Farm end
CORN HARVEST.
The Binder For Silage Corn The
Shocker on Small Farms.
By C. 3. ZINTHEO. Office of Experiment
Stations.
The corn binder !s used to greatest
advantage in lieida where the com is
check rowed, tis it is possible to cut
around a block, keeping the machine
constantly In operation. Average re
sults taken from several hundred re
plies received to a letter of inquiry
sent to farmers in different sections of
the country indicate that for all con
ditions of corn the total cost per acre
of harvesting corn w ith a corn binder
la $1.00. 'ibe advantage of the com
1S MNilD CO US tlSiffi
binder over cutting by haiul t,r sled
harvester is the iiimmiii of work wiiii-li
can be aecoiupiUhed per day and the
general eae with which the work can
be done. Cue disadvantage wh'n-h may
be credited to the corn binder is that
It knocks off more or le.-s ears of eorn.
Binders consist essentially of dividers 1
passing one on each side of a row of
com and of cutting and binding de- i
vices. .V bundle carrier is usually also '
attai lied.
The present form of shoe ker consists
essentially of dividers, a rovohing ta
ble l'"r assembling the slunk and a
crane for ivmnvmg it. The knives and
flywheel att.-uhuient fur eiitting the
stalks are similar to those used on the
corn binder.
Corn Miockers i ost about as much as
binders and weigh approximately the
same. The wear and tear on the ;
Sboeker is probably not so great as on
the binder.-. The shocker re.juiivs the '
VuiK of but one man. whereas the
binder lM.iires besides the driver two '
or tim e men to follow an. I set up the
Shock. The corn shocker seems to be .
the machine that meets the require- i
ments of owners of sirall farms who
do their own work. It requires a man j
of more ability to run a corn shocker j
than to operate a corn binder ou ac-
count of the uumerous movements the
operator has to go through all at the
jroper time in removing the shock
jj, from the machine.
From replies to questions we have a
total cost of harvesting corn with a
shocker of $l.o( jmt acre compared
with the cost of !?1.1S per acre for har
vesting with a sled harvester and $1.."0
per acre for corn binders or by hand.
The manual labor in harvesting com
is the least when using the shocker.
The shock made by the corn shocker is
not so easily loaded on a wagon .as is
that made by a corn binder, as the in
dividual bundles may be loaded with a
pitchfork, whereas the whole shock
made with a shockor can best be load
ed at otiee with some form of 1 lading
device or horsepower derrick.
The com binder is well adapted f.,r
cutting ecru for the silo, as the bun-
CGIIN H.UiVE-STEK AND SHOCK EK.
dies are bound into convenient size to
be loaded on a wagon. However, this
saving of lalHir is accomplished at the
cost of twine, which remains around
the bundles for less than an hour and
is a total waste when cut.
Dry Land For Sheep.
It Is generally well known that
sheep require a reasonably dry cli
mate and land that is well drained, but
It cfteu happens that fanners under
take to raise sheep on bottom land
ard en laud that is too wet to plow
for crcp. If sheep are kept on such
land for any length of time, trouble
is sure to follow, remarks Farm Tress.
Shec'i cannot stand wet feet, and they
mi; t have dry ground to sleep on at
nlg'it. Sheep lie down a great deal
when rumliiHtlng. Unless the ground
la drv phi1 warm they are sure to
uffer. l e ides foot rot. Internal para
Blfi t'r : -Tect steep are worse on
we' Ian " The hoof of the sheep Is
go i -n v when the hoof Is dry.
For Pigs.
a few men here and
n g"ow n b
. well .;
of pigs
-.-t tl'.ey
'. r-.iik
i''. In m
r l:i Io-.'. a
I ' ' 'ild..
Youth In Its
Golden Prime.
A calf under a year old took the
championship in the individual steer
class at the last International livestock
show. A few years ago only the steer of
age and weight would have figured
among the possibilities in such a con
test. "Haby beef" has become a fa
Sulliar phrase. The "light hog" has
pushed its way to the front. "Hothouse
amb" is no longer a great rarity.
This rising feeling for the things of
youth, the striking off into a new path
in animal production, may at first ap
pear just a turn of the wheel of change,
but behind the seeming fancy of the
producers Is solid reason. With the
breaking up of the ranges the small
farmers are tackling the meat produc
ing proposition w ith vigor In the east
and south as well as the west, and In
r. II lines it appears to be proved that
the gaius in weight are made at the
least expeuse on the young animal.
