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DECREASING AND
WASHiNG WOOLS
New Method Has Been Devised
by Department of
Agriculture.
WASH SAMPLES THREE TIMES
Results Obtained by Various Tests to
Do Used In Mating Sheep In At
tempt to Improve Fleece of
Different Dreeds.
(Prepared by the United Htntea Department
of Agriculture )
In order to coiuimre the grease iinil
tllrt contents of various wools and to
Improve wools In tlii'sti respects, tlio
United Status Ilepiitiuent of Agricul
ture liiis devised n now method for do
grousing and washing dirt from Mini
plus. In the course f this work It was
found that samples from the side of
the Hoecc are best for the purpose as
thu contents of dirt nnd, grease In this
part aro cloely related to the aerago
for the entire fleece.
Washed With Gasoline.
In the method for determining
grease, as now used by the depart
inent, the samples are wtt'hed three
times with gasoline, which Is drained
off through a filter paper that retains
all foreign matter. It has been found
that this treatment leaves only 0.17
per cent of grease In Hambotilllet wool
nnd only 0.28 per cent la wool of the
crossbred sheep used.
Dirt Is tnkon out of the samples by
"washing with soap and water. The
wool Is cleaned well If the water Is at
n temperature between -10 and 4f de
grees r, which Is not hot enough to
"MtAtho wool.
Aim to Improve Fleeces.
Itosults obtained by testing vnrlous
samples of wool for grease and dirt
will be used In planning the mating of
Wool Sorting Grading Fleeces.
eheep In an nttempt to Improve the
lleece in these respects.
Detnlls of tills experimental work
have been published In Department
IJulletln 1100, A Method of Determin
ing Oreawe and Dirt In Wool, by D. A.
Unnnoni T T 1tnti1 ami fiitt T t)iiit
Y WJft-ill.l. J IIHIIIJ 41114 l(I.J U AJWIH"
don. Copies may lie obtained by ad
dressing the Department of Agricul
ture, Washington.
BIG VALUE OF FORAGE CROPS
Should Possess as Many Desirable
Characteristics as Possible Some
Are Enumerated.
K A fnrncc cron to bo of most vnltio
should possess as mnny desirable char
a'cteristics as possible, Including (1)
adaptability to soil and local climate,
(J) palatablllty, (.'J) heavy yield" of
dlgeMlble matter, (t) narrow nutri
tive ratio, not wider than 1 :.", (fi)
surculenco, (0) long growing seasons
wth nblllty to endure tramping and
grazing, (7) permanency, (8) reason
able cost and ease of seeding, (tl)
capability of quick pasturage at any
time during the growing season, (10)
m leguminous characteristics.
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LEGUMES ID IMPROVING SOIL
Thousands of Farmers Have Intro
duced Various Crops '.nto Their
Cropping Systems.
Over anO.OOO farmers, according to
reports to the- United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Introduced le
gumes, principally soy beans, cowpeas,
velvet beans, and alfalfa, into their
cropping system as a result of demon
strations In the uso of legumes In soil
improvement given In IDlil by agrlcul-
I tural-extenslon agents.
POULTRY RAISED AT PROFIT
Farmer Has Little Knowledge as to
Cost of Production of Fowls
Sold for Meat.
Poultry nicnt is n by-product on
most farms. The farm flock Is sup-
FMposed to lay enough eggs to satisfy
tho family and provide a balnnce to
help out with the grocery bill, hut
(when tho birds nre sold us meat they
ire turned off without much knowl
edge ns to tho cost of production. It
necessnry to keep track of the feed
dint the birds uso and know If they
Ire paying a profit. There Is no rea-
on why poultry meat should not be
ilsed at a profit the same as cattle
ad hog.
PREVENTING CHOLERA
IN VARIOUS STATES
Department of Agriculture lg
Extending Control Work-
Farmers Will Sr.ve More Hogs and
Avoid Disastrous Losses If They
Do Not Delay in Reporting
Suspicious Cases.
(Prepnred by the TnltPil Stntea Department
of Agriculture )
The United Stales Department of.
Agriculture this year extended Its co
operative hog-cholera control work to
South Dakota, Washington, New Mex
ico and West Virginia, making a total
of HI states In which work Is being
done in cooperation with state au
thorities. Co-operation among the dif
ferent agencies is now at its bust, and
Is therefore more effective than ever.
The object of the work with the va
rious states Is to prevent and control
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One Way to Prevent Disease Among
Hogs Is to Piovlde Good Sanitary
Quarters Hog Cot In Use at Belts
vllle Farm.
outlireaks of hog cholern nnd to pre
vent the spread of the Infection nnd to
reduce losses.
