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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE. UTAH TO OBTAIN DISTILLED WATER PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER Bees Must Bs Given Proper Protection Hen House Should Be Mada Snug and Then Whitewashed. Described Herewith Has Advantage of Being Inexpensive and t Is Eeaslly Constructed. Device form of still, devised for the of providing pure drinking water Thls &Ht he fanaris - debeen has especiallywhich still, signed for use with alkH w ater, has the advantage of beifig inexpensive and can be made by any tinner. It consists of a water boiler, on the range, Vhavlng a capacity of about one f and to two gallons of wafer and a condenser suspended at the proper height from the celling. inchea in ' A pipe, two and diameter, w ith separable joint, conveys steam to the condensing chamber, which is kept cool by water in the upper compartment The distilled water collects in the lpwer part of the tank like compartment, and can be drawn off from time to time or allow- pur-poe- e A here-describ- F THOU taint tn the day of adversity, thy strength te small too small to be worth talking about, for the day of adversity la its flint real op- Babcock. portunity, ed. one-hal- WHY POULTRY POSSIBILITIES IS VALUABLE Popcorn is a truly .delightful dainty Canadian Expart Gives Eight Raaaona in Reply to Thla Pertinent Quee-tloGood Anywhere. Why is poultry valuable one-hal- f which has been enjoyed by small and great for agea past. As the winter, evenings approach, which shut us in aroupd the cozy fire, we can indulge in the pastime, so well beloved by the children and their elders as well, of A wire popper over, popping corn coals ft the ideal way of popping corn, as one'may see the process and wgtch each white, fluff Ini' of deliciousness down prepare itBelf for Its Joint e the little red lane " Cracker Jack is su i a favorite with n to the tanner? is a Question asked by dreds of tillers of the soil who IN POPCORN. hunusu- ally keep but a few chickens, and these a mixture of all breeds. Professor Gilbert of Ottawa, Canada, gives the following reasons in answer to this pertinent question: 1. Because he ought, by their means to convert a great deal of the waste of his farm into money in the shape of eggs and chickens for market. 2. Because, with Intelligent they ought to be with the'eScepTloa o1 possibly two months during the moulting season. S. Because the poultry will yield him a quicker return for the capital invested than any of the other departments of agriculture. 4. Because the manure of the poultry house will make a valuable com- - the little peope that ettn mother should know how to enhance her popularity by being able to prepare ij The addition-ofTn- hs to the following recipe will give us the homemade man-ageme- nt all-ye- racker ..Jack. Popcorn Candy. Put a half cupful each of brown and white sugar Into a saucepan, add a tablespoonful of vinegar and a quarter of a cup of water with a tablespoonfxl of butter when the candy has cooked to the hard ball stage. Pour this boiling hot over a dish of freshly-poppecorn, with all the hard kernels removed Stir while pouring, so that each kernel Is well i Balls. Convenient butter. Just before taking off add a fourth of a teaspoonfnl of soda; pour in a fine stream over the popcorn, -- Take d. if up handfuls of the corn and press Into balls, dipping the hands into water each time to keep them from sticking Work quickly, before the mass hardens. Keep the balls in a cold place, as they soften and become tough In a warm room. Wrap In waxed paper. Buttered Popcorn. Into a deep kettle with a lid, put two tablespoonfuls of lard or butter, or half of each. When the fat is melted, add a half cup of ctfrp; stir until the corn is evenly coated with fat, and then pat on the lid, shaking the pan all the Of MethodoF" Pro pa r n gTtandr;rf I orCrop Will Vary With Different Kinds of Soli and Season When Task la Performed HIGH CASTE BOSTONIAN storm-window- s s BUILD SUITABLE HOG HOUSES Building May Bs Cheap and Simple Construction, but Should Be Con- venient When In Easily Arranged. hogs are handled in large numbers, or where twenty or more brood sows are kept, a hog house large enough to accommodate the ma jority of the stock is often found This system has the advantage of enabling the breeder to handle his hoga with less expenditure of labor and time than is posstble If they are scab tered over a larger area. 'When such a house seems desirable, it may be cheap and simple In construction, but should be convenient It should run east and west, and ii most easily arranged with a row ot pens on each side of an alley way, which extends the entire length oY the building. Tbe walls may he of material siding, but should fit very close In order to prevent draughts. Tbe roof should be moderately high, to provide sufficient ventilation,- Quite a number of wtndows should be installed in order to pro- them credit for the frying chickens, brollerB, roasters and all the eggs used in the home. Quite often this is overlooked and the poultry receives no credit for saving us what would be a good deal of expense if we had to buy our fresh eggs and all the poultry we used This is not so hard to keep track of as one would Imagine. 