Show FARM AND GAR N e MATTERS OF INTEREST TO I I AOnicuLTUniSTS I lame tpla taa 1111 bout ralll lD at II Boll OKI I 1511 1het I calls ilarlleulloee tdsluollnre al Oluel HlLLIITIN KHOM 1 r lice Indiana llxperl I I r ment utatlon rays o Young fruit trees nre very apt to be Injured during th e winter by mice and rabbit gnawing She bark This la I e ctpeclall true If the orchard lini been neglected during dur-ing lime iiimmer teaion A heavy ro growlli of grass or weed about the I trees make excellent seals for mice during tho winter and where rubblih heap hate ben allowed to accumulate accumu-late In blue orchard especially It It 1 Ii near a forest rabbit will almost Invariably In-variably congrrgale Under these con II lions the poling trees will almost certainly cer-tainly suffer from the ravages of one or tiolti of these pelt It 1 Is I Important therefore that this matter bo attended to at once I There are various rcmcdle recommended recom-mended for tlicno evlti the first and mOil iiicccMful of which la I clean culll vallon If this lung not been followed I then remove nil loose mulch dead i grass and rubbish of tarlou kinds I from the Immediate vicinity of the I i baio of the trees Tills will destroy I I I Iho nesting place of mien and will go tar toward protecting the tree from Injury Then In addition to the above make A smooth compact mound of earth A foot high about tho base of Ibo tree just before the ground freezes Thiiio two precaution will be all that is I necessary to Insure protection pro-tection against mice Itabbltn are not to liable to Injure tree where there ore other itnall plant such as young grape tine or I nursery stock In Ibo Immediate tlcln I tly of Iho orchard III they seem to delight de-light In culling off the joung tender branches In preference to gnawing the bark of older tree 1111 always sate however lo protect the tree and n lIov rt favorite method he I to wrap tho trunk w llh closely woven wire screen such III Ii wed for screen door This may be cut Into strips eighteen Inches to two feet In length nnd wide enough to completely encase the body of the tree Theo may be tucked on or the edge woven together and If they do not fit too cloudy may be left on for several sev-eral year Instead of tho wire screen I ordinary roofing tin Is I sometlmm used Sheathing paper Is also used with Rood effect placed on the tree In a similar I manner If one II I located near A laughter house a very convenient ai well as effectual method Is to wash the trunk bf the tree with blood or rancid ran-cid ruMWTIil hawcter > is I liable to bo washed off by rains and would need renewal several lime during the winter win-ter These and doubtless other remedies rem-edies will prove effectual I It properly applied fly giving this matter Immediate Imme-diate attention much damage to the young orchards may be prevented Jill Troop Horticulturist Ilaeaslen n Ilio 1ru The formers profession ran bo de rated abovn Hi present ilnndard only Os Iho children 1m provo upon time method meth-od of their parent President Chad bourne of the MannchinelU Agricultural Agricul-tural college once sold that limo way fur young men to rlso In tho world wa to land upon tho shoulders of their father I fath-er Wo mla halt the wear and tear In life when wo acquire She faculty of I profiting ObyW the experience of other men U proves nothing that some finely fine-ly I educated man has failed In farming or that some uneducated men lime succeeded suc-ceeded education will help n man but It will never mako one When It can bo prated that n majority of educated men upon the farm nre failure and A majority of the uneducated successful we shall all begin lo question tho propriety pro-priety and value of education for limo farmers profemlon Hut until that la I prated wa shall bcllote that Iho farmer farm-er bualnci stands upon tho 4me bail that supports 011 other kinds at builuoB that the general education which Ii I useful to the doctor the law per the man upon the board of trade Is Juit ns valuable to tho man who tllli Iho soil and that profcMlonal training In schools of agriculture will leave the worth upon tho farm that tho knowledge knowl-edge and discipline of the law school has In practice before the courts One thing moro Tho clrcumitancii of a farmers life are inch that he Is I brought Into closer because more constant con-stant contact with his family than men engaged In other pursuit Ills partnership part-nership with the companion of his life Is I In u business cense certainly a very close one Side by side they often perform per-form the simo kind of labor and tho llcnt partner not unfrrqucntly bear the heaviest burdens Mimy of ui In the rash and amid the distracting cores of our bjilncsi forget that woman strength II I not mans itrvnglh that n ccnsclcui monotony of tall lakes laughter laugh-ter from the lip rose from the cheeks and health from lice body 1 No sensible man would dcilro that farmers wives should be trnniformed Intouiclenorna mont but It should be the aim of farmer farm-er who would do honor to their profeo ton to make their mother and wlte and daughter ouiethlng more than mere houiehold drudges to glue them nn opportunltynifar n means will permit per-mit to latlify those fancies and hobos to cultivate those graces and those talent tal-ent that arc tho beauty and Iho charm of true womanhood C Adams fern > 55eereshltr It does not require the compilation 011 1 figures to show that there U I a ehnng I eiaduil > working lw < If through tea I cwnrrslilp of farm lands It ha I a fort i open to general = iloIlb Ihol j I farms of the country are gradually dropping Into the hand of tenants and In our opinion It Is I that much worse for the country No one will dispute that Ibo