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' .DlTRY AND POULTEY.
f INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How SnccfKifnl Fnrmon Opernte Thl *
Department of Ilia I'nnn A Few
Hint * n to Ui Cure of LUo Block
nnd roultry.
Dcntroyliip Unr Mnrkot Abroad.
The secretary of agriculture of Mis
souri , In his last report , says :
Adulterated Clfcese. One of the worst
features of this business Is that Imi
tation butter compounds and adulter
ated cheese are destroying the market
for United States dairy products
abroad. To Illustrate , In 1880 , the
United States sold In Great Britain one
hundred and twenty-eight million
pounds of cheese , while Canada only
sold forty million pounds or less than
one-third what the United States did.
In 1898 this condition of the trade waa
reversed , the United States selling to
Great Britain only forty-six million
pounds , wniio Canada sold one Hun
dred and Hfty million pounds , or more
than three times the amount sold by
the United States , a condition that
may bo attributed almost solely to the
fact that In this country the laws per-
mjtted manufacturers to brand skim
milk and filled cheese as full cream ar
ticles , and as such It was exported and
sold.
Adulterated Butter. The same In
crease in the sales of Canadian butter
and decrease in the sales of butter from
the United States may bo noted since
butterlne has been manufactured and
placed upon the market in im'ltatlon
of and sold as creamery butter. In
dicating this decrease in 1898 , New
York exported to Great Britain only
sixty-five thousand packages , while
Montreal exported two hundred and
twenty-seven thousand packages , and
in 1899 , with Secretary Wilson , of the
United States department of agricul
ture , making every possible effort to
extend the sale of dairy products in
Europe , New York exported ono hun
dred and three thousand packages ,
while Montreal exported four hundred
and twenty-live thousand packages , or
more than four times as much as this
great country with its largely extended
area , its abundance of all kinds of
stock , food and grasses and its supe
rior climatic conditions. The pure
food products of this country arc equal
in character to those of Canada. The
demand should be as good and the
supply far in excess. The unfavorable
condition of our butter trade with Eu
rope may be attributed to the fact that
we have offered for sale in that coun
try fraudulent Imitation articles , that
wo have lost the confidence of con
sumers and brought into question the
purity of our product
a Natural Starter.
The method of making this natural
starter Is simple. There may be vari
ous plans , but one which Is satisfac
tory enough Is as follows : A perfectly
healthy cow from a cleanly , well kept
dairy Is selected. After the under parts
of the body are carefully brushed , and
the udder moistened with a damp
cloth , the first few Jets of milk from
the teats are rejected , and the rest is
drawn Into a sterilized vessel. This is
then covered at once and taken to the
dairy , heated to a proper temperature
and passed througn a separator. The
skim milk thus obtained Is again col
lected in a sterilized vessel , carefully
covered , nnd set aside to , sour. After
It has become properly soured It serves
as a starter for the cream ripening
process. Of course there are many
other methods of obtaining a natural
starter , for a natural starter Is noth
ing more than a lot of skim milk or
whole milk obtained under specially
cleanly conditions from an exception
ally good dairy and allowed to sour
naturally.
Of course it is impossible for the
dairyman to be sure that such a
natural starter contains the species of
bacteria that is wanted fo-r ripening.
Sometimes It may contain proper
species and at other times an unfavor
able species. Logically then the use
of a natural starter Is very unsatis
factory. But our dairymen are not so
much interested in the logic of the
i method as they are in practical re-
' ? suits , and care not whether the process
1 they use is theoretically the best , pro-
; vlded it gives them a good quality of
* butter. There can be no question that
| the use of natural starters thus made
I has been a very decided advantage to
the butter maker as It has been
adopted in the last ten years.
Clfinn and Unclean Dalrlex.
* A California milk Inspector has this
to : Unclean dairies
say have been so
widely advertised in official reports
and newspaper articles that many citi
zens think well-conducted dairies do
not e"ibt , or , if they do , no way is
known by which one can bo assured
of gettlnn their milk. And many per
sons will go without milk whenever
possible rather than run the risk of
getting the dangerously impure arti
cle which they are convlnceu is very
common. Thus the scarce articles have
the effect of reducing the production
and use of Impure milk ; but they have
the same effect also on the use of pure
* milk. It Is unfortunate that the excellent -
, cellent features of the best dairies are
| not given as much prominence as are
4 the defective features of the worst , so
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an to show those Interested that good
fa milk Is on the market as well as bad.
