Shipping Celery.
During tho early port of the season
(he packing of celery Is done entirely
from the rows where the crop Is
grown, later from the
trenches and after
ward from the store
house, writes W. R.
Beattle. In preparing
celery for market from
the rows where grown
It Is not necessary to
remove the entire root cei.eby bunch.
from the earth, hut It may be cut oft
Just below the surface of the soil by
means of a stiff knife. Remove the
outside leaves and trim the root even
ly, pack In boxes and loud on the wag
on for removal to the washing house.
The blanching boards should not be re
moved till necessary, aiid the trimmed
celery must not be allowed to lie ex
posed to the sun or wind for any
length of time. It Is well nlso to have
a piece of canvas to protect the celery
while it Is on the wagon on the way
to the washing house. In marketing
from the trenches the process Is prac
tically the same as from the rows, ex
cept thnt ,the celery Is already loosen
ed from the soil and the roots can be
removed more easily.
Upon reaching the washing room the
celery Is plneed uioii a rack consisting
of wooden slats over a large trough
and subjected to a
spray of cold water
to cool It and to re
move the adhering
soil. After washing
It Is allowed to
drain; then It Is tied
(bated cklebv. In bunches of twelve
or more plants each, according to the
size, as shown In the cut The bunch
es are packed lu a box for first grade
celery and eight or nine for second
and third grades. These boxes should
he practically ulr tight, and a lining
of puper should be placed In them be
fore packing the celery, or each bunch
should be wrapped separately. A com
mon form of crate Is here figured for
shipping celery In the rough.
The Bull.
No man can afford to head his herd
with a scrub bull. The blood Is an Im
iwrtunt Item, though not the whole
thing. Grauted that you see the id
Usability of a pure bred sire, the next
question is how to care for him. If
you paid $100 to $300 for a bull you
naturally want to give him such care
us to keep him lu his prime as long as
iwssible. It Is best to have a stall or
shed for the bullwhere he will be sep
arated from the herd. Olve him a yard
large enough so that the confinement
will not be too severe, aud le sure to
have his yard surrounded by a bull
fence. It Is as Important to keep people
out of the bull pen as It Is to keep the
bull lu. If possible, It 4s an excellent
tlilng to give him a pasture If you can
turn him out without having him run
with the milkers. Often there Is a pas
ture for tho calves or youug stock fjat
enn be used. Keep him la good condi
tion, but do not keep htm fat enough
lor the show ring nil the year round.
It doesn't pay. Always give him kind
treatment, but do uot let him become
fuuilllur with you. Texas Farm Joar
ial. Steer feeding.
The reuiisylvunlu Station has mnde
omo Interesting expcriuionts on the
vnlue of shelter for steers being fed.
lc was found that if the lots were kept
dry, shelter was nut always necessary.
Shelter bus very little effect upon the
appetite of the uiilmals, except iu ex
treme weather.
In this climate It Is seldom that the
weather Is too cold for steers ou full
feed outdoors, provided they are kept
In. dry (jur-rtcrs and out of strong
winds.
It Is very essential for fattening
"iteers that they he well bedded.
It Is decidedly advantageous that he
yard be macadamized ov given an im
pervious coating of some kind to pre
vent mud during soft weather. Vet
bedding and muddy yards are more lu
xurious thou extreme cold.
The amount of feed required per
pound of gain Is practically tho sa ne
whether the steers are kept lu a warm
basement stable or outside.
To Cheek Swarming.
If the bees did uot persist in dividing
their forces so frequently, much more
surplus honey could be obtained, and
tlie teekeeper himself would feel nwro
easy ubout bis bees. In producing co-.nb
honey In 1-pound boxes, It is necessury
to actually crowd the bees Into the sec
tlou boxes, for they seem loath to be
gin "work In such small divisions, and
this crowding Is one of the Incentives
which creates the a warming fever.
When -producing extracted honey, abun
dant room can be given, and the swarm
ing Impulse Is greatly checked. There
fore, If bees are to be kept far from
the house, aud cannot be given much at
tention. It Is advisable to produce only
extracted honey, which Is done by giv
ing the bees large combs and plenty of
room, for it matters uot whether tie
combs are entirely completed or not, as
the honey is taken from them and !he
combs retained to be used.
