PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS ABOUT PLOWING ms LOT TOY 7UP1E VAN VOIZST the ILLUSTRATION?^’ RAY WALTERS SYNOPSIS. < (By O. M. OLSON ) The depth at which land should be plowed depends much upon the sea­ son of the year, the kind of soil and the physical condition of the subsoil. Fall plowing, except for fall-grown grain, should invariably be deeper than spring plowing, as there is more time for it to become sufficiently set­ tled and compacted. Whenever land Is plowed quite deeply, and the cli­ matic conditions do not thoroughly settle the furrows, it should be thor­ oughly worked before it is planted. Heavy soils need to be plowed deeper than the lighter types of soils. Such soils usually have quite com­ pact subsoils, and they are benefited by being brought to the surface. It is also a benefit to heavy soils to bury the vegetable matter at a good depth, as this will assist in keeping the sub­ soil from becoming too compact. Lighter soils are very much the opposite. Their subsoils are usually not too compact, and it is better to have the vegetable matter mixed with the surface soil. Deep plowing of such soils has a tendency to make them too loose, and care should be taken to thoroughly compact them be­ fore they are planted to crops. Plowing land continuously at the same depth every time has a tendency to form a hard, compact layer in the sub oil at that depth. This is an un­ desirable condition, and can usually be avoided by varying the depth slightly from year to year. New land, when first brought under the plow, should not be plowed too deeply. While it may be desirable to ultimate­ ly have a furrow six or seven inches In depth, it should be brought about gradually, by plowing a half-inch or so deeper every year. A method of draining fields which has proved satisfactory and inexpen­ sive is •*dging the land vhile plow ing. The plow is started in the middle where two furrows are plowed against each other. Ry turning the horses to the right when making the turns at C and D, the dead furrows will be lo­ cated at A and R and E and F. By continuing this system a series of years, the ditches are made deeper year by year. No ridge is formed on the sides of the ditch. By commenc­ ing to plow in this way. and by vary­ ing the back furrows one year a little to the right of C and D, and another year a little to the left, the dead fur­ rows will be made broad rather than deep, making the fields gently undu­ late Instead of being cut up by deep ditches and narrow high ridges. space in the center for a silo BEST FARM BUILDINGS I contains 18 feet in diameter. Too Little Thought and Study Given to Details. Not Generally Understood That Clrcu lar Structure Is Much Stronger Than Rectangular Form— Cost of Material Is Less. (By W. J. FRAZER.) The planning, construction, and ar­ rangement of farm buildings do not usually receive the thought and study these subjects warrant How many dairymen have compared a circular, 40-cow barn with the common rec­ tangular building containing the same area? How many understand that the circular structure is much the stronger; that the rectangular form requires 22 per cent more wall and foundation to enclose the same space; and that the cost of material is from 84 to 58 per cent more for the rec­ tangular building? In a community in which everyone is engaged in the same occupation, one person is likely to copy from his ’ neighbor without apparently giving a thought as to whether or not there is a better way. In comparing a 60-foot round barn with a rectangular barn of the same area, the two barns should afford the cows the same amount of space on the platform. Allowing each cow in the 60-foot round barn three feet six inches in width at the rear of the plat­ form, it will accommodate 40 cows and leave space for two passageways. But In a rectangular barn, only three feet four inches of platform space need be allowed for each cow, and the 78 Owing to the fact that a silo is a necessity for the most economical pro­ duction of milk, a barn is not com­ plete for a dairyman's purpose un­ less it includes a silo with capacity to store sufficient silage for the herd. In the case of the round barn, the silo is the most economically built in­ side. but in the rectangular form would cause a waste of space, and for that reason is best erected outside. There- 14 Conitt <1» Rubron. captain of French cavalry, take« to hia quarters to ralaa by hand a inotherl«*«» Irish terrier pup, anil names It Pltehoun«. II«* dinv» with th» Marquis» d'EaclIgnac and meet« Mias Julia Redmond. American heir« aa. who »infs for him an English ballad that lingers tn hla memory Trying to aava Pltchouna'a life, he declines a second In­ vitation to dinner because of n “wry atek friend." No more Invitations come from ihe Chateau d’l•’scllgnac. Pitch« e»e. though lame from hla accident thrive» and Is devoted to hts master Sabron and Pitchoune meet the Marquise and