SOIL FOR CABBAGES Cool, Moist Loam, With Abun dant Supply of Nitrogen. Vegetable la Grown More Or Lets Suc cessfully From Stml-Troplcs to . . Arctic. Circle Jn Alaska Cul ture by Irrigation. ny K. n. UKNNnTT. Colorado Aprlcul titral CoIIsko.) Cabbages havo boon grown for homo conaumptlon alnco tho early net tlomont of this country. About 1880 the potato buycra of the Greeley dis trict found thero was a considerable demand for cabbago In tho southern markets and that thoy could be ship ped satisfactorily In tho samo cars with potatoes. Prom that time tho Industry has gradually Rrown till tho output Is now from COO td 1,000 cars per year. Tho soil best adapted to the growth of tho cabbage Is a cool, moist loam. An abundant supply of available ni trogen tends to promote leaf growth at tho expense of fruit or seed. An tho edible portion of cabbago, lot tuco, etc., Is tho ioaf rather than tho Bood, nn exceso of this clement In tho koII Is beneficial. For this reason tho bottom land or peaty lands nro gen orally, considered boat for cabbago. Nonrly any of tho soils of this stato, howover, will grow cabbago success fully. If sufllclont decaying vegetable raattor and inanuro aro added to put them In good condition and to provldo tho necessary fertility. None of tho horticultural products have n wldor rango us to climate than tho cabbage. .This vegetable Is grown moro or less successfully from tho semi-tropics to tho arctic circle In Alaska, When grown In tho south it must be planted so as to mature bo foro tho extreme heat of summer. This is nlso truo to a less degree In tho northern states. Much of tho land used for cabbago growing is considered too valuable to rotnte in the usual way. IX alfafa sod Is used tho land mny bo nu'fficlontly fortilo to produco a crop without tho addition of inanuro. In most cases, howovor, cabbago follow cabbago on tho same soil for several years. After tho crop la taken off in tho fall, tho plow is run under each row, turning tho old stumps and leaves of tho cabbago under. This leaves tho surface rough, so as to catch tho suowa of winter, and exposes more of tho soil to tho action of the frost. If inanuro is to bo applied it is gen erally spread on this land during tho winter. In tho spring before tho soil becomes too hard ;and dr.'i tho har row Is run over tho tract lengthwise of tho furrows, which smooth tho sur face down to its original lovol. Fol lowing this tho ground is plowed tb a depth of from eight to twelve inches. Seed must bo sown from six to seven wcekB beforo it Is desired to sot tho' plants in tho Held. Tho tlmo of setting early- plants necessarily varies somewhat with tho season. For early cabbago tho first seed aro sown from March 1 to 1C. At least two sowings should bo mado to avoid danger of ac cidents and a possibility of tho first plants becoming too largo before tho weathor will pormlt setting. Seed for early cabbago aro sown oithor in flats in a forcing house or In hotbeds. If sown in flats, the soed lings Boon begin to crowd and aro pricked out of tho seed flats as soon as the first leaf appears. In this op eration the plants may bo put into oth er flats ono inch apart each way, or they may bo put into hotbeds or cold framos. If tho seed aro sown In hot beds tho seedlings aro not genorally transplanted at all till tlmo to set in tho field. In this caso tho seed must be (.own moro sparingly or tho young seedlings must bo thinned so as not to crowd. Young plants either in tho forcing houso or hotbed aro apt to bo tender and are very susceptiblo to a disease known as "damping-off fungus." ThlB troublo la tho result .of a too high temperature, not enough fresh air, or too much water. When plants aro grown in tho forcing houso or hotbed, great caro must be exer cised to properly harden them off be fore sotting in the open ground. In tho forcing houso this Is dono by keep ing the tompcraturo low and giving all the ventilation posalblo when tho weather will permit. If tho hotbed la used, tho sash may bo first partly romoved and lator taken off during pleasant wenther. Proporly harden ed plants will enduro temperatures of from ten to twenty degrees below freezing point after setting In the field. If not properly hardened off, exposuro to freezing temperature often proves fatal. For late planting tho seed Is usual ly Eown in tho open ground. If large fields aro to bo planted, two, three, or cvon four sowings aro mado, Tho first seeding Is mado about tho 10th of April with tho others following at in tervals of about seven days. Fow crops aro more particular about water than tho cabbago. Although it is a gross feeder, it will soon wilt and stop growing if tho soli is dry, and -in tho other hand, if tho land becomes water-logged tho plants will turn yel low and stop growth. Tho frequency and number of Irrigations thon de pends on tho character of tho soil and tho amount of rainfall. If soils uro light and gravelly, with good un der drainage, tho Irrigations must be frequent, and there is llttlo danger of ovor-watering. Weeds rob crops of needed plant food and moisture. Kill them when Piuall or even beforo germination Is comDlete. 