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CONVENIENCE OF DIVIDING
FALL AND SPRING HOG HERDS
By This Method Farmer Will be Able to Distribute His
Time Equally, Economize in Room, Sell When
Markets Suit Him And Furnish Customers
Kind of Pork Desired.
/ (By C. C. BOWSFIELD, Illinois.)
f Every farmer, who raises as many
as 100 hogs in a year, ought to divide
them into spring and fall herds. By
thia means he will be able to distrib
ute the labor to suit his convenience,
economize in room, sell when the mar
ket suits .him, and furnish his custo
mers on short notice, any kind of pork
desired, from suckling-roast to prime
bacon.
The thoroughly practical man can
tarn hogs Into money very rapidly,
but the business needs to be on a scale
extensive enough to enable him to
properly divide his fields and build
ings, and to make thorough experi
ments, with different types, and dlffer
■at kinds of food.
I have observed two or three bad
Bsilures recently, which were caused
primarily, by the old and erroneous
Idea that hogs do not require much
ground room or forage.
■ In raising pork for the market, the
farmer ought to keep in mind these
(vital points: Cost of feeding, danger
pf disease or sickness, and range of
(market prices.
! Starting the season with 50 to 100
pigs just weaned, the owner should
provide pasturage of some kind. I
jwould give this lot of young animals
one mess per day, of brain and shorts
moistened with slops, skimmed milk
or whey. This is ample in a grass-lot
of five or ten acres.
Clover Is excellent for forage, but
Artichokes and . rape are better. A
If'
Berkshire Gilts.
little corn soaked in water is good
iwhen the pigs begin to show growth.
What they need above all else, how
over, is the range, with just about
ouch a line of food as would be re
•qulred to give young cattle a steady
■and rapid growth. Field-peas ought
to be available toward the end of
tsummer. The hogs can be allowed to
'do the harvesting themselves.
/ This will give firmness and sweet
ness to the flesh, and could be used
Kight through the fall, instead of corn.
My preference would be to give the
Unai month to a dressing up with
• -corn. This crop being ready in Octo
bey. the fattening process can be
ALFALFA PEST
WORKS INJURY
Weevil is Not Native to America,
But Introduced From
Europe, Asia and
Africa.
(By F. M. WEBSTER.)
The alfalfa weevil is not native to
America, but has been accidentally in
troduced from Europe, western Asia,
<or northern Africa, where it is very
«ommon, and where, while more or
less destructive to alfalfa, It is prob
ably prevented by its natural enemies
ffom working serious and widespread
gavages.
The insect winters entirely in the
beetle stage, seeking shelter, before
the frosts of autumn commence, either
In the crowns of alfalfa plants, close
to the surface of the ground in the
Held or under leaves, matted grass,
weeds, and rubbish along ditch banks,
hay stacks and straw stacks. Indeed
it is oftentimes found in barns where
hay is kept over winter.
It has been estimated that fully 80
per cent of the beetles that go into
winter quarters in the fall live through
until spring. With the coming of
spring the beetles make their way
Wig
The Alfalfa Weevil: Adults Clustering
on and Attacking Sprig of Alfalfa.
forth from their hiding places and
attack the young growth of alfalfa as
soon as there is sufficient food for
them.
In ordinary seasons they appear in
March and the egg-laying period usu
ally lasts from March or April until
early July.
Some idea of the abundance of
these eggs and the extent to which
the pest may breed In vacant lots and
other waste lands where alfalfa has
sacaped from cultivation and grows
as a weed may be obtained from the
tact that in one case a single plant
has been found to contain 127 of these
rushed through the month of No
vember, or until conditions are right
for marketing.
The ^clearest profit Is made in ten
months, at which age, the hogs ought
to average 250 pounds. Animals that
get good pasturage, and about such a
diet as I have described, are pretty
sure to escape disease. It is essential
to have plenty of pure water in the
hog lot.
The farm should Include three or
four small fields, securely fenced, so
that one kind of forage could be
rested, while the other was used. Then
again, if the owner detects fever or
other sickness In the herd, it is easy
to segregate those animals which are
affected. Prompt action along this
line, may prevent heavy loss.
