CALLED HER FAMILY
p TO HEH BEDSIDE
Six Tinln Wdif She Might Die, Say. Teiw Lad* fct Now
She Is a Well, strong Woman and Praises Cardni For
Her Reonrj.
Boyaa City, Tex—Mrs. Mary Hu
man, of this place, says; "After tha
birth of my Uttla girl.. .my alda com
menced to hart ma. I had to go back
to bad. We called the doctor. Be
treated ma...but I got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was nnbearablo.. .1 was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I waa just drawn up In a knot...
I told my husband If he would (pt
me a bottle of Cardul I would try It. ..
I commenced taking It, however, that
evening I called my family about
ma... for I knew I could not last
many days nnlesa I had a change far
rARM'
AUTOMATIC TANK FOR FOWLS
Device Shown In Illustration Invented
for Purpose of Furnishing
Claan, Pure Whtsr.
Many types of automatic tanks have
been Invented to provide fresh clean
water for the fowls all during the day.
Baveral of these must lie tipped upside
down In the process of tilling.
The accompanying sketch presents a
type of tank In which the water may
ba poured In through the top. The
tank can be made of galvanised Iron.
Automatic Water Tank.
A small faucet, A, Is placed near the
bottom so that It will open beneath the
aurface of the water In tbe dish, H.
The cover must (It tightly to make an
airtight joint when It Is screwed down.
To do this a broad shoulder Is left at
O so that the gasket rubber D will,
have a Arm foundation.
The following procedure Is necessary
In filling the tank: Close the faucet,
A, remove the screw cap, K, and pour
tha water In at tha top. The lid la
then replaced and the stop-cock, A.
opened. The water will run out until
the level In the dish, B, comes Just
abqve the opening of the faucet —
Popular Science Monthly.
HEAD AND THROAT TROUBLES
Cefda and Catarrh Are Moat Common
Among Poultry—Brood Constant
ly far Health and Vigor.
(Poultry Division. University Farm. Davis,
Cat.)
Ths moat common heart and throat
troubles of fowli are colds, and ca
tarrh. The symptoms of colds ara
running, dirty and stopped up noe
trlls. The symptoms of catarrh are
difficult and rapid breathing, with
month open, and whistling or bub
bltnc In throat due to phlegm. These
troubles are most common In fall and
•arly winter, and are easily overcome.
Simple colds nod catarrh con be
prevented by removing the above
catisea and breeding constantly for
health and vigor. To treat, search
out and laolate in separate quarters
all Infected fowls and gtve stimulat
ing food seasoned with cayenne pep
par, or the following tonic:
Pulverised gentian, one pound; pul-
verised ginger, one-quarter pound; pul
verised saltpeter, one-quarter pound;
pvlverlsed Iron sulphate, one-quarter
pound.
Dae two to three tablespoonfula of
the tonic to ten quarts of dry mash.
SUITABLE HOUSE FOR DUCKS
fowls Forced ta git on Damp Qround
An Liable to Take Crampa and
Other Diseases.
Ducks, both old and young, should
have a dry, comfortable place to stay
In at alght. If forced to alt on the
damp ground they are liable to talM
cramps and cold In the head. The
latter la almost certain to turn to
Provide aultablo houses If you wl»h
to bo auccewtful. The houses need not
bo very expensive, but they should lie
subetantlal, so that they mny be used
for the same purpose several years In
Mcceaslon.
There la usually some shed or
Dulldlng that can be converted Into
• dackhoaise at small expense. Where
only a small flock la kept this plan
la adrlaable.
It the roof la good the rest Is easy.
If the weatberboerdlng la not suffi
ciently dose to keep out drafts In cold
weather, cover the with tarred
paper or atrip with lathT" ~~
f ' ( A board floor la better than an
earth floor becauae the ducks will often
aOr up the ground In a very disagree
able manner where there Is the least
mtga at moMure.
In-cold weather ducks should be kept
la the bouse because their feet are so
tender thai when (hey come In contact
E with the cold ground they suffer great
| Ty and hobble along as though their
; backs were broken. However, they
j,. Should not be kept housed more than
Ji rtaHy uticmi j
I the bettor. That wu tlx yean ago
and I am still her* and am a well,
strong woman, and I owe my life to
Carc.nl I had only taken half tha
bott't when I began to feel" better.
