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Show CiMiperntltn I'niiii Hoi In In. Successful co-ojerutlo sixlellei among farmers, though rare, ) ct qxlat. set e ral of them The grnngo inorcuu nt that promised so much soon afttr the war was. not a failure, for from Its mistakes mis-takes the agriculturist learned how to conduct co-operatHo e ntcrprlaea that havo not tnrned out wrong, Co-oiier-atito creameries and checto factories 11111011,4 farmers nro lict uncommon Iho Phlloilelphh JIU'c Producers' Sup pi) coinpati) Is another Instance of hotr farmers can climb on top, milling their resources nud Ideas, Tho most com) lenous example of tho success of it genulnocc-opcrntlto agricultural agri-cultural store Is "crhap to lo f jund In tho Johnson Count) (Kan )CoAperatlvi association. In 1ST0. r.oiao tlmo after Iho griat grnuge'r wnto hil reaehoil (IinvI tide nnd sulisided, this roclety was organized. Sixty memlwrs joined mil al 1 lu f.'00, uud that was tho cajiiUl with which tho Johnou county organ Izntlon st irtcd on its career. .Now, sixteen ) cars later, tho paid uti capital Is (100,000 uud the incniUnhlp Is 700 There Is n sinking fund or fJO 000, show. Ing that fitriners can le irn nnd tlie but I-niss I-niss irlncltles as well as bunkers nud manufacturer can when tin) Ht their hinds to it At tho headquarters li. Johnson county tho coinpato's building Is worth $S0,U0Q, nud tbo stock of goods It Loutuins Is largo uud tnluiblc. lie-lidos lie-lidos this these fanners who mian hualness lute six branch stores uud own and run n nemsjiaper Under tho s)atuu pi raurd In Johnson count) tbo stockholdi rs patronlro thclt tore, pa)lngta'h for what the) get nt Iho usual retail price At Iho i ml 'f taclijear they dltide Ihe irohts that bate accrued This, on Iho wholo, I leans the S)ttem beat adapted to the eo ojratlvo comiuunlt) I,art eor tho net priillta were a llttlo Iras th in tj.'O.OW ! In the Johuion county soelct). I Tho Texas Co ove rath oasboclatlon or tanlzcdin In, 8, baa tiern fullvrui sue -eisful The famous Hirers! h I rult (.rowers' association, of California, is an illustration of what co-oieratioii among rnrallsls will do. Ho Is the Trait (Jrow-irs' (Jrow-irs' union, of southern New Jersey This organization markets Its own products tnd ckcis nil tho profits The 1st! ,-ustoin among farmers of buying goods m credit Is the woiat obstacle to tho niccesa ot co-operative stottsa among them. f l.rdn.lnf Ilanaa for lerllllrrr. A alinple p'an for dissolving bones Hint vctminlate about tho farm, without with-out tho mo of aci 1, Is as follows! Crush Ihe lwue as, thorough.) ns eatbl, and lirovlde n biirrel of fresh lmrned lime nnd three Kirreli of strung, hnnt wood itslioe for c cry barrel ef cnldiwl bone, Uaeasabnsnof mixing I earth n light floor or n level layer ef I amy soli abtnt tit Inches thick Upon this red a i lacrrel t f nshes In n similar laynri then, In a thinner layer, half n barrel of bone, scatter through tho bono t 1111 the sce, and s j read vipoii It n half liarrl of lime, i ulrertzeil. but not slake-l On this trail ii second birril of lubes. Wet this pile grnduall) with n sprlnk-lrr, sprlnk-lrr, using nlsmt leu gallons of water, or enough to lnolatcn nil, Irut havo nono run out Ad) in llko manner n half Isirrelof U.iie, n half larrel of lime, n lurrel of ashes and ten gallons inoro of water, Ovir nil scatter nlsmt ono bushel of Ian 1 1 Lister, nnd cot t r tho ontlro pllo w ith dry loam llxninlne the pile onco n week if needed und add a.a'er to keep oil moist, but not wit. In fonr or Iho weeks shovel oter and thoronghl) mix, moistiei Bn 1 i flu ngtin, cover with soil and ft little mora plaster, and loavo two two or three weeks longer If pieces of Isine then remain undccomiiost-.l, sift thctniml, tto lu next comiioat, ormbl more n,ulckllino and ashes to giru f utther time, Jlarylan 1 Agricultural College. lire on li.-U. Doily llco c n fowls nro bard to destroy and must li kept d inn s)stemattcnll) Panders' Monthh sa)s idi single prrtn arution will entirely cxtinnlnuto them nnd nd vise the follow Ingi Provide bir Is with good dust Imtb ln w hie b tobacco dust, aslusi, till bur, rt" , have Utn mixed Occasionally giro them a thorough isjwderlng wt li btihacli. Tlio main l"olnt Is to keep tho roosts, nest boies nnd house entirely freo from acmln, mil if then gheu n gol dust bath the fowls will hup the mseltwi comparatively free from lice l'or llco en the head-, of tho thlckum powder them well with tobacco dust buhach or any good Insect imdir. Komo breeders use uil or grease, but wo consider sucbn reined) worso titan the disease i dry luwdcr Is the only tiling Hint tboiill lio ni plied to Mr) am ill chickens Largo gray llcoeomu from the hens. If l mi onco til thechlcLeui ef such tetniln uud thereaftir justr projier uttenthin to tho coops )ott will cxiKileuccno further trouble from that source. Asrlrutlmal Nlr.. , Acconllug to llgures f uruhhe.1 by tho dei"artment at Washington, the aggregate aggre-gate nore igo of tobacco is smaller than 1 ist ) oar, the returns showing V? J tier cent, of tbat area Tho fulling off Is entirely en-tirely In the shlpj Ing dlatrlcts, tho see 1 leaf dlatrlcts showing uu Increased acreage acre-age The rctun.J Indicate n decl led ro-vita! ro-vita! ln tobacco j hinting in the Connecticut Con-necticut valley O Ik Potter, prealdont, and W. J. Btnlth, secretary of tho Now York btato Agricultural society, hold a conference recently with tho officers of tho statu World's fair'bouril to itrraugo for New-York's New-York's agricultural exhibit. It Is proposed pro-posed to make tho exhibit one of uu rh alcd merit nnd premiums it 111 probably prob-ably bo offered. |