NOTES Xr-om j - Try a patch ofdjalfa., Gentleness , pays best wth tho colt lit Thcro Is 'a great ileal of humanity1 'In axlo jjrease. The pigs and light, porkors should igo to markot early. ti,T!L.ft !;allowcdgotltOofat.j A draft horso should havo a large ichestf andnsquoro' shoulders. Soils dostltuto of humus and nltro- gen are impotent to produce clover, v j-, .-v . t , r -i - beds food Tii01d ees and poor breeders should lioTfnttoned now, and sent to the butcher?' . Pork production appeals strongly tol a man or "Unmed" means wno aesires quick roturns". ' mu. VV..vi1A.'i-. , milk almost-atthe'moment it is drawn from the cow. If too many rich tablo scraps arc fed to tho hons In confinement look out for soft-shelled eggs, Sell to prlvato customers arid deliv er on a certain day. Never fall to be tnoro at the appointed tirao, Many a bunch of promising feeders J go' toitha country and return with In dications of being half starved. The fairs give a good opportunity to compare breeds, and farmers should 1 1 i . J ii 'Hui iff u . 11 I' " Tho point of keeping tho cows clean has been proven to bo n having vin- feed as well as an increaso In milk. It requires two-thirds or a lull ra- tlon to keep a cow In fair condition .beforeithero,lB any milk production. On every farra,whero soil arid'cllJ" matlo conditions aro favorable, corn should bo grown for fodder purposes, Locate vineBd"2 -bittoMw'eot.', and fruiting grapes, that you wish, to move frcm tho woods to that porblir6rva'rbor next spring. Workf horses should. bo4allowed to l Ul uut 111 lilu iiQtut civfuibuiBliu weathor oxcopt during very sovcre cold and storms. 1 Tho man who fools that ho is bigger than his Job is generally" mistaken, If ho wasrho would 'qulckly'sgot'a, Job that would fit him. f mi'ii.i Homogenized milk is milk treated In such mannor ns to disrupt tho fat glob ,.ules .so that thoy will not rise In tho tyrm nt rrnnm wWtV'fU',- A.ahkA.'i-. vit , a v. fT Thn vlrrnrnim hen' nilfl .nnr rnnntpr xIH Rtnrt off a chick that will stand imuch moro wear "and tear than im- Smaturo or weakly parents.-- -f " Y 4 . S AirAirn. is n. imo niant. una n nrnRB- ling of 60 bushels of Blacked oyster. J ihells or 50 bushels' of'-Blackod stone, I'll mo in thfl acre should be irlven.- ' A fllmnln wav of flndlncr out tha val ?r " c . . c 1 j -v . Siue.of each cow is byKeeplng'tf dailr (record of the quality , of milk given Mby'cach, and testing It dt, IntOf-yals, r' Humus wsb intonaea oy nature to Lcrnntn and conserve tho fortll tv of Jftho soil 'for tho'prodfic'tion of' tho no- ucosaltlesi.to conserve tho,hutnah-:rac6.Ttlmo to cool-off before the dampness ln feeding valuo stlago comparos favorably with other crops, although this will Tary with tho kind of stock. and' tho grain -rations with whloli It 1 " ItFtKoawlriehferln' tho- fnttorilnTi Biago .iney saouia imvo nu mey win eat -ud,-clean, but growing animals' ah'oufd h'ave Just enough to keop (hem (Iclent to keep tho sjlngo from decay iala'ttirlfty growing condition. ing. ilf'your cow has. obstructed teats', be very cautious ahout Inserting tubej, 'proves, or tjUills. Nothing of thS klhd should b'e.ihsortcd In a cow's teat, excepting as. a last resorij nnui ost oxrome care tljeiij;Oply: with tbo4mi UUU IJIUUIIJIUUJJB. Soils that aro hoaylly manured for cabhago, . lottucq, celery and other crops will not nood, very1, much manure tho following yoar;.'whon planted with tomatoes, poppers-ahd root crops, es neclally If a fair amount of commercial fertilizer' Is used. Tioh tho colt. to. draw Joads.by de grees. About ten weeks after shearing dip tho lnmbsrn W?l mIf ' 4 hbrso suffering from 'colic should bo kept qujot- j, Keep aowo over that havo prorod to bo good arepders. i:T ' Keep tho owc3. In tho stnblo oh dry feed for n day or two. Tho boar should bo of good typo and charactdr. and of ipuro' blood. 