MORGUE BLUNDER
MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION OP THE
CORPSES DESTROYED.
Bodies and Personal Effects Numbered
.and Then Numbers on Former are
-Chanced Without Reference to the
letter Large Number of Corpses
Found Packed la Wheel House.
New York, Jane 20. Every hoar
Adds to the horror of the excursion
steamer disaster, when the General
451ocum was burned to the water's edge
nsar North Brother island. Divers
liad explored the wreck of the steamer,
.and reported that no more bodies were
to be found there, but today a diver
who was at wont on the sunken hull
found a large number of corpses packed
tightly inside of one of the paddle
-wheels. Just how many there were
was not known, but it was planned to
remove them as soon as Coroner O'Gor
man reached the scene.
The coroner had arranged to visit the
wrei:k today for the purpose of -ascertaining,
if poss:ble. what evidence of
culpability on the part of the Knicker
bocker Steamship company or of the
offi. ials of the boat, if any, could be se
cured to present to the coroner's in
quest. Therefore, it was determined
to take out the bodies at that time.
At various hospitals where the in
jured are visited today it is said that
tht-ir condition is fair. There are now
only 53 victims of the disaster in the
hospitals.
Today it is said another horror has
been added to. the terrible.- conditions
resulting from the disaster through the
over-officiusness of some person at the
morgue. As a result some of the
bodies probably never will be identified
-and will go to a last resting place in the
humble plet furnished by the city's
charity. When the bodies were taken
by hundreds from the water and laid
in lows on the grass at North Brother
island, each was tagged with a num
ber. That number was carefully re
corded, and the papers, valuables and
trinkets which would have served to
possibly identify the bodies were re
moved and placed in separate packages,
-each package bearing a number corres
ponding to the number on the body
from which the articles were taken.
When the bodies were taken to the
morgue they were placed in numbered
boxes, but in many cases these num
:bers did not correspond with the fig
urea the bodies previous had borne.
As a result, the plans were completely
upset and the numbered packages of
-valuables became practically worthless
-as a means of identification.
WOULD SEAL FATB OF RUSSIANS.
-Report of Japanese Advance From Sal
yen Is Causing Great Alarm.
St. Petersburg, June 20. The popu
lar disappointment felt in St. Peters
burg over the result of Lieutenant Gen
eral Baron Stakelberg's fight, which it
had be-in hope for the past 36 hours
might turn out to be a victory, is temp
ered somewhat by the knowledge that
the Russian force was overwhelmed by
numbers. General Stakelberg does not
attempt to conceal the seriousness of
his losses, but his report and the re
ports from all other Russian sources
--agree that the retreat was in no senee a
rout. The fierce character of the fight
is made evident by the fact that the
Russians were again forced to abandon
their guns, thus indicating, as in pre
vious encounters, the superiority of the
Japanese artillery.
The Russian official reports of the
losses are awaited with the keenest in
terest. The war office declines to ac
cept the Japanese figures unreservedly,
although the officials frankly admit
that they believe the Russian casual
ties were severe. .
The keenest interest is now manifest
ed in the reported advance of two Jap
anese divisions from Siuyen with the
intention of taking General Stakelberg
in the rear. It is realized that if this
report should prove true the Russian
commander may be unable to extricate
himself, and if he should be cut off
from General Kuropatkin's main army
the fate of the detachment would be
sealed.
Further Demands Will Be Granted.
Washington, June 20. The state de
partment has received the following
from Mr. Gnmmere, American consul
general at Tangier: "As reported yes
terday. Raisuli has increased his de
mands. I am informed today by the
ministei of foreign affairs that one of
the shieks and two of his brothers,
whose apprehension were demanded by
Raisuli, have been arrested; also that
a courier has been dispatched this
morning to Paisuli to say that his
further demands will probably be
granted by the Moroccan government."
Chinese Bandits Fight With Russians.
Tokio, June 20. A detachment of
the army under General Kuroki cap
tured the town of Siu Yen, after rout
ing and defeating a force of 300 Rus-
eians and 300 mounted Chinese bandits.
The enemy retired toward the Tao riv
er. The total of their losses is not
known. The Japanese sustained no
casualties. This is the first actual re
port of Chinese bandits fighting with
Russian troops and it may mean that
large numbers have enlisted.
Russia Has Not Protested.
' St. Petersburg. June 20. An official
denial ia published of the rumor that
the Russian ambassador at Washing
ton, Count Cassini has protested against
the reported intention of the govern
ment of the United States to dispatch
a squadron of warships to Turkish
waters with the view of bringing pres
sure to bear on the port to Bee are the
payment of American claims.
