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EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF KARAKULE SHEEP Kiraluilt Ewe and Twin Lambs. <T»* IURLAS f> SMITH. Kuiuj Agrl cvfUirsI *'*.'*■*'•. Mtiibiius, Kan.) Persia*) iamb, astrakhan and krim *5»-r furs. for which the United States P»)» llt.OWl.tNO annual!>’ to Russian farmers, can be grown just as profit ably in the United States, a Kansas farmer has shown. U M Crawford, a rancher near Cottonwood Falls, has t^-e® so successful is producing these furs by crossing Karakul* sheep from Asia uo native long wool breeds that th* Kansas Agricultural college, see ing the possibilities of an ludstry of much promise, has entered into a co operation wrh ih> Kaunas rancher for l;- development of the new farming. The agricultural college mill send its expert assigned to the fur farming experiment. Dr R K Kabours. to Bok hara. t etitral Asia, this summer to s' Jdj Karas, le fur farming in its na il ie country The knowledge thus ganed * .ij be applied In perfecting a sheep fur industry on the Kansas ranch which. It is thought, will be of the utmost importance to United States farm* rs Dr Xabours will leave it May and will be gone lour months. 4 raw ford has a large part of the 4K:i) Karakule herd ever brought to the T'cited States. He is the pioneer to ‘.he attempt to grow the much de sired Asiatic furs in this country. On ► "i white hi. coin and Cotswold ewes -e is cruesmg pure bred and half blood Karakule run.* Pelts from the lambs when only a few days old have b* *1; sold on New York markets for J to fib apiece The pelts are valu able even if th- lambs are born dead or die soon after birth. The im 1 portance of this fact is realized when it is considered that now the thou sands of lambs that die in this coun :ry « v. ry year are complete losses. Nearly 600 curly, lustrous black lambs bearing valuable furs had ar rived -on the Kansas fur farm from April 1. Oi^e hundred and fifty of these were from half-blood Karakule Lmcoln rains on Lincoln and Cots wold ewes. The pelts of these lambs were hardly distinguishable from those of the purebred Karakule on Lincolns and Cotswoids. This fact, and the further fact that only five of the 150 were white and three spot ted. are considered the most impor tant of this year's results, inasmuch as it proves that a half-blood Kara kule rant whictj can be bought for $1> will bring lambs with pelts al | most as valuable as a purebred Kara ' kttle which sells for $1,000 to $1,200. Sheepmen, therefore, could get a start in fur production on a very small In vestment. Aside from its fur-bearing charac teristics the Karakule sheep has ex cellent mutton qualities, the Kansas test has proved. Crossed on Ameri can breeds this strain causes a re markable increase in weight and seems absolutely to breed out the woolly or musklike flavor of the meat of native sheep. The Karakule also is a very' hardy sheep. In fact its many ^ dtsirable qualities, proved since its im portation to America, have convinced the Kansas college experts of the ad visability of its wide introduction on this continent. The tests on the Craw i lord farm are being made to that end. BEST FERTILIZER FOR THE GARDENS Trials Have Proved That Mixture of Artificial Manure Produces Excellent Yields. Vjmedbtis experiments hare proved the high value of & mixture of arti fii :al manure for potatoes, consisting of four hundredweight of superphos phate and two hundredweight of sul pha'*- of ammonia and two hundred weight of sulphate of potash per acre This dressing should give a good crop, even when no farmyard ma nure Is available, though ten tons of that manure per acre is a valu- ; able addition When the last is ap- { plied the sulphate of ammonia and potash may be reduced to half a ton each. Trials have proved that these manures produce their best re- j suits when placed In drills under the se-.-d potatoes. Growers who plant only a few rods may have difficulty in f- " *.« locally small quantities of the an.: aal manures named; but there ar* some large town firms who sell •hem by the bags. A ready-made po tato manure from a firm of high repu-, ration may answer equally well, a! though It will cost a little more than .