TIME IS PRECIOUS
TAWNEY MAKES PLANS TO TEST
1905 FAIR BILL.
Will Try to Bring Matter Up Under Sus
pension of Rules House Leaders
Hesitate About Or an tins a Special
Rule and the Session Is Drawing to
a Close.
Washington, April 4. The leaders
of the house hesitate to invoke the
power of a spceial rale to eecure consid
eration of the Lewis and Clark expo
sition bill, if it can be avoided, and
Chairman Tawney has decided to try to
bring the measure np under suspension
of rues. He will call the bill np to
day, unless the Oregon men do not
deem the time opportune.
Those in charge of the bill believe it
will be better to find out just what
strength the bill has in the house, and
this will be shown on a suspension
Tote, even if two-thirds of the mem
bers of the house necessary to supsend
the rules do not vote for the measure.
The time is drawing so near the end of
the session that further delay may be
dangerous.
WINS CANAL CASE.
Panama Company Has Perfect Right te
Sell Its Property.
Paris, April 4. The first civil trib
unal of the Seine today decided the case
of the Republic of Colombia against
the Panama Canal company in favor of
the defendants. The decision holds
that the complaint of Colombia is not
receivable, and condemns the plaintiffs
to pay the costs of the action. This
decision has the effect of removing the
legal obstacles in the way of the trans
fer of the canal concession from the
company to the United States.
The decision is a long document,
fully reviewing all circumstances of
the commission and reviewing the ar
ticles, of the treaty, etc., principally ar
ticles 20, 21 and 22 of the treaty of
March 20, 1888, whereby the company
Acquired its riehts.
"These rights," the decision says,
"have the manifest purpose of assur
ing the full exercise of sovereignty over
be canal. It results from what is es
tablished before this tribunal that Co
lombia is not in possession of the terri
tory traversed by the canal. By com
ing before the French court in order to
obtain its rights over the canal, Colom
bia tacitly admits its inability to itself
control the canal. It therefore follows
naturally that it has lost sovereignty
over the territory traversed by the
canal. It also appears that this sov
ereignty is maintained by the new re
public of Panama, which is in actual
possession of the authority and power
2and administration and its policing.
Under such circumstances it only re
mains for the Panama company to ac
cept the actual situation of authority
and the facts relative to the territory
embraced by the concession. There
fore the action commenced by Colom
bia is not receivable."
Although no formal notice of appeal
was given, it was stated at the close of
the court that Colombia and Bonaparte
Wyse, the original concessionaire,
would appeal. It is said that an ap
peal will not cause delay, since today's
decision is held to confirm the com
pany's full right to transfer to the
United States.
AMERICA WILL RESPECT IT.
Consul Miller dives Notice Regarding
Martial Law at Nlu Chwang.
Niu Chwang, April 4. United States
Consul Miller today informed the citi
xens of his nationality of the United
States' acquiesence in the proclamation
of martial law by the Russian authori
ties here. The United States gunboat
Helena will leave Niu Chwang tomor
row. The British gunboat Espiegle is
awaiting additional instructions.
Russian authority has been estab
lished here without friction. There is
no apparent alarm, although movable
property is being partly removed. It
is understood that immediately after
the 11 ships now here are loaded, the
port and river will be closed, as the
work of providing for a system of de
fense at Niu Chwang is prorgessing.
Nation Wins Point in Land Frauds.
San Francisco, April 4 The govern
ment won its second important point
in the technical battle over the alleged
land fraud case today, when Commis
sioner lleacock denied the motion of
the defendants, F. A. Hyde and Henry
P. Dimond to dismiss the complaint
and discharge them. Commissioner
Heacock is deciding against the conten
tion of the defendants, said that the cer
tified copy of the indictment established
a prima facie case against Hyde and
THmond and that the competency of the
Vashington court had been proven.
Factory dlrls are Killed.
Scranton, Fa., April 4. Six persons
-were killed and five fatally injured by
an explosion in the factory of the Dick
son Squib company, at Priceburg, near
here, today. Twenty girls were em
ployed in the factory. What caused
Jhe explosion is not known, but it is
said that one of the girls threw a squib
into the stove and that the force of the
explosion was so great that it wrecked
the building and set fire to it. The
squibs are used in coal mining.
Draft of River and Harbor BUI.
Washington, April 4. The house
committee on rivers and harbors today
completed its draft of an appropriation
bill carrying approximately $3,000,000
to continue existing contracts for river
and harbor work.
