r . nut
Pattlns Up SIUre.
Many people make the mistake of
rutting 'corn too green for silage,
writes Dr. G. A. Billings in American
Agriculturist At this stage there Is
larger percentage of water, and the
silage when taken out has a large
amount of acid, less starch aud augur
and hence Is less nutritious. Corn
planted In drills with stalks eight to
ten Inches apart will mature a good
proportion of ears.
Harvesting should not begin until
the ears are passing the roasting stage
and begin to glaze. Unless the season
Is exceptionally dry the stalks and
leaves will remain green, but too ma
ture or dry corn Is more liable to
lnold. This may be found In spots
around the sides or more generally
over the silo wherever the air has gain
ed access to cause the fungous growth.
This condition may be Improved by
tramping the material carefully In the
silo, adding water by sprinkling with
a hose, or If this is not avalable di
rect a stream of water Into the blower
or elevator suflk'lent to saturate the
tut fuuuel'. This iiiuiaiiue unoinia lue
material to settle and acts as a seal
to keep out the air.
There should be labor and teams
enough to keep the cutter, running
steadily. Nothing Is gained by cutting
a large amount of corn beforehand,
hauling and piling near the machine
to be handled over again. Aim to har
vest at the leust expense a ton. This
will be accomplished as follows: If
hand cutting Is practiced, cut and hand
directly to the man loading, not throw
ing on the ground In bundles, which
will require an extra handling. Let
each load come to the table of the ma
chine In turn, handling the corn direct
ly to the feeder. If the corn Is long
and heavy an extra man Is needed on
the table to assist.
Tower should be ample and In pro
portion to the size of the cutter. The
blower Is replacing the elevator ma
chine, economizing space and largely
FIMJNQ THE SILO.
doing away with the stopping of an
entire crew to repair the elevator. If
the corn Is heavy and the stalk larg
cutting In half Inch to oue Inch pieces
will have the tendency to partially
shred the stalk, and there will be no
butts refused by the anlmnls.
Teh material In the silo should be
kept level and well trampled, especial
ly around the sides of the silo, and It
pays to have surllclent help for this
work. Where considerable silage Is
put up It pays to have a corn harvest
er and hinder, which economizes hand
labor. The accompanyln- Illustration
shows part of the outfit used at the
New Jersey experiment statlou In fill
ing the silo for full and winter feed.
The source of power for running the
cutter and blower Is a gasoline engine.
' Clover and Fodder.
Clover and corn furnish a fodder
ration that can not easily be Improved
upon for dairy cows. Two factors
Should be taken Into account when de
termining the amount of grain to feed.
Oue is the extent to which clover or
alfalfa Is fed, and the second Is the
production of the cow. The rule with
Dome Is to feed one pound of grain for
every three pounds of milk produced,
When clover or alfalfa form a large
part of the ration It would seem rea
sonable to suppose that a less quantity
of grain would suffice than the amounts
named.
Avoiding Waatea.
The first great lesson to be learned
Is to avoid waste. Waste has been the
rune of agriculture. Why pay taxes
on land that Is not farmed? Why only
half cultivate the fields and so waste
- both land and labor Why waste time
and capital in raising Inferior animals?
Why waste money In buying what
abonld be raised on the farm? Why
waste energy Id trying to do more than
any oue man can do right? On many
farms there Is waste In a thousand
ways, and no wonder that to some
farming does not pay." Tr-e small
details must be looked after, and no
farm should be larger than wbat can
be properly attended to.
STRAPS ON HOOP.
Orenhm fur Horin.
Horses undoubtedly require an ovet
shoe when the ground Is .snowy and
coated with ice as much so as the
average human be
ing. Drivers, al-1
though anxious to
protect horses from
injury by falling,
have been unable
to procure practi
cal and satlsfac
t o r y overshoes.
Those made of rub
be r prevent the
horse from slip
ping, but they wear
out so quickly their cost is prohibitive.
