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WOMAN’S ®
® REALM.
WOMEN MAKE HOMES.
nicy Take L'p Abnnuoned Farina and a
Hural Kxtatencc.
The problem of the “ahatrfloneil" or
“ruu-ilowu" farm iu New Hampshire is
finding at least a partial solution, as
simple as it Is characteristic of the
times. These places are being redeemed
and beautified in considerable numbers
by Intelligent single women from Hus
ton and elsewhere, some of whom
sjiend only tlielr vacation in the coun
try. Within a circuit of about twen
ty-fire miles, among the foothills of the
White Mountains, one who has the en
tree of these delightful homes may
visit several.
These women, and others similarly
occupied, many of whom are well
known and well educated, are distinct
ly recognized in the farming communi
ties where they liuve become property
holders as residents to la* counted upon
when public Improvements are to he
■undertaken, and public opinion Is to
be formed.
One woman, for example, who has
for the present given up her profession
on aceouut of her health, has bought a
farm of rather exceptional value, lie
cause It includes fertile ‘•intervale"
land. On this she raises large hay
crops. She has put dormer windows
into the quaint old house that site
found In the pluce, fitted It up with old
fashioned furniture, put settles beside
the big fireplace In the living room,
hung a crane and kettles In it. and
placed odd old paintings and prints on
■the walls. Here she entertains sum
mer boarders and winter house parties.
Another woman farmer. Miss 1!., lias
come from the West and established
herself on so high u hill that she Is un
usually safe from intrusion. She raises
an abundance of fruit and vegetables
of unexcelled quality and enough hay
for her stock. With her own hands
she makes the delicious butter served
on her table. One man can do her
outside work. One strong woman docs
the heaviest work of the household,
and with no temptations to spend her
wages, she is making money. Her
mistress Is not doing this, but she is
making enough to live on, and Is spend
ing her days amid glorious mountain
views. In dust free and ozone charged
air, where her relatives and friends
from Car and near are only too glad to
join her In summer. In winter she has
time for congenial pursuits.
Within neighborly distance of this
place yet a third woman has bought
.1 farm, ns an Investment rather than a
home. She goes up in the early sum
mer to do the needed repairs and
cleaning and to gel her quaint old stuff
Into Its most effective positions. Then
she leaves It for the tenant, who has
seen her advertisement and lias come
hundreds of miles, perhaps, to this spot
hidden among orchard and forest
trees, far from any much traveled
road.
One enterprising woman has made
her house an absolute model of com
fort and beauty—an object lesson to
farmer folk and city people alike, and
both come from miles around to see
ft. She Is Improving her place In many
ways; valuable timber is carefully
guarded; wild fruit trees arc being
grafted; rare plants, like Labrador tea.
are cherished; comfortable benches are
placed where specially flue views of
■the mountains are commanded. Many
varieties of wild berries, reindeer moss,
‘curious ground pines and other plants
native only in high altitudes add their
interest to the place, while massive
granite bowlders and gleaming quart/,
ledges add their picturesque charm.
In another part of the State a young
woman, who is an amateur artist, has
converted an abandoned farm Into an
oil-year-round home of such elegance
and proportions as to suggest an Eng
lish estate. Landscape gardening is
a conspicuous feature of her undertak
ing. She raises cattle, horses and
sheep on a considerable scale, and goes
so far us to have her wool woven Into
fabrics and designs of her own selec
tion. —New York Tribune.
The Qooi|.Sutured Woman.
I The woman of a thoroughly good-
I natured disposition has a far broader
I field in which to exert her influence
than her serious minded sister. The
former radiates her personality with
that sunny, intangible something tiiat
always makes for herself a score of
friends where the latter looks on and
wonders what the magnet can be.
When adversity faces the man with
ibe goou-uatuivd wife, that is the wom
an who can smile anti see the “other
aide” even in the gloomiest aspect, it
is he who looks to tlie good-hum trial
♦tide of the household for his consola
tion. says the Boston Post.
The woman who smiles when ethers
frown Is the woman who reaps tlie
richest harvest aud finds in life the
greatest Opportunities, the lightest re
sponsibilitie.; and the acme of all her.
truest aud mod womanly aspirations,
for the woman who smiles secs light
and infinite good in everything and ev
erybody. She accepts the Inevitable
with a hearty, cheery laugh, ami causes
the shadows to dissipate and hie away
to other quarters. Women learn valua
ble lessons from a smile, while men
silently adore the possessor, and all
because she is capable of manufactur
ing sunshine where ill-hunor before
existed.
