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Show TO ADJUNCT GOOD PEN PIG Trough So Arranged That Swill May Be Poured Into It Without Fear of Spilling. The illustration shows a device that will save much trouble and temper. Everyone knows how much genuine pleasure It gives the hogs to IMPROVING BREED OF HORSES jump up and spill the whole pall of feed over you, when you are reachEducation of Average Farmer as to Its ing out at arm's length to place it Importance Is Slow Scrubs carefully In the trough, says AmeriAre Preferred. This may bo can Agriculturist. The education of the average farmer lis to the Importance of good breeding in the production of horses makes slow progress. The majority and this Is not overstating the fact are not yet prepared to pay a decent price for stallion service, preferring to use scrubs because they are cheap. Some of the stales have passed stalA Swill Trough. lion laws containing some excellent features. Wisconsin has a license law avoided by the simple tube illuswhich prevents the prevalence and dis- trated, made from boards of a height tribution of grade stallions In the equal to the height of pen from feed. state. At the top a hopper is ing floors. Minnesota has a law framed along built so that the feed may be poured the lines of the Wisconsin measure. Into same wlih ease. The bottom Is , Pennsylvania and Utah have adopted cut out on two sides In a so to allow the feed to flow from the tube Into trough. It is thuB an easy mattir to place this tube in the trough, dump In the feed and then ilfl out the tube, thus avoiding all between the fotllnga antagonistic feeder and the porkers. ERADICATION OF WEEDS BY FREQUENT SURFACE STIRRING Root of Corn Occupy Entire Space Between Rows When It Has Reached Height of Eighteen Znchos Avoid Dp Cultivation. If anyone will study the root system Inches high and the root system oov-e- rs the entire space between the rows. This Is about all that can he sold upoa tire space between the rows at the ttiti subject. Farmers do not always have Ideal point where they can seouro moisture, not above that point and net to any conditions. The land may need drain- of corn ho will see that by the time it Is IS Inches high the roots All the en- great extent blov It. If in the preparation of the seed bd on, oloao capillary eonDeotlon has not W' boen made with the subsoil, or rather m the undersoil and soil on top, then we th would say that deep cultivation one tfc way before the corn Is up wouU be h very desirable, says Wallaoti's Farmer. -;- If the plow goes down deep, even if the corn row is covered up, croua harrowing will prevent It from interfering with the upward movement of the corn; and after that cultivation should be made with the one definite Idea not of killing weeds but of conserving moisture by the development of a mulch of loose dirt Under Ideal conditions this is all that Is needed: but that dirt mulch must be maintained. The thing that Interferes wltl- - It most Is the rains that come ao frequently during the corn cultivating season. The rain runs the loose surface soil together, F FENCE FOR SHEEP particularly If It Is deficient In vegetable matter, A crust la formed, which promotes evaporation of the water Effective Method of Arrangirg Carrier that may be needed for the corn crop, That Wl'l Prevent Animals English Shire Mares. and this must be broken up. Deep Over. Jumping cultivation la not necessary to accomsimilar laws and other states have rethi. Frequently the weeder will strictive measures under consideraThe Illustration shows an effective plish do the business, or the harrow, and tion. a will of that method fence arranging shallow cultivation will always do It. The effect of these laws is to make ami other animals from Sometimes the seed bed has not stal- prevent dogs the owner of each over same, as well as the been properly prepared, however. lion declare his horse a "grail e." On Jumping anlr.iuls from reaching over the handbills these are posted, so that no farm one may be deceived as to