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FRENCH. HIGHWAYS.
I BEAUTY AND UTILITY CONSIDERED IN
! ' THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
Boll t Uwt oe Ckmanaloaa aad Kept
; la rarCaci Bepale. Oeat M Making and
. Maintenanee Hequlaltea of , a Satlaft
tor j BaadAlm of Ooed Boad. ' 1
Every one who has Been auytbiog o(
tttoroada of Frauo boa admired (be
way tbey am constructed uqd -the winy
they ore kept in repair. Kot only aro
the toads themselves a thing of beaaty.
Iht tbey scorn to have teen oat through
the most picturesque parts of the conn
try.throngh thick forests, woods, pas
tures green, cultivated fields and where
one can feast the eye with the acci
dental beaaties of the horizon, t
"Two principal things mast be looked
to in the construction, of a road, " said
M. Delapiane, one of tbe principal
t anotionaries of tbe ministry of pabtio
works, to a .correspondent of the Brook
lyn Eagle, "tbey are beauty and -ntili
ty.' Beauty is obtained by the-plant-iug
of trees' on each tide, which, by
the way, has aso its utility; and the
sight of a smooth, even road that winds
along like a . golden ' ribbon through
green fields and wood which brings
too oomforting thought to a native that
his pooplo ore happy and prosperous.
that there is well being where tbe road
begins, where it ends and alt. along
where it serpentines its way, Aa for
utility, it fa hardly necessary to tell
ytm that a read is built t be need and
that its existence ought to be consuioroa
only in so far as HJs practicable.
; Americans, who are considered tbe
most practical of all people and who
know the. value of money, do not need
to be told that anything made must bo
made to be useful, useful tor length of
time as well as for the present moment.
When erecting national edifices, for tbe
sake of economy government must look
to aaraimity, government nas no-age.
It' cannot-say like the flippant .ixrais
XV, 'After os the' deluget' It cannot
say: l am doing" this for this genera
rUon.' It must .act. Ilka a father who
looks forward' to leaving his Works to
his children and his grandohildren in a
perfect state, provided his descendants
respect his works sufficiently after
ward to keep them In good repair. It is
not enough to. build. - What is built
must be kept standing. That Is the
prinoiple that guides us for tho beeping
of. our roads. We cut very few new
roods at present, and almost all of tbe
money allotted for that part of tbe pub
lic wotks goes for repairs and mainte
nance of the roads, "which are in better
order now than when they wero con
strncted." ' :'i ''. .
It Is well to remind Americans that
Franco has about os ruftuy square miles
as Ohio, and it is only fair to tbe coun
try to compute the money spent on the
roads with the extent of its territory.
There are' three kinds of roads In
France, the national, the departmental
And tbe raral roadg.' For political as
well as commercial-- considerations it
was JNapoleou I who began to look seri
ously into tbe condition of toads and to
appropriate large sums of money for
tuelr construction and maintenance. '
Daring Sapoteoa's time national
roods were; divided into three classes.
The Bat Ibnal treasury defrayed tbe ex
pense for too first and second classes.
The third class was boiltaad maintain
ed by tho national and departmental
government and tbe departmental and
rural roads, by tbe departments and the
communes. : With small modifications
the same Napoleonic laws still exist V.
After Naoo loon's time It was during;
the rciftn of Louis fchiliPDe that special
attention was bold to the building of
new roods and tbe voting of yearly
funds for repairs. - .
According to tbe accounts pot on nls
in the ministry of publio works there
was a total of 88,000,24 kilometers of
national roads In franco lit 1897.
