tH SUR LARGE AND SMALL DAIRY COWS. The Wisconsin Experiment Station recently issued a bulletin entitled “Studies in Milk Production,” in which different types of cows were placed in competition with each other, and the results carefully computed and pub lished. The results reached by the ment Station as summarized were as follows “Cows of the large dairy type pre- ferable—From the data presented B, are ered cows in group the large dairy type, the lead for economic milk and butter fat. The over four years' work with the extreme dairy type, in group A, not only failed lish the claims for the superiority of cows of this type over a much larger | type, but clearly showed that they | are not as large, producers, nor as profitable dairy animals, as the latter “That the extreme dairy type been popular at least in this state is | evinced, amoag othes reasons, by the | fact that three of the cows selected for the university herd at our solicita- tion by prominent dairymen ofr | state were fair representatives bf this type of cows, and are included in group A. Our investigations have been conducted under the most favor- able conditions possible for this type of the in which they have been kept is considered a model one, as regards cleanliness, light, ven tilation and general of the animals, and water is provided them in the stalls so that exposed t time and liberally: k 3 luring the ho months darkened protected from sun and flies and fed various green feeds and gral summer clearly of of represented resus COWS to estab aas | of stable COWS; comfort they are no 0 inclement weaibier at any They are given the attention best of care fed he neg un g all times y! summer barn, mands A WORD FOR ROOT C afd o ¥ v r wing tn © rie OonsiGering tae wei } Ameri they are root crops as part ’ feeding ration by able Why habit writer in Ameri Agri i not attempt to explain, yt True, the growing of alfalfa and rap has added immensely to the ties of mutton making that rape can be carried use but to a limited degree made into Bay loses : Therefore, no matter “h well is saved in curing, the system « animal, housed or yvarded and with grain, misses that ture s0 essential to its well something approaching gz makeup, as when eaten f field. Here is admirably fill the want means largely have World be all improve their flocks said, and i proved land financial in Canada the footsteps that m In some sectic is made, and uniess force of an oO touct rALS resh where root cr been so fu r of kinds of in proc the civilized we with the claim fnztifiable that in the last vears the production many formerly cropped to death farms has doubled. That has been the outcome of root growing and systematically feeding all hay. grain and roots grown to lmproved stock i Unprofitable grain growing and grain | selling have given way to all produc tions being marketed on foot and ough milk cows. one, Of SEEDING CLOVER IN SPRING. On the farm whete | worked when a boy and also on neighboring farms | the custom of seeding down with rye | was quite common We would sow toe timothy in the fall if not too late: | otherwise wait till spring: then some day when there' was a gentle rain take the clover seed, if the timothy | had been previously shown : if not. the two together, and sow the lot. If not too pressed with work we would go | over the ground with a good heavy | bush ,but often the work was left | for the rain, when fairly good stands | of grass would be made. In this sec tion it was useless sowing the clover | in the fall, as it invariably winter | killed, but gown as above it compared | well with seeding with other crops, | have found that treating a wornout sod to a good harrowing when the gol] is moist, then {ll spared or where the ground was too moist for tilled crops. We hays a meadow of the latter order tha! has been down to grass for thirty-five years to mv knowledge, kept up by the latter method, combined with tor dressing, that the past seazon could have competed with any Clark meth od grass we ever saw.