Cir'APTWIl ' X\f. I
I -V.IB midday by H"1 H"1 ' ' ' " i'"n-h.-
c < l Hie vlllnne , nnd belli * very fnint [
n < c > pnttiri il Into thi > nti'lin lltll ° lml
and n kwl for a la n of milk. To
( it * "i mei | iMip.Mnlhlp ; but the mil-
trcxa of the Inn , noticing lh * frail
form and rvlilrncM of wenrlnnM ,
bruuKlit hoMinmadbrwiil nnd butler ,
and siiKKfHlpil th.it * ho hud bettor
kcpji up her KtrmiKth. Mltl HM Hhe foil
Inclined for It , lha food did her imil ,
und whim nil * liiul llnlMlu'd , UIH people
dlrnled her to Mr. llriindon'fl.
"Could you tell me , " Hho linked tim
idly , 'If Mr. llrnmloii In at homo Just
now7"
The woman glu led. nnd looked nt
her ' 'aughter ' , who nlno giggled.
No , ho nln't , " ln' mild.
' 'He'KOI married , " glglad | the
(1.1 Ijjller.
" \iiil hi 'i unlit ) for ! IH ! wedding-
trip " added ( lie mother ,
'Dear IIIH ! " mild Marguerite. In as
tonishment.
' " : ( . lle'n miirrlod the doctor's
daughter. 8he wna a dmil tot ) young
nnd pretty for him ; hut her fnthor ,
they do nny , ho umde. her. The old
niflti'H prutty wnll rolling In money. "
"Yet , rolling In my money , " Inward
ly Ihoimht Marguerite , IIH , limplrnd
with ficull rt'Holiitlnii , HIO ! paid her
tnndcHt reckoning , and started nnwnrda
oiu-o more.
Full of thought , HMO walked rapidly
forwnrd , nnd hardly noticed where Hhe
WIIM going , till ninliliMily nlio Htopped
with a start ; for uhe WIIH In a plnco
which HIO | reinombcrrd.
It wan a lurgu , luvnl meadow ,
through which ran a Htroiim. nhmled
by nldrrn nnd fringed with river weeds.
uliue her In the f.irc. It took but n
inniiiriit in ron < | ni r th filing. SIow-
l > hhe piimnl roiin.l ( lie ( hick barrier
.if laurel , yew. nnd hollv , and there
rt.uhcd upon her Bight the miniu pic
ture which had preaented Itarlf that
evening long ago ; and her heart nl-
inont euased to bent for nn Instant , and
her mind watt Illlud with a tjliimtly con-
ffcloiiMiioim of delusion.
A man WHH leaning against the white
pillar of the porch a mini with his
nrnm folded and his head bowed ; his
whole attitude wan expressive of thu
moat liopcleHs and absolute dejection ,
lie had not heard her footstep ; ho
remained perfectly motionless , hut the
girl leoled and Htnggi'ied bark n pace
or two In n fueling of helpless terror.
The man was there It was the Hame
man who stood there before and yet
It was the hint man whom she would
have expected to sec.
It was Mr. Mnrtlncnu !
The ruah of Ideas was too quick , too
ItiHlnutniicous to enable her to rea-
HOII ; she only full back as If suddenly
struck In the face , and , as It seemed ,
without her own volition n niiiiio spasmodically
medically left her lips.
"Vul ! " Hho cried.
The short syllable appeared to ring
out llko a boll , so startling was the
Hound.
The man who heard It ( Hurled ; his
eyes mut thono of Marguerite , and for
some moments they remained HO each
nturliiR at the other with the terror
of the first Hiirpriso written on their
luiRgard faces. Through the girl's
mind wan stealing the awful convic
tion that thin was no delusion , but a
horrible reality a thing that could not
his rejected. Twice it Deemed as if ho
"HUT IT WAS I , " 1113 SAID , TO MY EVERLASTING DEGRADATION. '
A little nifltlu bridge crossed the
Rtroam ; nnd In the. distance , behind
a clump of dark truon , a thin line of
blue amoko went up , allowing where
the IIOIIHO Iny.
