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The Balanced Ration
A large plantation owner of Louis
iana In an address delivered before
the Louisiana Live Stock Breeders as
sociation said The money saving
of scientific feeding is so great as to
scarcely be believed unless it is
brought to our own doors The Paris
Omnibus Company whicli works 10
000 horses and which formerly fed
Its stock solely on oats found a sav
ing of 926 per head a year by the par
tial substitution of corn for oats On
om plantations in Assumption it was
only in August last that we began to
look seriously into the feeding of a
balanced ration and our feed bill for
the year for 240 head of stock
amounted to an excess of 10000 This
year we are following to the letter a
balanced ration and by adding to our
corn molasses and cotton seed meal
we will have sufficient of the former
to feed to last until our new crop is
harvested This will be with an ex
pense of less than 2500 for the
chase of meal and molasses Formerly
we used to feed as high as 18 pounds
of oats per day per mule that is
when we were out of corn which
without figuring the cost of the hay
given in quantities of as much as
the mules would eat brought our
cost of feed to 25c per head with oats
at the present market value -of 44c per
bushel Our present feed consists of
sight pounds of corn and cob meal two
pounds of cotton seed meal eleven
pounds of molasses and 15 pounds of
peavine hay which figures out quite
near to a balanced ration with a nu
tritive ratio of 1 to C at a cost of 145
cents per head allowing 5c per gallon
for the molasses and G per ton for
the pcaviuo hay Thus you can read
ily sec that our feed is costing us at
present about one half as much as it
did formerly
Buying the Ram e
The earlierthe ram is selected the
more certain the buyer is to get what
he is looking after A good many
farmers buy rams in the fall but
wait till late before doing so They
seldom take into consideration the
numerous delays that are likely to in
tervene before the ram is actually pur
posed and located on the farm if the
buyers waits till late his order is sure
to get tothe breeder at a time when
the latter has other such orders to fill
If the breeder has more orders than
he can u he has to decline to fill
the order and the buyer has to seek
another breeder The second breeder
may be sold out as was the first and
the buyer has to try again All this
time the weeks are slipping away
Then there are delays in shipping
which can never be foreseen So it
if altogether the part of wisdom for
the buyer to take steps to secure his
ram as soon as possible
That oats make a better feed for
tho horse than corn especially in
spring is generally conceded The
corn has an overbalance of heat form
ing material which gives him a great
surplus of fuel to be changed into en
ergy But there must be muscle on
which to exercise the energy or it
cannot be used Corn produces too
little muscle With oats the balance
is more nearly equal and the energy
and the muscle on which to exercise
the energy are in about the proper
proportions For this reason the far
mer is able to get more work out of
ten pounds of oats than out of ten
pounds of corn
When a man loses his temper he is
surettiere is ample reason for it
POULTRY
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In Pasturing Rape
Tho tlmo is here when the sheep
will bo turned Into the new rape pas
ture In this connection a few things
should he remembered One o them
Is that rape should not be the only
kind of feed given to any kind of stock
for several reasons In the first place
it is very succulent and it would be
difficult for a sheep to eat enough of
rape to keep it in the best of condition
even if there was not a danger of
bloating which there is- In all cases
there should be access to the rape and
to pasturage at the same time The
sheep should not bo turned into the
rape all at once but should be allowed
to eat it for only half an hour the
first time then an hour and then the
timo may be gradually increased from
day to day When they have become
accustomed to it there is little danger
that they will be injured by it provid
ed -they have access to other pastur
age or other feed On the first day
the sheep are allowed access to the
rape pasture they should receive a full
feed in tne barn or shed or feed lot
so they will eat but lightly of the
succulent rape of which they will
show themselves at once very fond
Rape should never be pastured very
close If the sheep are made to de
pend on it too much they will eat it
down to the ground and its recovery
will be slow even under good con
ditions of moisture If however the
feeding is so regulated that the sheep
