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THE ITALIAN CRISIS.
IT SEEMS NEARING AN AMICA
BLE SOLUTION.
The Trouble, It 1* Claimed, 11th strength
ened Dreiljuml ami Increased the Good
Will of Great ltrllain—A Meeting of
Emperor* and a King—Wilt Arrange
Their l’olicles.
.Etirooe Ctreathes Easier,
A.
TIomiS, March ! 4.—Out of the storm
of popular anger which spread over
Ita’.V when the news of the defeat of
the army under General Baratieri in
Abyssinia reached here, a feeling1 of
great resentment toward the Italian
commander is all that remains. Riot
ing1 I'ls ceased. The Reservists who
tied from the country rather than go
to Africa at the call of the government
for the class of 137:2, are retnrning,
and it is not believed any steps will be
taken to pnnish them. Negotiations
with Kink Menelik have been opened,
so it is anticipated that peace will bo
concluded before long, and the war
office has countermanded the instruct
ions sent to various points for the hur
rying forward of reinforcements to
Africa. The new cabinet is at work
and the financial situation is brighter
than anticipated.
Conferences which have taken place
here between the Marquis di Rudini,
the new premier, the Duke of Sermon
eta and King Humbert, and the con
stant exchange of telegraphic mes
sages between this city and Berlin,
have been coincident with the meet
ings in Berlin of the Austrian minis
ter of foreign affairs. Count Uolu
chowski, the German foreign minis
ter, liaron Marschall von Bieberstein,
tlie Italian ambassador to Germany,
Count Lanza di Buseu. and the im
pel in! chancellor, Prince liolienlohe,
supplemented by audiences with Em
peror William.
Out of these exchanges of views has
grown a much healthier state of affairs
for all Kurope. An Italian loan, it is
stated, could not have been floated in
London and the half-pledged support
ot 'Great Britain to the dreibund,a sup
port hitherto involving little else than
an irritating uncertainty 4s ru
mored to have developed into a much
jiiui*.; coriuui arm suici unaersyina
ing with the powers forining*the
dreil.und. Both Emperor Francis
Joseph and Emperor William have
striven to relieve the strain here, and
now comes the report that Emperor
William of Germany, Emperor Francis
Joseoh of Austria, and King Humbert
will meet at Genoa in a few days and
that a series of .brilliant fetes will
mark this public proof of the renewal
of the lies which compose the drei
bund,, which is intended to demon
strate to all whom it may concern that
Italy, instead of being friendless,
upon the verge of bankruptcy and en
cumbered by a tottering throne, is
strong in the earnest support of Ger
many and Austria and will be backed
by Great Britain in any great emer
gency.
1‘inally, it is stated that before the
emperors meet at Genoa, Emperor
Fr.. neis Joseph will have succeeded in
rev. oiling Queen Victoria with her
lnrc.' r.i grandson, and so the peace
of l.cuv, o. it is hoped, will be further
cemented and the possibility of a
European war will be driven further
to tiie background.
All messages from Africa tend to
confirm the most alarming reports as
to the exlentof the disaster at Adov.ah,
and although Hie ollioial figures have
not yet been made public it is admitted
that ever r.’JtOO men were killed,
wounded, or made prisoners. Jt is
believed that the loss of Abyssinians
was almost as great. The Abyssinians
captured almost all the Italian artil
lery. ammunition and supplies.
General Baratieri, however, repeats
t hat the disaster, though unavoidable
under tiie circumstances, was not due
to any desire to strike a big blow be
fore the arrival from Italy of his suc
cessor, General Ualdissera. He claims
that, the plan of battle was carefully
mapped out between himself and his
generals, that all the latter approved
it. and that it would have succeeded
had it not been fi r the fact that the
native troops under tlie Italian flag
became panic stricken and so brought
about the complete defeat of the
Italian forces.
Disinterested judges still hold that
the real cause of. the defeat of the
Italians is to be found in the almost
wi curium IlCWSJJct
pers nt this city and other parts of
Italy at the alleged inaction of Ueu
cral Baratieria. These apparently un
just. comments upon his conduct of
the cumpa'gn seem to have goaded
him to push forward when good gen
eralship would have avoided such a
step
"If he had only waited for It is rein
forcements,'’ say his friends. And
this seems to be the key to trie whole
trnu tile.
lieucral ilaratieri has arrived at
Massowah. He is prostrated over his
defeat. He deeply deplored the dis
aster, but bad nothing to reproach
himsolf with, and was ready to meet
any charges and to endure the conse
quences of his inisftytune.