1 IRRIGATE IN GROWING SEASON By Proper Handling of Water Farmer May' Draw From Lower Depths for Plant Food. While It Is truo that the majority of field crops reach down into tho soil two or three feet and tap the plant foods at theso depths, yet tho surface of tho soil would still bo deficient were it not for tho water which brings the foodsjjp from tho lowdr depths and distributes them ctenly among tho roots. Thus by tho proper han dling of irrigation water wo can draw from the lower depths the fertility of tho soil, equally distributing it, fur nishing a greater feeding ground for tho plant system and consequently a stronger and bolter growth, writes A McPhcrson In Ranch and Range. Each farmor should study his soil, know ita depths and have oomo idea of tho plant foods therein. To bo able to Irrlgato intelligently, a farmer should bo possessed, of theso facts. It is necessary that he should know tho depth of tho ooll in order that ho may know how long ho should irrlgato or to what depth ho may Bafe ly saturate his ground. If moro water la forced into tho coll thnn it has power to assimilate, damage will re sult. Deep soil will stand moro Water than shallow soli, and shallow soil requires moro frequent irrigation un der ordinary conditions. If I wero asked how long water should run nn a particular piece of ground I would first want to know the depth of the boII and also how long it would tako to forco tho water to tho required depth. All tho soil needs is Just enough water to moisten its particles thoroughly. Moro than this quantity of water would bo detrimental and damaging. To Irrlgato properly means to supply tho needed raoiHturo nt the right time, to equally distribute tho plant food by reaching down Into the lower depths, dissolving tho plant food thero and raising It up to within reach of tho plant roots. This is accomplished by rain under certain conditions. If we could have a shower Just when wo needed ono it would bo all right, but we cannot Wo havo too much water or too little, as a rule soldom if ever tho right amount. ly irrigation the wator can bo forced downward to any depth, thus increasing the area of the feed ing ground for tho plantB. We might havo a dozen good rains during tho growing season, none of which would forco tho water downward beyond a certain depth or tap additional strata of plant food and mako it available. Ono good irrigation would forco tho water far beyond tho depth reached by tho rains and bring upward a much larger quantity of plant food. Tho idea is to get as much out of tho soli as posslblo, and the deeper tho feed ing ground tho more plentiful the food and tho bettor the corps. This is why I believe that irriga tion fertilizes tho soli better than rain fall, for it draws tho plant producing qualities from creator depths and at more opportuno times, making- crop falluro absolutely impossible Further more, the upper strata of tho soil in Irrigated districts aro not constantly being robbed of moro than their share of plant producing elements, being constantly restored by tho drain from below. DAIRY NOTES. Excitement or abuse lessens tho flow of a cow's milk. Tho last profit, though by no means tho least, is in the rearing of calves. Ono Bhould aerate tho cream, and then keep U as cool as posslblo. Butter Is a good part wator. If tho wator is poor, tho butter will bo poor, too. Good digestion and assimilation are imperatively necessary in n good dairy cow. Know tho production of each one of your cows, and fowl them accord ingly. Tho milkor must be in sympathy with his cows if ho expects good re sults. , For fancy trade, one-pound " prints wrapped in parchment paper are tho most popular. Tho cream should bo strained In tho churn to remove all possible dirt, specks and curd. It should be remembered that alfal fa hay is not tho ideal hay for Bklm med milk calves. To make tho moBt.profltablo growth, all spring calves should bo kept In clean, roomy stalls. With tho small buttor producer, tht greatest troublo is finding a suitable market for his product. Scalding tho churn ought always tc bo followed by a thorough rinsing with cold water beforo churning. In buying n cow it is Just as im portant to select ono of individual merit as to look after her pedigree, It takes longer to churn when the churn is moro than half full. Tho cream must bo given room for agita tion. Too many farmers feet? heir calvea cold milk in a'dlrty pall and let them sleep In a dark, damp pen, and thon wondor why thoy do not do well. Tho first mistake a dairyman wll'i make, when installing a hand separa tor, is that he will