Arrangement Found Quite Convenient
by Poultrymen in Moving Chick-
en Yards About.
It Is often desirable to move chick-
en yards from one part of the farm to
another, but if post-holes have to be |
dug and posts set, it becomes a job |
vhich many people dislike to under- |
take, i
A poultryman of Grant's Pass, Ore- |
gon, builds his fences without post-
holes. The posts should be attached |
tc the cross pieces by heavy screws |
STEERING DEVICE IS HANDY
Automatic Arrangement for Traction
Engine Enables One to Keep In
Absolutely Straight Course.
The device attached to the front of
for use in plowing. It is often diffi.
Automatic Steering Device.
to steer an absolutely straight
Fence Without Post Holes,
or bolts, in order to render them more
firm, but it can be nailed with soft
nails clinched
By using bolts to fasten the first
piece from the post to the next side
piece, or if the connection is made at
each post, the fence can readily
taken down and moved to any
of the farm, without difficulty
Of course this involves making ev
ery length between posts a separate
section, but this takes very little more
time than to build the ordinary wire
fence, and poultrymen will say
it is a great convenience
BEE KEEPING IS PROFITABLE
Every Farmer Growing Fruit Should
Keep Few of Little Honey
Gatherers in Orchard.
be
part
some
(By F. G. HERMAN,
1 know that many farmers
that they have as many
their time and energies as
attend to, and as they realize that this |
industry is an ir and re-|
little intelligence and study |
litt
is
iL
feal
calls upon
they can |
art itself
quires no it
conduct in the oest
apt to
to their
to
they are
adding it
duties.
I think,
other way to look at
almost
fashion, |
discouraged in|
already overfull |
be
is an
i
in |
the person en
if |
that there
this matter
however,
every business
gaged in it
he adds some hi
if entirely different his regular |
work, will give pleasure and |
make life pleasanter. Beekeeping is |
especially desirable in this connection |
as there are very few kinds of work |
that are sc full of interest and so gen-
erally attractive
Every one growing
plant that is Intended
should be interested
There Is a
grower who
a half miles
just a little too bees to
visit, so by mutual agreement 1 keep
about thirty colonies on his farm and
run them for extracted honey, and
we are ooth arrange
ment
Nearly all parts of our
duce honey in quantities sufficient
pay for the gathering. The amount |
of hone, that goes to waste every year |
for want of bees to gather It is very |
large; in fact, too large to estimate
Every farm has on it fruit trees,
berry patches, clover or buckwheat |
fields, all of which produce nectar, |
which, in the absence of bees, Is evap- |
orated Ly the sun and practically |
wasted The forests also contain
many linden and vhite wood trees, |
w hich are good honey yielders.
be more successful
recreative work. Th
from
restful
fruit or
to yleld
in beekeeping
nurseryman and berry |
about two and
any
seed |
has a farm
from my
far for the
benefited by the
country pro
to
Culture Among Potatoes.
1 think a gocd cultivator run fre.
quently among potatoes is the best |
tool we have, says a writer in an ex-
change. | know of no tool that will!
take the place of the fingers in clean |
ing weeds from among the plants in |
the hill or row. The hoe and culti
vator can do the most of this work, |
but | always find a few weeds to be
pulled by hand. Frequent cultivation
is very desirable in time of drouth, or |
any other time, for that matter. I!
think the extremely dry time this |
summer will stimulate some to raise |
more follage crops to help out the bay |
crop in the future. That will be a!
good thing For wornout flelds 1
think that generally plowing, dressing
and reseeding is the best treatment.
Use for Celeriac.
Celeriac, or turnip-rooted celery, is
one of the vegetables not commoniy
grown. It Is used for soups, and is
sometimes eaten raw. It is planted and
grown much the same 2s ordinary ce)
ery. Instead of forming edible leaf
stalks, however, it forms a root very
much like a turnip, which may be
stored the same as turnips,
Crop Growing Essentials.
The fertilization of the crop is only
one of the several important consider
ations in growing a crop; seed, prepa.
ration of the soil and cultivation are
equally Important.
of this automatic steering device
makes this possible by running in the
last furrow made
MACHINE FOR CUTTING BRUSH
Mows a Swath Through Brush
Wide as Rear of Frame—
Driver Occupies Rear Seat.
The device shown in the {llustration
is a brushcutter composed of a V-
shaped frame, provided with outward-
Brush-Cutting Machine.
ly projecting cutting blades. The drive
er occupies the seal. near the back of
the cuts a swath
through wide as the rear
end
frame The device
the brush as
of the frame
Clover in Corn Fields.
