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OATS VARY IN WEIGHT.
Lighter They Are the Less Their Nu
tritive Value.
The difference in the weight per
measured bushel of oats in various
parts of this continent is very marked.
In some instances the weight runs
down to 24 pounds. In other instances
it runs up to 50 pounds. The feed
ing value, therefore, will be affected
somewhat proportionately. The legal
weight of a bushel of oats in
most of the states is 32 pounds.
In Canada it is 34 pounds. in
Maryland it is only 20 pounds, and
in some of the eastern states it is 30
pounds.
The weight of oats is affected by
variety, by the weather and by the cli
mate, says Prof. Shaw, in Orange Judd
Farmer. As a rule, the larger and
plumper the grains, the more heavily
will the oats weigh. When the weath
er is such as to produce an excessive
amount of growth of straw, the weight
of the grain suffers accordingly. When
it produces an insufficient amount of
straw, the quality of (he grain is again
affected, adversely. When the weath
er induces rust in the straw, there is
a corresponding shrinkage in the grain
in size and in weight.
The greatest influence, however, is
that of weather. Cool temperatures
at harvest time, which ripen the grain
very slowly, are favorable to the pro
duction of heavy kernels and plump
grain. This explains why it is that oats
are usually heavier in the Canadian
northwest and in the American north
west, also, than in states farther south.
It also explains why in the southern
states oats, as a rule, weigh lightly.
The difference in the feeding value
of oats is very considerable. It would
not be correct to say that the differ
ence is exactly proportionate to the
difference in the weight of the grain.
It is correct to say, however, that the
difference is very marked when the
oats are dealt out to animals by
measure.
BARBED WIRE REEL.
Convenient Device for the Handling of
Old Fencing.
Here is a device on which we can
wind barbed wire which is much bet
ter than an old barrel. The reel is
mounted on a truck made of old
buggy wheels with short shafts. The
Saves Old Wire Fence Without Kink
ing.
cart may be drawn along by a man
while a boy steadies the reel to keep
it from unwinding too rapidly. For
winding tip wire, says Farm and Home,
the machine is best pushed just fast
enough to keep up with the wire as
it is being wound on the reel. A crank
placed upon the reel proves service
able in winding up.
FARIVI NOTES.
Fat fowls are only fit for cooking.
They are poor layers and uncertain
breeders.
You will find some men who find
fault with the way the Panama canal
is dug, while their own farms are nn
drained or ditched. It is easier to
criticise a large thing than to do a
6mall one.—Rural New Yorker.
Horses watered before feeding re
tain their weight better than when
watered after feeding grain.
Highest monthly egg production, in
some tests at, the Wuei Virginia ex
periment: staiion, was noted i:i March,
averaging 1(! 2-i! eggs per lien.
When the farmer considers that, a
ton of well cured alfalfa hay is worth
about as much as a ton of wheat
brail, he ought to see that it is profit
able to protect it from the rain and
the dew. He would scarcely hesitate
to provide suitable covering if he had
several tons of bran in the field ex
posed to the elements. Hay caps will
soon pay for themselves by the finer
quality of the hay they assure, aside
from the larger quantity of the best
grade that their protection guarantees.
—F. D. Coburn.
Exercise for Pigs.
Exercise for the pigs is very im
portant. To confine ihem in a small
pen during the winter is to fail in al
most. every instance. Their nest may
be small. In fact it should be small
enough so that it will be kept warm
by the heat of their bodies, but they
must have opportunity to run about.
Exercise develops the muscles, keeps
up the appetite, and goes as far as
any one thing in promoting the health
of the pigs.
Lay Out in Long Rows.
The garden should be laid r)ut in
long rows and rows wide enough to
adfCit the use of hoi*.. and cultivator.
Mosl. of the work of keeping plams
free from weeds can be done wi%
horse and cultivator, and if plants ar\
heavily mulched with straw or any
coarse litter, weeds can be kept down
more easily around and between the
hills, thus saving a considerable
amount of hoeing.
SELF-SUPPORTING BUGGY LIFTER.
Device Easily Made and Which Will
Do Effective Work.
To make tlie buggy lifter shown in
the accompanying illustration, use one
six by one board six feet long and
two pieces one and one-half by one,
three feet long. Two one-fourth by
three iron bolts will be required.
Put one of the bolts through the long
board 30 inches from one end and
The Buggy Lifter.
through each of the short boards four
inches from one end, placing the short
boards on either side of the long one.
Then, explains t lie Prairie Farmer,
place the other bolt through the other
end of the short boards, clasping them
together with an inch block between.
Twenty-two inches from the end of
the short end make a notch and an
other 20 inches from the end to hold
the front and rear axles respectively.
FEEDING VALUE OF CORN.
Difference Found Between the Dent
and Flint Varieties.
