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Show HOW AND WHEH TO USE, A DRA ' By D, W. Kin-. The successful operation of a a.d drag Involves two principles, which, when thoroughly understood and Intelligently In-telligently applied, make road working work-ing with this implement very simple. The first concerns the length and po-sitlop po-sitlop of the hitch, while the second deals with the position of tho driver on the drag. Each influences the other to a large extent, nnd successful manipulation man-ipulation of tho drag Is dependent upon an understanding of both of them. For ordinary purposes the snatch link or clevis should bo fastened far enough toward the blade end of the chain to force the unloaded drac to follow the team at an angle of 46 degrees. This will cause tho earth to move along the face of tho drag smoothly and will give comparatively light draft to the team, provided the driver rides in the line of draft-Sometimes, draft-Sometimes, however, conditions are met which require special treatment, and in a "rolling countr- such conditions condi-tions are not Infrequent- Often a flat placo several rods In length or a sccpy spot needs special attention. The dlsCance from tl.e drag at which rho team Is hitched affects tlic depth of the cutting. Shortening the chain tends to lift tho front slab from the 'ground; a longer hitch causes tho blade to cut more deeply. The length of hitch may bo regulated by longth-cnlng longth-cnlng and shortening the chain at tho JUST HOUSES AN'D MULES. Leave ;j horso untied when hooked to a vohicle and he will bo likely to bo gone when you return for him. The Groenhorn, when ho goes to purchase a horse, generally takes from one to six greenhorns wjth him to assist In choosing tho animal. The dealer, under those circumstances, generally outwits them all. A dark .stable often tlmps brlng3 on eye disease. The horse, also the mule, requires light, but It should not shine directly In their faces, Jtather from tho rear. Use a leather halter rein instead of a chain when tying horses In their stalls. They may become entangled and tho leather rein may possibly break and release them without Ber-lous Ber-lous Injury, while the chain will hold and often times cause their death. Tho man who calls improved stock "fancy stock" will havo an account to settle with hlo Maker on tho Judgment day. end which runs through the hole In the blado end of tho drag. If small weeds are to be cut the doublo treo should be attached rather closer to tho ditch end of the drag. The drag will now move nearly ditch ond foremost, fore-most, and the driver should stand with one foot on the extreme forward end of the, front slab. This will swing the -JL p rs3Sfll drag back to the pn per angle and will cause tho blade to plow. The drag does tho best work whon tho soil 'Is moist, but not sticky. Tho earth then moves freoly along the faces of the slabs. If the roadway Is very badly rutted and full of holes, it may bo well to uso the drag once when tho ground Is slushy. This NEW ICES'D OF JAG. Tho Department of Agriculture asserts as-serts that there is a concealed Jag In some of tho southern watermelons. It requires some labor and scientific knowledge to extract It, but out of every 100 pounds of melons the Government Gov-ernment chemists havo made one-tenth one-tenth of a gallon of alcohol. Thoy have also succeeded In extracting n very good quality of alcohol from tho sweet potato, and it Is expected that these two vcgptablcs can be turned to a good profit in tho manufacture of denatured alcohol for manufacturing purposes. Some experiments bhow treatment is particularly applicable before a cold spell in winter when it tts possible to have a roadway freeze smooth. A smooth road surface Is secured by this method. Clay, when mixed with wator and thoroughly worked, becomes be-comes remarkably tough and impervious imper-vious to water. If compacted in this condition It becomes extremely hard Another valuable result of dragging Is the reduction of dust, for the particles par-ticles of clay cohere so tenaciously that there Is but little wear whon tho surface Is smooth. Dust on an earth road Is duo to tho breaking up under traffic of the frayed and upturned edges of ruts and hoof prints. If tho surface Is smoothed after each rain and the road dries hard and even, no edges are exposed to crushing and the only dust which forms Js that due to actual wear of the road surface Certain sections of a roadway will require more attention than others because of stcop grades, seepage ex-posuro ex-posuro -o hillside wash, etc Tho best guide In meeting theso conditions la the knowledge and crperlonco gained while dragging tho roadwav. There js one condition, how.ever. In which special treatment should bo given to a road. Clay hills under persistent per-sistent dragging frequently become too high In the center. To correct thJ it Is best to drag the earth toward tho center of tho road twlre and away from It once. that ono bushel of sweet potatoes will make about two-thirds of a gallon of commercial ajcohol. Much of the decline In tho stock carrjing capacity ol pasture lands Is due to close grazing. It Is against nature's, laws of plant growth to maintain main-tain themselves and produce a healthy growth when cropped too close by tho livestock. The sausage mill affords a profitable outlet for mpngrel bulls. It should Vo liberally patronized by all progressive stockmen. Now is tho time to cash in the scrub' buirboforo ho sows any moro scods of degradation on your farm. If you really ,wapt to renew tho enjoyments en-joyments of your country home try boarding at a city hotel or restaurant a day or" two; then you will find that your common, ovory-day life 13 far and away better and .sweeter than snj' th'.ng that you found In the city. WHY SOWS EAT THEIR PIGS. Whenever a sow shows a disposition to cat her pigs it Is a sure sign that i,he possesses n craving for somo form of food she is unable to obtain. Tf she cannot get the matcrlar that Is needed to balance her1 sysyjom sho naturally nat-urally will devour her own offspring. Once she gets a taste of flesh in this way a tremendous appetlto for nitrogenous nitro-genous feed Is developed, she becomes crosrs. Irritable and often dangerous. A hog is composed of blood, water, gristle, flesh and bone, nil albuminous or nitrogenous and the sow mu8t have food to supply all these elements In her makeup or oho cannot thrive. Sows usually develop the plg-catlng habit when they are born Veryoften she will devour a pig during the pains of parturition because she may think thoy arc cauted oy her offspring. When a sow eats her pigs the best way is to fatten her and send her to markot as quickly as possible for It Is a habit not easily broken. But she should at first be fod a ration that will produce growth In muscle and flesh, and not too much fat. Later, when sho obtains her normal condition condi-tion she can bo fattened the same as any other hog. For winter feeding, alfalfa or clover clo-ver hay, oats or corn and shorts In equal portions by weight will provo excellent. If tho weather Is very cold she may be given a little more corn and she should have plenty of exercise exer-cise all the time. In summer, of course, she should ;have tho urn of a good pasture and thb corn ration should be greatly reduced. re-duced. If fod In this way a sow will. In tho courso of ono season, rogaln her normal condition, but oven then tho habit of plg-catlng may remain with her and we would not regard her as a safe breeder. The farm separator and the homo raised calf keep about all the fertility on the farm, but selling milk for the city trade takes fertility off tho farm ,aj sells It in tin cans at so much the hundred pounds. Will the city-bred cubs who draw alleged funny pictures for the newspapers news-papers ever learn that farmers do not wear alfalfa whiskers, chew tobacco and talk like fools? The farmer who uses his (arm for banking fertility from Ills animals is wiser than the man who soils off everything to swell the figures In his b.:ik book. ' i Whenuvor.u. farmer 'gets' tho autp fever hq ntonco becomes n, gool-road preacher. |