should be a
pure bred and characteristic of the
breed which he represents.
When n farmer keeps on hand from
twelve to sixteen head of cows with
the same number of yearlings anri
suckling calves there Is naturally quite
a little expense Involved iu the w:n
of pasture, grain, hay and other rough
age. When laud Is soiling for S2OO i*
$250 an acre it seems almost a lositi
proposition to raise cattle, espeelall}
when corn Is making sixty bushels t<
the acre and selling at 00 cents a
bushel. However, the following meth
od has proved very successful with
me: The calves are allowed to run
with the cows during the summer and
early fall months, then they are wean
The Aberdeen-Angus are the cat
tle of the Scottish highlanders, it
Is believed that they originated some
300 hundred years ago from a cross
between the Galloway and the red
Durham. These cattle when well
fed are always smooth and ready
for slaughter. They make fine baby
beef and Have won more prizes at
the International Live Stock show
at Chicago in recent years than any
other breed. The illustration shows
a pure bred Angus bull.
ed and put by themselves on pasture.
Later lu the season they are allowed
the run of a stalk field nnd put up at
night and fed a r.itlou of grain and
silage. Iu this way they are kept In
a thrifty and growing condition during
the wluter.
The next spring, about the middle
of May, they are turned out on pas
ture for the summer. In the early fall
they are put In the feed lot nnd fed
for the market. As soon as the young
calves are weaned the majority of the
cows are dried up and are carried
through the fall and winter on pasture
and the stalk fields. They also get
such roughage ns Is raised on any
com belt farm. To keep a cow a year
Just for her calf necessitates the rais
ing of n enif of the right beef type.
If a cow falls below my standard she
is disposed of nnd another procured in
her place. A good calf at six or seven
months should weigh easily 500 pounds
Hogs Following Cattle.
The number of hogs to follow a steer
will depend on the method of feeding
Borne farmers feed the steers more
com than they will eat nnd run extra
hogs, figuring on the hogs getting the
waste. While this may be a good pol
Icy when corn Is cheap. It Is doubtful
If It should be practiced with high
priced grain. It is usually best to fig
nre on about one shoat per steer when
shelled corn is fed and two when ear
com Is fed. In case the com Is ground
or soaked, or silage Is used, the nutn
ber of hogs necessary would be less
The aim should be to run enough bog*
to clean up ull the waste corn.
Sheep to Test Various Feeds.
Three hundred lambs, averaging
flfty-flve pounds each and costing S6.NO
per 100, or about $4 each, will be used
by the Hnlmai husbandry department
of the Kansas Agricultural college this
winter In nn attempt to answer these
■'iiestions:
What Is the comparstivo feeding
.■nlue of alfalfa and cowpea hay?
What 1* the difference between com
tod kaffir for fattening purposes?
llow does silage compare with dry
feed?
tVhnr Is the difference In feeding rni
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3.
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
SHEEP RAISING PAYS.
Whan PropeHy Cared For They Ar«
Valuable Farm Animals.
Tho principles of sheep husbandry
must first be learned in order to bo
successful In the business and derive
a profit, writes a correspondent of the
American Cultivator. That sheep are
valuable on a farm Is certainly true.
The fertility of any land which is run
down can very quickly be built up
again if sheep are placed upon it For
this reason the sheep has its proper
name, the ‘‘golden hoof.” It may be
mentioned right here that sheep will
never thrive and do well If kept on
low, wet, marshy land. They will al
ways Improve the fertility of the land
on which they ate and by co means
ever lower it.
It is an undisputed fact that the
manure of sheep is much richer than
The Hampshire breed of sheep,
which somewhat resembles the
Shropshire, is increasing in popu
larity in this country. It has many
points commending It as a farm
breed. One of its strong charac
teristics is the rapid growth made
by tho lambs when young. Hamp
shires are the largest of the me
dium wool breeds. They are heavy
animals and for grazing on rough
land are perhaps not so well adapt
ed as some of the lighter and more
active breeds. The picture shows a
prize winning Hampshire ram.
that of other live stock, with the ex
ception of that of chickens. And
furthermore, they themselves spread
the manure more evenly on the land
than any manure spreader can do that
has as yet been invented. A good
heavy crop of grain, corn or vegetables
may be expected when a coat of sheep
manure has been applied ou the land.
Another advantage of keeping sheep
is that they are very fond of weeds
nnd will eat some of them In prefer
ence to good grass. Authorities claim
that sheep will eat over 400 of the
700 different kinds of weeds which
grow on our farms. Many times they
will also eat the waste grass around
fences and corners which is left by
other stock.
It is a general eomplatnt nowadays
all over the country that competent
labor is very scarce, but It must be
said that at the time when the farmer
Is busiest with his piowiug, seeding,
cultivating and harvesting, his sheep
will cause him the least amount of
work, and thus may be called labor
6avers. If at this time they have
enough grass to eat, good fresh water
to drink and have access to salt at alt
times they will be fully satisfied.
AVOID FROZEN ROOTS.
Frost Bitten Vegetables Are Unsafe
Peed For Live Stock.
“■Never feed frost bitten potatoes,
roots or other vegetables to live stock;
the risk is too great”
This Is the advice or an experienced
stockman who knows of the trouble
nnd even losses which are almost cer
tain to follow feeding frozen food of
any kind.
“At this time of the year farmers are
often tempted to utilize waste vege
tables and roots by feeding them to
cores, hoptng that no harm wtU result
If the roots have been frozen trouble
naturally follows.
“The introduction of heavy, drifted
vegetable matter into the stomach of
an animal naturally causes a sudden
reaction, and it to not unlikely that the
food value of the material Is much re
duced. Stockmen cannot afford to take
any chances tn feeding frozen vege
tables to their bento and flocks.”—Wis
consin Experiment Station.
Distemper In Horses.
Distemper in a horse will run a full
course and cannot be stopped by the
use of medicine. Any symptoms which
appear should be treated according to
their severity. The use of proper grain
feeds and a course of tonics is about ail
that U necessary In mild cases. If ab
scesses appear In the region of the
throat these, of course, should be open
ed. well drained and the cavities Hush
ed -with an antiseptic solution. As a
treatment for intestinal worms give a
pint of raw linseed oil to which has
been added one ounce of turpentine,
the same to be given for three consec
utive days. Following this give a
tablespoonful twice dally of a mixture
of equal parts of salt powdered Iron
sulphate and sulphur for ten days.
Hint For Hog Raieers.
It ts a common mistake with many
to try to keep too many sows, or more
than they can give proper attention
to Wiring the periods of pregnancy,
birth and stickling. During all three
periods they must be cared fot* cor
rectly ir good results are expected
with the Hffpra
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