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Show 1 TIE v A COALVILliE ' MES. COALVILLE. UTAIf M KK1LHWE1E! IttJ35I& irti-f- ADVANTAGES-0FSWISS-BRE- E0 1a1 X,:oA..'IQ ...... OF-CAT- TLE otuojns xnoX utu sXoq eptll jnoX vl pisjje q p.noi gnjqj pinoqs iy 0 Pjjom eeecwasrnr-c- ' .m6WVw .. . ON qjoadmaij eqt nq isq jnoqe Ejnjvu Suqou s.waqi,. P!!1 Xnaai)8dm uuuiujx aqt ..Jiwinjv.N;,. country of autb vast dithat ruled mensions over by the czar, the method of agriculture naturally vary euormous-lIn the different but durlnf a visit of three week' duration a visit now just drawing to a clone I bare .. been able to' aee a good deal of tbe method of the Euaatan peasant and landowner. In tbe Petersburg dlatrtct scientific agriculture la practically unknown. lleri the a u turner 1 too abort to allow tbe aucceaaful raining of crop, and tillage la confined to tbe land belonging to thy village eommunltlee. In Russia practically every village la d that la, under tb control of no landlord, and every village baa w itblu It bound a certain acreage of common land. Tbe inhabitant of tbe village have each one a fixed amount of thia land aaalgnecMo them; but, to at old faveritlam, a peasant doe not farm tbe aame atrip two aeaaona running, but a rotation i practlaed whereby eaih number of the village in time over the whole 3o land of the com Tbe birth tnunlty of a von I a aourre of great Joy on the N ppes q .VIS isjnveu aq J9H y u4 oi suias at;s sjsioo Y die-trlct- xp ' AmMSfaftstr of a mimey, Some tlm ago a man insured himkooo. and a month later self foe lull qddd no quaur qjup s SuiXji isnf sew sn uaAS seq , sqs ts kuqtOaAa to i esodjtid 8 staqi ieqt aisew o) oi oi Suiqion Excellent Specimen of Swlee Type It Months Old Bull. ilimjod 8jnis Tbe Russlau I n q i, , )snaa3k w hich the which are for in There many ends gives at the same time a high pend mainly inatsuie aqi paqd leaving their f td Swiss cattle are bred in Saltxerland opinion of health and strength w pies si u., all in k cattle Tbe first breeding and of the animals faculties objects periodically tf paqsu aqs ,.4tnoqu The of head Is nearly always small meat, for the rect ra- are tbe products of milk and os 8uii(uq) noi atB leq.,. but tbe animals can also be used for and refined Long noses are often met pteq tion of tbe ard a certila work. In general that which is most with; broad foreheads, small turned a3nzznd amount of go 4 is wanted Is to obtain an average Up horns and a large mouth are tbe this weight being a little general signs, The. neck is of an alao'effected 1 be ..maow 8djq) jo; uoijeoiunut higher and subject to variation In. the average length, well covered with tnoa grazing of tic qdBJ8a(a) jo sut puoA'oq aq iw hair and of tb Bimental than breed that stotl ?n Bchwyi by having small rumples. You pue aq; u 8,an qjB,; auo)8.woiax early spring M The faelghta and Inclinations of more sometimes meet with animals baring pause aq MiJaqje; jnoX OJaqAV wheat and ok go or less Importance, the diversity In very narrow chests which is a con.. ndud pea never put ink h the composition and the fertility of sequence of bad management, but i nU8e aui pue 3aq o; aji land la the aft itn, the soli, and In tbe management and generally that part of the body Is well lsqs not j aqa p89 j ..uoiajjzox a built. The Influence to care so back is tbe cattle, and given arf Jot long and rather leajqj. and size of broad and well developed, the whole great deal tbe graved. A pofe the cattle coming from different re- trunk in all its development In length worth k 'j8aj Thus in is the fact tki gions and establishments 0) DMop aq J3A3 oi ;uew Xq88od land Is't ator some districts they prefer raising cat88 uiaas i.usaop q ;eqt ;aa; pinoa aq leguminous f rpa, tle of an average weight or of great sq uo qsnui os 8daa9 an saA,, which enritfa M weight, while in other regions only .. aojoj aq; uo naui qans oil by Virtue ol Cattle of lighter weight are bred In ejB ajaq) quq) O) 8u8ejnoaua 9)., tbe regions where the Scbwyz cattle their power oi .. 