Good hnmor establishes an equili
brium when all else fails. It adjusts
relations between husbands aud wives,
mother and children, and mistress and
maid.
It is the lever of success, the fulcrum
♦£ all happiness iu the home, the peace-
maker between nations. It is the rec
ognition of love above all tilings else,
and Is the golden key that unlocks all
doors. Without It life Is a desert, a
dreary nothingness; for, devoid of tlio
smiles and good nature of woman,
the whole world assumes whatever the
serious minded pessimist may make it.
Style* of Walking Skirl.
There are three new styles of walk
ing skirt, says tlie Chicago Journal.
One is short, about an inch above the
floor, and has a hip yoke.
Another Is two Inches from the floor,
severely plain and with slotted seams
and Just enough flare at the bottom to
give It a modish effect.
The third almost touches the floor,
and in the back lias n little train of
about three inches. Third style isn't
for rainy weather, and is amenable to
the side-clutch, lieing light-weight at
the border on account of its handed
plainness. This long walking skirt
that must lie held up seems to Is- de
signed as a convenience to wear in the
street when the wnik ends in a house
affair of an informal sort, not particu
larly dressy, hut to which the long
skirt is adapted.
You know any woman Is more at
tractive in a long skirt than in the
short type -this lightweight, long walk
ing skirt is next best to a regularly
trained one as to a becoming appear
ance.
A Brave Woman.
The French Academy has awarded
the Audlffred prize of 15,000 francs to
a woman—Mine. Meyrier, wife of the
French Consul at Dlarbeklr. The Con
sul and his wife were present in that
town at the time of the Armenian mas
sacres. in 1805, says the Westminster
Gazette. Mine. Meyrier sheltered, foil
and cared l'or more titan 700 Armenian
refugees in the Consulate building,
which was several times besieged, M.
Meyrier and his staff repulsing the
Turkish assailants time after time.
This lasted twelve days, and when all
Immediate danger had disappeared the
rescued Armenians left, showering
blessings on the heads of their saviors.
Six months litter Mine. Meyrier led a
caravan of 000 Christians to the coast,
a fortnight's journey. The valiant
woman led the band on horseback,
with her four children following In a
litter, anil passed witli her party
through the midst of hostile tribes.
She reached the coast in safety, with
all the refugees under her care.
Coats For Bullion.
Long cloaks are fashionable again for
small babies; they are made of silk or
cloth. These have generally a coat
to wear under them, but may lie in
themselves. If made with inter lining
or wadded lining, quite warm enough.
The objection, of course, is that the
baby’s hands cannot get out. but for
a tiny baby it: Is often well to keep the
hands covered. In very cold weather.
All white should tic used until a child is
a year or two old, and even then if Is a
mistake to use anything but light col
ors. Cloth coats, ribbed silk, bengaline
and poplin are all fashionable, and the
style is the same for one aud all. No
coat or other garment that a baby
wears should he made In a way that
will not, allow of Its being cleaned fre
quently.—Ha riier’s Baza r.
Women in Holland.
The right of mothers as well as
fathers to decide regarding the domi
cile. choice of profession and marriage
of.mlnor children has been recognized
legally by the Dutch Parliament. Hol
land has also passed a law by which
women may be appointed guardians of
children not their own.
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TO WEAR
Gray .shades are known as storm,
cloud, pearl, moonlight and monkey.
Visionary blue is a delicate tint with
a hint of gray that is very effective.
Holland bows of delft blue satiu
promise to figure largely as a hair dec
oration during the season.
Anew fancy i:t auto wraps, also
English, is a coat of white hair seal
lined with flannel iu check effect.
Prime shades iu combination with
violet and lighter toned purple are used
to some extent In autumn millinery.
One of the daintiest things in neck
wear is a French stock of white lottis
ine silk combined with linen cord and
hand work.
An English novelty in motor coats is
of brown frieze, leather lined and set
tff with leather buttons. The wide
cuffs are lined with fur.
Some of the new felts in ivory and
white are exceedingly picturesque, as
are the Lamballe shapes iu white and
pastel tinted silky leaves.
Short coats of fur will he much worn
aud considerable is anticipated for gray
squirrel and moleskin, relieved by col
lars of white cloth, embroidered.
Quito tho newest neck bow is lightly
bowed iu order to hold the lace stock
upright. The bow is set at the back of
the neck, and is in reality a very full
rosette of black baby velvet. x
Trimmings cover a wide range aud
Include guipure, appliques in white and
colored cloth, oriental embroideries iu
tinted worsteds, braiding, long tassels
and cord aud chenille aud crochet
cords.