(* const its*rt* cost when bought by the '« A dee p stirring of the soil. w ithout bring r>a the sub-soil to the top. Is a security against drought GREEDY HOGS ARE MOST DESIRABLE Breeders Might Well Devote Tnemsetves to Developing Appetite Instead of Points. The Oregon agricultural station tuu found out i'jr actual feeding test* that tin bog which tats most greedily is •he most profitable Thirty pigs wwe divided into three lota, the heaviest eater* ia one let. and the others grad ed according to their capacity for con- ‘ turning feed. A hundred bogs like the heaviest j • aterr at the rale of gain made and present prices, would make a profit of j tST IS. or almost exactly (3 a head A hundred like the poorest feeders : would have made a profit of $11».65. or only a little mare than a dollar a head. They were evenly graded as •o rise and sex. If there is this great d.Tef. ore between the heavy eating hogs and the light eaten—and most beg growers will agree that the breed ers m*ght well devote themselves to br«ed cg appetite in hogs, instead of color or fancy points. If the appe tite nukes Um profits, breed appetite Keep the Ceod Mothers. The good sitter Is sot always tbe Mt her of chicks. If you had a few good mothers last year they should hnve been set at the same job this s***oo. antes* j cu went a step , further and bought an incubator Follow Your Own Plan. Have yon succeeded in pouluy rais- J tag in past years? Then stick 10 your j own good plan until you are certain that you have found a better new- one. Perhaps yours ia the best plan for you. GREAT VALUE OF LEGUMINOUS CROPS Results Obtained From Their Use Are Far More Striking in Poor Soils Than in Rich. investigations prove the high value of the common legume crops w hether used in rotation or as green manure crops. Results obtained from their use are far more striking in poor soils than in rich soils. Perhaps the safest rule to apply where there is a choice of two legumes is to use the one which gives the largest total yield per acre, or if these are about equal, to use the one whose seed is cheapest. The plowing under of green manure crops as a regular operation is seldom carri* d on except in orchards. In this case there can be but little doubt that the operation is highly profitable. W ith field crops the plowing under of a green manure crop is seldom justi fiable except in the case of very poor lands or at considerable intervals, be cause ordinarily it is far more profit able to utilize the crop for feed and then to return the manure to the soil. There are 16 important leguminous field crops used in the United States namely, red clover alfalfa, cowpeas. alsike clover, crimson clover, white (lover soy beans, peanuts, Canada peas, hairy vetch, common vetch, vel vet beans. Japan clover, sweet clover, burr clover and beggar weed. VALUE OF SILAGE TO THE PRODUCER Great Saver of Grain Regardless of Whether Fed to Stock Cat tle or Fattening Animals. There is no roughage which is of more importance to the producer of beef cattle than silage. The value of rilage to the beef producer varies con siderably and is dependent upon a large number of other factors. If rough fodders are scarce or are high priced, if the grain is high priced, or if the grain is so near a good market that much of it can be readily sold, silage will have a greater value than if the opposite conditions exist. It is a great saver of grain regardless of whether it is to be fed to stock cattle or fattening cattle. It w ill lessen the grain feeding by practically the same amount as is contained in the silage. The value will also depend somewhat upon the kind of tattle to which It is to be f* d. If there is an abundance of rcug dder which cannot be mark eted »ge will aot be so valuable. Grass for Wet Lands. On rather low. wet iands. that have a tendency to be more or less acid, rtdtop is probably as good a grass as can be sown. Corn for t*-e Silo. Corn f r ensilage purposes may be planted in rows or In hills, the same an when i—;e<* fcr grain. Fair *ade cf Silage. Scarlet oi w. imson clover will mak3 a fair grade .f silage, much the same as red clover. |The Bride and the Bridal Gown BRIDES to be, more than any one, else, are interested in the superb trousseau made for the president's daughter. But a review of the gowns made for her, and other members of the bridal cortege, reveals an adapta ! tion of the present modes to individ ual taste and refinement that is in teresting to every one. The most noteworthy feature about all the gowns was simplicity. In a 1 season of conglomerations and elabor ations that -often arrive at the stage ' j of fussiness and shapelessness the | gowrns of Miss Wilson's trousseau were simple in design and yet con trived to strike the notes of the mode. Kurzman, to whom the daughters of multimillionaires appear to turn with one accord when they go a-trousseau ing, undertook the pleasant task of ’ outfitting the White House bride, and