'I he Ulilitjr of (>r«»n Cut lloue. Poultvymep generally admit not only the value of it, but the necessity of its use to secure the greatest profit in the production of meat or eggs. It contains a large amount of protein, the most costly element to buy, and the one so necessary to make growth or eggs. Chicles and fowls of all ages like it, but it is a concentrated food and must be fed carefully. Setting Gtnitetig Knot*. Make a dibble of a piece of fork handle about one foot long sharpened at one end. Mark the beds in rows both ways six inches apart. With the sharp stick malce a hole where the marks cross each other and putin the root two inches below the surface. Hold it against the side of the hole with the forefinger of the left hand and crowd the stick into the ground, pressing the dirt against the root. By this method the planter can set roots rapidly and the work is well done. Farming Clay Land. A clay farm of 100 or 120 acres should first be divided into fields of eight or ten acres, anl fenced so as to save as much farm ing land as possible. One field of sod should be plowed each year for corn, putting on it all the manure made lur ing the winter, plowing the coarse un der, and putting the fine on top of the plowed ground before harrowing. The greater part should be seeded to wheat in the fall, by harrowing and drilling as soon as the corn is in shock, anl using some fertilizer. From two to four acres should be kept for oats in the spring, the best of all feed for poultry and horses. The following year the entire field should be seeded to wheat, putting at least 200 pounis of some good fertilizer to each acre, sowing one peck of timothy per acre, and resowing in the spring with tim othy and one gallon of red clover per acre. This field should be kept for meadow two years, possibly longer. This plan of farming should be con tinued in rotation from year to year. From one-half to one acre of potatoes should be raise 1. There should be a large truck-patch of all kinds of vege tables for family use, with possibly some to sell. A farm of this size should have an orchard of three or four acres, of apples, peaches, pears, plums and cherries with all the small er fruits in abundance for home use. The stock that shoull be kept on this size and kind of farm should be three good work horses, three or four good cows, several head of growing cattle, about forty good brood ewes, several heads of hogs, and poultry of all kin is. Ewes are specially profitable on a small farm, since they may raise lambs for early market, quickly enrich the land, and keep down briars and shrubs. As far as possible good shel ter should be provided for all stock, as protection saves feeding, time and labor. Mnlch for Smsill Garden, As 'early in spring as possible, or better still in the fall, put the garden plot in good condition by deep plow ing lengthwise and crosswise and fol low by harrowing. When planting time comes lay off in rows two feet apart, manure well with scrapings from the barnyard, poultry house and cow pens. Hill up the manure, mak ing sharp, high ridges which will in sure good germination and quick growth; plant in the usual way. When the plants are up, stir the ground once a week, or oftener with hoe or plow. When everything is growing well, and up a few inches from the ground, give a thorough final working with the plow and harrow, leveling the ground all over. Apply a light covering of straw, and leaves from the woods over the entire plot, taking care not to cover the young vegetables. In a few days they will grow enough to allow another coat put on as before. Keep adding more as the plants grow above it, until the ground is covered three or four Inches deep, when you can consider your garden work done for the sea son. Vegetables will grow to perfection in a garden treated this way in spite af heat or drouth. The mulch hoi Is moisture and keeps the burning rays of the sun from the tender roots and prevents damage from heavy beating rains. There is nothing so cheap and yet so valuable to the garden a's a deep covering of pine needles and leaves. Potatoes should be on large, high beds, and covered with three or four inches of mulch at once. They will come up through it as if it were not there. With this treatment vege tables of all kinds will flourish and grow, but weeds and grass have no shance at. all. In the fall rake the straw in between the rows and ridge the earth over it. In the spring you will find plenty of good fertilizer. — Agricultural Epitomist. Scratching Sh*»d*. Scratching sheds were brought to the notice of poultrymen fctue years ago, and there are many poultry houses that are not provided with this :onvenience or necessity even at this late date. There has been an errone ous idea about the scratching shed that should be brought to view. A scratching shed in Minnesota should not be the same kind of a 'shed as that In use In Missouri or Kansas. Condi tions of temperature and climate should govern the method of construc tion largely. Scratching sheds In a pcry cold climate will have to be more than a mere open shed. There is no need of it being made as warm as the rcosting quarters, ncr as as a hot bed, but there Is a reason Cor lta being constructed so as to be comfor table for the hens. A scratching shed should be made light and roomy; it should be made with a great deal or floor space, and that space should be covered with litter in which an indus trious hen delights to scratch. Sheaves of oats will make a very good littei for this purpose. The hens will scratch the straw about for the oats and gun a great deal of healthful exercise in obtaining the same. Ripe