DROUTH IN SUMMER.
The lack of rain in summer {s more |
severely felt than at any other period,
as it is then that the seeds for the |
various crops are being planted. The
rainfall cannot be anticipated, the |
farmer being in a state of uncertainty |
antil the rain comes. It is useless to]
put seed in the ground, to be followed |
oy a prolonged dry spell, as it may |
sever germinate, while the delay in |
planting may throw the work over |
nto July on to be met hy another |
dry period, the season for growing
the various crops being shortened
in proportion to the days lost earlier
fortunately the lack of rain exists
snly in certain sections, as some re-
gions are more favored at times than |
sthers, but in this section there are
ocaliti upon which no rain had]
‘allen unit! recently for several]
wepgks, and the farmers are therefore
greatly delayed with corn. Such a
rondition at this season is pot unus- |
ial, but the danger that the dry |
period may be extended. There is a
imited period for growing corn, as it
nay be overtaken by frost in Octo
ser, or even as early as September,
ind no farmer feels that his is |
iafe from fall frosts until it cut |
fown in the fields and ready for ator-|
ige. To plant corn in June is not too |
ate, but there may be more dry]
veather and delay in growth, good
-ains being worth many dollars to the
‘armer. An early start desirable,
ilthough corn will make rapid growth
f favored with warm nights during
the summer, but there must be plenty
»f moisture or the yield will be short
The remedy take care
noisture in the soil. There is
‘hing as holding on to what is
seady in possession and preventing its
sscape, and it is important to apply
ill the labor necessary for the
plishment of tha rather
ose the crop, as it
3 little more expense
the labor already
jelds. If the land is
Se kept smooth and
j1arrow or weeder until
he ground Weeds will
tinds seem to thrive i
wand the harrowing will
n advance of pls E
'armers have everything
‘or the seed, but
ym the surface there will
noisture, One of the
of of moisture i
veeds, Wherever
vater and evaporate it It
wiry to wait until the corn is put in
tnd destroy the we at same
ime—after firs that falls
yut the weeds are so easily killed
‘hen while
avery
es
is
crop
is
is
to of the
is
such a
accom-
than
incur
ion
object
is better to
than sacrifi
in the
should
performed
ready it
with
the seed
YAnm +
1008e the
is in
as some
weather,
them
No doubt the
ready
is hard
start,
n dry
destroy
10W
ground
if tho
be a loss of
greatest sources
through the
they
is custom
loss
they exist take
the
the
as when the g
day x 3
088 of moisture and
‘he corn is i it
rated in a manner to hs
tlways we
sd. laying
yy" of the crop as long as grass and
seeds can be seen in the rows, [It is
setter to give more room between the
ivate late
jeason, be crowded
hZaving the rows too close and al
he horse hoe at a time when weeds
ind grass get ahead
No farmer should
dcular crop. As as the
Amnity is gone of uring a good
rleld of the preferred crop take a
ater one. It is not difficult to secure
i crop of millet or buckwheat after
%e season is late for corn, and it is
sever too late to grow a green crop ¢
'or the land. Late potatoes and ecab-
age may be planted late, and as tur-
1ips need not be planted until July
Tor even August), there are crops that
an compensate for corn. One point
n favor of corn, however, is that it
8 almost sure produce fodder if
jot grain, as the fodder may be cut |
it any stage of growth, and if the]
way crop should be short the fodder |
will be valuable. But there is too |
puch dependence on corn. Some |
farmers omit other valuable crops, |
making corn their specialty, and if the |
*orn crop fails they are compelled to |
reduce thelr stock. They should |
grow more root crops, and not omit |
dther grains than corn. Hungarian |
grass and millet are quick growing |
srops, and will provide against loss |
should there be a shortage of grass
ft may be that the summer will be
very warm, and the rains frequent,
and if so there will be an abundance:
but the farmer will make no mistake |
by preventing the weeds from robbing
him of soll moisture; any stirring of |
the ground while waiting for an op
portunity to plant will be so much
saved, and will also be of advantage, |
whether rains are frequent or the goa. |
son dry.-~Philadeiphia Record.
WHAT SOILS NEED.