A kilometer is .62188 of aa American
mile. Only about one-eighteenth of tbe
national roads are paved. Tbe rest are
stone roads cbaossees emplerreea. . . '
The building of a national rood costs
40,000 francs ft kilometer .40,000
franoa is about 98,000. Tbe repair! and
overseeina cost 800 francs a Kilometer
per year, about fiOO. Tbe stun total of
repairs year is 80,000,000 francs.
about $8,000,000. Tbe malntenanoe of
the roads U by a special administration.
which baa finmerooa ramiflcationa. Tbe
French concern themselves anuch with
details, small details.. Tbey are not to
be blamed for this On tbe contrary,
they are to bo praised, for it is only
with the observance of details that one
obtains good work. - It is not only in
artistic things that details count, it is
in all kinds of worb. -
. Among the many volumes of the svst
increasing encyclopedia of public works
there is one made tip of a course of
lectures upon tha roods of France, "de
livered at tbe School of Pnbllo Works
by the inspector general,- M. Dttrand
Claye. That volume contain preclom
knowledge concerning tbe building and
maintenance of roods, and in one part
the Batbor say that, tb following re
quisite are necessary to make a road
satisfactory: - v -
A road must bs smooth nod tha as
perities which are unavoidable moat be
smoothed down as much aa possible. -
It most be bard and elasti& -"
'.' It most have no boles or rot.. .. ,
. It most be ooosUaetod opoa a resist,
lag Doncompreaalble soil, in order not
to give way under heavy loads.
Tbe materials which compose It await
be perfectly mingled together.
There most, never be either dost or
modonaroad, J- --.
Tbeae oonsiderstions most slways b
present to tbe minds of euuatruototi
and malntaioers of roada. Tbe applies
t ion. of them mast, bowever, b aubor
dlnate to tbe qoeetiod of eipreas." Tbe
atst wbicb sboald neer M lost sigbt of
Is to tneure a food sircoiatioB with tb
least fslbtoMtlaytb K aasw pott
tbe Interest of tb treasury and of th
A tboroagb spraying with aeroaene
rnulska at tritb a soialiea of asolie
add with a -pump chat will foroa tb
fluid into every seam, crack and corner,
will clean tbe main part of tha boild
iqg, roof aad'alVor a tbxjeouKh csaofc
tag with Balptmrwlll do tc Whea thbi
is done, tb ben will, feel a broad a
you would if year raota war new pa. I
pared and carpeted, sad unless tbey '
bar been doine; their bant before they
wiu try to do lr aiterward. Axnericaa
Cultivator. ' .
THE ROAD SURFACE. "
Prevailing Krrooeous Idea as to tb
.k i . Vaaetloas of a FavsttMnt. "' )
'The function of a pavement or road
surface is very imperfectly understood
even in sections where stone roads hove
been in use for long periods..: Xl is com
monly supposed that a wet spot vr bog
will become dry if filled in, that a good
road may be made anywhere simply by
making a shallow trench of the desired
width and filling it with stone and that
tbe surface of a stone rood needs to be
protected" from wear by covering it
with -loose screenings, sod, earth or any
old stuff that is handy in hot weather.
. To these erroneous nations me due
many failures to get durability and sat
isfaction from attempts at road building,
srfys L. A. W. Bulletin. The impor
tance of drainage is not fully appreciat
ed in most sections, but it is at tbe bot
tom of successful road construction, and
neither permanence nor economy is pos
sible if it is not amply provided for- A
wet.spot .mast be thoroughly drained
before n road, is carried. .over it. or it
Will, always be wet, at least, in the wet
season, no matter what else is done to
it Water under S roadbed is as fatal to
tbe life of the1 road as water fn a man's
lungs is fatal to his existence, ' ;
'' The not uncommon practice of allow
ing a roadway to be lower than lis sides
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. MOI1K 1.IKB THIS KKEPF.n. .. !
makes it little butter than ntucredruiu,
for watgr settles on the surface, quickly
softens it and prepares it to be cut up
by every passing vehicle. - A raised and
crowned roadbed which will shed water
readily is essential. . A dry base with a
slightly arched cover of stone capable of
shedding tbe rain is requisite for a dry,
permanent structure. .
