PROFITABLE TO RAISE
CALVES DURING WINTER
They .Do T?ot 'Cost as Much o Thoso Born in tho Sprlnjt
Owing to tho Absence of Heat and Files
How They Are Managed.
Of Kivox
tJdvd Gkl viiv
DRESSING UP.
'Cnives dropped tin tho lato fall and
jttio .early , part of "winter can bo raised
at ile88 (coat than calves dropped in
spring. Spring calves do mot receive
imuch ibcnellt from grass tho ilrst soa
non, .because for soma six weoks after
"birth tho ruminating stomach is unde
veloped,' then, again, tho summer .heat
and tho plague of flies aro a serious
drawback to healthy growth. In the
fall and .during tho wlUcr months, iout
door work not being so .pressing, moro
time tor feeding and -caring for the
icalveB'may'bo given. Tlio calves being
fed mostly on milk and swill, mill feed
and oatmeal food, and kept in a warm,
well-lighted Tiox stall and tinder the
management of a .careful hand, "will
make a strong growth throughout tho
-winter, ;and iby April they will" .bo large
Content
enough to turn out to pasturo and do
well on tho dry rations of tho following
winter. Tho fall calf, proporly fed and
cared for, can be served when 1G to 18
months of ago, coming frosh tho latter
part of the second winter.
Tho calf should bo left with the cow
for several days after birth, as tho milk
of tho cow, which is of a turbid, yel
lowish color, unfit for human food, but
having medicinal qualities, wisely de
signed by nature to free tho bowels
and Intestines of tho now-born animal
from tho mucous, excromentatlous
matter always existing in tho stomach
of tho calf after birth. This milk should
never bo given to older calvos, as it
would produce scours. For the first
few days give fresh, newly drawn milk
CARING FOR
FARM HORSES
By Observing: a Few Precautions
Farmer May Avoid. Loon ot
), Time, Expense and In
j&k , Jury to Animals.
(Dv II. E. KINGMAN.)
A horso cannot do satisfactory worlf
With shoulders that pain him every
timo ho takes a stop. Tho horso may
be looked upon as a machlno that is
expected to do so much work, and it
some of tho mechanism is out of order
then tho amount of work is lessened.
But, also, tho animal must bo lookod
upon. as a creature with feeling and
ambition, taking pride in Its work, that
Is u willing, obedient and thoreforo
valuable servant, and should be proper
ly cared for.
Tho first thing ot Importance to con
sider in tho draught horse Is the col
lar. Most of tho Injured shoulders aro
the result of poorly fitting collars, and
the fault usually lies in a collar being
too largo- It is a good Idea to have a
harness maker fit tho collars to your
horses. Ho may bo ablo to romove
padding and In other ways mako tho
pollar ever so that it will fit nicely.
Heavy collar pads aro to bo avoided it
possible. They are hot and cause the
shoulders to sweat; this keeps tho pad
and nhouldor wet, and the skin be
comes soft and blisters easily.
Dirty collars aro probably as respon
sible for sores houlders as III fitting
ones, in tho spring especially, whon
the horse's balr Is long. Ho is soft from
lack of work, and sweats profusoly.
'fhls forms a gummy dirt that adhores
to tho collar and makes, when dry, a
hard, rough surface. Tho ordinary
farm band feels that bis duty 1b dono
if ho scrapes tho dirt from the collar
with the back of his Jackknlfe. This
method, however, Is not an especially
good one for the leather of the collar,
and a smooth surface Is not left, A
damp spongo used in the evening oa
Coon as tho collar is taken off will,
in ono or two minutes, romovo tho
dirt. This may be followed by an oiled
irag; if this is dono tho collar In the
morning Bhould be soft and smooth.
Careless driving, jerking a horse out
of tho furrow and into It again, allow
ing him to work with his head around
on ono side, all tend to produce soro
'shoulders.
