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y ; i , ; U- M- : " ' ' "I . ;'. ' . . - - i ' V ' ( ; . . ' " . " ' ' '. i - ... ' - i . .. ' ' ... . : : K v v; , . ( . r ' t GAZETTE. 4 X SEMI-WEEKLY. COKVAIililS, BENTON COTTNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1902. VOIi. III. NO. 26. UNION Katab. July, 1897. j Consolidated Feb., 1899. GAZETTE Kstab. Dec. 1868. tfMUOt iU iU & tf T i!U ? A A A A 2 3 4 2 A STUDY IN BY A. CONAN DOYLE. fKfKfSfSfifififSfif Kf Kf a? S!" V PART II Chapter IV Continued. Ferrler crept into the hall and lis tened intently. There was a pause for a few moments, and then the low, insidious sound was repeated. Some one was evidently tapping very gently upon one of the pannels of the door. Was it some midnight assassin who had come to carry out the murderous order of the secret tribunal? Or was it some agent who was marking up that the last day of grace had arrived? -John Ferrier felt that instant death would be better than the suspense which shook ms nerves and chilled his heart. Springing forward, he drew the bolt and threw the door open. Outside all was calm and quiet. The night was fine, and the stars were twinkling brightly overhead. The little front garden lay before the farmer's eyes, bounded by the fence and gate, but neither there nor on the road was any human being to be seen. With a sigh of relief Ferrier looked to the right and to left, until happen ing to glance straight down at his feet he saw, to his astonishment, a man lying flat upon his face upon the ground, with his arms and legs all Asprawl. 80 unnerved was he at the sight that he leaned" up against the wall with his hand to his throat to stifle bis inclination to call out. His first thought was that the prostrate figure was that of some wounded or dying man, but as he watched it he saw it writhe along the ground and into the hall with the ra pidity and noiselessness of a serpent. Once within the house, the man sprang to his feet, closed the door, and revealed to the astonished farmer the fierce face and resolute expres sion of Jefferson Hope. "Good God!" gasped John Ferrier. "How you scared me! What made -you come in like that?" "Give me food," the other said, hoarsely. I have had no time for bite or sun for eight and forty hours He flung himself upon the cold meat and bread which were still lying up on the table from his host's supper, and devoured them voraciously "Does Lucy bear up well?" he asked, when he had satisfied bis Hunger, "Yes. She does not know the dan ger," her father answered. "That is well. The house . is watched on every side. That is why I crawled my way up to it. They may be darned sharp, but they're not sham enough to catch' a Washoe hunter." - John Ferrier felt a defferent man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally. He seized the young man's leathery hand and wrung it Mrdiallv. "You're a man to be proud of," he said. "There are not many who would come to share our danger and our troubles." "You've hit it there, pard," the young hunter answered. "I have a resnect for you. but if you were alone in this business I'd think twice be fore I put my head into such a hor .net's nest. It's Lucy that brings me "here, and before harm comes on her I guess there will be one less o' the Hope family in utan. "What are we to do?" "Tomorrow is your last day, and unless you art tonight you are lost. I have a mule and two horses wait- ins; in the Eagle ravine. How much money have you?" "Two thousand dollars in gold and five in notes." "That will do. I have as much more to add to it. We must push for Carson City through the moun tains. You had best wake Lucy. It Is" as well that the servants do not sleep in the house. While Ferrier was absent prepar ing his' daughter for the approaching Journey Jefferson Hope packed all the eatables that he could find Into a small parcel and filled a stoneware Jar with water, for he knew by ex Derlence that the mountain wells were few and far between. He had hardly completed his ar rangement before the farmer return ed with his daughter all. dressed and ready for a start. The greeting between the lovers was warm but brief, for minutes were precious and there was much to be done. "We must make our start at once," said Jefferson Hope, speaking in low but resolute voice, like one who realizes the greatness of the peril, but has Bteeled his heart to meet it "The front and back entrances are watched, but with caution we may get away through the side windows and across the fields. Once on the road, we are only two .miles from the ravine where the horses are waiting. By daybreak we should be half way through the mountains. "What if we are stopped?" asked Ferrier. Hone slapped the revolver butt which protruded from the front of his