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Whc.e (he Profit Lies. In tho last bulletin of tho Minnesota Experiment Station, No. 07, Prof. Haecker gives some interesting tables which Ulustrato forcibly tho money value- of form In tho dairy cow. In pursuing his experiments In milk pro duction, Prof. Haecker gathered to gether a group of cowb having a ten dency to lay on flesh, and another of cows spare and angular. Each group of cows was fed all they wuld eat of balanced ration. Tho figures given In the tables nro for tho period of lac tation, no account being mado of tho cost of keeping the cows when giving milk, but In all respects the conditions of tho experiments were alike. A careful examination of tho photo graphic portraits of tho cowb and the records as presented In tho tables will give a clear Idea of what typo or form meanB In n money way to tho dairy man or farmer. Tho cows Included in the two groups ranked, with rcferenco to the amount or flesh thoy carried and cost of pro ducing a pound of butter, just as thoy nro arranged In the following tablo, .those having most tendency to tako on flesh being named first: Cents. Ethel Grade Shorthorn 10.85 Liggotta Grado 8horthorn 8.8S Fairy Grado Shorthorn 7.51 Ida Grade. Shorthorn 7.45 Lydla Brown Swiss 7.15 Topsy Grado Holsteln 6.29 Sweet Briar Guernsey 5.00 Duchess Jersey 4.90 Fortunes-Jersey 4.27 Houston Jersey-Guernsey 4.17 , The averago cost for feed, charging for keep during tho time of lactation only, Is 30.64. Tho average yield of milk was 6,077 pounds, which Is cer tainly a good yield, and is conclusively evidence that, it docs not follow that a cow giving "a good mess" lb' a proflt- HOUSTON. SWEET BIHAR IDA. able cow In tho dairy, or will pay even for her feed. Tho average yield of butter was 229 pounds, which Is far abovo tho average yield of tho cows ns fed and handled on our tnrmB. Tho cost for feed to produce a pound of butter, not taking account of tho labor, Is 13.38 cents. It should be borno in mind that tho time has passed when butter will bring In tho markets 30 or even 20 cents per pound, and that It la only by co-bpcratlve dairying, using only the best apparatus, em ploying only skillful butter-makers, and then only under condltlona so favornblo that butter can be shipped In carload lots, that the farmer can expect to realize 15, or at best 16, cento over cost of manufacture for his but ter. So, with all things favorable as to manufacture, and with scientific feeding and skillful management of this style of cow, we may got a re turn of from half a cent to a cent and a half profit por pound for butter, be ing an annual net return per cow of from $5.81 to $15.09, and averaging 110.37. Tho average cost of feed for thlB group Is f37.60 against ?30.64 for tho previously named group. Yield of but ter 446 pounds, being 94.7 per cent greater than tho butter from tho first group of cows, which cost 58.6 per cent moro than that from the dairy cows; the dairy type cows returning an an nual profit of 138.11, against $10.37 from those having a beef-making heredity. Under conditions now ex isting, the dairy type cow can earn from two to three times as much In the dairy as can the grade beef cow. And it it clear that, In tho hands of men who know how to care for, feed and milk cowa so aa to bring them LYDIA. to tho limit of their normal production, cows will produco milk and. butter and make their' own profits In proportion as they aro sparo and angular, or havo a tendency to tako on flesh. Flvo years of careful investigation In regard to tho cost of production of butter between cowb sparo and an gular In form and cowb having an Inherited or acquired disposition to convert feed Into flesh, show that In every Instance tho cow that carried tho leafct flesh charged. the least for butter, and Just In so much as one cow was a llttlo smoother and plumper than tho other would her butter prod uct coBt moro than that of tho other. Wheat Crop of ths World. Tho statistician of tho U. S. depart ment of agriculturo has Issued a state ment showing tho wheat crop of tho world for the Ave years, 1805 to 1809. Tho nggrcgato world's production In 1899 amounted to 2,725,407,000 bushels, n decrease of 195,638,000 bushels, or a llttlo less than 7 per cent from tho crop of 1898; but, compared with tho averago of tho four preceding years, 1895 to 1898, tho 1899 production shows an Increase of nearly G 1-3 per cent, or, expressed In quantity, of 161,833,000 bushels. Tho variation In tho quantity of wheat produced on each continent in 1899 from tho quantity produced on tho same continent In 1898, was as fol lows: Bushels. North America (decrenso in 1899) 130.039,000 Europo (decrcaso in 1899).. 