Official American League Schedule for 1912
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July I 2 S
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THE REAL
April 22 3 21 23 3
May 9 9 9 At 31
June S
April T. 3 9:
Jun. 9 9 M
Ort 2 2 S C
June 12 2 4
A LUC 4 » M 11
Srpt nn U
Junr 9 ( 1 t
Auk 4 2(7
Sept, a a a
Jour 12 14 IS 14
July rasa
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DETROIT
April r 28 29 30
Junr 9 29 :»
Oi-t. 2 3 5 6
Mar 7245
Julv 4 4
Aur. 30 31
Sept. 5 7 8
LIVE
April X 18 70 21
Junr 19 18 20 22
J jly 1 2 3
Ju.ir 9 10 11 12
July 21 Auk. 1
Srpt. 13 14 15
Junr 13 14 15 18
Julv 27 9 78 M
Srpt. 10 11 12
Junr 17 3 4
Auk. 4 5 6 7
Srpt. 17 IS IS
Junr » IS 11 12
July « Auk 1 2 2
Srpt 12 II IS
Junr 5(78
Auk 8 8 10 11
Srpt 20 21 22
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CLEVELAND
April 73 24 25 26
May 2S 29 30 30
Auk. 12
Aug. 30 21
April 15 16 17
May 25 26 27
July 6 7
Sept. 1 2 2
April 11 12 13 14
Junr 25 26 27
Srpt. 26 27 2S 3
SPORTING
June 13 14 15 16
July 27 2S 21 50
Srpt. 10 11 12
June 9 10 11 12
July 31 Auk 1 2 3
Srpt. 13 14 15
June 5678
Auk 8 8 10 11
Srpt. 20 21 22
Junr 1234
Aug. 4 5 6 7
Srpt. 17 18 19
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WASHINGTON
Mav 7 8 9 10
July 13 15 16
Aug. 13 14 15 16
Mav 16 17 18 20
July 17 IS 19 20
Aug. 26 27 28
May 21 22 23
Julv 22 23 24 25
Aug. 21 22 23 24
Mav 11 13 14 15
Julv 9 10 11 12
Aug. 17 13 20
NEWS
April IS 13 20
June IS
June 28 29 July 1 2
Srpt. 2 2 3
April 26 27 29 a
Julv 3 4 4 5
Aug. 29 30 31
May 12 3 4
June 24 25 26 27
Sepl. 28 30 Ort. 1
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PHILADELPHIA
May 11 13 14 15
July 9 10 11 12
Aug. 17 19 9
May 21 22 23
July 22 23 24 25
Aug. 21 22 23 24
Mav 16 17 18 20
July 17 IS 19 a
Aug. a 27 28
May 7 8 » 10
July S
July IS 15 16
Aug. 14 15 16
April 11 12 IS
May 6
June 19 a 21 2
Sept. 25 a 27
PRINTED
May 12 3 4
June 24 25 » 27
Sept, a a Oct. 1
April 15 16 17
July 3 4 4 5 6
Oct. 3 4 5
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NEW YORK
May 21 22 23
July 22 23 a a
Aug. 21 22 23 24
May 7 8 9 10
July 12 13 15 1<
Aug. 17 19 20
May 11 13 14 15
July 9 10 11
Aug. 13 14 15 16
May 16 17 18 20
July 17 IS 19 N
Aug. K 27 a
April 15 16 17
May 24 25 27 9
July 6
Oct. 3 4 5
April 2 23 24 a
Mav 29 a a
Sept. 4 5 6 7
IN THESE
April 11 12 13
Mav 6
June 19 a 21 22
Sept 2 2 3
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BOSTON
May 16 17 18 20
July 17 IS 19 20
Aug. a 27 A
May 11 13 14 15
July 8 9 10 11
Aug. 14 15 16
May 7 8 9 10
July 12 13 15 16
Aug. 17 19 a
May 21 22 23
July 22 23 24 25
Aug. 21 22 23 24
April 22 23 24 2
May 3 30 SO
Sept. 4 5 6 7
April 26 27 3 30
May 24 25 27 28
Aug. 3 30 31
April 18 19 19 30
June 28 3 July 1 i
Sept. 24 25 26
COLUMN!!.
FORD'S NEW SPITTER
Yankee's Star Toirler Adds An
other Variety to Coflection.
Ct'inpwn Spttbali Artist Unearths
Another Start That is Espected to
Kuxr-c the Heavy Sluggers of
American League.
