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y COLUMBUS JOURNAL Cm.
COLDMBUI,
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'to tayraiekle aadfreap; "'
the time imj-me' iK'ithm.to.Tm;
for the harvest of the earth Is ripe."
There is a fascination tm the harvest
that weaves a "wisp of romance into
the sheaves that are bound up these
long, sun-flooded days, where the,
barest of the earth is ripe. It is not
alone a aelish rejoicing in- the knowl
edge that a generous yield "means an
absence of want that awakens the uni
. Teres interest in the sturdy army -now
marching against the battalions of
bearded grain and will move aorth
.ward gradually as the harrest of the
earth ripens in .regions where the sun,
shines less ardently. There is some
thing inborn In even the most urban
of men that causes him to feel a thrill,
of joy at the sight of a great wheat
meld" waltimg for; the sickle. It. is net
alone the , hope of profit that causeaT
the stndeat to hasten from his books
and the sun, to drop his accustomed
vocation -to -join the busy toilers In
the fields. Many ef those who arise
with the earliest lark and labor until
the long shadows-are lost ia the dusk
are not ta pressing need ef the" wages
. 'they reeertet?' They comM lad more
ttrottable employment' la less arduous' I
work. There uaome other cause that
sends thess among strangers'for- a sea
son. There Is. a call of the harvest,
says the Kansas "City Star, as there,
is -a call of the .wild. The call of
the. harvest was learned in the 'days
when Rath, the-Moabitess. bound .up
"the heart of Boas ia the sheaves she
gleaned ia' the' melds of the mighty
man ef the family of EUmelech. The,
vivid imaginations of those early
gleamers saw cause for wonder and
specalatioa m the annually recurring
miracle ef the harvest It is this lin
gering fascination that draws men to
'the wheat ferae even in this utili
tarian age.
Exit the Khaki.
" It Gear Humphrey's recommenda
tions are adopted the khaki uniform
will soon disappear. The American,
soldiery will not return to the dark'
blue of civil war times, but will take
up the olive-drab service uniform;
lined for winter and unlined for sum
mer. The khaki will be retained only,
for troops serving at oversea stations.'
The trouble; says the Des Moines Reg
ister, is not so much in the color of
.the cloth as in the apparent inability
of the manufacturers supplying the
government to keep up with the de
mand. Gen. Humphrey claims that
the supply of gray cotton goods in
this country is now practically the,
monopoly of one corporation located
In Baltimore, where selling agents
told and control the secret of khaki
dyeing. Neither of these concerns,
according to statements made la the
(Quartermaster's department of the wa.
(department, has materially advanced
the price of khaki cloth or duck over
that of former years, but for some
reasons, which are not known at the
war department, the contractors are
so far behind ia two of their con
tracts for khaki cloth that the gov
eminent contractors for the manufac
ture of khaki coats and trousers, Gee
Humphrey says, cannot obtain the ma
terial called for by contracts. This
has entailed much inconvenience to
the army and organized militia. Gen.
Humphrey says that any flrst-class
cloth mill can produce olive drab,
which is entirely the result of blend
ing colors, while the khaki dye is
piece dyeing and a secret process, so
far as obtaining a fast color.
The International woman's congress,
Bitting in Taris, recently witnessed a
ludicrous scene. The ladies were in
solemn conclave when suddenly there
appeared a pair of trousers on the
scene. For a moment the ladies were
too perturbed to identify the spectre,
but after a moment of benumbing si
lence, the president rallied, and in aa
icy tone Identified it Is "a man."
Then the apparitioa -relieved the ten
sion by explaining that it was' the
mortal presence of M. Legendre, of
Sens, an ardent femlnlnlst "I stood."
he said, "as femininist candidate at
the last elections, and I have to-day
taken 11 trains to appear among you.
I am happy to enjoy this opportunity
of supporting your cause." Alas lor
Enthusiasm when it Is of the male per
suasion and relates tp matters femi-.
nine! The president rose, and, accord
ing to the London Globe, after ex
plaining to M. Legendre, ia tones of
cold, calm severity, that the taking of
'jll trains at a stretch did not confer
the right of entry to that assemblage,
had him -expelled.
' .The unsecured paper money of the
South American republics amounts' to
a face value of $1,700,000.- Nearly
everybody who-touches on the subject
:is -particular to mention that this is
the face value.
