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FARM
Hogs like cornstalks.
The disk will never take the place
Df the plow.
Pride yourself on having { ancy and
well bred stock.
The result of care from start to
finish Is first-class butter.
All root crops should be planted
as soon as a good season is in the
ground.
The seed corn must be well cared
for after it is harvested if the best re
sults are expected.
Rapid growth from hogs cannot be
secured on even the best pasture ,
without some grain.
Farmers in general cross hogs more
than other animals , but this is con
sidered a bad practice.
Sheep have warm wool coats , don't
"be afraid to turn them out in good
-weather even if it is cold.
When the pigs are young and weak
every time the sow gets up and lies
down she is liable to kill the pigs.
Watch the ewes and don let them
go through narrow spaces ; it may
save you a case of abortion later on.
If horses will really winter better
on more grain-and less hay now is a
good time to adopt such a line of
feeding.
Dairy butter should be packed in
, five-pound jars and ten Gad twenty
pound tubs to sell to the best ad
vantage.
In most cities milk sells at retail for
eight cents a quart , andat that price
It is the cheapest and most valuable
food known.
, , It is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all
the time as that a man should wear
fiis own shoes.
.After foaling , the mare should have
not less than a week's rest before be
ing put to work , and then the work
Should be light.
A hog's time is not worth anything ,
"but your time is. The best breed of
hogs to raise is the kind that will grow
into money quickest
Use wire netting freely on the
fronts of all your coops and houses
letting out the' unused air and admit
ting sunshine at noonday.
That bright-eyed , red combed , act
ive pullet will surely lay soon If you
are not mighty careful that she does
not get quite enough to eat.
You may like skim milk cold , but
that don't change the mind of the calf
or pig. They want it warm like na
ture meant them to haveit.
Tankage , a by-product of the
slaughter houses , is a wholesome
feed for all kinds of live stock , but
its greatest value is for hogs.
When the pigs are three or four
hours old the sow should be fed about
one quart of rich bran or shorts in
fresh water made into a slop.
Work horses , who have been push
ed in the fields all summer should
DOW have the advantage of every
hour possible in the fall pastures.
Some growers of onions prefer to
cut the tops from the bulbs before
"they are taken from the ground using
af pair of sheep shears for the pur
pose.
The richer the milk the richer will
"be the cream , concludes the bulletin
In discussing the effect of richness of
milk may have on the richness of
cream. . .
Tobacco growers are becoming year
ly more disposed to know the form of
potash , whether from kainit , muriate
or sulphate , which enters into their
tobacco fertilizers.
An armful of green cornstalks will
'add relish to the hog's ration , but It
should not be fed regularly until the
corn in the ear has hardened beyond
the possibility of frost.
The cull and drop apples may be
turned into profit by feeding them
to the hogs , sheep , poulry and other
live stock , or converted into vinegar
for home use and commercial pur
poses.
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By cuttings Is but one way of prop
agating grapes. Layerlngs and graftIng -
Ing are also often used. Layering
jonsists simply in laying a branch of
vine down in a trench and covering
3t wlU ; earth '
Kalse more hogs.
Hairy vetch may be sown In oats.
Stock always prefer , to drink water
that is clean.
Burr clover can be sown broadcast
in permanent pasture.
Sugar beets , carrots and turnips
are fine feeds for sbeep.
More attention is being given to
cow peas as a farm crop.
Dairy cows should have rich and
liberal feeding every day.
Salt is essential for a cow and she
should have ail she wants.
Crowded poultry will not lay feed
and care for them as we may.
The Cauliflowers must have a rather
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er dry air , and free ventilation.
Onions sell best when graded by
running them over a potato sorter.
A mule will do as much work as
a horse on about tv/o-thirds as much
feed.
Australia and Argentina lead the
world in the number of horses and
cattle.
Hogging off corn is by far the cheap
est method of feeding , as the hogs do
all the work.
Where timothy is 'sown for seed
four to six quarts is sufficient for a
good stand of plants.
Alfalfa is the only known plant that
will supply a nearly perfect balanced
ration with corn alone.
The market demand for mules Is al
ways steady , and the farmer can make
no mistake in raising them.
Salt causes the animal to drink wa
ter , and a large amount of water is
necessary for a flow of milk.