1ft To maintain mdrmhl soil fertility tho supply of humus must bo conserved.1?! 1 !,'.- !-',' j ntnj.J mnl I Vi a ( t n fn- llin1a I Vl fl " UlUUU'UJVItl JO UUUOl 1UI MWio wwj meat scraps,, and ItrworkB Into a mash flno. v If Persistency In milk flow Is one the- qualities -whlclr makes a profitable' dairy cow. ,R Tho country fairs nro announced. Do sure nd Ihs them, especially the homo oho. ' ! r iSpultryi cannot . bo! , successfully, tloj wout tho apprllcatlori' of brain' and muscles, iiT careful about" feeding horBcs In clined to heaves, too much hay, oi hay that Is dusty. IV". A-fowl lhatSvlll not fatton wnon , A -fowl nhat "lll not fatton whon physical condition. Extra feed Increases tho growth of a proper Rind ana manos larger ani mals at maturity. "lop me cnurn ,ugu;wUU .. " . K..7 K . w qupeji ino DiuwruBuu. p . . What has becomo 6rthe, old-fash-' ionod farmer who "scdkcopsav. ago dog to catch his hogs? "Culling tho pullets may seem a small matter to many, but It adds dolf lars to tho year's profits. A bull tied in thW stall will got lazy and useless, besides making extra work In his cafo ana feed. tiso your sklm"mlk. Five pounds of . skim' mllkfftyq''beon foundr equal,''. to ono pound of grain for pjgs. . i :(, '4'l ' ' A "drove of hogs of all colors and' sizes brings as much money ns a drove. of tho BamoTbrqedi color; and slzo. To obtain a maximum supply ol L'! changes of feed, should be provided. If a small hatching houso Is onco used, no poultry keeper over likes to tdo without its- copiVenlonco afterward. v-As a 'Tule.n largeflow" of & mllk'ls' associated with a low per cent of fat, while a small flow shows a hlghor test "... . orr.v a Sheen aro comfort lovers and tho 'man who neglects to.provldo thorn w,th Bood, dry Bholter makes a costly error. Grinding tho grain; mnkes It mora digestible, and tho moro digestible tho. feed, the moro milk from a glvon amount 'It Is not n common sight at any of-tho stock yards'to-seo a largo drove of hogs from ono farm all showing the same breed. Oats, wheat bran, and a lltle corn oi linsccd-mcal Is a. grain ration. that will keep tho Iambs growing and In good iiesnDy winter.'" , net tiwrvr.'.v Thcro. should bo no hidden, lnac- I ..U . i cossimo piaces in mim yoBoma raeamsr- should bo soldered Tho ovoi; smoothly inside ana out. 4 ) 4, The egg-prqaucmg qualities or tno 'hen; like the butter-making qualities of tho coWi will determine the hea'n valuo at the end or tno year. . I'"... J Teal-calves'in hot weather will grow hotter, it kept d.ur.l.ng (ho day ,ln dark.qgol stable but tho, stablo must , nn n nnnim rim iiiiil w.ii viiiiliihluu. . , ;j Excent In unusual caBes of rush work, tho teams should ce'aso work in I. and Jailing tempemturo or evening. A mixture of barley, corn-meal I wheat bran and roots will put flesh on I horses fast,; With this, of course, a .lu -''.'' J 1 if .nrA Jli taken id keen' thh 'hup 1 laco Oi tno suago love), iwo una pno' half inches rdmoved dally will bo 'sbf In filling the silo, extra tramping should be dono around tho edges, 'and when tho . allege is settling, 'l't la, wpll for somO one to go into' the alio every row aayt? iinu ruu4i. iu uuago near 'the Wges'o'f tho silo. Rdgea Prof. James B. Rlcoj in hla Cornell reading courso for farmers, says: "Corn is an excellent grain, , It Is, porhaps, tho grain roost relished, by fowls. Therelivllea tho danger, Piqwls oat It bo greedily" that, it being a fat tening food, they nro llkoly to become overfat, If It is red too freely." FEEDING IS IMPORTANT AS PHilMPAL SOURCE OF PfcOf IT Farmer Now Provides JL,tV Stock WUH Canned Green FodileiV Called "Silage," Made. Most Commonly" Ff dm' tfrhi ' " 1 t i i Cow-Peas, Clover, or Alfalfa Chopped ,! " ' " ' -'. . Fine end Stored In Silos, 11 J 1,1'' I " ' ! 