GOOD STALLION MANAGEMENT
Many Promising Animals Have Yeari
of Usefulness Rtftiuced by Neg
lect in Winter. j
Many promising draft stallions have
their years of usefulness greatly re
duced through neglect during the win
ter months. The ideal method of ,
handling a stallir-a is t<> give him daLly
work to do in order that he may eat
his feed with relish and keep Ids bcdy
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A Good, Vigorous Stallion Needs
Plenty of Exercise.
and muscles in trtm. Where such a '
method is practiced ths animal, accus
tomed to daily handling and control, j
does not become unruly and hard to ;
manage. Furthermore, he is groomed
at least once daily when in use.
Unfortunately for the horse business,
the common practice in stallion man
agement Is to put the horse In a shed,
out of sight and hearing of other '
horses, where he is fed at irregular In
tervals and seldom groomed at all.
Even though a small yard is sometimes
provided, it is very often so filthy as
to be more of a damage than an ad j
vantage.
No horse, however sound, can stand
such treatment long without injury. A j
good, vigorous stallion needs at least
six miles' travel daily or Its equivalent
In work.
The amount of feed to be given de
pends upon the exercise piven, the con
dition of the horse and his ability to
make use of the feed he >eets.
Kansas experiment station sug
gests the following as good combina
tions :
1. Oats, timothy or prairie hay.
2. Oats four parts, corn six parts,
oilmeal one part, timothy or prairie
hay.
3. Corn seven parts, bran three
parts, oilmeal one part, timothy or
prairie hny.
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STEER SHOULD BE DEHORNED !
Animals Fatten Faster and Sell Bet
ter ? Work Is Easier When
Calves Are Young.
Steers usually fatten faster and sell .
better if dehorned. Calves can he de- j
horned any time after weaning, usual- j
ly In the eool months when there are
no flic-*. The work is easier when the j
calves are young; a neater job can he ;
done; the shock is not so great and the j
calves are easier to handle. The aim 1
should be to take the rins of skin off
with the horn to prevent a stub grow- !
lng out. A little pine tar over the
wound helps to stop bleeding and keep
^ away flies, nippers do good work with
all young cattle and are quicker and j
more humane than the saw. If the j
clippers are kept sharp they will ban- ?
die any ordinary horn without crush- j
lng it, though It is not as easy to cut j
close to the head as with the saw.
HOUSE FOR FARROWING SOWS !
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Animals Should Be Separated and
Given Ration High in Protein and
Rather Laxative.
A sow which is soon to farrow
should be separated from, the other
hogs at least a week before her date,
and during this time she should be
given a ration high in protein, and !
rather laxative in nature; in othef
words, a feed very similar to that :
which is given while suckling the pigs, j
and as the farrowing time approaches 1
the ration should be reduced some
what. This will bring the sow up to
farrowing time in good condition, and
she will not be feverish and restless;
hence, less danger of her injuring or
killing her pigs when she farrows.
HOGS IN LIMITED QUARTERS
8uccet8 May Be Had if Quarters Are
Kept Clean ? Divide Pasture
Into Desired Areas.
Swine can be raised when they arc
confined in limited quarters if the
quarters are kept clean, but they will
do much better and stay in better
health if they have plenty of pas
ture. Dividing the pasture into con
venlent areas, so. that the hogs can
be shifted from one pasture by plow
ing and reseedlng.
Horticultural
Pick-Ups
PROTECT YOUNG FRUIT TREES
Something Must Be Done to Prevent I
Ravages of Mice and Rabbits
During Winter.
Young fruit trees should be pro
tected ut this time of the year from
the ravages, of mice and rabbits, ac
cording to the horticultural extension
department of Iowa State college.
Clean cultivation for a distance of
about three feet around the tree is
the only method that will insure pro
tection from mice. The mire will not
stay where there are uo grasses for
nest building.
Many methods are follow*- 1 to s">;?
damages caused by rabbits. \>
protectors secured on the mnrket serve
the purpose very well.. These pro
tectors can be made by cutting half
inch mesh screen into strips 18 inches
long and 12 inches wide, 'l ie strips ;
are hooked around the tree.
Veneered boards are used by some 1
fruit men, but these boards must be re
moved every spring, as borers crawl ?
between the boards and tree and lay |
their eggs. Tar paper, old rags and j
newspapers are used to a large extent.
The best and easiest method of pro
tection, however, is to paint the trunk
and larger branches with a concen
trated solution of commercial lime
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sulphur. The trees should be painted .
now and again in February. Last year ,
most of tin* damage was done the first i
of April. If the sulphur is wore oft 'n i
Apple Tree Injured by Rabbits ? Not#
How the Bark Has Been Eaten
Away.
the spring, the trees should be paint
ed a tlii rd time. The solution should
be applied with a cloth wrapped on
the end of a stick.
