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Show A 'V T i - -- PLAN OF DAIRY BARN WITH COVERED BARNYARD 3y This Method Dairymen Can Have CleanerIn Cows and Increased Milk Flow Saves Labor v. Hauling Out Manure. TV lorr str-jiuir- with Hie opriis wliti li Ml on Anirimn lioirc been A plan is given below showing the prevent the cows that have arrangement of covered barnyard and milked mingling with those that, have three milking stalls taken from cir- not been milked, says Hoards Dairycular 93 of the Illinois Experiment man. A dairyman who has tried this station. The number of square feet plan of stalling his cows says: By cows allowed per animal varies consider- this method we hare cleaner ably. Some dairymen have given but and increased milk flow; we save la40 square feet per animal, while oth- bor in cleaning stables and in hauling ers hare allowed over 100 square feet out manure and the fertllty in the me you have. Dammit! why couldn't you tell me before?" "It did not feel so painful in the water. "I helped the best I Could," interI think if you posed Miss Leslie. could get Mr. Wlnthrope a crutch " "Crutch!" growled Blake. "How long do you think It would take me to wade through the mud? And look at that cloud! Were in for -- a -- squall. Here! He handed the girl the smaller MAMfrCf string of cocoanuts, flung the other up p the beach and stooped for Winthrope to mount his back. He then started 17oT7( oft along the beach at a sharp trot. ? Miss Leslie followed as best she r could, the heavy cocoanutB swinging about with every step and bruising her tender body. The wind was com in faster than Blake bad calculated. Before they had run 200 paces they heard the roar of Plan of Barn 8howlng Arrangement o f Covered Barnyard. water, and the squall struck them with a force that almost It Is our Judgment that 75 to 80 square nure is preserved more completely." overthrew the girl. With the wind feet should be allotted to each animal. This system of housing cows ro came torrents of rain that drove InJthe Jllustratlontt will he noticed quires jnore bedding than, when they through their thickest garments and that the cows can pass from the milk- are kept in stalls, making it lmprao-- ' drenched them to the skin within the ing stalls forward and return to the tlcable on farms where there is a first Covered run-waand that the gates in shortage of straw or cut corn stover, Blake slackened his pace ur a walk the may be closed so as to etc. and plodded sullenly along beneath the driving downpour. He kept to the lower edge of the. beach, where- - the sand was firmest, for the force of the falling deluge beatown the waves and held in check the breakers which the wind sought to roll up the beach. The rain storm was at Its height when they reached the foot of the cliffs. The gray rock towered above them 30 or 40 feet high. Blake deposited Wlnthrope upon a wet ledge and straightened up to scan the headland. Here and there ledges ran more" than half-waup the rocky wall; In other placea the creBt was notched by deep clefts; but nowhere within sight did either offer a continuous path to the summit Blake grunted with dis- f hlpwrk lord -l i,Nf llsluitan, ami Tom Hhtkn, Aturriiaii frn paw inter. fuuwd o lain kii uiurihab-''TfTtK- i not ei tiif only fi ora a ilt unK Itink re, m A,W'A r i,p-r- . Hlake, nhuniird on llte taf, my ro IwadM. ISraW tyfrouf tim-- . l anm a l"The Itulplriwt pati a iirt of it hand for he ln ajof f im la k iMarted to Mnt Ilia left t live nlilp to reeovt-- wliat wowmIkI FUake returned safel. Wlnlhrope ite, for width I.IJ"! n ti h on a tis wait a. end by Wake. Their hrot meal Wi a rteatl flati The trio etartod a ten Thirst atHie litke for Maher Ittml to tnmpelled tacked them Hlakeon netount if weart-warry Mia They Wrlntlirope lie taunted That ptaae.l night jungle tleWith I morn "a tree. The ties In traat)n i 0m-iaituln to the dew ended l 0 (Tfe 3 -- Ja- - W'i CHAPTER "How VI. .xL.eL.jl Continued. wide In it? inquired gaselng at his swollen hands. Wio-fhrop- "About 300 yards at high tld"eT3ray narrower at ebb." "Could you not build a raft?" so raln-laBhe- d be. tested Miss" Leslie. Make smiled at her simplicity. "Why sot a boat? We've goa xnknHe. tan awlrn.1' "WelHThen, "Bully for you! Guess, though, we'll try something else. The river Is chuck waiting full of alligators. What-yo1 " half-minut- y gust "It'd take a stde," bk . been-know- r What for?" Well, yon said arrow points "Good boy! we had nothing for' - We'll cinch them and ask questions later A few blows with the club looaened Hlake handed them over to with the whisky Wlnthrope, together n Saak, and led- the way to the A thicket the patch through free use of his club made the path a little more worthy of the name, and aa there was less need of haste than an the previous evening, Wlnthrope and Miss Leslie catge - through with only a few fresh scratches. Once on open ground again, they soon gained the tusks. half-broke- -- the fallen palms. At a word from Blake, Miss loslie hastened to fetch nuts fop Wlnthrope to busk and open. Blake, who had plucked three leaves from a fan palm near the edge of the jungle, began to wpllt long shreds from one of the huge leaves of a cocoa unt palm. This . gave him a quantity of coarse, stilt fiber, part of which he twisted In a , cord and used to tie one ot the leaves of the fan palm over her head. "How's that for a bonnet? he do--- - n waded. The improvised head gear bore so a resemblance to a recent type of picture hat that Wlnthrope .could' not repress a derisive laugh, bliss Leslie, however, examined the Jjat and gave her opinion without a rgtga of amusement. 