Dipping is another essential, and aj
it is neither difficult or expensive, it
ought to be attended to, twice each
summer. With this kind of hog farm
ing, cholera will not be known, and
the stock will get a steady growth,
from beginning to end.
If the weather be severe, when it
comes to the last month of feeding,
the hogs should be kept in clean,
roomy pens, but even to the last day,
they should have some succulent for
age-plant to eat. Clover or alfalfa is
suitable for this, and carrots are ex
cellent, in connection with the corn,
or peas.
It is for the good of the animal, and
of course for the owner’s pocket, that
a program of this kind be marked out.
Feeding 50-cent corn, for six or eight
months, will not do. Farmers must
learn that forage is natural to the hog,
and that it will give the growth at a
small cost.
Allowing full rental value for the
land, the cost of all food supplies, and
the wage value of the time taken up
in the care of the stock, from the date
of birth, to the marketing 100 hogs
10 months old averaging 250 pounds,
can be turned off, at a cost not ex
cedlng S7OO.
It may be done for a little less, but
if it is to be a business proposition,
let It be figured as a business man
would count the expense. With care
ful experimenting and observation, for
several years, I get no figures very
far from $7 for a marketable hog
weighing 250 pounds.
Keep Up Cow’s Condition.
To keep up the condition of the
cows and to supplement the pasture a
little wheat bran and flaxseed meal
can be profitably fed all through the
summer.
egg punctures in the midst of the egg
laying season, with the punctures
fresh and new. As one puncture may
contain anywhere from a lew to over
30 eggs, probably 10 or 15 on the aver
age, this single plant presumably con
tained between 1,200 and 1,300 eggs
at the time it was observed. If these
hatched and half of them developed
into female beetles and 80 per cent of
the latter passed the winter, this plant
might in a year give rise to over 150,-
000 beetles.
The alfalfa weevil has no natural
enemies, except frogs and toads, both
of which are by far too few in num
bers to greatly restrict the ravages of
the pest.
AIDS FOR THE
HOGBREEDER
Two Pastures Better Than One-
Vicious Animal Should be
Killed — Provide
Shelter.
,The breed of white hogs is rapidly
disappearing from this country.
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run
over our neighbor’s farm.
With good fence wire as cheap as
it is today it is an easy matter to di
vide up the hog.pasture into convenient
lots.
Two pastures are better than one,
because while the hogs are feeding
in one field the other will be recover
ing and later furnish much more at
tractive feed than as If both pastures
are used as one.
The vicious hog that is forever
breaking out and causing trouble for
one’s neighbor cannot be killed too
quickly.
It Is a good plan to provide sum
mer shelter for the hogs on a high
spot where the wind will have a full
sweep.
Cow of Quality.
It Is unofficially reported that a Jer
sey cow ownd by a member of the
American Jersey club, of New York,
in a year’s test gave 14,452 pounds of
milk. The average daily was 39 6-10
pounds milk and 2 pounds and 1-7
ounces of butter.
Feed for Dairy Cows.
High-priced feed and low prices for
milk or Its products Is a very unde
sirable combination, but It Is some*
times economy to submit to a present
loss, rather than allow a milk flow
to go by default.
Sheep on Pasture.
If too many sheep are confined on a
pasture they will eat the grass roots
right out of the ground.
THE
WD
ELECTRIC INSOLE IN SHOE
Portable Battery Carried In Pocket
Connects With Conducting Mate
rial-Continuous Treatment.
A Colorado man recently asked him
self: ‘‘lf electricity is good for rheu
matism and otber ailments in spas
modic treatments, why wouldn’t it be
better If the treatment could be taken
for hours at a time and without any
inconvenience to the subject?” He
decided that It would and forthwith
designed what is known as the "elec
tric insole." This device consists of
a pair of Insoles of conducting mate
rial connected by wires with a port
able battery, which is carried in the
Electric Insole.
trousers pocket or suspended Inside
the trousers by a. hook that catches
the belt. The wires run down the In
side of the trousers legs and connect
with the metal members of the in
soles. The current, of course, can be
switched on or off at will and the
treatment can be taken as the subject
is walking about the street or attend
ing to his business. As it is spread
over a much longer time and has more
opportunity to work, It should be more
effective.
AID PLANTS BY ELECT"ICITY
Experiments Show Spinach, Strawber
ries, Peas, Etc., Both Better and
Earlier Than Others.
