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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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"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
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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. .
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