If .they- will put sawdust in the
1 breakfast food, let the consumer, in
sist that it be clean. sawdust
The English railroad wreck imita
tion is the atneerest flattery to Amer
icans. ' The South Dakota man waa blew
himself 'mp by using 25- sticks of dyna
mite whea one would have done must
have had as exaggerated aa idea 'of
himself' as is possessed by the 'young
, mam who. having worn $200 la the
stock market, thinks he has discovered
a system through which he cam beat
the combtmatiea.
'- .a Michigan capitalist who died re
cently left 27 wills. He must have
keen determined that his heirs aaeald
not live ia idleness.
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CHAPTER IL Xtontinued.
Mrs. Carteret was propped among
the cushions of a divan with -a 'book.
Her daughter occupied the undivided
half of a tete-a-tete chair with a blomdeJ
athlete in a clerical coat and a-re-versed
collar. Miss Virginia was sit
ting alone at. a .window, but she rose
'and came to greet the visitor.
"How,, good of you to take pity on 1
us," she .said,- giving him her hand.
Then'' she pat him at one with the
others: "Aunt Martha you have met;
also Cousin Bessie. Let me present
yea to Mr. Calvert, Cousin Billy, this
-Is Mr.. Adarcs, who is responsible in
a way for many of my Boston-learned
I Aunt Martha closed thebook on her
lager. "My, dear Virginia!" she pro
tested fat si! dearecatkmrand Adams
laughed aadr.shook' hands with Rev.
William -Calvert and made,;Virgtala's
peace all la the same breath.
,-'JDont apologize for Miss Virginia,
-Mrs.' Carteret.' We were very good
friends in Boston, chiefly, I think, be
cause 'J never objected when she want
ed' to-r-er to take a 'rise out of me."
Then to Virginia: "I hope I don't in
truder! -" . "
'Net ia the' least Didn't I Just say
you were good to come? Uacle Somter
vilje tells jis we are passing through'
the lamous Golden Belt,4 whatever that
may' be and recommends aa- easy-.
chair and tt window. But Ihavent
seen, anything but stubble-fields dis
mally wet stubble-fields at that Won't
you sit down and help me watch them
go by?"
Adams placed a chair for her, and
found one for himself.
"'Uncle Somerville' am I to have
the pleasure of meeting Mr. Somer-
ville Darrah?"
Miss Virginia's look was non-committal.
' "Quien eabe?" she queried, airing her
one westernism before she was fair
ly in the longitude of it "Uncle Soin
.erville is a law unto himself. He had
a lot of telegrams and things at Kan
sas City, and he is locked in his den
with Mr. Jastrow, dictating answers by
the dozen, I suppose."
"Oh, these Industry colonels!" said
Adams. "Don't their toilings make
you ache in sheer sympathy some
times?" "No, indeed," was the prompt re
joinder; "I envy them. It must be
fine to have large things to do, and
to be able to do them."
"Degenerate scion of a noble race!"
jested Adams. "What ancient Carteret
of them ail would'have compromised
with the necessities by becoming a
captain of industry?"
"It wasn't their metier or the metier
of their times," said Miss Virginia
with conviction. "They were sword
soldiers merely because that was the
only way a strong man could conquer
in those days. Now it is different and
a strong man fights quite as nobly la
another field and deserves quite aa
much honor."
"Think so? I don't agree with yew
as to the fighting, I mean. I Ilka
to take things easy. A good dab, ft
choice of decent theaters, the society
of a few charming women like "
She broke him with a mocking laugh.
"You were born a good many cen
turies too late, Mr. Adams; you would
have fitted so beautifully into de
cadent Rome."
"No thanks. Twentieth-century
America, with the commercial frenzy
taken out of it, is good enough
for me. I was telling Winton a little
while ago "
"Your friend of the Kansas City sta
tion platform?" she interrupted.
"Mightn't you introduce us a little less
informall?"
"Beg pardon. I'm sure yours and
Jack's: Mr. John Winton, of New
York and the world at large, familiarly
known to his intimates and hey
.are precious few--as 'Jack W.' As I
was about to say
But she seemed to Had a malicious
satisfaction in breaking in upon him.
