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Activities of Women.
Governor Johnston of California re
cently uppuiuted u bourj of women to
assuml diredt control of ono of tho
most Important reformatory Institu
tions. Mlsa Florence Snnvlllo and Fanny
Cochrnno, two Philadelphia women,
aro taking a courso In agricultural
economics ai tho University of Wis
consin. Tho Countess do la Guorlvlero, who
was tho first woman cab driver In
Paris, has gone Into a now venture,
that of a nurse In a Parla hospital for
dogs, cats and birds.
There nro only 18,000,000 married
women In tho United States who could
bo divorced, and during tho past year
110,000 couples liavo found that they
wero mlsmated.
A California woman has erected a
remarkable resldenco for herself at
tho ago of seventy-throe. With tho
oxcoption of tho roof, framo and
floors, tho house was built entirely by
ber.
ITCHING TERRIBLE ON LIMB
R. F. D. No. 3, ClarkHeld, Minn.
"My troublo was of long standing. It
started with some small red and yel
low spots about tho slzo of a pin head
on my leg and every morning there
was a dry scalo on top covering tho
affected part and whon tboso scales
wero falling oft tho Itching waB more
than I could stand at times. Tho first
year I did not mind It bo much a& it
was only Itching very badly at times,
but tho second year It advanced all
around my leg and tho itching was
terrible. I had to be very careful to
havo my clothing around tho affected
part very loose. At night tlmo I often
happened to scratch tho soro la my
sleep. Then I had to stand up, get out
of bed and walk tho floor till tho spell
was over.
"I bought lots of salves and tried
many different kinds of medicine but
without any success. I got a cake of
Cutlcura Soap and a fifty:cent box of
Cuticura Ointment and when I had
used them I was nearly over the itch
ing. But I kept on with the Cutlcura
Soap for six weeks and the cure was
complete." (Signed) S. O. Gordon,
Nov. 20, 1912.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment Bold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. AddresB post
card "Cutlcura, Dopt. L, Boston." Adv.
Daily Thought.
Just to be good, to keep life puro
from degrading elements, to make It
constantly helpful in little ways to
those who are touched by It; to keep
one's spirit always sweet, and to
avoid all manner of petty anger and Ir
ritability that Is an idea as noble at
it la difficult.
It Should.
"It certainly makes a great differ
ence." "What does?"
"My new adding and subtracting machine."
The Original Cause.
"He bent every effort to make
money."
"I suppose that is how ho became bo
crooked In his dealings."
Whon you seo a woman wearing a
clinging gown it's a sign that she is
willing to admit sho has a good figure.
Our idea of a fussy man is one who
isn't on speaking terms with his own
conscience half the time.
Why not resolve to get even with
tho world by paylnc our debts?
THIS WOMAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Baltimore, Md. "I am more than
glad to tell what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound did if me.
suffered dreadful
pains and was very
irregular. I became
alarmed and sent for
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound. I took it reg
ularly until I was
without a cramp or
pain and felt like
another nersnn. and
it has now been six months since I took
any medicine at all. I hope my little
note will assist you in helping other wo
men. I now feel perfectly well and in
the best of health." Mrs. August
W. Kondneb, 1632 Hollins Street, Bal
timore, Md.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetablo Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record of
being the most successful remedy for
f emalo ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass.,
seem to prove tills fact
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such ail
ments as displacements, inflammation,
ulceration, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia E. Pinkliam Med
icine Co., ( confidential ) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
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Sy has not robbed Washington.
Of them, tho ilrst Is the ono
which has deprived him of a great
deal of tho appreciation which has
boen lavished on less deserving chdr
acters. What over tho vices of tho man,
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tury, there has come a tendency to depreciate the
ability of the one man who, more than any other,
would naturally be exalted. For a long time It was
held that his fame was tarnished because he swore
real oaths at the battle of Monmouth. That was
succeeded by the present epoch, which has chosen
to regard him as-a lovable gentleman, with enough
horse sense not to make a fool of himself and, by
a series of events over which he had no control,
to becomo the father of his country.
And yet It is doubtful If another character of
the ago is more to be admired for its many-sided
excellencies. As a man, warrior and statesman,
Washington yields to no figure of his time.