Burning Out Stamps. '
The following method of disposing of
large stumps is very efficacious nnd
labor-saving. Whether it would be ap
plicable to small hardwood stumps I
do not know, but it Is worth a trial.
The principle is the same as in burning
charcoal, and I presume would apply
to any wood that would make charcoal.
To clear land of large. stumps, dig a
fair-sized hole down by side of stump
and build a Ore of pieces of good U re
wood, laid snugly against tho stump.
Gradually cover the fire with soli, nnd
keep covered ; if well started and kept
covered by occasionally throwing morej
soil on where It is likely to break out,
the fire will continue burning until
the whole of the stump Is burned into
charcoal. On some of our large fir
stumps, 10 or 12 feet across, the lire
will burn two months or more, and fol
low roots down 10 or 15 feet under
ground. F. A. Hayes.
Farmers at a Dlscoant.
No one who has traveled in Eur opt
and has observed even casually enn
have failed to note the superiority of
agricultural processes there. It Is a
sliock to come home and scan our coun
tryside with Its abaudoned fields, bram
ble-covered fences, weedy pasture lands
and untended buildings. In the general
hurry of America we have gone from
one soli to another with our few crops, 1
taking out and never giving back. We
have no class of people who think It
an honor to be farmers, or, If we have, I
the seuse of pride Is lost after one g-n-'
eratlon. Sons and daughters are rest
less to set off to the cities, where they
can find enjoyments and privileges that
country life does not afford. Even the
gentleman farmer who goes out from
town to settle beside the real sons of
the soil does not succeed lu making It
fashionable for them. Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Car of Cows. n.
Prices for milk, cream and butter art
hlg very high for the time of the year,
aiid may go higher and continue high
through the winter. This prospect
should encourage farmers to do the
best possible for their cows to keep up
a good flow of milk. Keeping the cows
In the stable on cool nights and feeding
to the most profitable point or limit
should be practiced.
Do not undertake to winter more
stock than can be well kept as thre
Is no profit In this. Use plenty' of bed
ding, so that the cows may be kept
clean. Feed the best combination of
grains, market cost considered, for the
production of milk along with the well
cured corn fodder, silage and good hay,
advises American Cultivator. Regu-
nrity in all of the work Is also a nec
essary condition for the best success.
Holding Cotton at Home.
I will tell you how I have done foi
thirty years here lu Texas, says a writ
er in Farm and Ranch. When in the
full I begin to pick I sell when the
price suits nie. Then when It gets low
er by the rush of cotton on the market
I place large rails or poles skinned dot
on the ground three feet apart and
place my cotton on them edgewise, not .
touching each other. After the Irst
rain I change the bale on the other
edge and continue this plan as late as
May, waiting upon the market and sell
ing when I get reudy or am compelled
to sell and not calling upon banker or
merchant or any other person. This
cotton, every bale, has kept perfectly
sound, and not a pound is the least
dnmageiV
Farm Notes.
Sunlight doesn't cost anything, s
have plenty of It iu the cow stables.
Cull close wheu selecting the stock
for the breeding pen for use next, sea
son. Don't mix wood ashes with the ma
nure as it will cause loss of the am
monia or nitrogen.
Avnd feeding the sheep too long, as
after a certain degree of fat Is put on
at greatly increased cost.
Add two quarts of molnssesto your
barrel of elder and. expose to warmth
and air if you want It to turn to vine
gar.
The best diilry'ns Is high class work
und cau only be carried on by study
and thorough methods. No sllpsnod
methods can succeed.
Ventilation is a good thing, but don't
trust to. the broken window and the
cracks In the wall aud around the
doors aud wludows to supply the fresh
air.
Keep rend up on poultry matters. Get
new ideas and use them Judiciously.
It Is the man who has the genius of
adapting an Idea In a practical way to
his own needa who succeeds.
COHSCEIPTION IN ARMY
0E MORE PAY TO MEN.
Enforced Service Faces American
People, Declares Adjutant
General Ainsworth.
Unless radical measures are enacted
to Induce men to enlist In the United
States army, conscription must be re
sorted to, declares Major General F. C.
