Filling the Mow Made Eur.
An easy method of filling mows with
straw from the thrasher or with hay
when partly full Is as follows : Fasten
a pulley on a rafter a little beyond
beam. Nail two wide boards C on the
beams for the bundle to slide upon.
The rope D having a hook upon one
nd, Is placed under and around the
traw and fastened. The bundle Is
then lifted by a man at D. When It
reaches the top beam It swings In and
Is lowered Into the mow. It can then
FOB FILLING THE MOW.
le placed where wanted and unfast
ened. This device Is very handy and
eaves much time.
Macaroni Wheat.
Grant Robinson of St Paul, Minn.,
lias purchased 40,000 acres of land in
I'resldlo county, Texas, which he will
devote to the culture of macaroni
wheat on a scale the largest ever at
tempted in the world. Extensive prep
arations are now going forward for
(he consummation of the plans of the
capitalist Seed for planting will be
brought to this country from the Vol
ga regloji of Kussla.
The field will be cultivated on the
very latest and most improved method
of wheat farming. Monster stake
plows will be utilized In breaking up
the land ; In fact all of.the latest types
of farming machinery will be used on
the plantation.
Mr. Robinson proposes to have the
largest and best managed wheat farm
In the world. He will build a system
of tenant houses and supply the wants
of his laboring men from a commissary.
A school will lie built for the children
of the laboring men, as well as church
es, etc. The farm Is near Valentine,
accessible to the railroad, and has
proven under tests to be admirably
adapted to the culture of macaroni
wheat
Sheep Shearing Table.
Make a table with a hollow top, on
which to lay the sheep. On each side
of the board have a strap or rope with
a snap hook to hold kicking sheep. The
hollow top places the sheep at a disad
vantage In trying to get up. This table
Is also very handy In tagging sheep;
also In cleaning hogs, as the water will
FOB SHEARING SHEEP.
fall through the slats and will keep the
hogs much cleaner.
That "Seedless" Apple.
According to Professor Van Deman,
an attempt is being made to have the
post cfilce department Issue a fraud
order against the promoters of the so
called "seedless apple." It Is claimed
that this apple Is of very Inferior qual
ity, nd is an old variety, originating in
Virginia, and generally considered of
no commercial value.
j The Seeret of Succeaa.
1 The superiority of butter made In
Denmark Is known the world over
'where butter Is sold. Many investiga
tions of Danish methods have been
made and the conclusion la that clean
liness is the secret of the success of
the Danish dairyman In making but
ter. A Iltn'a Work.
During the lifetime of a healthy hen
(be will lay from 300 to 500 eggs. Her
best laying capacity la during her sec
ond year.
Lime XltroKeo.
Every gardener likes to use a stim
ulating fertilizer to hurry the crops
along. For this purpose nitrate of soda
and sulphate of ammonia ere most fre
quently employed. Nitrogen Is the ele
ment chiefly sought and all known
means of obtaining It cheaply have
been tested. Lately niuch Interest has
been shown In lime nitrogen or calcium
cyanumld. The results of recent experi
ments with this fertilizer Indicate a
high value for It. In some tests it has
shown only 80 per cent of the effec
tiveness of nitrate of soda while in
other tests it proved superior.
Lime nitrogen seems to be harmful
If placed In direct contact with the
j seeds or roots of plants. It should pre
ferably be mixed with the soil and ap
plied from eight to fourteen days be
fore seeding. It will then greatly has
ten the growth and maturity of gar
den plants. Some gardeners have
found that It is best to mix the lime
nitrogen with the soil five to ten inches
below the surface. The best results
have been obtained by mixing the fer
tilizer with twice its weight of dry
soil before applying. Lime nitrogen
should not be applied at a greater rate
than 135 to 270 pounds per acre.
Cold Storage for Farmer.
Putting first-class apples In cold stor
age for sale in late winter or early
spring, Is usually very profitable, say3
Farming. Other fruit and farm pro
duets may also be stored to advantage.
The expense of a cold storage plant
precludes Its ue by mnr fruit grow
ers. Co-operation among farmera will
sometimes be possible along this line.