BRIBES STOP.. TRIAL.
Botkin Jurors Approached to Clear the
Alleged Prisoner.
San Francisco, April 2. The second
trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on the
charge of having caused the death of
Mrs. J. P. Dunning by means of pois
oned candy virtualy ended in a sensa
tional manner late this afternoon.
Acting upon information that four
jurors had been bribed to favor the
prisoner, Judge Cook ordered the jury
into the custody of the sheriff until to
morrow morning, when he will for
mally dismiss the jury and begin the
impaneling of a new one. It is al
leged that besides four jurors who are
said to have been influenced, an at
tempt was made to brrbe the fifth one
When the denouement came in court
today, Mrs. Botkin's attorney made a
passionate speech, disclaiming that
Mrs. Botkin or any one connected with
her case was implicated. He also said
that he would not continue with the
present jury. The state's attorney
concurred in a motion to discharge the
jury. A brief investigation was held
by Judge Cook after the jury left the
room.
Chief of Police Wittman testified
that one of the jurors had followed him
to his office aftei the noon adjournment
yesterday and said that on the previ
ous evening a strange man had called
upon him and said:
"We have secured four jurors for the
defense and want a fifth ; we will give
you $50." The juror told the chief
that he turned down the offer, assert
ing:
"I am no such dirty man. I would
not take $50 or $50,000."
Continuing, the chief of police said
that when the juror left the court room
yesterday afternoon he was shadowed
by a detective, who saw him secietly
meet a woman with whom he talked
for several minutes.
Judge Cook declared that the man
had violated his duty in talking with
anybody about the case.
TERflS AMERICA MUTUAL FOB.
Leading Russian Paper Now Urges an
Alliance With Britain.
St. Petersburg, April 2. The Novoe
Vremya today executed a faceabout,
strongly supporting the idea of a Russo
British understanding in an editorial
entitled "The Blindness of England,"
in which the paper argues that the suc
cess of the Japanese would be more in
jurious to Great Britain than any other
European nation, and points to the
United States as the common rival of
both. It describes Japan as "Ameri
ca's sharpshooter," and says:
"Remember that nation, in the per
son of the commander of one of its
men-of-war at Chemulpo, refused to
join in the collective protest of the oth
er foreign commanders before the Jap
anese destroyed the Variag and Korietz.
"Remember whose flag alone among
all did not take on board the crews of
our perishing ships. To the honor of
England, the ally of Japan, it was not
her representative, but the commander
of an American ship.
"The Americans wish to convert the
Pacific into an American Mediterr
anean. Would that be to the advan
tage of England? Does England not
understand in her blind policy and
hatred toward Russia that she is turn
ing this ocean into an Amreica-t Medi
terranean? Sooner or later the Euro
pean countries will recognize that
America is their mutual enemy. Why
should not Russia and England, in
view of their possessions outside of
Europe, combine?"
Mine In River.
Niu Chwang, April 2. The Russians
have improvised mines and anchored
cables across the Liao river. This is
expected to prevent the Japanese from
coming up the river past Yinkow. The
Russian officials here aie disappointed
at the news received of the engagement
between the Japanese and Russians in
the vicinity of the Yalu river. Trust
worthy details, however, are still unat
tainable. Mine Exploded by a Whale.
Valdivostok, April 2. One of the
mines in Possiet bay has been exploded
by a whale. The mangled carcass sub
sequently was washed ashore. It bore
evidence of the destructive qualities of
the mines laid by the Russians in ex
pectation of a Japanese landing at
Possiet bay.
Alabama flakes a Record.
Pensacola, Fla., April 2. With the
arrival here today of the gunboat New
port and Castine from Colon, the larg
est fleet of United States warships ever
assembled in target practice, includes
seven battleships, five cruisers, seven
gunboats, five monitors, two torpedo
boat destroyers, besides a number of
tenders, colliers and supply boats.
The fleet includes more than 25 vessels
of various classes. The battleship Ala
bama has established a new world's
record for rapidity and accurateness
in firing all olasses of guns.
Will Make Channel for Warships.
Cronstadt, April 2. The ice-breaker
Ermack is bound here from Revel to
cut a channel for the warships which
are awaiting their armor at the St.
Petersbuig yards. Lights will be
burned to help the Ermack steer a
straight course through the ice at
night. A correspondent of the Russky
Viedmosti writes from Port Dalny that
the Russian cruiser Boyarin sank two
hours after striking the mine there.
Six of the crew were lost.