In the feeding of corn there has been
exhibited by experimental work the nu
tritive value of the dent and Hint va
rieties and this difference seems to bo
distinguishable. They both seem to
give returns equal in the feed lot, whil<
other analysis shows flint corn to be
slightly richer in protein. At times
there has been a great deal of contro
versy over the difference in value of
the white and yellow varieties, but so
far as experimental feeding is con
cerned no difference has been found
in their value for feeding stock.
Sweet corn has a higher feeding
value than any of the other varieties,
as it is not only richer in protein, but
very decidedly so in fat. The very ac
cepted opinion among feeders is that
new corn does not have the feeding
value of old corn that has been cared
for. This is easily understood be
cause of the decrease in moisture
which takes place during the storage
of the grain. There Is, no doubt, quite
a difference in the taste of corn, this
undoubtedly is as apparent to the
stock that eats it as it is to ourselves.
A well preserved sample of corn has a
more or less flinty texture and is espe
cially rich in what might be termed a
nutty flavor. This kind of corn comes
only from a crop that has been fully
matured and well preserved.
In reference to cornmeal appear
ances do not always give the actual
condition of the product. It may vary
a great deal in taste, as it is liable
under circumstances to become rancid.
Corn and cob meal has its highest
value when it is ground fine. If too
coarse it is not likely to be as easily
digested as that of a fine texture.
Thus it goes through all the lists of
feeds with which the farmer has to
deal. Experience in the appearance
and the selection is worth a good deal
to the feeder.
MAKE ONE FOR YOURSELF.
This Clod Crusher and Field Leveler
Will Do Good Work.
The clod crusher and field leveler
for plowed ground shown in the ac
companying illustration may be made
any size desired, says Prairie Farmer.
A Plank Clod Crusher.
Six pieces of 2xo timber may be usfd,
set on edge as indicated, and placed
four inches apart. They are held to
gether with blocks having holes in
the center, through which are passed
one-half inch iron rods, 32 inches long.
Why Failure Comes.
Most failures come from planting
varieties that are not adapted to the
particular soil, location and climatic
conditions. High-priced novelties are
worked upon intending purchasers by
the smooth-tongued nursery agent.
They look good on paper and the talk
the agent gives of some varieties
makes them appear truly something
wonderful. Better results can be ob
tained by sending direct to a reliable
nursery. As a rule, plants can be
bought cheaper and they will bo bet
ter adapted to your soil and condi
tions.
Place for Fruit Garden.
Most any soil that will raise a good
crop of corn or potatoes will answer
for the location of the fruit garden.
It should be near to the house, con
venient for the housewife, not that
she is expected to care for it, but that
she can better oversee the work that
is to be done by other hands.
Milk, being a great absorber of
odors, should he kept in a room away
from other foods. The temperature of
.the milVc room should be low and con
want. Cold running water from the
spring or well about, the milk and
ciqaain vessels will produce about tho
rigflft constant temperature.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909.
INHERITED KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Could Feel It Constantly Gaining
Ground as Time Passed.
Mrs. Prank Roseboom, 512 W. Wash
ington St., Moscow, Idaho, says: "Kid
tney trouble was he
reditary, and my
parents spent hun
dreds of dollars try
ing to cure me. I
waß nervous, my
eyesight had failed
noticeably, my cir
culation was bad,
sleep fitful, heart
action irregular, and my back so weak
and painful I could hardly stand it.
There was also an irregularity of the
kidney secretions and a cold always
made the whole trouble worse. I could
tell many other symptoms, too, but
shall only add that Doan's Kidney
Pills made me free of all of them."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
GOOD STORY TO POINT MORAL.
Told by Rabbi Krauskopf, Who Be
lieves in Divorce.
"Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, our elo
quent preacher," said a Philadelphian,
"sees good rather than evil in the fre
quency of American divorce. He sees
in it a sign that American wives will
not endure the treatment that Eu
ropean wives put up with. He sees in
it a promise that the married men of
the future will live better.
"Discussing the divorce question the
other day, he told me that they who
perceived only evil in it reminded him,
in their illogical and confused view
point, of a little boy wiih whom he
once took a stroll.
"As they strolled, they passed the
young girls of a neighboring boarding
school out on their daily walk. The
girls moved in military formation, two
by two. In front were the youngest, in
skirts to their knees. Next came the
older ones, in the order of their ages,
their skirts lengthening with their
years. And in the rear came the old
est of all, the young ladies, whose
skirts hid even their boots.
"The little boy looked at the girls.
Then he frowned and said:
" 'Why is it that their legs grow
shorter as they grow bigger?'"
CUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankle*—
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
Of Bad Scaling and Itching.
"I have been successfully cured of
dry eczema. I was inspecting the re
moval of noxious weeds from the edge
of a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night I
cleansed my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. I paid no attention to it
for two years but I noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. I did not
attend to it until it came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
sore and scabby and I could not wear
shoes. I had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. I got a cake of
the Cutlcura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. In less than ten days I
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks I was free from the con
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907, and Sept. 24, 1908."