In treating a wire cut , the wound
should be kept absolutely clean and
exposed to the air and sunshine.
Cows like a variety , and this should
be supplied them , being careful , how
ever , not to make sudden changes.
Lend your crops to your live stock
and see what a big interest they will
pay and how promptly they pay it
Potatoes not to be used or market
ed immediately should be left in the
ground as long as the ground is dry.
The first thing after the sow has
farrowed she should be supplied wltn
all the ijure cold water she will-drink.
The fall planting-of such fruits as
are adapted to planting at that season ,
Is , as a rule , better than spring plant
ing.
It is said that 20 acres of corn put
into the silo is worth more in feeding
a dairy herd than 30 acres in the
crib.
After the fruit harvest in the orch
ard , go over the trees and grounds and
pick up and destroy all worthless , rot
ten and wormy fruit.
A good fence is absolutely necessary
on a farm where live stock is kept ,
and there should be no farms on which
live stock is not kept.
The quality of water has much to
do with the quality of milk , the qual
ity of eggs as well as the healthfulness -
ness of the stock that uses it
The annual clearing out of the old
stock should take place early enough
so that the winter quarters will pro
vide plenty of room for the pullets.
Test your cows for buttec fat and
rid your farm of those that do not
produce at least one hundred and
fifty pounds of butter fat per annum.
An animal will not have the neces
sary relish for its feed to get the
greatest amount of gcDd out of it , if
it is fed prior to the regular feeding
time.
The best time to cut corn for late
fall or winter feed is just as soon as
the ears are well dented and when a
few of the leaves begin to change
color.
A large amount of feed is wasted
by irregular feeding. The digestive
fluids work more freely and most ef
ficiently when called upon at regu
lar intervals.
It is a tolerably easy matter for'any
poultryman to produce eggs at a feed
cost of less than 10 cents a dozen and
the best of market poultry' less
than ten cents a pound.
Remember to take good care of the
sow. Watch her closely for the little
pigs have nothing else to depend upon
except their mother's milk until they
are three or four weeks old.
Don't wait until the busy times
next spring to clean up your garden ,
but start in this fall after the crops
are out of the way to get everything
In readiness for early spring work.
Capons neither crow nor fight and
are despised by other fowls. They
often show great fondness for little
chicks , and instances are not uncom
mon where they have been utilized in
rearing broods of chicken
ABINET
HIS world which clouds thy
soul with doubt
Is bui a. carpet inside out. '
It's when we view those shreds and
ends.
We know not what the whole Intends ;
So when on earth things look but odd.
They're working out some scheme o
God.
What now seem random strokes , will
there
In order and design appear.
Then shall we praise what here we
spurned ;
For then the carpet shall be turned.
Metropolitan Life.
SOUPS FOR COOL EVENINGS.
When the main meal Is taken at
noon there is no dish at night that
"goes to the spot" like a nice hot dish
of soup. Cream soups are appropriate
for this meal and they are legion , so
that all tastes may be gratified.
Cocoanut Soup. This is one that is
so perfectly delicious that the trouble
of preparation will be swallowed with
the first taste. Cook two pounds of
veal bones in two quarts of water put
over them cold. When reduced to one
quart add the grated meat ( or meat
put through a meat chopper ) of one
cocoanut and cook a half hour ; strain
and add the milk of the nut and a
pint of cream. Reheat and thicken
with a tablespoonful each of flour and
butter cooked together. Season with
salt , pepper and a little onion juice
and , just as ready to serve , pour over
two slightly beaten eggs. .
Queen Victoria's Favorite Soup.
Remove the fat from one quart of
water in which a fowl has been cook
ed. Season with salt , pepper , onion
juice and celery salt. Mash the yolks
of three hard-cooked eggs , mix with
half a cup of bread crumbs soaked in
a little milk until soft. Chop the white
meat of the chicken until fine as meal
and stir it Into the egg and bread
paste. Add a pint of hot cream slowly ,
then added to the chicken liquor. Boil
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five minutes , add more saltand , if too
thick , more cream ; if too thin , add
more crumbs. It should be a puree.
A fine soup may be made of the wing
tips and bones of a turkey left from
dinner.- %
The tough ends of steak , with a few
bones , will make another good-flavored
soup.