What place Washington held, In his own day,
must now become a matter of interest. Shortly
after his death, Felix Faulcon voiced tho opinion
of tho French parliamentarians when he ad
dressed tho legislative assembly as follows:
"Tho tomb has claimed him who was the model
of republican perfection. This Is not the time to
trace all this truly great man has accomplished
for tho liberties of America, tho generous Inspira
tions which he imparted to the French who were
attracted to his school of arms; tho sublime act
which will ever add luster to his memory, when,
nfter having exerted his talents In giving liberty
to his country, he voluntarily relinquished su
preme power to conceal his glory in the obscurity
of privato life."
Naturally, Napoleon was attracted to the great
general who led an army of ragamuffins to vic
tory, after a long campaign of almost unparalloled
vicissitudes, and whoso power was attested by
the fact that none of his general, exeppt Wayne,
accomplished much after they left him. When
the news of his death reached France, tho first
consul Issued tho following order:
"Washington Is no more I That great ma"h
fought against tyranny. Ho firmly established the
liberty of his country. His memory will ever be
dear to tho French people, as It must be to every
friend of froedom In two worlds, and especially
to tho Frenoh soldiers, who, like him and tho
Americans, bravely fight for liberty and equality.
The first consul, In consequonce, orders that, for
ten days, black crepe shall be suspended to all the
standards and flags of the republic."
At almost the same the Gazette de France Bald:
"Washington is dead! Tho news In the time
of the directory it would have boen Imprudent,
to announce. Now, the heart may with confi
dence abandon Itself to all tho generous emotions
of the soul, and we may dare to weep at tho tomb
of a great man. A general funeral service has
been ordered In America, and this will be ob
served by tho citizens of every nation. No period
has sustained a loss so irreparablo as the end of
the eighteenth century."
This concluding sentence may bo taken as gen
erally expressing tho estimation in which the
"father of his country" was then held. Since
then, with that flash tendency to appreciate high
sounding phrases rather than sound statesman
ship, it has becomo tho fashion rather to exalt
tho orators and the writers, who had secondary
roles, than to accept the verdict of colonial times.
It Is doubly strange, too, ,that In a country
whoso citizenship is rapidly altering, because of
tho large und continuous additions from foreign
lands, should havo no one great work, not ovon
an essay, which vitally and vigorously presents
the character of Its first great general, statesman
and citizen.
When reading tho first president's letters, it
seems strange that his correspondence should
never havo excited moro attention or study. By
comparison they aro almost unknown when one
considers for example how much attention and
controversy has been directed of late years to
lives and writings of Hamilton and Durr.
Very strange It is, Indeed, that tho corre
spondence of so commanding a character as
"Vashlngton should be so little known to tho
ilnety and more millions of people who owe tholr
liberty and prosperity to him. And to tho fact
F&a&ZYGrajr Ge&5vs,re mi?-
that his letters nro so
llttln read may bo at
tributed tho further
fact that his famo Is
that of a successful
gonoral rather than of
a broad, constructive
genius, whoso all-seeing
statesmanship guided a
now nation of his own
making to greatness.
Also, it Is probablo
that no man who wroto
as much as ho did put
so little on paper that
Is open .to criticism.
Ilead a dozen or more
volumes of his corre
spondence, ub complied
by Sparks, and you will
find not ono epistle
which docs not bear
tribute to his love of freedom, his wisdom and
kindliness of heart. All of them show why ho
never failed in anything of consequence he under
took. .Without exception, they bear witness to
tho thought, tho careful consideration, the sound
Judgment of the writer.
With these qualities dominant, there is lacking,
as a matter of course, tho bias, the egotism, tho
proneness to give way to tho passions, that have
caused go many able men to fall.
Above all, there Is an abounding lovo of free
dom, an all-powerful deslro to serve the bost In
terests of his fellowmen, that cannot fall to touch
the heart of any one who cares to read the old
volumes that have been shelved In -favor of so
much less worthy material.
