DAKOTA CITY HERALD
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
JOHN H. REAM,
Publisher.
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HASTE KILLS TASTE.
Everywhere haste mars art among
vs. What Is the reason (or bo re
splendent a failure as the congression
al library at Washington? Simply that
haste precluded a thorough maturing
of the general scheme and prevented
the mural painters either from bar
denizing their work with the whole of
even doing their Individual best. Why
Is the average tall building, In spite of
Its Imposing mass, a poor thing
look at? Simply because the architect
has hurriedly applied Irrelevant orna
inent to the work of the engineer.
Under commercial conditions these
makeshifts may seem Inevitable. Hut
the vice of precipitancy runs through
our whole social structure. Academe
And Farnassus suffer violence, and the
violent take them by force. How many
university chairs have been occupied
by glib young scholars whose achieve
ment was mostly verbal, while sound
learning languished In obscure post
tlon? How many an actress has rolled
her pretty eyes at an audience, to bo
extolled promptly as a star of magnl
tude?
New York and New England are ta
king steps to improve their agricul
tural conditions, and, curiously
enough, the leadership In the move
ment Is taken by railroad presidents
and merchants. The other day a meet
ing was held at the Produce Exchange
. of New York and a permanent organi
tation was effected to preach and illus
trate the gospel of intelligent, in
tensive farming. Among the able ad
dresses delivered the most striking
was that of President Brown of the
New York Central. He gave Ameri
can, South American and Canadian
statistics pointing the moral that we
have surrendered our place as the first
of the food-exporting nations; that
food production has not kept pace with
consumption, and that in a few years
we shall be compelled to Import grain.
It seems that we have in the country
about 10,000,000 acres of practically
abandoned farm land, while the land
that Is cultivated is bled iiere and
tierely scratched there.
To the other favorable crop pros
pects must be added the prediction
that cotton is likely to show the
largest yield on record. There is gen
eral agreement by experts as to the
outlook for a big supply, the estimates
placing the figures between 13,000,000
and 14,000,000 bales. Should the latter
total be touched a new "high water
mark" will be reached. The great cot
ton crops heretofore were 13,566,000
bales in 1905, 13,650,000 bales in 1907
and 13,828,846 bales In 1909. Notwith
standing reports of ravages by the
boll weevil and of . attempts at re
stricting the output cotton appears to
- be on the gain and America furnishes
the cbiot supply for the world.
Two sailing ships, in coast parlance
"windjammers," have Just gone to sea
from Seattle provided with wireless
telegraph equipment the first craft of
their character to be thus equipped.
One of the ships was provided with
the apparatus by her Japanese stew
ard, who was formerly a member of
the signal corps of his country's navy
This indicates that the installation of
. wireless telegraphy on sailing ships is
neither complex nor costly, and fore
shadows quite general use of the valu
. able means of communication. Ro
mance and mystery are being driven
trom the sea by steam and electricity.
The great Oxford dictionary that
was begun by Dr. Murray in 1884 is
now completed as far as "T." But it
is debatable matter whether modern
English was spoken as far back
1884.
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Chauffeurs who find gasoline leaks
by means of lighted matches must be
lineal descendants of those who used
to look for leaks in the gas pipe with
lighted candles.
Indianapolis doctors made a man a
new nose from a chunk of his leg. He
limps now, and he can't smell, but
otherwise the operation was a suc
cess. It is significant that it is the doctors
who are declaring there are too many
physicians and who would make It yet
more difficult to become one.
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Balloon pilots are careful to avoid
alighting when the ship Is in motion.
The term "affinity" Is not libelous,
decides a New York court. It's awful
bard to insult a New Yorker, nowa
days. All persons who are affected by sea
sickness will look forward hopefully to
the development of airship transporta
tion across th Kogllsh channel.
Romance is not doner! Pretty soon
our young people will begin eloping in
Aeroplanes.