Ainsworth, adjutant general, in his an
nual report
"Notwithstanding the most Btrenuoui
efforts on the part of the War Depart
ment and the recruiting officers," says
General Ainsworth, "It has been found
impossible wholly to make good the
losses, to say nothing of Increasing the
enlisted strength to the authorized lim
it If present conditions continue there
will be nothing for the government to
do but meet this competition by mate
rially increasing the soldiers' pay or
to evade competition altogether by a
resort to conscription."
Never before has such a suggestion
come from an officer clothed with the
authority to make recommendations.
The idea of compulsory enrollment of
individuals for the military service has
been held abhorrent to republican prin
ciples and the absence of such a law
is one of the most forceful arguments
used in attracting desirable immlgra
tlon from Europe.
Officials of the War Department an
ticipate that the possible necessity for
such action outlined by General Ains
worth will prove efficacious in securing
consideration by Congress of the In
crease of pay bill. It Is with the great'
est reluctance that army officers enter
tain the thought of conscription, but
generally they agree with General
Ainsworth that it either must come to
that extremity or more money must
be provided for the soldier if the stand
ing of the army Is to be maintained.
TASTE OP HER OWN MEDICINE.
Europe In Sad Straits with Horde of
Returning Immigrants.
It is a curious commentary on the
economic conditions of the eld world
that the turn in the tide of American
immigration is causing serious trouble
In Italy, Austria, Germany, Sweden
and Norway. If the industrial condi
tions of the United States of America
threaten to be bad, they are Infinitely
worse in the countries named. Italy
complains the loudest because the sit
uation there Is the most serious. Her
returning hordes da not bring suffi
cient money to support them more than
a few weeks at most, while many land
practically penniless. The authorities
there confess themselves unable to deal
with the problem.
The Germans, however, are much
better provided with money on an av
erage than the Italians. Business con
ditions in Sweden and Norway are so
bad this unexpected Influx is truly ap
palling and much distress is Inevitable
In the severe northern winter.
Brickmakers In New South Wales earn
about $10 a week.
Furniture making In Canada gives em
ployment to over 8,000 people.
Ten women in the United States earn
their living in the capacity of baggage
men. ' ,
Among the organized women workers
in- Germany, 14,072 belong to the metal
trades. ,
Tinsmiths in Calgary, B. C have had
their wages increased from 40 cents to
42 'j cents an hour.
The strike of Vienna (Austria) omni
bus employes is at an end, several con
cessions having been made by the manage
ment.
The iron furring and metallic lathers
of Boston have recently had their wages
increased from 41 Mi to 47 cents as
hour.
The Fall River Textile Council and the
manufacturers have agreed to continue
the wage-establishment agreement for an
other six months.'
During the period extending from Janu
ary, 1806, to Nov. 1 of this year, the
lion Moldera' Union paid in benefits to
lis sick members $1,307,703. Tbe union
has passed the 100,500 mark and Is still
growing rapidly.
At the conciliation meeting, held re
cently, tbe request of the Welsh colliers
foi an advance of 1xkr per cent was
granted. This now makes the rate at 60
per cent above the maximum, according to
the standard of 1879.
More than 00 per cent of the atereo-
typers and electrotypers of the United
States and Canada are within the ranks
of the union, while in some of the larger
cities every man at the trade is a mem
ber of tho union.
The loss of time to employes through
trades disputes In the Dominion of Can-
srls rtiirlna, BAntmtir ttt this tMf
'amounted to 61,000 working days. Ia
11006 tbe loss from the same cause was
I W.800, and tbe year before, 97,140c
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u una nmiaiiai. tn isvo
Bard Job.
Profiting by a temporary dearth of vis
itors In front of his cage, the wild maa of
Borneo in the dime museum pulled off his
grizzly, tousled wig and wiped his close
ly cropped head.
"Be Jarge !" he muttered, "this tuycher
fakin' is ha-ard wurruk 1" -Chicsge Trio,
uns.
Pome.
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And beefsteak (Tare) and maidens fair,
June and the joyful jay.
Put I hate a cassowary,
And I loathe arithmetic;
And diamond studs and evening dads
And parsnips make ms sick I
Cleveland Leader.
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