8 Cape May Star and Wave, Saturday, May 21, 1910 ** — -g== 1 ' '. - i i ii i \ .. ., . '

Home Course In Live Stock Farming CoDrrUhl I BOB. by American Pre« AMOClatlon. yW^HE business of the lire stock I farmer Is only partly done when I be has successfully prepared his f stuff for market. This Is especially true of the maD who Is raising purs breds. With him the difference between failure and success " depends upon his skill Id Interesting buyers In his stock. The best plan for the man who la Just learning the business Is to start in on a small scale, buying only one or two femalea at first. The young stuff for the first year can be most profitably sold to farmers. There is always a good demand, especially for male stock. If the stuff Is grow thy and of fair quality it will bring prices considerably In I advance of the ordinary market Advertising. One of the best ways to reach the farmer trade la to advertise In the country newspapers. These reach the bulk of the farmers In their territory, especially the progressive ones, and will bring your stuff to their attention in a way that nothing else will do Do not confine your advertising entirely to the want ad. page. When you have stuff to sell get rid of- It quickly by attractively got up ads. Merchants have found newspaper advertising a necessary part of their business. It is Just as necessary to the farmer who has stuff to sell. How should the public know that the farmer has something to sell If be keeps the fact a secret? A large number of the people who are interested in your stock will drive •ver to se? it. Have the stock that Is for sale divided up Into small buocbes Of uniform size, as they show off bettar in this way. As a general rule. It is best to show the smallest ones first and the larger ones later, working the prospective buyer up to a climax, as It were If you have the sire at hand and la good condition It will be a nelp In making sales. Never misrepresent your stuff, but do not hesitate to point out all the good points that the animals possess. It will be advantageous In establishing a permanent trade to guarantee the animals to be as represented, the males to be breeders and the females to be safe with young If sold that way. You will occasionally get an animal back. It Is true, but the loss ou a few such animals will be more than mode up by the Increased confidence people will have in you. For snswerlng such Inquiries as come by mall letter beads and return envelopes are a great advantage. Printed stationery gives a businesslike air to a letter and makes the Inquirer think he Is dealing with a business man. A cut of some of your best animals adds to the attractiveness of the letter bead. 8ucb a cut can be made from a good photograph for uot more than (1.60. It Is best to have the printer order It for you. as he will know the style that will go best with the paper you are using. If one of the boys or girls has a kodak a print of one or two of your best animals Inclosed with replies will give the prospective buyer a better Idea of what you have to offer than any description would. Be honest in your descriptions* aDd do not hesitate to state the animal's fanlts fully. 8elling to Breeders. la your borne trade grows and you gradually work Into a higher grade of stock you will begin to want -higher prices. To get them you must sell to breeders. To reach these In large numbers advertising Id one or more of the agricultural papers that circulate In your territory Is necessary. A simple card will bring many replies. lVhen< you have something special to offer a large ad. will prove profitable. Of course most of the sales made In this way will be by letter, though an occasional man will come to see the stuff. If you live more than a mile from town It will pay to make arrangements with the liveryman to bring out unexpected visitors at your expense. Little things like this help to create a favorable impression. Where there are many Inquiries to answer a typewriter Is a great advantage, as letters written In this way are much oeater and more businesslike. Wltb a few days' practice one of the boys or girls will be able to write at least as fast es by baud and put out a very neat letter. Rebuilt typewriters of the standard makes are more satisfactory than the cheaper machines. Very good rebuilt machines can be bought at prices ranging from $26 to (SO. Stock to be sold to breeders must be in a little better condition than for the farmer trade. It must also be up to the breed standard of weight for age. For shipping breeding stock crates will be Decessary. These should be well built of light and strong material. If the animal la to be shipped a long distance a small aelf feeder at the front of the crate can be filled with feed and directions given to the expressman to provide water occasionally. Belling en the General Market. The bulk of the stock grown Is. of usmsu. sent to tbe general market It Is a great advantage In marketing to be able to cell In carload lota, as In this way you can ship tbe stock yourself and get all there Is in It Tbe time to sell cattle, bogs and sheep depends largely upon tbe price of feed and the condition of tbe market. This is something that can only be told by long experience. As s general rule, feeders km their nerve and aaU A Uttie too » i