Marguurltn let hormilf Into the
inoaduw , nnd wandered ncroHH It Ilka
ono In a dream. Hliu wont and stood
on thu bridge , and atnrod down at the
rlonr water. Little Incidents canio
crowding upon her memory , It was
lioro aho had nut ao Into , absorbed in
her book , on the evening of her at
tempted oicnpo. Hho romcmhorcd how
aho lind watched the aim behind that
very clump of trees ; nhe recalled the
Mplontlur of the oky ; Rha hoard again
the caw of the rooka as they flew homo
In long graceful lines , looking HO
drtuoly black Against the glowing sky ;
nhe almost felt the dninpnufM of the
dow on the pnituro us her small foot
threaded the misty meadow as she
went huniewnrd.
Yielding to the Impnlga of the mo
ment , Mho loft the bridge nnd wont
vrandorltiK on. making for a amnll
white wicket , which npoarod In the
ilnrk private hwlgo. Step by atop she
travelled the very way aho had gone
that evening when ulie saw her uncle's
gtiMt leaning HKnlnat the porch. She
would approach the hoime thla way ,
not by the drive arid front K te. Dan
iel llrnndon waa uway there was no
ono to MX her nny.
Thu wicket clicked under her light
( ouch. A deathly atlllnoaa reigned
around. Wan the watch dog dead , she
w lBr l the dog whoe name ahe
h il MI often tried to remember ? In a
path between high clipped walla of
prlret ahe paused.
"ilia name wns 'Htiltan , ' of course , "
* he aal < t "I remember It well
enough. "
Her heart beat with a strong agita
tion OH Hhe retehed the end of the
privet walk. She knew she had butte
to turn tk corner of that clump of
( towering brata , and she should aeo
the white column * of the heavy porch.
Her Map * faltered. Per a moment she
tapped aM4 hold Her brtrth. A sort
of iHporatltlotM ( ear tetaeU her. She
felt M If , MMe ike turMtl tknt eoruor ,
the lefcittau f her dimtulUas would
would Hpoak twice he made nn una
vailing movement towards her ; then ,
with a despairing gesture ho turned
away , nnd covered his face with his
hands.
Slowly , with compressed lips , Mar-
guorlto approached him. she went
nearer and nearer ; and at laat. with a
strong effort of will
, laid a hand upon
his arm.
He stared again , and raised his face
gazing nt her with a look of dumb ,
despairing appeal.
"I wanted to see , " she said , huuklly
"If yon were real , or whether
you were
a nightmare. You
arc real
you are
a man oh , moat
unmanly ! Oh , cow
ard ! What am I to do ? Oh , what am
I to do ? "
"You urged mo to confess , " said a
hollow voice , "but I had not sufllciont
courage. I dared not tell yon what a
wretch I was ; I could not bear to
think of your eyes turned upon mo
with contempt for a deed so vile. Con
fession would have been terrible , but
not HO teirlblo as this , Marguerite "
"Hold ! " she said , shrinking from him
with nn air of disgust which made
him wince. "Is thla true ? Is It real
ly so. or are you and I both mad ? Toll
mo tell me oh , don't say It ! I have
liked you So trusted you so don't
say you are the wretch for whom I
have been searching nil this tlmo ! "
"I am the man who Injured you , " ho
said , huskily ; "and would give my life
to bo nblo to deny It. See , " ho said ,
desperately , "I am at your mercy say
what you please to mo ; do as you
llko ! Set mo any penance ; I swear to
perform It. I loathe myself and my
fault. Could a man's humiliation bo
more complete ? "
"You ! " alio ejaculated , turning Im
ploring , pltoons eyes up to his. "You
oh. you ! "
"It was worse than Caesar's 'Et tu ,
Unite ! "
Valdane was rallying his manhood.