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Total Loss of Life la Steamer Disaster
Now Put at 70O. --
New York, June 18. With unceas
ing effort search is going on for the
bodies of those who perished yesterday
on the steamer General Slocum. What
the list of victims will -total scarcely
anyone dares venture to guess, but
whatever the number may be, there is
hardly a parallel in the history of dis
asteis where death came to so many in
so brief a period of time. Police and
health department officials have placed
the number at a figure as high as 1,000
and more, but tonight it wonld seem
that the maximum figure will not
largely exceed 700.
All day long, until darkness shut off
even the melancholy satisfaction of
watching for the dead, anxious search
ers kept up their vigilance , and at dusk
there had been recoveied 536 bodies,
for the greater part women and chil
dren mothers who, weeks ago, bad
planned that fatal outing for their chil
dren, and little ones who had longed
for the coming of the happy day.
Up to dusk 499 bodies had passed
through the morgue and of these more
than 300 were unidentified. The East
Side had its sympathy aroused to the
fullest extent, and down by the river,
where the boats unloaded their dead,
thousands gathered throughout the day.
Streets leading to the morgue were
blocked, and only with difficulty could
the police clear the passages leading to
the long rows of coffins for those who
came in search for the missing.
Up the sound, where the hulk of the
General Slocum lies submerged, show
ing only a paddle-box, scores of small
craft aided the tugs in grapling for the
victims. Divers went down time and
time again, and when the work ended
for the day they declared there were no
more bodies in the wreck. A score of
times a diver reappeared alter his
plunge with the body of a woman or a
child. Two of them coming to the
surface together on one occasion had in
their arms two little girls, sisters,
clasped in each other's embrace, and
their mother, it was thought, whose
dead hand tightly clenched the skirt of
one of them.
As far as they could, the divers
searched the wreck from stem to stern.
The wreck lies about 200 feet off Bar
retoa Point. At this point the water
is deep and the current is swift, and
beyond a doubt many bodies have been
borne along with the tide to be given
up on a later day at some distant point.
HARBOR FREE TOO LATE.
Japanese Have Already Landed Men to
Attack Port Arthur.
Tokio, June 18. A flotilla of tor
pedoboats and torpedoboat destroyers,
under command of Captain Tsuchiya
and co-operating with the army, made
a reconnaissance in force near Siau
Ping island yesterday and bombarded
the Russian outposts on the coast to
the west of the island. Siau Ping "ist
land is 12 miles to the west of Por
Arthur. At noon the Russian cruiser Novik,
convoying ten torpedoboat destroyers,
steamed out from Port Arthur. The
Russian shore batteries protected these
vessels with a heavy cannonade. The
Japanese flotilla retreated slowly, fir
ing as it went, for the purpose of decoy
ing the enemy to sea. At 3 o'clock in
the atternoon the Russian ships re
turned to the entrance of Port Arthur.
The fact that the Novik came out of
Port Arthur makes it certain that the
Russians have succeeded in blasting a
channel through the cement laden
merchantmen sunk by the Japanese in
the entrance to the harbor. This free
dom of egress comes too late to permit
of any effect upon the operations of the
Japanese army, for men, guns and
stores have practically all been landed,
and Admiral Togo is capable of keeping
the remnants of the Russian fleet im
prisoned in Port Arthur.
Last Monday night Japanese vedette
boats, protected by torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers, succeeded in
reaching the entrance to Port Arthur
and planting a series of mines there.
The darkness of midnight favored the
oepration. The Japanese vessels were
not observed and they returned to the
rest of the squadron without having
sustained any damage.
Urges Fair Exhibit.
St. Louis, June 18. Before depart
ing for New York, Prince Pun Lun an
nounced himself as a self appointed
committee of one to secure China's par
ticipation in the Lewis and Clark expo
sition to be held in Portland, Or., in
1905. The prince remarked to Theo
dore Hardee, assistant to Secretary
Walter B. Stevens, that he was very
much impressed with the American
idea of celebrating the anniversaries of
great events with big expositions, and
declared he would use every effort to
secure Chinese participation.
Japanese Transports Have Close Call.
Toio, June 18. It is reported here
that the Japanese protected cruiser
Niitaka engaged the Russian Vladivo
stok squadron off Tsu island, in the
straits between Corea and Japan. This
report, however, lacks confirmation.