Take him, for Instance, as a soldier. His
earlier show that ho realized fully the difficulties
of the tasks ahead of him. First of all, his breadth
of vision prevented his army from being divided
and subdivided by tho claims of tho various col
onies that tho troops they raised should bo do
voted to their own defense. As bo wrote to the
governor of Connecticut:
"I am by no means insensible to the situation
of tho people on tho coast. I wish I could oxtend
protection to all, but tho numerous detachments
necessary to remedy tho evil would amount to a
dissolution of the army, or make the most Im
portant operations of the campaign depend upon
tho piratical operations of two or threo men-of-war
and transports."
Again, when ho waB recruiting his forces, he
was dismayed by the fact that not oil tho peoplo
were animated by motives as high as his.. To his
secretary, Joseph Reed, ono of tho closest of his
friends, ho wroto:
"Such dearth of public spirit, and such want of
virtue, such stock Jobbing, and fertility in all tho
low arts to obtain advantage of ono knid or an
other In this great change of military arrange
ment, I never saw before, and I pray God's meroy
I may never see again. What will be tho end of
these maneouvers is beyond my.Bcan. I tremble
at the prospect. . . , Could I have foreseen
what I have experienced and am likely to ex
perience, no consideration upon earth should have
Induced mo to accept this command."
His letters during the winter at Valloy Forgo
are models of tholr kind. Dut nothing ho wrote,
during his period of command, bears higher trib
ute to his clmiuctor as a man than his letters to
General Gago that "tho officers engaged in the
cause of liberty and tholr country, who by tho
fortune of war have fallen Into your hands, have
been thrown indiscriminately into n common Jail,
appropriated to felons."
General Gage Insolently replied that hut for his
clemency tho captured men would have been
hanged, and mado counter-charges that Ilrltish
captives wero mistreated. To this Washington
replied with the following letter:
"I addressed you, sir, on the 11th Instant, in
terms which gavo tho fairost scope for that hu
manity and politeness which were supposed to
form a part of your character. remonstrated
with you on tho unworthy treatment shown to
the officers and citizens of America whom tho
fortune of war, chanco or a mistaken confidence
had thrown into your bands. Whether British or
American mercy, fortitude, and patience aro most
prominent; whether our virtuous citizens whom
the hand of tyrranny has forced Into arms to de
fend tholr wives, their children, and their proper
ty, or tho merciless instruments of lawless domi
nation, avarice, and revenge, best deserve tho
appellation of rebels and tho punishment of that
cord, which your affected clemency has forborne
to inflict; whether tho authority undor which I
act Is usurped or founded upon tho genuine prin
ciples of liberty, were altogether foreign to the
subect. I purposely avoided all political discus
sion, nor shall I now avail mysoljf of thoso ad
vantages which tho sacred causo of my country,
of liberty, and of human nature glvo me over
you; much less shall I stoop to rotort and In-
vectlvo, but tho
Inujllgonco you
say iou havo ro
celvo i from our
army' deoorvos a
reply. I havo
takon tlmo, sir,
to make a strict
Inquiry, and find
It hnB not the
loast foundation
in truth. Not only
your oWcora and
soldiers havo
boon treated wlthj
tho tenderness
duo to fellow-cltlzens and brothron, but even
thoso execrable parricides, whoso counsols and
aid have doluged tholr country with blood, have
been protected from tho fury of a Justly enraged
peoplo. Far from compelling or permitting tholr
assistance, I am embarrassed with tho numbers
who crowd to our camp, animated with tho purest
principles of virtue and lovo to tholr country.
"You nffect, Blr, to desplso all rank; not derived
from tho snmo source with your own. I cannot
concolvo ono moro honorable, than that which
flows from tho uncorrupted choice of a brave and
freo peoplo, tho purest sourco and original foun
tain of all power. Far from making It a ploa for
purity, n mind of truo magnanimity and enlarged
Ideas would comprehend and respect It.
"What may have boen "tho ministerial views
which havo precipitated tho prcsont crisis, Lox
Ington, Concord and Charlestown can best declare
May that God, to whom you, too, appeal, Judga bc
tweon America and you. Under his providence,
thoso who influenco the councils of America, and
all tho other Inhabitants of tho'Unlted Colonies,
at the hazard of (heir lives, are dotermlned to
hand down to posterity those Just and Invaluable
privileges which they received from their an
cestors." To Washington's high personal charactor, and
his lack of small weaknesses, his correspondence
all bears testimony.