He had been terribly unnerved at the
night of her. Dally , since ho parted
from her In London , had ho haunted
the old house , bond and heart filled on
ly with the thought of that ono wom
an. To look up and beheld her had
to him only the realization of a
dally dream. Now that the Unit foolIng -
Ing of horror nnd Rliiiiiin was over , and
bo stood so utterly condemned , It
seemed as If , by comparhion , Ihoao
lost few days had been full of radiant
hope. It was ovor. Whnt remained
lo him was the bitter humiliation of
having to let Uornnrd Holwyn know
of hla wrong-doing , und his exile from
Marguerite forever.
CHAPTER XVI.
She hnd walked a few paces away
from him ; now who ciuno back , and
stood looking Into his face.
"Oh , sny yon did not do It ! " she
cried.
"It would bo useless to suy so ; you
know I did It , " ho returned mournful
ly. "Yon remember mo ; 1 saw It In
your eyes Jimt now. Yon called mo
'Val' as I taught yon to do In these
old days. I stand convicted. I ask
for no mercy. "
"Mercy ! Did you Hhow mo mercy
when I was helpless and In your
power ? " she cried , a burning blush
creeping Into hbr face. "Oh , to think
of it all ! To think of how you used
to deceive mo of how 1 used tote
to " She hid her chocks with her
hands.
Ho wns blushing as deeply as she ;
but ho struggled for self-control.
"Oh , Marguerite. , you torture mo ! "
ho said , with n groan. "And you nro
not content that I am fallen so low ?
Listen listen ! . The other day you
urged mo to confess to atone ! It
was not too Into for some poor sort of
tonoment. I can sot you free ; and
leanwhllc meanwhile" faltering
thcro is something I would tell you.
.Vlll . you hear me ? "
"Yes , " she answered , weeping. "I
vlll hear you. I do not want to bo un-
nerclful. "
She sat flown In the porch seat. Val-
ane loaned against the pillar and bent
iver her.
"I should llko to toll you bore , " he
aid , In a low tone "hero , where wo
first met. What I want to say Is this
there Is no need for you to punish
no ; my punishment has overtaken me
ilready. The retribution Is peculiarly
ust and fitting. The woman I wrong
ed so Is the woman I love. Do I In
sult you by these words ? Hardly ,
eve is free to all. I love you as I
never thought to love any woman
with a love which nothing can tear
from my heart. Is that not punish
ment bitter enough that the ono
woman I would make my wife should
bo the woman whoso greatest sorrow
Is the shadow tie that binds her to
myself. "
She shuddered. There was a fire of
passion In his voice which terrified and
astonished hor.
"Seo , " ho said , "when I break that tie
when that marriage of ours Is dis
solved , I break my heart , too ! It Is
a poor sort of atonement. Such as It
Is , I lay It at your feet. "
She could find no words In which to
reply to him. A feeling of pity was
stealing over hor. She knew the bit
terness of a love that was not re
turned.
"I would give worlds , " ahe faltered
presently , "for it to have been anyone
ono else but you. But but "
"But it was I , " ho said , "to my
everlasting degradation. "
There was silence , only broken by
an occasional sob from Marguerite. A
lark shot up into the sunny sky , and
sang rapturously. The branches rus
tled softly In the breeze ; and Valdano
longed to prolong each minute that
went by the last minute he should
spend with her. At last she stirred.
"I will go back again , " she said.
There wore a few moments of hesita
tion ; tlien wltn an effort she said
"Good-by. "
The pain scorned too great to bear.
He leaned Imploringly over her as she
sat.
( To bo continued. )
CURED BY JEALOUSY.
How Ono \Voniiin Wnn IMado Well anil
Itosy.