Professor C. G. Hopkins, of the Ii.
jis Experiment Station, in a bulletin
fust issued, emphasizes the Import
ance of feeding the different soils the
kind of fertilizer they require. He
says:
“Preserve good physical conditions
and then put back upon the land ald
of the fertility that is taken off--not
some of it, not most of it, but all of I%
~and not only that which is removed
by cropping, but also that which is
removed by blowing, washing and
plante
loose, xt a
and there should be no
ows, 80 as to cult in the
than
ian to out by
low
depend on a par-
BOOT oppor
860
to
leaching of tha snil.”
Then he
propositions
defliinite
of cer
down some
to the needs
lays
as
lowing:
Rule 1. If the soll is acid sour, ap
ply lime to it to make it sweet.
Rule 2. If the soil is poor in nitro
gen only, grow clover or some other
1g gume which has the power to secure
nitrogen from the air.
Rule 3. If the soll is in
phorus only, apply bone meal or some
other form of phosphorus.
Rule 4. If the soll
only, apply
some other
poor phos
is poor in po
potassium chlo
ride form of pot
sium.
Rule 5. Always
the barnyard
also all you
or A3
save
manure have,
can economically
and make
greon manure when
maintain the supply of
in the
With a large appropriation from the
Illinois Legislature for that
very complete analyses of
soils being made, in
able farmers determine
section State nee
its soils impor
work, and it
{| benefit if the same Xi nd
be done in Indiana.
ac all
and
obtain
of
necessary to
organic matter
and u
You
liberal use
soll.
purpose
the various
are order
the to hi
is fo
the I
tant
of
very
of immense
of work could
be
METHODS OF PRESERVING
given a
glass
preservatives,
EGGS
careful
ne
Having
trial to
water as
arr
last year
both water and lis
egg con
ived at is
favor of the f{
vinced |
supers
keeping.
eggs preserved
clusion
fr
Apart from
in a sol
retains the
egg (I do not say a new
which 1 understand
four hours old),
important
Firstly
mersion
in the ca
they can be packed for
as fresh eggs
become crack
'
ace I
giass fiavor
} :
iaig
one not
are
to he
there two
points consiqde
do
ge
Secondly,
it imparts no
ing eggs. In fac
shell seem perfectly
any taint whatsoever
immeais
unfit
preserve
eges
froa
JO not
of wide
the
the
prevent
La
proc
quality
this will
nonnds
Heve
dilute parts
galions to one
same
Of
water,
of The
lon pro
ine
ng u
in American Cultivate
BMALL FARMS
The man with only a small farm i»
He is inclined to
no opportunity
for him to accumulate. This is a great
mi: There are many men own
ing small farms who are comparative
ly rich, and there will be many more
in the future, as people become better
educated in all department of agricul
ture. It mattera not how much land
a man may own, he has no more time
to study and manage his complicated
affairs than the man owning but a
few acres; and there are féw .busi
ness enterprises that are successful
unless the owner has time to study,
manage and oversse details. The man
with a small farm has time to devote
to some specialty. His small farm fs
easy keep and improve; taxes are
light, and much hired labor re
hence, he does not need se
discouraged
that there is
1
take
to
not
farm, as his expenses are much
Quite often the net income
small farms greater than that
larger ones. The work is much pleas
anter and easier, as there is not
mie the mind, there is
ire time and less confusion,
vho aré not able to own large
Bani py mel 3
hatid no foo {
RO
loan
tERB
h on 3
Th
farms
aurace?
hould
local surroundings to
find special things to raise for quick
atudy
ist the hands.—Cora Wright,
Epitomist,
———————— Eh ———
Man's Fearful Machanism.
masticate, insalivate, chymify, chylify
and sanguify. No wonder his aysten
is out of order so often.--8t,
Post-Dispatch.
There is quite a difference betwee
when he sees it and those whi seize
cp
IL
A BERRY BREAKFAST,
She is a clever Germantown girl,
and this is the function she gave in
honor of a friend:
She dubbed it a strawberry
fast, though, as every one knows,
Tmpany breakfast i8 a
der another name.
The invitations sent out were writ
ten upon pale crushed
color note paper.
The menus were on rough,
paper, with a red, tempting
berry painted in water color on each.
