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Show FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. TO Hint A boat Cnltlva- tho Soli and Vlsld, Tksroof Hortlrolturo, YltlcaUare at tUm of u riorl-sulter- o. Future of Veterinary Madlrlaa. 1NCE the advent of the bicycle and electric car, tfee l statement has been made that horses will soon become a f thing of the past, s and veterinary will lie no longer, Journal of says I str-vice- ed ft Xpiftiy Comparative MediThe same statement was were when steam roads hut operated, experience that far more hones were required to carry on the commerce that developed as a result of Improved facilities for transportation than could be used under the old system, when all Inland travel was dependent upon r, and local wants were met almost entirely by local product. While it is true that some horses have been displaced by mechanical agencies, it is also true that the demand for horse-labin other directions has increased correspondingly and in proportion to the activity of the commerce of the country. For the past few years certain classes of horses have been very cheap, and this is directly attributable to the sudden Increase in their production, an iuereose that was far beyond all possible demands, and to the general depression of business, which greatly reduced the demand for as well as for that of man. But good horses are and always have been in constant demand at remunerative prices, and all horsemen admit that the demand for horses of good quality is greater than was such g the supply. an exceedingly profitable occupation a few years ago, and there was such an active demand for horses of a very inferior type, that any one with a little capital could engage in the rearing of horses and make money. That period d uight justly be compared to the the to or of a Western town, rush into any branch of industry that fs apparently Blmple, easy to carry on, and promises large returns. But now the business of breeding horses Is established on a better, sounder and firmer basis. The breeders of this country are beginning to understand that it is only by the exercise of much knowledge, good judgment and constant watchfulness that horses of superior quality can be produced, but that when these requisites are properly applied, the reward Is satisfactory. Horses will always be used for draught work in cities and in country; they will always be used for riding and driving; and racing, the sport of kings, will always continue. But the horse might become entirely extinct, antf an enormous field for the employment of veterinary knowledge and skill would still remain. According to the statistics of 1896, the horses of the United States number 15,125,057 and are valued at more than 5500,000,000, while the mules of the country are worth more. The cattle of the United States number 48,200,000, and are worth 1873.000.- 000. The sheep are worth over 165.000.- 000, and are rapidly increasing In number and value. The swine number about 43,000,000, and are worth more than 6186,000,000. The total value of the several classes of live stock mentioned amounts to 51,727, 926,084. This total is considerably less than it has been for some years, and than it will be when the general business condik values retions improve and stimulation. The the to resulting spond export trade of the United States bears principally upon the livestock industry, and exports of horses, cattle, meats and dairy products are Increasing from year to year. No, the field of tho veterinarian is not bounded by any prospective limitation of the horses usefulness. It includes the cultivation, care and protection of animals that supply us with our most nutritious and expensive foods; with many of the lux urics, as well as necessaries, of our diet; with warm clothing for our body, head, hands and feet; with many of the pleasures and comforts of life; with agreeable, healthful and elevating recreation, as well as those that furnish the common means of transporting cine,. made first shows horse-powe- or horse-labo- r, well-inform- ed Ilorse-breedln- boom-perio- 5103,-000,0- 00 live-stoc- freight. Maryland's Nursery Stork I. aw. As the shipping season is now near at hand I desire to call your attention to that part of our "Trees and Nur sery Stock Law relative to stock coming from other states, which is as follows: (Laws of Maryland, 1896, chapter 290, section 58). "Whenever any trees, plants or vines are shipped Into this state from another state every package thereof shall be plainly labeled on the outside with the name of the consignor, the name of the consignee. the contents, and a certificate showing that the contents have been Inspected by a state or government officer, and that the trees, plants or vines therein contained arc n parent l.v free from all San Jose scale.. Yellow, Rosetta or other injurious Insect sf DAIRY AND POULTRY. and. If you want to sell them, you ran get five cents above tbs market pries,' disease. Whenever any trees, plants or if you have the Asiatics, as their eggs vines are shipped into this state with out such a certificate plainly fixed oa! INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR are larger than those of smaller breeds. OUR RURAL READERS. the outside of such package, the fact Winter Dairying. may be reported to any justice of the The situation in tbe dairy line may peace of this elate, and said Justice Vow Bnecesafal Farmers O pa rats This be greatly helped by progressive dairyshall issue a summons for the conIirpartsaaut of tho Farm A Few men making winter dairying tbelr signee of such package, and the