It would never do to give any clew
to the Identity of the physician who
conducts a private hospital and who
has Just successfully accomplished anew
now departure In medicine , says the
Sim Francisco NOW.I Letter. One of the
patients Is a wealthy but Ignorant
woman , who baa been for many years
a confirmed hypochondriac and who
has successively tried allopathy , ho
meopathy , hydropathy , osteopathy In
short everything pathic. The patience
of her husband was finally exhausted ,
and ho consented to enter Into a con
spiracy with the doctor to play upon
his wife's jealousy. It was arranged
that ho should seem deeply smitten
with n young widow , healthy , rosy and
Jolly , who is secretly engaged to bo
married to a Los Angeleno. There
ivas no question about the unhappy hy
pochondriac's jealousy. It blazed out
n hysterical declaration that the pret
ty widow was waiting for her old
shoes , but she vowed she would get
hotter just to splto her supposed rival
and to bo avenged upon her faithless
nisband. She has kept her word and Is
now certainly fair , fat and forty. But
her doctor says she Is an example of
the Jealousy euro.
Tukon Umiu lira.
Philadelphia North American : Ho
"You seem surprised that I have
asked you to marry me. " She "Yes ;
I've been proceeding all along on the
theory that you hadn't the courage to
do such a thing. "
Why Not Then1. '
Philadelphia North American : Petey
"Say , pop " Father "Well , what
now ? " Potoy "If do pen Is mightier
'an do sword , why don't doy give our
fellers In do Flllypines fountain pens ? "
DAIJIY ANDKUl/my. )
INTERESTING CHAPTERS TOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
lloir StiC' ' < ' "fii1 1'nrniiirM Opnrato Thin
lnmrtiiH ) > iit of din I'd riu A 1'mv
Hint * UN to tint Cam of l.ltu Htorh
mill I'oultry.
London Ittitlrr unit CliiTsit Trade.
The New Xeulnnd Dairyman pub
lishes the following :
During the courseof a brief visit to
Now /ealand this month Mr. Gerrlt-
son , of the firm of Messrs. Octzes and
GurrltHon , favored us with some highly
Interesting points In regard to the
London trade and matters generally
affecting the Industry.
Mr. GorrltHon confirms an opinion
expressed to us on several occasions
before that the Danish butter Is not
the model wo have to copy. On account
of the Intense system of farming car
ried on In Denmark , the consequent
rich land and food produces a rich
butter , which won't hold. Then the
butter is dry worked , which also mili
tates against its keeping properties. It
goes off so quickly , Mr. Gorrltson says ,
that If it is held from ono week to an
other it goes off In prlco at once. For
this reason It is gent into the London
market twice a week. The very best
Danish , our readers will bo Interested
to know , never competes against our
own on the market as It Is all snapped
up by the margarine factories , who
must have the very finest article for
blending purposes. It Is the second
quality which goes to the market , soli
ng practically on a par with colonial
butter.
In answer to a question whether our
butter was being sold under Its true
name or whether as we have been
told It Is being sold as Danish or
other makes , Mr. Gerrltsen says that
there Is a certain amount of truth In
the statement. Some New Zealand
butter has been shipped home In casks
and had brought excellent prices , but
the cask trade , ho would remind ship
pers , was only a very small one and
there was not much handled In Lou-
Jon. It only sells well when Danish
butter is scarce , for perhaps a week
or two , and then goes more to Man-
cheater and the North of England ,
whore the bulk of the trade for Danish
Is carried on. London shop keepers
arc beginning to advertise colonial
butter , exposing the boxes In their
shop windows , and generally making
what capital they can out of the Brit
ish-colony sentiment. This has been
mainly brought about by the keen
competition on the London market.
Asked as to how our butter com
pared with Australian , Mr. Gerritsen
said Australian was of a rather better
quality , though there has been a great
Improvement noticeable In New Zea
land butter during the last two years.
Here , Mr. Gerrltsen pointed out , wo
depend too much on the weather to
help us , while in Australia they have
been forced to use artificial means to
control temperatures , thus securing a
more uniform quality. The quality of
Canadian butter , Mr. Gerritsen noticed ,
was good , while It was a very uniform
article. Only small and Irregular
shipments were coming to London
from the Argentine , the output from
which place had not Jumped ahead as
was at first expected.
Mr. Gerritsen does not consider we
arc cutting the American cheese out ,
though our cheese Is very good ; the
Canadian article is certainly a fine one.
American cheese Is not so good as It
used to be , being generally acid cut.
