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Sofghnm for Late rFornge.
“B*. M.’.’ asks: "How lao* can sorghum
be planted to make forage/ for winter use,
and is the Amber variety;/a good kind for
the purpose.”
To get the full bemffft of sorghum for
forage it should be planted early in April
for’then it will give Vwo or more cuttings
by frost. On good lunri and properly cul
tivated and kept it cari be planted
in June or even JufljK but we should pre
fer fodder corn for this late planting, as
It is so much easier to make a large crop
where only one cuXtSng is made. The Am
ber is as good as any kind for the pur
pose. ~
Cultivation of Watermelons,
As soon as the seed are well up they
should be thlnr/ed down to three or four
plants to the toll, and a little later to one
vigorous plant. Soma growers are in the
habit of leaving two vines to the hill, but,
while by thj/j practice they certainly get
more vines, land sometimes, too, more mel
ons, the latter are always smaller and less
salable than when one lusty vine has the
MU and thro fertilizer all to itself.
After the first heavy rain following
planting, with its compacting effect, it will
be well to break out the "middles.” This
should y.e done with a "twister,” throwing
the funrow to the bed on either side and
finishing with a "water row,” which will
nerve,. on low, level land,, to thoroughly
drain the beds. After this the crop should
be worked entirely with the cultivator or
aertiiK-. and very lightly, i The iirst work
ing may be across or at a right angle*to
the rows; the next parallel with them.
Those tWo workings, will, if the vines
grorw rapidly, probably be all that can be
given; for as soon as the vines have run
su/.fleientiy to get in the way cultivation
should cease,
Old melbn growers never plow their plats
'while the dew is oh the vines, but wait
until midday before putting in the plow. To
■what extent th© crop would be Injured (if
at alj) by early morning cultivation yet re
xnalps to be prove j£-and to search for the
cause before th'/fact is established, would
1)0 useless. Yat general customs can us
ually be trace*) to some logical cause and
it Is just as easy to observe this practice
of our forefathers as to violate it—until it
is proved to be unnecessary or inadvisable.
Never, under any circumstances, turn a
vine! Mo,e will be lost by so doing than
will be gained by giving the plat an extra
cultivation. This is another ancestral prac
tice aqd doubtless arises from the fact that
vines when turned are apt to be carelessly
luini’iod. If returned gently and deftly to
the,lr original position it is difficult to real
ise how they would be injured. Any wecd
j\>g that Is found necessary after this time
,/should be effected with a scythe blade,
> lopping off th© tops of the weeds above
f the vines. They should not even be pulled
out by hand on account of the danger of
mutilating the vines, which generally hold
them in a tight embrace with their ten
drils. Indeed, rather than risk disturbing
a vine it would bo preferable to leave the
weeds and the melons to "have it out" be
tween them: for a few well-anchored
Weeds, here and there, prove rather a ben
efit than a detriment, since they prevent
tho winds from rolling up and matting the
Vines,
Hut belter than weeds Is a light sowing
of cowiwas—a peek to the acre—broadcast
ed just before the last cultivation and
plowed In thereby. The beat pea for thia
purpose Is some upright, slow-growing va
riety, as Whippoorwill or New Era. Be
sides the anchorage which the |>enn give
the vines, they also serve to partially shade
the melons from th© scorching mld-sutn
mer suns, and arc of great benefit. man
urially, to the ensuing crop, whatever it
■nay be.
Th© watermelon hears Its fruit directly
on the main vine—never on its laterals, as
does the muskmelon. For thia reason some
growers make a practice of clipping oft the
laterals as they form, thinking that there
by they "throw the strength of the vine”
more into the main stem. This is of very
doubtful benefit. It must not be forgotten
that the haves of a plant are Its lunge,
and it is highly probable that the practice
will bo found of no more value than the
no* obsolete custom of "pinching back”
•west potato vines.
Bulletin. No. 38, Geo. Exp. Station.
I'runtna i’eui'li Trees.
Beach growers ar© gradually learning
that the peach tree will not only btitnd
pruning, but that It does beat
under such treatment. Where this la not
practiced, long, slender branches form, rnd
these | max luce fruit mainly at their outer
extremities. Thia overloads the branches,
and causes them to break down even when
the tree la producing no more fruit than
it couW easily carry if properly distrib
uted, If the branches were cut back to
within two feet of the trunk they would
throw out nuaMtou* fruit spurs and pro
duce fruit close to the trunk and main
branches, where it could be easily sup
ported. Trees handled in this way will
also produce more perfect fruit. Such se
vere cutting I wack may be done without
any Injury whatever, if p* rfonned while
tile tree is dormant. Although pnuhc* are
reckoned au uncertain crop. It is still cm
ol the moat profitable fruits than can lx»
grown In localities adapted to it. Select
the fitust varieties and give high culture,
and it will require but little fruit to give
you a good money return.
Cheap I* rede fur lluse.
Writers in the agricultural I'apers are
•uggesilng several f»«’ds for hoa* that are
•aid to be better and cheaper than corn.