agent as to tho Coro of Llvo Stuck principal line of work. At tbe present lllnts of the consignor, if he be known, to time there are so many that produce sod Poultry. appear before him on a certain day, to butter in the summer that the price is be therein named, to show cause why. always depressed in tbe summer such trees, plants or vines should not Cure of Poultry. months, and depressed, to, to such a be seized as being in violation of the ERilAl'S it would point that the profits are entirely not be amiss to add wiped out, except where butter is proprovisions of this act, and on trial a few words about duced under exceptional conditions. thereof, if said justice be satisfied that the provisions of this act have been sitting hens. When Winter dairying would decrease the I hate a trusty hen amount of butter that is thrown on the, violated, said Justice shall order said that is broody, and market in the summer time. It would gent or consignee to return sueh packKV age of trees, plants or vines immeI can sit her where help the dairymen in a number of she is undisturbed ways. The amount being lessened, diately to the shipper or consignor; unless said consignee or agent shall by the others, 1 there would be in summer no time forthwith have said trees, plants and give her eggs tbe when tbe butter would be exceptionalvines examined by the state entomolofirst night she stays ly low. This would prevent speculators in her nest not from buying up cheap butter and putgist of this state, and he certify to such justice of the peace that the said porcelain, but tbe eggs, and ting it in cold storage to be brought trees, plants or vines are apparently she thanks me for it by tucking them out and sold in winter in competition free from all insect or disease, and if under her with her hill and giving her with winter-mad- e butter. Thus the such agent or consignee shall fail to body that peculiar shake that is un- prices would be at about an averkept have Buch nursery stock examined by mistakable proof of settling down to age the year round. This condition of the state entomologist, or fail to re- business. If sbs is a young hen, and affairs would yield the greatest profit to turn such package to the shipper or I can not leave her where ahe is, I get butter makers. Fluctuating prices are a consignee thereof, then said justice of a box and fix s nest, putting in the detriment to any business, except that the peace Bhail order and direct the eggs I want her to sit on, take it to her of speculation. Stable prices eliminate constable or sheriff to burn and de- nest late in the evening, gently remove the speculator. Stable prices have tbe stroy all such trees, plants and vines her and feed her well, placing the box effect of stimulating tbe consumption as have been shipped into this stats in her old nest She will soon take of any article. A sudden rise of prices In violation of law. possession of the new nest and be- generally curtails sales till the people It is not our purpose to enforce this come quiet After dark I move her get used to paying tbe advance. The section for any selfish motive; but ex- where I want her to stay during in- efforts of the dairymen should be to perience has taught us it is necessary cubation, placing a cover over her till bring about uniformity so far aa poslet sible. for the protection of our nursery and the next evening, then remove and faher become is see and she where nurown Tbe men that must begin the winhorticultural interests. Our she ter serymen have had their stock critically miliar with the surroundings, and dairying are our most progressive go men, the men that have silos, or at inspected, and it is due them and their seldom fails to get off and eat and interests that they should be protected. back to her nest without further trou- least that know how to provide their will cows with succulent food in winter and We, therefore, respectfully request that ble. Treat them kindly and they 1 feed in a way that will keep up a conoutside nurserymen who have stock to appreciate It by behaving nicely. stant flow of milk. We cannot expect deliver in this state this fall or next have set them and moved them three miles on the nqst, and they did well. tbe men that never read and seldom spring send us a copy of their certificate of Inspection, to avoid any un- As a general rule early pullets will think to make a success of winter you more eggs during the winter, It requires more skill than necessary delay in the delivery of any give but old hens will get broody first and dairying. It does to do summer dairying, or, we be into that shipped etc., trees, may to better make the best mothers. It is this state. . Willis G. Johnson, set three or more hens at the same should say, reckless dairying, letting State Entomologist things take their course. time, and when the egga have been sat One objection to winter dairying has upon ten days, examine them between been that it requires too constant the eye and a strong light, or take the Cnnrernlnc Kagar Birls tbe work, sowing of special succulent lamp after dark. If the egg looks clear The United States consul at Magdein the crops spring and summer, the burg, Germany, says that beet farms ft will not batch. If it looks dark, gathering of them in the fall, and the the contains with the air sack large it and beet sugar factories must stand care of the milk and butter and their close together. It is idle to grow beets embryo of a chick. After the fertile ale in the winter, making twelve from the if there is no mill at hand to extract eggs have been separated months of work. It ia much easier to