tunic. "If they are too many for us we shall take two or three of them with us," he said, with a sinister smiie. The lights inside the house had all been extinguished, and from the darkened window Ferrier peered over the fields which had been his own, and which he was now about to abandon forever. He had long nerved himself to the sacrifice, however, and the thought of the honor and happiness of his daughter outweighed any regret at bis ruined fortunes. All looked so peaceful and happy, the rustling trees and the broad, si lent stretch of grain land, that it was difficult to realize that the spirit of murder lurked through it all. Yet the white face and set expres sion of the young hunter showed that in his approach to the house he had seen enough to satisfy him upon that head. Ferrier carried the bag of gold and notes, Jefferson Hope had the scanty provisions and water, while Lucy AAA 9 Si 2 SCARLET & If "i tf If KfifSfSfSfifl had a small bundle containing a few of her more valued possessions. Opening the window very slowiy and carefully they waited until a dark cloud had somewhat obscured the night, and then one by one pass ed through into the little garden. With bated breath and croucning figures they stumbled across it and gained the shelter of the hedge. which they skirted until they came to the gap which opened into the cornfield. They had Just reached this point when the young man seized his two companions and dragged them down into the shadow, where they lay si lent and trembling. It was as well that his prairie train ing had given Jefferson Hope the ears of a lynx. He and his friends had hardly crouched down before the melan choly hooting of a mountain owl was heard within a few yards of them, which was immediately answered by another at a small distance. At the same moment a vague, shad owy -figure emerged from the gap for which they had been making, and ut tered the plaintive .cry again, on which a second man appeared out of the obscurity. "Tomorrow at midnight," said the first, who appeared to be in author ity. "When the whip-poor-will calls three times. "It is well," returned the other. Shall I tell Brother Drebber?" "Pass it on to him, and from him to the others. Nine to seven!" "Seven to five!" repeated the other, and the two figures flitted away in Ldifferent directions. Their conclud Ing words had evidently been some form of sign and countersign. The instant that their footsteps had died away in the distance, Jefferson Hope sprang to his feet, and, helping his companions through the gap, led the way across the fields at full speed, supporting and half carrying the girl when her strength appeared to rail her. "Hurry on! hurry on!" he gasped from time to time. "We are through the line of essentials. Everything depends on speed. Hurry on." Once on the highroad they made rapid progress. Only once did they meet any one, and then they man aged to slip into a field, and so avoid recognition. Before reaching the town the hunt er branched away into a rugged and narrow foot path which led to the mountains. Two dark. Jagged , peaks . loomed above them through the darkness, and the defile which led between them was the Eagle Ravine, in which the horses were awaiting them. With unerring instinct, Jefferson Hope picked his way among the great boulders and along the bed of dried-up water course until he came to the retired corner, screened with rocks, where the faithful animals had been picketed The girl was placed upon the mule and old Ferrier upon one of the horses, with his money-bag, while Jefferson Hope led the other along the -precipitous and dangerous paths. It was a bewildering route for any one who was not accustomed to face nature in her wildest moods, On the one side a great -crag tow ered up a thousand feet or more, black, stern and menacing, with long basaltic columns upon his rugged surface like the ribs of some petri f ed monster. On the other hand a wild chaos of bowlders and debris made all ad vance impossible. Between the two ran the Irregular track, so narrow in places that they had to travel in In dian file, and so rough that only practiced riders could have traversed it at all Yet, in spite of all dangers and dif ficulties, the hearts of the fugitives were light within them, for every step increased the distance between them and the terrible despotism from which they were flying, They soon had a proof, however that they were still within the Juris diction of the Saints. They had reached the very wildest and most desolate portion of the pass, when the girl gave a startled cry and pointed upward On a rock which overlooked the track showing out dark and plain against the sky. there stood a soli tary sentinel. He saw them as soon as they perceived him, and his mili tary challenge