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MATERIAL FOR SILOS Untreated Wood Found Subject ^ to More or Less Decay. Deterioration Usually Occurs Near1 Foundation Where Certain Condi tions of Moisture Favorable to Decay Exist. Experience with silos built of un treated wood has shown that they are subject to more or less decay. Even such durable material ns heart cypress or redwood is not immune. Deteriora tion usually occurs near the founda tion of the silos where certain condi tions of moisture favorable for the de velopment of the fungus'of decay ex ist. Decay may also attack sappy wood in any portion of the structure. In 1913 about 100.000,000 hoard feet of high-grade lumber were used in silo construction and the consumption of lumber for this purpose has been steadily increasing ever since. The Importance of some kind of preserva tive treatment to prevent decay in wooden silos, therefore, has become generally recognized. Several manu facturers of wood-stave silos are now making use of preservatives so that lt is possible to purchase the silo ma terial already treated. Of the various preservatives in gen eral use, a good grade of coal-tar creasote is very satisfactory for pre serving timber. Almost any thorough method of treatment with this pre servative ought to add to the life of the silo. Superficial methods, how ever, such as applying with a brush, dipping in the preservative, or spray Silo of Treated Wood. lng are not sufficient. By far the best method is to have the staves treated with the preservative in a closed re tort under pressure, and when so treat ed they should last indefinitely and should be more satisfactory to the pur chaser. Those who are considering the pur chase of treated silos should investi gate carefully the methods used, and if greatest permanence is desired, should choose only material that has received a thorough pressure treat ment. Silos built of such material have the additional advantage of re duction in the swelling and shrinking of the staves ; and, hence, they can be j kept tight more easily. Another ad vantage of silos built of well-treated wood is that they need not be painted. FEEDING TRIAL AT MICHIGAN Field-Bean Straw Found to Be Supe rior to Oat Straw for Fattening Lambs-Adds to Profits. i In a feeding trial at the Michigan experiment station, H. W. Mumford, now of the Illinois station, found field-bean straw superior to oat straw for fattening lambs. One may judge from this that such straw, therefore, has considerable feeding value for sheep at least, and it is likely to have equal feeding value for cattle and horses and to be no special source of danger to either. In our own experience, we have often thrown small quantities of bean -straw out In the cattle yard, so the cattle could eat it if desired. What little there was of it they appeared to eat with relish; no doubt because it came as a change from their usual forage. It is not likely, however, that any kind of farm stock will eat it In large quantities because of Its coarse nature. Also there will no doubt be a large percentage of waste left by the animals because of the woody character of the main stems 'of the bushes. It is in keeping with .good economical practice, however, to allow the stock to eat such of this .straw as it may desire. It is by .utilizing the unmerchantable products of the farm in this way, and converting "ihem into meat or other merchantable products that the farmer adds to his profits. INSECTS KILLED IN WINTER Injurious Hugs May Be Destroyed by Cleaning Up and Burning Trash in Orchard and Garden. Take advantage of the bugs in their winter quarters, the remnants of old plants, the trash and litter about the garden and orchard. Burn out the fence rows, destroy the trash and litter wherever it has ac cumulated by burning it or plowing it under. Cut out the dead trees and limbs In the orchard and make them into fire wood. _^_._ IS AN UNSENT LETTER fi| By SUSAN E. CLAGETT. Jim 'Chapman started as the fr door slammed, then he muttered in asperntlon : 'To think I should have come this from a little touch of fev Nerves! I thought I had no nerve As a matter of fact, it had beei severe attack of typhoid, with so '. gering a convalescence that his ph; cian ordered him to return to empty old house in New England tl had been his boyhood home, if wished to regain his strength. To the last he had protested, 1 without avail, and now he hud been thc New England village for a we literally confined to the house, as had broken his ankle upon his o doorstep. Seated in his sitting room he lool; helplessly around as doors and windi blinds banged. "Where in the devil is Williai That fellow is never where he's wa: ed. ni-" "Will I answer?" a pleasant vol asked, and without waiting for a rei a blue-gowned figure crossed the roo hastily secured the blinds and clos the windows. "I saw William ahead of me as was blown through your front do* He had something in his arms that w giving him trouble. Here he is. Go gracious !" Jim turned his head as his mi came into the room carrying a kickir squirming bundle, which he put hasti down. "Sure, Mr. Jim, I hopes y<5n11 nev send me again for such a little tig cat." "I ain't no tiger cat," came with suppressed sob from the small boil on the hearth rag. Jim looked at the child with eui ous resentment, but Miss Hill, wi had been listening In undisgulsi amazement, came forward. "Of cour: not, dear. Jim and William were ju trying to be funny." As she talk* she had removed the child's wra] and now lifted her to her lap. "Oh! I want my daddy. I wa: my daddy! He didn't call me 'tig cat' " and the child borrowed her hei In the lace at Miss Hill's throat. The two grown-ups looked at ea< Dther in silence as she sobbed herse into a heavy sleep. Then only d Kate Hill speak. "What ls it all about, Jim?' He silently handed her a letter at she rear) : "Deur Jim: When this reaches ye [ will have passed Into the nnkno^ country. Because of the . 'oseness < Dur friendship I am sending you tl delight of my heart. Her mother : dead, and she has not a relative in tl world. I leave a little property tht Is well invested, sufficient for he needs. Am too tired now to writ more. Yours, TOM." "Poor little waif!" she said softl; "I would take her home with me, bt I am going away this afternoon, can help you, however. My housekeep er's sister has lost her child. Sh needs a home and will suit you. will send her over." "Thank you. Did you say you ar going away? The thought that should find you when this ennfounde ankle lets me get about has been th one comfort I have had throughou this lonely week. We used to hav some pleasant days together, and hoped we might return to them, will be your neighbor for immy months and the sooner we forget the year that lie between now and then th better." "We will talk about it when I corni bark," she replied evasively. She stood beside him for an Instan laughing down into his gloomy face "Perhaps, Jim, I may not stay as lonf as I had intended," she said, and wi tl thene words she left the room. To his surprise she returned withli ten days; returned in a storm thai broke in torrents of rain as she neared Jim Chapman's gate. As on that flrsi day, she ran up the walk and Into th? house. Looking into the sitting room she saw Jim move slowly toward the window. On the floor the child wa? gathering up stray leaves of whal looked like a manuscript, and in hei lap was a bundle of letters. Kate turned to Jim with a smile : "It ls to be hoped Mrs. Grundy has been driven to the back of her house by the storm, else my reputation maj suffer. To be blown twice within c fortnight through your doorway, Jim is certainly food for gossip." "I want the pretty lady to read tc me," a small voice interrupted. "Read this," she said persuasively, holding out a letter. Kate picked tfie child up and toot the letter from her. "Why, this is ad dressed to me," she exclaimed. Jim gave a start and glanced toward the drawer of his library table. He turned to Kate in explanation. "That letter was written years ago, and I have often wondered why I re j celved no reply. Why lt was not mailed I do not know, but chance has thrown lt into your hands. Read it, and give me the answer to the ques tion I thea asked." He turned to the window, looking with unseeing eyes out Into the storm. ! She was silent so long that he ai last turned to her. Holding the child close, she Iookei at him with shining eyes. 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