It is quite risky , Mr. Gerrltsen finds ,
handling American cheese in July and
August , but their Juno made cheese Is
very good and stands well.
Asked as to what ho considered was
necessary to secure improvement In
our butter , ho replied that cleanliness
In every branch of dairying from the
cow to the finished article should bo
the first principle , then came condition
of cattle , purity of water supply both
at farm and factory , scientific manufacture
factureof the finished article and , a
very Important point , uniformity of
quality , which , Mr. Gcrrltsen believes ,
can only be secured by pasteurization.
Greater care was necessary , he
thought , In receiving milk at the fac
tories , and In order that the necessary
Improvement should be effected Inde
pendent Inspectors ought to bo ap
pointed. The condition of the milk
as It was received at the factory waa
a matter that should receive the strict
est attention.
Speaking of the far reaching effects
of cattle drinking bad water , Mr. Gor-
rltsen said ho had noticed In Holland ,
whore owing to the very low-lying
land the surface water could not find
an outlet , that great trouble had been
caused by this stagnant water giving
a bad flavor to the butter.
Danish V.KK MetlmiU.
Vlggo Schfartz , the Danish expert In
egg packing , was some time ago taken
to Ireland by the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society to teach Erin's
sons how to pack eggs , says National
Provisloner. The Danish method of
sorting and packing the eggs Is as fol
lows : The eggs arc brought to the
packing houses , and thcro they are
graded to six sizes namely , from
thirteen pounds to eighteen pounds
per long hundred. It may be explained
that eggs wefghlng two ounces each
would scale at fifteen pounds per 120 ,
and this Is about the medium size.
The men who are engaged In the work
of packing have six boxes before them
representing the different sizes. They
use no board , as in France , and are
simply guided by the eye. Each egg
is Judged as to which slzo It Is nearest ,
and put into the box corresponding to
the slzo. The system Is simple , and so
skillful do the experts become that
when 120 eggs arc taken out of the
box as a test and put upon the scale
they are rarely more than ono ounce
out of the preaerlbed weight. If after
ftie CKK nro uenled they arc much out ,
ho packers have to rc-aort them. Thu
nolhod of packing eggs considered the
lent IB In wood woo ) , and It Is nn tin-
iloiibted fact that eggs graded and
lacked In thla way sent from Ireland ,
hlcfly from the Mallow district , have
boon able to oii-dlstnnco most suc
cessfully eggs from the continent.
MIoiMl
The use of blood meal as a poultry
food has received much comment of
ale , but experience does not scorn to
bo all one way. Recently the Farm
ers' Rovlow asked some of Its readers
to give an expression of their opinions
; is to Its value as a poultry food. From
the repllcH received ono is naturally of
the Impression that blood meal Is not
ised very extensively as yet. We pub-
ish the following :
D. D. Oilman , Vcrmllllon county , Ill
inois. Blood meal la all right if not
fed too heavily. Most people overlook
the fact that It Is very rich and there
fore feed too much for good results.
E. A. Schiller , Dodge County , Wis
consin. I have fed blood meal for the
last three years and It has given me
good satisfaction , especially for young
growing stock , If used with Judgment.
S. F. Flint , Peorla County , Illinois.
I have not used blood meal to any
great extent , but what experience I
have had with It Impressed mo favor
ably with It as a convenient and use
ful form of animal food for poultry.
W. C. Mottler , Ford County , Illinois.
I have had no experience with blood
meal. The only meals that I have
used arc beef meal and concentrated
meal. How my young stock would
thrive without It I do not know , as I
have always fed It. I find It a great
food for making hens lay , and my
young ducks thrive on It to beat any
thing. I have had them weigh from
seven to olght pounds at three months
old.
I'lllcklllK Gceso.
I consider the gathering and saving
of their feathers the largest part of
the profit In raising geese. I llko my
geese to hatch out about the lost of
April. At that time I pick the ganders
of the flock ; the geese having lined
their nests with feathers they are not
in condition to be plucked. About the
first of Juno the ganders are full-feath
ered again and the geese are ready
too , as you will begin to find loose
feathers where they stay over night.
