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Ethel Was she glad when he told
her the old , old story ?
Marjorie-You bet she was. Why ,
that girl never heard it before.
Now They Sleep Inside. .
George H. Beattie , jeweler in the
Md Arcade , and L. E. Ralston , auditor
Df the News , have jointly and several-
ly decided that sleeping out in the
open isn't all that it has been declared
to be , says the Cleveland Leader. They
were both in a deep snooze out at the
Beattie farm , near Chagrin Falls , the
other night , when a runaway team
from the county fair city turned into
the lane leading up to the Beattie es-
" tate and came along at full speed.
Sound asleep , but dreaming of im-
. pending danger , Ralston rolled out , of
' his cot toward the north , and Beattie
from his cot toward the south. The
runaway horses dashed between the
sleepers , oversetting everything in the ,
way , but missing Beattie and Ralston
by margins too narrow to be meas-
ured. Since that night Ralston has
slept in his town house and Beattie
has found shelter under the ample
roof of his house on his big planta-
tion.
t Woman-Like.
"I hate him ! I think he is the mean-
tst man I ever met. "
"Gracious Jeanette ! W.hat is the
trouble ? "
"Why , he told me he loved me devot
edly and I , told him it would be Impos.
sible for me to love him in return. The
tpoor . fellow looked so downhearted I
iold him to try and forget me. "
"Well ? "
"Boo-hoo ! He-he did. "
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Margaret-Did you tell the girls at
the tea that secret I confided to you
/and Josephine ?
Katherine-No , truly I didn't Jo-
Bephine got there first - Harper's
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"What do you do when a woman
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Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes :
"Though busy hourly with my own
Affairs , I will not deny myself the
pleasure of taking a few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my. morning cup of Postum. It
ts { a food beverage , not a poison like
coffee.
"I began to use Postum eight years
ago , not because I wanted to , but be-
-cause coffee , which I dearly loved ,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and unfitting me for busi-
ness during the day.
"On the advice of a friend , I first
tried Postum , making it carefully as
. directed on the package. As I had
always used 'cream and no sugar , ' I
mixed my Postum so. It looked good ,
was clear and fragrant , and it was a
pleasure to see the cream color it as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to look - 'like a new sad-
dle. '
"Then I tasted it critically , for I had
tried many 'substitutes' for coffee. I
was pleased , yes , satisfied , with my
Postum in taste and effect , and am
yet , being a constant user of It all
these years.
"I continually assure my friends and
acquaintances that they will like It In
place of coffee , and receive benefit
from ! , Its use. I have gained weight ,
can sleep sound and am not nervous. "
"There's a Reason. "
Read "The Road to Wellvllle" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter ? A new
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MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright , 1904 , by The Bobba-Merrill Co.
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CHAPTER XXTV
"I think I , have beg in , to live , " said
Zelda'the next afternoon.
She sat in the parlor at home talk-
Ing to her Uncle Rodney.
Her father was out walking about >
the neighborhood. He had not been
down-town since the crisis in his af-
fairs , which had left him much broken.
He had been disposed to accept his
brother-in-law's kind offices warily at
first , but Zelda had reassured him as
to her uncle's friendly intentions , and
it was a relief to him to be able to shi/t
the responsibility of adjusting his af-
fairs to other shoulders.
To all intents and purposes nothing
had changed , and beyond the short-
lived gossip of business men who knew
him personally , Ezra Dameron's losses
passed unnoticed. Olive , who was Zel-
da's closest friend , never knew just
what had happened. Zelda merely told
her cousin that her father had gone
through some business trouble but that
It had all been straightened out again.
Mrs. Forrest knew even less than this ;
there was Rodney Merriam : said , no
manner of use in discussing the loss o (
Zelda's fortune with his sister , and
talking about 'family matters was a
bore anyhow. Rodney was surprised
at his own amiable acceptance of the
situation ; but it had resulted in link -
ing him closer to Zelda's life ; she was
dependent on him now as she might
never have been otherwise ; and as for
Ezra Dameron , he was a pitiful object ,
whose punishment was doubtless ade-
quate. It was possible for Rodney
Merriam to sit in the parlor of the old
house in which he had been born , and
talk to Zelda with an ease and pleas-
ure that he had not known since she
came home and went to her father In-
stead of going to live with her aunt or
with himself , which would have been
the sensible thing for her to do.