will only eat off the tops and will
leave most of the stumps and some of
the leaf stems the plant will continue
to grow and develop while it is being
pastured This is one thing greatly
in favor of the rape plant When
- DFPPPrly handled it is an enormous
producer of valuable pasturage The
man that has had rape for a number
of years will need no advice in this
regard but many new men are now
beginning to grow rape and to feed it
extensively to sheep as well as to
other farm stock
Shall Farmers Raise Broilers
The farmer frequently asks himself
if it will pay him to raise broilers
The prices quoted for such are some
times very high and the farm reader
can but help thinking what a revenue
he would have If he had annually a
few thousand pounds of broilers to
sell But as a general thing the
farmer that has gone Into broiler pro
duction has not made a success of it
That is one branch of poultry raising
that seems to belong to the specialist
The raising of birds for the broiler
market requires a very different set
of efforts than aoes the production of
farm fowls generally In the first
place the broiler raiser must do his
hatching in the Fall and of course
for this work must have incubators
and brooders Then comes the ques
tion of an egg supply which can sel
dom be answered satistactorily with
out the larmer building up a flock of
hens that will produce him an abun
dance of eggs in the late iull and ear
ly Winter
Our specialists have found it ad
visable to build brooder houses that
can be heated by steam We know oi
one such recently build which cost
700 Whether it will pay an interest
on the investment we do not know
and neither does the builder There
are few larmers that care to go so
deeply as this into the poultry- busi
ness Then the market for broilers
is confined to the cities and to a few
lamilies and hotels in each The broil
ers have to be handled a certain way
and be marketed through certain chan
nels if the profits are to be preserved
for the raiser The farmer seldom
knows the ins and outs -of the city
markets well enough to sell broilers
to advantage
In the raising of broilers great skill
is necessary and the man that Is put
ting most of his time on other farm
work is little likely to take time to
become skillful with his poultry This
is the cause of numerous failures with
raising broilers on farms This has
led to the centralizing of the broiler
business in tbe hands of comparative
ly few persons living near the larger
cities and these have become spe
cialists If a farmer wishes to under
take the business of broiler raising it
would by all means be best for him to
make a special investigation in person
Let him first go to the markets in the
great cities and learn all there is to
learn about prices time of market and
requirements and exactions of the ul
timate customers Then it would pay
him to visit some of the farms on
which broilers are being raised and it
he can find some farms that are rais
ing broilers and producing other crops
at the same time he should visit them
determined to get both sides of the
story
There is only one way for a novice
to begin the broiler business and that
is on a small scale If he depends on
the experience of others and goes
in on a large scale the chances are
that he will lose all he puts into the
enterprise There is money in the
broiler business but it takes exper
ience and skill to get it out
Call Ducks
There are two varieties of Call ducks
the gray and the white Both variet
ies are bantams and are bred more
for ornament than for profit The
gray Call duck is sometimes called
WHITE CALL DUCKS
the Bantam Rouen and the White Call
duck the Bantam Pekin The two va
rieties differ only in plumage They
are good for pets and are also used
as decoy ducks by duck shooters
They are not infrequently crossed
with the Mallard duck to make them
more available as decoys The re
sult of such crossing are ducks that
are both tame and domestic
One of the greatest drawbacks to
turkey raising is the loss of young
turkeys due to wet weather
The convenience of buildings has
much to do with the success of under
takings in poultry raising Too much
work reduces the profit The house
wife usually has the work of caring
for the fowls on her hands and where
is the woman that does not have all
she can do in her own house to say
nothing of out of doors work Since
she must do this work it should be
made as easy as possible for her La
bor saving inventions here as on oth
er parts of the farm should not be neg
lected
The higher the price of turkeys the
more likely are they to disappear
if they are permitted to wander off the
farm
It is cheaper to grow good shade
trees from seed in a nursery under
