NN aT THE DUST SPRAY. hy 1. as fol- The paper on orcharding Toodman treated of spraying ural: when they begin to bear we musi know just when what, but spray uaiversal verdict still and we experiment, to how and with must, the aimos of all our best West. Many of and are still testing, the merits of the dust spray, and although [ cannot say that it is better or equal to the liquid, still we find it much cheaper of application that I have used it lo- gether on about four of our bearing orchard. question now is the dust and when to it, i8 ns have been testing, is 30 he oaly use and then thoroughness Is the most important feature. Dust safer, more easily applied, costs leas, takes less time, saves hauling large loads of water, that I have con- cluded to use the dust process alto gether. | lime, twenty pounds; Paris greem, one pound; dry Bor deaux, one pound; sulphur, one pound; concentraied pulverized, and I find that 13 S50 use lye results where se in Instances work was well done.” This on spraving. coming from largest orchardists of America, has for several vears thoroughly tried both the liquid and dust own orchard, was a reve any, and itl of v 30 a large number who are tryin Jnd best means “heir and many profit by his experience treatmen Of ne sprays in ation w prove great val 2 tf the of prota fruit, will no d¢ SETTING FENCE POSTS How will length of time I have never solved, says Some if with the top end in case of round po thing about tainly tering they may drier than if set with in the ground When it is preferable to have toughest end ground as it grew in the t waereof a from th a burr oak tre. cuts to set fen posts so that they endure service for greates pogaibie vet seen a that + reverse Wr say gat the this to water or prevents 1 4 knotho.es conta spll the always down post large three will { butt ong the soil post ia the ground, one fr end as ym the 34 me in wi affect being To last be cut in the and, while way ch on DOSsLS. favorable the lon as they neg FEEDING HOGS Thera ara shout how a hog house tructed as any plan, no matte may be, which does an arrzagement abundance of suns! is as necossa for the and th built to provide a fair amount of if one careful planning Another thing, in new hog h or the old or rangement house if the . if Or ii SUNS as many diff here are whic) stable, in is JI1eas Finter severe, > ing gible for tl the material This be and had fed will that the though space un he small of water whore troughs 10S COMDOINR an done with the outdoor arrangeme wall hat the may wen as hogs outdoors a fte t During n as the permi the summer E38 (0 Brass, even them | hog has a the given Lor to wallow In a liitle more you treat better alon other returns from them. COWS ON PASTURE. 1: is hard for the da spent most of during the winter to will any advantage grain during the por of the year this cows are on the pasture, It would be unsafe to lay down the hard aod fast rule that this plan must be followed fn order to obtain the greatest maas ure of success, but on the other aaad there can no objection to trying ihe experiment and ascertain fog wiual there is in it As to tha ration, this must be quantity at least, what is deemed by ihe foader, If the experiment promises to be too costly ~salect a singls and feed her grain during the time das is on pasture; keep a careful reo ord of results ascording to the miik- ryman who has for feed that in feeding his substance foe] there be o be one's 31 boat Cow of milk, and you'll know what to do a second year. Make the test a fair one by selecting for the experiment an average cow, neither a poor milk. er nor a heavy one. ration, say, about onaquarter of the fed during the winter. The cost wil be small and the rasulis interesting, and, likely, profitable. i8 not thought 53 Ju ges that some good overfeeding and forcing make for wholesome meat. distis guished veterinarian who tigated the subject holds that “under the present system the public have no guarantee, and are not insured the if, indeed, the cheapest, food Tha bulky withers of a fat bullock are no guarantee of health, for hiz fat tubular back may coaceal the revolt Ail this alone discovered by an inspection of animal's interior after death The flesh of animals which have produced by organs sased, self also and ought prime for human wiil ba beat uaderst but they also understanding and Home and A has inves best, a car be the bear themselves dia is it riorated, ed as facts necessarily dete not to be regard food Thess od Ome by path home t« stoma Farm. 0.02i8ts, the as lasses.” GREASE ON FOWLS Much difficulty would be irops of lard, i to the heads saved fow kerosene, not apple fowls and Pre and once a monta troubiesome vent scabby he large t yn th tO grease it applied shape, nor wl on ere STICK TO ONE BREED ad DOIN an cal PULLETS NOT COLIC gifted as kory wood mixed and three manger 1emse. ves whe! every Hay Pays Better Than Gold. { hay farm in the Yukon Val better paying proposition ordinary gold n demonstrated a freighter, ia farming a tract of native hay at Gravel on the between Dawson and the Dunean district, Stewart River. Last fall this man put in an immense quantity of fine hay, enabl ing him to bale more than 600 tons this winter. Besides wintering his own large herd of stock, he has con siderable feed for sale, receiving $149 gf ton. At this price his crop was worth $84,000, He clears a profit of at least 100 por cent. Winter weath er has not yot prevented continuous work. A crew of ten men uaz been employed and two six-mule teams to e¢nllect the bales and carry them to market. His entire crop was cut with seythes and handled in a primitive rranner. Next season he will replace | thane methods with modern farming implements, greatly reducing the cost of handling the crop.