A practical hogman of Kansas writes that
he can raise AW to bushels of artichoke*
{■er aerv and that he has turned his large
herd of l»»«s on them in Novcmtwr. and
fa t» U‘ai <im«» cut hi« corn ration to one
third, and that his hogs did well. An
oliacr say* be cau grow thirty loads of
‘ There is so much trouble
coming intd the world.”
said Lord Bolingbroke,
“and so much more in
__going out of it,
ft that it is hardly
worth while to
be here at all.”
r lf a man and a
A philosopher
comes to this
conclusion,
what must be the
-ggXTdU natural conclusion
of the thousands
pF of suffering
women who undergo
untold torture in bring-
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ing their babes into the world?
Philosophy of this kind is based upon
gross ignorance. The fact is, that there is
no necessity for the severe pangs under
gone by the average woman. If a woman
is strong and healthy in a womanly way,
motherhood means to her but little suffer
ing. The trouble lies in the fact that the
majority of women suffer from weakness
and disease of the distinctly feminine or
ganism and are unfitted for motherhood.
This can always be remedied. Dr. Pierce’s
Favorite Prescription is a sure, speedy and
permanent cure for all disorders of this
description. It acts directly on the delicate
and important organs concerned, making
them healthy, strong, vigorous, virile and
elastic. It banishes the indispositions of
the period of expectancy and makes baby’s
advent easy and almost painless. It quick
ens and vitalizes the feminine organs, and
insures a healthy and robust baby. Thou
sands of women have testified to its mar
velous merits. Honest druggists do not
offer substitutes, and urge them upon you
as “just as good.”
“I suffered fourteen years,” writes Mrs.
Mary J. Stewart, of Box 46, Saratoga, Santa
Clara Co., Cal., with female weakness, nervous
ness and general debility. I tried everything to
no avail. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
and ‘ Golden Medical Discovery ’ cured me.’’
The names, addresses and photographs of
hundreds of women cured by Dr. Pierce’s
medicines are printed by permission in
the “ People’s Common Sense. Medical
Adviser.” It’s free. For a paper-covered
copy send 21 one-cent stamps to cover mail
ing only. French cloth binding 31 stamps.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Every woman needs agreat medical book.
Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Ad
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pages and nearly 800 illustrations.
pie-melons per acre, and thinks they are
cheaper and better for stock hogs than
corn. Still another has kept nineteen head
of hogs on on© and three-quafter acres of
sorghum and cut a good crop of fodder
from the same ground in the fall. But
wherever alfalfa can be grown it will, per
haps, be found the most satisfactory. It
furnishes all the elements for developing
the growing animals and puts them in
splendidly prepared condition for being
brought to fattening feed.
Spray In Time.
Every fruit grower should own a spray
ing apparatus and should apply Bordeaux
mixture once before the blossoms open,
second time juwt as the flowers are open
ing, and again when apples are about the
size of pease and a fourth and fifth spray
ing at intervals of about three weeks there,
after, says a |)pUetin from the Oklahoma
station. This should prevent apple scab
and fungi that attack the foliage. The
fifty gallon formula for Bordeaux mix
ture is as follows: Water, 50 gallons;
blue stone, fl pounds, unslacked lime, 4
pounds; take one head out of a 50-gallon
vinegar barrel and till half full of water.
Tie Up 0-pounds of blue stone in a piece
of gunny sacking and susj>end it froth a
stick aeries fft<* top of th*' barrel, beneath
the surface of the water, tn another ves
sel slack 4 pounds of lime to a smooth
paste free from lumps and grit. When
the smooth paste is obtained add enough
water to make twenty-five gallons. This
Is called the milk of lime and must be well
stirred before using. It will be found
very convenient to cut a 50-gallon barrel
in two, making two 25-gallon tubs. Having
a 50-gallon barrel empty, each of two per
sons should take a bucket and into the
barrel on© should pour the milk of lime
while the other at the same time pours in
the blue stone solution. When all is mix
ed thoroughly, a steel knife blade should
be held In the solution for one minute and
then examined. If the steel takes on a
copper color more lime must be added, but
if it does not the preparation is ready for
use.
Millet.
A reader asks why I oppose the growing
of millet as a fodder crop. My attention
was first called to this subject through re
marks mad© by Prof. Roberts of Cornell
University some years ago. He suid he
would not grow it on the college farm, be
cause he had seen enough of its evil effects
U|K>n stock while engaged at a Western
agricultural college. ThU led me to sub
sequent investigations. I found that It is
liable to have disastrous *ff*rt upon the
kidneys of animals. There seems but little
danger if cut l>efore seed forms, nn*l then
fed green, or properly cubed and fed as
hay; but a large majority of farmers are
so careless that Ujey will not heed this
warning, and illness of animals and veter
inary calls ensue. A few farmers grow
and feed the stuff with apparent advan
tage; but they are of a class who always
do things timely and in order. For such
reasons I could not conscientiously recom
mend, in the public press, the growing of
millet. Another weighty reason is that
both corn and sorghum are more profita
ble fodder crops, green or dry.