Request American to Return.
Seoul, April 2. The military au
thorities have requested Brigadier Gen
eral Henry T. Allen. United States
military observer with the Japanese
army, to return to Seoul from Ping
Yang until they are able to provide
fitting accommodations.
CREMATED BABIES
PHILADELPHIA STIRRED UP OVER
GHASTLY REVELATIONS.
Doctors Throw Light on the Operations
of a Woman With Two Other Al
leged Members of ' Firm of Mal
practttloners. She Is Committed to
Jail Until Qrand Jury Meets.
Philadelphia, April 1. Details of
the wholesale slaughter of infants, who
were thrown alive and crying into a
furnace in a house located in the heart
of Philadelphia, were bi ought out un
der oath at the inquest conducted by
Coroner Dugan today. Official inquiry
was being made into the deaths of two
young women, alleged to have been the
victims of a syndicate of malpraction
ers whose crimes in this city have
startled the entire country.
The full story of this crematory,
where hundreds of babes are alleged to
have been destroyed, may never be
told. The curtain has, however, been
lifted, and as a result three accused
persons were sent to prison today.
The place where the murders are al
leged to have been committed is the
house of Mrs. Elizabeth Ashmead, 256
South Twelfth street, and Mrs. Ash
mead is accused of being the principal.
The charge was made by Dr. David
Mosier from the witness stand in -the
coroner's court during the investiga
tion of the death of Sarah Hughes and
Mary B. Sloan. Dr. Mosier swore he
had seen Mrs. Ashmead throw living
infants into a furnace in the cellar of
her house.
The spectators who crowded the cor
oner's court were held spellbound dur
ing his recital. The accused woman,
with eyes closed and trembling, suc
cumbed completely under the accusa
tion, and fell back swooning into her
daughter's arms. The inteneity of the
situation was relieved by the coroner,
who promptly submitted the case to
the decision of the jury.
Following the reading of the verdict
Mrs. Ashmead, her son, Howland Ash
mead, and Dr. Matthew McVicker were
committed to the county prison to
await the action of the grand jury, ac
cused of being accessories to the deaths
of two young women.
AM MENDS IMMIGRATION ACT.
Senate Bill Would Place Inspectors at
Principal Ports.
Washington, ' April 1. Senator Dil
lingham introduced a bill today to
amend the immigration act of 1903.
It permits aliens to pass in continuous
transit from one point in foreign con
tiguous territory to another point of
foreign contiguous territory through
the United States without payment of
head tax. Aliens having once paid the
head tax may pass through foreign con
tiguous territory in continuous transit
and again enter the United States with
out the payment of the tax.
The privilege under the act of 1903
permitting an alien to send for a rel
ative or friends is amended to restrict
the privilege to relatives. It is pro
vided that there shall be at least one
inspector of immigration and one sur
geon of the United S;ates public health
nnd marine li tpital service assigned to
each principal port where aliens em
bark for the United States to inspect
aliens intending to seek admission to
the United States.
FLAQ UP AGAIN.
Russia Rescinds Order to Americans
With an Apology.
Niu Chwang, April 1. The Russian
commander of the post has visited the
headquarters of the American corres
pondents, and, after apologizing for his
action in compelling them to haul down
the American flag at the time martial
law was proclaimed, granted them per
mission again to hoist the stars and
stripes over the mess tent.
The action of the commander was
largely due to strong representations
by United States Consul Henry B.
Miller that the civil administrator in
vaded neutral rights when he ordered
the lowering of the flag from buildings
belonging to American citizens, even
though it was done through the appre
hension that the flag was illegally used
by Chinese for the purpose of resisting
police inspection. The British flag,
which was ordered taken down, will
also be allowed to remain.
To dive Chaplains Higher Rank.
Washington, April 1. President
Roosevelt and Representative Hull, of
Iowa, chairman of the military affairs
committee of the house, today dis
cussed a bill which provides a higher
rank for the army chaplain. It is
urged that sufficient provision is not
made in the present law rewarding any
army chaplains for meritorious Service.
During the Spanish-American war sev
eral chaplains were recommended for
gallant service, but it was impossible
to give the reward. The president is
deeply interested in the matter.
College Will Test Law.
Cincinnati, April 1. There was a
full attendance here today of the 24
trustees of Berea college, Kentucky.
Hon. Guy Mai Ion submitted a legal
opinion on the Day law recently enact
ed by the Kentucky legislature prohib
iting the co-education of whites and
negroes as is done at Berea, and it was
discussed by President William Goodell
Frost and other prominent educators.
