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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



after repeated experiments it was found 

 that the trouble was caused from the soap- 

 powders used in washing dishes. The 

 dish water fed to the hogs contained quite 

 a large amount of the powder and the free 

 alkali, sodium carbonate or washing soda 

 it contains acted upon the hog, producing 

 symptoms similar to cholera, often result- 

 ing in death. 



els of corn this year. That looks like 

 good times, and it is only one of the items. 

 It is estimated that 1200 cars of pota- 

 toes Avill be shipped from the town of 

 Eaton, Colorado, this year. 



In order to prevent the spread of the 

 contagious cattle disease known as sple- 

 netic or southern fever, Secretary Wilson 

 recently issued a cattle quarantine circu- 

 lars to all railroads and transportation com- 

 panies, prohibiting them from trans- 

 porting any cattle from January 15, 

 to November 15, of each year (except 

 for immediate slaughter) that come from 

 the regions south of a line beginning at 

 the Northwestern corner of California, 

 thence east, south and southeasterly along 

 the boundary of California, southerly along 

 the western boundaries of Arizona and 

 New Mexico, northerly to Colorado, along 

 the southern border of Colorado and Kan- 

 sas, Missouri and Tennessee, to Virginia, 

 and along the northern boundary of Vir- 

 ginia to the Atlantic ocean. All cattle 

 infected with southern cattle tick shall be 

 treated as infected cattle, as the tick serves 

 to disseminate the disease. It is hoped 

 by these measures to prevent the spread 

 of the fever. 



A number of our exchanges olaim that 

 the free distribution of seeds by the gov- 

 ernment should be stopped. In 1896, ac- 

 cording to one journal, twenty millions of 

 packets of seeds were distributed free, and 

 this was a positive injury to a branch of 

 industry and did not fulfill the purpose for 

 which it was intended, namely, that of in- 

 troducing new varieties of seeds into dif- 

 ferent sections of the country. 



Globe-Democrat: The four adjacent 

 states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Ne- 

 braska, have raised over 950,000,000 bush- 



DAIRY NOTES. 



Too much linseed meal will injure the 

 flavor of the butter. 



The less hard contact the butter gets 

 the better it will be. 



Eough feed goes further and is easier 

 digested if chopped. 



Feeding wheat bran alone will make 

 the butter pale in color. 



Cottonseed meal gives rich milk, but 

 should not be fed alone. 



Churning at too high temperature or too 

 long will produce greasy butter. 



Salt added to the water will help ma- 

 terially to draw out the buttermilk. 



There is no other breed which is as uni- 

 form in their dairy qualities as the Jer- 

 seys. 



To keep the cows in a good, thrifty 

 condition they require change of diet fre- 

 quently. 



Milk should be shut off from all nox- 

 ious odors and the cream separated as soon 

 as possible. 



After gilt-edged butter is made, the 

 proper place to get the full value for it is 

 from the private customer. 



In determining whether or not a cow is 

 a profitable animal, everything she pro- 

 duces should be counted. 



In making the most out of cows, in 

 many cases it will pay to have some fresh 

 in the fall for winter dairying. 



The dairyman should raise all the feed 

 he can, feed all that he raises, and then 

 as much as he finds necessary to keep his 

 cows well. 



Good water and good feeding, essential 

 as they are to the best success in the 

 dairy, will not make a profitable cow out 

 of a poor milker. 