"'Mr. John Winton;' It's a pretty
name, as names go, but it Isn't as
strong as 'he is. He is an 'industry
colonel,' isn't he? He looks it"
The Bostonian avenged himself for
the' interruption atWlnton's expense.
"So much for your woman's, intui
tion," he laughed. "Speaking of Idlers,
there 'is your man to the dotting of the
i;' a dilettante raised, to the nth
power." . .,
Miss Carteret's - short upper Up
curled in undisguised scorn. ,
"I like men who. do things," she as
serted, with pointed emphasis; where
upon the talk drifted eastward to Bos
ton, and Winton was ignored until
Virginia, having exhausted the rem
iniscent vein, said: "You are going on
through' to Denver?"
"To Denver and beyond." was the
reply. "Winton "has a notion of hi
bernating in the mountains fancy it;,
in the dead of winter! and he has
persuaded me to go along. He sketches
a little, yon know."
"Oh, so he is an artist?" said Vir
ginia, with interest .newly aroused.
"No," 'said Adams, gloomily, " "he"
isn't an artist isn't much of anything.
.I'm sorry to say.- Worse than all, he
doesn't know his grandfather's middle
same. .Told me so himself."
"That fc inexcusable ia a dilet
tante," saidXMlss Virgiala, mockingly.
"Don't you think so?"
. "It is inexcusable" ia aajome." said
the technologlan, rising. to take his
.leave. Then, as a parting word: "Does
the Rosemary set its owa table? or do
,yoa dime in 'the dining car?" .
"Ia the dining car, if -aw hat one.
Uncle Somerville lets aa dodge the
Rosemary's cook whenever w can,"
'was the answer; and with tarn bit of
information Adams weat his way to
rthe Denver sleeper..
-, Finding Wlatoa ia am section, pdr
ing over a'blae-priat map and mak
!iag notes thereon after the amaatr of
tomma.
J.r. Upfiaaatt Oa.)
a man hard at work, Adams turned
back to the smoking compartment.
- Now for Mr? Morton P. Adatos the
salt" of life waa a joke, harmless or
otherwise, as" the tree might faJuV So,
during the-kme nfternoonwaich he
-wore out -in solitude there grew up in
him a keen desire to see what" would
befall if these two whom he had so
protesquely misrepresented eacfato the
other 'should' come .together in the
pathway of acquaintanceship.
But how to bring them together was
a problem" which refused to be solved
until chance pointed the way. Since
the "Limited" had lost another hour
during the day, there was a rush for
the dining car as soon as the announce
ment of, its taking on had gone through
the tram. Adams and Winton were
of this rush, and so 'were the mem
bers of Mr. -Somerville Darrah's party.
In the seating the party was sepa
rated, as room at the crowded tables
could be found; and Miss Virginia's
fate gave her the unoccupied seat at
one of the duet tables, -opposite a
young man with steadfast gray eyes
and a Van Dyck beard.
Winton was equal to the emergency,
'or! thought he was. Adams was
still within call, and he beckoned him,
meaning to propose an exchange .of
seats. But the Bostonian misunder
stood willfully.
"Most happy, I'm sure," he said,
coming instantly to the" rescue., "Miss
Carteret, my friend . signals his di
lemma. May I present him?".
Virginia smiled' and gave the re
quired permission in a word. But for
Winton self-possession flew -shrieking.
"Ah er I hope you know Mr.
Adams well enough to make allow-
ances for his for his" He broke
down piteously and she had to come' to
his assistance.
"For his Imagination?" she suggest
ed. "I- do. indeed; we are quite old
friends."
Here was "well enough." but Wil
ton was a man and could not let it
alone.
"I should be very sorry to have you
think for a moment that I would er
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WINTON F-OUND MI8S CARTERET HOLDING HIS OVERCOAT.
far forget myself," he went on.
fatuously. "What I had .in mind was
an exchange of seats with him. 'l
thought It would be pleasanter for
you; that is, I mean, pleasanter for"
He stopped short, seeing nothing but
a more hopeless involvement ahead;
also because he saw signs of distress
or of mirth flying in the brown eyes.
"Oh. please!" she protested, in mock
humility: "Do leave my vanity just
the tiniest little cranny to creep out
of, Mr. Winton. I'll promise to be
good and not bore you too desperately.'
