Show DAIRY A ND JOlUllty INTCHCSTINO CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS I II lsirmot4 01rat The Itepattinerst of the 11arniA 1w IfInts lu the Cape 01 Use ktk anti Itroultry IIUMITIN or the MlHourl experiment I experi-ment station wayst from an economical economi-cal standpoint a farmer who ha a l dairy of from five to ten cowl cannot A afford to be without 7 P with-out n lepnralor In A 0 climate M warm 1 unit variable U auto la I In the summer itaton change take place In the milk try rapidly Inducing fermentation fer-mentation and coagulation and In the setting method generally practiced prevent perfect cnaratlon thus entailing en-tailing much lei I of hiitttr fat If the tailing much lot of butter fat If the system might nnawcr very well but the supply being limited and auch largo quantltln needed U will bo found cheaper and more satisfactory to nave the labor and expense of storing fee and provide only nuriclrnt preserve the cream and butter The prpnrator render economy of time possible In that the operation li I performed In practlrnllt the name time that the whole milk could be ret by the old process In the ono cine this milk Is I sweet itnd In the beat condition condi-tion for feeding and b At once removed re-moved and disposed of while In the other It Involves handling several time Then III apparent that much extra labor la I curtailed the lupply of apparatus needed lessened and much diiinWo space In linked renultlne In economy of the capital Invested Again Ibo fat JI all obtained It matter not whelliiir Ule cows Are frwh or advanced In their lactation period If Mho tpparator property adJusted It will cccuro all of the cream In aov crnl trial made at this station of the separator and Cooley creamer It wa found that ono pound ol butter was missile from IS pound of milk by the uppnrntor as compared with one pound of butter from 22 pound of milk by file Cooley creamer a dlacrcpancy that would loon cat up Ube > coat Clr A cpa Tiitor Whore the separator la I nard the crcum II I obtained In Ole lxwt condition condi-tion for setting its passage throuRh the teparatar Rive It n thorough aeration aera-tion und remove all traces of Impur ties I Thus It can ha controlled and fjpenoll evenly and live development of too much acid and thou dcotrucUon Ion of n part of the tat In churning prevented Tho cream on be ripened vitrilcT churned moro quickly and will 1rodnco a better grnln d butter of lilghtT and exener flavor and ittcr IrtirinK qunlltlc Aa tnllk la vnlvi able Ihldly for Ibo biiUtr tnt It con losing ho tlrat object of the dairyman in to secure all of the fat possible MaTilfcsfly then a machine that will do Its work so efficiently under such a variety ot circumstances will form II profitaljle Investment Trutfli 11oultry Not In the imilso meaning ot the term there Is TIO iwillry farming In France Hut there Is poultry keeping and cry gtnnally followed hy penannt and man farmers lay n writer In Colorado Farmer There are however how-ever abont holt u dozen special breeders breed-ers anti iTAirrt of domestic 101fOa tnbllihmenu that might he deaerlbed u poultry stud If poultry are to bo kept on an vxtcnslm scale three rule are to be observed Scrupulous attention to cleanliness feeding and ventilation There Is nothing new In poultry breeding the Itoman de intoil special atUntlon to the matter and the fowl I of Gaul this divk of Cathuge and the team of Kx > pt were renowned M molne of Croine In tbo department depart-ment of the Seine et Olie Is ono of the Uncling poultry breeder of lYanco He bu yards extending over 20 acre devoted de-voted to Ibo breeding and rearing of fowls of varlou races Each yard II I an orchard with wire fenced divisions divis-ions provided with cot for roosting and egglaylnR with grass plats and ellsanded wnlke The droppings of tie birds form an excellent fcrtlllier for the fruit trees M Lemolne output out-put It then poultry rcE and fruit 1111111 Ashes are ranked nr t as n Terrain Killer then gypium sand next Road It Is by rolling In dint that fowls rid themselves of vermin Space air sun and pure water ore essentials In Yards where tre s cannot will repay not be rallied a fen shrub pay planting In summer these will form n shade and In the event of sudden sud-den rain a shelter The mora do menllented poultry can be kept to tho I line of their natural habits the more I profitable will te the feathered stock A hen that broods under a hedge and returns after a few weeks absence from the farm with a battalion of chicks following her will rear hem stronger than such as lire hatched In a coop Tho pcrche ought to be of n uniform height say 40 Inches this will obviate fightings at roosting hour for the higher high-er seilt will prevent the birds from hurting their breast bone In flying up I nnd from Injuring their feet when dropping down The floor of the cot rIJnt i I should be covered with dried earth or peat mould or sand renewed two or three time n Week The scraping kept In a sheltered spot will form an Invaluable manure A straw floor 14 I objectionable It provoke damn offensive of-fensive odora and docs not facilitate cleanliness For hatching the nest ought to repose on humid earth so as to Insure uniformity of moisture and coolness In Franco chicken arc not raised for the market eggs and young fatted fowls arc the end kept In view III Is I best to have ft good native breed and maintain It 1 puro by eschowlrg cresting Just as farmers select roots and cereals to act as rrrd producers choose the best looking cock and n half dozen hen with bright fhlnlrj feathers sand keep them apart for lircrdlng In ordinary circumstanced one tock will suffice for 25 hens It I fa I good to change the breeding rott every second year ns III Is I known thai tho Young from such bird poxes precocity pre-cocity and facility ot fattening lilt prudent not to have too many chicken chick-en together overcrow dins Is Inimical for them nR for other nnlmnln French peasants rive nothing to the chick pending tho 21 < < hour after they quit the ithtll title permit the yolk of the egg In the Intestinal cnnal of the thick to be digested and expelled The earliest food should ta