I Fundamental jf | Principles of i Health^g^> , By ALBERTS.GRAY,M.D. ft tCopsnehL. IMA by A. S. Gray) THE RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS. The discovery of the X-ray hjr Pro fessor Roentgen In ISM familiarized the mlnda of men with ? type of radi ation Invisible to the.unaided eye but i able to traverse opaque objects and affect a photographic plate s behind them. If had long been known that certain substances exposed to sun shine afterwards glow In the dark, a property known as phosphorescence, , and It had, been discovered that the X-ray developed these same qualities in these substances. This led to ex periments to see If similar types of rays were not produced In other ways. Like many other great discoveries, the culmination of the search owed something to lock mt accldenL Hand Becquerel In Paris in 15M chanced to ? use a piece of uranium and discov ered In compounds of that element emanations closely allied to the X-ray fn their general nature, a property we now call radioactivity. These new radiations In varying extent pass through all matter quite independent of whether It is opaque or transparent to light. In addition to the proper ties possessed by light of acting on a photographic Wte and of causing cer tain substances, like the platlno cyanldes, to fluoresce, the new redla tlons resembled the X-rays also in "ionizing" the sir and other gases, rendering then for the time being partial conductors of electricity. The pioneer In deveippments on the chemical side was Mme. Curie, who. with her hus'jand, Isolated radium and polonium Other Investigators following tbero lines developed some thirty indlvldTal radio elements As a result a? experiments, observations and deduction*, we are beginning to suspect that there exists la every form of matte r the process of Its own decay, and tiffs suspicion Is gradually crystallizing Into a belief, a new phil osophy, a philosophy destined pro foundly to inluence the thoughts and actions \ol future generations of men. The emanations from radioactive, elements have been classed as alpha, beta and gamma rays, and are die ttngulshed by enormous differences In ' power of penetration. The alpha rays have Seen shown to be atoms of helium carrying an electrical charge, and shooting out from radioac tive materials In the course of their radium are distinguishable In pens trating power from the alpha rays of Uranium and from Thorium, but the ' differences among alpha rays as a class are small and unimportant, rela tively compared to the enormous dif ference* between any alpha ray and a beta or A gamma ray. The moat penetrating alpha ray known li not more than twice aa pene trating aa the leant penetrating alpha ray known, but beta ray a aa a claaa are 100 times more penetrating than alpha rays and tbe gamma rays In > turn are fully 100 times more pene trating than the beta rays as a class. Alpha rays are completely absorbed by thin screens of paper or a few 1 inches of air. while beta rays pass through a visiting card or ordinary ttnfoll with ease. But Soddy shows that a gamma ray will penetrate one- ? half Inch of steel or a stack of twelve ' pennies, six Inches of lead or one foot of solid Iron. The compound microscope became an efficient weapon of scientific truth about 1*30, and In KS# Schwann dem onstrated that "all the higher animals are commonwealths of cells" Every human Individual begins life as a single cell about a hundred and twentieth of an Inch In diameter and 1 In the brief period of forty weeks at tains an average weight of approxi mately seven pounds. After birth j there ensues a period of growth. i Growth Is not a simple augmentation of volume, but an alteration In form 1 and type. For Instance, If we compare the skeleton of a new-bora child with that ' of an adult, we discover vast differ ' ences between the relative propor ? tions of the different parts. The child's head is enormously larger than that of tbe adult in proportion to Its ' stature and the chest measure also Is markedly greater In the child These fscts Imply tbe presence of ' some check, a balance wbeel or growth regulator. It Is easy to under I stand that anything that will throw these growth regulation factors out of I gear must produce grave results and I PIGS' MEAL A COSTLY ONE New York Man Will Hazily Maka Any Money Out of That Live Stock Thle Seaaon. Prom all parts of the country cornea the cry of the high coat of living, but to have pigs which eat a $560 dinner la an unusual thing. However, A. Stratch of East Kingston, N. Y., has three' pigs which enjoyed such a din ner. This expensive feast was not Inten tional on Mr. Btratcb's part, but was an accident. Mr. Stratch is em ployed on the Dtnan brickyard at Eas' Kingston, and during the sum mer saved $650 which be kept In the hrnse until this week. When he de cided to deposit It lo a bank. The n oaiey was tied up In a handkerchief s.id Mr. SfWlten left to take the boat to Kingston, but being early he de uided to feed bis pigs first. They were fed and given bedding for the