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AGRICULTURAL HINTS
STABLE DRESSING.
Vnlunlile Hint Altout I'rcacrvlnpf It
In Good Cmulltlun.
Wo hear much about the desirability
of manure ccllnrs, covered barnyartl3,
manure sheds and other covered quar
ters for housing1 dressing until one is
ready to apply it to the land; but the
fact remains that the average farmer
who is not now blessed with one of
these means of preserving manuro at
its best, does not, in nine cases out of
ten, sec his way clear to provide himself
vJtli one of them. The barn that is now
without a cellar cannot easily be fitted
out with this desirable adjunct. Build
ing additional roofs to cover m stable
manure is not looked upon with favor
in these days when every dollar has
FOUNDATION FOR MANURE HEAP.
its appointed mission marked out for it,
even before it is received.
It is all very well to describe ideal
conditions, but it seems to me that more
good is often done in describing condi
tions that are less than ideal, but still
serviceable, practical and eusily within
the reach of all.
With this end in view, I present a
sectional view of a homemade founda
tion for n mnnurc heap in the open
air, which will keep the manure in a
condition very nearly at its best. This
foundation is made just far enough
uway from the stable to escape any
drip from the eaves. It is made square
or round, as may be preferred, and has
n. rough stone wall about the outer
edge extending down below the frost
line. Within this, over the surface of
the ground, are placed loose stones,
lowest in the center, as shown. A coat
of cement, two inches thick, is iilnccd
over them, the surface thus being made
saucer-shaped.
To this foundation is wheeled the
manure from the cow and horse stalls,
the latter being spread evenly over the
CEMENT AND BOARD FLOOR.
former. If the heap should begin to
heat, let it be drenched with water,
either from a rfcar-by well or from the
caves-trough of the barn. Often the
manure heap can be located so that wa
ter can be conveyed directly upon it
from the pump by means of a spout.
Cow manuro is considered cold and
Blow to heat, but it has been my ex
perience that where all the liquids are
caved with the solids, the mass is much
more likely to heat. Where heat is
generated, and water can be turned on
as needed, decay will take place very
rapidly, and the manure will soon be
in a condition to become readily avail
able for the use of plants, With such
u foundation, and with water at hand
to apply as needed, the dressing will
lose little or none of its valuable ele
.ments. entirely uncovered as it is.
I present also a diagram showing the
plan I have recently adopted in u village
stable for saving the solids and liquids
without loss. Two cow and two horse
stalls occupy a closed room by them
selves in one end of the stable. I desired
a cement floor here, but could not well
make its foundation upon theground,us
the stable sets well up from the ground.
1 therefore laid a double board iloor,
sloping1 it toward the rear. Upon this
double lloor was laid a coat of cement,
following the pitch of the iloor to a
point a little belaud the stalls, at A.
1'rom that point it pitches the other
way till the partition is reached, as
Ehowu in the diagram.
The platforms of the stalls are raised
several inches above the inclined ce
ment lloor. All the liquid that runs
through the platforms will beconducted
3own the inclined cement iloor to the
point A, where it soaks into a lot of
litter, sawdust, etc., with which the
iloor behind the stalls is kept covered.
I present this plan because it can well
be adopted in barns rind stables already
built, the incline being secured in the
coating of cement, since the board floor
will be level.
A thin coat of cement behind the
stalls would be injured by the shnrp
hoes of horses, but this will not occur
if the cement is kept well covered with
absorbents, that are removed as they
become saturated. Without some such
arrangement as this, a large part of thy
liquid manure is likely to leak down
through the floor and ho lost in the
ground beneath, or become a menace
to health if the stable be adjacent to
one's house or well.
Both of these plans thnt nre figured
call for no expenditure of money ex
cept for the cement hat is needed, and
this is not large in amount. Country
Gentleman.
As n lamb is perhaps the most diffi
cult of all animals to recuperate after
once stunted, it paye to keep thrifty.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
A IIoiuciiiiwlc Contrivance "Which linn
Worked Very Well.