A Uoaiun Tramp Locki'd in a IJox Car.
Kort Scott, Kan., March 14. — A
middle aged woman giving her name
as Mrs Mary Watson, was discovered
in a sealed box ear on the Kansas City,
Kurt Scott »fc Memphis road in this
city this morning. She had been
locked in the car for a day and night
without food or water. She said she
got into the car a* Ash drove, Mo.,
intending to ride to Kansas City, not
suspecting that the ear would be de
layed. When found she was faint for
want of food. She was furnished
transportation to Kansas City to-day
by die citj* authorities. She is the
first woman tramp the railroad men
have met.
NO SENATOR YET.
Republicans Again Refuse to Vote ill
the Kentucky Legislature.
Frankfort, Ky.. March 14.—The
roll call in the joint assembly showed
1-8 members present, sixty-five being
decessary to a choice. The ballot re
sulted: Blackburn 50, Carlisle 13,
Buckner 1.
The Republicans again refused to
vole and there was no quorum. When
1‘opulist Boor's name was called he
refused to vote. The chair announced
that there had been no election. The
assembly then adjourned.
EASTER FOR A HOLIDAY,
A. Kansas Man Petitions for lta Becop
n it Ion.
Washington, March In.— Hugh Cam
eron of Lawrence, Kan., by proxj
held the Semite's interest this after
noon with a decree of appreciation
niv.1 amusement not often exhibited.
Senator Peffer presented a petition
from Mr. Cameron and although the
rules of the Setia'e require that sueli
mattero shall be read by title only,
this petition excited an interest which
could be satiated only by reading1 in
extenso. ‘ 0
The petition runs: “To the Congress
of the United States of America:
Your petitioner, the undersigned, re
spectfully asksyour honoroable bodies
to make the 5th of April a national
holiday, it being the day on which
the King of the dews, whom Pontius
lhlate caused to be crucified April 3,
A. D. 311, achieved his splendid victory
over tlie grave.
“This King of the Jews lias always
been a true friend of the United States
of America. He was with Washing
ton and his compatriots during their
great struggle for independence, and
was also with the Union army through
the entire war to maintain that inde
pendence with union and liberty.
“Unquestionably this King has done
more to establish and maintain free
government on this continent and to
make the United States of America a
respectable nation than any other
king; and so we as individuals and as
nation ought not to be ashamed
with frankness and alacrity to ac
knowledge that we owe Him a debt of
gratitude which we will never be fully
able to liquidate.
“For all these and many other ob
vious reasons, the undersigned hopes
that your honorable bodies will, with
out delay, make resurrection clay a
national holiday, for which we will
continually pray.”
The resolution went to the commit
tee on judiciary.
WORLDS FAIR DIPLOMAS.
Why Two Years Were Required to Pre
pare 24,000.
Washington, March 14.—Within the
next two or three weeks the World's
fair medals and diplomas will be sent
to their owners. For nearly two years
the bureau of engraving and printing
ouen eng'ag'ea in tlic work of pre
paring the diplomas. Some idea of
the task may be had when it is stated
that upward of 24,000 diplomas were
needed, and that each one had to be
printed separately from a single form.
If the name cf the person to whom
the diploma was awarded and the ex
hibit for which it was made were siin
Plv written on the diplomas, the work
would not have amounted to much;
but it was decided to print the name
and exhibit.
EVA 1IOOTII OGFOSEb.
The Salvation Army in America Umler
N<mv Control Again.
Xkw York, March 14.—Commission
or Eva C. J5oolh, who had temporarily
supplanted her adopted brother, ltal
lington Booth, in the command of the
Salvation Army in America, lias, in
turn, been superseded by the appoint
ment of Mr. and Airs. Booth-Tucker
to the command of the army in Amer
ica.