As garniture for dark cloth costumes
exquisite designs in decorative easL
mere have iioen introduced woven on
plain pastel tinted cashmere bands iu
delicate tones cf yellow, brown, bla*\
green and pi-ik
FARM m
9 MATTERS.
Helcctlng Seed Corn.
To save seed corn select the ripest.
Heaviest, earliest ears, and front the
strongest and most prolific stalks. In
this manner the corn can be Improved
every year, and at a very little expense
and care.
Restoring Worn Out Soil*.
When soils are partially abandoned
because of tlie expense of restoring
them by the purchase of fertilizers,
the farmer has at his command the op
portunities of green manures. The old
system of farming was to recuperate
the soil by allowing it to rest for a
year or two, by not compelling it to
produce a crop.
Stones in tlin Barden Sail.
Don't be impatient to get all the
small stones out of your garden soil.
Any as large as a baseball should cer
tainly be taken out, but the smaller
slimes, especially those the size of a
marble, help the soil by keeping it
loose, allowing good circulation of
ivater and helping to warm it some
what. This is especially valuable
where an early crop is wanted.
Haring a Specialty,
It is not a had plan for any farmer
:o have some specialty aside from his
regular crops, If he is not too short for
help. Among the things to he suggest
ed a small area itt someone fruit
would be within reach of nil. This
would afford a profit in the majority of
seasons, and every now and then
comes a year when a fruit crop is
worth a very handsome sum.
Improving Poor Land.
Poor land can never be improved un
less something is added to if. It is
cheaper to allow flute, in the effort to
grow crops to he plowed under, than
to attempt to take a scanty crop front
the land. When the land is poor the
manure should be concentrated on
smaller areas, and allow a portion of
the land to go uncropped until manure
can be given to It. Time will be saved,
however, by using green mamtrial
crops and fertilizers. The farmer who
pays taxes on poor land taxes himself
unnecessarily.
Tramping Seed Into tlin Faith.
Peter Henderson some years ago
called attention to the use of the feet
in planting vegetable seed in dry
weather. If small seeds are sown aud
loosely covered with dry earth they of
ten fail to germinate, or. Just after
germination, they lie and perish. If.
however, the earth is compressed about
the seed at the time of planting, such
drying does not occur, and the seeds
germinate well, even when the ground
is very dry. To lie sure, if the ground
is full of moisture, this method would
not bo followed.
Oiling- Harness.
It Is a good plan to keep harness
well oiled, as it will make it wear
longer and keep it soft and pliable and
much more easily handled. Soft, well
oiled harness will stand more pulling
than a set that has not been oiled. It
takes the life and toughness out ofl
leather to use it without oiling. The
cost of the oil anil the work of apply
ing it will be saved many times by the
harness lasting longer aud the saving
in repairs. The harness can ho oiled
some wet day when little else could
be done, and the time consumed in
doing it will hardly be missed.—The
Epitomist.
TetnptrKltirß For lines.
Bees should be kept at a temperature
ranging from forty-two to forty-five
degrees above zero, and the hives
should he dry. The light should be
excluded us much as possible and the
hives should not be exposed to sudden
changes of temperature. An ample
supply of honey should be left for the
support of the bees during the winter.
It is not necessary to put the hives
under shelter until winter approach on
and if the colony in each hive is not
strong it will he of but little service
until it recovers in the spring. Too
much warmth iu winter is not con
ducive to success.
Salt In tho Mnnnrfi Heap.
Salt iu the manure heap will prove
beneficial. As lutinit contains a large
proportion of salt, and also a percent
age of crude sulphate of potash, it may
be mixed with the manure by turning
the heap over, care being taken that all
portions of the manure be sprinkled
with the kainit. It prevents loss of am
monia to a certain extent and adds
potash to the manure, while salt at
tracts moisture and serves as' an aid
to prevent "fire-fanning” of the man
ure. Whenever manure is tinned over
the coarse materials should he placed
in the centre in order that they may
more quickly be decomposed.
Tho Hav Press.
The farmer who has more hay than
barn room will find it a good invest*
■ limit to have a hay press that he m y
| put it into smaller hulk, so that there
| will be room for it in the barn, instead
lof stacking it out of doors. It will
| keep better, and if he has any to sell it
| will be more easily handled and sell
; more readily at a better price. If one
j cannot afford to buy a press, let thc-o
| in a neighborhood who are likely to
| want to use it unite in owning. The
: hay may Iv stacked until the cutting
: and curing is over with, if one does not
wish to run tiie press in haying time.