Scotch fashions, too, are now popu
lar In beef circles, and Justly, for the
Vi ti-ii fanners are notable feeders of
animals for bivf. l-'rom the standpoint
oi iiualit.v rin I flavor Scotch fed beef
holds a leading position in the most
-: i ; i 1 1 men markets of the world.
Scotch breeders of beef cattle encour
m;.' xoimg -;.ick to develop early ma
turing qualities, particularly In Abcr
i! vi:-.m;us and Shorthorn districts.
As these breeds are bred almost en
tirely for beef production the cadency
to take ou flesh rapidly and mature at
an early age is regarded as the most
important point to be considered.
Champion Young Angus.
The cut. original In the Ilreeder's
(ia.otte, Chicago, shows the champion
yearling steer Andy, an Aberdeen-Angus,
exhibited by the Minnesota col
lege at the last international live stock
show. Concerning the display of the
Aberdeen-Angus at that time the (!a-
lUAUriON YEARLING ST LEU.
zette remarked that, whether the long j
line of two-year-olds is considered or i
the yearliugs or the rare lot of calves, j
there was a tleshiuess apparent Id all, ;
a maximum of beef and a minimum of j
waste, that presented ready explanation I
of the favor lu which the breed finds
itself among the buyers (or slaughter. .
Best Breed For Baby Beef. I
Why do we breed Aberdeen-Angus '
cattle? A Arm of Delaware breeders :
have explained their reasons for so
doing as follows in Kural New Yorker: i
We first began cattle breedlug with
registered liolsteius, but at the same
time we put in the pasture one Angus
bull and heifer and through the grass
sea.-ou gave no grain or feed of any
kind. When we took them in for win
ter our liolsteius were thin and poor,
whiie the two Angus were fat and in
tine shape for beef. We did not desire
; to go In the dairy business, as the ex
tra work w ould interfere with our oth
j er work, but we did desire to keep
cattle, for we must have manure to
imtirovo the soil. We found we could
keep about two Angus to one Holstein
j on the same acreage and have them
! in Rood beef shape almost any time in
the year. We decided this was tbe
! breed we nee. led. deposed of our Hoi
i steins and settled down on the Aber
' dotMi-Angtis, the best breed of baby
j l-eef cattle in the world, we believe.
! Wo are breeding them for stock to sell
! for breeding purposes to be used cither
: in pure bred herds or for grading up to
: a high Ftandard the common cattle,
j We also find many dairymen who sell
j their calves for veal consider It profit
! able to u;--p nn Angus bull, as It will
1 add about .r, profit on every veal calf
j at eight v eeks o' 1, no matter how
small or common the cow. The small-
est Jersey cow will bring a calf worth
i $r more if sired by an Angus bull.
A Live Stock Center.
i It Is rumored that an attempt will
be made to make Worcester, Mass., a
center for the sale of New England
cattle. According to New England
Homestead. C W. Wood, a large cattle
breeder, says there are today within a
radius of fifty miles of Worcester fully
1.500 bead of Holstein cattle, and he
would favor Worcester as a central
dealing point for breeders. J. B. Mar
con, an extensive breeder, Is quoted to
the effect that Worcester Is the best
place to hold live stock sales In New
England, where something of this char
acter is sadly needed as nn impetus in
Improving live stock. Many of the
farmers are to poor to buy the best
In competition with the wealthy farm
ers of central New York and the mid
dle west.
Curing the Tongue Twister.
When a young horse persists In get
ting his tongue over the bit take a piece
of sole leather seven inches long, cut
It diamond shape so the center will b
two and a half Inches wide, have the
I saddler stitch it tight around a com
' mon bar bit. with mints of leather ex
tending up ore- ' t-mgnp. and you
wi' nt be t-i-'-'- ' 'o--r n'-out the
hor -' e,M''-- ' ' 1 " tv bl.
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FEEDING HOGS.
Clean Food of the Utmost Importance
In Hot Weather.
Every farmer knows that clean food
for hogs is of the utmost Importance,
especially In hot weather. Still a great
many will often permit the swill bar
rel to become filthy. This Is very
dangerous to the health of the hogs
during summer. Poubrless diseases
Hften start among many hogs from
Ihls source, says a writer in American
Agriculturist. There are many ills
that affect hogs besides hog cholera,
although some may think that h"
cholera Is the only thing to be guard
ed against. By the decay of vegetable
and fleshy matter various poisons are
elaborated, and we must guard against
these as well as hog cholera. There
Is no doubt that animals as we I ns
human beings are often killed by pto
maine poisoning.
Avoid Rotten Swill.