At the close of a largely attended
meeting of the auxiliaries in the large
Memorial hall last night, a cablegram
from London was handed to Commis
sioner Eva Booth, acquainting her
with tlie appointment of Air. and Mrs.
Booth-Tucker Aliss Booth appeared
to be much affected on receipt of the
cablegram.
New Mexico Statehood.
Washington, March 14.—The Senate
j committee on territories authorized
| to-day a favorable leport on the bill
I for tlie admission of New Mexico as
j a State. A number of amendments
have been made to the original bill,
but they relate to details as to
the manner in which tlie constitu
tional convention shall be held and
preliminary proceed ings in the terri
i torv previous to admission.
I
Nearly 3,001) Bicycle* Burnell.
IIostkV Man'll 11.—The Pope Man
nfaeturiug Company’s building was
completely gutted by fire yesterday.
The lire caused a loss of betweer
SStaO.flOJ and $404,000. Tlie contents,
whicii were completely ruined, con
sisted of 1,700 new wheels, 17‘> second
hand wheels and about 70,000 pieces
of bicycle fittings, besides several
thousand tires.
Civil .Jurisdiction iu Indian Territory
Washington. March 1 i. —The House
committee on judiciary agreed to-day
to favorably report a bill to give the
courts of Texas, Arkansas and Kansas
jurisdiction over criminal and certain
civil cases of the Indian territory,
which tliev had under the act of 1.S7.7.
No Change in tins I). A. It. Encampment
Nr. Taut.. Minn., March 11. —The
date for holding the thirtieth national
encampment of the 0. A. R. will not
be changed. (Jcneral Walker simply
expressed the opinion that a later
date would better accommodate one
or two departments, but uo change
was made or proposed.
~ A Separate Flag for Norway.
Christiana, Norway, March 14.—
The Odelstliing, or lower house ol
Parliament of Norway, by a vote ol
44 to 40 adopted to-day a bill provid
ing for the recognition of a separate
Norwegian flag.
A Congressman** .Jewel* Stolen.
Washington, March 14.—The apart
meats of Representative drove L.
Johnson of California, at the Cochran
hotel, were entered by professional
sneak thieves yesterday while the
family were at dinner and money,
jewels and securities valued at $3,001
were stolen.
Kansu* City, Kan., Want* $.100,000.
Washington. March 14.—Congress
men Blue and Miller appeared before
the House committee on public build
ings and grounds in advocacy of a bill
appropriating $-.00,000 for a fed cal
; building in Kansas City, Kan.
STILL TALKING CUBA
INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT
CONTINUES IN THE SENATE.
Senator Hill of Now York Against the
Conference Report Resolutions—Sher
man Eulogizes the President—Declare*#
No One Doubts Ills Courage a ml Fidel
ity to Our Country's Flag:.
Cuban Matters In the Senate.
Washington, March 13.—There Is no
abatement of public interest in the
Cuban debate in the Senate as is
evinced by the large crowds which
continue to fill the galleries to their
full capacity.
After an hour was consumed in
clearing away routine matters, the
Cuban resolutions were laid before
the Senate and Mr. Hill of New York
was recognized. He was given
marked attention and in opening said
he would vote against the conference
report and would confine his remarks
mainly to an explanation of his rea
sons therefor, lie pointed out that
this being a conference report, the
resolutions could not be amended. He
would, therefore, vote against the re
port,that at a subsequent time amend
ments might be made. The senator
objected to the third clause
of the resolutions, which states
that the United States has not inter
vened in the struggles between any
European governments and their col
onies, but owing to the proximity of
Cuba, tho United States should be
prepared to intervene. This he de
clared to be ambiguous and unmean
ing. Wo had intervened in such
controversies. We had intervened and
recognized tho countries which had
beeu colonies of Spain. The phrase
“the United States should be prepared
to protect the legitimate interests of
our citizens by intervention,” sounded
like a threat, or it was buncomb.
‘ If this resolution means that we.
should increase our army, let us say
so frankly, and frame a‘ bill for that
purpose,” said Mr. Hill. “If it means
we should increase our navy, let us
s ate it frankly and fearlessly and
trame a bill to that end. Let us not
indulge in idle boasts and threats and
doubtful phrases as to our being pre
pared 10 protect legitimate interests
Acs o’clock there was a contest for
precedence between the Cuban resolu
tions aud the Dupont election case,
whi ;n was settled by laying' aside the
L'upont case, while 'Senator Sherman
addressed the Senate in support of the
Cuban resolutions.
