FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS CF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
Nev Fodder Crops..Ceese.. Save Your
Corn...Finishing Off Beof Cattle for
Market,
HOW
AND WHEN TO PLOW,
Questions which arise to the mind of
every agri ine period of
sked Thomas
Agricultural
by that
¢ questions
his career w
Nhaw, the
College, and
distinguished sel t. PM
follow: “Shall wing be deep or shal
in the fall
» plowing be care
differ.
turnad
of
» answered
low . ~b il il 1 . ! PW i
or spring?
fully done or d it mike any
ence so long as and Is
over?’
To
HLswWer
of
tr T™H
plowing
which Shaw makes
the col
thw Agricultu.
of deep and 8
as foliows, through
estern
ris tion llow
conditons.,
tho
Ti
1 se
AK A
Ht
rn
1
amd early
growth; are impor
tant in
Bails ¢
ble grow
dition
and
Mors
Ag
mangel
furrow than a
rE
have
SOME
when
we shall
fords. roo tod '
4 rooted 1]
the
land
should not
that when plow
in the spring we go down wo
had plo
deep as though we wed in the
fall
The wanner of
portant,
are, first,
may
second,
the
and,
» plowing | ]
The chief objects of plowing |
i that |
of the land; |
that |
penetrate
to bury egetation
encumber the surface
to
Toots
the sail so
plants ean
loosen up
of
it;
an even seed bad
of
third. to secure
the seed
wat
t
favorable to the sowing
and to the reaping of the harves
if the plowing that
tion is pot covered, will not quickly
decay: it will be in the way. If weeds |
are left with sticking out |
between the furrows, they will at once
begin to grow, and if the furrows are |
carelessly turned there will be uneven. |
Now, |
ix s0 done
it
vegeia-
the heads
ness In the surface that will render |
the sowing of the seed less effective |
and will enhance the Inbor of removing
the harvest. So be convinced of the ne |
cosslty for careful plowing.
nt to obwmerve the effects of careless |
plowing in a country in which the soil |
is xtifY, It oftentimes means crop fail
ure when good plowing would be at
tended with success in erop produe
tion. Put in rich prairie lands eareful
plowing is not so necessary to good crop
production; and this explaina in part
at least much of the wretched plowing
that is done,
One has |
wn m—
FINIBHING OFF BEEF CATTLE
YOR MARKET.
Perhaps on general principles twelve
to twenty-four months is long enough
Ww keep a bullock profitably. As the
1
|
value of beef cattle of the same qual
ty varies considerubly during each
or ‘heifer will yield a much larger
wards, with its incroased growth, says
W. T. Taylor, of Ohlo, in Orange Judd
Furmer,
Hence
all
take
the of
the
advantage
time in condition,
advantage of 3
This cannot be done
to follow the nanclent
befor
for
strong grain need not neces
ren iy
to these varying
cireamsiances if
we attempt Cus
amd
market,
of i fattening
the
tom
finishing
Rich and
sarily 1
rowing
our cattle
haat wonld
$13
De od In quantities
ital to later should
carry
it,
fWo-y * Hn
be detrime Erow
we decide to our cattle beyond
amd at the san
be fe
thle to the sla
he
time nn I to have
ready at lesir
and perfectly satisfactory to
sumer
When the market price and other
cumstances demand lon
! Judie
ill
careful an
ous precaut
SOCK WwW insure
and
» food an
We may
more mature
¢
03
The fin:
one less
mnryset
ast IO per cent
they eat,
amount
compare] with
while ex
This hs !
same
er eel
Why not,
old or new
for all
in the stable
and over again
some planks and
heels or stables the
yor
Stop burning
tl
fem f
innre from be
and also save
ing trai t}
lot,
romes offensive
nnd
respect
ie mud of the
but
on you
in
where im pot only lost,
Get a move
manure, amd
for yourself
have
Home
save oorn
greater
and Farm,
GEESE
an be rearsd with as minch
Hitle oar the
Ld After
of four
No fowl «
and
goose, say= the Poultry Fa
they: have
monchs but
other than
wabir, a good
pulously dry roosting place, wh eh
from lice and oti
with =o SE
te
attained the
little attention
Age
LE required
of fresh
itil on
stipplying plenty
RASS Fn
16
rev ver
must be
If .t is
impossible to provide
netting which neasd be but about igh.
ieer, inches high to confine them until
€3ive them fresh water
allow them free
evening.
range morning and
| which doubt
fowls
to figure. We if fancy
would pay better, considering,
of conrae, that we always have a ready
| market for
Ohing, gander
our Leese, By crossing a
Toulouse geese large
Brow,
length
remarkably
on
odd, quick to
with
bills
easy to domeoesticate,
are obtal:
marked,
yell
goslings
nleely medium
necks, WW and
NEW FODDER CROI'S
Now
tract
fodder cor
miued
ps continue to nt
it
Of
proved +
the Vermont
the
ialttegtion
gtation., Roja beans green and
black varieties have atisfa«
tory each year. No other leguminous
hood crop has given better returns in
tonnage of in fodder, dry matter, or
ji
the mite? o
Re
edn
i 1 he green vari
f #ix and on
ad two tons dry fy
one-quarter of
{to the acre
made of hairy
and without
th these
THE FESTIVE
PEANUT,
interesting Facts
Legal Fees.