1 .At:,, t . I, . , '. i f i , , ., it M,' ! li r, ,, i Sr'TBijlk ,. I ,nqrl ,,;:i,' Solid Modern! Tho principal source of nrollt in dairying', ob6k-ralslng hnd rarmthfi llori1 In Improving tho quality add ht tho sarao1 time kbcplng down thd'cOst of production In this mnttbY of nrdflt and Joss nothing plays such an I ltn portaut part as tho question of feeds and feeding. T)o, natural feed for nnl muls, tho one on which they do .beat, is green pasturq. In cltmntcs Buuje'cl; to frost, man 'Has made tho samo' rb vision for animals ua for himself by providing them in wlhter with ca'hndd green fodder called "silage." Silage Id made most commonly from corn, ow pens, clover, sorghum, pr alfalfa, morp4 ly chopped fine and stored in mrgq water-tight caB, known as "silos." In bwx 1, tfi nr 1. it t'lTltii M ! ,'l it' Iftw tWX!ft ir iij t 9hOVylnfl, .Rplnforclpg. dry weather' or in winter', whon green pasture1 cannot bo had, this feed Is equally good In producing a flow of milk or in' putting fat on animals. Ono acre of a crop harvostod as silage will feed twlco as much stock as tho .samo amount . .harvested jn( any ptljer nan UVl 'Llko a glass fruit Jar',' a' sll6 mUst'bo water-tight and JOlritlesa to keep tho Bllago from .molding ,or "dry firing' "or, tlilp reaspn, and also bocauso no painting or repairing is eyer neces sary, solid-wall concrete silos nro coming into general iise? ' Tho best silos' aro built' circular In shape. jTho slzo depondsr upon how many anlmRfs,aW'tb''b6 fed dally, tho quantltyvim poundsNforioaohi animal's dally fepdp' and tlp-numborf .dayslt may do n.cccBsaryt to reea thorn. Tho -.t .1 COMBINED TOOL Scoop Sotachably Connected and Haa Grooves xqr. Tinea Ea&tly Son. , . T ?pmbinaton imrilenient .that Is handy fpr farmland bIo . uso has been designed by a man in tno' sta'to 6t Washington. It Is a fork nnd' 'shovel combin'dd, and Its adv'dnfago-fs that It Fork and Shovel In One, takes up no more room than onp of these tools arid can quickly Co turned from ono Into th'o othor. Tho basic Implement lu a fork, and tho shovel portion Is adjustably connected. In tho head of the scoop aro holes K.int.iO l't;,l flll 1 ' ' -fn 1 .Hi . ,,i 1 iii .11, phi ' I vl' Concrete.iSllo, - silo shoiild do of such Blzp that a layer of sllngQ A least two Inc'hos In "depth will bo remo'vod each rfay after' feed ing has begxin: 1 Tills prevents a thin top layer from molding. A dairy cow requires about forty pounds1 of sllnga ,pnr day,, ,antf , the following tablo Is based on jthls amount .fqrty pounds Ib also tho averago wolgli of a cubic root ar'jmiigo'. ' ' Locate tho slfo w'her'o it' will bo con Vcnlent ' for feeding ' Udualry It la Jolnbd' to tho bnni by 1 tnt'lihs' of a chUjO and ' passagoway with doors, Since the silo and its contorts are .heavy,., it must bqs built oh solid ground. Tho tjottqm of tho foundation should go bcloy. frpst line. Tho bUo may, with 'advantage, extend four to. flVo feet Into tho ground. Dig; tho pU lttrgd fenoUgh td hllow fir' tho thlck ncss of the circular' walls and a' foot ing