of "who goes there.' rang through the silent ravine. "Travelers for Nevada," said Jef ferson Hope, with his hand upon the rifle which hung by his saddle. They could see the lonely watcher fingering his gun. and peering down at them as if dissatisfied at their reply. "Bv whose permission?" "The Holv Four." answered Fer rier. His Mormon experiences had taught him that that was the highest authority to which he could rerer, "Nine to seven," cried the sentinel "Seven to five," returned Jefferson Hope, promptly, remembering the rnuntersizn which he had heard in the garden. "Pass, and the Lord go with you,' said the voice from above, Beyond this post the path broad ened out, and the horses were able to break into a trot Looking back, they could see the solitary watcher leaning upon his gun. and knew that they had passed the outlying post of the Chosen Peo ple, and that freedom lay before them. CHAPTER V. All night their course lay through intricate defiles and over irregular and rock-strewn paths. More than once they lost their way. but Hope's intimate knowledge of the mountains enabled them to regain the track once more. When morning broke, a scene of marvelous though savage beauty lay before them. In every direction the A A"!W5uSMSn!5ii!5i 'JmS.iSuSiiSmS great snow-capped - peaks hemmed them in, peeping over one another's shoulders to the far nonzon. So steep were the rocky banks on either side of them that the larcn and the pine seemed to be suspended over their heads, and to need only a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them. " . Nor was the fear entirely an illu sion, for the barren valley was thick ly strewn with trees and boulders which had fallen in a similar manner. Even as tEey passed a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the. echoes in the silent gorges and startled the weary horses into a gallop. As the sun rose slowly above the eastern horizon, the caps of the great mountains lighted up one after the other, like lamps at a festival, until they were all ruddy and glowing. The magnificent spectacle cheered the hearts of the three fugitives and gave them fresh, energy. " At a wild torrent which swept out of a ravine they, called a halt and watered their horses, while they partook of a hasty breakfast. Lucy and her father would fain have rested longer, but Jefferson Hope was inexorable. 'They will be upon our track by this time," he said. "Everything de pends upon our speed. Once safe in Carson, we may rest for the remain der of our lives." At night time they chose the base of a beetling crag, where the rocks offered some protection from the chill wind, and there, huddled together for warmth, they enjoyed a few hours sleep. Before daybreak, however, they were up and on their way once more, They had Been no signs of pursuers, and Jefferson Hope began to think that they were fairly out of the reach of the terrible organization whose en mity they had incurred. He little knew, how far that iron erasn could reach, or now soon 11 was to close upon them and crush them. About the middle of the second day of their flight their scanty store of provisions began to run out. This gave the hunter little uneas iness, however, for there was game to be had among the mountains, and he had frequently before had to de pend upon his rifle for the needs of life. Choosing a sheltered nook, he piled together a few dry branches and made a blazing fire, at which his companions might warm themselves, for they were now nearly five thous and feet above the sea-level, and the air was bitter and keen. Having tethered the horses and bid Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over his shoulder and set out in search of whatever chance might throw in his way. Looking back he saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire, while the three ani mals stood motionless in the back ground: Then the Intervening rocks hid them from his view. He walked for a couple of miles through one ravine after another without success, though from the marks upon the bark of the trees, and other indications, he Judged that there were numerous bears in the vi cinity. At last, after two or three hours' fruitless search, he was thinking of turning back in despair, when cast ing his eyes upward he saw a sight which sent a thrill or pleasure through his heart. On the edge of a Jutting pinnacle, three or four hundred feet above him, there stood a creature somewhat re sembling a sheep in appearance, but armed with a pair of gigantic horns, The big-horn for so it is called was acting. nroDapiy. as a guardian over a nocK wnicn were mvisiuie iw the hunter; but fortunately it was heading in the opposite direction, and hail not perceived him. Lying on his back, he rested his rifle upon a rock and took