expect it to do first, class work under all circumstances. Tho cow is tho machine. The food Is tho raw material. Milk, buttor and cheeso aro tho manufactured artlcl.es. Tho dairyman is tho manufacturer. Havo plenty of windows In tho dairy barn if you would keep tho dairy cow In good condition and rcduco tho num ber of bacteria that get into tho milk. Practice regularity with milking the cows. Milk thn same tlmo nt morning and evening and as far as possible let tho samo person milk tho same cow each tlmo. ill Jin ni'T . i l'W i -Mumm HIS learned 1 from the bnadow Thui to and fro did sway upon the wnMP wur unaaow aelvoa, our Innuenca, may fall Wliera we can never be. Summer Breakfasts. To most housewives tho first meal of tho day Ib tho ono most difficult to prepare Start tho day right with a good breakfast, and w nro at pcarfo with tho world and one'a self, at least until tho next meal. Many n caso of indigestion and bad temper may bo followed back to a poorly planned and worso cookod meal. Our food has much to do with our dispositions. At no season of tho year Is fruit moro plentiful or moro of n necessity than during tho warm months. Blnckborrlcn, bluoborrlos, plums, pears and apples aro abundant this reason aud offer n pleasing variety. For tho corcal courso havo nt least fivo varieties. It will bo an eaay mat ter to havo a dlffeeont ono for ovory day In summer. If a cooked cereal Is used It la worth noting that a coroal is cither mado or marred by salt. Too much spoils It, too llttlo makes it flat, and no nmount of salt added will season it as if It wero cooked in it Cream is another necessity. If you cannot havo cream, glvo up having tho cereal. No matter how groat tho heat, hot breads are always popular. Light puffy rolls aro not easy to havo un less tho housewlfo Is willing to rlso at a very early hour. Popovors nro a cholco hot bread and with n llttlo practlso easily mado. Tho ovon heat Is tho Important thing In making pop ovors. Hero is n good rccipo for them: Tako ono cupful of flour and half a toaspoonful of salt. Pour ovor this very slowly ono cupful of milk, beating well until 'smooth, thon add tho beaten yolk of two eggs and lnst ly tho whites beaten to a stiff broth. TJalco in hot Jem pans thirty minutes. Graham niuflins and corn cako aro other well-liked breakfast broads. For .tho substantial courso thero may be fresh flsh or hash of tho meat of the day beforo. Croquettes aro excellent and omelets of different kinds nro also eood. Veal or chicken finely minced nnd well seasoned is dollclous served on a thin slico of buttered toast and a poached egg on top. Theso .aro but a fow suggestions as to what may bo used for summor breakfasts. IIO drives the tiorsea of tho aun Shall lord It Ibut a day: jueiier mo lowly deed wero done. And kept tho humble' way. Tho happiest heart that over beat Was In soma quiot breast That found tho common daylight sweet, And left to heaven the rest." John Vance Choney. Peach Time. When peaches aro ripe, tho mattor of suitable desserts becomes a very simple ono for peaches aro of all fruits most dollclous. Thero aro hun dreds of ways in which tho peach may bo served olther cookod or in its nat ural state. A dainty way to bako them is to paro them thinly and cut off a small pleco of the top through which tho pit may bo romoved with a spoqa and a nutplck. This leaves tho peach whole. Fill tho cavity with sugar aft er placing in a baking dish, cover tho bottom of tho dish with water, covor and bako in a slow oven. Whon cooked in this way peaches becoino transparent. Servo olther warm or cold with whipped croam. Many pre fer to bako tho peaches with tho pit left in thorn as thoy glvo a flavor llkod by many. For old-fashlonod peach tart, mako a crust for a deep plo plato and bnke. Fill the crust with sliced peaches and sprinklo with powdered sugar, cover with whipped cream, chill and servo. A dessert that Is both attractive and appetizing. Tapioca pudding with peaches makes a delicious dessert Servo with cream and sugar. A pudding liked especially by tho children Is mado by pouring a battor over sliced peaches and bako; servo hot with croam and sugar. ' -Baked Peaches. Anothor way of serving baked peaches: Peel and cut In halves six peaches, removo tho stones and placo in a shallow pan. Fill each cavity with a toaspoonful of sugar, one-half a tcaspoonful of butter, a few drops of lemon Juice, and a Blight grating of nutmeg. Bako 20 mlnutos. Peach cako Is a dollclous dessort and ono not common. Bako an angol -food in two layers, uso sliced sweet ened peaches for tho filling, and servo with a thick layer of whipped cream. Lemon Sirup, From six well scrubbed grato tho yellow rind, pour over this a pint of water and stoop an hour, then drain. To u cup of sugar add a pint of wntor, cook for ton mlnutos, add tho Jutco of tho lemons and tho water In which tho rind was steeped