the proper conditions than to hunt
and pull them in the woods
Professor Oscar Erf has charge oi
the model creamery at the Worlds
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Nine Gored Walking Skirt
The walking skirt that Hares with
perfect freedom about the feet yet is
snug over the hips is a favorite of the
season and is likely to retain all its
vogue for a long time to come inas
much as it is eminently graceful and
becoming as well as comfortable In
the case of the model each alternate
gore is different the front center
side and back gores being plain while
the intervening ones are made in two
sections each the lower portions be
ing box plaited All materials suit-
felftam
Design by May Manton
able for street wear and heavy
enough to be made in tailor style are
appropriate linen the more substan
tial veilings cheviot and all the fa
miliar cloth taffetas and the like but
the original is made of brown canvas
veiling stitched with ccrticelli silk
and trimmed with bands of silk head
ed by fancy braid
The skirt is cut in nine gores
Those at side front and side back
are made with plain upper and box
plaited lower portions and at the
edge of each plain gore is a narrow
plait which conceals the seam
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 10 yards 21
inches wide SH yards 27 inches wide
or 41 yards 44 inches wide with 2A
yards each of silk banding and braid
to trim as illustrated
Silken Gown Supreme
The silken gown reigns supreme for
almost all occasions but for the for
mal gown for visiting dinner and
reception purposes there is absolute
ly nothing which can take its place
And the way in which the real laces
hose of bold and well raised designs
are used to supplement the richness
of the silk is not by any means the
least of their attractions A recent
gown shows the new radium satin
messaline a white shot with faint
yellow pale pink and hint of mauve
in different lights combined with a
heavy mesh pointe Arabe in the new
yellowish tint which blends so softly
with white The corsage which fas
tens in the back is of the lace with
an overlaid yoke of the radium satin
this likewise furnishing the very full
puff sleeve whicli is met at the elbow
by a lace cuff The present fancy for
panel effects is seen in the front de
sign of lace where the panel is split
to admit the tiny yoke of satin The
fit over the hips is attained with dart
shaped tucks and the bouffantry at
the foot is cleverly maintained with a
group of lingerie and silk ruffles
sewed inside the skirt at the foot
Blouse or Shirt Waist
Box plaited effects are exceedingl
fashionable and any combination ol
those of full length with shorter
tucks is sure to make a satisfactory
waist The full length plaits give the
long lines that always are desirable
while the shorter
tucks provide be
coming fulness
This very excel
lent model is
adapted to a wide
range of materials
but is shown in
white mercerized
madras the collar
and cuffs being of
the material fin
ished with fancy
stitches The back
as illustrated is
bloused slightly over he belt but can
be drawn down snugly whenever pre
ferred
The waist consists of the fitting lin
ing fronts and back and is fitted by
means of shouider and under arm
seams The effect of tho box plaits
is obtained by wide tucks which are
turned one outward and one inward in
each group and the closing is mart
invisibly at the center front The
sleeves are wide and full below the
elbows but tucked to fit snugly above
and are finished with straight cuffs
The novel stock is a feature and la
adapted not to this waist alone but
also to the separate ones which are
always in demand
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 5 yards 21
inches wide 4 yards 27 inches wide
or oYs yards 44 inches wide
A Delicious Dessert
Whipped cream with a fig border
makes a delicious finishing touch to
a luncheon or dinner The only dif
ficult part is the making of the bor
der Hero is the simplest method
Put a pound of figs cut up very
small into a stewimj pan with one
pint of water six ounces of loaf
Nine Gored Walking Skirt a General
Favorite Shirt Waict with Box
Plaited Effect Recipe for Casser
ole cf Lamb and Rice
sugar and a little lemon rind Cock
in the oven for two hours Rub this
through a sieve removing the lemon
rind and add to it half an ounce of
gelatine As it begins to cool stir in
a quarter of a gill of cream Have
ready a border mold masked with
jelly and decorated with chopped
almonds and pistachios fill it with
the fig puree and place on ice to set
Whip half a gill of cream and sweet
en it to taste Turn out the mold in
a cold dish and fill the center with
cream
Girls Dress
Simple frocks are always smart for
