Filipinos Take a Now Grip on
the Situation ,
ENCOURAGED BY THE WET SEASON
They Continue to lliirrnss Our Troop *
Contlnuul Menacing of United States
I.lnrs , Canning Much Anxiety rood
rroUsloiiMiint hoMudo for the Friendly
Native * .
MANILA , May 29. Special to the
New York World : General Otis says ,
contradicting the gtnurnl impression ,
that the campaign against the Fill
plno Insurgents will be prosecuto-1 by
the American forces with the utmott
aggressiveness possible during tiio
.rainy season.
General Lawton Is convinced that an
early settlement of the troubles and
close of hostilities depends on the
Americans giving thorough protection
* to the working classes in their poneo
lul occupations , while waging InceS'
sant war against the armed forces of
the enomv from this time forth , by
means of guerrilla warfare. "Wo will
show the insurgents by vigorous ac
tion on the rivers , lakes and moun
tains , " ho says , "that their belief that
wo cannot campaign in the rainy sea
son or in the mountains is unfrue.
Later it is possible that the changing
conditions may demand garrisoning
by districts so that It will be safe fo.
the investment of capital and the pros
ecution of industries until American }
.are completely dominant. "
Quick transportation of the cavalry
and the pack mules is desirable as a
means of rounding up the insurgents.
The cnblo ship Recorder , while nick
ing up the cable between the islands
of Negros and Cebut , went to the town
of Escalanto on the former island.
She landed a party in her launch , con
sisting of the commander , second of
ficer and several of the crew , and also
Captain Tilly of the signal corps , who
was present aboard the ship to observe
the cable operations.
A flag of truce had been hol'-ted
by the rebels , who waited until * he
party had landed , and then treacher
ously poured n murderous volley upon
them.
Captain Tilly and ono of the men at
once threw themselves Into the water.
The commander of the Recorder , run
ning a great risk , managed to reach
the launch and put off from the bank
to save it from being captured by the
rebels.
Meanwhile a rain of bullets was fall
ing all around the fugitives. The second
end mate was picked up by the launch
Just as he was sinking , but was alive.
He said that the last he saw of Captain
Tilly the later was swimming feebly
by his side.
The steamer was far out from shore ,
but those on hoard could see that the
other Malay seamen were caught by
the rebels and flogged and then cui to
pieces.
The ship returned to Hello , stopped ,
and within an hour troops were dis
patched to the scene of the attack.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Manila says : The approach of the
wet season flnds the Insurrection tak
ing a new lease of life.
All along the American lines the
rebels arc showing more aggressive ac
tivity in their guerrilla style than at
nny time before since the fall of Ma-
lolos.
They keep the United States troops
In the trenches , sleeping in their
clothing and constantly on the nlert
against dashes on our outposts , and
they make life warm for the American
garrisons in the towns.
The bands of General Luna and Gen
eral Mascardo , which retreated toward
Tarlac when they feared they would
be caught between General MacArthur
and General Lawton , have returned in
force to their old trenches around San
Fernando , where there are dally col
lisions.
Opposite our lines on the south , pro
tecting Manila , all the way around to
San Pedro Macatl , the Filipinos nave
three rows of trenches most of tl )
distance.
Reports from prisoners Indicate thnt
the insurgents construe the peace ne >
gotlations to mean that the Americans
have had enough of fighting.
DEATH IN THE WIND.
Persons Inntuntly Killed by n South
Dnkotit Cyclone.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , May 29.
Word has Just reached town of a dis
astrous and fatal cyclone which passed
across the country in the vicinity ot
Bijou Hills , twenty-five miles soutn
of this city , yesterday afternoon , be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock , resulting In the
death of seven persons and the serious
Injury of two others. The killed are :
Charles Peterson. Six children , of
Charles Peterson , the latter being
three boys and three girls , ranging
from 3 to 1C years of age. The wue
nnd two remaining children wera so
fatally Injured that they may also die.