accomplished it in a manner to won der at Here is a picture of the bride, pho- | i tographed in her wedding gown. The ; gown is of ivory white satin, made with a long train, and the lines of the skirt unbroken except by a flat appli cation of magnificent point lace. The bodice is draped in the quaint and fascinating surplice fashion at one side with a sash of lace drawn over the shoulder at the opposite side. The ; underbodice is of chiffon laid in ir- i regular plaits and fastened with a | small brooch at the point of the “V” i shaped neck. It was a triumph. The very long and moderately full tulle veil was arranged in a cap for the head, with a wreath of orange blossoms set just back of the gathered fulness at the front. * The short face veil is thrown back, falling free from the head, but the remainder of the veil falls from the cap, into which It is gathered across the back of the head. The bouquet of white orchids with many loops of gauze ribbon and val ley lilies was provided with the usual pendants of ribbon and sprays of flowers, the longest reaching to the bottom of the gown. The gown may be taken as a lovely type of the regulation bridal dress with a concession to the present mode in the hanging of the skirt and the open, uncovered throat. The sleeves were rather full and long. It is a splendid achievement, and ,the rare lace that adorns it ought to outlast generations of brides. It looks as if it might have been chosen with the idea of treasuring some memento of the gown, which adorned the bride, upon the great day in her life. This, and others of the trousseau, are worthy the study of women who refuse to follow exaggerations in style. The gowns are those of a woman oi exquisite taste and a keen “sense ol clothes.” Really Clever Bathing Caps IT is interesting to note that bathing caps, designed along entirely new lines, are taking the place of simpler caps of rubberized cloth made all ex actly alike and without any reference to becomingness. The new caps are of silk and many of them intended to be worn over close-fitting rubber caps which provide the real protection to the hair. A pretty and strikingly original model is pictured here, made of taf feta silk, which is about as satisfac tory as any material to be had for bathing caps and suits. Women un derstand now that getting down to actual swimming and managing to look well when emerging from the wa ter are two entirely compatible things. But the cap and the suit worn are matter that demands serious atten tion. People who have leisure and money are going in for athletics, more and more. A town without at least one swimming pool for women is about as much behind the times as a house without a bath tub. No woman should miss the benefits and pleasures of the simplest and pleasantest of summer sports; and one does not need to be long to the leisure class to enjoy the water. It happens that water is a commodity possessed by every com munity. The cap illustrated is made of a piece of silk folded over and stitched in one seam. It is made to fit snugly about the head and finished with a narrow hem. Two tabs of silk are tacked on at the sides by way of mak ing the cap becoming. There is a great variety in caps and suits to choose from this year. The fabrics are inexpensive, and afly one with the average knowledge of sewing can make them. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Spread of Chintz. With old-fashioned mahogany furni ture. the bed covering should be old fashioned, too. If you are fortunate enough to have an old quilt, made in an elaborate pattern, especially one that is pure white, use it on the old fashioned bed. Otherwise make a spread of chintz, or else one of heavy homespun linen. An easy feat—to put one's foot in it when one attempts to stand on one’s digity. Modem Lover. •1 say, old chap, you’re an extrava gant person. What you got there_a chrysanthemum?” “Chrysanthemum! Dear me, no. That’s a lavender wig for the adored one.” Sure Enough. Church—I see residents of certain sections of St Louis. Mo., are trying to force improved street-car service. Gotham — What’s the matter? Haven’t they got enough straps? Discovering the Real Mexico. Some of the correspondents with the fenny at Vera Cruz are acquiring a knowledge o' Mexico which they are imparting to their readers to the bene fit of the public. They are learning that cities founded by the conquering Spaniards before Jamestown or Ply mouth began are not mere adobe Til lages. but are architecturally reminis cent of Spain in its heroic age. One correspondent admits that ail the pub lic buildings in Vera Cruz are good “and ccmpare favorably with what we have at home.” If the scribes to whom real Mexico is a revelation keep on with their jour neyings they may come to Puebla and see the great professional library of one hundred thousand volumes at tached to the medical school. In the City of Mexico there are many struc tures that delight traveling architects. Mexico is not all “militaristas" and “peons." though its trouble has always been too many of the former. There are cultured people in Mexico who find in culture a refuge from the turmoil of their disturbed republic.