In caring for young chickene, ducks,
poults, etc., one often has dliUculty in
keeping water before them in sufficient
quantities, and at the same time keep it
pure and fresh. Mnny arrangements
have been contrived to obviate the difll
culty, all workkig with more or less suc
cess. Probably the most successful is
the drinking fountain gotten up on the
principle of the siphon. The market Jh
well stocked with several patterns, all
on the same general principle, but vary
ing in lesser details.
Probnbly one of the most popular is
the earthen fountain. It has the ad
vantage over some others in having
thicker sides and is loss liable to be
affected by heat or cold. One of the
most serious objections we have to this
make is the difficulty in cleaning. In
this respect there are others far ahead.
The earthen fountain will not work
successfully during severe weather, es
pecially if it is so situated that there is
danger of freezing. Like nn earthen
crock, a good stiff freeze-up will ruin it.
There is still another make gotten up
on the same idea but made of galvanized
iron. This one lias the advantage over
the other during freezing weather, but
otherwise the same disadvantage that
will apply to one will to the other.
We have noted another make gotten
up on the same principlq but on an alto
gether different pattern. This one,
which is also made of galvanized iron,
has a false cover fitting over the can
proper and extends down into the water
about the base. Such a fountain has
every convenience of the others and the
additional advantage of being readily
cleaned.
For the past two or three yenrs wn
have been using one of our own con
trivance, which ordinarily works very
satisfactory. We used an ordinary
crock, boring a small hole through the
side nbout iy2 inches from the top. The
crock is then filled with water and a
shallow dish placed over the top, with
sidessufficiently high to allow the water
to rise just above the aperture in the
crock. The crock and dish are then in
verted and if everything has been donfe
properly, you will have practically just
as good a fountain for the ordinary
poultry yard as some more expensive
ones. This will be found to be very
satisfactory in the yard with young
stock, especially with young turkeys.
By its use the youngsters nre not apt to
become wet. C. P. Beynolds, in Ohio
Farmer.
ROOMY POULTRY HOUSE.
Its Coiintructlcm mid AdvimtnifCM Dc
nctMiciI In Detail.
Where one can build his poultry
house upon a southern slope, the pluu
shown in the accompanying illustration
will be found particularly convenient.
The building can be of nny length de
sired to accommodate one or a dozen
flocks the construction is the same in
nny case. The north side has posts
shorter than nre those ipon the south
side, which gives from three to four
feet of space beneath the building prop
er. This is utilized as a seratching
room for the fowls in cold and stormy
weather. A small opening in the floor
on the north side of the main floor
admits to his scrntching-room. Ex-
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PRACTICAL POULTRY HOUSE.
tra large windows are placed in tho
front of this scratching apartment, both
for the purpose of giving plenty of
light, sunshine and fresh air, and to
make access to these low spaces con
venient. Any litter, dressing, etc., that
one wishes to remove, can be raked to
the window from the outside, and so re
moved. The windows are hinged at
the top, and can be raised from the
windows above, by cords. Inside the
lower windows are stretched gratings
or wire netting. With the window open,
the seratching-room has nil the advan
tages of an open scratching shed, so
highly recommended of late, without
the open scratching shed's disadvan
tages of becoming filled with drifting
snow and of having no protection in
cold or raw weather.
Such n plan, nt a very flight added
expense, nenrly doubles the room in
a poultry-house, enabling the owner
to keep nearly double the number of
fowls under the snme roof that ho
could keep without this added room
below. Country Gentleman.
Clover 1'iiMtiiru In Ilcnt.
The best pasture lor ecltb, calves,
lambs and pigs is clover, but it is still
better to have a variety of pasturage
plants, such as blue grass, orchard
grass, red top, timothy and red clover.
Let these seeds be well mixed and care
fully sown and those best ndapied to
the soil will soon assert themselves and
give largest and best growth of pastur
age. Now is the time to scatter the
eed. Plow well, harrow finely, sow
the seed, let it become well established
and you will have pastures that you will
be proud of. Kural World,
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FIRST PRIZE TO IOWA.
