The depletion of the timber lot and the gradual decrease in the supply of lumber, with the consequent increase in the cost of wood, make the erection of fences on the farm a matter of con- cern, for the landholder heretofore has looked upon wood as a proper material for the construction of an effective fence. Metal—that is, fence wire—has almost entirely replaced the rails which At one time were considered necessary to make a fence stock-proof. We still find, however, that timber is, in most localities, the cheapest material for fence posts, though the supply avail- able is becoming scarcer each year, and it is possible that in the future it may be necessary in every section S GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL. is possible to obtain from them fences constructed entirely of metal at small cost, While the unprogressive farmer is content to have a few bars to let down in order to admit of the passage of teams or wagons, no fence is complete without an entrance, and therefore without a gate, for at best bars are only makeshifts and a loss of both time and temper, It is surprising how common they are when excellent and serviceable light gates can now be pur- chased very cheaply and even where the lack of money is an obstacle to this a handy man can, with the aid of an axe, a hammer and some nails build and hang a strong useful gate with no \ AND GATE POSTS. It will be better and a saving of time if the timber after being cut up for the gates is given a couple of coats of paint before being put together, After Lhe gate Is completed and hung, it can be given a final coat, The first or priming coat should be very thin; in fact, may be nearly all raw linseed oil. The second and last coats will of course, be a little thicker, and in order to dry hard, and with a little gloss, should contain a small quantity of tur- pentine and boiled oil may differ ag to color, results have shown that white seems to give the most satisfaction, while the iron work painted black will make a slight con- trast, adding to the improved appear- {ance of the gateway. STILI, USE DASHER CHURNS. Even in this Day of Creameries, But- ter Is Made in the Good Old. Fashioned Way, The chances are ten to one or better that the butter you buy at the grocery store now was made in a creamery, for the great bulk of the butter consumed in this country is made In milk estab- ter made by hand, and “we still sell churns right along.” The greater number of the ual churns now sald a churn manufacturer in Chicago recently, in speaking of the growth of the cream- ery business, are he cylinder type, operated by a crank, turning rn a wheel with paddles, the paddiewheel of a steam- we still sell as well, churns fashioned type, su individ- sold, ol within the chu some- times like boat; but of the old- h as our A SUBSTANTIAL ROAD GATE. of the country to use posts made of iron or concrete, even as is now in many places. An is a now cases, done essential feature of comparatively short that wire is, taking the a rail panel, fence pl as was the case Recent tests were made at an English exper to de termine upon the be nethod of structing a fence. One was whether a fe & dropper as 88 one constructs A second point under consid the minimum number of post in the construction o durable fence when dropper and the character of the Quired for best results. The drop & thin vertical brace 1 to gtrer the stretch of wire between J metal is admittedly more durable than | wood, an endeavor was made to obtain | a suitable rigid metal dropper, but with. | : Are necessary rall were use en ailion “ 0 con ce is el n e A 1 use post out success. NOTCH THE CORNER POSTS LOW hat farmers sometimes All error make In erecting a place the corner suppo near the top of the t quent rt line of the fence that the rt tri or 8 Are ont strained very A8 a board being thereby in th regretted ow wl } i CPR 18 nent und the 1if« from rubbing against unduly straining the plain wires has argued that stock soon get to understand how dan. it : It been other outlay than t} few hours time iuing na Experiment has bl Lo e expenditure of labor and certainly in an is required in the continual wn and up of the } t) Ars shown that it visable have the farm gates 16 feet in order to admit o openii or transfer grandmoth rrand: ft ers used, and such as their 4H ol keeping only naturally continu Fence Distorted by Improperly laced Corner Supports | the {in | are usually farm implements fre Where some small green er desires t thought best ther fields are crops from whi planted with h the ’ \ rm is poultry it is bottom rall of this gate she within an inch of the ground so that the poultry cannot crawl under. The gate posts should be » keep h that the y uid be A PLEASING FENCE OF TIMBER AND POULTRY WIRE. gerous barb-wire le, and when In a quiet condition are rarely Injured by it; but once excited by panic or play they forget its danger and often suffer In consequence. While there may be some styles of woven fence which will enable the farmer to discontinue barb. wire, the new material must have suf- ficient elasticity to recover from occ sional very severe and unusual straing and also sufficient to respond to our varied conditions of heat and cold, and 80 require no straining after its eree- tion, The Ameriesn fence manufactur. ors seem to be ahead of the Bu Bo the production of wire fences, for it quite separate and distinet from any posts used In the construction of the fence, an a better effect is obtained without additional trouble If they are slightly higher than the uprights In the gate and higher than the fence posts adjoining the gateway. The main entrance to the farm and also the Eateways around the dwelling may be still