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THE GENTAUR © OMPANY:
ject to disease than geese, and, besides.
the geese are productive for many
years, writes a correspondent of the p,ttom becomes entirely submerged.
ly silence through thickset forests.
where man can scarcely move without
being betrayed by the loud crackling of
GEESE EASY TO RAISE.
Birds Are Not Subject to Disease and dry twigs. In summer it loves low ly-
ing, swampy forests interspersed with
shallow lakes and sluggish streams. In
such places it often wades up to its
neck in a lake to feed on succulent
water plants and when reaching to the
Thrive on Pasture.
Turkeys and chickens are more sub-
ywa Homestead. One rarely ever sees These visits to the water are some-
any ailment among a flock, and they times by day. but usually at night.
w yi obtain most of their living from especially during the season when the
green stuff” during the spring, sUm- cgjves are young and the horns of the
mer and autumn. Tben the feathers pyiis are but partly grown.
from the mature goose, which may be pate in the fall. with full grown
plucked about every six weeks during aptlers. the bulls wander through the
the warm months, are quite an item. | forest looking for their mates, at times
The big, soft feather beds and pillows | yttering fareaching calls of defiance
to all rivals and occasionally clashing
their horns against the saplings in exu-
berance of masterful vigor. Other bulls
hasten to meet the rival for a batt:
royal At this season the call of the
cow moose quickly attracts the. bull:
Cunters take advaniage of this and b.
trumpet bring the most a ressive
bulls to their doom. National Geo
graphic Magazine.
FLIES FLEE FRC BLUE
The Germ Laden Pests Either Fear or
Hate That Color.
The Arahs have long known that flies
Thirty Years
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fear or hate the color blue, and that is
why the houses in many of their towns
are calcimined in a light blue tint. . Be-
fore the French Academy of Sciences
recently Messrs. Galaine and Houl
peert described the results of their ob
servations on the eyesight of flies The
only light that these insects see really
well is white; their eyes do not see vio
WHITE ENBDEN GEESE.
which may be seen in every farmer's | let and indigo at all; the vibrations of
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di time.
Making the
Farm Pay
along the slopes or around the hills.
prevention of runoff is necessary to
richest portions of the soil.
| should be fallowed one year or plowed
| early the previous summer.
ee | Growing plants draw large quanti-
Need of Getting Moisture Into Soil and ties of water from the soil and sub-
Conserving It.” _ soil. All growth of weeds and volun-
[Prepared by United States department of | teer grain on land to be planted to
agriculture.] ! corn should be prevented.
| home where there is a flock of geese | the blue and green rays are disagree-
; .. kept speak for themsel-es. Besides | able to them, and red has the effect of
Jo sloping dang te Loring, iin] there is a good market for all surplus | darkness. Yellow alone of all the col
0 vating should follow on a level | goqthers and also for the fat goose. | ored rays is tolerated as well as white
The moisture saved : inakes “this a which is purchased for many Christ
mas. New Year and other special din y : ; begi ¢ p §
profitable practice, and very often the | pars ‘ or Spee eyes of a fly begins ut green and ends
The solar spectrum as seen by the
, | at bright orange. The practical con-
The young geese. as well as the old |'clusion to be drawn from this is that
avoid erosion, with the loss of the ones, will thrive when kept on green | when a room has blue window panes
: pasture. The eggs which they produc: | the flies therein become as inactive as
Alfalfa land to be prepared for corn | gro large and rich and find a ready | if it were dark. If a glat of a blind be
market. Hence the farmer who keep: | opened to let in a ray of white light
a large flock of geese will make a good | the files will rush toward it and, go out
profit. Geese will begin to lay the last | through the blind.
of February or the first of March. In Japan they hang curtains made of
neighbor who still raises geese mever beads of blue glass mixed with tubes
allows the mother goose to incubate | of painted hamboo at the entrances to
her own eggs. The eges are set under | putchers’ and pastry cooks’ shops.