The cyclone formed on a shoot sec
tion in plain view of hundreds and
moved in a southerly course , the first
place reached being that of Arf Co-
den , which was totally destroyed. The
storm then destroyed a church and
school house , after which it reached
the Peterson place , where the execu
tion done waa simply appalling.
The dead and injured were strewn
all about the premises , all being brulb-
od and maimed In a shocking manner ,
while the buildings were smashed Into
splinters.
Xi nped from the Jlroolilyn Ilrldgo.
NEW YORK , May 29.-Howard
Kretz , a young man about 22 years of
- \ ago , who says ho is an art student of
the Academy of Design in this city ,
made a startling and successful leap
from the Brooklyn bridge before dusk
this evening nnd cnme out of the river
uninjured. Ho snld ho had been readIng -
Ing a book on theosophy and that ho
wanted to demonstrate thnt a man. by
exorcising his will power , could do
anything ho wished without injury to
himself . . *
ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL.
DUnstrntK ItrMilt * of it Wnhout on an
linvu Itiillrojiil ,
CEDAH RAPIDS , In. , Mav 29. The
worst wreck In the history of tlio
Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway occurred nt 1.23 yesterday
morning , when train No. fi , the Chica
go and Minneapolis train , ran Into n
washout two miles north of Wash-
hum. The entire train was wrecked ,
nine people were killed , seven of them
almost Instantly , and about twenty
Injured , twelve of them badly.
The greatest casualties occurred In
the llrst sleeper. The third coach tel
escoped this car , the lloor of the coach
passing through the sleeper Just about
on a level with the lower berths In the
sleeper when they were made up.
The passengers In the sleeper were
nearly all caught and crushed to death
almost Instantly. One man was killed
so ( illicitly that ho died with a smile-
on his lips. It was necessary to chop
nearly all out of this car.
The most terrible Incident of the
wreck was the manner in which Will-
lam Schollan of Waterloo suffered. He
was caught In the sleeper and pinned
down so that escape was impossible ,
one arm being pinioned so solidly that
it was Impossible to release him. The
passengers worked with all their
might to release him , but without
avail.
In the meantime the water was ris
ing up around him , and in n short
time the unfortunate man must drown
like a rat in a cago. He begged those
about him to cut his arm off. There
was not a physician on the train , ami
all hesitated to do anything. Finally
an old saw was secured and his arm
was sawed off.
It was a horrible and sickening
sight , and It was with the greatest
dlfliculty that the operation was per
formed. Schollau never utterd a
word , but the strain was too great , and
he died shortly after being taken to
his homo In Waterloo.
The track has been repaired and
trains are once more run over It.
The Northwestern has all Its trains
tied up In this city. - There is a bad
washout between Watkins and Blnirs-
town , and it is Impossible to run
trains over It. The Milwaukee agreed
to take the trains around by the way
of Marlon over the main line to Tama ,
but Its track is in bad shape near Vln-
ing and the road was compelled to
rescind the order.
The list of dead is as follows : 13.
L. Arnold , lumberman , Minneapolis ,
Minn. ; W. A. McLaughlln , Muskegon ,
Mich. ; R. H. Schwettc , Alton , 111. ;
David Hallo , Minneapolis ; F. S. Car
penter , St. Louis ; Hawkins , I'ull-
man conductor ; George Walnwright ,
train conductor ; Will Schollan of Wat
erloo ; one unknown person.
Among the injured were : S. 13.
Dentley , Waterloo , la. ; Reuben Odell ,
Waterloo , la. ; Herman Klein Dent ,
Waterloo , la. ; S. II. Hashoor , Waterloo
lee , la. ; Miss Anna NJoss , from Nor
way , right leg badly bruised ; Miss Os-
trando , Norwegian , hand and face bad
ly bruised ; Ornon Norredy , Norweg
ian , serious injury to chest ; John E.
Johnson , Norwegian , serious Injury to
head and face.