Dr. Galen Wilson.
Capillarity.
This Is a word perhaps hard to grasp by
many, but it signifies the minute avenues
of moisture from below coming to the sur
face where it quickly evaporates into air
if not held In check by mulching or fre
quent *tlrring of the soil, says the Rural
ist. In a recent address Prof. Van Deman
explains how these little tubes may be
broken and the moisture retained in the
soli for the use of the plants. It is an old
story worth many times repeating to Ru
raltst readers until it becomes so familiar
that it becomes practical.
He shows very clearly that the setting
of trees tn the midst of grass plats, of Ber
muda, for Instance, is not a practice to be
commended in regions where there are long
summer droughts.
It should be thoroughly understood that
capillarity works horizontally as well as
vertically. This is the philosophy of a cul
tivated piece of ground being robbed of its
moisture by an adjacent one that is not
cultivated. One sucks the other dry. We
should nlso fully understand that frequent
stirring of the surface up the
Infinitely numerous capillarity tubes or
channels, through which the water escape*
to the surface, where it is evaporated an 1
absorbed by thb air. The loose surface is a
sort of mulch. Where no such dust mulch
ts on the surface, as in a field of small
grain.or grass.the evaporation goes on un
interruptedly. And if there Is a little patch
cf cultivated ground In it. as tn case of a
tree planted there and dug around, borl
aontal capillarity will soon draw away its
moisture. In addition to natural evapora
tion from the soil a growing crop of grain,
grass or weeds laimpa from the soil im
mense quantities «>f water which is needed
tn the functions of Its growth, and a large
part of it U passed from the leaves into the
•tr.
THE WEEKLY NEWS tino-ILIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898.’
Substitute for Paris Green.
Paris green is a good insecticide, but
there is some objection to it in liquid form.
It does not dissolve readily, needs constant
stirring, and if it settles at all is not like
ly to distribute qvenly afterwards, and
then it will be ineffective in some places
and will burn foliage in others. The, Ohio
Experiment Station reports that arsenite
of soda is a good substitute, not open to
these objections and costing about one
third as much as Paris green. It is made
by dissolving two pounds of commercial
white arsenic and four pounds of’washing
soda in two gallons of Bor
deaux mixture. This is suffi
cient when spraying for potato blight
and potato bugs, for apple, scab and apple
worms, or ’ for any 'Other purpose where
a combined mixture for both fungi and in
sects is desired. The arsenite of soda is
of course a rank poison and must be treat
ed as such, taking care that it be not plac
ed where persons or animals might take
it by accident. *
Hatching; Guineas.
It requires about four weeks for the
eggs of guineas to hatch, and the eggs
should be hatched under hens so as to
bring the young ones out about May,
which is soop enough. Put a few chicks
with the brood and they will teach the
young guineas to go to roost with the
other fowls when they become larger.
Guineas are excellent insect-destroyers
and seek their food from the fields. They
do not scratch, and do not damage crops
if there is ah abundance of other food.
They are not salable in the markets, but
are delicacies on the home table, and lay
a large number of eggs.
lime in the Poultry House.
Lime may injure the droppings by per
mitting of the escape of ammonia, which
has deterred poultrymen from its use, but
if the poultry-house is cleaned daily, and
the droppings removed to the manure
heap, or mixed with twice their bulk of
earth and kept moist (not wet), there will
be no loss. Lime is one of the best sub
stances-that can be used in the poultry
house. It destroys the germs of roup,
prevents gapes, and dries the floor, a lump
of stone lime being the best thing for ab
sorbing dampness in the house.
Pasturing Too Early.
Farmers who are short of feed are apt
to be in a great hurry to get their stock
on the pastures, and as soon as there is a
half bite of gruss cattle and horses are
turned out. In this way hundreds of ptfs
tures are ruined for the season. A great
many farmers are well aware that it is
ruinous to a pasture to put stock on it too
early; but there are hundreds who never
have given the matter a thought, and
hundreds more who are so anxiou§ to util
ize everything in sight that they forget the
future, and these are the fellows who are
loudest in their complaints about short
pastures along in Juiy.
It pays far better to buy a little feed, if
you haVe run short, than to put the stock
out before the grass has obtained a fair
start. Then don’t pasture the grass to
death by putting on twice as much stock
as it will support, ond you will have plen
ty of feed until you have a soiling-crop to
supplement it with.
The Scrap Book*
Rule tor Measuring Corn in Crib.—Two
and one-fifth cpbic feet of good dry corn in
the ear will make a bushel of shelled corn.