his pedigree. The Illustration shows a pair of Middle-ton- , Shire marcs owned by York, England. - "V"). ' ' " P is e In tl cU w half-circle- th a. an to th mals Healthy and Vigorous-ExcelCombination. A gentleman engaged the lumber business In Wli th by Is cul mo corn. Corn doea not need much moisture Ani- s large number of horses which he feeds by system which makes and keeps them healthy, hardy and vigorous. In feeding them he ruts the hay and grinds the oats; the hay being well soaked with water 14 hours before it Is fed. A little bran Is added to the ground oats and this mixed meal is then mixed with the hay. and The feed Is given morning night, oats alone being fed at noon The ration per head a day Is ten pounds of the hay, ten pounds ground oats and one pound of bran, with eight pounds of dry oats fed at noon. During seven years of such feeding the lumberman has not Iohi a slnvle horse, while previous to that he often .lost one from some digestive disor- Cog-proo- Fence. f fence into crops that grow In fields next to the pasture lot. As Illustrated, short length of 2 by 4 Inch scantlings are nailed to the lop of the posts at right angles to same. These should project at least one foot on each side of post; the barbed wire Is then easily strung ami fastened to these cross pieces, making a fence that will even discourage the small boy from a' tempting to climb same. eating it any other way I "Irk out the bw k lamb In the flock lo keep, or else buy ntf of sojne itv it a f"ii.--.rProcure some gunpowder containing esf til breeder of shri-p- . ,. s on which acts the and ralvs are too o"-Hog" kidneys: altpctre, ns also some charrtial and soda, which set I Tied In the ma'l-- r ot dry Distribution of Corn Roots In Soil. upon the stomach, and Intestines, and tbrnegh Ihe summer n orth. In a horse. tion hrnd r- light. Weed have not Im en killed In the until it tassels. It will Deeo a great drench the horse with this. Another Il ie t a cew 4 their youth by tbe weeder or deal of It then. L'p to the time ol way Is to take saltpetre, alum, ehar Ire. ny and s'rs'gt.s. n!li!i R hi in thst ri These tassellog It Las formed only one fifth barrow or shallow cultivation. coal and laudanum, equal parts and ww (In become deep rooted. AfWr I be of Its dry matter. Tbe other four dreixh the horse lth !h mUture. ( or iroMirg They are all perfectly safe. evcept th T.o Riven mi m of food led to a weeds have become deep rooted the fifths Is formed betwixt taasellng lime ill fi.ot oiit.'e we der will do thtn no harm, and the and maturity; and tbe reason why you j omid p'g laudanum, so be careful not to gle f totk onld if fed cultivation must be deep enough to should keep this mulch of dry dirt 'I over an ounce of the laudanum. Keen i the amo-.itibury the weeds, no matter r.at hap- as far as possible on your cornfields Is the horse well blanketed, and In I I' in r.. u ci' rn 9 r tien U lit n fixxl t?sn pens lo the corn root. warm plsre. Aln see thst he bas simply to save up moisture for use In and In short, the hole Idea In rultiia , time of Deed, on the same principle ;ltienanr-r' ti r plenty of water, but not too much, !t;tM and feed. tirlvlrg the horse too hard inl'k prod i:f Hon the mlik prodiwtt,n 'Ijg corn Is, first, to prepare a sed that you put potatoes and apples la twd. firm at the bottom, looee at the tbe cellar lor winter use. lll caue mul mjffr or Ihe row. or getting him overheated e of fat is An ft desiratne tip, and then to maintain that condicolic. Flesh of Muskrats. een In a t.x It la pHfble to large, tion, tncidental'y killing the weeds II II Is raid that muskrats are eaten ly resutste tbe quality of ihe meat I. jerfert folly for a man to allow his rrnfietd to become weedy or eloddy. to a considerable extent In this counthe k)t'd of food given Alfalfa for Cews. Tt." droppings from the lati.tx er if It ran possibly b! avoided. These try, and particularly relished by cer A correspondent who Is building up eeda must be kept down snd tbe nil sin co.oied residents of Maryland. a herd