'T 'think It is SiAeaJid. Mr. Blake. If we must go oot la the sun again. It Is just the'thing So protect one." Yea. Here's two more Ive fixed for yon. Ready yet, Wlnthrope? The Englishman nodded, and the three sat down to their third feast of wranaxuts. They were hungry enough at the start and' Blake added no tittle keenness even to hla own appetite by a grim Joke oa the slender prospects of the next meal, to the effect that if In the meantime not eaten themselves fthey might possibly find their next meal within a week. "But if we must move, could wo not .take some of the auta with ns? suggested Wlnthrope. Blake pondered over this as ho ate, t t.aad when fully satisfied be helped up wjth his club be motioned the fibers to remain seated. "There are your hats aad ' the strings," he said, "but yon wont need them now. I'm going to tako a uro. grotesque r- - m. I I- - r ;r s him-mel- feeble of the. ebb. On sweepiBjr-tew-ot-t- be Ttght tbey-1ariver, around the flank of the Fan Blake halted a4fce grove screen. edge of the water and half turned. f "Close up, he said. ."Its shallot enough; but do you see those logs .Those are alOver .on the ligators. "Mercy and you expect me to wade among such creatures? cried Visa Leslie. "I went .almost across an hour ago and they didnt bother me any. Come on! There's a wind In that cloud out seawaid. y Inside half an hour the surf'll be" rolling up on this bar like all Niagara "If we must, we must. Miss Genevieve, urged Wlnthrope. Step behind -- CHAPTER VII. me amt best to keep one's clothes dry in the Around the Headland. tropics.' " The girl blushed, and retiTne his arm. "I prefer to help yptt,"shejvped, "Come on! called Blake, and he T a as mid morning before Blake reappeared. He came splashed out Into the water. The others followed within anns-lengt-- from the mangrove swamp where It ran down Into the sea. His nervously conscious of the trousers were smeared to the thigh rows of motionless reptiles, on the not 100 yards distant. with slimy mud; but as heapproached mud-fiat- , In the center of the bar, where the the drooping brim'of his patm-leu- f hat failed to hide his exultant expression. water-wa- s a trifle ovey knee-dee"Come on! ho called. 'Tve struck some large creature came darting It. We'll be over In half an hour." downstream beneath the surface and "How's that?" asked Wlnthrope. passed with a violent swirl between Bar," answered Blake, hurrying Make and his companions. At Jflsa forward. "Sling on your hats and get Leslies scream, Blake whirled about lntft my coat agatn. Miss Jenny. The and jabbed with his club at the supHow about posed alligator. . sun's hot as yesterday. the nuts?" "Where's the brute? Has he got "Here they are. Three strings; all you? he shouted ' that I fancied we could carry, ex"No,no; he went bv! gasped Wlnplained Wlnthrope. ! ' There he Is!" "AH right. The big one la mine, 1 thrope. A long bony snout, fringed on either suppose. I'll Jtake two. We ll leave side by a row of lateral teeth, was the other. Lean on me If your ankle flung uPtnto view. Is still weak. Sawfish! said Blake, and he waded - Thanks; I can make It alone. But on across the bar without further commust we go through mud like that?" "Not on this side, at least Come ment. - Miss Leslie had been on the on! Wedon't want to miss the ebb. point Blake's discouraged of falntlng.The tone of Blake's voice impatience her Instantly . further inquiries. He had turned as revived " There were no mm e scares. A few he spoke, and the others followed him, walking close together. The pace was minutes later thej waded out upon a sharp for Wlnthrope,- snd his ankle stretch of cleansand on the south soon began to twinge. He was com- of the river, ltefoie them the beach pelled to accept Miss Leslie's Invita- lay in a flattened cuW, Hhich at the tion to take her arm. With her help far end hooked sharpHto the left and he managed to keep within ' a few appeared to terminate at the foot of the towering limestone dliff of the yards ot Blake. Instead of plunging Into the, man- headland. A mile or more Inland the grove wood, which here was under-- ' river Jungle edged 'n close xto the grown with a thicket of giant ferns, cliffs: but from there to the beach the Blake skirted around In the open un- forest was separated from the wall of til they came to the seashore. The rock by a little sandy plain, covered tide was at lta lowest, and he waved with creeping plants-an- d small palms. his club towards a long sand pit which The greatest width of the open space curved out around the seaward edge was hardly more than a quarter of a of the mangroves. 