two feet wide. "''i'1 , In order 'to savo lumU6r the con creto is 1 poured Into forms which can be moved,, up as tho concreto seta pr, becomes hard. Theso mpyablo forma consist, pf two. circular shells threp ta four feet high', bo matlo thut ono fl'ta within tho other with tip'dco betWceh for a slxilhch wall. The horizontal frhmowork cdnolsts of 2 by 4 tnch'tlmi bers cut to a circle,' which 'are cov ered with sheet metal .or wooden lag glngt Eaqh,, ple.qe jaunt Ije. . ,lpng eqoup to prpyld.e, for. a flx-foot threfr1 Inch' lcncth of tno clrcumfercnco of the circle as we'll1 as Bo'vc'ral Inches for the lap of strap 'Jolhts. Tho'lrdi'ms arq ifalscd-by lddserilrfg tficm 'at tho Joints, and setting them 'upingaiff bn tho fin ished section .oC tho'sUo. i ", 1 .Concrete, fpr tsllps. should bp,"rjph,iln Portland cemept, nd shpuld ,bQ. put Ipto i'119 fprrus inUsy wet iMi?, It, ono pnrt cement to (wo parts sand to four parts crushe'd rock, 'four partB of clean pit or bunk-ruri gravel may 'bo uacd Instead 'of tho sand and rock, Measure all materials on, thq basis' that one ,hag pf cpmpnt equals ono cubic foot Inijy, persons ralso . tha concrete In buckets, but tl'jq work can bd dono moro quickly and easily by using' h' hOr'so together with a dor rick or' a well braced Jib-boom fixed to an adjoining building The first cost of concrete silos may or may not bo greater than that of tho best of any other kind., Tho time Is now ,at hnn4 when armors, llko rail roads and .corporntlons,, ajp consldop Ing the lasting qqalitiqs of, buildings. Concreto silos need no Insurnnco; they do nbt' blow" down ' 6r bhrri ,up.: Theynover haVe to bbv'alnte'd or re paired. With other kinds of stlbs dur ing their short Jives these exponsoB alono equal the flrBt cost, Concreto lasts forever. 1 1 , t through which $0 nco , 9 ,the fork.' pass -whon tho scoop Is to be attached, and across the bottom Is uTraetal .etrlp with a sories o.fj' longitudinal grooves, through which the tines also pass arid Which serves to hold' Uld shovel firmly In position. The' usefulness of such a tool can readily be understood. In a case where ft man.-Jvas both shovel ing and forking, to dd, dB around a barnyards ho ban accomplish tho work by d' quick transformation 6f this 'de vice.. Instead of having to go and got a different Implement every once In a, whllo. Tho removal of weed cowb from tho hoFd; la doTngJm'6ro'ff6r .tho dairy busl-i nebs' than perhaps any othor ono thing. So profitable has this lino of dairy work proved that many dairy men who woro,about.ready to abandon .tdlry,bu8lnessjjae taken, a frfesh startf But ,the! mero removal ;6f weod cows Is voi enough. Their places must bo taken by better ones. Thonn aro easily sociired' by using" puro-brod sires of known milk producing btralns. Records show that this lino of work Is alBOjprofltablp, ,Moro and more dairy meri'annually are adolitlng kr"8ome men themselves do tho work of .weed ing and 'breeding;' dtlierWreiy ' Upon cow-testing association,.,' These as BoclatloiiB cost llttlo arid pay wel as cow weeuorB. ... Wants Bureau of Inspection. Tho Kansas department pf agrlcul ture wants to establish a bureau, to Inspect grain feed, seed arid hay with tho purpose of raising tho standard on' theso commodities. Chicago and St Louis already have bucIi bureaus. MANY BENEFITS ARE DERIVED FROM MUCH AWSEffFMESr ! -J From Every Point of Vlevf It Is One f tbe Afoat Help&X I Friends of ManXts Influence1 Upon Streanjp Alone ! I Makes Farm lu y Possible In Many Re- glotts Other Advantages. J j (By CHFKOIID PINCHOT.) Tho