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Show FOR LESS IRRIGATION U FAR-R0SES!- -Reclamation Service Head Points Out f Many Drawbacks Irrigated Tracts Pay After Hard Work.- FEED Excessive Use of Water Causing Much Damage, - Life r By Proper Cultivation of Soil, Surface of Ground It Kept Loose 8o That Is Prevented Moisture , , From Evaporating. STRONG MAN OF FRANCE Raymond Polncalre, the new prim minister, is. one of the most interesting figures In the French, republic. In him are combined all that one understands by. French culture, dignity and charm of manner, addecLto a reputation of stern integrity that ia nation, V The more I go over the "state, the mere I see the necessity of the people being awakened to tbe fact that they must do more cultivation and less irrigation. There are vast areas of land all over the state that are bewide. it This ia the third, time. that. the ing ruined by excessive irrigation, French Academy has supplied the Is causing large areas to become wat-te- r logged and swampy, says a Writer third republic whh a prime minister. The first was thfduke of Broglle in in the Desert Farmer., it Is causing to change from fertile 1873, and the second was M. de t .large areas fields to alkali beds. It is causing In 1890.' . with Polncalre comes to power with Tipe vast areas to become over-ru- -ideas on the subject of government weeds. By proper cultivation of the soli, He once expressed the triple wish h(ch may be taken as the key to his the surface of t tie., ground . Is kept attitude, that deputies would legis- loose so that the moisture which has late without attempting to govern, "soaked Into It from rains and melting that ministers would govern on their snows Is prevented from rising to. the own responsibility and that' justice surface and thus evaporating Into the air. We can cultivate with lefcs exshould know no politics. The new premier's versatility is to pense than we can irrigate and our a considerable degree a matter of soil by ko doing is always kept in family Influence, for his father, uncle, elder brother and cousin have all been better condition for crop production. distinguished In science and literature, and, as was said by Lavisse when Irrigation always has the tendency to Polncalre was introduced into the academy, they might be Bald to constitute produce shallow rooted plants because the roots always develop where they a little family university all by themselves. In his private and domestic life, the new premier Is anything but a fan get the moisture. The roots of recluse. He has a fin a house dH Doulumm, wneTehe rsuch plants win be able to get less entertains largely, but his family, his friends,1 his books and his works of art food from: the soil for the develop occupy the greatest place in his affection and his attention. He docs not ment of the plant than will the roofs ot plants which miss many first night' performances at the theater. He is fond of racing. p.en.etraletagreater idepths into the. soil because they , will have less area trom which"" to draw their food. "7 Plants require a considerable "The largest amount of life insuramount of moisture for their proper ance held by any woman in the world It has been estimated development. Is now carried by Mrs. Charles Netch-ter- , that under normal conditions it takes head of a Chicago department about 750 tons of water to produce store. one ton ot alfalfa hay, and about 50 Mrs. Netcher has Just taken out a tons of water to mature one bushel life Insurance policy for 1200,000, of wheat An itch of rainfall on One which raises her total Insurance to acre weighs a little over 113 tons, so $1,200,000, more than that of any other that where the annual rainfall is about person in Chicago, it was announced. 12 Inches, 1,350 tons of- water, falls Mrs. Netcber has followed a platUpon every acre of ground every year. form of her husband, who, when he This would be enough to produce, lf.lt died in 1904, was insured for.J500.0Q0. were all conserved and could be used After the death of her husband, tons of altalta or by the plants, Mrs. Netcher assumed control of the 27 bushels of wheat. The only way store and has conducted the business In which we can conserve this moisever since, buildlng. lt up and conture in tbe soil, so.that tbe planta can stantly increasing her holdings in real use It whn they need it. Is by thorestate as the profits from her busiough cultivation. Tbe cultivation, too. ness increased. must be done at tbe proper time, She soon became what is known in which