*A»l -iueusered a nets spme; Uu:
•a the best eser."
Kanvr.] lord, the Ses York Yan
les ,r e.pgrr aad champion aplt
ho-l p. ter of the t-attaln. sent a
l» slat 'a a tnesd la Nee York that
her the abuse Bessifr
Leaa sad fourteen different assort
■rt:i. last w-axa and no* be baa dta
«o> «4 another. What rttaaee will
•be inaor batters—T. Cobh. S Craw
flard K Lajoie. T. Speaker and J.
Ja «: -t.j»r shea they fare Kora
th. year* It lazy Ilia sere laying
od1» > > a ctaeh be sould use the
»:* ■»*« -prickly. Ha: Yankee rooters
d<-:. tr;., a rap about mil tbe clou;era
•Sat weiuag ta any other team, and if
Kord Las unearthed a spHter that has
n-s a cade oa tbe bear he worked
ia»t Mo«a. then there are hopes
«d tie pennant gulag to New York
after all
Kurd son taeaty-sti and lost sis
gsne» is i»py. and won twenty-two
ar l lost eleven last seance -with a
■host sUpshop aggregatloa behind him
las year Now. if he can do that well
wt s dr spit ter. a hat cma we expect
of t la with two spinets?
!-« Ed Sweeaey. the only catcher
who has beea able to reeetre Kurd’s
•lar."a property. Is lb tor a hard soaaoa.
aod be probably woa’t greet the IS
Bma- .-saeut of Kurd’s aew wed Blag
With any too much pleasure Kuna’
apt'M has never failed to pat
SsMsrt'i hand oa the h.iak at oat
haw or snofbee during the aeasoa. aad
with 'we of ’em oorkiog It la doabtfai
tf Big Efdw performs more than i«
Although Kurd pitched 14 different
kinds of holla last icaiaa and this
pear he la going to Has 11 braada—
iiiiii
ftuMCU Ford.
aw-l K*«*o**f wed bwt two ileus
tl SB) utter Itleter thaw Sweeney
M (te rwdtUf rod Ford always
te w forced to slew fur everything
throws TMt pots Mm at a dts
swaps aad ter* la (te reaaoa why.
Hr holds the ball la bla hand the
«aw tor every delivery, no matter
•Mter K is cutac to he sharp-break
toc ay liter or a ralslnc hop halt. It
dl drpswd* spaa the prn.itkm of the
CHAMPION SKI JUMPER WINNING TITLE.
Copyright. Underwood ^ Underwood. N. Y.
Lars Haugen.
The recent National Professional Ski Jumping Championship contest,
held at Cary. III., a few miles from Chicago, attracted much attention from
lover* of that sport. The illustration shows Lars Haugen, winner of the
coutes'. at ease and while he was In the air.
batter at the plate with Ford, and as
he winds up. the man with the willow
la likely to shift slightly from the at
titude be struck before he sets him
self In motion.
It U then that Ford may be forced
•<> shift frcr an "in" breaking spitter
to an "out"* breaking one. or some
thing else. He ts forced to shift on
tb«* instant, and. of course, has no
time to stop and resignal his back- I
stop If be did. it would be a deliber- I
ate balk. Therefore, it is up to I
Sweeney, like the batter, to guess
what kind of a ball Ford is going to
dish up.
KING PIN OF ALL LEFT
HANDERS.
Nap Rucker. Brooklyn Southpaw, is
Good Because He Goes About
Work in Businesslike Way.
Admiration and praise is the life
blood for some ball players, while oth
ers love the game for the game's sake.
Among the latter is Nap Rucker, the
star left-hander of the Brooklyn team,
and one of the best southpaw twirlers
who ever drew on a glove This Is
the player President Ebbets once said
he would not trade for a whole ball
team of good men.
• I've always wished we had Rucker.”
said President Murphy of the Cubs the
other day. “and I’ll tell you one of the
reasons Every day that Brooklyn is
in Chicago and Rucker is scheduled to
pitch you'll find him out at the ball
park at 12 o'clock, dressed in his uni
form. and taking light work in prep
aration for the afternoon’s struggle.
He bats a little, catches a few balls
and tries his arm with anybody who
ts willing to catch him.
"As a result he is always In condi
tion when the bell rings. He is so
conscientious that he doesn’t leave a ■
stone unturned to win that ball game.
Moreover, he keeps out of sight as
much as possible, not caring for the
grand hurrah that others seem to be
seeking all the time."