millet hay will also be found a good litter for the scratching shed, and it will be sur prising how the hens will scratch for the sma\l seeds of millet. When ob tained in this way they will do no harm, but a great deal of good. The scratching shed may not only be termed the dining room, but it may be named the living room. Hens are fed some good mess once a day, in the morning or the 'evening, and what grain they get should be fed through the scratching shed route. The hens are kept busy obtaining it because their appetites are sharp and they wish a grain to appease it. The more they scratch the better the ap petite and the better the food is assim ilated. The better the assimilation of the food the more healthy the hens and the greater their aptitude to lay eggs and become profitable. We are of the opinion that scratch ing sheds should be entirely inclosed in some manner. The south side may be made of a combination for the best results. Poultry netting should com pose the south side of the shed, anl during stormy weather a large cur tain of muslin or some other goods may be let down to keep out the snow. This will admit of light, anl the room will be found airy. When ever the sun shines there should be some way of admitting it to the shed. No roosting places should be provided ir this room for lazy hens to occupy. Keep up the temptation to scratch and keep it comfortable. By comfortable ! we mean that it should he built in j whatever plan that will make them comfortable. In some localities it j may be necessary to make the scratch- ; ing shed very warm, and the south j should be for the most part construct ed of glass. Even then it must be made roomy and airy so as to not im pair the health of the hen. —Poultry Farmer. Fertilizer* and Manure. The management of the farm should be with the view of maintaining its j fertility. The foundation of farming J is the riches in the soil, and any sys- j tern of agriculture that increases the j wealth of the farmer without reduc- j ing the productive capacity of the soil j will be the correct one. The average ! crops of cereals, potatoes and grass ! ia this country are very low, yet tue American farmer has more opportuni ties for securing fertilizers for his land than in any other country. In our gas works there is saved a large amount of sulphate of ammonia, ni trate of soda is imported in great ship loads, the ammoniates of the packing houses amount to a largo proportion, and the cottonseed meal supply is almost alone sufficient for our needs, and yet the materials men tioned are those for providing nitrogen only. This country also has large phosphate mines, and but 'for the fact that the required potash must be im ported there would be no lack of the plant foods right at the doors of American farmers for their use. In the past the farmer has not assisted himself in the employment of fertil izers as he should, which accounts for the low crop averages. There has been a war between those who favor manure and those who ad vocate the use of fertilizers, the one class claiming barnyard manure to be a "complete" ration for plants, while the other class contends that it is absolutely necessary to bring plant foods on the farm in orler to recompense the farmer for the loss of fertility through the removal of the products of the farm that are market ed. The fact remains, however, that this country has made but little prog ress in the matter of increasing the average yields, and the matter de serves consideration on the part of investigators. One error that has not yet been overthrown is that of suppos ing barnyard manure to be "complete plant food." There is nothing on the farm that varies so much in qaulity as manure, for, while some manures may be as nearly complete as may be desired, yet the large majority of the accumulated heaps on farms are not at all complete. It is not altogether in the management of the manure that its value is retained, but in the foods from which it is obtained an 1 the amount of absorbent material used ir. its preservation. It may safely be claimed that every year thousands of tons of barnyard manure are spread on land which is really not equal in value to the labor required in the work of applying it to the soil. Wheth er in the form of crude chemicals in the fertilizer bags, or in the form of bulky manure, the plant foods are the same, and the farmer cannot real ize therefrom more than exists in the materials used.—Philadelphia Record Hent llello City. San Francisco seems to be the best telephoned city in the world. With a population of 3-12,782, there are 21,324 telephones, or G2 per 1000. In Europe, Copenhagen is probably the best tele phoned city, with 15,311 telephones to Its 312,859 of population, equal to 49 per 1000. In Copenhagen, too, the best conditions for the public exist, al though the rates are relatively as high as those In American cities. London compares very unfavorably with these figures. At the beginning of this year there were 41,111 telephones to a popu lation of more than 5,500,000, or a pro portion of 7 to every 1000 people. New York, with a population of 2.350,004, had 54.C47 instruments, or 26 to 1000. Tlie Duster. Put away that feather duster*. What's the use of sweeping if you are going to throw the dust back on the floor? Get a yard of cheesecloth — common quilt lining will answer— hem it, and then you have a duster that is of some use. Wit it you can wipe up the dirt anj shake it out of doors. But don't depend on one dus ter; make two or three, so that they can be putin wash and you can have a clean one occasionally. Proper Way to lloil Water. To boil water is an