Show THE NEW KITE TRACK A Description of the First One of These Tracls Built In tho East Independence la Kankakee Ills and White River Junction Vt are as yet the only places where tracks of the shape shown in the cut exist though there will be a number constructed anther an-ther season The cut is taken from The Horse Breeder and the large loop of tho 8 5 represents the track the judges stand being on one side and the grand stand on the other The small loop is for scoring and finishing A straightaway course for about a third of a mile then a turn very gradual in its curve and of about a third of a mile then a stretch of another third home Here they go away on about a level rise a trifle we should say on the turn and after leaving the turn descend a grade of about ten or twelve inches giving a very fast home stretch There is this about the kite track continues thejjauthorityuoel A per son watching the progress or a heat is practically in ignorance as to the posi tion of the contestants at the quarter and after they turn into the stretch until un-til within the distance flag Even then it is hard to tell a leading horse when the race is close They are safer however can be trotted faster and are adaptable where in many places the regulation track could not bo built For instance in the state of Vermont there is not another an-other mile track and whh her hilly sur r i j WI C I II I I KITE TRACK AT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION face it is extremely difficult to find a central location on which to construct a full length oval track The late track here depicted is the one opened at White River Junction in September on the occasion of the Vermont Ver-mont state fair Wintering Bees in Cellars B Benjamin of Queens county N Y writing in The New York World says While many successful bee keepers winter their bees on summer stands I think the majority of northern apiarists favor wintering in cellars Dry fine air and a proper and uniform temperature are the two prime essentials in successful success-ful wintering these in my opinion cannot can-not be so perfectly controlled out of doors as in some suitable place indoors To insure dry air the cellar must be a well drained one with bottom cemented and walls plastered to prevent moisture from passing through Nest it must be warm enough to prevent freezing and provided with sufficient ventilation to admit of the escapeof the heat and gases generated by the bees The temperature most to be desired is 4o degs Fahren heit portion of the cellar ought to be set aside especially for the bees When presentable I would mass them in a solid body in the center of the room never close to the ends Let the hives rest a foot or more from the bottom of the cellar and upon each other being careful to break joints and get the weakest weak-est colonies on top This work should be delayed until the autumn is sufficiently advanced to chill the bees a little so they will not be too active avoid however the other extreme of waiting for cold weather When all are nicely piled up exclude all light Newman advises entering the bee department de-partment every fortnight with a dark lantern to see that all goes well If the thermometer indicates above 43 legs admit cold air if below 40 degs which ought not to occur partly close the ventilator to bring the mercury up to the desired temperature Messrs Newman New-man and Cook agree that each colony should begin the winter with thirty pounds of good honey I have never weighed mine but believe it would be a good plan Some beekeepers resort to small stoves to keep their cellars warm enough others depend on the warmth from a fire in a room above the cellar while others again connect it by a shaft or pipe with the stove above By this latter plan the cellar is ventilated with warm air Money In Ducks A New York correspondent writing in an exchange says I like ducks better bet-ter than any other class of poultry I prefer them to turkeys as it is much easier to rear and fatten ducklings than the young turkey chicks The farm yard duck is I have been told a descendant of the mallard or wild duck My choice is the Pelrin duck For a breeding pen I keep five ducks to two drakes I think I to gain success a pond is essential Xotcs and sews I IAn I-An English company claims to have succeeded in producing paper barrels that compete favorably with barrels made of wood The paper barrels are used at present principally for the carriage car-riage of gunpowder mining fuses fruits flowers molasses paint cement matches chemicals dyes asbestos sugar su-gar size and extract of meat II Southern Cultivator is authority for the statement that finely powdered air slacked lime freely dusted on tho walls I and floors of the poultry house istlio j I best preventive ofjroup and better thari I I whitewash for disinfecting premises j I i It also assists indrying the interior by absorbing moisture and a lump of lime in the drinking water will also be of advantage i vantage i I I Fruit growers are now called upon to notice a quite distinct variety of quince I I I which has been christened the Fuller in honor of its discoverer Mr A S Fuller I I Ful-ler The Fuller quinco is of large size and golden color It is of a peculiar i shape having a small neck and gradually I gradu-ally enlarging as the eye end is reached into full wide proportions The flesh is said to be tender and well flavored I The most important innovation upon 4 old methods in dairying introduced the past year has been the practice of diluting dilut-ing milk with onethird its volume of i water for the purpose of raising the j cream in a few hours I |