Potter Drug Jt Cbeui. Corp., Solo Props., Boston.
What Ailed Tommie.
Tommie was eating walnuts. His
mother cautioned him about eating
many, fearing they would make him
sick. Presently he came in. his hand
on his stomach and a very distressed
look in his face.
"Those ruts have made you sick, I
see. I just knew they would," said
the mother.
"They haven't, either," whined Tom
mie. "I am not sick; it's just my
pants are too tight."—Delineator.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
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infants and children, and see that it
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Hospitality.
"And did you enjoy your African
trip, major? How did you like the
savages?"
"Oh, they were extremely kind-heart
ed. They wanted to keep me there for
dinner." —London Opinion.
A noniPMtle Eye Rpmpily
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Pood and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drun
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Like Producing Like.
"How did that manager come out on
his beauty show?"
"I think ho made a handsome profit."
Pettit'c Eye Salve 100 Years Old,
relieves tired eyes, quickly cures eye aches,
inflamed, sore, watery or ulcerated eyes.
All druggists or Howard Hros.BulYalOjN. Y.
By the? time a girl gets old enough
to believe (hat men don't mean the
nice things they say, she is so old
they don't say them any more.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore
Throat will not live under the same roof
with Hamlin* Wizard Oil. the best of all
remedies for the relief of all pain.
Some people would have to work
overtime if they practiced half what
they preach.
OM.Y ONI? "BROMO QUININE."
That Is LAXA'J'IVH HitOMo yUININK. 1,i,0k for
the signature » 112 W. CiKoVIS. rsuit tho YVoriii
over to Cure a Cold in Uno Day. 25c.
The dentist is invited to attend
many a swell gathering.
A CURE FOR FITS.
The Treatment Is to Accomplish
What Science Has Been Strug
gling to Attain for Centuries.
The intense interest that has been mani
fested throughout the country by the won
derful cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. It is
really surprising the vast number of peo
ple who have already been cured of fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
may have a chance to test the medicine,
large trial bottles, valuable literature, ms
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, will be
sent by mail absolutely free to all who
write to the Dr. May Laboratory, 548
Pearl Street, New York City.
Proving His Caution.
Elder W. H. Underwood, chaplain
of the state senate, was walking down
a street at his home at Clay Center re
cently with a friend. Another friend,
with whom Underwood joked a good
deal, met them and said: "Elder, I
thought you were careful of the com
pany you keep."
"I am," replied the chaplain, walking
right on. "I'm not going to stop."—
Kansas City Journal.
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If you have pains In the back. Urinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a
certain, pleasant liorb cure for woman's
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I..EAK It is a safe and never-failing reg
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Sample package FREE. Address, The
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Tight.
"I would that 1 might share your
griefs!"
"You'd look mighty funny with one
of my shoes on."
You will respond very quickly to the
Garfield Tea treatment, for this Natural
laxative corrects constipation, purifies the
blood, and benefits the entire system.
It's the easiest thing in the world to
point out the proper course for others
to pursue.
"Brown's Bronchial Trorhes" relievo
Bronchitis. Asthma, Catarrh and Throat
Diseases. L's cents a box. Samples sent free
by John I. Drown & Son, Boston, Mass.
Some people avoid popular concerts
because they are fond of music.
Mrs. Wlmlow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens thegurns, reduces In*
flammatioa, alluy s pain, cures wind collu. 25c a bottle.
Things gained are gone, but great
things done endure. —Bishop.
Those Tired, Aching Feet of Tours
n<»ed Allen's boot-Ease. 25c at your liruggigt'a,
Write A. H. Olmsted, Lo ttoy, N. Y., for sample.
The airship habit will take an auto
mobile income.
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JUST DOUBLE
320 ACRES INSTEAD
OF 160 ACRES
As further inducement
to settlement of the
A wheat-raising lands of
\pfcs fg A PHJ Western Canada, the
PA M Canadian Government
* as increased the area
' that may Le taken by a
homesteader to 320 acres ICO free and 160 to
be purchased at $3.00 per acre. 1 hese lands
are in the grain-raising area, where mixed farming
is also carried on with unqualified success. A
railway will shortly be built to Hudson Bay, bring
ing the world's markets a thousand miles nearer
these wheat-fields, where schools and churches
are convenient, climate excellent, railways close to
all settlements, and local markets good.
"It would take time to assimilate the revela
tions that a visit to the great empirelyinK to
the North of us unfolded at every turn." —
Correspondence o 112 a National Editor, who I>islted
Western Canada in August, 1908.
Lands may also be purchased from railway and
land companies at low prices and on easy terms.