Of course, the first precaution to
Jtako is not to ask a colt to do a full
(day's work until ho learns something
'about his job and ceases to fret. Tho
Ishouldor will then gradually becomo
'toughened. It is a good idea to spongo
from tho mothor. Afterward glvo sweet
Bklmmllk, to which may bo ndded a lit
tlo boiled ollcako and second quality
whoat flour. Feed dukowarm twice a
day, about two quarts at each meal.
Glvo tho calf tho two fingers of tho
right hand to suck up thb nillk. at first.
Tho calf will soon learn to drink tho
milk without tho hand. Food at regular
hours. After tho milk has been drunk
put a llttlo bay In tho calf's mouth. A
llttlo bright, sweet clover hay should
bo tied in tho pen every day. This will
teach tho calf to oat. Hnve a clean
feed buckot. Disease and po end ot
germs lurk in the Beams of a dirty
bucket. A woodon buckot Bhould not
bo used unless scoured out dally. The
buckets should bo washed, scaldod and
sot In the sun every day. Tho fchiale
calves from tho best cows should be
raised. It is well to raise a choice male
animal, to tako tho placo of tho head
bull when ho becomes too bid or vi
cious. Dairymen having the pasture
and tho forago should raiso their cows,
Instead of buying them. Better mllkor
raay bo had and at much less cost. The
labor cost of raising a calf should not
bo counted, as tho farmer should at
tend to this part ot tho business. Ha
has abundant ttmo not only to ralsa
tho calves, but nlso to feed and help
milk. Unless tho owner gives careful
attention to details ho had hotter give
up tho milk business. The calf pen
should bo kept clean, given dry bed
ding and fully exposed to tho sunshlna
and well aired.
tho ohouldors with cold water Just
plain cold water. Alum water has been
used to good advantage; also weak so
lutions of tannic acid. Alcohol tends
to toughen tho skin, '
Tho injuries to tho top of tho neck
very frequently terminate In fistulas,
withers, otc. A blister near the point
ot tho shoulder is likely to becomo a
callous and form what is known ns a
"cold abscess." Ill-fitting collars and,
poor drlvors aro equally responsible
tor a condltlou known as "sweeny."
TRUCK FARMING
WITH DAIRY
Difficult to Concclvo of More Pro
fttuule Type ot Agriculture
Than Judicious Blend
lnsr of Two.
(By W. M. KELLT.)
Tho truck farmer who is farming
without manure maintains the supply
ot nitrogen In his soli by tho use of
lcguraeB and buys a fertilizer rich
in phosphoric acid and potash. In
this way bo secures a hotter balanced
fertilizer than the dairyman who uses
manure rich In nitrogen and deficient
In the mineral elomonts on clover sod
that Is already rich In nitrogen.
Now as nitrogen Is tho most expen
sive element of fertility we can read
ily see how much more profitable It
would bo for tho dairy farmer to
longthen his rotation aire year and
grow some highly organlzod market
crop that would sell for moro than
enough to pay for the purchased
grain foods required to feod the
dairy cows.
In this way he would be making
better use of the surplus of nitrogen
and the purchaso ot a email amount
of mineral fertllzers would enablo
him to greatly Increase the yield of
every crop grown In tho rotation that
Is followed In growing food for his
cattle.
I bollevo that wo should try and In
corporate somo of tho methods ot
soil handling practised by tho truck,
er and markot crop grower into the
management of our dairy business If
wo succeed In deriving from it the
largest and most certain profits.
It is difficult to concolvo ot a more
profitable typo of farming than a Ju
dicious blending of dairy farming
and market crop growing, but In order
to successfully combine these two
types of agriculture wo must abandon
old and unprofltablo methods of
dairying and got right down to a
study of tho principles of soil fertility.
"What lo you think." tho mnti Inquired
"Oh Calvin and of Knoxl
Have you In every way ndmlred
Tho way tlicy led their Hocks?"
W looked at lilni nnd tried to think
Just what his war ils might menu;
He looked nt us without a blink, . .