Th 6 misery In my side got less... I
continued right on taking the Cardul
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for I was well
and never felt better In my life... I
hare never had any trouble from that
day to this."
Do you suffer from headache, back
ache, pains in sides, or other discom
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-outT If 80,
give Cardul, tha woman's tonic, a
trial. J. 71
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Quarters of Adult Fowls Should Be
Thoroughly Renovated and Bprayed
Twice Annually.
The quarters of adult birds should
be thoroughly cleaned, sprayed and
renovated twice annually. Many poul
trymen find It advantageous to sprpy
their houses bimonthly, thus Insuring
greater cleunllness. Any of the coal
tur products nftikf' excellent disinfec
tants. They can be purchased at hard
ware stores In convenient packages.
Give the birds clean, comfortable quar
ters and good results will follow.
RETAIN LATE MOLTING HENS
Contrary to Opinion of Few Years Ago,
They Are Best Layer*—Fatten
Early Molters. v *
The late molting hens sre often bet
ter layers than the early molting hens.
Fatten the early molters and put them
on the market. Keep the late molters.
The hen that molts In October and
November, as n rule, Is a better layer
than the one that molts In July and
August. This Is contrary to tbe opin
ion of some years ago.
TO ERADICATE SMALL MITES
Paint or Spray With Whitewash, Mak-
Ing Generous Addition of Bome
Effective Poison.
If small mites get the stnrt of you
burn every particle of loose litter, theu
paint or spray with whitewash with
a generous'addition of some sueh poi
son as creolln, crude carbolic add or
some proprietary preparation, giving
especial sonklngs to all cracks.
Fattening Rations.
fMtlnr'.ng radons are not compli
cated or need not be to bring fair re
sult*.
OPEN FRONT POULTRY HOUSE
Burlap Curtain Is Placed Over Open
ing to Keep Out Wind and Snow
During Stormy Weather.
Aa I believe the housing of poultry
fully as Important as their dolly feed,
I am sending the picture of the poul
try bouse my husband built for me,
writes Mrs. J. M. Freeman of Sawyer,
Mich., in Farm Progress.
This house waa dealgned some
years ago by Dr. P. T. Woods, a
prominent poultryman. Since build
ing thla bouse, two years ago, I have
not had a sick chicken on the
place. The front Is boarded up 18
Inches from the ground and down
nine Inches from the top. The open
ing la covered with heavy quarter-
Inch mesh wire, over which we put
a burlap curtain In stormy weather
to keep out wind and snow. At other
times It Is slways open.
A house of this style, which meas
ures 12 by 10 feet, will house from
80 to 35 hens comfortably, with goid
Superior House for Poultry.
results. At present during very blus
tery weather 70 per cent of my hens
are laying. Their grain food conalsta
of corn, wheat and buckwheat. When
confined they are supplied with green
stuff, such aa cabbage, beets, etc.
I slways keep plenty of scratch
ing material on the floor, In which
they are fed three times a day, thus
keeping them constantly at work.
They also have fresh water three
times a day. I will be glad to fur
nish exact measurements of this house
to anyone wishing them.
WINTER HOUSE FOR TURKEYS
Shed With Curtain Front for Uso In
Severe Weather la Sufficient—
Avoid Warm Building.
Although turkeys do not no-d a
good house for winter, they should
hnve a shed of some kind. Simply a
shed with a curtain front, to be let
I down In severe weather, and a roost
well up toward the top Is all that Is
needed. In such a place they would
l>e comfortable In most any weather
anil wilt have conditions nearly like
outdoors. Tightly built, wsrtn houses
are not necessary or advisable.
PREMIUM FOR SELECT EGGS
These of Best Quality, Newly Laid, Are
Worth More Than Market Prioo
to Customer.
If average quality fresh eggs are
selling on the market for 35 cents per
doxen, selected, best quality new laid
eggs, should be worth twice as much
to those who appreciate what Is best
In foods. At no time should high grade
new-laid eggs bring less than 50 cents
a doxen at the point of production.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THB QLEA:.EH
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HORSES PREPARED FOR SHOW
Some Extra Car* and Attention Need,
•d for Draft Animals—Feed Broad
Mares Some Grain.