80,154,000 Asia (decrenso In 1899) 35,575,000 Africa (decrenso in 1899)... 10,830,000 South America (increases in 1899) 45,728.000 Australasia (lncrcaso In 1899) 21,232,000 World (decrenso in 1899)...195,C38,000 Europe, it should bo remembered, not only produces moro than one-half of tho world's crop, but consumes nl most tho entire world's surplus. North America, on tho other hand, raises be tween one-fourth and oue-flfth of tho T6PSY. i LIGGETTA. ETHEL. world's crop, and is tho world's great surplus exporter. Between theso two great wheat producing regions Is transacted the bulk of tho intercon tinental wheat trado of tho world. About 95 por cent of tho wheat crop of tho world is produced in tho North ern Hemisphere Moreover, that half of tho globe not only consumes Its en tire product, but a heavy proportion of tho crop of tho Southern Hemis phere has of lato years boon trans ported across tho equator from Argen tina and Australasia to tho Eurbpoan markots. Tho yields for 1899, aB officially re ported, wero as follows In bushels: United States, 647,304,000; Canada, 59,960,000; Mexico, 15,000,000; Chill, 10.000.000: Argentina, 92,167,000; Uru guay, 7,104,000; Great Britain, 67,594, 000; Ireland, 1,731,000; Norway, 260, 000; Sweden, 4,430,000; Denmark, 3, 500,000; Netherlands, 4,300,000; Bel glum, 12,400,000; Franco, 306,079,000; Spain, 88,000,000; Portugal, 6,400,000; Italy, 137,912,000; Switzerland, 4,200, 000: Germany, 141,369,000; Austria- Hungary, 191,842,000; Roumunla, 26, 064,000; Bulgaria, 24,000,000; Servla, 8,500,000; Montenegro,. 200,000; Tur- key In Europo, 15,000,000; Grceco, 2,- 000,000; Russia In Europe, 393,823,000; Russia In Asia, 93,411,000; Turkey In Asia, 35,200,000; Cyprus, 2,000,000; Persia, 16,000,000; British India, 232,- 685,000; Japan, 20,000,000; Africa, 35, 800,000; Australasia, 66,212,000. Tho yield by contlnonts.was: North Amer ica, 622,264,000; South America, 112,' 331,000; Europe, 1,499,604,000; Asia, 399,196,000; Africa, 35,800,000; Austra lasia, 56,212,000. Total yield for the last five years were: 1895, 2,693,312,--000; 1196, 2,606,320,000; 1897, 2,233,637, 000; 1898, 2,921,045,000; 1899, 2,726,407,- (KK). -v. MrTrWi i .riW. ' ' FORTUNE. " ' THE SM1THVILLE VOLUNTEER. That feller thore who's sunburnt soT You don't know him. you snvT It's mighty evident, my friend, you jtsl nrrivea toaay. "Corn Stalk's" tho name ho eocs bv lives ilst up the rond a hit. That nandago fround his arm 7 Why, tnero is wncro tno Mauser mi. You want to git acquainted! Well, I Mow that ho won't Keer: I'm rather proud myself to know tho Smtthvlllo volunteer. Know him? Since ho wus a Uld tho Smllhvillo folks, you see, Ain't much Oh mnkln' when it comes to mnkln' history. O' courso, they're Brent on thlnkln', an' they wusn't ary ono But what knowed jlst adzackly how flght- In' should be done, 'Copt "Corn bulk"-!ie admitted that ho didn't know or keer P'r'npa that 1 the renson why lies Bmlthvllle's volunteer. No, didn't como o' flghtln stock his dad dy alius took To coon dogs when he didn't ho wuz tail In' up a hook En "Corn Stalk" hnd a lectio hankcrln' for coon dogs, too, But It hadn't gone so fur, you sec, that It had gone clean thro'. He Jlst stepped on the fust express the ono that fetched you hero En went up an' enlisted oz tho Smith vllle volunteer. Wo kinder smiled about It wo wuz thcro to bco him start Tho ldco of him nghttn'l Why, thcro wuzn't ary part O' flghtln' In him tender-hearted cuss ex ever wuz. Ono day his folks went hungry