3J11 iqSjjdn us o apowr-fu- l are bred, (here la a greater difference atmospheric nitrogen, 8 uemaaqod aAaqaq 8upea diffc ;eqi of on account of the great number factor In the amelioration of eXtMiy qfijdf) land Is absent ' i I I ferent methods in the way of raising Yet the A large proportion of tha .wkt and managing the cattle. - )) qSnojq; 8nino3 Sum) grown In tbe South Central district ol enda aimed at are the san.e In the two tuoB naqojq peq i ;; pasjdjns aq Russia Is exported to Euglaid kid breeds with one difference only; that ),upnow i peoj aq) 8uo8 ajaq) ;no Germany from the port of Odea by those animals mi.ich are of lighter 8Aeq noX 88 aju.ij 8 8uoj)8 sn piuiq steamer which reach that pottjdtb weight and leas well managed bave oi )ub.w pinoqs oo; Xue Xqw ajaq ;o8 oc In meat coaL several much lesa every On and of precocity. cargoes I aanis- jdAd SuiiapUOJA Xanq os uaaq lh on tbe Journey from Moacow tb case, what is striven after, Is to obtain Swiss Yearling. BA I oq qy,. upBq )! paopou Crimea, we saw a dead pig enkAcfed healthy and strong cattle. In sum;jaAJ ubj In burning straw, and learned titths mer the greater part of the cattle shows the good qualities of a milk-conoX qua Xiu sew jeqi )eq) )P The limbs are generally well jgnf pig, aa aoon aa killed. Is plated on breeder of the Ml(telland send tbetr iqouio)ns aq; 8u;ssajppe jainjej Xj8 straw, which Is then set fire tllso cattle up to tbe Alpine pasturages, and made aivd strong, seldom coarse. Most oe aq) pamiejaxa ,,jwouq noX pja der to burn tb animals hair.Uftev moreover there la a great deal of ex- of these animals have strong thighs u tbe deeolate and monotonoua changing between the cattle breeders w 1th good muscles, having short shins, ouj fiu)ejsdex3 uy the knees, pasterns and hoofs are try of tho wheat producing IlMct, of tha Alps and those of the plains. one was most favorably lmpreM-- by ,'XiW )q8jj eq; U eui) )q8)j Wltb regard to the animals faculty very strong. The bodies of the cows tbe Crimea. The Crimea may N mid to work. It must be said that since rearqd on the declivities of the moun- aq) )B Sujq) )q8j eq) ) )J)S. sl to be tbo wrtna sad fruit produoHUe the culture of Wheat has, these last tains have sometimes a tendency to o) e)0J. eq )qa s.ajan aipuiws w trlct for tbo whole of Raid, lot, at twenty-fiv- e or thirty years, greatly di- throw their bodies backwards, but this ,U)8 )8q) Xipj8q 9J0IU XU8 ,Uq)OU ).U8 tbo moment 1 am writing tbewe Ues minished, in the plains as well aa In tendency Is remedied with age. ajaq) smae )) os )o8 t.)i 'Ubui seau are ecus Just the vines eq o) aoq )no pay 17) (April jsnq n;88333ns the alpine region, very few oxen of mencing to shoot. The Crime is t the Scbwya breed are seen. Instead o) Xsp jeq)o eq; me, jo eao.o) bjbhop aentlally a land of hills, and K Is os of these they use cows and heifers GOOD PASTURES en)Byt n( u.wop niojj J31 oa) )uas these hlllaldea that tb vlna an for sd Xjqaew eseq) n .u)B))j3Ap8 sXsw work. On the confines agricultural FOR THE SHEEP is ,)Bq) 8)tos8j tuaq) punojaoo., grown. Cereals are produced mly Is of the two regions where these cattle small quantities tbe climate Is toe are s.lvtlM.. we sometime meet with UIIS reared, dry end tbe soil too rocky to pemg ol oxen of tbe Slmenta! Greed, which are O) moh ajnntj pioav extensive operations in this ttmj A and which become Ewes Should Be Treated We.n little wheat and oats an growt pad very precocious very heavy. This does not hinder the "leq) ) After Weaning to Reach occasionally on sees a Bald d gy Schwys breed furnishing animals apt pueq o) ao)s pjoq mq 8u)3dxe Jq Into whfle ear, far to labor. Their black, already bursting NoVmal Condition. strong and 0) UBUI 8 p3))UlJ3d J3A3 J8 OX up the hillsides orchards with ffult hard hoofs, their quick temperament. tree apple, pear, apricot, 0uft jaq jo equjq) 3iA If one will use common sense In givladen with bloeeom. throw the per BjaS eqa uaqAa fumes far over the land. ing his sheep good pasture and will )Bqw jsao 8ujaq)oq o) raise plenty of pasture, the cost of pas- 3UI() eqBll8A 83)888 9X88(8 