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bcr 'Jtidjtung bringcu Iaffen,
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fie bort etroas Iernen fijnnen. i'iit
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ten auf bem beimatlid)cn '-Pobcn unb
mit nidjt eineni einjigeti pofitioen
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Doberbo - plateaus nub bie engeti
T'dffe jroifdjen ber Sftiiftc unb ban
'•UJotcau unb ben bobinterliegenben
Bergen in bfterreidjifdien ^rinben
befinben, ift ben ^talienem baB gort
Tonunen nidjt Ieid)ter. giir toeniger
al§ Deiferreidj - llngarn itjncn Dor
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fer Jatfodjen unb ber militdrifdjen
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lien£ 3U fpred)cu, ift nid)t am fl>Iafce.
2onbon bat fiirjlid) bie amt
lidtjen 2]erh'ttliften Dcutfdilanb’e
fiir ben SJonat ouli befannt
gmod)t. Gnglanb toirb nidjt
geneigt fein, bie beutfdjen 9?erluftc 311
Det!leinem, bae (Sfegenteil todre an
sunebmen, aber trofcbcm toerben bie
beutjdjen ©efamtoerlufte im Sionat
.guli auf nur 122,540 SJann, barun
ter 21,000 £ote, angegcbcu. £eutfd)
lanb bat alfo, obgleid) c§ ouf mebr
J*riegefd)aupld&en fdmpfte ala bie
toeftlidjen Hfliierten, faum ein 2rit*
tel ber anglo ■ franjbfifdfen Ukrlufte
getragen, bie Dont beutfdjen ©eneral
jiab auf 350,000 Statin an ber SJcft*
non! angegeben toerben. £0311 font
men bie unmenfd)lid)en SScrlufte ber
3hiffen unb bie ber ^taliener. 2asS
tBerbaltnis biirfte etroa 6 ju 1 fein,
unb bod) bebaupten bie SlUiierten,
i*QB bie 3eit auf ibrer Seite ift. TaZ
fraffe Ofegenteil ift bcr gall. £ic
nedten 3a*)len betoeifen el
Seit bent 1. 5uli laufen bie
Sritcn unb 5rQn3ofeu mit iljren
,.2RiIlionenbeeren" gegen bie beut*
l'djen SteEungen nbrblid) unb fiiblicf)
non ber Somme an. SlJeronne unb
Sapaume foEten im erften Slnfturm
*aEen. Sie fteften fjeuie nod) uuer
fdniitert ba, unb Dor ben beutfefyen
SteEungen bat fidi GnglanbS unb
ftranfreidji Offenfiofraft oerblutet,
oerblutet im tnabren Sinne be§ 2Bor*
tc3, meungleid) neue S3erfiarfungen
in ber 3nfunft neue Sturmangriffe
bringen fonnen.
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dJlnffenangriff gebliebett, ber fid) bon
ber Somme bi§ jur ITCorbfee eritref
fen foEte? Sdjon beute fiinbigt Son*
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fifdje fein, fonbern eine beutfd^c, unb
bie toirb ben ?Iu»jd)Iag geben unb
bie Gntfdieibung bringen. Sie me
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teinblidjen 8rcittc finb nur einige
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beebalb unter SBeriidfidjtigung bet
Satfadie. baft bie Slfliicrtcn ifjre graft
ten £ raftanftrengungen, beren fie fa
big tnaren, gcntadji, alg auBerorbent*
lid) giinftig fiir bie beutfdje Sadje be*
trachtct tterben.
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lidje Sage im Often, abet aud) nut
auf einem £eil berfelben. 55 ift
beute nodi 311 friib. bie ©riinbe fiir
bie StiidjugStaftif bet Gtsbetjofl
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ift fidjer, bie fRiicf jugSbetoegung teirb
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ber Ourdbfiibning fci. Oarin liegt
obnc 3n'eifel bie Slnfunbigung einer
SSenbnng, bie alle febnlicb ertuarien,
bie fid) uieileidjt fd)neHer, al§ bie
Sluffen e-3 tt)iinfd)en, jeigeit tnirb.
