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Show - - Brf i i HH Stronjj Points of tho Devon. W "e j HHV Tho Devon has been In tho past, and Is jBjj miMs tod i), tho poor mans cow Not that ifl "iT 'ii1 1 : HH the man who keeps Iter Is thereby mado ife j 41 U hH poor, hut she Is an animal tint will thrive !lj( I . V U under most iinfivorabln circumstances, w I,- 15 ' and adai t bcrscir to all conditions of lite. j?f, ,CtJ." I H She has never bten subjett to tho flights jjj tj , HBV of fortuno that hive marked other breeds, V ,'' H but en tho farms without pampering or H H HHVJ forcing, she tins cnrrleil on her work with jl f , . ' ; H untiring enert,). nnd her I rothers In thn If H HjSB Teld oi at the I lock lniv -v alwnjs main- jh ' 'j t HH tallied tli. ir suierlnrity, lor no beef, j I t 'fl ill H with tho exccttlon nf thnt from Scotch ?''! si li'liH Highland cattle, Is considered ot us lino f' jji H quallli. I5i j ry H Ironi fourteen to twent)-one pounds nf SB C. lt H butter per week are tho records which ift ' il H are claimed by somo of the early breed- N L 4v Um ers When wo consider that almost all Kf( ' J'y H ot Ihe records which wo havo of Devona !S''f 7i$ ai'lH nro cither on grass alone, or with very EwiJ' - J i llttln grain, they seem nlmost phenome. flC I '' ii f mil 111.' gains In beef Have nlao been on pFl ' It 1 a light feeel nnd theno nre tho reasons y fc .f, H why I siis thnt the Devon was the nor M. f A, H mans cow Where the utmest tconomy WJ s as sH was necessir), where every Item had to jfiu UlsA LL'H bn turned tn necoiilit, where lures fam- -lj Ijil iiH Hies were reared lind rdueated-tbere thn Ifti.l'.li jil"t iiH Devons fount a warm plnce In tho beans lu'llliKIMil klkl'M of their fnrmnr owners Lvery part coull smI IIP1M3E H be turned to prollt Cltitu cut active, ilTllrllA.lOlf' 11H tbrlvlug animals with llitlo waste when IRi? TE Thll ilH Ihev tame to the block, anl of exeellencn ,'Kjl HKl.ff.T 9 ll'H In tlio dairy, was the Dpo whlth pi oh- ;?; lifli, 1 H abl) were most cummon on the farms of ,1. .IHI ; 1 iiH two or three Leneratlons ai.o f t H iiju i mUM Hut what of this duul purtosn that has U Wu Ttjlimmmt bet 11 termed n mtth and Irnpossllile of i 7 ill mMU iitlnlnment 1111 1 th ultltiiUo ot oui breed- iff- -wji k'llH crs toward UT We lire told by Jin ges K i'J H all over tho coiinlri that In no breed j' i ;i7iji H Is there such n diversity of type, nnd so U . ) U MmM much tllssatltfactlt 11 with hnnestly.ex. ih I ', lltA H ) rested awards ns we have In the Devons i-i 1 fii 1I: iiH Ju.li.ts, as u 1 11I0 In the New Lngland it i II.,, States make their awards along dairy Il N l,l IIH Hues whl In tho majority of th iso In thn ,t M 1 J.'. H Mlddln uud Wesliril Mates place their lit ij 'l 114 i' H awards nccortllnr to Is ef points while a, 3! M.tlli.Jl. I'H very few attempt to Judge along dual. fi rffi 'iqit purpose lines Those nf our breeders who J iln AS mWm liavo bred fir the show ring havo lepti hi 41 111; C.. H temi.tr.l to leave entirely tho line nf milk 1 f, Btfi H pro ltictlon, for the following icusons $ Mi Kl l ii MUUM Iho euso with which cuttle nf this type t,S? H1. 71 B turn Into thi lino nf beef Iho Devons, hTT lilt Mmmf with only slight attempts at furring, will ifW iff 1 ' 1 ! tuki en flesh with tht utmost ease and 0) ) 1 1M - jW llaco It smo. thl and evenl) 1 his lends f, i It fRlii ; K to tho stennd rtnson (leant) nf outline. It 4 Li TBI 41 fssBBBSssfl smoolhntss nnd rtgulnrlty catch the popu. II. , I If ' 71 A lir i'je the judgn is inovrl by theho -iljlii,! MMK rluiruittrlstlcs 1 erhnps enilrely. and tho 1 j Itu .' L1lH awards are made accordingly, so that In Si ft. M i ', L)H order to win the. breeder has been t bilged 12 ,i ll) U s'llH: In ilare his cuttle In this show ring con. tg U jl I J lb, H dltlon. and th milking qualities havo rSii IS U A) mW passed tn oblivion ilk J J , -1 VM B What, then Is the condition ot the bree I ftK. 1 WJ.I Ml H todiy? Wo have 1 radically three typea (&' I,: 1), H ef iSevnns Iho Llttlo Damn." which S ,fil J LB lias lecome so common a phrase, can bo iffl, Avi. ) mWL, foiin 1 In many place' showing excellent hUViH I ' MmW milking qualities Then wo have tho W WI7 T iiV Inrger beef type, which nro usunllv tho 1111 ,,, , (; mM winners nt most fairs, shuwlng practical Tntf ilir , Ji MUU I) no milking qualities Vnt then wa ;Ri' H11. 