In the illustration is shown one which
seems well fitted to serve the purpose,
Invented by a Massachusetts man. It
is made along similar lines to the
'grlpper" chain placed on (automobile
ties. The tread is formed of a num
ber of metallic links. When the over
shoe is adjusted on the foot the links
intervene between the hoof and the
ground, affording a firm grip. This
overshoe need not necessarily be worn
on the horse all the time, but in case
of sudden freeze can be quickly ad
justed in position and removed when
desired.
!t of Corn Bwar.
From numerous experiments niadt
In Wisconsin there has been developed
strain of white dent corn which
grows on a very short, thick-set stalk,
and which matures a good-sized ear,
and the ears run remarkably uniform.
The growth centers in the ear-rather
than In producing a big stalk at the
expense of a small ear. After four
years of careful, persistent work, there
are numerous corn fields In Southern
and Central Wisconsin which will
yield 60 to 80 bushels per acre, and
100 bushels have been reported several
times. Juch results coming from a
State which a few years ago was con
sidered out of the corn belt demon
strate what corn breeding will accom
plish when carried on along sensible
lines.
Plants that Folaon One Another.
It is a matter of common observa
tion that grass does not grow, so well
close to trees as In' the open. The same
is true of grains. Experiments in Eng
land and in this country have shown
that the deleterious effects of the near
neighborhood of grass and trees are
mutual. The trees suffer as well as the
grass and grain. This Is especially true
of fruit trees. The cause is ascribed
to the excretion by the trees, on the
one hand, of substances poisonous to
the grass, and by the grass, on the
other hand, of substances poisonous to
the trees. It thus appears that the
failure of grass to grow well near trees
should not be ascribed to too much
shade, but to the exhaustion by the
tree roots of the full supply needed by
the grass.
Cheap Kertllllna.
Some of the best farms In the Eust
have been brought to the highest de
gree of fertility by the use of clover,
lime and manure. The farmers . who
have accomplished such results have
aimed to save every pound of manure,
and also to preserve It in the best
manner. Lime is used extensively by
those' who know that'llme Is an essen
tial Ingredient of plants, and also be
cause It la excellent for Increasing the
clover crop. Clover enriches the land
by promoting the supply of nitrogen In
the sol), hence lime and clover make
an excellent combination.
Wire-Winding Machine.
The frame of this wlre-wiudlng ma
chine Is constructed of 2x4 lumber, 6
feet by 2 feet 8 Inches. Standards for
MACHINE TO WIND WIBE.
holding shaft, 2 feet 10 Inches. Shaft
for holding wire' spool, 9 feet 5 Inches
long with crank. For wheels, swill'
cart wheels will do. -
Deat Graf tine Wax.
The following is claimed to be tht
best grafting wax, by an old orcunrd
Ist who says he has tried a great
many; - To four pounds of rosin and
one of beeswax add one pint of linseed
oil; put In an iron pot, heat slowly
and mix ; pour Into cold water and pull
until It assumes a light color. Work
Into sticks, and put into a cool place
until wanted. Some prefer linseed oil
to animal fat for grafting wax.
Manure (or the Garden.
Let the barnyard manure for the gar
den be well rotted If It Is desired to cul-
The commissioners appointed by
President Itoosevelt to investigate
strike conditions in Nevada and to ad
vise him as to the need of federal
troops In Goldfleld to preserve order,
has been made public. In connection
with It the President gives out his let
ter to Governor Sparks, in which he
calls attention -to 'the report and the
conclusion reached by the commission
ers that. If the state and county exer
cise the powers at their disposal, they
can maintain satisfactory order in
Goldfleld; that, so far, those authori
ties have done nothing, but, are rely
ing upon federal aid, and their atti
tude is that of expressly refusing to do
anything, and desiring to throw their
own burdens upon the Federal Govern
ment for the maintenance of those ele
mentary conditions of order for which
they, and they only, are responsible.