Oer IRbglicbfciten in biefcm ®e*
biete gibt e§ fo Dicle bafe man fie
faum anfiibren fann, abgeieben ba
uon, bafe c5 eben nnr „i>IogIid)fciten''
finb, mit benen bie beutfd)e giibrung
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fdjlagcucn IRicbtuug roeiter beroegt,
iiibrt fie unbebingt in bic linfe gian
fc ober gar in ben tRiiden ber ruf*
fifdjeit Stanii’Iau - ?lrmec. £ie
jefcige StcIIung ber ^boefj • flrmee
Derbiirgt etn »orfid)tigere3 unb lang
fnmcre-3 fSorriicfen bee Shiffett bei
Stauic-iau.
trine dimfidje SOetoegang mad)t fid)
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.•pauptguartier fprtdjt con Jjoff
nangslofcti Stagriffen ber Suffen ant
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ber 2trecfe jmifdten Xarnopol unb
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niolau. lie Sampfe bort unb bei
Xclatnu titrbienen bie grbifte sBearfp
tung. sic biirften fiir bie ©efamt
logo in ©alijicu ieidjt entfdjeibcttb
mirfeit.
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mc;t auv bent Orient. f£ie ntffifdte
ftaufafu? • Offenfioc „in ber Sid)
tang auf Souftantinopel" ift mieber
einmal 1500 Srilomcter oftlid) bon
ber ©olbenen iPriitfe fteefen geblie
ben, bo bie XurTen nodi ber trinnab- !
me bon unb iDiufd), Sitbar
menien, bie fiiblicpe Slonfe unb ben
Siiden ber A?aufafu§ - 3frmee bei
trrsrrmn bebroben. £er franfc
SWann trnropao I)at am ^ungbnm
nen getrunfeu unb jeigt cine er
fiaunlidje ftroft, bie fid) ni_cf)t nur im
ATaufafn# itnb 2Irmenien, fonbetm in
nod) auffadenberer SScife in tfSerfien
bemerfbar gemadjt bat. llnb bie
Suffen maren bie fieibtragenben.
i'leltr al§ bie J£alfte be# 2Sege§
rcu ber perfiidjen ©renje bi# Xebe
ran, ber .^auptftobt tperficn#, baben
bie Xiirfcn in meuigen 23od)en 3u
rudgelegt, eine Seiftung, bie ju ben
groBtcn ber Uricg5gefd)id)tc gebori,
menu matt in iBetradjt jiebt, bag
ben iiirfcn meber (rifenbabnen nod)
gutc Sirafjen auf ibrem meiten
2>farfd)e 3itr SPerfugung fianben.
Siijjlanb gab bie Sanmung bon §a
maban, ber alien ^anpifttibt fper
fienf, bereii# ja, ebe bie Siirfen fie
gemelbet. SDiit ber niffifdjen $err
febaft in iPerfien ift e§ enbgiiltig
cu§, anb bie ber 9?riten, im fiibli*
d)ett Xeile, fiebt and) nidEjt auf aflan
ftarfen Sagem
£ie eon 2onbon gemelbete turfi
fd)C Cffenfiec gegeu ben ©uea-Jla- !
nal war genau ba?, fur wa§ fie eon
anberen ERcnfcbcn, all benen, bie
burtf) britifdjc SriQen fcben, gebal
ten wurbe, namlidj eine gewaltfame
fRefognof-jierung, bie bie ©tellun
gen unb ©tiirfe beg geinbe? feftftel
Ien unb fid) bann auriitfaieben foEte.
ERan barf annebmen, bag bieS ge*
idfetien ift. £b ber Etefognosaie
rnng ber eigentlid^e Hitgriff folgen
wirb, ift beutc noth nidjt an ent
fdjeibcn. £ie Xiirfen baben fid)
aber, bay barf man toobl annebmen, .
bie 9tefogno?aierung rtit^t al? Spa
Siergang gebaebt, unb grofeere 3)inge
biirften am ©uej - flanal an er
Wartcn feiu.
(frbbcben in gixme
2 o n b o n. Giite SImfterbamer
IDepefdjc melbcte, baft ein Grbbeben
in ber ©egenb eon giume, Ungarn,
bebeutenben ©ebaben angeridjtet bat
te. ber ©tabt giume foil ba§
Grbbeben unter ber Etawlferung eine
riefige ipauif bereorgemfen baben.
(giume ift etne ©tabt eon ciwa
40,000 Ginwobnem unb ber groftte
^anbelsbafen Ungarn? am Hbriati
•;d)en EReere. 'Ia§ unterc $talien
Si3ilien unb bie abnatifdje S'iifte ber
I 2oppeImonafcbie Wurbe Fiirjlid) Wie
( berbolt eon fleiuerett Grbbeben b^w*
gefudjt)
In Woman’s Realm
Sports Clothes. Which Have Achieved Such a Wonderful Popular
ity, Bound to Become a Permanent Institution — Have Given
Impetus to the Separate Skirt Idea—Pretty Party Dress,
in Batiste or Organdie, for the Little Miss.
