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Show DAIRY AND POULTRY. tNTnnitsTiNa ctiAPTtms foh ouii nuRAunsADuns ltw arerfnt IVrnw-rt lerla Thle ll'rtrliMsit til llr larM I IVw lltatt at l II a Iklci uf Mil IHmIi al l.nllrr lalrr (oininlulenee tar llllnoK The poaltlon that Illinois has In th dairy Industry and dairy development of the Northvett demand tome of fleial representative of that branch of agriculture not only for the purpoee of enforcing audi l a may lie en forceablo regarding the fraudulent aie if butter tubtUtuhM but farther lo collect preaerve and compllo atutlatlci of tho dairy Indtittry lu thla great tale to that outsider may know what Illinois la doing In that line say Kl atu Dairy Hepetl Wo ate having ap Plication frreiuently for a lid (if the creameries, cheese factories and prl Wlo dairies of the state for hutlnea purpniea, and aro unable to furnish any such list A dairy eommlMtoner whose duty It noul I be to compile such a Hit from Information furnished by tho manufacturer of dairy products would Lo o cry great advantage when we ar asking for legislation to nd ance, conicrvo nnd preserve thla In lry. ery few people In the ttnte and eapcclally among our Itglalators aro posted as to the value and Importance Im-portance of the dairy Industry of thla state, and of the whole iroplo of th state Tho situation In Illinois la not crelltabl to the dairy farmers an I crearocrymtn There seem lo be woeful lack of ' esprit du corps among the crenmcrymtn and dairymen liar log attained a poaltlon and held It tor years It would lerm tho rati of goo I butlnre to da everything they ran to advance all maltera tertalnlng to tho production of milk and Ita manufacture Into a merchantable product Looking at Pi miller on tho turfite many people are Inclined to believe that e havo accomplished all, and that little moro ran be done, yet there are new problems coming forward continually (hit mutt be tolvrd, new mtthola of umnurarlurlDg handling and putting on llio market tho product ot the cow Hiierlmenti In feeding nnd In cheapening cheap-ening the coat ot producing have been andtrtnkrn and are being carefully tondueted by experiment atatlona In other ttatca yet this great ital of lllloolt lagi behind In the leglalatlon that bis been attempted for tho list taw yean thla one Idea ot a dairy com-tnlialontr com-tnlialontr ttema to hive been left In the background whereat. In our Judgment, Judg-ment, a dairy cotnmlitloner with tea aonabto power, and a reatontbl) amount of money to carry on the work and dulli of hi ofllc, could have doni sore lo have ronaolldiled and lengthened Ih dairy Industry, than all the other Iblnu that bava been partially aecomplltbtd by metn ol leglilatlon lly all meant let ua hive a bill before the next legislature Hut will provide tor a ttnte dairy commit-iloner, commit-iloner, wbote builnett It will be to enforce en-force what laws we have regarding th manufacture and aalt of adulterated dairy product! and alio to compile itatlitlri regarding tho dairy In Ihli great itato with over a million milk cows devoted lo the production of milk for all purpotc nnd an Investment pf teveral hundred million dollar In fanni devoted lo tin production of milk With a itate dairy commlatlon-er, commlatlon-er, whoie duty It tbill bo to compllo (bete atotlillca. wa itiall hive better froundi to work upon when wo ask for initiation to help Improto and toiler tbli great Induitry (old Slor Milrmtul. Orctt thing wero expected of cold torige Uy an Improved tyitem ot cold itorage ficllltlea for moats, fruit nd eggf, wo hate beta told, Canada and tlie countries at a ccmlderable dli-lance dli-lance from tlreat Hrllalu would be able to compete on equal terms In her per Ithsbta goodt market! vtllh the con llneutal producers After soin expe rlenr with cold storage It becotnia apparent that the expectation! of mer ehinti have not In all branches of th trad been reallted At considerable! expanie a tteaiuthlp aervlci bat beeu flttsd out with refrigeration plant A Ulttgow Importing liotito refer to thl ti followa Ai for putting gga In cold itorage on boirl these atcamert, wo think It li tbo worat thing tor lb nn, because tbey run Hi rtfrlgtri Ion at tuck a low temperature, with lb result that the shells of the eggs often gel very brittle, and tho lent knock Lreaka them and rauiea a lot of damage lo tho tggi " Tblt firm bit Initructed all Hi packer not to iblp tlnglt egg under refrlgcraton, 'a our experience thla aeaeon la (bat egg coming In under ordinary freight have Men mora iitlifuctory, and there la bo doubt that whin egg ar ihlppej (reih, for the ibort time tbir are nn the voyage tbay should be In perfect ondlllon when thoy arrive here" Un fortunately, all lb contlgnmenta ot eggi lent ocrou tho Atlantic are not frcih when Ibey leave tbo forwarder's hand! There It nothlog tint will mile amtndi for delay In marketing eggi It bit been found that when eggs are taken from cold itnnge Into a warmer temperature a moisture gather on the belli which pausing Into the paste board cells uied to pack them cattte an objectionable muitlneai nnd mold to form on both egg and package Thl i mutt prnre a treat hindrance In Hit way nt tho sale of the eggi and leidi merchant! lo prefer tho domeatie rggi or tnoie that have been Imported without the aiilitanco of refrigeration Toronto Monetary flmei The pltb ot the whole matter Ilea In Ibe lait lines