I Draft horses that are to be shown
at the county fairs need some extra
care and attention. To show at an
advantage horses should be In good
condition, well mannered and well
groomed. Brood mares and young
horses on pasture should be fed some
grain for a considerable time before
they are shown. The amount of gruln
will depend on the condition of the
animal and also on the pasture. Rqual
parts of corn and oats have been found
to be a good mixture to feed. Stal
lions and work horses that are to be
shown should be fed enough grain and
bay to put them In good condition. A
little grass or green feed of some kind
Is useful as a conditioner und as an
appetizer.
Draft liorses are shown at halter ex
cept In the case of draft pairs. It Is
good form to show mares and young
horses with rope halters. Halters (
made from half-Inch rope are prefer-1
able except for foals when halters J
made from three-eighths Inch rope are j
more In keeping with the size of the
animal. Draft stallions are shown I
with heavy bridle*. Horses should be |
Ready to Take ■ Prlxa.
taught to stand and to lead before
they are brought Into the ring. Moat
horses show to good advantage when
afretched slightly. It la advisable to
exercise all horaea to be ahown for
Ainalderable time before the show,
both at the walk and at the trot. Find
a level atrip of road and let the anl
roul walk and trot back and forth over
a space of 100 f*ot for 10 or 15 min
utes each day so that he may know
whnt la expected of him when shown.
Always stand a horse with his front
feet on slightly higher ground than
hla hind feet.
SUPERIOR TONICS FOR SWINE
Hoga Are Especially Sensitive to Lack
of Variety In Feed—Satiafactory
Mixture Given.
(By DR. R. H. WII-LJAMB. Animal Hus
bandman, University of Arizona, Agri
cultural Experiment Station.)
Hogs are omnlveroua animals and es
pecially sensitive to a lack of variety
In their feed. Under domeatlcatlon
they make rapid growth and It la hard
ly poaalble to supply them with suffi
cient quantities of all the food nutri
ents they require to make the most
economical gains. On this account
they often become restless and have a
craving for certain constituents lack
ing In the diet The following mixture
has given satisfactory results:
Charcoal, 8 pounds; air-slacked
lime, 8 pounds; common salt, 6 pounds;
hardwood aahes, 8 pounds; powdered
sulphur, 4 pounds; powdered blue
stone, 2 pounds.
These should be thoroughly mixed
and kept In stock so that a small aur
ply may be before the hogs at all
times. A low box makes a useful con
tainer. Such a mixture Is especially
cheap and will return big profits In
the way of Increased galna. It shoald
be mentioned that this preparation Is
more of a tonic to keep the hogs to
good condition rather than to safe
guard them agalnat dlaeaae. At the
present time we have no.hog food that
will save pigs from contracting or dy
ing from hog cholera. This tonic,
however, haa a beneficial effect In mak
ing the animals more vigorous and
maintaining them In better condition to
overcome the attack of dlseuses.
CAUSE OF SCOURS IN LAMBS
Very Often an Examination of Water
Supply Will Reveal Trouble
With Young Anlmala.
One of the causes of scours In lambs
Is Slthy water. We generally look for
the cause In the feed, but quite often It
la doe to Impure water. Everybody la
familiar with the disturbance In the
human family which followa the use
of bad water. The stomach of the
lamb and even the sheep. Is quite ss
susceptible to ilsnger from this source
aa la that of the shepherd. We often
see flocks on fairly good pastures, that
ought to do well so fsr as feed Is
concerned, showing a Isck of thrift snd
a general dullness for which there
seems to be, at first thought, no op
parent reason. Very often an exam
■nation of (be water supply will reveal
the causa.
SUPERIOR RATION FOR SWINE
Pigs Fattening Mors Rapidly on Pea
Ration Than on Any Other at
Washington Station.
(By KRKD BCHROEDKR )
kxperlments helng conducted on the
Washington state college form with n
pea ration for pigs «how* that the
hogs are fattening more quickly than
on other standard rations. Fifty hogs
ore being used In the experiment be
ing conducted by Benton M. Hang*,
Whose work In supervising the experi
ment will entitle him to master'! de
gree lu agriculture.
The animals are divided Into four
lota, ant! are being fed as follows: Lot
1, barley 00 per rent, short* 30 per
cent and oil meal 10 per cent; lot 2,
peas 60 per cent, shorts SO per cent,
tankage 10 per cent; lot 3, peas 00
per cent, shorts 30 per cent, oil meal
10 per cent; lot 4. barley 00 per cent,
shorts 80 per cent, tankage 10 per
cent.
