TIME FOR AMERICAN FARMERS TO REAP BENEFIT OF HIGH PRICES FOR CLOVER Horiiculiurdl Style Show at DO YOU DREAM OF CATST H IL E dogs are regarded with favor by the mystics as dreamland pets, cats are looked upon askance. The chief trouble with them seems to be their occult relutlon to slander and gossip; which Is probably why you call that gossiping neighbor o f yours an “ old cat." Some people whom you regard as your friends are talking about you when you dream o f cats. I f the cat appears gentle or sleeping, so much the worse. But don’t be alarm ed; to be gossiped about is the common lot. Just drive the dreameat away and all w ill be well. I f the animal makes off In response to your energetic “ S cat!” you w ill triumph over many obstacles. But choose your confidants carefully when you see dreamcats. It Is not a good sign to have the cat attack you, for It means that the obstacles you w ill have to overcome w ill be great. Dreamcats also, strangely enough, seem to have a connection with rob bers. I f you beat or kill a cat In your dreams you are going to catch a thief, and If It Is a cat you never saw before you w ill recover all he mny have stolen from you. These are only gen eral rules; the mystics are not agree ing at all with regard to the details of cat dreams. Havelock Ellis, In his book “ The W orld o f Dreams,” gives an amusing example o f a cat dream by a poet friend o f his. The poet dreamed o f a cat and the dream consciousness, fo r some reason, suggested the word “ tip- cat.” The faculty o f verbal associa tion got to work and produced the fo l lowing doggerel: SPòin^J W Harvesting Red Clover for Seed— Present Indications Are That Clover Will Sell at a Very Good Figure for the Next Two Years, Perhaps Longer. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Clover seed Is high priced and scarce, and good samples will com mand prices that many farmers will be loath to pay. The United States department o f agriculture, however, urges the seeding o f ns large an acre age ns possible. The best Information obtainable shows that the foreign mar ket is quite as bare o f clover seed us is our own. The French and Italian supplies are sold out, and there ap pears to be no surplus in Germany or In Russia. This means that clover seed will be high fo r at least two years to come If not more, and those farmers who seeded last spring or who seed in 1920 will have a chance to sell their clover seed crop at a good figure. This is a time to look ahead, and for Ameri can farmers to get the benefit o f the high prices, before Europe has been able to get back to normal production and the prices fall. Watch Quality of Seed. In view o f the high price o f clover seed, it Is especially Important that farmers pny careful attention to the quality of seed they buy. The relation between the purity and germination o f a sample o f clover seed and Its val ue to the farmer has been so fre quently discussed that It is not neces sary to enter into details. A farmer, paying a low price for a poor lot of seed, may really be paying more for the good seed that will grow' than he would have in a sample o f higher price. The only way to decide this is to secure samples and quotations from reliable firms, nnd have the seed an alyzed by the state seed laboratory or by the seed laboratory of the United States department of agriculture. The attention o f farmers is nlso call ed very especially to the fact that French nnd Italian seed has been and is being imported into this country and that the experiments so far conducted by the department o f agriculture in dicate'th at this seed will produce a plant more subject to disease nnd less hnrd.v under American conditions than plants from our own seed. In sections where there is no disease nnd if the winter Is moderate n suc cessful stand o f clover may be secured with imported seed, but the chances against success are always greater than when using American seed. Farm ers are urged, therefore, to Insist upon a statement showing where the seed offered them was harvested. It Is also a time to consider with more than usual care the means neces sary for getting the most out of the seed sown. It will not pay to throw expensive seed in poorly prepared ground as was so often done when clover was chenp. The seed bed should be well prepared. The best way Is not to sow the seed in early spring on the wheat, but to harrow it in on the wheat or to seed with a spring grain in a well prepared seed bed. Seeding alone without a companion or nurse grain crop will often be better, but not always. I f seeding must be done on rather worn soil. It Is better to seed