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Notes of Intel Fruit Grower Chickens and Garden. It ?s an old saying that "chickens and garden do not 'go' together," and taken, as.meant, nothing is more_ ob viously true. But the two may exist and thrive simultaneously on the j same premises to good advantage. He who owns a small piece ot ground or has one tinder his direct supervision may obtain from the garden a large percentage of the support of a lot of hens upon what would otherwise be waste. As to the construction and hygienic arrangement of a small poul try yard. I refer you to articles which . appear from time to time ir these columns. The logic of economy is, or should be, an absorbing theme for each mem ber; of the average family, am? is al ways recognized as an, item of the basis of thrift. . There are many edible portions of garden "off falls" that are real relishes for fowls, bnt they are usually cor sighed to the dump. Onions intended to mature dry bulbs for winter are improved in size and tissue by occasionally clipping the freshly fallen tops or blades. There ls no finer luncheon for fowls than these. The juicy young plants drawn from rows of radish, cabbage, lettuce, spin ach and corn at thinning time are good appetizers. The simplest change in diet or addition to the customary rations quickly shows a remarkable increase of egg production. Stalks of cabbage shorn of their heads, and of corn_"iu joint," accidentally or other wise broken off. should be collected and carried to the poultry pen while fresh. Poorly filled roasting ears re jected for table are splendid raw feed for chickens. . Nubbins of sugar corn -permitted to ripen make a mest excellent winter food, lt is interesting to watch' the hens select the grains of sugar corn from among tie grains of field corn fed at th:* same time. The fodder save every binde of it! The chickens will eat it all. and ii is very bene Scial when fed along with thc more concentrated feeds in winter. Dron sunflower seeds in thc miss ing hills o* early corn and potatoes, etc.. and harvest in the autumn for feeding, purposes at molting time. The small potato?.s rejected in the patch at digging time measure up as tonishingly, and when cooked make a staple ingr?dient for the bran mash cn cold mornings. Turnips, like po tatoes, are not only nutritious, but help to counteract the ill effects of top much grain, and should be treated like potatoes for the warm mash. After digging time a little comer of the early potato patch will raise enough turnips fer both family and chl_ bu? fowls seemjfloy or in o their feed, ^feke up a the garden and observe ly new life V*<es upon the l. a care. May you not ba as economical as the millionaire pork packer who beasts that "nothing is lost of the pig except^the 'squeal?' " Economy is the keynote of success in business. Economy to a fault is bet ter than penury. A few hens, how ever, will not make you rich, but if you h&\e. chickens, and also a garden, remember that it is possible for you to save many an. order for fjed, and supplant it with articles better than any compound sacked up and offered to you cn tho market at a fabulous price.-L.. C. Sea}, in Farm and Fire side, i m Applying Fertilizers to Grass Land. ; L. H. WI, Farmville. writes: When should a mixture of nitrate of soda, muriate of potash and acid phosphate be applied for timothy hay? . I have an eight-disk Superior grain and fer tilizer drill and can sow grass seed at the same time*: Answer: It will not be worth while to seed grass now until the . fall. From the 15th of \September to the 1st of October is a very good time, provided there is enough moisture in the ground to cause the grass to germinate quickly. Sou can apply the fertilizer and sow the grass seed at the same time, i$Mesirable. The fertilizer should not be put in the ground 'too deep and the grass seed sown on top and covered with a har row. We do not think it is good policy to mix the seed and fertilizer together. We regard the weeder as one of the best implements for cov ering grass seed. If you use a nurse crop, you will find a light seeding o barley, oats or wheat advantageous If oats are used they may be cut for hay when in the early dough stage the next year and not allowed to ma ture. This will prevent the ground from being dried out so completely as when the oats manure will enable the grass to make a better growth before the dry weather of summer WOOL FROM ARGENTINA. The shimpents of wool from Arge tine ports from October 1, 1908, to September 30, 1909, aggregated 487, 099 bales, of which 58,654 went to the United States. The shipments from Montevideo were 108,589 bales, of which 5,075 went to the United States.. The total shipments from Argentine ports the year previous wore 413,327 bales and from Monte video 94,418 bales. ONION CROP. It is expected that the onion crop .of Southwest Ttxas in 1910 will reach a total of 24200,000 crates. Of this over one-half, or about 2,200 cars, will originate in the Laredo dis trict, where the best Bermuda onion lands in the country are located. The balance of the crop will come from Cogulla and the Brownsville country. While the recent frosts damaged the heads of the onions con siderably, the bulb has not oeerj touched. fethods 2d in the South, est to Planter, and Stockman sets ia. We think/that