4 J -
I.
Itctontlvo soils should bo drained.
Send to markot all old hens right
now.
A poor milker, man or maid, Is an
abomination In a dairy.
Tho shorter tho fattening period tho
greater tho profit from tho pon.
If there nro any baro places on tho
lawn now they should bo resecded or
resodded.
Tho disk Is n'better Implement than
tho plow for breaking up sod In tho
orchard.
Thero Is a distinct dlfferenco bo
tweon weeds and corn. Thero should
also bo an extinct dlfferenco.
An orchard will llvo longer, bear
better and bo more profitable for be
ing well cultivated and onrlchod.
Porhaps tho first Important factor
to consider In dairying Is tho Htablo
wherein tho cattlo aro to bo housed.
Strawberries should bo cultivated,
tho weeds eradicated and tho mots
turo conserved for lato summer
drouth.
When tho Incubator Is to bo started
for lato hatches sot things In order
and run It two days before Intrusting
tho eggs to It.
Tho sclontlflc, 'thoughtful farmer
works with his head. Ho knows every
cow, hor yield, hor condition and her
profit producing capacity.
Allow tho calf to run with tho
mother for a day or so Immediately
after birth. Tho now milk Is nocos
sary to promoto a propor digestion.
Aside from tho commercial valuo of
tho products from tho poultry ynrd
the valuo of fresh oggs and flno poul
try for tho tablo should not bo under
estimated. No sano nnd nctlvo poultry koopor
will tolorato Ilea In tho nest Placo
wator, feed and dust bath whoro tho
lien can easily got at them when sho
dally leaves tho nost
Unless you socuro tho gulnon eggs
nnd hnvd tho young ones hatched un
der tho hens, along with tho chicks,
thoy aro almost certain to bocoma
wild and unmanageable.
Bownro of "rod rust" In blnckborry
or blackcap bushes. When scon,
promptly dig up and burn Infected
plant, being enroful not to scatter tho
fungous dust over hoalthy bushes.
Thoso who hnvo largo appio or
chards aro fortunato If thoy have
evaporators for drying windfall ap
plo8. This Is a good way to utlllzo
unsalablo fruit and thus add to tho
profits of tho orchard.
Keep your eyes opon for bottor lions.
You will otton seo somo advertised
for sale, nut steor clear of old worn
out stock. Mono over 0110 or nt tho
outsldo two years old should be
bought or kept on tho farm.
For grape-rot and mlldow, bogln
early and spray tho vinos with Bor
doaux mlxturo at Intorvnls of about
two weoks. Newly-Bet grapo vinos
should bo allowed to grow only ono
main shoot which should bo tlcd.up.
wnen wo unuorstnnu tnat it re
quires twenty tons of molsturo to pro
duco n bushel of com wo will study
to make its evaporation as slow as
possible, as crops suffor moro from
lack of molsturo than from any other
Blnglo thing.
It is quite a temptation sometimes
to liavo a denier offer you a big price
for tho bost sheep and lambs. If you
need thorn in your own herd, however
you cannot-afford to tako nny prlco
offered. Keep tho best nnd mako that
best bettor another year.
Cottonseed meal fed to excess will
Injuro tho r.nvor of butter Just ub
Unseed meal in excess will Injuro
tho grain and ilnvor. Whllo both of
jtheso can bo fed to nn advantage to
dairy cows tho best results aro pos
Bible only whon thoy nro used In con
Mcctlon with other materials.
Do not noglcct to examine tho cur
rant and gooseberry-bushes and look
for tho whlto cggB of tho currant
worms, and tho larva of the currant
Huwlly. It you find any, dust tho
leaves, top and undor sides, with flno
y powdered holleboro, when tho
lullago Is wot, or put a heaping table
gpoonful in a gallon of water, and
upply.
Thero Is money In occs.
Stnrt an asparagus bed.
on a sandy soli.
It thrives
Sell oft all tho roosters except
prlmo ones for breeding.
tho
Tho breed of whlto hogs Is rapidly
disappearing from this country.