JPcrry limit Cnrrlcn Off First Honors In the
Intcrntnto Normal School Content.
Emi'oma, Kim., May 8. In the inter
state oratorical contest botweon stuto
normal schools held hero last night
Perry Hunt, of Cedar Itapids, la., took
first place and prize of 850; Byron II.
Crawford, of Wnrrensburg, Mo., second
plnco and prizo of 8150; Chester M.
EcholB, of Normal, 111., third; W. II.
Kelly, Whitewater, Wis., fourth, and
F. M. Mahin, of Emporia, fifth. Every
seat in Albert Taylor hall at tho Kan
sas state normal school was engaged
several days ogo and they woro
all filled, us well ns hundreds of
chairs, the aisles and even the stops.
Over 2,000 people were present.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the bright colors of
the different state schools contrasting
with each other nntl with tho potted
plants on tho stage. Great impartial
ity was shown by the audience, and to
one uninformed but little difference
could bo perceived in the recep
tion given the orators representing tho
various state schools. Tho judges
were: .On thought and composition,
Superintendent A. G. Lane, Chicago;
Prof. II. L. Stetson, lies Moines, la,;
Superintendent O. II. Siefert, Milwau
kee; Hon. John D. Mlllikcn, McPhcr
son, Kan.; Prof. D. B. Frankenburgcr,
Madison, Wis. On delivery, Superin
tendent J. L. Ilalloway, Fort Smith,
Ark.; Hon. John Martin, Topcka, Kan.;
Principal II. B. Hayden, Council Bluffs,
la.
VICTORY. FOR MICHIGAN.
As UruiiI, Ann Arbor Triumphs lit tho
Northern Lciiriio Contest.
Ann Aimok, Mich., May 8. Bayard
H. Ames carried off tho honors for
Michigan university in tho seventh an
nual contest of tho Northern Oratori
cal league. Mr. Ames was tied for
first place with Mr. Wild, of Wis
consin tinlvcrsity, but won by six
points in percentage. Tho third placo
fell to M. F. Gallagher, of Chicago
university. Tho prizes aro 100 and
.'$50, a, testimonial established by F. W.
Peck, of Chicago. This makes tho
sixth annual contest carried off by
Michigan from tho Northern Orator
ical league. Other members of the
league are Chicago university, North
western, Obcrlin, Wisconsin univer
sity and Iowa.
KANSAS DEBATER WINS.
ilcr ColIoRliins Scorn 11 Second Victory Over
NebrilBldi.
Lawrence, Kan., May 8. In tho
third annual debate, held hero last
night, between representatives of tho
university of Kansas and the univer
sity of Nebraska, Kansas was awarded
the decision by tho judges amid great
enthusiasm among the local collegians
and townspeople. Tho question was:
"Shall It Bo tho Policy of the United
States to Extend Her Dominions?"
Kansas had tho negatlvo side of tho
question. Tho judges wore: Preston
D. It. Boyd, of the university of Okla
homa; President McAfee, of Park col
lege, Missouri, and D. II. Dexter, of
Kansas City. Nebraska won the con
test last year and Kansas won the ono
of the year before.
SENATOR HARRIS' SUBSTITUTE.
Ilo Would INTulto tho Interstate Commcrco
Commission 11 Juillcliil Tribunal.
Washington, May 8. Senator Har
ris, of Kansas, has prepared a substi
tuto bill which ho will offer in tho
senate, providing for tho conversion of
the interstate commerce commission
into a tribunal of six members, to
have judicial powers in making regu
lations and enforcing their decrees.
It provides for tho division of the
United States into five districts, each
of which is to be presided over by n
member of the court of railroad com
missioners, and the six to form a gen
eral court for the adjudication of all
cases growing out of questions relat
ing to rates and disputes among rail
roads now dealt with by the interstuto
commerce commission.
