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    DIET AND
HEALTH
By DR. J. T. ALLEN
Food Spcctnliit
Author of "Eating for a
Purpose," "The jVctii
Gospel of Health,"
Etc.
Copyright, by Joseph li. Howies.)
MILK FOR BABES-BUTTERMILK
FOR ADULTS
All authorities on diet my that
milk Is n perfect food. This Ih truo
In n Ronfo; nnd In nnollier It Ih nlto
gcthor untrue and misleading.
Tho nntjiral food of tho Infant la
mother's milk. Hut tho appalling mor
tality or Infants Is duo chlelly to tho
uso of cow's milk, carrying tho seeds
of dlsoaso from tho cow, tho air and
water, and planting thorn In' n soil
mado favorable by Improper feeding,
lack of fresh air, bathing and ox
orclso. Not ovon cereal starch kills
moro Inrnnts betweon tho agos of ono
nlid six than docs milk in tho first two
years.
Cow's milk differs nintorlally from
tho Infant's natural food, containing
twlco as much proteld and only about
half ns much sugar, but tho danger
lies moro in tho contamination of tho
milk sold In tho cities. Fortunately
good work Is being .lono In many
jilncos to remedy this ovll.
Milk Is called tho perfect food be
cause It contains nil tho olonionts nec
osflury for tho growtli of tho Infant,
nnd In tho proper proportion. Hut tho
physical constitution and development
of tho lnfnnt differ much from thoso
of tho adult, and tho food should dif
fer accordingly.
Tho growtli of tho Infant In tho
llrct six years la rapid, and a largo
proportion of llmo Is necossary to
build tho bony franiowork. Milk Is
in this respect an appropriate food for
tho Infant and Inapproprlnto for tho
adult Tho llmo of milk being little
needed for maintaining tho bony
framework of tho adult, Js largely de
posited In tho arteries, contributing to
tho distinctive disease of old ago
linrdonlng of tho arteries.
Tho prlmo causo of hardening of tho
nrteries, which Is also a causo of
"heart failure" and of certain forms
of Insanity, Is auto-lntoxicatlon, orsolf
poisoning, resulting from tho ab
sorption of wnsto matter from tho
lower part of tho alimentary canal, of
which I shall have moro to say In deal
ing with "Hroad," in n sub'scquent ar
ticle. Doflcioncy of iron In tho blood of tho
ndult is serious; tho porcentago of
iron in cow'b milk Is small, corre
sponding to tho nervous inactivity of
tho infant. In tills particular milk Is
ti vory unsatisfactory adult diet,
though it sustains life Indefinitely.
But tho unsultnblllty or milk to tho
ndult Is moro ovldunt on comparing
tho intant with tho adult anatomy and
physiology: In tho Infant, for in
Htanco( tho uppor part of tho alimen
tary cannl is almost a Btralght tube,
allowing tho milk to pubs quickly to
tho lntostlno, which is adapted to its
digestion, Tho adult, stomach Is n
tlooply curved pouch, which In certain
abnormal conditions rotalns tho food
for sovoral hours longer thnn tho
proper tlmo for digestion. Tho fer
mentation of milk nlono Is not nlways
noriouB, but tho formontatlon of moat,
uoroalu nnd fruits in tho stomach,
through tho agency of mill;, leads to
Horlous results,
Tho proportion of Iron In tho blood
Ih very small, hit vory Important.
When it Is found to bo dnllclont, t is
very difficult to supply it. Probably
Ub best bouico Is tho brown part or
wheat which is excluded from our
fine patent whlto Hours, of which wo
stintl spoak later. Grapes, tho
brown part of wheat, cabbage (raw)
and lettuce readily supply iron.
It has been found that persons living
oxcluslvely on milk lack "sand," a
quality which tho Infant novor needs
to display., sinco it Is absolutely do
pondont. In llcsti-oating animals tho stomach
and liver are much turgor in propor-
The Jewish instructions on diet pro
hibit eating meat and milk together,
though this may bo for an othical
reason.
