¢ ‘ Bx C. C. LIPP, Assistant Veterinarian, Y t. Paul, Minn. _@ion of the skin, which offers a suit Pncluded. 7 All the colts are fed in an open shed nd during the day are kept outside in “fhe pasture. ind five grades, five fillies and five .'$horses. The question to be answered Precis ? Live ble day's work. Badly than a mature one food business proposition. Ee t of RB fresl Kk £ gelling STOCK es FEET OF CATTLE Budden Lameness Often Caused by Small Scratch or Abrasion—Keep Animals Out of Mud. { University Farm, S It is not at all uncommon for cattle i show a very sudden lameness, hich. on careful examination proves be an abscess-like formation be yeen the hoofs. The starting point usually a small scratch or abra- le avenue of entrance for the germ tausing the trouble. The germs live hn the soll, manure and other filth #&bout the yards and feed lots. Dur $§ng dry weather they cause very little amage. When the yards are muddy, the stables unclean, the growth of erms is favored. At this time also he continued action of the wet, foul iaterial makes the skin between the | elaws tender and easy to injure. ( An examination of the lame foot win usually reveal swelling and ten- rness. If the space between the! aws be cleaned out, the skin abra- | gion is usually plainly evident. Some- | mes there is a thick cheesy covering | grayish pus over the surface of the ore. At other times the pus may bur- | Ow beneath the skin, and even form | pockets that are filled with this gheesy material. ii Treatment consists in keeping the Affected animals out of the mud and Wet manure for several days. Thor | ugh cleansing of the part with any | ot the coal-tar dips, using five tea | gpoonfuls per pint of water once daily, | very necessary. All the loose | shreds of skin should be cut away and ! pus pockets well drained. In mild | «ases, the application of pine tar] Proves a very effective treatment: The severer form should receive, in sddition to a thorough cleaning, a dressing of equal parts of iodoform and boric acid under a bandage for! #€everal days. Taken in time and vig- | and persistently treated, heal- | uld not be prolonged beyond al If left alone, some cases soon | assume the most severe type, which ' means -delayed healing and more bandaging and dressing. ! —_— | ARE PUREBRED COLTS HARDY? mo | Experi | ment Being Conducted at Kan sas Agricultural College to Find | Cost of Raising. ney i Whether or not it costs more to faise 2 purebred colt than a grade, is © be decided by an experiment now | nde v at Kansas Agricultural col- | eg: W. A. Cochel has ‘selected 20 its, ten of them purebred Clydes-! gales, Percherons, Belgians, and ten | ades of the same breeds. One lot §s to receive oats, alfalfa hay and corm fodder. The other lot will be fed in| guch a way as to receive the same food nutriments as if oats had been FET 3 | Hg vs q Percheron for Farm Use. The lot receiving oats and faifa hay will get its corn fodder ile running in the pasture. Their coats are heavy nd they are in the best of condition. he lots are divided into five purebred : Has a purebred the same oppor- ‘unity to develop as the grade, or is it much a matter of feeding as of STOCK —%— NOTES A jaded team can never do a profit- Watch the ewes’ udders; milk them t when necessary. A young animal will gain more rap- An improved sire at $100 is a mighty Not only is it humane to provide wa er for the horse, but it pays. Everlasting watchfulness i8 one se | 38 in stock raising. Succes 1 Especially in mmer 8g for horses. nd pigs in 3 w bite get « ghort : t z; every pound ’ at ined 1 will add to the prolit y dust is u 00000000000000000020000000 ALFALFA. ‘What makes the landscape look so air; What blossoms bright perfume the air; What plant repays the farmer's toil, And will enrich the wornout soil? Alfalfa? What is the crop that always pays, Which may be cut each forty days, Resisting drought, the frost and heat; ; ‘Whose roots reach down full twenty" Alfalfa! ‘What grows in loam and clay and sand; What lifts the mortgage off the land; What crop is cut three times a year, And of never a failure do you hear? Alfalfa! What makes the swine ‘so healthy feel, And never raise a hungry squeal; The wholesome food that never fails To put three curls into their tails? Alfalfa! What makes all other stock look nice, : And brings the highest market price; What fills the milk pails, feeds the calf, And makes the old cow almost 2 Alfalfa! 