SHEEP ON THE FARM.
‘. W. Smith has an interesting ar-
in the “American Cultivator,”
the value of sheep on the farm.
importance of this industry in
connection with general farming is
sufficient reason for its reproduction
here: —
One of the greatest advantages of
a flock of sheep on the farm is the
economic way in which they can be
carried.
ft costs about a cent a pound |
less
fo
to produce either beef or pork, and
you can easily see that there
great advantage there to any man
has the inclination
a flock of sheep, and that is largely
fabor.
It is not necessary
pensive outfit in order
sheep business:
tion from the
hat
nave
to
to
an
in
protec-
start
very inferior
weather all
required. In fact, except for a very
short period of the year, I believe
sheep will do better for the owner if
is that is
chanical refrigeration. * Not only does
the cold storage enable the producer
to preserve his products until the mar-
ket demands them, and the consumer
to have fruits, ete., out of season, but
it has raised the quality of the prod-
uet put on the market, because fruit
and perishable goods put in storage
must be perfect when placed there.
Mareover, the prices to the farmer
have been raised considerably by the
use of storage, especially In the case
of butter and eggs, as well as In
fruits. As a general rule, tbe use
of a clean, well filled, well coopered
barrel, honestly filled, is one of the
best means of selling fruit. Over-
ripe fruit must not be packed, as it
will not keep to the best advantage.
picked, not too
r at all
I believe
had in sheep raising if
almost entirely i
I have proven
the ‘an
are
greatest
out
this t«
even
sheep for show pur]
bring my sheep in from the ti
is +N
in
are brought
tions. They are
or day, and I find
ter in that way
dng them in
know & great many
stil] think it
them: but I
feed them m
better
enough
% a
the fields
ETass
ang
that tors
exhib
Is necessary I
also know
ore economical
advantage, and
ages
penditure that is 1
the building to take
Then the different
a sheep will dev
another advantage:
considerable one
great many farmer
their objec
they are
My expe
more sheep, 1
the acre, by
cent, than any other
of stock: that is, hen
ing on the
farmers will have all
borses
ture is able CArT)
will put on a flock
thirty ewes and lambs, an
these cheep are going
Sheep naturally do
the cattle will
smich a condition that
comj to bit l
course, you will have
But if
and put
and stock
sheep, and \
their full limit, you wil
you carry from
thirty per cent. more live
sheep on the }
cattle. [ have
times, and 1
who has trie
Another advantage is that th
ent down the
ance to this i
do not destroy the weeds entirely
prevent them from going to
CAn never see any burdocks
in a field where there is a
sheep, and other weeds are
and that is a considerable
fu favor of the sheep
Then the sheep are
manuring the field, which will not be
done so thoroughly by any other class
of stock. Then the sheep raiser has
an advantage; that any person who
has an Inclination to go on the farm
and raise his on the farm,
and who does not want to be b
with the more laborious part
farm work, can take a flock o
and can handle them without inc
a very large amount of labor,
they can produce a pound of n
for a cent a pound less than it would
cost to produce beef pork, and it
can be done without the labor that
80 necessary in the production
beef and pork.
Then we get two crops from the
sheep during the year; one of wool,
and one of mutton, and that is some
thing that we do not get from any
other variety of stock And when
very
they ar
alone Lots
tha oatt
de Cd
astare that th
have
elled
you
will take
$41
callie on
the other
Lil
stock 00th
can
ten acres
bear me o1
weeds
country:
You
growing
seed
of
flock
valuable
fF. 1}
family
irdened
~
of {he
or
of
and in it properly
stored, will show a handsome profit.
In replying to questions, Mr. Berry
he had found a temperature of
degrees the best for average ap-
For peaches the temperature
but sound will
The rate for storage
amount of fruit for
is required. That Is,
es with the general demand for
"Mr. Cox cited
that the Rome Beauty will
lower than 33
in
in
the quality
age every case,
said
29
200d peaches
with the
which storage
storage room the fact
not stand
a temperature degrees
oil
to
the
apple cotton seed
before placing it storage helps
preserve
fruit.
and flavor of
MILK FOR MARKET
H. Webster of the dairy ection
l United States department of
i the
on produc.
became
the
from
of them
after wa
1
sundry
thus away
danger signal.
takings
taking
farm is a wise plan,
of the value of
thoroughly
snr if or ve sete Tri]
in growing grapes successiul
which
accomplishes
pollen
aa hee 80
growers
deem the as it is
in
Yar-
not grow
undesirable var.