1 find that the easlestway to keep the egg account is to Bet down every day the number of eggs gathered that day. As a record is kept of all the eggs sold, the difference would be the h umbel- used at home. The hens should be given credit for the number gathered. It Is important that we should keep an account with the poultry and know just what they are doing. When all kinds ol feed are so and caa be aold. or-fto advantage to other stock, we can not afford to keep Desirable Type of Sow for Producing a large stock of poultry at a loss. If poultry is not making you a profit, Large Litters. , the a and difficulty get profit, remedy or else keep only enough poultry to vide sufficient sunlight to keep the supply the family. pens dry and free from disease. Tbe pens should be 7 by 8, or, for ..large 8 by 10 feet sows, SMALL FLOCK IS PROFITABLE There are many things to be said in favor of Individual houses. First Costa Practically Nothing to Keep Few of all the hogs can be scattered more, 8haep on Farm Animals Eat thus lessening the chances of disease Weeds and Enrich Soli. spreading through the entire herd. fields and pastures may be Secondly, For the encouragement of the far- utilized of their location or regardless mer who thinks keeping sheep would to other farm buildings. be a line thing if ha could carry on proximity such buildings are quite inexan extensive business as is done on Third, and the number can be inpensive, western Texas a the big ranches, as the herd increases In size. creased wool buyer says: There are many types of these would tbe be a great thing for It houses. For a single sow, the A type country if every farmer owned a small is usually built 6 by 8 by 6 feet high. flock of sheep. Tbe rectangular type is built 7 by 8 I buy a great deal of wool at points one sowr or 8 by 12 and dividfeet for no ranches near, tbe where there are two compartments. into ed Those produce being grown by farmers who with the and with roof provihigher keep small flocks. I have been often told by such sions for opening either the sides or fanners that It costs practically noth- the rbot, have so far proven the most ing to keep sheep on farms. They re- satisfactory. quire very little feed, they eat the Cheapening the Rations. weeds In the fields and at the same Tbe Iowa station has found that a time enrich the land. 1 find that the owners of small small amount of oil meal or cottonflocta, tui a rule, keep a better grade seed meal added to torn and oats improves and cheapens the ration for nd he hPalt are the large ranch worx horses A mixture of 77 pounds inan, the wools from the fanis always of shelled corn, 15 pounds of oats and eifht rounds of oil meal gave excelclassing highet than ranch wools. lent results Cottonseed meal gave L. M. B. somewhat better results than oil meal and tbe ration was a little cheaper in Hems. Improving the bom are cftnn unssni .Lo proportion of 79 pounds corn, 15 That farm f ilnegses snch pounds oats and 6 pounds oil meal tary, and the se-as should be in pows.be in the free, Fattening Hogs. invigorairg o.r xff the country" is As soon as your pasture become attributable, ir. probably the majority of instances ro the use- - of defective lean, put up your fattening or killing methods It the difprsal of the waste hogs In a moderately close pen: then an sewage of the. Louse.' The feed them all the slops they will drink and The undrained three times a day, made from fine noisome feed and corn meal mixed- - Also give PrlvY cold, malodorous and, soil luting make such large additions to them all the whole corn they will the rate oV mortality as to rob the clean up, or eat at night country, in a measure, of its natural Chicken Pox. superiority over the town in tbs statistics of health. among the fowls cau b Ctickenpox I avoided by feedmgplei.ty cf chare Steady Income. j. LLle oeeasionallv some put )n,r - - oys-ter- high-price- d ed e heat-produci- J1 Nice Distinction. Lawyer "Do you mean to tell me that the plaintiff was drunk?" Witness Well, no; but you couldnt call him ostentatiously sober. Judge. rw, Maybe It is too late to guther road dust for the fowls. If you have neglected to do this, yop cun give them blfted coal ashes, which is the next best thing. A few dollars invested In on the house will not only save fuel, but will prevent sudden blasts of cold air from reaching the occupnnts a thing which Is always attended by some danger over , if you will put the regular windows, belrnre to pro vide openings in both for proper rs a rearful thing to sieep in an air tight room. F"-- m