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D41RY QUALITIES OF THE AYRSHIRE Animal Is Quite Intelligent, Quick to Learn and of Retentive Memory --Easy to Milk. The general appearance of an Ayr­ shire, as you look at her, Is striking, being alert and full of life and re­ served energy. She is a healthy cow, rarely having ailments of \body and adder, and you seldom see an Ayrshire cow but that has four healthy quar­ ters IF. her udder and given a uniform quantity of milk, from each. She is * very persistent milker, giving a uniform quality well up toward calv­ ing, and many of them are dried off with difficulty. She is very intelligent, quick to learn and of a retentive memory, easily taught to take the same place in the stable and, if required to change, will in a few days readily take the new place. She is quiet and pleasant to milk, not easily dis­ turbed, and will as a rule yield her milk as readily to one milker as to another, and does not seem disturbed by any amount of noise in the stable. As a dairy cow she is particularly adapted to the production of milk for the milkman and for table use, as her medium size, vigorous appetite and easy keeping qualities make her an economical producer, while her even, uniform production makes her a reli­ able supply, and the richness of her milk in total solids places it above suspicion from city milk inspectors. Her milk is particularly adapted to transportation, as it does not churn or sour easily, and when poured back and forth a few times will readily, mix the cream back into the milk, which will not again readily separate, giving it a uniform quality until the last is sold or used. It has a good body, Is rich looking and never looks blue. The milk itself being easily balanced with casein and butter fat. Is a complete food, easily digested, nutritious, and is particularly adapted to children and invalids. Stomachs that are weak and unable to direct othe* milk find no trouble with Ayr­ shire cow's milk. PROFITS INCREASED BY SILO FOR USE IN MILKING COW Invention of Florida Man Provides Vertical Partition Between Milk­ er and Animal. The Scientific American in describ­ ing a sanitary structure and milking appliance, invented by Q. M. Xummis of Port Myers, Fla., says: "This invention provides a vertical partition interposed between the cow and the milker, and constructs the same with a large opening over and in which a flexible screen formed of rub­ ber, skin or fabric, ppd having holes for Insertion of the cow's teats, is ap­ plied so as to completely exclude for­ eign substances from access to the milk pail. Thus in place of taking a Appliance for Milking Cow pail or milking machine to a cow when tied in the open or in a stable, the cow is taken to a particular struc­ ture and is conflrted therein while be­ ing milked. The engraving shows a cross section of a cow stall or stable and an adjoining compartment where the milker is located. Extra Feed for the Cow. Pastures have been good and re­ turns at the pail commensurate, but keep watch now as the pasture dries that cows do not shrink in milk, for it will be nearly Impossible to bring them back to a good flow. Cows fed, seldom suffer as much from flies as those on straight grass, and the same remark applies to horses, perhaps because they are firmer and sweat less. Spring calvers are naturally giv­ ing less milk, and with young cows that are being developed it is very Important they be maintained on milk If they are to be persistent milkers. The Jersey Cow. In proportion to her live weight the Jersey is the largest milker among the dairy breeds, and she can be de­ pended upon to produce her product esconomically, says the Country Gen­ tleman. In the St. Louis breed test the Jerseys consumed but 2,956 pounds of nutriment in producing a pound of milk solids. To produce the same weight of milk solids the Holsteins required 3,283 pounds of nutriment, and other breeds still more. 4s a dairy producer the Jersey unites quantity, quality and economy. Cruelty to the Cows. The milker who will thump a cow for squirming under the attack of flies ought to be