Lot 2, handled, la showing the best
results, with lot 8 second, both being 
a majorjitloa of cleanings or cracked 1
pea*. The boga are being wdgftiet
every week, the experiment being con
ducted over a period of eight week*
being now in the laat week.
DEMAND FOR PORK IS SHARP
Farmer Who Does Not Ralaa Hog* la
Losing Chance to Expand Profit
able Phaae of Farming.
Disease, such aa cholera, baa been
taking a smaller toll the past season
than In recent years; more purebred
and high-grade hogs are available than
ever before; prices of hogs are now
past the 10-cent level; demand for pork
for home consumption and for export
is keen. All of which means that the
farmer who does not raise boga la los
ing a chance to Increase the supply of
pork and thus serve the country and
at the same time expand a profitable
phase of farming.—United States De
partment of Agriculture.
WOVEN WIRE SHEEP FENCE
Two or Three Additional Strands at
Bottom of Barb-Wire Fence I*
All That Is Needed.
Woven wire makes an ideal sheep
fence, but if you have a good, three
strand barb-wire fence, sucb as every
one should have who keeps cattle and
desires to be on good terms with his
neighbor, all that is needed is two or
three additional wires at the bottom,
and you have a good sheep fence.
FEED TROUGHS OF CONCRETE
Doors, Sides and Tops of Device Illus
trated Were Constructed of Red
Elm Lumber.
My earliest -recollections of hog
feeding remind me of the unsatisfac
tory locks provided on the doors of
hog troughs. When we built a new
hog bouse with 22 farrowing pens we
made the one shown In the cut after
considerable thought, writes F. O.
Bchroeder In Wisconsin Agriculturist
The troughs were built of concrete.
The doors, sides and tops were made
Of home-sawed, well-seasoned one-inch
red elra lumber. The 2 by 4s were hem
lock. Elm lumber will withstand very
much abuse and Is excellent for such
purpose*.
Lever A Is 8-10-Inch by 1%-Inch Iron,
the leogth being governed by the
width of the door. An offset in the
lever makes It easier to operate. The
distance between bolts U and N Is 4
Inches, the bolts beads being counter
sunk to prevent friction on the door.
O and B are %-lnch round rods flat
tened where bolted on the lever at M
and N and are held In place by clamps
1 n
.nan
\ i-M4
CwVit"
Highly Satisfactory Feeder.
B and E. Clamp D keeps A firmly in
position when operated. In four years'
time we have experienced no trouble,
and to all appearances will last a life
time.
We constructed the troughs the same
on the pen side aa shown In the Illus
tration, so that when feeding we could
lock them back. The weight of the
hogs on the doors did not injure the
latches nor were they able to open
them. The work was done by a black
smith, but could be done at home If
supplied with • forge and tools.
ARE LITTLE PIGS OFF FEED?
Look Out for Q«rm Disease Affecting
Soft Tissues of Mouth—Trouble
Is Contagious.
(Br OR F. B. HADT.EY, College of Ag
riculture, University of WUoomln.)
Watch out for sore month disease In
little pigs this year. A germ disease
which affects the soft tissues of the
mouth, causing ulcers with -dark red
borders, Is common in many brood
pens. Unless treated right and with
out delay the disease may cause death.
Swab the ulcers with a solution of
potnxHlum permanganate made by dis
solving one ounce of crystals In two
quarts of freshly boiled warm water.
Then wash out the mouth with this
disinfectant fluid. Treat bad cases
twice dally, others once a day.
Sore mouth Is contagious. To pre
vent Its spread dip the heads of the
pigs In the same solution. Clean up
the pens and disinfect them with some
good commercial disinfectant Do not
put fresh litters to • pen once used
for Infected pigs unless it baa been
well cleaned.
TRAINING FOR SHOW ANIMALS
Work I* an Art and Requlroa Consid
erable Experience to Got Thorn
at Boat Advantage.
It Is always a mistake to ahow anl
mnla that have not two properly
traloed. Thla may easily be don* by
taking a little time each day to get
the anlmala to atand properly and go
where dlrwW, Thla work la an art,
and It requtfwi l considerable experi
ence to make an animal ahow to beat
advantage. Before ahow time the ani
mal will require considerable exercise
and this may be had by leading, which
will also help to train the anlmala to
respond to guidance with grace.