n J I -- cess-po- , ol pol-gon- e, . The Longest Day, retired colonel had been advised by his doctor that he he did- not gjve up whisky it would shorten his life. Think so? asked tbe coloneL I am sure of it, coloneL If yon will stop drinking I am Bure it will prolong your days " Tome to think of It 1 believe yoo are right about that doctor." aald the colonel went 24 hours without a drink six months ago, and I never pat in such a long day in my life. A Let no one doubt that noble blood nmy ruu In the vrins of the humblest of us She was a wiry little nine of the south end and he was year-ol- (By H. F. PATTERSON, Montana Agrii cultural Coll gs ) new phew of five, That potatoes wlU grow and pro- .her tall, lachrymose weakly duce a good crop on dry land haa been with long curls that tumbled someone At last over shoulders bis proved by testa at the different stations and by trials made could endure it no longer and boldly ask the question egg basket bj tbe farmers . Potatoes upon dry Why." ehe demanded, "does not Of course we can wait until stormy land sod have been known to yield as Oscar have his hair cut' It might weather Bets in before making the high as 360 bushels per acre. Not only chickenhouse snug and comfortable, do we get a good crop, but tbe soil is make him more manly And then, even before August spoke, but it w 111 cost Ps something, in thej left in excellent physical condition for the questioner qailed under tbe glance loss of eggs, to do it. J the follow tug crop w as cast at her It w as In a that After it has been made all comfortThe method of preparing the soil blue-- , able for the winter, take the time to for potatoes will, of course, vary with frigid voice truly worthy of out tossed blooded Boston that August give it another whirl of sprajlng with the different kinds of soil and the her answer whitewash into which two teaspoon- season In which the land Is prepared "The Jjiepuburgs," she said In the fuls of carbolic acid to the pailful have Some farmers have had good results of one who condescends wuar manner been dropped by plowing and preparing the soil in 1!. "do pot cut the hair until the sevIf we will put the drag on the road the fall However, good results can after late rains, right up until 'the be obtained by spring preparation in enth v'enr'" Boston Journal. ground freeres, we will hae very the latter event 'the sod should be METHOD. much better roads whin the must plow ed us" early in the spring as the cou.es out ol the ground next spring weather will permit and the plow ouL followed with ti to dow Hock very th;'" :hepounr the disk and roller. This Is for the essence of good quality, but this Is the purpose of packing down and month to do it. Why letfd any old The capillary attraction scrubs during the long winter months? watei can thus come Up from below Stuff them two weeks, and stnd them and aid in decajtng tho roots and or- .one-inc- , Has Left a Descendant, to the tracer that was sent Replying Distress.' Sign of When chickens have droopy wings out for the old fashioned doctor who Is a sign that they have vermin and arranged to have somebody call him out every time a public meeting was need attention. held, the Emporia Gazette says be has But his blushing son la alas. Winter Ventilation. mentioned as a Haris and here being a cloth covered ventilating Tiy space In the south side of your poul- mony candidate for office." try house this winter. At the Opera. "Wasnt this girl In the ballet It is a r -- fee to feed only corn rV. f ir arc Kept to Ascertain Just What Flock is Doing. (By A. J. WILDER ) An accurate account should be kept to find out whether the poultry is paying a profit, and just tftrw much. In doing this, dont forget to give well-seasone- d ' - importance That Record Be - new-lai- d ' Much Should -- ) te d ACCURATE POULTRY ACCOUNT - To Stain Wicker. To stain wicker chairs take five cents worth of glue and five cents worth of brown umber. Mix the glue with one pint of boiling water and when quite dissolved put in the urn- her and mix well When cool apply the wicker 'with a soft brush. This i also a cheap and affective floor stain. for Farm Use. l well-tinne- close-fittin- g the Market Water-Stil- ed to run Into a vessel underneath When the eater in the top compartment becomes too hot for efficient TOiuleuRation itcan be passed to the water tank through the small pipe connecting, or drawn oft at the faucet at the back and cola water added. The metal used in the construction of the still should be copper and no solder should be exposed to the action of either the steam or the distilled water. If It is desirable for any reason to Sh&pend the condenser at soma distance- - fFom the kitchen stove, the steam pipe should be wrapped with asbestos paper. poslte for use in either vegetable garden or orchard The birds themselves. If allowed, will destroy all injurious Insect life. 5. Because, while cereals and fruits can only be successfully grow n In certain sections, poultry can be raised while. for table use or layers of eggs in any Give what you have to some one; it "nnd every part of the country and at be better than you dare to think. may all seasons. H W. Longfellow. 