Mr. Sherinau discussed at length
the character of the resolutions and
the conditions existing in Cuba. It
was not best to send joint resolutions
to the President, as it would compel
his action in ten days, and this was
not judicious. He had confidence in
the President. There were political
differences between them, but, he
added, “No one doubts his courage;
no one doubts his fidelity to the flag’of
our country.” °
Mr. Sherman referred to General
Weyter as a butcher and said the con
ditions in Cuba were flagrant.
“If war docs not exist in Cuba,” he
fcnid. “where outside of hell does it
exist-?”
Speaking of the demand for facts,
he said that Senator l.odge had ob
tained from Secretary Gluey ample
facts to justify the resolutions, but for
obvious reasons these could not be
made public.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sherman’s
speech the Dupont case was taken up
and Mr. Pritchard of North Carolina
addressed the Senate in favor of seat
ing Air. Dupont.
A CUBAN OFFICER TALKS.
Colonel Peres ot Maceo's Staff Say* lib
erty la at Hand.
New York, March i 3.—Colonel Fred
erico O. Perez, chief of staff of Gen
eral Macco of Cuba, is in the city on a
secret mission. Ho will return to
Cuba in a few days.
In an interview last nicht he said:
“Y\ hen I left Cuba General Gomez and
General Maeeo were satisfied with the
existing conditions. The raid through
the central provinces has been pro
ductive of good results. The Cubans
gained arms, ammunition and men.
In the eastern part of the island over
1,000 Spanish regulars have deserted
to the Cubans. Maeeo and Gomez
now have an army of about 25,000
men in the central provinces. The
Cubans have throughout the island
about 00,000 armed men and about 40,
000 partially armed. Of the armed
men about one-third are cavalrymen,
who have plenty of good horses. The
Spanish mounted infantry are no
match for them. Since General Wey
ler took control the Spaniards have
done nothing. 1 was in the ten years’
war and saw the Spaniards fight like
demons. Now they seem to have no
heart for their work. They appear to
be very much demoralized on account,
of the movements of the American ,
Congress.”
MELVILLE SALTER DEAD.
He Was a Prominent Kansas Politician
and Was Twice Lieutenant Governor.
Foist Scott, Kan., March 13.—An
ex-lieutenant governor of Kansas,
Melville J. Salter, died at his country
home, near this city, at 4 o’clock yes
terday morning of the grip. He was
taken sick in the Republican county
convention in this city a week ago to
day while fighting for the indorse
ment of K. II. Funston of Allen coun
ty as the second choice of the conven
tion for Congress. Governor Salter
had been one of the most active poli
ticians of Kansas.
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
I Conference at Pittsburg Results In tlte
I Formation or a New Party.
I Pittsburg, Pa., March 13 —The sec
ond day’s session of the national con
ference called by ttie committee of 100
in the interest of united national
reform, convened in old city hall at
10:30 yesterday. It was decided to
name the new party “The National
Reform Party,” and a national con
vention was culled to meet in Pittsburg
on May 25. ,T. S. Coxey spoko on non
| interest bearing bonds.
CHEERS AND HISSES.
flearing of Advocates and Opponents of
God In llie Constitution.
Washington, March 13.—Speeches
score listened to yesterday by the
House judiciary committee from large
delegations of clergymen and others
who advocate r.ud antagonize the bill
introduced by lleprescntativo Morse of
Massachusetts to place the name of
Hod iu the constitution of the United
States. The meeting was somewhat
novel in its character, a majority of
the spectators being women. An
American Hag was brought into the
committee room by the opponents of
the bill, in which was tied a great
bundle of protests and remonstrances
forwarded by various organizations.
Kaeh faction was given an hour to
i present its side of the question. Con
siderable feeling was manifested by
the partisans on both sides of the
question, and hisses and cheers fre
quently interrupted the speakers.
GOULDS AVOID TAXATION.
