221 EXPERIMENTS WITH FEED FOR FATTENING CATTLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE mm Rations Used Consisted of Shelled Corn, Coton-Sced Meal and Clovor Hay Older Animals Making More Rapid Guin. LANDOR AFTER SOUTH POLE dr? -ow ojrarnns) groflrgg JL A. Henry Savage Lnndor, explorer, who will oon malic an attempt to reach tho south pole, In jf the opinion tlint Lieut. Slmckloton failed hrough having a cumbersome and unnecessarily arge expediiloti. Mr. lindor'H theory Is that n email caravan if tructrd and hardy men, lightly equipped, lllto il expeditious through Asia and Africa, Is best The warm Hoaaon will ho chosen for Lnndor'n lath to do what Ltuut. Shacltlcton bo noarly bug- needed In accomplishing, and It Is now planned to consume the best part of a year In tho attempt. Mr. Landor'H activity In noronautle lnvcstlga tlonn jilves color to the rumor that an airship will be used by him to reach tho polo. Nothing doll nlto Ih nBcortalnablo, but It Is known that for a long timo Mr. Lnndor lias been cngagcu in mo construction of mi nerlal car which would carry himself and a Binnll party of follower to their destination. The engine will bo a simple, sturdy affair, that will bo ablo to Btaud any amount of usage, bo otttlly ropalred and of a ufllcloiit power to aid tho ex pedition. Mr. Landor prefers to take chances In an airship rathor than a balloon, becnuee ho ofltlmutos tho speed mid control of nn aeroplane, will bo far sur pass an ordinary gn bag that danger need not bo reckoned with. Tho outfit will bo taken as far south ns posHlblo by ship and tlion con voyod ovorlnnd to near the point of Lieut. Shackloton's camp. From there the flnnl flight will be made. No actual plans or tho number of mon or tho personnel of the party have been announced. in MEMORIAL TO WASHINGTON Mrs. Henry F. DImock, who wbb recently elected prosldent of tho Gcorgo Washington Me morial association, wuntB every mnn, woman and jhlld in tho country to havo a personal sense of iroprlotorshlp In the $2,000,000 building as a me morial to tho first prcEldont. She suggests that ulults should glvo ouo dollar or moro and that all the children should own a 10-cont brick. Ileau (.ifully engraved rccclptB, boarlng n head of Washington, nro being sent to contributors of ono dollar or moro, and nmonc tho contributors havo been 30 young women employed In n drcBS making establishment In Now York. In accordanco with tho deslro ofton ox pressed by Washington for tho promotion of set enco and literature, tho building will bo devoted to such usoii. A host or patriotic, sciontmc, eco nomic, educational, lltonry and art organizations aro associated In tho me morial association, and It 1b lntondod that tho building shall furnish n homo and gathering plnco for such bodleu. It will contain rooms for small and largo meetings, HtudontB' research rooms, n great hall or nudltorlum and rooms for Inigo congresses, such ns tho recent TuborculoBls congress. Teach era' conventions will bo Invited to nBBomble horo, and it la hoped that tho Grand Army of tho Republic, tho Loyal Legion of tho United States nnd tho Bona of tho Revolution will havo pormanont quarters In tho building. Tho advisory council or tho association Includes Ellhu Root, Ira Romsen, Prof. II. Fairfield Osboin, Charles .1. Hell, Dr. Weir Mltcholl, Dr. William Welch, Oon. Ilornco Porter, Prof. Charles W. Dabnoy, Dr. Charles D. Walcott and Prof. Alexander Agasslz. Ipil AMERICAN GIRL A DIPLOMAT Lady Arthur Paget, formerly Miss Mary Slovene of New York, arter proving at Cowes her .oclal power in successfully Inunchlng Mrs. Will lam Loeds, widow or tho tlnplato magnate, on iho excluHlvo social Eca, showod hor ability as a Uplomatlst In tho intricate and highest grudo of international politics). Lady Arthur loft Mrs. Leeds at Trouvlllo and roturned to London, whero at tho Rltz hotel she gnvo a dinner to M. Isvolsky, tho RiiBhlan mlnlfltor or rorolgn affairs, surround ng him with a cholco coterlo coiiBlatlng of Mm. lack LobIIo, tho Mnrquls Dosovoral, tho Portu guoso mlnlator nnd closo friend of tho king, and Prlnco Dcmldoff of Russia. Tho dinner wns porfect oven tor oplcuroan 