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Show AN UNIQUE POULTRV HOUSC !. rlfllon tf a llq.M llnut lllierl lel tra l(t,l en Ilia Ixlan; I Im, A i r pou Ji ut writ ing ta the 1 Inn 1 1 Diipanu. who haa hid seven yeiri. rx M ri ntn with the at)lo of Iiou-mi ,buwn in Iho cut, thin suites Its iKlvantai'ii Tlie advantage arm Its vlnpui, rnlle made there l g,l tenillailisi itiiimt drift, it U cool In uuilii.T and wann nioitgit In onr cllinatu for winter. In sire It Is 3',' feet wide by 7 Ion. TI13 fntmo is all a by a cjpr". cur ntf ijal M hiilies high Tim . ID liichea from the gro-in 1 ami St) Inches from the II Kir to plate Tho id ami emU are panels tllletl with I '( gal-vankeil gal-vankeil wire netting Tlie aides are hell In place by bnlloiu. Tlie ml jNinul allile, and either end can lm n-ed as a dour Tho floor Is I Inch m itel el cyprees the roof frame Is tu id.) liglit and covered with canvas or Nepon-et The rafters extend ton Inches bel.nv ths plate, whloh 1 rntects the fow Is v, hen 01 llw roost from tvlnd, but allows tha nlr to cln-tiUto over the nVsirend t-irryoir thomlor fnmi tho droppings. Tlmgible ends itro solid to the square of the hrni 3 so ni to prevent a drsrt or curreut throilgU tho luU" endwa)a. The naif Is 111 1 lellnlq" tuleiit fiom tin house nn 1 can bo lifted off to cl.iii i r move tho huiiMi In fait It only ruqtitn s every crack and crevice ran Is) gut at t ) cliun IL If m ido of lUht and dry material ma-terial It will not wtUh 30O iuiidsi twj lioys, twelve )iHirsnll, can carry it any where TliorooitsnrnsupMirt,lby two one lulnitto to lake ft all to plvtsit when VSeret- - - - crsvfi- - a rboninx iowuiocaR. hangers at either end and aro placed ten Inches from the It sir and twelve Inches from the plates, lu wtt weather the fowls tan hate shelter unftjr tho housei It li high ctiotvjh froai tho ground to Is) dry an I heilthy l'or states further north) on can tack cauras on tliotld,. and ends, which would msko It warm enough. There Is no provision mado for nest boxes, for wo don't b-lieve they should bo in or ulbiched to tho houso. Wo uao bsrrels set on end with a 0 by 9 Inch hols sawed out Juit aliove tho aeeuiid houp. Make a cover that li couidorab1y larger than tho head of the barrel and you lui e ft nesting pUco that will last a) ear If kept off the ground. I.lmhatk lellure. Of all gnrdcu plants rsle,l In the open gronnd rhulsirb Is the first to como into nse In tho early spring. Half a dozen of well establUheil plauts If properly cared for will fumUh stalks enough for r family. Thus any lot hul ler In a town who has n email iiaco to spire may keep his family supplied with the best cooking snbstltuto for apples that wu list e. Hut It will not do to set out n few rhubarb plants In poor soil and lxi 0 tho ground to pack down around thorn without any cultivation, ThoyhCud high manuring, and tho earth around them should bo kept In a lay), frlaUo condition. For sereral )cars. writes a correspondent In the Now York World, 1 havo had the opportunity of observing tho groat dlf. feriuco In the quantity and quality of the product whsro tboy were well cared fur and wlure they wcro neglected. When open heidod barrels liave been sit over tho plants tho stalks ha 0 grown long an 1 spindling and were 1 ery brittle and tender, and tho flaror smed fin-provcii. fin-provcii. Hut I dunt tntnk tho quantity is increased, and If It U contlnned long lbeliotoltwM enfeeble the plants. I hato noticed also that thcro Is a wide dhferenco In tho alus cf different varieties. va-rieties. I have two, one of which Is much superior to tho other both in ield and quallt) , but I do not know thu namo of cither, boedsinin quoto the I.lniieus as one of the best. It takes so long to get producing plants from tho seisl that tho best way Is to prupagsto by roots set deep enough to havo the crowns well covirod. As tbo plants increaso In slxu tho roots may bo subdivided to mako other hills. l'Unls from tho seed will not nlwii) s pro 0 tho s,iuis aliety us thu parent stalL. Ileal lime lo Hear Qattna. Dadant says that tho best tlmo to rear que, na is in the spring when drones fly. O. M. Doollttlo ea)s during tho summer mouths. It. L. Taylor sais when tho weathur Is warmest and tlio honey gathering gath-ering groaUsit. James Hoddou thbikslt diiieuli on the locality. Ihigeuo riecor suggests that tlio swarming sealou is best fur most breeders. Professor A J. CuoV thinks that tho licst time uf year to rear queens Is ditr Ing the honey season, bat with enutlon and wise pluiiutug and care, any time from May to eVptctubcr will do, Tho American Ileo Journil ia)si "(jiieeus may bo ruured at any tlmo during warm weather. Tho 'best tlmo' is pmUibly wheii thoswarutlng Is on, or when honey Is cumlng lu freely hut an exiwrluuceil queen breeder can make the iruar con. ultluus at any suitable time." 11. In,, Toll by llllxra. The Spirit of tbo Tarin aits tliat the I,eghorns staiil far above all other bleeds 111 tho egg patluiltlg class. Texas Farm and ltaui.li sa)s a crop uf torn run li grow n and couv ertod Into bacon an 1 Urd lu from eight to ten months. Upon good soil nitrate of sctlt gave good results lu tomato uulturo at Cur mil, at tho New Jersey suitlou mid ut the Mar) land tatlott. Tlie Mark Iiuo llxpress says tliat the owe an 1 lamb both require haygood hay. It Is almost Imiiossiblo to futtiu 1 nubs wlthuiit goul bay. rtiins aiparagos gruwers claim tint an ti iiruvemeut uf 30 s,r cent i.an be m.i le lu the .ivpiragits Ived b) si looting two-yiHvr-uldpUutsilistb.ariuiki-tHl riieso tiro lutiles, and thu ahoots from them will be earlier and Urge r , |