Tho good roads movement Increases
tho ploasuro of moving over tho
ronds.
Somo men nover discover where a
fenco Is weak until thoy nttcmpt to
climb ovor It.
Even a city man can como to tho
front with a small flock of poultry In
his bnck yard.
No cow which nvcragos less than
ono nnd one-half gallons of milk per
dny can bo kopt nt a profit
Take tho chill off tho wnter for tho
mnro, nnd food her carefully and koop
her qulot for n number of days.
Tho man who said "that tho best
poultrymon on most fnrms nro tho
women," know what ho was talking
nbout.
It Is moro difficult to socuro tho
scedH of forest trees than any other
kinds of seeds, slnco thero is so lit
tle market for thorn.
. Beets mny bo canned or pickled and
saved for winter use. When vegeta
bles nro scarco thoy will bo greatly
enjoyed if saved In this way.
In Japan thora nro 192 people for
every 40 acres of land and 25G cows,
2BG donkeys, nnd 512 nwlno for every
squaro mllo of land In tho kingdom.
It la not fair calculation to tako tho
avorago of tno herd as tno oasis ot
computing annual profit from tho
dairy. Let each Individual stand on
her merits.
Tho sitting hen should bo given n
now, clean box for n nest, filled with
tho cleanest of material. Placo her on
tho now nest and glvo her tho eggs
In tho ovenlng.
No animals aro bred that nro capa
ble of supplying tho lnrgost amount of
rich milk and storing nway tho largest
amount of flesh nnd fatness in their
bodies at ono and tho samo tlmo.
(Most pooplo find that tho yearling
hens lay moro eggs than tho older
hens, but somo chlckon ralsors claim
that tho old hens eggs aro bottor for
hatching, bocauBo thoy aro mora
strongly fertilized.
Qood food novor crontcs tho char-
actor nor tomporament of a cow, nor
mnkes of hor a good dairy animal,
any moro thnn It novor makes a good
cow out of a small milker; It Is use
less to mako tho effort.
Wator or molsturo Is always on tho
move. When It rains it soaks the
ground, nnd as soon as It stops raining
It starts its upward movomont by cnpll
mry attraction, it travoiB from ono
soil particle to tho next and so on until
the soil becomes what wo call dry.
It must be apparent to, ovory un
prejudiced thinking man that It tho
dairy farmer wishes to obtain tho
grontest profit In his dairy ho must
grndo up his herd by ono of tho pure
bred bulls of ono of tho four great
dairy breds, Ayrshlro, Quornsoy, Hoi
atom or Jorsoy. ,
All stock will bo healthier and will
thrive better if salt is kopt whoro
thoy can holp themselves dally rather
than at Intorvnls. Medicated salts aro
now put up nnd sola tnat aro better
In overy way for tho stock than tho
common salt usually used besides be
ing u hotter conditioner.
Tho soil hns wondortul nbsorptlvo
power to hold on to its molsturo, for
It wo place uomo soil in the ovon nnd
drivo off tho molsturo by heat and
then oxnmlno thoso soil particles un
dor a powerful mlcroscopo wo will find
ench soil particle coated with n thin
film of what Is termed hydroscopic wa-1
tor.
Shade and water aro important mat
ters in connection with grazing cattlo,
and tho moro nearly natural tho condi
tions enn bo mndo, tho bottor. In n
pusturo which contains no trees, It
sometimes pays to put up a board root
to protect cattlo from tho hot sun 'In
July and August, but summer feeding
on a largo scale Is not genernlly ad
visable nt nil whoro there Is no nn-.
tural shade In tho ileld.
Unless tho cockerels aro to bo ro
tallied for brooding purposes, It Is ad
vlsablo to kill them off ns soon as
thoy ore nuillclcntly lai-go, thim clear
lug tho ground nnd giving moro Bpnco
to tho pullets to grow. Whon cock
urels nro allowed to run togothor,
growth ' Is considerably retarded, bo
Bides which tho flesh loses a good deal
of Its oxcellonco, both In Ilnvor and
flnenoss.
