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Every person setting out an orchard -
7 chard should decide on the proper ye.-
, . ; : c' rieHes suited to his locality , and , If
for a commercial orchard , they should
be , merchantable varieties , says T. G.
' , Raynor Good.lteeplng , red varieties
seem to be In keenest demand nearly
everrwhere. : A fine-Iooldng apple , regardless
, gardless of the quality , Is always In
r demand. Too many varIeties In nn
orchard Js not desirable , but four or
five of the right sort are all that are
1 necessary for cross fertilization. Buyers .
< i ers wm , for reasons which are obi -
vious , pay much better prices for n
i few varIeties than for 0. great ' many.
The stock should be purchased from
'a reliable nurseryman , and not too
. much dependence should be placed In
agents , who are In the busIness for
what they can get. out of it. I would
' advIse buying ; stock from a nursery
nearest the planter , provIded his stock
' Is all right.
SprIng seems to be the most favor-
able time for planting. When the
A trees are delivered , great care should
. be taken to prevent the exposure of
the roots to sun or wind , and heeling !
In moist earth Is advIsable. In preparing -
paring the holes , they should be dug
deeply enough that when the tree Is
se : , It will be just a little lower Iu
the l'ound than where it stood in
the nursery ; row. To plant well two
persons are necessary , one man to set
the trees and the ether to dig the
holes and fill in. The trees must be
trimmed , topped bach : , and all broken
. and decayed roots should be cut off.
. In planting the roots should be
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be spread out well and the trees
I jarred gently as the fine earth is
thrown In. This will brIng the soil
In close contact wIth aU the fine roots.
- Then thIs should be tramped firmly
and the halo filled to the surface and
- left loose on top. Care should be
taken in shapIng the head of the tree
i To get a good strong head the three
or four branches 'forming it should
\ start Irregularly from the stem , and
no two limbs should grow opposite
each other. In view of the necessity
of sprayIng and havIng the fruit well
colored , It Is not advIsable to plant
I closer than thIrty feet each way , and
for large-growIng varieties forty feet
1. would be better.
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Loss from Bitter Rot.
. . .J The losses from bitter rot of apples
- ' are seldom appreciated , but the men
that have Investigated them declare
them to be sImply enormcus for the
entire country Professor Blair of the
t , University of Illinois , told the writer
J . last fall that the losses from bItter
rot In four counties of Illinois had
totaled for the past season $1,500,000.
This was In the four counties of
, Marlon , Clay , Rlchland and 'Vaj'ne.
Bitter rot Is a fungous dIsease and can
bo controlled to some extent by spray-
ing. It is time that apple growers
awoke fully to the enormous tax they
are every year paying to the fungous
diseases that ravage our orchards.
. Could we eliminate oven this one
. scourge of bitter rot wo would add
. millions of dollars to the value of the
. apple crop.
Good breeders do not forget that the
i ' domestic hen has to have' more egg
shell material than did the hen In a
wild state , for the reason that she
lays more eggs. When a hen runs out
of eggshell material the result Is a
) derangement of the organs that pro-
duce eggs , and sometimes soft shelled
eggs and abnormal appetites result.
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. ' It is often cheaper to buy clear wheat
, at a fair prIce than wheat screenings
4 at a low prIce.
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Shipping of Mangy Cattle.
The United States government bag
just Issued a proclamation to the man
agers and agents of railroads ! : ! and
transportation companies as to the
transportation of mangy cattle. ThE
more Important points In the proclamation .
atlon are as follows :
1. It Is required of every one Intend.
Ing to shIp or to trail cattle to ascertain -
tain that the cattle are not affected
with scabIes and have not been exposed .
posed to the contagion thereof before
offering them for transportation or be-
fore crossing state or territorial boun-
daries. Transportation companies arc
required to provide cleaned and disinfected -
fected cars or other vehicles for the
reception of cattle and to refuse for
shipment cattle whose ' freedom from
disease and from exposure to conta
glen Is In doubt.
2. Cattle that are affected with scar
bles , or that have been exposed to the
contagion of scabies , shall not be
shipped or driven from one state or
territory or the District of Columbia
Into another state or territory or the ,
District of Columbia , or Into public
stock yards or feeding stations , until
they have been dipped In a mixture
approved by this department , except as .
provIded In Rule 4.
3. Cattle that are affected with the
disease may be shipped for Immediate
slaughter after one dipping , but If
they are Intended for feeding or stocl-
lug purposes they shall be held for a
second dIpping ten to twelve days
after the first one. All of the cattle
In a certain herd or shipment In which
the disease is present shall be consid
erect as affected with the disease.
4. Cattle that are not affected with
the disease , but which have been exposed .
posed to the contagion , may be shipped -
ped for feeding or stocking purposes
after one dipping but may be shipped
for ImmedIate slaughter without dip-
ping.
5. When affected cattle are shipped
for slaughter after one dipping , an'
when exposed cattle are shIpped fo
slaughter without dipping , the car.
conveyIng them shall be marked on
each side with a card bearIng In
plainly visible letters the word "Scab-
by Cattle , " or "Exposed Cattle , " as the
case may be ; and each of the waybills ,
conductor's manifests , and bills of lad-
Ing of such shipments by cars or boats
shall have a similar statement plainly
wrItten or stamped upon Its face. Said
cards shall be furnished and affixed
by the railroad company and shall ,
not be removed until the cars have '
been cleaned and disinfected. '
Other sections give instructions and
requirements as to dipping and kinds
of dips to be used. Stockmen inter.
ested should send for a circular givIng
details
Ox Warbles.