200000000000000000000000 FLOUR MILL ON FARM. How One North Dakota Man Gets Greatest Return From Crops. A North Dakotan realizes the maxi- mum returns from his wheat and rye crops by converting these grains into four which he sells at $3 a hundred pounds. In his locality it was practi- cally impossible to obtain good rye, graham or whole wheat flour, so this fariner started growing and grinding his own grain. As he became profi- tient the quality of the flour improved untii finally his neighbors were annu- ally demanding his surplus at hand- soine prices. This keen demand for high quality flour increased, until he lecided that it would pay him to equip «+ small mill thoroughly and to embark in the business on a commercial scale. A stream of considerable velocity flows through his farm and furnishes the power with which to operate his machinery. He equipped his minia- ture mill with a crusher, a grinder, a cleaner and an elevator. The income from his flour business during the first two years paid for his plant and equip- ment and yielded him a good net profit. This miller eliminates all the charges that usually go to the middle man. He annually raises about eighty acres of wheat and thirty-tive acres of rye. Some of this grain be sells as a cash rop on account of inadequate bin room in which to store it, but more than half of the crop is converted into flour to he used for human food. A gasoline engine is also maintained as a reserve source of power in case the water power should give out. The marketable flour is neatly sacked and sells for $3 a hundred pounds. An- nually the rye and wheat have a farm value of about 60 and 82 cents a bushel respectively where they are sold as cash crops. At a slight ex- pense as regards time and labor this shrewd farmer converts his raw wheat and rye—that in the hulk are worth ap- proximately $1.07 and £1.10 a hundred pounds—into excellent flour that sells for $3 a hundred pounds. Yearly this progressive farmer is gaining an attractive income from his milling operations, since he also grinds grain for his neighbors. This labor in nowise interferes with his farm work. as the greater share of the mill work is done during the period when field work is relatively slack.—Country Gen- tleman. . 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000CC0000000000000M00000 A Handy Harness Box. The next time a new set of harnes:. is bought take a box and fit it with doors so that it may be closed tight. Hang the harness in this when it is not in use. It is a surprise how long it will look neat and stay in good shape THIS BOX WILL PRESERVE THE HARNESS. when cared for in this manner. A box 2 by 3 by 4 feet high is a good size. Screw harness hooks will make good hangers. A little box may be attached to the inside of the door for holding combs. brush, etc. Plowing In Winter. There is a diversity of opinion as to the advisability of plowing in winter. It is generally conceded, however. that sod lands should be plowed in the winter season. The freezing and thaw- ing of the soil put it in much better condition than it can be put by the plow and harrow after the spring has opened. Winter plowing also destroys many insects that would damage crops if they were allowed to live. There will be much more moisture | laid up in the il and saved for the t! oy ‘rop the next year the win the Mohammedan Serenity. A Mohammedan people enjoy one great advautage over all others—they never suffer from the anti¢ipation of that which is to come, and. as a natu- ral result. they can always enjoy the present. although only a few hours may separate them from disaster or even from death. Their implicit be- lief in an ordained future imparts a dignified repose and outwarl calm to all their actions.—Biackwood’s Maga zine. The Feminine Paradox. The uneducated woman has often the quickest perception. the finest tact. the most vivid sensibility. She will feel without speaking: she understands your inmost thoughts: she knows with- out being told.—London Black and White. The First Skyscraper. The first skyscraper was planned (but not built) by a Parisian architect in the year 1601. It was to be more than 300 feet high and provide rooms for 500 persons. A Good Example. Father— Why did you run away Franz? Franz—Because mamma was so unkind. Father— That is no reason Do I run away? Good manners are the blossoms of good sense and good feeling. seiemineipussnttpeeff i——— N Sweet Cane From a Far Country. It has been supposed that country,” mentioned in Jeremiah vi. 20. and in Isaiah xliii, 24. According to Strabo. Nearchus. admiral of Alexander the Great. describes a kind of “honey” from an Indian “reed” which was probably sugar cane. Europe seems to be indebted for the plant to the Saracens. who introduced it into Rhodes, Cyprus. Sicily, Crete and Spain in the ninth century. The cru- saders of the twelfth century found it in Syria. The Spaniards and Portu guese carried it to Madeira and the Canaries in the fiftedhiith century, and on the discovery of America it was taken to the West Indies. HOY/7 DO YOU BUILD? Build today, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base And ascending and secure Shall tomorrow find its place. sugar cane was the “sweet cane from a far Notice of Application for Discharge of Administrator. Notice is hereby given that on Monday. the 23rd day of Marc 1914, at 10 o’ciock A. M., villiam H Grifith.'adwinistrator of the estate of Dianah Griffith. late of Meyersdale Borough, ieceased. will present his petition 10 the Hon- orable William H Ruppel, Pr sident Judge of the Orphans’ Court of Somer a box at all stores ad