Then In about seven weeks the gos
lings are ready to be plucked with the
old ones. Don't take the feathers off
too bare , as the sun is hot at this sea
son. By the last of September you will
get a fine lot of good feathers again.
If you keep the geese for the holiday
market they are again ready In early
November , but If the nights are cold
drive them up and give them shelter.
They will soon feather at this time of
year , and at killing time you will get
the finest crop of the year. Fasten
them up In a stable having plenty of
clean straw under them for half a day
before you begin to pluck the feathers ;
then they will bo dry and clean. Take
a narrow strip of muslin , tie their feet
together , lay them on their backs , tuck
their wings under them , let an assist
ant take hold of the head , and as soon
as they are done struggling take hold
of the feathers and with a quick jerk
toward the head the feathers come
very easily. Do not disturb the ones
under the wings along the thigh , as
this tuft holds up the wing , and If
plucked the wings will droop. Corre
spondence of Farm Journal.
Illiiiit In Shut- ] ) .
When sheep are first turned out on
clover pasture , particularly If It is
damp with rain or dow , or on rape ,
thcro Is likely to bo some trouble with
bloating , and the first thing he knows
the farmer may have fifteen or twenty
sheep In a condition that demands Im
mediate attention. Our manager was
caught In that shape last year for the
first time , says a contributor to Wal
lace's Farmer. He relieved about
twelve out of fifteen by making "a bit
out of a limb of a tree , tying string
to each end , pulling It as far back In
the mouth as possible , and tying It
tight over the sheep's head. It was not
very comfortable for the sheep , but
Ifo Is sweet even to a sheep and It
an well afford to have a little un
pleasant jaw exercise In order to re-
ievo the stomach from a too luxurious
banquet. It Is a postprandial exercise
ivhlch is not so pleasant to the ordi
nary sheep as It Is to the after dinner
orator bloated with viands which Jaw
exercise Is needed to relieve , but after
nil It saves the sheep's life , and the
nd of the sheep being to live until Its
tlmo comes and then to dlo to the
profit of Its owner , It Is the thing to
: lo. Wo do not know how puncturing
us in the case of cattle would work ,
but If taken In time and done properly
this will work , and we do not care
to suggest any other method of relief
nt present , and the more so because wo
do not care to suggest anything to
the busy farmer that ho can not put
Into practice immediately.
Turkeys as Insect Destroyers. The
natural habit of the turkey is to feed
largely upon insects of Us own catch
ing. We have many a time watched
with much pleasure the advance of a
flock of three of four old ones , and
their flocks of young as they marched
forward In line of battle , as is their
custom , Into a pasture or stubble
field where the grasshoppers had corno
out in abundance. There was a beauty
and a precision In their steady ad
vance , and the perfection of their
alignment , which was attractive to an
old soldier , Independent of the knowl
edge that his fields were being cleared
of Insect pests , and the hoppers beIng -
Ing rapidly converted Into turkey
meat which would presently have a
market value. Ex.
T
UIIM AffrlcuUunil 1'iltiMitlon 1'nyT S
From Farmera' Re\lew : The col
lege dairy finds that It does. Reforu
the 1st of April , 1899 , the herdsman at
tlio Kansas Agricultural College waa
a man with no special ( .raining along
agricultural lines. Ho was a good
man to do what ho was told nnrt to
draw his salary , but there his Interest
ended. When naked how the recent
snowstorm or change of feed affected
the milk yield of his cows he didn't
know , although he had weighed and
recorded each milking. During this
time the college was feeding four head
of calves on skim-milk , and this herds
man made them gain at the rate of
33 pounds per month per head , or 1.2
pounds per day.
On the 1st of April a graduate of
the college and a special student In
dairying took up the work of herds
man. He Is a man that is constantly
on the alert for new developments.