soon, as is shown by the nooa or naif , fat cattle that comes on to the market r at certain seasons of the year. Much , of this stuff Is bought up by feeders r living near the big markets and the 1 fattening process finished. If these ■ men can afford to do this on high priced [ land and feed, the farmer can certaln- > ly afford to pnt on a little more finish before selling In the first place. Cattle that have been fattened on • grass should be shut up In tbe yard > at least two days before shipment and i fed timothy bay and oats. Cattle that have been having dry feed should have l tbe grain ration changed to oats and the roughage to timothy hay for the . twenty-four hours preceding shipment . Do not give more than half a grain ration for the last feed before they are i loaded and do not give any salt for a , few days before shipment Do not water heavily for a few hours before . loading. Bed the car well with bright straw and do not crowd It too full, i Much of the art of getting tbe cattle on to the market with little shrinkage depends upon quiet handling. If they , are to be driven any considerable distance It should be In. the cool of the . day. They should be loaded as quietly as possible. Where cattle are to be on i the road more than twelve hours the . racks should be filled with timothy bay. r As soon as the cattle are unloaded at . the stockyards they should be watered and then given a feed of good hay. tol gether wltb some ear corn. Be sure , that the trough Is lull of water before tbe cattle begin to drink or they will . i suck themselves full of wind instead I of water. Turn tbe stock over to some reliable commission man to be sold and be at band yourself to see bow It Is done and to look after your own Interests. You will get better service If you employ the same commission ' man each year than you will by changing arouDd. Tbe same general rules for prepara- . tlon for shipment will apply to sbeep and bogs as well as to cattle. If It happens that a load of bogs has to be 1 kept overnight In tbe yards before being sold be sure to bed them well. ' as lack of bedding will cause as much ' shrinkage as lack of feed. | In case yon do not have enough ! stock of your own to ship In carload lots you caD often go In with one or more of your neighbors to make up a load. Many of the farmers' co-opera-1 tive companies make a practice of col- - lectlng and shipping bogs for their r members. The company receives i enough commission to pay for the > trouble, and the farmers receive better prices than tbey otherwise would. - In many parts of tbe country a good local market can be obtained, though • usually local markets cannot afford to I buy high class animals. Selling to lo9 cal buyers to advantage demands a I close study of market conditions. Selling Horses. L Many farmers make tbe mistake of c marketing tbelr horses too young. It 0 rarely pays to sell a colt before It la . trained. A little time spent daring jj the winter In training a horse will add t considerably to bis market value. t This training should begin even before tbe colt is weaned, as he can be hant filed more easily at that time. He j should be first taught to lead, then to 0 obey the word and rein and later to pull, back and stand without tying. As a finishing tone! be should be taught not to fear automobiles or cars. f After tbe colt la two year* old be ' will do enough work to pay for his 0 keep It will generally be most profitII able to keep Mm until be Is full grown before selling him. Tbe more Scab a r draft horse carries tbe better be will s aafi. Tbe Increased weight is worth at •' least K cents a pound, and tbt fat - wD cover many defect*. 1 r Ir

Are you undecided where to have bl . your clothes made? Are you looking g for a first class tailor? Are you tired a of having to take tbe suit back for v 1 alterations and lose your time as well i as your temper? Avoid all the un ■ ^ > pleasantness connected with clothes > and have them made by u 1 CHARLES SOHERER, w Ladies' and Men's Tailor, , Oape May. N. J. OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF t( , INLAND WATERWAYS 8 1 State House, Trenton, N. J., t „ . - May, 10. 1910. fa . Sealed proposals for dredging a sec- a tion of tbe propoeed Inland Waterway . : from Oape May to Bayhead, N. J., Detween Hereford and Townsend's ! Inlet, will be received at this office ■ until 12 o'clock noon, June 7th, 1910, fi • and then publicly opened. ' Further a ■ information on application. g HARRY W. SCHNEIDER, o ; Commissioner. * . HENRY J. SHERMAN, g , 6 -14 It Engneer. jp

e ANNOUNCEMENT TO DEALERS ' We have recently purchased a stock of the celebrated Dixon Lead Pencils. It would be \ useless to tell any dealer of the superior quality of these goods as they have been the t standard for a great many years. To accommo- • > date you In this line we will supply them t at the lowest possible prices. ; You are requested to call and examine this stocks Trusting that this will be of advantage to you, we are | Yours truly Star and Wave Publishing Co. ■M—

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN | T W. Trainer, of Chester, Pa., one . of our summer cottagers, bu purs chased a desirable front cottage, with ■ spacious grounds. He will beautify i same and make it bis summer borne. John-B. Newkirk has sold his Beach • avenue cottage j Mrs. J. Harry Hughes was given a surprise on Monday evening at her , Washington street home. Among those ■ present were Mrs. Sallie B. Nelson, of I Chester, Pa. ; Miss Margaret Bennett, 1 of Merchantville; Miss Etta Lang, • Philadelphia; Miss Lina Kennedy, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Edwerd Gress, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Samuel Marcy, Mr. and Mrs. [ James Taylor and Miss Jennie and I | Sallie Hughes. I 1 Mrs. Desaa W. Had*, of Philadei- J phia, is here placing ber cottage in • order for Mr. Harry Juati. > Mr. and Mrs. Viana regular cot- * | lagers, were here this week. | We notice a number of our cottagers ; opened for the season. j , m Mrs. Jas. T. McAnuity was in Oape May on Sunday lookirg after property i