FIGHT ON ORCHARD INSECTS
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Campaign Can Be Carried on to Better
Advantage During Winter Than . |
at Other Times.
Scale insects and mites can he fought
to better advantage during the winter
than at any other time. This is be
cause spray solutions strong enough to
kill such insects cannot be used when
the trees are in foliage, without killing
the tree as well as the bugs. During
the winter, when the trees are dormant, I
such strong sprays as lime-sulphur and
oil emulsions can be used without in- !
jury to the trees, and with sure death
to scales and mites. Experience has
shown that late winter or early spring, j
just before the buds start, is the best
time to apply siffch sprays. Every or- {
chardist should plan on at least /one
thorough spraying with lime-sulphur ,
each winter, as it is t lie best general ?
clean-up that can be given to the or
chard.
ROOT-TUBERCLES OR NODULE ,
Small Gal's or Knot-Like Enlarge
ments Use Nitrogen From Air
and Store in Soils.
The legume root-tuber fles or nod
ules are very Small galls or knot-like
enlargements on the roofs of legumi
nous plants These nodules are i
caused by minute organisms, bacteria, |
In the soil where legumes grow.
These legumes, such as beans, peas, j
clover, vetch and alfalfa, have the j
special adaptation of using nitrogen j
from the atmosphere and storing it on ;
their roots, thus enriching the soil.
CHECKING CHERRY LEAF ROT '
Pomologists Favor Plowing Under of
Leaves of Infected Trees to
Kill Infection.
It Is the opinion of the pomologists
at the New York experiment station j
that the plowing under of the leaves i
of cherry trees which were infected
with leaf spot or shothole fungus, will
remove one great source of infection,
i This plowing should be done early In
| the spring before the fungus has a
I chance to develop.
Firm Seed Bed Favored.
A firm seed bed gives the clover !
and grass plants better conditions
for growth and grain is less apt to
lodge under such conditions.
Building Open Nests.
Open nests can be built in sections
and hinged against a smooth wall.
These nests do not need backs.
Why Many Farmers Lose.
There are many farmers losing be
cause they do not have shelter for
croDS. animals and implements.
HER ANTIQUES *
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When Content Hapgood, after a
winter of hard work in the office, came
down with "grip," and did not gain
after it as slie should, Grandma Hap
good, on her littU1 hilly Massachu
setts farm, wrote inviting her name
sake to make her a visit.
Grandma was house-cleaning, and
on a certain sunny day in late April
chose to wash the blankets and cover
lets, and to air the comforters, hence
the backyard was a riot of gay color.
"I'm goin' to give you one o' those
woven coverlets when you get mar
rfed. Content," said grandma, "an* a
pnlr o' the home-wove blankets that
my mother made, an* enough o' the
patch-work quilts to make up a bej."^
"Oooh-ooh, grandma!" cried Content.
"How lovely! I dft love the old things
so much more thi?n new. They mean
sp much more, some way!"
"I know," smiley! grandma. "That's
why I want you to have 'em. Mercy!
Here comes the motorcycle man, tear
in' along ys he always does! I sh'd
think that young feller'd break his
neck !"
The motorcycle man, in spite <W his
speed, had a ready hand for his 'cap
when he spied Content. Content
blushed. She had her suspicions
about the motorcycle man. Twice his
machine had balked mysteriously in ,
front of the house.
Late t'?nt afternoon she was digging
dandelion greens back of the bar a.
iler grandparents had driven to the
village and she was .just thinking that
she ought to go up to the house and
take in the bedding before the damp
ness began to gather, when she heard '
a car coming. Presently she flaw a
small truck stop at the gate. The
man who alighted she recognized, '
even witl*out the aid of the spinning
wheel in the back of t lie trurk, as a
particularly pestiferous dealer in an- '
tlques. who, about a fortnight before, j
had been so determined to secure
some of grandma's things that both '
women had been glad that grandpa
was withiir call.
Content kept out of sight as he !
thumped on the door, glad the house
was locked. After a few moments ht>
retraced his steps and she listened for
the sound of the car starting, wonder- '
in? why It was so long. When ? it
finally did start she emerged from her
concealment and rounded the house ?
?then stopped aghast! The clothes
lines were bare! The precious, won- j
derful old hand-wrought bed furnish- '
higs were all gone ? and in a flash she
understood ! The antique man, be
lieving the place deserted, had made
hay while the sun shone and wa* car
rying home the crop!
"And I don't know his car number
or his name," 4mlT sobbed the girl.
"I burned his wretched little card the
other day! Oh. what shall I do?"