fcr a Sun day dinner, cuz Ho wouldn't kill tho chicken: so you sco wo didn't keer To lay claim to a hero in tho Bmlthvlllo volunteer. We hnd purt' nigh forgot him, till the news got spread aroun' That thcro wuz another hero that wuz born rlcht hern In town. No name wuz mentioned, but they said thut ho wuz tall en slim. En homely as a wortcr dog wo knowed that It wuz him. En when wo heard his hair wuz red tho fack wuz mlchtv clear Wo knowed cz sure cz blazes 'twuz tho smithviiio volunteer. Ms arm? It's hnngln' loose, you see ho got mat mo lust tiny. Ez I said, Mauser como along his arm wuz In tho way. They ordered him to fall back to the rear, uui nary ran; Ho Jlst Jumped In the flghtln' lino, a-lcad In of 'cm nil. They say tho fellers kinder stopped their flehtln' for to cheer. That wuzn't bad, you undcrstan', fcr tsnmiivuio b volunteer. The smoko wuz all around him up the hills In clouds o' blue. They knowed twuz him, cuz they could sco hla red hair glenmln' thro'. They seen him flghtln' all alone, en that's Jlst why the nlr Along tho flghtln' lino Jlst rolled with cheers a-rlngln' there. Yes, that's him yer a-lookln" at tho very same en wo ro A-bustlu' out with honor fcr tho Smith vino volunteer. Thcro wuz a lot o' fellers that fit Jlst cz bravo that day: Tho country's loaded with 'em, ez I'm migmy prouu 10 say. It wuzn't much but "Corn Stalk" well, wo never thoucht that ho Would start tho fellers . chccrln' didn't know him. vou kin see. You want to git acquainted? Well, I 'low Mini no won i Keer. So como nlong en shake tho han' o' Smith vl e s volunteer. Edward Singer, In Cleveland Plain jjcaicr. The Lion of Lucerne. An item about Switzerland or tho Swiss is of Interest to all American boys and girls, not alone becnuso Switzerland is a republic something like our own, nor because it Is walled about by thoso magnificent mountains, tho Alps; but also because- It- Is tho land of William Tdl. tho Swiss Guards, and many other patriots whoso lovo for their country was bo great that they gladly laid down their lives for her freedom. And so, to every liberty-loving per son, thero comes a thrill of tho heart, as ho reads about theso acts of hero- Ism or sees any of the monuments erected as a tribute to their courage. Nearly every villago or canton In Switzerland lias ono or moro of theso monuments, denktnalcr (as they are called), erected in memory of the brav ery of somo hevo who has helped to mako them frco. . Among all these monuments thero Is nono that Interests mo moro than tho Lion of Luccrno, which consists of an Immense- lion carved out of solid rock, to commemorato tho bravery of tho Swiss Guards who died trying to de fend tho French king and queen from mobs of tho French revolution. No doubt you wonder why tho French court should havo been defend cd by Swiss guards? If you will read In your histories, you will seo that In 1702, Louis XIV. of Franco was In great need of soldiers to help him carry on his wars, and as he looked around him on tho different countries of Europe, for ono likely to help him, ho saw that tho Swiss were tho weak est, and that thoy needed certain com merclal privileges In order to carry on their trade. So this crafty monarch mado treaty with them, by which ho granted them their privileges and tho protec tlon they desired on condition that they would send him every year from 6,000 to 10,000 of their strongest men to help him fight his battles. Now tho Swiss, who wero used to a Hfo of peril and adventure, wero reck less of danger, and saw In this treaty a chance to give their old enemy, Aus trla, a blow that alono they dared not give, so they accepted the offer, some what proud that their strength should bo solected to guard the body of tho King of France. Sometimes these clear-sighted patriots had a feeling that thoy wero being forced to servo Franco, Instead of being treated as al lies; but It was not till the revolution broko out In 1789, that thoy saw how tho French king had all tho tirno tried to degrade them and their country Into slaves. Even then they stood firm when tho mob stoned tho king's pal nco, and preferred