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MS.
Plowing in Relation to Drainage.
(B y O. M. O L S O N .)
to form a hard, compact layer in the
The depth at which land should be sub -oil at that depth. This is an un­
plowed depends much upon the sea­ desirable condition, and can usually
son of the year, the kind of soil and be avoided by varying the depth
the physical condition of the subsoil. slightly from year to year. New land,
Fall plowing, except for fall-grown when first brought under the plow,
grain, should invariably be deeper should not be plowed too deeply.
than spring plowing, as there is more While it may be desirable to ultimate­
time for it to become sufficiently set­ ly have a furrow six or seven inches
tled and compacted. Whenever land in depth, it should be brought about
is plowed quite deeply, and the cli­ gradually, by plowing a half-inch or
matic conditions do not thoroughly so deeper every year.
settle the furrows, it should be thor­
A method of draining fields which
oughly worked before it is planted.
has proved satisfactory and Inexpen­
Heavy soils need to he plowed sive is »’ dging the land v hlle plow­
deeper than the lighter types of soils. ing.
Such soils usually have quite com­
The plow is started in the middle
pact subsoils, and they are benefited where two furrows are plowed against
by being brought to the surface. It each other. By turning the horses to
is also a benefit to heavy soils to bury the right when making the turns at C
the vegetable matter at a good depth, and D. the dead furrows will be lo­
as this will assist in keeping the sub­ cated at A and B and E and F. By
soil from becoming too compact.
continuing this systefh a series of
Lighter soils are very much the years, the ditches are made deeper
opposite. Their subsoils are usually year by year. No ridge is formed on
not too compact, and it is better to the sides of the ditch. By commenc­
have the vegetable matter mixed with ing to plow in this way, and by vary­
the surface soil. Deep plowing of ing the back furrows one year a little
such soils has a tendency to make to the right of C and D, and another
them too loose, and care should be year a little to the left, the dead fur­
taken to thoroughly compact them be­ rows will be made 'broad rather than
deep, making the fields gently undu­
fore they are planted to crops.
Plowing land continuously at the late Instead of being cut up by deep
same depth every time has a tendency I ditches and narrow high ridges.
contalns space in the center for a silo
18 feet In diameter.
Owing to the fact that a silo is a
necessity for the most economical pro­
Too Little Thought and Study duction of milk, a bam is not com­
plete for a dairyman's purpose un­
Given to Details.
less it Includes a silo with capacity to
store sufficient silage for the herd.
In the case of the round barn, the
Not Generally Understood That Circu­ silo Is the most economically built In­
side. but in the rectangular form would
lar Structure Is Much Stronger
cause a waste of space, and for that
Than Rectangular Form— Cost
reason is best erected outside. There-
of Material Is Less.
BEST FARM BUILDINGS
(B y W . J. F R A Z E R .)
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 oi material is from
34 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 cowb and
Ieavp 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 78V4-
trrrCAncr farvt
CPI VC
OpIVC
f'cr -j allc T
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 bam, silo
should be included.
The smaller surface on the outside
wall of the round bam requires less
paint and makes a proportional sav­
ing in keeping the round bam paint­
ed in after years.
TAKE CARE OF TH E 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
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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, 1» not a
balanced fertilizer for ordinary farm
crops; it is relatively high in nitrogen
and potash and correspondingly low In
C aiqy
phosphorus.
Experiments conducted by the Indi­
Showing How This 60-Foot Bam May ana station show that most c<ay soils
Be Arranged to Accommodate 40 of the state are deficient in that same
Cows In Stalls—To Supply This element, phosphorus. By adding some
Sized Herd and the Necessary phosphatic material to the manure as
Young Stock With Silage for Eight It is produced, we are able, not only
Months Would Require a 370-Ton to supply the lacking element, phos­
8ilo, or One 18 Feet in Diameter and phorus, but also to fix the nitrogen, to
56 Feet Deep; With a Seven-Foot some extent, and thus prevent its es­
Feed Alley and a ¿'/¿-Foot Man­ cape in the form of ammoDla gas.
ger, the Circle at the Stanchions
Would Be 38 Feet In Diameter, or
Maintenance of 8owe.