A bill collector gets oue cent dam
ages because bo was bitten ty his
creditor's dcg. What's the price of
that dog?
Some of thct e who reformed Juki he
fore the comet's tad wan d ie to hit
the earth have s!id cic-ar bacU tit;iin
already.
Tho prlnc!pl ihln ;u nvrr'an'r?:
now seems to ba to t:t't n MThlie that
1U carry itora ih;.u tv.o ttcgvr
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ROFITABLE DAIRYING
By HUGH G. VAN PELT
Dairy Expert Iowa State Dairy Association
aaEsaa Experience
Unless the dairyman has had consid
erable experience In breeding, feeding
ind caring for dairy cows, it is not nd
rlsable for hlnv to seart in heavily
nith expensive, pure-bred animals. Ex
perience teaches that a great many
hho have been desirous of building up
xcellent herds of pure-bred dairy cat-
:le have spent fortunes In securing
:hem, only to be disappointed, duo to
.he fact that they have not given Miem
ihe proper care and attention that
inlmals of such Improved nature de
mand. On the other hand, there have
been those who have started in with a
imall number of pure-bred animals
who have made great success, and I
have in mind at this time one breeder
ft'ho is perhaps one of the most popu
lar breeders of dairy cattlo In the
United States, who boasts of the fact
hat he never bought but one cow. This
was a great many years ago. He
writes me that he sold In one sale
90 head of cows, calves, etc., which
brought him over $8,000. and since
that time be has sold six head of
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A Poor Barn for
proper care is taken of these animals
calves for"$S50. The number of de
scendants from the one cow up to
1907 was between six and seven hun
dred. Besides this his letter reads that
be has paid for his farm and raised
his family from the products and off
spring of this one cow, Golden Eye,
which cow cost him when she was
young (300. He still has on his farm
one cow that la a granddaughter of
the old, original cow that is nearly
twenty years old and hat; produced for
him a dozen calves and, to use his ex
presslon, "has been what would be
called a first-class cow tor eighteen
years."
Keep the Boy and Girl on the Farm.
One of tb chief problems of the
fanner today is how to keep his sons
on the farm and interested in the busi
ness. I know of no way more ad
visable than to give him a well-bred
dairy belter or cow and allow him to
care for and raise the female offspring,
paying all expenses by the sale of the
dairy products and male calves. It
will be very surprising to note that it
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(PlaonwJ by th Writer.)
and proper attention Ib paid to the
character of the Blres used, in the
course of twenty years' time, allow
ing a ten per cent, death loss in both
the cows and the calves, that there is
a possibility of the young man's own
ing a herd amounting lu numbers to
nearly 2.003 head. By so building up
the pure-bred herd, the dairyman
(;rovs with the business and becomes
educated In the best methods of caring
lor the cows, keeping the records,
etc., as tho herd increases, and I do
not hesltute'to say that tho best herds
which we have In the world today
have been built op In this manner
iv.il'.ir than by the purchasing of a
Inrs?. purebred herd to begin with,
tiy thus slowly Increasing the herd It
is possible for tho breeder to keep
'leu' watch of his cows, always know-t-3
which nr the profitable ones and
Mi I eh are the unprofitable It Is true
i)i:it even though tho beBt of cows are
used as a foundation and though the
n-t-;tte!t of care Is used In the selec
I'xti c.f sires with which to nute them.
i:htj biv always more or less dlsap-
.iiit nients which can only ho found
!y tli" cf the scales and the Bub-i-iifl.
