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SEPTEMBER 13, 1906
The Nebraska Independent
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proved : unsatisfactory to the breeder
because the change in character of
the animal is so abrupt from the type
of hog . which the market has been
used to, that the demand would not
admit of feeding them successfully.
The change must be made gradually
rather than abruptly and must be done
either by crossing the bacon types
with the lard hog, or by careful feed
ing and selection.
It would therefore seem that the
medium hog is to be the hog of the
near future. Not the extreme lard
nor the extreme bacon hog but the
mean between the two. This will sat
isfy for the present both the consum
er and the breeder or producer.
Farm Notes
A project is under discussion in
Germany for the holding of a world's
. fair in Berlin in 1912. There is a fair
prospect that provision will be made
for such an exposition.
"Reclamation of Alkali Soils,' is the
title of bulletin 34 issued by the Bu
reau of Soils, Washington, D. C, and
written by C. W. Dorsey. This work
deals entirely with the "arid west."
Cameron and Bell, of the Bureau of
Soils, Washington, D. C, have pre
pared and issued bulletin 33 on "Cal
cium Sulphate in Aqueous Solutions"
being a study of alkali soils as they
are found in the west.
"The Swine Industry of Ontario" is
the- subject of bulletin 149 issued by
the Ontario department of Agriculture
Popularity and usefulness of various
breeds of hogs are analyzed by coun
ties. The bulletin is issued from To
ronto. ,
A freak ear of corn is reported from
Shelby ville, Ind. It is composed of
about 200 small ears, each the size of
a !ead pencil.
A dispatch from Flora, 111., says that
Clay county will ship 500,000 barrels
of apples this season, which is twice
the yield of 1902.
Tt is reported that Willet M. Hays,
assistant secretary of agriculture, has
been offered the directorship of the
Pennsylvania experiment station.
According to a dispatch from San
Francisco, Luther Burbank has added
five new plant creations to his al
ready long list. None of these seem
to be of practical usefulness.
The two-year old child of a farmer
living near Euclid, Minn., was fatally
poisoned last week by eating Paris
green obtained from a box which had
fallen from a shelf in the cupboard.
Recent rains have done much to
brighten the prospects of many farm
ers in Pennington county, South Da
kota. The drouth had already com
menced its inroads on the crops, but
now hay is the only one that is likely
to fall short.
A special to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat says that Col. B. G. Gifford,
the only American farmer owning and
operating a railway line, is in danger
of losing the "Onion Route," as it is
called. It is said that the Vander
bilts are. after the private ' road.
Antimony in almost pure form has
been found on a farm- near Conconully,
Wash., 200 miles northwest of Spo
kane, by William Ingham, for thirteen
years a mail carrier at Seattle. The
deposits are rich, netting $3,000 in
twenty tons of rock, antimony being
quoted a $580 a ton.
Big corn stories are coming from
Franklin county, Iowa. The stalks in
many fields are said to have reached
the height of 16 feet and are still
growing. The ears in many places are
eight feet from the ground, so that
a great demand for step ladders is
promised.
Another trophy has been added to
the list of Iowa Corn Growers' as
sociation, to be completed for at the
coming January contest at Ames. It
is given by George M. Allee in honor
of his father and will be awarded as
grand championship prize on a single
ear of corn.
Several large forest fires were burn
ing southwest of Biwabik, Minn., last
week. Hundreds of acres of second
growth and "thicket have been burned.
Many settlers have been forced to
abandon their homes and have lost
most of their property. Wild animals
are invading the limits of the villages.
A new solution of the farm labor
question is being tried at St.. Peter,
Minn. All tramps and unemployed
found in the neighborhood of that city
are to be arrested for vagrancy and
will be sent into the wheat fields to
work off their latent energy. Even
tourists are likely to be impressed in
to service, so great is the need of
harvest hands.
Two serious cases of bee stings were
reported last week. At Arthur, Wis.,
the four-year old daughter of Mr. Lar
son stumbled against a hive and was
stung so severely that doubts are en
tertained of her recovery. At Shelby
vine, Ind., the six-year old son of B.
F. Whaley is tctally blind as a result
of an attack by a swarm of bumble
bees. ,
. Milking Machines
A number of milking machines are
now in use in this country. A few
have been in use for several years.
So far as it has been able to ascertain
the milking is now a practical suc
cess. According to New Zealand pa
pers it appears that in Australia and
New Zealand there are more milking
machines in use than in this coun
try. The Canadian Dairyman reports
that in the two countries mentioned
there are now over 700 of these milk
ing machines being operated, and that
they are giving general satisfaction.
Milking machines have also been used
in the large dairies of Great, Britain
for several years. In some instances
they have been' discarded, but in the
majority of cases they are still in use
and are rendering satisfactory service.
In Denmark a great many machines
are also in use. We believe that the
milking machine now being perfected
in this country will come into gen
eral use, especially in sections where
dairying is being carried on on a large
scale. Last year Mr. E. Clifton, of
the experiment station of New Zeal
and, tested one of the milking ma
chines in use in that country. and re
ported the following conclusions:
After the season's work it affords
the greatest pleasure to give the ma
chine unqualified approval. Among
the points that most recommend them
selves are:
1. Reliability; no delays or break
downs; the machine operates with the
greatest regularity.
2. It eliminates the undesirable em
ployment of children.
3. Economy in the number of milk
ers and in the genertl cost of labor.
4. Higher wages to responsible
men.
5. More comfort to the cow. The
animal almost always ruminates
while milking is proceeding. Kicking,
restless cows remain more quiet when
being milked by machine than by
hand.
6. Sore and chapped teats quickly
healed.
7. Average quantity of milk main
tained. .
8. Milking effected incomparably
more cleanly.
9. It will insure the safe investment
of capital in the further development
of dairying.
Not only is the milking machine a
great labor saver, but it will also
prove to be one of the best means of
improving the quality of our milk,
and butter and cheese supplies. Those
who have made use of these machines
In this country have noticed that milk
drawn with them produces practically
no sediment in the cream separator,
that its flavor is improved and its
keeping qualities enhanced.
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