Example: A crib inside measuring 24x8x6
equals 1,152 cubic feet, which divided by
two and one-fifth, gives 523, the number of
bushels. A late correspondent divided by
two and two-ninths, which made a differ
ence of one hundredth, or 1 per cent., as
my divisor stood in ratio to his as 99-45 to
100-45. The above rule is near enough cor
rect for all practical purposes in good corn,
as I have tested it frequently. A wagon
bed or bin so measured must be filled only
level. 1
Manure and Pear Blight.—Pear blight is
probably a fungous disease which, works
in the sap under certain conditions. It is
more likely to attack trees which have an
excess of stable manure, even though they
may have a sufficiency of the mineral fer
tilizers, potash and phosphate. The best
pear growers now use’stable manure very
sparingly, and only at seasons when its
effect wi.ll be mostly passed before the hot
weather of summer. If the manure is ap
plied late in spring, as Is most often done,
because manure is most plentiful then, its
greatest effect comes in July and August.
The pear trees thus manured will most cer
tainly blight. Topdres sing the trees in
early fall makes the increased growth
come in the spring. If the trees are bear
ing they should have extra heavy supplies
of potash and phosphate without any ad
ditional nitrogen. We have seen pear trees
Night which we believe would have been
saved if the roots could find enough pot
ash to perfect the fruit. The pear blight
most often attacks trees that are bearing,
at Just the time the fruit should be form
ing its set ds. There is a suggestion in this
that a plentiful supply of potash early in
the season would have kept the sap in
healthy condition.
Hornless Cows Are Best.—My experience
In the past sixteen years, in herds of both
horned and dehorned cattle, both milk
cows and fattening cattle, leads me to the
opinion that horns are a great source of
trouble and expense to the herdsman, says
a writer in the Jersey Bulletin. I have
found that cattle tnnt were of a quarrel
some disposition before the operation were
rendered as docile as lambs by being de
horned; and in cases of milk cows, their
product was materially increased from the
fact that they attend strictly to business
Instead of chasing their mates around the
yard or pasture.
Mixing Salt With Manure.—lt ’s an ex
cellent thing to sprinkle manure heaps
with common salt, if ejre be taken to pre
vent the loss of the ammonia which this
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effective in helping the decomposition of
vegetable matter if applied in small quan
tities. It is only when enough is used of
salt to make a pickle that it retards de
composition. But you must not suppose
that because salt is a mineral it will take
the place of those other minerals, potash ■
and phosphate, where these are needed.
Yet, as there are always more or less.pf
potash and phosphate in all soils, especially
those that have some clay in them, the
use of salt may help make these soluble
in the soil, and temporarily produce the
same effect as if potash and phosphate
were applied. In fact, we need generally
to mix salt with all the mineral manures
we use, or else would topdress the field
with salt, so as to make the more valuable
minerals more efficient. Salt in itself has
no direct manurial value. It is a solvent,
and is only good on land where there is
mineral or vegetable fertilizer that ! s not
in a condition for plant roots to feed on.
The Worth of a Good Cow.—A writer in
the Southern Farm Magazine, in referring
to the profits of a cow says: “If we take
an ordinary cow worth S3O, which will pro
duce say 6,000 pounds of milk in a year,
this will contain 280 pounds of butter, 375
pounds of milk sugar, 220 pounds casein
and 50 pounds of ash; total, 925 pounds of
solid foods; and suppose that it costs $35
to keep her, the profit on her work will be
s3l—nearly 1,000 pounds of food for $31.”
If an ordinary cow will give such results
what would a better bred cow do? Far
mers should read and ponder over these
facts and when an opportunity offers it
self should not fail to purchase the best
bred cow they can find. It pays to have
the best.
Co-operation Versus Competition.—One
of the most pronounced signs of the times
is the substitution of co-operation for com
petition. Instead of competing to cut
other’s throat, leaders in various lines of
industry are getting together in the form
of trusts or otherwise. The trusts are
obliged to face the sharpest kind of at
tacks in state and national legislation,
and in many respects their methods em
ployed are against public interests. In
maintaining their right to be, they insist
that through co-operation of this kind con
sumers get the benefit of economies, op
eratives are paid fair wages, and yet
moderate profits are assured those whose
capital is thus employed. Os course, if
the trust puts up prices, it at once in
vites competition which does something
to regulate values so far as the consumer
is concerned. Now without discussing the
demerits of this modern system and with
out considering what it may lead- to, one
thing is certain: Farmers must in the fu
ture make more real progress in work
ing together than they, ever, in the
past. Co-operative effort on the part of
those directly interested in agriculture, if
properly managed and concentrated, Could
wield a power for good such as has never
been dreamed. Why is- it that farmers,
the class of all others needing the mutual
protection which comes from wise co-op
eration, make so little Headway in this
regard?
Berkshtres and Oiher Breeds of Ilogs.—
The Berkshire hog w-hlth-ene correspond
fnt, D. H. Thing, inquires about, was orig
inally an English breed. It is a black breed
but always had more or less white on its
face and feet, but black everywhere else.
The Poland China was originated by Ohio
breeders, and said to be a cross of a hog
from Poland, giving vigor and constitution,
and a fine-boned Chinese boar. This for a
long time was most popular with Western
hog breeders. But the Poland China has
much inside fat which once made it more
valuable, but is now an unprofitable part
of the hogs, since cotton-seed oil has so
largely superseded lard. The Berkshire has
large hams and shoulders, and a due pro
portion of fat and kau throughout its body.