' They Successfully riead Non-It cs I deuce
| With Reference to an Assessment,
i New York, March 13.—The Goulds
| will not be compelled to pay the taxes
i on $1C,500,000, which were assessed
in this city for the year 1S95. Five
suits were filed against the estate of
Jay Gould and his sons and daughters
to enforce the finding of the commis
sioners of taxes and assessments. The
defendants pleaded non-residence.
When the case against George J.
Gould came up for hearing before
Judge Fryor in the special term of
the supreme court to-day, the corpor
| ation counsel's representative an
[ nouneed that it had been determined
to abnndon the suits on the ground
that the defendants could establish
the plea of non-residence. Judge
Fryor thereupon gave a judgment va
cating the assessments.
Error* in the World'* Fair Ode.
New York, March 13.— Judge La
combo in the United States circuit
court of appeals has affirmed the judg
ment of the circuit court for tho east
ern district of New York, awarding
Miss Harriet Monroe of Chicago $5,000
damages against the Press Publishing
company of this city. The suit was the
outgrowth of the premature publica
tion in the New York World of thn
ode which Miss Monroe had written
for the dedication cerinonies of the
World's Columbian exposition in 1893.
It was alleged by the complainant
in this action that certain errors
which appeared in the unauthorized
publication of her ode were damaging
to her reputation as a writer. Miss
Monroe obtained a verdict in the Cir
cuit court in December, 1894.
Keed’s Kecorrt for Economy.
Washington, March 13.—Speaker
Tom Deed appears to be succeeding
very well in his effort to make this a
business congress, to hold the House
down to the passage of appropriation
| bills and to defeat everything else.
Probably at no previous congress has
so little genuiuo legislation been en
acted. The vast majority of all the
bills, resolutions, petitions and other
documents tliatdiave been introduced
are lying forgotten in the committees,
and no legislation to speak of is even
considered. It looks very much now
as if the speaker and his lieutenants
will have the House ready for ad
journment on May 15, when they in
tend to go home, regardless of what
the Senate may be able or willing to
do.
Vest Presents a Pension Plea.
Washington, March 13.—Mr. Vest
presented to the Senate this afternoon
the petition originating at n meeting
of the enrolled Missouri militia, held
at Uallatin, Mo., March 7, praying for
the passage of a general law grant
ing to all soldiers of the late war, in
cluding the enrolled Missouri militia
and all who were in the six months
service who served ninety days, and
to the widows and orphans of the
dead, a pension of $8 a month.
To Keep Vital Facta From Foreigner*.
Washington, March 13.—It is prob
able that instructions will go to the
commandants of all military posts to
be more careful in the matter of
admissions to the posts hereafter, and
in future there will be a more cautious
editing of the matter that is published
in official reports of army officers and
given to the public. The object is to
guard against the obtaining by for
eigners of knowledge of United States
resources and methods.
After Many Years.
South McAeester, I. T., March 13.—
After weary years of waiting, almost
endless negotiation and prolonged
litigation, it has been decided to pay
the Cherokee claimants, more com
monly known as the old settlers, the
balance of what is due from the Fed
eral government About So', 0,001).
minus o.) per cent attorney fees, will
be paid out to the old settlers by
Colonel Wisdom, Indian agent at
Muskogee. It is estimated that each
claimant will receive about Sloo.
HU Spree Will Cost lllm HU Life.
Nevada, Mo., March 13.—Thomas
Garber of Rich Hill was fatally in
jured this morning by being run over
by a “Katv" freight train. lie was
intoxicated, llis head ayd arms were
badly mangled.
A Territory of Alaska.
Washington, March 13.—The House
committee on territories decided to
day to recommend the passage of a
bill creating a territorial form of gov
ernment for Alaska and giving the
territory a delegate in Congress.
IlrltUb Have No Case.
T.oniion, March 1C.—The Chronicle
lias a second long article, following up
its critical examination of the con
tents of the Venezuelan blue book.
The Chronicle contends that the very
documents which are quoted to sup
port the Hritish case disprove the
British claim based on the Dutch pos
sessions and occupation in the eight
eenth century. It fears that the entire
case is vitiated by the assumption that
roving descents by the Dutch on the
coast and inland rivers for slave trade
purposes constitute an effective occu
pation.