( Jon. Otln lloports.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 23. The
war department today made public the
following dispatch from General Oti ,
commanding at Manila :
MANILA , May 28. Two battalions
of the Twenty-third Infantry are In
the quiet possession of .Tolo. The
Spanish troops have withdrawn trom
Zamboanga after a battle with the in
surgents , with severe loss to the lat
ter. The Spanish loss Is nine killed
and twenty-seven wounded , among
whom was Commanding General Mon-
tero , who died from his wounds and
was hurled here yesterday. The in
surgents used the rifles , artillery and
ammunition captured from the gun
boats , expending the major part of the
ammunition. A conference folloA'ed
between General Rlos , who went from
Manila to withdraw the troops , and
Insurgents. The latter stated to him
that he would not oppose the landing
of Americans , but would accept the
conditions in Luzon. The Spanish
troops withdrawn are now here ind
will depart for Spain tomorrow.
A feeble attack by the insurgents on
the inhabitants of the southeast portion
tion of Negros necessitated the sending
of a battalion of troops from Manila
there. They will soon restore or.ler
Insurgent falsehoods circulated in the
southern islands of overwhelming in
surgent victories in Luzon keep up an
excitement in that section among the
more ignorant classes , although the in
telligent people know that American
arms have never met a reverse nnc !
they call for United States protection
Have turned over to the navy for
use on the coast of the southern Is
lands n number of purchased Spanish
gunboats , from which excellent results
are expected. OTIS.
Leud MOII'H Niiincfl on the ItollN.
HAVANA , May 29. There were 111
applicants yesterday for shares In the
$3,000,000 which the United States has
offered to the Cuban troops. Thirty
were given $75 each. The others were
not on the rolls , although they hn <
guns which they were ready to turn
in and certificates of service.
The United States military authori
ties consider that the rolls are very
unreliable. Indeed , the opinion la
freely expressed that large proportion
of the names arc fictitious.
rhytdclnn Kudu 1IU Mfo ,
KANSAS CITY , May 29. Dr. R'ch-
mend Cornwall , a prominent local ohy-
slclan , with a varied career , commit
ted suicide at the homo of his brother *
In-law , Dr. J. C. Whlttier , today , shoot
ing himself through the head and dy
ing almost Instantly. He left a note
saying that despondency over fitiin
clal affairs prompted the act.
OUnBtrou * Cyclone In Nobnukii ,
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , May 23.
The most destructive r.yclone In ths
history of western Nebraska swop
the northern part of Hamilton count }
and wrecks left by the terrific twirle :
have been coming Into Central City
along with homeless families , who re
sldod In the path of the storm. Spar
ing of human life was the stran es
freak of the cyclone. Not one llfo
was lost and only a few people
Injured , and those not seriously.
rfli
Cool Air and Freedom from
Anxloty a Help
HE WILL SOON BE HIMSELF AGAIN
Admit-ill f.hliiR Contpuriith cly Quirt ,
Declining AlHiiy tlrgontilinltiitlon * A
I.eUuroly Voyngo on Mm Wuy Home ,
Which Ho Will Itriirh About ( ) cloln < r 1.
HONG KONG , May 27 ( New York
Vorld Cablegram. ) I gave to A lmi-
al Dewey today his llrst informiiMoa
hat the city of Now York will expend
; 150,000 and the state of Now York
; 7G,000 In giving n lilting welcome
lomo to the here of Manila bay.
The admiral expressed himself as
amazed nt the lavish preparations for
ils reception , adding
'I wish you would convey to the
public my grateful thanks. "
The admiral's itinerary after loav-
ng Hong Kong is Indefinite. The re-
mlrs to his flagship , the Olympic ,
will bo finished In about a week , ho
expects. When they are done to his
satisfaction ho will sail immediately
for New York. Regarding his home
ward voyage ho said :
"I cnnnot say definitely when I snnll
reach home , but piobably it will bo
nbout the 1st of October. The navy
department very kindly has permitted
mo to select my own route and tnko
my own time. "
As the officers and men of the
Olympla have been in Manila bay
moro than n year with no recreation ,
they deserve consideration. So I shall
proceed toward home leisurely , stay
ing awhile at various ports in or
der to give the men some merited rec
reation. "
When Admiral Dcwey arrived in
Hong Kong it cost him an effort to
even write a letter , but the cool air of
the Peak district has acted like a
wonderful tonic and ho has recuperat
ed rapidly. He walks out every even
ing with United States Consul General
Wlldman.