night, and be then left tor the pier. When be arrived at the landing he fait for his money and found it miss- ; * - . % Id th? extraordinary Increaae in the mortality from cddcot we tar* U*' ronulta of each a dlaturbaace The power of kuman reeloUoce to Lbla dlaeaae imbi to be eteadll. do- ? cllnlng. In Moaaochnaotto and Now Jeroey and In ottteen American cltioo the (orornmont re porta Indicate that mortality from cancor haa lncreaoed 100 par cent since 1100, and during the ten yearo from 1001 to toll It bao Increaaed 25 per coat Cancer coou the United State# about 70.000 llraa annually and the rata In tha regUtr-- , tion area per 100,000 In l?ll wao 70; In JSagland and Walea It waa >7. There la a deep atcalflcance to many mind# In all the foregoing facto, and men ereiy where ore aearcblng for the her to the riddle, and aome day, half by chance perbapa. It will be found A WORD ABOUT CANCER. United States government report! ?how that during the ten years pre ceding 1?11 the population ot this country Increased 21 per cent. Dar ing this period the death rate per 100,000 from cancer Increased SO par cent among males and 22 per cant among females "The extraordinary Increase In the mortality due to can cer In this and other countries has long since raised that malady to the proportions of a great plague." says an authority who wrote on this snb Ject recently. "The power of human resistance to this disease seems to be steadily declining." He then pro ceeds to predict that at the preaent rate of increase In another, 25 years cancer will cause more deaths than tuberculosis, typhoid fever end ma laria combined. Sclentlsta throughout the world are diligently aesrchlng tor the cause of this fearful scourge of mankind. In order that a specific preventive and cure may be found. Meanwhile ev ery Individual ahould be Informed that cancer Is to a large degree pre ventable If ws will hut apply the knowledge we already possess to guard against it There are many theories as to the cause of cancer, the moat logical one being that advanced by n group of microscopict* working along biologi cal lines. The basis of this theory Is that cancer la a state of anarchy with in the body. To be able to grasp the theory and also to understand why the X-rny Is at all effective In cases ot cancer It Is necessary to have a thorough comprehension of the prop osition advanced by Ylrchow In 1S58. which I have noted In a previous ar ticle; namely, that each one of the cells composing the human body la a distinct Individual possessed of all the charaCterlatljs of life. That la to say. every reader of this article la composed of many billions of Indi viduals, each having nil the powers and faculties that the reader la con scious of possessing and differing in no way save la degree. Kvery living thing Is constructed of these tame In dividual cells, composed of the same protoplasm, and differs only In organ isation. / It la during the Brat few years and more particularly during the first year of life that the highest human mor tality takes place. The newly pro liferated cells are hot thoroughly or ganised and the entire organism la therefore weak and unstable. Ordi narily we do not think j>t working young children or animals, beause we know that their tissues are soft and therefore that they may very easily be broken down and ruined; but at maturity we know there la a more per fect organization, the cells are. more fixed, stable jtnd adaptable and are therefore highly resistant This fact forms the basis for the action of the X-rays on cancer. There la no remedy known to medi cine that has a selective Influence, there Is nothing that can be put Into these bodies of ours that will drive disease out and not touch healthy tissues. But, depending on the state of' the individual cell vitality, tissues react differently to the same influ ence; hence tissues having marked power of proliferation are necessarily composed of masses of these young or "Juvenile" cells and are of course vast ly more susceptible to any Influence than are the more fully formed and stable "adult" cells jrhlch may often remain unchanged for years. An "anarchist cell" finds a favora ble location and proceeds to prolifer ate; that Is to say, It multiplies by division, as ali the somatic cells do, and these young and weak sells form what Is technically known as "Juve nile" tissue within the more stable, older, or "adult' tissue of the organ in which the cancerous process is ta king place. If uow the "hard," very penetrating rays of the X-ray are turned upon this diseased area one . of two things takes place?either the short, sharp oscillations, which we have noted approximate more than 800,000,000,000 per second, shake these weak "Juvenile" cells Into a healthful reaction, -or they destroy them as a dog kills a rat by shaking It, and the healthy cells are stimulated by the light lng. He returned to the bouse and 1 made a search and Anally came upon a few scraps of the handkerchief and parts of the money In the pig pen. where It had been torn and partly eaten op by the pigs. A few of the scraps of money were recovered and Mr. Scratch probably will be able to get new money from the national treasury for them, but most of the money Is a total loss.? Knickerbocker Press. "Plenty of Kxperieneg, ^ "Have you had any experience In the luaoh business'" naked the chef of the man who applied for work. "Why, I ehoold any so," replied the energetic youth. "I'*o been lunching ' for almost twenty years."