PLANNING A GARDEN "Just whnt fnthcr will say I have no Idea," began Doris, swinging a pink checked sun-bonnet over the porch railing. "But It. was his letter that really started mo. Bo ho la partly to blame If he doesn't qulto approve. And ho does want mo to stay outdoors. "Everybody finds me out hero, nnd I don't protend to apologize for envel oping nprons and garden tools. 1'vo dragged up enough porch furnlturo so that I can entertain people and now 1 don't Interrupt thlngB to dress. Out here ginghams do very nicely." "tt Is n charming porch." remarked Ioulse, with a slight shlvor, ns sho carefully rolled off her delicate gloves nnd lifted her fawn-grny skirts slight ly. "But the ynrd Isn't It a bit dirty, even for ginghams?" "Now, for goodness' sake, don't bo snobbish," pleaded Doris. "It's love ly. And weren't you tho very person who advised mo to give up the winter term at school and come homo, whero l could get well making flower gar dons? That was tho very day father camo for mo with tho news that this house In tho suburbs wns ours. I camo on to find snow ovorywhoro nnd no possible chance to do anything but plan. Just when things began to get sunny father wns called nway on this tiresome business trip. Through my conscientious efforts mother's lifo was mado a nightmare until she got father to Bend a long list of Instructions and plans for the garden. "I started that very day in earnest. Father wrote: 'Have tho gardon spaded and arranged according to these plans, and when I como Doris can do all tho planting under my instructions.' I can see his smllo as bo wroto that What will ho say to this, I wonder? "You see, I had already mado plans of my own. Ho had Bent for lots of horticulturists' magazines and In ono of them I found a glorious plan for a formal gardon Just tho alzo of ours. Of course father wasn't spe cially Interested In tho flower sldo of tt nt nil. Ho 1b so crazy over sweet corn and summer squashes that he can't think of othor things. When ho told mo how much of tho ground could bo ralno I kept tho plan to my- solf, for thoro scorned such oceans of time to discuss It Aftor ho went south I talked It over with mother, and she wroto him about some of my plans. That was why he sent his So wo started In, making every now nhd then n few changes that didn't really matter, "Mother protested for n time, but she hasn't said a word for a week not slnco I started to dig tho pool for my Irises and goldfish. Yes, that's It In the center will bo a bank of gravol, but thero will bo a,mud bottom for the long roots. And I had pipes laid, so thero will bo a continual flow of water across tho pool. Of coursa thero is tho water tax to think of, ns mother says, but maybe wo can got n special rate, slnco wo want to uso so much water. Most things are cheaper at wholesale, you know. "Along tho sunny fence I've planted hollyhocks and cosmos and coreopsis, bccnuBO they 'make amlcablo com rndes when shoulder to shoulder,' ns my book says. Father's corn wns to Vavo been there, but It can go somo i here olso Just as well, nnd think of Vo difference in tho looks nnd on f ie most prominent sldo of tho ynrd tool ."Tho beds nil clrclo about tho Iris pool and tho paths nro to be of grass, r.ith a four-foot border with sweet alyssum, pansieA and follago plants just like tho parks. And thero nro my poppy beds 'nymphs even In the heart of llowerdom,' my book calls them. "That pillar? Oh. that Is my sun dial. Isn't It sweet? I had to have ono, for this nrtlclo says: 'About tho sundial clusters all tho romanco of the nges. It Is enveloped in an ntmo sphcro of poetry. "Mother nnd I had our most sorlous discussion over that bed on tho north side of tho yard. I have to wait for father before I shall know about my summer house. There I shall serve tea, with rambler roses and clomatls and wisteria slimbing all about! Fa 'ther had selected that sldo for his nspnrngus beds and they were already started, so I yielded to mother In that. I lovo nsparagus, don't you? And If I must do without tho summer houso I'll havo tho vines over tho porch, ns mother suggested. "Other vegetables? Well, yes, fa ther wnnts them, nnd I am worried to think whero he can put them Why, ho even wanted pumpkins nnd cantaloups. I havo loft a bed for lettuco nnd radishes nnd such pretty things ns that. Tho book advised It As for tho rest, wo can buy nil tho vegetables wo want from tho truck farmers' around. , I inquired about that "I haven't written fathor ray entire plan. It will bo such a nlfto Burprlso for him, I think. Besides, It Is so com plicated that he couldn't havo under stood It In a letter. 