farmer has many advantage In working land owned by himself that can never accrue to him while Ihe land Is I owned by another One of lice lead i log canes to bn RHlgned for this state of thing Ii I the fact of a desire to overreach over-reach ones Hit In the possession of lands To make use of a Ignlflcant i I Western expression It come of biting off more than one can chaw Wo i hate long adtocateil I ni the bed policy I for farmers lo pursue In this matter j that of cutting down their poMenlone In land rather than that of extending them When tho farmer niales up his I mind to this order of Ihlnx It will be I sonic time before the sheriff close him out In the course of the next ten yrari wo look for a itronger prmsure than ever before brought to bear upon this matter of reducing the site of the farm A new style of farming he I gradually to come Into toguo that will necessitate It The rxtcnilotii of Irrigation systems and the growth and expansion of the lubsolllng Idea are destined to lead In the direction of Intensive farming In the West We lira aware that It used 1 to be fashionable lo spread ones self out over a large area In hli farming operation with A view of reducing tho cost of production of crops This day has passed Thing havo changed and If limo farmer of today expect lo continue con-tinue In own hie own land he must give more attention lo each Individual aero and see that It does Its share Nebraska Nebras-ka Farmer Idle of a Hog = It Is a serious thing to bo bitten by nny animal for even though lluro may be no poisonous glands the I saliva I In the mouth of animals i rlelh ln mole that bite Is always moro or less polsonoui Tho bile of tho hog Is more apt to bo serious than that of any other domestic animal It requires skill and acllt lo handle largo number of hogs without endangering those who hold them The hog Is nn omnivorous rater and Is not nt all particular about getting get-ting particles of dirt or excrement with Its food Old hog which ore most apt to bite often destroy mica nod snakes and though they get no venom In their mouths It 1 will poison wherever such saliva reaches abralded skin No ono who has a sore on his hand should bo called upon to nislst In butchering hogs as he may be Infected from contact with Ihe saliva without being bitten In all cases of bite or cut a wash of some anti epllc nhould be applied Diluted carbolic car-bolic acid In the proportion of ono to fifty of water Is I good IIA Is I also a weak dilution of corrosltc sublimate In proportion pro-portion of one of tho poison lo one or two thousand part of puro water TheO polaons thus diluted do no harm and they will prevent poisons from working In cuts and bruises of any kind American Cullltator Price of Smutted WhelltII was not pleasant to the millers to hate tho public know that they were making choice milling wheat of that branded rejected by the Inipectlon department depart-ment because It Will even slightly smutted and nt a cost of not over half a cent a bushel though they were busy log It atC to 12 cent below what would bo Ito market tnluo It not smutted Tho disclosure of the scheme seems to have hod one good effect It has already brought Ibo price of smutted wheat If otherwise good up lo within C r cents a bushel of the same quality If not smutted nnd thiro Is I nn evident dcslro on the part of miller to buy the former form-er nt the narrower margin which Ii not strange nil things considered Much of the smutted wheat Is otherwise of very fine quality It would seem that smut like death loves a shining mark and select the choicest wheat for Its victims If such wheat can be bought for even C cents below Its true market value and can bo made pure at a cost of half a cent a bushel lice competition com-petition for Its possession will naturally natu-rally bo sharp and tho margin of price between smutted and unsmuttid wilt naturally grow smaller and smaller Parni ntock and Home Clover nnd Alfalfa for tloglfn mot of limo tolls In the Central West red clover must be relied on chiefly for limo green food of growth Hut where tho sol la cry deep and porous alfalfa doe finely On such soil alfalfa nil supply forage for 15 to 20 hog per aero for tho season This Is specially fine for pigs and gtonlng shoals It 1 has been found that pigs will gain 100 pounds each during dur-ing Ibo season from May to September and 100 pounds of pork cannot bo produced pro-duced BO ch < uply on any other feed Tho piss will coma out of Iho field In autumn au-tumn In capital condition to fatten with corn or small grain Tho alfalfa In a hog pasture could be mowed onco or twice during the summer or whenever It 1 begins to get hardy and woody Thli will provide plenty of young and tender herbage which Is moro nutritious weight for weight than forage from the older plants nnd If tho swlno aro provided pro-vided with this food In Its moat nutritious nutri-tious condition their growth will bo mail rapid1x I flood Tell Recently 308 American bcctrs were sold In London nt 7 cent per pound en average price of 3758 the herd bringing the snug mm of J30 0316 The Polled Angus In this shipment ship-ment brought full HOO each lIce Herefords Here-fords came next and next tho Short horns The average weight was 1300 pounds These beeves It la said reached Ihelr destination without loss and ac lually In better condition than when placed on ihlpboard This shows that the cattle were carefully managed up to tho day of sale and that the breeding breed-ing and treatment wero profitable H II tuner think time first mote for a dairy farmer who has not tested his cows ihould be to hato them tested I and become acquainted wllh them ludl t luiiallv Weed our all the unprofitable ones Then ode t a bull from somu iilrv brie 5 |