death to disobed lenco to orders. Thoso of you who havo read Mar tineau'a "Tho Peasant and the Prlnco" will remember that for many years tho luxuries and follies of tho French court had been paid for by the taxes of the starving peaaanta, many of whom lived on roota and berries. Fin ally, in 1792, they becamo bo bitter over their wrongs, that they banded together and went to tho palnco of tho Tulllcrlcs to ask tho king for a re duction of taxes, for work and food for their starving families; but tho sullen king and hla childish wife only barred their palaco doors and called tho hungry mob "foolish wretches." Tho refusal only served to Infuriate tho mob, and they rushed forward to Imprison or kill tho royal family, and sack tho palace. Now, ns soon as tho French soldiers saw that they wero far outnumbered by this surging, brutal mob, thoy quietly slipped nway, leaving their king defenseless except for tho king's bodyguard of Swiss soldiers, of whom I havo told you. Do you supposo theso bravo men stopped to think that thoy had been unfairly treated in tho past, or that thoy could suvo their own lives if thoy opened tho doora to tho angry people outsldcT No; they only saw beforo them n king, poor, faithless crcaturo though ho was, whom they bad Bworn to de fend, and so they stood In perfect or der to their lino of battle, fighting desperately till every man had been shot down; and when tho mob did' en ter tho palaco, It entered over tho bodies of twenty-six Swiss officers and 760 bravo soldiers who had died llko heroes. Not long after, Switzerland becamo n republic, and then tho people, wish ing to lenvo a lasting tribute to tho bravery of their martyred brothers and fathers, asked Thorwaldscn, tho great Danish sculptor, to enrvo them n lion out of tho rock near whero theso bravo guards had onco lived. Tho Hon, which represents strength, U twenty eight feet long, nnd Is guarding with his torn and bleeding body tho lilies nnd cross of Franco, tho emblems of her greatness. Tho expression of tho fnco of this Hon 1r very wondorful, for out of Its dying eyes, which socm al most human In their suffering, thcro shluca a look of triumph that Switzer land's sons had been faithful unto death. Tho Latin Inscription under tho fig ure says: "To tho fidelity and valor of tho Swiss. On tho tenth of August nnd second and third of September. Theso nro tho names of thoso who fell most bravoly fighting that they might not fall In fldollty to tho oath." Then comes a list of tho names of thoso heroes who died to defend a forclgu king. A poet has said of a similar caso: Each of tho heroos around us has fought for his land aud line; But thou has fought for a stranger, In tho hnto of a wrong not thine. Happy nro all freo peoples too strong to bo dlsposscst, But blessed nro thoso nmong nations, who dnro to be strong for tho rest." Tho Household. Culf t'aodlng. A bulletin of the Tennessee Experi ment Station Eays: Tho dairy cow should never suckle her cnlf for moro than three days. Somo advocnto tak ing tho calf nway ns soon ns dropped. It should bo remembered, howover, thnt tho power to glvo milk Is tho re sult of stimulation nnd maternal In stinct. It frequently linppens that tho calf is unablo to consmno nil the milk produced Immediately nftcr It is dropped. Tho result Is a portion 1b left in tho udder. This, of course, pro duccs Inflammation and other troubles of this 'organ. It falls to stimulate tho activity of tho milk gland to Its utmost capacity nnd goon results In a deterioration of tho milk flow and u loss of tho natural Inherent secre tory function of this organ. After tho third dny tnko the calf nway and feed for two weeks or so on whole milk, then on skim milk nnd ndjuncts, chlclly flaxseed gruel. . Tho milk must bo fed at blood heat, between 98 nnd 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The calf Ehould early bo taught to eat a mix ture of grain and fodder. In tho dairy tho object Is a rapid growth of muscle, but not fat. No dllllculty will be' ex perienced In teaching tho cult to drink If a nipple Is used. Equally good calves can bo grown