LATE MODEL IN SEPARATE SKIRTS.
I When sports clothes made their ap
; pearance up-to-date women came and
1 saw and were conquered by them.
They are not classed among the fads
of a season now but acknowledged as
a new departure that promises to be
come a permanent institution. They
have added a lot of color and vivacity
to the apparel of women, and have in
fluenced styles in other lines. Al
| ready specialists in designing them
have demonstrated that their charac
ter and style lie in lines and in ma
| terials as much as in color.
A separate skirt in a handsome
plaid, shown in the picture, is not
; classed among sports skirts, although
‘ it might be. But it reflects the style
■ of the sports skirt. It is made ankle
i length with bias edges of the goods
joined in a seam down the back and
the front. Pipings and parallel rows
| of most workmanlike machine stitch
ing places It in the class that is dis
tinguished by fine tailoring—and there
is nothing better.
The saddle-bag pockets, introduced
early in the season, proved an inspira
tion for several pocket effects which
removal of her coat discloses her finery
in these thin materials, sometimes
hand embroidered, more often machine
embroidered, and often finished off, in
either case, with fancy needlework
stitches. In the »ummertime her frilled
bonnet is much like her dress, and in
wintertime It is apt to match her coat.
The little Crock pictured above is of
machine-embroidered batiste in a fine
quality. Among the embroidered flounc
ings there are many patterns that
seem made especially for children’s
dresses. The flower designs are dainty
and the work fine. Such a pattern is
needed for the little dress shown here.
Frills are set in the short sleeves and
they are made of the same flouncing
as that used in the skirt. The skirt is
set to a short baby waist, and what lit
tle needlework there is, Is done by
hand.
The finest of organdie edgings and
flouueiugs are used for making those
dressy bonnets, with double frills about
the face, that have a permanent place
in style for little children.
The honnet shown has a puffed
crown and is trimmed with a soft
CHILD’S DRESS OF BATISTE FLOUNCING.
are reappearing in the new fall mod
els. In the skirt shown, a shaped band
about the hips serves a double purpose,
as it decorates and also provides a
place for two pockets.
Skirts of this kind are worn with
plain waists of crepe de chine or of
aotton materials. The combination of
plaid skirt and plain colored coat, to
match the dominant color of the skirt,
is among the best of the new show
ings for fall. The well-tailored sepa
rate skirt Is a joy to its possessor and
gives months of good service. For
the coldest weather long heavy coats
will replace the coats to match, which
are designed for immediate wear.
When she goes visiting the little girl
going on four or five or six is more
than likely to wear a dress of batiste
or organdie. Summer or winter the
rosette of pink ribbon at the left Bide.
Short sox and black strapped slip
pers complete the visiting toilet of
the little miss, in which she looks
much like an animated doll. There is
nothing unusual or different about this
pretty outfit Every little girl may
have one like it Every merchant car
ries the materials needed for m»irfng
it and all hearts warm to the daintily
clad little ones in their frills and rib
bons.
To Make Fowls Tender.
If a turkey or chicken is rubbed in
side and out with lemon it will make
the meat white. Juicy and tender.
To Clean Wicker.
When a wicker chair requires clean
ing dust It well and wash in tepid
soapsuds. Mix together equal parts
of turpentine and sweet oil and a few
drops of methylated spirits. When the
chair is quite dry, rub with a cloth
moistened with the polish.
Hand Whitener.
A splendid formula to use on the
hands after washing is: Fifteen
grains of powdered borax, fifteen
grains of common table salt, one-half
dram of spirits of ammonia, one dram
oli of orange, two ounces of glycerin,
six ounces of alcohol.
Rage for Velvet.
A sheer frock and a velvet hat Is
the favored costume for fall. And
let the hat be royal purple If It be
comes you, or navy blue for second
choice.
Switzerland, in proportion to Its pop
ulation, spends more on poor relief
than does any other country.
LESSWASHINGSODA
EXPERT WRITES OF MISTAKE
MADE IN THE KITCHEN.
Constant Use of Strong Alkali Bound
to Destroy Linings of Pots and
Pans, to Say Nothing of Ruin
ing the Hands.
If I had my way I would go into
(he kitchen of every woman In the
Sand and confiscate her entire supply
af washing soda, writes Mrs. Christine
Frederick in the Chicago Daily News.