As a statesman, ' Washington was as sure, ns
broadmlndcd and as determined- as he was nB a
general. All his letters to his friends and to those
who served him show that his efforts were di
rected toward tho prevention, not only of entan
gling alliances abroad, but to calming internal dis
sensions and directing the business of tho nation
Into healthy channels.
For a tlmo the agricultural Interests and the
merchants saw tho growth of manufactures with
Jealousy and distrust. But Washington yielded to
no economic fallacies. Scarcely had tho Revolu
tion been brought to a successful termination
when he wrote to tho Delaware Society for Pro
moting Domestic Manufactures, In 1798, as fol
lows'. "Tho promoting of domestic manufactures will,
In my conception, bo among tho first consequences
which may nuturnlly be expected to flow from an
energetic government. For myBelf, having an
equal regard fgr tho prosperity of tho farming,
trading and manufacturing Interests, I will only
observe that I cannot conceivo tlio extension of
tho latter (so far as it may afford employment to
a great number of hands which would bo other
wise In a manner Idle) can bo detrimental to the
formor. On tho contrary, tho concurrence of
virtuous individuals, and tho combination of eco
nomic societies, to rely as much as possiblo on
tho resources of our own country, may bo product
ive of great national advantages by establishing
tho habits of Industry nnd economy, Tho ob
jects of your Institution are, therefore, In my
opinion, highly commendable; and you will permit
me to add, gontlemon, that I propose to demon
strate the sincerity of my opinion on this subject
by the uniformity of my practice In giving a de
cided preference to tho products and fabrics of
America, whensoever It may be done without in
volving an unreasonable expense or very great in
convenience." Along educational lines Washington's ideas
wero equally suro and far-seeing. When the fed
eral commissioners in 1795 were considering the
orectlon of a univority, ho wrote to them as fol
lows: "It haB always been a source of serious reflec
tion and sincere regret with me that tho youth of
the United States should be sent to foreign coun
tries for tho purpose of education. Although tluro
aro doubtless many, under thette circumstances,
who escape tho danger of 'contracting principles
unfavorable to republican government, yet wo
ought to deprecato the hazard attending ardent
and susceptible minds from boing too strongly und
too early prepossessed In favor of other ,politlcal
systoras before they aro capablo of appreciating
their own.
"For this reason I havo greatly wished to see
a plan adopted by which tho arts, sciences and
belles-letters could be taught in their fullest ox.
tent, thereby ombraclng all the advantages of
European tuition, with the means of acquiring tho
liberal knowledge which Is necessary to qualify
our citizens for tho exigencies of public as well
aB private life; and (which with me is a consider,
atlon of great magnitude) by assembling tho youth
from tho, different parts of this rising republic,
contributing from their intercourso nnd Inter
change of Information to tho removal of pre
judices, which might perhaps sometimes arise
from local circumstances.''
These few oxtrnctB havo been aolpcted at ran
dom from Washington's correspondence, extend
Ing over a period of 25 years. If they stimulate
Just a fow persons to mako a first-hand study of
tho life and writings of tho fathor of this coun
try thoy will havo fulfilled their nilsslon.
GOOD MANAGEFiENT OF POULTRY ON FARMS
KNITTING ALWAYS AT HAND
Nev England Woman of the Old
School Wat Never Without That
Favorite Occupation.
New England farmers less than a
hundred years ago found their flocks
of sheep one of the most valuable as
sets of the farms. Tho wool they turned
over to the "women-folke," who
picked and cleaned It. Then It was
tent to the carding mill, where it was
arded and made into rolls, In tho
farmhouse these rolls were spun Into
yarn on wheels turned by hand.
Slnco most of the wool was white
and only a few pure, white garments
were needed, many of, the farmers'
wives colored their yarn. When to their
many accomplishments thl;y added the
art of weaving. They also knit. Knit
ting was a universal art. Every houso
wlfo nnd every girl knit.