] but the quicker the stack is reduced to
; bales the better.
Increasing Fertility of the Farm.
The profit from farming comes in
slowly, aud several years may elapse
' before the farmer is aware that his
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
farm pays. This Is ilae to the fact that
fertility In the soil is cumulative, the
results of the first year being but lit
tle, apparently, though every year
thereafter the farm will increase in
productive capacity. The system' of
farming practiced will also Influence
the future of the farm. Where stock
is a specialty tiie results are nearly al
ways excellent, anil rotation of crops
aid in giving a profit, but the largest
gain is when the farmer uses fertilizers
liberally and gives his attention to the
preservation of ihe manure produced
on the farm.
Cheaply Made Open Stint.
An open shed is almost a necessity in
raising chicks, both as protection from
showers and cold winds and for a shel
ter at night. One can very easily lie
made in the fashion shown in the cut.
Lapped boards form the roof. One end
of each rafter rests upon the ground,
while two posts support the other ends.
The ends of the shed are boarded tip.
the whole taking not more than half
an hour's work, while the whole can
quickly be taken apart at the end of
the season.—New York Tribune Farm
er.
Int**iiHive Farming.
Intensive cultivation lays up for the
future just as much as the Improve
ment of a piece of property in a good
neighborhood increases the valuation
of the Until for the future. One might
make annual outlays for improving
property, and not get actual returns
for two or three years. So in the sys
tem of intensive cultivation the returns
may he several years ahead. In the
matter of the soil one finds that the
land improves through intensive culti
vation slowly but surely, and while
we may not be able to see the improve
ment this year or next it will in time
come. Some soils are hi such poor
condition lhail it requires at least two
or three seasons to make them re
spond to in tens! v systems of culture.
Likewise some crops do not respond
quickly to the careful selection of seed
and thorough cultivation.—Mk-higa)
Farmer.
of Fallen Lftutf*.
Forest leaves make an excellent bed
ding for stables, and at the same time
otto of the richest fertilizers. It is not
good policy, however, to gather the
leaves front a piece of woodland, as
such action will in time exhaust the
soil and cause injury to the trees.
When the loaves blow into ravines
they may l>? gathered and used at tlie
barn. Dry leaves, held In place by a
few boughs, make an excellent protec
tion for such vegetables as lettuce,
spinach, onions, etc., ns are wintered in
the open air. Leaves forked in about
young trees keep the soil loose and pro
mote rapid growth. Leaves thrown
into the scratching pen where chickens
arc confined in.winter are excellent to
give them exercise in hunting for their
food. They also are excellent for dos
ing the crevices in old liens where
chickens, jdgs, etc., may he confined In
winter. When leaves are yearly re
moved from a lawn it is necessary to
return to the soil n fertilizer equivalent
In value to the leaves removed. Dr.
George G. Groff. In New York Tribune
Farmer.
Docs Farm in jc l*ay?
The question as to whether farming
pays is not fundamental. It is merely
incidental. A necessary occupation
must pay. Too often it is answered in
Site negative by the mere eiting of
eases iu which farming is tinremunera
tive. The abandoned farms of New
England may not pay. else they might
not have been abandoned. Yet even
here there may he a fallacy. Perhaps
the farm that has ceased to be profit
able under the old system of farming
may he made to pay under anew sys
iom. Strictly speaking there are prob
ably no abandoned farms In New Eng
land. There may be a change in own
ership and in methods, but the lands
still yield it crop for somebody. They
have not reverted to the public domain.
The management of land is undergoing
a radical change. This change may
result In hardships to the individual
who will not accent the netv order, but
it works to the betterment of the farm
and consequently of the community.
Farming pays even though a farmer
here and there may fail.—F. H. Sweet,
in The Kpltomlst.
Ilia Hint w Strawberry Ttetls.
Very rarely have we had a season
more conducive to the growili of weeds
in the strawberry beds than tills has
been. Wo could not get iuto the gar
den to root out the win ds t'or weeks at
a time, and the consequence was that
the plants were almost swamped. He
roic treatment was required to clear
them out. But we have dons'it. First
wo went over the plot with a scythe,
cutting down all tlie grass, ragweed
and other rout staff. This was raked
off and drawn away on the stone boat.