The Essex hog was a small breed that was
much praised by the late Joseph Harris,
and he was also a successful breeder of
them. It was chiefly valuable for crossing
with the large breeds to make grade hogs
that would mature and fatten early and
yet attain greater weight than the Essex.
There are large Yorkshires as well as
email Yorkshires. It is likely that a cross
between the two would, secure large size
and early maturity, just as did the cross
between the Essex and the larger black
breeds. At Hood’s farm at Lowell a cross
was being made between small and large
Yorkshires a year or two ago. They are
both good breeds, and probably pure-bred
stock of either can be Secured by writing
to the farm manager as above.
Nut Trees.—The age at which any nut
trees come into bearing depends on the
care given to the trees. Some authorities
state that fifteen or twenty years are nec
essary to bring them into full bearing fro
the time the nut is planted. This is a
mistake, as trees that have been well car
ed for should bear a bushel of nuts iq
ten years, and the amount will Increase
rapidly each year after that time. S<Jme
may enjoy raising these trees from r eed,
to be sure, it Is rather a slow process,
hut It is interesting work. When plant
ing the nuts, if they have thin shells, be
perfectly sure that they have not dried
out at all. The best plan is to get uiem
as soon as they ripen and plant them at
once. When this is not possible, keep
them in moist sand or sawdust until ihey
can be started. Butternuts, walnuts, hick
ory nuts and filiberts, being hard-shelled,
will keep in growing condition much long
er, but should be planted in the fall, as
they germinate better when allowed to
freeze, as that cracks the shell. The fall
planting is nature’s own plan, and the
nearer we follow her ways the better re
sults we may expect. Another thing, do
not plant the nuts deep; nature drops
them on the surface and gives them a
thick covering of leaves in which the
dirt catches as it blows about, then the
snow covers all and helps the leaves to
decay and form a covering of leaf mold
tor the tree to grow In. It is not practi
cable for any of us to try to raise all
these kinds of nuts, but select the ones
most likely to succeed in our climate, and
by proper care and attention make a suc
cess of it. We may not reap the benefit
of our labors, but our children will and
theirs after them.—From Vick’s Magazine.
The Poultry Yard—Profit tn Small
Flocks.—The largest proportionate profit is
from the small Aocks, due to the fact that
when the flock is small each individual Is
ktiotvn and receives attention. Sick birds
are quickly noticed and care given at once.
If the flock is large the difficulty of super
visiag the individual birds is increased.
There is a cost for labor when large num
bers are kept, while with small flocks of a
dozen, or thereabouts, the item of labor is
too inslgniflcant to be estimated. The profit
on a small flock is large because it is sim
ply the difference between the receipts and
expenses for food, but such profits would
be materially reduced if credit is given
for labor. In large flocks the prevalence
of a contagious disease may inflict heavy
loss, and this liability to disease is due to
the fact that the houses for large num
bers are built more economically than for
a single small flock, the house for which
is mude more comfortable because it is
habitually inspected daily. Then there aro
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■ lice to combat. With the small flocks such
! work may be done in a few minutes, and
• the lice can be kept down, but where there
’ are many poultry houses, or apartments,
lice can more easily secure lodgment and
s rapidly multiply before the poultryman
• becomes aware of the fact. The proper
i way to begin Is to use small flocks and in
crease the number of fowls every year. In
’ that manner experience will assist and the
' liability of mistakes will be lessened.
> Swiss Chard is a beet grown solely for
: its foliage. The midrib is removed and
! cooked like asparagus, while the rest of
• the leaf is used like spinach. Florists sell
’ a mixture of the seed as Beta, or foliage
s beets. The first I ever grew was of this
I kind, and I had some really beautiful and
: tropical looking plants. A crinkly leaf
s twenty-two inches long and fifteen inches
, wide, with a stem three inches wide and
> as long as a pie plant stalk. When the
leaf is a pale green color with ivory white
stem and veins, or a very dark green with
i either white, blood-red or golden yellow
stems and veins, thfn they become things
: of great beauty, as well as great size.
• When cut and used for indoor decoration
they should always be placed in large,
> clear glass receptacles of some sort, for
i the beauty is as much in the stalk as the
’ leaf.
’ The Improved Trophy Tomato.—After
• trying most of the new tomatoes, and dis
carding all but a few, we were induced to
1 try a select strain of the Trophy, which
’ is being used exclusively by a canning
! factory with the claim that no other equals
it ip quality for that purpose. Our
- trials have convinced us of its gupe
! ior quality, beautiful red color, good shape
and very solid flesh. Mpre than all, it
! seemed to keep longer (when picked rather
5 green) than many of the more popular
• varieties. We marketed quite a lot of
1 these in November, when otbfers were
C gone, or at least what were left of them
1 were small and poor-looking, while the
; Improved Trophy looked bright and nice,
’ and readily brought 75 cents a bushel.