further improved If a little addi- tional trouble Is taken to square the gate posts and round off the tops, No gate can be sald to be finished until it Is painted, for not only does painting ald In giving a tidy appear ance, but prolongs the life of the wood. Where the Cor m one field to an. farmers they would require and the surg they would their surplus eggs country store And you fin¢ farmers perhaps and ng t! A creamery, the butter selves and I they wou farmers, to ROeDIDE many bulk of their milk t still continuing make that they need for them making it, as have al ways done, in a hand el} Such churns ing In suburban or country h keeping cows, who make thelr own butter because they prefer to. anyway and they are bought by various pPeoy everywhere who want sweet salted Mutter and who make themselves In hand churns larger Ow sell LY 0 to they rn are sold to ] : poopie iy omes and or I I it fr 1 n or Zealand and Australia and to dairying countries in vitious other parts of the world, but we still supply our own people with the old-fashioned dasher an we did twenty years ago TO TACKLE HAZERS. The hazing trials at Annupolis fol lowed by the long discussion of the subject In and out of Congress. have served to widely advertise the Acad emy, and, as a result, there has been an unusual rush of applications from ambitious young men who aspire to be come admirals. Many of the applicants breathe defiance to all hazers and re- cite Instances of their physical pow ers to demonstrate their fitness for ap pointment recelved at the Navy Department ran an follows: “I play football, have been captain of the basketball team these Inst two years. | am also an expert with box Ing gloves, and would lke to have some of the Annapolis fellows try thelr hazing tricks on me. 1 imagine they would have to get real busy if they tried to stand me on my head and make me eat soap.” While tastes | lishments, But there is still some but- | America exports churns to the West | Indies and Bouth America and to New One of the letters recently | CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. — Assistant Secretary Hays Points Out Necessity for More Thorough Farm Education. Is in Effect a Country High School. The consolidated school question is a feature of the country school educa tion problem which is rapidly coming to the fore, especially in the northwest, and it promises much for better farm education. The proposition is that six or seven or ten of the crossroads schools in any rural district shall be combined into one larger school and were it not for the question of trans portation of the scholars to and from the central school, it would undoubted- ly meet with universal favor, From an educational point of view the ad-| vantages of the consolidated school plan are very great. Assistant Sec retary of Agriculture Hays is an en- thusiastiec advocate of the plan and states that where the plan has been put into operation the beneficial re | sults have been manifold. The ques tion has been agitated to a consider. able extent In his own State of Minn esota, due largely to his own efforts { Professor Hays is thoroughly alive to | the fact that a better scheme of edu- cation is needed for the farm boy if he is to keep his foremost position among the world's agriculturists. { FOR BETTER FARM EDUCATION. | The time, Professor Hays says, has {gone by when an “ordinary” school { education will serve for the farm boy The three R's are not sufficient to | enable him to succeed in life. He must removes dar Erowth —— — 66 "9 TO THE LAME There ase only two Px. hdl il / bolle, Others inuitate our Ike wiyi Wy make It ouriecUy ut £16. With * O'Con. Free $1.2 ac kage | this out and send today ad we » Wl eld | oun wax | you how 10 yet one pres” Give ortage nor's Latest” you [E. L. O'Connor Mig. Co,, 1271 Bway, N. 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Write tod have special education for farming just | as the young man or woman who is to enter professional life has special in- struction along the lines he expects to follow, And so the consolidated chool comes in, with its better educa tional facilities Canada has taken an advanced stand on this question and is consolidating her country schools. In a word the farmer's children are being given the advantages of a high school education | As President Iman, of the On-| tario Agricultural College has pointed | t, the sy loubtedly | from a standpoint of dollars and cents, more | expensive, for first few years at] least; but the rural ratepayer has it to} le for himself wonld | rather pay five dollars more per year | and secure Cree ou slem und whether he deci il increased school can hands of : who | ne-room« 14 wrhaps in i facilities demon PRACTICAL FARM SCIENCE. i features | garden, taught y are ott Important i " n not. however, solidated kept in more being umber of schools They acres In schools connect Are now th ar progressive district wi 8 of the co ry m two to three to oxi f r' each at ing out each involves a belt of native trees and shrubs surrounding the grounds; (2) a halfacre playfield for the boys: (3 lawn bordered with shade trees for the girls; (4) a shaded | walk each for boys and girls, about a } attractive lay den ) A dred yards long: (5) consisting wit} : sia ie) lawn als ANTS GROWN BY rang f IL] PUP vegots in both cases under the n of the teacher or a special The garden serves © purpose, it not only les the most practical form of ) study but acts as a valuable In rentive in the general school work, It no uncommon sight during the sum- er season to see a public school In out of not with slate pencil but hoe and shovel pupils thoroughly enjoy it. 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