hoisted out of the barn on the toe of the dairyman's boot. Why should the hired man be ex­ pected to work ten hours or more In the harvest field and then while hot •ad dirty tackle the milking job? prepare for Future. It Is Imperative that we provide some means of tiding |he dairy herd over the season of failing pastures. Instead of vainly regretting that It has occurred. The dairyman who depends upon the pasture during the summer and hay during the winter to feed his cows U treading on treacherous ground. Dairyman ShouM. j Aeady to Take Advantrs's of Oppfei tunities to Re­ duce His Expenses. (By J. B. DORM AN.) If a dairy farmer were told that be could roll silver dollars down a hill and thenpick up two dollars for every one he rolled down, and this statement was verified by some of his neighbors and hundreds of other dairy farmers in the country, that farmer would stay up nights and roll the dollars. But when told, that he could double the profits by the use of the BIIO he be­ comes very indifferent and keeps on in the same old rut, feeding dry feed, wasting nearly half of his corn crop and doing a lot of unnecessary work. In these days of close competition, dairymen should be ready to take ad­ vantage of every opportunity to re­ duce the cost of production, and it will be found that it is easier, if the WHERE KISSING 4S BANNED II Urtml Suburban Line Near Paris Has Added Osculation to Rubric of Things Forbidden. A great many things are forbidden In railway carriages In all countries. In Germany, of coarse, everything is "verboten" everywhere. It appears that at least on a suburban line near Paris kissing is to be added to the rubric of things banned A couple of lovers on the line between Paris and Pantin. having secured an empty com­ partment. were making the best use of the short time of solitude before them, when a sour-vlsaged ticket collector requested them not to courteously to try to behave themselves decently. The young man defended himself warmly: "I am behaving with perfect pro­ priety, " he protested. "In kissing my fiancee. It is not only my privilege and my pleasure, but my duty as well. HI begin again tomorrow if I please." The worthy collector, too. had his own. and a less pleasant, conception of duty, so the exuberant couple were soon in the presence of the station master at Pant'n. "But. sir," sobbed the girl, "we did nothing wrong at all; wo were only kissing each other. There's no law against that." "There's the company's regulation." solemnly averred the station master, and that was the end of It. One would like to read this hitherto unknown reg­ ulation It ought to be amusing U. OF I. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EXHIBIT AT THE COUNTRY LIFE CONFERENCE BALANCING ROCK A MENACE \|l' Stave Silo--Capacity 80 tons, size 14x28 feet; cost 9132.. No roof, ciay floor. proper methods are used, to do that than to raise the selling price of the dairy products. The results are the same; a large net profit. In the corn plant about 40 per cent, of the feeding value is in the stalk and 60 per cent, in the ear. When the ear alone is fed, nearly half of the corn crop is wasted. Where the dry stalks are fed, at least half of them remain uneaten, while if stored in the silo the loss Is almost nothing. Every dairyman knows that cows will do their best on fresh June pas­ ture. The grass is Bucculent and pal- Modified Wisconsin Silo--Capacity 150 tons; size 18x30 feet; cost, $230, complete with roof and concrete floor. atable and the conditions for a maxi­ mum milk flow are ideal. These con­ ditions, however, do not last very long. The silo comes as near to supplying the ideal conditions as anything that can be found, and it is available every day in the year. It provides a uniform feed for every one of the twelve months. Highly sensitive dairy cows resent any sudden or violent change in feed, and will show it by a decreased milk flow. The change from fall pasture to dry feed is always followed by a shrinkage in the milk. In changing from the pasture to the silage, the change is not so great, and often the cows increase the flow of