The stone roadway, is not ouly to
serve as u roof for the natural base be
neath, but i to take the wear of trafflu
and not to be covered with other ma
terial as a "protection" to it. In places
Where earth is used for "binding" pur
poses and little regular attention Is paid
to tbs reads and sprinkling is not doue
in dry weather, the road surface breaks
np rapidly under the influence of tbe
(on. It is then that t bos heaped upon
it to "protect" it quantities -of flno
screenings, or earth and stones, and
sometimes even clay and sod from tbe
gutters. , The result is a poor road for
months unworthy of . tbe name "mao
adam." ... . ; . ;
It complete drainage Is secured at
the outset, tho road crowned and sys
tematically cared for, with, sprinkling
in dry weather and is thoroughly rolled
a laid, without tbe use of clay to bind
it, it will perform its functions satis
factorily and prove a Valuable invest
ment of lasting worth. I S -':
'material for roads
Varieties of Stooe Suitable For' tbe Coo-
atraeMoa of liiahwaya.
The kinds of stouo used for the. con
str action of 'stone road are numerous.
and tbey are generally classified in (be
following manner; There is great dlf
ferenoe in the hardness of the lime
stone ranging: from marble to the pri
able Ifraestone, , In, .com pa risen with
the others-limestone produces, more
sand and dust. - It is more appropriate
to dry than to dump countries. -.. -.- I
Silex it hard but breakable. It does
not wear away with frlct on, but
easily disintegrated. Tbe debris is en
tirely different from that of the lime
stone. It does not form a paste, with
water, bat with humidity become cam
pact. Sites is good, therefore, for rainy
countries ana boa xoraoatnern climates.
Then is muoh analoev between
quarts and silex, Quarts, however, s
less breakable It makes excellent roads
for alt lauds In all climates It has ouly
one fault., the debris does not beooine
sufficiently pasty.
' GranitOr With the analogously eoni
posed rocks, gneiss and syenite, I con
sldered among the best material far the
building of roads; It la bard, not break
able, and tbe debris makana Rood pasts.
. Porphyry make tbe best roads. The
nardnes ana elasticity or. toe paste per
mit porphyry roads to resist wear and
tear and shocks This rock bas only one
drawback, it is too expensive. Brook
lyn Eagle.;'-""' ! , ,
' Oot Drive la tbe SaeM Track. I
' A road that receives little care soon
shows wheel tracks and ruts. It it was
constantly swept and frequently scrapedL
both of tbeae would bs obliterated, and
drlrqr would not follow so constantly
in th same tracks, to th great detrir
ment of the road.
Tire. 1 '
Adjustable iron tire for Jieavy wag'
ens can b bad in suitable widths and
eas) be easily pat aa, thereby converting
tns ordinary road destroyer Into a road
Janrovec. -. j
; , Bead la S. Jeaav S !
- -. la saasBM aaaaoa, ratber aieaj ,
, la wtatar, on eaMotk elera of let; ,
Tfeaa0 '"tratedeasaeaaeasT ' '
Quit patcfaing tbe road alt to piece.
Build right ; ' ' --
Awideure maketh smooth road.
bat a narrow tire rippeth np tb high
way. t .. i r
No eomnntaity can eat down its taxes
by cutting up its highways with
low tired sragona.
. John (IT. R) Jlran.
AO tha experiment show thai m
from vary fat ben will net aatca. wWL
This is not always bscao tb aggs ar
act fertU. for very often tha procuas of
batobtng will be ttarted aU right but
the aatUye) arLU di suonevor Is tor,
seaietiaMS a early a the third day sad
at ether not aatil folly farmed sod
ready to leave th shell Th lack of
vitality ia th egg tram a flock of very
fat hen la aoeVmbtdo to btok of vior
la the ben. which Is transmitted to ths
snbryo ia tbe shell Farmers' JUview.
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SHIPPINGS PACKAGES.'
S Popular Basket A Oo fruit and
'" '.'.i VeBetabl Carrier.