At .this, as you would imagine, the
.pit of .utter self-abasement yawned for
Winton, and he plunged headlong.
holding the bill-of-fare wrong side up
when the waiter asked for his dinner
order, and otherwise demeaning him
self like a man taken at a hopeless dis
advantage. But she had pity on him.
"But let's, ignore Mr. Adams," 'she
went on. sweetly. "I dm much more
interested in this."-' touching the bill-of-fare.
"ill you'order for me, please?
I like" . ' .t
When she had finished the list or
her likings, Winton was able to smile
at bis lapse into the primitive,.' and
.gave the dinner order for two"; with a
fair degree of coherence. -After that
they got on better. Winton "knew
Boston, and next to the weather Bos
ton was the aafest and most .fruitful
of the commonplaces. Nevertheless,
it was not immortal; and Winton was
just beginning 'to .cast about for some
other safe riding road 'for the-shallop
of small talk whea. Miss Carteret sent
it adrift 'With malice aforethought
It was somewhere between the en
trees aad the fruit and the. point of
departure waa Bostoa art
"Speaking of art Mr. Wimfom; .will
yea tell me how you came to think of
sketching ia the mountains -of Goto-'
rado at this time of year? t should
think the cold would be positively pro
hibitive anything like that"
Winton' staredr-opem mouthed, it. is
to ha feared,
"II begryour pardon." he
mered, with the infection which takes
Its pitch from bUak bewUdsimsat i
km Virgiala waa happy. DUettaaU
he might be, ami ananhwnWed maa
of the world aa wall; but, to use Rev
erend Btllya phrase, she could make
him "ait am."
"I beg years. I'm sure," she said, de
murely "I didn't know it was a craft
aecert" .
Wlatoa looked t across the aisle to
the table where the technologian waa
sitting opposite a square-shouldered,
ruddy-faced geatlemaa with fiery eyes
aad fierce white mustache, and shook
a figurative fist
"I'd like to know what Adams has
been telling you," he said. "Sketch
ing in the mountains in midwinter!
that would be decidedly original, to
say the least of it And J. think I
have never done an original thing in
all my life."
For a single instant the brown eyes
looked their pity for him; generic pity
it was, of the kind that mounting
souls bestow upon the stagnant But
the subconscious lover in Winton made
it personal to him, and it was the
lover who spoke when he went on.
"That is a damaging admission, is
it not? I am asrry to have to make it
to have to confirm your poor opinion
of me." e
"Did I say anything like that?" she
protested.
. "Not in words; but your eyes said
it, and 'I know you have been think
ing it all along. Don't ask me how I
know it? I couldn't explain It if I
should try. But you have. been pity
ing me, in .a 'way you know you
have." " -
The brown eyes were downcast
Frank and free-hearted after her kind
as she was, Virginia Carteret was
finding it a new and singular experi
ence to have a man tell her baldly at
their first meeting that he had read her
Inmost thought of him. Yet she would
not flinch or go back.
"There is so much to be done m the
world, and so few to do the work,"
she pleaded in extenuation.
"And Adams has told you that I am
not one of the few? It is true enough
to, hurt."
She looked him fairly in the eyes.
"What is lacking, Mr. Winton the
spar?"
"Possibly," he rejoined. "There is no
one near enough to care, or to say:
Well done!.' "
"How can you tell?" she questioned,
musingly. "It is not always permitted
to us to hear the plaudits or the
hisses happily, I think. Yet there are
always those standing by who are
ready to cry Io trlumphe! and mean
it, when one approves himself a good
soldier." .
The coffee had been served, and
Winton sat thoughtfully stirring the
lump of sugar in his cup. Miss Car
teret was not having a monopoly of
the, new experiences. For instance,
it had never before happened to John
Winton to have a woman, young,
charming, and altogether lovable, read
him a lesson out of the book of the
overcomers.
. He smiled inwardly and wondered
what she would say if she could know
to what battle-field the drumming
wheels bf the "Limited" were speeding
'him.. 'Would she be, loyal to her men
torship and tell him he must win, at
whatever the cost to Mr. Somerville
an- .
Darrah and his business associates?
Or would she, woman-like, be her.
uncle's partisan and write one John
Winton down in her blackest book for
daring to oppose the Rajah?
He assured himself it would make
no jot of difference if he knew. He
had a thing to do, and he was pur
posed to do it strenuously, inflexibly.