Ji ' A practicable plan by which this could
4 bo accomplished could easily bo fol-
, ! i lowed. greatly to the benefit af all con
cerned. Although ouly a few dairies
were visited , it was readily seen that
at least a part of the milk going Into
.Sacramento and San Francisco is pro
duced with great care and can bo ro-
, . ] ied upon as a safe and wholesome
t > food. As already suggested , If these
m lirst-clasB dairies and others like them
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could bo Ll'ouRht to the attention ot
the public as forcibly as the worst
types , a decided step would be taken
toward the improvement of the general
city supply.
FO\TI With or Without Mont food * .
The Geneva experiment station has ,
as previously mentioned in the Farm
ers' Review , been making trials in feed
ing fowls with and without meat In
their food. A part of the report says :
The results were convincing , almost
startling , in the case of ducklings fed
the contrasted rations. The first lot of
ducklings was fed on corn meal ,
ground oats , animal meal , and a llltlo
sklmmllk nnd dried blood. The second
lot was fed on wheat bran , corn meal ,
ground oats nnd sklmmilk or curd.
Both lots were fed green alfalfa ; and
sand and coarse grit were freely sup
plied. Before the experiment had been
long under way It was not unusual to
notice scrawny , grain-fed birds ,
with troughs full of good , apparently
wholesome food before them , standing
on the alert and scrambling in hot
haste after the unlucky grasshopper or
fly which ventured into their pen ;
while the contented-looking meat-fed
ducks lay lazily in the sun and paid
no attention to buzzing bee or crawl
ing beetle. The 32 meat-fed birds lived
and thrived ; but the vegetable food
birds dropped off ono by one , starved
to death through lack of animal food ,
so that only 20 of the 33 were allvo at
the close of the fifteenth week of con
trasted feeding. They were then fed
for four weeks on the meat meal ra
tion , nnd made nearly as rapid gains as
the other lot at the same size , two
months before ; but they never quite
overcame the disadvantage of their bad
start on grains alone. Some of the
comparative averages for ten weeks
from birth , the period of profitable
growth for the larger ducks , are shown
graphically below , the first figure or
upper line representing thu meat fed
birds in each instance :
Total weight allamcd Cost of food for
I Pound gam
3 I Ibs.
5 2 Ibs
In conclusion , then , It may bo said
that rations In which from 40 to 50
per cent of the protein was supplied by
animal food gave more economical re
sults than rations drawing most of
their protein from vegetable sources.
The chief advantage was In the produc
tion of rapid growth , although the cost
of production is also In Its favor.
While Inferior palatlblllty may have
had something to do with the marked
results , especially with the ducks , the
whole bearing of these experiments
and others not yet reported seems to In
dicate that the superiority of the ono
ration is duo to the presence in it of
animal food.
nad Condition of Horses.
A recent government report treats
of the health and condition of horses
for the year ending March 31. It sum
marizes as follows :
Losses. Of the 10 states each esti
mated to contain 500,000 horses or up
ward , all except Missouri report losses
from disease somewhat less than those
of the preceding year. The year 1898-
99 , however , was characterized by a
rate of mortality slightly higher than
that of any previous year for which
figures are available , and accordingly
a comparison of the year now under
discussion with the ten-year average
Is less satisfactory. Ohio , Indiana ,
Iowa , Kansas , Nebraska , and Texas
report a rate of mortality below their
respective ten-year averages ; In the
case of Pennsylvania and Missouri the
percentages of loss agree exactly with
the ten-year averages , while In Now
York nnd Illinois they are slightly
above such averages.
Condition. The condition of hcalth-
fulness and flesh on April 1 was very
high , being only 3 per cent below the
normal , as compared with 5.C per cent
below the normal on April 1 of the
preceding year.
ChlckK on I'rotJ Itango.