—Boston Transcript. SCALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS Troop H. 6th U. S. Cavalry, Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wis.—“I was troubled with psoriasis for nearly two years. Portions of my arms and limbs were affected mostly with it. It appeared in scaly form, breaking out in very small dots and gradually grew larger and white scales formed when about the size of an ordinary match-head. I The looks of it was horrible, which made it very unpleasant for me. It itched a little at times. “I tried several treatments which cured me for a month, but it always broke out again. One day a friend saw the advertisement of Cuticura Soap and Ointment in the paper and I sent for a sample. They helped me. so I purchased two more boxes of Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura Soap and they completely cured me. It took three months for Cuticura Soap and Ointment to complete my cure.” (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct. 22. 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post card “Cuticura, Dept L, Boston.”—Adv. Commas and the Law. The comma in the British act of parliament which has caused a dispute between Monmouthshire miners and their employers recalls the fact that such marks of punctuation were in troduced into law only half a century ago. Down to 1S50 all acts of parlia ment consisted, in theory at all events, of one sentence. In that year a spe cial statute was passed to allow the text of legislative enactments to be punctuated and pointed by full-stops, etc. They are so easily interpolated and altered that lawyers know their danger and avoid them in legal docu ments. Pertinent. Tom—What was the result of the election in .Mexico? Dick—Dunno. Who was shot?— Judge. Alfalfa *fN*4 15.50. Karma for sala on cron nar nenis. J MulhaiL Soo City, 1*-—Adr Some good people judge the value of a picture by the beauty of the frame. FLED FROM ENRAGED WOMAN Bear Proved More Than Match for Husband But Ran When At tacked by Victim’s Wife. A. B. McCloskey. a farmer near Hyner. was attacked by a she bear in his barnyard and so seriously wounded that it is feared he may die. The bear came into the yard in search j of food. McCloskey shot at the ani mal with a small caliber target gun and wounded it. The bear threw him to the ground and badly mangled his left arm and leg. T&e animal was driven off by Mrs. McCloskey. who j beat it with a club. A party of farm ers started in pursuit of the animal , over the mountains later in the day. The experience of McCloskey is unique in this section of the state and caused great excitement in the vicin- 1 ity of Hyner, where the party of farm ers quickly gathered and started out in pursuit of the bear, under the lead ership of B. B. McCloskey, the Penn sylvania railroad station agent at Hyner, who is the wounded man's brother. They hunted over the moun tains near McCloskey's home during the greater part of the day but were ‘ unable to find any trace of the ani- : mal. The same bear is believed to have carried off a live calf from a i neighboring farm several days ago.— ! Williamsport (Pa.) Dispatch to Phila delphia Record. Kan's Life Outlays. An eccentric personage has just died in a town in the west of France at the age of seventy-seven. - When he was eighteen years of age he began to keep a book of personal expenses. For 52 years he jotted down every item. During this period he smoked 62S. 713 cigars. Of this number 43,632 were presented to him by friends. For the remaining 585,021 he spent the sum of £2,040. He had bought 86 pairs of trousers which cost him £32; 75 jackets and waistcoats for £160, and 63 pairs of ■ shoes for £66. He used 300 shirts 1 and 354 collars, for which he paid £53. His omnibus and tram fares came ; to £52. In 15 years he drank 28,875 ■ bocks and 40,303 small glasses of liquor, and spent on them £1.104. plus £249 in tips.—Glasgow Evening News. Long-Delayed Postcards. 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