of dairy cows asks loiil atfs'fa rw h in ferliltrifig value, and II has to kill ' ttrlaaare and other souhern aisles. found that spflti rie. bet dor tlvsttoB mvt gn drp enoughunner for COW feeding, and Stout the s-The flesh Is perfectly wholesome, but have run In the them; but more than that is letter alter ties of alfalfa Is Id has rather a strong taste. com the after will no orn fnl make urr, especially (hit correspondent 1 lie raie serai." oat be-take In getting a field of at'alfa Marled a soon n he ran. for II Is one. If lht" lo sell. ST d r fcie be may tell every month, but br planting dl!Trenf Iced in Ihe form of fm ll sl"iit go'd toins. he RAISE DAISIES not Ihe best e varieties tome of them may be kept l ome ill meni'fifi a small tear fo'ct tbejr liar that ran le gron. t Try blooming nearly the entire summer. k ones Celd at fire and If fn-- succeed In. EVERY The dal; v la teal'y not a domesticated of nil pruliiei .t rnenl ptM create It. II If" sometimes shy In flower as a great many low groslncj su(v starting, buf on good corn land !!1 tankfge i slnit Hie rhear-e-Ift large flower plan' are1 called is of fed fr there lern plenienl tm Cold CtlmsUs br Planting t)lf-frrr- n grow alfalfa. In fact, tbe Ox Kyed daisy. hirh l eorn lo faltenlinc The department of agriculture nt connection "Ch t Varieties) Som of Thern pl nilful all through New Kngand snd of to lanfcsee nine "tie hoc part ii"" IIIK? n SMIFIMIIIIJ WHFrilPS'OO Kept Hloomlng May some of the northern stales, is Alt Summer. the comparative value of feeding stuff r orn . wblte weed. subon this end gives tbe following The Chrysanthemun) and wild aster ject: Cul Closely. In tbe mfld climate of California are called daisies snd really belong to Alfalfa hay, 120.1; clover hay. The true breerW always culls daisies some of southern slates and tbe the ssoie farr.ll wheal tt4.ll; timothy hay, lv. II" profits in the long run by so bloom all tbe year round, to CaliforWhile It would Dot be possible per bran. $22 9; shelled corn. 20 1 No breeder should sell af nia these flowers grow very much to have a daisy hedge In bloom Bo It Is seen bow high alfalfa Is rioinc haps breeding stork, any animal that doe larger than tbose ol the east, as do all alt the year, still by planting tbe variheld as compared with other food. rot poses rood Individuality and II the Pacific coast Cowers. ous species of daisies, chrysanthemums a god. fair representative of tbt I Ait her nnrba.uk has developed tbe and asters some bloom could be bad breed. Khw's dslff to a very large and bsa-Ufn- l from April to November In all except profitable heep. flower and this Is largely taking tbe extreme northern states. for who ! keeps sheep It tbe farmer of the Marciertfe OT Paris the psee number of years that finds them Clear Water fee Knees. whl'-hss long been a favorite most profitable Pome years they will Khrep won't do well wllhont wafer, daisy, Work ef the Cro . , w1h f's"oTrins. othare about than a better much snd return profit dainfjr drinking they of eonrse ft is claimed thst the ave-r- ee rroa It eltmsfes in e".Is essea H ss water sell to Is hard and buy at Clean rnnnlrig Just r ers. a"d dffl'i'- - r'oomtng (esfmyed Tfn.0 Inserts ' Hal as good grass. I rat ti e time. !! n - hre n.e j t tii I rei , .t lt,-i- MONTH elJ 9f: so-o-- r. fern!" Morses on the farm would not reA fat Iamb will bring double the quire such heavy feeding, but the com- price of a thin one. bination of food and manner of feeding Sheep are the greatest fertilizers of could be followed by farmers with ail Ihe farm stock. A good sloping shoulder Is an improfit. portant Item In a rldlig burse. In no rase should the sows be alCURE FOR COLIC IN HORSES lowed lo run at Urg- - when fall litters are ciperted. A hog seems to .'