. One of tbe editors of The Rural New
Yorker,' who keeps an observant eyW
iiDOU the marketmen of Mew York oily,
Ims recorded what he hus seen recently
In the way of shipping packages handled
by - tberu, giving illustrations of the
tame: .- ' ' ; ' "
Figure 1 shows a round basket which
has come into quite general use, especially-with
southern shippers during the
post few years, and which is certainly
a model. The same style comes in two
sizes, what is known aa the half barrel
taeket and tbe third barrel banket the
capacity being indicated by these words,
A SKAT DA8K-ET FBOM THS SOUTH.
though some of the baskets look as
though they had shrunk. The basket is
very strongly built and is covered by a
slatted cover well . fastened on. ; It is
used by the southern shippers for string
beans, . peas, now potatoes, onions,
squashes, as well as for apples and some
other fruits and vegetables. It presents
an extremely neat appearance, is. very
convenient for handling and is well
ventilated. Its use might well be ex
tended, especially by northern grow
ers, for fruits and vegetables. I have
just seen some of this same style of
baskets, the -bottoms of which are
square with the corners rounded off,
thus making the baskets nearly square
instead of round. The only advantage I
can see for these is that tbey might he
packed together more closely in oar or
boat, .thus saving space. These baskets
vary considerably in size, height and
capacity, but are alike in gonaral stylo,
' Fig. 9 shows One1 of the most popular
packages in market for the shipment Of
fruits and vegetables It Is simply a
light, open oaso made of thin stuff, bat
tolerably strong, and holding six small
baskets a little larger than the common
five pound grape baskets Occasionally
some are' seen holding eight tills or
baskets and sometimes one holding four,
but the popular size holds six in two
tiers. Tbe one shown is nued with to
ma toes, the end baskets showing them
tbey come wrapped In papers, tbe
one in the center having the papers rt
moved to show the fruit. A larger part
of. tbe southern tomatoes ootue in these
carriers, as well as the peaches, plums
and grapes, and tbey are largely used
for shipping northern grape and for
.. . A CABUIKB LAIIOELT USKI). -
many other poduots The construction
affords good ventilation, tbe baskets
serve to carry the eon tents in good shape
and are of a size that pleases retailer.
Tbe cost ought hot to be great either
One sees peaches - everywhere. The
larger part of them are tbe Elbertas
from Georgia, and.s fine appearance tbey
make, too, the basket being those used
in the' regular carriers, holding perhaps
About six quarts. , . I saw one small lot
n octagonal crates, tbo crate having a
partition like orange boxes, sod bold
ing probably about three pecks each. ,
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oats and spring wheat on Aug. 1 by
states and tbe rate of winter wheat
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Stripping the leaves from, the stalks
(s very common practice in sll part of
the S'sUth) Is considered by ex-Dirsetor
Tracy of tbe Misaiatippi ststioa as of
doubtful economy, rupectnlly wtx-n the
work is done by hired labor. More o
leas ears are sor to b broken off and
lost If th stripping I doe early,- tb
yield of grain is decreased, and If doo
late the fodder rcored'i of but little
valaa. It is often tb eas that laborers
ar glad to pull th fodder1
.1 o.
taking one half and giving tb own
tbe other ball If tbe crop ia wrtl ma
tured bsfor the palling is doo, this
will be profitable to tbe owner, bat tbe
fodder will rarely pay for I he lebof
when it meat b palled by hired labor.
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Take Laxative Brorno Qoiiiine
TablHn.- Alt tlrvcsiiits refund the
moiw y if it fails to rare, 25c
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teateueadatdtelotutl for reepeaaiol
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That I what It was bm ., , jC
. THE LATEST BEEHIVES. '
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kma farts That Are Fraetlealljr Mew and
Bow Tha? Are Vied. i
' Tho accompanying cut of a beehive
Is presented by the Kansas farmer as
showing the: . latest improvements In
hives at the present time and "bidding
fair to be the hive of tbe future for per
haps generations, with but little, If any
rhaugo. - While the principal restores
of this hive are old, yet some part of
It are practically new, especially the
surplus arrangements. Tbe cutis ex
plained as fulluwS: ' ,. ".j.
