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COW AND SUNSETS
"Now it is really unfair," said Mrs.
Cow, "ami if I hadn't so fine a refu
tation I might let the milk be sour
tills evening.
"But, moo, moo, moo, I won't do
that."
"What is a reputation?" asked Miss
Cow.
"And what are you talking about?
I don't know that word reputation.
"Of course I know a good many
words. I know the word fly, and I
know that more than one fly is ? or
?re, called flies.
"I know those two words, or per
haps you'd only call that one word
?1) told.
"Then I know the word pail and I
know the word milk, and I know the
word dog and I know the word grass.
"I know the word hay and I know
the word barn. I know the word
farmer and I know the word calf.
"Moo, moo, moo, come to think of
it, I know quite a lot of words.
"Really I am a most intelligent
young cow."
"Yes," said Mr3. Cow, "you are.
And I am willing to admit it and give
you praise.
"Rut still I seem to know a word
you don't know."
"Ah yes," said Miss Cow. "I don't
know the menning of that word you
used. Do explain it to me."
"Reputation is something fine," said
Mrs. Cow. "That is, of course, if one
has a fine reputation.
"If one has a bad reputation then
It Is very bad."
"Why can't you say very bad or
very fine, and leave out reputation
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"I Have a Good Reputation."
altogether?" asked Miss Cow. "It
seems a waste of good cow time t<T i
add another word in there and make
it aii so puzzling."
"Well." said Mr*. Cow.- "the word
reputation is needed In there. I
couldn't just say what I had to say
without using It.
"A' goad reputation means," slie
went on. "that the creature who has '
the good reputation is thought well of
ind people have a good opinion of that
creature.
"Reputation is the repute or opinion I
' which has gone the rounds about one. ,
Now it is fine to have good opinions
? go about of a fine nature for one. and
it isn't so fine when they're bad.
"These opinions are often spoken
aloud, you see, and so a creature with
? good reputation has nice things ;
spoken aloud about her and one with :
a had reputation has either dreadful |
things said about him or people shake
their heads at the mere mention of
that name.
"Now I have a good reputation. I
have never given milk that isn't go?>d.
"And so if I hadn't that tine repu- i
tation I might be tempted to give poor ;
milk today.'*
"Why?" -asked Miss Cow. "Moo, t
moo, pray tell me why."
"Because," 3aid Mrs. Cow, "some
people passed by today when I was j
grazing in the field and they said:
44 'Look at that lovely meadow
where ttyat cow is. What beautiful
scenery is all around !'
"'Yes,' said another, 'and from that
' meadow and Just here one can always !
see the most beautiful of "sunsets. Yet
it is quite a deserted part of the coun
try.
"'It seems a pity that only a cow
can see such beautiful scenery. And
what does a cow care about sunsets?'
"That Is what they said, and it made
me very angry. How do they know
what I think of sunsets? Can they
read my coy ndnd?
"How do they know but what I love
sunsets? How do they know but
what I'd love to give, up my job of
giving milk and Just gaze at sunsets
all the rest of my life?
"They don't know. They were Just ?
talking and they just felt like saying
that I didn't know anything ^bout
beauty because I was only a cow.
"Why is It cows like to live in
meadows and not in apartment
houses? I'm not going to tell all the
reasons but at least It shows that
we're lovers ?f the country where the
beauty is.
"And it might very well be, for all
they know, that my cow heart and
my cow eyes are just as appreciative
as theirs are. . .
"They dton't .know about cows. And
even if they're partly speaking the
truth at least we cows don't shut
ourselves up the way humans do.
"No, we stay out In the beautiful
open fields and get far closer to na
ture than they do, mo?, moo."
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HATCHING GUINEAS IS HARD
Young Fowl# Are Tender at First and
Must Be 'Kept Out of Wet ?
Varied Ration Best.
Young guineas sometimes appear to
1 be deformffd when first hatched, - and
as a rule the apparent deformity is
simply the result of a slow hatch.
When chicken hens or incubators are j
used, it Is an easy matter to give the 1
eggs proper attention. Guineas resent
intrusion, especially while sitting.