GOSSIP T
Y^1MQ/VG I
I SPORTS
Emil Thiry is one of the most adept
tight handlers in the business.
"Home Run” Baker has ordered nine
new bats. Some authorities put it at
twelve.
Connie Mack denies that there is
any chance of Baltimore getting
Pitcher Danforth.
Ty Cobb says shorter spikes would
spoil baseball. Well, it might slow
Cobb up a bit and that would make
the game slower.
Every club manager in the Amer
ican league is optimistic except Bobby
Wallace of the St. Louis Browns, who
is making no rash promises.
Yussif Mabmout made a big hit with
the Boston fans, who had rather sour
ed on the wrestling game. They mar
veled at the wonderful ability shown
by Gotch’s protege.
Ad Wolgast says Joe Rivers will
be his next opponent. Ad has been
out of the game quite awhile and
knows just where he wants to begin
to come back.
Abe Attell is not mourning in sack
cloth and ashes because he has been
slapped and kicked out of New York.
Tbe foxy Abe bas taken Horace Gree
ley's advice and gone west
SWEDES TURN SHREWD TRICK
Schedule Prevents American Runners j
From Competing in Long and Short
Running Contests.
According to the announcement
which the Swedish Olympic commit
tee has made concerning the order of
events at the international games
which are to be held at Stockholm. In
July, the Swedes have played rather a
sharp trick on the rest of the ath
letic world. In the arrangement of i
their program they have scheduled ;
nearly all the dashes and hurdle races
within a day or two, and the distance
races they have grouped in a similar
manner. In other words they have
declined to follow the procedure which
is common in arrangement of games
of this importance by stringing out the ,
events so that the greatest number of
men can compete in the greatest num
ber of events.
The direct result of this arrange- j
ment of the schedule will make It '
practically impossible for any of the
American distance runners to double
up in such events as the mile and
half mile, and It will likewise be hard
on even those sprinters who wish to
| compete in the 100 and 200-yard
dashes. The statement applies equally
! to the various hurdle races.
The strongest objection to this plan
has come from England, though even
i here it is not likely that there will be
any formal protest against the action
j of the Swedes. It would be strictly '
1 within the province of the athletic
authorities of any of the countries
which will send teams, either to pro
test or, in more polite terms, to make
suggestions looking toward a rearrange
ment of this schedule. The English
men, while they have voiced their dis
approval In the newspapers, have not
lodged any formal objection, and pub
ably will not do bo.
BIG PARK FOR CHICAGO CUBS.
President Murphy Insiets New Strue- {
ture Will be Peer of Them All—
Many Novel Feature*.
President C. \V. Murphy, of the Chi-;
cago Nationals, is the latest club own
er to announce plans for a new grand
stand.
Murphy said that he proposes a
home for his baseball club, which will
be a unification of all of the best ideas
in modern grand stand architecture.
This he says will naturally make it
the greatest of its kind and will also
make his park ore of the beauty spots
of the city. *
Private Italian marble boxes, a fine
restaurant, barber shop, a few sleep
ing rooms, a souvenir room, an incline
automobile drive to the boxes and a
garage on top of a beautiful concrete
grand stand are some of the features
mentioned in connection with the
plans.
It has not been announced when the
work will start, but Murphy says if
it is necessary to spend $1,000,000 it
will be spent.
Ole Olson is Captain.
Ole Olsen will be made captain ol
the Cleveland team for next season by
Harry Davis. He believes that a cap
tain should be an infleider and Olsen
is the only one besides Lajoie sure ol
his job. Lajoie refused the cap
taincy.
Del Howard Quit* Game.
Del Howard, recently deposed a*
manager of the Louisville American
Association team, has quit the game.
He has purchased a farm in Oregon
and says that from now on he will de
vote his time to farming and will let
baseball take care of itself.
Another City Closed to Fighters.
Public boxing and sparring exhibi
tions of every kind were prohibited by
an ordinance of the city commission
ers of Ogden, Utah, this week.
CHANGES IN FOOT3ALL RULES
rreS>cted TMI Gmm Will Be Faster.
Better <r« Mere Open—Brief
Renew e* Revieier.
Foot tall Bee all over the reentry.
tb*> hate had salt a hasty
we at the decisive chaaaes made
ie '«kv committee, predict that
heat tear, aader thl
[oo'ball lortac public will see a
r. better sad more opea same.