During the year, hog cholera lias
been kept well under control, hut spe
cial care must be taken when there Is
an increase in its prevalence. Farm
ers will save more hogs and prevent
disastrous losses If they do not delay
reporting Immediately to the stnto
veterinarian, the county agricultural
agent, the representative of the bureau
of animal Industry, or local veterinary
practitioner any suspicious enses of
sickness nmong their hogs. Hog
cholera serum Is not a cure, but a pre
ventive treatment, nnd should be ap
plied as soon as possible when the
disease appears In the herd or In tbo
neighborhood. The preventive treat
ment is a good insurance against
losses from hog cholera.
GREEN MANURING AIDS SOIL
Organic Matter Is Added, as Is Nitro
gen On Poor Land Turn Under
an Entire Crop.
Green manuring means turning
under suitable crops to enrich the soil.
Such crops mny be turned under green
or when ripe.
Green manuring adds organic matter
and. dliectly or indirectly, nitrogen to
the soil.
Leguminous crops nre most desira
ble for green manuring, since they add
to the soil nitrogen gathered from the
air in addition to the organic matter
which they carry.
Besides the nitrogen in the legumes
turned under, an additional supply of
nitrogen Is tlxed in the soil by the
action of bacteria, using the carbon In
the organic matter as a source of en
orgy. Turning under an entire crop Is ad
vised only when the soil Is poor and
for the purpose of starting a rotation.
Turning under catch crops or winter
growing green crops is an economical
and successful method of supplying
nitrogen.
GIVE HARNESS BEST OF CARE
Hardened Crease Is Conveniently Re.
moved by Scraping With Knife
Oil Whilo Damp.
Harness should be washed and
odod when it becomes dirty or ex
tremely dry. Kor wnshlng, use tepid
vater, a neutral soap, such as castllo
ijv white toilet soap, and a sponge or
Itolrly stiff brush. Hardened . grenso
!s very conveniently removed by scrap
uig with a dull knife. Hlnse in clean,
tepid water, and allow the harness to
tand In a warm place until It Is no
longer wet but still damp. Then oil
It and leave It In n warm place for 24
hours before being used. Harness
should be oiled or greased while still
damp; otherwise, It may take up so
much grease that it will pull out of
shape or take up sand and grit, which
will Injure It, ns well as spoil Its ap
pearance. Harness should never look
or feel grensy.
GRADED POTATOES-ARE BEST
More Attention to Proper Handling
Will Boost Price Dirt It
Most Undesirable.
Potatoes properly graded bring a
better price than tho ungraded prod
uct. Whether stored or sold direct,
the freer the crop from dirt tho bet
ter. Provision should be made for
ature of 45 to SO degrees In the stor
good ventilation and a steady temper
uge cellar.
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FUR AND FUR FABRICS;
CHARMING AFTERNOON GOWNS
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WIXTUIt Is Jit round the corner
and tho subject of coats for win
der wenr Is up for discussion, nnd must
lie settled. It Is a business requiring
thought, since the fall brought In nota
ble changes In styles and many novel
fabrics, each Inlltienclug the other.
There is so great a variety In styles
that the quest of a winter coat Is more
than Interesting It is fascinating.
I'lrst there is the long range of fabrics
to consider, from the soft, smooth-
Handsome Coats
faced contingent and the broKen-sur-faced
novelties, through many pile
fabrics, that lead up to the more or
less shaggy, woven furs. Velours,
duvctine, veloutlne, velvet, matelasse,
cloky and many other materials claim
attention, nnd their number Is matched
y as many interpretations of tho
inode. Styles are assured ; coats urn
roomy nnd wrappy, and fur trlmmlngu
they have always with them.
None of them Is more successful lr
fulillllng all of fashion's requirements
than the coats made of fur fabrics, and
two of these nre shown In the illustra
tion. Tho coat at tho left Is made of
u fabric which Imitates caracul close
ly. It is n straight model, with volunil-
at.- -x,.
Two Beautiful
nous sleeves nnd a broad, liandsomo
collar of kolinsky fur. A heavy, dou
ble black silk cord, with long rich tas
sels at Its ends, plays the part of a
glrdlo with distinction.
Sealskin Is so perfectly simulated In
tho cont at the right that there is some
difficulty In telling the difference be
tween the fur and tho fabric. Tpo
model Is bloused aril has a lint glrolc
fastened with u liandsomo ornament
it the left side. Skunk fur makes the
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long shawl collar and llnlshes tho
loose, llaiing sleeves.
Of course those darlings of tho
gods, the successful movie stars, cat
have nny thing they want to wear
and some of them know how to make
the most of this rare privilege. livery
woman would like to he In u like po
sition, especially when she goes out In
pursuit of that best beloved of all her
belongings, the afternoon gown. .Ma
bel Normand's amiable face looks
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Made of Fur Fabrics
placidly out nt us from tho Illustra
tion herewith. Almost anyone would
bo placid clothed In a velvet dress of
such originality and excellent design.
