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Show V TflSUuuER Prcf.tble for FALLOW, AIDS FaB Wheat, Pcta toes and Garden. HENRY HOWLAND fieil Should fie Worked Only WWIIt Moist, Except 1" Disking More Agricultural Science Needed to the Crowing of Wheat. jkdertlon Consider summer fallowing profit able only for fall wheat, potatoes and garden. Wheat must be grown beri with 18 Inches of rainfall, writes Albert Weaver of St Francis, Ran., in the Farm and Home. Summer tillage or fallow Is tbe best method te meet this condition. By thorough summer tillage four to six inches of tbe season's rainfall can be stored in tbe subsolL This wets down four to six feet In favorable seasons, tbe rainfall being above tbe average, ' and tbe harvest am early one, it is possible to store wearfy this amount' of water In tbe mhsoff by Intensive summer tillage working the soil immediately after removing the grain. The soil should be worked only while moist, except in disking. If not wwt by tbe latter part of July, better give ,up attempting to store tbe sufficient moisture for fall weeding.' iB aSytSse. the fieTcTshouTd be a small one so that it may be gruicklj covered while conditions are sub-wit- h sight. I had 20 acres of fall wheat under bane summer tillage methods in 1911, that made 11 bushels to the acre. In U12 I had 45 acres, bare summer tillage, fall wheat that yielded IS bushels an were, and another 48 acres sumthe little town because he thought mer tilled yield 18 bushels an acre. HeHeleftneeded a horlzofl that was widir I As wot know of aa good yields around He fj&igjed he had talent and he sought or 1911 n in bene o old ground, either The city as a suitable provider 1912. In 1910 Asa Payne had 180 acres Of opportunities such as he dared To think were all he needed to win glory; bare summer tilled fall wheat that The little town, be solemnly declared. 8 hasbeds to the acre, and in Was aucb an old and story. 1S09 J. E. Payne had 160 acres that He sought the city with its rush and bushels an acre. The yielded 27 roar. average' yield from these different And with Its glare and glitter and Its fields was 24 bushels an acre for the splendor; He thought about the little town no four years, all on old ground. t more, Flowing twice is possibly as good as Forgot the friendships that had been so 1 any method for bare summer tillage. tender; double disk Ip April, plow in May and He found his opportunity Inside A cage where day by day he labored again the latter part of July, giving . , rrlmly, additlonaLcultiva-tJsBthe ground some Where sweet, fresh air and sunlight wers - it does New Year's ceremony mean more than In the land of the little people whoae facea O WHERE 1 j Houses are 8dvftnce' craned Inside and out. Doorways are decorated with rice ropes and r- -' Cir fern leaves and evergreen. Every ' housewife buys a pot or two of prosperous, age plant," a mlntature pine tree, some bamboo, and some plum twigs, to win for her home by ornaments like these the favor of the Jealous deities that guard the future. The city streets Tesound with the mallet blowa of the dough poundera making "mochl," the Japanese equivalent of plum pudding. All debts are paid. New clothes are bought. There are toys for the children, and picture cards that bring good fortune and are good-t- o dream on when tied ae curely to the wooden pillow O, happy New Year! Day will hardly dawn before each town and village will be stirring. There Is so much to do In celebration. First there will come the reremonlul breakfast, when the health of all the family must be drunk In that ricq wine railed ton!." Then visits must be paid to all acquaintance. Father will wear no. more the tra. dltiona! costume, fantastic and peculiar. For him the frock coat now, of European manufacture. Itut .mother, In her quaint kimono and elaborate will look just as she has looked on New Year's day since time Immemorial. The children will be decked out In gorgeous colors; they will throng the streets, clattering along on their wooden clogs In pigeon toed but joyful baste, and shouting "Banzai !" to friends and foreigners. In the streets clowns will perform strange antics, exclaiming loudly ' l i n , JUL V, e; tledore-T- -- boy - - - ae wjlf will play games with brightly colored balls, chanting countless rhymes. Grown people will