Rhode Island station has for
years grown Indian corn con-
on the same acre of land
ald of chemical fertilizers.
acre | and
The
many
tinuously
with
One-fourth
the
is underdralined
receives no cover crop, a second quar-
ter acre is treated in the same man-
ner, excepting the underdralning:
crimson is grown on a third
quarter and winter rye on the fourth
quarter, at the last cultivation of the
As a result it has been found
gain of but 36 cents per
resulted sowing the
gain from using the clov-
has been $4.19 per acre per annum.
number of
rowing
thelr corn
red
clover
Corn.
has from
rye, but the
As a result a considerable
of the
clover or other
North
is generall
gtate are now
in
Island
» oF
preferred
1
Rhode
y
mes
fleids
clover
Chicken Wire for Trellis.
Chicken wire makes a good
A single
trellis
stake will do,
feet from the ground by three stakes
the
Keep hoe sharp and the
will not seem so long
The best way to kill weeds now
to pull them up by hand
Keep the cultivator going
only kills weeds, but
ture
rows
is
It not
conserves mois
Cucumbers
planted yet
good variety
The quality of the plantripened to
is much better than of house
for pickles may be
Boston pickling Is a good
Soil that blows badly may be Im
proved by scattering straw or manure
Do cultivate beans when
They will
not
is wet
spotted or rusted.
Corn properly planted can be given
its first working before the rows can
the
become
Thin carrots, beets, ote, If they are
in effect, if allowed to grow
Swiss chard has now taken
place of spinach as greens
will not stand the hot, dry weather
The foremost method of cultivating
the
the most excellent farm implements
ever invented
A good cat is the best and most hu
man mouse trap The farm Is hardly
tect the grain boxes
Parsley seed germinates slowly,
have ground very fine. Cover seed
with fine rich soll mixed with manure
scrapings. Keep soll moist,
Have a small box for odd nails,
screws and other knick-knacks, It is
a good place to find just what you need
when doing 4 job of repairing.
Make a practice of putting a mon-
key-wrench under thc seae when go-
ing for a long drive. You rever can
tell just when it will be needed.
Every farm home ought to have a
telephone. The convenience will pay
for itself many times over, especially
in case of fire or sudden sickness.
MA
NY FLAYESS FROM COAST
Kept Big Leagues Going Quite
Lively This Season.
California is noted for its big trees,
fine climate and gold; also, hardly a
year goes by that the Pacific
fact few of them are turned
What is more, the Californians
very
i
They
that the fans want to see every time
Scouts skip
about to all kinds of
be sent back, but the golden west
Const
Twenty-six players from the
i ci
now in the American league
cuit, and all are making good
The New York Yankees have
Chase started out wheve
have fine all
other fruit
right field for the Yanks, is
Otis Johnson comes from out that way
Then the Yankees have Wilkinson and
Fitzgerald, also from the Golden Gate
city Lynch
that country,
turned
five
they
Kinds
there
oranges and
another
was another who
although
over to the
came
has
iridgeport
he
been
club
The Boston
Hooper, Lewls,
and Hall
Harry
Moser
Americans have
Madden, Pape,
California players, but has just
cured Leonard of St. Mary's college
and It Is rumored that the player
surely make good
Washington has Johnson,
one pitchers
bas addition to
will
in
ig league
who
of the star
In
Washington cht
hal}
eball
the
Groom and Gray
sOn ib hi
and they are all mak
in the Ameri
eveland club Is
an league
11 « y
well sug
Ooast
»n touted as one of
srg ever turned over to
the
Olson,
from minors. They
Easterly, Fish
Naps
e players will be the
¥
league
app
Graney and Harkness
the big
al80 have Ki
er
think
goods
Ping Bo
big
The
all of th
Riry
BRAINY PITCHER BIG ASSET
Star Flinger Can Render Signals and
inside Play Worthiess—Good
Common Sense Counts,
Otto Knabe
fest players in
gays this about
and
who iz one of the |
have
again
Moore, Camnitz
inalde
Brown,
fing
and
waon
signals
Mathe
and other st:
use
play been at
Otto Knabe,
ers? Put a pitcher in the box who
has brains and he will smash all the
team play you ever saw
ners will be pie for the catcher
hit-and-run plays will be jokes,
me a pitcher in there with the old
noodle, and I want to
these machines work.”
Rights of Married Men.