Tho writer has recently mado sev
eral days' tosts of an oxcluslvo milk
diet on himself and others, carefully
recording results. A clinngo from
tho ordinary mixed diet to any mon
odlot is hanoflclal, and milk is not
nn exception. Hut tho benefits de
rived from the milk diet Which have
recently been much advertised should
be credited to tho monodlet, avoiding
tho Injurious effects of mixing several
Incompatible foods at' tho same meal,
Kquully satisfactory results con bo
shown from many other monodlots
ovon tho peanut, which Is tho most
concentrated of all foods, containing
nn excosn of albumen. Great gains
have boon recorded from oxcluslvo
diets of beans, oatmeal, wheat, etc., as
woll ns milk, pursued for CO days or
moro.
I'rof. Mctchnlkoff, bend of tho Pas
teur Institute, who lias mado most
praiseworthy investigations Into tho
causes of our early decay, has con
cluded that tho falluro of tho averngo
man to live ills natural term of life,
100 years, is duo to tho dovolopmcnt
of pathogenic gcrniB In tho lower pnrt
of tho food lubo from Improperly di
gested, superfluous food, nnd recojn
mends tho uso of buttermilk ns an
antidote.
Tho chief causes of tho offoudlng
conditions in tho colon, tho largo intes
tine, leading to a constant poisoning
of tho stronm of lire, nroi Too much
food, eaten hurriedly; too much starch
and not enough fruit, nnd bnd combi
nations of foods, good In themselves,
Buttermilk Is not a natural corrective
of these abnormal conditions, although
It no doubt serves as an autldoto, nor
is the "Intornal bath," good In a way,
tho true remedy; tho cnuso should bo
removed.
It has been snld that "wine Is tho
milk of ugc," and or unfermonted wlno
thin Is truo. Tho grnpo contains much
sugar, acid and Iron, which aro de
ficient In milk. Tho most noted case
of prolonged life In history, that ot
Comaro, tho Venetian nobleman In the
sixteenth century, wns duo to a uni
form dlot, consisting chlelly of uufer
mentod wine with an egg dally. Tho
egg supplied tho fat, sulphur and al
bumen deficient In tho "light wlno,"
or grnpo Juice. Hroken down at -10 by
Indulgence In outing nnd drinking, Cor
naro lived to bo moro than 100 by sim
ple living.
You can make tho best buttermilk
any day In your own kitchen. And
thoro Is nothing better for digestive
disorders, and especially for intestinal
troubles, or as a substltuto In lnfnnt
feeding, In certain cases.
You can get at tho drug storo tub
lots containing tho lactic acid bac
terium culture that will convert sweet
milk into full cream buttermilk by
simply dropping a tablet Into a quart
bottlo of milk and maintaining tho
propor tomporaturo, according to the
instructions. Not only because this
full crenm buttermilk contains the fat
In emulsified form is it better thnn tho
buttermilk you buy ot tho butter
milk man, but because tho lactic acid
bacterium provonts tho development
ot Injurious bacteria In tho milk. This
Is Importnnt In tho case of Infants,
Cholora infantum, somo forms ot
diarrhoea and porhnpu typhoid can bo
avoided In this way. Hero Is tho most
Important practlcnl application of the
gorni theory yet mndo, a boon for in
fant humanity, a rocovory In somo de
gree ot tho loss duo to departing from
nature In Infant feeding as a rosult
of departing from nature l:i other
wnys.
It has long boon known that butter
milk is a valuable food modlclno
even when soured by lightning. Wo
I can not nlways command tho thunder,
but sclenco has discovered how to
innko buttermilk without a churn nnd
without lightning, and without sepa
rating tho butter, HuttorlesH butter
milk Is good, full-cream buttermilk Is
better In most cases.
Cow's milk Is digested by tho Infant
with difficulty, often resulting In com
plete hrenkdown ot tho digestive nnd
nervous system; but tho adult diges
tive Byslom Is not so well ndaptod to
tho digestion of mill; and hence Hutu
leni'o and absolute revulsion ofton ro
sult from Its contlnuod use, But
buttermilk causes no such difficulties,
becauso It is in a sonso largely pro
dlgestect, tho coarser curds of tho
casein In cow's milk being finely
broken up.
Fills removes tho greatest objection
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EXPERIMENT IN LAMB FEEDING
IN THE WEST
Results Obtained from Various Feed Combinations By G.
E. Morton, Wyoming.
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GOOD TPEPPODVCTlOn
OF LONGLEIF PIIW.