There is no doubt of his complete
recovery ultimately. While he re
mains here ho will live in comparative
quiet. He is constantly declining ttie
invitations of his large number of
callers. His presence has aroused all
classes to a high pitch of enthusi-
been tendered him by the governor
of Hong Kong , all the olllclal bodies ,
the boards of trade , the Hong Kong
club and many Individuals. The ad
miral will probably dine at the Hong
Kong club with Consul General Wild
man and with the governor If his
health permits.
WASHINGTON , May 27. Admiral
Dewey telegraphs the navy depart
ment that he will stop at various
places on his way to the United States
and will reach Now York about Oc
tober 1.
Admiral Dowoy's dispatch did not
enumerate the points where the
Olympla will touch on route to New
York. It may be that an effort will
bo made to ascertain these for the
benefit of officials of some of the
towns , especially along the Mediter
ranean , who may desire to take official
notice of the visit to their ports of
tlio distinguished naval olllcor and his
famous flagship.
Some of Dewey's friends In the navy
department suspect that the admiral
is purposely evading a statement of
his Itinerary , desiring to avoid as far
as possible nil demonstrations.
Ono result of the postponement of
the admiral's arrival in this country
until October is the imposshility of the
admiral being present at the Grand
Army of the Republic encampment at
jpniladolphla. His friends there say
that after all that was the only occa
sion which the admiral had positively
promised to attend and they intimate
that in having been obliged by ills
health to decline the dinner at Hong
Kong in honor of the queen's birthday
Admiral Dewey will find it impossible
to depart from the rule he there estab
lished and attend nny banquets or
popular demonstrations in this coun
try. Most of the time of Admiral
Dewey before his return , It is expected ,
will be passed in the Mediterranean
ports and n generous part at Malta
and Gibraltar and perhaps , coming by
the southern route , tlio Olympln will
touch nt the Azores and Bermuda.
NEW YORK , May 27 A dispatch
to the Journal and Advertiser from
Hong Kong says : Admiral Dewey
shows great Improvement nlrendy.
Installed spaciously at the Peak hotel ,
with lofty windows thnt catch every
mouthful of wind from the sea , ho is
losing the air of languor that ho wore
when ho landed from his blistered
cruiser.
It was rest that he needed rest and
cooler air. Ho is getting both. Soci
ety at the Peak is well bred. There
nre no disturbing factors there. It Is
here that the English officers and their
wives , the government officials , the
rich merchants and distinguished trav
elers take refuge from the heat and
nojso of the town. They all feel a
deep interest In the hero of Manila
bay , but they respect his desire for
quiet.
I'rrsldont Miiy VUlt Omnlm.
WASHINGTON , May 27. Senator
Carter of Montana said today that
the president had promised to make a
trip through the Yellowstone National
Park this summer and now that Ad
miral Dowpy will not reach the Unit
ed States before October 1 , the presi
dent will arrange his western tr'p ' at
once , leaving here about July 1. St.
Paul will entertain the president and
Omaha , It Is expected , will lie includ
ed in his Itinerary. Secretary Wilson
of the agricultural department said
this afternoon that it was his inten
tion to make the trip with the presi
dent should ho go to the Pacific coast ,
and otherwise he would go to the Pa
cific coast alone.
r.i-rroiildnnt HoiicliOH Turin.
PARIS , May 27. Former President
Benjamin Harrison , who Is acting as
the legal representative of Venezuela
on the boundary commission which
meets hero on Juno 15 , has arrived in
this city. The United States ambas
sador , General Horace Porter , is ar
ranging for an interview between
President Loubet and Mr. Harrison.