GOOD CONDITION OF HORSES
Proper Care and Feeding. With Oood
Grooming, Are Essential for So
curing Beet Work.
The better the care that Is given to
horses the easier they can be kept la
good condition with moderate feeding.
Proper care and feeding, with good
grooming, are the essentials necessary
to securing the best conditions fat
wort.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Un For Over 30 Years
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APPLE POMACE FOR FEEDING
Has Value Almeet Equal to Corn Silas*
—Dairy Farmer* Will Do Well
to Get Supply.
Apple pomace has a feeding value
about equal to good corn silage. It
contains a little leas fiber, but a larger
amount of extract matter and fat It
also has about the same digestibility.
Dairy farmers who live, near cider
mills would do wall to secure and save
all the apple pomace possible. The
best way to keep It is to put It in a
silo, but It .will keep for one or two
months In a pile out of doors. After
the silo has been filled with corn and
has settled, there is generally room
to put in several tons of apple pom-
I ace.
Feeding testa In Massachusetts and
Vermont have given quite satisfac
tory results. In the latter state the
pomace was shoveled Into the silo,
leveled off and kept In good condition
| without further care. The quantity
fed varied from 10 pounds per day at
the start to 36 pounds daily after the
cows became accustomed to ft
Possibly the beat way to feed it is
to give about 15 pounds daily with as
much corn silage and what hay the
cows will eat, which will usually be
from 10 to 16 pounds. In addition,
dairy cows In milk Should have five
to ten pounds of a suitable grain mix
ture.
POWER SPRAYERS ARE HANDY
Outfit Needed for Each Thirty Acre*—
Lightness la Important on
Roug(i Ground.
A large orchard should be provided
with a power sprayer, if the orchard
Is considered worth giving good care.
In a large orchard, generally speaking.
It would be beat If there were a power
sprayer for each 80 acres at most, and
many of the berft orchardlsts who are
spraying carefully, maintain that 20 or
25 acres Is enough for one power
sprayer.
In buying a power sprayer, several
features should be considered. In
rough land one of the most important
would be lightness. The sprayer should
be short and light so that It would
be convenient la turning and running
Gasoline Power Outfit With Tower for
Bpraylng Top* of Trees
over the rough land. The snme would
be Just as true of muddy land. Gen
erally speaking, It Is very Important
that a sprayer be light.
Then the engine should be one that
will run all day at a pressure as high
as 200 pounds. Of course, a pressure
lower than this will do the work, but
If an engine will get hot and stop at
a pressure of 200 pounds when it is
new, when it gets old It may get hot
and stop at a much lower pressure. In
fact, 200 pounds is a good pressure to
•run at.
CHOOSING SITE FOR ORCHARD
Great Caution Bhould Be Exercised In
, Selecting Location—Boll la Moat
Important
| A person planning to set out an or
chard In the future should exercise
great caution In choosing the site,
because his success depends largely
upon it. The first thing to consider la
the soil. He should examine both the
surface and the subsoil as to the
sourness and the ease of working and
fertility. He should examine the sur
face and the sub-drainage.
Another Important point that few
people consider la the air drainage.
If the orchard Is at the foot of a long
slope it Is more liable to frost dam
age. It Is also Important which way
the orchard slopes. If It la so the
•on can shine directly upon It in the
early morning the frost la apt to do
more Injury. The slope also has
much to do with the coloring and
ripening of the frnlt. The land should
not slope toward the prevailing wind
because the winds will do the trees
much Injury.
Not of the least Importance are the
windbreaks. Do not select • site
where cedar trees are near, as they
harbor the apple rnaL Ton also must
consider who owns It, because your
neighbor may not choose to leave It
there. If a prospective orchardlst
will consider these points carefully
he Is sure of success as far as site
Is concerned.
RORERS HARM APPLE TREES
If Round-Headed Variety Is Not D»-
stroyed at One* They Often
Destroy Tr«* Entirely.
(By C. F. NIVKN. Ctomson Agricultural
CMHU
The borers rank among the most de
structive enemies of the apple trees.
There are two classes of them, the
round-headed borer, which works at
the base of the tree, and the fiat-head
ed, which works well np on the trunk
and In the crotches of large limbs.