Mlaa fiodmond and after the story of Pltchouna s told Sabron Is forgiven and Invite! to dinner again. Sabron la ordered to Al- Kiers. but la not nllowod to taka aervanta MT doga Ha I m Invited to a muBleala at lha Chateau, uh«*ra Mlaa Redmond, hear ng that Sabron cannot take Pltchouna with him. offer» to tnke care of the dog turtng hla master*» abaenve. CHAPTER VII—Continued. "My dear Julia, my godson, the Due de Tremont.” And Sabron bowed to both the ladies, to the duke, and went away. This was the picture he might add to his collection: the older woman In her vivid dress. Julia in her simpler gown, and the titled Frenchman bow­ ing over her hand. When he went out to the front ter­ race Brunet was there with his horse and Pitchoune was there as well, stiff­ ly waiting at attention. ■‘Brunet,” said the officer to his man. “will you take Pitchoune around to the servants' quarters and give him to Miss Redmond's maid? I am going to leave him here.” ‘Good, mon Capltalne.” said the ordonnance, and whistled to the dog. Pitchoune sprang toward his master with a short sharp bark. What he un­ derstood would be hard to say. but all that he wanted to do was to remain with Sabron. Sabron bent down and stroked him. "Go. my friend, with Brunet. Go. mon vleux, go," he commanded stern­ ly. and the little dog, trained to obedience as a soldier’s dog should be, trotted reluctantly at the heels of the ordonnance. and the soldier threw his leg over the saddle and rode away He rode regardless of anything but the fact that he was going. CHAPTER VIII. Arrangement of Cow Stable for Two Rows of Cows Tailed Together— The Barn Is Cleaned by Driving Around Behind the Cows. fore, in comparing a round dairy bam with a rectangular dairy barn, silo should be included. The smaller surface on the outside wall of the round bam requires less paint and makes a proportional sav­ ing !a keeping the round barn paint­ ed in after years. TAKE CARE OF THE MANURE Shallow Concrete Pit Affords Practical Means of Taking Care of Soil Fertilizer. The shallow concrete manure pit out of doors is a practical means of tak­ ing care of manure and Is to be rec­ ommended. Where a manure shed Is used it should be so arranged that stock may have free access thereto. In this way the manure will be kept well packed down by the animals tramping over it, and the danger of loss due to burn Ing and excessive fermentation very materially decreased. Barnyard manure, however, is not a balanced fertilizer for ordinary farm crops; it is relatively high in nitrogen and potash and correspondingly low in phosphorus. Experiments conducted by the Indi­ ana station show that most clay soils of the state are deficient in that same element, phosphorus. By adding some phospbatlc material to the manure as it Is produced, we are able, not only to supply the lacking element, phos­ phorus, but also to fix the nitrogen, to some extent, and thus prevent its es­ cape in the form of ammonia gas. Showing How This 60-Foot Barn May Be Arranged to Accommodate 40 Cows In Stalls—To 8upply This 8ized Herd and the Necessary Young Stock With 8llage for Eight Months Would Require a 370-Ton 8ilo, or One 18 Feet in Diameter and 66 Feet Deep; With a Seven-Foot Feed Alley and a 2'/i-Foot Man­ ger, the Circle at the 8tanch|ons Would Be 38 Feet In Diameter, or Maintenance of 8owe. 119 1-3 Feet In Circumference; Al­ In the maintenance of the brood­ lowing 4L4 feet for Two Passage sows we have our best opportunity to Ways, the 8talle Would Be 2 Feet make use of pasturage, waste feeds, 10J4 Inchee Wide at the 8tanchlon, fallen fruits, etc. Not that these things are sufficient, but because and 3 Feet 6 Inches at the Drop. roughage, range, bulk, succulence and foot barn, with two three-foot passage­ variety are good for the sows. ways across it for convenience In feed­ Work Together Nicely. ing, will accommodate 42 cows. While The hog and the dairy cow work the rectangular bam has stall room for two more cows, the round barn nicely together. Homesick. Pitchoune was a soldier's dog, bom in a stable, of a mother who bad been dear to the canteen Mlchette had been une vrale vlvandiere. a real daughter of the regiment. Pitchoune was a worthy son. He adored the drums and trumpets. He adored the fife. He adored the drills which he was accustomed to watch from a respectable distance. He liked Brunet, and the word had not yet been discovered which would express how he felt toward Monsieur le Capltalne. his master. His muscular little form expressed it In every fiber. His brown eyes looked It until their pathos migbt have melted a heart of Iron. There was nothing picturesque to Pitchoune in the Chateau d'EsclIgnac or in the charming room to which he was brought. The little dog took a flying tour around it, over sofas and chairs, landing on the window-seat, whets he crouched. He was not wicked, but he was perfectly miser able, and the lovely wiles of Julia Red­ mond and her endearments