grass may often be seeded by itself advanta geously, especially if the ground is not particularly rich. Land that is foul with weeds and trash should first be - summer fallowed and sown in cowpeas to be utilized for green man ure. They will also actas a smother crop and hold weed growth in check. A Handy Harness Hanger. I first dressed a 2x3 piece of timber and cut three pieces - the upright three feet long, the top piece five feet long and the brace three and a half feet long and framed them together like illustration. Then I took two cid sled standards, staples, and drove them in the post of the stable, round ed the ends of the upright piece so they would turn and put them in. Then you can open them out, put youi harness on them, push them back against the wall and they will be out of the way and keep them straight. 1 have found this handy. Grover A. Art, Ewing, Ky. Parc Bred Bull is the Most Profitable. It is certainly essentiai that every dairyman have a pure bred bull at the head of his herd, and it should be a registered bull, too; not that, kind that is "thoroughbred/' but cannot be registered; they'are generally grades. Every dairyman, if hejenpects to make a complete success, of his business, should raise his own cows, by saving the heifer calves from the bsst pro- 1 ducers in'the herd, and in order to raise the standard of his herd, he should by all means keep a bull that is well bred, and whose offspring ls calculated to make good dairy cows. When. a dairyman buys a bull he should look for better results than the mere fact of getting his cows with caif. He should figure on improving the equality of his future herd, and to do this he should look to the qual ity of the tull, and not to the cheap ness of the price. The character and reliability of the breeder means a great deal in the buying of a good herd bull." The bull should be one that will lay a good foundation for a .healthy, vigorous and high-producing dairy herd, and one that will help in crease the good effects of every future sire that- may be used. : The purchaser should select a breed that is as near his ideal as possible, and then stick to it, and not change from one breed to another every year or two. A bull should Indicate from his ap pearance that he possesses a strong Individual character. He should show plenty of masculinity and a good, distinct dairy type. He should have a strong constitution and plenty of nervous energy, so that he will stamp his characteristics, as well as those of his dams, on his offspring. The Good Peach Orchardisi. We plant a crop of corn, cotton ol cabbage every year and do not com plain because we must plant every time before we get any harvest; but most cf us complain loud and long because we cannot put out a budded peach tree and have it bear a harvest yearly for a long time. The real fact is, that if we should spray and trim peach trees carefully, thin the fruit thoroughly, take time enough to' de stroy the borers that may attack it and get no more than three crops be fore a tree died, a budded tree that bore choice peaches would yield a handsome profit. We could afford to uproot the old tree and plant a new orchard early enough to take the place of the old one. That is what peach growers expect to 'do in sec tions where peach growing iz a thriv ing industry. Thc Extra Pounds. It will cost about 150 pounds 01 butter to keep a cow in good produc tion a year; and ? cow tha?. gave nc more could not pay her way. She will not get in the profit class, all ex penses considered, till she yields 20C to 240 pounds of butter fat a year After such an amount is reached every additional pound will be prac tically net profit. These extra pounds ara what should be striver tor NATURAL GAS DISCOVERY. / Consul M. J. Hendrick reports the discovery of natural gas near Monc ton, New Brunswick. Several wells have been driven, two of which, 1,500 feet deep, are estimated to produce 1,600,000 cubic feet daily. They have been plugged pending the boring of other wells. If the quantity : found warrants, the gas will be piped to Moncton for lighting and manufac turing. SUGAR PRODUCTION. The semi-official statement as to the sugar production in Cuba during the season of 1908-09 shows that 171 mills were operated to make the great output of 10,595,072 bags, or 1,513, 582 tons. Of these mills 43, or about 25 per cent, were American, either by actual ownership or incorporation. The production of these American mills accounted for about 40 per cent of the whole output, thus confirming the current statement as to their efficiency and great capacity. ?|?S5???> <^Y7> nov TO ? Wellesley Tapioca. This is a pleasing variation from the old fashioned baked Indian pud ding. Soak five tablespoonfuls of pearl tapioca two hours in cold water I to cover. Pour four cupfuls of scald ed milk over four tablespoonfuls of Indian meal and add three-fourths of a cupful of molasses, three table spoonfuls of butter and one and one half teaspoonfuls of salt. Cook in double boiler twenty minutes, then add tapioca drained from water. Turn into a buttered pudding dish and pour over one cupful of cold milk, but do not stir. Bake one and one-fourth hours in c slow even. Serve with or without thin cream. - Iudianapplir Walnut Creams. Work half a pound of fondant un til creamy, and add a teaspoonful cf vanilla flavoring, a few drops at a time. Have ready English walnuts shelled and divided in halves. Take a small piece of fondant, roll in a ball, put between two halves of walnuts and press together. Stand aside to harden on a platter dusted with con fectioner^ sugar. For ' creamed dates remove tho stones and fill the centro with flav ored fondant. Creamed fruits are made by dip ping in melted fondant. Add a little water, a drop at a time, until thc fon dant is thin enough- to cover the fruit. Melt it in a small saucepan over hot water, stirring constantly. White grapes, candied cherries, slices of or ange and nuts aro treated in thi7 manner.