MONEY IS WASTED
EXTHAVAQANCE IN THE ARMY
THANBPORT SERVICE.
Strange Proceedings are Juil Now Coming (o
Unlit favoritism Hal lltcn Shown To.
wird San I'ranclico, and the Government
llai Had lo Pay (or ll-lnspectore' Re
ports will He Made Public '
rYHlilngUin, April 10. Tlui imm In
dinr;o ol tlm trmii-port Hirvlcti (or tlio
nrnij linvo always maintained tlint
i'artland anil ruget Sound purtM wuro
mtro oxpennlvo tliim Hun Krnm Wco.
Thoy mn evidently learn foinellilng to
the advantage of tlm service liy poriiH
Ing tho riirlH which llui liiKpuutorn o(
Ilia army (invn innilii. Theso report
Imte heretofore iiovnr Ikxti liiflilo pub'
l', nnd It Ih cany to understand why
ttm army department did not rnro to
ulve lliom out.
y Tlmy show lack of iiimiagomttut Hint
olll nmnzn tho rotuitry nnd will con
vlnco everybody Hint tlm trmiHport mrv
Iihi has Ix'mi in tlm wrong IiiiikIn. l.vl
Jontly tlio rliiiin of tho navy Hint thu
rurvlro should Imi timltir Hh control Is
xtintninixl. Tlio extravagance of tho
quartermaster eltijmr Imciit In fitting tip
fhlpn At Hnn rriinclcco (Imm not 10I11
olilo with tint cImIiiin thnt city Iiiih al
ways mado thnt I'nrtliinil mid l'uget
Hound nrn too oxpcnnlvo (or chipping
l-oints. Thiiro Iiiih evidently been
great deal o( favoritism In Hnn I'riin
c.Ihco, mill it Ih ovIden'C tiinl deep prob
I iir; In niicineiiry In unlur to liml out
vjnat whnt Iiiih been going on.
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Senator Cullom Makes an Energetic Speech
Against the Exclusion (till.
Washington, April 10. A vigorous
protest was mmlo in tho tunato yenter
'Iny by Cullom against tlio pimwigo of
thu ChimiMi cxi'liiHion hill in Its pros
tint form. Coming from tho chnlrmiiri
of tho committee on foreign rotations,
tho protest mndit n deep Impression on
tlio senate. Cullom, whllo expressing
himself nn in favor of tho oxcIiihIoii of
Chinese laborers, wild thnt ninny of tho
provlHlntiH of tlm mdlng moiiHiiro worn
In contra volition of our treaty oldign
tinm with Chinn. Hit urged thnt tint
United State cntihl not afford to Ignore
ltd solemn treaties, although hit con
ended tho nuthority of congress to enact
tho proposed law if it naw fit to do no.
Patterson nml I'orkitiH supported tlio
landing l'lll, maintaining that in no
-way did it coiitrnvcnii existing treaties,
sis, by tho convention ol lKtll, Cliinn
hod agnail thnt Chinese hilton-M should
Imi excluded from tli Ih country- Tho
liill in drastic in ItH provisions, thev nil
nilltod, but no moro so thnn in neces
wiry to oliminnto tho poHHihility of
fraud.
The Mlnourl Supply Camp.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 10. Cov
entor Dockory's attention wns called
today to tho nllegcd llrltMi war mipply
tinrnp at I.nthrop, Mo. Tho governor
wild hn know nothing about tho opera
tion of tho British moro than that
market bad Iteon operated at Lnthrnp
by private individuals tor tho pant 10
yearn. Ho says It Ih tlio largest horsa
and mo In market in tint world, mid
that It supplies tho United Stntes gov
ornmont an well ns tho British govern
raont with horsoH nnd mules.
Boer Colony In Colorado.