on skim milk end nd juncts ns on wholo milk, nnd nt much less expense when properly managed. Tho cnlves should be handled con stantly from tho beginning to iiiuko them gentlo. Hnndlo tho udder parts in tho heifer and tluj stimulate the flow of blood to theso parts, directly In creasing tho activity of the glands nnd developing tho mllk-produclng organs to tho fullest extent. Breed at nbout eighteen to twenty months so thnt tho calves may be dropped at from twenty seven to twenty-nine months. Breed ing too young Is detrimental to tho mother, for she cannot develop proper ly nnd support u foetus at tho samo time,, and a stunted heifer will mako a cow deficient In stamina. Keep tlio Hummer Xlabjr Warm. A summer baby requires nearly tho samo amount of clothing as ono born In tho winter. Tho llttlo cashmcro shirts- may bo of lighter weight, but they must still bo chiefly of wool, and tho flannel skirt, or plnnlng-blankct, cannot bo dispensed with, Bays Ladies' Homo Journal. Tho blanket in which tho child Is wrapped need not bo as thick a ono as in winter, yet ono is still needed. A new-born baby requires warmth, and oven tho summer brcczcB nro too harsh for the tender flesh until It becomes accustomed to tho atmos phcre. Mixing of Kolltl Metal. Tho mixing of solid motnls Is ono of tho marvels of modern physics. After keeping a cylinder of gold and ono of lead together for four years, at about 65 degrees F., Sir W. Roberts Austen finds that tho gold has slowly but aurely mado its way Into, or mixed with, the lead. The Show Pig. At tho last meeting of tho Iowa Swlno Breeders' Association Mr. Har vey Johnson road a paper on tho show pig from birth to maturity. In part ho said: Llko moat other breeders wo havo sows thnt havo produced something good In the past, and wo vory natur ally look to them for material for a show herd. When tholr litters nro of sufficient ago to turn out wo uuunlly put two and sometimes three Utters to gether In n pasture whero thero Is a good warm and dry building, and plenty of good grass. Near whero tho sows feed Is a small cnclosuro with n low trough In It, nnd by 11 llttlo per eunston and somo tempting bits of food wo expoct to havo tho plga feeding nicely nt threo to four weeks of age. Tho feed 1b increased aB their capacity for handling is Increased, but wo aro careful to underfeed rather thnn over feed feeding no moro nt any tlmo than they will eat clean. Wo nllow them to run with tho dams .until they wean them, unless wo wish to breed tho sows again. When tho bows aro removed and the pigs growing ntcoly, wo feed them liberally twlco a day, and havo not yet found uso for the third or noonfeed that somo advocato when fitting stock for show, bcllovlug that tho pigs will bo healthier, will cat moro grass, tako moro exorciso and mako larger and Etrongor hogs when tho noonfeed Is discarded. Tho drat part of each feed is mndo by mixing wnter and what milk wo havo with shorts and low grade flour. It is mado just thin onough to pour nnd Is al ways prepared Immediately boforo feeding. Wo feed nothing sour to our pigs, not oven a. Coasting car or lmmnturo car of corn. Wo feed no bran to pigs nnd young hogs, nnd especially not to thoso being fitted for show. Thero was a tlmo when bran nnd shorts made a good growing food for pigs, but with tho advent of our now, modern milling machinery, things havo changed until today tho brnn wo got hns nbout as much feeding value for growing plga as so many flnkes of con densed air, while tho shorts wo get Is but very llttlo moro than brnn Itself. So, for our show pigs, especially, wo discard bran and uso shorts and low grado flour, using about two-thlrda of shorts to one-third of flour, mixed qulto thick, so tho pigs will not bo forced to tnko too largo an nmount of water Into tho stomach, in order to get what food they need. Tho second part of each feed consists of soaked corn with n chango to soaked oats or barley, tho per cent of corn being decreased and tho shorts and flour In creased as tho pigs grow. Wo havo never been a bollovor in feeding sugar, sorghum and sweet meats to show stock. Thoy