Professor Washburn of tho Minne
sota division of Entomology nt Univer
sity Farm finds toads to bo friends of
tho fnnnor. They feed entirely upon
nn Incrcdlblo nunibor of insects. Tho
federal department of agriculture, In
vostlgatlng tho toad, discovers tho
startling fact that iu 24 hours tho in
sect food consumed by ono toad equals
In quantity todr times tho capacity of
its stomach, which is practically rilled
and emptied four times ovory 24
hours.
LITTLE ONES.
K little Col lie, Muck nml sleek.
DoeH In tho barnyard run:
tie kicks up Ids heels nnd flirts Ida tall,
And linn such loads of fun.
A llttlo PIbrIo In the pen
Roots round with funny snout:
Ho knows Just where to nnd Kood things.
And soon ho roots them out.
A. llttlo Chlckle In tho ynrd
Does scratch with tiny feot:
TIs hnppy whon It rinds a crumb,
For It docs lovo to oat.
A llttlo Dnby In tho house
Huns everywhere nnd plnys:
It laughs nnd crows nnd merry
Is
Throughout tho summer dayB.
GLOVE HELPS IN SWIMMING.
Device With Concave, or Dished Sur
face, Enables Swimmer to Get
Better Grip on Water.
In order to increase tho offcctlvo
area of n swimmer's hnnU, an Inventor
tins provldod a glovo consisting of nn
elastic web formed with cots or stalls
In which tho fingers and thumb may
bo Insorted. Tho glove is also at
tached to tho wrist by moans of a
Swimming Glove.
strap. Tho cots aro made of open
work material, so that thoy will have
a tendency to grip nnd bind tho An
gers to prevent (ho glovo from slip
ping off, says Scientific American.
Tho outer edge of tho wob Is curved
downward, forming a conenve or dish
ed Biirfaco, which will ennblo the
swlmuior to socuro n bottor grip on
tho wntor.
A Queer Ache.
Ono day Mary camo to her mother
and said: "Mothor, my ear aches!"
"Does It nche very bad, Mary?'
nBked her mother.
"No,"
"Won, run out anu piay, men you
will forget nbout It."
Mary wont out, hut protty soon sho
camo back and said: "Mothor, my
car docs acho. It is not the holo, but
the rulllo nround it." Dollneator.
The Robin Joined In the Hymn.
A clorlcal correspondent of tho
Scotsman supplies an Instanco of tho
boldness of tho robin. Ho writes:
"On a rccont Sunday morning I con
ducted servlco In nn asylum. On my
wny to tho Institution I wondorod
whether my fluffy, fearless chorlBtor
of last winter would attend. I had
missed him hitherto, nnd feared some
inlschanco had befnllon. To my do
light, thero ho was on tho uppor bnr
of tho window snsh Just a llttlo down
trom tho top; nnd us wo begnn to
sing, down ho dnrteil to tho lloor In
front of tho reading desk and poured
forth his sliver treble with throbbing
Jay. On the giving out of th text
hu returned to his perch, and re
mained silent till tho parting I'nra
phrase brought him back once mare
to reudor with full koart'hls gladsome
song."
Valuable Find In Argentina.
iluuloB, opals, crystallized quartz,
onyx, talc, gypsum and earth suitable
for making porcolnin hnvo been found
in the sparsely peoplou territory of
Los Andes. Argentina
Writing in
Prof. Fllndors Petrlo says that
thero is nothing abnormal, nothing to
bo questioned, In tho genornl outlines
of tho Illblo story of tho exodus. Ho
contends thnt' tho sproad of writing
In thoso days has beon enormously
undorostlrnated.
"It is my firm conviction," he says,
"that tho Europo of a century ngo was
far moro tllltornto than tho onstorn
world la the Bible tlmos. We havo,
TEN LITTLE KITTY CAT3.
Ten tittle kitty cats nil dressed up fins.
One tore her pinafore, then there wer
nine.