Judge Hugh Grimm in the St Louis
Pitcher
PE rl % rv
sail players
said
this spring
would to"
Covaleskie,
big Pole whom Chattanooga is
of
like
Glant
they the
‘get
carting
ong one its
and it
good
as star attractions,
making
is no lk
looks they
Killer”
The “
bearcat class if the
are
meer
that
recently
gO
in the BCOres
against him
work he is
ave been made
ve a fair idea of the
IZ to do this season
About the only reason ball
i f Hit Coy
iy ri x 1A
Yillg ey WOouiG
ason after woe
that
a
ste with De Pi
‘mpire Mullen is
tutoring
he |
he lis
under the
ire Evans, with whom
with the
Schafer
to Hal
is so taken
of Germany
is compared
Washington
fay
firat ase play
3
:
that his work
Chase's
President Horace Fogel is willing
and when a wife objects to her hus.
band attending a ball game or any oth.
as
He gave Mrs. Lillian M. Campbell of
2447 Bouth Second street, a decree of
sult. Campbell sald they
Judge Grimm asked for some spe
cific incidents as to their disagreement
and Campbell said:
“She fussed when I wanted to attend
a ball game.”
A —————————
Cobb Surpasses Everybody.
Leading the American league in bat
ting average, in number of base hits,
in run-getting and base stealing, Cobb
of Detroit sure shows consplouously
Bis superiority over all players in the
major circuits. The only worlds left
for him to conquer in baseball activi
ties are the records of past seasons,
of which he holds quite a number, and
toward which he Is now rapidly head
ing.
Jimmy McAleer, it is said, may quit
the Washington Senators, owing to
poor showing of the club in the
present race
Red Nelson, the grand pitcher of the
Browns, is a man of iron
muscles in trim.
Louisville denies that
bile. He expects to release one catch
er soon, however
Although ome has not heard much
about it, the Athleties seem to be hav
ing a little more than their share of
hard luck this season.
Umpire Egan believes Ban John
son's decree abolishing the warming
up of pitchers is to be obeyed at the
discretion of the official
Fred Parent former White Sox play-
er, still leads the batting order for the
Baltimore Orioles. Parent is hitting
and fleldirg at a good clip.
Pitcher McAdams of the Dallas club,
who has been purchased by the Car.
dinals, has made a wonderful record
in the Texas league this year,
Grover Cleveland Alexander declares
that with himself and Moore alternat.
ing the Phillies would run away from
other teams in the National league.
Chester Thomas, the young catcher
the Boston Red Sox turned over to
the Sacramento team last spring, is
playing wonderful ball on the coast.
Enos Kirkpatrick, the star third
sacker of the Dayton Central league
team, will join the Brooklyn club at
the end of the season. Kirkpatrick Is
a heavy hitter and a fast man on the
bases.
———
—
slamming them
» up
ply because they didn't 1
others ge trying
a chance
When
ircuitl a
to the
fans
tac
Covaleskie
went back
big « lot of Southern
thought he would keep up his spec
ular work, and when he failed to do
this they whether
had
ne
Milwaukee's New Rec
wd oof
ord
DICK EGAN WANTED CHICKEN
Scrappy Little
Baseman Not
Lunch
Cincinnati Second
Satisfied With
as Served,
Dick Egan.
gravy Hailing the walter, Mr
made expostulation
“Say, George.” walled
“there's no chicken in
Egan
Mr
this
Egan,
chicken
“Aw, say, now,” replied the waiter,
“you wouldn't expect to find any dog
would you?" And
The Grandmother Game.
President Johnson of the American
league was pointing out to a sporting
editor the wonderful money-making
“Baseball is ingrained in
ple,” he said
and money
heavens fall
“There's a spice of truth in
story of the boss who sald to his of
fice boy:
“Well, Henry, 1 don’t
you'll get to any of the games
season, as your grandmother
twice while football was on.’
“‘You should have known better
than that' he replied. ‘My grandfa
ther has married again, much against
the wishes of the family.” "”
our peo
to baseball, though
gee how
this
died
Fogel Enters Protest.
Horace Fogel, president of the Phil
lies, has issued a statement in which
he made known his intention to pro
test a recent game, which was won in
Cincinnati, on the ground that Doolin
was out of the game unjustly. Doolin
was barred from the game because five
dollars, which he was fined on July 4
for discoloring a bafl had not been
pald. Refore the game the money was
offered to the umpire, who refused to
accept it, declaring the money must
be in New York befawe Dooln is ell
gible.
a
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