SONG. A ilrnd nirl tinnl lunnth (lid gm.n, Ami In! n IiIohxiiui hleivj Ami wc who wnirlipil the Spring's old jojr A dliullltt Wllllllet- l.now , , , , 4 Fliiirnn mo the vnii . n the ilond InUing to me uml ynti, Tamil v' 2v When by rensoti of Ills uncle's will , Curry Klllnlt cnnin Into possession of n rlhly-acre fnrm, Ills first liu- Iitilsu wns lo dispose nf IiIh Inheri tance; Imt when n visit allowed It to be nltiiutcil mi t ho Intuitu of n river full of fl h li uml bordered liy woods poputntcd with iiniill uml part rid ho rented (Ih farm tn n wtirllty nouplo iiml arranged to visit them twlco ntitiiinlly for hunting ninl flail ing 'i'illlliinn. Hl flint m'tiHiin ho enjoyed with II I lie lent of n mini wlin loves out er door.. IIIm second vlnlt was not pnld from sporting desire, lint front grent li"oil for n place to milk ntnl brood. Curry called his r.tliitr "a Innglnr; solitude." Ho had been ono of many suitors for tlio liniiil of Mar garet Klbloy, daughter or Sibley, who was belter known liy the public us the Copper Kins; Imt when ho told her Of IiIh love she looked bored and replied: "Kt tu, Unite? Mayn't I keep me frl"ttd, then?" Ho walked through thn woihIm Blonn tin; ilvi r's shorn n it limit gun nd without roil. I it tl 1 n ur no solum In the hvitits of nature, he fled from Bin farm :i:,iiln uml tiled IiIh el'ib. Tlio rluli was woimo llian tlio farm. In dl'iR.n.t he Joined n parly of men going to Alns!;a fur a limit. Ho re mained In tho far North went for rIk months ntnl returned In Illusion time. Tito tall of tho open eouutry was urgent, ilcspllo his sojourn In the wilderness or perhaps hecatiBO of It. He went tllreetly to tho farm. "We hnvn new neighbors on tho ten-srre strip," vouchsafed his ton ant, Mrs. Dnlley. "Have they lm lit a house In plaeo f the olil shack?" "No; they've fixed up things a lilt, though, nnd hullt on n screened poncli. There is a boy who has to leep out." "Who nro they?" nsked Carry arelessly. "Their names are Sibley," Ho winced at tho sound of thn Dame. , "Mr. Sibley used to ho r million aire, hut ho lust everything specu lating," continued his garrulous ton ant. "Ho don't come down very oflen. It Is daughter Btays nil tlio time and takes enro of her young brother. Then (hero is an elderly woman who does the work. She was the hoy's mi tho when ho was a baby. Tbey keep ll cow ntnl somo rhlekeiiB, but they don't know how to garden. I'm fining to take them down, things from here this summer it you don't Blind." Garry's head nnd heart were In n whirl at this wonderful Intelligence. Margaret, his neighbor nnd poor! llo had left imr In anger, but ho must bo n friend now, as Hlie hail asked him to ho then. Early tho next morning 1:b crossed his meadow land to tho little ton-ncro strip, liar old Sibley, a delicate lad of fourteen, came forward i;i delighted recog nition. . "How do you do, Sir. Elliott? I'm awfully glad to pro you. Come into our llttlo summer houso. Margaret will be In soon." Garry followed the boy into tho tiny houso. Tho sitting room, he noted at a glance, held a few fur nishings that Margaret had brought with her. Two or three rugs, a few of her favorite hooks, pictures, a lux mrlous easy chair and couch. "Come on," urged Hnrold, "and ee tho rest of tho playhouse, as Mar Caret calls it." Ha followed the lad into the tiny fining room and kitchen, where olil Abble was washing dishes. "We have two little bedrooms be yond, and that is all," laughed Har old, except my outdoor room. Here eonics Margaret!" She rame in flushed and triumph ant with a basket of eggs, which she nearly dropped at sight of Elliott. Her greeting was cordial and unem barrassed, however. "I did not know you had returned from Alaska," she said. 'I only returned last night and teamed you were my neighbor." "Mrs. Dalley told me you owned their farm." "1 eame to hear all about It, Mar garet," he said, his heart thrilling aa of old at the sight of her fair face and the gladsome sound of her voice. "There is not much to tell," she aid. thoughtfully. "Papa's posses sions were in copper, and the stocks all stopped dividends and things be came complicated. He sold the house. In the midst of his troubles came Harold's 111 health. Dr. Howe said he must live out of doors and have all the good milk and fresh ggs he could eat. Papa said that reminded him he owned a farm and .then he laughed and told us about owing across a deed to this little alece of land. He doesn't remember kov he ever came to buy it. From the sale of our household effects, I