To Florida goes tho distinction of
getting the first nutlonnl forest cre
ated east of tho Mississippi river.
President Koosovclt tuts Just signed a
proclamation setting asldo and nam
ing tho Ocala national rorcst in Marlon
county In eastern Florida and another
proclamation creating the Dakota na
tional forest In Hillings county, North
Dakota. Inasmuch as tho lust named
national forest Is tho first in North
Dakota, tho two proclamations add
two moro states to the list of
those whcroln land will bo put under
scientific forest administration. Thoro
aro now 1!) states, and Alaska, having
national forests.
Heforo tho creation of tho Ocala, in
Florida, the two forests in Arkansas,
tho Ozark und tho Arkansas, wero tho
easternmost national forests. Prac
tically all tho other national forests
are In tho Hocky mountain nnd tho
Pacific conBt Btates. Tho Florida for
est has an area of 201,480 acres, of
which about one-fourth has been taken
up under vniious land laws. It covers
a plateau between tho St. John's and
Ochlnwahu rivers and at no point is
nn elovntipn exceeding 1D0 feet above
sea lovel obtained. Tho area Is by nn
turo bettor fitted for tho production ot
forest growth than for any other pur
pose Nearly all of tho area, however,
seems particularly well adapted to tho
growtli of sand plno, which Is oven
now replacing the less vnlunhlo
species, and with protection from flro
almost tho cntlro area will In time un
doubtedly bo covorod with a donso
stand ot this Bpeclos. Tho long-leaf
pi no, a much more vuluahlo commer
cial treo than the Hand pine, appears
rathor sparsely on this forest and Is
confined principally to tho lower flat
lands along tho streams on tho bor
ders of tho forest.
In addition to ttio pines and scrub
growths, bald cypress, cabbage palnict
to and tupolo gum, gradually changing
to water oak, ash, elm, mngnolla, hid
ory and maple aro found bordering
tho numerous ponds and lakes which
nro scattered abundantly throughout
the confines of this forest
The Wyoming experiment station
hnvo Just concluded n year's investi
gation in lamb feeding with a view to
ascertaining the best ration.
Tlircc experiments wore carried on
nt tho samo tlmo. Previous experi
ments with small numbors of lumbs
had shown that oats nnd oil meal
seemed to balance the tiutlvo hay ra
tion about ns well as any grains tried.
Therefore, ono lot of 40 lambs was fed
this ration and another lot was fed al
falfa hay and corn. Shropshire-Merino
cross-bred lambs wero used.
A comparison of peaB In tho field
and pea hay was mado with two lots
of CotBwold grade lambs, having 40
lambs In each lot.
All tho lambs wero fed In uncovered
yards protocted by n high board fence,
with tho exception of tho lambs, upon
pons In tho field. Theso woro run In
smnll areas fenced with woven wlro,
the fonceB being moved as necessary,
stemmy. The lambs liked it, howover,
and showed n steady appetite for it.
Thoro was not the slightest difficulty
in getting them to eat it at tho start.
Tho lambs eating pea hay mado tho
low gain of 1G.9 pounds per head In
14 weeks. It required 1,472 pounds of
tho hay to produco 100 pounds gain
In livo weight. This poor showing for
pea liny Is homo out by tho resultn
cotton with Lot 10. which contained
a very different class of lambs and
wns not carried on In comparison with
Lot C, but which shows n still poorer
gain of only C.8 pounds per head In
14 weeks.
Tho pea hay seemed very unsatisfac
tory, and whlto nothing Is definitely
established by this experiment with
regard to tho amount of pea hay need
ed for tho nroduction of 100 rounds
gain, yot It can bo definitely stated
that It gives unsatisfactory resultB for
fattening lambs. Tho lambs do not
Uaed In
tlon than In tho vogotablo-oators. An
upimrcnt exception Is found in tho to cow's milk as a diet for Infants and
ruminating animals, llko the , cow, aa an Ideal monodlet for adults in
which gathers n largo quantity of food
nnd storeB It In tho first ot a series of
utomnchs for future chowlng. Tho do
volopmont of tho food tube Indicates
tho food udnpted to tho animal. Al
though tho Infant dlgestlvo organs nro
bettor nQapted to milk than tho adult's,
thoy aro not perfectly adapted to
cow's milk. To rood a dog or a child
or two years on "what wo eat our
solves" indicates a sympathetic but
thoughtless disposition.
