LOAD QUICKLY BOUND.
Binding Pins for Use in Securing the
Load of Hay.
Every person moving hay ought to
have a set of binding pins. They are
made in a minute and serve an excel
lent purpose for a lifetime. The sketce
■hows a rope stretched over the top
Binding a Load of Hay.
of a load of hay or straw. The upright
pin is worked down into the load and
the other twisted in the rope and
turned around the upright until the
load is tightly bound. Then a small
rope that, is kept tied in end of the
horizontal pin is tied to the binding
rope and the pressure is held. Each
pin is 314 feet loiijs;. One is sharpened
and the ot.her hi 3 a one-half-inch hole
bored through one end. Old fork
handles, suggests Farm and Home,
are jubt the tLing to make them of.
One piu oniy may be made and a
fork used to bind in the manner
ohown after the load is on.
BITTER ROT IN APPLES.
Methods of Combating Thi6 Trouble
some Disease.
The following conclusions as to the
best method of fighting this disease
are given in a recent bulletin of the
United States department of agricul
ture:
1. Bitter-rot can be completely con
trolled by proper applications of Bor
deaux mixture, 93.3 to 95.9 per cent, of
Bound fruit having been saved by such
treatment in these experiments, while
the checks rotted completely.
2. Four applications, when made
just at tho right time, are sufficient to
control the disease satisfactorily, but
in order to be sure of covering the in
fection periods one or two additional
applications may be necessary.
3. The applications should be made
at intervals of two weeks, beginning
about six weeks after the trees bloom.
4. It is necessary to spray the trees
thoroughly, coating the fruit on all
Bides with fine mist-like applications.
5. Other diseases, such as scab,
leaf-spots, and sooty-blotch, may be
controlled in connection with the treat
ment of bitter-rot.
For the treatment of bitter-rot alone
spray the trees thoroughly with Bor
deaux mixture at intervals of two
weeks until five applications have been
made, beginning not later than 40 days
after the petals have fallen.
For the combined treatment of ap
ple-scab and bitter-rot, spray the trees
with Bordeaux mixture (1) just before
they bloom (but after the cluster buds
have opened and exposed the flower
buds); (2) as soon as the petals fall;
(3) a week or ten days later; (4)
about 40 to 50 days after the shedding
of the petals, and at intervals of two
weeks thereafter until, in all, seven or
eight applications have been made.
DRYING WEATHER.
Corn Very Sensitive to the Condition
of the Atmosphere. *
In the drying of corn in the cribs
the condition of the weather counts
for far more than most people sup
pose. The corn seems almost like a
sponge, tho way it pulls in moisture
from the atmosphere. 111 some ex
periments carried on by the Univer
sity of Illinois, the corn in two cribs
was weighed every week from Janu
ary 7, 1904, to November 10 of the
same year. A record was kept of the
'condition of the weather and its effect
was clearly noticed in the shrinkage
or gain in weight of the approximately
20,000 pounds of corn. During the
week from January 7 to January 14
the weather was clear and mild and
the corn increased in weight 160
pounds. That is, it actually absorbed
that weight of water from the atmos
phere. The next week was cloudy and
the corn absorbed 45 pounds more of
water. The next two weeks were dry,
with snow, and the corn lost 205
pounds of water. From July 7to July
14 the wind was mostly in the south
and the weather was damp. The corn
added to itself 175 pounds of water.
Tho week from September 22 to Sep
tember 29 was reported as dry and
hot, but the corn added to itself 185
pounds of water. The moisture must
have been excessive in the atmos
phere. A record of the moisture con
ditions of the atmosphere would be
a good thing togo with the report of
weather conditions, in comparing rec
ords of shrinkages and gains in
weight of stored corn.
Horse's Drinking Capacity.
A horse can drink from 45 to 65
pounds of water per day. if the feed
is dry, all of this amount will have to
be supplied at the trough. If the feed
contains a great deal of succulent
green stuff, a large amount of the
water will be taken into the system
in that way and less will be needed at
the trough. The safe rule to follow is
to allow the horse all it will drink, pro
vided it is not allowed too drink too
L rapidly. •
IT PAYS.
The Value to the Farmer of Keeping
Field Accounts.