With countenance serene. ,t
'You, don't reply," he argued then.'
"Well, now, between the two
f think to open-minded men , :
Theru Is no doubtful view.
Tho work of Knox was never dono
With frenzy and with linBte."
Our thoughts an yet hud not begun
To get this Cftlvtn placed.
lie went right on nnd proved thnt Knox
Wns greater of the 'twain,
And with the cunning oCiit tot .
We nalu that that wns plain,
Vet wet subllmlnnlly tried ' '
To think of Calvin's post. ''
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P
For public knowledge far nnd wide
Had ever been xur boast. ,
Now, Old John Knox." continued he
Wo lauKhcd: "What In your game?
Von know on well as well can be
rhllnndcr Is his name,"
nd while he gasped nnd waved his hand
We offered, too, to bet
No Calvin ever In our land
Hud graced the Cabinet.
Ho turned nnd walked nwny at once
Whllo we sat down nnil thought
How nriy man enn net the dunco
Who don't know what ho ought.
Uut If ho hud not cnlled him "John"
The chances nro thnt we
Had never set him right upon
Tho Bage Philander C.
And Still He Lives.
Tho man with tho glittering whls:
kors tlptoos gently across tho office
and looks over tho desk of tho. pale,
porsplrlng- hireling with the dlscour
aged mustache and tho recalcitrant
fountain pen.
"Say," ho whispers, "here's one that
Just occurred to mo. It's yours If you
want to use It, nnd nobody need over
know where you got It. What Is tho
dlffercnca between a man who loans
a million dollars at usurious rates
during a timo of panic and Instability
In tho busluess world nnd who sub
sequently collects his Interest by due
process of law what Is the difference
between him nnd a monarch -who dis
covers a plot ngalnst his throno nnd
causes tho incarceration of a noble
man whom ho has reason to believe Is
the lender of the plot?"
"If tbero Is any difference, what Is
It?"
''One gets his per cent, nnd tho
other gets his Sir pent."
And the sunset casts Its ribbons
of fire athwart the opaquely beautiful
posom of the dreaming lake.
Too Great for His Fancy.
"Wiry don't you finish your paint
Ing ot 'The Cattle Ranch?' "
"Every timo I work on It I begin
thinking how good a porterhouse
steak would taste."
An Acknowledgment.
That "woman la ai good an man"
Is something that I've oft conceded;
I've Huld In the eternal plan
Hlio Is the element most needed,
ISut now from Hngland comes the word
Thnt women every now nnd then nje
Seen smoking with clears preferred.
Bo, soon they'll be as bad as men ure.
Atavism.
"It la odd about Prof tnr Ttnnnnn
schmtdt. Isn't It?" asks tho nhllolodst
"As a usual thing ho converses with
one In broken langauo, but whon he
becomes excited and swears, his pro
fanlty is ronllncd to tho German
words. I wonder why that Is?"
"Easily explained," sayB tho. man
with the Ingrowing fnco. "Tho swoar
words aro strong language too
strong for him to break."
Put Out.
"O, very well," says tho browbeaten
hnnhnnd. "VOI1 mav sav What vnu llkn
hut T would have you know that thorn
havo been many other women who
said l wns mo iigm oi uicir mo."
The Unlit of their life!" sniffs hn
strenuous wife, "Hump! And I don't
tiouui mat encu nnu every ono of
them turned you uown
FUN WITH MAGNETIZED CANE
Trick May Also Be Performed With
Table Knife, Billiard Cue or
Similar Article.
Tho principles Involved In magnet
izing a cano as hero descrlbod can bo
applied equally well to a -table kulfc, a
billiard cuo, or any similar article,
says Scientific American. No prep
aration In necessary. The .article used
Is first stroked lengthwlso by tho per
former's hand to apparently magnet
ize it. It Is then taken In his left
hand whllo ho stands with his left
sldo toward tho audience, nnd while
held nt tho center parallel to and
ngalnst tho extended palm, Is pushed
down toward tho lingers by the press
ure of tho right hand foro-flngor upon
it irom ino rear, too remaining
fingers and tho thumb of the right
hand aro grasped around tho wrist of
tho extended left hand as Illustrated.
