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TW( t THE fcee wu you oov. > . eeitiHC ; , MM Of (Copyright.) New for tl BY JNO. C. BARKSDALE, J SQUASHES TO RELI ATTRACTIVE ADDITIO (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Summer squashes are to many an at tractive addition to the home ear den Tliey may be planted yet in practicall; any part of the country, and their cul ture is easy. Two or three hills wil furnish enough for an average-size* family. They are not fastidious as t< soils, though they, like most gardei plants, prefer a warm, sandy loam. Tin most Important requirements for thei growth are abundance of manure an* good cultivation. The hills may bi spaced five or six feet apart. Th< plants will occupy the ground all sum mer if the fruits are harvested at thi most usable stage. Squashes' are tender plants, and can not endure the slightest frost, so see< should not be planted until the soil i well warmed. Ten or a dozen seeds an planted usually in each hill. Thesi should finally be thinned to one or twi plants. The soil must be stirred b; shallow cultivation until the plant cover the soil. There are in use in this country sev tvnps <vf these sauashes. The; must all be used while very immature 8?3 4vi * '< ' ' * '>'' '-: >$ > ' "W** CROOKNECK IS POPU GUARD ALL ALFALFA LEAVE: ,Two-Thirds of Feeding Value of Plan Is In Leaves?Rake Into Wind, rows Before Dry. Two-thirds of tfce feeding value c the alfalfa plant Is In the leaves. 1 the leaves are lost in curing only on( third of the feeding value remain: This fact is regarded as Important b farmers who advocate that alfalfa ha be cured so as to save the leaves. ThI MAAno of fKo olfnlfo mnaf Ka roL*o uicauo iua w uic u&jl.uix(a iuuoi, uv ??*nv. into windrows before the leaves dr and fall off. Raking can be done tw bours after cutting, thus saving th leaves and preserving the green colo -and desirable flavor. { ROOKIE nwRs- ( ? ARE iTroM ; ^Jy Farmers j COUNTY DEMONSTRATOR. EVE FOOD SHORTAGE N TO SUMMER GARDEN. - If the thumb nail does not very readily puncture the skin of the fruit, the best " stage for eating has passed. ' Scallop or Pattypan squashes occur y in white and yellow colors. Yellow * Summer Crookneck is also much plant1 ed and is a good variety. These ^ squashes have short vines and are 0 usually called bush forms. English 3 forms of summer squashes are called e vegetable marrows, and can be obr tained from many American seedsmen. 1 There is also an Italian summer squash s under the name of Cocozelle, which is e offered by a few seedsmen. These last have long vines, and should be given B as much as eight or ten feet between hills. Winter squashes such as Hubbard. 1 Green and Yellow, Delicious and Boss ton Marrow require the cultural treat e merit given above, but should be given e ten to twelve feet distance between 3 hills. Winter squashes should be Y stored in a dry place where the tem5 perature does not go below 45 degrees or 50 degrees F. An upstairs room is * much better for this purpose than a 7 cellar. The fruits must be thoroughly ; ripened, but not frosted. LAR VARIETY OF SQUASH. > SPRAYING FOR POTATO BUGS kt Mixture of Arsenate of Lead and Water Makes Excellent Solution to Destroy Pe6ts. A good spray for potato bugs conf slsts of a mixture of two cuncea of ?. arsenate of lead to one gallon of water. The arsenate of lead should y be well dissolved In a small quantity y of water before being diluted. Bnougn s of the solution to spray two-thirds of d an acre can be madq from six pounds v of arsenate of lead and 50 gallons of o water. This spray sticks to the plants , better than parls green and does nor burn them as parls green sometimes does. I1 is I W.ViVAV.V.V.W.V.V.V.V/ jf A MYSTERY SOLVED | IP Old Uckersted's apartments In the |T hotel were nothing like as expensive 3 as Jimson's. Jimson knew enough of 3n the man to be sure that he paid the U lowest price possible for them. The u; meals were a la carte, If the guests jy preferred, or there was a fair table St] d'hote at a reasonable fixed price. Jfl Jimson invariably ordered a la