119 1-3 Feet In Circumference; Al­
In the maintenance of the brood-
lowing 4[/2 feet for Two Passage sows we have our best opportunity to
Ways, the Stalls Would Be 2 Feet make use o f pasturage, waste feeds,
Not that these
10/g Inches Wide at the 8tanchion, fallen fruits, etc.
and 3 Feet 6 Inches at the Drop.
things are sufficient, but because
roughage, range, bulk, succulence and
foot bam, with two three-foot nassage- variety are good for the sows.
ways across it for convenience in feed­
ing, will accommodate 42 cows. While
Work Together Nicely.
the rectangular bam has stall room
The hog and the dairy cow work
fo r two more cows, the round barn nicely together.
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I-s C o m »» tie S »bron . i-sptaln o f French
cavalry, la k e * to hie qu arter* to ralee by
band a motherless Irteh terrier pup. and
names It I'itehouna. Mu dlnea with the
Marqulae d' K aellgn ar and tneeta Mlaa
Julia Redmond. A m erican helreaa. who
•Inga fo r him an English ballad that
llngera In hta m emory. T ry in g to save
Pll.-houne's life, he declines a second In ­
vitation to dinner because o f a "v e r y alok
frien d ." N o m ors Invitations come from
he
Chateau
d'E eclIgnac.
Pltchotsn*.
though lam e from hla accident th rives
and Is devoted to hla master. Sabron and
I'ttchoune meet the Marqulae ami Miss
Redm ond and a fte r the v to ry o f I'ttchoune
Is told Sabron la forgive n and luvlted to
Sinner again. Sabron Is ordered to Al­
giers. but la not «flo w e d to take servants
pr dogs
H e Is Invited to a mualcale at
he Chateau, where Miss Redmond, hear
ng that Subron cannot take I'ttchoune
with him. olfera to take care o f the dog
lu rin g hie m aster's absence
CHAPTER VII— Continued.
‘My dear Julia, my godson, the
Due do Tremont." And Sabron bowed
(o both the ladles, to the duke, and
went away.
This was the picture he might add
to hla collection: the older woman In
her vivid dross, 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. "w ill you take Pitchoune around
to the servants' quarters and give him
to Miss Redmond'a maid? I am going
to leave him here."
"Good, mon Capitaine.” said the
ordonnanre, and whistled to the dog.
Pitchoune sprang toward his master
with & short sharp bark. What he un­
derstood would be bard 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. ¿o.” 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
ordonntfnce. and the soldier threw hla
leg over the saddle and rode away.
He rode regardless of anything but
the fact that he was going.
CHAPTER VIII.
Homesick.
Pitchoune was a soldier's dog. born
in a stable, of a mother who had been
dear to the canteen. Michette bad been
une vrale vtvandiere, 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 Capitaine.
hta master. His muscular little form
expressed it in every fiber. Hla brown
eyes looked it until their pathos might
have melted a heart of iron.
There was nothing picturesque to
Pitchoune In the Chateau d'Escilgnac
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,
whefe he crouched. He was not
wicked, but he was perfectly miacr
able, and the lovely wiles of Julia Red­
mond and her endearments left him
unmoved. He refused meat and drink,
was indifferent to tho 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
In 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 his 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.”
"A h !” 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.
He felt himself as a soldier degraded
and could not understand why he
should be relegated to a salon and to
the mild society of two ladies who
did not evet* know how to pull hla ears
or roll him over on the rug with their
riding boots and spurs. He sat against
the window as was hla habit, looking
watching, yearning.
"Voua avez tort, ma chere,” said her
aunt, who was working something lesa
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."
Ills « Redmond's finger« wandered,
magnetically drawn by her thoughts.