1 H havt scatiertd all about, sometimes a rfrrj iu 1 ti UwU whole herd mom ofti n a few head onl iftKCft ' 1 'f ll'H that nro of ge o I size and show excellent ttlf WIjii 4 llH milking qu tlltlcs 1 btllevo that moat of 7A til j if mW those wh bntd beef animals claim that I Jl Jf H among tlioso the) ofien have splendid M ,( -: a)H nitlkets 9 . . - kH .Now I wish to glvo ) 011 my Idea of a i ifc I JM'.V iil dual purpose anlmul and I lell u I am . P ''H till' MMm Bupnorlnl by 1'iof Shaw and thnaa nlher ii l 'i f f kkB ndmlrcrs unl students of this Die ot mil- , ,'lj 1,1 H nuil In tho llrst plute 1 bHIevo that 'J 'jt J 'IH. 1 H tho cow shoul 1 be n good milking anlmul, hrl .J-IfA ' 7 of good size rlieso two qualities must go 'i iJllBn MMMt, to, tlnr If fresh In milk or onlv a few nfr "wfiif kW months along she ma) bo rather thin and IH .J ill 11 H nproaehlng Iho we Igo shape As sho ' iv OlCie ti" . kH approaches tho tlmt nt calving sho li'Vvsti itA B rounds out ovei the shmllers uud takts Hp l KJ sIJH on mom nf tlio beef form AVhcn fresh, , fjfVjdw fjV kvkHI she should hive a well 1 evelo, ed udder. 1 TUiIhIi Mil IflB with good milk veins and milk well, the . jflc (Dkh Lai kBkvHI lents well placet nud of equal length In 'i &,Bt' IB outline who shoul 1 bo such aa goes to mStafm mm HJVBB make up a well bred animal clean-cut and hv: "1131: 3 UMWm well balanced throughout It she Is not AK rfly V avJHBJI n goo I milker but large sho must fall jT tenM1 n EflJ Into either the beef or no-purpose tjpe. 7& TH?U II BBBHl 1111 1 If tuo small she mu.t be classed U ftBHyltl cltlier as dlstlm tly dalrv or etsu a scrub. ! IBjmfl.il BBBBl The bull should bo msscullno In char- rilnllM ivjjBBl acter petbaps more of the beef tvpe. on itflttlKiBr BBBB ac ount of the different conformation, hut aWMwffi BBBBl with good rudlmenturles and veins Thn iBiiC'jMt BBBBJ hu ter of the Devons when prnerly mado 'ivini Tnl BBBBJ also Ins a quallt) and excellence which mmit"1 fU v. BBBBJ Is seldom eurpai.ed, and customers whe EBWn.M slflBli a'HSp w KVMH H' IHI 1 H PI ?'ilH M hut been treated to ood Devon butter LLaH J AhHi ft "i "il"'" ' "ililr.v other n ik.. LLH l'ft IH J E liiKord H Hacfil I! How t0 rec:1 sklm Mllk LLH ilWlmS A man ho n"1"1 "' demonstrate that LLH '' flttSI W 'lm mllk h" Vfll1"' hrouRht irrlrtv sis LaaH1 ?Bll,IHs? mtv-alx tlavs on rklm milk alone nivdll n B' JffilffJ'i sold Ihem at !., cents The Mln the pt. t fH)J hart made showed H ',,' " il'n hun- U BH Sft iklm mllk nldne to Ik c; ' ' 'h!r let of IH r'jillli dre.1 pounds Ilr !'"', n,0,,h'rnd : fed LaLaB !l3Wl'l thlrtv fix Pla t ' n"L, '.J "1"? aMYl. HH ''iSfljtnSS to be r,n cents h hunlretl pounds ims 'JH slJutfllKll shows that there Is n fncreas. ". JH MlVlSjfl? fSrSii. vnlul of fklm m"k when It l I 1 j I J(J jj I ,j 1 roirly fed with other food fB i jfy 'i$ " K Choosing Brood Sows. ,H 2' US .Jij Tf tha sows aro to I taken 'rem eiur t'H 'P ' 0.1 "" ns they e..tn n. wall hod ally for H J IHl'I eevernt months -lh. reeorl of the .isms HH 5 ' m. liS is known wnd I lets Is nn rcns. m hy one ,iV'iliff cannot Tick from tlii whir nave HH (V ' ' J S i rrov n the beat mothers and pro liieed tho .IJ; i i i,t Plaf tint where one buvs from n- 'H My, !.i other herd the Lomlltlona are somewhat l!H III' fail dl"h'.l,o pla aro four montha oil la H 3 ' ' I'F a betEr i mcPTo choose than when the i ! i i an currvtnn their mllk fr-rli at four or HHH-,iw N "i fl ka of i" Thoap which hv Im tiH.; IS iJ d" at?ilfft hk-, thick ihrousl. ho KbUH'Ki, V 8 2 !' fhoulrtiraamlhaina ahort lw.bjw II" EibbbbI t Hkt tl I', tuwn Ihe oa .1 ahctl fac an.l "n IbHIH ill iJi ti L rlhr loarfohnlr nnrt hono will m ikf lh IbbbbK 3HK hrooJV.""a The atn-k boar Mfla bIbH M lfjrjtl o bo tomawhat tl.e revera" of thl and bbbbbbbI i u''l t hllp till, k thrnuah the Inme nl 'hol- tLUH'E W'iri p3 rtnillliiraliihilM k ah. . ,'W ''"ffl. IbbbbbH ft I" 3 9 "I hal ahorler lnlml au.l with finer hulr i K , j ui.il bon &"(t ,h A Horticultural Evnnpellst. BBBBtTl , , I, Judne Hainticl Sillier In an nrllcle In ksBBBBV"' 