lncrcaso tho formation of fat, but givo prac tically nothing toward tho building up of bono and muscle, and as show stock Is usually used for breeding purposes tho practico should not bo oncouragod. Eggs aro a splendid food for animals being fitted for tho show ring. Aside from being a complcto food they will aid digestion, will mnko tho skin pli able and tho coat glossy. Wo aim to kcop salt and hardwood ashes beforo our show stock all tho tlmo, but wo keep it separate so tho stock will not bo compelled to cat moro than thoy want of ono in order to got what thoy want of tho othor. Wo never confine In a smnll pen nn nnlmnl intended for tho show ring, nor do wo keep ono nlono. Wo wnnt ench bunch to havo iv clover or rnpo pas ture of reasonable slzo, whero thoy can tako excrclso and grow a frnmo and bono as woll ns put on fat Wo want tho fitting period to extend over bov cral months; In fact, from infancy to tho tlmo of showing, it should bo a gradual nnd complcto development of all parts of tho animal, nnd not n short crowding period, that will causo tho formation of bono and musclo, and It is much Ices likely to Injure tho breed ing qualities of an animal, In bringing it up to that high Btnto of flesh re quired by many of our Judges, when tho fitting process is a gradual do vclopmont. In tho growing nnd fitting In swlno for exhibition thero nro a great many details that must bo attended to, such as keeping tho nppotlto In tho best posslblo condition; feeding a balanced ration; keeping tho feet trimmed; see ing thnt each ono takes a proper amount of excrclso each day; that thoy havo good shade, whero thcro Is completo circulation of air, and that tho animal will bo so handled that It will bo at its best at tho tlmo of show ing. Every exhibitor 1b awaro of the fact that success or falluro In tho show ring often hinges upon ono or moro of theso details. Now a word for tho show-man Whllo tho show pig 1b developing tho suow-mnn should also no developing; If ho does not, It will be a one-sided development, for tnoy must appear upon the sceno of action together and In victory or defeat, stand together, As n breeder watches carefully over his show pigs from Infancy to matur lty, attends to tholr every want watches the development of thoso qualities that aro bo pleasing to breed crs, thcro 1b very apt to creep Into his mind (and especially bo If ho Is young exhibitor) the idea that his stock 1b so very near tho ideal that It cannot bo defeated, and often In his fancy ho already sees tho ribbon swinging from his belt. Such a man 1b doomed to disappointment. Ho will find tho path through the bIiqw ring rough and rocky, whereas ho had pic tured it smooth and pleasant Ho should develop tho faculty that will enable him to understand that every pig he drives into the show ring will not return with a ribbon; that will enable him to Bee and recognize a good pig, oven If ho Is not tho owner; that wilt cnnblo him to accept all results llko a man, and to talk as quietly and smllo ns pleasantly whllo tho ribbon goes to hla competitor ns when it comes his way. This, llko raising n show pig, to Just a llttlo hard to do, but It can bo done. Dolrr Notes. As wo havo said In a previous la- buo, tho dally newspapers of Chicago have, somo of them, been urging thnt tho standard of milk bo raised from 3 to 4 per cent But that 3 per cent Is high enough 1b evident from tho known practices of other cities. Strangely enough, a llko agitation is golog on In London; but thero Is no thought of raising tho standard to 4 per cent Tho London standard for puro milk la 2.75 per cent fat nnd 8.50 por cent solids. In Edinburgh thodalry- mon wanted n standard of only 2.55 por cont fat In London tho matter la In tho handa of a special committee of officials, who aro considering a chango of tho standard. But 3 per cent 1b probably tho highest they will con sider. Kvory farmer should havo his cows tested for tuborculoslg. Exporlcnco shows that nenrly over person that owns n cow Is certain (thinks ho Is) that his cow la portcctly healthy. Ho says sho doos not cough, so how can she havo