"I think I have begun to live , " re-
peated Zelda. N
"I hope you are happy , Zee. To be
happy's the main thing. There is noth-
ing else in the wide world that counts ;
and I say it , whose life has been a fail-
ure. "
"You shouldn't talk so ! You must
remember that , I'm letting you be good
to me , kinder and more helpful than
any : one eyer was before to anybody ,
just because you said you couldn't be
happy any : other way. "
"Yes ; I'm going to lead a different
life , " he said , ironically. "It doesn't
pay to cherish the viper of enmity in
one's bosom. But I suppose there's a
certain fun in hating people , even
though you never get a chance to even
up with them. "
"You still have a little lingering pa-
ganism in you. But it's disappearing.
Olive tells me that you ' and Captain
Pollock have quite hit it off. He ought
to have called you out and made you
fight for the snubbings yfeu gave him. " I
"Bah ! I'm a little absent-minded , i
that's all. " But Merriam smiled when
he remembered Pollock. "By the way ,
I've accepted his invitation for to-mor
row afternoon to drive out to the po.st :
site with him. I believe you are asked' ;
And Olive and Morris ? Which wing
of our family is Pollock trying to breaic :
into , will you kindly tell me ? He has
shown you rather marked attention , it
seems to me. "
"You are quite likely to have a niece
in the army. I fancy that it's all ar
ranged ; of course , it's been Olive all
the time. She hasn't told me yet - but
she doesn't have to tell me ! "
It rained the next day and Pollock
telephoned to the members of his party
that the excursion would be postponed.
Zelda hoped that Olive would come up
to the house , and when the bell rang
she thought it was her cousin and
called to the black Angeline , who still
acted as Polly's assistant , to bring Miss
Merriam directly up stairs. But it wa.-i
Morris Leighton whom the girl an-
nounced.
"I'll be down in a moment , " she said ,
but she waited , sitting at the tablo
where she had so often pondered great
and little matters during the year , a
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troubled look upon Her face , consider-
ing many things. The fact that her
mother and MorrIs'
father had once
been lovers , as blurted out by her fath-
er in his rage and confirmed by her
uncle , had impressed her profoundly ;
she was not a morbid girl , but there
seemed something uncanny In the
story , and she had determined that
Morris should never again speak words
of love to her. It was all too pitiful ;
she had no right to any happiness that
Morris might bring her ; and here
again her mother's memory seemed to
follow and lay a burden upon her. She
was sorry that she had not asked the
maid to excuse her , but It was too late
and she went down to the parlor with
foreboding in her heart
Morris was standing at the window
.watching the rain beat upon the
asphalt In the narrow street outside.
He turned quickly as he heard her
step. -
"You are a brave man to venture out
In a storm like this ! Of course , you
knew that our excursion is off ? Cap-
tain Pollock telephoned that we'd wait
until a better day. "
"I understood so. But I was keyed
to'vacation pitch and I thought you
wouldn't mind if I came-if I didn't
stay very long. "
"Of , of course - If you don't stay very
long ; but you needn't stand-all the
time ! " ,
"You wouldn't have had me keep my
office a dreary afternoon like } this. It's
rather cheerless In our office on rainy
days , I should like you to know. "
Her father came to the door and hes-
itated.
"Won't you come and share our flro ,
father ? " Zelda asked.
"No , oh , no ! I'm quite busy. It's a
Very bad day , Mr. Leighton. " He turn-
ed and they presently heard him climb-
ing the stairs to his room. ,
It was very . still In the parlor , and
th . wind , outside sobbed through the
old cedars in accompaniment to the
splash of the rain. It was very sweet '
o' her to' know' that Morris was so
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near ; there was in his presence in the
house at this unwonted hour of the day
a suggestion : of something intimate and
' new. She was looking away from him
into the fire when he rose and drew
close to her.
"I have come to ask you to do some
thing for me , " he said. "I want you to
sing me the song-my song-the one
that means-so much-that means ev-
erything. "
"I can't , I can't ! Please don't ask
me"-and she clenched her hands upon
her knees.