1 i"j rolmanf lliiral orld ha thla to any bbbbbbbbbII , 'tl J't ft nbo'i' lenehlne horlkulluro In Ilia lub- bbbbbbbH (S 'v W Ilo aolioola Wnul.l It not be letter to bbbbbbbH !j' . ' "" nla one of the lea.llne atudlea In BBBBBBBBalfrdorJ f . I . our rrhonla than main brau.hea thai nrn f'JW'it kt' neer of an earthly uae to the ihll.lr.n' IbIbH j if r'v J I remember at one of our Inetltute meet ill V' " ' I Inr' the earnea with nhlch th tKija HtS. l" i "U 'l anrt Rlrla rami nrnun.l me when ahowlnj Hr '!l j? ,f how to bun anrt craft I ho m tin trouble A Of for the preteut la that our tfachera na a H'f'in ' I rule are not at nllpoatrl In thla line Kit'A'i i and a loriuri on the aublect tnlto a 1'' I Ml ,' month to the cholara would he neceaaar i"""- IfJI ' 't ' Jn this nil the different rroeeaaea of S, .) Braftlnp hurtillne pruning nnl nlantliiB 1 lilf f could te taucht The Jlmo will room B 1'J, ' when any l.oj or tttrl twelvt yeara of aj.ii lflflM,J I ntil know l.ow to rnlae treea and nlinta IIIBt.i l ' If the time were not ao nenr when I IH 1 L f t muat exH.ct to he Itl.l In. the ehadow of (j,' I, f the woodbine I feel n If I ahould ro B WS , , , .J nround among tin rural iionuiatlon na u. Wi I 'til I 'ft fort of horticultural eanKellst , The aub- Wii l 3 I J lt la one that nerjborty ahoul.l cncour- IIm If, J t A il "Re" . 11, !: SJ3r aaaaaaBlL i' lUji f tsfe I,ow rrlc" for Cows. Bli'it'n J SBS u '" rather remarknblo thnt while beef tfis UI nSli rattlo arc brttiRlnR almost unprecedented Ti ff fin n'R rrlcea, atock cattle are roIiir b"K- i tHJ Ki R,nE;' without bujera even at reduced fix B ' tW fW ,lra " "0,,n npoenr thnt nj a natural It 1 llB conrenuenco the liluh rnnxc of beef would K, Jt TIS iffi r"'i with It e rood demtnrt at attlffac- ! li !'. 1 'Ji.. ton prlcea for all klnda and claxea of I ' I -! flP'i rattle hut the rterae aetmt to be the '! ! ' I I J fit situation Tho owner of marketable beet I V iW ' 1 tH fteera la now linMnc a picnic, whllo hla H - l! I $'' !" fnrtunatn nel:hbor who haa Ills IH ' i, "W, monet lneated In ahe cattle hardly IIIH'M . , t i able with the Increase to make Rood the 1( I If ' i decreaaa In nlue and at the aame tlma II l1 ' .1 ' i ra Intereat nnl other expenaea connected B ) M o ! I with the buelneea l'nr the firat lime alnce IIIBf l T'ljl't the panic of isil we are betrlnR of lanRe IIIH 'I t U men hero and there who are apilnR their B ! I . '.if, helfera, and to ua thla looka like a err til f' Sb' extranRiint propoaltlnn Down In Wnrh- 'I1 V'l!?1 InRton count) I Mat week a falo of 7V1 head 1 1 I US' of cowa wna lianslnR on the difference ''I1) , X ' ,? i between J1 per heal naked by the owner HHili I IF I ik nnd 117 offered (loo I conn will aurely VaH I'm ' i!l ? trlnB "'"r mmcy wllhln ""' nexl l ,r- H ! i (' N 3l The Old Reliable Shorthorn. I V Vl 4"t While the fhorlhnrna nrn tiauall) re ! W I IM ranted nan, beef breed, there nre many aaaaaHpl p!l? I'H ROoa ritllkera among them, and the wi V ililvl mllklnlc strains nrn fnorltea e,en Er!" ftrslTfJ where the production of beef la the H"'ii i .itjlt mtn object and at the fame time a ' Vi a i V I "'' yl,11 r mllk nnd butter la tie. 1 (I! fiTl j I flr'd No breed haa eer been more IH 'flftll , i I popular In Utah than has the Shorthorn 1 ittJll t' 11 I tnr ''airy purpoaea nnd It la n matter f ! nr It I nC rfKr" thit our peopln aro not mora I r)' i li'il enthuflnftlc In taltlnK tip the ftrlilly 'lit j; I'll l1nlr' lines of hrecdlnc InilhMunl fl SI'S '' i S rows of thin breed ho been known to 1 )'! IWI prndure 10 000 to 1:000 pounds of mllk lli) i Itl In n aeaaon nnd entire herds lmo ner- f'1 t 5 nKe.l front f.'OO to 73M pounds. The H ' v mllk Inof trool qunllt) find crpttnis ens. H n , It I lly, thnuRh the butter Is tisunll) pale H, i ' j In rotor At the rolumhlnii exposition 1'." ft I tho Mhorthorn mllk nernRe.l 1 (14 per H1 ?K . ' cfnX "' ''Utter fnt while tho aeraRe of j if rP' ' all other hreeda wna 3 97 per rent Thla H 1 il ! latter rlaas Included Jerseja Cuern. 