It was decided to enter suit and test
the constitutionality of the law.
Russian Ounboat Is Dismantled.
Shanghai, April 1. The Japanese
consul has visited the Russian gunboat
Mandjur, and verified the .report that
she had been dismantled.
BATTLE ON LAND.
Russians Move on Japanese Fort bat are
Driven Back.
St. Petersburg , March 31.- General
Kouropatkin, in his first report to the
emperor from the scene of war, an
nounced that offensive land operations
had taken place against the Japanese
upon the sixth anniversary of the oc
cupation of Port Arthur by the Rus
sians. These operations took the form
of a cavalry attack yesterday by six
companies of Cossacks, led by General
Mishtchenko against four squadrons of
Japanese cavalry which the general be
lieved to be beyond Chong Ju, but
which he found to be in occupation of
that town.
Despite a cross fire which General
Mishtchenko cleverly directed against
the enemy, he pays a tribute to the
tenacity and bravery of the Japanese,
who only ceased to fire after the com
bat, which lasted for half an hour.
Before the Russians could follow up
their advantage, three Japanese squad
rons galloped toward the town. Two
of them succeeded in entering, while
the third was driven back in disorder,
men and horses falling.
The fire maintained on the town was
so destructive that the Japanese were
unable to make an effectual return.
Further Japanese reinforcements ar
rived an hour later, and in view of the
superiority of the enemy, General
: Mishtchenko determined to retire, do-
ing so without embarrassment.
I General Mishtchenko's Cossacks have
, been endeavoring for some days to come
i in contact with the Japanese patrols,
but the latter refused to combat.
I The skirmish will have the effect of
' encouraging the Russians to" retard as
much as possible the advance of the
Japanese army.
TAKE FLAQ DOWN.
Russians Remove American Ensign From
Correspondents Quarters.
Niu Chwang, March 31. As a result
of the proclamation of martial law at
this port the American flag which the
American correspondents had floating
over their messhouse was hauled down
today. They are very .indignant over
the incident, and are expected to. send
a protest to the United States embassy
at Pekin at what they term the "gross
indignity" placed upon them.
The Russan regulations are exceed
ingly strict and are designed, it ' is
openly stated, to compel all foreigners
with the exception of the French to
vacate the town.
A Frenchman named Kreautlar, an
employe of the Russo-Chinese bank,
has been appointed French consular
agent at Niu Chwang. He has hoisted
the French flag oyer the bank build
ings. It is considered probable that
this is the forerunner of a movement
to fly the tricolor over all the Russian
government buildings at Niu Chwang.
The commerce of the port has been de
stroyed by the new rule. The general
opinion among the foreign residents is
that should Russia's action be permit
ted to stand by the powers without
protest, it will be tantamount to a com
plete surrender of all rights of foreign
ers throughout the whole of Manchuria,
and will be very costly to foreign capi
tal which is invested in numerous in
dustries throughout the province.
NONE KNOW SIZE OF ARMIES.
Correspondents' Versions of the Cam
paign In Corea Differ.
London, March 31. No Jaapnese re
port of the land operations in Corea
has yet been received here, and there
is much speculation as to the size of
the opposing armies, regarding which
there is no reliable information.
A correspondent at the Russian head
quarters at Mukden telegraphs that ac
cording to reports received there about
10,000 Japanese have crossed the river
at Chin Changau and 5,000 have ad
vanced north from Chong Ju
The Chronicle's Shanghai corres
pondent asserts that practically the
whole Japanese army in Corea, consist
ing of 100,000 men, is concentrated at
Pak Chen and Anju, only small detach
ments being left in Southern Corea to
maintain communication.
. A St. Petersburg special says that a
Russian division of 25,000 men from
Southern Ussuri is advancing in two
columns through Corea. He reports
that the Japanese are advancing north
from Gensan, and that their advance
guard is encamped at Chong Ping. It
is probable, however, that none of these
reports can be accepted as authentic.
Britain to Restrict Immigration.
London, March 31. The alien immi
grant bill was introduced in the house
of commons today and passed its first
reading without division. The bill fol
lows the recommendations of the re
port of the royal commission on alien
immigration, issued August 11 last,
that the immigration of certain classes
of immigrants into the United King
dom be subject to state control. Home
Secretary Douglas, in introducing the
resolution, referred to the increase of
crime during the admission of a class
of aliens In this country.
