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A G12 CH12YSAN H Lh GL'i LLLIOTT Pe-rhat l nowh2ere in the WP an one 11Id suc a varied and m.:ni Cenit co'.l un oA f ::hrysanltiulen wiat ue '-cn evecry a utunlan at t he Na Was-hing ~iaton have 1beconit' a 2al in!:u:!u sott Suelci - e!.va ell-l- k fo\:~rward m t, - fie4teop nn osklLv I . t wi Sa mi's .perh h 1 lints this brau ch of ilower growin 2g. *in THE W STA C The Mrs, rloosevelt.k Yellow i - A Dazzilin. of iho Dep.irtiout of Agri euilure. uni rUDe iu:i-i of the bureau of p Ct ndusiry. of which Dr. B. 'T. ( :"owa- is chief. has just been held inthe n'ew greenhiou7es of the depart muenit. The building w-as one mass of bloom with its several thousand of plt. rereenig bot 3 df-~ ern aitis ln1o hs r th rle fte oenetsgr denes. rtifcia polenaion nd ros tler. The petalsare extrtmely heavy. rein shaludande arinetihe bloomin is t most balimolesuls. ,Thie owe is~ mot muel of the e-w pa:i- who: het Iseen ii ient delaela itw I.-: er fullh to~erl ue.n(1: i' Te -hrs Rooetalt r Chresntemumiei. sa e all Wlo molte od led to-is nt!!mel one fo-- thah: The d itnmlirs. RoosevetChyathmm in hanr of thte -rs lady of the land. I ut the l deartm ent' - e'- 1ins crosigae o as a ses cross two "a!- '\ s-' a ad L20u tentantl 'on-i ImW '---K-the lr tion of valu1 . K 1 UwV and whte anI' Por'1 ae It h:li goe ba. (e Tarities :'m \* lit r'-n color from lhe pIen \' \ut e gardeners 're ri-wir' I.ee. h they produce one gaml specienn by obtaining :1 en-rySanthum~I of rare beauty' and shap~e. Good Grafting. A plant at the Department's show this year which attracted more than ai ttntnon was a specimen about :AT iUM"I SHOW ' .%IIl which grew-( (it z ven frtItand distinct -v rities soeill iesna- vt llow. while other we're Vin briw' Wisir. Th sii was - iitcby raftin:: s from ibl sots n agoodi slo-k. Ti~ lis; hryan~mumkn-OwnV to ~m. It was e::r 1. e rc May, ic\untry rphIly spr ul il ov the world.Thle passin years;t tw v rl IL wrough I w n s. 'Ind the bryanhemmthe "aIUtum~n (1Ue1n, T , - f F i W III i. l.A g '' )Inche Across, and the Beatrice 'May, dolais e whoinle world a S its ime. tly. Of the presen t generationt Canl remembier how but fl. COMPara; tivly'ti fwl y the ars o iI : t I chry sI tlemiIum'ii s t..\ xi h i re to ihe fouid in eI Shlltindie of t1or si and : th 1:s ili Nwer fowirs were xedums rang"ing fro nvie to thre Cn- t .supper.~k': t i ~ hIwv-. whe ~lantd*i txpert have~b simpltiedt atil of crultv ~the oerii-xn suhpites ~old shockt'r (ree ohe most* exotravofalont foinded. t r te r vaiouls publintions ofthe D tpatm uendetif . ri atrote most tirn e foundhto Ja'ept o' four Leet. Flax roots go down - three and "I tour fect. Grass roots, four to six fe Feet. Ied clover completely occupies Lhe upper three feet of soil. Crimuson tn Alover roots in a single year grow tl three feet. Alfalfa roots go to the e :inorious depth of twet'ty to thirty 11 'Iet. All of which mlay give sole et farmers new ideas as to cultivation a which breaks the roots of plants. aid the distance at which to plant. WN\ late potato hills are three feet apart each way the soil is very fully oc:u pied by the roots to a depth of three feet. 'nch ptato hill, therefore. oc cuples twenty-seven CU)it feet of soil. Salt Not Needed For Asparagus. Anither :.' 'rt article is on the Prop or Fertilizers f* r Aslaragus. AltgI sal t has been considered a time-Ill n ard tinessiv fo' tlis crop. it h1s bleen fotil t'hat aspaiaglus will yi-ld :I weil vitiott as wvitl it except for the fact tlit the Salt prevents the urou;th of veeds. rowl: )u.lushroom-- for Hone Ise. anolher ill shlt artA(i1 and On ion ulture 1* en1er nohr Anothecr sart arti.e gies the remarkable re l:s of forcinr early rhubarb with ethlet'. aising :Calves on Skin Milk, sup p-eited, of (lolurse. by gramin. is an instructivo- little article. covering tho results of lxperimnts in this line in he governmenit stiotis inl Iowa, Ida ho. Knsas. Nr-Iska and111 Utan. En te siccess has b)eet had with th' skitm milk diet and the practice is coisidered even more desirable by soie authorities than allowing tie vounste'rs to have natural milk. Other topics liscuttssed are Noodles. a product prepared by Europ ( ii lousewives and soeic m:'nufnetturers from flour with the addition of a er tain aniount of eggs and salt the dough heingw roih d into sheets and cit into strips or faiaiftul shapes;: Condi tion Powders' and Special Sti'mulatti:L f I- ks for Fo'ls and Farm AnEals: the Rlahtive Cot of Producing .1Meat fltu tie Ieef Typ ad 'e D:i'v Type of C;tttle: the Use of Animal Food for Youngt', Ducks. showing the aits of ducklins oil rationS colttin ing differeit proportions of altii:tl ,ood: the Ta Effet of Using from Disa's'ed C(ows alll the Produle tion of Cider Vine::r. Tllis is a free 1hulletin and appli(' tion should he tin:ohl to yoi' s'a1' tor or mtmbir of ttntsor to Soire tar Jams W\\ilsoni at Washingto.u Colle c For the Amy. The yearly t 4 . 