We notice that erie poultry writer
3s advocating giving the old hen full
liberty to "drag her chicks anywhere.
He says that if this bo done the chicks
will be hardier , more fully developed
and in every way better birds when
mature than those reared to the wean
ing age with the hen confined to a
coop and a few square rods of ground.
But wo would suggest that the trouble
comes in the fact that there are like
ly to be very few birds to mature. By
the tlmo the old hen has dragged the
lives out of some of them , and cats
and rats have had their pick , to say
nothing of the bout with the gape
worm , the number will be few. Nor
are we convinced that It Is healthful
for a chick to be over exercised or that
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It la rendered hardy by being soaked
with the dew or chilled by cold winds.
When a hen drags her chicks to a re
mote corner of the farm the mink or
cat finds it a good chance to gather in
one of the stragglers now and then.
Firm Fences. There Is nothing in
relation to poultry keeping that gives
more satisfaction than a well-built
poultry fence of wire on posts that arose
so deeply set they will never incline in
any direction. It pays to have a firm
fence. It will save a great deal of
vexation. The posts should be so deep
ly set that they will stand wind and
rain , frost and soil moisture. This can
be obtained only bf having the holes
dug so deep that the bottoms of the
posts will be below the region subject
to heaving In the spring , which does
not necessarily mean below the region
of frost.
ffs a nroudf and peerless
record * It fs a record of
cure , off constant con
quest over oksffaato Ills
of woman ? Ills that deal
out ( tespafr ; suffering
that many women think
is woman's natural heri
tage ; disorders and dis
placements that cfrivo
Lydla E. PInklum's Vegetable Compound I
cures these trouhSes of
women , ansti robs men
struation of its terrorsa
No woman need bo with"
out the safest and sccrost
advice , foi * Afa's. Pinkham
counsels women free of
charge. Her address is
Lynn , Massa
Gain any woman afford/
to Btjnoro the medicine aittS
the advacQ that has cured
a mHISon wosnest" ?
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It Stiffens the Goods
It Whitens the Goods
It Polishes the Goods
It makes all Raiments fiesli and crisp
ashen first bought new.
Try a Sample Package.
You'll like It If you try It.
You'll buy It if you tiy it.
You'll use it If you try It.
Try it.
Sold by all Grocers
When the mist turns to rain the um
biella Is very often ml = sed.
For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch.
Your deposit In the savings bank Is
an object of Interest.
Your clothes will not crack If yoi
use Magnetic Starch.
Belter throw stones at random rather
or th"n idle words.
Mm. vrinslmv'H SootlilnR Syrnp.
For children teetlilnK. softens the Kums , reduces In
flainuiatlon , nlluj e puln. cures wind colic. 23o a bottla-
A soft corn is nearly always a hard
thing to bear.
Hull'H Catnrrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. 1'rice , 73c
The golden rule must bo a pure one ,
as It ib seldom made to work both
ways.
Lrulloi Can W < nr Shoe * .
One size bin tiller after uslnjf Allen's Foot-
Laso , ( i poudcr. It makes tight or new
bhouscasy. Cures swollen , hotsweating ,
aching feet , ingrowing nails , corns nnd
bunions. Alldiujpihls and shoo stores ,
2f > c. Trial package FIIHU by iiwil. Ad
dress Allen S Olmst < 'd , Leltoy , K.Y.
Some men have no taste , but If the
color Is all right they take chances
on It.
Care , worn' nnd anxiety whiten the hair too early.
ItCnUW It WltJl 1'AI.KMI'B IIAIU llALhAM.
lie toktturo forcornn. 15ets.
Teplltz , a small watering place In
Bohemia , claims the honor of being
Gen. Cronje's birthplace.
Throw physic to the IOK ! Ifou , don't wnnt
thortoBs but If jou want good eUgehllori chew
Ilceman'K Pepsin Gum.
"Filthy lucre" doesn't mean gold. It
means bank bills after they have been
in circulation for a dozen years.
Are You Troubled with Dandruff ?
If so , get u bottle of Coke Dandruff Cure.
All dniggists ami limiurB. ? 1.W (
Don't be too critical with other
people , that Is to say. You can't be too
critical with yo-in > elf.