6. Because poultry raising is an emIt is not In a mans creeds but in hie ployment in which the farmers wife can engage and leave him free to at- deeds, not in his knowledge InbuthisIn hts not In his power but symtend to other departments of farm wisdom, pathy that there lies the essence of what Is good and what will last In human life. work. E, Torke Powell. 7. Because it will bring the best reeggs sults in the shape of -- SEASONABLE-DISHES during the winter- - season, when thc fanner has the most time on his After the feast of Thanksgiving, and hands 8. Because to start poultry on the there is some cranberry jelly left, add to it, if there are two cupfuls, a half larm requires very little capital. cup of chopped raisins, the pulp and juice of an orange and a tablespoon- DONTS FOR THE POULTRYMEN ful of the grated rind Cook until thick, add a few almonds to this and Idaho Instructor in Poultry Industry sugar, if needed. Gives Several Excellent Hints Macaroni and. Oysters. Boil a cup for Poultry Success. of macaroni until tender, make a layer an inch thick in the bottom of a By LILLIAN BLANCHARD, Instructor baking dish, season well, add a half tn Poultry Industry, Pullman-- , Wash..). cup of oysters, pour over a-- little of Dont allow venpln among little the liquor and some thick, ' chicks. white sauce. Put on another Dont allow chicks to become chilled. layer of macaroni and oysters, finish Dont feed unbalanced rations. with white sauce and Well buttered a Dont overcrowd the chlckB. crumbs on top. Bake until the Dont neglect to feed an abundance are well done. Serve hot with ot green stuff, I cold. slaw. Dont neglect to cull continually. Prune and Lemon Jelly. Cook Dont feed spoiled grain. large, plump prunes until soft Re.Dont hatch chicks iate if .you ex move the stones carefully by cutting pect tall and winter layers. a slit in the side; fill the prune with Dont hatch more chicka than you chopped dates and nuta. Lay them in can care for. a glass diBh and pour over lemon jelDont set dirty or old eggs. ly, prepared from gelatine or any of Dont allow sitting hens on the lay- the gelatine products. ' " " ers' nests. Chicken Souffle. Mince a large cup Dont expect results without wort . of Told chicken very fine, add a cupful of white sauce, a teaspoonful of Molting Is Natural. chopped parsley, salt and pepper to natural The of a fowls is taste, and the beaten yolks of three molting (f process and not a disease, and no med- eggs. Cook three minutes, stirring ical treatment Is necessary or desir- well. Cool, fold in the stiffly beaten Bake - until able. Feed molting fowls just as you whites of three eggs. would feed them at any other time, firm in a moderate oven. Rissotto. Boil half a cup of rice only remembering that molting Is done during hot weather and less In boiling salted water until tender carbonaceous food should be given and the water Is absorbed; put the than when the weather is cool. Oats, dish of rice in the oven to dry out, wheat, cut clover or alfalfa or any Cook down thick a half can of tomaleguminous feeds may be used more toes, a small onion chopped fine, parsbecause the weather is warm than ley and salt and pepper. Do not that fowls are molting. Any sort of strain, but fold In the rice. Put Into green food is good; so are beets, tur- a hot dish and serve with grated nips, bulbs or tubers of any sort that cheese sprinkled over 1L" they will eat They should have lit-ticorn or other food. Intended for market that cease laying need not be sold at a lose Just before selling confine for ten days or two weeks and give them all they will eat of a mash composed of equal parts of bran, middlings and cracked corn. Keep ground beef .scraps and grit before them all the time. Dent confine in coops, but put number together in a small yard. "They will, if fattened up in good shape, not only weigh a pound or more heavier than they otherwise would, but they will also bring more ban the regular marxet price per pound. r. in for good the hives can be quickly placed in position hives Once more- - Never set fist on the floor of the cellar as some people do.