reserved these few things. I had $100 from last allowance. I bought a cow and some chickens and we Ura here very cosily. Abble was our salvation. She would come without , wages. But our friend In need has Itaaa Mrs. Dalley. She never comes mpty-handed, and once or twice when Harold has been ill, she was doctor and nurse combined." Harold registered a sacret - vow O llvinR I inifiinirc, frnirrniit still, 'I houjj Si W iiiI lumlml your nound, How mnulinl your uhl wnnla Hfi-iri A Hie iilml yenrn wheel round! If from ciiir liim mu ll perfume Hows, wiin ii'iitu I lie iini't uiomuir Clmrlri Jlnnnon 'J'utvne, in The I'rnflnmnn. li 1 1. Hint Mrs. Dalley should be pensioned for lire. "MarRiiret,'' ho said earnestly, "when taut wo met yon offered mo your friendship, which I refused. May I offer you mine, now, nnd will you bo generous enough to nccopt?" "Indeed I will," was the hourly re KpotiHo. "My friends nre few, and 1 will appreciate them thn more." "It hurts mo morn than I can tell you to think of you living llko this! It In brave and nohlo, and entirely llko you, to accept It so cheerfully." "No," slio protested. "Wo are not In want, nnd I truly enjoy this simple life. I am happy every time I look ut Hnrold. llo Is so Interested In the garden and farming. When are you going to tho clly7" "To-morrow, and I shall ho down born every week-end, nnd I expect to spend much tltno here this summer, fishing." "Oh," slio replied, looking some what surprised. "I didn't know you caiiio hero so oflen." "I love the country. That Is why I tllil not sell the farm." When ho wns taklni; leave, ho said fiillerlngly: "Wo mvo (inutilities of things nt the farm that we can't use. If you will only le t mo send tliein to you" Kho lnughed nt bis evident emlinr rnsHineiit. "I have no falso pride, Garry, if you have more than you can iiho, wo shall bo glad to lake whatever you aond." He went to tho city happy In tho thought that sho was going to bo sensible and let lilm help her. Bal urt'ay ho returned laden with fruit, confections, flowers, books and mag azines. "Mrs. Dalley'g young nephew Is coining to visit her, so 1 bought n pouy nnd cart," lie nnnoiineed. "Ho can't drive, though, so It yon don't mind, I'll leavo them here In your shed and Hnrold can keep thn pony exercised." "Yes," sho laughed. "And I pro sumo you will think It nnother favor If wo nccept oats and bay." Tho next Sunday brought Mr. Sib ley, and Garry dined nt tho llttlo houso. "You certainly llvo well for coun try peopln, Margaret," laughed her father. "You must have wonderful crops." "Wo get our supplies Trom Garry's farm. This week wo luivo had four chickens, ono bushel potatoes, bacon, six pies, flvo rolls of butler, three loaves of cako, ono Jar cookies, ono squash, ono bag flour" "Hold on!" cried Garry In conster nation, dreading Sibley's sensitive ness. Ho wan relieved to hear tho Copper King's laugh nnd comment. "Good for you, Elliott! You nre tho hind of a neighbor lo riiltivato. I reo there is no danger ot my chil dren f:!arvlng." The summer proved to be tlio hnp plest Garry hnd ever known. IIo brought down his snddlo horses nnd touring car and Margaret learned to enjoy bis fishing excursions with him. One night In enrly autumn Garry was unusually silent. Finally he gathered his courage and spoko: t "Margaret, In a tow weeks the wenther will not permit you to live comfortably In this little shack." "I know It," she said, wistfully. "It would not be wise on Harold's account." "Dear," he said, his voice trem bling, "will you not lot me offer you a home? I can't give you one like the home you lost, but Mnrgarot, If you E15125ESH5ESH5E5H5H5H5H5HSSSH5HS25H5S5v A Mirage. " 3y an Unknown "Writer. Sometimes I dream. I see a waving field beneath a blue sky, an orchard, a garden, a nestling cottage my home. I love a woman, beautiful, cluar-eyed, straight-limbed, dauntless. My bride. My mate. About are children. The music of their play mingles with the gentle breeze. There are two or three no, four or five, perhaps six. They look like me; they look like her. They call me father. They do not fear me. They do not obey me. They love me and seek my counsel. I tickle the soil, and it laughs a golden harvest. I plow, I reap, I chop, I make things. I work and get honest pay. My neighbor is honest. He Is truthful. He is not a parasite. He also works. He also smiles. He does not wheedle his living from man or woman or child. I pay no taxes, no tribute to a lying, hypocritical, graft ing Government. Men have learned to trust their fellows. I grow old. She grows old. My boys are stronger, wiser, nobler than I.. My girls are as tender, as true, as beautiful as she. We have achieved success; nature's trust Is fulfilled. The chill of the grave is creeping o'er me. The elements ot Individuality are about to dissemble. I look Into her eyes. She is satisfied. I am satisfied. The glittering mysteries ot the heavens do not perplex me. I know not and care not. I am to die. . 