Storlllzod or boiled milk Is upon to
severe stomach and bowel troubles.
A certain amount of fat 1b necessary
to tho best conditions for normal
nutrition, and fat is about 2V4 times
moro valuable ns a heat nnd energy
producer than othor forms of carbon;
mid of tho fats, butter Is the most
unslly asHlmllnted, except peanut and
ollvo nil. Hut omulBlficd ns tho fat Is
in milk, It is much more easily asslml-
laud than as butter. For this remain,
rm for othors, tho now way or making
buttermilk gives n much moro nutrl-
tho samo objection as roasted peanuts. Hons product and moro digestible, oh-
Itu vitality, Its real Ufo-glvlng quail- pcclully for tho infant.
ties aro largely destroyed. Cow'b milk cannot bo mado Identical
It Is most uufortunnto that our poo-' with tho infant's natural food, but it
On nro lunorant of tho value of gout's can bo approximated to it. The chief
milk especially for Infant roedlng. difficulty to bo overcome Is to adapt
Tho iroat Ib tho henlthlcst or all ani
mals and tho slowest' to degenerate
whon domostlcntcd. Hurely, If ovor,
b tho gout known to contrnct tuber
culosis or any other disease. Tho
milk is Biiporlor in ovory wny to cow's,
nnd tho poorest can own n "poor man s
row." which can he fod on tho potato
peelings, cnbbago leaves or anything
olso that to clean.
Hardly any other food Ib compat
ible with milk, except uncooked,
whipped eggB, rlco or toasted bread.
Flesh meat, bolng a stomuch food, Is
particularly Inharmonious with milk.
tho largo curds that toad to remain In
the stomach longer than they should,
as tho development of tho cult'B atom
ach requires that Its food shall have
a much hoavler curd than that ro
quired by tho Infant in which lntOB
tlnnl digestion is mora important. Thu
UFO ot buttermilk tablets obviates this
difficulty, bosldoB overcoming other
objections to the use of cow's milk.
Hut the objection naturally arises
that soured milk Is not natural. The
jcply Is that cow's milk Is not natural.
Certainly tests ot buttermilk huvu
proved It rery satisfactory
Flro has played a vory Important
part In bringing about the present
poorly forested condition of the Ocala,
ub year aftor year largo fires hnvo
burned uninterruptedly ovor tills tract,
killing all vegetation and consuming
tho humus or the soil. Naturally pro
tected portions which hnvo not boon
subject to the ilaiues provo posltlvoly,
howover, that tho eoll will rapidly ro
spond to a little care taking and that
tho provontlon or llros would eventual
ly mean tho roforostntlon of prncllcul
ly tho cntlro orcn.
No sawmill operations hnvo boon
conducted on the area Included In the
Ocala national forest. Turpentining
by boxing Is cnrrlod on over contlgu
nits areas nnd through the cnroloss
and antiquated methods used the fu
turo plivo crop of the adjoining roglon
Is greatly Jeopardized. Tho soil Ib or
little value for agricultural purposes
and about tho only crop which can bo
produced that will bo ot lasting value
Is sand pine, and with proper euro and
attention tnoro snouiu in time uo n
valuable forest of this Bpeclos.
Tho new Da'.cotn national forest con
slsts ot 14,080 acres In the Had Lauds
region. It Ih located In Hillings conn
ty nnd Ilea an equal dlHtnnco between
tho Northern Pncltlo railroad on tho
north and tho Chicago, Mllwaukeo &
St. Paul on tho south. Us creation Ib
Important for It means that nn oxprrl
mental field for forest planting lias
been secured in North Dakota, the
least forested stato In tho Union, hnv
lug only one per cent, of treo growth
The forest service cxpectB to establish
(orest nursortes with the hope that in
time to como tho area may b: rofor
ostod by artificial nionns. Tills foaturo
is expected to prove a very good ob
Ject lesson to the settlors, who, It Is
hoped, will in turn plnnt wlndbrcnks
around their fnrms.