1 Splin :ablilt t4) het' let by the Qu1ta'rterll:Ster . Genera'l. .11id thel 1epartnllent of - rtiltur has, been-i celi u1P)n to (it riewhich bralint Sha,11bepueisd This test was 1ile1 un1der tlhe suli vision of Dr. WileyN'. Chif of the Itu roau of heitry. Ife selectol a jttry' of veteran cofTee drinkers who know - tind (ai till gooil offee from bad by flavor :ntd he' the odor with the pot at orobalbly a llindred yvirds distant. The I .u a:ssl'11d itt Dr. Wily-'s oltice. where the bureau cook had prepared I Svevral smIa lo* ' of coffee from the sainples submittel. They were tested; - VI CHRIYSANTIIEIDI WEALTII IN TI ~y the jur"' from ('utps al td 1)00ns .\t'er tihe test thle jur'y was dis:n issed :rtet:tt repor(t, gi vitug his views of the e " iO'. andt~ statinug wllielll of tll t an:1I ls he' 'onlsidered'ui te best. iTese wre'1 pht('ed ini seaulu-d envelope)is and ti and11 submtiitteid thu. linuditng to the Qua t- 1 temtaister' Genler':!. D r. Wliiley also 1 'ost itttd a1 part of thle jury-a fore man. as it werte-to ascerttai:i whether iis itndinigs and jtudgment of the qual it of the coffee coinceided with those If the others. Cn.: Minute Butler. The i nstatntaneuous ice-crleamtf maker seetts abI out to give way to an m stantaneous biuttet' tmaker'. This is a ('thtu caple I of mtakitng butter int sixty' se'otnds. The mia('hine is so hatudy that it might very well be pheed on the tena tahle aIs ani acces sovy to tlhe cups andl( teapolt. aind vet uot look out of place. All that is A F.\MTTTY OF EDIB necessary is to furnish the cream n with h' a temperature of W) degrt' es Fahven- Ii eit and buttter enn he made at any I) ime desire-whil on wait The s: mpire Churn," reports Consul Lie Id, of Freiburg, Baden, does not en need a special vessel for holding e cream. The cream is phi ced in e vessel so tuat the dasher is in the uter, a1nd about 1 1-2 inches below e surface. The handle is then turn [ slowly for a few seconds, :nd en at a good s)eed. atd Withil oI inLute butter is formed. Then som. i'i'D 1> 44 ALFALFA TWO YFARS OLD. -esh cold water is poured in and the indle turned sloy lI two or three mleS wiein the butter is ready for 'ashing salting and eating OLD AGE PENSION. luch Attention Q'ven in France to the Care ol the Indigent. France evidently does not believe iat the old should oo chloroformed ud put out of the wNy. fP r. accordin'. > oflicial reports received ':om United tates officials located at Varis. that overinment has a syste:i ')f pension Ir for the ;.:ed. Filr m r thiin a entury the FVrench govein:nent has een experiienting with scienemes for ivl' - ann1uity to the ohl, net, LoW ver with en.: success. At the preseit ine i1,-posits are re ived from any persoi. regardless of but the amrount imi:].a not exceed H) francs ($91;.:0) in te11 cou5rse Of a ear. An account may be o)ened for a ild of three years of a ge; a married :oan in,.y deposit money without her sband's consent. At amy age be een fifty and sixty-five (or earlier I case Of perImaneint disability tc ork) the depositor a11y1: claim his an ity, which is calculated according tc - - E GOV ERNMENT GREENHOUSE. he :mount of his deposit and interes1 d the probabilitie.s of life, but th< nnity may not exceed 1,200 franci 231.00). In rurail districts the tax gatherer h mpowerod to receive deposits. and it may factc ries a certain percentage : leducted from the wages and paid t( le Caisse in the wvorkman's name. 2 'ranch of thec Caisse may be founlde( n any towvn or village, with the per nission of the prefect of the depart nent. and there are about 2..300 of suel iranches. wilih nearly 340,000 de >ositor's. There, are several large institution: or the Icare of the indi.:ent aged. Somi >f these are free and a. others a smial harge :i..ade for board and lodging 't Issy. near Paris. is an institutio1 or widowers. widows. or matrriet oules, of whom both are over silty le years of age and who have "er nrried at least fifteen years. There are many sniall institutign ounded by private peo1%K for old >ficials, at seof ch the charg as high as 8250 a year. Some r ious orders still shelter a few aged "rsons, either gratuitously or at a ena sum ner nnnm_ STOP YOU UNLESS STAMPED uts UNDER IXEQ ^ ND SA FETY R EIN BUCKLES - TO CROWN PIECE BRIDLE WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE DRI Write for descriptive circu THE GEE'11R MA%Z7 47 EXCHANGE P1 WMil Stop Kirk's; AMERiCAN CROWN SOA P is a green soap, consistency of paste, a perfect cleanser for automobile machinery and all vehicles; will not injure the most highly polished surface. Made from pure vegetable oils. 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