N'lne little kitty cats eating from on
plnte,
Ono got crowded out, then there were
eight ,
Eight llttlo kitty cats sat up till eleven,
Ono fell fast nslvep, nnd then thero were
seven.
Seven llttlo kitty cats playlne funny
tricks,
Ono rolled out of sight, then thero were
six.
Six llttlo kitty cats, learning to dive.
Ono went down too deep, then there were
nvo.
Five llttlo kitty cnts placing on tho shore,
A biff wnvo caught one. then there were
four.
Four llttlo kitty cnts climbed up a tree
One fell down again, then thoro were
three.
Thrco llttlo kitty cnts mot n kangaroo,
Ono went homo with him. then there
wero two.
Two llttlo kitty cats sitting In tho sun.
Ono ran In tho houso, then thero was ono.
Ono llttlo kitty cat wont to buy a bun,
Ho nover camo back, nnd so thero was
none.
TOY BILLY GOAT BUTTS HARD
Novel Device, Invented by Georgia
Man, Intended to Cause Much
Amusement for Children.
An nmuslng toy for children has
been Invented by a Georgia man. It
is n rearing, tenrlng billy goat that
butts a mannlkln flat in its charge.
Tho toy comprises a baso with a fig
uro olastlcally mounted at ono end.
Toy Billy Goat.
Tho figure normally stands erect, but
when struck a blow on tho chest will
flop over backwnrd and spring back
when tho pressuro Is rolensed. Facing
this figure n goat Is mounted on a
platform, through which tho animal's
forefeet pass to a slide, which Is also
olastlcally oporated. Dy means of n
projecting button tho slido Is drawn
out. Whon it 1b released tho olastlo
makes It fly back and tho goat pitches
forward, raising his hind logs In tho
air and butting tho mannlkln full In
tho chest or fnco. Tho mannlkln there
upon falls flat on his back, to tho groat
amusement ofrany children who may
be watching, but upon tho gont re
suming his normal position, tho othor
flguro boldly springs up and faces Billy
again.
ANIMALS WEEP FROM GRIEF
Horses Cry From Thirst, Mule From
'Injured Foot and Other Beasts
From Pain or Annoyance.
Travelers through tho Syrian desort
hnvo seen horses weep from thirst. A
mulo lino been seen to cry from tho
pain of an Injured foot, and camols,
It is said, shed tears in streams. A
cow sold by its mistress, wuo una
tended It from calfhood, wapt pitiful
ly, says Harper a Weekly. A young
soko apo used to cry with vexation it
Llvlngstono didn't nurse It In his arms
whon It asked him to. Wounded apoa
havo died crying, nnd apes havo wept
over tho young ones slnln by hunters.
chlmpnnzoo trlnod to carry water
Jugs broke ono and cried, which
proved sorrow, though it wouldn't
mend tho Jug. Rats, discovering their
young drowned, havo boon moved to
tenrs of grief. A giraffe wnicn a
huntsman's rlflo had Injured, began
to cry when approachod. Sea lions
often wep ovor tho loss of their young,
Gordon Gumming observed tears trick'
ling down the fnco of u dying olo
phnnt. And ovon an orangoutang
when doprivod of its mango was so
vexed that it took to wooplng. Thore
Is llttlo doubt, therefore, that animals
do cry from grief or weop from pala
or annoyance.
A Sack Race.
Another good game Is a sack race.
For this gamo, each child Is put into
a sack, fastened around tho neck. Tho
ono who is to stnrt tho rnco stancs
the sacked persons In n row, nt a
given dlstnnce from tho winning post.
Tho object of tho gamo Is to got ta
tho winning post first by running, hop
ping or rolling. If Bncks aro not ob
tnlnablo, tho players' arms mny bo
tied to their Bides and tholr legs tied
together. All tho plnyors start at a
signal. The one who gets thero first
wins tho gamo.
A Remarkable Library.
A gentleman a good many yenrs ngo
built a fine houso and wanted to hnvo
n good library, and so this Is tho ro
uiurknble order ho sent to a book
buyer:
"I want six feot of theology, samo
quantity of metaphysics and near
yard of old civil law In tho folio."