MORE TROOPS ARE NEEDED ,
Army lit I'hlllpplniK 1'imlilr to ( Inrrlnon
Cnpturml Teriltory.
MANILA , May 27. The events of
the last week liuvn omphn l/rd the
need of a much larger army hero ,
without which , according to the beat
authorities In Manila , It would bo at
tempting the impossible to expect to
establish American supremacy In the
Philippine Islands. The Inadequacy of
the American forces is said to bo re
sponsible for the largo total loss In
the number of small encounters , wlth
out material results as a compensa
tion. Most of the lighting has been
in territory which the Americans had
swept , but had been compelled to
abandon because they could not spare
troops to hold It.
The forces commanded by Generals
luaeArthur and Lawton held two Im
portant lines of communication and
commerce , tlio railroad to San Fer
nando and the Rio Grande river. Hut
much of the country they huvo swept ,
Including scores of tlio smaller towns
and some of the larger ones , have
boon left uncovered , simply for want
of men to hold them , and the insur
gents have returned and are occupy
ing the towns the Americans aban
doned and are camping in the Jungles
and woods outside others , on the
watch for chances to harass the gar
risons and attack scouting parties or
detached companies with greater
forces. 'This is tlio kind of warfare
they prefer to regular battlea.
It appears that the Filipinos who
attacked the Third regiment between
San Miguel and Unlluag were part of
I'lo dnl Pllar's army. They cnmo from
the south across the mountains , pre
sumably to meet a wagon train which
General Lnwton expected along the
road. They also planned to capture
several largo detachments and were
placed In ambush at different points.
They fired from the Jungle nt n dls-
tanco of 200 yards and gave the Amer
icans ono of the hardest tights experi
enced in the campaign. The Filipinos
lost more heavily than the Americans
In nil of the recent encounters. The
insurgent generals take the loss of
arms more to heart than they do the
loss of men.
Foreigners who have arrived hero
from the insurgents' country , under
the recent order of expulsion , say tlio
cemeteries in all the towns nre filled
with fresh graves. A majority of the
Filipinos' wounded dlo because the
insurgent hospitals are Inadequate ,
medicines arc scarce and they have
few surgeons except Spanish captives
who have been impressed.
MODIFIES THE CIVIL SERVICE.
I'realdcnt Approiex Cluing to Ho Mailo
In the Hull's
WASHINGTON , May 27. The cab
inet meeting yesterday was dovned
to the consideration of minor matters.
The final changes In the civil sorvlco
order were approved and the order
will be ready for tlio president's signa
ture as soon as the changes nre In
corporated Into the final draft of the
cabinet expressed themselves as sat
isfied with it. It is said the order will
exempt about 4,000 of the 05,000 posi
tions in the classified service.
The question of Cuban shipping was
again brought up by Secretary Gage ,
who furnished some data showing that
the amount of shipping tied up be
cause It lias no fiag to sail under has
been greatly exaggerated. It was re
ported thnt the shipping was valued at
? 0,000,000 , but It turns out that there
are only six or seven vessels. These
vessels could sail under the American
fiag If they wore owned by Amer'can '
citizens. The question , with the data
furnisod by the Treasury department ,
was turned over to the attorney gen
eral and Secretary Hny for examina
tion and report.
Postmaster General Smith brought
up the franking privilege in Cuba
and Porto Rico. Under the old Span
ish law many municipal and local of
ficials were entitled to the franking
privilege and have been allowed to
exercise it since we assumed control.
The postmaster general read a letter
from Major Rnthbono , who Is at the
head of the postal affairs In C'lba ,
saying that the number of persons ex
ercising this privilege Is excessive
and the question arose as to whether It
would not be wise to cut the privilege
off altogether. It Is largely a question
of policy and Postmaster General
Smith will ascertain exactly to what
extent the privilege Is exercised and
report to the cabinet before final ac
tion is determined upon.