"You hurt me once-when you knew
you did , when you wished me to be
hurt , when I spoke to you of the son : ;
-of my song-of our song ! But I want
you to sing it to me now , Zee , and if
you can sing it and then tell me that
you don't care-that you don't : know
what love Is-then I shall never again
speak to you-of love-or anything. "
"No ; I don't know-the song. I can't
sing It-ever again !
"Is it because you are afraid-is that
it ? You can't wound me now by any-
thing that you may say ; but if you will
sing me the song and then tell me that
your word will always be no , then I
shall go away , Zee , and I shall never
trouble you : again. "
She remembered , as she listened
with her head bowed over her hands
the first time she had heard his voice
that was deep and strong. It was only
a year ago , in Mrs. Carr's drawing-
room.
She rose and walked away and look-
out through the window upon the rain-
swept street ; she saw the wet leaves
clinging in the walk ; it was a desolate
picture ; and something of the outer
color , the change of the year , touched
her.
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"I can't sing your song-any song ! "
and she turned to him suddenly with I
laughter in her eyes. "My throat is i .
very painful " she added and laughed.
"Zee"-and he drew still nearer , so
that he could have put out his hand
and touched her.
"Please , " she begged , grave again ,
"please forget all about the song-and
me ! I wish you to-very much. Thera
are reasons-a great many reasons- .
why you must forget all about the song
you liked , and everything that I may -
suggest to you. Won't you believe me
-please ? "
"There can't be any reasons that
make any difference. "
"You can be kind If you will " she
said , "and merciful. "
"There Is a reason ; there is myself.
I'm not fit to call your name or to
stand near you. I have little to offer ;
but I love you Zee" - and the sincerity
of his plea touched her , so that she did
not speak for a moment , but stood
staring at the rain-beaten pane with
eyes that saw nothing.
"You could spare me-If you would , "
she said.
"I would give my life for you , " he
answered , steadily , unyieldingly. "But
I can't let you put me aside-for any
idle fears or doubts. You must tell me
what troubles you ; you have not told
me that you did not care. I shall not
go until you tell me what it is that
weighs against me. I have a right to
one or the other. "
She looked at him suddenly ; It would
be easy to say that she did not cara ;
but her eyes filled at the thought , and
she turned to the window again. The
beat of hoofs upon the hard street
struck her with a sense of the world's
vastness and the wind in the cedars
sang like a mournful prophet of the
coming winter. She could not tell him
that he meant nothing to her , when he
meant so nearly all ; but if she should
set up a barrier , it might be enough
and he would go.
"You know we have had trouble- j
that my father has met with losses-
and he needs me. , My duty is here ;
that must be a sufficient reason. "
"No , " he said , Instantly , "that is not
a reason at all , Zee. You are doing for
your father all that you could be asked
to do-and I should not ask you to do
less. "
"I must do all I can , " she said.
"There must be no question of loyalty.
And now"-she turned to him smIl-
ing - "it's very disagreeable outside ;
let us be cheerful Indoors. "
"Zee , " he began , gravely , "I'm not so
easily dismissed as that. There's some
thing that I want to say , that I
shouldn't dare say to you , if I did not
love you. I knew months ago that you
were showing a cheerful face to tha
world while you suffered. "
"Please , oh , please ! " and she lifted
her hands to her face. "It Is not kind :
You must not ! "
"You made light of things that you
knew were good ; you said things often
that you did not mean ; but , you were
brave and strong and fine. I under-
stood it , Zee. But now that Is all out
of the way. There is no use in think-
ing about it any more. "
"No ; but you must know that I talk- :
-ed to you as I did because - oh , because
I hated goodness ! I tried to hate it !
It was because-father-but I mustn'r
-speak of It"
"I understand all about that , Zee. " I
"But I am very old"-she went on
pityingly ; "I am very old , and my girl
hood-It all went away from me last i
'ear-and every ' day I had to act a
part , and I did so many foolish things
-you must have thought- "
"That I loved you , Zee , " he declared ,
refusing to meet her on the ground she
sought ,
"The sweetest thing In the world , "
she said , "must be-not to know - of ]
evil ; not to know ! " and there was the
pent-up heartache of a year in the sigh
that broke from her.