Then we put a good team and plow in
and threw the laud bottom up. berry
plants and all. This was followed by
tiie harrow. This left a good seed bed
for the new plants. Those we took
front the old lied of this summer. A
nice lot of runners had grown up be
tween the rows, and these we trans
ferred to the new bed. A fine shower
coming on shortly after we had finished
the work of transplanting helped to
give the new plants a start. Now we
will go through the rows with a culti
vator as often as needed, and also
through the rows of last year's plants
we will save over for one year more.
\ It has been hard work, but we are sure
jit will pay well.—E. L. Vincent, in New
i York Tribune Farmer.
Draiirngfl ot Our Pub 1c ltoadi.
FROM a recent publication of
the United States Office of
Road Inquiries we take the
and following:
An essential feature of good roads is
good drainage, and the principles or
good drainage remain substantially the
same, whether the roads Ik- construct
ed of earth, gravel, shells, stones or as
phalt. The first demand of good drain
age is to attend to the shape of road
surface. This must be "crowned" or
rounded up toward the centre, so that
there may be a fall from the centre to
the sides, Ihus compelling the water to
flow rapidly from the surface into the
gutters, which should be constructed
on one or both sides, and from there
iu turn be discharged into larger and
more open channels. Furthermore, it
is necessary that no water lie allowed
to flow across a roadway: culverts,
tile, stone, or box drains should be pro
vided for that purpose.
In addition to being well covered and
drained the surface should he kept as
smooth as possible, that is. free from
ruts, wheel tracks, holes or hollows.
If any of these exist, instead of being
thrown to the side the water is held
back aud is either evaporated by the
suu or absorbed by the material of
which the road is constructed. In the
latter case the material loses its solid
ity, softens and yields to the impact of
the horses' feet, and the wheels of ve
hicles. and. like the water poured upon
a grindstone, so the water poured on a
road surface which is* not properly
drained assists the grinding action of
tlie wheels in rutting or completely de
stroying the surface. When water is
allowed to stand on a road the holes
and ruts rapidly increase in number
and size: wagon after wagon sinks
deeper until the road finally becomes
utterly had, and sometimes impassa
ble, as frequently found in many parts
of the country during the winter sea
son.
A Grand Trunk Highway.
It is gratifying to learn, through a
report recently made by W. L. Dickin
son, Treasurer of the New York and
Chicago Rond Association, and also
through Albert A. Pope, its President,
that the preliminary steps taken to ac
complish tiie construction of a continu
ous highway from New York to Chica
go have brought highly satisfactory re
sults. Treasurer Dickinson, who has
lately completed a tour of the route to
he followed by the new road, states
that the different authorities of the
towns and counties to tie traversed by
the thoroughfare are heartily for the
project, and promise to aid it to the ex
tent of their power.
Statistics show that good roads ag
gregating 350 miles in length already
exist along the proposed route, which
Indicates that only about 500 miles of
new road will need to be built in order
to connect the two cities in tlie manner
desired. The laws governing the con
struction of such a highway appear to
present, no obstacle, except in the State
of Indiana, where, it Is said, they will
have to be amended slightly before the
plan can lie carried out.
An important feature of the Treasu
rer’s Investigation was his discovery
that the various town and county offi
cers with whole he consulted appre
ciate thoroughly the benefit they will
derive from the highway when it is
completed. They do not overlook the
fact that this great avenue, together
with the many branch roads which will
diverge from it. will greatly increase
the value of their property by facilitat
ing transportation, and will also add.
iu a general way. to their domestic
prosperity.
We hope that the prediction made
some weeks ago by the association's
Vice-President that "within three or
four years a grand trunk highway be
tween New York and Chicago will he
an accomplished fact.*' will ho ful
filled. anil, judging from the zeal and
success which have attended the move
ment so far it will be.
Good KoatU Pamjtaign.
There have been many practical in
fluences at work as aids to the good
roads movement, but the farmers have
been unusually conservative in lending
their co-operation to the effort to bring
about a change in tlie laws governing
the payment of highway taxes, and
they have not taken an active part in
the movement which seeks a reform in
the way these taxes are expended. Al
though farming communities are the
ones principally interested in good
highways, aud the pockets of the
farmers are directly benefited by
cheapening the cost of hauling their
products to market, they are prone to
adhere to old methods, and are appre
hensive that the expense of a change
in the method of building and main
taning roads will fail upon them with
out resulting compensating benefit-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Makes Distance Shorter.
Tiie distance a farmer lives from
market is not a question of miiev but
of the roads he must travel to reach
there. llow many hours and how
many horses does it require to haul a
load to market. When thus measured
ten miles of a good, smooth highway
are not as long as a few miles of mud
and stone.
