rv ARM NOT Ob
"OTATOES SivoL B E YES,~—The po-
tato 1s not a seed, but a part of the
root of the plant, and the future crop
depends much more on the soil and
cultivation necessary to produce a
‘Igorous plant than on the siz» of the
piece planted, Still there is no getting
around the fact that a large piece
planted wll start much moras vigorous
sproufs than little slices. In patient
¢xperiments in growing po'atoes for
the past twenty years my greatest
bLlunder has been in cutting sets down
to single eyes. 1 was taught to do so,
and only abandoned 1t after repeated
proofs of its fallacy, Much of the
troible comes from dry ground, which
extracts the moisture from the cut side
of the plant, where there is no skin to re.
tain natural juices. Result: The set
curls up, looks like a dried peach and does |
not grow, But the most mischief is |
done by heavy rains and wet ground,
Cutting a potato induces decay, A
large part of the skin (nature's protec-
tor) is gone, hence a large portion of
the sets rot, and the few which do |
grow are so injured in vitality as to |
produce tiny spindling plants, a sure
and easy prey to the voracious bug.
The smallest whole potatoes are worth
wore than the largest cut down to |
single eyes to plant. Please pay no
attention to the theory that the whole
potato will send up multitudes of little
sprouts from each eye. It will do no
such thing, but will only send up such
sprouts as it can vigorously support;
the rest of the eyes remain dormant.
I like large, whole sets best when they
are very cheap. I want to ask readers
to test by planting cut single eyes, side
by side, in alternate rows wi ith uncut
small potatoes. I plow deep, spread
with horse manure, hog manure or
work with sulky cultivator four
inches deep, and cover with some tool,
ue drill at a time,
Tue hog is the only animal kept on
the farm without some provision for a
regular of pure water, And
when this is considered it seems
strange that there is not more disease
among hogs than there is, A drink
of clear water has the effect to cleanse
the system of many impurities and
pass them off in the secretions and if
a hog is deprived of water entirely, or
limited to what he can extract from
the slops, which are already saturated
with filth, and obliged to wallow mn
filth and sleep in dust, how
system be healthy or his flesh fit
The comfort of the animal s! 10t
be overlooked and no animal i3 com-
fortable that is suffering with thirst
and sour milk and greasy sh-wate!
and salt slops are not
Supi ly
YO
11
fii
drink
AN EXCHANGE makes a good Suge Je8-
tion in saying that ‘‘a much heavier
sod and larger growth of pas-
ture hay is obtained sowing
different kinds of Brass seed t
same fleld, as each Kind will find tl
kind of soil and plant fo od best adapted
to its vigorous growth, and thus
vent vacant spaces, which are
filled nature th em
noxious weeds,” This
ever, 108t applicabl
geological formations,
rting rocks are nearly horizont
r
>
i homogeneous Ov
are
either
or by
01
with
rule is, how-
the older
where the
as occupies
a in
as
= upp
he soll:
reas,
young
but
wil dies back for a
e plat cut
buds.
piums which will
ing should be carefully
, 43 the egg deposited in th
:h caused it to drop from
10D into parasites, whic
itterly destroy the whole plum
For this very reasom hogs
iid always have the run of the pl
rchard,
i day
Pf AY
1
i
A
best flavor to bu feed
a fair proportion of corn meal and vary
the diet with oats, middlir ie and bran,
using the whole mixed with plenty
good clover hay. A proportion of
seed meal, with ensilage or roots,
also be found beneficial. The best
method of feeding, however, will not
avail unless there is proper manage-
ment in the dairy.
To geT the itter
h of
lin-
will
One of the best deodorizers in stables
is ground plaster. It may be sprinkled
about the stands and over the manure |
heap daily, It will absorb the odors
an l retain them, thus increasing the |
value of the dressing. |
GivE a little more attention to the
meadows. They ure drawn upon year
alter year with no return, and never
yield what they should. In short,
they become partially starved, and to
be brought into the proper condition
ueed a judicious tilling and manuring.
Tne Southdown sheep are somewhat
fmall, but have a great proporiion of
meat to offal. They are brown and
» ray-faced, no horns thick, close wool
txtween the ears, with fine form, and
ee ————_—— — |
wie very hardy.
her has a deh Mating
an those
he warm we effect,
es ped i
of the
plaint
result.
taking He
and gcreng
“1 ecoul
who are
ome by
s new life
I took
tired and
and roved,”
Rent, Oblo. |
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists, ; six for $5, Made
only by C. 1. HOOD & CO, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
$1
will
water
can be
and
need frequent attention. The
for borses stiould be as pure as
Goop rules for the dairymen: Low
for ten days before the calf is
dropped, fair feed for ten days follow-
ing, and the big feed for ten months.
stable out of the
know it
weed seeds,
apply com-
be pulling
KEEP all manure
from
and
than to
to be tolerably free
to buy
summer.
black walnuts, but-
and ¢ its upon your farm?
There may be as much profit in plant-
ing these nut-bearing trees as In plant-
trees. Aside from fruit, the
timber is exceedingly valuable,
Too FUNNY
Managing Editor—*'J¢
get that funeral 1 sent
Wiry plant
not
hes
ANYTHING, —
hn, didn't you
you after yes
don’t see it in the paper.”