?Lipplfl ' cott's Magaslne. i "? r Marauder Put;tc Death. At 8ntterton, England, a ben was la , a garden with her newly-hatched brood when a Jackdaw pounced upo-a, ( a chick. The hen gave battle at one ?. and a sharp encounter ended; in the :i lac Inlaw being killed. , I - ?iJwBSiaSr i >iM3m HOW TO PREVENT SOIL FROM BLOWING / ' ,j ' ? ? ?~"-"WV I JMl IIT? r u, -mil r'?r" I rm Root* of a Troo Exposed by Soil Blowing. Preparw by the United Stated Depart ment of Agriculture,) Careful Investigation has shown that he soli is always changing. Water tnd wind are always at work moving ts particles from place to place, car ylng them ultimately Into the sea. for the moat part this is a beneficial irocess. Were each particle of soil ;o remain forever In one place," the ertlllty of the land would be rapidly izhausted. As it is. new, unweatbered ind unexhausted fragments of the un lerlylng rocks are continually adding o the fertility ef the soil rone by tak ng the place of the wornout particles vhieh nature removes. Under certain circumstances, how iver, it frequently happens that this irocess takes place too rapidly,- that he particles of topsoll are removed lefore the underlying rock frag moots lave been sufficiently prepared to take heir places. This is the case espedal y in the arid and semlarid regions md in sections where the soil Is par icularly sandy in character. Under luch conditions "soil blowing" may be he cause of serious damage. In the lrst place the soil Itself may be so ilown away that subsoil insufficiently veatbered and filled with humus to te ready for crops, comes to'the sur ace; and secondly, the crops them ehres may be lost through the Blow ng out of the seed or the uprooting, rarial or cutting off of the young ilants. Few General Expedients. The best remedy, according to the United States department of agricul ure, for the farmer who finds himself confronted with difficulties of this sort s to adopt a system of crops which rill cover his land with vegetation at leasons when strong, dry winds are nost prevalent; The exact system rhlcb the Individual farmer should ollow depends, of course, upon the climate, the available markets, and ither local factors. There are, how iver, a few general expedients which t would be well for him to bear in nind. For example, if fall plowing is tot necessary, the stubble of the last Top should be left on the soil as late is possible in the spring, or oats or larley may be Sown in the late Sum ner or early fall. The Tilants will be dlled by the frost and will form a irotectlve mat on the soil surface. Inother expedient is to protect a slow trowing crop from wind damage by a lurse crop which, planted at the same ime. will grow more rapidly and ibleld the former until it is sufficiently Sr advanced to take care of itself. A bin seeding of rye and barley used in connection with alfalfa is a common able to abandon the summer fallow altogether, substituting for It a lego mlnoua crop which may be plowed under In the fall. This practice hai the great advantage Of adding humus to the aoll, thereby not only Increas lng ite fertility but also its resistance to wind action. The presence of hu man la Indeed one of the beat protec tions against blowing, the presence of ' organic bodies In the soil Increasing Its water-holding power and therefore aiding In keeping the surface inolst. The sandy trucking soils of the East may nearly always be made naturally resistant to wind action by the addi tion of humus through the systematic planting of leguminous crops. Another Protection Method. Another method of protecting fields Is to plant rows of trees or bushes or to build fences as windbreaks. This Is effective but apt to be expensive not only because of the actual cost outlay Involved but because of the amount of land which is left unpro ductive. For this reason the use of such artificial windbreaks can hardly be recommended for extensive agri culture, and is usually restricted to the cultivation of fruits, garden vege tables, etc. Where windbreaks are erected, care should be taken to see that they are composed of, trees or bushes which do not harbor Insect pests and whose roots will not spread out Into the adjoining fields. CARE FOR STALL-FED COWS : .; v,. . in At Regular Hours Animals Are Turned Into Commodious Barnyards for Fresh Air and Exercise. Somehow many dairymen have reached the wrong conclusions when reading of dairy tarma where the oows are stall-fed the year round. It la by no means intended that the cog's shall hare no outdoor exercise; on the contrary, except for cows that are on pasture entirely during the summer, few cows are more intelligently exer cised and proper ventilation furnished them than stall-fed animals properly brought up. At regular hours the ani mals are turned Into commodious barnyards for air and exercise. Dar ing the winter this outdoor exercise is as carefully looked after as during the summer, and, In the majority of cases, the cows occupy only sleeping hours and milking hours in their sep arate stalls, the balance of the time being spent in large sheds. Don't be afraid of the fresh air for your animals during the winter; see that they have all the outdoor exer ?' 