n)JA turing sheep will be Very low. Tbe Xj888 Sq late summer and fall is very trying on HEAT AND COLD the breeding ewes, and unless the 38(8J ),aop Xaq) xqw SupiepnoA Xenq ) euop )) X))3Jd )daq X((8J3U38 )8 sLeep owner maintains he flock in a 0) )sn( qjow sjq Bop oqa ubui eqx are condition the sure profits vigorous 1 Dont overcrowd trees In pant to be cut down to a grwit extent t Ing )boj eq; jo emos O) ejwod tf is very good to hare an abund 5. Dont plant tree In straight Inea de X3Uioq isoq auq oq jj ejw 8q of ance and green pasture forage crops 4. Dont plant shade or ornananUI eq pinow ubui b Xawjq p388jno38p for the ewes to maintain and regain trees la anything except good sol their strength and flesh which they S Dont plant a tree In a towl 83q)0) J3d83q3 JB3W o) puBq have lost during the suckling of- their shaped hole that Is deeper la tbe roognq 8uj))a8 Xq u)8aq o) 8)uva jaq lamb They should be, treated well ter than elsewhere. . gasuadxs uaop )na o) Xjb8b ' after weaning, so that they w ill reach aqg 6. Dont forget to cut off all mantled 03U 8) ) )Bq) 8)33J Ubcuoa b uaqAv their normal condition by mating or broken roots t 7 Dont fall to apply a mulch time. Anyone will find it a serious t 38 ;3 kuU)XUB 8U0p )q8nB3 OIOp(38 thing to have their ewes run down and SJB U3UI0.W JOJJim U( j3suiq ja In poor condition at the time of 8uiqoo ;q8nB3 oq o) sajaq nam y mating Take note that tbe ewes that proNOINIdO QIONYD duce the beet larabe at weaning time are usually the best breeders, and should be treated with the best care JB( jo qduiniJ) pooquBUio qx Asp JUB Asp Aldmnin ipiq and management When a ewe shows u joj Bgvui )U ui) q) puv a large, heavy lamb at weaning tlmeT poo Abws she is usually very thin and run down. 8JOJJ3 Upaqsiuq pioqg F knows as "golden brt(j e " im- ... otJCe-sistanc- e -- live-weigh-t, B ss-c- corn-growin- ue of the dodges that Insurance ccuipasles have to guard agaiust Is rndt 6f the mss who Insures his life tor a targe sum and then disappears, hla rvls lives subsequently claiming tbe U t uanomo-e-q- these eye-witne- Companies Have to Be Constantly on tr Watch to Prevent Heavy s LessesJThrough Swindlers. UJBd anqj Xqa jno ajnkg oj emb making over gll end. being jt Kuaalan MONEY B tuy MiOoj t praaaot, for on aucb an occasion an extra grant of land I In given to him tbe north of Ruaala wheal la never Oata ar grown ns? B&rjtxry&ar produced but rye la the Maple crop, and It I from thl thia common land the whole of the cereal that tbe peaaant make hi cattle and abeep of the village are b ad The rye la put into the ground paatured together, looked offer by one In September, and tbu la able to of tbe vlllugera, and the mixed atock make g atari "before the advent of prevented a remarkably pretty sight. tbe winter ajiow, early In November, On tbe large farm horaea are largely lietween Peteraburg and Moacow ag- employed for (lowing, and one often riculture Ig In a primitive condition. aaw a young foal following Ite mother Tbe field are extremely email and patently up end down tbe furrow. have a neglected appearance, wlle A noteworthy point la the etytre abthe houaea of the villager are In sence of hedge aa far aa tha eye can reach, field after field stretche a dirty condition, the cattle and pig in aome inatancea abating the dwell-Ingr- t away with monotonoua regularity, with their owner. The ro- often not o much aa a alngle tree tation hero practlaed la -r- ye, oau breaking the unintereatlng tandacap. and then tallow, to allow tbo Comparatively little of the cereal rtraw la atored up, but moat of It land to recover aomewhat. - Proceeding aoutb, however, one find bettor la burnt In tha engine driving tho Where farming condition prevailing, Tb field bo threahlng machine rxlenalv a aoaU-a- x cotnjjarger,. wheat tahealhn olara fltliJacUciLfin.aa Try. and one gradually enter tb enor- in tbe wheat growing dletrlct of Rusmous wheat producing dletrlct of sia, the fartper naturally Is unabl to Russia. - Pasting through thia dletrlct, bav bis servants under bis eye, and which extend