The Japanese transports Ugoand Fuyo,
homeward bound, met the Russian ves
sels this morning nearOki island. The
Russians pursued them and fired 16
shots ' at the Japanese ships. The
transports escaped.
Russians Marching on Port Arthur.
Tien Tain, June 18. It has been
learned here from a Russian source
that 46,000 Russians passed Taahichao,
20 miles sooth ef Niu Chwang, going
south. It is supposed that this force
ia going to the relief of Port Arthur.
600 LIVES ARE LOST
BIO EXCURSION STEAMER TAKES
FIRE 'OFF NEW YORK.
Pot of Grease Overturned and Flames
Spread to All Parts of Boat In Short
Time Women and Children Trampled
. Under Foot, Many Pushed Overboard,
Others Leap to Escape Heat.
New York, June 17. One of the
most appalling disasters in the history
I of New York, tragic in its immensity,
diamatic in its episodes, and deeply
pathetic in the tender age of most of
its victims, took place today in the
East liver, at the entrance to Long Is
land Sound, within a short distance of
the New York shore, and within sight
of thousands of persons, the majority
of whom were powerless to minimize
the extent of the catastrophe.
By the burning to the water's edge
of the Slocum, a three-decked excursion
steamer, one of the largest in these
waters, more than 600 persons, the
majority of whom were women and
children,' were burned to death or
drowned by jumping overboard or by
being threwn into the whirlpools by
the lurching of the vessel and the fran
tic rusn of the panic-stricken passen
gers. Four hundred and eighty-five
bodies have been recovered, and are
now being tagged at the morgues of
Bellevue hospital and Harlem.
Dhers were still busy at a late hour
taking bodies from the hold of the ves
sel, which, they say, is choked with
the remains of human bodies, while
the bodies of scores who leaped, oi
were thrown, into the river have not
been recovered.
It is variously estimated that there
were between 1,500 and 2,500 persons
on board the General Slocum when she
left the pier at- Third street, East
River, though the Knickerbocker
Steamship company, which owns the
Slocum, officially states that the num
ber of passengers was 837, that being
only one-third of the vessel's capacity.
It is thought, however, that there were
several hundred children in arms, for
whom fares are not usually charged on
these trips.
The General Slocum left Third street,
East River, at 9:30 o'clock this morn
ing, having on board the Sunday school
excurison of St. Mark's German Luth
eran church, located in Sixth street.
Her destination was Locust Grove, one
of the many resorts on Long Island
Sound
The Slocum had reached a point near
the Sunkden Meadows, off 135th street,
Manhattan, which is at the extreme
eastern end of Randall's Island, when
the fire broke out. The headway of
the vessel and the high wind almost in
stantly fanned the insignificant flame
into fury. Efforts were at once di
rected to subduing the fire, but they
were futile. The blaze spread aft with
almost lightning rapidity. Captain
Vanschaick then headed for shore.
The great open decks, built for ex
cursionists, with little obstruction from
bow to stern, offered a clear sweep for
the fire. As the Slocum . dashed for
ward, the flames caught stanchion and
cabin woodwork, eating and tearing
their way across the vessel.
As the fire increased, the struggle to
gain a point of vantage at the stern be
came frightful. Women and children
crowded against the aft rail until it
gave way and hundreds were pushed off
into the river. After this there was a
steady stream of persons who jmuped
or were thrown into the water. In the
wake of the Slocum as she hurried up
stream was a line of little black specks
marking the heads and bodies of those
who had Bought to escape the roaring
furnace on the ship by throwing them
selves overboard.
Reinforcements for Kuropatkln.
St. Petersburg, June 17. The ap
pointment of Lieutenant General Leon
idas Demboweki as commander of the
Fifth East Siberian army corps is evi
dence that larger reinforcements are to
be placed at General Kuropatkin's dis
posal. The four corps originally
formed of Siberian troops are mobilized
in Manchuria and other drafts have
been sent out to the Far East. The
organization of the new corps, inde
pendent of the Russian corps' ordered
out from European Russia shows that
Kuropatkin now has 200,000 troops.
Russians in a Tight Place.
Berlin, June 17. The newspapers
today discuss the situation of General
Stakelberg's corps, which is- regarded
as being extremely grave. The Kreuz
Zeitung points out that the attempt of
the Japanese in yesterday's fight to
trun the Russian left creates a situa
tion similar to that at the battle of the
Yalu river, and says that even if Stak
elburg is not surrounded, he will find
it extremely difficult to execute his
100-mile retreat. -
.
. Another of Bandit's Demands Met.