Into a song which she played softly
through. Pitchoune heard and turned
hia beautiful head and hla soft eyes to
her.
lie knew that tune. Neither
drums nor trumpets had played It. but
there was no doubt about Its being fit
for soldiers. He had heard hla master
sing it, hum It, many times. It had
soothed hla nerves when he was a sick
puppy and It went with many things
of the intimate ltfe 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; he heard
again a beloved volco hum It to him
Pitchoune whined and softly Jumped
down from his seat He put hla fore­
paws on Mias Redmond's lap. She
stopped and caressed him, and he
licked her hand.
“ That is the first time I have seen
that dog show u spark of human
gratitude, Julia. He la probably beg
glng you to open the door and let him
take a run.”
Indeed Pitchoune did go to tho door
and waited appealingly.
"I think you might trust him out. I
think he is tamed.” said the Marquise
d'Kscitgnac. “ Ho la a real little sav­
age."
Miss Redmond opened the door and
Pitchoune shot out She watched hltu
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 brush
where velvets and scarf* were beluf
sold at double their worth under the
light of e fiatnlng ysllow lamp. As he
stood so, hla back to the cafa where a
number of the ship's crew were drlnfc-
lug, he heard a short sharp sound that
had a sweet fainlllerlty about it and Is the S to m a c h , but tho
whooe Individuality made him start most reliable barometer of your
with surprise
He could not believe
physical condition is the appe­
hie ear*
He heard the bark again
I f it itt poor, you can look
and theu he was sprung upon by a lit­ tite.
tle body that ran out from between the for an overworked and over­
lege of e sailor who eat drinking hie
loaded condition of the Stomach,
coffee and liquor.
"Oraoious heavens!" exrlalmsd Ssb- Liver and Bowels, which prevent
ron, thinking that he must be (he vlo>
them from properly jierformin«
tlm of a hashish dream. "Pitchoune!"
their
daily functions. A trial of
The dog fawned on him and whined
crouched at his feet whining like
child
Sabron bent und fondled him
The sailor from the tuble called the
dog Imperatively, but Pitchoune would
have died at hta master's feet rather
thun return, if hla throat could have
uttered words he would have spoken will help Nature restore normal
but bis eyes spoke They looked as
strength and regularity through-
though they were tearful.
" I ’llchoune. mon vleux! No, It can't 9ut the entire system und thus
be Pitchoune. Ilut It Is Pitchoune!"
Try
And Sabron took him up In hi* arms. help you niuintain health.
The dog tried to lick hla face.
a bottle today.
"Voyona," said the officer to tho ma
rlne, who came rolling over to them
"where did you get this dog?”
The young man's voice was Ira
peratlve and he fixed stern eye* on the
ALL RIUHTU HtsSMVUJ
sailor, who pulled his forelock slid ex­
plained.
"He was following me," said Sabron
11k« im>s (tract1 1 al. hraiiMul. p iarti»«
not without a slight catch In Ills vole*
f arment* n e f Isttsln l lor tblM lfS I
tu tf y ran of i f « .
Mad« la our pier*
The body of Pitchoune quivered under
«u h «trop I . t
t«s4lr aiivp«l ui» «»r
hla arm "H e la tny dog. I think hla
o#.
fcssil» washed.
N « U*u :
rissile bands lu «Msp rinviati«*
manner proves It. If you have grown
M »d# In b !« « tirili m. and Mur and
fond of him I am Berry for you. but I
« h « a hukoljr st.iprs lor all the
»ra r r«»uud.
Al*«» lif birr weight
think you will have to give him up.'
tu* irr tal Io t an tanner wear. All
(arment* tflmard «U h Iasi red or
Sabron put hla hand In hia pocket
blu« (ataira.
Made In |>ut. h rm h
and turned a little away to be free of
«U h fila i» ateeveg and bigh
M ck and tuo g W f t f i ,
the native crowd that, chattering and
grinning, amused and curious and
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CHAPTER IX.