As seen by tho spectators the art!-
Magnetized Cane.
cle appears to hang unsupported by
tho left hand. Spreading apart tho
left-hand fingers and shaking tho left
hand up and down, strengthens tho Il
lusion. A considerably greater dis
tance) enn bo covered by tho oxtended
fore-finger thau 1b generally supposed,
nnd this, together with tbo fnct that
tho right hand appears as a whole to
bov circling tho loft wrist, accounts, for
tho effectivenes of tho illusion.
MANY HARD WORDS TO SPELL
Statewide Spelling Test to Be Con
ducted In Indiana Schools
Next Winter.
E. 0. Ilunnoll, assistant state Bupor
lntondont of public Instruction, to
whom nns been assigned by Robort
J. Aley, state superintendent, tho work
of prepnrlng for tho Btnte-wido spoil
Ing test for next winter among tho pu
plls of tho common nnd high schools
of tho state, has proparcd a list of
100 words to bo used by tho best spell
er In every school In tho Biatc, from
theso to Bclcct tbo best In tho town
ship, town or city, from theso tho best
In the county, and with the pup(ls thus
solectod to form tho class for tho
etato test, saya the'Indlannpolis News,
If arrangements can bo mado, tho best
spellers In tho stato will hold n con
test with tho best spoilers from other
states.
The 100 word choson by Mr. Bun
nell havo been solected from a list of
words commonly misspelled, and the
list Is designed to glvo tho pupils an
Idea ot tho nature of tho test. All tho
words selected probably will be used
In. the tost Tho list prepared by Dr.
Bunnell follows:
Manila. Phlllnnlno. neuralgia. trnf
flckor, separate, rocolve, beflevo, aero
plane, chauffeur, susceptible, sincerity,
disk, humus, dirlglblo, Iciclo, inflanv
mablo, Iniquitous, rigid, thoracic, vigor
ous, llenssolaor, February, bcncfltod,
ombnrrasa, acquiesce, privilege, par
nllol, judgment, until, analysis, lettuce,
precede, divisible, pursue, origin, ful
fill, descendant, government, vertical,
prejudice, noticable, mlnlaturo, um
brella, adjacent, similar, foreigner, hy
giene, victuals, millinery, sovereign,
laboratory, cistern, roverond, cemetery,
mischievous, vinegar, bilious, sieve
clevis, celery, diphtheria, dlsslpato
khaki, harelip, erysipelas, vaccinate
legible, specimen, partlclplo, auxiliary.
censure, facilitate, license, serviceable
fugitive, audible, rhinoceros, vorsatllo,
bicycle, cynical, acetylene, Indelible,
millinery, alpaca, surcingle, made
molsollo, apparition, lachrymal, cava
Her, Inimitable, dexterity, agility
cylindrical, Isoseles, corpuscle, chute
Delaware.
Didn't Deliver Them.
A young man called at tho offico of
n justlco ot the peace and with some
hesitation mado known his business
which was to 'bo married, Tho rustic
replied that ho thought he could per
form tho servlco and asked It tho
young man had his llconso,
"Yes, sir," tho youth replied.
"Well, whero la tho young lady?"
"She's nt hor father's."
"Well, bring her hero."
"She'd rather bo married at home,
squire."
"And you oxpect mo to go there anil
marry you?"
"Yes, sir, If you please."
"Young man," snld tho Justice, "this
office of mine Is like a department
store. We sell matchos hero, but we
don't deliver them at tho house."
Youth's Companion,
ft In for other folk I wenr
The ribbon that Is on my hair,
l'-or tbey can see It. fresh nnd bright,
Although for mo It's out of sight. ,
in bows nnd ends my Hash Is tied)
For me It's on the other side,
Hut other folk will havo tho chance
To see It whllo I gayly dance.
ii s jum the same way with .my curls.