Is as soon In the spring as the Insurance circles as "a good risk." ground can be worked without danWhen she decided to take out large ger of injuring the texture of the soil. policies on her life the various comand after each heavy rain storm. If panies extended to her the usual it Is left until some more convenient rights allowed business men. And, according to the Chicago executive rep- time much moisture Is lost, LasI resentative of a big eastern company, who has written her insurance, it Is I induced a farmer to plow spring incommon for a woman to be allowed the same rights as a yaan iu the two acres of land upon the same day writing- of large policies. during the last week in May. r Soil "Women are usually limited in the amount of Insurance they are allowed samples vers taken to the depth or to take out," he said. "However, we regard Mr Netcher as sb extraordinary eight feet Immediately after business woman and one who ia important enough to carry the largest insur- and tbe moisture determined.plowing The ance in Chicago." two acres contained about 16 percent, Mrs. Netcher's policies are with three compantes. All the policies are of of moisture or 2,240 tons of .water w as the straight life variety. held in the soil ou each acre to the As to the reasons for the Insurance, Mrs. Netcher says they are simple depth of eight- feet. One acre was Bhe is the head of a great business, she has many holdings, and besides she harrowed immediately after plowing las four children whom she loves. and the other acre w as lert rough without being harrowed for one week. After a week, soil samples were again taken to the depth of eight feet. The acre that bad been hnrrowed had lost The Hon. Victor Rorger of Milwau70 tons of water, while the acre that kee Is the first Socialist In eougress had not been harrowed hr.d lost 7u and bis wife deserves attention as an of water, or enougr to produce educator and reformer. Since her ar- ftops one Ton of alfalfa, or 15 4 bushels of rival in Washington, when Mr. Berger wheat. Think for a moment, II you took hU seat in April, fhe has been ran. of the thousands of tons of wabusy studying Eoclal conditions at the ter that are being tout each day, each capital as if she were a member of week and each year In our state. tbe house committee for the District. Think of the vas-- t amount of IrrigatShe visits the nchooln and learns their ing thl would !rvt. nnd the great inseeds, and many a Washington pupil crease In yield which this would will have her to thank for some needbring to our state. J! ilk Is m Frey-clne- n WOT BIG LIFE-INSURA- POLICIES NCE - i8 WIFE OF LEADING SOCIALIST : ws ed Improvement. In apearance, Mrs. Pcrger is a typical German-Americawoman, of tbe type one imagines in ti comfortable home, busy superintend-itthe- ' P children and presiding over brfakfjnst table. Yet there is another ' sl'd, to her chararter She is an earn? est feformer.'Tvho has taken such an active part in political work in Milwaukee that she has .been elected member of tho board of education, and has helped to put Into execution such Ideas as penny luncheons, teachand sanitation la the schools, and giving girls lessons in V millinery. Most of the children of the public schools have to drop their bestudies at fourteen or sixteen, in order to learn a trade; and Mrs. lieves that It should be made possible for them to complete later In life the education which early work prevented. Hefore her marriage, she taught In , tbe Milwaukee schools, and Is, therefore, perfectly conversant with the fters lnhk:h Improvement Is needed. Family Magaxine. b,;Wia& ' r - dress-rankin- g ABDUL HAMID STILL ALIVE AbduMIamld Is sMve! The former sultan Is In Salontca and has not been secretly conveyed to Constantinople. Those are the replies to two recently circulated reports which hsvs told of tbe former sultan's demise and of bit having-- been spirited away durlnc "" the night to the capital. The lalier report wt4 merely .founded upon the passage of a train full of munitions, ' conccrnlnj which Quite special precautions were taken. K you want to set yourself a dlffl-retask. It la In going to Salon Ic and trying there to find out som concerning the phyirlcal condh Hon and mode of life of the deposed sultan, who for so many years was the political' chess player who kept the of Europe busx. slid who diplomatics r was so skilled In the game that b usually sasr 20 moves abend, nblle tho 'ambassadors at Constantinople aw , but two or three. Abdul Ilamld In his confinement at fhe prisoner of bis people Is enveloped la much the same mystery a he wa m TlldliJtlosIt a CoDstantlnople, and rumon and report nnlttnlted clrcu'at eoncemlng him moit of tbem inventions, verf few approachlrj t5f ir-, lt de--tai- JUt-.