carte, IE and expensively, being particular in |r his eating. Old Uckersted took break- 3] fast a la carte?oatmeal and milk or ?y| some other grain preparation and milk, and hot water. Lunch this man of stocks and bonds and railroad jK shares ate downtown, generally at the Sfl board of trade counter. It was a light lunch. Dinner he ate at the hotel, i table d'hote, and it may be said that Sn he made up for his abstemiousness of 2P the day and got the worth of his money. U In spite of this the proprietor of the Q: hotel bowed to old Uckersted with ab- S solute obsequiousness while he mere- jlj ly favored Jimson with a nod of good- jfi | fellowship. Jimson drew a big salary U! j from a wholesale house downtown? p? and spent it like a prince. He patron- j UC lzed a fashionable talJor, wore as many diamonds as good taste permit-1 ted, perhaps sometimes more. He "fj was of an eminently sociable disposi- j U _ tlon and pleasant to everybody. Old |r TJckersted had his millions (so it was reputed), spent no more than was ab- ; S solutely necessary, was almost shabby Jfl in his attire and morose in his man-1 |f | ner. S It amused Jlmson to see the slavish S 1 deference paid to Uckersted's wealth. Sfl It was the way of the world, he said? Ifj natural enough. As for the proprie- |? tor of the hotel, it was quite reason- K able that he should kowtow to a man ill who could buy him out with a few [J strokes of his pen. Jimson did not U want any man to bend himself double ^ on his account. The friendly nod was good enough for him. He found no Uj fault with the humbly respectful de- Uj meanor of the clerk toward the mil- |r lionaire; that was natural, too. But what puzzled him particularly was the S behavior of William, the waiter. Very suave was William, cat-footed, |? low-voiced, deferential, blandly impas- S sive, bald and neat-whiskered?the ideal waiter. Jimson was very fond "J] of him. ^ "Look at him," said Jimson to a |? friend who was breakfasting with him one morning. "Mark the reverence in |r ' his humbly drooped eyelids, as he f | feeds old Creosus his crackers and f| milk; note the anxious assiduity with j ; which he places the hot water at the ,q ! magnate's elbow; get on to the solici| tude. And here reposing in my trousers pocket is a silver half dollar and he knows It will soon be in his. We want more of these crawfish, but that gJ1 1 cuts no ice with William." qj "Give it up," said the friend. "Be- ej, cause he's got the money, I suppose." f0 "Not at all," said Jimson. "As far 0f as William is personally concerned it se Is I who have the money. Moralists th give us fits as a nation for dollar worship. They're mistaken. We don't ed care a hang for ilie coin. It's only pa the power that it symbolizes that we wi reverence. William knows that Ucker- th sted is a power and he bows down be- |ni fore him. It isn't that he expects to er; aet an.v of Uckersted's money. In Eu- W{ rope the peasant abased himself be- ke fore the peer. WhyV Because the Qc peer had power. He or his ancestors w won It with the sword?by murder bu and might and leadership. The result re) is that in Europe they are getting to ac be more democratic than we are, in a co: way. That is, they respsct the aris- wc tocracy less than we do the plutocracy nil ?see? I, therefore, acquit William of sordid aims. Still?hi! William!" Until more than a yet.r after this conversation Jimson had been abroad looking after his firm's interests and when he returned William was gone and a James?an auogecner inienor being?handed him the bill of fare when he took his old set t One eve- jni ning Jimson got Into a street car and fei opposite to him he recognized William ?with some difficulty and doubt, for er} the model waiter had grown rather portly and was dressed raost magniflcently. A silk hat William wore; his a ? suit was of superfine blaci; his cravat fe( was fastened with an undeniable 0f pearl pin and he rested his gloved tin hands on a gold-knobbed cane. aC( "Come over here and sit by me," In- roi vlted Jimson. "I want to talk to you. You're looking well, William. Where are you working?" "I'm occupying a responsible posi- pa tion in Mr. Uckersted's household, sir," replied William. "I am his butler, in fact?major domo, you migHt say, sir. He married, you know, sir." ] "I did hear something of it," said Ing Jimson. "Well, well. Tou seem to be the prospering, certain^." dui "Pqgtty well, sir, thank you," ad- cei mlttea William. 