Round-Hsadad Borer.—The pres
ence of this Insect la usually detected
at the baae of the tree by the little
pile of sawdust castings thrown out
from an opening through the bark into
Its burrow.. Often, several borers can
be found In one tree. This borer works
near the base of the trunk, burrowing
np and down, often going below the
surface of the soil. The burrow be- i
gins in Uje bark and sap wood, but j
•Rrttteml* for several InAe* lift
the aolld wood, often reaching the
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Castings of Round-Headed Borer.
heart of small trees. If the borers
are not destroyed they often become so
numerous as to destroy the tree en
tirely.
Flat-Headed Borer.—This insect la
found on the upper portion of the
trunk of the tree and In the crotch of
large limbs. While the damage done
by It is sometimes very great, yet it la
hardly so destructive as the round
headed borer. This borer does not go
in so deep as the round-headed, yet It
sometimes girdles a limb and even the
trunk. Healthy trees are rarely at
tacked by this borer. Therefore farm
ers who are careful with their trees
need not fear It to any great extent
MICE INJURE FRUIT TREES
Excellent Hiding Place Afforded by Pil
ing Loose Boil Around Base-
Keep It Bmooth.
Mice are likely to make nests around
the trunks of trees, provided they
have loose material at the base of the
trees In which to mnke a nest. If the
young orchard Is plowed, the loose soil
turned up against the base of the trees
makes an excellent hiding place for
mice. Soil ought to be scraped bare
and smooth around the base of the
trees so no loose soil, weeds, grass, or
Utter can collect and enable the mice
to nest close to the trunks where they
will eat through the growing layer
thus girdling the tree. This precaution
should be taken whether wrappers are
used or not, as mice frequently bur
row In beneath the wrappers, If the
soli la loose, and find shelter behind
the wrapper.
SPRAY FOR SAN JOSE SCALE
Beat Material for Inseot I* Lime-Sul
phur and May Be Applied In
November or December.
Orchards known to be Infested with
San Jose scale should be sprayed as
soon as the trees are defoliated by
frcsts. The sooner this is done the
better It will be for the trees as scale
Insects will soon weaken the trees so
no marketable fruit may be expected.
The best spray material for scale
insects Is lime-sulphur.
A good spray pump will be essen
tial. It Is highly desirable that the
liquid be under high pressure and
that It be well distributed. A power
sprayer is best as no hand power
can be expected to equal the original.
But If only a few trees are to be
sprayed a hand-power sprayer will an
swer the purpose.
• Spraying may be done in November
or December. Then if a second spray
ing seems desirable it may be given
In the spring or late winter before the
foliage Is out.
APPLES FOR FAMILY TARLE
One-Half Acre Could B* Made One of
the Most Satisfactory Piece* of
Ground on Farm.
Broadly speaking, there are two
kinds of apple orchards, one run for
profit and one for the family. The
commercial orchard is a specialty re
quiring skill, experience, and above
ail, a pecullor "mental bent
As to the small family orchard, there
seems but one possible conclusion,
namely this: Every farmer should
have at least twenty-five bearing trees
of mixed vorletles for his own use.
That would require Just one-half an
acre and by doing the right thing at
the right time it could be made one of
the most satisfactory pieces of ground
on the whole farm.
GERRIES GOOD FOR ORCHARD
Place Is Not Complete Without Gen
erous Selection—No Other Fruit
to Replace.
An orchard is not complete without
a generous selection as to kind and
varieties of berries. Without the berry
patch the orchard will hardly come
up to your expectations in supplying
fruits during the fruit-bearing season.
In fnct you will miss tbe berries and
there will be no other fruit to take
their place.
Leaf Crop Fertilizer*.
Hen manure, nitrate of soda or othei
nitrogenous fertiliser may be put on
onion* r.nd leaf crops If they do not
seem to be growing well. Abeut 800
pounds per acre 1* used.
PROGLEM OF FRUIT GROWING
Possibilities of Country Are Great and
Yet Slightly Tested—Plant
Some Thee*.
The fruit-growing possibilities of
this country are so great and as yet
so allghtly tested that It la a big ques
tion that ahould be taken up as serious
ly aa the country from the Pacific to
the Atlantic showed, when the call
from the government came, what It
eould do in the line at vegetables and
wheat. Do not neglect to pM fratt,
make as serious a study of K as you
have of this year's planting and the
results *lll be a delightful surprise.
FIX MULCH FOB STRAWBERRY
Covering of Strawy Stable Manure
Enriches Soil and Protects
Plants During Winter.