Dover, April 10. A Boer colony
may bo established along tho lino of
tho proposed Denver-Salt Lnko Hhort
T.lno. A comniltteo of locnl Boersym
pnthlr.crs callod on tho Htnto.liind board
toilay with a letter from Door Consul
ionoral I'lcrco in Now York, asking for
information nbout stnlo hinds along tho
now. routo. "If I can got bo ri;ht
kind of inducements," Raid tho consul
gAnrrnl, "Bovernl thousand Boer rofu
seoi will po to Colorado nnd rottlo on
(aims. Tboy will tnuko tho beet of clt
iiont, I am auro."
The Philippine Rebate.
Waslilngton, April 10. Secretary
Boot, af tor conaultatlon with tho troaa
nry nutbnritioa, haa iaHiiod instruc
tion to Acting Civil Govornor f.uko
Wright, of tlio I'bllippino lalnntlfl, to
giro offcot to that part of tho l'hllip
plrio tariff act which provldosTor n ro
lxtto of tho oxport duties on gooda fillip
pod from tlio I'lillippliiOH into tho
TJnltcd Btntoa.
Bulgarian Tactics.
Gonptnntinoplo, April 10. Tho Vnll
of Adlanoplo, Kuropcnn Turkey, tolo
(trapl'H that a band of Vulgariant, with
tho olijoct of provoking retaliation, ro
eontl7 killed nnd mutilated throo Mua
anlman peasants "nrid n boy near Kirk
KIHhpoIi (n town 32 mlloi north-north-wost
of Adlnople), nnd then pought
rofiuro in llulgarin, hoping t.o bo ptir
aned and anticipating that n conflict
would onauo witli tho frontier guard.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HILL.
Meaiurc Perfected by the llnuie Committee
New Currency Rcgulatloni,
Wnchlngton, April 10. Tho Iioiibo
bill tiNtithlNhliig civil government in
tho riilllppietiH wiih finally perfected to
day by tho Itepuhlii'iiu uiembera of tho
liiHiilar coinmitleo, and In Uh complete
form wiih ru-lntrodticotl by Clialniinu
CoojHjr. Them Ih little doubt that it
will bo reported to thu bouno by tho
full comtnlttiMi In a tiny or two.
Tho bouno hill la unlike that of tho
Htinntii In Hint it provide' a tompleto
form of Koverninent for Hit) IhIiuicIh, Ui
go into effect when tho war turmiuateK,
tho proviHiou Ijclng ns follow:
"Whenever tho oxiHtlng iiiHiirroctlo'n
In tho riilllpiliien ahnll have ccjikh
and a condition of general anil complete
peace ahull linvo been catahliidiod
therein, and the facta hhall have boon
ccrtllled to, tho president uliall Inatruct
tho comiiiiIhhIoii to call a gonvral elec
tion, for tho choice of tleleiratea to a
popular axHuiiihly of the jieople of tho
l'hilippiuo UlandH, to )o known iih tlio
rhllippiiio iiHcembly."
Jt Ih further provided that nil tho ex
ecutive Kjwor then ahnll bo vented in
two boiicoH tho l'h ilippi no coiiiiniHHlon
a nd tho riilllpplnn iifHembly. I'rovia-
Ion la madii for taking tho conmiH with
in !10 dnyH after tho promulgation of
peace. Thereafter tho Mauds are to bo
divided into election tliHtrietH and tho
regular machinery for electing u legia
latnro in provlileil. Hectlou 11! of tho
hill prnvldcH that all rehiilenta of tho
Philippines ahnll huvu tho mme protec
tion (rum tlio United KtateH in their re
latioriH to foreign governmeutH na ia
accorded to cltirciiH of tho Dulled
Htatcn.
For the jiurchaHit of tho friar land the
hill mnkoH prnvlhlnn for the Ihhuiiiico o(
iiiHiilar boiiila nt fi per cent, interest
puyablo In gold, the total amount not
Ixjing fpueillcd. Tho regulation of
frant'hipcH, timber landa, mineral lands,
etc., in jnovided (or. Thu ftum of
coinage differ from that in the nouitto
hill, at it inakcH gold tho i-taudard,
with I'liilipjiine token money of ailver
iiiaintaluetl at n parity with gold. Thu
peao U to he of ellver. It will equal
our ailver dollar In fllzo, nnd will bo
worth half nn much.
FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS.
One Wei Killed and a Revenue Collector Nar
rowly Eicapet Death,
LouIhvIIIo, Ky., April 10. A fight
ban taken place lietvteen moonrblnera
nnd revenue ollicera near Dig Meeting
Crock pontofllco, in Hardin county,
during which one man, mi alleged
tnoonahinur, waa kllletl nnd n dcimty
revenue collector, who waa leading tho
pursuing xjcao, narrowly emiied death,
a riflo ball grazing hia bead. The rev
enue ollicera bad information that u
ctiil waa locatetl in n bottom nem Dig
Meeting creek. They aurrounded tho
utlll mid calleil on tho three men who
wero operating It to Mirrender. The
mooiiKliinerH nnawered with a volley of
Bhota, nnd tho revenue ollicera promptly
returned thu firo. Two of tho moon-
abinerH then fkd from tho still, firing
iib they ran, nnd made their c'nK).
When tho amoko bud cleared one man
waa lying dead inaldo tlio i-till. It in
thought odo of tho men who eecaed
waa wounded.
HawilUai Appeal (or Excluilon.
Wnabiiigton, April 10. Senator Pnt
tertou, of Colorado, totlay prosonted a
memorial algnod by over 300 American
citizeiiH reaiding in llnwaii, praying tlio
enactment of legislation completely ex
cluding Chinese and Jnpnneto from any
American territory, nnd providing Hint
nil labor of uvory ucKcription preformed
for tho federal govorumont bliall lio
done only by citi.eua of tho United
Statca. Tho putitiunerB fay that, 75
per cent of thu labor in Hawaii is per
formed by Oriontnla, to tho exclusion of
American labor, nnd thoy call atten
tion to the fact that 87,000 of tho 150,
000 population of tho ialnnds nro from
Uulnn and Japan.
Accepts Philippine Judgeship.
Santa Fo, N. M., April 10 William
II. I'opo, of Atlanta, On., for tho past
eight yenra a resident of Santa Fe,
United States Attorney of tho Fuoblo
Indiana and Assistant United Statoa
Attorney of tho court of privnto claims,
today accepted a judgeship of n court of
tirat instance in tho l'liilipplno Islands,
tendered him by Governor Taft. Ho
will sail in Juno. Ho is a gold Demo
crat, 31 years of ago.
Dix Arrives at Nagasaki.
Washington, April 10. Qnnrtcr-
jnaster General. I.udlngton Is informed
of tho arrival of tho transport Plx nt
Nagasaki with freight from Seattle for
tho army in tho Philippines. Tho ves-
bol was toveral days ovorduo.
Boers Do Not Hope (or Peace.
New York, April 10 Thcro is littlo
faith nmcng tho Uoer sympathizers horo
that peace is imminent in South Africa,
says a Tribune correspondent from Tho
Hague. Hearts nro hardened In cnnsO'
qiionco of tlio conferences hold hero and
nt Utrecht, nnd tho Poor onvoys nnd
rofugcos nro asserting in a louder koy
than over thnt tho wnr will Inst four
years longer, nnd thnt thero can bo no
peace without iiulopoiulonco.
HOUSE PASSES BILL'
ANTI-CHINESE MEASURE MADE
MORE STRINGENT.
Mixed Blonds Are Now Included la Excluded
Lilt No Chlacie Sailors to be Employed
on American Ships The Provisions ol
the Hill Also Apply to Colonial Possess,
ions ol the United States.
Washington, April 8. Tlio house.
yesterday mased tho Chinese excliiis'in
hill, after incorporating in it several
amendments which increased tho dras
tic character of the measure. Tho
principal one not only excliidcH Chinese
by birth mid descent, but all Chinese
of mixed blood. Tho chief struggle
wiih over an amendment to prohibit tho
employment of Chinese sailora on
American ships, An amendment cov
ering this proposal wan ruled out on a
point of order, but subsequently wiih
modified to evade the ruling and was
adopted , 100 to 71.