The forost Is v,cry open nnd for the
most part contains a scattering stand
or western yellow plno tlmbor. Along
tho crock bed are found ash, box older,
cottonwood, elm and birch. Cedar
breaks aro also found on precipitous
slopes bordering the streams. West
ern yellow plno Is tho only merchant
ublo spccleB, lmwevor, on tho forest
nnd the average Btnnd per acre Is not
over 2,000 feet. Tho reproduction of
pine Is fairly good whorovcr mature
trees occur, but owing to tho open
condition of tho forest nnd tho donso
growtli ot grass it Is for tho most part
unsatisfactory.
Thoro Is but littlo tlmbor that will
bo sold from tho forest at tho present
tlmo, since thlu nren Is very Isolated,
bolng surrounded on nil sides by vast
plains. Many liomestendcrB have In
the pnst como to this forest for tlm
bor for logs to build their houses.
Since tho completion of tho Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, Hillings
county Is rapidly being settled, and
whilo stock grazing Is at tho present
time tho most importnnt Industry, it is
very probablo that farming will bo
como tho most importnnt industry
within tho next fow years. It is very
Important, therefore, thnt tho timber
which now remains should bo con
served exclusively for the uso of tho
homo builder..
At tho present time there nro but
soven homesteaders within tho boun
daries of tho forest, but all of tho odd
sections aro alienated land being
owned by tho Western Land Securities
Company. This company has been
selling portions of their holdings dur
Showing Type of Lambo
and tho lambs driven to a corral at
night.
The alfalfa hay used was good first
cutting; tho sweet clover was coarso
and stemmy; the pea hay was some
what ovor-ripo; the native hay was
mixed wild grasscB, containing a con
siderable qunntity of wire-grass.
The corn and barley woro from Nebras
ka; tho spelt was raised on tho Lara
mie plains; and the oil meal was old
process.
Tho lambs on native hay ate less
hay than thoso fed nlfairn, and tho
lambs red pea hay ate. only 200 pounds
or hay per head, which was less than
the amount or liny and grain oaten by
any other lot.
Lots 1 nnd 3 constituted n second
trial ot native hay, oats, and oil meal,
in comparison with nlfuKa hay and
corn. In experiments conducted tho
previous winter with small lots or
lambs upon vnrlous grain rations and
native hay, tho ration mndo up or na
tive hay, oats and oil meal proved to
Experiment.
get enough roughngo, and have tho
scours almost constantly. What gain
is mado Is chiefly rramowork and radi
cle nnd little fat. Pen hay that w'as
well cured before tho stalks becamo
stringy, undoubtedly would show hot
tor results than thoso given above,
but whon compared with alfalfa and
corn tho pea hay Is a poor ration.
By comparing Lots 7 and 8 wo find
that Scotch barley and bald barley aro
practically equal in value when fed
with native hay and oil meal. A study
of Lot 9 ahowp that spelt Ib not near
ly equal to either bald or Scotch bar
ley when fed with nntlvo hay and oil
ty. nnl ulvlnir n (.n 111 nt n 1 1 1 v 15 C lirtiinda
in 14 weeks, or less than a pound a
week per head.
Tho peaB In the field gave a gain
of 18.3 pounds per head in 14 wcekB;!
.95 or an acre was required ror tho'
production or 100 pounds gain. An
acre or tho peas supported six lambs
ror 14 weeks.
Tho "pea hay red In a corral pro-
' mum
lot ,
Sjltt" ftiatr Ho.
urn.
Lamb CutB That Tell Their Own Story.
bo the best ot those tried, tho lnmbs
making a gain ot 17.4 pounds por hoad
in 14 weeks, ngalnst 2S.C poundB mado
Ing tho past fow years. Very littlo of by tho lot on alfalfa hay and corn. Tho
tho government land within tho preseni exporimeiu wun m.u0 ...
boundaries of tho forest is suitable ror ench lot Bhowa nn averngo gain of
running purposes, sinco it Ib quite 20.3 pounds in 14 weeks by tho ambs
rough and broken and wator is very on nntlvo nay, oais, unu on mum, u
scarce. It is tho country outsldo ot 34.3 pounds by tho lambs on niralfa
tho forest which Is now being tnken hay and corn.
up by settlors. . Tho amount of feed required was
No sawmill operations have over C07 pounds of natlvo hay, 4uu pounuB
boon conducted on tho area. When of onts, nnd 25 pounds or on meai ror
tho Northern Pacific railroad was bo
lng built a larger number of trees
woro cut for rnllroad ties, and together
with tho logs which hnvo been pro
cured for house building by settlors,
this Is tho only uso which has been
made of the timber on tho forest. It Is
100 pounds or gain. In tho previous
oxpcrlmont 574 poundB ot hay, C91
pounds or oats, and 80 poundB or on
meal woro required Tor 100 pounds
gnln.