left him unmoved. He refused meat and drink, was Indifferent to the views from the window, to the beautiful view of King Rene’s castle, to the tantalizing cat sunning herself against the wall. He flew about like mad, leaving destruc­ tion In bis wake, tugged at the leash when they took him out for exercise Tn short, Pitchoune was a homesick, lovesick little dog, and thereby en­ deared himself more than ever to his new mistress. She tied a ribbon around bls neck, which he promptly chewed off. She tried to feed him with her own fair hands; he held his head high, looked bored and grew thin in the flanks. "I think Captain de Sabron’s little dog is going to die, ma tante,” she told her aunt. "Fiddlesticks, my dear Julia! Keep him tied up until he is accustomed to the place. It won’t hurt him to fast; he will eat when he Is hungry. I have a note from Robert. He has gone to Monte Carlo.” "Ah!" breathed Miss Redmond In­ differently. She slowly went over to her piano ■ and played a few measures of music that were a torture to Pitchoune, who found these ladylike performances In strong contrast to drums and trumpets. Ho felt himself as a soldier degraded and could not understand why be should be relegated to a salon and to the mild society of two ladles who did not even know bow to pull hla ears or roil him over on the rug with their riding boots and spurs. He sat against the window as was his habit, looking watching, yearning. "Vous avez tort, ma chere," said her aunt, who was working something lens than a thousand flowers on her tap­ estry. "The chance to be a princess and a Tremont does not come twice in a young girl’s life, and you know you have only to be reasonable, Julia." Mias Redmond's fingers wandered, I magnetically drawn by her thoughts. Into a song which she played softly ' through Pitchoune heard and turned hla beautiful head mid hla soft eyes to j her. He knew that tune Neither i drums nor trumpets had played It. but there was no doubt about Ila being fit for soldiers, lie had beard his master slug It. hum it, many times. It had soothed hla nerves when he was a sick puppy and It went with many things of the intlinnto life with his master He remembered It when he had dozed by the fire and dreamed of chasing cats and barking at Brunet and being a faithful dog all around; ho heard again a beloved voice hum It to him Pitchoune whined and softly Jumped down from bls seat, lie put his fore- paws on Miss Redmond's lap She stopped and caressed him, and he licked her hand. “That Is the first time I have seen that dog show a spark of human gratitude. Julia Ho Is probably beg ging you to open the door and let him take a run.” Indeed Pitchoune did go to tbo door and waited appealingly. "I think you might trust him out. I think he is tamed." »aid the Marquise d'EsclIgnac. "He Is a real little sav­ age." .Miss Redmond opened the door and Pitchoune shot out She watched him tear like mad across the terrace, and scuttle Into the woods, as she thought, after a rabbit. He was the color of the fallen leaves and she lost sight of him in the brown and golden urush where velvets and scarf» were being sold at double their worth under the light of a flaming yellow lamp As ho stood so. his back to the cafe where a number of the ship's crow were drink­ ing, he heard a short sharp sound that had a sweet familiarity about It and whose Individuality made him start with surprise He could not believe hie ears Ho heard the bark again and then ho wee sprung upon by a lit­ tle body that ran out from between the legs of a sailor who sat drinking hie coffee and liquor. "Gracious heavens!" exclaimed Hah- run. thinking that he must be the vlo­ ti tn of a hashish dream "Pitchoune!” The dog fawned on him and whined, crouched at hla feet whining llko a child Sabron beut and fondled him The sailor from the table called the dog Imperatively, but Pitchoune would have died ut Ills master's feet mther than return If bls throat could have uttered words he would have spoken, but his eyes »|»>ke They looked as though they were tearful "Pitchoune, mon vleux! No. It can't be Pitchoune But It Is Pitchoune!” And Sabron took him up In his arms. The dog tried to lick hla face "Voyons,” said the officer to the ma­ rine, who came rolling over tn them, "where did you get thia dog?” The young man's voice waa Im­ perative and he fixed stern eyes on the sailor, who pulled hla forelock and ex­ plained. "He waa following me." said Sabron, not without a slight catch In his voice. The body of Pitchoune quivered under hla arm. "11» la my dog I think hla manner proves It. If you have grown fond of him I am sorry for you. but 1 think you will have to give him up” Sabron put hla band In hla pockot and turned a little away to be free of the native crowd that, chattering and grinning, amused and curious and is the Stomach, but the most reliable barometer of your physical condition is the appe­ tite. If it is poor, you can look