milk when started on silage Several dairymen have recently made the statement that the incerased profits paid for the silo the first year. Common Scrub Cow. The scrub cow is altogether too common. Even though the herd Is made up of nothing but registered stock, ^-rather strenuous campaign of selecting must be conducted all the time. Pasteurized Milk, In some states the law is that all milk after July 1 must be pasteurized before leaving the creamery. In Den­ mark milk is pasteurized at all times. Rusty milk utensils have absolutely no place in the dairy. The most expensive animal on the farm 1b the scrub bull. Cows that are on pasture should have free access to salt Don't hesitate to Increase tbe grain ration to keep up the milk flow Dairy stock on the farm Is the key­ note to sane and successful systems. The heifer whose first r^ifk peftad is long, frequently develops the habit of long periods. / The first essential In.' the manufac­ ture of a high grade of butter is a good quality of cream. With Boiling crops and some grain the dairy herd should maintain a prof­ itable production. One paper says: "Clean up fre quently." It would be better for the dairy farmer to keep things clean all the time. If the calves that are In the pas tore are expected to do well they should have plenty of shade and plen­ ty of good clean water. Among the men who have been phenomenally successful on the farm those who have followed dairying stand out pre-eminently. The demand for dairy products wil! never fall off seriously so long ai quality Is good and the present rate of Increase in ooDulation continues Natural Curiosity at Bearmouth, Mont.. Is No Longer Food for Picture Card Man. "The Rock of Ages," a balancing pile which has graced a hill overhang­ ing the Northern Pacific tracks at Bearmouth, a small station east of Missoula. Mont, by the liberal use of dynamite has been removed and Is no longer the source of curiosity and food for decades. The Northern Pacific railway re­ cently discovered that the rock, which balanced on another stone, swayed and tottered with each gust of wind and was a menace to the safety of the road's trains. The famous old bowlder has come to be regarded as one of the historic marks of the state. It weighed in the neighborhood of one hundred tons, was twenty feet high and. while eigh­ teen feet through at the thickest por­ tion, rested on a base not more than six inches through. "ST*-' **** 4 ***/; f<f> *** *** * ^ r-w*' v*, mm: .v-sv. **<:>>. ., ^::v 1 Saved Harry Lauder's Life. Wearing his kilts, Mr Harry L<au- -ier, the comedian, played a novel >art on the sands of Blackpool, Eng- and, recently. His concern for dumb inlmals, especially pit ponies. Is well known, and when he was Invited by riie mayor of Blackpool to distribute the prizes In a competition for don­ keys. Mr. Lauder eagerly responded Hialng fixed medals to the winning dm!keys' oridles. the comedian mount­ ed a sandnil! and Indulged in inter­ esting and amusing "patter." He relsted some of his experiences as a pit l>oy. He told how, when go­ ing through a drift In - coal mine, his pit pony suddenly stopped "Imme­ diately 1 struck him with the whip." Mr. Lauder proceeded: "He turned round to the side of the little tub I was sitting in, and I am not exag­ gerating when I tell you that about 100,000 tons of stone fell. Had it not been for the cuteness of the hear­ ing of that pony we should both have been buried alive I owe my life to that Shetland pony. Instead of licking my pony because he didn't go on, when 1 saw what happened I jumped out of the tub and put my arm round his neck and kissed him." A Nature 8tudent. The late Johu R Arbuckle. the cof­ fee merchant, whi left an estate of $100,00(1.000. often said that a part of his success was due to his knowledge of human nature "In selling coffee," Mr. Arbuckle once said to a New York coffee broker, you should exercise the same keen discretion which the druggist showed. "A woman, you know, a woman well on In years, entered a druggist's and said: " Have you got any creams for re­ storing the complexion?' 