This alone would be sufficient reason
for hatching with chicken hens, or
with incubators, although there is still
another reason not given. Guinea hens
if not controlled will drag the young
i guineas around through the grass in
all kinds of weather, and the result can
easily be imagined. Of course, young
guineas need exercise, but they are
very tender at first and should be kept
out of wet grass or rain. They are
| far less apt to take gapes if kept
dry. It is the same with chicks and
turkeys.
During the first few days after
guineas are hatched they have to be
fed quite frequently. We feed a little
every two hours. ? Dry bread, finely
crumbled with a little chopped
"greens," such as lettuce or onions,
will always give good results. A little
coarse sand Is sprinkled over the feed
at first, but this Is not necessary after
they have learned to eat grit when
ever required. However, sharp sand
and other grit should always be pro
vided. boiled eggs are not suitable ,
food for young guineas, as they are al- j
most sure to cause constipation After j
they, are a few days old they will eat j
oatmeal dry, or cornbread. A varied j
ration is better than any one feed.
When they are a few weeks old they
? will eat cracked corn, whole wheat or
whatever chicks w|ll eat. When they
are a month old they shojftd not be
fed more than three or friur times a
day, and if they have good range, a
very little feed each time will be suffi
cient. In fact, they could get along on
two feeds a day, but we like to teach
tfiem to come home for . feed. They .
are great foragers, and if there are
any grain fields near, they will make
regular trips to pick up what they can ;
find among the stubble. Guineas, both
old and young, are good bug-catchers
and they will not injure garden crops
as chickens ai*e apt to do, because they j
rarely scratch unless gruln Is thrown
among litter. ? Poultry Tribune.
RATION FOR YOUNG TURKEYS
Fowls Are Finicky About Food and
Refuse Anythitrg Not Already
Familiar to Them.
Young turkeys are very particular
about their food and will not usually
touch any food that is not already
familiar to them. For this reason the
articles of food that they will need
as they grow older are supplied from
the flrsf. Do not feed until the poults
are at least twenty-four hours old, and
then be careful not to overfeed.
A satisfactory first feed Is a small
amount of finely crumbled boiled egg,
shell included. This is given three to
sir times a day for a week. After
the second day a supply of clean
water and fine grit should always be
available. A sprinkle of fine chick
feed Is given along with the crumbled
egg, since grain forms a large part
of the ration, being fed three times
daily from the second to the sixth
week. This grain may be a good,
clean commercial (-hick feed or a mix
ture of fine cracked corn, cracked
wheat and oatmeal. In addition allow
the poults to range where they can I
get plenty of green feed and insects.
Their feeding place and quarters
should be as far from the hen yard
as possible as a precaution against
disease. After the turkeys are a
month or six weeks old, mixed whole
grains should be added to the chick
feed and may replace it as soon as the
turkeys are found to take the larger
grain. The mixture may consist of
wheat, corn, or oats. Feeding twice
or even once a day Is usually sufficient
from this time on.
POULTRY NOTES
The busy hen is the laying hen.
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The less exercise market fowls get
the more quickly they will fatten.
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When milk Is used as the sole drink
for chickens do other animal protein
Is necessary.
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Most of the losses of baby chicks is
! due to the fact that they are improp
erly fed during the first few days.
Meat scraps and also tankage will
help fill th? egg1 basket. Add 10 per
cent of either to the grain ration.
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Success or failure In the turkey busi
ness depends largely on the selection
of breeding stock. Health and vigor
should be the first considerations.
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A good layer may be described as
a hen having a soft, red comb and
wattles, an intelligent head, good ca
pacity, plenty of j^gor, carrying a
*mall amount of fit, a soft pliabla
.kin, and well fadfd color.
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LIVE STOCK
FACTS
HORSE SUPPLY IS DECREASED
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Number in United States Is 20,559,000,
as Compared With 23,145,000
In 1914.
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(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
An 11 per cent decrease in the
world's supply of horses since 1913
and a slight decrease in the number
of mules and asses are estimated by
the United States Department of Agri
culture. ? ~
The number of horses In 85 coun
tries, which! represents about 99 per
cent of the total number of horses re
ported, Is now 103,550,000 head, as com
pared with 116,500,000 before the war.