It Is simple, but ingenious, showing n
dark color in velvet, a lighter crepe du
chine and touches of brilliant cm
broidery artfully combined in the right
proportions. The crepe do chine Is
used In bindings on tho collar and tho
slashed sleeves, and for undersleeves
and underbodlce. Kinbroldery embel
lishes the collar, the slashed portion In
the sleeves nnd tho wide flat girdle.
It takes u lovely crepe dress to vlo
with a velvet gown, and one of those
that will not tlud comparison odious
Is shown at the right of the two gowns
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Afternoon Gowns
pictured. Crepo do chine, In a cq
trusting color, innl.es itself useful In
this dress also.. Silk braid simulates
Persian embroidery In n design that
covers tho bodice and a collar of Jmby
caracul fur is In keeping with tills
rich-looking decoration.
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BILLIE BROWNIEiS CHATS
"Oood-mornlng," said llltlle Ilrownto
to the African Clawed Frog In tho
7.00.
"Oood-mornlng," said the African
Clawed Krog, shaking one of his legs
at nillie Ilrownle. Of course, as you
all know rery well by this time, Hllllo
Ilrownle had been given permission by
Mother Nature to go and call on her
various children and to understand
their talk.
"I'm from tho southern pnrt of Af
rica," said the African Clawed l-'rog.
"Of course, from my name you could
tell I was from Africa.
"Or, at least, that I had come from
Africa In the llrst place, and that Af
rica Is the family home country, ns I
might say.
"I am n dark-spotted gray frog; If
you look at my back and If you look
nt my underneath parts you will see
that I am a much lighter gray.
"I never leave the water. That is
tin principal tiling about me.
"And, as they know that hero In, the
7.oo, they give me n tank to swim
nround In, and they don't think that
I'm going to want a log out of the wa
ter, or anything like that.
"And It Isn't stubborn for me to
wnnt what I do. I would not he ablo
to llvo out of tho water."
"Well, I'm glad to have had your
story, African Clawed Frog," said Hll
llo Ilrownle. "And I notice that you
have claws upon your feet, and so I
suppose that is why you aro called u
clawed frog."
"Dear me, yes," said the African
Clawed Frog. "How very forgetful of
me!
"Well, I should havo remembered
to have said that, but at least you re
minded me of It, IMIIle Ilrownle."
Then lHlile Ilrownle went to call on
some of tho snakes.
"I'm tlio King Snnke," said n gray
and black snnke. ".My homo used to
bo in tho southern part of this country,
and that Is where the family home
still is. You can llnd us In Southern
places from tho Atlantic ocean to tlio
Pacific.
"Yes, tlio family nro scnttcrcd about.
"Wo kill other snakes. And the poi
son from other snakes cannot hurt us.
We nro 'immune,' ns they sny, to all
poisons of other snakes, which means
that we cannot he poisoned."
"I'm tho Iilnck Snake," said another
snake. This one was long and thin.
"Yes," continued Iilnck Snake, "I'm
from tlio eastern part of the country,
nnd I destroy harmful creatures who'd
hurt tho farmer's crops.
"It Is very nlco thnr, In this zoo,
they havo a sign telling of us nnd of
"Nice to Meet a Friend."
the good wo do, for all of us you aro
visiting this morning arc among those
who help agriculture.
"Isn't Hint a pretty big tiling to
help?
"Yes, and you can dill on Mr. Fox
Snnke, and Oopher Snake, and Chick
en Snake, and Hull Snake, and Milk
Snnke, and Pine Snake, and Corn
Snake, and Coachwhlp SnnKo."
"To me," said Hllllo Ilrownle, "It
hns always seemed remarkable how
much snakes can do, nnd yet they
spend all their lives In crawling.
"It makes mo admire them for tho
tilings they can accomplish, and yet
they can only crawl.
"They cannot walk, they cannot run.
They cannot fly. Yet they do good;
they're patient when suffering. They
have many good qualities.
"Of course, there are had snakes,
too; but there are bad and good of
everything pretty nearly, I suppose.
"Anyway, 1 think you snakes havo
stood for n lot of abuse when you
don't deserve it.
"For so many Judge all snakes as
bad, when they aren't nt nil. I think
it Is u nice way, too, that they tell In
this zoo of the snakes wiio are u help
to farmers and to people."
"I like to hear such talk," said
Iilnck Snake. "Truly It Is nlco to meet
u friend."
"Well, I'm your friend," said nilllo
Ilrownle. "Hut now I must he off. I
shnll como nnd seo ynj again."
"Do," said Mr. Hlack Snake, making
a funny swishing sound which, in
snake tulk, meant, "You'll always be
welcome."
Likely Suggestion.
Johnny (returned from Sunday
school Mother, ha they got nny au
tomobiles In Heaven?
Mother Why?
Johnny Hecnuso nt Sunday school
everybody snug: "If Wo Lovo Him
Hero Helow, Ho Will Tnko Us Home
On High."
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