the sugar from them, and it is idle to clear ones they will probably go under work seven or eight months in the will build a factory if there are no beet two or more of the hens which will summer method of dairying and have farms at band to supply the raw ma- bring out full broods, and you fresh a few months of good, solid rest. But be given terial. In addition to the adaptation of have one hen that can who can fairly expect to thrive on off the is hen If the sitting soil and climate to beet growing there- eggs. part of the time during the ground in a dry place, sprinkle tbe eggs workingBecause fore the farmer must consider the suitwinter dairying makes with tepid water a few times the week year? in twelve months of to it ability of the place for the establishput possible and you will not find before ment of a factory, and, conversely, the so manyhatching, chicks dead in the shell. When solid paying work Instead of eight is would-b- e one of tbe reasons why it should pay a manufacturer must consider, she is through hatching let her reapart from the intrinsic availability of main on the warm nest with her brood greater profit Few can hope to get bis mill site, the possibilities of beet for twenty-fou- r hours. The chicks will as much profit out of eight months' culture on the surrounding farms. The not eat before that time, and they are work as out of twelve. It has been requirements for beet culture are a gaining strength all the .time. Then figured out that milk and butter in the rich, deep soil, with a porous, feed them light, nutritious food, al- winter are worth on the average about subsoil and a generous appli- ways cooked. Hard boiled eggs and oat 60 per cent more than in the summer. cation of suitable fertilizers. The cli- meal or bread crumbs rubbed up to- Added to that is the asserted fact that mate should be such as to assure fair- gether are excellent, coarse corn the total milk production for the year ly moist weather for the first three meal mixed with sweet milk and baked is often 30 per cent more, and you months of tbe growing season and one is good. Feed often and a little at a bare a considerable advance. The reamonth of comparatively dry, sunny time, with a good drink of sweet milk son for this increased flow of milk is weather following. Indeed, the latter two or threo times a day, but never let found in the fact that during every it stand by them. When a month old summer there la a dry period when is the more important, for the necesthe pastures get very short and the sary moisture of the first three months they can be given cracked corn or can be supplied by artificial irrigation. wheat, but always that which la good; grass very dry. During this time the wheat Is better and cheapar than cows are not generally fed on succuWhen such conditions of soil and cliIn mate do not exist there is little use screenings for chicks. It is a mistake lent fodder to keep up the flow of milk. to underfeed the growing chicks. Tbey The supply fails off, and, as ail dairyare Where beet culture. they trying men know, never gets back to Its forfound the farmer will be justified in require more solid and varied food In mer abundant flow. The loss from this while than at any proportion, growing, making some practical experiments is very great, when we take into cause of their Like lives. olber any period with sugar beets, not on a large scale tbe millions of cows in consideration of animal, tbey growing plenty require necessarily, but in small lots, in varthe By a proper course of often wholesome country. food, supplied ious parts of his farm. If it be ascer- good, feed the winter dairyman avoids this enable to and them to grow bountifully, tained that beets can be successfully and develop properly. If you pitfall. If he feeds silage the prevengrown in a given place the next ques- rapidly have Asiatic fowls and have prop- tion of any such falling off la easy. tbe tion ts whether a factory can be profitmated and cared for them, at two Even if he feeds other succulent feed erly reably conducted there. Tbe essential months old, you will have some In with abundance of grain food the sucquirements for a factory are water for each brood large enough for broilers. cess is generally assured. He therewashing the beets, etc., fuel for the Then as the "early bird gets the worm, fore avoids anything corresponding to engines, and limestone for purifying you will receive the best prices for tbe summer drouth, and keeps up the the saccharine juice. These must be your early chicks. Another advantage flow of milk from the time of the cow close at band, or readily and cheaply is that they are off before the hot coming In fresh to the time of drying procurable from a distance. If they are weather comes on and the poultry's up previous to calving again. not there la no use in building a fac- pests begin to multiply by the million. Some use the argument that if all tory and none in attempting to grow In the het summer comes the hard rush into winter dairying there will be beets. If they are a mutual agreement work to keep your breeding stock for no profit In it for any one. That is a should be made between the farmer and the next year healthy and free from contingency that need not be guarded the manufacturer, the former stipulatvermin, always remembering that poor against. Winter dairying is too much ing to provide sufficient quantities of shelter, care and feed will in a few like work for everyone to run into 1L beets to make the factory profitable, generations make scrubs of the finest Most men care so much for ease that the latter to take and utilize