"Yes ; It was all too bad , Zee ; but
we'll find better things ahead-I'm
sure of it"
She was I not ready to look into the .
future. Her mind was still busy with
the year that had just ended. . I
"I ' . said. so many things that I did
not .mean . , , sometimes , and . I was hard -
on you , when you meant to be so ' kind ;
but I'm sorry now. " ,
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"You were a little hard on me IWW
and then , but I think I liked It. Some
day I shall laugh about it. "
"I hope-I know-you will be a suc-
cessful man , " she said , slowly , "and
now let us be good frienfls. "
She turned , as though to sit down
and be quit of a disagreeable topic for-
ever , but he drew a step nearer and
took her hands.
/ "Zee"-and the smile was all gone
from his eyes - "there isn't any such
easy escape for you. Your reasons are
no reasons. You have said all that
there is to say , haven't you ? But you
haven't said that you do not love me.
If you will say that I shall go away ,
and if that Is so I must know it now. "
She struggled to free her hands , but
he held them tight She drew away
from him , her face very white.
Suddenly she raised her eyes and
looked at him.
"You .must let me go. I can't tell you
why ; but there can be nothing betweaa
you and me. "
"I love you , Zee , " he said , steadily.
"You must let me help you-if there is
any trouble-If your father has met
with some new difficulty - "
"Oh , you don't understand ! It isn't
father-alone-I mean. I can't tell you
-I can't speak of It-It was my moth-
er-and your father-their unhappy
story ; but there is a fate in these
things ! It's not that I don't believe in
you : ; it's because I have grown afraid
of happiness ! And it is all so strange ,
that you and I' should meet here and
that I should have hurt you last sum-
mer - maybe - as my mother hurt your
father. And that was before I knew
their story. "
"I love you , Zee , " he said simply
and sincerely , as a man speaks wha
does not use words lightly. He put his
arms about her and drew her close to
him. The tears sprang into his eyes as
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he saw how wholly she yielded her
girls's heart to him and how little there
remained to win. He felt her breath ,
broken with happy little sobs , against
his face.
"We have our own life to live , Zee ;
there .is no fate that is stronger than
Idve , " he said.
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Midnight had struck. The rain had
ceased and the autumn stars looked
down benignly upon the world. It was
very still in the Dameron house. Zelda
sat dreaming before her table , her
mother's little book lying closed before
her. A new heaven and a new earth
had dawned for her on the day just
ended , and in her heart there was
peace. She rose and lighted a car/die
and went down through the silent old '
house , carrying the book in her hand.
In the parlor a few coals still burned
fitfully In the fireplace and she knelt
before It. holding the book against her
cheek. : Then she poised it above the
flames , hesitated a moment and let it
fall where the embers were brightest.
She watched the leather and paper I .
curl and writhe until they ceased to be
distinguishable , and still her eyes rest-
ed for a moment upon the place where
they had been.
She rose and held the candle close to
a photograph of her mother that stood
upon the mantel and studied it wist-
fully.
"Mother : , dear little mother ! " she
whispered. "Morris : ! "
Then with a smile of happy content.
showing in the soft light of the candle ,
she went out into the dark hall and up
the long stair to her room.
( The end. )
A Few Don'ts for Womem.
Don't begrudge your husband a fa"
hours spent with his -men friends. You
meet friends. Be considerate and give
him the same privilege.
Don't bother him with troublesome
trifles that happen during the day.
Don't whine and complain over
household difficulties.
Don't overwork and be tired and
cross when he comesv home. Your hus-
band will see you tired and irritable
where he will not be conscious of a .
few grains of dust which you may
have dissipated at , the expense of your
rength. :
5 Don't let yourself get old and ugly. :
Take time to keep yourself young and
to cultivate good looks. If you can't
be beautiful try to be interesting.
Don't forget to cultivate your mind.
Read about what is going on In the
great world , so that If he makes a re- I
mark on current events you will be
able to answer him intelligently in-
stead of giving him a blank stare. I
Don't inquire how his business is un
less you are sure -from his face that he I
has something pleasant to tell you.
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"If you want an answer to any ques
tion under the sun , " said Robert Edi-
son "ask a small boy. Did you ever
hear about the mother of a bad boy
who asked James Russell Lowell to
write in her autograph album ? The I
poet , complying , wrote the line :
' "What Is so rare as a day in
June ? ' 1
"Calling at this woman's house a
few days later , Lowell Idly turned the
pages of the album till he came to his
own : autograph and saw this answer :
" 'A Chinaman with whiskers.1"
Young's Magazine.