strong By grow
he latter kind of trees then trim.
them
the
and
Bassett
COvVer-Ccrop valuable
peac:
w en a ’
trees, while
have bodies
ng
desirable varieties
readily
Mr
the
obtained more
is longer-lived
fruit growing, especially apple grow-
hare Connecticut, not simply
a routine money-making farming
¥
oposition, but as a profession
in
CARE OF SQUASHES,
is a little late to tell what to do
squashes when taken from the
but perhaps "Country
suggestions . may help
some one who is at a loss to know how
to care for them now that they
are gathered. Of course the plan is
intended for large growers, but the
idea may be modified for family use:
Use every possible care not to
the
Gentleman's”
hegt
of wool at the present time, although
the amount it was a short time ago,
and it Is possible to keep a flock of
of the wool; and then we have
crop of lambs, that may be large or
i
and we have that clear profit and by
care and attention
lambs raised can be brought up to 176
per cent. of the ewes.
COLD STORAGE.
Thomas A. Berry, of Conn., discus.
sing “The Practical Side of the Cold
Storage Question” sald: This coun
try is pre-eminently the cold storage
country of the world, because of lo-
cal customs and conditions in the pur-
<hase and consumption of food and
because of the Yankee Inventive gen-
tus, which has created the art of me-
I
:
as the slightest bruise will cause rot.
Some extensive growers on Long Isl
and have buildings expressly for them,
the temperature In which is kept as
near 50 degrees as possible. Racks
four feet in width are put next to
the sides of the building, and eight
feet In width through the center of
the bullding. The bottoms of the
racks are of narrow boards, which are
left about an inch apart, to admit free
circulation of alr between the squish:
es. The racks are sufficiently far
apart for a single layer, as when
piled one upon another they will be
very apt to rot. QGlve as little light
as possible, and free ventilation over
head to carry off all moelsture,
Had Had Less Opportunity.
A rich old man was making his
will and was assigning legacies to
his various servants,
“Why,” sald the notary, “are you
giving less to the older servants than
to those more recently engaged?”
“Because,” sald the man, “the lat.
ter have not yet had the time to rol
me to any great extent.”"—Nos Lolsirs
i
By Agnes Repplier.
In ancient times the sacred plow employed
The kings and awful fathers of mankind.
ARMING is the real businesg of the world, Of all
make life possible and make It sweet, the farmer stands the first
supreme importance in the scale that from the beginning of his
tory to the present day we find it honored by all thinking men
human races there 18 an infinite power of self-respect in a mar
who knows he ig not trying to outwit his neighbor.
The farmer does not make his crops, yet they owe thelr existence to him
He writes his history upon his fields, and it is a record of which he is pardon
ably proud. If there is a legitimate pleasure in the world, it must be that
which is yielded by a good harvest the full ripe ears of wheat, the strong
green corn standing upright in the sunlight, the fruit-trees swaying low beneath
their ample burden. .
No wonder that men who work in towns grow restless in ti
mer days, and looking out of dingy office windows upon the d
think sadly of pastarelands and apple orchards and the clean country alr I
was a wise poet—Horace—who put the most charming description of farm life
ever penned into the mouth of a pinched old lender, amid his
gains for the Innocent and manly virtues he never hope
Dy
sum
» BWeet
} streets
1(
ir
igier
sickening
maones
can to enjoy;
Happy t
Who,
Tiils the
Vexed
¥ illed,
01? fires of
his
schemes uns
old,
father tilled,
All Latin poetry is redo!
of today,
life which
spring,
loved and honor husbandry
Vergil has left unsung He
when }
“The husbandmai fea the
labors of the
the i
earth furrow with
the 1staing the coun
or ve
Pre pe
recorded
True Democracy.
Possible Only When Men Come to Regard Their
Work as an Public Function.
By G. Lowes Dickinson.
"nw B
simply and barely
A society hroue!
thro regard
far-reach
* and nobility;
benefits by
vidualism
and -
work, whatever it be, as hose
foniftis
signific
the mu
iminliag
ITADLOS
Independ
and interaction
ing consequences
and to care
which it may
not only eompatible wi but ess to,
ance, Initiative, these qualities so justly prized by Am
fostered, not suppressed, by a properly organized social
their inspiration and goal wil not individual aggrangflizement, but the wel
fare and the greatness of the whole community There {8 no antithesis be
tween socialism and individualism On the contrary, the one conditions the
other in the only sense in which either is of value.—The Century
W of of
Labor Parties in America
By Arthur Bennington.