As lack of moisture more than any- | Deep plowing and subsoiling should | chicken bens, allowing six or eight | These let the air in, and the flies go out
thing else limits corn yields in drought be done in the fall rather than af
regions the first question regulating | corn planting time, * Soil put in the
each operation should be, “What will | right condition to take in moisture to
be its effect upon the soil moisture sup- 2 considerable depth is also open to
ply?’ _ the air and dries out rapidly. If nec-
: rs > essary to plow in the spring for corn
The authorities state that while sum- 4, plowing should be done early and
mer fallow frequently results in great ghould not be deep, and the ground
er yields of corn, the practice has not ghould be packed immediately. Plow-
proved practicable. They therefore ad- ing under several inches of snow is an
vise beginning the preparation of land effective and sometimes a practicable
to prevent loss of moisture and to pn. way of getting moisture into the
the surface into condition to receiv: ground. oe }
moisture as soon as the preceding cron |
will permit. Cultivation after the re | ¢ Dairy Farming Profitable.
| Dairying is an economical form of
agricultu: = and economy and thrift are
| handmaidens of prosperity. It retains
| upon the farm the larger portion of !
| the fertility of the crop and thus the !
| productiveness of the fields is kept up
| without recourse to expensive commer-
| cial fertilizers. Dairy farms are in-
! variably highly productive beeause the
| fertility is ‘returned and because a
plentiful supply of humus is supplied
to the soil. Dairy farming is economi-
cal in that it utilizes practically all
the land. Parts that are unsuited to
the plew tan in nearly all cases be
turned to pasture.
: Corn For Poultry.
‘Do not supply too much cérn to lay-
ing hens. "It Is very heating, and it is
too fattening for hend that are to make
4 eggs. Tt isa good winter feed, but teo
much fat stored in a hen’s body inter
feres with the laying functions,
Salt For Dairy Cows.
From one to two ounces of salt daily,
in accord with the amount of milk pro-
duced, is sufficient to meet all require-
ments of a dairy cow on rations of or-
dinary feeds, according to Dr. E. B.
Forbes of “the ‘Ohio experiment sta-
JD. 3: 3:1 !'tfon. 7 Tninutrition: studies with cows
BREAKING. VIRGIN LAND 1N SQUTH DAKCTA | milking 8s much as. forty-five pounds
! daily and fed common feeds he found
moval of the preceding’ crop 19 Brofita ! that one ounce of salt a day satisfied *
ble if it” stops or prevents a:growtlh |
of weeds: ‘But if: the growing seus.
is: past: dead weeds may catch more
snow than would be caught by a cul-
the cow's needs.
. To Keep Up a Good Milk Flow.
tivated surface. : “To keep the cow persistently in milk
Fall disking, or listing, is usually | always milk rapidly and see that every
beneficial ifi putting the land “in bet | bit of milk is taken each time. It does
: = wot pay ‘to ‘turn the milking over to
eggs to each hen, according to the size | through the interstices between the
of the hen, After hatching the young | peads, but do not re-enter.—New York
goslings are not fed anything for a day | World.
and night, but are allowed to remain
quietly in the nest. After this water is Equine Pedometers.
placed before them, and they are fed The whorls of hair on the coats of
breadcrumbs mixed with charcoal | horses and other animals are natural
which has been pulverized. Young gos- | pedometers, inasmuch as they register
lings will eat green stuff almost from | the locomotive activities of the ani-
the beginning, as grass is their natural | mals on whose bodies they are found.
food; grass and other vegetation is | The best examples and. the greatest
chopped up finely an! fel to them plen- | pumber of these hairy whorls and
tifully. The goslings are kent sheltere. | crests are found on the domestic
from rain and cold unti} they are stron. | horse. A notable instance is the grace-
eee
enough to overcome these evils. When | ful feathering that extends along the
they are fully feathered they. with the | hollow of the flank, dividing the trunk
mother hen, are placed inside the pas- | of the animal from the hind quarters.
ture. where they will need but little | There are also crests and whorls on the
more attention except to provide then. | horse's chest and other parts of its
body. A study of the action of the un-
PR rg ET derlying muscles explains the origin of
‘these peculiarities in the lay of th~
hair and furnishes the justification fof
Method of Treatment to Eradicate Lice se i
with plenty of water. :
on Farm Animals. ;
‘ This is the time of year when; lice
begin their worst work. Live stock.
especially ‘calves and colts, suffer: tor-
ments and grow thin and rough look-
cial.—St. Louis Republic.