the prod- thoroughbred stock. Thoroughbred they will take the easiest route, whethuct of the farms. All these conditions scrubs are little better than native er it pays or not. Then there are a complied with, the enterprise may be scrubs, and the farmer wbo raises great many men that are beyond the undertaken with good promise of suc- either will always be poor. Breeding reach of this propaganda, and they cess. That there are many places in the best stock and keeping it In the will never think of changing. Altothe United States where it may lie thua best condition possible pays the largest gether, there ia no danger that the undertaken la not to be doubted. But profits. About the first of June I shut number in this particular line will bethat fact must be ascertained by ac- all the chickens out of their houses come so great that profits will drop to tual experiment in every case, unless and let them stay, night aa well as nil. disappointment and disaster are to be day, in cool sheds prepared for them Varying Components of Milk. Duradjoinging the house. It is no trouble ing the first five months of milking ths the result. to change them, and tbey are far more salts in the milk are in excess, and then Swine Supply. The September re- comfortable of warm nights. There progressively decrease to the eighth of and port of the department of agriculture they have plenty a shade, and ifclean, month, when they increase slightly; the the casein and extractives diminish twice cool wotee day, to as tho number of Reports says: up tc stork bogs for fattening show a de- yards get foul take a plow or spade the second month, and then remain crease of 9.2 per cent from that of and turn the earth over, and it will nearly constant, but from the tenth to last year. The reduction Is greatest give the hens plenty of employment to the twenty-fourt- h month the easels de- -' In the following states, the figures in- level it according to their own notion. dines; from the eighth to the tenth I now close the bouse perfectly tight month the sugar increases, this body dicating tho decreased percentage: and 10; 12; Arkansas. Texas, fumigate with brimstone, and being in small proportion during the Mississippi. 12; Tennessee, 13; Kentucky, 16; Iowa, leave shut up for a week, or perhaps latter part of tho first month, and in all summer. Then it is whitewashed, the fifth and aixth and tenth and IS; Nebraska Is the only state with hogs or upward from which an nd in October, when the nights grow eleventh months the butter fails in proIncrease is reported, the gain for that cool, I open it and let the fowls and portion, progreeoively diminishing from state being 5 per cent. In point of chicks in for the winter, first seeing the first to the eighth month, and then condition the reports are fairly uni- that they are free from vermin. Feed increasing slightly. form. l)n!y five states and territories them well, as before snid, and as soon It is said that GO per cent of the report less than 90, as they are through moulting you will out of forty-eigof are cases while only two. Rhode Island and Ne-- J have an abundance of nice fresh eggs. 100. as much as father them regularly every evening, b) uska, are a sure-enou- well-drain- As ASvaataga of Npaelal Tas. "special tax upon the dram-sho- p has advantages which (if not apparent to Its astute Inauguratm) become mors and more parent to dramshop proprietors, and advantages equally pateut to landlords, to persons suffering evils cor sequent upon the retail traffic 1& intoxicating drinks, and to the student n of the of government and It does not operate aS a license so affirm tbs Internal revenue collector and state officials; and yet. In effect, it confers all the rights and privilege! of license without exposing its bolder to its restraints oq subjecting him to its responsibilities To instance, in the state of Ohio, whose constitution forbids licensing the liquor traffic, but Imposes an annual tax of three hundred and fifty dollar to provide agalnat the evils resulting from It. s landlord ran not obtain judg-- t for rent; ment against a saloon-keepvs. and. in the ewe of the plaintiff, who had brought suit for damages caused by a fall into the deA inter-relatio- saloon-keeper- s. . er fendants cellar, it was discovered that the defendant, as a landlord, renting property for saloon purposes, was not liable for damages which might be is rnrred by habitues of the saloon. It was suspected that this law was enacted In the Interest of the It Is now found, as a matter of fact, that It does so operate. Union SignsL saloon-keeper- s; A great conintntiou kcciiik to have taken place among railway circles, owing to a contemplated through cursuirvicu bet worn the lacitic coast and Chicago which is to one day each week. This is not a new departure by any means, as the Denver A Hiu C ramie Railroad roiuimuy and its connections have lateu oiieraling a through ear service lietween the lueifio and Atlantic coasts, via Salt Lake, Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City and Chicago for years, and throe days each week, vix: every Wednesday, Thursday anil Friday evening. Tim cars for this through service are of the latest Pullman design, and in1 supplied with new eleuu linen and lied-dithroughout. A Pullman poster is assigned to ciu'h cur. These curs are under the Mrsunal supervision of a siocial excursion a gout, whoso duty it is to seo that passengers are given every comfort and attention. Fur further information, apply to any agent, or to B. F. Nevins, general agent, or to II. M. 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