'The salary isn't 1)1,1 rery large. Mr. Uckersted Is a very Dr careful gentleman in some respects, Dr but?" William allowed one eyelid to flutter down?"there Is something in Tv the commissions. Mrs. Uckersted entertains a good deal. And then," added William, "through Mr. Uckersted's kind suggestions 1 have been able to I n TTAotmnnfa fid UJU&t? SUlliC lUUOkKC tUTvouuciaio* Yes, sir. In fact, sir. If It were not for ne the opportunities I have for obtaining to< hjnts In that direction, I think I su< should resign my position. I have SP' really no occasion to work for any- Ier body." fl0 "I think I understand William and the central attitude toward nonajai ye w better bow," said Jlmaoa ta mU aa * gat <C tfca or, Th i c in The) Associa ! ? I | i Now is tl ! | save syst< i - th< i a a I i G. A. NUFFEI j PRESIDENT i rinnoiaranuMunniCTCT 13IU1111111J 1>J 111 IJ1J1J UIJIJ L OR INCREASED CORN YIELDS| T ain of 6.31 Bushels Per Acre by S Thinning Secured at Ohio Station on Testod Seed. Thinning com has resulted In a tin, as a four-year average at the t( tiio experiment station, of 6.31 bush- Ir s per acre in the case of seed tested A; r germination before planting, and gi 8.47 bushels In the case of untested oi ed. The average time required for ol inning an acre of corn was 5.7 hours, pi In one case three kernels were plant- j tl [ per hill, and on the plot In com-| lj l-ison a generous quantity of seed! tl is dropped and the plants werej m inned to three per hill when 6 to 8 pi ches high. With tested seed an av-; tl age yield of 59.28 bushels per acre ;!oi is obtained with corn planted three! a] rnels per hill, and 65.59 bushels per re was harvested from thinned corn, pi ith untested seed a yield of 55.38; bi shpls ner acre was secured from I of pillar planting and 63.85 bushels per lo re where the corn was thinned. With 1 a< rn at only 50 cents a bushel, one gj ?uld make 65 cents an hour by thin-1 ig on this basis. ' q| ICANT LAND ALONG' FENCES 1 Cl it Many Farmers Ever Think of *""?? if Wjrfu Strln# nn Either Side of Barriers. ds Few farmers stop to think how much to id is taken up by the fences. The f0 ice itself takes little room, but It is 1 tr; possible to crow anything for sev- wj ll feet on both sides of the fence. fe ie department of agriculture reports 1 0f it the ordinary rail fence occupies ! Hi strip over 12 feet wide. About 3,GOO ; pi ?t of such a fence takes up an acre j th land. Hedges take up a little more ! in the rail fence, the width varying | cording to the width of the hedge M, -v. ITIMATED COST OF DUCKS * nges From Eight to Twelve Centa Per Pound, Depending on Current Prices of Grain. m< Wl [t Is estimated by poultrymen mak: a specialty of growing ducks that ra ? feed cost per pound of producing ck meat ranges from 8 cents to 12 ar its, depending upon the current ?* ces of grain and other feeds, to DEEDING FOR HEAVY LAYERS of vo Hundred-Egg Hen Is Possibility cl< When Attention to Essential Points Is Given. * inj rte 200-egg hen is a possibility when ; to lection and breeding are given the ce;3sary attention. The few who , pu y.i up this line of breeding, with | I eh startling results, soon created a ] th< int 01 euiuittuuu kuiuu^ uuici lout. ?. Now there are a great many pli cks of pure-bred fowls that have ' en line-bred for egg production for an. aiyjiirararai^^ 18 th Se >F STOCK Building and I ition of Abbe OPENS ? 