Asking Too Much.
the unchecked ravages of lice. Many called’ him into the office and said
ter trying to furnish milk and feed an
besides. : :
[Ty sie can bb got rid of without much
expense Or labor. ‘The sheep dips on live on your Balary?”
the animal, going the wrong way of >
the bair, will do the business, 5 A . : HH * .
"Don’t just dampen or wet the animal Sure Enough.
‘in a _few places, but soak every “inch
thoroughly. Do this in the sunshine on’
a warm day and provide shelter until | country.
ary:
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miingers, posts and rubbing places Jest look at that now!”
SE Seater _|post.. Its stern message was:
“Marketing Winter Tomatoes. W
house tomatoes produced during’ win- | —Everybody’s Magazine.
ter, ‘says “Professor ATH. Wilkinson. ag'W of 18 wit to
In January and ‘Februdry the market
is rut its best. but the ‘highest priceids:
oniy paid -for. special, tomatoes. They bthe most forgiving-animals in the Zoo
I Wdvantdgde of Necks.
ter condition to ‘prevent the soil from |
blowing, ‘to hold thé snow: and to pre | careless and inexperienced hands.
vent runoff. The penetration of mois. |
are care ully graded as to size, omy | remarked the keeper... 1.
those of the same size being plat ed in
EE and a I
dt times accept the challenge and | .
$ 1 and get better results by using
imitating the all through a birch bark |
2 h to. | clothing’ emporium. On his return®
ing when; iutich of thelr grief is due 10 from lunch a few days ago his father
r win- |. + ih
a cow has struggled through the iy “While you were at lunch ‘your tailor, |,
. ing k te | calied to collect a bill. I am surprised
army of crawling, blood sucking Pest } oq pained. sir, to learn that you are
in arrears. [Isn't it possible for you to
. |
George is employed in- his father’s
the market mixed to a stromg louse s0- “Certainly it is, sir,” replied George
lution well warmed and sponged.en to coolly, “but you don’t expect me to
: : + | support my creditors too ?’—Exchange. |" ° |
ses ar §4id’ the station : master.
wSafety first” has épread all” over this
And nobody that comes fo. .....
i 4 |Beaver Hill. will ‘ever’ git in :nosacci-
Repeat again’'in’ten days and wash | dents fer want o' warnin’ signs about.
fi "“#1t is dangerous to walk or stand on : visiting South: American countries for
papecial’ care must” be given hot- | these tracks while a train is passing.
avphe! girarfes sand fhe ‘ostriches are ,
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The time that good plumbing equip-
ment is most appreciated is usually when ———7r—.
the equipment is temporarily out of order. — EE —
Then we sce how necessary good 8
plumbing is. =
‘Then you want a plumber and want —
him quickly.
For prompt service and quality fix-
tures, the “Standard” make, call on us.
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Don’t Neglect
SHUTTING ‘UP "THE SHOP.
ag s{ady WW oat?
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around buildings with the same solu- | . The stranger gazed appreciatively ®t No Brightly: Lighted’ Shéw 'Windows at your. stomach, Keep jt strong
tion. | g the sign nailed on a nearby, telegraph’f = © . Wh ood disa-
' Night In'South America. {/ Als | 4 Qs
It is rather surprisiig to the foreigner | STCES with it, strengthen it with
» therfirst: time to find most, of the best | ,
and prettiest shops almost hermetically G
. sealed at. night. If the building is of |.
* the , older style of construction thé
heavy shutters are’ closed ‘and T6cked’
by iron bars; if a’more modern Buildiig’ -
TR, I Ry IP TER
ture is slow. and when:rains occur evap.
oration is rapid from bard soil sur-
faces. such as usually follow the grow-
ing of small grain. The chances of
storing moisture are increased by loos-
ening such compact surfaces as early
as possible. Whether plowing is nec-
essary, however, depends very mu«h
upon the type of soil. Most heavy clay
soils are best put in proper condition
by plowing. Sandy or light loam soils
should not be plowed in the fall and
left bare during the winter in regions
where soil blowing is likely to occur.