> Seedling Peach Trees.—ln every peach
■ orchard free from the yellows, there will
1 be more or less seedling peach trees spring
tv ing up every year from pits dropped after
■ the peach was eaten the. previous fall. It
requires freezing to open thesfe pits',' and
t the germ usually comes forth with the
5 first warm weather of (spring. These
c seedling will usually be of poor .quality, as
‘ they are only natural fruit. But if they
’ are set out in rich soil as soon as the
r shoots start, they will grow rapidly and be
3 plenty large enough to be budded in Juiy
‘ next. It is a comparatively easy thing to
3 learn to bud. In this way a stock of
" peach, trees can easily be secured Jf one
" plants peach stones healthy fruit
1 in the fall, and takes care to use only
c buds from healthy stock for budding pur
-1 poses.
r Fire fanging of manure is destructive, •
and, although a well-known occurrence in
j manure heaps, some farmers do not try
to prevent ‘or suppress it. Fire fang is
’ overheating of the manure, due to rapid
decomposition, a large proportion of the
ammonia being liberated and lost. Whet,
fire fanging occurs, drive a crowbar into
the heap in several places and pour ItveoM
i water. A better plan, some think, is to
j wet the manure and turn the heap over,
adding dry earth and plaster, placing the
• coarse portions of the stable manure in
the center. Cold water absorbs ammonia
‘ and prevents its escape, and unless it is
’ used much of the volatile ammonia will
j escape while the manure. 1b being.handled.
, The heap should not be kept wet, but
slightly damp, which will promote decom
position; but overheating may always be
j controlled by cold water.
, Utilizing Orchards—’The orchard is nev
. er Injured by fowls, but on the contrary
excellent work is done by poultry in de
j stroying insects. Every one who has an
orchard and does not keep a flock 1? losing
t a profit that is more easily secured than.
- in any other manner with poultry, as
j there is no additional interest on ia,nd to
j add to the cost. The free range of the
orchard, with the trees for shade, will as
j slst in greater egg-production, and; when
, the hens have broods of chicks there is
no better location than to make each hen
4 comfortable in a little run under a tree,
c Where the chicks can be permitted to have
, their freedom. It is not well to have the
, grass too high in an orchard. If fowls are
» to use the ground. A well-kept orchard
] is the one to use, and a combination of
, poultry and fruit gives the farmer a
profit from the fowls while wajting for
t his young trees to come into bearing.
, The Farm Garden.—Farmers have been
g bred to believe that the garden should be
in the same old spot that has done service
} for generations, which is usually near the
j btiildings, and is more the breeding place
of weeds and insects than a suitable place
to grow vegetables and small fruits for
' the farmer s table. If the farmer could
. be induced to abandon this ancient garden
ond devote it to a lawn and go out in
the field and sow his garden where other
’ crops are grown, we think, after one
, year’s trial, he would never return to tne
1 old epot to establish a garden. There his
1 garden crops could be planted in long rows
t (leaving the little beds with the rest of
? the old garden), and wheel hoes and weed
, ers and perhaps horse cultivators could
be used to advtnage. After a trial of this
method he would be surprised at his suc
’ cess, and wonder why he never tried it
g before.
> Manure for Strawberries.—The straw
-1 berry plantation requires very heavy rna
. nuring to produce its best yield. Every
- year on most plants there is a succession
> of berries, the first and second pickings
s being almost always larger and finer than
l those that ripen later. But if the later
» season is very wet, as it sometimes is, we
s have known the later crop to ripen up ard
> be very nearly as good as the first. This
1 suggests that in addition to the top dress-
- ing applied in winter there ought to be on
I additional fertilization, while the crop is
i forming, and this last should be always
1 dissolved In water, so as to be readily
- available. Nitrate of potash Is the beet
t manure to be thus applied. This is salt-
I petre, and costs 5 to 6 cents per pound.
But a very small lump dissolved in warm
1 water and applied freely will keep the
s vines fresh and vigorous to the last, ami
t will make a great increase in the size of
i the fruit. The labor of applying liquid
i manure is more than its cost, and is great
. er than can be generally afforded for ary
• other crop than the strawberry.
Peas on Poor Land.—Land that is too
poor for any other kind of crop may be
i profitably sown with peas, putting in with
• tne »eed enough lime, phosphate and pot
t ash to make the grain. This on very i»oor
■ land is a better first crop than clover, as
1 the pea grain is large and will produce
I a strong enough stalk to live, while the
1 young clover is so small that it may cas-
> ily be killed out before it gets root hold
r in the soil. It is hard to get a clover catch
> on poor soil, while peas will grow, no mat
ter how poor the soil may be.
Mutton for Farmers' Tables.—There Is
i no meat quite so convenient for farm vae
s 1 as mutton, as the carcass of an average
» sheep caa be easily kept in most famUies l
until it can be eaten. It is very easy to I
kill and dress a sheep. Jifot even poultry,
can be prepared for the table with so httle
trouble. What is better, the mutton killed
on the farm is of superior quality. It
lacks the “woolly taste’’ which so often
comes to mutton from sheep that >iasre
been long driven to market, or that ha ire
had to endure long journeys by railroad,
often without food or drink for twenty
four to thirty-six hours. It is one of the
advantages of better prices for wool '/list
more farmers will be able to keep sbjsep.