Slur started running up the road to
wards the nearest house, where there
was a telephone, crying a* she ran. A
short distance above the road forked
and she knew that he iniuht easily pet
beyond her reach. The telephone
there was a leisurely affair. Sudden
ly she heard behind heil a familiar
roaring rush, and the motorcycle man
drew up beside her. . ,
"What's tie matter? Anybody
sick?" he queried anxiously.
Then out came the story in sobbing
gasps and the motorcyclle iuan'8 fa<e
grew black with an per.
"Itasca 1 !" he cried, "but? we'U get
hlrn yet. Hop into the sjde-fRtr ! ; Put
on this coat," producinp a service over
coat from tlio side-car, "and get in
quick !"
It seemed to Content that they wen*
If^lnp. If she had not been so an pry
she would have been afraid. At the
fork of the road, two miles beyond,
the motorcycle man slowed down and
scanned the road.
"He's pot one brand new tire of de
ferent pa A tern than the rest." Ix* ex
plained. "Her?*x his trail, to the
right." He let out the machine apain.
In the very next yanjl the little
truck stood before the door, and the
dealer was struggling with a heavy
bureau. His face changed color as the
motorcycle whirled into the yard and
he recognized Content.
The motorcycle man stated the case
pungently before a surprised audi
ence composed of the family who lived
there, and demanded restitution.
The dealer remonstrated, declaring
that lie had bought the tilings at a
bargain because "the old woman"
needed the money.
"I keep them. I keep them !" ne
cried.
"Alright !" snapped the motorcycle
man. "you can tell that to the police !
It will be quite an ad for you in tJds
section, even if you skin out of a jail
i sentence! Fork over or I'll call up
the station at Mil ray now !"
The dealer sav? that the ganje was
up. Viciously he pulled out the bed
ding and sternly that motorcycle man
insisted that Content tally the result
of his disporpinp. The lady of the
house willingly agreed to keep the
things till next day, and then ignor
ing the dealer's sulphurous mono
logue. the motorcycle headed fov
home.
There were hot biscuits and honey for
supper and th* motorcycle man helped
eat them. And as he ate lie blessed
that antique dealer from the bottom
of his heart.
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Capitnl.
Teacher? "Now ?" tell us, Johnnie,
which is the least used bone in tlw
humain body?" Johnnie (promptly?
"The bead!"? Life.
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Give pleasure. Lose no chance of
giving pleasure. For, that is the
cease les3 and anonymous triumph of
a truly loving spirit.? Henry Drura
mond.
WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER.
, With a crisp, given salad, with a
j simple diessing and the cottage cheese
served with
J currant jelly, the
^ following recipes
^Wilh?" 1 ' English Meat
Xjliljiniilia Dish. ? Parboil a
pulp ot sweet
breads for live minutes and cook for ten
r minutes in one cupful of rich stock.
Drain and cool. Prepare a pair of
calves' brains, using the same stock.
I Wash and clean the heart (and kid
neys If liked) slice and cook them in
the stock until well done. Saute
the heart in butter until brown, dip
sweetbreads and brains In egg and
crumbs and fry In deep fat. Add to
! the butter In the pan two tablespoon
fuls of black currant, Jelly, when
melted add two tablespoonfuls of flour,
add this to the stock, let It boll up
once, and pour over the meats in a
hot dish. Serve with peeled potatoes,
baked.
Potato Soup. ? Cook qnd mash three
good-sized potatoes. To a qi art of
milk "(skimmed mill: may be used)
add a slice of onion and a stalk of
celery; scald and remove the vege
tables and pour over the mashed po
tato. In a saucepan put two table
spoonfuls of butter, If skimmed milk
Is used ; add two tablespoonfuls of
flour, one teaspoonful of salt and
when wejl blendei' addj to the soup
and cook until the flour Is well
cooked.- Serve with toasted crackers.
Celery cut in short lengths and tilled
with seasoned cheese Is n ^ood relish
to serve with any menui
Cottage Cheese. ? This may be eas
ily made at home If there Is plenty of
sour milk. Pour two quarts of boil
ing water into two quarts of sour
milk which is well thickened. L*t
stand until the curds begin to form,
-then pour Into a cheesecloth bag
and hang to drain over night. Re
move the curd and season well with
cream, salt, white and cayenne pep
per. Mix ur.tll smooth and place on !
Ice until ready to serve.
Squash Salad. ? Cut Into quarters
tender squash and boil until tender.
Press out the water and cool, then cut
the solid part into cul>es, adding onion i
and serve with a good salnd dressing
in green pepper shells or in tomato
cups.
The addition of a few tablespoonfuls
of cheese to any cream soup will add
to the flavor and nutritive value of
the dish.
When you have resolved to be great,
abide by yourself, and do not weakly
try to reconcile yourself with the
world.? Enu-rson.