Tangier, June 17. Two Sheika of
Ben M. Suar have been imprisoned by
the governor of Tangier. This fulfills
another of Rairali's conditions for the
release of his captives, Messrs. Prdi
caris and Varley. . The sheiks impris
oned are two of those who nelped
treacherously to capture Raiuli some
'time ago.
MANY MEN LOST.
Japanese and Russians Engage la a
- Furious Skirmish.
SI. Petersburg, June 16. General
Stackelberg, through the army -headquarters
at Harbin, reports a number
of desperate skirmishes with the Jap
anese, in which both sides lost heavily
I and in one of which the Russian Gen
eral Gernross was severely wounded.
At midday yesterday an entire di
vision of Japanese made a desperate at
tack on the left flank of the Russian
position at Vafangow. They attacked
in three columns, and after shelling
the Russians with heavy artillery made
a furious bayonet charge in the face' of
a heavy charge of rapid-fire guns and
musketry. The desperation of the Jap
anese charge is shown by the fact that
some of them succeeded in getting with
in a few yards of the Russian trenches
before they were shot down. They
were finally compelled to retire, leav
ing fully 300 dead behind.
The First Siberian rifles bore the
brunt of the attack, and their losses
were very heavy. Their commander,
Colonel Kavastounoff, fell almost in
the first fire, with a bullet through his
brain. Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Nod
ochinsky was killed almost at the same
time. Two majors and a number of
officers of lesser rank were picked off
by the Japanese sharpshooters, whose
fire was unusually deadly and acurate.
General Gernross was shot just as
the Japanese atacking column broke
and fled. A shrapnel bullet shattered
one side of his jaw, but he refused to
retire.
A report was also received from Gen
eral Kharkevitch telling of the battle
between the outposts at Utiaton Satur
day. He states that the Japanese at
tacked from front and flank early in
the afternoon and the fighting raged
until late. Finally the Japanese were
driven back, and the Russians followed
up their advantage under cover of dark
ness. Just before dawn the Russians
charged the heights of Liao Tung, car
rying the Japanese position with a loss
of but four killed and 18 wounded.
Geteral Kharkevitch also reports
that his scouts have reported to him
that a Japanese column numbering 3,
000 men is marching toward Huayen
siang. MAY BSTABLISH NEW BASE.
Russians Now Believe Japanese Will
Take Niu Chwang.
St. Petersburg, June 16.' The bom
bardment by the Japanese of the coast
near Kaichou and the blockade of Niu
Chwang is taken to indicate that the
ultimate object of the combined move
ments is to clear the Liao Tung penin
sula of Russians and occupy Niu
Chwang as a new base. The garrison
at Niu Chwang, it is said here, remains
undiminished, but it is not believed
the Russian plans contemplate a seri
ous attempt to hold Niu Chwang.
The Japanese are strongly fortifying
Feng Wang Cheng .as a precaution
against "disaster.
The war office has advices since June
12 from Pu LanVTien, in the southern
part of the Liao Tung peninsula, and
they do not mention the reported Jap
anese ambush of that date, resulting in
the loss in that vicinity to the Russians
of 800 men. Neither has the war office
any' confirmatory report of the ambush
ing and almost total destruction by the
Russians of two Japanese battalions on
the Hai Cheng road. The officials of
the war office discredit both reports.
BELIBVBS WAR ABOUT OVER.
Peabody Discusses Strike Conditions and
Replies to Critics.
Denver,-June 15. "I think the war
is nearly over," said Governor Peabody
today. "I have news from General
Bell that the Cripple Creek mines are
open and running today, also' that
there is comparatively little disaffec
tion among the men. There is no
news of any further trouble or any like
lihood of any.
"I learn from Captain Bulkeley
Wells, of Telluride, that the union men
there concede that their cause is lost,
and those of them who are acceptable
to the mineowners are already at work
again. One hundred and fifty capable
men, whether nnion or nonunion, have
been invited to go to work, and the in
vitation will be speedily accepted.
May Irrigate More.
Washington, June 16. An addition
to the Malheur iirigation withdrawal
in Eastern Oregon was made today, 15
sections being added, as follows: Sec
tions 4 to 9, 16, 17 and 18, in township
14 sonth, range 40 east; section 31,
township 13, range 41 ; sections 4, , 5,
6, 8, and the south half of 15 and 16,
township 14, range 41. These lands
have been examined by engineers of
the reclamation service and are beileved
to be susceptible of irrigation under the
Malheur project, in case it is eventual
ly carried out.
Release May Be Delayed.