1 I I' f'l a Aldcrnrys nn.l nil the special dairy LLw llif' ;'l ' Horse for Tanners to Breed. H If 1 A I.i In we call attention to the fict that H J'rUK r i. ,h hr.iw horse la the one horse for the LV'Sn ' ft farmer to bree) uY do we call alien. H t $' '" li on lo tn6 matttr asnln1 Tlecause the 'd!. , , S t, A tendeno la atrons I- nnoihei direction LLH i'SlJVlfcaS.ti'J tlth the 5nunil; me a farm It la so, iH i?.n?33jl einechlb jounsn. i er nature of iH !,S, IldAlSll ' thinRB take kln.Tly t he horao that haa iH W 1 &M H I fP'd In him. nnd I t Is all life and Ml.r-a .SlJ ?,f. ".'"" rie) are iee ,arly llabln lo be '.rM thus lured nwaN it attempt to breed .l;i X"? , ' hnraea of tlil Unea If they hate this LWIh IV Hi i ' Innate IlkltiR for hnndllne n spirited an I iH'. if ' M fast horse win ihnuld They pot tr) to Vl I I I,, ' breed them' I'or th reason first that fl'iT . JS I1 fUch horses are harder lo get Tho In Hf It A I' rtanc's of failure In feertlne them from fl f ,i i the ery nature or things will be far 1 ly t more numerous than In breeding hen ?t! I ' 1 horses When the are failures how tft !, tl much are thej worth Second ihes take j. i'.' ' ll' "' far more time to train nnl Ret read for 1 "tl i 'li the mtrket The fnrmer em III afford H! )'! l to spent so much time third they take 1) " I ft loncer ticome Into the market nnd when I", 1 " I . thev do It la a more uncertnln tn-uket 1 M 1 , than tho other In short the spenlj t .I i i horse Is properlv speoklnR the rro.lm l Jl linn of a specialist In breeding such 1. 1 H 1 horses and a farmer rtn 111 afford ti r it I be that kind of a apeclallsl Then stbk 1 ft I to the diaurht horse aa the nulnita. Hj when breeding horses on the farm H ji ,' i Great Nllo River Snm. H If J) J The most alupendoua enslnccrlns feat H I ' ry,tT nttemptcdb) mint la lulns brought H il t , to n auccrsaful'completlon on the upper H ,U Mle at Assouan litis Is the erection of eH 1 ,l'j I a great darn which will ronsere thu wa- eH li 'l 1 ' i ters f the rlter and enable the !'irptUn tM I hi ,1 foiernment to turn them upon tho Ihirst H IJ i' land when needed It will push tho wa- 1 , ta ters back 120 tnlles or more across the H ' ' Tropic of C'nmer nnd Into dlstint Nublu. t I I -lOn.Oioiiia tons of water, the statisticians H I j sS)f, snjs u corresp. ndent of the Kansas H City Journal IrrlK'itlon has alwas been H , t well conducted In 1 gjpt. and thla latest 'j l. InlKatlon experiment nil) he tho most h " remarkable It is as thouch tho Mis B fouil were dammed at bt Joseph and a IB , , rllshl) flood pushed laik bciond .N. jlH i ,1, I I braska s northern boumlar there held laaH ' fv.t iv ,n cht. k to be teleased as neeritd for the H , tilK' 1 farm lands further sjuth lerritor) the (H HutlifTi' H sle of two Ithode Islands will tie added H I lhtf to culthato Lcpi M thla dam atul l.Rjpt kaB 411" n,U hae the most dependable lands In (1 nt, , V the world-nhsolutely In lepeudent of the 1 iJ'J r , ' season uncerliilnll.o 'lh. modern Mia H U't ( ' cod Is an AinerUnn It was an American aaHi HI J ,j r'ttlncer Conn hllthouae who tlrst sur- bH I I Ksted tho lieu of thla dam and, though IH i 1 J ' a flrltlsh enRlurir nnJ Hrliuli . iiplliil jru H ! V , completing the huge structure it is to jHI I. N Li an Amcrl.au illlzm that the ciedlt fur H ,1, I I, tho crmeptlon Is due lh. .ouBtPKilon i'l t ti I I of tho dam or resenolr will convert Mwer , ll 1 li1 Kgjpt Into a eriat . mini 11. Id and i.lve ' i I Upper UE)pt (nllrelj oter o cane nnd Till ' cereals. HH s i Jl' I ,1 t i The Farmers' Institutes B ' ' i The cood that the farmers Institutes Ii may do for Utah can It rulmat.d from (I'l ' the following: account of whit they have. j ( done In Wlsionslrtt K j,; li While collecllno mitcrlal for tho bil ctln H 'li U on fnrniers Instuutrs t. tenth Issued by H i tJs -ll the United S tans nepirtment of Rrlcul- B 'ji, V i turc. l'rnf 1.. II, Iislloy recelte.l the fol- B V'l.V I lowlnc letter from W 11 Morrison n MMM ljll.il - former aupcrlntcndcnt of Instllutcs In VjVjW t,' ;l Wsconslni H k! It ,i '1 wish thnt jnu hn.l u lilstorj of thla if I . i ) movement In Wlstonslii-hon the Inttl- l!i . h.HFl tutcs lmc stimulated n pride and respect 'iX, i 'VII for iisrlcultuif hrlnirlnB fnrmeis tog. iher 1 ,71) ! ,1,11 to compart ami pool exierl. ncc 'I li.- Wj'ttl 1 ' ' five the farmer Hit opportunity to meet 01 II s masters In usrluilture, men who make H VI 71, the buslmss nf lannlrs a silence and a rilii .'