a long and steady aim before drawing the trig ger. The animal sprang into tne air, tottered for a moment upon the edge of the precipice, and then came crashing down into the valley be neath. TEe creature was too unwieldy to lift, so the hunter contented himself with cutting away one haunch and part of the flank. With this trophy over his shoulder, he hastened to retrace his steps, for the evening was already" drawing in. He had hardly started, however, be fore he realized the difficulty which faced him. (To be Con tinned.) HIS LIMIT OF LAZINESS. Man Who Named Two Dogs "Cocoa" They Were Always Together. "I never hear laziness discussed," said Frederick Kost, the artist, "but I think of Old Man Crawford, who U3ed to keep an inn down on South Beach, when the place was practically a wilder ness, and a lot of us fellows were in the habit of running down there to sketch. Be was, without doubt, the fellow most utterly devoid of energy it is possible to imagine, fie wouldn't have breathed if he could have helped it. "One of his sons, who had settled in New York, sent him two daschund pups. I remember bow Crawford would Bit, sunning himself on his porch the whole day. with one of these dogs, like animated sausages, on each side of him. They were always by him, one to the left, the other to the right of his chair, when they were at rest. "One day, as I Eat talking to him, the dogs were romping in the bouse. Crawford turned and called : 'Here, Cocoa, Cocoa!' and the daschunds came trotting out. " 'What are their names, Crawford?' I asked, thinking I had misunderstood. " 'Cocoa,' replied Crawford. 'But there are two,' I reminded "him. ' " 'One does for both,' replied the old man. 'They're always together come and go at the same time. And, any how, I'm not going to worry myeelf in to a decline by thinking up two dogs names. ' "New York Times. UM MM - MsM A Wonderful Cupboard. Little Ruth had a dUcontented look on her face. She sat by the open win dow idly turning the Reaves of the geography which she hdd in her hand. "Oh, dear me-" sigheg she. The sigh was so deejfc and the little girl's face so sober that Aunt Anne glanced up from her work. What is the matter how?" inquired aunty. ; Oh, I'm so tired of learning these troublesome lessons, and . every day Just when I want to ha?e a good time mamma will say, 'Now, , Alice, It is time for your lessons What's the use of studying so mucn auuiy i Aunt Anne was silent a moment, and then she said to the little girl: "Let me answer your question by telling you about a curious cupboard which I possess. It is not large, although It contains numberless ' Jlttle shelves which have the singular property of expansion that Is,, becoming larger If you place things upon them; and, strange to say, although' so small, it is Impossible to completely-fill it" Why, I never remember seeing It," said Alice, how thoroughly Interested. "You have seen the outside, as you will find when f have finished telling you about it." ' How long have you had the cup board, aunty?" , "Ever since I was born; and every day for thirty-five years I have been putting something into it." "Why, it must be a queer cupboard! said Alice, with a puzzled look on her face. f ! "Yes; and another strange thing about it is that you can 'choose beauti ful, useful articles or ugly, worthless ones to fill It with. Now, if you had a cuploard like this, which would you place on Its shelves?" "Why, aunty, the pretty things, of course! I would never put anything usly Into a cupboard of mine, if I could help It." "Well, Alice, although I think as you do, yet sometimes I grew, careless, and placed worthless articles on Its shelves, And then, too, it is very - difficult to re move anything after you have firmly placed it In position." "Why, this is the most curious cup board I ever heard of!" exclaimed the little girl. "How I should like to see it!" : .. "What If I tell you that you are the owner of one yourself, Alice?" " "Surely you are Joking, aunty." "No, indeed. Can you not guess its name? It Is our brain or mind. It has a place for everything, and if we fill It with the beautiful, the good and the true,-, we must commence when young to lay treasures upon Its shelves. Day by day we add either good or bad to its store, although we may not always be conscious of what we are doing. "Do you remember what you learned at school the other day for a memory gem? For the thoughts you do not speak Shine out In your cheeks and eyes. There Is a shelf for each of your studies, and If you learn that lesson In geography you will fill a little more of the space for that particular study." "I understand now, aunty," said Alice. "When I am studying I will remember that I am filling my cup board with useful and beautiful things." Youth's