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THE MONEY IN COTTON. IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. OVERLAYS IN HOGPENS K’Ijkp ( omfnrlNbh Hrililfil l)«un In U Inlrr on ( oni’fHf Floor*. Hy HOMKIlT H *11 AW. Michigan oxporl- ! iwnt ^tntlon. At the prrsi'iit time thorr Is no floor In iiko in iilKKorlPH morn (lrMlrablo or IiipxiipiikI' <■. oonslflprlng durability, tliiiu oiip properly ronatroctod of con- cri'tp. nor i'lln an good sanitary poihII- I tloim ho iiuilntnliiPil hy Hip iihp of any I other VihI yot. notwithstanding tlii'SP g iikI ipnilli ipm, rPMiPiit floors are strong A f'OIlSKIl UV Kill, AY. ly olijpotpil to, mill Justly mo, too. on Hip ground Hint pigs Iippoiiip crip |ll<*i| if ll'(||||l'l'll III IIPHt III IicmIm Oil tlipin during iIn- winter saneon Even lliollgli mi ii I unit lii m e of IiimUUiik Im u^eii on eeiiient tloorH. Imil reNiiltN Heem to foil iw JiihI Hip hiiiiip. There lire few worse plileeK for 11 lirooil mow to furrow tliiiu on n eeineul floor. Slip KM I hem Hie hiiiiiII iiiiioiiiiI of bedding nlloweil her Into n hiiiiiII pllr, liisls on It. nnd Hip newly horn pigs wriggle 11IT on the Imre floor, wlileli, being Slip pery, prevents Hipiii from getting on their feet; the cold floor mooii exhausts Hipiii, unit they perish It was with the olijei't III' overeoniilig these objec tions to the Pcinciit tloorH Hint overlays were iimimI. The tlrsi cut sIiowk an overlay (1 by 8 fci i In one corner of a pen with Hie door In the opposite corner. Thin pinn In poMopsHcd of the advan tage* of providing shelter for the bed when the outer door In open, timl Uiu plan call ko lu and out wlHiout crossing the lied The second cut shows nine ISO pound plan hedded down comfort- ably on this overlay. This form of overlay Is hinged to the wall so Unit when the pell Is denned out It III tipped up, ImmIiIIiik and nil, mid miy tilth which may have accumulated under neath Is cleaned out. When the floor Is cleaned the overlay Is let down and the heddlna thrown off on the floor for absorbent, belua replaced by fresh strnw at least once a week. Whon the overlay Is placed In the corner of the pen thin portion of the floor should be raised somewhat. Both this overlay and another now lu use lu the plaacr.v were constructed from secondhand Inch lumber. They are raised off the floor hy Inch cleats which hold the hoards together. A 2 by 4 was set up around the outor edges of the overlay to hold the bedding lu place, i A 2 by <1 may be used.) These were milled to the hoards below and strengthened by trlangulnr pieces of scantling fastened In the angle formed by the 2 In 4 and the hoard floor. In the use of these overlays three facta have heen strikingly noticeable- via, first, pigs Invariably use the overlays hy preference, sleeping on Hie luira hoards if there should be no straw ou them; second, of the !U>0 or -HXi Imga Instructive Item Prom Mrcrclitrf llestrrle Report on I.nst Ycur. The annual report of Secretary Hes ter of the New Orleans Cotton Kx- change, isaued Sept. S. contains some Instructive facts, lie makes the crop of 1004-06 13,01)0,805 limes, an Increase of 3,004,511 over Uie preceding crop. Tex as and Indian Territory furnished 708,- liOO bales of this Increase. The commercial value othe erop was $4)1 .31 tier bale ns against #01.HS last year. The enormous crop sold for $028.- 106.360, which was only a trifle more than the crop of 1003-04 brought to farmers $017,601,648. The highest figure reached for mid dling was 113-10 cents In September at the opening of the season. The low est was 0' j cents, on I»ec. 20. The average value per pound for the crop Just past was 8 08-100 cents com pared with 12 16-100 cents for last year. I'IkiiHiik «»n (he I’rcMcnt Crop. I.ci iis now itinken few estimates on the present crop on the basis of to cents to learn what the entlr* crop will bring to ns wlicii marketed. I.nst year's bumper crop, selling at about 0 ■cents, brought to the south #028,000. (MMi, in round numbers. A ln.inio.non bale crop, this Henson's estimate, if *old at 10 cents will bring iim only *600,000,0011 Valuing the crop al II ceills mini ilium lived by the farmers' orgnnlzn- IIons the short crop will bring $560,- ooo.ooo. Were tills larger sum of money ills trlhuti'd to all of the varied Interests concerned In the growing and market lug of this year's crop, the millions of men, women and children on the farms and plantations of the south, the earn ings of the Individual grower would not warrant any soiihc of exultation or a tinrae proud feeling. Texas Itnncli and Karin. A Onoil Dili A rAnxpmrnt, All Iowa farmer Ii'IIh of a feeding rack he Iihm used many years for feist lug hay and fishier to cattle. He says lie would