Many pages of agricultural litera
ture have been wisely devoted to urg
ing farmers to keep account of the dif
ferent members of their dairies, to the
end that the cows that do not show
a profit may be disposed of and those
that show a proper balance be used to
advantage in building up a more
profitable herd. In all probability,
farmers who have followed this ad
vice carefully and consistently for a
few years have found the practice
much to their advantage. In no other
way than by a careful account can a
farmer tell which of his cows Is kept
at a loss and which, by their superior
productiveness, are bearing the bur
den of a lot of worthless animals in
order to show a little profit for the en
tire dairy. j
Hut there is another way in which
the practice of keeping such an ac
count may well result in great profit.
Our farms in New York state are di
vided into fields of different sizes for
the convenience of diversified agricul
ture. Different portions of the farm
may be thus pastured or devoted to
grain or grass growing. It is doubt
ful if many farmers know, except in
a general way, which of their fields
are most productive, or the extent to
which they are so, and which fields
barely pay the cost of taxos and culti
vation.
Not a great way from the barn the
ordinary farmer may have a field
which will, in ordinary seasons, give
from two to three tons of cured hay
to the acre. Half a mile from the barn
may be a considerable area that will
not average over half a ton. But every
acre on the farm pays an equal
amount of taxes and it takes just as
much time and labor to plow an acre
of poor land as it does of the more
fertile, and the reason for this condi
tion of fertility or lack of fertility
comes from the fact that the fields
closer to the farm buildings have in
time past received more than their
fair share of fertilizers and have been
devoted to crops that would pay bet
ter than the more remote fields.
1 dare say that on many farms the
farmer, if he pursues tills idea care
fully and continuously, will find a
large portion of his farm is actually
not paying expenses of cultivating.
Generally speaking, the fact that one
choice acre of the farm will produce
two and a half or three tons of cured
hay per acre and another acre more
remote from the barn will produce
only half a ton, ought to convince a
thoughtful farmer that he himself is
responsible for the deficiency. Other
things being equal, the remote acre
should produce as much in the way
of crops as any other acre. It is cer
tainly a slipshod way of carrying on
the farm, that the barnyard manure
should be dumped around in the fields
near the farm buildings because too
much labor is required to draw it to
the more distant parts of the farm.
These being, in all probability, actual
ly hungry for the manure, would re
spond to generous use of manure and
more thorough cultivation.
The farmer himself when this is
called to his attention, may have a
general idea of the different results
from the different parts of the farm,
but the systematic and careful method
of keeping account with the different
fields of the farm will be the best
way to bring this directly home to
the farmer himself and resiilt more
quickly in a change of treatment.
GOOD HAY COVER.
Splendid Method of Protecting Stacks
from Rain and Wind.
Where lumber for barns is often
dear, temporary roofs of inch boards
over stacks serve a good purpose, the
boards being carefully selected to
have no cracks in them, well painted
with some light-colored paint and laid
on as shingles are laid, one lapping
The Board Cover.
over the other, and held by a light
flexible chain at each end and a staple.
Have the ends of the chain attached
to large rings which slip over slender
poles driven in the ground and with
headless spikes driven in like barbs,
so the winds will not lift the roof. By
boring one small hole near the lower
edge of each board a wire would tie
the two to the chain and not injure
the board as staples might.
FOR REFLECTION.
In the care of domestic animals it
Is easier to prevent disease than to
cure it.
Orchards show the application of
manure best when spread over the en
tire ground so that all the roots re
ceive some benefit.
The efficacy of blood in brood mares
is quite as noticeable as in sires, and
always will make an important show
ing in the offspring.
In their wild state animals are never
subject to live in uuventllated build
ings. This is one reason why wild
animals are healthy.
Boys, better a job on the home farm
with small but sure Rains every year
than a clerkship, $lO a month and
abiny pants in tho big city.
GAMERGN COUNTY PRESS, THURSBAV, AUGUST 22, *K>7
IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
Jack London's Story Carries Sting of
Truth and Pathos.
"Jack London's famous definition of
charity—'sharing a bone with a dog
when you're as hungry as the dog'—
recalls a story about charity," said a
magazine editor, "that 1 heard Mr. Lon
don tell at a farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
"Mr. London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
"The host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you, stupid!' said the
host. 'Didn't 1 tell you I wanted the
Scotch? Take this back, and bring
what I asked for, you old fool!'