Companion. The Walking Knife. Stick two knives into a cork so as to form a balance. Into the base of the cork Insert two pins so they will not bend under the weight. Place the whole upon a flat ruler slightly in clined and give It a light rocking mo tion. The knives and cork will walk down the ruler. What a Boy Should Know. A very successful man, In speaking of what a young man should know to be gin a business life In the right way, summarized the qualifications about as follows: He should be able to write a good, legible hand. To spell all the words that he knows how to use. To speak and write good English. To write a good social or business let ter. To add a column of figures rapidly. To make out an ordinary account. To deduct 16 per cent from the face of the account. To receipt an account when It Is paid. To write an ordinary receipt To write an advertisement for the newspaper. To write an ordinary promissory note. To reckon the interest, , or the dis count, on the note for years, months or days. " To draw up an ordinary bank check. To take Jt to the right place in the bank to get the money. r. AIT AMUSING TRICK. tol To make neat and correct entries day-book or cash-book. To tell' the number of yards of carpet required for the parlor. To tell something about the great au thors, statesmen and financiers of the present time. . ' If, says the successful business man, boy can do all this, it Is probable that he has enough education to make his way In the world. Papa1 New Hat. The father of 3-year-old Maggie usu ally wore a tall silk bat, but one day be wore a soft felt, and as he approached the house Margie turned from the win dow and exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, come quick and see papa with a soft- shelled hat on!" ' Question Wu Lost. "Mamma," said 6-year-old Mabel, 99 ' "WelL dear?" queried the mother, as the little one hesitated. Oh, never mind," said Mabel. "I was going to ask you something, but it must have got lost out of my head." Nellie's Reproof. Little Nellie's mamma bad promised to take her shopping, but later changed her plans. "Mamma," said Nellie reprovingly, "I wish to goodness you wasn't so freckle minded!" Fence for the Goose. Small Johnny Say. mamma, why did Robinson Crusoe call bis man Friday? Mamma Because he was found on Friday. " Small Johnny Then why didn't you call me Monday Instead of Johnny? Isrnorance of tne Ancients Explained. Teacher Why did the ancients be lieve the world was square Instead of round? Bright Pupil 'Cause they didn't have any school globes to show 'em different Thought Water Would Help. Mamma What are you going to do with that watering can, Harry? Harry (aged 3) Spwlnkle Be baby's head so hint's halr'll spwout FISHES' FACES. DECEIVING. Can't Always Tell by Expression What Their Characters Are. Fish are a good deal like people,' said Superintendent Spencer, of the New York aquarium. "You can't al ways tell by their countenances what to expect of them. Look at that fellow there, now!" He pointed to a tiger fish which was butting Its nose against the glass of its tank. No more villainous face of the pugnacious ' sort could be found in a day's search In the haunts of third-rate pugilists. "Looks as If he would fight at tne wrieele of a fin. doesn't he?" the su perintendent continued. "See those Jaws! Bad eye, too. Well, sir, that is the most gentle fish In the aquarium one of the clinging kind, that seeks affection and kindness. Now, over there Is a lady fish. Just observe those bril liant colors, and that dear. Innocent face, and notice the coaxing, graceful movements of its tail. You'd think It would eat out of your hand, and droop If you scolded It "On the contrary, It's the most un ladylike fish In this collection; Its tem per Is shrewish and its habits are bad. and If you gave it a chance it would bite you like a savage bull pup. It's a vinous fish, and doesn't deserve all those fine ajrs It has." Mr. Spencer put his hand near the glass front of the tank, says the New York Mall and Express. There was an Instant commotion; the Insinuating tail lashed the water, and that angelic mouth bumped sharply against the bar rier in a swift effort to nip the tip of the superintendent's finger. Would you ever think It?" said Mr. Spencer. "Lady fish, indeed!" Queer Customs of Chinese. In China liquids are sold by weight and grain by measure, John buys soup by the pound and cloth by the foot A Chinaman never puts his name outside of his shop, but paints Inside a motto, or a list of his goods on his vertical signboard. ' Some reassuring remark is frequently added, such as "One wora hall." "A child two feet high would not be cheated." Every single article has to be bar gained for, and It Is usual for the cus tomer to take his own measure and scales with him. A strong man has difficulty in carrying on his back two pounds' worth of the copper cash which Is the common currency, so It is necessary to take a servant to carry one's purse. The sycee of silver is the only other form of money besides the copper taeL As it weighs about sixty seven ounces, a hammer and cold chis el - are indispensable for making change. When you engage a servant or make a bargain It is not considered Wndjnglateot Iowa leads all her sister Alt , Mi-WM -nbrnr)ln fv nAnntr To a Kaon T in iv. !