!, life-work Thej build up and unite farm f tit J ,. 'I intejests, enemies andj fertlllre local HVUrCin. i thoueht, make men and women better l''4 I' i ' , railsned with tie arm. and will hau Hj!' ., the tendency to ketji a (air rcrtlon. of the best bos on the farm. They are revo; luti Hting ngrlcjliun in this State ail th ir rower n s felt and heeded by our I uMntur" lost winter Port match our firm Inull ite work Is under the auspices nf oir Htate university My office la In the "ame bull.lliiR with Trot Henry, dl-retl.r dl-retl.r of the experiment station nnd ivhiitever may come from hla experiments that will all the farmers of the Itato is taken bv our firm Institutes anl scnltefc.1 all oier the Hlnte The fart Is, thej are doing moro fur the Slate than the orlalna-tnra orlalna-tnra of the Ian ever thought or expected They billlded belter than th knew The Instil ilea are r.lucitlnR our farmers to Iwtter methods, nnl Incteaslnir tho rewards re-wards of th farm Severn) to seventh flto Institutes aTc held iiuh winter, at. tended by an aierag. nf oier uff) farmeis making them a gr.at feeder tn all the morses In the unliersliv nd IsstH, the are advertising the resour. en of Wis cousin ns we Iss te nnnnu illy 31 UO copies of a farm Institute bulletin Unheilthful Barns. The follow Iii2 from the Held and rnrm slies up the situation In TJttih exa.lly There are altoKether too many miserable mis-erable ow sheds In thla rounlrj and we ate moved to suggest riform ulontjT this line The tint Is rlp fur the Improvement Im-provement of the annltnry conditions of nil buildings were dalo nnlmnls are kept It Is a deplorable fact that there are so few nnlmals In this Mate that are perfectly house.! Most of the building thnt nre used for sheltering' farm nnlmals are hndlv ventilated dark damp buildings which have a potent Influence In weakening the constitution con-stitution of an animal nnd In case nf nn outbreak of a disease these build-Igs build-Igs aid In the sprend of It The slab-board slab-board shed with a straw thatched roof Is a familiar sight throughout our Plate These nn excellently adapted for certain purposes, such as hastening; the death nf animals itffei led with lunk troubles, etc, but to the lntclllpent farmer viho Is nllvo mil nwnke to the rate of his anlmiila these sheds ire of little use Aside from the question nf heilth It l more economical to keep nnlmnls well housed Much food Is saved by keeping them warm liven In the comparatively mild dlmnto nf l.nclaml the beat feeders have founl It great economy to pinvlda a warm shelter In winter All dnlrjmen have notlied the Immediate effect of cold upon the secretion of mllk A sudden change to a lower temperature or a rainstorm will often reduce the vleld of mlllt 15 to 40 per cent In ft short time " Some Hints on Rural Sanitation. Tho lime was when Ill-health, ilagues, epidemics etc, were regarded na anionic tho vlsltal lona of Divine Providence, nnd were tn bo borno with religious fortitude Tho reaearches nnd Investigations In the fields of bncterlologj and preventive medicine, however have demonstrated be jon.l tho possibility of doubt that we ourselves are Israeli responsible for the o. eurrenca and spread among its of contagious con-tagious dlfenses flu emphatically true Is this that If an epidemic nt contagious disease now occurs In a iltv where tho putllc health nuthorltlea hale been given the powera to remote conditions of fltlh and nuisance and check the suretd of conlaclon, the health oiilhorltlea aro held directly responsible for Its occurrence lnatead of looking upon disease, then ns a visitation of Divine Providence, which, like tho rain, falls upon the Just and the unjust alike, we should endeavor to find out to what extent wa arc lesponslbla for creating the conditions which favor lis origin nnd spread Among tho mam sources of danger to the health of these who live In rural rtla-trlcta rtla-trlcta may be mentioned tho following. Damp cellars refuse from the kitchen, improperly-cared for closets and viults and Impure drinking water, particularly that obtained from polluted wells AmonR Ilia man) dleeascs which can be traced either tlirectll or