1 dd wrlto about moving the tomato beds nway from my hollyhocks and ho telegraphed me to let them alono, so that dlscour aged mo. "I havo a suggestion, though. If ho can't find room for his corn hero, why can't ho buy this orapty lot noxt to us? He could havo a regular farm there. He Is coming home to-night and that ts the first thing I want to talk to hlra about Don't you think he'd like all that space for vege gables?" Test all seeds. Little chicks like n clean Houeo. Some kind of shelter for tho brood er Is osscntlal. Usually tho alfalfa Is n llttlo rich er In protein than clover. Tho commonest kind of clover hny Is worth 20 per ton and wheat straw 113. Do not put in a package a potato that you would not Bervo to a guest at your own table. When land Is cropped humus Is con sumed. It must bo replaced If the soil Is not to deteriorate. A commercial orchard must havo Its varieties selected to covor tho sea son from tho earliest to tho latest Many Improvements have been mado In Bprnyers and appliances dur ing the past year. Tho beBt Is tli cheapest. Rhubarb roots, when once plnntcrt, will continue to yield bountifully for ton years or oven longer from tho first planting. After seed potntoes havo been troatcd by any of tho standard meth ods, they should bo guarded against being reinfected, before planting. For grnnovlnes. tho most, dnncorous period of the year is In Anril. when tho young shoots nro showing somo vigor nnd tho Juices runnlrrg freely. Turnips nro sometimes hung Jn tho ynrd so the poultry hnvo to Jump for them, but they are not relished quite so much In this way ns mangels or cabbage. The old-field lands that were al lowed to grow up In plno and other growth are found to bo qulto produc tive when they arc again cleared and well cultivated. Tho question of securing competent lnbor to carry on tho operations of the farm Is becoming "a very serious ono In the southwest ns woll ns other sections of tho country. Tho fnct that hog3 always mnko more rnpld gains during tho summer and fall months than In tho wlntor ought to provo tho wisdom of pro viding warm, dry quarters In cold weather. There nre mnny lands In tho east which have been exhnusted not only of humus, but also of n lareo sliiirn of tho plnnt food which they originally contained nnd for this reason many of them nro abandoned. Don't you know tho cockerels that you are selling now nt mnrket prices, wero worth twlc ns much a pound when they wero half as old, nnd that you havo been feeding them two or three months solely for tho plensuro of their compnny? The npplo picker soon recognizee tho varieties which 1111 the barrel nulckly. which are ensllv sonnratnd from tho holdlng,spur; which must bu handled with enro to avoid bruising, or which will bear rough treatment without showing It Immediately. Planting potatoes 12 by 3C Inchos npart will give 14,520 hills to tho acre; allowing for a loss of ten per cent, on nccount of imperfect stand, thero would still be 13,008 hills. At eight pounds to the hill, this would mnko a total of 104,514 pounds to tho acre. Cows that freshen In tho fall should have plenty of forage If tho pastures are short and sufficient grain food to get them up to their maximum yield. A cow that Is allowed to fall away In her milk yield can seldom bo brought back to her most profitable yield and especially at this tlino of year, If tho farm practlco can bo ar ranged that tho manure can be tnken directly from the stablo to tho flo'd its greatest effectiveness will bo so cured, nnd one of tho special advan tages of tho manuro spreader Is trlnt It cannot bo used for nnythlng else, thus always being" ready for Its par tlcular service. Tho commercial fruit grower re stricts his selection to the renlly prof ltnblo sorts which Is a lesser number than tho average homo fruit garden requires In order to supply tho needs for family use ho selects sorts that combine vigor of tho troe, nnd attrac tive color, largo size, etc., but above all, long carrying capacity. Sheep flourish on weeds.' An Incubator ts always broody. Chicks will not thrive In a close.', foul atmosphere. Look over trees nnd shrubs for final pruning before growth starts. An tho frost leaves the ground' lawns may bo seeded and sod rolled; Improved American horseradish re qulrct. tho same culturo ns for rhu barb. All goes well In, good times. In bad times people talk of saving expenses, but havo forgotten how. Very few of tho largo commercial penr orchards contain moro than a dozen varieties, nnd some even' less. Oood clover hay, oats nnd bran nro' tho proper feeds for marcs In foal, nnd fjlvo light work tor exerclso, If possible Every fnrmer should do nil ho can to make farm ltfo attrnctlvo for his children so they will not dcslro to lcavo tho farm. Thero ts a salvo for every sore, andi thoro Is n brood of hens for every ono. Be euro and got tho breed that you like best and you will succeed. Tho original members of a flock of, geeso well cared for will live during tho lifctlmo of two 'generations of a family and will bo profltablo