'tuBslann, but It was notlcoablo during tho ovonlng for tho earnest conversation in wnicii tno nosiess nnd M. Isvolsky Indulged. Practically every phaso or Russia's relations with England and Amorlca was dlsctiBtod during tho evening, briefly but sklliruliy, and from tho lips or tho charming American woman tho Russian premier ob tainod a hotter grasp or tho situation In England and America, so far as Rub sla Is concorned, than from all tho talks ho had had with diplomatists. It was practically tho only unofficial dlnnor which M. IsvolBky nttonded during his uhort stay In England, and thoro wcro mnny envious eyes cast nt Lady Paget becauso ot her aucco3S In entertaining tho Russian statesman. CROESUS IN SMALL FLAT Multlmllllonnlro J. Ogdcn Armour and his ram lly aro going to llvo In n rour-room flat. When the city dwollcr thinks or that ho may bo moro content to get along with llvo or six rooms. Moro than that, tho Armours will try tho four room life In two AvcokB nnd they'll try It volnntarl ly. Around them will bo SO othor rooms, unoccu pied nnd built for thorn. Rut thoy'U try It for a whllo In a four-room lint. Out at Armorla, tho created pleasure ground that lnndscano Kardoners and builders havo evolved out of an unsightly tract of partly swampy ground near Waukcgan, III., tho family of millions will try their tiny homo. Four million dollars has been spent on tho nluoo whoro tho four rooms nro, and moro Is yot to bo spent. A 00-room pnlaco has boon built, but 80 of tho rooiim nro not roady yot. Moantlmo, tho Armours will llvo In the four nnd bco that their art treasures and their ostate aro properly cared for, They may bo cramped for i time, but they'll understand all about tho Hat dweller nnd his troubles. During tho past three years tho An imal Husbandry dcpnrtniont or Pur duo university, Indiana, has been con ducting a scries of tests to determine tho Influence of ago on tho economy and profit In fattening cattle, In which tlirco lots of cattle, ono of calvoB, one of yonrllngs and ono of two-ycarolda were used last year. ThlB yoar the ration used consisted of shotted com, cotton-seed meal and clover hay. The results were similar to those secured In provlous years and published by the station In Bulletin 129. The old er cnttlo coiiBUined more feed per bead, made a moro rapid gain, at tained a higher finish, increased more In value per pound whilo In tho feod lot nnd returned a greater prollt ror Ised consumed, writes W. A. Cochel, BUILDS BUNGALOW FOR NORDICA IPI the Bole roughngo consists or corn si lage, without dry feed In any form except In concentrates, Whllo these results wcro secure under normnl conditions nnd lndlcato that sllago may profitably bo usod In largo ijuan titles for fattening beef cattle, tho work will bo duplicated next winter beforo final conclusions aro drawn. . This one test has nhown a decided advantago in tho uso or sllago in tho plnco of clovor hay whero corn and cotton-soed meal aro used as com en trates, followed very closely by tho use of n ration where one-half of the clover was substituted with sllago. The points of advantage Indicated by tho work are In n cheaper and more rapid gain, n nraaller necessary sell ing price and n larger actual value, a Cleorgo W. Young, tho Now York hanker, has built for hU bride, Mine. Nordlca, tho biggest and handsomest log bungalow nt Doal Reach, N. J and thoy will bo domiciled there tho rest of tho Hummer. Tho Young estato Is believed to be tho larg est In Monmouth county, having a front 2i miles long, covering ns mnny square mllea and nccom modntlv.K without the least embarrassment almost the entlro 18-holo course of tho Deal Golf club, wlih Us -ISO members, largely Now York business and professional men. . . . .i... .i ...... i . 