- Bees must have fresh air, And be kept free from dampness Every stormy day In which the hens are allowed to wander about without shelter,, adds to the discrepancy in the storm-door- evenly-mixe- " Hens for storm - lf iii the cellar. a place should be prepared for them now, so that .when cold weather seth ter quarters three-quarter- table-spoonf- Hens win- doors Many people do not know that the tops of turnips, sugar beets and car rots cun be cut off without imparing their keeping qualities This should be dope before they are put Into win s Take Popcori of a cupful each of brown and white sugar, half a cupful of molasses and half a cupful of water and a Add a tableof vinegar spoonful of butter, and butter the saucepan before adding the ingredientsLet this boil without stirring until it makes a hard ball when a bit is dropped in water When it Bplna a thread, add a quarter of a cupful of ' out-o- f POTATOES Tubers Known to Yield as High as 350 Bushels Per Acre. to market d Mixed Flock. Where are the beep going to ter? In the cellar or FARM d lmyid-be-immediately coated over A DRY ganic matter The depth should not be less than live Inches it we have, our surface soil packed down, it is oftentimes ad lsable to run over the land with a disk barrow .and later with a smoothing harrow The disk harrow tends to break the clods and smooth dowu the high places The smoothing bar row makes the dust mulch and prevents the evaporation of the soil moisture This iir xceedtngly - valuable In all purts of the semi arid w est, It not only keeps in a good deal ol moisture, but also prevents the growth of weeds. Itaw land that has been plowed In the spring In this manner Is not usually planted to potatoes until thefollow lug spring, but the land is summer fallowed during that gives sufficient tlme for the organic matter to decay and also plaeoB the soil in good physical condition for tbe following crop. The next spring when the ground Is to a sufficiently dry. It is depth of eight , or nine inches, followed imhiedlately With the disk and the harrow. Not more than half a day should elapse before the plowing and 4he disking or harrowing. If more than thla amount of time passes, the surface, will become lumpy and cloddy and as a result be very difficult to work. There Is another danger that confronts the farmer at this season of the yar, and that is the puddling of The soil should not be the soli. worked when there Is a large amount of water in it As soon as the seed bed is prepared, we are ready to plant out potatoes. The time that the potatoes should be placed in the soil will vary with the type of Boil and locality. It is nearly always safe to put the seed In the ground as early one-hal- , -- Tit-Bit- s. Only a Short Walk. Van Derhoven (proudly) my house on top of the fiiwt Thme range. onder! Jobson (who has eccepted an Invitation to spend Sunday at Cra grille. N J1 I thought you aald It was only five minutes walk from the station? Van Derhoven Thats right then, we reach the foothills and begin to climb Puck. ' Covering a Rlak. - Insurance Agent You ought to ex- amine this scheme. It offers special inducements to automobillste. Autoist Oh, I guess I can manage my car all right. Agent No doubt. But our company would pay your family so much a week during tbe. time you may have tO Bcrve for manslaughter. Pack. - Nothing is easier. replied Mr. If ou want to collect a Chugglns. crowd simply pretend that your auto, mobile Is broken and that you are going to try to fix it" Misunderstood. Victim -- What makes you. keep on The baby was slow about talking asking me If. the raorhurts? Ive snld yes throe times, aud it hasn't and his aunt was deplorlng that fact. Elizabeth listened anximade" uny difference. Barber No; 1 was merely trying ously -w hich of em "Clh, mother,- - she ventured my rtiors -- out wants honing length, do you think hell grow up English? We couldn't any of us unFour-year-ol- at. to-see- The Sensation. Upon returning from the city. Farmer Green said to his friend: Say, Aaron, I had a. ride in my cousins automobile while I was up to the city. llowd did? Ye seem? Aaron. ", derstand him if he turned out to Freneh ! Llppincotts. be FALSE. asked - replied Farmer Green, It seemed a good deal like failin into a mighty deep welt, only ye dropped straight ahead insjfead of downards. "Wa-al,- " Angelic Influence. (offering policeman a tract) I often think you policemen run such a risk of becoming bad, beup with ing so constantly mixed crime. Policeman You needn't fearj mum. It's tbe criminals wot runs the rUk o becomln saints, bein mixed up with us! Punch. OId ? Lady t rring Tastes. Why does Mrs Faddy seeip- - so Miss FUfty Miss Qootllght I never was so 'Because Mrs. Faddy Is a great stickler for the fitness of things and angry In my llfe. I JuBt stood there the peculiarly appropriate in house and tore my hair out. Miss Limelight Hml Didn't re decoration, and there .sits Miss Flltty In a Bulgarian blouse with her feet quire much effort, did it? . right on a Turkish rug." v Rebuked.'