That one misused article is responsi
ble for more sore, red hands, more
pots with worn-out linings, than any
other one thing. I do not exaggerate
when I say that in many kitchens
washing soda is put into the pots af
ter every meal. Then how cau we ex
pect to have utensils that are bright
and shiny If we subject them constant
ly to so strong a chemical?
Washing soda is the crystal of soda
ash, a very strong alkali. Washing
soda should never be used in a solid
form, but should be dissolved sepa
rately and the solution be used spar
ingly. When I say that two table
spoonfuls of dry soda are sufficient for
a large tub of water, you cun readily
see why "a handful of soda” is ab
surdly too much to use in a poor,
harmless kitchen utensil.
If foods are cooked with care there
need be no scorching. If no scorching
(hen the reticles which adhere to the
bottom and sides should be easily
scraped off with a round-pointed fiat
wooden paddle, and not a metal instru
ment. If one is so careless as to
scorch a utensil, plain water will dis
solve the food as well as any water
with soda.
Now as to actual cleaning: Our !
modem pots are made either of en
amel. aluminum or retinned ware. In
any case, the outside should never be
scoured with an alkali. Enamel Is the
easiest to keep clean of the three be
cause of its chlnallke surface. The
worst thing we can do to enamel ware
Is to let a soda solution soak into it, as 1
this eats off the porcelain and lessens j
the life of our pot.
So many say to me: “Oh. aluminum
ware is so hard to keep clean!” In
my own home we have used alumi
num for three years and it is still
bright and silvery looking outside. The
Inside of some pots has become dis- ;
colored through cooking certain foods, j
All we ever use on aluminum Is whitd ,
soap and water daily, and then We i
polish it weekly with a good silver pol- j
ish. No alkali or powders such as nre I
on the market and commonly used I
should ever be allowed to touch alumi- i
num, as it is the alkali in the water
that turns the aluminum dark.
Never rub an entire cake of cleanser i
on a pan or utensil, as this makes |
scratched and streaky places. Scrape
or use a very fine powder with as little !
sand as possible in its composition, and
apply preferably with a soft brush j
rather than a rag. which is an unsani- j
I ary procedure. There are special j
"pot brushes” on the market with :
bristles that look like a lamp chimney
brush, also a very good kind made of
com fiber in compact, squatty shape
which could be easily scoured on the
inside of the pot. It is a great mis
take to use metal pieces and scrapers
on any kind of a pot, except a frying
pan, which is Iron and can stand It.
Dump heaps with monuments of en
amel pans, and rubbish piles with dis
carded utensils would be smaller if
more housewives exercised a little
common sense in the deuuing of pots
and kitchen utensils.
Quenelles of Veal.
One pound fillet of veal, one ounce
dripping, two ounces flour, one-half
pint white sauce, two eggs, salt and
cayenne papper. Melt the dripping,
add the flour and stir in the stock when
well mixed. Turn out on a plate to
cooL Remove all fat from the veal
and pass it twice through a mincing
machine, add the above mixture and
seasoning and pound all well together :
in a mortar. Mix one egg into it, beat
ill together, add another egg, mix well
and rub through a wire sieve. Grease
some little tins, till them nearly to the
top, cover with paper and stand them
in a saucepan, with boiling water to !
reach half-way up the little tins.
Steam for a quarter-hour and serve
with white sauce round them. The :
quenelles can also be shaped with two
spoons and cooked by throwing them
Into boiling white stock for ten min
utes, thus poaching them.
Dainty Cocoa Wafers.
One cupful of sugar, one table
spoonful of cocoa, a small lump of
butter, one-third cupful of milk. Boil
until it forms a soft ball when tried
in water, then put in flavoring and beat
until -It thickens enough to spread.
Spread between crackers and spread
the tops with the mixture. After they
are col^ put a marshmallow on top of
each, and place in the oven to brown.
The oven must be hot enough to brown
the marshmallows before the Ailing
melts.
Chopped dates or nuts may be add
ed to the filling after taking It from
the fire.
Parsnip Balls.
, One cupful cooked mashed parsnips,
one-half cupful cracker crumbs
(scant), one egg yolk, one-half cupful
coarsely ground nut meats. Combine
the parsnip, cracker crumbs and egg
yolk; salt to taste. Shape the mix*
ture in balls, roll them in the nut
meats, and fry them In deep fat hot
enough to brown a bit of bread in
forty seconds.
Cream Pudding.