Rotten swill is unlit for hops as cer
tainly iis other rot.i food. Some ffd
their bogs whey brought from the
cheese factory. Often, as factory uieu
know, the whey tauks are very d i ty.
not having been cleaned perhaps for
mouths. Hie farmers who use t'lis
whey should make such a vigor-'US
proti-st --against dirty tanks that the
factory men will see that they are
cleaned often.
Some of the factories do not en
have tanks, but have a row of ba" els
.near the factory buildings, into vMcb
the whey Is run. These are allowed to
become almost putrid In the hot -un
of summer. They swarm with liies,
which may have been visiting the ar
casses of deail hogs in the pastur. - of
adjoining farms. Sometimes r ce
hogs have died of cholera and .- ;ue
times of other contagious diseases It
is not a ditlieult matter to clean bar
rels often, and this should d 'tie.
It is all the easier to do if f cheese
factory has a steam pip frt wha t
a hose can conduct the steam vito the
barrels.
Protection Against Disease
If disease is to be kept off the farm,
food of the hogs must be carefully
watched, at least In summer. The
matter is n t si important in winter,
as the tlies are not carrying g this
from one place to another, and n
tageoiis diseases will not spread with
the same rapidity. Animals take in
disease germs mostly through tl eir
respiratory organs or through tin- or
gans devoted to the elaboration of f 1.
If the food is protected, much wi!-. be
gained in the way of protection against
disease.
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THE HORSEMAN.
Young foals that are stabled witl
their dams during cold rainstorms
will thrive much better than those
which are not so protected. The idea
that exposure to Inclement weather
makes a foal hardy Is fallacious.
Too Much Hay.
One fault with most horse owners 1
the feeding of too much hay. A horse
will eat more than is necessary, and,
owing to the smallness of his stomach,
the partially digested hay Is crowded
on Into the Intestines. About three
fourths of a pound of hay per hundred
pounds weight of the horse should be
fed per day. advises an authority who
makes this criticism.
Watering After Hard Work.
Watering your horse after hard
work, when heated or exhausted,
should be done carefully, llor-es dif
fer as men differ; some know when
they have bad enough and some do
not. Let them drink frequently, but
not too much.
Feet of the Draft Horse.
The feet of the draft horse should
be large, round, wide at the hoof head,
not t shallow or too high la the
heels, and. above all. constructed of a
gjod, dense horn, which indicates abil
ity to wear well.
Greasing the Feet.
Greasing is necessary for horses
which i1 re much exposed to dampness
and is as good for the sole and frog
as for the wall. It is applicable also
to feet which have to stand on dry
bedding, l'cet which, on account of
diseased conditions, require to be fre
quently soaked or poulticed ought also
to be greased. Bedding of peat mose
a. id iiue sawdust, equal parts, is most
excellent. All these measures may be
advantageous if the feet are properly
shod. ('. il. Wood, V. S.
Horse Sense.
The g.md habit horse can lie spoiled
by the bad habit man.
Wbh the team it's spare the curry
comb and 8(oil the coat.
The slovenly driving horse Is the
; product of a careless driver.
Yo;i may feed a horse corn to make
him fat, but oats are what give him
life.
Keep constantly a good sized lump
of rok salt in tlje feed box for the
horse to nibble at pleasure. It will
then take Just as much as Its appetite
craves and no more than is ueedful.
Protein and Its Sourcea.
rroteln i the nitrogenous part of
feeds and is by far tbe most valuable
of the different groups of nutrients.
Its characteristic element la nitrogen.
The white of epg Is almost pure pro
tein. Cottonseed meal and linseed
meal are very rich In protein, and so
are leguciluous hays, ouch aa clover,
alfalfa and cowpea hay. John Michel.
A Dry Barnyard.
Havft tb& barnyard well drained. It
will be jii.tch better for your stock.
a'ud It wi.! lx? economy to have It
drnltic.1 on f. n field that can be cul
tlvntcd. 5'iiC'i a p'.itn enables you to
r -i-e a proline- eir!.- foraso prop by
i v li'i; (ni'u nc i" the yard, advisee
Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
Net Trgettlng Your Trees.
Before your leaves fall, select your
shade trees in the woods near by.
Ob, it will be a fine Ocnbcr stroll
you'll have, too. You will select a
tree of good size, so you will not
have to wait for it to grow. See
that it has a thick crown of foliage
uul that the leaves hang on late.
Another thing: Avoid bringiug
into your home grounds the kinds
of trees that have fuzz on the un
derside of the leaves to make cou
venient Mealing and breeding
places for gnat-like pests of various
kinds. Aud iu selecting your fruit
trees and lowers and vines, get ti e
latter biz, a and take unusual ate to
make t.tem live. They cost a litth
mote than the younger specimens,
tit by the extra outlay of five ivitii
oi twenty-five cents per plant oi
nun ;.iii a whole year, or t.vo years,
f msi-s and Hue fru;t. Prorcssix.