DAIRY and poultry.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS POR
OUR RURAL READERS.
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How Fotcmfol Farmer* Operate This
Department ' of the Farm—A Few
nint* a* to the Care of Lire Stock
and Ponltiy.
OR tventy-flve
years we have been
raising poultry of
eomo kind. How
ever, I have not
been engaged ex
clusively in that
line, but have kept
the breeds pure for
fancy. I have
handled at various
times Liigni tsran
fflas, Buff Cochins, Sliver Laced
Wyandottes, Red and White Leghorns
and Barred Plymouth Rocks. The
Barred Plymouth Rock 1b the best
all around chicken we have tried. It
is quiet, matures early and is a good
layer of good sized eggs. Wyandottes
come next. In the winter they are
housed, but in the summer they take to
the apple trees for roosting. We think
they are healthier this way.
We feed corn at night and wheat in
the morning; they also get some lime,
boiled potatoes and so on for change.
We are feeding at this time cooked ap
ples mixed with ground wheat, pur
market is St. Louis. It is usually glut
ted with poultry and eggs, great quan
tities of which come from the South and
West. We see by the market reports
that the market in Chicago is much
better all the time than it is in St.
Louis. In winter we get a fair supply
of eggs, but do not make a specialty
of winter eggs. We seldom lose fowls
from disease, lice or predatory animals.
We have always adhered to the hen
while brooding, and have been as suc
cessful as we expected to be. The main
point is to give the broods good care
while they are young.
We have never tried doctoring poul
try. If a chicken is seen to be ailing we
cut off its head. We use crude carbolic
acid in the drinking water. White
Leghorns are best for eggs and early
maturity, but I had to discard them on
account of their flying into my hot beds,
as the products of my hotbeds bring
me much of my returns for work. We
believe that the Cochins or feathery
-_ft
who would otherwise hare to consider
ably Increase the amount usually paid
for foods purchased; and it drought
were to follow In sumner this amount
would be still further increased, thus
reducing the profit derived from tho
dairy herd and other classes of livo
slock on the farm. A
Silage is about the best basis for ■
forming a ration for all kinds of farm
stock that the stock-owner could wish
for, as it supplies the place of grass in
the winter food of stock, and can partly,
or entirely, replace roots and hay. It
would not be necessary to reduce the
area under crops or pasture, but slm
ply to reduce the area of meadow land
and . grow leguminous crops Instead.
Thd food supply would he thus in
creased, and a reserve supply provided
In case of drought or failure of crops.
Silage would be given in the long state,
thus dispensing with long hay or straw,
and both sweet and sour silage could be
made. Sweet silage would be used for
all classes of breeding stock and sour
silage for all classes of store and fat
tening stock, and either kind, when
properly made, will keep for years.
Silage Increases the quantity of milk
when given with discretion, and butter
from cows fed on good silage has the
quality, color and flavor that pertain
to It in summer.
By practising this system of ensiling
fodder crops, the clay-land fanner Is
able to provide winter food tor his stock
on land otherwise requiring to be left
fallow in summer; and the Ught-land
farmer is able to winter a larger sheep
stock when he is solely dependent upon
his root crop for food.—The Dairy,
(London, England).
Black Spotted Freiburg Cattla>
This is a Swiss breeu. The Dnlte4 ~
States consular report says of it:
There are several off-shoot breeds de- ,®
rived from the pure Bernese, known
as the Freiburg, tho Frutiger, the Illlez.
and Ormond breeds, but they are all H
more or less inferior to the pure original
race. As a principle, cross-breeding
has failed In Switzerland, and the best
results have always been obtained from
in-breedlng from the pure original
stock.
Of these minor spotted breeds, the
only one that deserves notice here is the
Freiburg, which originated In the can
ton of that name, and is still bred ,fj§
there in great purity, although even
there it is gradually giving way in the
best herds to the light colored Saanen
and Simmenthal variety.
BLACK SPOTTED FREIBURG BULL*
legged fowls have no business on a
farm. Their feathers are a great nui
'sance in muddy times. On town lota
they may be all right.
The Egyptian Poultry association of
Southern Illinois held their second an
nual show in Marissa late in Decem
ber. They had a grand show of poultry.