ot tho first paragraph iiyi Farm Poultry That 'all are not freib when tbey leave the shipper binds" expreites a great ileal Kggi that have already begun lo stnlo are I In poor tbnpe lo tUnd the fairdihltfl H of a Journey, either with or wlthont H cold Morale and a long stride forward H will be made when egg nr collected M and shipped dally, Jutt la milk. H Kg that lie In the hot kitchen H "butt'ry' for a week before being H "traded' at the tor, then lie on th H store counter for n week or two ex- H poied to the delicate odors of codflih 9 and kerosene reinforced by the aroma M of strong tobacco imoko nnd tobacco II juice will hardly be fresh' or ap V petltlng I'gg thould be collected and W hlpi ed dnll) and where It li not D- IH Ihle to ihlp dally, they ahould be M larrel In a pool (not coll) plato A H temperature ot II and M degree 1'ahr M la littler than below to BjU IiiITIiU In lone llil. IB It la everytody't kuelneai to Inleifer M with cruelty ou can get no more power from a bono than you give him In his food elllriR and Jerking the bit confute a hone and a Ivcrtltra a blockhead The hone I man Invaluable helper and ahould bo treated as a friend Any fool can ruin a team but a wlia driver maintain! Hi value Tho leal drivers talk much to their anlmali otr hone need! water ottener than you A sandy or muddy road doublei lbs work A rl ot only on toot In ten double dou-ble the draft llalklng Is rained by ibuio, ovir-loadlng ovir-loadlng or tight harnet Never itrlko or hurt a balker Blurt t cloth In bla ears or hold up hla foot and tinker with It fully three mlnulei Divert hli attention and do It kindly. No hone should wear a ibo more thin four weeks. Tho whip cost more thin It nvet. Put II tip Illlnclrre are uitleti and Injurious. ' Cut them off I W Id tire tat it much hone powir. I not few farm borate need shoe's J Quiet and patient drivers are worth ' twlro a much as any others Your bono Intend! to pleat you, but i does not always know your withe. I Dark or damp stables cam low iplr- Its and various dliciie. j Axlo greats pays 1,000 per cent. j prom (lood blankata are proflttblo and Mrs ' food If wliely uied Cruelly quillflei for crime thty ara , cloto neighbors It li cruel and tllly to wblp a bone ' for fright Booth him with kind worde Ilumano Alliance I roirn Lgf t In lis Klomllk. A roan at Brattle, Washington, his ; mido a neat little fortuno out ot froitu rggi which ho look lo the Klondike. Hearing that rggi In that region wer selling at tl each, he determined to supply the demand Ho ho bought 1, 7(J doien of eggs, broke them Into ram nd hid tho cana scaled and then froi en Ho packed lhui In le and started ? for Hie Klondike When on th trail 1' In Alaiko a man itolo a can ot eggs. i II waa arretted and taken before a ' maglilrate, who compelled him to pay v lo th rgg man a fine of 11,110 In 'jjL attempting to float down Thirty-mile m river hi raft uput and hit companion ft and dogi wer preelpltittd Into th ( stream I'ortunntely ths bigs ot eggi floated, and he was enabled to git them I ell by repeatedly plunging Into tho Icy ' niter nnd bringing out his sicks Hit j clothe were froxen but bo wn obi to thaw them out at a hut near Ibore Ho wsa offered fl per doien for bla eggi and took the offer, realizing n turn ot toil, wblcb. In addition to the tl HO be had obtained from the man tblt tlolo one can, niids him the neat turn ot t 231 Who can beat Ibis for an egg itoryT InralfM U"lr I ( Hallow,. (lallowa) are alt hornlett The unl-ventl unl-ventl leitlmony amongtt old breeder ut Oallownya li (bat a purs bred Oallo- i way never hid any trace ot horns or j rcurs Tint there have been horned radio bred In (lallowiy, la welt known ." for many years, some farmers In this section bred horned cattle both beef ( and dairy breed, and to outsiders thla I gato rite to tbo atory that part of th Hallow ny rattle were horned and part polled, but oral tittlmony, handed i down for many yean, and that of men;ful who lived amongit the cattle, cooOi. be-the be-the statement that any trainblo that h waa a I way i taken a iiii"-Tll-IIIti Impure blood Jsouo . bleed of the pure C a "toa. horni Profonor ti g B x, who carefully exatf t E. S F' In th ter, tays "Abacnrc a - Ji nary for a long period A S J31 e o t.'tcntb, terlitlo of ths race 3 1 3 S . character that (he producer . , bred Oilloway bull with any bt horned rows should glvo polled rit No other breed of rattle will equal (lallowiy In this respect History Calloway Cattle v Lice Thero la nothing quicker or) surer thin spirits of turpentine poured on at tbo cndi of tbo rooitt, or wher H bee accumulate It li dead ahot and H railly procured Do not put It on the IH bodies of fowl! or chicks. Keroem H oil poured on the rooiti, etc, It an ex- IE cellent preventative. Poultry bouics , bould be whlte-wnhed Imlde at leaat J m once n ycir with a pint of aplrltt ot ' M turpentine to a gallon of wbltt-wiab , H (Keep It wU itlrrod) Carbonate ot S lime or tobacco duit Is good to duit III stiong the feather In cat nuy of your rcaV fowl become Infested with vermin ' J Itootta, boxes and other fixture fit poultry houses thould nover be nailed or mado permanent They should bo constructed a to permit of being cleansed to keep clear of vermin Kx Rom scientist! assort that lb pur- ' rit air In cities Is found about 15 feel dt M above th street lurface fl Why Is It necesiary lo buy cool for I a self feeding ttoeeT |