20,19 tie time to save a ematically. We 3 plan. See us. i J. OMATOES ON SINGLE STEM'MEA? et Plants Eighteen Inches Apart In - ? .. Rows Three Feet Wide?Pinch .? Out Ail Shoots. Where tomatoes are to be trained To ) a single stem, the plants are set 18 f ^ tches apart In rows three feet wide. I he._iji. s soon as the young plant begins to i b ^ , [ qw after being transplanted it sends I q(j. i at branches or shoots from the axis ! " I the leaves. When these shoots ap-1 ^ ^ ear pinch them out, which will cause! frQm j le main stalk to shoot up very rapid- j .. . Put up a stake five feet tall and tie | .. le plant to it. As the plant grows j ^ ore suckers will form. Continue to i ^ nch these out and train the plant to 1 . . le stake. The fruit will be formed j cor(j jg l flower clusters about six inches' CTOun(; part on the main stem. ' T1 tb) The method of training does not act'iy t :oduce as many tomatoes per plant, it the fruit Is much larger In size and 1 higher quality. This method alws a great many more plants per ' :re, therefore the yield per acre is eatly increased. . IVE HENS PLENTY OF ROOM / A^C? owding Decreases Egg Production 4 and Increases Feed Bill?Have ST"" Nests Clean. \ If your house is built to accommo* j tte 50 hens, keep that many, and try | keep them in the best possible shape ' r profit?you will get it. But if you j y to crowd in 50. per cent more you | 111 require more feed and will have I wer eggs. It is pure greed which I ^ ten renders a flock unprofitable. ave nest boxes in Inconspicuous! B. At aces for the shy pullets, and keep . assum< em clean. the to] ?. cord 1 stretch AKING MONEY OUT OP COWS me a height ven Fundamental Principles of Successful Dairying?Weed Out All |NDU( Poor Animals. A ^ Anima There are ten rules for making ^ | jney out of cows and they all begin th "milk good cows." To put the case in a nutshell, or ther to skim the cream from the for rou lole matter, let us admit that there j d h e, say, seven fundamental principles goon g successful dairying, about as fol- j piace(j ?r8: It. So 1. Weed out the poor cows by means 6ire f0 the scales and the Babcock test. j them t 2. Feed the good cows plenty of case ti ;an, choice stuff as close to a bal- give ^ ced ration as possible. Only a 3. Eliminate competition by produc- en ^e Z a better product than the other fel-j should v and demanding a good price for it. t way8 ^ 4. Head the herd with a high-class, ; care s re-bred sire. ' more 1 5. Raise the promising calves from 1 sume i e best cows only. , the cal 6. Develop a market for your sur-, and wl is bull calves and other stock. j to exce r. Feed the mind of the man behind is entii b cow. _ be arol BBBBHBBHaaj ties ! ,oan | viUe !| [\ 117 I i\ nd to | have jjj , S. MORSE 1 SEC.-TREAS !fg fiffiififfiffiffiKfiKSfiifi SURE HEIGHT OF STACKS d Illustrated to Ascertain Numsr of Cubic Feet Contained In Large Pile of Hay. ascertain the number of cubic a a stack of hay involves the of the stack and which may ermlned by the following "methTwo points are marked on the 1 on opposite sides of the rick :k and at nearly equal distances ts center as possible. A cord is hrown over the stack, stretched from the point A In the acnylng illustration, over the top stack to the point B, and marked vv its length from A to B. The i then removed and placed on the 1 in the position of Al, Bl, and 2 points of Al and Bl being exhe same distance apart as'A and A, i w T* leasuring Height of Stack. T1 the cord should be made to } the shape of that portion of p of the stack with which the was In contact when It wad ed over the top of the stack, stance CI T1 will then be the of the stack. 2ING CALF TO EAT HAY I Should Be Given Clover or Al? fa as Soon as It Shows Desire for Roughage. oon as the calf shows a desire ighage It should be given a little ay, preferably clover or alfalfa, ifter a little dry grain may be In a box where the calf can eat 1.1 ..1... o Ilicmuco littivco uiauiicci a us. r grain at first, that will lead o eat too mnch of it, In which ley may refuse it entirely and e feeder a good deal of trouble, very little grain should be givcalf at first and the allowance be Increased very slowly, al? elng sure not to give too much, bould be used also not to feed lay than the animal will conn from 1 to 2 hours. The hay f does not eat does It no good llle It Is not so bad to feed hay ss as to feed too much grain, It ely useless to do so and should ded.