PAPERS ARE SIGNED
TITLE TO PANAMA CANAL NOW
RESTS WITH UNITED STATES.
Agreement Transfers Property Without
Reservation Stockholders Will Mow
Ratify the Act of President and Dl
. rector of Company Title Is Perfect
J. S. First to Hear News.
Paris, April 25. The Associated
Press is authorized to announce that
the contract by which the Panama
-canal passes to the United States is
signed and sealed. The title to the
anal is now vested in the United
states. The document by which this
transaction is consummated bears the
signatures of President Bo and Director
Richman, of the Panama canal com
pany, mho signed for the company as
its responsible officers. The transfer is
-complete and without reservation, and
the United States secures a perfect
title.
This result has been 'quietly accom
plished, and unexpectedly, as the public
fcas been given to understand that the
-contract would not be executed until
-after the meeting of the stockholders of ,
the Panama canal company tomorrow,
At which the question of ratification
would be presented. As a matter of
fact, however, when the meeting takes
place President Bo will announce that
the sale has been completed, and, in
stead of asking for authority to execute
31 contract, it will only remain to ratify
the contract of sale which the officers
-of the company have formally com- j
pleted. Only a few of the highest offi-1
cers of the company are now aware of j
the secret, which will not be known
except by this announcement in the
United States up to the time of the
xneeting.
It is confidently believed that the
completion of the sale before this meet
ing will increase the vote for ratifica
tion. RUSSIA ISSUBS PAPER MONBY.
'Finance Minister Says It Is Not Forced,
and No Loan Is Desired.
St. Petersburg, April 25. Russia has
xnade a new issue of $15,000 000 in
paper currency against free gold in the
State bank. At the ministry of finance
it was explained that it was an ordin
ary issue, and in no sense was forced.
Under the law paper is issuable to dou
ble the amount of gold up to $150,000,
O00 gold, in excess of which paper is
sued must be covered rouble for rouble.
In the State bank there are, in round
figures, $400,000,000 in gold, which
would permit of an issue of $550,000,
O00 in paper, but the paper issue at
present only amounts to $350,000,000.
All sorts of figures of the cost of the
-war are printed abroad. The corres
pondent of the Associated Press is au
thoritatively informed that the daily
expenses are averaging $750,000, and it
is estimated that a yeai's expenditure
or the war will total $250,000,000.
To meet this theie existed a free bal
ance of $50,000,000 by redactions in
the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly
3135,000,000. But a portion of the
latter is made up by the increased earn
ings of the railroads owned by the gov
ernment. It being in reality a ques
tion of bookkeeping, how the balance
is to be raised has not yet been determ
ined. ALL RBTIRB AT SEVENTY YBARS.
House Committee Deckles on Reform In
the CivU Service.
Washington, April 23. The house
committee on reform in the civil service
Authoriezd Chairman Gillett to intro
duce a bill providing that on June 30,
1907, every office in the classified serv
ice of the United States held by a per
son who Is then over 70 years old, shall
become vacant, and that thereafter such
offices shall become vacant when the
incumbent becomes 70 years old.
The committee directed Mr. Gillett
to report all pending bills granting
pensions to civil employes of the gov
ernment to the house, with the recom
mendation that they lie on the table ;
lso that the draft a bill reclassifying
the clerical service of the government,
with a view to providing for more fre
quent promotions in the smaller sal
aried positions.
Alaskan Fishing Season Extended.
Washington, April 25. The secre
tary of commerce signed an order today
rescinding the regulation which limits
the duration of the salmon fishing sea
son in Southeastern Alaska. Under
the former regulation, cannerymen
-wsre prohibited from taking salmon
until July 1, but the order issued today
removes this restriction entirely and
no date is fixed. The repeal of the old
- regulation was demanded by the can
xierymen'a association, and was
also recommended by the Jordan com
mission. Will Be Under Martial Law.
Niu Chwang, April 25. Viceroy
Alexieff has issued an important order
declaring the Yin Kow railroad station
and the native village adjoining it to
toe within the region under martial
law. The station is the Niu Chwang,
and it is a terminus of the Pekin-Shan
Kai Kwan railroad and telegraph sye
tem. The order also establishes a cen
sorship over all telegrams, the scrutiny
of papers and inspection of baggage. It
will go into effect tomorrow.
Protects Water Supply of Portland.