'Restoring, miss" You mean pre­ serving.' said the druggist heartily. "And then he srld the woman $17 worth of complexion creams." Japan Makes Its Own Ralls. The importation of railway material into Japan is said to have shown a considerable decrease during the present year One reason given by the authorities for this is that Japan Is now producing SO per cent, of its requirements In this direction itself Of the 69.000 tons of rails required during the present fiscal year, orders for 54.000 have been placed with the Imperial Wakainatsu foundry, the re­ maining 15.000 tons coming from abroad. None Too Honest. Ex-Senator Chauncey Depew was discussing in Washington the methods of a certain corporation. "Such methods." said Senator De­ pew, "may not be considered dishon­ est by some people, but they remind me of tbe reply of the debutante of 1900 " Does your fiance know your age?" a girl friend rather cruelly asked this debutante, as they sat on the beach mending their bathing suits. •• Well, partly, was the reply.' Seems Reasonable. ••Now that you have graduated, what are you going to do?" "I d like to get on a newspaper," said the young girl. • What can a sixteen-year-old girl do on a newspaper?" "Seems to me 1 could run the love­ lorn department," was the reply. Strength of Terrs Cotta. A chain made of terra cotta that would sustain a weight of almost half a ton lecently was exhibited at Chi­ cago 1 A Picture of Contentment 41 All men look pleased when they smoke this choice tobacco--for all men like the rich quality and true, natural flavor of The agricultural exhibit prepared Oy the extension department Of the agricultural college of the University of Illinois for the country life con­ ference at Dekalb consisted of ma­ terials and apparatus for an agricul­ tural laboratory Mr country schools, educational charts, a "Country Life Book Shelf and collections of illus­ trative material. The books selected and which are recommended for the "Country Life Bookshelves" In the country schools of the state contain the following titles: 1. The Land W^Llve In--Price. 2. Checking the^V'aste--Gregory. 3. Chapters in Rural Progress-- Butterfiel^. O 4. The Hountry Life Movement-- Bailey. 6. Elements of Agriculture--War ren. 6. Beginnings In Agriculture-- Mann. 7. One Hundred Lessons in Ag rlculture--Nolan. 8. Manual of Practical Agriculture. --McLennan. 9. Principles of Fruit Growing.-- Bailey. 10. Manual of Gardening--Bailey. 11. Principles of Agriculture-- Bailey. 12. Farm Boys and Girls--McKee- ver. 18. Practical Forestry--Gifford. 14. Good Health--Gulick. 15. Nature Study Idea--Bailey. 16. Report of Country Life Commis­ sion--Bailey. 17. InsectB of Field, Orchard and Garden--Sanderson. 18. Rural Hygiene--Ogden. 19. The Story of the Soil--Hop­ kins. 20 The Corn Lady--Fields. 21. Law for the American Farmer-- Green. 22. Neighborhood Entertainment-- Stein. 23. Agriculture for Country Schools --Cotton and Fisher. 24 Encyclopedia of Agriculture-- Bailey. 25. Types and Breeds of Farm An­ nuals--Plumb. The agricultural laboratory for coantry schools contained, among other things, the following: J SOIL MOISTURE FOR CROPS Growth 8hould Never Be Retarded When It Is Within Power of Fsrmer to Furnish Water. The growth of crops should not be retarded at a time when It Is within our lower to provide them with mois­ ture. The average farmer begins every »prinK with an average supply of moisture in his soils to supply tbe crops through a rainless season, but on most of our farms the lack of drainage and Indifference to the con­ servation of moisture reduces the yield of crops. After the soil moisture has been allowed to evaporate we are power­ less to provide a new supply for the crops that have been robbed. Sum­ mer droughts can be avoided in no other way than by improving the wa- ter-holdkg capacity of the soils and INCREASE IN FEED SUPPLIES Dairy Outfit--Babcock milk tester, cream separator, microscope*, etc. Soli Outfit--Samples of fertilizers, soil filters and testing outfit, crucible, mortar and pestle, etc. Horticultural Outfit -- Prualng knives, shears and saws, spraying pump, poisons. Insect specimens, etc.. insect net. speclmeas of pruned and unpruned trees, etc. Crop Exhibit--Specimens of eco­ nomic seeds, corn exhibit, grain meas­ ures, mulch cans, specimens of weed seeds, etc. Food Production Exhibit--Flour ex­ hibit, cocoa exhibit, etc. Animal cage. etc.. etc. Among the charts the one thai is In the background of the picture Is one of practical Importance. It is en­ titled. "Practical Work In Agriculture for Country Schools," and makes 25 workable suggestions, as follows: 1--Local agricultural club among pupils. 