-Nev/ York Tribune. To Eakc Potatoes. Baked potatoes are a siaple article of diet in most families. They are in expensive and easy to prepare. Yet constantly as they are used it is rare to find one well baked-the skin is either burned or thc contents are not mealy. Do not have thc oven too hot for baked potatoes. If they are ?one in a moderate heat fer a longer tizie they will be more evenly cooked. Pricking the small end of a potato with a fork before putting it in the oven will keep thc skin from bursting. ' A German cook noted for her deli cious baked potatoes washes them carefully, then rubs the skin with pure lard before putting chem in the oven. They are much more delicate and1 tender all through when so cooked. A pleasant variety in baked pota toes is to skin' them when raw, rub them over with a greased paper dipped in butter and baked in the or dinary way. In serving baked potatoes they should be passed cn a folded napkin, and taken with tho fingers rather than with a spoon.-New Haven Register. Jellies ottea refuse to jell when put into largo receptacles. . Cream cheese mired With canned currants or jellied cranberries makes a good sandwich filling. To remove the odor of onions after peeling, put. thc knife and the.hands' in very cold water for a few minutes. This will entirely remove thc scent. Small cold cream jars and the like, If scalded, make enc '.lent containers for jelly which at sumo time or other you will desire to place in a lunch basket. To get rid of rats and mice, stuff tho holes where they come In with ab sorbent colton moistened with for maldehyde, then "over with plaster of paris. To have bright lights bcil thc iamp burners in a strong solution of soda and let dry thoroughly before using. Soak .the wicks in vinegar while tho burners aro drying. If dark wool material, men's suits, women's skirts and the like, become shiny, sponge with a solution of com mon washing blue and water. Press while still damp under a thin cloth. At a certain cooking school they recommend hot gingerbread served with fried apple sauce. The apples are stewed and then reheated in hot butter and browned like ordinary fried apples. When the edges of dollies or table covers curl up, run weight tape into the hems and they will lie perfectly smooth. The same is very good to run in edges of sash curtains on book cases and the like. t "Did you ever., use a shower bath .hose,.on ironing day to sprinkle the clothes'? ' A watering'pot with a fine stream should do just as well. The clothes are sprinkled more evenly and in a shorter time. A perfectly clean paint brush is a good thing to keep on hand to clean dusty fruit Grapes, sandy dried peaches, strawberries and other fruits in their season are quickly cleaned in tai., way. If you arc beginning to have trou ble with your feet, bathe them often, powder .them freely, rub alcohol on them occasionally-give them careful attention until you discover the sort of treatment, they respond to. In choosing footwear for young children, it should be remembered that lace boots are better for them than buttoned footwear. The shanks of ttte button are apt to press on tho instep or ankle and, cause discomfort, while better support is naturally given to the ankles when Jt is possi ble to draw In the laces at will. The flavor of the seeded raisin lo . better than that of the seedless sul tana raisin, but some cake makers and pudding makers find the stoning . of the fruit tedious and object to thc waste involved-for there is a cer tain amount of pulp cleaving to thc seeds when removed. A little butter rubbed on the fingers and on the knife will do away with much sticki ness and waste of time and fruit. 0<K> eo<>0 rp^^ww^ i wOOD fr?OADS Construcci?n of Cot?n?ry Highways. 3Y JAIIES J?. ITEAD. 2X-JIAY-?ROF XASUYILL? During thc past ier years many ex periments '..haye been .made, ter con struct a roadway, at a. reasonable :ost, that , would withstand /tho' action of the clements,- water, ,heat and frost, the impact of the-horsei?.' iron 5hod hoofs, the '-grinding eCect of; the wheels of traffic," and the.;sucking ac tion of the.aufomobile tire in with? irawing.the cem?nfingimateria^nd. scatteririg'it to the .winds, created by the speed of the machine itself- . And* while air of these experiments lead to the concussion that the use of some bituminous binder Is absolutely nec essary to meet these conditions, the perfect roadway has'?ot yet been de vised. ? In all these cxpcr:mezi? there have been two radically different theories is to the best method of construct ing a roadway thai would bind the mineral particles together, afford elasticity, and waterproof the surface so as to make the roadway withstand