* ss} ii 8 »
woltld-be client once wrote t
the American advocate, stating a
for hi i
and enclosdi
throat.”
epiving Anise, oe
£100 note and got the opinion
Nobody does anything well for no
n=
ing, and certainly not a lawyer. Lo:
Mansfield was so sensible of this th
when on one occasion he had to atiaw
of hi
to some professional business
own, he took some guineas out of fis
purse and put them into his walsteont
give him the requisite stima
lus. Bir Anthony Malone, Irish At-
torney-General, imprudent us
to thix preeaution, and, Mr
{'roake Wis griev
ously punished for it, for he was so in
attentive as regards some property he
: bought for himself that he lost £15,000
ia year by it. In futdre he caused hi:
clerk to make an abstract of the title
| deeds of any property he bought, and
lay It before him with a fee of tive
guineas, properly indorsed, which the
clerk was scrupulously to account for,
atter which Sir Athony made no more
mistakes, as regarded, at least, his own
affaires. —~London Hustrated News,
i wket to
an
Was so
omit ns
James informs ns,
average weight will be about
pounds. Suppose, for instance,
have twelve “gooselets’ at £1 cach, the
receipts from the sale would he 212,
trifle.
will have been $10 on the transaction.
dollar; hence we take it as a basis on
A potice has been sent to the Army
and Navy officials that on and after
July 4, 1897, the Americana flag will
have forty-five stars. An order has
also been issued to the enstodiane of
public buildings to begin at once to
put the additional stars in all old flags
or secure new ones which must com-
ply with tae order. There will be six
rows of stars. The first, third and
fifth rows will have eight stars each,
and the second, fourth and sixth seven
stars each.
GOSSIP FOR THE FAIR SEX.
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST ON THE
FASHIONS,
Newest Aid to Woman's Beauty...Pay of
Women Musician's... The Women of Ine
dia...Latest Shoes for Women,
STANDARDS OF BEAUTY DIFFER
ENT.
A differcut standard of beauty Is set
Hp in every country, aad in every land
artificial means of beautifying the
women of
conntry
shot with gree:
with a pale
the
green
in neck and
CEE run orossw juve
iugiug
color
in points to
1dexd
matching the
lace, stu
There is a
the shops wi
new
variety of veiling
1 is ealonlated to cast a
the of ail
Rouges, powder
of
to be FUPeTSy
in
becoming fiush over faces
women who wear it
ail
led
by this simple and inexpensive device,
With the aid of a yard of the new veil
ing the paiest complexion takes on a
tinge of health, and the girl who wants
to look peachy and pinky and yet hates
the rouge pot may revel in a rosy flush.
The double vell does not look as if the
wearer had deliberately put on two
veils to enhance her good looks, yet
that is precisely what she has done. It
i= true that the two veils are joined to.
pastes, beautifying compounds
sortie are on the way
It is made after
The inner veil is made of
veil's construction.
this fashion.
aginable. This suffices to convey the
This i= to set off the pink tulle com-
plexion and make it appear positively
brilliant,
success, and, in spite of the two layers,
the veil is pot so heavy in appearance
ax many single veils,
luring fouch to the toilet, and every
girl who ls dissatisfied with the insuf-
ficlent glow of her flesh-and-blood
cheeks should make a trial of it.
a —
BLACK AND WHITE IN VOGUE.
The elegant and always Indylike com:
bination of black and white is still in
hlghest vogue both here and abroad,
Blirts of white Lyons have bad
of binck and white br
rtviped satin, ly trin
white I
satin
foen wade ot
Mmvis ied wita
olnt
i Lace, As
Ts nre
Venetian
white sntin sleeve velled
Mt sequink and
Black lacs
ion are
Mey
York World
NEWEST
A double
io
vell is, roms]
est aid woman's beauty
thin vell of
of
vor
iYonesk A
cute pink tulle |
the
The
nated fr
if
wo
women
om the ain a French
will be a blessing to the
indifferent complex
man,
who have bad or
nk,
FARHION NOTES
Mauve and brown are one of the
popular contrasts in millinery
Corsets of brocaded satin with jew
eled clasps are one of the season's nov
elties,
Mahogany-colored hair is the latest
fad, and the transition period between
dark brown and this coveted shade of
red Is very interesting to the Keen ob
server,
Rilk Moreen
petticoats,
iT a new material for
A novel muff and cape long enough
te reach to the elbows are made of
ers for the yoke,
Iomg cloaks of brocaded silk, cloth,
with evening dress,
Watches have gradually diminished
enamel, set round with diamonds, is no
larger than a man's signet ring.
One secret of success in dress is to
find out the colors which are most be.
coming and never wander away from
these, no matter what the fashion is,
The fashionable society girl of today
Kuits golf stockings for Lier own amuse
ment and advantage, and this humble
occupation affords an unlimited field
and variety in
14 "
Fine bool
stock ings,
reindeerskin or bearskin
i glove & of
SOeRIsRIn
food uncooked.
fire to Keep them-
nding solely on aml
3
Wise
in
people with a
the skin,
animals
me made a provision
providing this peculiar
f fat directly
to the blubber
region,
inyer «
under
similar of the
of that
Found on Stony Slopes.
general Dellef
grows only in dangerous and almost in.
accessible places no foundation.
Of with it as with any other
Alpine plant, this may now and then
But, a= a rule, it is found on
The that edelweiss
hax
Course,
ordinary pasture of sheep and
goats, at heights ranging from six thon.
sand to eight thousand feet above sea
It is not often met with below
That It is a great rarity is an.
other article of faith; but this also ix a
myth, for there are few districts where
What has caused it to be so highly
prized is dificult to understand. It is
an everlasting, but that is almost equiv:
alent to saying it has no great beauty.
beautiful flower. The edelwelss is an
extremely easy plant to raise from seed
and should be treated as sn annual. It
is, however, very difficult to transplant
with any success, When grown on
anything like the sea level, or in fact
anywhere from bome, it entirely loses
its distinctive character and becomes
worthless as a garden plant,
There Is a movement on foot in Eng
land to hold a great conference of Eng
lish speaking religious workers, son.
sectarian in character, to emphasize
the duties and blessings of those who
are using the English language.