Electric agriculture is now attract
ing a great deal of attention, and the
simple system devised by M. Basty
should be worth further investigation.
It consists of standing upright in the
ground in the neighborhood of the
plants thin iron rods provided with
noncorrosible points. The rods may
be about six feet long for cereals and
about one inch diameter. The theory
is that these rods cause discharge
from -their points, and create electric
oscillations in the ground which bene
fit the plants.
M. Basty showed at a recent exhi
bition a number of plants raised in
this way, spinach, strawberries, green
peas, etc,, which were both earlier
and better than others grown in the
ordinary way In neighboring plots, it
would be Interesting to know if the
chemical effect of the iron had any
thing to do with the results.
PHONE ATTACHMENT IS HANDY
Jointed Arm Holds Receiver Against
Ear of User, Leaving the Hands
Free for Writing.
The Canadian who devised the auto
matic holder for telephone receivers,
of which an illustration is shown here
with, was a friend of the ladies. It
will enable a woman to carry on an
hour’s conversation on a six-party
wire without tiring her arm in the
least. The holder is a joined metal
affair fastened to the receiver hook
and having at the free end its own set
of hooks to hold the cylinder. When
not in use it takes up little room, but
when called into play It can be ex
tended until close to the ear and hold
the receiver as well as it can be held
J®
New Telephone Attachment.
by hand. This leaves both hands free
for writing or for attending to any
other duties which the person talking
through the phone may have before
him. In case where papers have to
be sorted or turned it is inconvenient
to have only one hand free, and the
implement here overcomes this diffi
culty.
ELECTRICITY AID TO GROWTH
Swedish Scientists Interested In Ex
periments Which Have Been Car
ried on for Some Years.
Considerable Interest has been
aroused among Swedish scientists in
regard to the remarkable electrical
experiments which have been carried
on for some years in one of the pub
lic schools In Stockholm. The object
has been to test the beneficial influ
ence of electricity on the develop
ment of the human body.
Hitherto it had been found possible
to force the growth of vegetables by
means of electrical currents distrib
uted from a powerful dynamo. This
idea has been carried out with signal
success tn several places.
It was accordingly contended that
the human organism was equally sus
ceptible to "expedited growth,” as it
has-been called, through practically
continuous applications of an elec
trically charged atmosphere to the
body. Two groups of 25 children were
selected, as nearly alike as possible
in general health, size, and weight.
The respective groups received their
instruction in two rooms, both equal
in size, ventilation, lighting and other
general conditions. But the group In
one was constantly exposed to the in
fluence of electric currents, while the
other group pursued Its studies under
normal conditions.
After a test of several years the
two groups of children have been
compared, and it is claimed that the
electrified children have outstripped
the others mentally and physically;
that they have grown faster, put on
weight more quickly, and have shown
more physical fitness generally, be
sides possessing superior mentality.
Skepticism is displayed in some
quarters, and the result of the experi
ment is not altogether regarded as
decisive. It Is expected, however,
that similar experiments will be con
ducted in some other schools In order
to demonstrate the supposed efficacy
of the electrifying process in improv
ing the mental and physical condition
of the rising population.
ADJUSTABLE SHADE ON LAMP
Device Consists of Metal Disks Bent
Into Semi-Cylindrical Form With
Clamps on Each Side.
An Ingenious shade for use on in
candescent lamps is here shown, it
consists of a metal disk bent into a
seml-cyllndrical form and provided at
opposite sides with spring clamps
adapted to press against the lamp
globe, holding the device in position,
says the Popular Electricity. As can
Adjustable Lamp Shade.
be seen the shade may be fastened tn
any position so that the shadow Is
cast in any desired direction. This ar
rangement will be found especially
useful for hospitals and sick rooms,
enabling the nurse to protect the pa
tient’s face from the direct rays of
light yet leaving other parts of the
room illuminated. By painting the in
terior of the shade with white en
amel it may be used to a certain ex
tent as a reflector also.
aSSail
■NOTEy
Chicago has 37,994 street lamps.
The only railroad in Lapland is be
ing electrified.
Electric fans are a great boon to
the sick during hot weather.
Nearly all the large packing houses
are now equipped with electric power.