'Whether this was mile. Blake paused for a moment at high-tid- e part of the rivers bar or had been mark, and Wlnthrope Instantly heaped up by the cyclone would have been beyond Wlnthropes knowledge squatted down to nurse hij ankle. I say, Blake," he said, can bad the question occurred to him. It t yon Was enough for him that the sand was find me some Wind of a crutch? It is smooth and hard as a race track. only a few yards around to those came end to the Presently the party of the spit, where the river watey rip"Good Lord! you haven't been fool pled over the sand with the last enough to overstrain that ankle-- -, yea. pect along the river, and while I'm gtmeryotrcKirmrake atiyaUttf tfigtn nuts on some of this leaf fiber.' 'But, Mr, Blake, do you think it's quite- - safe?" asked Miss Leslie, and she glanced from him to the Jungle. "Safe? he repeated. "Well, nothing ate you yesterday, if thats anything to go by. Its all 1 know about it." He did not wait for further protests. Swinging his club on his shoulder he started for the break In the jungle which marked the hippopotamus path. The others looked at each Mother, and H onfy he were Miss Leslie sighed. a gentleman!" she complained. Wlnthrope turned abruptly to thfc cocoa nuts. out-suc- k ladder to get up this "Wel have to try d mud-bank- ? -- - fire he. said. the oher, if we can get around the point. I'm going on ahead. Ton can follow, after Pat has rested his ankle. their Keep a sharp eye out for anything in Stopped to Survey the Coast Beyond. observed Blake; this aid boar must have been something of a scrapper his own self. n to "In India they have bill a tiger. Can yon knock out the tusks y SHEEP NEED GOOD SHELTER g i y run-wa- for, Pat? We haven't got all day to fold around here," Wlnthrope twisted the creeper about bis leg and slid to the ground, doing ' a!! be could to favor his hands. He found that he rould walk without pain, and at once stepped over beside Blakes club, glancing nervously around at the Jungle. Blake Jerked.. up the end of the passed the loop about deeper, and before she bad time to Uiss Leslie, become frightened be swung her over aad lowered her to the ground lightly as a feather. He followed, hand under band, and stood for a moment beside folher. atarlng-A- t the iage o f the Jungle. Then the remain f the nights quarry caught his eye, aad he walked over to examine them. "Say, Pat," he called "these don't Ilk deer bones. I'd say yes; ' there' the feet Its a pig. Any tusks? demanded Wlnthrope. Jdlaa Leslie looked away. 'A heap of law3, however IliWl'girawwtrlr'not a pleasant sight. The skull of the missing; but animal seemed to-b- e Blako stumbled upon tt in a tuft of 'grass and kicked it out upon the open ground. Every sbrod of hide and gristle had been gnawed from it by the Jackals; yet If there had been any doubt as to the creature's identity there was evidence to spare in the savage teaks which projected from the Jaws. I 7. en-t,r- t.y l'0 o means fire. Another thing, when this rain blows over, dont let your clothes dry on you. I've got my hands full enough without having to nurse' yon through malarial fever. Dont forget vhe cocoanuts, and if I dont show up by noon save me some. He stooped to drink from a pool In the rock which was overflowing with the cool, pure rainwater, and started off at his sharpest pace. Wlnthrope and Miss Leslie, seated side by side in dripping misery, watched him swing away through the rain without energy enough to call out a parting word. Beneath the cliff the sand beach was succeeded by a talus of rocky debris which Jn places sloied up from the water 10 or 15 feet. The lower of bowlders part of the and water-worstones, over which the surf, reinforced by ' the rising tide, was beginning to break wlih nn sTigry slope-consisted n roar. Too often we see sheep and good A shed with an open side on tho ones at that housed in places like south and, with an allowance of about that shown in the picture. This pic- 12 feet of floor space for each sheep, ture was drawn from a photograph should be provided. Every sheep farm ' f taken on the farm of a should have a fence. VirProfessor Walter J. Quick of the One can imagine what the Interior ginia experiment station saya that the of this hole would be after the winter loss of lambs In that state from exrains. It is dark and entirely without posure and insufficient protection Is ventilation "except for the front, and very great. Very frequently the only in a case of a driving storm sheep afforded Is an open shed, would be in a worse condition Inside protection sufficient standing room only providing out. than flock. the for Sheep never thrive If confined in Most ofthe dead .lambs are found sheds that are draughty, (oo ctose. or of the shed, the ewes having badly ventilated, and it Is surprising outside in a fence corner or some taken refuge have raised who men that sheep for man years with poor results do not exposed place where the lambs became seem to appreciate this fact. chilled before being able to suck. dog-proo- Blake picked his way quickly over the smaller