" 'Come, come,' said the guest, after
the old woman had hurried away in a
great fright. 'Come, come, my friend,
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old servant?'
" 'Oh,' said the other, 'she's not a
s& vant. She's only a poor relation
I'm keeping out of charity.'
"The guest looked relieved. '
" 'That alters the case, of course,' he
said." —Washington Times.
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years—Patent Medi
cines, Quack Cures and Doctors
Fail—Cuticura Succeeds.
"I was very badly afflicted with ecze
ma for more than two years. The
parts affected wero rny limbs below
the knees. I tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and I also tried all the pat
ent remedies that I heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until I commenced using the Cu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies I found immediate relief,
and was soon sound and well. C. V.
Beltz, Tippecanoe, Ind., Nov. 15, '05."
Depends on the Dogs.
Asa Goddard, of the American Auto
mobile association, was recounting in
Worcester some of his touring adven
tures.
"One summer morning," he said,
"the approach of a great fJock of sheep
obliged me to pull off the narrow coun
try road. I halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage of the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd.
"I had a short talk with the shep
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
" 'Look here,' I said, 'what do you do,
driving sheep like this on a narrow
road, when you meet another flock
coming in the opposite direction?'
" 'Well,' said the shepherd, 'ye just
drive straight on, both of ye, and the
one that has the best dogs gets the
most sheep.'"
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST.
Send for'free copy of pamphlet con
taining synopsis of the United States
homestead laws and information how
to secure a quarter section of splendid
farming or grazing land free along the
new railway lines of the Chicago &
North-Western Ry. in South Dakota,
Wyoming and other states. Special
excursion rates to homeseekers. Full
information on request to W. B.
Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager,
C. & N. W. Ry., Chicago.
Social Rank.
At a country dance in a southern
town, when the fiddlers had resined
their bows and taken their places on
the platform, the floor manager rose.
"Got yo' partners for a cotillion!" he
shouted, imperiously.
"All you ladies an' gemmen dat
wears shoes an' stockings take yo'
places in de middle ob de room. All
you ladies an' gemmen dat wears
shoes an' no stockings take you' places
immejitly behin' dem. An' you bare
footed crowd jest jig it roun' in de
corners."—Youth's Companion.
What Did She Mean?
Mrs. Armitage had a negro servant
who continually prated of a certain
Mrs. Reed for whom she formerly
worked. Weary of hearing Mrs. Reed
quoted so often, the mistress asked one
day:
"Well, Samantha, what kind of work
did you do at Mrs. Reed's, anyway?"
"Well, honey, I cooked foh huh, I
did, an' I cleaned foh huh, an' swep'
foh huh, an' I washed huh pussonel
appea'ance."—Lippincott's.
Evidently Frank Has a Cinch.
The following letter was picked up
in the streets of Longniont the other
day, says the San Francisco Call:
"My Darling Frank: I swallowed the
postage stamp that was on your last
letter, because I knew that your lips
had touched it, and, oh, Frank, I felt
so happy afterward. Put two stamps
on your next letter."
High Price for London Property.
London city churches when they
come into the market fetch big prices.
The building and site of the Church
of St. Peter le Poer in Old Broad
street have just been sold for $480,000.
COFFEE
AILS
Quit when you use I
POSTUM
• THERE'S A REASON."
Koft.l the little book, "The ltoud to Well- I
▼llie,' in pktf*.
What is Castoria.
is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and
Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays
Peverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles,
cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach
and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The children' 3 Panacea —The
Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over
SO years, has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under
Lis personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in thi3.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with
and endanger the health of Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment.
Letters from Prominent Physicians
Hif - addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher.
|||||R|<< -V Dr. F. Gerald Blattner, of Buffalo, N. Y., says: "Your Castoria la good
IfolJllJ I j lor hi J t drell and 1 frequently prescribe it, always obtaining the desired
•.*? -SA Gustavo A. Elsengraeber, of St Paul, Minn., cays: "I have used
jftjijij li your Castoria repeatedly in my practice with good results, and can recom»
I fi fltflfa u h mend it as an excellent, mild and harmless remedy for children."
IJjl'i ® r * Dennis, cf St. Louis, Mo., says:"l have used and prescribed
i&rtjfiJr ' ~ your Castoria 3a my sanitarium and outside practice for number ol years
Wjijljlj ALCOHOL 3PEI> cjtirrr"" and fin<l ** to be an excellent remedy for children."