1 vjuu in uiu luimuuH ui uiu uuhkuiuw is a nail l way, or rnllior promenade, oxtondlng along tho . ... I, .1... . . . i . ... .I. . insiuo norm wnu uiu yiiuiu iuukui ui me tjiruc ture, so that tho entlro Interior can be thrown upon ns one room when occasion uccossltutos. Many drives load to tho bungalow, shndod with ruro exotic and ludl gcnouB trees. To tho west Is a vast flower garden and at propor distances uro tho many houses or employou, burns nnd garngos. A hugo llollandlc windmill supplies the ostnto with water, nud thla is Bupplemcntcd by tho mu nlclpal supply. i if mm Steers Fed Shelled Corn, Cottonseed Meal and Corn Silage. In Farmers' Review. Tho calve3 made gains at n cost or $H.9r per hundred less than tho two-year-olds. While thoy wore worth 20 cents per hundred moro than tho two-year-olds at the beginning of tho test, thoy were worth 35 cents per hundred less nt the closo, In tho experiments carried on to dotermlno tho relntlvo value or differ ent rations rour lots or ten two-year- olds oach were usod, doslgnntcd as LotB 1, 4, 6, nnd 0. Theso wcro high grndo Angus steers , mainly, purchased In Lawronco county, In- dlana, and iundo n good showing In nil lots. Lot 1 was red shelled com, cotton-need meal and clover hay; 1-rOt 4, shelled corn, cotton-seed meal, nnd corn silage; Lot 5, shelled corn, cot- higher degrco of finish and n greater profit per head In tho sllage-rcd lots. Tho values used In making theso com parisons are as follows: Shelled corn, CO conts.por bushel; cotton-seed meal, ?28.00 p'o'r ton; clovor hoy, $8.00 por tou, and corn silage, $3.00. Theso val ues nro In all cases higher than ac tual cash values upon tho local market and show conclusively that with tho prevailing prices or feeds nnd of cattle a very liberal profit may bo Becurod from feeding steers. Tho values of cat tlo wo determined by commission men nud buyers upon tho Chicago and In dianapolis markets at the beginning nnd closo or tho experiments. An other renturo of the work Is shown by comparison or Lot 1, Ted on shelled corn, cottoii-ceed meal nnd clovor hay, Steers Fed Shelled Corn, Cottonseed Meal and Clover Hay. ton-seed moal, clover hay and corn sllngo; and Lot G, shellod corn nud clovor hay. Tho sllago red steers made tho most rapid gain, con sumed tho smallest amount of grain, mndo their gains $1.91 per hundred chenpor than thoso rod on a Blmllar rntlon with clover hay as n roughage, and $3,20 per hundred chenpor than thoso red on shelled corn and clovor hay without a nltroi gon conccntrato. Tho Bnnie steers cost $0.20 per hundred In comparison with $0.08 In tho shelled corn, cotton seed meal nnd clover lot, whllo their niurkot valuo was 15 per hundred higher. Tho results secured by tho Purdue station this yenr would lndlcato that It is posslblo to reed cattlo when RAPID STRIDES OF TUBERCULOSIS Great Nooit of Imineiiluto Tcotltuz 1y Furmorn Stronsly Urged to Check Qtscuoc. lly killing four healthy looking cows which had reached to tho tuberculin tost and by killing n pig that had boon red upon tho quart of milk from n tuberculous cow, Dean II. L. Rus sell, nt Madison, Wis., demonstrated to 2,000 fnrmora nt the farmers' course the ravages of tho disease In animals In which Its presence ordinarily would bo unsuspected. Tho tuberculin tost, Dean Russell declared, was tho only reliable method of determining tho presence or tho dlsouge, since tho np pcaranco or tho animal and physical 'xamlnatloiiB havo been demonstrated to bo untrustworthy. The groat need for lmmedlnto testing by fnrmora thenisolvos or by quulliled tests was strongly urgod. Tho loss consequent upon disregard ing the value of tho tuberculin toat wau llluatratod by the experience of the farmor In whoso herd of 19 cows 12 reacted to tho tuborctilln tost mndo by a short-course student, As a result of nogloctlng to take tho precautionary steps to eliminate the with Lot 0, fed on shelled corn and clover hay. The sumo advantages as to rate and cost of gain, finish and market valuo of tho cattlo aro noticed hero In favor or using cotton-soed meal with clover hay. Similar results were secured during tho preceding yoar with those reeds, which would lndlcato that It is profitable! to uso a nltrogonous concontrnte in connection with corn at prevailing prices. Tho tabulatod roBults or tho past winter's work affords a valuable study for all farm bcof fcodors. The work carried on r.t tho station has boon based on gonernl corn bolt condltloiiB as provall on most Indiana farms. Consequently tho re sults moan something to the nvorago