alone especially If the field Is not very weedy. I f a special seed bed Is pre pared It should be well compacted. A freshly plowed and harrowed field Is too open for the best results. The soil must be compacted or the seed bed will dry out before the young plants get their roots down far enough. Be Sure Whether Lime Is Needed. Another matter o f the utmost Im portance is to consider whether or not the field it Is proposed to seed needs lime. Unless the farmer Is sure, he should send a sample o f the soil to his state station and inquire. Not fnr from 75 per cent o f the nrable land east of the Mississippi and north o f the south ern boundary o f Tennessee needs lime to bring a good crop o f clover. This fact can not be too strongly em phasized. I f the soil Is “ sour” do not waste expensive red clover seed on It— let some one else have It. But land need not remain sour. A ton or two o f finely-ground limestone per acre will. In the average case, put the soil into condition to grow clover. It is not necessary to put on enough to com pletely satisfy the lime requirement- The Pennsylvania station has shown that a lime requirement o f 500 pounds per acre or less did no great harm, but when more Is needed It must be supplied If clover Is to do well. Soil with a lime requirement o f 1,000 pounds or more per acre will usually not make a paying crop o f red clover. I f the wheat ground needs lime the clover should be seeded with a spring grain with lime harrowed in on the plowed ground. I f this can not be done the limestone may be put on the wheat and harrowed in with the seed, though It Is not so effective when applied In this way as when spread on plowed ground and harrowed In. Farmers look ing ahead for several years should con sider liming the corn field next spring, especially If this is to be followed by wheat with clover on the wheat In 1921. Corn responds to liming more than small grains do and limestone put on in this way will prepare the ground well for a subsequent clover crop. Used in this way the full amount necessary to satisfy the lime require ment should be used, as some will be lost In drainage water and some will be removed by the corn crop. A coat ing o f manure*wlll help clover, and on some soils phosphates are essential. Potash Is Scarce. In some cases, too, potash gives good results, but potash It still scarce and Its use will not be warranted unless the farmer knows that it is needed. A word o f wnrning must, however, be added In the discussion o f lime. Lime is not a fertilizer, and if used persistently without adding organic matter in the shape o f manure or crop residues will eventually leave the soil the poorer. When clover is grown the nitrogen will largely take care o f It self, but phosphorus and sometimes potash will have to be added as soils need them. And most o f nil will they need organic matter. Good clover crops lie at the founda tion of agriculture in the northeastern quarter o f the United States. On many farms good clover crops can not be produced without lime, but lime alone will not permanently help the situa tion. A proper system o f rotatiftn with clover as a regular element In a three or four year rotation must be adopted fo r the permanent upbuilding o f the land, and then whatever else the Innd needs in the way of lime or fertilizer must be added thereto. JOIN “BETTER SIRES” DRIVE Federal and State Forces Organized in 40 States— Many of Them Now In Full Swing. In 40 states the “ Better Sires— Bettei Stock" campaign of federal and state agricultural forces Is now fully organ ized and In many o f them It is In full swing. O f the few not yet enrolled several have made plans for joining the movement, which promises numer ous benefits to the live stock interests o f the country. Each o f the enrolled states has filed with the bureau o f ani mal Industry, United States depart ment o f agriculture, the name and ad dress of an official directly In charge of the work. This list will be furnished any inquirer on application. The states enrolled In the crusade on January 1 were as fo llo w s: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connec ticut, Delaware, District o f Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Lou isiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachu setts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro lina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. CULTURE OF FRUITS FAVORED Supply of Valuable Food Furnished at Relatively Small Cost— Best for Health. A more general culture for fruits In gardens and home orchards would con tribute substantially to the health and pleasure of