the action of the elements and the strain of traffic-the one theory as suming that mero density of struc ture would best accomplish this-end, and therefore advocating the uso of Une particles of sand so graded as, . with the bituminous cement used, to make, as nearly as possible, a solid mass, depending, however almost C? clusively upon the cement used to furnish the required hardness to withstand1, tho effect of traffic. The other theory claimed that greater sta bility, ?and at the same' time greater iensity. could be accomplished by the use of different sizes of'stone so grad ed that the smaller would fill the voids between thc larger,' and thereby permit the use of a softer cement, giv ing to the structure greater life and\ slasticity, and at the same time af fording a better foothold for horses rind preventing thc skidding .o? auto mobiles. But it does seem that there must be an intermediate method of con structing country roads, wbioh will combine the'essential: ideas of the more permanent forms of street con struction, without the expensive de tails necessary-for the construction of that kind cf pavement, and at the name time meet the demands to which lite road may te subjected. And it is this form of road construction that I desire to submit for your considera tion. First and foremost in road build ing, as in everything che. .there must be a good solid foundation properly laid ,out andiCoristructed,.be;?orc any thing worthy of being called a good road can.be commenced. Upon the sub-grade properly graded and rolled a foundation not less than five inches of stone, of practically uniform size, not larger than two and a half inches, chould be spread ' and thoroughly rolled, and upen this " surface 'there should then bo spread enough crush er screenings to fill the voids in the surfaco of thc lower layer.. If larger stones are used thpy should be placed m layers at the bottom. And if upon his surface after thorough compres sion there should bo_ipr.ead a bitum inous compound of coal .tar "dr asphalt r.nd varying sizes of crushed stone mixed in such proportions as to give Ihe highest possiblo degreee of den city, applied while hot, and before cooling again coyer this surface with a coating of bituminous cement and one-quarter inch stono chips thor oughly worked into this bituminous coating, a substantial, durable, smooth, waterproof and plastic struc ture can be produced aCa .reasonable cost, that will w \hstand,nofc only the automobile but the average country traffic, be free from dust and afford easy traction, with a good foothold for . horses. While more expensive than the ordinary macadam, such a road can be built at much less cost than asphalt, bitulithic, .brick or any form of block pavement which' is used in cities, and should be well within the reach of any community desiring to build a permanent and inteligent system of good roads': lIf'only a few miles of. this character of-road "was built each year, in a comparatively short time a good system Of roads would be established and; the desire created in every community.to follow the - same example. -- From. Good Roads Magazine. - v An Object Lesson^ Representatives of a- numoer of Mississippi counties recently visited the town of Brandon, the county seat of Rankin County, to Inspect a mile of sand clay road which has been constructed there. Much satisfaction is expressed with the road, which was formerly spoken of as the worst road in the county. Caught Salmon With Shovel. Catching a three-foot silver salmon with a shovel in an irrigation ditch was the unique experience of Aaron Jacques, a ditch walker on the Selah Canal. Jacques was attracted to the place by a great splashing in the canal. Upon investigation he discov ered that it was a salmon, which he threw out on tho bank with his shovel. The fish was a fine silver salmon three feet in length. It had traveled over thirty-five miles through, the ditch from the river- to the point where it was caught.:-Portland Ors conlan. Preserve Cut Flowers. Flowers are being sent in numbers to us "spirits in prison" by country friends. How .to preserve the cut blossoms, that is the question. There are those who pin their faith to clip ping the stalks every day and giving them fresh water. Others vote for a pinch of salt in the water or a dash of ammonia cr a piece cf charcoal. An eminent Aesculapius whom I met the other day told me that, ac cording to his experience, nothing kept flowers so well as a lump of loaf sugar popped into their waater. Gentlewoman. i Alaska has three times the placer area California had. California has produced in fifty-nine years $1,400, 000,000 in gold and Alaska will pro duce three times a3 much when pron? -ly develoued Distemper In all its forms, nniong ?.ll ages of horses and dog*, cured and others iu the same stable prevented from having the disease "with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Every bot tle guaranteed. Over 500,000 bottles sold lost year. $.50 and $1.00. . Good d niggl* tf> or send to manufacturers. Agenta wanted. Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co., Spec. Contusions Disenneo. (?esl?en. Ind. Progress is the law of life: man is not man as yet.-Robert Browning. To Core a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. 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