*«». the rhaa«es include allow
he loraard pass Is crass the coal
Hr a distaare at tea yarda; the
at the gridiraa is iloitieiiil
tit yards to 1M yards; a team
Umr trials to gala tea
last sad at three trials; the oa
kvck la etlmlaaiad; the M-yaid
restricts the
the haB
the kick
t the higlastac at the halvas will
mm the eRrasteo sides M-yacd
I ef the Middle ef the
to the
i
beginning of the second half as the
winner la entitled to at the beginning
of the first half; after a toucbback. the
ball will be put into play at the 20
yard line, instead of the 25-yard line;
the position of held judge was elimi
nated. and there will be but three offi
cials for each game—referee, umpire
and head linesman, who will also keep
time; a touchdown to count six points
instead of five; only one representa
tive allowed on the side lines during
a game. Instead of three, and finally
a drop kick which first touches the
ground and bounds over the goal posts
does not count.
Record for “Beanlng.”
Harry Wolverton, the Highland’s
new manager, holds the record for be
ing hit on the head with pitched balls
during one game. He was “beaned"
three times, but kept on playing.
Noisy as Ever.
Hoghle Jennings annoances that he
will bo able to make as much noise
chow as much grass as he ever
la his Ufe. in spite of his recent
VETERAN DRIVER IS ACTIVE
Oldest Trainer In Country Claims He
Is Good for Ten Years More—
Is 81 Years Old.
Lucien M. Lindsey of Spokane con
temporary of Doble and Splan In
their palmiest days, and oldest active
driver in the world, is at work pre
paring his campaigner, Padishah, to
cover the western circuit in 1912. He
is 81 years of age. and has handled
trotting and pacing horses for more
than a half century in various parts
of America. He holds several records.
Luclen Is a native of Illinois, born
In Cook county lc 1830. When nine
years of age his parents moved to
Iowa, where he remained ten years,
going to the Oregon country in 1849,
during the gold excitement on the
California coast. Twelve years after
ward he moved to Boise, which was
then part of Washington.
Eph Maynard, driven by Lindsey at
Walla Walla, Wash., in 1862, made
followers of the trotting world sit np
when the animal stepped a mile ta>
2:82, afterwards going a mile In 2:40,
equaling the mark set by Dexter at
Dexter Park in the stock yards
district of Chicago, following the Are
in 1871. Eph Maynard made the
mark in 1872, and the time was
a record in Oregon for years. Lind
sey also drove Parrot a mile in 2:30,
a new record for Oregon, which was
made in the ninth heat of a four-horse
race.
The veteran had charge of the Reed
and Ladd stock farm at Reedvllle for
a number of years and raised Jane L*
a trotter that cleaned up everything
on the coast and set a mark of
2:19*4 in 1884. He has been on the
circuit every year since then, and de
spite his age he declares he is good
tor from 10 or IS years.
Lindsey is In good health, and is as
active as a man half his age. He as
cribes his strength to keeping regu
lar hours and clean living and follow
ing the teachings of the Golden Rule.
The New York Giants released Out
fielder Hugh High to the Hartford club
of the Connecticut league. He was
with the Hartford team last sea
YVETTE GILBERT'S NEW POSE
Bucoauaful Singer Aaeerte She Will
Build Theater to Help the
Struggling Musician.
Undiscovered genius Is no longer to
sit and eat its heart out In some poor
garret of the Latin Quarter. Yvette
Sullbert, she of the long gloves, the
Titian locks and the big heart, is to
build a theater for his especial bene
fit. For many years she has taken
an interest in the long-haired genius
of several professions and she now
hopes to give the great unacted and
unheard a chance to exhibit their
stunts before an appreciative public
without the interference of a coldly
commercial manager.
“I am going to have a little hall all
my own," she said to me. "1 am con
cerned most of ail for the poor un
JfS/7Z-6bza£j^
known composers and musicians, who
have a truly hard time of it in pres
ent conditions. I will have a tiny or
chestra of selected musicians which
will give the works of men and wom
en who are at present appreciated
only by the intellectual. With the
profits 1 am sure I will make I will
build a Maison des Artistes, similar
to institutions to be found in almost
erary celebrations will be held there
There great artists of every kind,
when they visit Paris, the world's cen
ter of arts, can be feted and entertain
ed in a proper way. Musical and lit
erary celebrations will be eheld there
*nd it will serve as a meeting place
for all who are interested in the arts."