IMPORTANT FOOD PRINCIPLES
It is not necessary tor us to remem
ber the scientific names for the differ
ent food princi
in vegetables, thfc potato being rich i
in starch. Sugar is found In fruits in j
the natural state, in honey, and in all
dried fruits; mineral ma'tter we obtain ;
from the water we drinls and the vege- i
tables we eat.
As everything we eat,1 perhaps with ;
no exception, has possibilities of harm- j
ing this wonderful machine. If it Is ;
not properly masticated, so starch, j
the best of food, if indulged in }n too,
large quantities, will also harm the j
body. Foods however good, in wrong j
combinations, will cause intestinal
trouble. I'roteln f*ods at low heat
will putrefy, giving off the most dead
ly of poisons, but with starch low heat,
such as surrounds the food In the
digestive tract, will cause fermenta
tion and an acid which is the best of ,
disinfectants. As the intestinal tract '
Is inhabited by different kinds of bflc- \
teria up into the hundreds, each giv- ]
ing off its own peculiar poison, dead j
or alive, one may appreciate a little
of what we owe to our starchy foods.
These starch granules, when sub
mitted to moisture and high tempera
ture, swell and burst and after being
cooked become a paste easily at- :
tacked by the digestive juices.
In the niouth, by mixing with the
saliva in proper mastication, begins
the first stage of digestion and a very
important one.
Too much starch and sugar causes
excess of weight. A meal of bread,
rice, and potatoes with a tapioca pud
ding is one with far too much starch.
I When more starch is eaten than is '
needed for the body uses, it is sioreti
as sugar in the liver or around the
heart, causing all sorts of disorders.
Any organ smothered by fat Is inac
tive and thus throws the body out of
balance.
You will find dozens of combina
j tions, surprisingly simple, that you
pies; it is sutti- J
cient if we have
in mind an exam- j
pie of each. The !
most expensive
and complex food
which Is neces- !
sary for health Is !
protein, found in meats, eggs, milk, i
fish, beans and peas. Starch is found i
have never tried.
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Styles in Undergarments; ?
T Street Hats for Spring
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t THE replenishing of undergar
- ments, which Is stressed In the shops
with the beginning of the year, is not
yet completed, Lent gives an oppor
tunity to needlewomen to finish up the
work. Styles are Important and are
established. Buying has shown that
radium and crepe de chine are the
preferred silks, batiste and triple voile
favored cottons and pastel colors as
much in demand as white. One may
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the quest for a new hat. ; v
when it is a spring hut; all th<M,
is a. reminder that Easter is .
and that new millinery is on dis|.;f!
A group of spirited tailored h;i<> ils
shown here, includes fine models > i ? . r , . ?
to any climate. In the south jur;..
millinery will be worn but any of
hats might serve with propriety.
are all made of new, lustrous mil!in. rv
"fabrics ? as visca cloth, satin ! !r
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PRETTY ENVELOPE CHEMISE
choose what are called "tailored''
styles as distinguished from lace
trimmed garments, the former employ
In;; drawn work, stitchery, pin tucks.
French knots and a little embroidery
for their adornment.
Some very handsome garments are
mude entirely of small squares of
crepe de chine or radium silk, set to
gether with narrow hand-made lace.
Fine crochet insertions may he used
In this way, but good val lace contln
cloth and novelty weaves In light
weight, brilliant materials. They ar*
shown in black arid in colors, among
them beautiful brown, blue, reseda
and henna shades and also rich color
combinations in which the Paisley <>r
cashmere inspiration appears.
A pretty mushroom shape with brim
curving upward at the front leads oiT
in the group pictured. It Is of novel t?
hair-cloth laced with crepe de chin*
and trimmed with grapes that tone
GROUP OF SPRING HATS
pre to hold first place in the esteem of
women as a trimming for lingerie and
is shown In th? pretty envelope
chemise pictured here.
Hnk, orchid, china blue and Nile
green appear, just now, to be tiie col
ors that rival white in the esteem ot
womankind, but in this matter of
color they have r wayward fancy that
s apt to wander any of the pastel
tones. Fine cottons as well as silks,
ure shown in color* and ribbons play
an important part in beautifying un
derthings. They nre made up into
pretty ornaments, bows, rosettes or
flowers r.nd provided with snap fa^ten
^rs so that they can be snapped on.
Few women need urging to start
into it. It is handsome In any of the
fashionable colors, "strawberry," "blue
bell," brown, reseda or in which tf
Smart bunch of burnt peacock springs
A charming development of the
is trimmed with very wide ribbon antf
an ornament; It has a strong Frefrh
accent. A turban at the lower left
contents itself with two soft quill*
and a pretty ribbon trim and next t<
it a modified Breton employs wider
ribbon lavishly, folded 'nto points and
set about the crown.
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