It is estimated that electric light
is used by 700,000 American house
holds.
It is planned to put moving picture
shows on some of the transcontinen
tal trains.
There are 110,000 telephones in use
in Japan at the present time, and the
number is rapidly increasing.
A simple tool that twists two or
more wires together as it is drawn
along them is a Texan’s invention.
The government of India has au
thorized wireless stations to connect
the scattered garrisons of the coun
try.
There are 1,850 electrical works
and central stations in Germany In
addition to more than 45,000 private
plants.
An ingenious employe of the Gen
eral Electric Company has invented a
meter for measuring the flow of
steam tn pipes.
Birds, it seems, rarely if ever get
accustomed to the sound of electric
bells so as not to be startled by the
ringing of one.
Engineers declare that the water
falls of the Alps are capable of gen
erating enough electrical power to
run all the railroads of Switzerland
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Is a positive cure tor weakness and disease of the feminine organism. It allay*
inflammation, heals ulceration and soothes pain. Tones and builds up the nerves.
Do not permit a dishonest dealer to substitute for this medicine which has •
record of 40 years of cures. “ No, thank you, I want what I ask for.”
Dr. Pierce’* Plea*aat Pellet* induce mild natural bowel movement once a day.
Loyalty.
"So lightning struck Speeder’s au
tomobile?”
“Well, Speeder claims it was his au
tomobile that struck the lightning.”—
Puck.
New Disappointment.
First Summer Girl —So you thought
a man was coming?
Second Summer Girl —Ye?; but as
we got a closer view we saw it was
only a bird. —Puck.
CHILLS ATO FEVER ATO AGUE
Rapidly disappear on using Elixir
Babek, a preventative for all Malarial
Diseases.
“I recommend 'Elixir Babek* to all
sufferers of Malaria and Chills. Have
suffered for several years, have tried
everything, but failed, until I came
across your wonderful medicine. Can
truly say it has cured me."—George In
seoe. Company G, 4th Batalllon.
Elixir Babek 50 cents, all druggists or
Kloczewski & Co., Washington D. C.
When the Minister Scored.
In a contribution to the Christian
Register, Thomas R. Slicer tells this:
"Some men the other night, in con
versation with me, knowing I was a
minister —and it is the spirit of this
time to put it up to a minister in
terms at least of gentle satire —said:
‘We have been discussing conscience,’
and one of them said, I have given a
definition of conscience; it is the ver
micular apendlx of the soul,’ and they
laughed. And I said, ‘That is a good
definition in your case; you never
know you have it until it hurts y<^u.’
Then they did not laugh.”
Easy to Arrange.
"Do you know what a fortunate lit
tle boy you are?” rather patronizingly
inquired a young lady of the laddie
whose mother is her dearest comrade.
“Here, I invited mamma to go away
for a lovely time with me, but she
wouldn’t because it wasn’t a place
where we could take children, and
she thought she’d rather be at home
with you. But I don’t blame her,” as
the wide eyes grew wistful, "for I
think I’d rather stay at home also, if
I had a nice little boy like you!”
“Why don’t you get one?” queried
the child, briskly. "I’ll tell Dr. John
son to bring you the next one he finds,
if you like!"
GRABBED HIM.
twenty-five years younger he would
marry me.
He —Twenty-five years younger?
Why, that’s just my age.
She —Oh, Charlie, this Is so sud
den!
A LADY LECTURER
Feeds Nerves and Brains Scientifically.
A lady lecturer writes from Philadel
phia concerning the use of right food
and how she Is enabled to withstand
the strain and wear and tear of her
arduous occupation. She says:
"Through Improper food. Imperfect
ly digested, my health was complete
ly wrecked, and I attribute my recov
ery entirely to the regular use of
Grape-Nuts food. It has, I assure you.
proven an inestimable boon to me.
"Almost immediately after beginning
the use of Grape-Nuts I found a grati
fying change In my condition. The ter
rible weakness that formerly pros
trated me after a few hours of work,
was perceptibly lessened and Is now
only a memory—lt never returns.
“Ten days after beginning on Grape-
Nuts I experienced a wonderful in
crease in mental vigor and physical
energy, and continued use has entire
ly freed me from the miserable In
somnia and nervousness from which
I used to suffer so much.
