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.
During the removal of an enamel
plate from a letter box outside the
post office at Stanley Road. Tedding
ton, England, three post cards dated
October, 1891, were found wedged be
tween the plate and the frame of the
letter-box.
Although the cards were much dis
colored after their 23 years' rest, the
addresses on two of them were de
cipherable, and they have been de
livered.
A Dark Mystery.
“Excuse me, Miss Oldgirl, but have
you dyed your hair black?"
“Sir, that is not a fair question."
Make floral offerings to your friends
before they reach the point where
they are unable to sniff the fragrance.
Smile on wash day. That's when you nse
Red Cross Ball Bluet Clothes whiter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
Russian women are now having
small designs painted on their faces.
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