the average family besides furnishing a supply o f valuable food products at a relatively small outlay o f money, says the United States de partment o f agriculture. PRODUCTION HAS INCREASED Improved Methods and More Efficient Facilities Are Needed for Han dling Products. Call In the tipcat, cut off Its tall. Fold up some eggs In a saucepan; Sit on the rest like an elderly male And gulp down the rest as a horse can. The analysis Is an Interesting exam ple o f the verbal association found In dreams. “ Tipcat” suggested a cat’s tnll— Its tip. “ Cut off Its tall” suggest ed a cooking recipe and led to “ eggs In n saucepan.” Eggs suggested "sitting,” while “ gulp” — which the dreamer noted appeared a gallop— suggested a horse. It Is a singular fact that the dream consciousness sometimes gets In a mer ry mood when It Is fond o f making the most ridiculous combinations o f words and perpetrating the most atrocious puns. (Copyright.) -------- O-------- MAKING STRAWBERRIES SURE Ample Supply of Moisture Is Essential During Both Growing and Fruit ing Seasons. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Strawberries must have an ample supply of moisture not only during the season o f bearing fruit but alsc throughout the growing season. Foi this reason Irrigation is necessary to make the crop reasonably sure In most sections o f the western United States. As strawberries have a shallow root system the surface soil must be kept moist and Irrigation must be more fre quent than for many plants whose roots penetrate the soil deeply. The number o f Irrigations, however, will depend largely on the character and frequency o f the tillage used In con serving moisture and on the type and condition o f the soil. I f the furrows are thoroughly cultivated as soon ns the moisture conditions permit after each Irrigation the number of applica tions of water enn be materially re duced, as compared- with the number required when cultivation Is neglected In the lighter soils, during the bearing season, the fields may be Irrigated as often as every four to six dnys, and in heavy soils every week or two. Dur ing the months when the plnnts are not fruiting only enough water to keep them in a thrifty, growing condition Is necessary. During the picking period the usual practice Is to Irrigate immediately after each picking. When there is dan ger that the water tn the furrows may not be absorbed before the following picking the field may be covered by two applications, alternate furrows being Irrigated In turn. In many parts of the western states the soils contain alkali, and alkaline salts are brought to the surface In such quantities ns a result of irriga tion that the strawberry plants are In jured and even killed. Usually the first Indication of alkali Injury Is yel- Nothing great was ever achieved with out enthusiasm. To each man Is given a marble to carve for the wall; A stone that is needed to heighten the beauty o f all; And only his soul has the magic to give it a grace; And only his hands have the cunning to put it In place. For the Cooky Jar. A well-made cooky, if kept in air tight cans or receptacles, w ill keep for weeks and Is always a welcome ad dition to any meal. Oatmeal Fruit Macaroons. Take three-quarters o f a cupful of raisins, two and one-half cupfuls of rolled oats, half a teaspoonful o f salt, two eggs, well beaten, half a cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfulsof corn sirup Hill system for Strawberries as Prac and a tablespoonful o f melted shorten ticed in the South Is Conducive to ing. M ix the fruit with the oats and Rapid Maturity. salt; beat the sugar, sirup and short ening Into the eggs and combine the two mixtures. Shape with a teaspoon lowing o f the leaves In the lower spots and drop on greased baking sheet. In the field. In selecting a site fo r a strawberry field places where the soils Bake In a moderate oven. are known to contain alkull should be nvolded. Hermits. Another limiting factor In growing Take one cupful o f shortening, one strawberries In some localities In the and one-half cupfuls o f sugar, three West are nemntodes, n parasite also eggs, one cupful o f stoned raisins, known as eelworms and gallworms. chopped fine, one teaspoonful o f soda, Their effect, which Is usually manifest one-half a nutmeg, grated, and a tea first on the roots, Is commonly called spoonful o f clnnnmon; flour to roll. root knot, because c t the knotlike en These cookies keep Indefinitely and largements they produce. Nemntodes are better when they are a week or occur widely In soils where the win two old. ter climate Is so mild that the ground rnfely