Stir together one pint cream, three
ounces sugar, the yolks of three egga
and a little grated nutmeg. Add the
well-beaten whites, stirring lightly, and
pour Into a buttered pie plate on which
have been sprinkled fine crumbs of
stale bread to about the thickness of
an ordinary crust. Sprinkle over the
top a layer of bread crumbs and buke.
Tea in Your Starch.
When starching holland pinafores
put a little strong tea Into the starch.
This keeps the garments in good color.
VIGOR, FECUNDITY, TYPE AND EFFICIENCY
DUROC-JERSEY SOW AND HEALTHY LITTER.
(By GEORGE R. SAMSON, in Denver
Field and Farm.)
The prime purpose iu raising pigs is
to produce pork and lard and is the
one point in swine breeding, whether
one allows the animals to shift for
themselves or gives them all the elab
orate care that fancy may dictate as
contributing to the comfort of breeder
or the pigs themselves. The points
upon which the practical pork produc- j
er should base his selection are vigor,
fecundity, type, and efficiency in trans
forming feed into pork and lard. The :
best type of pig is the one which is
most responsive to feed and most ef- !
ficient in laying on flesh or fat. The ]
marks of thrift and vigor are too well ;
known to require much explanation.
In any good sized litter there will ap- :
pear individuals more alert, larger and
fuller chested from the very first. Their
greater aggressiveness, which leuds
them to avail themselves of their food
supply and perhaps a part of that of
their inntes. gives them an initial ad-1
vantage which they usually keep I
through their suckling days. In fact,
it is seldom lost when they go to the
feed lot where they can get all they ,
want. It is not the little, fat. chubby !
females which should be retained as
breeding animals, for they almost al- j
ways prove disappointing at farrowing
time. They neither produce large lit
ters nor save the little ones from being
crushed in the pig bed. They arc not
good milkers, either, and thus do not
give the litter a good send-off during
the suc-kliug days.
Long, Growthy Females.
One should rather select the long,
growthy females, taking care, however,
that they do not stand too high from
the ground and are not contracted at
the heart girth or rear flank. One
should make sure, too, that there is
no tendency for the ba<-k to sag or the
feet to go down on the dew-claws. It
is better to select one with some arch
to the back, making sure that the arch
is in the back and not in the rump.
An arthed rump with a low-set tail
means a shorter ham. which curtails
the carcass in its best part. The back
should be wide and the sides should
come down perpendicularly to a low,
straight underline. Width between the
eyes and smoothness arid freedom from
coarseness about the head are of im
portance, but one should look to the j
body first, for that is the valuable part j
of the pig. See that the sow has at
least 12 good teats, with room enough
between the front and hind legs to ac
commodate 12 good pigs.
Select a boar of the desired type and
then adhere to that one breed. The
fat hog breeds will be found most
profitable under present market condi
tions. The Durocs and Poland-Chinas
are most numerous and will offer wid
er range for the selection of breeding
stock, but Berkshires and Hampshire*
are good and have the advantage of
being a little better rustlers than the
I’oland-Chinas. The Durocs have larg
er litters on the average than the I»o
land-Chinus and meet with equal favor
on the market. The breed is of less
importance than individuality in the
boar. Whatever the breed, the boar
should be individual and of the de
sired market type; better than the
sows. He should be one of a large lit
ter.
Having found sows that are good
mothers and have large litters of good
thrifty pigs which mature quickly and
fatten well, keep those sows and select
pigs from their litters to replace the
less profitable sows in the herd. Feed
ing quality is the most essential thing
to consider, for the better the feeding
quality the more profits we can ex
pect. The average feeder will agree
that the pig which attains a weight of
200 to 300 pounds with the least
amount of feed is the most profitable
one to raise. Be careful not to select
too coarse an animal, for coarseness
means u hog that is not an easy feeder.
In the improvement of a herd nothing
is of. more importance than feed. It
matters not how good a herd may be.
if judgment is not used in feeding
you can never expect to keep up the
standard, much less improve it.
Avoid Feeding Corn.
Do not feed much corn to a breeding
herd. A good alfalfa pasture in sum
mer and a wheat or rye pasture in
winter with alfalfa hay makes a pig
develop into a strong, healthy animal.
I’igs that have access to alfalfa all
the time are seldom bothered with
weak bones. It always pays to re
member that an even load of purebred
hogs of uniform size, carrying finish
and quality, makes an attractive dis
play and appeals very strongly to the
buyer. He will make a special effort
to buy hogs of this kind even if it is
necessary to spring the market to do
so. He can estimate within one nr two
per cent what such hogs will yield and
can figure the dressed cost very close
ly. On the other hand, a load of hogs
of assorted sizes and breeds are dif
ficult to judge and he is forced to
make liberal allowances when buying
this class of porkers at the ranch. Gen
erally a load of this kind does not
bring what it is worth, as It is heavily
discounted by the buyer.