“yes, but I had it put under the
heading, ‘Amusements,
it up kind of funny
Man's
8ir,
value is In fropor on to
courageously suffered, as
steel is in pro-
portion to the tampering
gone,
Let grace and goodness be
load-stone of thy
love whi hath ends will have an
as that which 18 foun led on
irtue will always cont
ch ]
For
187%
true v
“Played Ouat.™
Prof. isc
f.aolsctie's Memory
t men's words are
r bounds.
Ones
as
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Piles Cared for 25
FoR
The
initv of
tunity of
fallore of one man 18 the
another,
oppor.
mopar,
Prise Aa,
UY
pruggista,
108, S34
He that grasps at too much
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Men may Le ungrateful, but the hu.
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———
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tons Eye-water, Druggists sell at 25¢. per bottle
tc A
Fretting about to-morrow’s troubles
never drives them off.
if a cough disturbs your sleep, take
Pise’s Core for Consumption and rest wall.
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“He 1 was hi
I believe they call it
—
VULGAR
“What beaut
Stuckup,”
“Ye :
ADOVE
Neigl 17
have, Mrs.
Mrs,
imported fowls,”
Neighbor—-**You don't me
rery day?"
(proudly j—**’
saw proper, but
such that my
to lay egus
N Ee
1b
iful
Stuckup-
{e
Mrs,
could do so
circumstand
not required
Stuckup
if they
O8 Are
every
es ———-
FEATURE —*] am
madam,’ sald a gentleman who
for country board,
at
i8 100 near the station to be
A PLEASANT
house
the
“Itis a
landlady,
little
“but
nolsy,’’ assented the
from the front veranda |
people who |
miss the trailing” i
“How is R obinson getting on?"
“He falled last week.”
‘*What wae the. cause?”
“Too close attention to business,”
“Too close attention to business!’
*Y es—to other people’s business,”
“Wino is that geutleman-—the one so
expensively dressed?”
“Oh, that is Mr, Graphite, the great
artist.”
“Artist? 1 always supposed that
great artists were shabby in their
“Ha, hal Very good! But he's not
one of that kind, you know. He has
all he can do drawing pletures for soap
advertisements, Ilmmensely rich, ang
lives like a nabob.”
The following words, In praise of Dn.
nesses peculiar to women, must Ix
expressions with which thousands give
bad
“My wife
yoars with female
out one hundred doll
out relief, Bho took
Prescription and it did
all the medicine given
$100
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ually a«
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to their scuse of gratitude
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to her by
of We
sufferer
ir rr
WONDERS.
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63 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. X. 3
“What has happened ?’
“A boy In the'next car
nd we are stopp!
'Y
ng the
but don't let your handker-
Mow out of the window, We
» half an hour behind tim
can’t stop again this forenoon
-
.
oh
oduced
{4s
SAWYEI
Who IS Poor, was in-
a lunch party Miss
is rich, and was coldly re.
ceived, Miss Sawyer is bright and
knows her own antecedents and Miss
Taylor's also, She was unabashed, and
spoke cheerily: ep m 80 glad to meet
you. I've often wanted to. It’s
funny —my name 18 Sawyer
grandfather was a tallor, and your
and your grandfather
Mine used to make
yours, and yours
*
ty ’
i 10
Taylor, who
“
WAS A sawyer,
clothes for
— ————
POETICAL City MAIDEN, rusticat-
ing for awhile~"*Can you not show me
some lovely sylvan dell, the quiet
haunt of nature, or lead me to some
wild arcadian pastures?" .
Country Child--"*We ain't got none
of them things ‘round hes®, ma'am,
We had a suicide last week, but he’s
done been buried now,”
HE, SHE AND IT.-She (parrot in
one hand, dog in the other)-*Yes,
Edward, we've got everyihing, I be.
lleve—but, where's the baby?"
He—**Why, 1 gave it to you."
She-*'1 know; and I gave it back to
you."
He-""Well, by thander! if 1 haven't
eons sod left iL in the sarior car!
Lecture
r
“ROUGH ON RATS.
Av shed any TD containis
future useful (7) care
ject to ite apecial ‘Rao
DON'T FOOL
fn futile efforts with insect pow-
der, borax or what not, used at
m all over the house 10 pet
away tims
and money
2 or 8 nights suri.kie
3m on Ham’ drypowder. i
out and down the sink, drain
First thing in the morning wash it all
y down the sink, drain pipe, when sll the
act fron garret to osllar will k Will disuppen.
The secret is in the fact that wherever insects
are in the house they must
ROACHES
drink during the night
Clears out Rate, Mice, Bad bags, Flies
“Rovan ox Ram.” is sold all around the
world, in every clbme, is the most extensive iy
bdfvaiiigel and bas the largest sale of an
article of fis kind on the face of the glo 4
DESTROYS POTATO BUGS
For Potato Bugs, . & table.
spoonful of the ON well & ina keg
of water, and applied with sprinkiing pot,
spray syringe, or whigh broom. Keep it well
stirred up. 15, We. and §1 Boxes Agr. sis,
gawrATy CLEARS OUT-
wl
Roaches, ants water bugs, moths, rats, mio,
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