ti-tt. Uy weeding each cow's
,ii ac'.i milking period und by
-Jay's yield i'iice a month to
' t.ir.n.ii- Hie percent ago of butter
'.. II is a very simple matter for the
v ;ier tj l;nov.' nt tiie end of tho year
"w inu'ii miik and Imtttr-fat each of
tows have iio.!ucf l. Ihirlnjj the
' ar-t rihii' by. it liaa b??n common
r.'y p.r i!;- farmer to Hill hl K""d
.mi. iiru! In miiay Instances ki-ep
': ows : l.U farm which were
. r'laTEy Hi t paving f. r th"foil they
.1--U.1)' il l lii iv. t d; this b-fCHUso
! ; I 's il 'vr.' t: ilti s . but he was
t iiw.:ii t ;-t il tv w u t-o much dlf-i-.ni"
i! t . n -h" ipITVrcil 1"'H
..Lain ta his livri Tuu.iy I 'a wise
Is Invaluable
farmer and breeder hns had It proven
to him that the above method Is the
only one by which he can accurately
determine the true producing value of
his cows. In tho future the farmer
who Is paying close attention to his
business and deriving from it the
greatest of profits will weigh and test
tho milk produced by each of his cows.
and those animals which are sold as
surplus of tho herd will be the in
ferior animals rather than the good
ones.
Thus, by continually breeding bet
ter animals and saving the best that
are produced, It is only a course of a
short time until the dairy herd will be
one of (ho greatest sources of profit
on the farm. One of the great objec
tions to dairy farming in tho west at
tlii.i time as well as one of the reasons
why tho dairy herds in this country do
not produce more largely than they do
Is because 'tho arrangement of the
farm Is not convenient for tho busi
ness. Wo are now undergoing tho
transition period between grain and
Any Purpose.
stock farming to stock farming and
dairying, and more or less time will be
consumed in rearranging the farms
and equipment to make them suitable
for dairying.
Better Barns.
In the first place. It Is necessary to
have better barns for dairy cattle than
are customarily used for beef cattle.
The dairy cow is confined to the barn
for a large portion of the year and
consequently the barn should be well
ventilated, well lighted and sanitary in
Us construction it a good quality of
milk is to be produced in large quanti
ties. Owing to the fact that the cow
converts her feed into milk and but
ter-fat rather than into beef,' It is
necessary for her to have better shel
ter because she cannot withstand the
cold weather as con the beef steer
whose body Is at all times covered
with a thick covering of fat which
acts as a protection trom tho cold.
Seven Points Worth Considering.
In a barn for dairy cows the
following points should be observed as
essentials: Convenience, light, heat.
ventilation, sanitation, confinement of
odors and cost. From the standpoint
of convenience, the cows should face
feeding alley ways that are wide
enough for both grain and roughage to
be taken to them in the easiest and
quickest possible manner. As a rulo,
it is advisable to have two feed alley
ways with the cows facing outward.
At the four ends of these two feeding
alley ways should be placed the grain
room, hay chutes and the silos. Light
and sunshine are very essential in the
dairy barn and they, together with
heat, keep the barn dry and make it
impossible for germ life and bacteria
to grow.
Sunshine la a better destroyer ot
germs and bacteria thun any commer
cial disinfectant In planning the
barn, the architect should provide for
window space amounting to six square
feet per cow. The dairy barn will be
warm enough providing too mih air
space la not allowed for each cijw and
providing that It Is possible to clone
the doors and do away with the cus
tomary wide cracks that are to be
found so often In barns of the west at
the present time. If the barn la kept
u. warm as It should be thorough
ventilation Is necessary.
Milk Should Bt Clean.
When we call to mind the
fact that milk Is produced for the pur
pose of human consumption, we are
impressed with tho fact that It should
hi produced by sanitary nn-thodti and
always kept scrupulously clean ami
lice from dirt and dust particles
which ure so frequently permitted to
Rain nccrBs to the milk. If t'.io barn
l-i properly constructed t!:ls Is not a
illfllcult matter. The Interior of the
ilalry barn should be as Blmple as
possible and one of the secret of pro
vldlng the proper Interior of a dairy
barn Is to hava It as fi?3 from fix
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tures which will gnther d rt and dust
and, In consequence, giTnis and bac
teria, as possible. All floor surfaces
should be of cement because this is
not only the most sanitary construc
tion but in the long run It la the
cheapest construction as It costs little
more than wood to begin with and
lasts for a lifetime. The stalls and
partitions should all bo made of iron
gas pipe, comparatively Inexpensive
to begin with and. like tho cement,
onco Installed It remains for a life
time, and even thouph the outside of
the barn were to burn down the floor,
stalls and stanchions would remain
Intact. This construction admits very
llttlo accumulation of dirt and dust
and Is very easily kept clean. In fact.