! more enjoy uint Two Excellent Remedies for Relieving Animal's Distress Give Water, gnawing an ear of corn than he dx-- i i he small boy's mother slghel. "It o hard sometimes to reason with ," she said. "Hut I have to keep mind on the results and not mind, ard, let that leaf alone! Stop ing It do you hear? It Is very naughty and makes mother feel bad!" She wept Into a convenient handkerchief, while her son regarded her interestedly. "He Is so tenderhearted," she explained out of the corner of her mouth to the young woman who was looking on. "I have to get at him through his affections." "There goes the third leaf," remarked the visitor. "Edward." said his mother, "are you going to obey me? Or do you want to be a naughty little boy who doesn't love his mamma?" Edward tore off another shred of green and proceeded to eat It up. He looked bland and undisturbed. "It Is wonderful to watch the workings of his little mind." said his mother. "Of course you can't see It, but I can tell that he la thinking It over and feeling sorry. When he sees quite plaluly how wrong It Is he will stop. That will be of so mnch more value than bis being forced to stop Edward, do you hear your mother? Leave the plant alone? Mother Is very, very woman looking on spoke up. "Wouldn't It be better," she suggested, "to make him quit and reason with him afterward? It wouldn't be so hard on the der. . behind grieved!" The fifth leaf fell under Edward's devastating band and the young Livestock but Not Too Much. "u Is af an lent extensively in the north has "Why don't yon spat his hands?" Inquired the friend of long standing who was spending the afternoon with the pretty young mother. The pretty young mother had Just reproache d her small son for tearing a leaf off her beautiful lloston fern, but she looked scaudallzed at her visitor's Inquiry. dear me, no!" she objected. see, hthel, he has reached the I whien he can be reasoned with it I,s his due darling, do you re- Inber whot mother just said? Ieave I plan alone! It would be barbar- to beat a thinking human being. course, you cant understand, be- " ise you haven't any chll 'I don't call It beating!" explulned other young woman, who loved all wlng things and had an eye on the n. "He's at It again Belle !" ne small boy s mother held out a d. "Come here. Kdward." she Bald. me here at once!" The small of- der sidled under the fern and re-d to move. "Won't you come to her, dearest?" she wheedled. ther wants to tell you some- - "He's got his back and is nching a leaf off," whispered the nd. "He'll ruin your plant if you t stop him." FOR HORSES System of Feeding That Keeps With Edward hand gt lrd RATIONS Reasoning g!" here were no results. DOG-PROO- HARDY AN EXCUSE FOR EACH. rire t-- "Vou aren't a mother and you can't understand," said the other young "What Is a woman, condescendingly. mere fern though It did cost $3 In comparison with the sane and perfect Eddevelopment of my child's ward, hoy many times shall mother speak to you on this subject? Mother cannot love you any more If you want to be a naughty boy!" Edward was undisturbed by this threat and the stripping of th plant went on. "Nothing." said his mother to her friend, "hurls him so much as to think that I don't love him. He has such a mind you can't Imagine! He has to reason things out and It Is my " duty The ringing of the telephone called her away, Edward's two hands redoubled their Interesting labors. Green fell about him In showers; one side of the plant was bare and ruined. The young woman who was spending the afternoon looked around swiftly and then swooped down upon Edward, jerked him away Ipto the middle of the room, took bis chubby hands In hers an1 spatted both of them with Im. "If you touch I hat plant agin." she told him In a distinct voire. "I'll do It again and hprrW! t'nderstand?" Edward, wllh saiicerllke eyes,, backed away to his lltfe red chair snd sat down lo thick It over. lo. How many Mother (severely) strawberries have you eaten out ot this basket, Ethel? Ethel Only two. One to see how It tasted, and the other to take the taste out ot my mouth. "NO healthy skin left fa "My little son, a boy of five, broke out with an itching rash. Three doc-tors prescribed for him, but be kept getting worse until we could not dress him any more. They finally