- - ELECTRICITY TO KILL PESTS on- t . , LOT CONTRIBUTES MUCH TOWARDS PROFIT IN CATTLE aj"igbvernmnt irrigation., farm is not "the bed of roses which There Is No Place on. Farms Where Gains Can be Eaten 'Up Provld ShsdJ Tbai Quicker Excellent Plan Is many picture Tt io be. jlDl rector Jew-e- ll Jl 9 to South JWlndttjcht--1of the reclamation service points ' r North, West and East. out In a paper, prepared for the Smithsonian institution. "This wakening to the fact that ir(By R. Q. WEATHERSTONE.) busy for weeks. Some feeders allow , rigation has its thorny side." he de--' Carrots should, be raised in quanti- the sheep to dig them out' of tbe clares. "sometimes comes as a start- ties whenever possible as they are a ground while others dig them for ling shock, sufficient to discourage very Valuable addition to the feed in them. The latter plan is the best. all but the most enthusiastic-o- r perIt palatable. Many cattle feeders who do not beThey require caking sistent, and the. more, a good feed will soil and with little culti- lieve tfiat silage-i- s right, sandy seek farther for the promised land.; vation produce large crops. . continue to stuff their animals with "TJiose who remain soon learn that Linseed meal in small quantities corn . fodder" or ' timothy hay. If success mustbe secured by subduing Dnce or twice a week keeps horses in these men would take the pains te the soil, getting it. into a jsood condi- Sne condition. cenduci. a careful experiment they tion of tilth, applying water day and Last winter we saw a bunch of 85 would quickly discover that silage night and perhaps all night, wading would beat being fed on a farm near even as a feed ' around in the mud or enduring the jteers 111. cattle 'stoqd In a These Aurora, heat of the long days of brilliant sunSilage fed alone is not Ideal for fatlarge lot on. the side of a hill la mud and the accompanying, dust of to their knees. The barn and all tening gteera. It contains a large exjp the rid regions, the troubles with !t8 and some nitrosurroundings were as filthe as cess of ji neighbors over the division of water :ould he imagined, and we were not gen must be put into jthe feed Jo even1 and the possible seepage, followed by jurprisedwhen the owner, looking it up. Soy beans, clover, alfalfa crop losses or; ruin ; from alkaTir "As jloomily over his cattle, remarked: "I and cotton seed meal will do thishay to a consequence a considerable part of never seemed to hit off steer feeding perfection. the first settlers on every Irrigation to If you have plenty of any groat advantage.".. BiEtum sell, out or Viinqulsh their or alfalfa on the farm, not much) timbered land does not Heavily homesteads and seek tnher fields." aaake good feeding ground for cattle use to spend money on brau Or cotton Tlio most difficult proVJems still reDecause th sun cannot, dry out the seed meal. A little oil cake is good main for the reclamatioirVservice, he round as at all times. as an open lot. .,.... says. It has successfully solved the j The" bestquickly The best class of dairy cows cannot feeding shed for' cattle is engineering and business roblems, t on the north, return a . profit unless they have alt jne that Is but thote, of "dealing with ho set- aafiL-anwest-ao- d entirely d open on the clean and wholesome feed they tlers, gtrinjT them 'sound1 'advifceT and :he south. can, possibly consume at all time at the same time collecting trom : 1 Of course a pave4 feed lot la an during the winter them the rost of the nnrVa. ttla is a It the at to mistake cows but start, oa keep ixpenstve proposition itig with the human as opposed q he believe that on a reasonable cost scant rations daring the winter. The the physical elements, are far more' :he profit will more than Justify th3 cow that goes, through the3rinteron difficult than thpso of engineering BvenHf-a-ma- n rannorafford suffers a shock jjepense; man- 'A e 4ittrfiimrn3rolare6rT)usTneas feed lot he can drain it from, which her system is his pave ' aKenunt." wit If the half rations UHng andby the -- addition ot in recovering-an- d fraver, and small, sniooth stonea liu-- . ALFALFA AND BROOD MARES roveits condition at very small cost. uaisv, maxe an jaeai ieea ior ine In Irrigated Section Many Colts Born amb during the winter, but he neqds ibout ouly a pound a day to keep In Dead