IpMsjl AVcgelabl?Preparation forts- Dr> S - A - Buchanan, of Philadelphia, Pa., sa 3: "I havo used your Cas«
l«wSi slmilatingtfjeFootfamfßcglila toria la the case ot own bal) y and And it pleasant to take, and hava
tingtJicStomachsaniboweis af obtalneJ excellent results from its use."
2® 0 11 "W~in> 11 Ti i Mia Dr. J. E. Simpson, of Chicago, 111., says:"l havo used your Castoria ia
"'""MaQLSLUiLUiI&fI casea of colic in children and have found it the best medicine of its kind
lap PromotesDigeslionOveerful-1 Dr - R - E - Eskildson, of Omaha, Neb., says:"l find your Castoria to be a
gig* j; ncssandltest.Contalnsneither] standard family remedy. It Is the best thing for infants and children I
Opium .Morphine nor MioeraL have ever known and I recommend it."
I||| ; : NOT NARCOTIC. Dr. L. R. Robinson, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Your Castoria certainly
| t ;;j:k ~ —••• has merit. Is not it 3 age, its continued use by mothers through all theso
E'V.wl : ■BecveofOldDcSm'ELmwn j years, and the many attempts to imitate it, sufficient recommendation?
\ What can a physician add? Leave it to the mothers."
Hgg'Jtjjj MM Softs- I Dr. Edwin F. Pardee, of New York City, says:"For several years I hava
■flffsl; i&jtri!,*. \ \ recommended your Castoria and shall always continue to do so, as it haa.
||£4'o| BCartonukSaSa* / invariably produced beneficial results."
c/arifjfjStqrrr. J Dr. N. E. Sizer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., say 3: "I object to what are called
tyra "^ grer - patent medicines, where maker alone knows what ingredients are put ia.
Apcrfect Remedy forConsfina tuem, but I know the formula of your Castoria and advise its use."
mgfj&j Worms .('onviilsioiis.Kevzrisii CEMUSNE''CASTORIA ALWAYS
ness OF SLEEP.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Exact Copy of Wrapper. 11 Use For Over 30 Years.
TMf CENTAUR COMPANY. TT HUD NAT •TfIECT, New YOUR CI TP.
The Size of Him.
"Yes," snarled the eminent Octo
pus who had just had returned to him
what Shakespeare sarcastically called
"trash." "This is my purse, and the
contents, $1,143.03, are intact; but it
is three days, seven hours and nine
teen minutes since I lost it. Where
is my interest, young man; where is
my interest?" —Puck.
Miss a Whole Lot In Life.
In Japan kissing never occurs ex
cept between husband and wife. Moth
ers never kiss their children.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-
Kiise. A certain cure for swollen,sweating,
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c. Ac
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
To be content with what we have
and not with what we are will attain
the truest riches. —Mackintosh.
No Headache in the Morning.
Krause's Headache Capsules for over-in
dulgence in food or drink. Druggists, 2~>c.
Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Moines, la.
Hold on, hope hard in the subtle
things. That's spirit.—Pacchiarotto.
MM. Wlnilow's Soothing: Syrup.
For children teething, Boftenß theK"niß, reduces In
flanjiuutlon, allays patu, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
Cheerfulness is health; its opposite,
disease. —Haliburton.
READERS sU'L^ny 9 : I
i thine advertised in
its columns should insist upon having
what they ask for, refusing all subsU
tutes or imitations.
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SPOT CASH
FOR SOLDIERS' HOMESTEAD RIGHTB
All soldiers who served ninety days or more
in the federal army or navy between IBM 1 *<6s,
and who made homestead entries for less than
160 acres on or before .Tune 23, 1H74. means thai
an additional right is due someone and that
it can be Bold to me for spot eash.no matter
whether patent issued or not. If soldier is
dead, his heirs are entitled. The right descend*
as follows: First, to the widow; and seconds
to the legal heirs, or next of kin. Talk to old
soldiers, their widows, children, or next of kin*
about this class of additional rights, (let bus
right now and find some of your relatives wh *
made homestead entries in early days. It'sea*- r
money. For further information address C*»i. •
rade W. E. Moses, bU California Buildinj, lou
ver. Colo.
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