Washington, April 25. Protection
to the water eupply of the city of Port
land was provided by the house today
when it passed a bill prohibiting tres
passing on the Boil Bun forest 'reserve.
The maximum penalty for trespassing
was reduced to $500.
FIND EXCLUSION TOO .SEVERE.
Senate Committee Objects to HItt BUI
Regarding Chinese.
Washington, April 23. The general
deficiency bill reported by the senate
committee on appropriations carries
$11,342,146, an increase as it passed
the house of $940,525. II contains as
an amendment the Hitt Chinese exciu
sion bill, which . was accepted by the
house before the bill was passed. The
Hitt bill was introduced in the senate
by Penrose and referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations. In this com
mittee the discovery, it is said, has
been made that the bill will affect the
introduction of Chinese coolie labor in
to the Panama canal zone, and : to i
considerable extent affect the immigra
tion to this country of Coreans and Fil
ipinos and the deportation from the
United States, Bawaii, Porto Rico and
any teintorvy, "subject to the jurisdtc
tion of the United States of any person
held to come within, the definition of
the words "Chinese persons," and ob
jection has been made to the far reach
ing effects of the bill.
When the senate committee on . for
eign relations began considertion today
of the Chinese bill it was suggested
that the bill might be of wider scope
than was at first thought. Sections
defining the words "Chinese person"
were called to notice, and it was sug
gested that these might be held to . re
late to Filipinos, Coreans and others
not intended to be included, and that
the purpose of the bill might be in con
flict with the existing treaties. It was
late when the discovery was made, and
finally the members of the committee
concluded that no action should be
taken on the Penro.se bill in- view of
the fact that the Hitt amendment was
reported in the deficiency bill, but that
the matter might be discussed in open
senate. It is understood an attempt
will be made to amend the measure be
fore the deficiency bill passes the
senate.
FLEB FROM JAPANESE.
Russians are Rapidly Crossing the Yalu
Many are Drowned. .
Niu Chwang, April 23. A messen
ger from the Yalu river reports that
the Japanese outposts are near the Rus
sian inttenchments with large bodies
of troops five miles distant. He also
states the Russians are fleeing north
across the river in overcrowded boats,
losing hundreds by drowning. The
messenger himself met only a few of
the Japanese, but they weie reported
to have shown themselves in force, on
various occasions, afterward quickly
disappearing .
The newspaper correspondents ac
credited to the Russian forces have left
for Mukden. They bind themselves
not to divulge news respecting the re
sults of engagements, or give any in
formation which may awaken public
uneasiness.
The Russians have issued placards
in Chinese explaining away the Jap
anese victories, detailing Russian suc
cesses, magnifying the Russian
strength, and prophesying victory for
Russia. The Chinese are not misled,
but still believe the Japanese will con
quer in Manchuria.
RUSSIA HOLDS IT BACK.
Extent of Disasters to Her Arms Can
not Be Sent Out.
Paris, April 22. The Yinkow corres
pondent of the Paris Journal says he
has tried lepeatedly to ascertain the ex
tent of the recent disasters to the Rus
sian arms, and he has failed to do so
because of the perfectly-organized sec
recy of the Russians. In his conclud
ing statement, be says:
"The people of France will be
obliged to be satisfied with notices
marked 'official' or semi-official state
ments sent from Harbin or Mukden
many miles removed from the actual
scene of war. I am close to Port
Arthur, and might give the true ver
sion of many incidents, the news of
which, as published, has been mere
conjecture, but the Russians strictly
forbid all communications of land- or
sea events. At the moment of sending
this message, grave happenings are pro
ceeding on the peninsula; in fact, I am
told that another battle is being fierce
ly contested in the neighborhood of
Port Arthur."
Boltlsh Sympathy Much Appreciated.
St. Petersburg, April 23. While ac
cepting gratefully the world-wide ex
pressions of sympathy which Russia
has received at the death of Vice Ad
miral Makaroff and the Petropavlovsk
disaster, the papers seem. especially im
pressed with the sympathy shown by
the British press, several using the text
to argue on the opportuneness of the
decision in favor of a Russo-British
treaty. The Novisky says: "A sin
cere approachment with Great Britain
would guaiantee our future develop
ment" Skrydloff Qtven Full Power.
Paris, April 23. The correspondent
of the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg
says that in the course of the audience
between the emperot and Vice Admiral
Skrydloff, his majesty conferred upon
the admiral full power to act at Port
Arthur in accordance with the necessi
ties of the moment. -The rumor that
$10,000,000 in cash went down with
the battleship Petropavlovsk, the corre
spondent also says, is declared to be
unfounded.