Tangier, June 16. A courier from
Raisuli, who kidnaped Messrs. ... Perdi
caris and Varley, arrived -here during
the night. United States Consul Gen
eral Gummere and the British embassy
visited Mohammed El Torres, the rep
resentative of the sultan of Morocco, to
discuss the contents of Raisuli's mes
sage. The distance of Rasuli's head
puarters makes the negotiations drag.
It is now - thought possible that the
captives will not be released this .week.
Mine Kills Nineteen Men.
Tokio, June 16 While the Taihoku
was engaged in laying mines at the en
trance to Port Arthur,, last night, -a
mine exploded, killing one officer and
18 men, and wounding two officers and
seven men. The Taihoku, which is a
naval transport, was not seriously dam
aged, ifpm lfmmt
New Conditions for Farmers.
One day, late In the autumn, a half
dozen farmers, coming fifteen miles,
drove Into a prairie village with heavy
loads of corn. They went to the prin
cipal elevators and asked the price.
"Thirty cents a bushel to-day."
"We will go to the buyer at the oth
er end of the town," said the spokes
man. "It will do you no good," was the
reply, "as all the buyers pay the same
price here."
'Very well; we will go home and
send our corn to market on foot."
They drove back fifteen miles and
unloaded the corn Into their own gran
aries, to be shipped later In the form
of fat cattle.
Such an Incident would have been
Impossible ten years Rgg, when the av
erage farmer was compelled to take
what was offered for his crop. But
two things have worked a transfor
mation in the grain-growing portion f
the West; the farmers have become
conservative with prosperity, and the
railroads have widened the markets.
Five years of good crops in the West
have not only paid the debts, but have
also made the farmer capable of em
ploying business methods. A few
years ago a settler visited town only
once a fortnight or once a month. He
took home with him the county papers,
the few magazines that he received
and a large bundle of groceries and
dry goods. With rural delivery and
rural telephone all that is passed,
Under these conditions the Western
farmer has developed an independence
In the movement of crops disconcert
ing to the market manipulators. O.
M. Harger, in the World's Work.
Bag; Holder.
A convenient bag holder is made as
follows: Procure a piece of two-inch
plank thirty inches long and as wide
as you can get. Bore two one and a
quarter inch holes in the plank twenty
four inches apart. Then get two sticks
three feet nine inches long of some
tough wood:" Shave these sticks to fit
tightly into a three-quarter inch hole.
Now take two blocks of bard wood
four and one-half Inches long like A
In illustration. These circular pieces
should be one inch thick each way
COirvSNrENT BAG) HOLDER.
and they should have about three small
lath nails sticking out one-quarter of
an inch to keep the bag from slipping
off. It Is the spring of the two long
sticks that holds the bag tight. The
blocks can be slipped up or down on
the side strips to suit the length of the
bags. F. A. Franklin in Iowa Home
stead. As to Farm Poultry.
It is very hard to make farmers un
derstand how great their advantages
are In poultry raising. They will say
the work does not pay, for it takes
their time from crops that bring more
money. There is something in this if
one has a crop which is profitable and
which Is brought to the marketing
point at small expense. It would be
folly to advocate that anyone drop a
paying crop to take up something they
are doubtful about, but where there
are diversified Interests on the farm
poultry can be made to pay more than
it does.
The writer knows a man who has
one acre in a small town devoted to
poultry. He goes to a nearby city and
buys live poultry of wholesale commis
sion men at the market price, ships
them home, fattens them and markets
them dressed in the towns near him.
Nine-tenths of the food consumed by
the fowls must be bought, and yet this
man makes a comfortable living out of
the work. This Is one case of many,
and If this can be done it is certainly
reasonable to claim that the farmer,
who can raise the chickens from eggs
and also the food consumed by them,
can turn the result on to the market
at a profit.
The one cause of failure is not un
derstanding the needs of the fowls and
how to feed them to advantage. Learn
this by experience, and poultry raising
will be found one of the most profit
able' ventures in which the farmer can
engage. Indianapolis News.
Profits of a Small Dairy.
Having seen several records of
dairy farming by some of your read
ers, I will let you know what we have
done the past year, from January 1,
1903, to January 1, 1904. We started
with four cows the first six months.
and are cow the balance of the year,
one a heifer coming fresh last of June.