NE of the great lessons of life
Is to le'arn notT to do what ona
likes , but to like what one does.
Hugh Black.
IDEAS THAT HELP.
The silver mesh bags , fan chains ,
lorgnette and -watch chains may be
cleaned by first soaking them in a lit
tle alcohol and then rubbing with dry
chamois.
Never allow silver to stand over
night without washing , after being
used. Wash in soapsuds and rub dry
before putting away.
Here is a dainty little dessert that
will delight the small people and the
older ones will not refuse it :
Grape Tarts. Remove the pulp from
well-washed grapes and put the skins
in another dish. Cook the pulp until
the seeds can be easily removed by
straining through a colander. The
skins need longer cooking to make
them tender. Put all together and
cook with a little sugar to sweeten.
Fill tart shells with the mixture and
serve cold with whipped cream.
Many like those filled with the un
cooked grapes , removing the seeds.
When drawing threads for hem
stitching rub the goods where the
threads are to be drawn with a piece
of soap. The thread will slip out
much easier.
A dainty and delicious salad : Have
muskrnelons and fill with the fruit cut
in small cubes , garnish with green
grapes or cherries and serve with
French dressing.
Cheese Eggs. Grate a quarter of a
pound of cheese into a saucepan , set it
on the stove , season with a little
chopped parsley , butter , pepper and
sal , then add a half dozen eggs slight
ly beaten. Stir constantly until creamy
and serve at once.
Broiled Chopped Steak. Take a
piece of the upper part of the round.
put it through the meat chopper , sea
son with salt , pepper , onion juice , and
put it on a dinner plate ; flatten out un
til about , an inch thick , then turn onto
a greased broiler and cook over coals
or under the gas flame. Steak cooked
in this way is entirely beyond the fried
article In flavor and digestibility.
White Mountain Soup. To a teaspoonful -
spoonful of cooked rice add three ta-
blespooiifuls of grated cheese and a
cupful of vegetable stock ( liquor re
maining from cooked peas or cab
bage ) . Ad a pint and a half of milk ,
salt and pepper to taste. When hot
pour over the white of an egg that
has been beaten until stiff. This egg
may be used as a garnish on the top
of the soup if desired.
Buy One , Anyway.
"Buy a flower for your wife , sir. "
" ' "
"Haven't one. ,
"For your sweetheart. "
" ' "
"Haven't one.
HFor your best girl , then. "
"Haven't one. "
"Since you're so lucky , then at least
buy one for yourself. " Fllegende
Blatter
CANADA'S IMMENSE
WHEAT FIELDS
THE ATTRACTION FOR THREE
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAIL
WAYS.
Last August there visited the Cana
dian west the vice-president of the
largest individual hardware company
in the United States. As his firm have
a turnover of millions , and deals ex
tensively with farm implements , this
man took a deep interest in crop con
ditions in Canada , and on his return
he embodied his findings in an article
for the Hardware Reporter. This ar
ticle should be of special interest to
farmers.
The-writer speaks of the importance
of the spring wheat crop of Western
Canada. He might also have spoken
of the importance of the oat crop and
also of the winter wheat crop , as well
as barley. Winter wheat during the
past few years has been a great suc
cess , and experiments have shown
that it can be grown with success in
almost any portion of the three prov
inces of Manitoba , Saskatchewan and
Alberta. But apart from this , the
spring wheat crop is the one generally
grown , and all who know , any thing of
grain , anyone who has had anything
to do with markets , knows or has
heard of the high character of this
cereal and the splendid yields that are
annually produced. Reproducing from
this article :
"In a land of such great sweep , and
of such difference in soil and climate ,
there are many resources , but none
are at present of the same overwhelm
ing importance as the spring wheat
crop. ' In the interminable prairie
stretches of the northwest provinces
it is the one absorbing topic of inter
est and of conversation during its
growing and its harvesting , for upon
its success or failure hangs the weal"
or woe of a large part of the Domin
ion. Its influence extends far down
into the "United State ? , drawing thou
sands of farmers northwards with the
lure of cheap lands , but likewise be
yond the great lakes , even to the easy
going maritime provinces , calling the
flower of their young men to its op
portunities. Development in these
prairie provinces goes on at high pres
sure for everything hangs on the out
come of spring wheat. Success has
emboldened the raisers of this one all-
important crop , and each year there
is further incursion into those north
ern fields that only a short time ago
were regarded as Arctic wastes. The
Canadian Northwest seems to be one
of those modern agricultural examples
set forth to drive the final nail in the
coffin of that ancient Malthusian de
lusion that population tends to outrun
the means of subsistence , since the
only fear now among Canadian econ
omists is as to the danger of over
stocking the wheat market. Only
about two and one-half per cent of
possible arable lands in the northwest
provinces is now under cultivation ,
and this year the crop promises to
be close to 200,000,000 bushels , so
that your imagination and your arith
metic can easily supply the answer as
to the possible or even probable out
come. "
During the months of July and Au
gust the weather was unfavourable
and the production of a 200 million
yield of wheat will not likely be real
ized , but even with this , the threshing
reports coming to hand show that the
crop will be a splendidly paying one.