The postmaster general has decided
to send a special agent to Lake City ,
S. C. , for the purpose of examining the
situation there , with a view to deter
mining whether or not n postolllco
shall bo re-established there.
KriniiliiH of Col HtotMmilirrg
LINCOLN. May 27. Unless other
arrangements are made the remains
of Colonel John M. Stotsenborg will
arrive in Omaha today at 4:45 : over the
Union Pacific. Governor Poynter to
day received n dispatch from Mrs.
Stotsenberg , who Is returning with
the remains of her husband , expressing
her willingness to come to this city
with the body If the war department
will make the necessary arrangements.
The friends of Colonel Stotsenberg
are anxious to hold memorial services
in this city and several days ago the
war department was requested to al
low the remains to bo brought here
Sunday. No reply has been received ,
but it is thought the request will bo
granted.
Sohloy to AHcmid rilio'n I'ruko ,
DENVER. May 27. Rear Admiral
Schley and the remainder of Former
Senator Mandcrson's party took an
early train today for Colorado Springs.
They will ascend Plko'H Peak by rail
and will visit the Garden of the Gods
and other points in and about Colorado
rado Springs and Mnnltou. A public
reception will ho held this evening at
the Alta Vista hotel , Colorado Springs.
Tomorrow morning the party will re
sume its westward Journey in a special
train provided by the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad.
DelngiitcH Ntlrlc to IiiHtrnrtlon * .
WASHINGTON , Mny 27. It is
learned that the American dolegites
to the disarmament congress at The
Hague , are working In conformity
with the instructions they originally
received from the state department.
They have communicated so far but
DALK.Y . AND POULT11Y.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Sun-OMful runner * O | > rnt Thin
l > nmrltiii > nt of tlio Purm A Vmv
lllntH IK to tlio Cum of I.hw Slock
unil 1'oiiltry.
Hinging ( Impel.
From Farmers' Review : This proc
ess is the removal of a small section
of the bark surrounding the cnno for
the purpose of obstructing the down
ward How of Bap , which Is thereby
caused to accumulate In excessive
quantities in the portions of the cano
nbovo the ring , and to supply these
portions richly with food materials.
Experiments were tried last summer
to test tlio results of ringing on sev
eral varieties. The rings of bark were
removed In the period between Juno 27
and July 5 , when the grapes were from
one-third to one-half grown. The
wluth of the ring removed in most
cases was one-half Inch , but on some
canes only one-fourth Inch. The fol
lowing notes taken nt the time of rip
ening indicate the results on each
variety :
Concord showed tlio first on the
ringed canes to bo slightly larger and
n day or two In advance of the fruit
of the rest of the vino.
Cambridge showed the fruit on the
ringed canes to bo Inrgor , of bettor
quality and two or three days earlier
than that on other canes.
Brighton showed no difference in
quality or size , but three days differ
ence in oarllucas.
Columbian Imperial showed very
great difference in size , the berries
averaged ono-ilfth larger on the ringed
than on the unrlnged canes , while the
ringed cnuoa ripened fruit two weeks
earlier than other canes of the same
vines.
Agnwnln showed only n slight dlffor-
enco In size and carllncss.
Herbert showed no difference except
that the fruit on the ringed canes was
poorer In quality than the rest.
Moore a Early showed no perceptible
difference in size , quality or earllncss.
Niagara showed the fruit on the
ringed canes to bo two days earlier and
slightly superior in quality to that on
the unrlnged canes.
The Delaware showed better and
earlier fruit on the ringed than on the
unrlnged canes , but showed the best
fruit whore only a small section of the
bark had boon removed.