little girls and those of the one piece
sort or made with waist and skirt
in one are peculiarly well liked for
play time and school wear This one
includes a big sailor collar which is
always becoming to childish figures
and can be made
irom a variety oi
materials being
quite appropriate
to simple wools as
well as linen and
cotton fabrics but
as shown the ma
terial is blue linen
chambray the col
lar and shield of
white with trim
ming of blue and
white braid
The dress Is
made with fronts and backs and
shaped by means of shoulder and under-arm
seams The box plaits are
laid for its entire length and at each
under arm seam are additional invert
ed plaits in the skirt that provide the
necessary fulness The neck is fin
ished with the collar and the shield
is attached beneath the right side be
ing stitched permanently the left but
toned into place The sleeves are
tucked to form box plaits to the el
bows and form full puffs below and
are gathered into straight cuffs
The quantity of material required
for the medium size 8 years is 5
yards 27 inches wide 4 yards 32
inches wide or 3 yards 44 inches
wide with 94 yard of contrasting
material 27 inches wide for collar
cuffs and shield and 4 yards of
braid to trim as illustrated
Milk kept in a shallow basin will
remain sweet for a longer time than
if kept in a deep jug
If a tablespoonful of paraffin be
added to the pail of hot water used
for washing tiles it will both cleanse
and brighten them
A fine waterproof blacking for
shoes is made by mixing by heat one
half pound of tallow one eighth pound
of beeswax one gill of neatsfoot oil
with one quarter of an ounce of lamp
black
Simple little frocks made with
epaulettes always are becoming to
In white This one is full below a
prettily shaped yoke and includes
the wee children and are shown in
attractive colored fabrics as veil as
wide full sleeves The model is
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If a button is sewed over a pin laid
crosswise over the holes there will
be less strain on the material and
the button will stay on longer espe
cially if the garment is laundered fre
quently
For a quick hot application remove
the chimney from a lighted lamp slip
into an old stocking and apply to the
pain If steam is required wrap a
damp warm piece of flannel about the
chimney
To wash a corset remove the steels
then lay the corset on a table or
board and scrub with a stiff brush
using a lather made of white soap
Rinse beneath a tap with cold water
pull straight and allow to dry
The Strawberry Tint
One of the prettiest new colors pro
duced this season is reminiscent of the
old fashioned crushed strawberry
tint In silk voile it is quite irresisti
ble and it makes the most charming
frocks One suit that looked extreme
ly well consisted of a cloth skirt plait
ed into a quaintly shaped hip yoke and
a knitted jersey coat both of this
lovely rosy pink color both coat and
slcirt matched exactly and the effect
was charming
Gooseberry Sauce
Allow half pound of brown sugar
to pound of fruit Cook the fruit until
perfectly tender then add the sugar
and cook twenty minutes Just as
they are finished cooking add a table
spoonful of brandy for each pound of
fruit and into each jar put a piece
of thin lemon rind
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FOR WEE TOTS
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Zoniidcnces
Fringe remains
Panel effects are noted
Puffings figure on sheer frocks
Whole lace dresses are in high fa
vor
Pastilles of velvet are by no means
out
Lace coats are lovely in cream
color
Embroidery cf all rich sorts is in
vogue
Boleros and etons are too becoming
to part with
Draped girdles trim and snug are
as good as ever
Dotted Swisses are stand bys for
summer dresses
Sheer white India linen is both
pretty and useful
Cascade bunches of small flowers
are lovely on hats
Grass green tulle and bluets were
seen on a hat recently
Linen in the natural color is to be
in as high favor as ever
Shawl like shoulder wraps are
among the graceful features
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made of Persian lawn with yoke oi
tucking epaulettes and banding of
embroidery To make the dress for a
child of two years of age will be re
quired 2 yards of material 27 or 2
yards 32 inches wide with yard
of tucking 4 yards of insertion and 3
yard of embroidery 4 inches wide
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Rings Returned but Fees Never
Some girls are addicted to the
habit of returning their engagement
rings after tho break remarked th
Observer of Event3 and Things bu
no minister that wo ever heard ol
thought for a minute of giving bactt
the marriage fee
Summers at Lake George