B is the body of hive or brood oham-
ber and is a hive of itself and is always
used to contain the colony proper, and
any addition to it is extra in tbe way
of surplus room. It ia called a "one story
biye. " : This department contains eight
Langstroth frames, which are in meas
urement 17 inches long and 9f
inohes deep. This body contains about
2,000 cubic inches, which is considered
the proper si so for a beehive. It is used
exclusively to keep the ' bobs in from
the time- they are prepared for winter
in autumn until tbey are strong enough
in spring to add upper stories. . : s --A
is a super or half story, which con
tains 84 one pound section boxes and is
used for comb honey exclusively, ;i This
super is first added at the beginning of
the honey flow, when the colony is
snffioiently strong1 to receive it ' Tbey
are allowed to occupy this until about
half full of honey,, when another just
like it is added, the empty one pluoed
uudor th other, which induce tbe bees
to occupy all, or both tiers at once,
whiob tbey Will do, as the one contain
ing the honey is on top. '
, at the back of tbe bive. Is a view
of -this same super, showing tbe position
the section boxes occupy when on tbe
bive. - The out E in front of the hive is
a section of the same, being a section
holder containing four section boxes.
!'
, IMPUOVKWEMTS IS nSKillVKS
The -section holder is represented
lying on tbe hive aqd is marked O.
Six of those section holders, containing
four sections each, making 24 sections
In all, ore used in one super, and, whon
two tiers aro used, doubling the num
ber to 48. There will be observed at E,
representing the four sections, tbo man
ner in which foundation starters are
used, showing them in tbe upper part
of tbe section boxes D is a separator,
of wood, one-sixteenth of an inch thick,
whiob goes between each two rows of
sections and separates them, thus com
pelling the bees to make the honeycomb
straight in tno section boxes. ' i
' Two bodies are Used, one over tbe
other, for extracting. The upper story
contains eight frames and is the same
in every respect a tbe brood chamber.
These.two stories are used alsrx or at
least should be used, -in building np
strong colonies in spring preparatory to
the honey harvest A single story Is
not of sufficient capacity to contain
strong oolonie or is not large enough
to' breed np extremely strong oolonie
and contain tb necessary amount of
stores that such colonies should have on
band at this period of the season. By
the nse of two stories thus almost don
bio the strength of ooloules may bo at
tained prior to the honey barvesCaiid
this always means an Increase in the
same proportion to the honey crop.
Comb houoy for nse- in . the apiary Is
also secured in: this way and a reserve
of it way be kept on baud for the beat
when at any time they need it, and It
is a Very small per cent of bive fhqt
a . L. .r i.,:..
given thetb lu spring snd during
the
time tbey are breeding rapidly.
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The Wild. Tlawrthjt.ef Teaaa.
Ul all. tbe native bay grasses of
tral Texas wild timothy is on of tbe
most valuable. It dew not oocnr except
in moist soils, but there it grows laxtv
riautly, A specimen collected near Abb
lene ineastlred 4 feet 7 inches in bolgbt
snd it is often seen over five feet tall. It
la slender and erect, it stems soft eves
when cared, with an abundance of leaf
age that does sot fall from tb stoma,
many seeds that do ' not drop readily,
aud short bat nnmerous creeping root
stalks. A farmer on wboae place s lot
of tbls was growing' informed me that
the only grass of tb many varieties
growing together on ths plane preferred
by hi cattle over tbis wild timothy
Was tbe wild oat (Unlola latifolia).