Keoropatkin Walts for More Troops.
Paris, "April 23. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Journal says
friend of General Jvouropatkin has re
ceived a letter from him in which the
general says ho- intends to await the ar
rival of another 100,000 men before
risking a battle with- the Japanese.
LOSS IS MILLIONS
LARGE BUSINESS PORTION OF TO
RONTO DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Damage Placed at $12,000,000 With
$8,360,000 lasurance-r-Clty Acta for
'Sufferers-All Public Buildings are
. Placed at Their Disposal Erection
of Temporary Structures Permitted.
Toronto, Ont.. April 22. The total
loss by the' fire which destroyed the
wholesale district of Toronto last night
will, according to the most conserva
tive estimate, reach $12,000)00, the
total insurance $8,360,000.
The area swept by the fire embraces
14 acres, and 9,000 to 10 000 ' persons
are thrown out of employment. The
work of tearing down the dangerous
walls was continued until this after
noon.
The city council this afternoon placed
all public buildings and the exhibition
grounds at the disposal of the fire
sufferers, amended the 'fire regulations
to allow the erection of temporary
structures, and appointed a committee
to wait on the legislature and secure an
act ordering all wires under ground.
The principal warehouses of the city
were reduced to ashes and nearly 250
films were put . out of business. The
area covered by the fire is three blocks
in length and varies from half a block
to two blocks in width. Every build
ing on Bay street, from Melinda street
southward to the waterfront, was wiped
out and the fire spread on Wellington
and Front streets, along the waterfront
from this section and the Esplamade
along the waterfront from this section
with Bay street for a boundary for a
few hundred feet to a whole block.
From the time the fire started on the
north side of Wellington street, a short
distance east of Bay street, in the E. &
S. Currie manufacturing plant, till it
burned itself out at daybreak, there
was not a moment when a shift of the
wind to the northward would not have
resulted in the destruction of the great
er pait of the city.
At a meeting of the Toronto legisla
ture tonight, the premier and the
leader of the opposition expressed
sympathy with the fire sufferers, and it
was decided to place a sum of money in
the supplemental y estimates for the
benefit of the firemen's fund.
It is probable that the prorogation of
the legislature, will be indefinitely de
layed because of the fire. The burning
of the Warwick brothers and Rutter
building delays the government print
ing for this year.
The total number of buildings des
troyed is 122; the number of films
affected is 222.
IRRIGATION WORKS FOR IDAHO.
Government Decides to Take In the Pay
ette Valley Project.
Washington, April 22. The govern
ment has finally decided to take up the
Payette irrigation project, in Idaho,
which contemplates the reclamation of
140,000 acres of land in Boise and Pay
ette valleys, by diverting the waters of
Boise river. Examinations 'of this pro
ject have been under way for several
years, and the department is now con
vinced the project is feasable and can
be carried out at a reasonable cost.
During the coming summer, final
surveys will be made for canals and
other works, . and it is expected that
contracts for the construction, can be
prepared and let by the end of the
season.
The board of consulting engineers
will consist of H. N. Savage, J. H.
Quinton and W. H. Sanders which will
soon examine the Umatilla and Mal
heur irrigation projects in Eastern Ore
gon to determine which of the two is
the better adapted for government con
struction. The report of this board is
likely to lead to the formal adoption of
one or the other of these projects.
' Blizzard Rages in St. Louis.
St. Louis, April 22. A severe storm
raged here today, at trmes assuming
the proportions of a blizzard. The
storm began with a sleet storm, fol
lowed by a fall of 20 degrees of tem
pera tuie. Following there was a snow
fall of five inches. Street traffic was
impeded and trains were late. The
snow prevented the games between the
St. Louis and Chicago national league
teams, and St. Louis and Cleveland
American league teams, scheduled for
today. Five to seven inches of snow fell
within radius of 150 miles of St. Louis.
Flew the British Flag.
Paris, April 22. A dispatch to the
Temps from St Petersburg says the Rus
sian fleet, while making a reconnais
sance just previous to the last attempt
to blockade the entrance to the harbor
at Port Arthur, sighted four ships off
the Maio Tao islands flying the British
flag. After the warships and the forts
had sunk the vessels used by the Japan
ese, the Russians identified the sunken
hulks as the same British ships previ
ously seen off the islands.