play New Year's card games. The firemen will give acrobatic exhibitions on their ladders." Every nook and corner of Japan will ba In gala dress and gala mood he m this-seaso- "Hall; tiklf.'yb' godi ofheaven and earth! Significant omens are In the air, and the universe Is full of lucky signs." To accompaniment of flute and drum, two legged lions will give the "lions' dance" In masque. Strange masqueraders will dart hither .and thither through streets and temple gardens It will he a happy time for Japanese children. For three glad days every little girl will expect to play her favorite game of shuttlecock and bat-- - T'he children er aaiH-ma- ls -- r By reason of the subsoil being wet It Creeses and loosens It up to take in the spring rains. Besides freezing dia ftutargates the soil particles. With a good seedbed stored with at seeding time, 25 to 30 Gzy&mrr gnnz&rtt aa acre of clean, choice seed to usually enough. Seed wheat should blessed by the priest sad sprinkled wibk lwfiy selected from fields making heavy he by the acolyte who follows Mat. to emfler ffltait yields, and ripening early. Some of that thla, the sold wealth ef the evxusrrysii&e. way Eed Turkey wheat seems to havs Increase and prosper durtag tie yror ft esroe out and the yields are low even The sight ef the hefy beer Is weadlrofol As nibs favorable cond'tions. church bell tolls above thews thefrtghsewed 1 Chink deep seeding is best, and bleat and bellow aid try madly la escape. should he done between September 15 First tbe oxen are blessed, tfeew the csss, vest and October 1. It may be even better the sheep and lamb aad finally the gowns sad tt weed earlier than this. Wheat Bhould Pigs. ,L get wen rooted and should fairly cover Throughout Europe many delightful esrtwaus She ground before winter seta in. V prevail. la Scandinavia a feast to always pre- Eariy seeding pats the crop in best pared for the little birds, w hie hi wight etkerwws con dilion for growth early In the go hungry, on account of the deep) anew. vyeinig. to get the start of tbe weeds, t In Holland, as fa Scotland, the wind is netttd and So ripen early. As soon as wheat with care, because the fuck of tie year wiSIIl las begins te cover the ground In ths determined by the direction whence ft kflrwa. The spring I think should be harrowed south wind brings heat and fertility, tle wev two or more times to kill thoroughly wind milk and fish the north wtod raid suod all weeds and to conserve the moisstorm, and east wind a fruitful season, ture. ft Is best to do this after a In Italy the New Year to a day ef greetfiag aad shower. I have harrowed wheat the good will and special feasting, SleHiwa pewawats tost four years with good results. take advantage of the fete to drtnw te town fia There to more agricultural science their gay carta, so that the cwagry mads raw needed in tbe growing of wheat than merry with the music of ttofcffa ton any sdher crop. I believe wheat grow-th- e JirSoLATf SQZZX&R2 And Swiss folk, practical, tfirtr foregoing lines can be YZZR work for tbe nonce and visit very profitable In our section of they have' te carry their babies does the the country, and the sooner our farmblue and white niarka that decorate every dwelltain slopes in cradles os their leads ers adopt similar methods the better ing In the village. Bulgaria's heart history tosf aspects Iff they wta.be- ,- Scotland Is, as w ell, the land of cakes, and at Just now, - On happy New Tiort day Is the bakers Shops are' filled with village the snail key toothsome dainties, sugar covered and mottoed 'waving branches ef the eersel tree sad totoestoig j EEKEFIT OF CROP ROTATION In Ice. greetings as they tap an they meet wttfc ttc a Germany observes various customs. Calls are wam Prefer TUtags Methods Are bringing branches. made on January 1. and gifts are exchanged; an tetemrttog mswFnfiewnd Crop Will Suffer Less gtrl go Bulgarian through delirious little cakes are eaten In honor of the From Dry Weather, mony In an effort to pry tote" the eeeme-ef- f be j festal day.