An anretrf good moist land saediid down,
to wild timothy ought to produce In a
fair season two to ton of bay ijual
to tb best grown in any oountry. U4
L. Bently. '. . .. - .-
rrr r Bows aad Betas. ... :4 1
Ths Palroette aaoaragus see ms to rat
sirt mst bettrr than tnftDf other popular
varieties,... . .!
It is expected tost tb spple crop of
England will be abort, 'owing In part to
the prevalence of insect pt-Xa. j
' : Basb catling is now in crib. Out
tb nnderbrnsh cloe to tbe ground sml
best sad drongbt will do the rest ; j
Tbraabing In ana. section, is prov,
Ing the winter wheat crop lighter than
was expected. Bettactiont from tbe big
crop anticipated ar reported from
gsnaaa, Oklahoma and Texas. ' j
ltSnrmotb wbitn winter rye is reeeiv-j
log commendation for th excellence of
tbe straw a well a th So quality of
th grain. : .; ....... .., ; , . j
Tbe earioaa sufavorsbl coBditions
that , bar aorrooaded I be corn crop!
from tb start make it safs, in tb opin
ion of Orange Jadd Farmer, to assume,
that tb total yield will fall materially
below that of lart year. j
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I was lor some lime s sufferer
front. Neurdleis. I tried ' nearly
ereTyUifn; I conlJ boar of, Lot noth
hwdid m any rood until I rur-
chsMd box of lUmon's Liver nils
A Pellets and (began to use them.
They reliered me at- once. That
was over a year apo, snd I bar bad
no return of it since. Mrs, Willie
Reee, Utirley, AU.' For wile by . J.
r," ".. uir :riTkyiU)uM I fortiinat-Withies.
bimmotie.
tb food para,
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flOVAt MMtNfl POWOfR 0r). NN (MMe-
squab farming:'
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SUohiamn . afaa . Has Built Vm a
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The only tqnab farm in Mbmigan is
located about throe miles south of
Grand Haven. ' Squabs aro young doves
or pigeons and are esteemed great doll,
oaoles In eplourean and midnight lunoh
eon clroles. There are several large
squab farms In the east snd one near
Toledo, but the only one in Michigan
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so far at known is at Grand Haven, atid,L
It is conducted by F. J. Bemreutber.
Bis farm comprises about 10 acres of
land, but only a small portion of this' is j
.given to the squab Industry, the rest
being planted to wheat and corn, which
form the stanlo diet for the old dovea
He has a big cage of woven wire. It Is
80 by 120 feet and 20 feet high, and the
doves are kept oonflued by tho wiro net
ting on the -sides and above. On the
north side of the oage is a long, low
building, in wbloh the doves keep bouse,
Tbe roof has a southern exposure and a
windbreak, and here the doves sun them
selves Tbe building is divided by par
titions Into rooms about ten feet square.
These rooms are banked up on three
sides, tier above, tier, with boxes, and
these boxos are the nests, where tbe
eggs are laid and the young are hatched
aud grow to bo squabs. Tbe partitions
and boxes extend upward to the eave of
tho building, and above the space is
open from end to. end, allowing free
passageway for the doves and a roosting
place far those not busy with domostio
'duties '
After the two pretty white' eggs aro
laid tlie male takes his regular trick at
sitting on them . during the 21 days of
incubation, and when the young aro
batched he does bis full share toward
feoding them. Four Weeks after tbe
young birds are batched tbey becomo
marketable as squabs Tbe birds are In
fall feather, but not yet able to fly. A
fast of 84 hours Is the prelude to tbo
flight Into tbo dove heaven. This fast is
imposed not to make them meek' tn
spirit, but to clear their crops of food.