HERE is something about the word “Socialism” that seems to be
distasteful to average American, who has ingrained ideas of
individualism and who is inclined to associate it in his mind with
“Anarchism.” And the professed Socialists In trying to remove
this prejudice have scattered their fire and warred among them
selves,
The New York World opened its columns a few months ago
to a discussion of Socialism, and most of the leading Socialists of the country
wrote letters on the subject, From these letters it became evident that scarce
ly two men agree as to what Socialism means, what its aims are and what it
could accomplish if it had an opportunity. Is it any marvel, then, that the
Socialist parties have made little headway among the intelligent workingmen
of America? * * *
There is not a laboring man in America, except he be very old, who expects
to remain a laboring man all his life, There ig not a laboring man who does
not hope his children will be rich. This ambition makes for individualism and
selfishness, and few men are willing to surrender for the common weal what
they regard as their own chances of rising in the world.
The east side of New York city contains thousands of rich Jews who own
factories or blocks of tenement houses, and who a few years ago were working
hard as cigar-makers, peddlers, rag-pickers and old-clothes dealers.
Many rich contractors and builders in New York began life in America as
immigrants from Italy, wielding the pick-axe and the shovel. Every employee
in America hopes some day to be an employer.—From the New Zealand Red
Funnel,
than
of
ial to, socialism
5 vf rte 11 ¥ 4
more about periorming well about
be mind ind
sellorell
would
ocracy Only
bo
Der
+h
Lae
Amir Didn't Come Back,
Walking in the Taj Gardens at Age
ra one morning recently the Amir
took special notice of a little Euro
pean child, Te lifted the little one
in his arms and as a token of his
royal favor clasped a necklace of dia-
monds and emeralds round his neck,
Next day the Taj Gardens were full
of children and expectant parents, put
the Amir was not there.—Times of
Ceylon.
Easily Explained.
Speaking with a young lady, a gen-
tleman mentioned that he had failed
to keep abreast of the sclentific ad.
vance of the age. "For instance,” he
sald, “1 don't know at all how the
Incandescent electric "ht which Is
new used in some buildings is pro
duced.”
-MOh, 1t 1a very simple,” sald the
lady. “You just turn a button and
the light appears at once. -TisBits,
PURE BOAP AS A TONIC,
Don't be afrald of being too clean
or washing away your skin with too
frequent use of soap. Pure soap is a
tonic and, if need be, it can used
twice a day on the entire body with
no other than beneficial effects, The
coid bath Is stimulating and pleas
ant, but it is not a cleansing bath.
be
COUCH COVERS
Take a palr of bed blankets
color them a dark green or red
the desired length for the
Then take remaining end and cut
into strips wide and fringe
them
strip two inches
around the
both edges of
stitch
ed
and
Cut
couch
the
four inches
inches
wide
ut another
hree deep Cu
the [ringe
in
and
Sew
cover and then turn
two-inch
over where the {ring
on
WHY TOAST 18 WHOLESOME
“Did you ever wor a
RIWAYSE recommends
ers
down
Japan
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anda
ty
bedrooms
room N
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you fan
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water
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to tha:
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duced
¢
of
Cause
red evils
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she 10 glee
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warm the
in oa simiuiar
IPES
half pound
until t
Soak
cake in one quart
milk Add CERES, A
salt, half teaspoon of allspice and
stewed Bake slowly about
an hour or until the knife will come
out clean with cream or rich
milk
Fried Sweet
tatoes about
cut into inch
lard or dripping
Orange Sponge
in small pieces and place in pudding
dish. Pour over them one cup of
sugar, then make a boiled custard of
one pint of milk, yoke of two eggs,
one-half cup sugar, one large teaspoon
cornstarch Pour this over the or
anges. Make a meringue of the beat
en whites of the eggs with two table
spoons of powdered sugar and put
over the top of the pudding and brown
it slightly in the oven
Apple Cake —Two and a quarter
cups flour, 1 teaspoonful soda, pinch
salt, 14 cup of butter, 1 cup of sour
milk. Beat well, put in tin and cover
with thinly sliced apples, pears or
stewed prunes. Press fruit into bat
ter and pour over 1-2 cup sugar. Bake
about half hour. Eat with cream flav.
ored with maple syrup,
Chocolate Blane Mange. One quart
of milk, one-half box gelatine, soaked
in one cup water, four tablespoons
grated chocolate rubbed smooth in a
little milk, two eggs, vanilla. Heat
the milk until boiling, then add the
other ingredients; boil five minutes.