freezes more than a few Inches Superior Sugar Cookies. deep, or doeH not freeze at all. Straw Take two cupfuls o f sugar, one cup berries should not be planted In soil ful o f shortening, four eggs, one tea- known to be infested with nematodes, spoonful o f soda and two teaspoonfuls nnd plants ahonld not be used which o f cream o f tartar, one teaspoonful o f have been grown In Infested areas. lemon or vanilla. Bake quickly, with flour enough to handle. Coconut Macaroons. Beat the whites o f two eggs until s tiff; add one cupful o f sugar, lightly, a little at a time, then fold In one cup ful o f cornflakes and two tablespoon fuls o f flour, with vanilla to flavor, a dash o f salt and a cupful o f coconut Drop on buttered sheets. This makes 24 small macaroons. Bake in a mod erate oven until brown. Sour Cream Drop Cookies. Melt one-third o f a cupful o f short ening in one-third o f a cupful o f boil ing w a te r; add one cupful o f molasses, one teaspoonful o f soda, one o f ginger and one-half teaspoonful o f cinnamon, a little salt, and wheat flour to make a drop batter. H ave the cakes thick enough not to spread too much and bake In a moderate oven. Production during the last decade has Increased greatly, and as a nat ural consequence Improved methods and facilities for handling the Increase have become necessary, says the Unit (Copyrlsht. l i l t , Western N iv ip t p a r Union. I ----- o----- ed States department o f agriculture. "L O O K " 18 RIG H T. Keeping pace with Increased produc New on« of the s*<M»et visions that ooms tion has come the demand o f consum to a soul distressed ers for more elaborate and efficient Is the look woman rives to a woman who she thinks la bettor dressed. service. "H c U a -4. Paris Theaters The Parisian theaters are beginning to be an expression o f the late fashions, both from the standpoint o f the art ist appearing on the stage and the audience which gathers nightly to wit ness tlie new plays, writes a Paris fashion correspondent. A premier, Ok nrst night, in Paris always brings a fashionable crowd. When Ventura made her debut in a new role In “ La Voile Deehlre” she wore a charming dress made by Jenny, one which has also been chosen by small Purisienues In private life. The dress o f beige brown chiffon, with a hooping tunic which extends across the slues and front only, leav ing the back very flat, according to a certain phase o f the newest fashions. The tunic owes Its buoyancy to the bands o f sable which pass in seven rows around it. The bodice Is In simple, slightly bloused form, with ki mono sleeves which turn back In deep cuffs just below the elbow, but, re maining transparent, reveal the grace ful lines o f the arms. A band of sa ble passes around the half-low neck at the back and outlines a sort of vest at the front. A slight touch o f color is given through the girdle o f copper rose nnd the addition o f tassels o f this same burnished color down the front. Sleeves That Flare; Pantaloon Cuffs. Two charming robes o f this clinrac- i ter, one for afternoon and one fo r eve- i ning wear, have been big successes; ' both nre developed in black satin and ttie embroideries are In ruby-red bends Tuiie of Pink Over Gold Cloth. Another theater dress, from Lan vin, which Is proving very Inter esting to private customers ns well. Is of pink tulle over n cloth-of-gold foundation. There Is a hoop frame made of artificial flowers which passes around the hips, holding the tulle out with the fnshlonnhlc bouffancy. This effect Is further exaggerated by rose rjichlngs o f tulle, which girdle the skirt twice between the hips nnd the knees. Underneath, the gleaming gold foundation skirt clings tightly to the figure o f the wearer. Thus the pink tulle skirt forms only n hooplike trans parency and leaves the figure of the wearer svelte and graceful. Lanvin is emphasizing black and white for spring nnd summer. This was evidenced in her mid-season models, prepnred fo r the Riviera sea son, and is again apparent In spring opening models. She is making much use of white Kascha, Rodier’s cashmere serge, in combination with blnck satin for | simple street dresses o f the tailored type, many o f which show the black and white Moravian pattern em broideries, plus the fine hnnd-run stitches In brilliant crimson. So tre mendous lias been the success of this Czeeho-Slovnk embroidery that Lan vin. who launched Jt last summer, was practically forced to continue Its use fo r spring. Another Charming Russian Dress in Redingote Style. Brown Chiffon, Thanks to Lanvin’s system o f organ Bands of Sable. ized effect this house always launches exclusive new