For pamphlets, maps and information as to
low railway rates, apply to Superintendent
of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or the
authorized Canadian Government Aeent:
H. M. WILLIAMS.
Lew Building, Toledo, Ohio.
is dreadful to suffer and despairing to hear. Why threaten the health cf §CT
jSjre your lungs and the peace of your family when you can obtain immediate Sn
&Sy relief from Piso's Cure ? Remarkable results follow the fust dose. Taken &a|
regularly it soothes and heals the lacerated tissues, loosens the clogging ESs
[VI phlegm and stops the cough. Pleasant to the taste and free from sjdS
Kg] opiates. Children enjoy taking it. For throat and lung diseases, DO
Says Country Know of This
A New Drug Compound Which re
lieves Constipation and Puri
fies the System.
It seems certain that the farming
class of people will be free from many
of the common ills heretofore affect
ing them as the new drug compound
called cascaroyal pills is far more ef
fective and a hundred times cheaper
than the table and mineral waters
used by the rich. In fact, one of these
little cascaroyal pills (Blackburn's) is
far more effective as a mild blood
cleansing physic than a whole bottle
of some vile salts or mineral waters
and the action is pleasurable, not
Much of the chronic lameness in horses is due to neglect.
See that your horse is not allowed togo lame. Keep Sloan's
Liniment on hand and apply at the first signs of stiffness.
It's wonderfully penetrating—goes right to the spot—relieves
the soreness limbers up the joints and makes the muscles
clastic and pliant.
Sloan's Liniment
will kill a spavin, curb or splint, reduce wind puffs and swol
len joints, and is a sure and speedy remedy for fistula, sweeney,
founder and thrush. Price, 50c. and #I.OO
Dr. Earl S. Sloan, - - Boston, Mass.
Sloan's book on horses, cattle, theep and poultry Kent free.
These New Towns in the
Northwest All Need Men
Hundreds of new towns arc springing up all over
the Pacific Northwest.
The big, easy fortunes being made from fruit,
farming and stock-raising, are making these towns
grow fast. They all need men who know trades —
they need you, whether you have money to invest
or not.
Never, in the history of America, has the man
who works with his hands had such a chance to
make money, as is offered in the west today.
You Are Losing Money Every
Day You Stay in the East
You would not stay another day in the worn-out East,
if you knew even half the truth about the great Pacific
Northwest.
Families, who went there penniless S years ago, are
spending this winter in California. They bought good
iand at low prices—paid for it gradually—today are
independent.
Opportunities are greater now than ever, because
the country is more developed.
Ask us on a postal to send you our free book, telling
you all about Oregon, Idaho and Washington. We'll
also tell you what it costs togo there.
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drastic. This cascaroyal pill does not
cause the usual griping, straining and
pain which accompany the action of
cathartic pills and mineral waters. It
is just a new scientific drug com
pound made from castor oil, cascara,
wild lemon, black cherry, sulphur, etc.,
but being made in large quantities by
the Blackburn Products Co., Dept. K.,
of Davton, Ohio, it is sold in packages
of 15 for 10 cents or 45 for 25 cents, and
any druggist can supply the reader.
The above firm will gladly send a free
package to any one who writes for it.
If the reader wants the experience of
a pleasurable physic, tonic and blood
purifier, write for the free package to
day.
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TOILET ANTISEPTIC
NOTHINC LIKE IT FOR
Tup TrrTU P ax, ' ne excels any dentifrica
I lit 1 Eiki " n in cleansing, whitening and
removing tartar from the teeth, besides destroying
all germs of decay and disease which ordinary
tooth preparations cannot do.
TUE" RjGftlfiTU Paxtine used as a mouth-
I lib mUV 1 n wash disinfects the month
and throat, purifies the breath, and kills the germs
| which collect in the mouth, causing sore throat,
bad teeth, bad breath, grippe, and much sickness.
TIIF CVCO w ' ien '"flamed, tired, ache
Int Ei B E.V* anc ] burn, may be instantly
relieved and strengthened by Paxtine.
PATAPRSJ r >oxt ' ne w '" des'roy the germ»
WM I ftrinn that cause catarrh, heal the in
flammation and stop the discharge. It is a sure
remedy for uterine catarrh.
Paxtine is a harmless yet powerful ~ ".--3
germicide,disinfectant and deodorizer.
Used in bathing it destroys odors and | in
leaves the body antiseptically clean. KjgggjW J
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The difference
remember fhis —
it may save your life. Cathartics,
bird shot and cannon ball pills—tea
spoon doses of cathartic medicines
all depend on irritation of the bowels
until they sweatenough to move. Cas
ca rets strengthen the bowel muscles
so they creep and crawl naturally.
This means a cure and only through
Cascarrts can you get it quickly and
naturally. 880
Cascarets —10c box — week's treat
ment. All druggists. B incest seller
tn the world— million boxes a month.
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