Yet in the inmost chamber of his
heart, where the barbarous ego stands
unabashed and isolate, and recklessly
contemptuous of the moralities minor
and major he saw the birth of an in
fluence which must henceforth be des
perately .reckoned with.
Given a name, this new-born factor
was love; 'love barely awakened, and
yet mo more than a masterful desire
to stand, well in the' eye of one worn
aa. None the less, he saw the possi
bilities; that a time might come whea
this woman would have the power to
Intervene; would make aim hold hie
hand in the business affair at the
very momea.t mayhap, whea ha should
strike the hardest
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Deaf Kate Hi
The first deaf mute la this country
to become a .nun is. Miss Etta- Mae
Holmaa, 'who 'was recently received
imto the' Domlalcaa order at Hunts
Point, N. Y.
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OIL liCTIUi,
The agricultural department at
Washington 'issues the following in
structions to farmers who desire bac
'erla'for inoculating soils for legumes:
"The organisms for the common te
jumes, such as alfalfa, peas, beans.
loverand vetches .will be distributed
those applicants who desire to aid
In testing the efficacy ot these organ
isms in different parts of the-' United
States. As a general rule, the quantity
sent to each applicant will be suffi
cient to inoculate a little more than
Dne bushel of the seed for which the
inoculation is desired. In special
ases, however, when large quantities
of seed are to be inoculated, directions
for preparing the. culture liquid will
be forwarded, and as much as desired
can be made up. at a cost of a. few
cents per gallon. In writing state
what legume you- expect to .sow and
give approximately the date of plant
ing so that we may send the organisms
in the best possible condition. This is
necessary, as our methods require the
inoculation to be made either before
or at the time, of planting the seed.
Full directions for use are included
in each package sent out The bac
teria 4are beneficial only In connec
tion with legumes and are mot appli
cable to other farm or gardea crops.
Evenwithlegumes these bacteria are of
no decided benefit except whea proper
nodule-forming organisms are lack
ing in the soil, but a crop of legumes
with nodule-forming bacteria . im
proves the form of succeeding crops.
When applying -for inoculating mate
rial do not neglect to state the prob
able time of planting, kind of seed
and amount to be treated."
WITH THS FLOWERS.
In taking cuttings be sure to ase a
sharp knife.
For vines to train upon the trellis
im the window garden, we would av
vlse the Maderia vine and the cobea.
Plants that have a rather tough hark
like the English ivy and oleander,
root better In water than in sand.
When plants are not growing much,
but little water is needed. If too
much water is given, there is danger
Of the soil souring.
Among the plants best adapted to
cultivation m window boxes are geran
iums, fuchsias, heliotropes, plumbagos,
begonias.' pansies and tea roses.
In sunny windows almost any sum
mer blooming flower can be grown
successfully. Let the children start a
window box early this month. Fill
the box with ordinary garden seeds.
Do;not plant the seeds too thick.
Flowers on 'the table during the
winter months are greatly appreciated.
Aim to combine freshness and variety!
It is not the number but the quality
and arrangement
A good way to start cuttings Indoors
is to 'place the cuttings in. a box of
8harp sand, giving plenty of moisture
and placing the box oa the back of the
stove' where bottom -heat -cam be fur
nished. Plant food la best supplied to plants
when they are making active growth.
Many plants have been killed by giving
them rich food when their stomachs
were unable to digest it
A TYPE OP HOG CHOLERA.
The department of agriculture re
ports the discovery of a type of hog
cholera which is not caused by bacteria
but which is none the less exceeding
ly contagious. Hogs coming in con
tact with the sick almost invariably
contract the disease, which, fortunate
ly cannot be communicated to any oth
er animal than the hog. The symp
toms noticed are largely the same as
in the ordinary swine plague and hog
cholera. The first day there is a loss
of appetite and listlessness; the second
day the hog becomes very sick, hollow
in the flanks, with a staggering gait,
maybe diarrhoea and again maybe not
The eyes become sore and the lids
glued together. Death usually takes
place within seven days, and approx
imately within two weeks 'after the
first exposure. The disease particu
larly affects the kidneys. It is con
fined so far to southwestern Iowa, and
fanners in that section should be par
ticularly careful not to allow strange
hogs to come on their farms or to per
mit their hogs. in any way to come in
contact with other herds.
