PROTECTING COWS FROM FIRE Lever Attached to Stanchions Will Open Them All at Once—Quite Handy at All Times. Just the other day a dairyman near bere lost 17 head of good cows in a 6. The cows were fastened in their tanchions in the barn when the barn jmmroed. One of the men risked his ife to go in and open the stanchions of two of the cows, but the fire was go intense that the others perished, writes Augustus Merrill Tulare county, California, in the Farm and Home I have always been ever since. 1 built my which I invested a big sum, taken many precau stock in somet of afraid of fire new barn in and I have tions to save the casa thing should hap Lever Releasing All Stanchions. pen. One of the things that is very useful is a the of row that will unfasten that row at « COWS on one and the where there lever at each all ice end stanchie of the cows in There on the other are 20 side levers are near * QOO0T were quite a blaze shows how these lev- to the drawi fastened them all at the Ww once the one The moves on instead of re are two a 2x4 that This 2x4 has stanchion timbers lever, d, at the end is will either stanchions open timber uppe top of he in it in which are moved. The hed to ¢ and close all of the To prevent idents the lever fastened with a wooden pin, open or shut as the case may be Besides thing fire, it is very handy in everyda When I am ready to let the out I open the stanchic Il at When the come in, they their proper and when are quietly eating their silage lever is operated and they are fastened at one time DRIED GRAINS TO DAIRY COW Really More Valuable, Pound Pound, Than Bran-—-Animals Should Have Oat Straw. at rinost, th top ec, is other slits the attac open or at once ace is either being a good case of uge COWS M8 2 once take they the all COWS places that the more as a yet It is grains pound than our are for opinion really pound, bran, and variety, as well we should hardly of using grains in an exchange think it would grains and by weight about feed for the for other pur go to exclusively the Of AB be the This mix per at in connec we bet iix the jual parts would ca i6 when fed th good corn Oat silage, ad gtraw woul amount feeding use of tion e On ally 40 it daily, i in connection ounds of 1 last, Te and bran, ay as long { grains fed in vould be tion of 40 pounds o will wuctior and for of milk; milk, nds probably suffice of 25 pounds and proportion the foregoing, oat straw gtover eat, ounts between 256 the same to the addition all care COWS will or $ LO ERSEY Highly Developed Animal Long Bred for This Purpose—Can Always Be Depended Upon. The Jersey cow is a highly develop- ed milk-making machine She has been bred so long for this purpose that her characteristics have become Excellent Type of Jersey. fixed, and the descendants of a well bred dairy cow can be depended upon. The amount of milk that she will make depends largely on the amount | of foo” that you can get her to use. Constantly Recurring Question on Which Dairymen Do Not Agree— No Danger of Stunting. The age at which to breed the heifers is a constantly recurring gues tion. Opinion differs considerably on this point, and unfortunately experi ence as related by breeders is not uniform by any means, writes E. E. Kaufman in the Town and Country Journal. The writer has always tried to make his opinions conform to his ex. perience and observation, but in the case of breeding the heifers his views have always been backed up by both experience and observation When the heifer is bred to drop the first calf at the age of two years, nearly all instances this can be done, the habit of giving milk is early stimulated, besides the young cow is more tractable and thus more readily brought under the environ ment of her new condition. With the calf dropped at the of breeding eight age two the months, year trait 1d calf for six but keep milking her for a at least, in order to develop the of long and persistent milking the second calf she can be bred regularly every If properly fed really no danger growth or undermi tion by early dairy a cow as early life habit of persiste oughly instilled in heifer bred v half or ree VOars more dif! It to handle ge007 or vear there is ing the constitu. For the giving milk and the nt milking be thor animal A and one and handled agtunt the of ning breeding ghould begin in an to cal quently not give dos thus bringin; dency all efforts Breed nonths exeant bette ed i invented by lowa Man Will Cause Mother Cow to Take Mat. ters in Her Own Hands. After a certain age of course from feed calves h their other ave to be weaned away mothers and on sOme object to the the invented a will cause the mother case of has which cows take the matter in their board pierces to own is the board are iu horns A small a ring that Rising from the and depending shield of joined ands—or fastened calf’s to nose two spikes flexible from it a rings, like scrubbing and in pots seen with calf a mpts to suck mother apparatus her the side and gets pt her i sitth to the prods ished pains for th Of fie Whey nd can Way Look put the cows calves as well, Lighting, ventilation and cleanliness must be practiced before best results can be secured in the dairy Danish experiments show that 600 pounds of skim-milk equal in feeding value 100 pounds of corn meal No bread of dairy cows can continue as first-class dairy animals if the calves are allowed to run with the COWS, Calves from four to 4lx months old frequently bloat If allowed to run on young green clover, especially if the clover is wet Cows In good condition and run. ning in a good pasture require no grain feed to put them in good condi tion for the winter's work. Abolish the stanchions; they have bean responsible for many injured ud- ders. the stall she needs solid comfort. is not a good feed for calves be used only in a limited for those cold fall rains, up. This applies to out keep their feet warm are very annoy. ing. They stick like a burr to a dog's tail and ¥’'e with dying ferocity Aur ing the heat of the day. Stanchions are all right for tha dairy calf when it is being fed. The rest of the time it should be given liberty, where the ventilation Is good and sunshine is prevalent. NATIONALS Johnson ity young pitcher pine batsmen that ¢ hi ast three Soung pls tillon made Wood I'if ington stand dispose of iid Cantillon allowed th in name « Wood innings x a aver wis Jo grrangen age when Wood iru Hrat orf man Wis give that the the WO be given deal that and durin mer iret W pu ased tout Cantillos r being of hance to bid for Won ad and the W John ood son Washingtor field and FA PAPAIN INIA SNS PN bat ry eri Frank Yana October weeks President Red Sox land team cup series Tn 1895 Horace Fogel tract to pay his work is MecAleer member it the of the Cleve won the T of was a when is in favor of a young pile cone just like a sweatshop It now develops that the Giants won the pennant because they won the most most games They're making new discoveries every day. Taylor, Indianapolis pitcher American association, had a season. He worked In nine and didn't get a hit or a win, Although the fans like to encour. age a youngster in learning they do not eare much about having to sit through three or four hours of game to see him do it Tria Speaker, the all-round sensa- tion of the year, unlike Cobb, does not play to the grandstand in going after the ball, but leaves out all the frills and fancy work. Umpire Dineen states as his official opinfon that the Highlanders will go some next year. He believes that the team as it stands today is not greatly inferior to the Red Sox. Winning the National league pen: nant this year with the Glants, Me (raw will equal the late Frank G. Seele's enviable record of managing five Natlopal league champions. in the lovely games Joe Wood of Boston. won nant wrid's series iriffith with Arn 4H Wl NP PNA y ST. PAUL WAS BASEBALL FAN Four Div From Hear to Bib Major League ne Liken Game Incidents. 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