advised me to try a certain medical college.' At but Its treatment did no good. the time I was Induced to try CuU-cur- a he was so bad that I bad to cut lis hair off and put the Cuticura Ointment on him on bandages, as ,It was Impossible to touch him with the bare band. There was not one square Inch of skin on bis whole body that waa He was one mass of not affected. ores. Tbe bandages used to stick to bis skin and in removing them It used to take the skin off with them, and tbe screams from the poor child were heartbreaking. I began to think that he would never get well, but after the second application of Cuticura Ointment I began to see signs ot Improvement, and with the third and fourth, applications tbe sores commenced to dry up. HIa skin peeled off twenty times, but It finally yielded to tbe treatment Now I can say that he la entirely cured, and a stronger and healthier boy you never saw than be Is twelve years or more since tbe cure was effected. Robert Wattam. 1148 Forty-eightBL, Chicago. HL, .- . J to-da- Oct 9. 1909- Science and Cheese. authority kindly aaaures us that as long as cheese Isn't decayed It will not affect the health of the consumer. This Is a fact that we have suspected for a considerable time. But bow Is the ordinary cheese epicure to detect the difference unA medical less he waits for results? There Is cheese so thoroughly disguised In the costume and aroma of decay that its proper stand.rt"; on the sanitary testing table would puzzle a conjuror. For Instance, there la tbe brand Known as II m burger. Rut why pursue this subject? Man's Many Attributes. a chimera, then, la man! What a novelty, what a monster, what a chaos, what a subject of contradiction, what a prodigy! A judge of all things, a feeble worm of the earth, dejHjsltory of the truth, cloaca of uncertainty and error, tbe glory and the shtnie of the universe. What Woman's sphere now seems lo be lb whole earth. AFTER SUFFERING FOR YEARS Cured by Lydia E Pink- ham's YegctabJcLompound Park Itaplds, Jl Mlnrw "I was tick for fears winie tbe passing Change of Life and waa hardly able to be aronwL Afbr ing six bottle, of Lydia E.I1nkhm's 11 Uk-VOT- ComVegetable The yourg women ss busily 'emI 20 pound gained broidering when Elward's mother repotman, am now l turned. Edward, treek ss the own lamb and sf'll In the red choir, el greeted the mother's deligbled eyes. There!" she said triumphantly. "1 Ids. Minn. knew If I gave him time be d see thst f llrookville, Ohio. "I waa Irregular I had reason on my side! It's wonder and fitremely nervous. A neighbor one use now ran fnl arguments with recommended Lydia E. Ilnkbatn'a that cMH!" epetable Compound to me and 1 havn Provided, of course, sweetly said become, regular and my nerves are the young woman who was spending r.iKh better." Mr, ll Kijjxiok, the afternoon, "provided you hit op Lrookvllle, Ohio. Lydia H llnkham't Vegetable he right argument to use! made from native root and l.crbs, contains no narcotic or harmful drugs, and holds tho record (favorite fiction. the largest nnmlicr of actual cures of female diseases e know of. and "No Trowb'e to Show Goods." thousands of Voluntary tesflmonlala "I Wish the Reperters Would Alone; I Hsle Newspsper Notorie- are on file In tbe llnkhatn laboratory at Lynn, Mass., from women who have ty!" been cured from almost every form of "1 Got Ths Corn. Doctor, by Wear remain complaints. Inflammation, a Too Fhoe." tjoose lr,g fibroid tumors, I All "A ftlar Is Can Spare Ton Irre .gn in ri lies, periodic bain. backache. This Morning. Maria; Got to fay a Indigestion and nervous prostration. Life insurance Premium." Lyery iufTerlng woman owe H to her-T- i "(itafanteed I'nder the Pure Food tableto frirt Lydia K. ltnkham'e, VegeCompound a trial. Law." If yon want special fttrir writ "No, I m Not the Leaat lilt Ruperstl PI rs, IM nk hn m, Ly n n, M naa f or I U tlotis, ISut It Is free; and always hclpfuL How Aunt Glsd I Am "Why. Nsnry. II !e TOU" Watt ;, '.'Z: Thompson's trsdl-ttona- Com-roun- to-da- d, y I'-- r lt " tjt J |