Delivered at creamery 28,165 pound
of milk which mad 1,225 pounds of
butter. Total sales for the year a
follows: v
1,225 pounds butter... $300 75
16 head of hogs.... 129 64
988 dozen eggs 170 46
2 yearling heifers 21 00
Poultry and calves............ 22 85
Total 644 70
Bought oatmeal, bran, shorts, etc 157 00
Balance, net.. .i... ....... ..$487 70
I don't think this Is a bad showing
for a place that some of the neighbors
said, four years ago, when we came
here, "You can't raise anything on that
old place." C K. Ringer.
Fodder Rye.
The first crop to be of Bervlce in tho
spring Is rye, which Is sometimes ready
for feeding the last week: In April,
and may be continued through the
first half of May. It matures very
rapidly after the heads appear, and
can be successfully used for a period
of from ten to fourteen days If seeded
at different times, and cutting is begun
before it comes in head. Where it is
not practicable to practice soiling the
crops may be pastured. This method,
while more wasteful, is less expensive
than soiling. It is very important to
have a pasture crop at that season,
because coming before meadow pas
tures are ready. The crop yields well
on , medium soils, though It responds
profitably to good treatment It is rec
ommended that It be seeded thicker
than when the crop Is used for grain.
From two to two and one-half bushels
of seed may be used with advantage
on good soils. The fertilizers should
be rich In available phosphoric acid.
A fertilizer containing nitrogen 8 per
cent, phosphoric acid 8 per cent, pot
ash 5 per cent, may be applied at time
of seeding at the rate of 200 to 300
pounds per acre. A top dressing of
nitrate of soda In the spring at tb
rate of .100 to 150 pounds per acre 1
excellent.
' Borne BlgT Texas Ranches.
The cattle Industry of the South
western range country is to-day repre
sentative of an investment of almost
$200,000,000, exclusive of the land and
Improvements. Some of the ranches
cover 1,500,000 acres, and are worth
about $5 an -acre. The vast majority
of ranches In the Southwest to-day
cover less than 500,000 acres. There
are only three ranches in the South
west that extend over 1,000,000 acres.
The X I T ranch in the Texas Pan
handle covers 1,500,000 acres, the J. A.
ranch in the same community a like
number, and the ranch owned by Mrs.
King in Southern Texas, near Corpus
Christl, Is another immense ranch of
over 1,000,000 acres. Colonel C C
Slaughter, of Dallas, owns three
ranches, In all over 1,500,000 acres,
and Major G. W. Littlefleld, of Rose
well, N. M., holds several ranches ia
the Southwest country.
Vegetable Oddities.
The Department of Agriculture Is
endeavoring to secure the introduction
of wasabl, the Japanese horse-radish,
into the United States. The Japanese
wasabi Is not white, like ordinary
horse-radish, but Is a delicate shade
of green. In Japan it Is grated and
served with the raw fish and forms a
most Important part of the meal. It
has a fresh sharpness unknown to
that grown in this country. Another
novelty Is the black winter radish,
which is quite prominent in Western,
markets. The vegetable Is shaped like
a carrot. Germans are very fond of
the black radish. They peel It and
eat with salt as one would a cucum
ber. They are of peppery taste, but
make a fine relish.
Farm Chat.
Overloading the teams is a bad Idea.
It will start horses to balking quick
er than anything else.
An egg broken in the feed of horse
Is very beneficial to them in clearing
up the skin and hair.
A small flock of sheep well cared
for is more profitable than a large one
allowed to pick its own living.
A good judge in farm crop statistic
says it will take three bumper corn
crops to create a surplus of that prod
uct That means three years of hust
ling. In testing seed corn we often feel
that a seed will be good that is much
slower "coming" than the rest of them.
It will produce a weak stalk and either
no ear or a nubbin. - It will not pay
to select such seed. It should be dis
carded as doubtful. -
With all crops it Is the early cultiva
tion that Is the most important Keep
the soil clean and in a little while the
plants are young and tender, giving
them every opportunity to make a good
start to grow and it will be a much
easier matter to maintain a good
growth until maturity.
Canadian bee keepers report an un
usually severe winter with serious
losses. Most bees wintered out of
doors unprotected show a very high
per cent of loss, ranging from prac
tically a total loss to forty per cent.
Bees which were protected range, ac
cording to the dozen or more reports
received, from twelve to fifty per cent
Don't forget that little memoran
dum book. At no time will it be found
to handy as now. Keep it in the
pocket and put down everything that
needs attention, and then one can look
It over occasionally and do that which
needs being done the worst without
delay. Much loss Is prevented in this
manner. I have sorted potatoes when
I. should have been sowing grass seed,
and a sudden shower came and some
other work had to be hunted up. The
little "want book" revealed what
should be done.