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The Fortunes of War.
(Ui
Sabrons departure had been de­
layed on account of a strike at the
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dockyards of Marseilles. He left
(p iA ) Ï
\\à 0
Taraacon one lovely day toward the
end of January and the old town with
its sweetness and Its sorrow, fell be­
hind, as he rolled away to brighter
suns. A friend from Paris took him to
À.
the port In hia motor and there Sabron
waited some forty-eight hours before
be set sail, ills boat lay out on the
azure water, the brown rocks of the
coast behind it. There was not a
breeze to stir as he took the tug which
was to convey him. He was Inclined
¡'■ 'y
ßS
to dip hla fingers in the Indigo ocean,
sure that he would find them blue
He climbed up the ladder alongside of
the vessel, was welcomed by the cap­
'W.
\ /s_
tain, who knew hitn. and turned to go
"7
below, for he had been suffering from
an attack of fever which now and then
laid hold of him, ever alnce his cam­
Looking, Watching, Ytamlng.
paign In Morocco.
Therefore, as he went Into his cabin, eager to participate In any distribution
which he did not leave until the steam­ of coin, was gathering around him. He
er touched Algiers, he failed to see found two gold piece* whlrh ho put
the baggage tender pull up and failed into the hand of the sailor.
to see a sailor climb to the deck with
"Thank you for taking care of him.
a wet bedraggled thing In his hand I am at the Royal Hotel." He nodded,
that looked like an old fur cap except and with Pitchoune under hts «rta
pushed his way through the crowd and
that It wriggled and w a alive.
"This, mon commandant," said the out of tho bazaar.
Ho could not Interview the dog him­
sailor to the captain, "Is the pluckiest
self, although he listened, amused, to
little beast I ever saw."
He dropped a small terrier on the Pttchoune’s own manner of speech. He
deck, who proceeded to shake himself spent tho latter part of the evening
vigorously and bark with apparent de­ composing a letter to tho minister of
war. and although It was short. It must
light.
“ No sooner had we pushed out from have possessed certain evident and
the quay than this little beggar sprang telling qualities, for before he left Al­
from the pier and began to swim after giers proper for the desert, Sabron
us. He was so funny that we let him received a telegram much to the point:
swim for a bit and then we hauled him
You n isy keep your dog. I congratulate
in. It is evidently a mascot, mon com­ you on such a faith fu l companion.
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
mandant, evidently a sailor dog who
has run away to sea.”
Gauge for Measuring Sootfsll.
The captain looked with interest at
The Pittsburgher who resents the
Pitchoune, who engaged himself in
timeworn variations of the soft ooai
making bis toilet and biting after a
smoke glboa now baa hla chance to
flea or two which had not been
prove that they are unjustified, or re­
drowned.
main forever silent. By a new Inven­
“ We sailors,” said the man saluting,
tion It la at present possible to measure
“ would like to keep him for luck, mon
the dbotfall of any city aa accurately
commandant.”
as Its rain or snowfall may be meas­
Take him down then," his superior
ured. Already this soot gauge, tried
officer ordered, "and don't let him up
out In England, has proved what the
among the passengers.”
.tourist long suspected, that I.ondon.
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with all It* yellow fog. baa far purer
It was «. rough voyage. Sabron air than the North of England factory
passed his time saying good-by to cities of Birmingham, Manchester and
France and trying to keep his mind tho like. Not only have Pittsburgh and
away from the Chateau d'Escilgnac, other slandered American cities the
which persisted In haunting his uneasy opportunity to whiten their sooted
slumber. In a blaze of sunlight, Al­ reputations, but the manufacturer, too.
giers, the white city, shone upon them may now establish accurately (he ex­
on the morning of the third day and act proportion at hla contribution to
Sabron tried to take a more cheerful the civic soot; for th« now device
view of a soldier's life and fortunes.