'The department recommends the iso
lation .of all sick animals and the dis
infection of all infected lots with a
thorough disinfectant. The details of
special methods of treatment will be
given to the public by the department
in due time.
In building fences for swine they
should be strongly built. Some pigs
are much quieter than others and are
much more easily fenced in. When,
however, swine, that are confined be
gin to learn that they- can break
through a fence, it soon becomes no
easy matter to confine them. It is
very much better, therefore, to have,,
the fence strong!;' built at the first
Some claim that it is- necessary -to
have a barbed wire strung along the
posts near the ground, no matter what
the character of the fence above it.
We do not entirely indorse this view.
We think there are some" kinds of
woven wire fence which would be
found strong enough to confine swine
without the barbed wire referred to.
With reference to cooking food for
swine, those who write upon the ques
tion generally advise against it They
do no oa the ground that it has been
found -by experiment that-it does not
pay to cook food for 'swine. The fact,
however, is too frequently lost sight of
that ia the wiater seasoa it ia wise
to steam food for swine for the reason
that tt may' be fed to them ia a warm
state. 'When thus fed it warms the
body and keeps the animals more
samfortable than they otherwise would
be. Because of this, .therefore, it
doabtless does pay to steam food for
swine, when the weather is. quite cold,
although it does 'not pay to 'steam it
sr cook it whea the .weather la com
fortable. . - "
The healthy mem ic a hearty feeder.
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TntOW ITTw THE
One of er Keoiag -poultry papers
had the following query in the De
cember Issue: '"What is the best way
tot feedgreen boner'The" editor an
swered: "Throw; It tcVthe. hens." .
It is supposed, that the person mak
ing the inquiry was in ignorance as
to the amount to feed, bow often, aad
whether it -should be fed ia mash or
separately. "Throw it to the hens" is
misleading advice. Green bone is a
stimulating and forcing food for lay
ing 'hens and chicks. It cannot be
teased to the hens as graid is, andfedi
ad libitum. Both green and dry bone
shduld be fed in small proportion to
the ration. If red .in. the mash it ia
more evenly distributed: there .-is less
danger of the greedy, birds taking all
the meal. If it is fed, separately and
regularly fowls are not .likely to over
eat of it Green cut bone in fair quan
tity insures health. 'growth and eggs;
when fed too freely It brings qn di
gestive troubles and diarrhoea. - Not
more than a teaspoonful three times a
week should be given to the laying
hens. "Throw it to the hens" if It.J
seems best but- see ib it that each hen
gets her share;- .
poor-coin.
When a man Increases ;tbe number
of his cows at the expense of quality
he does a very, unbusinesslike thing.'
Better not keep cows unless .they are.
good ones. Take better care of what'
you have and be content rather than
buy poor cows. When one raises his
own cows he should test out .the heif
ers that do not promise well as possi
ble, no matter If they are registered,
and have a good pedigree.' We .must
have something in the dairy barn be
sides breeding to make a success. We.
want individuality. When this is well
backed up by breeding all the better,
but the profitable cow we must have.
It is not always judicious to sell a
heifer if she does not come up to the
standard the first season, provided she'
gives promise of better work later on.
One must use judgment as well as the
scales and Babcock test with a heifer.
It is a good plan to have an animal
clearance sale and dispose of the un
desirable cows to the butcher.
NEATNESS IN BUTTER PACKAGES
The careful packing of butter has. a
good deal to do with the fostering of
the butter trade whether that trade
be with a few private families or with
large commission houses. This matter
has been frequently' referred to in these
columns, and without doubt some im
provement is being made. ' The com
mission men report that the manner in.
which butter is -put up helps or binders
them in making sales. A creamer)
that has the reputation of neatness
in packing finds itself sought not only
by the commission men. but by large
grocers that want an article that looks
well. This matter of looks is especial
ly important in butter that goes to the
homes of the wealthy. They will form
opinions on the looks of things. Two
packages of butter may be similar ia
quality., but if one is put up in better
style than thg other the buyers ' are
prejudice! in favor of that package,
and the eaters, if they have seen the
package will -actually imagine that
the butter is of better flavor.
HARE A MOTE OP THIS.