Trainrobbers Get $50,000. .
Tiflis, April ' 22. A train cn the
Trans-Caucasian railway was held up
between Novosenakai and Abasha by
four armed men, who entered the mail
car and, after binding the officials,
escaped with registered letters and val
uables worth $50,000. ? " - ; '
HB WOULD QUIT
Viceroy Alexieff - Asks the Czar to Re
ueveHlm..-
St Petersburg, April 21. Viceroy
Alexieff. has applied by telegraph to the
emperor to be relieved of his position
of viceroy of the Far East. It is
pec tea mat tne request will De imme
diately granted. While no official an
nouncement has yet been made, there
is every reason to believe that the fore
going statement is correct. Tne im
mediate cause of the viceroy's applica
tion is reported to be the appointment
of Vice Admiral Skrydloff, one of Ad
miral Alexieff 'a strongest enemies and
sharpest critic, as successor to the late
Vice Admiral Makaroff in command, of
the Russian navy in the Far East. "
The relieving from command of Vice
roy Alexieff would Jiot surprise intelli
gent observers of the Far Eastern situ
ation, who are familiar with the gradu
al change in the emperor's attitude to
ward the viceroy and M. Bezobraoff,
who represented the military advanc
ing element, which was anxious that
Russia should remain in Manchuria
It was theeetwo men that the Anglo-
Japanese entente first lost its friends
They believed Great Britain would not
go to war and that Japan could not
do so. To the indignation of Japan,
they succeeded in turning the policy of
the empire Jfrom carrying out the treaty
for the entire evacuation of Manchuria,
pending further demands on China.
BIG LOSS BY FIRE.
Over $10,000,000 Worth of Property
Destroyed at Toronto.
Toronto, Ont., April 21. Fire swept
through a section of Toronto's whole
sale business district tonight, causing a
loss which will probably reach $10,
000,000. The fire started in a factory
in Wellington street about 9 o'clock.
In less than an hour the flames had
spread from building to building on
both sides of the street until the
whole block was a mass of flames, and
the fire was utterly beyond the control
of the local department. Appeals were
sent to every surrounding city where
fire apparatus could be obtained asking
for assistance. Montreal, London,
Hamilton and Buffalo at once respond
ed, but it will be hours before they
can be of assistance.
It was believed at 11 o'clock that the
fire was under control, but a sudden
shift in the wind again fanned the
flames into a roar and clouds of sparks
and burning brands were carried down
side streets until three entire blocks
were doomed. The firemen were mak
ing a gallant fight amid the falling
buildings and a mass of tangled wires,
but their efforts at midnight seemed to
be fruitless.
FOR RAILROAD TO ALASKA.
Victoria Endorses Project Which Will
Take Trade From Seattle.
Victoria, B. C, April 20. John
Cain, of Port Angeles, Wash., ad
dressed a crowded meeting here last
night on the proposed scheme to build
a railroad from the south to the north
end of Vancouver island, connecting
with the Port Angeles line by ferry
across the Straits of Fuca and with
Alaska at the north end by swift ferry
steamers. -He guaranteed to start
building within 60 days after the sub
sidy is settled and complete it within
two years.
The proposed line will cost $9,000,-
000. The subsidy asked for is '5,000
acres per mile and $10,000 per mile, 3
per cent inscribed stock of the pro
vince, redeemable in 40 years. The
meeting endorsed the project and de
cided to appeal to the provincial gov
ernment to take immediate action.
The scheme is designed to capture the
Alaska trade from the Puget sound
cities and San Francisco.
Favors Offensive Tactics.
Paris, April 21. The Figaro today
publishes an interview with Vice Ad
miral Skrydloff, wno is now in St. Pet
ersburg. The admiral is qouted as say
ing: 'I believe in offensive tactics.
It is necessary to push ahead and take
the initiative instead of letting the en
emy .keep us in a state of unrest. . It is
essential to keep him in a state of un
rest. It is necessary to invite a com
bat, and take chances Any combatant
who a waits his enemy is practically at
his enemy's mercy. But agrgessive
ness does not mean imprudence."
Pacific Squadron Sails From Panama.
Washington, April 21. The flagship
New York and the cruisers Marblehead
and Bennington, of the Pacific squad
ron, commanded by Rear Admiral
Glass, have started from Panama on
their cruise to the Aleutian islands by
the way of Honolulu. They first " will
proceed up the coast to Acapulco,
whence they will sail to the Hawaiian
islands, a distance of about 3,300 miles.