Guilbert is still a wonderfully young
looking woman. She is one of the easi
est of French celebrities to reach and
certainly one of the pleasantest to in
terview.
BIRTHPLACE OF GREAT MAN
House in Which Pasteur Was Bom Is
to Be Preserved as a
Memorial.
Mr. Rockefeller's subscription of
$11,000 to the fund which is being
raised to purchase and maintain the
little house at Dole, in the Jura depar
ment where Pasteur was born, has
aroused a feeling of humiliation in
France, which is thus placed in the
position of allowing a foreigner to sup
ply the money necessary to honor one
of her great men.
Pasteur's father was a soldier in the
army of the Great Napoleon and was
25 when he retired to his native coun
try after the collapse of the empire.
Pasteur's Birthplace.
and earned a living as a tanner. Pas
teur has written of his parents:
"Oh! father and mother! My belov
ed departed, who lived so modestly in
this little house, it is to you that I
owe everything! Tour enthusiasm,
my brave mother, you impressed upon
me. If I have ever and always asso
ciated the greatness of science with
the greatness of my country it is be
cause I was impregnated with senti
ments inspired by you. And you, dear
father, whose life was as hard as your
own hard occupation, you showed me
what patience in long efforts can
achieve. It is to you 1 owe my tenac
ity in daily work.”
The subscription toward the pur
chase of the house has not been closed.
Mr. Rockefeller’s suggestion that It
should remain open having been acted
upon, several foreign universities and
many communes and villages have
sent subscriptions to the mayor of
Dole.
Prefers Eggs to Jewels.
Baltimore, Md.—Eggs looked bigger
and more valuable than silver and
jewels to James Frlsby, a negro, when
he entered the home of John B.
Brown. 300 North Sticker street
Patrolman Daly, seeing a window bro
ken at the Brown home, made an in
vestigation and saw the negro with a
quantity of eggs. Realising the high
price of the commodity, he instantly
drew a revolver on the man and ar
verted him.
THOROUGH DISINFECTION TO
PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Average Stockman and Farmer Does Not Realize Impor
tance of Treatment for His Premises Following
Outbreak of Disorder—Complete Removal
of Cause Is to be Desired.
(By GEORGE W. POPE. Veterinary In
spector. United States Department of
Agriculture.)
In the work of the bureau of animal
Industry in dealing with infectious dis
eases of live stock it has been found
that the average stockman and farmer
does not realize the importance of thor
oughly disinfecting his premises fol
lowing an outbreak of contagious dis
ease. There is apparently a widespread
lack of information regarding the
germicidal power of various sub
stances, commonly termed disinfect
ants. There is also a lack of knowl
edge concerning practical and econom
ical methods of proceeding with the
work of disinfection. Moreover, the
reappearance of a contagious disease
on premises from which it was be
lieved to have been eradicated may
frequently be traced to careless or im
perfect work in connection with the
cleaning and disinfecting of the place.
It is but natural to acknowledge the
presence of only such objects as can
be seen with the unaided eye. Science,
however, by means of the high-power
microscope, has clearly proved the ex
istence of numerous minute animal and
vegetable organisms—microorganisms
—and it is a matter of common knowl
edge that many of these organisms fre
quently find their way into the animal
body and produce disease. It is also
well known that these micro-organ
Isms, or germs, vary in form and oth
er characteristics and that for each
disease of an infectious nature there
is a specific germ.
The work of disinfection is based
upon our recognition of the presence
of disease germs, and disinfection
means the act of destroying the cause
of the infection. In other words, disin
fection is a removal of the cause, and
it will be clear to any practical man
that in dealing with disease any efTort
which stops short of a complete re
moval of the cause is most unwise and
unprofitable. To those unaccustomed
to the work, disinfection may seem a
most complicated process. Any ap
proved method, however, is compara
tively simple when carried out care
A Good Type of Barrel Sprayer.
fully, although, like many another pro
cedure, it is one in which attention to
details counts for much. It is im
portant to bear in mind that the caus
ative agents for many diseases are ex
tremely small, and may remain for an
indefinite time in dust, cracks, and
crevices of buildings, so that efforts
aiming at the eradication of disease
from contaminated premises must be
thorough in order to be effective.