1 am not afraid, for I have guessed tho riddle of the ages; the secret Is mine; my children live. They are I; they are she. Forward we go In them, climbing posterity's ladder of evolution until in the cycle of the centuries she and I may meet, clasp hands with the old magic thrill and then will come memory; and then we will know we have reached the perfect land, the Seventh Heaven. Its geographical name may be Chicago. That wbisp of fancy, that phantom ot the cloister, will then be reality. . ' I am dying. . I care not, for I have lived. My link in na ture's chain is welded. No priest supplicates the unknown; 'tis needless. Sink ing Into the nothing from which I sprang, I leave grim Hades la the scrap heap of existence. I die. I live many-fold. I mingle with the trees, the flowers, the cloud, the rock, the ocean. My soul goes marching on. , will only mine to mo, I can ntnki you, your father n,nd Harold so eotiit fori able. Do you cure for ma more than you did?" "Gnrryi" she answered, turning to him, her eyes filling with tenrs, "I didn't know you then. While wn wore so rich I wns surrounded by people who nil seemed soIMhIi and scheming and grasping. I liked you, but 1 thought nil men were alike, f never dreamed that any man could he ns unselfish, as loyal nnd us generous as you hnvo proved." "Margaret, tho llttlo I have done for you Is nothing. I lovn you with nil my soul. Will you bo my wlfu and let lue try to win your love?" "I lovo you now, Gurry," alio re plied, gently. Ho wns too wildly happy to pro poso any practical plans that night, hut tho next day ho wus eager to ar range for tho future. "First of all, Garry," sho said, smiling, you must understand that papa will probably soon bo rlclior than ho was before." She laughed at his look of con sternation and Incredulity. "llo held fust to all those slocks, you know. That Is why we econo mised nnd lived hero, so thnt he would have to sell nonti of thorn. They nro going up, now, nnd some of them nre resuming dividends. He sold the houso nnd things to buy more shares whlln tho price was low. So our fortunes were reciiperntlng wlillo we were living on your boun ty." "Why didn't you tell mo, Mar garet?" "You seo wo weren't at nil sure stocks would come up, nnd It. seemed natural soin way to accept your plenty, I would really have accepted It If wo had been paupers, hut pupa would not. have permitted It If ho hadn't felt, sure that he could afford to nccept II." "I am glad," said Garry, thought fully, "thai. I met you nt tho ebb of your fortunes." "So nni I, for In no other wny could I hnvo learned, Garry, what a dear you are!" Ily Hello Mutilates, In tho New Haven Register. Though!, She llml Arrived. "I hnvo moved Into a perfect gem of an n iirtment on tho sixth door of ono nt Ihoso new-law houses," said tho woman who paints china, "and am reveling In its liberal sup ply of fresh nlr nnd sunlight." "Hut don't you find thn stairs an overbalancing dlsiidviinlngo?" asked an nc(iir.liiance. "Tlio thought of tho cozy nnnr ters nt sin h moderate cost colors my climb with the rosealo htm of op timism," laughed tho artist, "but ono of my ciititomers, middle aged nnd filled with good food nnd tho Joy of living, evidently found It a harrowing experience, "It Boomed nges that I walled in tho hall after tho ringing of the lower bell, and upon hearing tho la bored breathing of my nscendlng visi tor I ran back for tho smelling sails. "When I had admlnlHtered nil tho means of rosimcltnllon nt hand sho managed to nrllculato between gasps: " 'I thought St. Peter nlways opened tho door.' " New York Press. TCcpo,Mil.'if lug CIiIucko Island. Several centuries ago many of the coast Islands were deliberately de populate!1., owing to tho titlncks lit turn of .lapnneso pirates nnd Euro pean freebooters; but In view of tho Klentao (Korea) dispute nnd the Praia Tsln.id difficulty the Chinese Government has begun to see the danger of .leaving any place unoccu pied, nnd consequently Chinese mer chants aro jdow raising repopulnllng syndicates. Westminster Roviow, Suited to the Place. 