The President states that the troops
will be kept at Goldfleld until the meet
ing of the Legislature, when he Inti
mates that they wlil . be withdrawn.
In their report, the commissioners say
that, in their belief, there was no war
rant whatever for calling upon the
President for troops; that there was
rtr ni,rrooflri fig!?!?t t powpf of
the St-ite, and that nobody supposed
there was such an insurrection. They
say "The action of the mine operators
warrants the belief that they hod de
termined upon a reduction in wages
and the refusal of employment to the
Western Federation of Miners, but
that they feared to take this course of
action unless they had the protection
of federal troops, and that they ac
cordingly laid a plan to secure such
troops, and then put their program
ato effect."
Washington Js constantly Improving
The new and splendid structures re
cently erected add very much to her
grandeur, while those under way will
contribute notably to this pre-eminence.
Those who have not visited the capital
within a decade will be agreeably sur
prised when they set foot in it aud ob
serve he progress made In her embel
lishment. The new Union station, on
which the finishing touches, are being
made, will extort admiration from
those who appreciate big things and
handsome piles.; Here the Ave steam
roads will center passenger traffic io
the grandest railway Btatlon' In either
hemisphere. Some $14,000,000 was
needed to acquire the laud, raise the
grade of streets leading to the ap
proaches and erect the structure. The
roadways had to be elevated for a con
siderable distance to place them on a
level with the entrances. To obtain
the needed hlght 14 feet was -necessary
In some streets, and this brougHt them
up to the second-story level of the brick
houses on either side. More than 100
houses were seriously impaired in value
by the filling In, while some are a com
plete loss. The station is on an eleva
tion with the capital half a mile to the
north. From the old terminal the dl
tance Is a mile aud a half. '
Before the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce, Chief
Engineer Goethnls of the Panama Ca
nal Commission and ex-Senator Black
burn, governor of -the canal zone, ex
plained the present state of the great
enterprise. Colonel Goethals said
there were now 80,000 men on the roll,
and that last month there was for the
first time more men available than
could be employed. No Americans are
on .the laborers' roll, the list being
made up from West Indians and
whites from the south of Europe. A
Spaniard would do twice as " much
work as a negro. Although be had
formerly favored a sea-level canal,
Colonel Goethals was now convinced
that the lock system was the best. The
cost of the total work would be about
$250,000,000, exclusive of the money
paid for the French rights. Blackburn
said he had reduced the number of
saloons In the zone to thirty-four,
which pay $100 a month license.
The Interstate Commerce- Commls
slon is preparing plans for a thorough
Investigation of Thomas F. Ryan's
manipulation of the securities of the
Seaboard Air Line, which resulted In
a "receivership. It is understood that
this investigation Is undertaken at J he
Instance of President Roosevelt and is
highly pleasing to some of the South
ern United States Senators, who have
been preparing to urge Congress to take
the matter up. ;
A bill to establsh a central bank a
Washington, to be known as the Unit-
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. I.
Dr. Hartman is now offering Peruna to the public as a regular pharmaceu
tical product It is just as ethical as any compound put up for the medical
profession. Bo straining of medical ethics can find any fault with it THE
PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS are prominently incorporated in the
label on the bottle, that the people may know that the" claims made for Feruna
have a true justification. ,
The only departure we shall make from medical ethics in the conduct of
Feruna affairs in the future, is the fact that we shall continue to advertise and
sell our product TO THE FE0PLE.
If we would agree to sell to doctors only, to advertise for doctors only,
then the medical fraternity would be obliged to recognize Feruna a being
entirely within their approval '. ' -
BUT WE SHALL K0T DO THIS.
We shall continue to offer Feruna to the people. We shall continue to
convey to the people our claims for Feruna as a household remedy. We shall
continue to supply the people with free literature, teaching them how to use
our medicine, teaching them how to avoid disease, teaching them many things
of benefit to the home. We shall continue to do this, whether the medical
profession like it or not
We are proposing from this time on to take the public into bur confidence,
notwithstanding that some imitators and substitutors will be attempting to
put up something which they consider just as good as Feruna, we are going to
draw aside the veil of secrecy and allow any one who chooses to know exactly
OF WHAT PERtTNA IS CGMP0SED.