- Different neighborhoods have chardays to cotne. On New Tear's eve n qwer. acteristic rites and superstitions. by lot, guards n kettle fa n ef wafer, to wtocfe iegfe Or - C. DOVKUHLi, professor of Thus, In the Rlack Forest a workman likes to men and maidens have dropped Soger gtogs er I A grammar, North .Dakota Agricultural work a little bit at bis trade the first day of the ; f some personal trinkets TUI dawn, she wfc4 0roIn business: year, to coax luck ...... ....... While nJI ef tbe cause of low to an" open place to tbe center ef mn. I '"Then vender of clock who set out to sell one st ,& uke the precious kettle, covered wftfc e I nall grains cannot be least or his wares. Munich drinks deep to tbe cloth, a dancing, atnglng I all that are of removed, crowd genetically fcer. feOewtag Aa w- health of the season In good Bavarian . oracle, who baa been selected for I tawnwedtole importance can be con- Jena. whoae people recognise descent from those proclaims eoceeestro fertwneTlIecctae: j wO large measure by n weU tpwh ancient Germans --who believed in s god ' thst J ffiamswd The lucky gtrt whoae ring shall appear of crop rotation. system brought light and warmth each year into . the Wine erope are grown in rotation and merry the bert man ts tbe vUUgw world to overcome the cold and dart of winter, Tbe queen of the festival dtps her J proper Ullage methods are followed, builds In Its public square at New Year's time a the kettle and brings forth a ring, and fee oieaua I lb y wUj suffer Jess from dry weather great bonfire, which typifies this ever new gift,, receives ft from her aecnro to the wawf yf.ffy wbea they are grown continuof the genial old deity thst loved warmth aad gs4 tbaa lock betide her nmtrtmootofiy ously. Oop rotation la usually of gave light New. Year. than the method of importance Thither at midnight the people carry the things aed to this respect, although CBtoga they wish to cast out of their lives with the old crrnwa back. ksfb are Important. In most rotation year. bsw roughage to produced than can Fire As a New Year's symbol Is favored tn Why do you Insist otr trying fo srtS ba dBepoeed of by the work stock on Wales, as well There fires are burned on New steak and beans aad hacks best cakes? de- 2b fora. Bence more animals must Y ears day to purify the house for the entrance of manded the barber. I told yaw all I wasted fee kept and mere manure produced a new and gladsome era; and the ashes are kept was two fried eggs." So returt to the land to keep up the sacredly from year to year, esteemed for special 'Well l waa in your shopyertTfisy matted fog 3y of ndtive organic matter. medicinal virtues,-- , the restaurant man. AH I wasted was a The ringing of bells to announce the death of hut you bulldozed me tata a old the Brooding Draft Animals.' year and the birth of the new one Is' flzx, and a tonic rub." common in England and Scotland and in some breeding of heavy draft horses to mmf at tbe most profitable branches parts of the United States In many English A SAD AWAKCNJNSL churches Impressive midnight services are held.-I- n at fevw stack farming. Few fanners the dules of Westmoreland It 1b usual to nsbme the importance of size tn a "Warden, where are my Sewers? Civ finsSt boras, when put on open the west' doer to let the old year out and to those flowers. ristbwr to public or private sale. A open tbe east door to let the new year,ln "Those flowers are for an embezzler to tbe In England It Is still an enjoyable practice to ' that weighs lees than 1,500 next cell" offer a mince pie to every caller during the last to snot considered a draft horse "Flowers for an embezzler, wftb a ararderor to any at (he horse markets of the week of the old year, for every p;e eaten under a tn the same jail A life ef ertmw to wbsx different roof represents a happy month during waa led to expect." roaHary, yet the mares kept on the the year to come. Often as January 1 draws near nStoary farms are usually lighter one hears the expressiontorn that. This accounts for the not difficult. "Thanks. I have eaten my twelve, so please e ssuaX rorshby lot of horses that are cuse me." "I wish I could dw roeotoziCy, being put on the market something etartffag? What probably Is the strangest New Years rite at m Sosa fo the breeder Gladys Gloom, sick unto detfe wtrb is held in the Cevemnes mountains, in southern W ell, Gladys, that la easily aeezwi.pNs France. At the last evening mass of the old said her cloee friend,' Re Ha Blare. Mafcowg Money in ESeepl. twtt yer the herds and flocks of the peasantry are to that little n The right kmd of a . krm of .thVmtl