Judges the quality as well aa the
He was a soldierly figure and a hand­ amount of sootfsll, and la quite capable
some one as be walked down the gang­ of distinguishing between th* factory,
plank to the shore to be welcomed by furnace and kitchen range.—Literary
fellow officers^ who were eager to see Digest.
him, and presently was lost In the lit­
tle crowd that streamed away from
The Boy Who Dreams.
the docks into the white city.
It la a good thing for the 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 vi­
Together Again.
sions.'' It takes a dreamer to see the
That night after dinner and a ciga­ transformation that Intelligent effort
rette, he strode Into tho atreeta to dis­ will bring to pass on the old place.
tract his mind with the sight of the It takes a dreamer to see how much
oriental city and to fill his ears with more desirable that place will be In
the eager cries of the crowd. The ten year* than a Job In a dry good«
lamps fllcki red. The sky overhead ■tore.— Emporia Gazette
was sa blue nearly 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 coetumeg and by a tine will tak« pain*, out of clothing, no
veiled woman or two.
matter how hard or dry it la. Satu­
He «topped Indifferently before a lit- rate «pots two or thre« times, the*
tie cafe, hla eyes on a Turkish bazaar waah In warm soapsuds.
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Happy or Brave.
When you cannot bo happy, you
.'an be brave. There are things no­
body can enjoy especially, aches,
pains, disappointment«, uiiklndnesses,
and thing« of that aort. Nobody ex­
pects that you boy* and girl» can bit
Just as happy over vour troubles as
you are over vour blessings
But
that doea not excuse you for fretting
and whimpering. Just aa soon as things
go wrong. If you cauuot be happy,
you can be brave.
r o c s o w n a a o o o u r w m . t m i y « u
Try Murtn. K> . Ur.tir.ly fur K.il, W-««
kivl And (lr»nillslol jtjrtlMa; No Nm»rh»|-
uh L-Kjr* Comfort. Writ, for Hook of .fir Kyi
•y mall fro«. Murln. Kjr Kmo-.l, Co , Ctu.-.gu,
Mental Overwork.
In mental overwork tho brain cells,
being In constant use. are apt co >e-
maln alive after work has been aban­
doned. In this case «leep la prevented
Worry ha* a like effect on the cerebral
cell*, and If anything w o rse.
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belted . I - f c r P i » « (W is m s U t Nacioani batik.
Cheap Household Cement.
Piaster of paria and gum arable
,n the proportion of four’ part* planter
of parts to one of gum arable makes
a vory good cement for mending china
and other articles.
The Ingredients
are mixed In a pulverized form, water
added and used at once. If smoothed
over with an old knife blade whlln
soft this cement will be glossy and
hard as chlnn when hard.
AFTER SUFFERING
TWO LONG TEARS
Mr». Atelin W as Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pink*
ham’s Vegetable
Compound.
Minneapolis, Minn.— " A f t e r my little
We wa* bom I waa aick with paina In
my aid?* which the
doctors «aid w e r e
caused by inflamma­
tion. I suffered a
(treat d e a l e v e r y
month and (trow very
thin. I waa under the
doctor’ « care for two
long years without
any benefit. Finally
after repeated sug­
gestions to try it we
go t Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound. A fte r tak­
ing the third bottle o f the Compound I
was able to do my housework and today
I am strong and healthy again. I will
answer letters if anvonc wishes to know
about my case. ’ ' — Mr*. J oseph AHUM,
106 Fourth Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.
Lydia E. Pinkham’ a Vegetable Com­
pound, made from native roots and
herb*, contains no narcotic* or harmful
drugs, and today holds tho record o f
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman’ s ills. I f you need such
a medicine why don’ t you try It?
Tf yon have th « «lightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pln kliam ’s Vegeta*
hie Compound will help you,write
to Lydia K.IMnkham MedirlneCo.
(confident lull l.ynn. Mass., for ad­
vice. Y o u r letter w ill be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held In strict confidence.