not trade for many of the newer kinds seen on some farms. It Is made of logs, us shown In the lllnstra tlon, and Is never getting out of repair l'lim 1,1 KK TO HkUF.I' ON TIIK OVKII1.AY. that have been boused In the piggery there arc few Instauces where Uie bed ding on the overlays lias been befouled with excreta, and the tendency to tills Is much less In the case of the overlays In Hie pen corners where the pigs ure not trampling over them; third, we luive not hint a crippled liog in the pig gory since these devices have boon In use. < li|>l>ln|( Sifw Cruaa Ncrillnu- ('Upping the new seeding early In the fall and allowing Uie surplus growth to go back upon the surface tend to conserve moisture by covering the soil and preventing direct exposure to the hot sun during both the fall and early spring It Is very essential In Uie fall that the soil bo well saturated with moisture before freezing, so the plHUt will be well supplied. With late fall rains to soak the ground, and Uie sur face covering to prevent evaporation, an Ideal condition U provided for the dormant plant, advises A met lean Ag riculturist. Wkn Ck»n« Craekt. If a cheese cracks, rub well with butter and turn from one side to the other every day at least. It does not often crack unless It ts left unturned too long and one side dries too rapidly. Tlie I'emller limunnuo nntl Odd Cos- tom* of (lie I'poplc, Of Urn strange scenes amt customs of the lhiH<|tio country a traveler writes: "I was struck by Hie way the women walked and curried themselves. A fat old woman with a huge tray on her bend walked along at a swinging pace, shouting her wares mean while at the top of her voice. I saw a woman cur rying on her head lirst of all a large tray of fruit (its size can he Imagined A'huit I tell you that It was afterward her stall). On the top of this were a basket of wusblng and a big umbrella to be used to cover Uie stall. Then In her left hand she carried n supple mentary stall, and hy the other she toil a little cbikl will' ll could Just reach rhe mother's hand by holding its own op as high as It could stretch. “I wus waiting once ut a little way- side Inn In the village of A-scnin when I saw an old lady, followed hy two great fat white pigs. They nil three waddled over to Urn village pump, and then, procuring some water In a pull, the old lady proceeded to wash her charges. She cleaned them most as siduously eyes, cars, tail, back, hind (junrters and feet. "There Is a dignity of carriage about .ill tin* women In this country. I fan- cicil It might be due to the fact that formerly, bcfois- the ‘Code Napoleon’ came Into operation, the law ol>lig<“l the firstborn, whether hoy or girl, to Inbcrll the pntrlinnny and continue the head of the family, Hie husband taking the wife's name when the Inheritor was a woman, thus giving the woman a perfect *•<pmlity from her birth. The matrons are not less hcuutlful than the younger women. “Quite unlike any other language is Unit of tho Masques. Although when hearing the people talk a Spanish sound seems to be occasionally emitted, It Is not really at all like Spanish. I wus amused to tlml that 'no* Is 'ess' In Masque, and when I uskml what 'yes’ wus I thought at first the answer was ‘mi,’ which would have been very curi ous, but It turned out to be dm,' with the ‘b’ softly pronounced.” A PERFUME THAT SMELLS. HO(l rilKDINO HACK. nor torn down. Tho lower part of It Is made about It) by 24 feet, hPlng two logs high on sides over which the cat tle reach to get the liny or fodder. Then Jogging In about two feet an upper part Is put In several logs higher and the rack holds two good loads of hay. The one from which the sketch was taken has been In use for many years and Is sllll quite nervlcentile. Western Sheep Indnstry. One of the unique character 1stIcm of tlie sheep raising Industry In tho west Is Unit it offers opportunities to men with no capital. Instiinces are com mon where men starting ns bauds on monthly pay .of, say, $40, and having been found fnlUiful have Imhmi trusted with flocks of sheep on shares. With this as a stepping stone, they have pro gressed until within a few years they have got together flocks of their own numbered by the thousands. The western farmer who Is engagisl lu other Industries on his land usually shows ii disposition to keep a flock of from B0 to 300 sheep os a "side line,” and Incidentally It may lie remarked that some of the best yields of fall sown wheat which have been secured In the northwest In recent years have heen from land on which the growing crop was grazed close down hy the farmer's slmcp lu the early spring until Hie Held looked absolutely bare. Wal lace Fawcett In Farm and Fireside. \|>l>lr Hum In town. , The experiment