inuteriuls as well as new embroideries. It Is said that her or ders are often placed three years In advance o f her needs nnd are o f suffi cient size on certain specialties to make It worth while for the French manufacturer to give It to no other house during the lifetim e o f the vogue. The oriental touch Is not lacking In Lanvin’s new spring line, fo r she has just brought out two wonderful models w ith 'cu ff trousers. Tills may Gown of Encircled Beige With nnd silver threads. The afternoon dress Is In the chemise type nnd passes over tlie head. Like many other Lan vin models, it is arranged to button high about tlie throat with a straight collar bond, or to be worn open In a deep V point. The sleeves and the pantaloon cuffs nre the strikingly new features. The form er nre In bell shape with massed embroidery cover ing nimost their entire length. Tlie bell flare Is about eight Inches wide nt the bottom, the sleeve Itself being a good three-quarters length. The dress girdles In blouse effect at a normal waistline, the belt being nlso richly embroidered, nnd there are two slender pendent panels on each side of the skirt, nlso embroidered. To the hqm are attached tlie pantaloon cuffs, which nre brilliantly embroidered. The evening dress, nlso In black satin, Is embroidered In exactly tlie same colors, red nnd silver o f very I elaborate and extensive pattern. Al- | most the whole front o f the skirt has an npron pattern o f the embroidery. The pantaloon cuffs are embroidered. The bodice Is In seml-decolletnge style, slightly square neck at the back nnd ! very deep surplice V point at the ; front. It shows elnhnrnte embroideries at the front outlining the crossing decoiletage. The very short sleeves, per haps five Inches long, nre entirely cor- •*rpd with embroidery nnd there Is an embroidered sash. Umbrella Is an Adornment. GRAPE CUTTINGS FOR FUTURE Profitable Practice to Get Them Ready for Spring Planting— Prevent Freezing. Farmers wishing to set out vine yards w ill profit by making grape cut tings and getting them ready for spring planting, according to horticul turists at the Ohio experiment station. A number o f cuttings may be made from one vine, and after one year of cultivation in-a small nursery lot the young vines are ready for planting. Cuttings should he taken from new wood, each cutting having two to three buds upon It. The cuttings are from 8 to 12 ’nohes lone, the bottom being trimmed close to the first bud. while the top o f the cutting has 2 or 3 Inches of wood above the top bud. These are tied in bundles and placed In damp sand In the cellar or burled out o f doors and covered to prevent Injury from severe freeslng. In the spring the cuttings are set In rowa 3 feet apart and 4 Inches In the row. Only the npper had Is al lowed to extend above the ground, ae that the other buds will develoo roots. ! and the skirt thus becomes a panta- , loon. That these cuff-pantaloons should | not escape the attention o f observers, they are embroidered elaborately In high colors exactly to match the em- j broidery on the dress. A further strlk- j ing note is added when the wearer 1 tins slippers embroidered in exactly , the same pattern. Dress Worn at the French Theater— Pink Tulle Over Cloth-of-Gold Foundation. sound very funny, but It Is Just what they are. There Is a straight, slightly draped skirt and below this lire at tached two rather stiff cuff bands three or four Inches deep and suffi ciently large for the feet to paaa through. These are sewn Inside the hem o f the skirt. The feet pass through Dressmakers nre showing great In terest In umbrellas as accessories to their costumes. This Is the first time that umbrellas have been considered ndornmeuts. The newest o f them, like the French shoes, nre clumsy and stubby in appearance. Brown is the fnshlonnhle color. The novelty In um brellas Is the cluhllke stick, most elab orately ornamented through wood. Ivory and tortoise shell carvings nnd other forms o f decoration. These umbrellas have made their first appearances through exclusive shops, as well ns the I’ nrls dress makers. Therefore, many o f the de signs are exclusive to the Individual house selling them. Among the most notable are the carved Ivory handles which are at least three Inches wide and from one and n half to two Inches thick. On these handles graceful Egyptian figures are cut, the silhou etted figures being In Ivory with a background o f celestial bine. A handsome one has a hnndle of brown wood carved to imitate the Joints o f bamboo. The tips, ferrule nnd orna ments on the handle are carved coral; the silk cover Is brown to match the wood. i