In the work of disinfection nature
has provided man with a most valu
able ally—sunlight. It is well known
that the direct rays of the sun are de
structive to many forms of bacteria, in
ome cases destroying them and in oth
ers lessening their influence. Thus
the importance of well-lighted stables
is evident. The dark and sunless
building will be a favorable breeding
place for bacteria, and the structure
which admits the greatest amount of
sunlight will be the least favorable for
their development. Again, heat will
destroy the bacteria of disease. By
this is not meant the ordinary heat of
the sun, but heat as developed in boil
ing water or in flame. It is upon this
principle that the surgeon before op
erating renders his instruments free
from the possible presence of bacteria
by boiling, and it is heat which renders
a jet of live steam destructive to bac
teria. Sunlight, however, cannot be
considered more than an accessory in
the destruction of bacteria, while the
application of heat in the form of
steam or flame is seldom possible.
The result is that in the practical
work of disinfection we are dependent
upon certain drugs, which have pow
er to destroy the organisms of dis
ease.
Chloride of lime (sometimes termed
chlorinated lime) is a well-known dis
infectant, although its value is doubt
less greatly overrated. This may be
due in part to the fact that it is a
powerful deodorant—such drugs on
account of their pungent odor being
popularly believed to have great dis
infecting power. Being of uncertain
strength and somewhat destructive
to metals, and having a permeating
odor especially objectionable in a
stable, where mil* is produced, chlor
ide of lime cannot be classed as the
most desirable of disinfectants. For
general disinfecting purposes it may
be mixed with water in the proportion
of six ounces to the gallon.
An aqueous solution containing ap
proximately 40 per cent, of formalde
hyde and known as formalin has of
recent years become a more or less
popular disinfectant.
Formaldehyde is used in either
liquid or gaseous form. In the former
case formalin is mixed with water in
the proportion of six ounces to the
gallon, and the resulting solution is
applied directly to surfaces or sub
stances which are to be disinfected.
Formaldehyde gas is in most cases
impracticable for stable disinfection.
Where, however, a stable can be made
almost air tight, and the animals re
moved, it will be found very service
able, as it penetrates every crevice.
Carbolic acid in its pure form Is,
at ordinary temperatures, in the
shape of long, white crystals. For con
venience it is frequently dispensed in
liquid form by the addition of ten
per cent, of water. A five per cent,
solution of carbolic acid is sometimes
used as a disinfectant, but carbolic
acid has the disadvantage of being ex
pensive and somewhat difficult to dis
solve.
Cresol, commonly termed "straw
colored carbolic acid,” “liquid car
bolic acid," etc., in a two per cent, so
lution is an efficient disinfectant. It
has the disadvantage, however, of be
ing somewhat difficult to dissolve, so
in preparing a disinfecting solution
warm water should be used and care
exercised that the drug is entirely
dissolved. As the disinfecting power
of cresol is dependent upon the
amount of cresylic acid contained
therein, it is essential when using
the drug to know the degree of purity.
Grades can be purchased under a guar
anty to contain 90 to 98 per cent, of
cresylic acid.
Applying the Disinfectant.
SHEEP CULTURE
IS PROFITABLE
No Economy In Allowing Animal
to Shift for Itself and
Elte Oat Precarious
Existence.
The decline of both wool and sheep
will more than likely cause a general
neglect of the sheep on many farms,
but If a sheep is worth keeping at all
It is certainly worth caring for in a
way that it will be able to produce
something of value. A neglected ewe
is very likely to lose her lamb or else
it will be stunted and not heavy
enough to go on the market at the
proper age. The fleece of the neglect
ed sheep will always be light and of
poor quality. In order to grow a
heavy fleece of good _ quality there
must not be any starving period from
one clipping until the next The wool
Is largely composed of nitrogen and
mineral matter, and of course the ani
mal oa which it grows must get these
minerals in its food. Corn is very
good sbeep feed but should not be
depended upon entirely.
Bulky weeds such as clover hay,
cow-pea hay or Soy-bean hay are all
good sheep feeds. If the sheep have
access to some winter pasture it is a
great help in keeping them in condi
tion. Succulent foods such as turnips
and other vegetables are good winter
feeds. The fact that a sheep will
eke out an existence where other
farm animals would starve is no evi
dence that it is economy to allow it to
shift for Itself.
Sheep Prizes.
Heretofore Canada has taken most
of the first prizes In the sbeep exhibi-,
tions at the International Stock Show
but at the show held in December, the
breeders of the United States came to
the front In good shape. Wyoming and
Kentucky carrying off the principal
championships.
Potatoes In New York.
More potatoes are grown in New
York state than In any ether state in
the Union.