Success demonstrates that it's
long head that has nn turning.
Bible Times
for Instnnco, n papyrus containing a.
cook's accounts scrawled In a voryi
clumsy baud, with the reckoning all(
wrong, but It shows thnt ovon a com
mon sorvant of thoso days know hov'
to wrlto. Wo have another containing
a pdtltlon from a poasant. Theso.
things nro extremely important, show-,
lng tho probability of documentary'
records of a historical nature existing
at tho tlmo." JowloU Chronicle
LEOPARD MOTH
Pronounced as Ono of Worst
Accidentally Introduced Into Tills
Country From Europe.
I n I
Female Leopard Moth.
.By W. E. nniTTON. Ph. D., Entomolo
gist, Connecticut Agricultural Ex
periment Station.)
A brief note was printed In the last
report of this station regarding tho oc
currence of tho leopard moth In Con
necticut. Slnco UiIb noto wns pub-
llshed considerable evidence has been
brought to our attention of serious
damage to shado trees, especially
elms, by this insect. Pruning of tho
treeB nnd especially the removal of
dead branches roveals tho tunnels of
tho leopard moth larva, which Is a
borer In tho branches nnd trunks of
many species of broad-leaved trees.
Several specimens of tho adult moths
havo beon captured In New Haven,
but It was not known until recently
that the Insect is doing "much Injury
to tho trees in Connecticut.
Tho leopard moth is a European
pest, and like many other very Injuri
ous Insects that wo now havo to fight,
was accidentally introduced into this
country, being first noticed In Juno,
1881, nt Hobokcn, N. J. Three years
later Dr. E. B. Southwlck found it in-
Juring trees In Central park, Now
York city, and in 1894 pronounced it
ono of tho worst Insect pests attack
ing Bhado trees. Tho leopard moth
was soon found in other cities near
New York, and in 1007 Mr. A. H. Kirk-
land, then superintendent In charge
of tho work off suppressing tho gypsy
and browntull moths in Massachus
etts, called 'attention to Its prcsenco
MIXING CEMENT AND SAND
7 I iHr
i-a- 1 i i l: .
Uj f i t t
J : T. . - , ,, . :
A good concrete mlxor can easily be
made. Take a piece of timber six by
six or flvo by flvo Inches squuro, cut
flown the corners, making it eight-cor-aercd
as near equal ns possible. Have
tho blacksmith make about 80 wings
out of flat iron about ono-elghth of nn
Inch thick nnd two Inches wide. ' Cut
tho pieces four inches long, cutting
about miter slant at each end. Drill
two holes nbout ono and one-half
Inches from ono end, bent strips In
tho mlddlo to a right angle with the
samo slant as ends nro cut. Nail theso
wings onto tho elght-cornerod timber,
going round nnd round, making nn
auger llko a conveyor auger in a mill
or threshing machine. This auger
should bo about seven feot long. In
tho middle of each end of tho auger or
cylinder bore a holo for a short shaft;
a piece of gas pipe will do. Head end
ot tho shaft must bo fastened secure
ly. Or bore'n holo through end of
cylinder and through shaft and fasten
with a bolt. On outer end of this shaft
fasten sccuroly a pulley ten or moro
TURNING WASTE
INTO VALUE
No System of Furmlnir Han Ever
Been Successful Wlitcli Docs
Not Include Keeping
of Llvo Stock.
(By J. E. PAYNE, Colorado Agricultural
College.)
. The history of tho settlement of
Western Kansas and Western Ne
braska shows that tho people who
kopt milch cows wero oblo to hold
their claims and mnko themsolvcs
homes, whllo many ot their neighbors
who refused to bo In partnership with
tho cow fnllod. This has beon found
truo of tho early sottlers of Colorado
and other Btates. Somo people aro
able to get nlong without cows, but
the chancos aro against the person
who makos tho attempt.