The best results were obtained on
canes whore the bark ovorg'row the
sections from which it had boon ro-
inoved. Where the bark overgrows
the section about the time the first
begins to rlpon the surplus food ma
terial in the cane Is drawn away Into
the lower parts of the vine and the
fruit ripens with only n normal quan
tity of food material present. If the
section is not overgrown , the excess of
food remains , the fruit is forced to
rlpon with thin excess on hand , and
hence ripens improperly. The width
of the section of bark to ho removed
should vary according to the vigor of
the cano and the variety. On strong
canes of vigorous varieties throe-
fourths of an inch is not too much
while on feeble varieties one-fourth of
an inch .may bo sufficient.
Thin Needing of drain.
Less grain per aero Is sown in this
country than by English farmers , with
whom three to three and one-half
bushels of oats are often deemed nec
essary , says American Cultivator. Eng
lish summers are nearly always moist ,
and as farm laud is generally rich It
needs this thick seeding to innko the
plants crowd each other from the start
and thus prevent too luxuriant growth.
Hero such a seeding on land of mod
erato fertility might not produce any
thing but the straw of grain without
any heads. Wo once drilled some oats
in n field and found at the end of the
row that a wider balk was made than
the single width of the drill passing
across the rows at each end would cov
er. Wo wore only sowing with the
drill two bushels of seed per acre , BO
wo thought , not to leave any balks , to
drill twlco across each end. But the
second drill width , though It made u
good appearance , early dried up and
amounted to nothing about the tttno
the oats should head out.
If clean , sound , plump oats can ho
had , a bushel and a half drilled In with
sorno phosphate Is hotter than a great
er quantity. There is no crop , not
oven wheat , to which commercial
phosphate Is so well adapted as the
oat. With this light seeding of oats ,
which should , always bo drilled early ,
wo gave the oats n light harrowing Just
after the young shoots begun to coino
up. This broke down the ridges between -
twoon the rows , and entirely covered
the leaves that first put forth. But it
gave a great stimulus to root growth ,
and in a few days two or thrco or
may bo more shoots would ho put
forth by the root for every leaf that
was destroyed. The harrowing also
loosened the surface soli , so that any
crust formed by rains will bo broken.
The now leaves will start up so quick
ly and so plentifully that no more
crust will form on the surface through
the season. Such grain always cov
ers the ground at harvest with a bet
ter crop than can bo got from two
to two and one-half bushels of seed
sown per acre , but not harrowed after
the grain comes up.
The grain grown from such light
seeding is nearly always plump and
full , and Is worth more for seed ttian
grain grown in the usual way. On
rich land with a fair season we have
grown 90 to 100 bushels of oats from
so light a seeding as ono and one-half
bushels per acre. Nor need this be sur
prising as a single out grain has bpcn
known to produce six to seven stems ,
bearing a head well filled with oats.
It IB plain that as usually sown much
of the seed onts full to produce nny
thing. Onts are often threshed whlla
still damp from the field , and it such
onts are put In close bins the vitality
of their germ ia quickly destroyed by
licntlnc. To make sure of getting nound
seed onta they should not bo threshed
until winter , and never bo allowed to
hent In oven the least dcgroo. Every
such seed put Into the ground will
not only grow , but It can bo niado to
produce n hundred fold , though this
is hnrd to secure under ordinary crop
conditions. All our grains arc doubt
less for our cllmnto sown more thickly
than IB necessary , More attention to
the quality of seed and Its ability to
germinate would pay farmers bettor.
Grnln thnt either will noLpow , or that
makes such a feohlo growtn that neigh
boring grain dwarfs It , Is about the
niont exnonslvo manure n farmer can
use. Yet thin is what many farmers
are doing with a largo part of the seed
grain that they put Into the soil , whore
it simply rots and furnishes plant foot }
for the seed that could gonnlunto.
IrrlgiUIng Htntuhorrli'i.