1 11 **> " ? A Border of Lombardy Poplars That 8arva aa a ^jlntfbreak. nstance of this method On dry lands, lowever, where the scarcity of water oust be considered, this plan Is open .0 the objection that the nurse crop leprlves the soil of a certain amonnt if much-needed moisture. Many farm irs, therefore, prefer to introduce al alia and similar slow-starting crops >y drilling in the seed In high-cut stub )le of thinly sewn millet or thickly leeded kaflr corn. fcummer Fallow Facilities. The use ?(the summer fallow great y facilitates excessive soil blowing In lections where dangerous winds are prevalent in the summer time, because lie land Is left ..fully exposed. This langer may be avoided to a consld irable extent by seeding rows of ioarse-growing crops at Intervals icross the fallow fields at right angles o the direction of the prevailing rinds. Where the wind danger la es pecially great It might even be deslr Way to Warn Us of Thunderstorms, to order to know when tt may have o provide the power necessary loir In beared Illumination, a New York elec Tte service company has devised an kppt.rates which will indicate the ap >roach of a thunderstorm several lours before any clouds appear The ipparatus resembles wireless receiv I1R equipment, and Is operated by faint Bt pulses from electrical disturbances n the atmosphere. Receiving antennas ntercept the impulses, which cause.a a lay to cloee an alarm-bell circuit At else the weather will permit, but more than all, see that the stables are prop erly ventilated and aired. There are a number of device* for this purpose, and one of the best of them Is the window frame covered with muslin as described in this department two weeks ago. Remember that close con finement and foul air predispose the now to tuberculosis, and that fresh air and plenty of It will enable her to do hsr share, not only as a milk produc er. but as a mother. A Overhaul the Dairy Barn. If not attended to before, give the dairy barn a thorough cleaning' and overhauling. Provide plenty of freeh air, but batten all cracka. Remember that whitewash not only cleanses, purines and beautifies the Interior of ? dairy barn but it increases the lliht ?an Important consideration these dark days of winter. drat the signals are Car apart, but aa the electrical disturbance approaches the bell rings more frequently. From an hour to half an hour before the atorm breaks, du>endlDg on the Inten sity thereof, the bell will ring oootlnu oualy. * Impossible Fare. "Marie, here you arte giving me a round of beef." "Well, Thomait" "And I askel you for a square meai." ?"J" A Vision of the Glorified . i Br REV. L W. GOSNELL ? H ? to d? Da. NUi BU. latfMM . J Ohiaai TEXT?His servants shall serve him: aruj they shall set* his face; and his name thai) be in their forehead*.-Hev. B:J. 1 The Bible tells little of, the Inter mediate state.- The early Christians looked not lor death, but for ? the coming of the Lord. True, those who are with Christ are In a blissful state, rest ing from their labors, "U home with the Lord" and enjoying the sweets of Para dise (Phil. 1:28:2, Cot. ^8-. *, V. margin; II Cor. 12:4). But "man was made for cor porelty" and will not reach perfection until clothed with a glorified body. The text exhlblta some privileges of the finally redeemed who will dwell in "the holy city, new Jerusalem." Service. "Hta servants shall serve him." The common Idea of heaven Is as a place of rest, and It will be so. Earth Is full of weary ones, and the millions who follow Buddhism, with Its teach ing of annihilation as the final blessed ness, are evidence of the craving for rest But heaven may be a place of rest and of service too. Says Mao laren: "Work at Its Intensest, which la pleasurable work and level to the capacity of the doer, Is the truest form of rest In vacuity there are stings and torments: It Is only In Joyous ac tivity which Is not pushed to the ex tent of strain and unwholesome effort that the true rest of man Is to be found." What will the service be? Those who are faithful over a few things will be made rulers over many. In "the regeneration." the apostles will sit on thrones, Judging the 11 tribes of Israel (Matt. 19:28); and we hear of saints who will rule over five cities or ten (Luke 18): this seems to point to millennial times, when the glori fied will share the government of earth. Again, Ephealans 1:7 shows we harfl-heen saved "that In the ages to come he tnlght show the