AVlion buying n package ot
Starch" nsk your grocer for the book of
humor that ROCS with it frf >
When a baby cries without shedding
any tears It Is generally reasonably
safe to spank him.
Sunday Ifi a day of strength ; the
ther six are week days.
Arc You Unlnc Allen' * root-l ? > T
It IB the only euro for Swollen ,
Smarting. Burning , Sweating * cet ,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen a
Foot-Ease , u powder to bo shaken Into
he shoes. At all Druggists and Shoo
Stores , 2Gc. Sample sent FKlflB. Ad
dress Allen S. OlmstPd , Lelloy , N. Y.
Theory may bevoll enough in Ita
vay , but lawyers and physicians prc-
cr practice.
Plso's Cure cnnnot be too highly BpoUcn of no
ncouKh curo.-t. \V. O lliur.x , 8W Third A > a ,
N. , Mluncuiuills Mlnti. . .Inn. C. 1UOO.
Steam may be a good servant , but
1 occasionally blows up Us master.
Use Magnetic S-tnrch it nas no equal.
Wlso Is the Individual who Incka
: ls friends uind faces his onemlrs.
If you have not tried Magnetic Staith
try It now. You will then use no other.
Vostrr UK u HUtiirliui.
Ex-Secretary of State John W. Fos
ter has just completed writing a work
on American history , which Is to ap
pear next fall.
Suit In Kntfn mid Pot-It Iliinillm
Handles of forks and knives are
utilized for the storage of salt and
ncnner under a new patent , each
liandlc being formed of a tube , which
hiis spring clips to hold It on the
shank , with an Internal reservoir for
the salt or pepper , which Is shaken
through the ends.
llopoful IIH In
Wltham , the Georgia banker , and
his party of cashiers and pretty girls ,
left New York for the south the last
of the week. There have been no
marriages as the result of the irlp ,
although It is understood that matri
mony was ono of the objects of the
junket. There is the consolation of
knowing that seven engagements have
been made , however , and doubtless
the weddings will take place In Geor
gia In duo time.
An Aurollto In Souk.
Pawnbrokers take some curious
pledges , but It Is not often that they
receive ono from another world. A
London pawnshop , however , exhibits
In its window as an unredeemed pledge
a magnificent earollte , a mass of fused
metal that fell , as It were , from heaven
to provide a poor man with his beer.
A ticket bears the statement that It
was brought fiom the arctic regions
by a sailor.
More than half thp champagne sold
In Franco In 1S9S went to England.
United States courts In New Mexico
cost the government about $75,000 a
year.
Itentnl for n Hotel.
The Park Avenue hotel , at Fourth
avenue and Thirty-third street , New
York , has passed into new manage
ment. It was leaned last week for ten
years for nearly $1,000,000. This ren
tal is 25 per cent more than was paid
for the last ten years. The edifice was
built by Alexander T. Stewart , who
intended it for a wcman's hotel. It
has been a quietly fashionable hostelry
for a numcbr of years.
It is estimated that the number of
Germans nnd their descendants In the
United States IB 15,000,000.
By a recent militia order British In
fantry batallons will henceforth be
regiments.
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He thinks he lives , but he's a dead
one. No person is really alive whose
liver is dead. During the winter
most people spend nearly all their time
in warm , stuffy houses or offices or
workshops. Many don't get as much
exercise as they ought , and everybody
knows that people gain weight in
winter. As a rule it is not sound
weight , but means a lot of flabby fat
and useless , rotting matter staying in
the body when it ought to have been
driven out. But the liver was over
burdened , deadened stopped work. There
you are , with a dead liver , and spring is the
time for resurrection. Wake up the dead !
Get all the filth out of your system , and get
ready for the summer's trials with clean , clear blood , body , brain free from bile. Force
is dangerous and destructive unless used in a gentle persuasive way , and the right plan
is to give new strength to the muscular walls of the bowels , and stir up the liver to new
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Perhaps men could , understand
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women better "if they - didn't try so
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laundry giarch , ln Jho , world.
Getting up a concert Is a sound un- '
, deital'ing.
T3 Eye Water.
W.IS. U. OMAHA. No. 291900