“I find Grape-Nuts very palatable
and would not be without the crisp,
delicious food for even a day on any
consideration. Indeed, I always carry
It with me on my lecture tours.”
Read the little book, “The Road to
Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a reason.”
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are aennlne, true, and full of human
Interest.
Is only one of many symptoms which some women en
dure through weakness or displacement of the womanly
organs. Mrs. Lizzie White of Memphis, Tenn., wrote
Dr. R. V. Pierce, as follows i
“At times I was hardly able to be on my feet.
I believe I had every pain and ache ■ woman
could have. Had a very bad case. Internal
organs were very much diseased and my back
was very weak. I suffered a great deal with
nervous headaches, in fact, I suffered all over.
This was my condition when I wrote to you for
advice. After taking your ‘Favorite Prescrip
tion * for about three months can say that my
health was never better.”
BARGAIN OF M. D. AND D. D.
Mutual Obligations Entered Into That
Surely Should Have Been
Satisfactory.
Newell Dwight Hillis, the now fa
mous New York preacher and author,
some years ago took charge of the
First Presbyterian church of Evans
ton, 111. Shortly after going there he
required the services of a physician,
and on the advice of one of his par
ishioners called in a doctor noted for
his his ability properly to emphasize a
good story, but who attended church
very rarely. He proved very satisfac
tory to the young preacher, but for
some reason could not be induced to
render a bill. Finally Doctor Hillis,
becoming alarmed at the Inroads the
bill might make in his modest stipend,
went to the physician and said: “See
here, doctor, I must know how much
I owe you."
Arter some urging, the physlc’an re
plied: “Well, I’ll tell you what I’ll
do with you, Hillis. They say you're
a pretty good preacher, and you seem
to think I am a fair doctor, so I'll
make this bargain with you. I’ll do
all I can to keep you out of heaven if
you do all you can to keep me out of
hell, and it won’t cost either of us
a cent It is a go?”—Cosmopolitan
Magazine.
“WHY SHOULD I USE
CUTICURA SOAP^
“There is nothing the matter with
my skin, and I thought Cuticura Soap
was only for skin troubles.” True, it
Is for skin troubles, but its great mis
sion is to prevent skin troubles. For
more than a generation its delicate
emollient and prophylactic properties
have rendered it the standard for this
purpose, while its extreme purity and
refreshing fragrance give to it all the
advantages of the best of toilet soaps.
It Is also invaluable in keeping the
hands soft and white, the hair live
and glossy, and the scalp free from
dandruff and irritation.
While its first cost is a few cents
more than that of ordinary toilet
soaps, it is prepared with such care
and of such materials, that It wears
to a wafer, often outlasting several
cakes of other soap, and making its
use, in practice, most economical.
Cuticura Soap is sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, but the truth of
these claims may be demonstrated
without cost by sending to “Cuticura,"
Dept. 23 L, Boston, for a liberal sam
ple cake, together with a thirty-two
page book on the skin and hair.
A Distinction.
“Mrs. Flubbit appears to be some
what cold and distant since Mr. Flub
bit acquired wealth."
“Yes. While she isn’t quite so frig
id as the show girls in musical com
edies, still, she is unbearably
haughty.”
Where It Points.
“For whom is she wearing black—
her late husband?”
“No, for her next. She knovK. she
looks well in it.” —Judge.
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GROVE’S TASTKLBBS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
•bowing It Is simply Quinine and Iron In a tasteless
form, and the most effectual form. For grown
people and children, 60 cents.
Slang to Define Slang.
"He’s in bad.”
“Yes; he’s all in.”
For HEADACHE—Micks’ CAW DINH
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudlne will relieve you.
It’s liquid—pleasant to take —acts immedi
ately. Try It. 10c., 25c., and 50 cents at drug
stores.
He who knows most grieves for
wasted time. —Dante.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle.
Sincerity Is the saving merit now
and always.—Carlyle.
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Can quickly be overcome by j
CARTER'S LITTLE jEb*
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetable . -ftp
—act surely and J BHCARTER'S
gentiy onthe WITTLE
liver. Cure Bii/FP
Biliousness, I on i c
Head- B P w
ache, ,
Diz zi - ~
ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
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