Pour into mold. Serve cold wit
sugar and cream or custard,
Nearly all the Civil War Governors
are gone, but Vermont has one, Fred.
erick Holbrook, who recently celebrat.
ed his %4th birthday.
Prune Custard — Stew
in water to cover he
prunes
stones will
pint of dried
one
of
easy
1 1 4
8iiD ©
sip OU
two bDealen
prunes
Serve
wes. ~~Boll the po
hour, pare and
and fry in deep
Potat«
half «
pieces
Cut five
oranges
The Colorado river no longer emp-
ties into the Salton sea,
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CURED OF GRAVEL.
Not a Single Stone Has Formed Since
Using Doan’s Kidney Pills,
J. D. Daughtrey, music publisher,
of Buffolk, Va., says: “During two or
three years that I had
kidney troubles 1
passed about 2%
pounds of gravel and
sandy sediment in the
urine. 1 haven't’
passed a stone since
using Doan’s Kidney
2 Pills, however, and
that was three years
ago. I used to suffer
the most acute agony
during a gravel attack, and had the
other usual symptoms of kidney trou-
bles — lassitude, headache, pain in
the back, urinary disorders, rheu-
matic pain, etc. 1 have a box con-
taining 14 gravel stones that 1
passged, but that is not one-quarter of
the whole number, I consider Doan’s
Kidney Pills a fine kidney tonie.”
all dealers. b0centsa box.
Foster-Milbura Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
801d by
Hones
with
cells
beeg are genera
make
mechanical
into a hexago~
li-known naturalist,
' that
pliable
under
no doubt,
but
matter, say
made of soft,
hexagonal
ecome
ances
FURIOUS HUMOR ON CHILD.
Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her—Cuticura
Cures Her in Five Days.
f about seven
» measles, she
at jater by *
eruption all
pper part of
ng sores, es
naiderable
and for
Girl An Electric Battery.
"ar » KShaniro Ef A na
she undergoes every
an electric
} years old and
the Old
lives
The most learned
i have
mysterious
fey
ill
she
SUrgeons
woman
current
with
and
half a
then
and
which
She is
atten
herself.
{0 over-
come bat
without avail,
NECESEATY
Rellef Hospital for 4 t.
Miss Shapiro is a buxom, rosy
girl, the pictur f perfect health,
and, humiliated by her peculiar con-
dition, which has become known as
“trolleyitis,”” she began yesterday
walking from her home to her place
employment, and says she “in-
tends to continue it until the doec-
tors can devise a plan to relieve her
of the surplus electrical energy she
possesses. ——N. Y. World.
come remove }
treatment
of
A FRIENDLY GROCER
Dropped a Valuable Hint about Coffee.
“For about eight yeers,” writes a
Mich. woman, “I suffered from nerv-
ousness-—part of the time down in
bed with nervous p-ostration.
“Sometimes I wuld get numd and
it would be almost impossible for me
to speak for a spell. At others, 1
would have severe bilious attacks,
and my heart would flutter painfully
when I would walk fast or sweep.
“1 have taken enough medicine to
start a email drug store, without any
benefit. One evening our grocer was
asking Husband how I was and he
urged that I quit coffee and use Pos-
tum, 80 he brought home a pkg. and
I made it according to directions and
we were both delighted with it.
“So we quit coffee altogether and
used on)y Postum. 1 began to get
better in a month's time and look like
another person, the color came back
to my cheeks, I began to sleep well,
my appetite was good and I com-
menced to take on flesh and become
interested In everything about the
house, “»
“Finally I was able to do all my
own work without the least sign of
my old trouble. I am so thankful for
the little book, “The Road to Well.
ville.” It has done me so much good.
I haven't taken medicine of any kind
for six months and don't need any.
“A friend of ours who did not like
Postum as she made it, liked mine,
and when she learned to boll it long
enough, lLer's was as good as mine.
It's easy if you follow directions.”
Name given by Posium Company,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
book, “The Road to Wellville,” in
pkgs. “There's a reason.”