Commission 'merchants say that on
an average there is a difference of
four cents a dozen between soiled egg3
and those, that are sent to market
bright and clean, and it is not neces
sary that all the eggs of a shipment
shall be soiled in order to make, a
consignment rank as such. Even a
very small proportion of soiled eggs
in a package will cause the whole to
"be rated several cents below the mar
ket price. The trampling on the- eggs
by the dirty feet of the hen3. fresh
from the moist earth of the yard, and
the discoloration produced, does not
affect the contents, but it gives the
eggs an uninviting appearance, and it
is not expected that people will be
indifferent to the looks of things which
they buy for their table. Poultry
keepers can afford to take -time to
clean the shells of the eggs which they
send to market when the failure to do
so means the loss of four cents a
dozen.
LAND SKINNING.
The land skinning process is under
full headway through much of the
fertile territory of the great Missis
sippi valley.' a soil which it has long
been customary to say was practical!
inexhaustible in' its natural fertility.
The rains are eroding the surface of
the hillsides, the weeds are commit
ting a continued round of grand' lar
ceny, and the tenant one-year renter
systematic highway robbery prevails
over much of this once fertile tract.
These lands are"'better than thosa of
Delaware-'and Virginia, but they are
being needlessly forced to that point
where the question -of the use of com
mercial fertilizers will have to be con
sidered. It Is only a question cf time.
Continuous taking from the soil and
returning- nothing will wear out the
best soil the Lord ever made.
WHY THE HORSE EATS OFTEN.
The Jiorse can conveniently eat for 20
hours out of the 24. A horse which is in
good health has a good appetite at all
times and is able to stand plenty of
work and is rarely on the sick list.
To be h good feeder especially on a
journey, is a great . recommendation
im the opinion of every good judge of
horseflesh. The reason of .a horse be
ing such a constant eater is that its
stomach ia really small ia proportion
to the -size of its. body, aad therefore
it requires feeding' often, not less than
four times a day. -two of which -should
be early ia the. morning and at' night,
while hay 'should in the stall J always
withim Its reach. . . .
Alfalfa meal' is one of the bast hog
foods we know of;- in -fact, the 'same'
is being fed quite extensively to. all
live stock including poultry.
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JNTENSIVEt horticulture.
The watest Pfsmsettsm TJaem tha
Horticulture preseate a great opaoiv
tuaity for iateasive work. Fruits and,
vegetables respaad mora aaickly to
high .fertilization aad high culture,
thaa aay aimer farm crops. We have-to-day
records of hortieakaral pro
ducttoae thar are traly astounding.
Thus the Farmers' Review telle of one
man living ia MUwaakee produced 6dfr
bushels of. strawberries oa a single
acre. In France the market gardeners
have accomplished, awadetfal things at
times in the production of. fruit. This
is especially true of those carrying 6m
their work under glass. Some of those
men keep their ground in crops all the
year around, using artificial heat a
large part of the year. Under skillful
management a small amoaat of ground'
whi proauce a vast amount of sacca-
- ,ent vegetntion and succulent fruit. le
tensive horticulture is more interesting
to' the man that follows it than is the'
opposite kind of hortkrul tare, Where,a
large amount is produced per.acfe'tne v
profits ate generally greater titan
where a smaH amount is produced per.
acre from more acres. The whole ten-.
dency of soil culture in the garden and
.orchard is 'in the direction of more in-'
tensive methods.
FERTILIZERS FOR - WESTAJUT
The majority of 'farmers, on' the ncjr..
and fertile- leads oi' the west -ar I .
southwest . have -thought but'- -fttt'a-
about the ase of commercial fertilize"- -.
Recent chaages in crop -'.systems in.'
many sections -have led fanners ta in- :
quire if there should net- be -a'- -rer.'
placing of the elements taken from' the " -soil.
"" The practice, has -been, to Ignore; :
the principle oforeturnfag to. the soil -'
any '-plant fpoeC-so. lone- as-"-there -
was a large.' amount ..of - naturally.. -rich
or virgin land. Leaving out the'.-'
question 'of. virgin.'- lands,.' w'e- have
reached a point where a great-'saajor-;!
ity of bur farms, could be benefited br;
a careful .preservation and -utilization. -of
p'laatfoodl ."..' ;. -.;' ...
A FEEDYAED.
The' most, useful aad-economical-.-d.
vice .about. bur 'farm yard Is our feed- :
yard' It' is. a. small space about 50 by".