for an overworked and over­ loaded condition of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, which prevent them from properly performing their daily functions. A trial of HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters will help Nnture reatore normal strength and regularity through­ out the entire system and thus help you maintain health. Try i lx>tt!e today. fKOVERALLS I ALL NIQHXS RUlmO Keep Kid» Kleen TK« pr» si. *1. knatabfisl, plapttiM (•«»•at» «««< la»« »4*4 Io« «Mldrva I to I yoafS «4 •<«. Made la oae pier« • Uh dfwf lawk Va««ly abpprd ua or «•. ÜAulr waabM. K« ll hauled him In. It Is evidently a mascot, mon com­ mandant, evidently a sailor dog who has run away to sea.” The captain looked with Interest at Pitchoune, who engaged himself In making his toilet and biting after a flea or two which bod not been drowned. “We sailors,” said the man saluting, "would like to keep him for luck, mon commandant.” fake him down then," his superior officer ordered, "and don't let him up among the passengers.” • •••••• It was • rough voyage. Rabron passed his time saying good by to France and trying to keep his mind away from the Chateau d'EsclIgnac, which persisted In haunting his uneasy slumber. In a blaze of sunlight, Al­ giers, the white city, shone upon them on the morning of the third day and Sabron tried to take a more cheerful view of a soldier's life and fortunes. He was a soldierly figure and a hand­ some one as be walked down the gang­ plank to the shore to be welcomed by fellow officers who were eager to see him, and presently was lost in the lit­ tle crowd that streamed away from the docks into the white city. A Real Source of Health Tons own navooisT win tfil tot Try Murdta« Hye ICrmeUv fur Hr4. Wrak. O «terj Kyra and OrtetiuialsHl Kyrllda, N«> M»uartiujr — u«4~ Kya Comfort Write for Huok of »hr Kyt •JT mail Fr««. M urine My« e- main aJIve after work has been »ban- doned. In this case sleep la prevented Worry has a like effect on the cerebral cells, and If anything worse. Looking, Watching, Yearning. eager to participate In any dlslrlbutloa of coin, was gathering around him. He found two gold pieces which he put Into the hand of the sailor "Thank you for taking care of him. I am at the Royal Hotel." He nodded, and with Pitchoune under hla »rm pushed his way through the crowd and out of the bazaar. lie could not interview the dog him­ self. although he listened, amused, to Pltchoune's own manner of speech. He spent the latter part of the evening composing a letter to the minister of war. and although It waa short, it must have possessed certain evident and telling qualities, for before ho left Al­ giers proper for the desert. Sauron received a telegram much to the point: You may krrp your «lug I congratulate you on such a faithful «-oinpanh-n. (TO BE CONTINtJKD.) Gauge for Measuring Sootfall. The Pittsburgher who resents the timeworn variations of tbo soft ooai smoke gibes now has his chance to prove that they are unjustified, or re­ main forever silent. By a new Inven­ tion It Is at present possible to measure ths Aiotfall of any city as accurately as its rain or snowfall may bo meas­ ured. Already this soot gauge, tried out In England, has proved what the tourist long suspected, that London, with all Its yellow fog, has far purer air than the North of England factory cities of Birmingham. Manchester and tho like. Not only have Pittsburgh and other slandered American cities the opportunity to whiten their sooted reputations, but tho manufacturer, too, may now establish accurately tho ex­ act proportion of hla contribution to the civic soot; for tho new device Judges tho quality as well as the amount of sootfall, and la quite capable of distinguishing between the factory, furnace and kitchen range.—Literary Digest. The Boy Who Dreams. It is a good thing for tbo farmer boy to have an Imagination, says the Prai­ CHAPTER X, rie Farmer. It la a good thing for him to "dream dreams and see vt- Together Again. ■toiia.” It takes a dreamer to see the That night after dinner and a ciga­ transformation that Intelligent effort rette, he strode Into the streets to dis­ will bring to pass on the old plaoe. tract bis mind with the sight of the It taken a dreamer to see bow much oriental city and to fill his ears with more desirable that place will be in the eager cries of the crowd. The ten years than a job in a dry goods lamps flick« red. The sky overhead store.—Emporia Gazetta was as blue nea"1y as In daytime. He walked leisurely toward the native To Remove Paint. quarter, jostled, as he passed, by men Equal parts of ammonia and turpen­ In their brilliant costumes and by a tine will take paint out of clothing, no veiled woman or two. matter how bard or dry it la. Ratu He stopped Indifferently before a lit­ rate spots two or three times, thee tle cafe, hie eyes on a Turkish bazaar wash In warm soapsuds. 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