station of the Iowa State college at Ames has Just Issued from Its botanical department a bulle tin (No. 84) dealing with the apple rust In lowa. in this bulletin Profess or l'nmmcl has collected a large amount of useful Information concern ing the rusi and apple fungi and the districts In which they arc prevalent, together with reports from other states us to their appearance and the means taken to cope with them. The origin of the apple rust ts traced to the red cedars, so often used as windbreaks In the vicinity of orchards. Experiments In spraying In different parts of this and other states arc de tailed with their results. The Awful Odor That Comes From ••lire Attnr of Rosea. The perfumer took from his desk a small Husk of copper. “In flasks like this attnr of roses comes to iim,” he mild. "Attnr of roses is worth from $10 to $25 an ounce, ac cording to tlie market. This flask Is empty uow, but in it a little odor still lingers.” The visitor smiled delightedly. He bnd never smelt pure attar of rosea be fore. Now he unscrewed the stopper and, closing Ills eyes, with an ecatatlo look lie applied his nostrils to the flask. Hut only for un Instant. Then he threw hack hts head, twisting Ida features Into a grimace of disgust, and he exclaimed: "Garbage! Bone yards! Glue fac tories !" The perfumer laughed. “All essential oils mncll like that,” h* snld. "Yet no good perfume can ht made without them." He took from u shelf a cut glass Jar filled with a thick, yellowish oil that looked like petroleum partly refined. "In this Jar," he said, "there are forty ounces of pure attar of roses worth over $300. You know how the attar smells alone. Now watch mo make a rich perfume by adding things to It.” He put a few drops of the attar Into a vial. Fie filled the vial with Hplrits of musk, uiiother of orris, then one of neroll, one of rose, of violet, of orange, of vanilla, and, finally, the oil of cloves and bergamot. •‘There," lie said, “smell that. Isn’t it exquisite?” “Exquisite!" said the visitor. "Well, without Its foundation of the malodorous ami costly attar of roses It wouldn't smell any better than u plate of soup."—New York Herald. A* ii Clltietier. "I'm not so particular about speed, hut 1 must have a gentle horse,” re- pen ted Mr. Green. "My Wife wants to drive, you sec. Will you warrant this horse to he safe?" "Certainly," said the dealer reassur ingly. "lie's a regular lady's horse.” "You are sure lie's not afraid of any thing?" asked Mr. Green anxiously and for the tenth time. The dealer assumed an air of reflec tion. "Well, there Is one thing that he lias always appeared to he afraid of ever since l got him," be admitted con scientiously. "It seems us if lie's scared to death for fear some one might say ‘Wlioa!’ and ho not hear it." Slock Horn Now t-'nlteiilnic. The number of stock hogs now being fattened is ti per cent less than the number a year ago. lteports as to size and weight of stock lings Indicate a condition of tki.2 ns compared with 04.2 a year ago and a seven year average of JV4.7. GARDEN SNAPSHOTS Tkt A»fl< Crop. Moderate, If not small, appears to be the general conclusion for the apple crop from the very uneven outlook re ported In the various apple sections of the country. Sow pansies In cold frames. Start new lusts of asparagus and rhubarb. Fall sown grass seed generally makes a better lawn than spring sown seed. In Hie latitude of Rtchmoad sow ear ly cabbage, turnip for "salad." kale, spinach, lettuce and mustard. Towanl the end of the month set out cabbage and lettuce plants which are to stay outdoors all winter. From every standpoint the fall Is the Ideal tree planting time In the south. Don't forget the Hites, the most im portant of summer blooming bulbs. They must he planted in the fall — Gar den Mugaslne. Ancient llrlilgc Sniicrstitlnn. A primitive notion existed among the Romans and other races that a bridge was an offense aud Injury to the river god. as It saved people from being drowned while fording or swimming across and robbed the deity of a certain number of victims which were his due. For many centuries in Rome propitia tory offerings of humau victims were made every year to tho Tiber. Men and women were drowned by being bound and flung from the wooden Sub- lician bridge, which, till nearly the end of the republican period, was the one ami only bridge across the Tiber it Rome. TRADE MARK HM: REGISTERED ERS BO Notice! We are now mailing Royster Farmer’s Almanac sl9 06 (f Any Planter failing to receive copy can get same by advising us by postal card. Cj] This Almanac is of special interest to every planter; sent free upon application. ADDRESS REQUEST TO F. S. 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