I think It's kind ot little clrls
To dress ns nicely na can be
in tilings for other folk to see.
CUTTING IRON BY ACETYLENE
Intense Heat Has Recently Been Used
in Marvelous Tool, Results Seem
ing Like Magic.
Most of our vountr folks hovo seen
plcuros projected on n screen by nn
oxyhydrogen "limelight" storooptlcon.
In this doublo "magic lantorn" a
bright light Is produced by tho In
tense heat of burning oxygon nnd hy
drogen together against n small cylin
der of llmo. Tho hent makes tho llmo
shlno very brightly, on tho samo
prlnclplo thnt a plcco of Iron glows
when tho blacksmith takes It from
his forge. Though this familiar form
of burning gases Is very hot, It Is fnr
excelled In heat by burning ncoty
leno (n gas) In oxygen.
This Intcnso heat has recently been
used In n marvelous tool, tho rosultn
ot which Eccm almost If not quite
llko magic, Tho Davls-Bournonvlllo
company has porfoctcd n torch thnt
burns oxygen and ncetylcno together
nnd makes It convenient to apply this
Intcnso heat to cutting oft or welding
Iron.
Running this pcnllko flamo across a
thick sheet of Iron melts n very nar
row strip and cutti It off about as you
might cut a sheet of Ico with a red
hot pokor. It will also molt tho edges
of two shoots or blocks ot Iron nnd
enable a mechanic to fasten them to
gether easily. Hugo Iron castings
that havo been broken may bo re
paired by running tho flamo around
tho edges of tho frncture and "stick
ing" them togothor. From tho mo
chanlcnl point of vlow tho possible
uses of this now tool nro vory many.
Tho intensely hot flamo moltfl a nar
row open space through a ploco of
iron, ovon up to half an Inch thick,
almost as easily as would a red-hot
wlro melt through a very thin shoot
of Ico. St. Nicholas.
NEW INDOOR GAME AMUSING
Objest Is to Toss tho Ball on Rubber
Leash Into One of Holes
on the Paddle.
Tho object of this perforated-pad-dlo
ball gamo Is to toss tho ball on tho
ond ot its rubber leash In such man
ner as to land It In ono ot tho holes
r.a.a
Perforated-Paddle Ball Game.
provided. The largost count is gained
by first succeeding In jerking tho ball
un through tho holo at tbo end ot the
paddlo nnd then depositing it In ono
ot the other holes.
"CANDLE TREE" OF PANAMA
Undoubtedly One of Wonders of Veg
etable Kingdom Known as Par.
mentlera Cerlfera.
Ono of tho wonders ot tho vegetable
kingdom Is undoubtedly tho "Candlo
trco" of Panama, known to botanists
ns Parraentlora corlfora. ThlB tree,
snya Prof. II. F. MacMUlan in tbo
Strand Mngazlno, produces from Its
stem and older branches a great pro
fusion ot yellowish, cylindrical, smooth
fruits, 12 to 18 Inches long, which np
pear exactly llko wax candles, ns tho
botanical namo Implies. So closo Is
tblB resomblnhco that travelers, seeing
tho treo for tho first llmo, nro liable
to bo lemporarlly puzzled as to whoth
or tho candles ot shops nro mado in
factories or grown on trees. Tho can
dle-llko fruits aro suspended from tho
"branches and boTo sterns by short
slcudcr stalks; dangling In tho ah,
they readily glvo tho Impression of tho
chandler's shop. As night falls, and
tho "humorous flro-flles movo among
tho fruit, the Impression Is Intensified
Nothing Left to Learn.
Mamma Why, Tommy, aro you
homo already! 18 school out?
Tommy Noo. Teacher sent me
homo.
Mamma Why, woro you naughty?