Rubber and Gutta Perch
There are important distinctions be
tween India rubber and gutta percha I
and in the majority of purposes for (
which they are employed one cannot 1
replace the other. While the trnes
yielding India rubber are well distrib !
uted over the tropical parts of th < } 1
world and may be cultivated with .more 1
or less facility the tree which furnish
es gutta percha is to be found only in
Borneo , Sumatra and the Malay ari. : his
pelago [ generally.
Ala.nl the Poor Poet.
Editor - We would very much Uk , to f
use your poem , sir , but the fact It , we
are not in a condition to buy versg.
Poet-But you may use it for noth-
ing : ; I would much like to see it in
print
Editor-Well , you see we have a
rule , here that anything that isn't paid
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ples of agriculture that no system can
long be followed at a profit which
does not make provision for return-
ing to the land in some form the ele-
ments of fertility taken from it by
crops. So , no system of farming has
ever been successful for any great
length of time in any climate which
does not include the keeping of live
stock as one of its important features.
The special purpose character of
the Dorset Horns lies in the fact that
ewes will breed at any season of
the year , but they are very prolific ,
are decidely heavy milkers , give birth
to unusually strong and vigorous ,
lambs , care for them well , and that I
their lambs are able and ready to use
grain at a very young age.
No feed produces better milk or
more of it than good June pasture.
Next to this is 'good soiling crops and
third In the list is ensilage. As the
first and second of these are avail-
able for only short seasons , the silo
is worthy of consideration as the best
year round substitute.
One of the most difficult things for
the beginner In poultry raising is to
cull closely. A bird looks like a bird
to him and the chances are that he
will keep some that are not profitable
merely because it does not seem right
to eat them.
Keep fine grit and charcoal where
the chicks can have access to it at all
times. , They must have the grit , and
while they can get along without the
charcoal , they will do a great deal
better if they have it. It aids diges-
tion and promotes health.
Pigs need some roughage for the
winter. A few dry sods , put up in a
pile now and thrpwn into the pens
during the winter , will be greatly rel-
ished and will help to keep the diges
tion of the pigs in good shape.
Dairymen no longer rely upon the
average of the herd as a basis of com-
puting their profits but with proper
utensils and accurate records calcu-
late the producing ability of each in-
dividual in the herd.
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A statement just to hand shows that
the value of frozen meats Imported by
Canada from Australia grew over 50
per cent. from 1908 to 1909 and that
In the latter year the trade amounted
to $87,235.
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No one who attempts to raise two
litters of pigs in one year from a herd
of brood sows should expect them to
do so successfully and profitably un-
less they are given the very best of
care.
The good cow Is an industrious crea-
ture , - but she Is also a ruminating one
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and-- requires time and should have
comfort in which to do her cud chew-
ing.
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No combination of factors Is more
conducive to prosperity , wealth , fer- .
tile farms and good homes than are
well bred dairy cattle , capacious silos
and productive alfalfa fields.
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New corn from the fields is a great
treat to poultry , if not overfed. Take
a solid block and a corn knife and cut t
the corn in half-inch sections and the
fowls will , do the rest.
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There can be but little question
about the advisability of feeding the f
dairy cow on pasture this year. If t
she does not get feed In the barn she
Is apt to starve.
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There is no big money In sheep unC
ess the operator understands his ' busi
ness thoroughly and it is no sphere
or the novice these days.
If the calves must be kept up during v
the : summer be sure to protect them
from the flies and give plenty of ven- ;
tilation : all of the time.
A great many progressive poultry c' : '
men are beginning to realize the value g
of crushed charcoal as a conditioner a
for their stock.
Take care of the boards when e ;
blanching celery. They should never n
be used as walks in the field. a
Alfalfa ground may be pastured if
not overstocked. The third crop in P
particular may be profitably grazed by ai
sheep. : ti
Green corn need not be a dangerous
eed. If used right it Is one of the in
best things that can be given the hogs. C'
The calf pens must be scrupulously
5lean If the
youngsters would be P' '
cept : in a healthy , thrifty condition. Cl
April and May hatched chicks give
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Requiring almost the same care
care and using feed almost identical "
chickens and squabs should be in- j
separable. With a large flock cf hens I
producing winter eggs and a number
of squabs at a time when young
chickens are not obtainable , the poul-
tryman has practically rfo competition.