Flood Still Imperils City.
Saginaw, Mich., March 31. Flood
conditions in this city and vicinity to
night are not improved. All industrial
plants on the river are shut down, and
5,000 men or more are out of work.
The financial loss in this country will
probably reach $750,000. Between
Saginaw and Bay City the ice on the
Saginaw river is over two feet deep 4n
places, and dynamite has had ilttle
effect in clearing the channel. Reports
tell of much Buffering.
Large Machine Shops Burned.
Pittsburg, March 31. The machine
shops of the Pittsburg Valve Foundry
& Construction company weie destroyed
by fire tonight. Loss is probably
$200,000.
Handling aa Unruly Hoar. -Any
one who has tried it will testify
that It is not an easy task to handle a
stubborn ho;, and most hogs are stub
torn. If one has occasion to do this
work the device shown in the cut is
simple and effective. Take a strong
rope about the diameter of a clothes
line and about ten or twelve feet long.
From this cut off three feet and tie a
loop In each end, then tie the remain
ing piece in the center of the looped
piece and bring the loop over the snout
of the hog after slipping the loops in
tbo first piece over his hind feet.
Have a ring in the long looped piece,
and through this slip another rope, also
looped, so as to come over his neck,
as shown in the cut. This rope may be
heavier than the first one, and if the
animal is unruly and strong, the end
which is shown over the back of the
hog extending to the hand of the one
who is driving it, may be slipped over
his rump and Into the lower loop and
tied, leaving a long loop in the driver's
hands for better control. The illus
trations show clearly how the contriv
ance is constructed.
To Grow Fine Celery.
A Michigan gardener writes: Take
any land that will stand drought, put
at least one load of well-rotted manure
on every square rod of ground, plow
and fit the ground well, set plants In
rows 16 inches apart and six to eight
inches apart in tae row (set with an
old brick trowel), keep the surface
well worked till the plants cover the
ground, after which no weeds will
bother. By . raising celery by this
method the plants become dense, and
consequently darken the lower parts
of the plants, causing the celery to
grow .white from the center. None
but White Plume will grow successful
ly this way. White Plume can be
grown in single row and be blanched
by placing bundles of corn stalks on
both rows. Bundles should be at least
eight inches in diameter. I grew
White Plume celery 33 Inches high
last year on high ground, and it was
as white as snow. I find the Giant
Pascal is best for late winter use,
but it has to be earthed to blanch.
These two varieties are the best to
my notion.
One-Man Corn Sled.
Make two runners, one 5 feet and
one 7 or 8 feet long; use 2x6 stuff;
place 2 feet apart and nail boards on
top as shown In cut. Fasten a scythe
blade on for knife. It is better tban
the steel plate knives. Knife should
run high on edge and at an angle of
about 45 degrees from the runners.
The object of the long runner is to
keep the sled from bucking to one
side, which is caused by the cutting
being all done on one side. We stand
up to cut in large corn, and put on a
box and sit down in small. It is a
waste of labor to knock the corn down
on sled and, pick it up again. Keep it
up in your arms. The single sled is
now preferred to the double ones here.
I am a boy 14 years old. My father
has taken the Practical Farmer since
before I was born. Archie Orange,
Galesburg, Kan.
Aaparasns for the Family.
One hundred plants will furnish the
average family with a supply of this
most delicious early vegetable. They
should not cost over $1, and hence in
stead of being looked upon as a luxury
it should be common in every family
garden. Rich sandy soil is best, but
it will thrive in any soil if given a
reasonable show. Palmetto, Conov
er's, Collossal and Baris Mammoth are
recommended as very satisfactory va
rieties. The plants should be set as
early in the spring as possible, in rbws
30 inches apart and 18 in the row.
Plant in holes or trench, six inches
deep, filling it up gradually, and do not
cut the stalks, except sparingly, until
the third season. It readily responds
to good care and fertilization and
should be liberally top-dressed with
manure each fall.
Sheep for Mutton. ...
Mutton as a human food' is gaining
rapidly in reputation. So much im
provement has been made in the meth
ods of breeding, fattening, slaughter
ing and ripening mutton that a great
army of people who were once preju
diced against it no longer find any
FOB HANDMTO A HOG.
A ONE-MAN COBN SLED.
thing the matter with it. Good au
thorities predict that the time is rapid
ly approaching when as many sheep
and lambs will he slaughtered in this
country as there are hogs and cattle
slaughtered now. History shows us
that in old countries mutton Is the
poor man's meat. The reason for this;
is that it can be raised at less cost
. Weeding Out the Cows.