Comparative^figures for 15 other coun
tries, which huve 741,000 horses, are
not avuilable.
The decreases occur largely In Rus
sia and the United States. According
to latest estimates Russia has 18,507,
000 horses compared with 34,700,000 in
1913, a decrease of 47 per cent. The
number of horses in the United States
is 20,559,000, as compared with 23,145,
000 in 1914. Decreases are also re
ported from the United Kingdom,
France, Germany and Japan. In
creases are reported for Argentina,
Canada, the Union of South Africa,
Denmark, Spain, Sweden and Norway.
The number of mules and asses in
88 countries, which represents about 91
per cent of the total number reported,
Is estimated at 23,432,000, as compared
with 23,618,000 In pre-wur years. Com
parative figures for 19 other countries
which have 1,238,000 mules and asses
are n<xt available.
The United States ranks first In num
ber of horses with 2QJS59.000 head, and
Russia second with 18,507,000 head. In
numbers of mule.% and asses, the United
States is first with 5,898,000 head, Bra
zil Is second with 1,865,000 head, and
India third, with 1,782,000 head.
Imports of horses Into the United
States have dropped from 11,142, the
1909-13 average, to 3,593 In 1921. Dur
ing the first 11 months of 1922 only
439 horses were brought In. Of United
States Imports Canada has furnished
80 to 90 per cent In recent years as
compared with about 31 per cent In
the pre-war period. About 20 per cent
of total Imports formerly came from
Mexico and France.
Exports of horses from the United
States have decreased since the war,
and exports of mules have Increased.
Exports of horses averaged 15,655
head during the period I919-22vas com
pared with 28,333 head during 1909-13.
Post-war exports of mules averaged
8,753 and pre-was exports 5,025.. Mex
ico lias been the heaviest purchaser of
both horses and mules since 1919, sup
planting Canada, which took more
than any other country before the
war.
Since the war France lias imported
more horses than have been exported,
vtoiereas before the war exports were
about three times as large as imports.
Both the export and import trade In
horses of Belgium have fallen off. Im
ports In 39-1 were 21,000 head as
compared with an average of 3^,000
head for the period 1909-13. Exports
decreased from an average of 31,000
head in the five-year pre-war period
to 9.900 in 1921.
Imports Into the United States have
decreased to less than a fifth of the
^pre-war figure. Exports have also
fallen off to some extent. There Is a
marked tendency to replace tractors
with horses in England and Wales, the
British ministry of ^agriculture and
fisheries reports. Tractors are being
used to a great extent only on the
larger arable farms, but even on these
farms tractors are being used less than
in previous years. Few new machines
are apparently being purchased when
tractors wear out. The low price of
horses, the reduced cost of their keep,
and lower labor costs are given as the
principal reasons for the reversion to
horse labor.
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Seven Scrub Chasers.
J 1. Sell that scrub bull for
t beef.
? 2. Make an exchange for a
f registered bull calf.
J 3. Exchange scrub bull In j
t part payment toward a ^pure- f
} bred bull of serviceable age.
4. Form a bull club or a bull
| association.
| 5. Hold a registered bull sale
? encouraging scrub owners to
I buy a bull at his own price,
i 0. Ask your county breed sec- i
t retary and county agent to as- {
j sist in replacing that scrub with I
| a good purebred bull. I
| 7. Encourage scrub bull own- j
i ers to borrow a good purebred |
f bull, from his neighbor for him j
to keep to be used for two i
j years' service, then return him t
I to original breeder. f
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MARKET FEED THROUGH COWS
Corn and Other Feeds Will Bring
More Money in Form of Pork
Than at Elevator.
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With corn and other feeds relative*
ly cheap and the number of hogs be
low normal, great care should be
taken to give the hogs the best pos
sible opportunity to remain healthy,
as feed marketed In the form of pork
will bring a lot more money than
when sold at the elevator.
(Coprrffht, P. N. V.)
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