If mutton could more generally supei sede
fat, greasy pork on farmers’ tables, /they
and their families would be much more
healthful than they are under present
conditions.
Tomatoes to withstand drought o>- wet
require a very deep soil bed; well fotted.
stable manure dug in the year pr evious
is best. For summer and late .crops,,
plants grown entirely in the open .Mir are
preferable to those from hothouse,. I set
plants in trenches twelve inches de Tp, arid
as they grbw draw soil up to th fe stefh,
mixing in fertilizers, until the su yface is
brought to a general level. Frequent,
shallow cultivation is necessary. By
fruiting time the long roots he we gone
down- far below where drougth affects'
them. With the deep, loose soil, full of'
spongy stable manure, excessive moisture
is readily taken up and held as a. supply
against drougth. I do not prune tihe vines.
I get all the fruit-bearing bran ches pos
sible, keeping them well fed v rith ferti
lizers and all lateral branche S tied on
stakes and trellises. One vigorous plant
properly trained on stakes will give more
pounds of good fruit than & dozen kept
closely pruned.—M. V. IMoore. Alabama.
Ground Oats for Feed.—The grinding of
oats makes them more digestible, and the
same may be said of cotrn. The best meth
od of feeding is to mix the ground grain
with the forage, which increases the di
gestibility of both kinds.
How to Give Salt no Stock.—The best
mode of giving salt is to sprinkle a little
over the hay or cut food. Such method
is probably not as easy as heaving salt
where the animals can help themselves,
but it is much better than giving too much
salt at one time, and not enough at other
periods.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR,
A Pleasant Lemon Drink-Regulates
the Liver, StoniacTa, Bowels
and Kidneys.
For biliousness, constipation, and ma
laria.
For indigestion, sick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart
failure.
For fever, chills, debility and kidney dis
eases, take Lemon Elixir.
Radies, for natural and thorough organ
ic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Fifty cents and $1 per bottle at drug
gists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozely, Atlanta
Ga.
GRATITUDE,
Dr. H. Mozley—Dear Sir:, Since using
your Lemon Elixir, I have never had an
other attack of those fearful sick head
aches, and thank God that I have at last
found a medicine that will cure those aw
ful spells. Mrs. Etta W. Jones,
Parkersburg, w. Va.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR.
I suffered with indigestion and dysentery
for two long years. I heard of Lemon
Elixir; got it; taken seven bottles, and am
now a well man. Harry Adams,
No. 1734 First avenue, Birmingham Ala.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR.
Cured my husband, who was afflicted for
years with large ulcers on his leg. He Is
now as sound as a dollar.after using two
bottles. The Lemon Elixir cured other
cases like his, and cured a friend whom the
doctors had given up to die, who had suf
fered for years with indigestion and ner
vous prostration. Mrs. E. A. Beville,
Woodstock, Ala.
MOZLEY’S LEMON HOT DROPS.
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage, and
all’throat and lung diseases. Elegant, re
liable.
Twenty-five cents at druggists. Pre
pared only by Dr. H. Moxley, Atlanta.—
Fertilizing.—But few farmers accumu
late as much manure as they desire. In
stead* of spreading their manure over too
much land* it will be better to use only
one-half of the farm for crops and grow
green material on the other half to be turn
ed under. In this manner it will not be
many years before every acre will double
its average yield, and the profits will be
larger because the expeness will be corre
spondingly reduced.
When You Are Tired
Without extra exertion, languid, dull and
listless, your blood is falling to supply to
your muscles and other organs th© vital
izing and strength-giving properties they
retiuirel Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures that
tired feeling by enriching and purifying
the blood. It will give you energy .and
vigor.
Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure indigestion, biliousness. 25c
Subsoiling Theories.—Subsoiling Is a
matter which has its advocates, but many
scientific agriculturists oppose it. It is
claimed that, .although the subsoil plow
breaks the soil to a low depth, yet it de
stroys the channels which admit the flow
of air and water below the surface. That
is, as plant roots penetrate deeply and Idle
they leave channels, which are numerous,
and which are increased every year.
Breaking the soil destroys them and les
sens the supply of moisture.
For Fifty Yean
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bot
tle.-sd.
HAWAIIAN QUESTION IN HOUSE.
Probabilities Are That It Will He
Considered This Week.
Washington, May 22.—During the pres
ent week the Hawaiian atyiexation reso
lutions are likely to be considered in the
House. No positive assurance has been
given that a special rule providing for their
consideration will be reported, b.ut it is
generally understood that, in the event of
the revenue bill being well advanced in
the Senate, the committee on rules will
respond to the majority demand in the
Hood’s
Best to take alter dinner; r,
prevent distress, aid diges- |C2 T -s a
Mon. cure constipation. E fc ; $ ■'
Purely vegetable; do not gripe ** ■■■ W*
or cause pain. Hold by all druggists, 25 centa
frepaxed only by C. L Hood A Co., BowsU,
NERVOUS PROSTRATION,
A Young Girl at a Critical Period ol
Life.