Irrigation has two distinct advan
tages ; it discounts the possibility of
loss from drouth , and increases fruit
production. Some commercial grow
ers have oven trebled the average yield'
by Judicious Irrigation. But there are
disadvantages , also. The fruit Is like
ly to bccomo soft and unfit for long
shipment ; a deterioration in quality
usually accompanies an abundant
water supply ; and , again , the season
is retarded several days. If ono Is
catering to a personal and discrimi
nating market , where quality is ap
preciated , it would bo wise to think
twlco before irrigating frequently dur
ing the fruiting auaaou. None of those
objections holds where irrigation is
practiced during the summer preceding
fruitage , and to my mind , this is Its
legitimate place In strawberry culture.
I bollovo thnt crop production depends
nioro on conditions during the first
season's growth than tlio second , and
thnt our aim should bo to carry great
lusty crowns Into the winter with
plenty of reserve strength. S. W.
Fletcher In Rural Now Yorker.
McHt for ( Iroxring Clilcltfl.
According to experiment made atone
ono of the stations meat Is of great
advantage to growing chicks , and the
feeding of a ration containing a good
portion of animal food is found to be
less expensive than has generally been
figured out. This is duo to the fact
that while it costs more per pound ,
yet the results are so much better than
with n grain food alone , that ono can
afford to pay more. This probably
would not bo true to so great an ex
tent with grown fowls , whore the
product Is , to bo eggs and flesh formed
on n developed frame. The great ad
vantage of tlio meat diet is to start the
fowls Into llfo with vigorous consti
tutions and habits. It should bo re
membered that in their natural state
fowls live largely off of insects and ,
other forms of animal life. The whole
grain ration Is rather hard on the di
gestion of the growing chick. It seems
to us that it would pay to feed grow
ing chicks more meat , especially where
it can bo purchased nt n low rate. A
few cents worth of lean moat scraps
per day would not mean a largo in
vestment , but If fed for even n few
weeks would richly pay in a more vig
orous habit of growth established in
the chick.
VltrlollihiK Seed Wheat.
For Email quantities of seed , vltrlo-
lizlug on n floor , In sacks , tubs , etc. ,
does vary well , but for largo quanti
ties it is too slow , writes C. H. Lester
in Dakota Farmer. Heretofore I have
used n wagon tank with the top re
moved , set on two benches so placed
thnt a lift of a hundred pounds at the
front will raise that end ton or twelve
inches to secure drainage. Place tank
convenient to seed bin. Nail double
thickness of wire screen on inside ever ,
plug hole at back end of tank. Plnco
thrco barrels at back of tank into
which put your vitriol solution , and
also p'nco ' a largo wash tub under the
drainage vent. The vitriol solution
will hnvo to bo constantly replenished
as well. I would here suggest that
when yon buy your vitriol , you have
It finely ground when Itwill readily
dissolve In cold water , and don't use
tin palls to handle it with as the ac
tion of the vitriol will niln them. Hav
ing thus made preparations , fill the
tank nearly full of wheat and level it ,
then dip solution from barrels Into
tank until the grain is entirely sub
merged. Lot stand two minutes. No
skimming or stirring is needed as the
soaking Is sufficient to kill vitality of
smut balls. Knock out drainage plug
and let fluid flow Into washtub , from
which dip it hack into barrels to bo
used again. When the flow becomes
sluggish raise front of tank and allow
to drain. The action of the vitriol
water generates a slight heat and a
tendency of the grain to bako. Usually
In about an hour nftor draining , the
wheat can bo scooped Into a wagon
box or sacked. If sacked , fill sacks
only two-thirds full and in a few hours
change their position In order to move
the grain in the sacks to facilitate dry
ing. Handled in this way the coed
dries very fast and in from three to
four hours should be In good condi
tion to sow. For largo quantities ,
1,500 bushels , or over , I would use a
grain tank , well battened , and holdIng -
Ing about ono hundred bushels in place
of the wagon tank.
A Stock Melon. The largo "stock
melon" is believed worthy of more
general cultivation In Oklahoma. It
is easily grown , gives a largo yield
and the melons are well liked by cattle -
tlo , hogs and poultry. They have
much water ; are not suitable as to
sole food of any class of animals , but
make an attractive part of the ration
In hito fall or early winter.