Monotonous Poverty.
Poverty would become monotonous
if oue didn't have to stop hustling for
bread and meat occasionally In order
to hustie for a few other things.—New
York Herald. - —.
Stock Notes.
Cleaning Hog Houses.
Arrange the pig pens so that they
can be cleaned casi'y and supplied with
fresh liedding. A hog house should be
cleaned every day, otherwise it tvil!
soon become filthy and harbor disease
germs, if this is properly attended to
it is no more work to clean the pig pen
every morning than it Is to clean the
horse stable.
A Ration For Dmbl.
The Massachusetts station says that
they have proved that linseed meal#
cottonseed meal and Chicago gluten
meal have about the same value for
feeding lambs, and the change does not
materially affect the cost of the ration.
Buffalo gluten feed and Chicago maize
feed have about equal value and cost.
The dry matter in four pounds of ensil
age is about equal to that in one pound
of good rowan. Lambs that had a nu
tritive ration of one pound of protein
to 4.7 of carbohydrates made a greater
gain to live weight and manure of bet
ter quality titan when the ratio was
one of protein to seven of carbohy
drates.
A Winter Barn Window.
Where manure is thrown out of a
tie-up window the latter is likely to be
a board fitted to slide in the window
casing. This is not so tight but that
cold air may enter, while tlie tie-up is
BHCTTEK ron A STABLE WINDOW. |
kept unhealthily dark. The cut shows j
a better method. The sliding window ;
is of glass, while a hinged hoard shut- j
tor outside can lie let down at night to !
keep out cold air. This shutter is set j
at an angle so that its own weight will .
keep it closely shut or it may shut flat j
against the casing and he kept tightly j
closed by::hook. -Orange Judd Ffirmer. !
Cattl* Tnberflulosii.
Tuberculosis among cattle is. with- ;
out doubt, frequently caused by con- ;
lining the animals in dark, damp and j
poorly ventilated barns. Sunlight anil -
fresh air are the most effective de- j
stroyers of the germs of disease known j
to mankind, and after disease has once ;
obtained a hold upon any lieing. I
whether human or brute, nature, if ,
aided by daily access to plenty of sun- I
light and fresh air, will do more to of- j
feet a cure than all the doctors and !
veterinary prepare* a-ns in existence !
combined. But as prevention Is al- 1
ways better than a cure, precaution
should he taken to prevent the spread i
among our animals of such a disns- !
Irons disease as tuberculosis by keep
ing the animals in well lighted and :
well ventilated barns. For those con- j
teuiplating new barns it will be wise j
to take Into consideration the advisa
bility of having them well lighted In
putting in numerous windows.
dows will not cost more per square
foot than other parts of the building,
but they will do so much to maintain
the health and comfort of the animals
at a time of the year when they will
appreciate all the sunshine they can
get. -L. O. Folio, in The Epitomist.
Selection of Breed*.
Any breed wNI lose Its prestige if the
selection of the best Individuals is not
strictly adhered to, and all breeders
rely more upon the exjiloits of certain
members of their herds or flocks than
upon the whole, for. no matter how
careful the breeder may ho, or how ju
diciously he may mate his animals, he
will have some that will fall below the
standard of excellence. If the expe
rienced breeder of pure-lired stock is
compelled to continually select and
breed from the best sires and dams it
should be more Important for the
farmer not only to improve with pure
bred sires, but to use only the best to
he obtained. But the mujority of farm
ers are disposed to purchase the "culls"
of the breeder for breeding purposes,
and are disappointed If they do not se
cure good results. It is never profit
able to use an inferior animal for any
purpose, more especially when grading
up a herd or flock, as the hotter the
sire the greater his influence.* Worth
less sires should rather be avoided, as
they entail loss of time, labor ad
money. The male Is "half of the
herd," for every young animal partakes
of his characteristics, its value depend
ing more upon the excellence of the
sire and the advancement of the herd
and in exact ratio with the influence of
that parent. Pedigree is a safeguard
and protection, but pedigree alone is
not to he relied upon. Tlie form, dispo
sition. health and other Indications
must assist in selection, but. as some
sires can give no evidence of their
value until tried, the pedigree should
never be overlooked, as it points out
the several families among breeds that
have excelled and also the best individ
uals among those families. Every
farmer should endeavor to he a brood
er. and also to breed to a standard of
excellence by selecting the best to be
obtained of any breed.—Philadelphia
Record.
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Press. -
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