ColtlTmtlon of Cora. Corn makes a rank growth both abore and below ground, and for that reason requires treatment somewhat different from what Is given to wheat or oats. Planting In rows Is necessary not only to permit full development of the stalks, but also to give plenty of feeding room to the roots. Corn' roots, If they have a chance, will occupy every Inch to the depth of from three to five feet, and the yield of the corn will depend on the completeness of this . occupation. The feeding ground, or, in other words, the corn root pasture, depends mainly on the preparation and cultivation ot the soil. It may be limited In many ways, so that the farmer. Instead of'us lng from three to Ave feet of his field as soil, will use only a small portion of It If the laud is not properly drained, either naturally or artificially, the corn roots cannot penetrate into the regions saturated with water, for the water shuts out the air. If hard pan comes near the surface the corn roots cannot reach into that, and he may be culti vating but six, eight or ten Inches of the field as soil. If the land be heavy and ploughed wet, full of lumps on the sur face -or resting on the plough pan or bottom of the furrow, the corn roots cannot utilize these, and hence his soil Is limited. If he has ploughed under, In a dry time, coarse manure, so as to shut off the supply of water from be low, the corn roots are again limited It Is, therefore, about as necessary for the farmer to understand corn roots and their habits and ways as It Is for the surgeon to understand the anatomy of the system, where the bones He, and where the arteries, veins, nerves and muscles are hidden under the skin. The corn plant. It will be seen, has no top-root. The first roots start out from the seed grain and go down. DISTRIBUTION OF OOBN BOOTS IN SOIL. After this the roots are sent out In whorls of from two to ten. As the plant advances toward maturity, these whorls rise closer to the surface. The first roots thrown out immediately above the primary roots run sideways and occupy ten or fifteen Inches below the surface. These lateral roots throw out fibrous or feeding roots, which run In every di rectlou through the soil and occupy every Inch within a radius of from two to five feet. It Is evident, therefore, that If we plough corn immediately after planting, or after It is first up, we can plough as deep as we like, and generally the deeper the better. When, however, the roots begin to rise and occupy every square inch of soil within reach, it will not do to plough deep. Our cultivation must, therefore, be lim ited to the surface, and with the end In view of killing the weeds and forming the mulch of dry dirt which will shut off surface evaporation, and spread out the water which is continually rising from below within reach of the roots. The older and larger the plant the shallower should the cultivation be. In fact, If the ground Is well prepared, ploughed deep when there Is no dan,- ger of cutting off the roots, the only thing the farmer needs to do during the latter period Is to maintain the mulch of dry dirt on the surface. Farm Help Leaa Expensive. Farm labor Is cheaper than It was at this time last year and Is pretty sure to continue so for the season. There has been some curtailment in manufac turing throughout the country, the re sult being that a great many men are out of work. With this condition farm ers find that they can get help more readily now than they have been able to for several years. It Is ascertained that where contracts have been made In the Middle West and Southwest for farm hands the rate of wages averages about $5 per month low er than that prevailing a year ago. A common rate of pay for farm hands t at this time Is $23 per 3th, as against 1 $30 last season. Competent men wltbj experience In special departments ot farming will command more, but not as much as in 1900 and 1907. Good live stock bands receive $35 to $45, but above this there are few men hired even for fancy farming or the specialties who are receiving more. Youths and Inexperienced Immigrants are offering their services for from $13 to $20 per month. Concrete Outdoor Cellar, A simple method of constructing a cool, outdoor cellar In localities where the common house cellars are too warm for use during the summertime. Is shown In the "accompanying sketch. It Is a cellar made under the pump, so that the water pumped by the windmill has a very cooling effect. In places where It Is difficult to obtain Ice, It will prove Indispensable to the dairyman who keeps a few cows. An other Important Item Is the fact that a man does not find It necessary to OUTDOOR CELLAR. pull up all of the pipes every time that he finds It necessary to repair the pipes and pump. It is constructed of coLcrete. The top is re-enforced with one-half-Incb stec! rods placed one foot apart each way and the concrets is about six Inches thick. The sides are made by using a form and t.ie stairs are also made of concrete and ar3 re enforced by small steel rods. The cost Including the labor, amounted to about $50. In the west and southwest It will also answer the purpose of a storm cave, which is considered a fixture on all farms. Farm and House. A Xtw Swindle on Farmer. An entirely new but highly successful scheme to separate farmers from theli money has been worked In South Da kota during the past few months. An oily grafter calls on a farmer and makes a bid for his land. The figures are absurdly low at first, but by de grees are raised as high as $60 an acre, and the farmer consents. Then the visitor explains thnt he Is only an agent, but that he can sell the land at the price named if the owner will agree to pay for advertising at the rate of 50 cents an acre. The "agent" promises orally that the advertising money will not be payable until the land Is sold, but this stipula tion Is not contained In the contract that the farmer signs. In a few days he receives a copy of an ad and not overcourteous demand for money. It is said that twenty-two agricul turists were caught with this bait In Brown County and that one of them gave up $320. Thnnder and Milk. To many persons the curdling of milk In a thunderstorm is a mysterious and unintelligible phenomenon. Yet, ac cording to scientists, the whole process Is simple and natural. Their claim Is that milk, like most other substances, contains millions of bacteria. The milk bacteria that in a day or two, under natural conditions, would cause the fluid to sour are peculiarly sus ceptible to electricity. Electricity in spires and invigorates them, as alco hol, cocaine or strong tea affects nieri. Under the current's influence they fall to work with amazing energy, and in stead of taking a couple of days to sour the milk they accomplish the task completely in a half hour. With an electric battery It Is easy on the same principle to sour the freshest milk. The Coddling! Moth. About one-fifth of the first laying ot eggs by the coddling moth is on the fruit the rest being on the lenves and branches. The young larva that hatches from the egg Is able to feed on the foliage to some extent and may come Into maturity without entering the fruit, . although It rarely does so. About 80 per cent of the first brood finds Its ) way Into the apples at the calyx, while the rest eat In at other points, principally at the stem. Only about 28 per cent of the second brood enters at the calyx, the others eating In where the apples touch each other, or a leaf at the stem end. The aver age life of the adult Insect, or moth, Is about four days. Farm Threshing Companies. Farmers should form organizations for threshing. It Is well to have a num ber of men help in threshing who are congenial. When the thresher comes Ihto the neighborhood all know the rou tine and all help stays with the matVlne while It Is In that vicinity. There la no room for boobies and stolts about a threshing Job. The man who shirks should be given a chance to Join an other ring. ALL RUN DOWN. Miss Delia Stroebe, who had Com pletely Lost Her Health, Found HelieffromPe-ru-naatOnce. Read Wliat She Says: MISS DELLA. STROEBE, 710 Rich mond St.. Annlntnn W'la "For several years I was in a run down condition, and I could find no re lief from doctors and medicines. I could not enjoy my meals, and could not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark circles about the eyes. 'My friends were much alarmed. I was advised to give Peruna a trial, and to my Joy I began to lmnrova with th first bottle. After taking six bottles I ien completely cured. 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