A- bulletin of the Kansas Agricul-
tural College says : Treatment should
begin as soon as the warbles are nor
ticed upon the animals' bacles. Most
of the warbles or grubs can- bo destroyed -
stroyed by putting turpentine , kerosene .
sene , crude petroleum or mercurial ,
ointment In 01' on the opening through '
the skin directly over the warble. If
the opening is very small , It should :
be enlarged by using a smooth ,
pointed stick. '
A machinist's all cnn
having a slender nozzle furnishes an
excellent method of applying the metl ,
Iclne. Dy running the cattle through
a chute they can be treated : quite rap.
idly. They should be examined In '
about ten days , and any that escape :
the first treatment should be der
strayed bj' a second : or better ,
squeezed out and crushed : or they I
can bo crushed beneath the skin by I
pinching the lump or killed ! by inn !
sorting a pointed wire or large blunt-
pointed needle. It Is Important that
any grubs squeezed out or escaping
naturally should be destroyed or they
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PAPER THAT STOPS BUU..ETS.
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Experiments Made by Swedish Government
rnment Are Interesting.
A series of Interesting firing trIals
has been UlHlertalwll hy the SwedIsh
government. The p\11'POW ; of these
experiments ) was to examine the effect
of shooting against pasteboard. The
trials were conducted on the harveR
of the Swedish navy In l-tlrlslronn ,
and the target used was a prepared
one of millboard , against : which fir c'
from revolvers , rifles , carbines and
machine guns was directed. The
pasteboard , which was three Inches
thick , resisted completely the bullets
fired from the small arms , but was
perforated 'oy the projectiles from the
machine guns. The experiments may
be said to have given very Interesting
results. Bullets from the carbines
used are able to penetrate wooden
planks five Inches In thickness , but
they could not penetrate the pasteboard '
hoard , which was only three inches
thlcle.
Stunts for Hindu Youngsters.
Little Hindu boys who don't know
how to behave tliemselves are punish-
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stead of having to stand In corners '
with their faces to the wall the bad
ones at school may be ordered to
stand on one leg and hold their ears
for half an hour-a very tiresome pastime -
time , especially when one Is not used
to it : Or , when they fall asleep over
their books , they may have their
"scalpkriots" tied to the wall In such
a way that the drowsy heads cannot
droop forward.
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Food of Poorer Italians.
A writer In the London Chronicle
says : "A few years ago-It may be
the same to.da-the ; popular markets
of the poorer quarters of Rome and
even the stalls of the butchers near
the Pantheon showed rows and rows
of cats hung up for sale , with the
skins off but the tails carefully left
on , to show that they were not rab-
bits. For an old-fashioned Italian
does not think a rabbit quite fit for
human food , nor will any Italian peasant .
sant eat the meat of sheep. Anything
wInged , however , Is his favorite food.
Like the lady In Boccacclo's story , he '
eats 0. parrot when he can get one. "
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Floating Postoffice.
In Lake 'Vablgoon , Ontario , Canada .
acta , at a point where ; the water is
not very deep , a strong wooden stake
has been driven Into the ground. On
the to , ! 0. box has been securely fastened . .
ened , and there you rl'.lYo the Lake
Wabigoon postoffice The little steamer .
er from Rat Portage drops tl..9 mall
here on her outward voyage , and a
canoe goes out from the shore and
collects it . depositing the outgoing
mall at the same time , which Is picked .
ed up by the steamer on her return
trip to Rat Portage next day.
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A BULLET.PROOF OINTMENT.
It Commands a High Price Among
Russian ' Soldiers.
A number of reservists from Perm ,
on entraining at 'l'chelablnsk , for the
far east , were observed to have In
their possession small bottles , of the
kind provided by the state for vOlllm ,
filled with a curious greenish sub-
stance
A few days later some soldiers
were noticed dyed a deep olive green ,
and an Inquiry was held.
Some of the soldiers admitted that
before J'twlng their village a wise
woman named Lietl\ln had sold them ,
at a ronblo a bottle , a holy ointment ,
the chief Ingredient of which was
marrow taken fromJ the bones of
saints buried ut Soloylots monastery ,
near Archangel.
The ointment rendered anyone
smeared with It bullet-proof , and as
the soldiers expected that the Japanese -
ese might attack their train at' any
moment they were preparing. "
It appeared that the less fortunate
soldiers had begged to bo allowed to
buy some of the ointment , and the
further the train got east the higher
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rose the prlco.-London
Doctoring an Ostrich. .
To relieve his paralyzed legs from
his 250 pounds weight , this ostrich
was placed Ifl a sUng while 0. mild
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current of electrIcity was applied to
his legs. The first tro days ho appeared -
peared to receive no benefit from the
treatment , but It gradually brought
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back blood and life , and he Is now
running around In the London zoological -
cal gardens.
Electric Fan on Light Wire.
Every year brings out some new
design In electric fans. What is.prob-
ably the latest thing In this line Is the
little contrivance shown hore. Com-
pactness and economy are Its chief
recommendations. The construction
Is very simple and the cost slight. The
fan can be screwed directly Into the
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Ing the same amount of current as a
sixteen candle power lamp. The
speed of the blades Is said to bo 1GOO
revolutions a minute.
Curious Guam Superstition.
In the Island of Guam a curious
superstition Is held by the uut ves.
i They believe that on a certain night
all of the dead come forth from thdlr
graves and walk around , having a
good time. To facllltato the festive
occasion a candle Is kept burning on
every grave through the night.
Burglars Played Mean Trick.
Even , the device of leaving n. . safe
unlocl.cd , with a card Inviting burg-
lars to open It , Is no longer a protec-
tlOl't. A man tried It at 1\1InersYl11e ,
Penn. . and the burglars played hidfn'
the trick of locking It so he could not :
open It hlms U.