a fall and lukewarm wellbeaten paste tt eggs and milk but no overfeeding loiter odd millet or canary SMI and allow tho lien lo root about fur her chick through the yards and pick up any green stuff within their reach An a rule whether old or young birds never Allow them to be expowd to the weather Feed the fowl rrgu I larly with a pint of barley or oats dally I dal-ly per dozen bird plus the refuse from kitchen and garden In winter be allies warm mashed potatoes add some tallow mcltPTS greaves or chopped liver When near n knockers Verdi boiled honwfletli Is secured but this Impart a strong flavor to the tggs Klrr U I South Ilaknt A writer nt 1lerre gives rather a fa variable estimate nt the sheep situation hi South UaJiola He sa > s that five year ago them wn a uhecp boom that flooded that country and redureil the price and this decline Mat more marked when the tree wool talk frightened fright-ened sheep menI Ho loa COOOO Is a moderate estimate ot the number of sheep In that part of the stato nn Increase In-crease of W jm cent In the last two yearn The price ell from M down lo 11140 two year MO and Is now about 42 CO The advance la considered almost al-most exclusively on mutton The av rago wool clip In that section is I about six pound per flrecv and last year the price was about lUt cents per pound Sheep m n generally estimate wool to pay the tixpense of keeping nocks and their profit on mutton and Increase of flock Thn dry climate make that stain especially favoratilo to sheep The Pierre writer think that to the man of smJl incnn then la I no surer and infer Uvcstment than a flock of sheep In that part of the corthweit Northwestern Farmer 41irep In Now 7IJ Mr Hubert Cubb of New Zealand who has recently purchased In Eng land some Itomnty Marsh sheep w large mutton breed for export to New Zealand gives the Kentlth ExprMi Cngland in Intcreitlng summary cf his views on that sheep growing pai t of Iho world They are of Interest lo I American breeders for the reason mat the strongest competition with America Amer-ica In the English marketf both In IIIUllo > n und wool will come from In laruIT Mud Mr lobh States that lip 10 ten MUM ago tile only mean of I tilling rid of their surplus stork wa to boll the rarcatme down anti ship thn Tallow Tallow dropped In price until k did not pay to export II nnd the n einpnre was that the price of khp fell until they anticipated having > o sell the carcasses at from 12 to 18 tents each About five ear ago tho OHM of freezing the cnreaste for ext ex-t wa Introduced and the result hall ben a decrease of stock until now they welre from SBO to U per head for the carcnsie At the average price they are getting In London market title innkr about 4 cent per pound net tor the mutton They get three clip 01 t wool from n sheep before the carcass u shipped although the demand ties Increased to such an extent that they ire now slaughtering yearlings for shipment Nrmt lulltr Considerable Interest has been excited ex-cited by the arrival at the port of New York twelve head ot Norman cattle The Normans are among the oldest nee of domesticated cattle and yet Aft tlmont entire strangers In this country The Importation of n breed InK herd now may KI of considerable moment the cattle Interests as they ire prlied In their native land for their ttctrsl purpoie dairy and beef qualities qual-ities They are described as noted for their site with rather coarse bone long deep body broad hips short leg tail vsrlous shades of red and brown In colur Among French breeds they rank high the Norman farmers say the first M dairy animal Twentyfive to thirty Witts of milk n day Is I said to be quite common and Iho butter made com mnnd the highest price In tho Iarl market As brcf animals they tire noted for early maturity nnd great weight but have more bone and offa than file Kngllsh beef breeds The chief claim made for the Normans is I I hardlnras unit freedom from taint ol Ibo modern fad of pampered cattle tuberculosis x A 11porolo l Mluttlnn It was Iaddy Kelly who walked Into the sick room of Mickey Iolnn l Mickey lay there pale with his eye closed and heard Pat exclaim Mickey Itle III yer looking Fwnla the matter will ye dflellyrof know that apnlpccn nv Wld leans dr Ollrlena Mcond husband T asked Mickey That I do He bet me a pound to a pint I couldnt schw niter an Igg wldout break In the shell nv IV Did yo do lit I did11 Then fwal IIl1ln ye Ia down ther laying his hand 011 hi a stomach If I Jump Ill break II I and cut me stommuck wld the shell If I knpo quiet the thing III hatch out anti III 1 have a Hhmighal rooster clawln lilY Inslilc Montreal Star A Dairy Ilnllon A writer In th a Jersey llullelln gives his opinion or the best ration and treatment of mile cows It being based on an experience 01 fifteen years Tho best rallon I eve mod was composed of one part pena two of corn and four of oats wel mixed and ground together Of lull I give from eight to twelve quart Ir dny according lo the size of the cow Ibo bay of course Included I gUe In I addition to the above about three time a week wheat bran all they will 11110101 the parings of polo tl8 turnips tie from the kitchen To maka a good pure milk Ibo row nun have pure water Kindness and good shelter ore also prime necessities In the management of a cow Tho flnttt Jersey would prove a failure If curried with a barbwire fence no Matter whlll kind or how much Id she haL Profitable Age of a lien It hits buli claimed that the hen lay the largest number of egg during her tlrtt year and she Is I more profltabl then than at any other time This view according to Ibo Poultry Keeper Is I a mistaken one The first point to be set lied l Ix I which In I the first year of in ben If she fa t hatched In the spring bo will not lay until fall and If she then lay n largo number of egg by the end of the next year she fins really been l supported two year and laid dur lug one year only III other words she his lo bo raised from clilckenhood 10 maturity before she begin lo lay at all Hfr I next or third year will be nil Ihe more profitable for the reason thai Ihe first cojt of raising ncr will 1 bo proper J Jiopor h llonaitlj reduced tacit yearEx |