Granges and other farmers' organiza
tions may do educational and practical
work also. But available for every
farmer are the refrigerator plants now
found In almost every city. Rooms or
space may be rented aa one needs. Gen
erally it Is best to store In the city
where It Is Intended to sell, that the
produce miry be on the ground In case
of an advantageous market Many a
grower of fine fruit would be dollars
ahead by availing himself of cold stor
age facilities.
Good Poultry Feeder.
Get a flat, empty grocery box and
cut a section out of It, as shown In Il
lustration. Nail a strip of thin board
over the beveled portion and Bet the
SELF FEEDING BOX.
affair against the wall. Here ypu have
a self-feeding box in which can be put
grit, bone, charcoal or grain. One or
two partitions put In before cutting
out the beveled section would make
two or three compartments, In which
two or three of the articles could be
kept at the same time. This Is the
easiest possible way to make a self-
feeding box. Have the top or cover
part of the box slanting, so that the
fowls cannot roost on it
Sowing- Splnacb.
Early spinach is seeded In the fall.
The ground should be plowed and made
fine, plenty of well-rotted manure ap
plied, and the seed sown in rows about
10 Inches apart, which should be done
with a seed drill having a small roller
to cover and press the earth on the
seeds, the depth of planting the seeds
being about half an inch. The seed
should be sown before cold 'f eather
sets in. When the plants are up let
them grow until the ground Is frozen,
and then cover with straw, which
should be removed early In the spring.
Spinach Is a very hardy plant and is
seldom injured by cold.
Soapsuds for Planta.
The ordinary concentrated lye Is
really caustic soda, which Is cheaper
than potash. Soda lye makes hard
soap and potash lye soft soap. Soap
suds from soft soap makes a valuable
fertilizer, but soda soapsuds are not
considered valuable, except for celery
and asparagus, which are always bene
fited by soda In any form. The use of
any kind of soapsuds Is beneficial In
assisting to liberate plant food In the
soil, however.
Fewer Iloraea Fonndered.
Not so many horses are foundered
nowadays as there used to be. Horses
ara foundered by overfeeding, feeding
when heated, watered when healed,
high living and no exercise, overdrlv.
lug and suddenly cooling after the
blood has been unusually heated.
Caoae of Poor Bntter.
The farmer has been scolded, shamed
and thoroughly lambasted for not tak
ing better care of his cream, and with
what result? Poor cream continues to
come, and bad butter continues to go.
"Fohglve yoh enemies," said Uncle
Eben, "but don' let dat stop you f um
bavin' 'em put under bonds to keep de
peace.'-Washington Star.
"lou entertain a great deal more
than you did formerly, I notice." "Yes,
Indeed. This is the first really hospita
ble cook we ever bad." Life.
"It takes him a painfully lone time
to write a letter." "STes, he's trying to
use as many simplified words as possi
ble." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"There's a colored man and his wife
at the door looking for work." "Rut I
only advertised for a laundress." "Yes,
they are her." Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Style Mrs. Cnshe has a great
deal of embonpoint Mrs. Parvenu-
Then If she has a good deal of It, I
know she got it cheap. Baltimore
American.
Wlgg A bad memory gets a fellow
Into lots of trouble. Wagg Yes, It's
always springing thlnes on von that
you thought you had forgotten."
Philadelphia Record.
Jack I knew a man who Mo! n
kiss from a prettv elrl. He nald the
penalty for larceny. Katharine Ah,
indeed! And what was the Denaltv?
Jack Hard labor for life. He married
the girl. Philadelphia Bulletin.
"What is reform?" asked the argu
mentative man. "Reform." answered
the world-weary one, "usually consists
in merely compelling a man to stop
doing things his way and making him
do them yours." Washington Star.
"Yes, sir; I'm the publisher of this
paper. Is there anything I can do for
you?" "I am looking for a Job as a
proofreader." "We don't need proof
readers any more. We have adopted
the reformed spelling." Chicago Trib
une.
"The road to knowledge, nowadays,"
said the first old schoolmaster. "Is too
swift and too easy. It's a regular rail
road." "Yes,", agreed the other old
pedagogue, "and It's a railroad with
fewer switches than are necessary."