exceeding riches of bis grace In I)ls kindness to ward us through Christ Jesus." Won dering angels will magnify the grace of God in us One of large vision says, "We know not what new worlds may be created, what new spheres may be opened for the exercise of (he powers of. those who shall reign In life." "His servants shall do him priestly service," la the literal meaning of the phrase before os. While It will be all work, It will be all worship. It will be the happy estate of Mary and Martha combined. Work will be wor ship and worship wilt be work, yet In both we shall rest, sitting at Jesus' feet. Vision. . "They shall see his face." This seems to contradict some' scriptures which tell us man will never see God. True, In a sense we can never see God. God Is a spirit and cannot be seen corporeally: we mry neVer be hold more than a symbol of htm, as Stephen saw "the glory of God," yet this would not preclude our knowing him, for "spirit with spirit can meet." Moreover, we shall not see God In the sense of finding him out to per faction; he la Infinite and we shall have always before us the joy- of dis covery. But while this Is true, we shall see Jesus, who said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." He is the vfbrd by whom God Is revealed. We see now through a glass darkly, but then, face to face. We would not min imize the work of the Holy Ghost In us, revealing Christ, but- the early Christians longed to behold the face of their Lord: their cry was, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." Knowing as I am known, How shall I love that word. And oft repeat before the throne? "Forever with the Lord." Likeness. "His name shall be In their fore heads." This speaks of ownership. But It suggests likeness, too. for In Scripture the name stands for mani fested character; we shall have God's image stamped upon us. We seek to be holy now, but there we shall have attained. "We shall be tyke him." There Is no sin In heaven: Behold that happy throng. All glorious In their spotless robes, AI1 holy in their song! "Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which ate not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heav ens" (H Cor. 4:17-5:1). Where Leva la, Thara la God. Thoughts that disturb and trouble us seldom come from Gad. It Is generally beet to put them away, and thrpw our self, with Increased trust In hlin and mistrust of salt, at his feet. And never forget, amid whatever may befall you ?dryness, coldness, desolation and disappointment, consciousness of many faults, and of great weakness and want of faith?that where love Is there God is sure to be. Ha never yet has suf fered any soul to fall wholly from hlra which, amid all Its /ralltles and falls clings to him in love.?H. Ly Sidney Lear r~ ? PREVENT IMMENSE LOSS FROM BAP E66S | Top Row: 1?Fertile Egg After 24 Houre of Incubation; 2? Fertile Egg After 38 Houre of Incubation; 3?Fertile Egg After 48 Houre of lnc? betion; 4? Fertile Egg After 72 Houre of Incubation; 5?Fertile Egg After 7 Oaye of Incubation. Bottom Row: Showe from Left to Right the Condition of Infertile Egge After 24 Houre, 38 Houre, 48 Houre, 72 Houre, and 7 Oaye of Inee batloa. (By H. M. I.AMON.I The loci to the farmers of the Uni ted States from bad methods of pro ducing and handttng eggs In estimated at t4S.000.000 annually. It in also estimated that tl5.000.000 of this loss Is due to blood rings. Every dollar or this loss from blood rings Is di rectly' preventable on the farm. Blood rings are a certain stage of chick development In the egg Heat develops the germ until It becomes a blood ring. Blood rings often develop in the neat and In an unhealed room In tbe bouse during hot weather. Blood rings are troublesome only In hot weather. Blood rings cannot be produced In tbe Infertile egg. Infertile eggs are eggs laid by hens that are not allowed to run with a male bird. A little study of this subject should quickly con vince one that the Infertile egg Is the quality egg; therefore, produce It, by never allowing the male birds to run with the hens except at hatching time. nod realize more money (or bettor eggs. Egg production U not Influenced by tbe preaonco of the male. The ben'a greatest profit-sharing period Is the first and second year, and unless a ben la an exceptionally good breeder she should be disposed of at . tho; end Qt her second laying season and before starting to molt, few eggs can be expected until tho pullets, are matured If possible, mark the py lints that lay In tbe fall, and use them In tho breeding pens for the following spring. Begin marketing the cockerels M . soon as they , weigh one and one-half pounds or attain a marketable size. Keep the nests and bouses clean. Whitewash Is very effective against vermin. ? Provide a dust bath for the fowls. This enables them to get rid of lice. Tbe free use of kerosene on the roosts and In the cracks will ex terminate mites. If the above sug gestions are followed * high duality of eggs < Is assured. CLOVE HITCH IS VERY HANDY Simple. Convenient and 8ecure