—~New York Com: | mercial, “his be by Dawson who large Lake, trail hunters are now digzing valuables among Treasure i for gold and other | the | Mont Peles FOR SUMMER JOURNEYS. The traveling costume and Wrap are of great importance In the aum- mer outfit. Fashion demands modes that are distinct and in keeping with the occasion upon which they are 10 De The last year's second best gown will not as “good snough for traveling year,” but hera muat be provided a dress, aad | possibly a wrap, that fesigned for | ‘bis particular purpose, and there are many from which to Dark, 1 or medium tones the lighter thai mohair’, worn. acceptad this he 15 modes select. substantia! colors are preferred to and the materials shedding qualities, ling pongee, taffeta and the shadas, pos.’ es3 dust ‘anvas ighiweight worsted tions There of th dress val guitings, are the gle are attractive materials, both aie may be nodish; bist Ly ding coming and 1 nust be a ertain 2 simplicity that adapts it ixed and and white there Sever about It, to hard materials the many in Due and white alira white, brown tive a aimple rimm ng, yore with 0 maich mate larly it parformed heart Sn has an and lightened of yiraging word many been end st gentile POMANDER HAS RETURNED The pomander, which was #0 highly esteemed by our greatgrandmothers, it con sists of a ball of sweetsmelling herbs well pounded anti inclosed in a perfor ww silver case, and may be on one of the pretty jewelled which nowadays no selfre gpecting woman would ba without, or worn in the days of the plague pom: were made of special herbs, which the deotors considered disine feverfew! mugwort These were steeped For typhus cinnamon lot haywend stale ale worn against the skin, In old world gardens every variety of herb was to be found, many of them for medicinal tee: also plants from which perfumes could be distilled. olan] favorite was the red bergamot, a whiff of which takes us back to the dav poogs and powder and sgeques and clouded canes, when fine fall» and even fae gont émen shook out their bergamot. of lacstrimmed, sconted haadkerchiefs, the graceful | i ' i : a pinch of snuff with due elegance with its smell of new is a preventive against and mice and still largely for that purpose in country places where t grows mown moth hay, is used WOMEN SUICIDES Women who are driven to presumably most of their tion taking the fatal pluage but is one feminine trait that to the end, namely, pride “Seldom.” says a doctor haz required him mortem services unfortunates, did dressed guleide lose ambi before there retain clothes they whosa position to perform of a woman well Post these many seen who pot go to death as as her circ The 1e8e tragedies confirm Read in papers Bile and nine wind up stances would allow reports of tl my observation the the of ide en it woman account a times out of ft w by say was well dressed least, ‘her clothing was aea I'niess these women he dregs are found and = inevi moderate feminine ney the &ilk skirt k have the garb of tl At SCs come ie af the true to assert it 16 BUCH the last wef and al be the woman wil Here not agedy ressed member AgBocis nm promo fe women and another for the EOWnRS shape and dressier occasio de end becoming still and falling quite to the Knees that may held at 1 by a jeweleg gird! low in front + fa 830e, De pretinly ons DRESSMAKING HINTS The pongee parasol has it all | way. A new style shows a large gold ring in the handle to be slipped over the convenience in carrying pungee sunshades are m- dots, with oriental embroid- ery or with tiny and numberiess ruf- floes Short sleeves are to be much worn, but the lady-with-bones had better forage thelr doubtful seductions. With these will be worn long silk the economical, pretty and wash: able suede lisle, Most of the gradusiing gowns will boast a transparent stock. Hemstitched seams ave the more elaborate underwear. Hand embroidery upon lingerie has seached a degree of perfection this goason that has not been seen for many Years, The ruffles and jabois in vogue for arm for Thess tri $04 used. The embroidery is on fuller and with larger sleavos, sembiing the simple bedroom wrap pare ‘ARE OF PLANTS Slants where or when crowdad satisfactory to grow a fe grow many indifferently most important things to is watering ti not be allowed to wilt water, The should quently sprinkled overhead, and clean and free from i treme change of be avolded much moderately preferred in a room to a too wi light weak it well any any cir together it w well than Or of the to be atiended Plan's cannot be under grown Grstances is mo’e ie should of em want plants ea dead leaves ture tempera as temperait possi as HOW BLrOLE grow that much warmth will It unhealthy to ke cause the piants to has been sald by some 1% plants rooms, but their argume I believe on the them, to heath soothing and cheerful mind purifi wommend house conducive 4 bn a 48 I's have a room in wal we | AD Campbell FOR WASH GOODS wash wit} goods a 1 thelr "antid« Fresh If old wash with mple lukewarm water Fresh come out wita