feeder. disease 07 out of his herd or 100 ro acted lator when ho was compollcd to i i ii... i. ivm uiu iioin. y llio danger or spreading tubercu losis rapidly among pigs by feeding thorn skimmed milk from Inrectod cows was clearly shown by tho dem onstrations or tho prosonce or tho dls oaBo In tho digestive tract or a pig rod on n quaft or milk from a tuber culous cow. Preserving Eggs. Just as soon as tho price of eggs drops ngnln put some by for next win ter's uso. This suggastlon Is good Tor tho consumer as lor the producer, Tho outfit tided Is not a costly ono and It will snve you money during tho cold months when you havo to pay tho coal bill. The eggs should not bo over a day old. Wlpo (hum clonn and submergo thorn In the wator glass solution, which Is contained In a stono orock. Iv'gg.s must bo kopt under the liquid. When lined wlpo off tho water glass. Try. IhU and soo ir It is not n monoy maker. Don't Neglect Poultry. Thore la no excuse for neglecting the poullry for a Blnglo day, Egg? will bo eggo ns long as tho world lasts and thoro Is good money in thorn yeai In and year out. When did the United States begin tho prnctlco of forestry? Few per sons can answer this qucstloti cor rectly. Most people nro or tho opin ion Mint tho beginning of forestry In this country wns of very recent or igin, nnd that the first stop in that direction was taken nmong tho moun tains of tho far west. Neither Is cor rect. Whllo Washington was serving his first term ns president of tho United States, n recommendation came to him that tho government ought to buy llvo oak Islands on tho coast or Georgia to make sure or a supply or ship timber Tor war vessels. The Idea ap pearB to have originated with Joshua Humphreys, whoso official title wns "Constructor of tho United States Navy," although about the only navy then existing wns made up or six ships on paper, and not ono stick or timber to build them had yot been cut. Tho vessels wcro designed to fight the north Afrlcnn pirates. Flvo years after tho recommenda tion was mndo congress appropriated money to buy live oak land. Grover and Blackboard Islands on tho coast of Georgia wcro bought for $22,500. They contained 1,950 acres. Louisiana was bought soon after, and In 1817 tho Six Islands, of 19,000 acres, and containing 37,000 llvo oak trcos, wero withdrawn from sale, anil set apart as a reserve. In 1825, con gress appropriated $10,000 to buy ad ditional llvo oak land on Santa Rosa sound, western Florida, and subse quently other Florida tlmberlands, ag gregating 200,221 acres, wcro reserved. Up to that tlino nothing moro had boen dono than to buy or roscrvo land Tor tho timber growing naturally up on It; but tho work was to bo carried further upon tho Santa Rosa'purchaso. Tho plan Included plnntlng, protecting cultivating, nnd cutting llvo oak for tho navy. Tho timber was then con sidered lndlspcnsnblo In building wnr vessols. Much had been said and written of tho danger of exhaustion of supply. Settlers destroyed tho timber to clear land, and European nntlons wero buying largo quantities for their navies. In response to repeated warn ings tho government finally took stops to grow timber for its own uso. Young oaks wero planted on tho Santa Rosa lands. Difficulty wns ex porlencod In Inducing young trees to grow. Tho successful transplanting of tho onk Is not easy, unless dono at the proper tlmo nnd In tho right way. Tho plantations nt Santa Rosa were gonorally unsuccessful; but largo quantities of acorns wero planted, nnd a fair proportion of them grew. But the chief efforts wero directed to prun ing, training, and enring for tho wild trees. Thlckots about thorn wero cut nwny to lot In air and light. What tho ultimate success of tho forestry work would havo been can not bo told. Tho civil war brought a comploto chnngo in wnr vessels by substituting Iron for wood. Forestry work stopped. The timber resorvos wero neglected. Squnttors occupied tho land. After n number or years all tho reserves except some or tho Flori da land, wore opened to settlement. Mr. Girford Plnchot, United States forcstor and chairman of tho national conservation commission, addressed tho National