In moat sanitary bnrns that are con
structed In this manner It is cus
tomnry at Intervals and In many In
stances every day to scrub the barn
from one end to the other. Every por
tion of the ba. n should be set off by
Itself and especially should tho cows
bo kept in their particular portion and
all odor kept away.
Poor Butter.
It U a fact that the butter produced
in the west Is poorr In quality than
tho butter that was produced 15 or 20
years ago, and) this Is due largely to
the fact that the milk Is not cared for
In the same manner that the butter
maker in the creamery In the past
cared for tho milk beforo separating
It. By keeping the separator cleat,
and by cooling down the cream or the
milk as the case may bo, and keeping
it cool, it Is possible to make even
better butter today than ever before
because buttermakers as a rule are
more efficient and skillful hi their op
erations than in the past
The matter of cost Is always to be
considered as an essential point In tho
construction or any of our farm build
ings, but tho question Is ever preva
lent whether or not tho barn built
with tho least cost Is In the long run
the least expensive. It Is true that
tho best barn that can possibly bo
built should bo built at the least cost,
and by the uso of cement, iron gas
pipes for stalla. partitions and stanch
ions, and by the use of the moRt
economical material for the frame
worn ana construction, will provide a
barn which with time considered will
bo not only the least expensive but
alBo tho most healthful for the r.ow
and conducive to the production of the
most sanitary, the purest and the most
profitable milk. This Is because It
will be as easy to produce sanitary
milk as that which Is unsanitary, and
it will be produced cheaper because
the cows will be In a more healthy
condition, and a warm, well ventilated
barn will be conducive to the greatest
possible flow of milk for the least
amount of feed given.
Clean Barn Lots.
Not only should the barn be well ar
ranged but the lots are of equal im
portance. The barn, by all means,
should be built on one of the highest
points of the farm so that all moisture
will drain in all directions and keep
the barn lots as well as the interior of
the barn free from standing mud and
water at all times. There Is very sel
dom a farm so arranged that there are
enough lots to "divide the stock up in
a manner In which they should be di
vided, and too often do we find cows,
calves, heifers, pigs, etc , all running
together In One lot, and such an ar
rangement Is always the cause of more
or less loss due to one cause and an
other. Lots should be provided for
cows and heifers of different ages, for
the calves, the bulls, for dry cows, etc..
and a few lots constructed In the be
ginning, a few paddocks which in sum
mer time will grow luxuriant grasses,
will make It possible to give certain
animals particular attention and will
result In success in more ways than
one. Cows during a period when giving
the greatest amount of milk, if placed
under special conditions, may often
times be made to give a great deal mora
milk than though they received only
common care, and suffice it Is to say
that even though around the dairy
barn there are to be found a dozen
lots, the feeder, herdsman or farmer
will find from experience that each of
them can be put to uso during most
every day in the year. Nothing is
more disgusting or will drive one
away from the farm quicker than
barn lots that are knee deep with mud
and filth, especially when It Is realized
that such lots are unnecessary and by
being drained and covered with cin
ders or gravel which incurs a very
small amount of time and expense,
they could be kept perfectly dry and
sanitary.
Faithful Woman Employee.