—Cor. Rural NITROGEN ON FARMS. An observant correspondent writes that little is sald concerning the com mercial fertiiizers containing a sider per cent. of nitrogen, and calls attention of the editor i« the large quantities of nitrogen used by market gardeners. Of course, all whe familiar with the work of gardeners are familiar with of nitrogen, but it should remembered that such men havi comparatively small areas and from them get several crops in a season. on the other hand Works a larger area, and at most. ae a rule, gets but one crop. The con ciugion that he can not afford to buy the commercial nitrogen, which is t Nor there need for his sa If he will grow the legume: will obtain the nitrogen fo: from the air Simply a matter onomy, after all, and the money in fertilizers containing large percentage of potash and phosphoric if the legumes are used to he costly nitrogen. The question simple one, and the soil worker it home to himself and according to conditions and mstances.—Indianapolis News con avie the are marget their use be The farmer, is Corre is put ob taka Ke iv HOW TO FEED GREEN BONE green all righ gui bone is But it is fowls if green ’ » of bugs and worms, th for to scaler cut bone sid food fowis an be possible al find slight green cut bone may ere, only y the actual and fe 11 wii: ¢© fowls attention cu fowls ] if a thes un and hunt for more ioogseneas of the bowe ng to the extent of M18 Treason, according Gentleman writer feed by a green thoro utal weigat bone to wing ughly r mash food, 8 L50 tter never slide the surface, as such the grain. The remove the milk ntie downward pressure. washing also injurious to in and genera lappearance of Stop churning when the fat globules begin to adhere h other, draw off the milk and wash in two waters at about grees, stirring slowly and no longer than is absolutely necessary to accom h the purpose, says the Americas Agriculturist correapondent. ftires yw | by us Ex i8 to is 55 de pits HINTS FOR BRIDEGROOMS. Pienty of Advice for Brides, But Not a Word for the Poor Men. A thoughtful young man of Wash ngton was heard to deery thé other the fact that while there is a of “dont’'s” and “doa” for the to follow, the bridegroom must for himself. i ia absolutely nothing to a man but his own awkward It isn't fair,” he said. “From ime a girl Is old enough to de sound ®he understands the Im: portance of having things done prop eriy at a wedding, while the prospae tive groom is only something neces to complete the picture. Noth short of inspiration can get a man a4 marriage ceramony grace fois ry sary “In order to impress the bride and spectators that he is enthusiastic about it, he appears with a sort of If he is too fright ened to respond in a loud volee some of the bride's girl friends will whisper that ‘it was plainly evident he was un. willing from the start.’ Again, if he replies in a loud, stern volee, another not marrying him while the atti tude of many is that they are signing for. how to behave, that we may appear enthusiastic about a target for the world in general knock at"—Washington Post. Some one must have taught Japan that good old *street-fight maxim: w There are today 5.000,%0 day la CRUSHED VIOLET GOWNS. that the flower was Introduced Inte This ia velvet crushed, its crushed 8 crushed velvet. w#hich has been rushed. When in : i 8 worn almost without other trim- ning. crushed velvet gowu foes not want to go to the ind cost of buying the velvel, serhaps, do very nicely at home with he materials on hand. She can make werself a crushed velvet sult that will rival anything may in the hops The fo velvel, welf a trouble can, she see making this machinery purpose alier which gther machinery out to dry to ma-e n in jal manufacturers, wet It by spe for the it with yrovided rho want ‘elvet Take tt ely of water, Now around in the hands and » fashion and 4h in tub ‘ake and wring it twist and wrin keep on wisting it until twisted out of it. Then and pin down upon fry, but be careful wap. It Milllners and dre wo quick crush a will fake it will throw |t it water in take the velvet it mething to to Pais ite crushed sta not must dry in ® smakers who want ‘quantity of it velve! iv iy a and wet Then they ETreal hook just maker wall, his candy take twist it as rey i 0 : 3 over HOOK then the and them anti} were broken in seems # then shaken If properly av wil the appearance be part! fash é@ 1 On 8 mn ther hand way by witting then ironing It in Vel mean a i# named from where was fire vel is from Italian “vellvute ing wooly, or from the | hide or peit Serge comes from Xerga ish for a particular kind of blanket Tie name blanket was from Tho Blanket, the famous English el who was influential the of woolen into Englan fourteenth century Bandana comes from word meaning bind, in the W headdress long before the the South Shaw! s¥is +AL10 Veiius, the Span in Indian and st an to or y Lie the Indians est wore Ll Boer neg oes of the floor is