The next run will be from Honolulu
to Dnalaska, in the Aleutian group, a
distance of about 2,000 miles.
Russia Only Protecting Herself.
St. Petersburg, April 21. The for
eign office explains that the notice
served by Russia regarding newspaper
correspondents employing wireless tele
graphy is a natural measure of self pro-
. A! A. , -
tection against- possipie communica
tion with the enemy. It would be pos
sible from land or sea for. correspond
ents using wireless telegraphy to com
municate with the enemy. -If an ac
tual case should arise, however, it will
be judged on its merits.
-Denies She Has a Submarine Boat.
London. April 21 .Captain Kabachi
the new Japanese attache, who has ar
rived m London from Japanenjes
positively that there are any sub
marine vessels in the Japanese navy.
Adjustable Wagon Seat.
The Illustration shows a handy
wagon seat which is comparatively
easy, to construct: Take a two-inch
boardNglx inches wide, round the ends
and cut slots in each end as shown,
so that It will go between the stakes
of the wagon. Fasten a board a foot
wide and three feet long in the center
of the first board as shown In the
cut.' Then take an old seat, from
some old machine, of form one' if you
are handy with tools and fasten it as
shown.
A good home-made seat could be
formed of. Inch boards mounted to a
hpiace of tough hickory and bolted to
the boards, as shown, with a brace of
Iron at the back. Such a seat would
AX ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT.
be very handy to use when doing
rough hauling, while it might not be
sufficiently attractive to use on the
road. It is comfortable, which is the
main point to be considered.
Making; Draft Horses.
There is one thing that the man who
Is trying to ' raise big horses should
not overlook and that is plenty of
food for the colts A draft-bred colt
that has not enough to' eat will not
make a draft horse he will, be a
chunk of some grade, not heavy
enough for a draft horse. Some peo
ple claim that draft colts will not re
quire any more feed than colts of a
lighter breed. That is an error. They
do require more, but not so much in
proportion to their size as does the
light horse, because they are of a
quiet disposition and put more of their
feed into growth and less Into exer
cise or nervous fretting than the light
horse. But no big horse will be pro
duced if the feed is lacking. Give the
colts enough to keep them growing,
and they will pay a good price for all
they eat when the time comes to sell
them. At a sale In Ohio last week
draft geldings coming 4 years old sold
to feeders at $200 to $285 a head. When
feeders can afford to pay such prices
for horses to fatten for market there
is nothing wrong with the draft horse
business. But there were no stunted
colts in the bunch that sold for these
figures.
Three Horses to a Wagon,
Here's a device for hitching three
horses to a wagon. The method illus
trated substitutes two wagon poles for
one, the middle horse between the two
THBEE-HOBSE DEVICE.
poles or shafts. There are two neck
yokes and a triple evener. The mid
dle horse has one-third of each double
tree, making two-thirds of both, while
each outside horse has two-thirds of
the evener be is hitched to.
Sanitary Straw Hog House.
The best hoghouse on earth is made
by setting two rows of fence posts one
foot in ground and four feet apart one
way, and one post length apart, the
other way, so posts may be used for
stringers on top. Put cord wood cross
wise on top of stringers and build
straw pile over all, leaving hole in one
end big enough for a hog to enter.
They will all follow in and complete
interior arrangement of house to suit
their hoggish artistic taste.
This house will always be dry and
comfortable and will save many a
heated argument with the hired man
a rout cleaning out and bedding the
hogs. Hogs can be fed out of doors,
or a board feeding room may be built
at one end of stack with door be
tween. In summer, pull out posts and
burn straw hoghouse, haul out refuse
and build new each year. Then you
will have healthy hogs, avoid mange
and many other parasites. I winter
SO hogs every year in this kind of a
bouse. A. A. Andrews, North Dakota.
trees of Canned. Egrss.
The use of refrigerator eggs has be
come so widespread as to cover a
greater part of the habitable earth.
There has been a great trade in can
ned eggs, recently. Large quantities
of canned eggs are bought by confec
tioners, and they are also used in the
manufacture of linen. Several coun
tries supply eggs for such purposes,
but the supply is not equal to the de
mand. Large Importations of canned
eggs come from Russia, Germany and
Denmark. - These usually arrive fa
large packages and are packed. In some
unknown preservative and are hermet
ically sealed. The air is excluded in
some manner, as It will not do to heat
them as In canning fruit, as that
would destroy the value of the prod
uct.' Science is still doing wonders,
and we may be able to have full con
trol of the egg- trade of the .whole
world In the near future. Great strides
have already been taken, but there is
room for more Improvement.