But if a girl can’t paint,
find enough
fruit cat
cut
neatly
break-
looking
she can easily
berries in flower and
her, Just
and
alogues to supply
them
with
candle
rations were, of
strawberry
out lly apply
carefu
paste
other deco
the g
The shades and
course, in
color
Was an
of ths
plece
aumber
plants
rich, re
green leaves
The
ttle bouque
irl had
among the
send her d
England
Snowy,
mountains of
A 11 ¢
New
ed
t
may!
not
Th
floral
Straw
sarved
Frer
straw be
article
strawhe
herries
were
The
heart offers
tes
have
MONEY
“How dj
ok
with me. But
*d no pur
to eat little capital A
the groun
but
Tow wed
found
ut pract
thood i i le
make
orough
DOSE up my
arrival on
and on
ical means of 1
from an aunt
hnuta. BShe
ks after
me
rande the look
for ve
arned
good doug
New England
store cooking
that materials for do
e88 than the materials any other
sort of cake. [ heard that the pe
in Nome were crying out for
thing good to eat and a friend
me the money to go there
the necessary tent, stove
furnishings for starting business
“At that time Nome consisted of!
miles of tents strung along the beach |
and extending back in rows as the |
houses in a city block are arranged. |
[ planted my tent poles in a central!
place and from the first had all the!
custom [ could attend to Soon 1!
had to get assistants to help serve |
and keep the cash, but the frying of
doughnuts [ trusted to no hands but |
my own. If the frying {isn’t done in |
lard actually at boiling heat a dough.
nut, however well made or of what.
ever good material, will be soggy and
tough. And I wanted my standard |
kept up. At the end of the season I
came away with my gains before 1
had time to be tempted in specula
tions. I expect to go back to Alaska? |
No, but only because I am tired of |
adventure and enjoy having a perma
nent home.’
She brought more
gold back to New York-—-all from
doughnuts. They sold at 25 cents!
apiece, and most of that money was
made during one summer season at
Nome. B8he is now on Easy street
goes from one shop to the other In
her own carriage, and has expert man.
agers and foremen from whom she
receives reports twice a day at each
establishment. She puts in about five
hours a day In the business, but in
sists that it is not such a get-rich:
oof reat by
the
ughnuts cost |
or
ple
and get |
and
than $10,000 in
.
ELECTRICAL COOKERY.
[ tricity as summed up by houseleep
| ers who are using it are these: there
is no smoke, flame or soot, and, of
i course, no ashes nor the dust arising
| from them. In fact, when In use thre
is nothing visible to indicate the
presence of heat, The discs and broil
{ers look exactly the when
cold, but the cooking goes just
the same as it on Za
| flame or a bed of coals,
Not even a match
when reflects boon
of the match must
been to housekeeper
that with el
ing, that
likely to he
in domestic
no
accommodated
Eame Aas
on
goes over a
nece and
the
ISAry,
one
invention
what a
have
g strango
heat
iplement i»
practically beolete
There ig no fuel and
large range, the apparatus heing
venient
¥
of
otrie
useful
come
ge
al oe %
table There the
atmosphere
of
tion heat
roasting
bly
where
There
niform
explo
of
for
thap
like
the
is
heat, no
sion It is quickly
effic If properly
greater
coal. or long perations
an or
iency
cost of
cared
the
for
Housek o
REPAIRS WATCHES
d apparently
reven
been
of Gern
York City
oman
New
a elock
jewelry
an ni
an pi
an A w at
firm, and in
daughter
reg
one
has
1d of
age chr
ghoe agvert
when and whe:
hats
fre n the
glish embroidery effect,
edge
fads
Some bead chal
white el
Handker
sleoves
Cluny in
ns
pongee color
silk rigs
riennes
in some
expensive lace
One the prettiest dresses
recently was liberally sprinkled with
French knots done in a pale shade
A pretty new petticoat in pale blue
the flounce made in
every other one is accordioned,
is lovely
pon To
Valen
pretty
Van Dykes are as
cases as those of more
of goon
sections;
hias
To be modish flounces
shaped,
ter.
must
the more intricately the bet
attractive in the shirred costumes
very smart on a hat.
A picture hat shows clusters of
Wistaria tied with rich aky bine rib
bons. The blue and the purple Wis
taria are good.
Tucked skirts, to be at their best
the top one fit
ting the hips, the second coming to
the third very flaring one
forms the flounce like foot fullness
The coat to the knees, box pleated
and belted, and the short, fluffy pleat.
bolero are the two leading models
at present for the coat and skirt suits
The loose canvas weaves in linen
are being adopted in place of the
tight, firm linens of the early season.