Every self-rpBpectlng wonmniilwaya
had her knitting at hand. She khi,t as
bJio talHed, knit while visiting W
neighbors, knit while he sat warming
herself by tho atove or tho fireplace,
knit whon she was half-asleep and wno
waked up by dropping a stitch, knit In
tho morning, knit at noon,' knit at
night. Tho gentler box of tho wholo
countryside knit, knit; knit stockings
for themselves and socks for the "men
folks;" knit white stockings and gray
socks with blue toes, blue cocks with
red toes, and for variety, pled socks or
ring-streaked and speckled.
They knit mittens, bo comfortable
on frosty days; mittens white, mittens
gray, mittcnB bluo or blue striped,
with whlto for tho boys, and such pret
ty red mlttene for the dear girls; knit
comforters to wrap round tho boys'
nocks, white and bluo shawls, tippets
and legglngo of various hues. While a
part of tho product of tho knitting
noodles was Bold, most of it wont to
home consumption. Galusha Ander
son, In "When Neighbors Wero Nolgh.
bors."
She Lets Him Know.
A man may be foolish without know
ing it, but not if his wife is present.
'ITcpftr?! by tho tfnltal Slates De
partment of AirrloiiHure.)
On almost any farm thero
can bo fitted up, with very lit
tto, if any, cost for now ma
tctial, a poultry houso that will
answer all tho purposes of moro
oxpenslvo buildings for keeping
poultry, stales tho department
of agriculture, farmers' bulletin
No 5G2, Tho essentials to suc
cess, In housing nro fresh nin
sunshine, a dry floor and a
building that Is free from
drafts. In constructing a poul-
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try houso It Is advisable to allow 2 Hi
to I squaro feet of floor' spaco per
bird.
Tho accompanying cut is a plan for
a poultry house 10xH feet In slzo for
not moro than 50 hens, which can
ho constructed at on expense of about
$20 ror material. This houso has one
lmltof tho front open, nnd Is adapted
for southern conditions, but In locali
ties whero much anew or rain Is apt
to blow Into tho Iioubo or whero tho
winters nro sovoro It Is odvlsablo to
lnsurt a curtain of burlnp or thin mus
lin which can bo closed In cold weath
er. If tho ground is damp, it will bo
noccBsary to add n board floor; other
wise a dirt floor elevated n fow Inches
above tho ground luvul will bo satis
factory. If di'Hired, a content floor
of cheap ami slmplo construction may'
bo laid; such a floor is a good protec
tion against rats. Tho plnn shows a
0-lncli shutter on tho back Just under
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tho eaves, which Is recommended for
ubo In tho south. This must be con
structed so that it can be closed to
prevent any draft on tho hens In cold
weather. Tho houso should face to
ward the south, Tho nests may be
placed directly under tho dropping
boards or on the walls of the house
rathor than on the floor. Tho ma
terials required for building the house
shown In vtho cut aro as follows:
Two pieces 4 by 4 Inches by 10
feet, for sills.
Two pieces 4 by 4 Inches by 14
feot, for 'sills.
Two pieces 2 by 4 inches by 10 feet,
for plates.
Two pieces 2 by 4 Inches by' 14 feet,
for plnteB.
Sixteen pieces 2 by 4 inches by 12
feet, for studs, rnfters, and roosts.
Ono hundred nnd twenty square feot
of boardB 12 feet long for ends.
Fifty-six 'equaro feot of boards for
back.
Eighty-four square feet of boards
for front nnd dropping boards.
j a flock of tho samo variety Is more
uniform than that from a Hockf of
mixed breeds or mongrel stock. It 1b
advised that alt pullets to bo used
as layers tho following winter shall
bo hatched by April 15, and certain
ly not later than May 1 of tho pro
ceding spring.
It takes n healthy, well-fed flock to
produco eggs. Fowls must not be al
lowed to becomo too fat, 'as but fow
eggs will bo laid by hens in such con
dition To prevent their getting over
fat, It is host to make tlism work for
most of their feed by scratching In
the Utter, of which thero should bo
nbout four inches on the floor. This
litter enn bo of straw, leaves or chaff,
and should always bo kopt dry.
A good feedf for egg production $
ono composed of corn, wheat and"
oats, oquul parts by measure. It is
advisablo to uso home-grown grains
whenover possible. In sections where
corn nnd oats do not thrive, other
grains can bo used to good advantage,
for oxnmple, a mixturo of equnl parts
by measure of kaflr corn oats and
barloy will produco gooU results.