Tho results of theso two experi
ments lndlcato that tho native hay,
understood thnt tho logs used in tho onts. and oil meal ration will produco
construction of President Hoosovolfs somewhat less than two-thirds tho gain
cabin, which now stands In tho stato produced by alfalfa hay and corn in
capltol grounds nt Hlsmarck, N. D
woro obtained from tho nroa now In
cluded In the Dakota national forest.
Gov. Hurko of North Dakota is very
much lutorestod In this forest nnd
thinks it will be ot inestimable value
to tho people who livo In tho roglon
whero tho rorcst Is crontod.
llnth or the now national rorosts, tho
Ocala in Florida, and tho Dakotn, will
bo put undor administration by tho
forest service as soon ns possible.
One-Eyed Mosquito,
Not a few Sarawak mosqultoos
would bo worthy or notlco as being
pocullnr, but spuco forbids mention of
moro than one, Oculeoniyia sarawnkl.
Like tho mounter Cyclops of fable.
tills moiqulto is ronuirkablo in being
one-eyod. I ho Insect wus discovered
a y ar or two ago by Dr. Harkor, and
thu curator of the museum at Kuchlng
consider that this specimen must bo
uncommon, us ho has never seen an
other. London Standard.
tho samo length of time, and also re
quires considerably moro feed to pro
duce 100 pounds gain.
Wild sweet clover la common along
irrlnntlon ditches nnd In wnsto spots
and sinco It withstands alkali woll
and gives n heavy tonnngo of hay, It
should provo a doslrablo hay crop In
many sections. Stockmen commonly
bollovo that sweet clovor Is useless
as a forugo plant, but cattle and sheop
will eat tho growing plant If It Is
not too largo und course, and tho ox
perlmont hero roportod shows that
lambs eat tho hay readily and mako
good gains from It
Comparing Lots 4 and 5, wo find
that tho sweet clovor lambs mndo an
avorago gain of 30.7 pounds In 14
weoks, while tho alfalfa lambs mado
34.4 pounds gain. The fornior nto
one-sixth moro liny, somo what moio
corn, and n small amount of oil meal.
Tho larger consumption or Bweot clo
vor hay wns duo to tho fact that It
was cut lute and was very course ami
duced 5.8 pounds gnln in the samo
longth ot time; 3,470 pounds of tho
pea hay wore required for 100 pounds
gain. Tho results from tho pea hay
wero wholly unsatisfactory.
YIELDS OF BARLEY
Tho highest yield of six-rowed bar
ley in 1907 at tho Ontario experi
ment station was produced from a
special strain originated from n se
lection from tho Manshury bnrlov,
originated nt tho college in 190G. Tho
collego has produced a consldornblo
number of hybrid barleys by using
tho Manshury nB ono of tho par
ents. Of six vnrIotie3 of two-rowedl
barleys grown for 14 years in suc
cession two-rowod Canadian, Jarmaiu
solectcd beardless and Now Zealand:
Chevalier ranked first In yield, with
G4.G, C3.8 nnd C2.2 bushels per acre
respectively.
Of the hulloss variety grown for
14 years in succession, Guy Maylo
ranked first with 48.3 bushels, Pur
pip second with 45.4 bushels, and
Black HullosB third with 44.9 bushels.
Tho last mentioned varioty is tho
most extensively grown throughout
Ontnrlo. Winter barley at tho cpl
logo for 11 yenrs has given an av
orago yield or CG.5 bushels or grain
nnd 1.3 tonn or straw per acre. In
1907, or threo winter vnriotles, Ten
nessee was tho most productive,,
yielding 53.1 bushels por acre. Dur
ing tho past 14 yours winter bnrloy
huB been completely killed out on
threo occasions.
Improving the Farm. Ono or tho
quickest, best nnd cheapest ways to
improvo tho rami Is to put It down to
clover, field by field, nnd pnsturo hogs
upon it. Cuwpcaa can he used In tho
pnmo way.