-... Wa until "the -fastening penny'' has been paid. Adthough his bad faith is no torious In some matters, yet to do him Justice, when once this coin has been paid by you the Chinaman, coolie or shopman will generally stick to his bar gain, even if the result to him be loss. Modes and Fabrics. A Great Avenue of Trees. Japan has an avenue of trees fifty miles in length. The trees are cryp tomera, and every one is a perfect specimen, quite straight from 130 to 150 feet in height and twelve to fifteen feet in circumference. The avenue ex tends from the town of Namanda to NIkko. One-half the world imagines the oth er half couldn't possibly manage to worry along without it The summer girt doesn't appreciate the mountain scenery unless there is a man la it. Wheat Bulb Worm. The wheat stem maggot or wheat bulb worm, the Iowa Homestead says, has proved to be rather a serious pest In some localities. Its presence may be easily detected In a crop. When the maggot form of the insect enters the stalk, it cuts off the stem Just above the upper Joint with the result that the head takes on a ripened ap pearance while the crop Is yet green. It seems to be more plentiful where both winter and spring wheat are grown in the same locality. In this case the mature Insects with wings de posit their eggs, upon the young plants of winter wheat When these hatch, the larvae feed upon the central part WHEAT BULB WORM. of the plants on their course down ward. They remain during the win ter In the surface of the ground and appear In the spring In the adult form, These In turn lay their eggs upon spring wheat plants and cause the de struction of such plants as they feed upon. -The accompanying illustration shows portions of two heads of wheat that have been affected by this. Insect as well as the pupa and larva form and mature condition of the Insect These are magnified, and conception of the real size may be obtained by the little character placed beside each' figure. which indicates their, exact length. The available remedies for this In sect are preventive rather' than cura tive. Wheat should not be grown con tinuously on the same soil, and Indeed long rotation should.be Introduced in which there are , a vartety-of crops. . Good'Turnip" Varieties. The soil for turnips should be rich and mellow. For the lest results sow the seeds In drills twelve to eighteen inches apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are" a few inches high. thin them out so that they will stand six inches apart The seeds'should be TWO DESDSABLE : TUB1TIP8. " sown at any time from the middle of July to the middle of August using two or three pounds of seeds per acre. The varieties shown" in the Illustra tion are two of the most desirable for all sections. - The one In the foreground is Purple Top White Globe, an Im proved variety of the old purple top flat turnip. This sort has the merit of being equally desirable for the table or for feeding stock. In quality it Is good and a splendid keeper. The other va riety Is the Orange July, a distinct yel low In color. It Is especially desirable for table use. Live Stock in Iowa. According to late census bulletins is sued by the United States government commonwealths In the value of the live stock owned by her citizens on her farms. The total value of the stock owned In the Hawkeye State is $271 .84-1.034. Texas is second, with $230,227,934; Illinois third, with $180, 850.020; Kansas Is fourth, with $186, 317,248; then comes Missouri fifth, with $154,295,363; Nebraska sixth, with $142,769,629; New York seventh, with $120,673,101; Ohio eighth, with $120, 466,134; Indiana ninth, with $105,508, 528. and Wisconsin tenth, with $93, 521,430. Build Airtight Silos. If we have silos filled with well eared, well matured corn and plenty of early cut clover hay, very little protein need te bought Many make a great mistake In not building silos that are air tight A few dollars extra spent In the con structlon of a silo may save tons of silage. I have seen silos made of only thickness of boards, and there would be a foot of rotten silage around the walls.c Can a man afford this loss? The cheap silo is expensive in the end. American Agriculturist - Karly-Cnt Hay. In those sections