from Kharkoff to tho cases are on record of farm laborers beginning of tho Crimean peninsula, carting ths efirn to their own standfor hundred of mile tho country, a ings Instead of thoee of tjieir employfar a tbe y can reach, la given er. The abaenc of any organised sysover almoat entirely to tbe raising of tem of manuring tho fields la all tho cereal crop. The field nr enormous, more evident after on has. passed more than on field stretching for sev- through tb rich agricultural district eral miles by tbe railway line, end of Eastern Austria. In Russia, 1 hat aa tb whole district la eparaely pop- It on the euthortty of an that a certain heap of manure exists ulated, the problem at once present Itself. Prom where ere the landown- of tho ago of no lesa than sixty years, er te obtain an adequate supply of and no steps are ever taken to dislabor! They must depend entirely on tribute It over tbo fields. Again, the tbe service of tha villager, and na peasants actually use their manure In the latter ar quit Independent of theht, they have no power to force them to work should they be disinTREES WARD OFF clined to dq so. An tntaco of this short time back. A landoccurred lord who owned a farm of 40,000 aero He who plants a tree, he plants love-- . Tents of coolness epreadlng out abova. bad Dae crop of 000 acre of beeta. Laroom. When tbe time arrived for tb har" Y of roots these THEIR grateful tbo peaaaota of vesting tb village on the excuse that, aa shade trees screen their own harvest was an abundant as from, the too one. tber was no necessity for tbera fervid heat of (bo to work point blank refused to do sun. They abate tbo harvesting of the beeta. and tbe the winds and w bole of tbe country bad to be scoured protect from tb naturally, at considerable expense chilling blasts of to procure laborer. Throughout the winter. - Tbetr g extensive district releaves prevent tbe ferred to above there le an almoat spread of germentire abaence of root crops, with the laden dust and exception of beeta, and only a vrery help to purify the small proportion oftho land la under air. They encourgrata or bay. How the .stock ( can age tbe birds and be maintained under these conditions save our crops from many an Insect through tb winter months la did njury. Tbey lend a grace and beauty to understand, but tb animals seen to every homestead and every roadwere In poor condition aa compared way that they border. ' with tbe English cattle. The most imFor shade, trees sbould be planted portant breed of Russian cow la tbe wherever It la desirable to be shielded Taroilav, but on tbe estate where the from tbo bot rays of tbe summer sun. w riter baa been staying tbe atock conTbe Not all shade is agreeable. sisted of Jersey cattle, and crosses be- shade of some trees Is too dense and ta eeo these latter and tb Yaroslav ar others too light. A heavy woolen looked on favorably. English pig. blanket properly suspended will make Yorkshire and Tamworth, are also a shade; so will mqrqulto netting, but kept. Very little stock la kept on the It would not be best to us either As well Trees with a cloee. compact head and majority of Russian farm as the cereal crops, one frequently large, heavy leaves may make too J noted fields given over to the raising deuse a shade. These are reared for of sunflower. There la much bad tree planting, m production of salad oil. which la and even worse lack of car after used extensively during Lent, ''and planting Much baa been written about the seed are also eaten largely by bow planting should be don. U may the power classes. The farm land of be well to note a few things that a village community la easy to The following should not be done from that owned by tbe are some of the things to be avoided 1. Don't plant trees that are more landlord, froqi Ibe fact that tbe former On than from foul to tlx years' old is Invariably In narrow strips PLAY FOR INSURANCE 1 uo8d a&rr'Onxn alate-owne- part wydeeieirx ou qsiiooj S juu dm qo ioj JdAOU puv ..l.UUJ I jdAdJuj xvaiv sqjoa )uqi, ob toiui dqi uiojq ommkmrnf, Ah