THE INDIAN BILL.
The Conference Committees of tho House
and Senate Kcuch an Agreement.
Washington, May 8. The conference
committee of the senate and house
reached an agreement to-day on the
Indian appropriation bill. The differ
ence between tho two houses on the
senate amendment for the opening of
the Uncompahgre reservation was rec
onciled on the basis of a provision for
the leasing of the Gilsonito lands in
stead of the purchase of them. The
senate amendment for tho establish
ment of an Indian warehouse at Omaha
was also agreed to with a provision
extending the timo for its establish
ment to a yenr. Tho Seneca oil lease
is confirmed and one additional judge
is allowed to tho Indian territory.
ISLE OF PINES REBELLION.
Cubun Prisoners, Goaded by Persecution!
Dash for Liberty.
Key West, Flo., May 8. An uprising
on the Isle of Pines, a penal settlement
south of Cuba, is reported. Twenty
flvo Cuban prisoners, headed by Jose
Gonzales, madu a rush for their guards,
took their arms and mado a dash for
tho coast. They wero pursued with
bloodhounds and troops. Fivo got
away in a small boat, lauding in the
southwestern part of Havana province,
while 20 others wero shot down, hav
ing been caught by the bloodhounds
in the forests bordering tho shore.
Atrocious maltreatment of the prison
ers caused tho revolt.
Statu op Ohio, Citt op Toledo, I
Lucas County. Jw
I rank J. Cheney mnkes oath that he is the
ncnior partner of the firm of V. J. Cheney
& Co., doinp business in the cily of Toledo.
County and Stuto aforesaid, and that Raid
firm will pay the sum of Ono Hundred Dol
lars for cncfi and every case of catnrrh that
cannot bo cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh
Cure. FRAN IC J. CH 13NKY.
bworn to before mo and subscribed in my
presence, this 0th day of December. A. D.
1SS0. A. W.GLKASON,
Seal Notary Public.
Hall'sCatarrhCure is taken internnlly and
nets directly on tho blood and mucous wir
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
fico. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
bold by drufjRiRtH, 7Hc.
Hall's Funifiy Pills arc the best.
Ull t II II
The Old-Fashioncd Way.-"Vhat wan
ycr daddy lickm' you for?" asked the half
Krown boy. The other half-grown hoy an
swered: fO, he was list provin' to me that
tho whale really did swnllcr Joner." In
dianapolis Journal.
After physicians had Riven me up, I wag
wived by l'iso's Cure. Kalph Ericg, Wil
linmsport, Pa., Nov. '2:1, 1803.
Juliet "Did you ever study the stars?"
Romeo "I've understudied them." Yon
leers Statesman.
Slipped and fell; bad sprain. Never
mind. St. .Jacobs Oil will cure it.
When a rich man's hovs don't succeed
people always enjoy it. Washington Democrat.
When bilious or costive eat n C'aRcarct,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 25c.
A pair of scissors is always lost. Atchiaon
Globe.
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.A real trifling man is nhrnyn weighing
himself. Washington Democrat.
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nent in the electric light.
Similar and no less striking has been the evolution of grain and
grass cutting machinery. Jn 1831 the scythe and the cradle were superseded by
the McCormick Reaper. The intervening years have seen many improvements,
until now we have that model Harvester and Binder, the McCormick Right
Hand Open Elevator, and that veritable electric light of mowcrdom, the
New 4. It is not only the handsomest mower ever built, but it is, in every
sense of the word, the best and if your .experience has taught you anything,
it is that there's nothing cheaper than tho best.
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Chicago.
The Light-Running McConnlcU Open Elcvntor Harvester,
'i'ltcI.iKltt-Kiiiinlsifr McCoriniclcNcw Steel Mower,
The l.iKlit-Rutintiig McCormick Vertical Corn Hinder and
The I.iKht-KuuuitiK McCormick Daisy Reaper for sate everywhere.
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Health Officers in many cities very
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