Indlrectiv to the un-sanltar) un-sanltar) conditions In and nround dwelling dwell-ing houses ore lthenmnllam, bronchitis, consumption, diphtheria, tonsllltls, dvsen lery. various forms of diarrhoea, croup, typhoid ant other fevers besides n long list of minor ailments In view of these facts therefore. It ehoult be the dut) of ever). me upon whom rests any reaponsi blllt) In this matter to do all that Is oosal-tle oosal-tle to remove the sanltnrs defscls of dwelling houses thit those living wllhln them shall be protected aa far aa ma) be from the ravagea of disease In many Instames the cellar consists of an axcavatlon either under a pnrt of the dwelling house or near it, and is a mere hole in the ground with p-obnhl) Ihe walls rocked up loosely and no tloor tonstnntl) damp from seepage from the surrounding area, and containing; deca)-Intf deca)-Intf vegetables etc If there bo n cellar at all It should be constructed In such a wa) that It tan enslly be kept clean nnrt do Tho walls anl floor should be laid In cement the windows should he largo enoush to admit an abundanco of sun-llRht sun-llRht The nd led expense of constructing-it constructing-it cellsr imnn this plan would ho trivial as lomputed with the security and protection pro-tection to health which It would nfforrt Mt.vablo receptaclea should be used to receive ths excreta The construction of such a ilonet is simple and ian bo put Into effecllve use on) where The essentials essen-tials nre tloor to be seversl Inches above the around level, Moor and walls to n helshi of nine Inches tn be of cement asphalt or other non-absorbent, lm-permeible lm-permeible material, aeat hinged to allow the contents to be removed, a good-sized metal lined box to receive ashes and kitchen refuse, two galvanised Iron palls of about eight gallons' capacity Drv eatth may te used aa a deodorant anl absorbent Instead of the ashes if preferred pre-ferred The palls should be round to facilitate cleaning As one pall Is re. moved the other previously cleansed Is put In Its place As clrcumstancea require the paita are cartel away and their contents con-tents used as a fertiliser on the land II) cnrr)lng out n a)stem of thla kit d the closet does not become a nuisance, nor even offensive, the kitchen refuse which cannot be otherwise utilized Is Froperls disposed of, the well Is protected rom pollution and a ten grave risk tn health Is removed The general adoption b) the people of o tr Htate of such a S)s. tent would mean an Immense decrease In the mortallt) from contaloja and Infec-ilous Infec-ilous dlsesses, and save the lives of htm-dreds htm-dreds of our people nnnuall) Dr E Q Oowans, Logan, run Silk Industry In Utah. Ore of tho Mranse facts connected with the establishment of this Industry In all countries Is that It has been started and carried to n point of success suc-cess li women In 1SH Mrs. Shaw of Newport, Me. wna awarded a sliver medal bj- the Mechanks Institute Chi-(ago. Chi-(ago. for rearing; bushels of cocoons and mnklnr them Into threads, slock-Iprs slock-Iprs eti Much the aame work lus been done In tnuny of tho States, nnd cvcr)one knows more or less regardlnc the work whlih has been done In our State with little or no encouragement, jot wo are pleased to be able, to hi) It Is still Browing Providence has given tn our State roils and climate so well adapted to the vulture of allk that China ot Japan can produce nothlntr supeilor, and It Is our business to cooperate co-operate llxperlmsnts have been made In all pirtB of the Slate and their sue-(ess sue-(ess has established the fact that the mulberry will grow and the silkworm thrive throughout the whole length and breadth of the State Under the direction direc-tion nf a responsible person, children and othei members of t family may be emplo)ed In gatherlnif tho folltKe nnd feed I UK tho worms The process of reel-Inr reel-Inr vvhi.h was formed) supposed tn be it very dirttcul! peiformnnce It Is found can be performed by children with skill ond dexterlt The Importance of this agrhullurul product und munu-fn. munu-fn. tors both In ti pecuniary und moral point of view Is Immense The small amount necessary tp commence the business Is also nn encouragement whit It