Mrs. Electra L. Smith for more tha l
35 years a Washington employee of
tho government, recently resigned from
the service, and has now returned to
her home in Sterling, 111. Mrs. Smith
has identified herself closely with the
affairs of the Grand Army of the Re
public and other patriotic organize
tions, being a member of the Woman'
Relief corps, and has worked for thest
with all her patriotic soul ever since
the war. During the Spanish-American
war she devoted much of her
time and salary to the benefit of the
soldiers of that war. Mrs. Smith has
stood high In official circles In Wash
ington, and is n woman of Bterllng
worth and Is highly esteemed by
everybody who has ever known her.
She was a member of the organization
of the Legion of Loyal Women, which
gave her a reception before she left.
Her friends presented her with a very
beautiful Roman necklace of gold and
mosaic set with amethyats as a good
by present.
Patience of Katie.
Kr.t'.e, of Pennsylvania Dutch de
scent, had nerved for ten years In a
wealthy Virginia family.
Kcr more than half of this term oi
Fervtce one Jacob, of her own people,
had at intervals corT.e a-calllng. Ha
had snt In the kltel.en and watched
t'.ie dtft and skilful movements of
Kat with marked respect and ponder
ous admiration, but ho had never
"spoke!)." At length toward the end
rf the seventh year she took the rMns
of deftliiy in her own hands and ad
dressed her admirer thus:
"Veil. Zhakob. if yer vauts mo yer
can zhust huf me."
A llfrht dawpcl It the rtil'd hhif
eye of Jacob. I'rln -In? h'1 hand dowr
gently on hW knee, be rrpli !;
"I viis zl.u: t p"ut to ine-)t'.':i lt.M
Harper's Vasr.j'ri
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London. A baby giraffe, one of the few ever born in captivity, wa3 born the other day In the zoological
gardens. When three days old It stood five feet high and toddled about in lively fashion It has taken to the
bottle with avidity though it Is not neglected by its mother, a 13-foot Kordofan giraffe. With the excep
tion of a three-year-old brother of the latest arrival, no giraffe has been born in the zoo for a generation.
KEEPING COW
Milk Affected Where Animal Is
Subject to Excitement.
Well Known Physician Cites Instances
Where Headaches Have Been
Caused, To Be Obliterated
by Weak Tea and Lemon.
London. "This milk .comes from
cows that have been kept calm, un
exclted and in a good temper," will be
the guarantee of the honest dairyman
of the future.
For milk from excited or irritated
cows Is, according to the latest scien
tific opinion, more immediately, though
transiently, harmful than when It con
tains disease germs.
"Tho reason is this," a well known
physician declared recently. "When n
man Is subjected to unpleasant emo
tions, such as temper, fear or aulkl
ness, his blood throws out toxins. In
tense excitement has the same effect,
and this is the cause of the bitter
taste in the mouth after such experi
ences. "Now, these poisonous bodies are
eliminated from tho blood by means
of the various secretory organs of the
body, among which are the salivary
glands, and that is why their presence
Is detected by the taste.
"In the case of milch cows a definite
percentage of the sum of the toxins
caused by fright, bad temper or irri
tability reaches the milk, and in ex
treme cases will cause it to go bad
much before the normal time.
"Patients frequently call upon me
and complain that their health, though
not radically bad, fluctuates unpleas
antly in a way that they can only de
fine as resembling slight, but very un
pleasant, liver ailments.
"In listening to their descriptions of
their symptoms I have been struck by
the fact that many complain that very
often they come down to breakfast
feeling very fit and hungry after a
vigorous cold tubbing, but half an hour
after that meal are not welL
"There are sensations of headache
rather than real headache, unpleasant
heart palpitations, sluggishness of
thought and a sense of irritability.
PAYS BILL AFTER 46 YEARS
Woman Tells Mansfield (O.) Firm She
Does Not Want to Die
In Debt.
New York. Mrs. Carrlo L. Searles
of Elizabeth, N. J., was living In Mans
field, O., 46 years ago. She was a
widow with one son, without much
money. She bought five dollars' worth
ot goods at a store there and said she
would pay for them when she could.