'Well, this Is certainly crazy man agement!" cried the chairman of the committee Investigating the State In stitution. "Cut you must remember," pleaded the superintendent, "that this Is an insane asylum." Daltlmoro American. O'o . o o' o ortheChildrqii TJIU M)ST HOl.TRK. I lind a limine my very own Net Hindu of wood or drli k nr xtnns, Jtut. it wnn built ef 1'ivkIiiI luit'lil, With reef nnd tnwciii, nn fiimly flight, Anil round it WMN ft KHI'llcll, tll'l, Whnro trnnii mid plmits nnd llnwurn trw. And tlitiro wei-n hud willi mlver wiii, And ell, no ninny pretty tliiiutK, I mciiiil tn nuit in v luioltn nnd lil'iy, Til lenk nt IIiimii llin livclntiu fny I welt nnd nnw it. nil mi I'liiin, And tlirn I fell nali'i-p nunin, And whiln I slept till broad dnylliilil Hume hoily nliiln my lem-n nut riilit I J lo yen liiiiiMf who? 'Tin my belief 'J'lin Kim wns Jiwt thnt. cruel thief, For when I tried my lioimn In lind, 1 iiiiuilit him ntniiiiff tlii'oiiMi t tin blind, Zilelln (,'orko, in Youth's t'liuipnnioii, COULD FEE!, TIIR NOISM. The cnt was Bitting by tho flro one day, purring as loud ns ever sho could, nnd Tommy wns stroking her glossy fur. "() nininnin," he cried, "has pussy got a washboard In her throat?" "Why, what whatever makes you think so?" "Well, what Is It I ran feel the noise rub over?" Christian Ileglstnr. TWO TELEGRAPHERS. I tut going to tell you about a tnl egraph linn that my friend and I put up. We had been Interested In elec tricity for a long tlmo and wanted a telegraph connection between our houses, Each of us hnd an Instru ment and bntlory, so nil that we needed was to lenrn tho telegraph alphabet. Wo spent ninny pleasant evenings together learning it. The nnxt thing to bo doun was to put up the wire. At first It would not work, so we took It down and found tho trouble and then put It up nguln. This limn It worked perfectly, and now we enn talk to ench other from Inside our own houses. Ttnymond Ulrlch, In thn New York Tribune. THE TURTLE'S CUNNING. Although not credited with any high degree of Intelligence, says tho London Globe, tho turtle when about to deposit lis eggs exhibits considera ble cunning. It scoops out n holo ns If to prepare a rnposltory for Its eggs, but In order to deludo birds nnd other enemies thn turtlo throws thn sand ngaln Into tho holo, leaving thn surfaco rough, and waddles off to nnothor spot, where It repeals tho process. Some times this Is done three times, and eventunlly thn eggs nro laid In an ex cavation within a fow yards of tho sham nest, (ho surfaco being smoothed and flattened down. When hunting for tho eggs tho Queensland blacks probo tho sand In tho vicinity of ono of tlio sham nests and are usually successful. DONT3 FOR CHILDREN. Don't ho a fault-finder. If things do not always go to plnsn you, make tho best of them as they aro. Don't be a tale-bearer. Never run to your mother or nnyono olse with a mean story of your brothers or sIb ters, or your little companions. Don't bo a troublp-ninker, llo gen tlo and kind nnd loving and your friends will bo glad to play with you. Don't quarrel. Of all things, it Is most unpleasant to hnvo peace and quiet rent by angry, high-pitched voces. Don't bo n gossip. Try not even to listen to stories about other peo ple, and never, nnvor repeat them. Don't fuss. No matter whether there Is hot weather or rainy weather, or cold wenther, try to bo satisfied and contented. Ilemnmher that no amount of wishing or walling will change the weather. Newark Call. IF YOU WANT TO DE LOVED Don't contradict people, even if you're sure you are right. Don't be Inqulsltlvo about the af fairs of even your most Intimate friend. Don't underrate anything because you don't possess it. Don't believe that everybody else In the world Is happier than you. Don't conclude that you have neverjiad any opportunities In life. Don't repent gossip, even If It does Interest a crowd. Learn to hide your aches and pains under a pleasant smile. Few care whether you have the earache, head ache or rheumatism. Learn to attend to your own busi ness a very Important point. Do not try to be anything else but a gentleman or a gentlewoman, and that means one who has considera tion for the whole world, and whose life Is governed by the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would be done by." Home Herald. PIO AND GOOSE TRAINING. At 10.30 o'clock the band of fifty pieces began to boom out a rehearsal of popular selections, and the arena under the big tent took on a livelier air with the different trainers