This ought to disarm all honest criticism. We expect, however, that crit
icism will continue. On some pretext or other those who are envious of the
success of Feruna will continue to find
fault But we are determined to give
such people no ' just complaint
PERUNA IS A GREAT MEDICINE.
It has become a household word in
millions of homes. Our faith in the
remedy is stronger than ever. Every
year we expect to establish new nlants
in foreign lands until the people of all the world are supplied with this valu
able Luuaelioiii lemeuy. ' , '
WE CLAIJtPERTJNA TO BE A CATARRH REMEDY. Buy a bottle and
try it If it helps you, be honest and acknowledge that it has helped you.
If you want us to we will publish your statement exactly as you furnish it
tons. We will add no words, take away no words. If you wish us to we will
publish your portrait in connection with it We will not do this without your
written request, without your entire consent
Feruna has cured thousands of people of chronio catarrh, in many phases
and locations. At least, that is what the people say to us, through unsolicited
testimonials. Feruna will cure many thousand more, in spite of fabricated
slanders to the contrary.
.WE GUARANTEE EVERY BOTTLE OF PERUNA TO CONTAIN THE
INGREDIENTS PRINTED ON THE LABEL.
We guarantee that every testimonial we use is absolutely true-in the
exact language of the testifier.
We guarantee that every photograph published is the photograph of the
person whose name it bears, that every word of every testimonial was author
ized by the hand that signed it
We are determined to beat our opponents by being fairer than they are,
by dealing squarer than they dare to. We' are determined to meet falsehood
with truth, duplicity with candor, insincerity with sincerity.
- We know that the users ofjPeruna will appreciate our stand. We believe
that the dealers in Peruna will applaud our course. We expect even our op
ponents will be obliged to acknowledge finally that Peruna is not only as
honest and useful remedy, but one of the GREATEST HOUSEHOLD KEDI
ONES ON THE CONTINENT.
People Who Object to
' Liquid Medicines Can
Now Secure Peruna
Tablets.
Probable.
"I sometimes think," said Dubley,
"that it would be Interesting to trace
the origin of some of the common
phrases of the day. For instance, I
wonder who originated the expression,
'It never rains but it pours."
"Very likely," suggested Kidder. "It
was Nonb."
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Mamma "Your overcoat, will new
fit you this winter."
Bobby "I know it won't, mamma,
but my skates will ; so don't let's
worry." Puck.
A lumper.
Marlon I showed papa those verses
you wrote me, and be seemed pleased.
Harry He did?
Marlon Yes. He said be was glad
to see you were not a poet.
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PImm Mention Thta Paper.
Dean of Xale declared that poorer
pupils made best scholarships; rich boyi
neirlected their studies.
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tlvate It Into the soil early in the',. 8tateg Natlonal Bank of America,
spring; but If coarse, green manure nas ha8 introduced by Fornes of New
to be used, scatter broadcast during the Iork. The bank. would have fl00f.
winter, and rake up or mulch part ot ooo.OOO capital, of which the govern
It before plants are set In spring. Of ment is to purchase three-nffhs from
course, this applies to ground that has h,, ..i nf .nt wh. . th remain.
1 ten plowed the past fall. 'fler to Mld t natlonal UnUi
EZ the sijrna-
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FraLiupervl?Ioni.1?r er SOyears. Allow no one
to deceive you i in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil. Pare,
goric. Drops and Soothing-Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Slorphine nor other Narcotio '
substance. Its ape is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays FeveriHhneRs. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colc'1: relieves Teeth njr Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach i snd Bowels, eiviiigr healthy and natural Bleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's 1Ia.,h -v
The Kind You Me Always Bought
.Bears me signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.'
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