Accompanying ber were Margaret McAnuity W. E. McOleman, W. G. McCieman and FJizabetb They registered at The I Mr. and Mrs. William G. Essen left , Wednesday morning for a short visit in' : D. O. Mrs. M. J. MacAdams has returned Oape May after enjoying an enjoyable trip to Elizabeth, N. J. Mrs. John C. Little has been entertaining Miss Anna Belle Fearnaide and Bens Paullfn. of Olney, Pa , and Mrs. L. H. Lloyd, of Wildwood. Go to Thomas Soults, Cold 8pnng, the things you need for the table, and family, and obtain satisfactory goods at the smallest coat. Full and complete stock, carefully selected, with knowledge born of experience gained by an active career of more than that of any dealer in Lowe Township. tf HICH G^ADE Laundering of Collars, Cuffs and Shirts. most fastidious men will have nothing to be deeire-i if their linen is entrusted to us for laundering. A LAUNDRY where you will be saved all worry as to the condition of your c othes, they are always right. TROY HAND LAUNDRY Phone 146 810 Decatur St. Work called for and delivered.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD e Bulletin. L ' i SUMMER VACATIONS. ° The time la coming for summer outings. Have you , thought shout yours yet? No country on the faoe of the giobe contains so many delightful summer resorts as the United States, with its near neighbor, , Canada. Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad will issue its popular Summer j Excursion Book on jane 1, and you will find it a wonderful help in plotting out your summer trip. It contains descriptions of about eight hundred of tbe leading e resorts of North America, lists of hotels and boarding houses at these var0 lous places, a map, routes aud rates from the •principal stations on the ° Pennsylvania Railroad, and other valuable information, e If you have grown tired of the reeort you have visited for ^ yoarsi you may make a selection from this book for a stay of a day, a week, , a month, or the whole summer • ' q _ You may plot out an extended tour covering mountain and > seashore, or a hunting Jaunt, by rail or boat or a combination of both. Any Ticket Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be glad t to furnish a copy of this valuable book for Ten Cents, or It will be mailed you postpaid, on receipt of Twenty-fire Cents, by Geo. W. Boyd, General Pass in gar Agent, Philadelphia, Pa.

Ford Model "T" Roadster. Rear 0QAA seat detachable, with full equipment. tpJ/vUs Ford Roadster for 3 persons, top, gas lights, in first class condition, has been used but a short time Ford Cars need no introduction. Just ask those who own * them for particulars. A New 1910 Model Maxwell Runabout, used only 3 months. Has top and is complete $550. Also a Maxwell Touring Car, 20 horsepower in Hue condition, $650. DANIEL F- FOCER, 233 Perry St, Cape May I Furniture that Furnishes Priced to Please WENTZELL'SI 1 33 Perry Street y -~t GOODYEAR RUBBER GOODS Mechanical Rubber Goods of Every Kind. LEATHER garden hose RI7I TIM/"* HOSE REELS DtL 1 1INU LAWN SPRINKLERS TOWN & BROTHER | 607 Market Street - Philadelphia WILL BUY YOUR FURNITURE. Excelsior Sale and Storage Apartments Second hand Furniture Bought and Sold Dry Air Storage Apartments Provided at reasonable rates Call 103y Keystone Phone, Excelsior Bldg. Do not fail to witness a DEMONSTRATION of the New Perfection Wick Blue FJame Oil Stove 3 Showing its simplicity, ease and economy of operation. This exhibition will interest you, and you should take . advantage of the opportunity to witness it. SWAIN'S VARIETY STORE, 305-7 Jackson Sft I Demonstration, June 2-4 Inclusive ** Agents for Baugh and Sons Fertilizers Agents for Landreth's Field and Garden Seeds We will have a large stock of both on hand thia Spring GET OUR PRICES AND SAVE MONEY

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IF YOU WANT Seed Potatoea, bred Corn, Pre* .Banna, Onons Seta, or any kind of Bred, by the package, ounce or pound We have it; aiao fertiliser to make it grow. You can get it by tbe pound or by the ion. IF YOU WANT a Seed MR 8 Fertilizer Drill, a Hand Plow, double or ■ingle wheel, Corn Shelter, Wheel Barrow, Grindstone. Hoe, Rake, ShoveL a handy two-wheel Cart, or anything <-lre We have It stock. CARDEN HOSE AND SUNDRIES NopIm, Sprinklan, Reek Waihew, Ho., nwdai A chap. Cape May Grain & Coal Company Mm 'Km fell i WmIukUm St lh»> iiftw TWmImI MtaikHIl I. I. EUMtEDGE, Numw