consumption. Tho error lies In supposing that tuberculosis (con sumption) Is merely a lung disease In a batch of cows tho writer saw slaughtered sovornl wero healthy to all outward appearance, nnd tho lungs wore not nffected nt nil by tho disease Tho presence of consumption would nover havo been suspocted had It not been shown by tho tuberculin teat Ono cow In particular was porfcctly healthy In tho organs usually affected. But when sho was hung up and cut open thero was found attached to her backbono n single clump of tubercles nbout tho slzo of a pint measure Tho tuberculous family cow Is a great men- aco to tho family that uses tho milk, and especially so It tho udder bo af fected. Tho color of n cow'a skin Is n thing that counts for much In tho estimation of many purchasers of dairy cows. Especially In the caso of tho Jersey Is it believed that a yellow skin Indicates much yellow In tho milk In tho way of cream. But when wo get down to reality and away from fancy wo nro compelled to acknowledge that tho yellowness of skin Indicates nothing, nnd that color of tho skin docs not do noto high breeding. Somo of tho best Jcrsoya havo skin that is nearer whl to. than yellow. Thoro may in deed ho a connection between tho color of tho skin nnd tho color of tho milk, but thoro is nono botween tho color of tho skin and tho nmount of butter fat In tho milk. Thcro Is, howover, a valuo In a yollow skin aa woll aB In n yellow buttor, because- peoplo havo a fancy for tho yellow color In both, and aro willing to pay moro for a cow that has n yel low skin thnn for n cow with a.whlto skin. For this renson It Is boat to breed In tho color whero It can bo dono without sacrificing something else In England they have- organized a "National Association for tho Preven tion of Consumption." Its plan of campaign Is snld to includo tho distribution throughout tho country of thousands of pamphlets on tho dangor to tho human family from tuberculous milk. An English dnlry paper scorns to think thoy aro unnecessarily alarmed; but American investigators havo shown that tho dangor Is not fancied, but real. In Illi nois, for Instance, out of a hundred cows nffected to some extent with tuberculosis threo havo tuberculous ud dors. This statement Is mado to tho Farmers' Review by tho state veter inarian of Illinois. Now thla 3 per cent may seem a small mcnaco, but It la a largo one. Whero milk Is mixed for city supply, tho tuberculous milk from a single cow with an affected ud der will go into thousands of homes. It will cortalnly start tho dleaso whorever It finds conditions right to do so. Wo cannot bo too cautious In this matter. Every user of milk not known to bo frco from such danger should sco that tho milk la pasteurized before being used. Kipori Cnuneil Ilotf. Tho Dairy and Food Commissioner of Ohio say: Our export trado In canned beef .from 1897. to 1898 declined approximately 16,000,000 poundB and in salt or pickled beef 23,398,000 pounds, or a total loss of nearly 40,000,000 pounds. In vlow of tho ropoated com plaints mado against this class of meats by Amorlcan soldiers during tho Spanlah-Amorlcan war, wo may reason ably conclude that tho decrcaso In for eign domand was duo, in part at least, to tho manner of canning, the uso of preservatives Injurious to tho human syBtcm, or to tho want of confidence In tho purity nnd hcalthfulness of our food products warranted by an Investi gation of othor prepared foods exported from tho United States, Thus whllo with an Increased supply, our food products should find an extended mar ket and whllo honest dealers and tho United States Department of Agricul turo and our consuls to foreign coun tries aro making ovory posslblo effort to Introduco our goods, wo find tho market practically ruined by the fraud ulent practico of a fow men, who, by dtceltful adulterations would accumu late fabulous fortunes at tho expense of tho health and Ufa of the consumer and by bringing ruin and disaster to tho honest dealer and to tho producer of pure goods. To persovoro in one's duty and be silent la the best anbwer to calumny. George Washington.