Hardly as Bad as That.
The boy whose business it was to
answer the telephone rushed into the
room of the senior partner.
"Just got a message saying that
your house was on fire , " he said.
"Dear me , " returned the senior
partner , in a bewildered sort of way.
"I knew my wife was pretty hot about
something when I left home this
morning , but I didn't think 'it was so
bad as to set the house on fire ! "
Stray Stories.
Obying Orders.
Percy What are you doing about
your doctor's advice to take physical
exercise , dear boy ?
Cholly I'm carrying a heavier walk
ing stick , and I wear a larger button
hole bouquet.
Silence.
Ball What is silence ?
Hall The college yell of the school
if experience. Harper's Bazar.
JSIrs. Winslow's Soothingr Syrup for Children
teethings softens the gtnas , reduces inflamma
tion , allays pain , cures wind colic , 25c a bottle.
We are more aptto regret the things
we haven't done than those we have.
More English Humor.
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The first night Walter Kelly , known
to vaudeville as the "Virginia Judge , "
walked up the Strand he complained
to his English companion that the fa
mous street in London was dark at
nine o'clock. "Why , , " said he , "at
this hour Broadway Is as bright as
day. There is one sign alone , 'The
Chariot Race , ' in which there are 50-
000 electric lights. " "But I say , old
top , " said his English friend ,
ous ? "
Nearer.
"I see where some folks are going
to the ocean to get gold from water. "
"The ocean ? Why so far ? Why
not go to Wall street ? "
Loss of Appetite
Is loss of vitality , vigor or tone , and It
often a forerunner of prostrating dls-
ease.
It is serious and especially so to peo-
pie that roust keep up and doing or get
behindhand.
The beat medicine to take for itA the
great constitutional remedy
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Which purifies and enriches the blood
and builds up the whole system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
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most light for S&c oil used.
The light is strong and steady. A Rayo never flickers.
Materials and workmanship are the best. Rayo lamps and ,
lanterns last.
AsTs your dealer to show you his line of Eayo lamps and lanterns , or write for
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Weak
Many people suffer from weak hearts. They may experi
ence shortness of breath on exertion , pain over the heart ,
or dizzy feelings , oppressed breathing after meals or their
eyes become blurred , their heart is not sufficiently strong
to pump blood to ths extremities , and they have cold hands
and feet , or poor appetite because of weakened blood supply
to the stomach. A heart tonic and alterative should be taken ,
which has no bad after-effect. Such is Dr. Piercc's Golden.
_ Medical Discovery , which contains no dangerous narcotics
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The ingredients , as attested ander oath , are Stone root ( .CoIIlnsonfa Canadea-
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Mandrake root ( Podopbyllum Peltatum ) , with triple refined glycerine , prepared
in a scientific laboratory in a way that no druggist could imitate.
This tonic contains no alcohol to shrink up the red blood corpuscles ; but , am.
the other hand , it increases their number and they become round and healthy.
It helps the human system in the constant manufacture of rich , red blood. It
helps the stomach to assimilate or take up the proper elements from the food ,
thereby helping digestion and curing dyspepsia , heart-burn and many uncom
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for the run-down , ancemic , thin-blooded people , the "Discovery" is refreshing
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but Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery wiU do you half as much good.
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