This was agreed to by Black Bros., the
proprietors. A few days ago Mrs.
Searles sent the firm a letter, Inclosing
the five dollars, which read in part:
"I could have sent this money some
years ago, but I felt that I should also
send the interest My son has since
died, and now I find that I am only
able to pay the principal. I hope that
some day I may be able to pay the In
terest. I am now Eeventy-slx years
old and realize that I have not much
DIES LAUGHING AT A JOKE
Heart Failure Causes Death of Jollleit
Member of Maryland Merry
Making Party.
Baltimore, Md. Just one minute
after laughing heartily over a Joke
that was sprung by ono of his com
panions, Antone Zeltvogel, 48 years of
age, of 616 South Bentalou street,
gasped slightly and expired. Zeit
vogel was visiting his friend, Michael
Maxlmov, on South Bruce street.
In the dining-room he, with several
other men, was swapping stories. Zeit
vobel had Just concluded a side-splitting
yarn, and another member had
stepped up to narrate a good one.
When he finished Zeltvogel roared
with laughter. Suddenly his face be
came discolored and be gasped for
breath. Alarmed, the other men
Jumped up to aid him, but before tbey
could reach him Zeltvogel waa dead
from heart failure.
The stamp of approval is apt to
come from those who axe well
heeled.
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even of pronounced, but irrational, ap
prehension. "This wears off and passes away
after, lunch, especially If light wine or
a beverage containing lemon juice Is
drunk with it.
"I got ihe clew to the cause of these
symptoms the other week from a farm
er I know, who sends a large quantity
of milk to London.
"Milk warm from the cow Is an ex
cellent nerve tonic, and I went out in
the early morning to obtain a glass or'
it from the milkers, my farmer friend
coming with me.
"A large cow was being milked, and
I nsked for a drink to be given me
from tho pail.
" 'You'd better not have any of her
milk this morning,' he said. 'One of
the cowmen has just told me that she
was chased by a dog in the night, If
you drink her milk it may upset you.'
"Then I remembered the toxins
thrown out by the blood under such
QUIET
COTTON SEED FLOUR
Wholesome Substitute for Meat,
Says State Chemist of
Texas.
As Manufactured In Lone Star State
Can Be Used as Human Food,
Is Professional and Scientific
Opinion of Dr. Fraps.
College Station, Tex. That cotton
seed flour, as manufactured by the
cotton oil mills of Texas, can be used
as a human food Is the professional
and scientific opinion of Dr. G. S.
Fraps, state chemist of Texas.
In explaining what cotton seed flour
Is, Dr. Fraps states that it is cotton
seed meal which has been especially
treated so as to remove the hulls as
thoroughly as possible. It is finely
ground, of a bright yellow color and
with pleasant odor and sweetish taste.
According to the Investigation made
by the state chemist, the following
longer to live, but I don't want to die
with any debts unpaid."
She received a receipted bill for her
money tho other day. Nothing was
said about the interest. It was only by
the dint of hard work that she was
able to pay the five dollars.
Topless Potatoes.
Lewlstown, Pa. Parks Murtlff, pro
prietor of the St. Charles hotel, owns a
farm In the vicinity of Burnham park,
and his farmer called him over and in
formed him that he was growing top
less potatoes.
An Investigation proved that two
rows, supposed to have been early
rose seed, were absolutely without
sign of stalks; yet there are roots with
potatoes the size of large shellbarks In
the rows.
The farmer says It's a good thing,
as it will fool the bugs.
Starts an Electrical Farm
Former New York Judge Improves on
German Idea and His Plants
Rush Season. '
New York. Tho newest thing in
scientific soil tilling Is the "electri"!
farm." Ex-Judge Thomas H. William
of Brooklyn Is making the experiment.
He has purchased a two-acre plot at
East Northport, L. I., on which he Is
trying to grow crops with the aid of
electricity.