Scatter a small handful of this mix
turo for every threo hens in the litter
morning and nooK, and give them all
they will eat of ltin a V-shaped
trough at night. 'In tho winter tlmo
Borne green feed should be fed at
noon; cnbbage or mangel-wurzels,
either chopped or wholo, are good.
Every fow days look in the litter
carefully and see If the fowls aro eat
ing all the grain being given them;
if not, reduce tho quantity Fowls
that have to work for what feebVttiey
get seldom become over-fat. Grit and
oyster shells in a hopper should al-
ways be kept before them.- The grit
is uoea ,io gnna meir leea, ana inn
oyster shell furnishes tho lime for"
the eggshells. Be sure to keep water
boforo them at all times. Birds that
aro laying drink much more water
than thoso that are not laying. Th
water should be kept out of the d!
irect rays of tho sun. DuVing the fait'
and winter monthB, when colds and
I roup are apt to appear among the
poultry, it is advisablo to add the
amount of permanganate of potash
which will remain on the faco of a.
10-cont piece to each gallon of drink-
lng water. This mixture will often,
present and cure these troubles. Al
low the fowls free range whenever
possible, except when snow ts on the"
ground.
Classified Land for Agricultural Use.
Ono of tho largest tasks of the
forestry Bervlco during the past year
has boen the classification of 'lands
within tho national forests li? respect
to their highest future use. ThlB work?
was undertaken during 1913 on a.more
comprohenslvo scalo than ever before,
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Feeding Little Chicks Frame Used to Protect Feed of Young From Older
Fowls In Use at United States Experimental Farm, BelUvllle, Md.
Ono hundred and fifty squaro feet
of boards for root.
Two hundred and twelve lineal feot
of 2 by l.nch battens.
Total scantling, 22G feot b. m.
Total boards, C22 feot b. m, '
Total lumber, 850 feot b. m.
Two pairs hinges.
Ono hundrod and fifty Equaro feet
roofing paper.
Nails.
FIfty-Blx square feet poultry wire, 2
Inch mesh.
Poultry netting, -lnch mesh, can
bo used In localities whero sparrows
aro troublesome.
Tho foregoing plana for housing are
merely Huggostlvo, and any plan that
conforms genorally to the essentials
laid down will bo sufficient.
Tho selection of stock Is a matter
of considerable Importance, us a great
deal of ono's success or failure with
poultry depends upon the Individual
specimens used to brood from. Caro
should bo taken to select tho early
maturing, fast-growing pullets. Mciib
will not, as a rulo, lay until thoy are
well matured; consequently It can bo
readily seen that the slow-growing
breeds will not begin to lay ns soon
ns tho former. A good Indox to a
hen's ability to pay a profit over the
cost of feed nnd labor Is her ability
to be continually on tho movo. It Is
ndvlsable to keep but' ono breed oi
.mrobred fowls, as tho production!
because there was a specific appro
priation for the purpose. Large areas
aro being classified where the amount
of land chiefly valuable for agricul
ture warrants its being taken out of
the forests, and It also takes care of
areas on which detailed classification
will disclose small areas suitable for
agricultural development within tho
forests. The work Is being carried
on with the assistance of tho bureau
of soils and the bureau of plant ln-
dustry, department of agriculture.
Ouo result of this work was the
elimination of 340,000 acres from the
Nebraska national forest, 23,000 acres
from tho Rainier, in Washington, ana
413,770 acres from tho Deschutes and
Paulina, In dregon. About 300,000
acres in small Isolated tracts were;
listed for settlement during the year
Tho areas now being examined for
clt&slficatlon have a total area ot
about 3,000,000 acres.
Interesting Test. A
Tho sheep division of the .animal
husbandry department of the Unlyiv.
sfty ot Illinois has recently had tl
Bheop farm surveyed, , Tho plan ,is to
diyldo tho farm. Intojotaof fro o;r.
to flvo acres, In size." -'which eaV 'IjSr
used ror a rotation of .various forage"
crops consumed by a definite avmlwr
of sheop, how much forage oan b
duced on a given area and .tlw"
ot sheep It will maintala. '
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