It Is the habit of natty strawberry
gtoweia to cover the plants In winter
with strawy stable manure, which an
swers the double purpose of enriching
the soil and protecting the plants from
heaving, which danger of heaving oc
curs most seriously In the spring
months. For home supply plenty of
strawberries can be grown 00 ordi
nary soil wit hunt the application el
any fertilizers.
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DON'T SACRIFICE BROOD SOW
Important That All Animals Be Used
to Increase Food Supply—Retain
All Spring Gilts.
; A BOW la a good Investment This
•Is true even In these strenuous times
'of high prices of food concentrates.
The quotations on these feeds are con
trolled to a considerable .extent by the
price at which meat animals sell.
Hence concentrates usually command
a high price when hogs on the hoof
at large packing centers sell at more
Poland-China Sow.
than 16 cents per pound. However,
record prices for swine as well as
feed concentrates have been a great
Incentive to farmers to "cash in" all
the hops available. That many sows
have been included Is evident from the
fact that bureau of crop estimates
reports approximately three per cent
fewer sows on farms in the United
Stntes than a year ago. Further, this
Is the first year the supply has not In
creased since 1913.
Breeding sows are at a premium
and the demand for young stock Is
unprecedented. The hog buyers state
In their reports that they are com
pelled to take anything that looks like
a hog. The fluctuation in the number
of hogs In the United States is subject
largely to the fluctuations In the finan
cial condition of the country. The
.lilgh prices paid for hogs are a big
ftaducement to farmers to market their
hogs, the high prices of corn caused
them to cut loose during the latter
part of the year. The high prices paid
for hogs and an increasing export trade
are the two main factors which make
'the hog business especially attractive
at the present time. Millions of farm
ers would purchase sows to farrow this
t coming season If they could, but this
|is almost an Impossibility. Those
.farmers who are fortunate enough to
| have retained their breeding sows
Chester White Bow.
will play an Important role In placing
i spring hogs on the market The spring
■gilts from these litters should not be
'sent to market for meat purposes, but
should be retained or sold only for
breeding purposes In order to augment
| the pig crop next year.
House With the Bpirlt of Home.
Wealthy or poor, we are all tempted.
In varying degrees, to construct larg
er homes than our personalities and
requisites demand. A person building
a house for his own occupancy can
hardly do better than follow the ex
cellent motto of the Greeks—"Not too
much." One of the first'princlples of
house building Is to construct some
thing which shall depend for Its effect
not upon size and display, but upon
Its adaptation to the requirements of
■ those who are to live In It; something
the value of which no one shall be
able to measure In dollars and cents,
' something that Is a person's own.
•Tycoon of Japan."
President Lincoln In one of his pub
lic documents referred to "the Tycoon
of Japan," which was not the diplo
matic and regular title of the emperor
of Japan. It was the name that had
been applied to him In the days before
we knew much about his country and
peopto, before Commodore Ferry es
tablished our communications with
them In 1854 and the arrival In this
country in 1800 of the first embassy
ever sent abroad by Japan. Of course,
President Lincoln did not mean to be
impolite to the ruler of Nippon and his
error was not repeated In subsequent
correspondence. But It caused humor
ous comment at the time.
GRAIN MIXTURE FOR LAYERS
Cracked Cent and Oats, Fed in Mash
With Commeal and Beef
Scraps Is Excellent.
•. Jt has been proven that a mixture
of cracked com and oats, fed along
with a dry mash of commeal and beef
ecrapn, has glvep even better results
la the laying pens than has a mixture
containing wheat.
I Very Serious
It la a very serious matter to ask
for one medicine and have the
wrong one given you. For this
reason wo urge you in buying to
be careful to get the genuine—
BLAcT-BGift
Liver Mddidne
I The reputation of this oil, relia
ble medicine, for constipation, In
digestion and liver trouble, is firm
ly established. It does not imitate
other medicines. It ia belter than
others, or it Would not be the fa
vorite fiver powder, with e larger
•ale than all others combined.
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Help For Girls Desiring Education.
WehaveoDour campus an apart
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of 25 rooms, -pith a frontage oi
100 feet which may be used by
£iris who wißh to iorm clubs and
live at their own charges.
Pupils can live cheaply and com
lortalily in this way, many of them
having their table supplies sent to
them from their homes.
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