While the general scheme is not
entirely new, Mr. Williams thinks he
has Improved on the methods em
ployed by experimenters near Dres
den, Germany. There the electric cur
rents were passed through atmosphere
surrounding young plants. It was
found that, while the growth was ac
celerated to a slight extent, it was not
enough to warrant the expense of the
electrical equipment
Mr. Williams has strung wires on
polea about a dozen feet above the
(round la whloh seeds are flanted.
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conditions as tho cow had been sub
Jcetcd to, anJ I thought of my patients
w ho felt-upset niter breakfast.
"Since then 1 have advised my pa
tients to drink weak tea with a little
lemon juice in it instead of milk, and
the result3 have been good.
"Unfortunately, boiling the milk is
not of much use, for these toxins are
not germs, but definitely poisonous
secretions, very little, If nt all, af
fected t heat.
"The remedy is to keep cows calm
and to drive them very quietly to tha
milking place. ,
"If one is at all sensitive to alimen
tary irregularities milk should never
be taken unless It is certain that the
cow frotc which it conies was not un
duly disturbed for at least eight houra
before she wr.s milked.
"Milk from a cow that has been In a
violent temper, or has been thorough
ly frightened, might easily have a se
rious effect upon a child throw his
blood out of order and upset his
nerves for a day or two. In extreme
cases it might produce pronounced
gastilc trouble, very difficult to diag
nose and to treat."
facts regarding the cotton seed flour
have been deduced:
Cotton! feed flour resembles meat
more closely In Its chemical composi
tion than it does wheat flour. It Is
quite different in character from wheat
our; it contains less crude fiber than
cotton seed meal, in that it contains
less hulls. The flour contains more
than twice as much protein as the
meuts, which Is due to the water In
the ment. but whatever the cause of
tho difference, the cotton seed flour
contains over twice as much flesh
forming (not fat) materials (proteln
as anyu'of the meats.
A portion of cotton seed and meals
contains over four times as much pro
tein as eggs, and about the same
quantity of fat. It contains over four
times as much protein as wheat flour.
Wheat flour, however, contains con
siderably more nitrogen free extract,
consisting chiefly of sugars and
starches. Thus wheat flour is a dif
ferent kind of food from cotton seed
meal.
Cotton seed flour is a meat substi
tute. It Is not a flour substitute, be
ing low in sugars and starches in
which flour Is so rich. Protein Is the
chief constituent of meals and Is gen
erally considered as the most expen
sive nutrient of our foods.
The bakery products which were ex
amined had a yellow or brown color
and a pleasant taste. The color is
not noticed In ginger snaps and gin
gerbread. Doctor Fraps advisee
against bleaching the cotton seed flour,
believing that as it Is different in nu
tritive vnlue from ordinary bread, It
is well that its color should call at
tention to the fact.
Doctor Fraps says: "There is no
question that cotton Reed flour will
be wholesome, but experience and ex
periment most determine the quantity
that man should eat.
"It is very rich and it would be an
easy matter tu eat too much. For that
leason I don't think that it ought to
bo used except as a mixture with oth
er flour, not less than four parts of
other flour to one of cotton seed
flour."
These wires combine high amperage
and low voltage. Windmills are used
to generate the electricity. Part of
the current is run into the storage
batteries for use when there Is na
win I to work the mills. Mr. Wil
liams tried the scheme first on a small
plot ar Central Slip, L. I. He is said
to have advanced the growth of
plants three weeks. He Is now
his
ex-
peiimentlDE on a larger scale.
Rat Steals Hen's Eggs.
Petersburg, lud. A sitting hen at,
Charles Keriidge's, Just west of town,
has been losing the eggs placed under
her, until only one remained.
Berrldge kept close watch on the
hen and taw a large rat sneak to the
nest, go under the ben, and soon ap
pear with the egg which It rolled into
a bole near the poultry house.
An excavation was made and the
shells ot 15 eggs, all that had been
placed under the hen, were found la
the rat hole.
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