If however it becomes advisable to
plow. such soils in the fall, blowing ‘of
the plowed area may be checked by
top dressing with barnyard manure.
Deep plowing should always be done
fn the fall or very early in the spripg
allow more moisture to pe ptrate
the soil to settle before planting
| Em a the receptacle,” ‘Each fruit is “wiped.
CHICKEN CHATTER. It fk a decided advantage to wrap each’
{ 5 fruit fi soft tissue paper, and om this
tissue paper many growers are placing
| A few thorough applications of crude 4 trademark. The tomatoes are packed
| petroleum to the interior of poultry firmly.
| houses will destroy completely the com- i - -
mon red mite infesting chickens. Water a Cheap Hog Feed.
Notwithstanding that many good The average farmer has a Vv shaped
breeds have been imported, the fact Te- | ¢rongh which he fills for his hogs twice
mains that mot one of them can‘ be a day. This is by no means sufficient.
classed with our American production: A’huhdred pound’ shote requifes’ three
After plowing and’ before seeding | gayions of water per day. andwhen
turn the poultry in on the freshly turn. | wytering in troughs some of the pigs.
ed up earth. being more aggressive than others, get
| Use good, vigorous breeding stock. | what ‘they. want and then He in the
Remember that a weak chick in most | ¢roneh, while the weaker ones must g0
| cases can be traced to poor breeding, without. Arrangements for getting a
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.In European and American cities the
average merchant is willing to spend
‘Wioney freely ‘for nightly display of his
Wired ‘and’ nmiérehatidise. ‘He “realizes
and happfeciates the: publicity. The
evening crowds! upon our streets are
highly entertained and even instructed
by window displays of the busy streets.
Herein les. the difference, for, ag-a
Mr. Fusser— Aren't you nearly ready?
Mrs. Fusser—I wish you'd stop asking
me that question. I’ve been telling
you for the last hour that I'd be ready
in a minute!
Caustic Advice.
Clara—He says he thinks Pm’ the
call? ‘Sarah—No; ‘dear; 1ét ‘him keep
J : and attractive during ‘the day, are
on thinking so.—Town Topics. quite the reverse at’ might.” ‘Hven'in
: M koe For H i some of thé larger citids ‘the ‘old cus-
shes Tor happiness, tom of hermetically sealing the shop at
1
| stock. ; 2 : | constant supply of pure water are es-
| As to poultry diseases, folks are to gentig] if live stock is to be oroduced
| blame for most of the trouble encoum- ' omically
| tered in that direction. : eon
| “Are they happily married?” night prevails.—Baltimore Americ
| “Very. His lodge night falls on her gp : SESO1y me an,
i literary club nights.”—Exchange. |
bei GEREN: SE. CETER
nicest girl in town. 'Shall'l ask him to | ;)o the South American streets, busy-
| {fie ACKIDIE Saki ddors ang windows | ~2ova [EK BEES FP
“ ”» dre comipletdly dri%n ‘and the passer- | Largest Sale of Any Medicine in the World.
ae mae A yaa gE Jy. 7b¥kdn see Gothing Within'the shop. Cold everywhere. In boxes, 10¢., 25e.
they overlook everything.” — Yonkers All is darkness save the light of'the —_— Lr
Statesman. -street ‘lamps. No brilliantly lighted Paraphrase.
windows help to add cheer and bright “I thought she exhibifed verve and
Unreasonable. ness to the street. aplomb,” said Mrs. Oldcastle.’ “Did
you?’ repHed ‘her hostess. “Josiah said
she had “herve, but was a peach.”’—
Chicago Herald.
Shoe on the Other Foot.
He—Then perhaps you are afraid that
1 cannot support a wife. She—Not in
the Jeast. But I think that a wife
might fing vou. insupportable.—Boston
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