where hay Is a com mercial crop, mostly Intended for sale, they are very sure to cut all kinds of hay early, and cure it as little as pos sible without danger of its heating in the bale. They cut timothy before It has blossomed, and If the red top is sown with it that must be cut at the same time. They find that they can get from $2 to $4 per ton more ror eariy cut hay than for that which Is not cut until in bloom or later. If It Is worth that much more to the city buyers who mostly want It for horses, the value of it for milch cows increases even more by early cutting, and the larger dairy men who make butter or sell their milk by the test of butter fat have nearly all learned this lesson, but we often see the grass on small farms standing about two weeks after we should have said It ought to have been cut There is a class of farmers who will n6t learn by the experience of oth ers, and will not begin to cut the grass any earlier than their grandfathers did. The old -meadows, where the grass Is tbln and largely June grass and daisies or white weed, need to be cut about the first of any, both because they are early, and even the white weed makes pretty good hay for cows and young stock if it is cut just as it begins to blossom. When the blossoms have fall en off It makes a very poor hay. When they are cut early the land can be plow ed, fertilized and some other crop put In or grass sown in August Exchange. For Outdoor Feedinar. At a season of the year when it is desirable to feed most of the stock in the pasture a number of troughs made like that shown in the Illustration will be found to save considerable labor. The trough may be made any size to accommodate the animals to be fed. For horses and cows It may be arrang ed on the fence as shown and for sheep and swine fastened lower down on the fence. Made a foot wide at the bottom and, say, twenty inches at the top, it will be about right The trough should be securely spiked to the fence posts as shown, and if two animals are to be fed at a time It may be divided in the middle. If the ani mals are tied to the rings at the posts each will get its share. Troughs of this kind are especially desirable when corn, oats or chopped roots are to be THOUGH FOB PASTUBE. fed In the field and by their use loss or waste of the food is prevented. In dianapolis News. Deep Plowing:. We used to believe in what we read when young about the value of plow ing deep to bring up the fertility that had leached down through the surface soli Inta the subsoil. Our opinion was changed when we tested the deep plow ing upon a field with a clay subsoil that we planted with corn. Later ex periments have more thoroughly con vinced us that deep plowing, by which we mean a depth of more than four to six Inches, is seldom beneficial In this climate, whatever it may be in other sections of the country. The crops like corn, that like to spread their roots near the surface where the soil is warm ed by the sun, certainly do not need to have the earth stirred very deeply for them, while those that send their roots down Into the subsoil, as onions, clover beets, etc.. can do so almost through the hardest subsoil or anything except ing a gravel in which there Is no mois ture. Cultivator. "Blue Milk." What is known as "blue milk" may be epidemic In a herd or confined to a single cow. It Is probably from some unknown source of filth and may be checked by attention to cleanliness and careful washing of the cow's teats with . a little weak acetic acid solution. Such milk has been fed to animals that ate It readily and without harm. Farm Notes. Abundant foliage assists in protecting fruit on trees and vines. Fruit ripens earlier on trees where the leaves have not been killed, and, as leaves take carbonic acid from the air and give off oxygen, they serve to purify the air while deriving food therefrom. Roots are superior to ensilage as win ter food for stock, but the cost of en silage is much less than roots. A crop of carrots will be found one of the best foods that can be grown on the farm, but the work of growing the carrots ' Is the great drawback. Ensilage, on the contrary, can be always relied upon as something sure, as the corn may be cut at any stage of growth should necessity so demand. Good silage that has been well.' and closely packed In the silo is estimated' to weigh about twenty pounds or more per -cubic foot and forty pounds is about the ration allowed each cow for one day. A silo ten feet deep and ten feet square will consequently - hold enough ensilage to supply two or more cows over four months. Such a silo Is a small one, but the estimate shows what a large proportion of food can be stored away for winter in a small place by the use of ensilage. . V A"', y. - c' 'if t'. ;