ELEVEN SIDELIGHTS !
ON DISEASE OF HOGS
Cleanliness Is Given as Best Pre
ventive of Cholera—Use
Disinfectants Freely.
1. An ouuce of prevention is worth
several cars of cures.
2. There has never been a cure that
worked worth while.
3. Cleanliness is the most effective
preventive. A hog will keep himself
clean if you give him a chance.
4. A hog should have room, range,
light, grass and gruin, as well as pure
water.
5. Dust is more dangerous to a hog
than mud, but filth is & breeder of dis
ease to any animal. The hog is pow
j erless to dodge disease when confined
in small pens.
j 6. Change quarters occasionally. Do
| not allow hogs to stay in contami
nated places.
7. Use disinfectants—dips, white
wash and lye. Clean up now and then.
8. Clean and disinfect troughs, slop
barrels, pails, etc., as well as yards
and buildings.
9. Quarantine all new stock that is
brought onto the place, at least three
weeks. Vaccinated hogs may give
cholera to others.
10. Vaccinate your hogs if you know
how, but get a veterinarian if not.
Treat the pigs—it is much cheaper
and better than to wait. The bigger
the hog, the more it costs to vaccinate
him.
11. The hog seeks shade and mud
in his natural state, especially during
summer. Give him a place to wallow,
but do not have his pen so small he
cannot get around comfortably.
PLACE TO STORE ROOT CROPS
Mangels, Beets, Carrots, Turnips and
Rutabagas Are Excellent for
Stock in Winter.
Every farmer should have a good cel
lar or cave and raise a few roots, man
gels, beets, carrots, turnips and ruta
bagas. They are of the best of feeds
for stock during the winter when they
can get nothing green to eat.
Stack Wheat Quickly.
Stack the wheat as soon as possible
after cutting it. This retains its color,
the straw becomes brittle and hard so
that nearly every kernel is saved by
the threshers. There is a heavy loss
ia threshing from the shock.
Germ and Bug Killer.
Crude creosote is one of the best
and cheapest germ and bug killers.
Use it plentifully in the hen coop, hog
pen and barns. It can be spread with
a brush, like paint, or applied with
a spray.
MAKING LIVE STOCK
LIKE SWEET CLOVER
Stake Animals in Pasture and
They Will Soon Develop Taste,
Says Iowa Expert.
“My stock will not pasture on sweet
clover. They don't seem to like it.
What's the trouble?” is the query be
ing received from many farmers over
the state by the farm crops depart
ment at Iowa state college.
Do not discard such an excellent
pasture as sweet clover because the
animals do not like it at first, as they
are likely not to. They can soon be
made to like it, even better than other
pastures.
Simply allow the animals nothing
but sweet clover for a few days. If
the sweet clover patch is not separate
from other pasture, stake the animals
in it. After a few days turn them out
where they will have access to other
pasture as well as the clover. Nine
times in ten they will then eat sweet
clover in preference to any other pas
ture.
Sweet clover is proving to be one of
the best pasture plants, especially for
sheep and cattle. Besides rarely caus
ing bloat, as do red clover and alfalfa,
it is nutritive, palatable when animals
get used to it, increases the milk flow,
grows rapidly and gives an abundant
pasturage.
ERADICATION OF ALL WEEDS
Get Rid of Noxious Plants Before
They Have Chance to Ripen
Seed—Now Is the Time.
Chop, cut or mow them down. Plow,
die or pull them up. Any way to get
ri<j of them before they have a chance
to ripen seed, and now is the time tc
be up and doing. One weed growing
where two grew before shows that
someone has been on to his job just
as much as two ears of corn growing
where only one grew before shows that
Mr. Farmer is wide awake, and, with
a little perseverance, its a whole lot
easier to grow fewer weeds where
weeds ought not to be than it is tc
grow more corn where corn ought to
be. •
Character of Farmer.
The character of the farmer is as
a rule formed by the character of
his soil. The owner of a poor, un
productive farm becomes discouraged,
hopeless, shiftless and skeptical;
hence, it is to his credit, morally as
well as financially, to make his farm
productive.
Provide Surplus Supers.
Provide surplus supers for the bee
colonies, but do not put the new one
on until the old one is well filled, else
the workers will become discouraged.