A wreath of roses flat around the
crown, or what answers to the crown
on the flat hats, is one of the new
fancies in millinery.
Lingerie hats are being much worn
by the smart set. They are very ap
propriate with the lingerie dresses so
much liked.
The French, as well as the English
and Germans, are awakening to a
genase of the vast future possibilities
of the cotton growing industry in
Afripa re mare
a "
i
|
HOUSEHOLD.
A CANTALOUPE SALAD.
Those who like strange concoctions
gay that cantaloupe salad is good. Cut
{ the edible portion of the melon into
| dice and serve in the rind, either in
halves or with a plece cut from the
top in cup form. French dressing is
used.
FOR CANNING CORN.
Have the corn as fresh as possible,
and the grains well filled in the milk
stage. Cut from the and pack
in jars, or tin cans, as tightly as pos
sible, mashing the corn down
the milk covers it Success lies In
getting it
Put the rubber and
tight. Put
enough cover {t
hours; let 2 cool in t
taking BCrew
if
dry,
} ay } tte i
Keep belter in
cob
until
in the can
and fasten
th watet
three
tight
top on,
in a boller, wi
packed
up
to and boll
water befor
he
it out, then
Even if the
the «
possible
ang
than
Go not open
tin
HET
cans
but if glass is
Wrapplag
‘ark «
1, wrap
t ’ y A
in a cool, ar
paper and put
lar.
TOMATO CU
stard
STARD
may
& bout
der
add sal nd let them cook
hour or unti rery ten
ready stove a skillet
cupful fryings In
hot, lift the greens from
into the hot grease,
they are ready
little vinegar
meat
this bect
put the salt water
snd when scalded well
for the table, where a
may be added, If liked
Another way is to boil them in salt
water until tender, cook a short
time in broth in which meat has been
bolled.—M. D. H, in Indiana Farmer.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Discolored enamelled saucepans are
easily made bright and clean by the
use of powdered pumice stone
In putting down Turkish rugs al
ways spread with the warp toward
the light, in order to get the full ef
%
then
If the bread knife is heated, new
hread can be ent as easily as old
but the knife will eventually be
ruined with the heat
Do not vinegar in a stone
for the acid may effect the gziax
be renderad unwholesome
A glass bottle is the best vinegar re
tacle
keep
ure, as well as willow
and rattan, should be cleansed by
scrubbing with salt and water. Use
1 amall blush for the purpose.
Wall paper comes now with cotton
hangings to match, and bedrooms are
sharmingly fitted with the two. The
shintz curtains and bedspreads are
Inished simply with old fashioned
white ball fringe.
All green vegetables keep thelr
wlor better If boiled rapidly and left
incovered.
Eating freely of watercress for sev.
wal consecutive days will remove tar
ar of long standing from the teeth,
To prevent the fringe of towels and
toilles from breaking and wearing off
map the article When the fringe 1s
amo
Bamboo furnit
COMMERCIAL REVIEW,
General Trade Conditions.
Bradstreet's says: “Stock market
iquidation at the expense of industrials
, but does
the corn
iffects sentiment and ignore
10t conceal, in
for the
improvement
ind cotton crops, a bet -
er in industrial at
{fork and other disturbed centers, and
t continued cheerful feeling in Western
ind Southwestern trade circles. The
narkets for the cereals also reflect
selling, but here the moving feature is
he good crop advices at home and
tbroad and press f ]
ent quality
The iron and
or other
Iress
change
A at
< onditions ANEW
the ure of the
new wheat arr
narkets and
reflex
of
metals
on In
re
stricted
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
prime
medium
poor
fers $2.3500
hers and feed
and heifers 81 .¢
§ bulls
good to
«rough heavy
rego: hn
p—=Re
sah. ui rougl . Sh.o0@
5.25% Sheep steady 4 best wethers La ur
a4rs: culls and common §t tos a8;
searlings $3000 5.00; veal calves $7.00
7.50.
THINGS WORTH KNO
A phonograph for birds is in usc
Canada produces $1,250,000 worth
1shestos a year.
To an electrician one horsepower Dy
140 watts,
The St. Louis Fair will have np”
man's department.
The fiercest of all
Slack panthers.
The population of the
sf France is 56,000,000,
The supply nf jung
tover euuas Lo Wee de
gh
panthe
ord.