stones near the top ot the slope, now and then bending to snatch GIVE COUNTRY up a fragment that seemed to differ from the others. Finding nothing but ROADS NAMES limestone he goon turned his attention solely to the passage around the Here he bad expected to headland. find the surf much heavier. But the lucres sin Density offlFsrm Population Makes Necessity tor shore was protected by a double line Better Means Of Locatbeclose so channel that in of reefs, ing Farmers. tween did not show a wbltecap. This was fortunate, since in places the talus (BT J. A Anderson.) here sank down almost to the level of Anent the use of the free mall delow tide. Even a moderate surf would have rendered farther progress lm livery. telephone, parcels post and any and all other conveniences that go to practicable. Another 100 paces brought Blake tc make farm life' happier and bette, i the second corner of the cliffy which thought I would like to suggest a conout jutted out In a little point. He clam- venience which could be carried bered around It and stopped to sur- by the county commissioners of each vey the coast beyond. Within the last county at a small expense, that would few minutes the squall had blown do more to, increase the pride of the over and the rain began to moderate rural community than any other that its downpour. The sun, bursting I can think of. For the convenience of the public It through the clouds,, told that the storm was almost past, and its flood ought to be as easy to locate a farmers residence In the couhtry as a city of direct light cleared the view. man's residence in the city. (TO BE CONTINUED 1 Let the country life commission InCanal That Russia Needs. clude In Its recommendations that a Russias ministry of ways and com road that runs from the east to the munlcations has appointed a board ot west be called a road (or some other engineers to make preliminary ' Sau qaamej; canal to A road thatruns from north to veys for the connect the Baltic with the Black sea. south be called an "avenue." The canal,. in the making of which sevtA load that runs from the northeast a eral rivers Vlll be turned to account, to the southwest will have its northern end at Rigs on "pike" the Gulf of Riga, 309 miles southwest A road that runs from the northof St Petersburg, while the southern west to the southeast be called a end will be Kherson, on the right highway. and all others tailed bank of the Dnieper, and 92 miles planes. of Odessa. When this In other words, that the public highproject is completed Russia may move ways of our country should be called from Black to and the her own ships such names as would Indicate the diea without asking permission. rection In which they run and named ' d might-he.rall- 1 hfj & road directories for the benefit of all it would probably require enact nients by the state legislatures to bring about a complete system of this kind, starting with the various counties. The main expense attached to It would be guideposts at every section corner, and this would be so insignificant as to cut no figure when compared with the great benefit, not alone to farmers, but to the government In the rural route mall deliveries and to merchant! and travelers elsewhere. The Winter Dust Bath. This Important essential in chicken raising is often neglected because the rains or bad weather have temporarily put the dust bath out ot commission. To supply the lack, it Is advisable to fill two or three barrels with a good loam and place it where the rains cannot damage it When theground Is froten some of may be placed in a box, either In the sun or In shelter. The bog should be about 15 inches high, to prevent dirt being kicked out Whenever possible, tho jffoor of an unused still would do In lieu of the box. The dirt should be changed frequently to prevent filth accumulating. A little lime added Increases the value of 'the bath, which Is the hens natural method of ridding her body of insect pests. the-loa- ed east-northre- st A Little Learning. Earnest Female Professor, I you are a great ornithologist Professor I am an ornithologist madtm. Earnest Female Then could you kindly tel me the hptanlcal name for " ' a whale t I alphabetically and numbered numerically. Then the farmhouses could be numbered and the rural delivery Slumbers that we now have changed to the farm number. This would assist the rural delivery and the telephone very much to citify the country and our merchant houses would soon be distributing country Plant Food Goes Farther. About three years ago I purchased a manure spreader, doubtful as to its value. 1 soon found that It was such a saver of labor and time, and that my manure went so much farther by using It that I find It to hs the best Investment that I ever made, says a writer in Baltimore American. I would not attempt to get along without it now because it works easily and has been no expense to me whatever. I figure that every 20 loads I haul pays for the machine. I also find that In summer, when I want to haul my manure out dally, that I can spread it on a meadow eve after the grass is quite high. being-somewh- at v |