from Sanscrit gala, which means They were as carpet tapestry long before women wore them as adornment or warmth -—New York American need for WHY ORANGE BLOSSOMS? by French millinery, having been ge tected for its beauty rather than fo any symbolical reason, LET THE CHILDREN HAVE PETS Nearly all children love animals and should allowed to have one of some kind for a pet wherever pos sible. One of the hardest things tc exercise In the bringing up of chil dren is foresight, and yet ft the most important and imperative of ne be is tiousiy tries to do her duty. How of what's ¢: We may all be dead a year fro This “Ah, 1¢ U is both true and trite soning. A Kitter nore pernicious m hild who cares ue onsciousls of motherhog prodaces the ence in exper ter to toddlers whi h far ¢ ao fot em 1 child forget to f repecn tivates thoughtful iy T Eweetleat needed, that a lays all ADOVE Hii eB black give ff lined blue * furaaOver i same shade of dell mle big but are & decided fad of the mo & ©3 Woman's Home Companion loves fasten with one and ment fon AUTOGRAPH TABLECI An “autograph” t latest craze. You go in wise Take a noon tea present it to they OTHS tablecioth is about owning thia fine linen cloth-—an after is a good si and intimate friends together with a lead and the request that they write names on the linen Then em roider the autographs in outline wit} in different varying the by a spray of flowers, is a quaint record of Probably it ia the fur the “autograph cloth zo your call when pencil Hh aelr 3 white or col either occasionally monot one's friends ther evolution of been a wreath The question is nteresting when you note the fact. that in many countries the orange blossom is entirely tabooed thing for a birde bas of orange blossoms. especially of the Black Forest takes get it. pinks, carnations and red roses. In in the island of Greece, vine The Roman birdal wreath was of verbena. Holly wreaths were sent as tokens of congratulation, and wreaths of parsley and rue were given under ventives against an influence of evil spirits., Why, then, the orange blos som wreath? asks Woman's Life. There is a widely spread notion that it was adopted as an emblem of fruit fulpess, but there Is doubt as to whether this notion ls well founded The practice of wearing the orange blossom has been derived from the prosperous marriage, a circumstance which is partly to be accounted for by the fact that in the east the orange tree bears ripe fruit and blossoms at i Some graphs rities, BO go In for the auto of dramatic or Hterary celeb but those one's friends are much more easily olained that this scheme iz the most popular, + ala people of JOrgeous corsets are on sale, made of colored brocades. Three pair of Velvet and ermine are extremely | A fancy of the moment {a the Juliet | cap which the Parisians are adopting It is a pretty fashion to a youthful and attractive face, but very trying to others, i Braiding Is apparently to have an extraordinary vogue, Dotted and sprigged effects in the sheer silk and wool stuffs are to he very fashionable, Small plaids, particularly In the blues and greens, promise to be a | leading material for the spring sea son. The foulards will reign this summer, While silk braid continues to Ww used, gold braid is far more popular 4 but is chiefly confined to the coats and Is only occasionally seen upon the skirts of suits, continue their | i The military mode of trimming amounts to a craze this spring and is very effectively carried out by the Pile crust made of rich cream in stead of lard will not hurt anybody's digestion. A good manly people would use milk more freely if It was not generally skimmed before it comes to the table A wornout pan inverted over tae flatirons while heating holds the heal and expedites matters. To clean a much soiled straw mat ting use two quarts of water in whick 10 cents’ worth of oxalic acid has been dissolved. Apply with a scrubbing brush and rinse with clean water Dirt and stalas are removed. The aria is poisonous, so don't put the solutior where children can get at it Rubbing with a cloth dipped in kero wiil not only but also im prove the appearance of a shabb) black Do time you sene clean iron bedstead fall to oll the wringer ever If oiled often there | the and le expended by the operator the loth saturated with not wash less wear on machinery #4 strong: is To with od! Always loosen the rollers clean rollers, rub them firsi kerosend wale a and and } f Ded follow with soap , are