Tommy No-o. Ho wanted to glvo
mo a set of books a fellow used last
term, and I wouldn't tako them, 'causo
ho got all thero was to learn out of
them.
i
HEN HOUSE IN COLD CLMATE
1 , ' .
Warm In Winter and Moderately CoolV
In Summer Easily Construct- f
ed and Inexpensive! ' '' J
Last fall I built a. chlckon house
with, doublo walls! Tllo Ihsldo was
tar-papered nnd tho roof covered--Willi'
rubber roofing, nays n writer In Mla
Bourl Valley ' Farmer. Threo whole,
windows woro put In tho spulh side
and a half window nt each end, with
no windows on tho north. Tho door
SCRATCHING
3fl
r 1 I
Floor Plan of House,
was put in tho southeast corner. There
Is a ventilator, and tho windows can.,
he opened to permit freo circulation
of nlr. This houso in warm In wlntct
nnd nioderntoly cool In summer. Our
chlckonc wero not bothered this sum
mer with llco, whllo a year ngo, in Hid
old quarters, wo could not rid them
of tho pests.
WHITEWASH FOR HEN HOUSES
Excellent Plan to Treat Building Once
Every Year Government For
mula Is Given.
Each year many prefor to white
wash their poultry houses both Insldo
and out. This 1b a good plan; It ef
fectually destroys mltos and purifies
the premises. Tho following Is a for
mula used by tho government on light
houscB, etc. Slako ono pock of quick-
llmo with boiling wator, covering
closely ns soon ns tho water Is sup
plied. Whon It Is slaked strain and
add ono gallon of salt dissolved In
hot water, two pounds of powdered
flco previously boiled to a thin paste,
n quarter of a pound of Spanish whit
ing, n half pound of cloan gluo dis
solved In warm wator. Thoroughly
mix theso IngrcdlontB, cover, and let
tho mlxturo set for a fow days to
ripen. It may bo applied with a whtto-
wash brush or mado thin enough to
bo sprayed on with a spray pump. In
tho lnttcr caso glvo two or ovon three
contu, ono after another, as soon as
dry. Every nest, coop, fence, and
wood trough should recolvo the Bprny
on all sides. No llco, mltos or-vermin
can llvo whero this whitewash has
boon well applied. It should bo put
on whllo warm. This will last as long
ob paint, they say.
WULWNOIfl
A lock on the honhouso may save
Borao of your best stock.
Coops nnd brooders should bo dis
infected often and thoroughly,
Thoro 1b no better thing to uso
about tho roosting quartors than
plenty ot air slacked llmo. y
An unfertile egg Is worth Just a
much ns any other but it must bo
found out beforo set upon.
Rape will stand a good deal of freez.
Ing nnd Is often In good condition um
til near tho end of tho yoar, , j
If you havo good stock you can
always find a markot for It, and It It
Is not good It will pay you to mako
It so.
Filthy houses, runs or yards In'
vlto disease, whllo cleanllnes Is ono
of tho roads to healthy fowls and
iuccosb,
A small quantity ot wild onions wan
fed to some laying hons and In about
two weeks an onion flntvor was noticed
In tho eggs.
Hang cabbages In the pons for the
hons to pick at, also raw livers, it
they can reach theso too easily short
en tho strings.
Thoro Is no better pets for the. boys
and girls than well bred pigeons.
Fans, Pouters, Tumblers, Magpies,
Owls, Homers, etc.
The last meal of tho day Is the most
Important now nnd It should bo warm
and substantial ns It prepares the
hon for tho duties of the next day.
Thoro Is a proflt in soiling eggB on
almost nny markot it tho business is
proporly conducted; but thoro Is na
big money without special markets.
Underfeeding chickens Is as bad
as overfeeding, Glvo them enough
to llvo on comfortably whether wo
provldo enough to lay eggs on or
not.
Whon you mark a crato of eggs
"strictly fresh" moan what you say.
Stand back of every egg you offor for
solo. That Is what builds up ropu-tntlon.
J ROOST
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b