-- ' , Id like to shake hands with tbe A Reflection. X "Miss Wilsons failure to have a lower .berth given tip, to her proves one fact, at least. What is that? That on a railroad train, if nowhere e!se7ne one cares to be the man higher up GENTLE chief engineer of this old tub. ixid tbe ppmpous little man who was crossing the ocean for the first time. I doubt if be would shake bands with you, answered the captain dryThe chief engineer of this old ly. tub is a man of eome Importance. Sure Thing. A HINT. Wtlksbet Dilks thls moming 5 that Dobbs would put his feet on his desk before he had been at work hall an hour. , , Who won? Wilks did. He was betting on t certainty because he knew that Dobbs was wearing a new pair of silk socks that cost him three dollars. If-w- Depends on Circumstance or owe Jimpeon? asked Slathers. Well, that depends, said Jimpson. When I think of how I ought to pay for it I say and when 1 think of bow 1 cant pay for it I say Want to take a little run In my with me? Judge. Do you say le e, oweto-mobil- e Jack Just to think. J have ,.been calling, here seven years and Cupid has been lurking around the old sofa all that time. Ruth Gracious! The little fellow must be gray by this time. ' Saving the Early Layers. . Tush, Tush! Ma," Inquired Bobby, hasnt pa a Hens that lay but few eggs are animal weeda. If we breed from them queer Idea of heaven?" Why do you ask that? they are more than likely to yield I heard him tell Mr. Naybor Cause be will that' weeds also. daughters Farmers and small poultrymen who that tbe week you spent at the seacannot afford to use trap nests can shore seemed like heaven to him. pick out tbe pullets in September and i Round and Square.' October that are about .commencing to The mode of expression plays a lay, and save a pen of them lor next seasons breeders. very important part in diplomatic neThe pullets that commence laying gotiations f Yes; but there is not much use of sarly usually continue to lay welL In this way most of tie weeds can trying to make a well rounded sentence take the place of a square deal. be kept out ot the breeding pen. Highly Specialized. This Is k song about a girl named Molly. We cant publish that Why not?" asked the composer, . . . . - timidly. We only publish Nellie songs. Take it to Caterwaul A Yelp. They specialize on Molly songs, I believe. Judge. Only the Half. f Maiden Aunt Venice at last! of the dream of my youth la now One-hal- fulfilled. Niece Why only half, auntie? Aunt (sighing) I contemplated going to Venice on my wedding tour. Where He Saw It. see an elephants skin? asked a teacher cf an Did any of you ever infant class 1 have! exclaimed one. Where? asked tie teacl'T. On an elephant, t 'lie An inducement. A hog-wallo- ought-to-mobi- ought-to-mobll- - Hog Wallow. People generally think of a hog as a dirty animal If he wallows In dirt he does it to protect himself from parasites and flies. .But give him a clean place to wallow and see how quickly of It A he takes advantage may be built for a very small sum, and you can do 'tbe work of bnildmg yourself. If this wallow is filled with chan water, with a small quantity of kr( . . familiar e much - difficulty with-thi- s bug follow a rigid process of spraying. The potato can be sprayed with a solution of parts green, in the proportion of about one pound of parts green to 60 gallons of water. This will treat a large area of the potatoes. In the application of this solution we should never place it upon the vines when there Is danger of rain, but It should be applied early- in the morning of some bright, clear day. Two or three crops of potatoes can be raised upon tbe same land in succession if we use care in our method Of' soil preparation end in our seed selection The principal things to remember are to have good clean seed-anto plant this seed upon good, clean well prepared soiL , Collecting a Crowd. "I don't know what to do to collect a crowd, said the street salesman. My old methods are all getting too aa possible. apt 1 e" t Tbe method of planting is usually about the same as that for corn, The seed is placed about 20 Inchea ln the row and tbe rows about three feet six Inches apart It Is covered f to a depth of from two and to four inches. The rows are harrowed crosswise after planting and this harowing is kept up for ten or a dozen days or until the potatoes are too large; then the cultivator is used during-th- e remainder, of tbe season-The purpose of this harrowing and cultivation is to prevent the evaporation of moisture and to destroy the weeds. Some farmers advocate cultivating every ten days or as often as tbe condition of the soil permits. In our dry lang region we Bhould not allow theT surface of the IdlTfo'btF come crusted. Potatoes handled in fathis way nearly always produce vorable crop. However, there may be a few factors that will interfere with the production of a good crop. In nearly all parts of the west tbe potato beetle causes a great deal of We need not" experience damage. - - Wife Some C ish, Henry, youd get me You and Downs r a nide clock for my room. Why not? V'e t Huh But I cant afford ' the same class Wife (interrupting) If you will What class? Ill set It back two hours the evening The 142 I you go to the club. weights. r-- " w 1 An Advantage. You approve of summer sessions of 1 - i D ' 1 d for a r 1 M a |