100 feet inclosed, on -the north 'and
west by a tight, htgh'.twej-d Wee: oa; -.
the south 'and east.' the-feace-.Is""iewer"-
but some buildings serve -as-, wind
breaks. . When we commence hauling-'
up our hay in.'th"'fail.we stack -'all '
along the north and west sides. -."Th is--"
gives as a well .sheltered yard -her9 -.
cattle can .be Jed' when. it" Is. too"" cold""'.,
for' them to go out .in the pasture-.ancl-where
the young .'stock", can-" be- kepi-"
at night until' late in the season. as'
they are- protected -from "."the" .lnd.-v.
We can feed, f rpm. stacks "aroi'nd the
yard, and 'though 'the yard -will need;-.'
cleaning occasionally, --.wc .find. a.'-,
great saving of feed, time and' labor.: --
WINTER DmiNETNG WATER.
Hens need plenty -of 'fresh water la .
winter, as well as in summer;- but-it".".
is much better to wafm.it before giv-".'.
ing it to them. Ice cold-water, is .a" '
shock to the system and is .-not can-.:" -ducive
to egg production.. . Provide- -.-.
drinking vessels or fountains' ..".that." .
your fowls cannot get their .'feet 'into .-" -or
scratch "full of dirt or straw." -If-
you caa't invent aay thing" satisfac.-
tory. .buy it;' -.regular fountains "cjost";.".
but 25 cents each. Have also before--.'.
the fowls oyster shells, grit and-cha'rrC"
coaL A convenient way is' to 'make -a
box with a separate compartment ;-"
for each.; .v-"-'
Have good, roomy nests in-'"-your "--poultry
house; if yon darken them-.,'
your hens will not be as likely to -get
the "egg-eating habit"
GOOD LAYERS.
Good layers are the descendants of ;
good layers. The laying quality has :
been improved and intensified by se"
lection. It will be noticed that even'
under very satisfactory circumstances
a few hens in the flock will lay. .
while all their associates .seem, to -
live for no other purpose than to eat.-.
These hens, though subjected to the.",
same hard conditions rs the. others. --"
manage to produce ari.egg at'lrregu-'""""
lar intervals.- Such hens "shoald-be.-
placed by themselves during'. " the '.
breeding season and made the fqunda- .:
tion of the future flock..; Sonie'such.
system as this must be. adopted where
the aim is to breed up a flock of first- j
class layers. . " '-." .".--"'
Vatnral Ability."
Natural ability "is-the brain ' "Snd-".- ,
hand, energy their tool, opportunity" :
the material "which they fashion. "Ar- 7
good brain 'and hand may d6 'much .
with poor tools and inferior' ma.teri
als. The best tools and materials
of little value in a feeble hand
are worthless when manipulated
imbecility. " "
the Aim,
Do not overfeed, the- chickens;.-" ; """"".
there is no more common mistake y-.-made.
.Gorging with-foqd to-.maket" '.v-:'
fat Is no. way. to find, a profit iAtbo..".':..""V
.egg business. This is " especially. t-- ' . .""I"
be guarded against -.when -hens' 'aVa "";--; .-.'
confined and do not -get 'much-ecer-'-.".-". ..-!
else. . They should .have.jpl.enty "of :.'. .' "
-scratching room.. . "'."."""V..." "-.; """:-"--';
-This time when cows- are..'made3 or .V
spoiled, is .when heifers Vare ap-.
preaching - calving with' -their -.first.""-calves,
and' for at- least- sixomonths-;
thereafter.. ". ' -" " . -r
-Forcing' a cow for a short period; "- ."
'is not accepted as a 'legitimate, mean-.- : .V
ure of her .capacity.' no matter how.:
well authenticated her" performance -"".-
may be -- .
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The 'cow's ration needs--to be '-''.'.-
changed .occasionally, eyca if It "--necessary
to give her ..-something "that
is -less valuable for' V time, er two. ,
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-Sugar beet "molasses- ie' being fed....
with success, im many sections' of tiro'
country to cattle thrt- are being fin-.' '
ished for market -
Keep the colts la a grewiag ebndl-'
tioa from the day they-eater tW world"
until they are matured. "".V" --
Feed troughs should be large enough
to give all the fowls-' opportunity :ta
feed.- --' f - .
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