George Cary Eggleston the well
known novelist and man of letters
Is spending the summer at Lak6
George where his home is next the
former home and library of hia
brother the late Edward Eggleston
Bamboo Good for Scaffolding
The French consul at Batavia rec
ommends bamboo as a fine material
for constructing builders scaffolding
Its power of resistance is very great
and it will not rot but becomes
stronger with age
Work for a God
To make some nook of creation a
hhIp fni it fuller better to make
some human hearts a little wiser
manfuller happier more blessed less
accursed It is work for a god
Carlyle
Arriving at a Verdict
Kushequa Pa Aug 1 Special
In this section of Pennsylvania there
U a growing belief that for such Kid
ney Diseases as Rheumatism and
Lame Back there is only one sure
cure and that is Dodds Kidney Pills
This belief grows from such cases as
that of Mrs M L Davison of thl3
place She tells the story herself as
follows
I have suffered from Rheumatism
for thirty years and find that Dodds
Kidney Pills have done me more good
than any medicine I have ever taken
I was also bothered with Lame Back
and I can only say that my back
hasnt bothered me since I took
Dodds Kidney Pills
Considering that Mrs Davison only
took two boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills
the result would be considered won
derful if it were not that others aro
reporting similar results daily Kushe
qua is fast arriving at a verdict that
Dodds Kidney Pills arc the one suro
cure for rheumatism
Anomalous as it may seem it is
sweet to suffer when the sufferrng ic
for those we love
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The rcadernof this paper will be pleased to lean
that there In at leaMt one ilreaJod disease that Hcleuii
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ternally acting directly upon the blood and mueoiii
Mirfuces of the vystem thereby destroying tin
foundation f the and ftlvliiK the patter I
by building tip the constitution and n
lu nature In dolnn Its work The proprietors have
to iiii 1i faith In It curative powers that they offci
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cure Send forll tlof
Address V 1 C1IHNKY CO Toledo O
Slid bv all DnifwlstsTSc
Take Halls Family iHIs for constipation
A fast young man is apt to be slow
about getting away from a bar
FREE TO TWENTY FIVE LADIES
The Defiance Starch Co will give
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Louis exposition to five ladies ir
each of the following states Illinois
Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missou
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of trade marks cut from a 10 cent 1
ounce package of Defiance cold watei
laundry starch This means from yom
own home anywhere In the above
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be mailed to and received by the De
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September 1st 1904 October and No
vember will be the best months tc
visit the exposition Remember that
Defiance is the only starch put up 16
oz a full pound to the package
You get one third more starch for the
same money than of any other kind
and Defiance never sticks to the iron
The tickets to the exposition will be
sent by registered mail September 5th
Starch for sale by all dealers
If you are looking for a man with
brains call on a butcher
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suits than posible with any otlie
brand and one third more for sai
money
There is such a thinj
your thanks too far
as carrying
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Tor children teethhur aoftess tho puraa reduce la
flammatlon allays pain cures wind coUu 20c a boUa
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The well man soon forgets the sict
mans promises
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Its awful slow work getting popu
lar with your wifes relatives
Important to Mothers
Ezanlnc carefully every bottle of CASTOEIA
a safe aad sure remedy for infants and children
and see that it
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Kie Kind You Have Alwaya Bough
Even a man who will take a tin on
a horse race and bet on it is seldom
rash enough to ask a man to dinner
without first consulting his wife about
it New York Press
Its mighty good practice to be in
love with a woman you cant marry
because it has already happened to
her
After looking upon the wine when
it is red many a bookkeeper loses his
balance
Happy is the man who works pro
vided he doesnt work the wrong
party
When a ian begins to take whisky
as a medicine he soon becomes a
chronic invalid
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