Irrigation congress re cently hold at Spokane, Wash., In the courso or which ho said: "Tho most valuable citizen or this or any other country la tho man who owns the laud from which ho mnl3 tils living. No othor man has such a stako In the country. No other mnn lends such steadiness and stability to our national Ufo. Therorore, no other question concerns us moro Intimately than the question or homes. Perma nent homoB ror ourselves, our chil dren, nud our nation this Is tho con tral problem Tho poMcy or national GFJCORD pfiCHOT, V.S. fORSCTSK Irrigation Is of value to the United States In very many wnys, but tha groatcst of all Is this, that national Irrigation multiplies the men who own the land from which thoy innko tholr living. Tho old saying, 'Who ever heard of a man shouldering his gun to fight for his boarding houso,' re flects this great truth, that no man Is so ready to dofond his country, not only with arms, but with his vote, and his contribution to public opinion nB tho mnn with n permanent slake In h, as tho man who owns tho land lrom which ho makes his living. "Our country began as a nation of farmers. During tho periods thai gave It Its chnractor, when "our Independ ence wns won and when our union wns preserved, wo wcro preeminent ly n nation of rarraers. We canjiot, nnd wo ought not, to contlnuo exclu sively, or even chiefly, nn agricultural country, becauso ono man can ralso food onough for many. Put tho farm or who owns his land Is still tho back bone of this. nation; and ono of tho things wo want most is moro of him. "Tho man on tho farm Is vnluablo to tho nation, like any other citizen. Just in proportion to Ills Intelligence, character, ability, and patriotism, but unlike tho other citizens, also In pro portion to his attachment to tho soil. That Is tho principal spring of his steadiness, his sanity, his simplicity nnd directness, and many of his othor .deslrablo qualities. IIo Is tho first of homo-mnkciB. "Tho nation that will lead tho world will bo a nntlon of homes. Tho ob ject of tho great conservation move ment Is Just this, to mnkc our country n pormnnont nnd prosperous home ror ourselves and Tor our children, nnd ror our children's children, and It Is a task that Is worth tho best thought and effort or any and nil of us. "To nchlovo this or any other great result, straight thinking and strong action nro necessary, and tho Btralght thinking comes first. To make this country what wo need to havo It wo must think clearly nnd directly about our problems, nnd nbovo all wo must understand what tho real probloras aro. Tho first thing wo need In this country, as President Roosovelt so well set forth In that great mossngo which told what ho had been trying to do for tho American people, Is equnllty or opportunity ror every citi zen. No man should havo less, and no man ought to ask ror any morn. Equnllty or opportunity Is tho real ob ject or our laws and Institutions. "Equality of opportuulty, a squaro deal for every man, tho protection of tho citizen against tho great concen trations of capital, 'tho Intelligent use of laws and Institutions for tho public good, nnd tho conservation of our natural resourcos, not ror tho trusts, but Tor tho people; these nro real Is sues and real problems. Upoa such things ns thoso tho perpetuity or this country ns n nation or homos really deponds. Wo nro coming to seo that tho simple things nro tho things to work Tor. Moro than that, wo aro coming to seo that the plain American cltlzon is tho man to work Tor. Tho Imagination Is staggered by the mag nitude or tho prlzo Tor which wo work. U wo succeed, there will oxlst upon this contlnont a satie, strong people, living through tho centuries in n land subdued and controlled for tho service of tho people, Us rightful masters, owned by the many aud not by tho few. K wo rail, the great tntorcsts, Increasing tholr coutrol or our natur al resources, will thereby control tho country moro and more, nnd tho rights or tho pooplo will Tado Into the privi leges or concentrated wealth." Tho diminutive chains or habit are Boldom heavy enough to bo felt till thoy aro too strong to bo broken. Johnson, 4 m