on Account of Feed Give addition he must lne condition,-i- n Some Grain With Hay. r lave clover bay 0 alfalfa or corn roots other at and and T Alfalfa field tirrnlpa a has hay very gxeat ast three times a week. of usefulness in feeding all classes A Handy Feed Carrier. An very handy wheelbarrow for the of live stock under western condi lQt Pan b ma(Ie of either wood are continued any length of Jime her tions. butit cannot safely be'fed to "e ' capaclty for the approach- - v brtod mares in unlimited quantities, t iron. The frame should be Very dea is not Iron but makes ing freshening period ttrong materially heavy. writes Prof.E. J. Iddlns. From some settjons of theJrrLgsted ltrgn.g frameai1deryJJght, It can creased. Good feeding does not mean the mate in four sections and bolted beTrnbaYe "come" some reports of a cows should be should be stuffed with high Iron The hoop ogether. dead large pcrccntaRof coltsvborn inch lr6n and Is priced grain feeds but coaxed to con-or weak and deformed. In aorae cases nade of a size to' admit" a common flour sume enough roughage and cheap-- ' naiiUm4- -t nn ov4r nK...t nnH rtofpjtiu Is undoubtedly responsible. In many arrel up to the second row of hoops. feeds to keep them in good, thrifty ' ' cases, however, when colts are most I o oarrei can easny oe put in ana condition at all times. should made wheel be The ken out in the manner heretofore Tery broa(l tlre. not the farmers are fe ding alfalfa alone f w00 wlth to their mares. It should not be so ss than three inches, and four Inches MANURING fed. For best results with the brood U'ould be better. If tbe frame Is made GOOD mare some praln should be fed In f Iron, the handles can be made of addition to the hay. r In cast1 it is de- rood and bolted on. Wood is better sired to fed a large amount of hay 'or ti3.pwpoBe. Differs as compared with the grain, the bay Do )ou know that some of the Maaachaaette Specialist From Familiar Mathoda ration will be Improved and Deads imaller packing houses which cater la FerttUzer-an- d safer by combining wild hay, tim- o first class trade at home and Preparation. swill-fewill not buy hogs at othy or even ont or wheat straw, with tbroad are animals want that cost? a brood They no In tny the alfalfa. event should Dr. J. Fisher of FTtchburgt Mass., I mare weighing 1,200 to 1,500 pounds eJ on clean corn, roughage, roots and successful in growing large crops very water. of IB 16 fed more or be than "'.''of pounds of and he potatoes, We do not think much the skim alfalfa dally. methods principally in his ferA sole ration of alfalfa hay contains nilk that comes from tbe creameries a much larger proportion of nitrogen or feeding hogs. In many of these tilizer formula, the preparation and planting of the seed. Following is the than the in foal mare needs or can :reamerle8, washing powders are used formula: tor use. The surrlus must be eliminatcleaning the machinery, and this Two hundred and twenty-fivpound ed ss a waste, and the condition lays a very Injurious to hogs. of sulphate ammonia; 750 pounds nl-Skim milk that is separated on the an extra burden 'on the digestive of aoda; 150 pounds South; Caro tract and on. the organs of elimina- arm cannot be beaten for feeding Irate Una floats; 450 pounds acid phostion. Kspeolally heavy Is the Inbor phate; 450 pounds sulphate of potash; placed on the kidneys. 130 pounds sulphate magnesia;" 200 lime; 2,375 pounds pounds coiling about $10. of this formula will b broadcast and will be harrowed spread 4; AST c--v In before planting.. Tho seed potatoes are treated with the corrosive subliUseful in the Feed Lot mate solution to prevent scab, then It Is a shame spread in a greenhouse and allowed to: Good grit is tharp. See to that when tigs, calves and poultry. o allow a single gallon of 11 to r" sprout Feveral weeks. At planting time yon buy. the seed is cut and only one fiproul Meat scraps that are partly decayed x writes to know left on each piece, the surplus sprout An Illinois" farmer fWd. are lanKf rous' ,to Is a f feed wheat for unthreshed Fishigood off. Dr. broken being purposely Housing ducks and geece with chirk-I'Dtogs. We think not If wheat is to er considers a potatoe the size of Is ncif a rimmI plan. and either marble, which has been started In this Mashes thnt are too warm when fed e fed at all, better thresh touk or boil it. Dut we do not bo- way and all but the best sprout-lay h birds, liable to colds. ve that wheat was ever Intended for rubbed off. as very good seed. The mndern hen house has every le e ouviu-aonff movable-..., thing In It to Cattle on are run allowed that hoe and tbe seed is planted under A recoiiinn iKH'u cuie iur 1h an ointment giving perfectly straight row made of one part ker- rrcen beet crops often scour so badly :hil they are set back from two to and exact distance between plants, ' ' osene and two parts lard. 