object of forestry js to discover and apply tho' principles according to 'which forcBta are host managed. It IS distinct friom arborlculturo, which deals with Individual .trees. Forestry has to do with single trees only as they stand togethor on some largo area whoso principal crop is troes, nmlwhlch therefore foj'niB part of a forest Tho forest Is the 'most highly 'organized portlou of tno vcgotablo jwprld. It takes Its Im portance less from the Individual trees which help to form It than from tho .qualities vhlch"bolong to it as a whole. M' Although' It Is composod of trees, tho forests far moro than a colloo tlon octrees standing In 0110 placo. It tins. a population of animals and plnnts'pecullar to Itoelf, a boII largely of Its' own making, nnd a cllmato dif ferent In many wayB from that of the open country. Its Influonco upon tho streams' -nlono' makes farming possible ;ln nany regions, and ovory where It 'tends to prpyqnt floods .and drpughts, It supplies ruel, ono of tho first nec essaries of llfo, and lumber, Uio ra'W material, without which, cltlon, rail roads, and all tho grout achievements of material progress would: have bqon cither long dolnycd or wholly Inipos lBlblo. u Tho?fdYc'nyiB,(n8 beautiful' no useful. Tho old fairy tales which, spoke of It as n terrible placo aro wrong". No onb can really know tho forest without fooling tho gontlo In flucnco of ono of tho kindliest ad fltrougoat parts Jof Jnatur'o. Fr'om ovory point of view It Is ono of tho moot helpful clonda of , ninn -Porhiipsi no bther natural agent has dono so roUch for tho fumnn;raqean4. has booh so recklessly used and bo llttlo under stood. Ono of tho points of dcopost Inter- csi 10 mo lurcaiur-iB ino rcprouuciivo power of his troes. Excoiit' tn1 (hd enso of sprouts and qthen growth;-fod by ' old roots, this, doppiift8!,0.!, n on tlift nuuntltv of the need' which each tred' "beat's but 'soYnriAy other vuuBiuerauuiio aucuk uia'iuouiv lutti TO FERTILIZE YOUNG! PLANTS Liquid Manurpt JBHallsrVaBted, Contains All Eleraonta at 1 ' Commercial 'E'er ' ' ' , tlltzdr. v m- (By W. MILTON KELLY.) Wo froquontly road or hoar of the rolatlvo Ynorltsiof liquid ntid"' 'solid manuros-'dlsCTlssodi Sonib make tho i assertion'-thatMlqilld 1 manure Is the, best and baso their Vlnlms upon the , wjpwr iMnn, Bdlld manure. , On (hd otlior'ha'nd it' 'is claimed , b a numbor of oxcellbtit authorities' that, tlio.colldi inftnuroi'ls! ,tU'o best 'on ac count pj, Its lasting he.oollts. by .supply? insj. hjimn.s,., 0 .nirUailyrfocomppBod vegetable matr, (0 t))p soil,, which Increaso tho' capacity of consorying 'moiBturo' and hlso Itiipr&vos tho tox; 'turoi' ' " f We' liolIoVo that thd bust and most satisfactory results 1 nre 1 made when both, liquids and, B.olda ,arp yso.d 1 thp samo rolatlvo prjPDprloijs, as jvpe: maup. , , ( . j Accord(rig W lour ,bost lnr'orme men In soil culture Wd' foVtlllzorH; liquid manuro contains npprox'lhiaoljf the same amount' of fertilizing -'maf terlaKas tho solid, but tho l fertilizing olomontB.prosont ,lMith,p; llauld, portion nro In condition to render them Imt mfedlatoly' rfcarfy for tM ' "griiwlnk plants'. l fU ' " 1"' ri , 'Thd 'HqJld' poJtlod '6'f wanurp' wn'I61 Is Usually lost, op rather 'wasted through imporfect methods of handr (Ing .and flavlpg, contains tho same exponevo forllng, elements, M ARTIFICIAL Xh.o. .Ulnstrutlpn shows, nn artificial spw as arranged by tn ISnfjlIsbman. Tho, pigs, bplonfl to Mr, Ilort Crook, tlroughton Road, Moljtsham, by whom tlio feeding anparnttia Was deplgn'od and iriadb. Tho