I operate a farm dairy, -make but
ter a specialty, and I wish to say that
in my opinion you cannot too strongly
urge the farmers who keep cows to
keep a daily record of what they are
doing, weighing each mess of milk
and testing often enough to get an
average of its butter-fat, so that at
the end of the year they can tell Just
what each cow is worth, from a butter
point of view. For more than two
years we have done so. At the end
of the first year, although we thought
our herd was all good, we found
twelve out of twenty-five cows that
did not pay. We sold these and re
placed with others; some of our own
raising and some by purchase. This
year we find SO per cent profit over
last year. We have not found the
daily record hard to keep. Few farm
ers stop to figure. A cow that pro
duces 200 pounds of butter per year
from $30 worth of feed, which sells for
20 cents per pound, leaves only $10
for care and the risk. The cow which
makes 400 pounds of butter from $30
worth of feed leaves $50 for care, risk
and profit, besides a whole lot of sat
isfaction to her owner. You never
know which cow makes this profit for
you except by using the scales and
the test F. C. Shepherd, in National
Stockman.
How to Market the Batter.
Those who possess the knack of mak
ing butter that has that fragrant
flavor that distinguishes the produce of
many farm dairies, of ten make the mis
take of keeping the butter on hand too
long after it is made before marketing
It It will be found that however pal
atable it may he, and however good
the flavor It possesses when first made,
it will have escaped after too long
keeping. Even when transported long
distances it loses its . distinctiveness
while in transit In fact it seems that
butter which possesses to a large de
gree this much-aesired flavor deterio
rates much quicker than an Inferior
kind. As a consequence of this, the
farmer's wife who makes a superior
article which has a local reputation for
excellence should endeavor to dispose
of the product to local trade, or at
least sell it so near home that it will
be but a day or two between the churn
and the customer. This can be easily
managed in almost any locality where
there Is a market for it by securing a
list of private customers and furnish
it to them direct as they need it. This
class of patrons are much more profit
able year in and year out than the city
hotels or the commission houses or
those customers who buy in the gen
eral market
To Prevent Black Rot.
As a preventive of black rot in 'vine
yards next season the North Carolina
experiment station recommends that
all dead leaves and rotten grapes be
raked up and removed and rotten
grapes clinging to the vines and trel
lises picked off.
Loose shredded bark that can be
readily pulled from the vines prun
ings, dead grass and weeds should be
burned; in fact anything capable of
harboring the dustlike spore should be
destroyed or taken away.
While the vines are still in a dor
mant" condition, spray with the copper
sulphate solution, thoroughly wetting
the vines and posts, and paying par
ticular attention to bunches of tendrils
or rough surfaces on the posts that
would be likely to retain the spores, it
is much easier to keep black rot out of
a vineyard once cleaned than to keep
it down in a vineyard not cleaned.
On Sowing Clover.
Sowing clover is an absorbing ques
tion with farmers who desire to keep
up the fertility of their land. When
seed is high there is always a disposi
tion, with some, to defer sowing clover
until another year, and plow up the
fields again. Seed may be cheaper
next year, you know. This manage
ment may have kept these same fields
under the plow for years, making it
more uncertain to secure a catch, and
requiring more acres, every year, to
secure the requisite amount of grain.
It is unwise and foolish to fail to sow
clover because seed is dear.
Some Kansas Wheat Yields.
The banner yield of wheat in Kansas
is said to be that of Joseph C. Ort in
Gove county, who thrashed 228 bush
els of 62-pound wheat from three acres
of an old corral, and 4,563 bushels (ele
vator weight) from .a 100-acre field.
The seed was Turkey red, one bushel
to the acre. The three-acre piece had
been heavily fertilized for vegetables,
and after these were gone he again fer
tilized and plowed it four inches deep.
Paint the Wagons.
Well-painted Implements are gener
ally accepted signs of thrifty farming.
A dollar's worth of raw linseed oil and
color will answer to cover the running
part of a farm wagon. Have plenty of
shed room with closed front and raise
the wheels away from the damp earth
when the wagons are stored for any
great length of time.
Good Milkers' Milk Veins.
Good milkers will almost invariably
show a well-devoloped milk vein. This
big vein which carries the blood from
the bag or udder to the heart for puri
fication should constitute considerable
of a network on the udder itself and
should then continue well forward ou
the belly and disappear in the region
of the heart.