'an4 It Is not good for a tof 10 be car- four weeks. They do not like the Each seed piece is ried by the lej-.- s unices yoii are dairy- Irled and cured crops so well but will covered with about" two Inches of tat them If forced to end they make earth; the remaining third of the fering It to tbe chopping bbck.' tilizer is now scattered In the drill One advantage In using an Incu t fairly good ration. English feeders raise large quan- and covered by running the horse bator U that It keeps all the hens Isy tities of turnips, mangles and other the rows. The horse weeder In when epg are up In price. On warm, sunny days It Is a good roots. In the fal tbey dig enough for and cultivator are used so frequently; idea to open all doors and windows of ibe cattle and leave scattered through- and thoroughly as to avoid hand hoe-t-ag . ... ." tbe hen bouse for a thorough airing. out Jiia field enough to keepthe sheep Cre:ol stirred up in water and used as a spray 1s a good disinfectant Where Jtiicra7haalM;en---acoUgr dlseasrt.. Is an When severely chilled It egtt weskrns tbe germ for hatching. - Pegs for batchlns should be kpt sf a mod erat temtwrature. II does not lake long to lower l tallly by Inbreeding. New roosters or some eaga for hatching from a swl - to and IsOpen faint-hearte- d . . corn-fodder- - ettrbo-hydrate- s . - tsovr-peas,-c- lover . ; . wind-tigh- very-slav- '; -- fod-le- -- milk-givin- , one-eight- .. . , j - . -- h FOR POTATOES j d . e d Two-third- s . r-?- !:l D2 es-:ap- e. " First Experiments Mads In washing, ton to Destroy Moths and Aphides J?y ..Incandescent Llflht. Borne experiments In electrocuting ssld .to be the first ever made, were recently conducted In tbe state of Washington by V. N. Frost and J. C Lawrence. In six year-olorchard many second brood moths and green 'spbtdes were killed In a few minutes. The apparatus consisted of a storage buttery and Imandes-cent-ligh- t globes of power, ceiled with fine steel wir. coated with copper and tin alternately The globes were placed In the trees, at the ends of covered ;Trtrer.rnrThV moths' flying sgstnst them completing the electric circuit, were killed, and fsll Into receptacles beoenth the globes. Mr. Frost estimates that one battery to an sere of trees will keep ds moths under control, dispensing with Ibe usual spraying an! saving msny dollars. He It preparing iowtre bis orchard of ten acres" containing neven hundred tres. and some neighbors will do the same. Seve.al thousand srres of apple trees will be thus equlrped by-- prlng If n-n- . inerclsl electric wires are extend j .to orchards the expense of may be aved by making direct connection with tbem. tree pe'. d g lauris win-nra- L, n witn-a-oers- e set-nprig- hoe-bclyee- n " BAD FAULTS IN CONFORMATION u Hock nolve the problem Chickens lhat are off feed have of ten born brought bsck'hy ptitMng s tablcnimonftil of Kpsom sn't in th" fee.l for each fen bens. When city folks can insl'e money with thickens In a rramped ha- k Int. thfe cerlslnly Ought to be money to farm raised poultry. And there Is No matter bow long any of the leading breeJrs have been In the they 1I0 not raise sit Thfre are culls In every flock. Turning out th (Vrk whenever Jhe will glva the bens s wc,athr Chance to pick up food element tost aVe lacking from' their dally ration, Naxt to pur air. water Is Ibe cheapest, thing me can supply to our poultry. Do not forget that It must be Reduce given In order to get VPthe' qusnti,ty and the fg ltld wtr "r b reduced. ' ilsO ' - " bus-Inex- Green Celery, A home fardener at Greenville. Pa., prefers Giant pascal to Winter Queen ielery. He chUms lost Giant Pascal a more iMd and that there In loss tendency for it to become hollow. It t!ib grows more erect than Winter Queen, but Its great height makes blanching more difficult. Tbese.'f Ifn-s- ut doubt, are the leading varieties f green celery grown In the United t4tfJL..- - rd . - T; r ;v. : - t - ...... . In the first Illustration the toes of a horse are shown turned out. The toesv? middle picture shows Inkneed attitude, and the third shows Yhether standing or traveling, tbe appestmnce la unpleasant atrtnlttgateaJ-.""" aaalnst value. rr- '''.'w"rT""-"'r';- li " 1 r- -. |