during this tlmo. Tho American hen produces more. wealth In n year by six times than tho gold or Iron mines of the United States and she doesn't get much credit for It. Don't bo In too much nf n htirrv to get the ducks to laying. Tho chnnccB nro u mcy ucgin to iny.too soon nicy will not lay as well as when eggs nro wanted for hatching, A light dressing of guano when tho onions commenco to button will In-, creaso the yield and will nlso ripen tho crop sovcrnl weoks earlier than thoso grown without this dressing. Tho Ideal berry ground should bo, first, a rich, sandy loam with clay sub soil; Eecond, a dark loam or gravelly loam mixed lightly with clay and a clay subsoil, all having a southerly or eastern slope. Spraying for scalo may be dor.o at nny umo anor tno leaves drop In tint fall until they begin to open in thu spring, providing tho wenthcr U not too cold, and tho mnterlal can dry on tho trees beforo freezing. ' Hdw mnny chickens were hatched last spring? How many lived lo niol-t ting ngo7 How much of a run hav! they? Whore do thoy roost? Why .didn't you raise moro? Hnvo you ns many this week as Inst? Did tho cat got any of them? Tho dairyman should keep n com plete record of each cow In his herd Including both a feed record and a milk record. Then only Is ho In n position to find tho stnndlng of each cow anu ten winch cows nro profit nblo and which nro unprofitable. Thero Is nothing that mnkeu a pouU try house look elenner nnd sir.oll iiwqptor than a good cont of ftood whltowash especially when tho otlor or somo good disinfectant pervnSos the nlr and penetrates tho crovkes Whltownsh Is cheap and Is oaslly ap plied. Gapes are picked up by chlcknnn from filthy ground. Gnpon selilom trouble fowls when they hnvo n Urge clean run. Prevention Is much better thun cure. Chickens nro supposed to get gnpo worms from enllng nnglo worms, but the nnglo worms never got gnpe worms In clean gnund. Tho high prices paid for plover seed during recent years would scorn f.t In dlcato a growing shortngo In tho urop The caiiBos of this shortnf.o are, varl ous. aH for Instnnco drouth nnd win tcr-kllllng. But the most r-otent ip.uso by fnr Is probably the clover midge, an Insect thnt preys upon th peed during tho formntlvo period. Experiments In Franco show that dried and ground sklmriied mfU In n good food for horses. Tho ncorngo amount fed Is about 15 pounds per day supplemented by hay. Many horsemen In this country feed sT'eo milk to old horses to put them In pood condition quickly. However, milk docs not make good solid flesh 1 horses. Straight, strong legs nre a neces slty undor breeding sheep nnd tho pasterns must bo strong, nnd although this Is moro Important with rams It affects ewes to tho extent thnt they may drop rams for hreedlng purposes When tho sheep has been exrwnlnod for mutton form, constitution, legs nnd feet, tho fleece should bo care fully looked through. Study the "other fellow's" methods of raising poultry and study them carefully, but when you como to nnnly tho knowledge you hnvo gained, uso your Judgment in npplylng It to local conditions, Experiments In poultry culture ore sometimes costly the same as In nny other buslnoss, but tho best rosults nro often gained by oxperl i ments. "What others have done, can be done" ought to be a sufo rule to . follow. BELONGED TO THE UNION. Editor You can't wrlto verse. Poet 1 can; 1'vo got a poetic II enso. WHAT DR. MILEN HAS DONE For Nebraska People. Other doctors envo Miss Mary Wortman, of West Point, Nob., two months to ltvo. When Dr. Milen commenced treating her sho could not stand aloic. A letter from her father states that after two months' 'jeatmcnt sho is practically woll. Mrs. W. F. Urban, 3450 South Fif teenth street, Omnha, Buffered untold ngony for years with gall stones. Dr. Milcn's trcntmcnt cured her com pletely. E. O. StelnBnrlnR. 30th and .Webster street Omaha, cured of stono in the bladder aftt years of suffering. Miss Amanda Lina, Minuen, nod., cured of kidney trouble Earnest Kuglor, Eustls, Neb., ro Hcved nftcr years of suffering with rheumatism and stomach trouble. Theso cases and hundreds of others demonstrate Dr. Mllun'a ability in tho treatment of Rheumatism, Gall Stones, Goitre, Epilepsy, diseases of tho liver, kidneys, stomach, and all chronic nnd nervous diseases of men nnd women Dr. Milen mnkes no cnarge to nny ono for consultation and examination, Tho Milen Medical Co.. Is located at 428 Ramgo Building, Fifteenth nnd Hnrnoy streets, Just opposlto the Orpheum theater. The Right Spirit. Apropos of Valentino day a pus&en cer on tho Bcrmudluu said: "Mark Twain once told us, In n llttlo Valentino day speech on this boat, of an Irish wooer who had tho right vnl entitle spirit. Acceptnnco or rejection ho could tnko with equnl grnco. 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