mothor' sow fllbd tho day after giving birth, nnd tho pigs Imvo boeii successfully reared on cows' milk (diluted). Thoy woro 20 tree twhteh bears seed abundantly! may nqt "reproduce Itsolf very welli A part pt ttte sed is always unsound and sometimes mulch tho larger parti Hut ovenX great abundance of soilridl seed does'' nbt always tnsuro good reJ productlohV' The seeds, may not riid; tho rlgfcu stwrouirtllngslMr succeatu gcrmlnatiii Vr iiie inlwit trees may porlshlldrJwantl.ot, wltor, light, ortT suitable Bolj,"VBcrc tnoro Is a thick, la'or of dfy leays Of needles on the ground, seedlings often perish In great numbers because' their delicate rddt lets cannot reach' the fertile soil !be- Ucath. "Tho same thing happens when thcro In no humus at nil and the sur face Is hard and dry. The weight pr tho soed also has a powortul Influence 1 , 111 t V I 4 $3 . :il Winged fceecTi:. "llZBaaavyoo.di',2, Box eldor; 3, Elm; 4, Fir; 5 to 8, Pine. on the character of roprodlictfon. .Trees ,wlth, haavy floods, llvte oks, hickories, "arid chestnuts, can Sjow thorn ony ,n.,tljolr ;o,wa pqlghborhttod, excopt wHcu'dioy stand' on steep .lilll ldcs. or on thq pnnjes of Btrcams or when blrda land squirrels carry tthe iutB and acorns to a distance Treoa with. light, winged seed llfeo the, popi lars, birches, and pines, havo a great ndvantngo over tho othorB, bocause thoy MK.rWlthqlftiWolllonff wy off. The wind is tho moans by which this is brought About, and the adap tation of, thq secdsstheni8elvp8 is often coat a farmer from.?20, tp 4Q 1 per, ton when purchased, frptn, the, ,covi m.orcl.al fertilizer; ents,., , ,( ' It Booms to be a pet fancy, with! many farmers that commercial' fortll liter will make qulckor growth when us'od to fertilize young plants' 'than ordinary barnyard manure on account of bolng moro available) for thq ypung plants to ,fW.d(upou, . , , ,, .Tho above clalni.may bo right to a MinhxiM if'tU' best' qualify' bf Commercial fertilizer la used on oiiq plot and barnyard manuro' VJn andther. rint whonl'WP, speak or ivrttpi otftha ordinary barnyard; inanurp, iwemuBt .cppsldpr tfto ;apt( (hajt t is,,r)ot,las, val uable as wnon Woshjm tho stable and contains thq full amount of plant fodd'.'b'oth liquids' and' Kbllds.-tMiCt It 'contUIn'Jd nttth6 time it was 'made, Thud many' mako the' mlBtake, of .losing tho most valuable, fertilizing cloments from tholr manure nn.AtJben claiming it Inferior to tho commercial fertilizers' Tor btomo'tlh'g'' a rapid growth df'thtt young plants'. ' Wo do not think that bettor results can.' bo mado by-using coffimorclal. fer tilizers jon nt numhWi PfK-arfi ithn can bo mado by using Htablq,,nQt,tp.arnt yard, manure, whon caro has been ox qrplscd In having and preserving' all of ttie,foHllfzlnki,6le'mPlits''thKt,1t'orlgin; 'riliyteohtalribdi 1 " ,'wtl" ' Wtfendver ,E aqo -orlhqap 'te 'term 'barnyard- manure pBedi i,cai)st,tp my mind a certain class, pf( farmorft wfto niiwijir, mm Mer the Btab.to oavoa all winter to ferment 'I.!, H.1IM1. JJtt b. i. lm r ' l.. nlHI iYiu U11117 uuu nuu wo iiuai, BpHrig &y bommerclal fertilizer lagenta a wholor hat fill 'of money- for r thd vory,ielements, that ho has aljow.ed to wnph,away,,an,d..lten. sfty.tbakltpo .RvWifl'fMv.qatpOqand jajring d.oe WU'-i , . ,1 i .1 1 FOR. PIGS days old when phbtbgrnphed. The ap-, parutus consists of ordinary rubber teats fixed through a board, and con-i nocted by rubber hnd glass tubing te thd cnnsi of milk bohlnd. .,, Beware of fillth, Keep the chlpkeps away from fl)th, of all kinds, MOTHER;: e ,i -AAi.5 SK'-Ji'Jii.K.t