apparently slm pie operation, and yet it is said that many people do not know how to do it. According to an authority the se cret consists in putting fresh water into a kettle already warm and set ting the water to boil quickly. When the boiling point is reached the water Ehould be used at once for making tea, coffee or other drinks, and not allowed to steam, simmer and evapor ate until the good water is in the at mosphere and the lime, iron and dregs only left in the kettle. Water boiled in the manner described and flavored with a little lemon juice is often rec ommended to those suffering from loss of appetite. .Save the Scraps of Wall Paper. No scraps of wall paper should bD /*£€//*£S Onion Sauce for Boiled Fowl. —Peel three good sized onions and cook till very tender. Take them out, mash them, and mix with them a handful ol fine bread crumbs, salt, pepper, but ter and a little less than a pint of milk. Add more crumbs if necessary, to have it of a good consistency for sauce. Spanish Rice Pudding.—Cook one cup of rice in salted water until ten der; then drain and line a mold; fill center with a pint of flaked salmon mixed with a cup ot thick white sauce, seasoned with half a teaspoonful each of salt and horseradish; add a pinch of cayenne; cover with more rice. Bake in a pan of water for forty min utes. Garnish with pickles, parsley and cloves. Beef Broth. —Wash well two pound's of lean beef cut in small pieces, and put to boil in three quarts of cold water. Skim frequently while boil ing, and when reduced to one quart take from pot and strain. Return to pot with half a pound of lean beef chopped fine and well mixed with three raw eggs. Beat all together and return to flre. Boil half an hour, or until clear, then strain and season to taste. , Frijole Croquettes.—Boll one cupful of brown beans until well lone and dry. Rub through a colander. To this pulp add one cup of bread crum'js, one onion minced, a tablespoonful of minced parsley, one teaspoon of salt and two well-beaten eggs. Mix well together, form into cylinders, dip in beaten egg, then In cracker dust and try a golden brown on both sides In deep fat; drain. Serve with a tiny red pepper stuck In top of each The Manavl Hammock. There has been for some time a note worthy demand for the Jipijapa, or manurl (so-called panamaj hat. com paratively large shipments being made by every large steamer leaving Ecua dor for the United States. American merchants may therefore be Interested In learning something of the manavl hammock. Like the jipijapa hat, this article commends Itself because of Its durability, artistic workmanship, com fort and general superiority. The raw material is derived from the leaves and shoots of a palm which is found In some of the coast provinces of Ecua dor; this plant, which attains a height of eighteen to twenty-four feet. Is known as the "Moeora" and is very thorny. At eight or ten years of age It matures; its life Is Indefinite If the shoots are properly cut. The use of this material for hammocks has an un known antiquity, doubtless antedating the Spanish conquest; the Inca Indians everywhere weave curious articles out of the fibrous materials afforded by nature; even the savages in the eastern part of Ecuador, who as yet have not been brought in contact with civiliza tion, weave hammocks as fine as silk out of the "Pita" palm. A good manavl hammock should last ten years. Why tl»e Editor Quit as a Reformer. The editor of the Greenfield (Ind.) Globe, in an article on newspaper ed iting, says: "In contemplating my first pnper, I firmly resolved to reform the whole ! world. At the end of one month I | thought the State was large enough j for my first field; at the end of the second I concluded to fix the county i as I wanted, and at the end of the | third month I decided that I would j first reform the town, i "Since that time I have learned that ! If I wanted to reform myself I would i have a pretty largo job of It." | A ten-pound rainbow trout has been caught In a lake in Ellis County, Texas, as a result of plants made by the Fish Commission in ISO!). llest For the Boivolfl. No matter what ails you, headache to a can cer,you will never got woll until your bowels are put right. CAHCAIIETS help nature, euro you without a gripe or pain, produce easy ; natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CAHCAIIETS j Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal : boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on i It. Beware of imitations. ! The infant named for a great statesman , or hero often carries the name to oblivion. 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Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. While I loved children I dreaded tho ordeal, for it left me weak and sick MBS. J. IL HASKTX3. for months after, and at the time I thought death was a welcome relief; but before my last child was born a pood neighbor advised LydiaE.Piikk liam's Vegetable Compound, and I used that, together with your Pills and Sanative Wash for four months before the child's birth; —it brought me wonderful relief. I hardly had an ache or pain, and when the child was ten days old I left my bed strong in health. Every spring nndfall I nowtake abottleof Lydia EiPinkliam's Veg etable Compound and find it keeps me in continual excellent health." MRS. J. 11. HABKINS, 3248 Indiana Ave., Chicago, 111. fsooo forfeit If about testimo nial la not genuine. Care and careful counsel is %vbat the expectant and would-be mother needs, and this counsel •he can secure without cost by writing to Airs. Pinkliam at Lynn, Mass. 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