and bring to tho boiling point Put away in tho Ico box and uso a few teaspoonfuls of tho sirup In a glass of wator, Moro sugar may bo added if nccdod. W W TsliEN ABINET mmJ K PROMPT at tuaalN Ana uon't nna fault; wit proviuu lloth eplce and salt; Bmlle at mistaken, And overlook Home of tho blunders Of the cook. Hot Weather Hints. All the enorgios aro oxorclsed to em duro tho heat and (ho enervating at mosphero whllo performing house hold taskn during the slimmer. Dress comfortably and rlso early to do tho bulk of tho work that has to bo dono each day beforo tho heat of tho day. Tho simplest stylo of llviug com formnblo to honlth and comfort, should bo tho aim. Bread may bo mixed at night and kneaded tho first thing in tho morn ing and then baked boforo nine o'clock. Soupa and vegetables may bo cookod early, salads nud dosserta prcparod and with n gasoline, gas or oil stovo tho meal may bo oaslly prcparod. A flrolcss cookor Is nn .luvaluablo nld to tho busy housekeeper as tho dlnnor mny bo otnrtod In tho cool of tho day and put In tho cookor to still cook without flro or attention. Avoid entlroly cold meals In hot weather, if tho moal la to bo cold havo a hot drink of some kind or with a hot meal, servo a cold drink. Cnro nnd planning will do much to losson tho fntlguo nnd shorten the bourn of labor. Thero aro aom'o things that must bo done, ench house koopor being a law unto horsolt. For nomo It is neither convenient or eco nomical to buy prepared food, for thoso tho baking nud cooking must bo dono In tho homo. Tho flour nnd lard or butter for pastry may bo prepared Jn Bufflclont quantity to last for soveral days and kept In tho Icobox to bo used when needed. It is ovon hotter than when freshly proparcd aB tho cold mixture makes a flakier crust. Tho washing, ironing and cleaning may bo dono oarly If planned for ami tho lighter work bo loft for tho hot part of tho day. Work is good for us and thoso who sit around panting with tho heat, to ing nothing but talk of tho weather and their sufferings uro much moro uncomfortablo than thoBo who aro busy and havo tho mind well occu pied. This has booa proved ovor and over again. A busy worker has no tlmo for worry about tho weather or othor things boyond control. AUOII and the world laughs with you; weep, and 7011 weep alone, For thin grave old earth tins need ol mirth; It has aorrowii enough of Its own. Canning Hints. Put a silver knlfo in tho empty fruit Jar beforo turning in tho ho fruit and you will not havo a crackod Jar. Lot tho air bubblos up by thrusting a fork or knlfo down tho insldo of a Jar filled with fruit beforo soallng it After tho rubbor and lid aro ad justed serow tho lid down as tight as possiblo, thon with tho back of a knlfo tap tho edgo of tho lid firmly down on tho rubbor, this will provont It from loaklng. To Can Green Corn. Corn that Is as fresh as if Just taken from tho cob mny bo canned now. Tako nine cupfuls of corn freshly cut from tho cob, n cupful each of sugar and wator and a half cupful of salt Stir until tho salt and Hugar is well dissolved, then can without cooking In air-tight cans. Froahon awbllo beforo using. Old-Fashioned Homo Remedies. For toothacho dampen a small piece of cotton with oil of cloves and put in tho cavity of tho tooth. For pain in tho chest or headacho with a cold, apply camphorated oil with rubbing, thon covor with a cloth. For sprains, mosquito bites and heat raBh, apply wltchhazel. For chronic Indigestion ndd ono-hnlf an ounce of Umo water to a pint of boiled water, tako a tablespoonful at a tlmo for relief. For sour stomach tako a toaspoon ful of soda in n glass of water and sip slowly boforo meals. Green Tomato Lemon Meringue Pie, Lino a dish with good plo crust, fill two-thirds full with altornato lay ors of groon tomatoes and lemon, sprinkling each with sugar. Tho rind, both whlto and yellow must bo ro moved from tho lemon and tho seeds carefully taken out Lot tbo top layer bo c tomatoes. Bake and thon cover with a merlnguo. Sunshine Cake. Cream ono cupful of butter, add throe cupfuln of sugar and tbo wol(. boaton yolks of ten eggs, ' Add on cupful of milk alternately with flvf cupfulH of flour that havo been slftod with threo teaspoonfuls o? baking pow. dor four times. Flavor with almond nnd bake in a broad shallow pan. m GIVEN UP TO DIE. Dn'a Kidney Pills Effect MirvslMM Recovery, Mrs. M. A. Jlnklns, Qvumab, Texas, says: "I was bloated almost twice natural size, I had the best physi cians but they all failed to help me. For five weeks I was as helpless as a baby. My back throbbed as if It would break and the kidney secretions were la terrihl cor dltlon. The doctors held out no hope and I was resigned to my fate. At this critical Ume, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills and soon felt relief. I continued and was cured." 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