jijoji o .Aq Pino vt Amo pUHMtioq) V ilA XUJCH4 ;o pud, UI jdUoja pi ii jt II XOJ i went out la a sailing boat alone at an English seaside resort. He took good j care that his departure In the boat was well noticed by people ttt the vicinity Next mojnlug the boat was fouod-di- 4 mantled and tossing on the waves empty He bad disappeared. HI bat and other personal effects were found floating on tbe water, but no trace of tbe man could be found, and tbe relatives conveniently assumed that be bad been drowned and claimed the insurance money. The insurance company, however, refused to L I s tilt-ti- jh live-weig- yr-hap- e ls-In- g !. - -- - VV , Twe-Year-O- ld Swlts Heifer. greatly help theur In their work even along the smooth roads. Their faculty to fatten la good and the quality of their meat excellent Tbe of these animals of the heavy ty pe is satisfactory and might be higher in some districts. If account was kept of their faculty of fattening. la former times, tbe descriptions of the cattle, show that then w hite spots in the hair were rather frequently met TUI about the middle of the With. animals with last century-th- e. in the middle of the forehead were not excluded from cattle shows, but since then they are getting undervalued and a( the present time They are not admitted at the competition as no animal obtains a prize with on the spot, unless they are fouod Inferior part of the belly Those c6ws that have a spot higher up than the belly or on any other part of the body, re excluded. Cattle, baying reddish colored hair are not readily received Yet It most Ije remarked that the animals- - whlchare exposed to bid weather In the"alplne dtrtricta get a dirty reddish color, hut which disappear on changing the animal's way of living. With regard to the form of the body of those animal which are reared and cored for rationally, they show an elegance and purity ol form live-weig- Art Enjoyable Shade, th Result ol Somebodys Planting transplanted tree tf there danger if drought i Dont allow trees - Is the sHjkt-ea-t - to be used as hilohlng posts Dont forget that good shade are the result of Intelligent choice trm xa care pay They made dillr-- nt inn,.i,. discovered that a man greatly rese bling the deceased- - had landed a not tar distant Island had' ca'urM tbe next boatTo the ! mainland had then taken a passage for America TAmtter, me to court, and owing diet ... found In the company fa Cambric. On whet supposition could 1 . k" If it became brick cabricj. A V Some owners would dispose of her and tABJjaq JO think that ehe was too weak for a (Bo s.aq JU JOJ B( 'J breeding ewe because she waa so thin qoada am Jaq joj at weaning time. Right there they kAM uappiq U make a very bad mistake. After wean- aquiii aq Jaq joj jaajj psaq ing the ew'es can be kept in a vigorcondition if put on iq apoq aq jaq JOJ ous. ' good pasture and a small amount of aui(Jj :o Is fed tqidap ' Wl i -grain flesh-formin- g aq) o ujmhj puqq pua pa) imiuq 'BaXuPid jo auqqns Jiasuqq aviu aq Jaq juj I uinueiu Bjojaq ,u.oo ail joj )gpajq moo Cause of. Rickets. Worms," malnutrition. Inadequate feeding and lack of lime salts in the feed are common causes of rickets in pigs. Stop feeding corn and substiadoqtute slop of middlings, ground ,(i( JO screened oats, flaxseed meal and milk iqi - spaau ounce one lime of water and add to, q IBjd )MUI the quartof slop or give a dram of H( iu(u aqg Jaq (( aop precipitated phosphate of lime in feed us aq Jaq joj twice daily Jaq If worms are seen In the droppings tnj 8(11.) aq jaq joj. id iron the of for slop give sulphate five mornings In succession at the rate of one dram for each 100 pounds of pigs and If necessary repeat the treatment In a ouple of weeks j-- q mq b( isaurnfflSMMsaai Weak Germs Wont Hatch. Simply because an egi is fertile is no guaranty that It will hatch out Weak germs cannot hatch, chick and this weakness, due to tbe hen poor condition, may cause the chick to die in the shell. A hen may be la good condition today and in a had state tomorrow . - QNYTAVOH JUtlNHH m |