2--Farm products exhibit day. 3--Judging corn by the score card. 4--Collecting and labeling treed seeds. 5--Examining grass seed for purity. 6--Judging and scoring apples. 7--Planting autumn flowers--bulbs- 8--Testing milk with Babcock test. 9--Feeding a small pen of pigs and keeping records of feed and gain in weight. 10--Testing soil with litmus paper for acidity. 11--Listing and collecting leguwes and examining roots for tubercles 12--Splicing rope and tying differ­ ent knots. 13--Keeping accounts of farm trans­ actions. 14--Excursions to farms to see suc­ cessful features; explanations given by farmer. 15--Identifying different breeds of live Btock in the neighborhood. 16--Treating seed potatoes for scab. 17--Testing seed corn. 18--Identifying forest trees. v 19--Planting trees on school ground 20--Making a home garden. 21--Pruning fruit trees. 22--Sending for bulletins. 23--Holding a corn competition. 24--Collecting and studying In­ sects. 25--Exercises In spraying. shaping the methods of tillage and cul­ tivation so that we may prevent the loss of the moisture with which they are saturated at the beginning of rhe season. On many soils under drainage is necessary and will produce wonderful changes in tbe character of the soil. It Improves its action toward heat, light, penetration of roots, and the Implements used In preparation and cultivation and stimulates bacterial action, which we are just beginning to appreciate as an Imjrortant factor In soil fertility. Smok pipes by thousands of men--every where known to cigarette smokers as "the makings." We take unusual pride in Liggett & Myert Duke's Mixture. It is our leading brand of granulated tobacco-- and every sack we make is a challenge to all other tobacco manufacturers. Every 5c sack of this famous tobacco contains one and a half ounces of choice granulated tobacco, in every way equal to the best you can buy at any price, and with each sack you get a book of cigarette papers FREE. If von have not smoked the Duke's Mixture made by the HffU f Mytrt Tobacco Co. at Durham, N. C., try it now. Get a Camera with the Coupon* Save the coupons. With tbem you can get all sorts of valu­ able presents--articles suitable for young and old; men, women, boys and girls. You II be delighted to see what you can get free with- out one cent of cost to you. Get our new illustrated catalog. At a upmcial offer, (•« will mnd it frmm during September and October only. Your name and address on £ postal will bring it to you. may bt c*» . JHOE.J.T.. LEAF,, GRAN- '£'WI5Tt tram FOUR IOSES '10c tin double couponL PICK PLUG CUT, PIEDMONT CIGAR E-TTESs, CUX CIGARETTES., other tagi or coupons iuutd m. !; Dept. *t M>im MCI Kg PROOF polls 1>! PQII*H Polishes I ?:• tvsn'v 'iwqtrtwsHieiiL, sxn «U taste and Higson--He's a pretty high tty on appendicitis, isn't he? Dlgson--High! Well. I should say so. Why, he charges (700 for each op­ eration he performs. Always s Safe Remark. Amateur Ned Kelly (sotto voce)-- By Jove! I've forgotten my Jolly lines. Goodness gracious, whatever shall I do? Professional Dan Kelly (equal to the occaston)--Shoot the nearest po­ liceman and beef out: "To the bush, boys, to the bush!"