ting th wringer away jerdone meat is more ham ought They unwioiesome, are no OK od Bea few i one teasp On upfa ney Bion J shroom ce and one cupful mix and croqueties catsup ane of 3 f aside until naam; #05 AaBige until roll in br crumbs: in ad frying basket and fry til brown; paper a hot plat HOTVE brown Put one-half cu meal. one-half cu me Ie Cake pf pfu poonful of salt ul of yellow corn of four and vel tea in the flour sifter and sift into a bowl: bept upful spoonful o to the mixture and fumps; add the level the yolks of three eges: add one table one milk to them and f melted butter: add Yogny + WOR of this until free from whites, well beat &n. two teaspoonsful of baking powder vel of greased minutes and one le into hot twenty teaspoonful salt and uven turn bake em a pans yi in qu Cocoanut Layer Cake-—-One cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one teaspoon. ful of baking powder ful of boiling water, tablespoonful of butter. Beat tae yolks of the eggs; cream the butter and sugar; stir in the yolks of the then the whites, which have Add the Dbolling water. stirring quickly, then add the flour in which the baking powder has been mixed. Bake in layers in a quick oven. one tablespoon SEES, One three to spread nicely. Soak the cocoanut in a little milk before using. Spread layers with the Iving and Our Double Selves In a form of experience which le almost as common as ordinary dream ing we ses that the semisomnolent self possesses a faculty not always given to the waking self. Compared with my own waking self, for in gtance, my halfsleep self is almost a personality of geniua, He can cre ate visions that the waking self «an remember but eannot originate and cannot trace to any memory of wak. ing impressions. These apparently trivial things thus point to the ex. Istence of almost wholly submerged potentialities In a mind so everyday, commonplace and, so to speak, su *Yolco of Joanna d4'Arq” HH ———— FITE permanently cured. No fits or nervouss ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. $2irinlbottieand treatisefree Dr. BR. H. Kvisz Ltd, $21 Arch $t,, Phils. Ps It in said that gray horses live longer than those of any other coor. Balzer’'s Home Eullder Corn. Bo named because 50 acres produced se heavily, that its proceeds buiit a lovely home. See Ealzer's catalog. Yielded in 1803 in Ind. 137 bu., Ohio 160 bu., Tenn. #8 bu, and in Mich. 220 bu, per acre You can beat this record in 1004, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS FER Acme? 420 bu. Beardless Barley per acre. 10 bu. SBalzer's New National Oats bet A. 80 bu. Balzer Speitz and Macaroni Wheat, 1,000 bu, Pedigree Potatoes per acre. 14 tons of rich Billion Dollar Grass Hay. 60,000 ibs. Victoria Rape for sheep—per A. 160,000 Ibs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder. 54,000 Ibs. Balzer's Superior Fodder Corn rich, juiey fodder, per A. Now, sueh vields you can have, Mr. Farmer, in 1904, if you will plant Salzer’s seeds, [ACL] JUST SED THIS KOTICE AXD 100, in stamps to vohn A. Balzer Seed Co, la Wis, and receive their great and lots of farm seed samples. Cr INBEe, catalog f n Germany bas discovered rating wrinkies @ryrup forehiidren #. reduces inflamma. lie, Zoe. sa bhottie ENAW! requires & Year. clever thing good bit sirikes Heeder-- neither of them Punch Bowl. i A seldom 0 There js nn #4 re Cad in this section of the other diseases Det together, YEATES Was supposed to reat vears doctors ai disease and prescribed hy constantly falling to pond it in. astarrh tobe a fare requires Hall's Catarrh F.J. Chesney & Co., onstitational eure x taken erally in doses nful, It acts dirsct. fthe lars for UIATS ‘ey & rountry ia All the last few Fors roOnoOur LY int ous surfaces ired d Rend for cir J. 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The following week I read an advertisement in the paper of your Vegetable Compound in such an emer gency, and so I decided to try it. Great was my joy to find that T actually im- ro after taking two bottles, so I wy taking it for ten weeks, and at the end of that time I was cured. 1 had gained eighteen pounds and was in Sxoelions ealth, and am now, “ You surely deserve great success, and you hare my very best wishes,” — Miss Avior Bainey, 30 North Boule vard, Atlaota, Ga, — Jucfult if eriginal memess be pro above fetter proving All sick women would be wise if they would take Lydia E. Pink« aus Vegetable Compound and
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