It seems to bo ono of tho foundation
principles of ngrlculturo thnt no sys
tem can long bo followed nt n profit
which does not mnko provision for re
turning to tho land in somo form the
olomonts of fortuity taken from it by
the crops, So no system of fnrmlng
has over beon successful for any groat
length ot tlmo In any climate which
does not Include the keeping ot live
stock as ono ot Its important features.
The successful man, bo he manager of
I a farm or ij factory, is tho man who
MOST
INJURIOUS OF INSECTS
Pests Attacking Shade Trees
In Boston. During 1909 tho writer
was Informed of Its occurrence In
Providence, It. I., nnd aUo that many
of tho flno elms of Cambridge, Mass.,
wero threatened with destruction by
this insect. The leopard moth 1b re
ported by Professor Smith as occur
ring as far south ns Long Branch, N.
J. As it first nppearcd in Hobokcn, N.
J., it will be seen thnt liko many other
European Insocts Introduced Into this
country It haB spread northward much
moro rapidly than In any other direc
tion. Tho position of tho caterpillars tun
neling in tho branches, especially
whon they nro In tho tops of lnrgo
trees, render them exceedingly diffi
cult to reach. If tho trees aro pruned
or othorwlse gono ovor systematically
ovor year or two the burrowB will cer
tainly bo detected and can bo treated
by Injecting a few drops of carbon
disulphldo from an oil can Into each
and closing tho fcpenlng with clay, put
ty, grafting wax or newly mndo hard
soap. Tho poisonous fumes penetrate
throughout the galleries and will kill
tho borors therein.
Wilting branches lndlcato the pres
ence of the borers and should be re
moved nnd destroyed. All twigs nnd
limbs that break oft during storms
should be gnthered and burned, thus
destroying many of the borors in their
tunnels. All femnlo moths should bo
destroyed wherever found.
Inches in diameter, depending on
speed nnd slzo of pulley on en
gine. This pulley should have not lesa
than four Inches In face and shoulfl
not run moro thnn 100 revolutions per
mlnuto.
Mako a trough for this cylinder to
work in, using a plank for bottom
just wldo enough so wings work free.
Uso 12-Inch boards on Bides. Leavo
top opon. Put in head at each
ond, boring holo In center of foot end
nnd making slot at head end so cylin
der can be removed by lifting at pul
ley nnd puling endways. Leavo open
ing nt foot end of box for mortar to
drop through into a mortar box or ori
a platform. Mako a small hopper on
head end of box nnd close by placing
a box largo enough to hold a sack of
cement. About half way to tho othor
ond placo n barrel with faucet to sup
ply water. Uso measures of propor
tionate size. A boy puts in a meas
ure of cement to a man's measuro ot
sand, pouring in slowly together.
Regulate wator by faucet, and tho ma
chlno will do tho rest.
plans to turn waste products Into
valuo.
Kafllr, mllo, sorghum, millet, stock
beets, stock melons, tho straw front
grain, corn stalks and all othor rough
feed which Is produced on tho farm is
of a nature that markot for it is ex
tremely limited. And somo variety oC
thlB rough feed Is produced in largo
quantities In overy community overy
year. So much is produced that it
tho growers tried to sell It all directly
for cash, It would not bring enough to
pay for hauling it to market. Aa
much Is produced forty miles from a
railroad as In tho community Joining;
the shipping stntlon.
Tho cow will furnish a homo market
for all the bulky feed which tho fnrm,
or can raise, nnd will take it, deliv
ered at his yard paying about aa
much per ton as tho caro of hvr owner
and his manngoment will permit. Tho
crenm produced can bo sold for cash,
and tho farm products will be mar
ketod in concentrated form. Whnt
would havo roqulrod a four-horse team
to take to market can be hnuled to
markot, whon reduced to cream, in a
ono-horso buggy.
Bush Beans,
buBh boans In bills find nn
Try
whothcr you like tho plan bottor than!
drills; that is, drop four or flvo benna
at spaces of nbout olght Inches. Tho
advantage claimed is that bottor op
portunity Is nfforded for tlllago, ns tho
hoe can bo worked with ease about
tho hills.
V