rn and smoke I 'tgJSZ JL m til very Individual t church high up on the mountain side aad are square. rat for .She e5.c--i o.' , make nv-r w-t- head-dres- mean-whil- denied. - - oa pamhave herome famlHar-to-ii- s per fana. indeed, from a national point of view, thla season is the greatest occasion of the year. Elaborate preparations are made ,on L ... ,w fiythtdr-byaftir-ncw-lrito- Northern Ftance Is not far behind Japan Tn appreciation of the significance of the New Tear. There Christmas, so Important on our calendar, is scarcely celebrated, except by attendance at midnight mags and by a festal supper. Rut the last night of the year, the "Vlgtt of St. Sllvestre." calls for observance, and the first day of the new year, "le Jour de l'an, or "le Jour d'etrene, Is dedicated to the renewal of friendship and to general gift giving So universal, in fart, has the custom become of giving presents and pretty little souvenirs that the expression bonne etrene" means good fortune and nial etrenne" misfortunes Can.dy.-an- d gifts In France, but there is only one real rule in the matter a New Year's gift must not be useful. In most Scotch households, as In France, New Year's day takes the place of Christmas, an evidence of ancient sjmpathy when both countries regarded England as a mutual enemy. On the last bight of the year, in rural district, groups of men and boys go dlsguished from house to house stng-iucurious songs, such as this: g Rise up, good wife, and shall yer feathers. Dlnna thiqk that we are beggars; We are bairnies come to play. Rise up and give us hogmanay. When they have received the cakes and coins they expect they go on to the next place, first, however, having chalked the house. In token of good lack. Next morning all the children get up early ud view w 1th wide and Interested eyes the f nm the-marke- . m - el - fh?--in--Tr-r- as v- Where hope loomed up sometimes but very dimly. His home consisted of four little rooms. Within a building that was far from peerless. They were as dark as are Egyptian tombs. And just about aa stuffy and aa cheer- less; after day he went the same small round,. Nor ever found new scenes to rest his eyes on. But, sadly pinched, he fancied he had found, Though, high walls shut him In, a broad horlson. Day Johns Occupation. the old town has grown a lot dnring the past fifteen years. Tbe j "Yes, skyscrapers, the new Union station, ths Carnegie library and the big hotel make it look like a real njeteropolls. And so Billy Westcott is prosecuting attorney. Well, well! ' Urn glad tq hear that he getting on. I suppose he'll be running for mayor next. What ever became of his brother John?" "Johns still living here. Hes down at the new Center street bridge watching the tugs go up and down the river." "Why Is he doing that?" "Because he can afford to. His wife has a Job In the county recorders - Forgotten. "What an you looking for?" This Is a public square. Isnt It?"... . ' "Tes strange. I cant understand It at alL" "What do , you . consider strange Its-might- -- about itr dont see I a monument to any of the. heroes who helped to win the baseball championship for this tows ten years ago." , Hard to Remember. " No robin bobs upon the bough. No lark has lingered here to sing; No tree Is graced by bloeeoma now. But somewhere It Is spring. No Iambi are bleating on the lea. No tender fledgling is are swelling On the tree. But somewhere It Is spring. No bud Bis clouds are gray and oft I find Tt hard to keep remembering. While winter's blasts are so unkind. That somewhere tt to spring. ' Not to Be Trusted. "Don't you- - think that women are too emotional to be trusted with the r ballot "I certainly do. Creatures that have bo more control , over their emotions than" women should be limited to the business of giving such moral training to our children as they may Rev quire. A Nightmare. "I bad a terrible dream last night What was "I dreamed that I was the father uf a girl who was dancing bare-legge-d Itr In a musical show for $125 a week." Lucky Giants. The Bible Bays there were giants In the early days." .. Ye but we have bo proof that fere were Pailadelphia Athletics, at that time." A Similarity. "Opportunity Is like an oil pin ing." "How do you make that outr . "We cant eeem to appreciate It beauty whea we stand dose to it" -. raw vjys |