putting their animals through their paces. The circus Is always more or less In rehearsal, and therein lies the safety of the performers when the spectac ular and daring acts are accomplished befor.e audiences. So intent were we upon the school that we did not see the first lap of the "thoroughbred" pigs dashing around the arena with all the flourish of a tally-ho sextet, but we caught them on the second, and Induced their driver and trainer to tell us some of the secrets ot pig training. "JuBt keep at It, ts the only secret I know," he said. "Patience and then more patience Is what Is most needed. Pigs learn readily enough, o o o o but their nonsnrned perversity Is what upsets thn whole thing. Trained k aro raro and they aro always In de mand, but they certainly causo a lot of I rouble, A fow years ago tlm first trained pig to appear on thn si ago earned for ' his trainer a salary of $ r.O a week. ' "No, they never euro much for mo I don't think a pig Is capable of real nrfeclloti, Ho is smart, though, Tnko a puppy six weeks old nnd a pl of thn sii inn ngo nnd n pig will lenrn a trick In half tlio tlmo required by thn puppy. Hut a pig Is contrary, llo finds out what, you want him to do, nnd ho goes ahead and docs Just thn opposlln, and senilis to get a lot tit enjoyment out of it.. They cannot be forced Into doing a thing, nnd tn whip onn would ruin him for training, Just patiently going over and over a thing Is tho only way. Pigs will stand only about ten minutes' training at ono tlmo.'' Just as Mr. Keslakn was about to tell ns tlm relative merits of the rnzorhnck nnd thn common pigs thn clown with tho trained gooso that causes so much laughter In the arena emtio along and caught our attention with goose loro. "A gooso Is absolutely tlm most In telligent of thn feathered trlbo, and thn most nffectlonato," ho declared nntbiiHlanllcnlly. "This Is the most affectlonaln gooso you ever saw. Ho follows mo everywhere and is actually lonely when I leave him. "Chickens and duck and turkey never show affection. I used to have a trained duck march around tlm rliiK, mid that seemed to go nil right with tho people. Then I hnd n hen; but 1 llko a goose best. there's more comedy in 'em. It takes nliout a week to loach a hen what? No, Just a black or red or any kind of a ben to march around after mo. A duck will learn to go around In about three days, and a goose will get used to the noise nnd lights and people In lens than two days, and he never forgot what be has learned." Harriet Qiiliuby, In Leslie's Weekly. AN ARROW KITE, In answer to the boy's request I encloso a dlngrnm of an "nrrow kite." It In not at all difficult to make and I a capital flyer. The small crosses on J STlCr TAIL., tho centre stick L, M, N, O show whore the string for flying is to bo attached. Ono very heavy tall will be required which may bo fastened at the point marked by the cross A In tho diagram. If the kite Is made a largo slzo three tails can be used ns marked In the plan. It. M. Field, Malno, In The Epitomist. WHERE KINDNESS WON. Dick was a very little donkey to havo such a will of his own. You wouldn't have thought, unless you knew donkeys, thnt this small, brown animal with the bright eyes and long enVs could bo so stubborn, says the Sunbeam. He stood there In the road and refused to go one step farther; neither would he turn his head toward home. "O, dear! What a bad donkey!" exclaimed llttlo Bertie In despair. "How shall we ever be able to make him move?" Her brother Lloyd, with the confi dence of eight years, ran to the side of the road and brought back a short stick, with which he Industri ously switched tho obstinate anmal's sides. Alas! the donkey bore it bet tor than he did, and he soon stopped, breathless. After a moment's thought Bertie, as a last resort, drew an apple from a basket In the little cart, and held It up In front of Dick's nose. For a single Instant he sniffed at the rosy fruit, then moved forward obediently and took It In his mouth. "All aboard!" cried Lloyd, and he and his sister clambered upon the seat. And if you will believe it, whether he had forgotten his late 111 temper, or because the kindness of his good little mistress had conquered him, Dick set off at a lively pace, still munching the apple, and they had no more trouble with him during the re. malnder ot the drive. Home Herald. Tbey All Laugh. Mayor Smith, of Nashua, who adopted the suggestion ot Colonel Dearborn, of the State Moth Com mission, and ordered all the city's street lights put out In the hope that the brown-tail moth would be at tracted toward the moon. Is now be ing entertained by a chorus of merry ha-has that will soon extend from Maine to the Pacific. Boston Globe. A Word to Autonioblllsts. Let it not be forgotten by any thoughtless people that the right to exist still remains to the less fortun ate. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. A M V I I ' X L . . L-STICrt , T, J x X A-r TO V" ' f I I If m INTEREST .lu i per FARMER; EXERCISE FOR CHICKS, ExerclHO Is absolutely necessary srllh brooder chicks, or else bowel trouble and cases of Indigestion will surely result, Uho plenty of short, clean litter, In which scatter dry bread crumbs, millet seed, cracked wheat and very fine cracked corn. Fui lners' Homo Journal, CORN FOR THE SILO. The method used in raising corn would bo to apply a coat of dressing and plow It In, then harrow the ground until thn soli is pulverized, with a disk harrow, then use a com that ts from eighteen Inches to two feet high, The method used In fill lug tho silo Is to cut the corn a soon ns tho ears begin to get hard or there is danger of a heavy frost, using a corn harvester, then cut it Into th silo with nn ensilage rtittor. W. L. Gray, in tho American Cultivator. GOOD CARE PAYS. Tho harness lind buggy may ha riinde lo last twice or three times as long by tlm Judicious tiso of oil and paint. I bought a cheap bttckboard and harness seven years ngo. Twice every year I took thn harness apart at tho buckles wiiHhed it with soap find then rubbed well with "tioatsfoot oil," fifteen cents' worth. Every sum mer when the wheels began to rattle because of getting loose, I got a half gallon of linseed oil and put In a crescent shaped pan and boiled the "felloes" of tho wheels In tho oil. A tinner will make n tnin for fifty centf In which to boll the wheels In the linseed oil. For $1.00 I bought enough ready mixed carriage paint every summer and treated the entire cart to a coat of pnlnt. As a conse quence my cheap harness nnd buck board did almost dally service for seven years and was then given In part pay in buying another buck board and harness. Thorn were oth ers who did not use oil nnd pnlnt who' had three or four new sets of harness and carts. Mrs. M. G. Adams, In the Kpltornlst. CROP TREATMENT. Crop bound Is caused by the tak ing into thn crop of some material which tho fowl is unable to digest and pass on, such as straw, old, long, tough grass, musty grain and such things. Some fowls cat so much that they over-distend their crops and suf s and suf d. When y e is too f from the ie wasbe'ir fer from chronic crop bound. noticed early, before there much constitutional trouble condition, the crop should be out carefully by passing Into It thl rubber tube ot a fountain syrlng' Tiro syringe should have been AIM with quite warm water. Grasp th throat of the fowl with the rlghl a - . ... .. m .. .. ...V nana, naming, mo rowi in me leici Let water run until crop la well filled, and by comDression on throat prevent the water running out. When full remove tube, and, holding fowl by legs In left hand, head down ward, compress the crop with right hand, expelling Its contents. This can be repeated a number of times until crop Is emptied. Indianapolis News, THE EGG RECORD. I. K. Felch thinks the egg record of a hen should not be measured by numbers, but rather by weight of egg. His contention Is right. Quali ty ;nd not quantity should be the governing rule. In a letter to the writer he submitted the following results for the month of March: Thirteen Plymouth Rocks laid 278 eggs, at 21.3 average per hen; fif teen Plymouth Rocks, 334 eggs, av erage 22.4; forty Plymouth Rocks, 864 eggs, average 21.7; weight of the eggs, twenty-six ounces per dozen. Brahmas, eleven pullets, three ot which were hatched August 3, 185 eggs, average 16.9; ten Brah mas, 195 eggs, average 19.1; weig ot eggs, thirty-two ounces per doze IVi and 6 ounces for a single egg has been, known to be produced. He has four hens that are producing eggs to weigh thirty-seven ounce per dozen. The number of eggs hen lays is only half the recoru; weight is the true test as a food sup ply. Twenty eggs at thirty-two ounees per dozen is three pounds. nve ana a nair ounces; iwenty-rj eggs at twenty-six ounces per dozf . . i 1 1 is two pounos, eieveu iiia i'i third ounces. The Brahmas, thoJ they lay the least in number, twenty-one and a third per cent greater amount ot food supply American Cultivator.
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