no other holds out to the enterprising enter-prising A few dtllars in mono) for purchase of seeds, plants ot trtiri to be planted as shade nbottt the liouso and along the road side will enable a silk grower tn lay the foundation for futuie prosperity which will tnalle the farmer in moderate rln uinstnnees to competo with tho capitalist and prevent the monopolists from engrossing th" whole business and Its profits. To tho Individual Indi-vidual of limit. .1 moans, having a large famil) nf Lhlldren, the culture of slllt holds out encouragement of extiuordl-iiiuv extiuordl-iiiuv piomlae while at tho same time It affords ample opportunity for the aplulltt to make Investments with the moral certainty nf surress. We are Importing Into the United States about 15 0nCWV) worth of raw silk nnnuall) and the supply Is far bdo demand In both Quantity and quality, for the United States bas become be-come the greatest raw silk consuming country In the world, outside of silk prolu Ing countries of Asia The question ques-tion which comes to us most often la can "ve afford to establish In this country coun-try Industries which come In competition competi-tion with the labor of the Orient? We forget the numerous profits which nre made between tho producer and the consumer In this country we pi o luce the thing which brings the most motiey, and today we are prepared to maintain the fact that there Is no agricultural or horticultural product In this State that will yield more than one hair ns much ne silk when undertaken fry peo-lie peo-lie who have a knowledge of how to core for the worms not excluding our great sugar beet Industry We nre confident of beholding In the near fu-Hire fu-Hire silk lake Us place an the Jewel In our ngrlculturtl diadem nnd become a fountain of wealth to the people of our Stale Margaret A. Caine, Salt Lake C'lt) The Brood Sow nnd Her Treatment. Tho first slep In successful hog production produc-tion Is to secure a good brood sow She shoul 1 be of a quiet disposition It Is often necessary to be with her durng farrow-InR farrow-InR esreclally In cold weather, ond even at other times when a little care and attention at-tention will save a part of the litter At this time If she la nervotia and crosa our efforta to help will onl) result In damage tn the Hilar hc( ond. select good form, straight wide bn k snd lion full rojnrt heart girth, and seo thnt she stands well up and straight on her feet She should have ten or twelve wrll-develoted tents, irood length of bodv Keo to It that she Is a good hustler nnd not lazv une should not be bred until she la pretty well devnlepcd nt least n )esr old when she farrows If bred too enrl), her growth will te retarded and posslbl) Injured for future breeding Time of breeding may deretii! on whether you ore raising full-bloods full-bloods for snlo or for )our own feeding If Hie first )ou enn breed to farrow In Jnnuar) or later Hut If )ou are breeding to feed 1 would breed to farrow In last .lavs of .March or first of April By so doing )ot avoid much of the cold rains winds and mud of the early spring, which meonr nests changed often and more attention at-tention genernll). This, however, de. lends upon whether our sow farrows once or iwlce per )ear I prefer two lit-lira lit-lira of pigs The first to feed In flsp-tember flsp-tember th second to run with cattle in the winter A great deal deoends upon the feed fed before fanowlng The pig before birth iirruo mat Kiiiu oi ire.i irom net sow mat will develop bone and mustle It neieds the same kind of ft. .1 nfter birth therefore there-fore tho necesslt) of feeding food largely protein to Its nature suth ne bran and shorts nnl ground oats, with small qu in-lilies in-lilies of oil meal If In winter give acme lurcrn with small quantltlea ot bran and chop mixed Thla makes an excellent feed for the brood sow before fanowlng fanow-lng Circe n r)e and lucerne pasture eervea nn excellent purpose, hut avoid r)e tn the grain ns It often contnlns ergot, which will cause abortion These feeds, with regular salt and plenty of Rood pure water, uro the first requisite to success Poultry Notes, Two correspondents of Orange Judd Tanner give the following rtgurca showing show-ing profits In poultry On Jsnuary 1, lEa9, we nn 1 131 hens During the )car we soil 71.1 dozen eggs for 1121 SI and sold poultry worth 12 tolnl receipts, K0.) 