There were 646 birds exhibited. Among
them were three Buff Cochins from
England of past year’s hatch. Mr. Hem
lich, of Litchfield, Illinois, was judge.
—J. B. Matthews in Farmers’ Review.
How to tVIn K((S«.
Every poultry keeper now wants
eggs, because they are scarce and bring
a good price. Of course it is impossible
to get as many eggs at this season
as in summer, simply for the reason
that winter and cold weather are not
the natural times for birds to lay, but
yet, given good stocks and conditious as
nearly approaching summer as may be,
and the hens will prove fairly prolific.
A warm, light, sunny coop is very es
sential. The house must be snug, yet
have ventilators that may be opened in
mild weathpr, for bad air is a very had
thing indeed for any species of animal
life. Be sure also the coop is dry. A
damp house means colds, roup, and no
prom, urain is cneap, so lead toe Dest
and a variety also. A good morning
mash is mad' as follows: Take 4 parts
bran, 4 parts ground oats, 3 parts corn
meal, and 1 part linseed meal. Then
combine with the grain mixture just as
much boiled potatoes, turnips, or car
rots as you use of grain. Mix all in
boiling water, salt and pepper lightly,
and finally add a little meat scraps or
green cut bone. This makes a royal
winter's breakfast for poultry and will
bring the eggs if anything will. Scat
ter a few handfuls of whole wheat and
oats about the coop a few times a day
to keep the hens scratching. Feed
lightly on whole corn at night. Remem
ber a cabbage once in a while.—W. P.
Perkins in Farmers’ Review.
English View of Silage.
To obtain a supply of suitable food
all the year round is not always an easy
matter; therefore, a few suggestions on
this important subject may be useful to
dairy farmers who plan out in their
minds a possible food supply to carry
their stock through another year. Ow
ing to unforeseen events taking place
which may seriously reduce the amount
of food expected on the arable land, it
is certainly advisable to have a reserve
supply of food rAdy for use at all sea
sons of the year. In the case of a late
, spring, a supply of silage will be fonnC
I of great service to the dairy farmer
The distinctive mark of the Freiburg
cattle Is found in the fact that their
spots are black. Many examples are
seen in which the entire animal ia
black, except perhaps the head and a
stripe under the belly. It la fully as
heavy as its Bernese rival, but has ,
larger, heavier bones, coarser flesh, and
is in other respects inferior to it in the
technical points that characterize a per
fect stock. As working animals and as
milkers the Frelburgers rank next to
the Bernese.
Poorly Supplied Creameries,
We receive a great many complaints
from farmers where new creameries
have been established. In most in
stances the creameries are not to blame.
The farmers have not yet furnished
the conditions whereby they can make
the most profit out of the creamery.
They are furnishing half the amount of
milk they should furnish. There are
thousands of farmers with 200 acres of
land, who are keeping not more than
10 or 15 cows. The making of the milk
from these few cows costs them nearly
double per pound what it would if they
made four times a3 much. Then they
blame the creamery for not giving them
a better profit. They say the creamery
is charging too much for the making of
the butter; when it is hard to see how
me creamery can live witn tne small
amount o{ business there is to be done.
There are thousands of these no-profit
creameries all over the land. The farm
ers about them keep two acres to do the
work of one, and two cows to produce
what one cow should produce. Every
thing in and about that creamery is
marked by a lack of good, intelligent,
dairy sense. How can such men expect
figs from thistles, or profits from ig
norance of sound dairy conditions?—
Hoard’s Dairyman.
Dairy Instruction at LsnHlQ[,
Last week a representative of the
Farmers’ Review visited the fticbigan
Agricultural College at Lansing. The
college is certainly doing a great work ■
in its various branches, but the appli
ances for dairy instruction are very lim
ited. The dairy students certainly do
not have a fair show under such condi
tions. There is no branch of agricul
tural science more needful than that of .
the dairy, and it seems a great mistake
not to at once enlarge this department
of the college. It may be that some ^
plan is on foot to better matters, hut *
if so we have not heard of it. The pro
fessors that have the control of the
dairy work there must rnbor under
great disadvantages. We can only hope
that conditions will soon change, tor th%.'
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