--Sydney Bulletin. GIT.T TOOK, tha only ladles' abo« ili imbIm that iHjgltlTuly eont&ina OIL. Blacks and PulishM ladies' and children's boots and abtwa, ihljiaA without rubbing, JSo. ••French (ilnM," Scl 8TA It <-oiiio!nation for cleauiiiii and potUbfiigitU kinds of russet or tan sho«s. lt)c. i'l>uii<i«' r !xo3t4h, BABY KI.ITK combination lorgoiitioiuen whe take prUleln having tiieir shoo# look A! Rvstorae color and lustre U> alt black (ho**. PoUati wit* a bruab or cloth, 10 coots. "Ellt«** «1>» » c«nta> If yoar d<>al«r does not k««p the kind 700 ut th« prios la stamps for a fuU blse cbargos paid. WHiYTiMOftK, BVtOS. & OO^ 30-20 Akfciii.'i;, OambrtaMtk Mtau 2m Oldest mid Largest Manufacturers Shoe 1'uUaJuuf i'a tiiti U'lnii. Important to Mother* Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature In Use For Over 30 Years. By the order of the czar of Russia, Dean Eugene Davenport's "Principles of Breeding" will be translated Into Russian for the use of schools and agriculturists of that country. Crop Report Promises 270,000,000 Bushels More of Corn--Other Grains Make Gains. The country's feed Bupplles for the coming year promise to be much larg­ er than those provided by the harvests of 1911, says the National Stockman. According to the July crop report, we are promised 27.00&000 bushels more corn, 217,000,000 Mshels more oats and 34,000.000 bushels more barley than last year gave us. This is a gain of 11.848.000 tons of feed grains over last year--if it materializes. But there are still greater differences that can­ not be expressed in figures. The pas­ tures ar« much better this year than last. The hay crop is estimated at 600 pounds per acre above that of last year. More of the corn crop will be saved because of the wonderful In­ crease in the number of silos built. All of these influences will be felt in the markets for grain and meats. Foo4 graii.s show comparatively little changes. Wheat production promises It takes as good judgment to know Just when to plant, sow and reap as It does tp manipulate the furnace* of a Bteel factory. to bf slightly in excess of las* year, but Btooks of old grain are less than a year ago. BO that the total bread supply will not be materially different. Don't Persecute Your Bowels Cut out cathartics and purgtittvc:. They am brutal, harsh, unnecessary. Tt CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER FILLS Purely vegetable. Act gently on the liver, eliminate bile, and soothe the deh membrane of t b o w e l , t i n Constipation, Biliousness, Sick H«sd- sch* sod lndifstdaa. s Children Cry lor Fletcher's Caotoria | SMALL PULL, SMAL 1K)S£. SMAIA HRICL I Genuine must bear Signature Without weman man would be rough, rude, solitary, and would Ignore all tbe graces, which are but smiles of love.--Francois Auguste de Cha­ teaubriand. uu uuuui tu, uiu see uisi 11 CARTERS ITTLE A very successful remedy for pelvic catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine An­ tiseptic, at druggists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet. Co., Boston. Mass. Not With Him. Mack--Has Sklnly any conscience? Jack--It could easily prove an alibi. --Judge. Work, that is the great physician. He heals most of the wounds of man­ kind.--Marjorie lienton Cooke. Select Special Breed. Select your breed lor the" special purposes it is kept for. Study what kind of poultry will net tbe best re­ turns In your section, as you may be in the section where a white-shelled egg is in demand, or in a section where the brown-shelled egg has tbe preference A CURB FOR PILES. Cole's Carboliaalve stops Itching and pi *nA cures pilas. All druggists. 86 and 60c. Crops for Silage. Any crop grown for icrase may be preserved In the BIIO. The crops most generally used, however, in this country are corn, clover, millet, alfal­ fa, rowpeas, soy beans and tbe various sorghums. Indian corn, however, la a great siiage crop. Lousy Hogs. If hogs are lousy, set a small post wrapped tight wirh an old rope In the ground and soak the rope with coal oil. The hogs will do the rest. Modern young men court in hasts tnd repent at leisure. a woNOEiryi discovert! ID THL-I or «itd e*twrsui..u-». *U natue Mransacked b» tUc-avit-tiuacftmbv .•.•u.tortand man htu* it.-.-, i? atrtftot n the past cetuurr. «ntk ncuoujf -6? Uo Qttt-Nft lejuit important Is tb&liav TWrapton. which has with great aucoesfttB French Hospitals and that His worthy lh«r of those who suffer jprotu chroolc w*&An«*ss*i uicers slit, o! 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