In the spring of 1895 my daughter took
sick through a. cold. First she had mumper
and neuralgia; later it went into cramps
in her joints. She could not move her
' iz t sMra
r f 1
. Pe-ru-na, which I
I to ? ive her at once - Afterward I
?> av ®,“,er La-cu-pi-a in connection with
I gave her a course of treat
ment under your free advice, and, besides
must thank your medicine for
had consulted six or
nn /L docto / S and none could help her;
When T She alwa Y s g»t WOTSe.
her £ to d doctor I was going to give
KtT 8 he d l d thiak would
~ P her, because she was on the verge of
the grave. But we used Pe-ru-nl and af
ter one bottle she felt as if an electric
we^hlU Ve h nt th > r ° Ugh all her Hmbs When
? ?W 10w our daughter was we
must say it was a great miracle All
canSimdlJ’Y, daughter when she was sick
can baldly believe it possible. We always
them'for‘-,ii' ed 1 ICineß in the house and use
* or a ailments with success. I can-
We Pe - ru -na highly enough.
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U “ n u Drugr Manufacturing Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio, is sending Dr
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Ind book’is entitled
?iT aU A y i. and ever Y woman, young or
any address Ve & C ° Py ’ Ul3 eent free to
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Our friends from the country will
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We want you to visit us
and be convinced.
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{ JOHN W. PARKER, Manager.
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■>> A Removes all Corns, Banions and Warts, JN •
without pain, speodlly and permanently
EgRA w AU Dnjßglsts sell Abbott’s * JsLxl
401 . Ea£i Indian Corn Paint.
LIPPMAN BROS.
. Sole Props.
PENNYROYAL PILLS
" Orttfliittl and Only Genuine. a
fHSk ®AFE,AIWMy« reliable, laoieb ask Drugrfrt
$ i'\ f° r CMcNettor's English Diamond Brand in
and Gold metallic boxes, sealed
ribbon. Take no other. Refuse dan
orotto rubtMutiotu and imitation*. Al Xy
'/ sis Druggists, or seu<l4e> in stamps for particular*,»«•
Jr Umoßials and “Relief for Ladles,” (nlsttsr.bj
V D retamMaiL lO.OUOToatlmoniala.JYameAipN
»A Zs f'hlehenter<>’hen,icid[<Jo..MudlßOr.Sau*r»
by ul Local Druggists. FIIILADA- PA
Bold hy L. N. Brunswig. Wholesale Druggist, OrieaaA
PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
Cloansr-a and beatrtillog the hair.
Pnnnoteg a luxuriant growth.
Never Falla to Beirtore Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color.
Cures scalp diseases & hair lulling.
50c, and g I.OU at Druggist*
FOR SALE, HOUSE AND L< ,>T, TY
ler, acrea fruit land. Smith county,
and 125 acres black land. Hunt county.
Will sell together or separately. For half
will take cattle or other stock at reasona
ble price. Will give liberal lime on bal
ance. Address A,, Box 25, Tyler, Tex.
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H/JUS9 sos immediate disposal of the Ha
waiian resolutions.
The report to accompany the general
banking and currency bill Is expected to
be completed by the middle of the week,
and that will lie given to the House. It
will not be debated, however, this week.
Representative Sherman will call up the
anti-scalping bill, and he said to-day he
thought it would be disposed of during
the week,
The naval personnel bill and a number
of minor war measures will occupy some
attention.
The general deficiency appropriation bill
may be reported late in the week, and a
conference report ujion the sundry civil
or postoflice bill may be returned.
FRANCE INDIGNANT.
She IntendM to Protest Against Ca
ble Cutting.
Berlin, May 21.—The German foreign of
fices have received reports from Baria,
saying h rance is indignant at the Amer
ican cable cuttings, considering such ac
tion to be contrary to international law,
and that she intends to ask the power®
to protest against it.
Columbia Goes to Sea.
New York, May 22,-The United Statea
commerce destroyer Columbia, which has
been at anchor at Tompkinsville, coaling
and provisioning, after a tour of duty with
the Norih Atlantic patrol, weighed anchor
and proceeded to sea to-night.
W hen Nature
Needs assistance it may be best to render
it prompuy, but one should remember to
vse even the most perfect remedies only
T„T™i d€d and
ami gentle remedy is the Syrup of F1 ®
manufactured by the Callform a Fig slni
Company.—ad. 6
3
arms or legs—could
not walk or even
feed) herself. She
had no appetite.
Stool and menses
were absent and re
tention of urinejpro
fuse night sweats;
trembling in the
right side; pain in
the back in the re
gion of the kidneys.
At this time she was
15 years old. I wrote
you in regard to her
and you prescribed