When milking a fresh cow ho can
scarcely wait until the milk Is weighed
In order to see If there Is a gain or
loss from previous mllklngs. When
the calves are weighed ho wants to
know Immediatley how much they
gained. With the same feeds at his
command he made the four calves
mentioned above gain an average of
53 pounds per head per month , or 1.8
pounds per day , an Increase of CO per V
cent. This was done by carefully
watching the calves ; the moment one
of them began to scour ho saw It , re
duced the supply of milk , gave a little
castor oil , and In various other ways
sought to bring It back to normal con
dition. This was acompllshcd In about
twenty-four hours , when the calf
would keep on gaining at the rate of a
pound and a half or two pounds per
day.Yet
Yet there are farmers who say that
education don't pay , and that book
learning Is a farce. There Is no pro
fession In the universe that allows a
greater display of intellect than farmIng -
Ing , and nowhere Is It needed more in
order to Increase the profits. The
farmer Is called upon to solve ques
tions In soil physics , In chemistry , botany
any , entomology , bacteriology , veter
inary siconce , mechanics and In fact
can call Into play a knowledge of all
the sciences and arts. To do this he
must be educated. This education not
only makes him a better farmer , but
makes his work a pleasure. No ono
who has not experienced it can ap
preciate the satisfaction that comes
from seeing a plant , an Insect , a birder
or an animal of any kind , and to bo
able to name It , tell something of Its
life history , and especially to know of
its economic value to the farmer. Such
education helps the farmer to reallzo
the dignity of his calling , and helps to
place bis profession In the front rank
of the world's Industries , where It be
longs.
Treatment of Itun Down 1'uHtiiros.
Experiments have been undertaken j ,
by Mr. Jared Smith of the department
of agriculture at two points In Texas
to determine the most practical and
economical manner of treating natural
pastures which have become largely
run down through overstocking , so as
to again cover them with native
grasses or better species from other
regions. Plats of pasture have been
disked , drflczert with an ordinary har-
row and pastured alternately , allowing
grasses a short period for recovery
after each grazing , and compared with
plats grazed in the ordinary way.
During succeeding seasons experiments
will be made with sowing alfalfa ,
sorghum , bokhara clover and other
forage plants directly on the sod with
out further treatment than to keep
the stock off during the first year. In
order to be practicable , very Inexpen
sive treatment must be employed.
These treatments will bo carried on at
least three years , at the end of which
time definite results are hoped for
which will enable stockmen to decide
the best method of restoring the pas
tures which are now generally depre
ciated.
Commercial Fertilizers In Michigan.
The use of commercial fertilizers is
steadily Increasing In the state. Con
siderable knowledge Is required In or
der to buy Just such Ingredients aa are
lacking in the soil and as are best
adapted for promoting growth in
certain plants. Their use will of
necessity be limited to the older portions
tions of the state for some time to . ,
come. Many farmers throughout the -A '
state have found the use of these fer
tilizers profitable. It is a subject
worthy of Investigation , and many
farmers would do well to conduct ex
periments of their own along this lino.
Careful work of this kind could bo
done with much profit at a slight cost.
The per cent of farmers that use com
mercial fertilizers Is , in the southern
counties 10 , in the central counties 4 ,
in the northern counties 1 , and for the
state 7. Michigan Crop Report.
A Big Pig. What Is said to ho the
largest pig over ralred was recently
slaughtered In Now York. The ani
mal was a Jersey Red boar two and n
half years old , weighing nllvo 1,609
pounds. The hugo swlno measured
over nine feet from tip of Its nose to
the cud of its tall. It measures two
and a half feet across the loin , two
and a half feet across the hams , and
six foot In girth. This makes the hog
three foot through. It Is split at the
shoulder , and to look Into the carcase
Is like looking into the crevice of a
cavern. National Provlsloner.
Vermont Horses. For many years
Vermont has taken a leading position
In the breeding of line horses. Who
has not heard of her Morgans , her
Highland Grays aud her Dlacklmwka ?
Probably no more valuable strain of
blood can bo found In this country
than the descendants of old Justin
Morgan. Their usual lack of slzo is
more than made up In quality. Ex.
Everybody In Denmark , over iilno
years of age , can read and write.