Feeding; Oats In tne Sheaf.
flit, of ..!.. T
Vi UIO 1UDI . 1 1 1 1 lr. X
when a boy was that feeding sheaf
oats to horses "was wasteful. However,
I had to do it last fall and I now wish
I had saved a portion of my thrash
ing bill that way. Several years ago
I read of a certain farmer condemning
a cow because she leaked her milk,
while he had other cows that did not
pay their keep, although they did not
leak their milk, while the first cowi
paid well in spite of her leakage. Now,
in the case of my horses, I have
known them to pass oats with their
manure In so perfect a state that they
would grow, and no scheme of driv
ing nails In the bottom of their feed
boxes, putting in stones or having:
their teeth flatted by a horse doctor
had any effect on them. But, lo! when
I fed them sheaf oats, not the first
vestige of an oat could be seen in
their manure. Now, what difference
does it make. where or how the oats
are wasted? And if a few pigs could
have access to the stable when - the
horses were out in the field, it seems
to me that sheaf oats would have
the best end of the argument. Farm.
Stock and Home.
Removing Warts from Horses.
Take about four leaves of strong
cured tobacco, place them in a vessel,
pour about one-half gallon of water
over them, place on the fire, letting it
boil down to a strong juice, and apply
to the wart. Always pick the wart so
as to make it bleed before the appli-
gous growth. A few applications will
soon do the work; gradually the en
largement will decrease and disappear
as if by magic. As an evidence of its
efficacy, some years ago a horse that
we drove had a bleeding wart on his
back that the lines kept continually
bleeding. It was about the size of a
walnut, with a neck about the size of
one's index finger. I would occasion
ally sprinkle a few crumbs of tobacco
on it from my pocket, and the wart,
went away. I have removed warts as
large as a pint cup from horses' legs
by taking the tobacco leaves, dipping
them in hot water and binding them
to the affected part. Try it and you
will be rewarded for your trouble."
Exchange.
Geese on Lowlands.
Geese are extremely hardy and long
lived. They thrive on low-lying lands
which would not be suitable for fowls.
Old pasture is best suited to their re
quirements, as they crop the grass
very short, and would likely destroy
the roots of newly sown grass. They
must be afforded liberty and lots of
grassy range. They are very coarse
feeders and will eat nearly anything
in the shape of green food. Although
It is desirable to hatch early, it is not
always advisable, as it depends upon
the climate and location. Goslings
need grass, and do not thrive unless
green food is supplied when they can
not get range.
Importance of the Hene.
It is estimated that the production
of chickens in the United States last
year reached 3,350,000,000, and of eggs
thirteen billion. The total value was
$290,000,000. The true importance of
the poultry business will, however, be
better appreciated by the following
comparisons: Our annual wool clip is
about $28,000,000; sheep. $65,000,000;
swine, $180,000,000; cotton, $250,000,
000; wheat, $227,000,000; tobacco, $43,
000,000; potatoes, $80,000,000; barley,
$30,000,000; oats, $200,000,000.
Our Butter State.
The manufacture and consumption
of butter in the United States is con
stantly growing. In 1870 we made
515,000,000 pounds, while thirty years
later, in 1900, we made nearly three
times as much 1,492,000,000 pounds.
Of the great butter-producing States
Iowa comes first. New York second,
and the others in the following order:
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illi
nois, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas,
Indiana.
Farm Notes.
An Important item in stock feeding
is regularity.
Long feet are frequently the cause
of lameness in horses.
It is a waste of feed to give more
than an animal can digest.
With all stock, food may. be wasted
by giving too much or too little.
Sheep, when being fattened, should
have protection from wet and cold.
With all stock, there is no single
feed that possesses only good quali
ties. Early pampering snould be avoided
if mature and healthy development la
desired.
The sheep raiser who is not progres
sive cannot expect to attain perfection
in his calling.
Labor, even on the farm, Is most ef
fective when -directed by intelligence
and thought.
To injudicious feeding may be cred
ited a large amount of the fatality
among hogs.
The brood sow 6bould have plenty
of nourishing food such as will cause
a healthy growth without too much
quite as much as variety of cropping
is a source of wealth accumulation la
the holding; .