The supply , in most instances , is so .
limited and the demand so great that
the young squabs are sold at the nest , _
people coming after them to be sur J '
of getting them.
Brood sows on the average farm
may : be almost entirely supported by
waste products. And those same waste
products form the best sort of bal- ; .
anced ration. Skim milk buttermilk ,
windfall apples , parings , a run in tho . I i
orchard with , shade , and after the
litters are weaned and growing nice- : , } i
ly , a run In the stubble to clean up . . j
every kernel of grain , and In the .
clover fields after hay has been cut.
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A hen that lays 180 eggs in a year : .
will earn for her owner a certain net
profit of one dollar and twenty-five
cents , and if he is careful about mar-
keting his profit may be increased by " {
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an additional 50 cents so that if he Jtit
wants to increase his income by $250
or $500 it is only necessary for him
to keep 200 or 400 hens.
If you can do no better by way of
making troughs for the sheep to eat
their grain out of , you can nail two
boards together in the shape of a V ,
with a couple of short pieces across 4
the ends to keep them right side up.
This will save much grain , and grain
is money : this year.
Salting the cows is most important ,
especially when they are on green
grass. About an ounce per day is re-
quired by each cow and this Is better
given regularly and in small quanti-
ties than only occasionally and in ,
large lots.
With hired help almost impossible
to get at any price , it would seem' ,
that all farmers would hesitate about
taking more land upon themselves for
cultivation , for a poorly-cared for cropI I
is surely a failure , but they plunge in
regardless of consequences.
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Some breeders claim that sex can
be selected from which males and
females can be hatched at will. Old
hens mated with cockerels produce
about 75 per cent. pullets , while mat-
ing pullets with old cocks give a
greater per cent. of cockerels.
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Did your cows fall off in their milk
while passing from summer to winter
conditions ? This is a trying period
and the cow that tides over it all
right will , with normal conditions be
safe for a good flow till spring.
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Sunflowers are usually grown for
the seeds , and the stalks are allowed
to go to waste. They contain so large
a percentage of woody fiber when ma
ture that they would be of no value
for feeding purposes.
It will pay to market old and use-
less hens now , rather than carry thein
through the molt which begins this- . d
month. Many of them will not lay. . " l
again until spring and will not pay -
their keep. - Z-
There are two great and common
mistakes in landscape gardening. One
Is to make a garden without any flow
ers In It ; the other is to have a mess
of : plants assembled without any de-
sign.
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If you wish to improve the quality
of : your flock without serious expense
the best thing to do
Is to cull out a
pen of the choicest birds and hatch
their : eggs. .
Very often when the large farm has
been obtained at the expense of the
home , so much of It goes to waste for
the want of cultivation-thorough cul-
tivation - that it is really unprofitable.
Now that the hatching season Is
over , all the male birds should be
taken away from the hens. Your
3hances : for fresher eggs and more of
hem will be increased.
Manure is just what is needed to
bring up the yields and to increase
± e water-holding capacity of our soil- ,
< or without water no amount of fer
tility : Is of any avail.
Don't forget the supply of sharp
gravel : or grit even in the fall ; fowls
an not always pick up a suitable sup-
ply , even when on a range and the
weather is good.
If a little rape seed is sprinkled in
with the rye a variety of feed will be-
arovided and the hogs will do even
Detter than upon rye alone. .
Pleasant surroundings and modern
onveniences , easily obtainable , will
jo a long way in keeping the boys
nd girls on the farm.
A hog should have
some grain ev-
ry , day of Its life although hogs can- .
lot be raised and fattened on grain/
lone at a profit.
The dairy heifer is sure to be > 4
rofitable product of the farm as long ;
is the demand for dairy cows con-
nues.
In applying the spray to low grow- .
ng trees and bushes make the appll-
ation when the dew is on the plants. :
All the nest boxes should be kept
serfectly clean to give the little
hicks an unhampered start in life.
The trouble with most of our farmlltJ'
too little capital to the acre.
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