Then a sharp knife point opens a vein
in the throat and as tbe llfeblood oozes
out the bird's brief career closes with
flutter. ' ;
While tbe flesh is' stUl warm the
feathers are plucked out ths crop Is
washed out and the denuded body is
thrown Into a tubal water to oooL The
next day It is packed tn ice for ship
ment Tbe squabs, dressed for market,
weigh about half a pound, snd the
great market for them Is New York,
There is only a small demand for them
In Detroit and Chicago, big and metro
politan aa it is, is s poor market Al
most tbe entire product of Bemreutber
goes to New York,' snd the- shipment
sverago three or four dozen a week tbe
year round. Th squabs command from
81.50 to 88.60 a dozen.and there It
money In the business. Chicago Intel
Ocean. ,
.. Oet Bid of Pseleei Csssersls,
Tbe poultry raiser who does not gt
r many oockerol as pullets among bit
With tbe eorlr
hatches tbeae eockerol may be sold as
broiler at 1 at 8 pound each, but as
the broiler price go down later in tbo
season it may bs more pTcfltsble to Heap
eome of the later ones until they weigh
from 4 to 6 pounds each . and sell them
4roaUng cbickens II s standard bred
T flockis .kept ft may be profitable to
keep soljvaof tbe best one until spring
to sell for breeding purposes, bat if they
aro Hot standard bred soil every one of
tberu, and the poorest of the pallets with I
them, sad aext spring buy a good male
to pat with th flock and grade them
np or buy eggs of sotu on good breed
for batching aud keep no rooster at alL
Tbe extra number of eggs produced
when no male runs with them will go
far. toward paying tbe extra price that
mar be asked for tbe pore bred eggs,
and a flock of chickens, uniform in
shape and color, will be a pleasure every
time tbey are looked at snd a lot of
chickens or a lot of eggs all alike, if of
the right -breeds, with yellow legged
poultry and brows shelled eggs, will
slwsys sell better hers, and often at s
better price than a mixed lot of all
shapes and colors, Aaserican Culti
vator. -
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- A Ward Be Dorfciaea.
As to their hardiaesa. If the chicks
are not crowded and set fair care dor.
ing their first feathering tbey will give
BO trouble. A to tbe adult birds, they
are as hardy as say breed and are ex
tremaly long lived; especially is this
the cues with tbe female. I have bad
ben 8 or 8 years of ago and always
noticed that even at this age they laid a
fair number of eggs. Although our win
tor are often ex trem.il y cold, I know
many farmers whe) do exceedingly well
with Dorlnngt, wrea with tb most or.
dlnary-af .tana' car. s Occasionally I
bare rrmarxed - that writers claim thai
Uorxing ere were Ktrexoelr infertile.
1 think there mast have been som faell
in th stock of the people, beosoas I
save always found their eggs tot
quit a fertile a tboat of any other
Weed. Ia oopcl prion, I may say that I
feel perfectly satisfied that should any
beginner decide to givs Dorkings s trial
sad gives them s fair chance h will
bay aw esna to regret N OarPoal.
try Month lev j
For broken surface, sores, insect
bites, burns, skirt diseases, and es
pecudly piles, there is one rchtW
retnedy, -DeWttts Witch. Hsscl
ftilve. j When rod call lot DeWiU's
JorA laccofit cowtcTfciU orfrsade.
I ou will not be disappointed with
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OPPOSITE McADOO HOTEL,
GREENSBORO, N. C. ,
Sole Agents
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8Sale8men : Dolph Moore C. W. Lindsay, W. L. Cranford.
T. B. Ogbnrn, L. C. Howlett. ,
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I wish to call the attention of insurers .in Alamance) county
to the fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
. 1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring.
There is no inmirnnce agency ' in North Carolina with better
facililies for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low
' er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every
branch of the business, find a lodgement in my office. With
a practical experience of more than ten yean, I feel warranted
in soliciting a share of the local patronage. I guarantee full
satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon
all matters pertaining to insurance,
1 am making a specialty of Life Insurance and wOl make,
it to the interest of all who desire protection for their families
or their esuttcsTor who wish to make absolutely sale and profit
, able investment, to confer with me before giving; their applica
tion to other agents, j ;.. . ; - t-. .
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Why the 2.500 eyes that scan thesa
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