Meth od of Fattening Ropca?Illustra tion Shows How Made. One of the moat useful and handy hitches for the farmer la that known at the "clove hitch." It It simple, convenient and secure, and used most The Clove Hitch. m fastening tent or ouier guy ropes to stakes. The hitch Is merely two halt hitches made opposite to each other, and can easily be made, as the Illustration shows. The bitch can be formed be fore It Is dropped over the stake, or it can be made as It Is put on by making one half hitch at a time. SUPERIOR FEED FOR WINTER Sorghum and Corn Make Luxuriant Growth in South and Big Yields of Silage Can Be Secured. Forage plants, such as sorghum and corn, make a very luxuriant growth in the southern latitudes and large yields ot silage can be pro duced per acre. This sllaga is an excellent feed for, wintering the breeding herd, or tor finishing the animals for the market The use of silage In a fattening ration almost in variably Increases the slxe ot the dally gains, cheapens the gains, lengthens the period during which cattle can be fed cottonseed meal economically and without danger, and results In better finish, fatter cattle, and greater profits per head. The leguminous hays as alfalfa, cowpeas, lespedexa, red clover, and vetch, a^d the corn stover and oat straw are good rough reeds to use In conjunc tion with silage. PLAN TO MAKE CHEAP PORK Farmer Who Attempt* to Raieo Pig* on Straight Corn Ration Doaa Well If He Come* Out Even. The queatlon of how to produce cheap pork ie no longer a debatable one, Bays the Southern Farm Journal. It has been aettled beyond all doubt that cheap pork comee from pasture crops, and not from grain alode. The man who tries to grow pigs on a straight corn ration does well If he comes out even. The man who has skim milk or some nitrogenous con centrate (which means simply some feed rich In protein?tankage, soy bean meat, etc.) to feed along with his corn may make a profit on his feeding If he Is ? good feeder. The , man with plenty of good grazing crops | for his hogs can prodbce pork for three to five cents a pound. Little Things Count. Repairs In time save labor and ex pense. A gate hinge out of orde#. a board off the barn, a fence broken down, a lack of paint en buildings In dicate the farmer before every visitor. Tobacco Plant Insect*. ? ;The principal Insects affecting the tobacco plant are the cutworms, horn i or tobacco worms and the grasshop- 1 pers. Late fall plowing *ls one of tho most simple .'eafis for reducing the numbers of cutwormg and tobacco i worms especially. , , y ? -i Not lulled to Garden. The larger sorts of corn and most of the vines are not suited for th* gar Jen. The pumpkins and squashes. | together with the larger varieties qf < tweet corn, belong out In the field. I DEMAND IS FOR FOODSTUFFS Large Surplue of Cotton Make* It Im perative That Cotton Acreage la South Be Reduced. With the proipect of having a largo surplus of cotton left on our hands next year, on account of the condi tion of the foreign uiarkets. It seams Imperative that the cotton acreage be reduced In 1915. In the reduction of this acreage a crop should be sub stituted that la adapted to our soil and climate and has a market valna. The same agencies that have so quickly reversed the cotton altratioa have built up a great demand foe foodstuffs, and it la very plain that the farmers should mske the most of that circumstance, tn Louisiana oats Is probably the best crop with which to meet the new market conditions. 1. Oats gre well adapted to our soil and climate. 1. Oata fit well Into almost any plan of crop rotation. 8. Oats will make an excellent sub stitute for our short com crop. 4. If sown In October, oats Is one of the sorest of our grain crops. 5. Oats furnish splendid pss.uree for all kinds of live stock during the winter months. 6. Oats proeklc a cover crop for the land during the winter, which checks the leaching and washing of the soli. A few suggestions regarding the y planting of the crop: L Prepare the ground thoroughly and see that It la well settled before planting. 2. Plant only home-grown or Louisi ana oats, of the red rustproof va riety. 3. Plant from two to two and n half bushels to the acre. 4. Remember that October is tho month for oat planting. Pall out* will do much better than spring oata. 5. Treat oata for araut. The treat ment la -simple and Inexpensive, but efficient,?Louisiana Experiment Sta tloIL ' Proper tra.nlng count* for much ta a dairy cow. ? ? ? With cow* long in milk the butter will come tlo'wly. ? ? ? Successful agriculture mean* sell ing without waste. * * * It Is hard to regain a milk flow that ha* once been loat. e ? e Glre the colts exercise. Good teed and exercise go together. ? ? ? A little too much churning often Injures the butter by destroying the grain. ' v, ? ? ? ? Never abruptly change the swine ration front sour to sweet feeds or vice versa. ? ? ? Study the Individual cow and feed her according to her power of turning feeds into finished product. "x ? ? * , A- little oil meal In the feed will tiWlp