17 vVa have on hand the original stock and 11. worth more 1 eed ton 13997 We reckon our net profit, $119 50 hlght) Illack Mlnorcna give reaults as follows Herelved for SM2 eggs 1145 2s, for broilers, il3.t)Z, tost for supplies, $63 (X, profit, $&&3 It Is a very simple matter to rid a hen house of lite Tuke a bar of soap an 1 mett It In one pint nf nuler, put In an old pall, add two quarta of kerosene and churn with spray pump until It Is like cream Adl three gallons of water or a little more churn thorough!) and apply with a sprav pump Do careful to spray tho floor well Making a drug store of the stomsch of fowls h) dosing them with sulphur and other drugs to keep them well fa a rlrat-class rlrat-class plan to make them alck We do not swallow drugs b) wholesale when we are well that we inav remain so We take no medicine until we require it tn expel dls-ens. dls-ens. und we should Ireat poultry upon the same general plan There never wss a time when prices on pure bred poultry were so low as now and It Is a good time for farmers to lm-prove lm-prove their stock If they have been t reeding scrubs there Is no reason why the) should contlnuo to do so (Jet purebred pure-bred mnles and If one cannot afford a tiock of pure-brerts get four or five pure. I red hena and see what a few good fowls will do for the meat supply and tne egg basket. A man has Invented a device for extracting ex-tracting feathers from the corcassea of chickens that la a considerable Improvement Improve-ment over the old way of picking them by hand 1 lie chickens nre threshed much In the same way as wheat Is rid of Its chirr There Is a recet.tacle In which the fowl Is placed nfter bNng killed and Into thla Is turned several cross currents of air from elettrle fans revolving at the rate of 5rvio revolutions a minute In the twinkling of an e)e the bird Is stripped of Its fe tthers even to the tiniest particles par-ticles of down and machine Is ready for another The time to pick eggs Is when thsy are In over abundance and this plan Is probably prob-ably as good aa any Tho old method of packing egra In llmewater and Bait Is aa followa. Dissolve one pound of aalt In a gallon of water and stir well then allow to settle for n time and pour off the milky fluid and mix with the salt solution Put the tRKa In casks tins or Jars nnd cover with the liquid Iggs preservel In this way will do for fnlng for two months and for pastry purposes after three or four months What la known as the Douglaa mixture la made by dissolving nne pound of cop-peraa cop-peraa in two gallons of soft water and then ad ling one ounce of sulphuric sell. To glvo to poultr) add a teaspoonful to ever) quart ot drinking water It Is a good tonic, while it costs but very little. There must be semo wav of stepping the little letks In the family pockeibook If farming Is to be made successful, and poultr) anl eggs to take to town Is Just the right thing to atop thnt leak If the egg and chicken money pa)s alt the living liv-ing expenses mone) from the sale of other produce can be used to great a 1 vantage somewhere else Poultrv brings In returns all the time ever) week In lite )ear lust as tha ramllv need It, Many eases might be cited where farmeli wives have paid nil the living expenses of large families slmpl) by the poultry sales One of the greatest reasons why poultr) poul-tr) raising is profitable on the farm Is because the eggs and chickens help the firmer s wife In irtparlng the meals Nothing we can raise on tho farm Is more valuable as food than eggs Nothing inn-tributes inn-tributes mure to the farmers good appetite appe-tite than gnol fried chl.ken In hot wealh er when other fresh meat tannot be obtained ob-tained Up nt the Mxperlment Station Prof Dr)den fences off a little piece of the pouttr) run ond plants sunflowers early In the spring lly this lime the sunllnw-ers sunllnw-ers are high enough to give fine shade for the chickens while the large heads are storing up lots of reed that makes most extellent feel tn tha fall bunfiowers ure all right In the poultry jard |