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"I suppose you want me to look as
pleasant as possible," said the custom
er. "Certainly, sir," replied the pho
tographer. "And I'll have to ask you
for a small deposit In advance."
"What's that for?" "That's so I can
look pleasant, too." Milwaukee Sen
tinel. MeCall What sort of hybrid crea
ture Is that new butler of yours? Nu
ritch Why, how do you mean? Me
Call I called to see you the other day,
and when I asked him what time I
might catch you at home he said: 'At
haff pawst tin, sah.' "Philadelphia
Press.
"I wonder now," mused the dog,
"what fool thing It is that my master
wants me to do with that hoop he Is
holding out before me. Maybe ho
wants me to jump through It. I'll do
It and see. How little It
takes to make a man happy !" Chicago
Tribune.
The minister was shocked when the
young lady declined an introduction to
some of his parishioners. "Why, my
dear young lady, did you ever think
that perhaps you will have to mingle
with these good people when you get
to heaven?" "Well," she exclaimed,
"that will be soon enough." Life.
"Habiliments for Infants" is a sign
In a clothing store In Boston. A West
ern visitor, seeing it, stopped in amaze
ment. "What does that mean?" he
asked his better acquainted fellow
Westerner. "That?" said the other.
"Oh, that Is Boston dialect for kids'
duds." Youth's Companion.
"I'm glad to say," remarked Mrs.
Strongminde In an Insinuating tone,
"that my husband Is not a sporty man."
"Oh," replied Mrs. Kaflyppe, looking
very sweet and Innocent, "I'm sur
prised to hear you say that I have al
ways supposed that he must have'mar
ied you on a bet." Chicngo Record.
Where Illack Meuna White.
"If I told you," said a philologist,
"that a word like white meant not only
white, but black as well that It had
two meanings, one the (pposlte of the
other you'd hardly believe me. Yet
we have In English many such words.
"Cleave means to cling together. It
areo means to cut apart
"Let means to permit. It also means
to hinder. 'Let me do it,' we say, add
ing, 'I did It without let or hindrance.'
"Fast means motionless 'The horse
was tied fast' It also, means swlft
movlng 'The horse ran fast'
"Master means a little boy 'Master
Willie Bell' and It also means a strong
and resolute leader 'He was the un
questioned master of that unruly
band.' "
Chiropodists are satisfied to remain
,at the foot.
The Inqnlatlve Barber. t
No doubt many readers have heard
Of the austere disposition of America's ,
greatest living actor, Richard Mans
field. Perhaps the following conversa
tion, which took place In one of Bos
ton's leading hotels, better illustrates
the satirical nature of the player. En
tering the barber's shop one morning,
be was immediately recognized as Rich
ard Mansfield by the barber.
"Good morning," said the barber af
fably. A grunt was the only reply.
."Well, how was things over at the
house last night?"
"What house?" answered the actor
Ironically.
"The Hollls," said the barber.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Why, are you not Richard Mans
field?" the barber asked.
"Oh, no. Indeed," replied Mr. Mans
field, "I just got out of jail this morn
ing." "What! You're not Richard Mans
field ; and you Just got out of Jail this
morning! What for, pray?"
"For assaulting inquisitive barbers,"
was the response.
Bold Invaders.
There were some phases of country
life with which the little city girl had
as yet only one day's acquaintance, but
the rights of property-owners and property-renters
were firmly fixed in her
mind.
"Mother!" she called, in evident ex
citement the morning after the family
had settled for the summer In Sunset
View Cottage, "mother! Just come
here and look I There are somebody's
hens wiping their feet on our nice clean
grass J"
Transportation of fruits and vegeta- j
bles in a vacuum Is said to have been ,
tried successfully by a California inven
tor. Banking by Mail
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INTEREST
On savings deposits of a dollar
or more, compounded twice
every year. It is just as easy
to open a Savings Account with
us by Mail as if you lived next
door. Hend for our free book
let, "Bank ng by Mail," and
learn full paiticulars. Address
Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank
Portland, Oregon
Sixth and Washington Sts.
New York City pays $l,i00,000 a year
for its municipal printing, stationery and
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