Farmer.
To Tranters ol lery Church.
lu the fall of the c;,r when al
mof pbee uier.'t cause p.iint ( dr
quickly, is the Ln'-iit time fur ai i
iDg.
VS'c have (oiitri''U,ed it liuc r-haw
of our I.. & M. Paint to chuiche.-
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1 'i II V- IH p f (pi git g-lt'.o'i Mil
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'ili'iit.ii.u (J li tire tit hue been juiint
ed wi'h ti e L. it M. Taint.
Atli.rt Mj in-. t-t,
Long max it Makiiniz,
Manufacturers L. it Al. l ai' t,
N. w V..ik
Itcoino iin no in in (.Hl:ipil 'p in! r with
a ipozl , i-ii-y ie iqi'y to 1 1n- s..n nr. aii!
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poodirs, I ml- i:i, ! ii ' .I vi : in- i ail,, ncliing
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Mica
Axle
r
urease
Helps the Wagon up j
the nil! C
The load seems lighter Wagon
and team wear longer You make
more money, an J have more time
to make money, when wheels are
greased with
Mica Axle Grease
Tho longest wearing and most
satisfactory lubricant in the world.
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J. W. JOLLY,
Undertaker, Funeral
Director and Limbalm-
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Full Line cf
$3.00 to $90.00
Copper Lined
Coffins, Caskets
and Robes.
Day, nigV,t and out of town
calls promptly attended to
P.'ione ATo. SO. Hearse and Teams
Rooms over Asheboro Gro
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Torpid it's your enemy, and its
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You receive intense, direct heal
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there are no damp chimneys or long
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PERFECTION Oil Heater
(Equipped with Smokelet evtce)
Carry it from room to room. Turn the wick high
or low no bother no smoke no smell automatic
smokeless device prevents. Brass font holds 4 quarts,
burns 9 hours. B&aulilully finished in nickel or
japan. Every heater warranted.
Iteyb Lamp jj
just what you want (or the long
evenings. Made cf brass, nickel plated latest fn
proved central drall burner. Every lamp warranted.
II your dealer cannot supply the Perlection Oil
Heater or Rayo Lamp write our nearest agency.
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(Inrorporittpl
Like Putting Your
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THE LUDDEN fif BATES
Scat PIANO
Ikii lioniiiiip' lim diillar lii-iriiiiii-ul if jii.tti-pl In- the 'value of other piniion it wnuld
cost -MIpIpp lurxtppo. only furoiir i.luinf mukliur and 'ellliiiT one buuilrtil piaiiu. at ,
tiuii-, inl. ail ut a Mimle iiiaiio like ollii-r ile.ili-rs. The Having to vuu is lis imlhrs.
T ilppllar- ttisiea'l nf HniilMllan..
Tile l.uil.leii uuil llulta. Sew Pi-uli! I'limo If. KiiariuiU-eil for a lire time. Hiu- ci-ial
eopiHT-Muiitipl aiel Mil l -IriiiL'K tin.. ii'.'l.iii-t Kull rabinet ktuiipI. buliineeil -e:,!,' an
Meet akliill can nuke ii. IwiIpI.- iep. miiiK mtioli. Willi lislit. een loiirli lien,
iiui.- iv.iij ki'. Ki iiutiliil I'Msefi if f:iue :,li, m. inalmitiitiy or oak. lined ilinnii.lii,iit
iiipi "i 'lue. i i.ui- nn, in, i rieii.
oulv ill llie hmlie-i .'rii'le of iiiauii.
In ca-e ( ileiilll if the Ilea l "f t
you an uiiiiiulit prpi tit ipt IIip iiiipa
e iis'iiily
lu'ely. Till- iret-life ii"iirniii'e lne iiIIkuikI
ii luiiaiii
linn ulnl i-..itn yiiiir eiiie-'plenilion. It is nracticully an ai-Miruiiie that you uillimt
ln-e your piaii" llm culi inaliilily in i y ilurv
W rile u ill once Iih mi ni'lii iiIkpii blank ond mmiilcfe (lescriiti.n of ilillerent
Mylcip liui-li. In tlii way you cm make a rclM-tinii that will (Klii.-iii u. Yi.u em
leave tlie pin tion nl tone to u. We w ill ce Unit you K"t a rfeet instninieiit A well
iiui'le, atlrii. live Mml Klt-l a Ipcautifnl scarf go with each piano. Wiiu- lor full innirina
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