Ah passed tlio bill practically ro
enacts nil tho existing exclusion laws,
mid incorporates with them tho exit
ing treaty regulations. It extends
these exclusion laws to the Philippines
nnd other pOHseHsionH of tho United
HtatoH, and forbids ChincHt labor in cur
colonial jKissessioiiH coming into this
country. The Philippine commission,
by tlio terms of the hill, is directed to
adopt proper measures for the enforce
ment of tho provisions of tlio bill in
tho Philippines
Two umendmenta went madit without
division, one by Clnrk oi Missouri to
amend the definition ol "teacher" un
der tho privileged classes, so ns to ro
ijuire that for two years before admis
sion the teacher should linvo been en
gaged in "teaching tho higher
branches," and another by Coombs of
California to provide that Chinee stu
dents shall leave tho country immedi
ately upon completion of their course
of study.
Tho conference rejsirt on tho war
revenue tax repeal bill was adopted,
and the oil! sent to the White House.
I-ato in tlio afternoon Fowler (N. J.)
moved to pnss under suspension of tho
rules the senate bill to extend tho char
ters of national banks 20 years. The
Democrats wero taken completely by
surprise As it was after tho usual
hour for adjournment, thu attendance
was slim. Tho Democrats attempted
to filibuster, but a roll of the house
finally secured a quorum and the bill
was passed.
WRECKED AT A SWITCH.
One Passenger Killed and Several Hurt by
the Ditching of a Train.
Inslng, Mich., April 0. Whiio
Grand Trunk passenger train No. G waa
passing through Millets, a tank station
sovon miles west of horo, early today,
tho rear coach nnd-tbo Pullman sleeper
wero thrown off tho track. Olio man
was killed and four wero injured. Tho
wreck occurred at a switch on which a
freight trnin was standing. Tho first
eovon enra of No. 0 crossed tho switch
safely, but at tho last coach waa pass
ing over, the switch points caught in
audi a way as to throw it nnd tho Pull
man car following off tho track and
over on to tho engine of the freight
train. The two cars and the engino
woro thrown into tho ditch. It Is said
that tho switch bad been tampered
with. Tho injurod wero taken to De
troit. CABLE TO HONOLULU.
Will Be la Working Order by the Last ol
October.
San Francisco, April 0. Goorgo Q.
Ward, of Now York, vlco president of
tho Commercial Cnblo Company, nr
rivod horo during tho'dny to reluct n
landing plnco for tho projected cablo
between this coast nnd tlio Philippines.
Mr. Ward is accompanied by Charles
Curtis, tho company's chief eloctrical
engineor. While hero Mr. Ward will
consult with John W. Mack-ay, presi
dent of tlio company. Mr. Wnrd said
tonight.;
"Wo nro going to build tho cnblo.
irrespective of congressional action.
Tho first link between San Frnncisico
nnd Honolulu will bo completed by tho
ond of noxt October. Tho cablo will bo
shipped from England noxt July. It
has not yet been decided whore wo will
land on this coast. It will either bo nt
Montoroy or this city, probably tho lat
ter. Kruger't Son Takes the Oath.
Pretoria, -April 0. Caspor Krngor,
tho oltlost son of President Krngor, nnd
24 other rolotivos of Mr. Krngor bear
ing the same family linmo, nro among
those who havo rocently takon tho oath
qj allegiance to Great Ilritnln.
Strength of Boer Commandoes.
Protorla, April 0. Cnroful computa
tion glvos tho strength of tho scnttered
Poor commandoes at between 8,000 and
0,000 mon.
l8M,CANAL- n,PHT8
i
Nicaragua and Costa Klca Negotiating with
United Slates.
Washington, April 0. Itis under
stood that Mr. Oorna, the Nicaragua
minister horn, has forwarded to his
government a prossltlon an to tho
prlco tho United Htatet would bo likely
to pay for Nicaragua canal rights, tho
projsimtlon having boon submitted to
tlio minister by Secretary Hay. Secre
tary Hny'a projsjsitlon is said to bo in
the nature of counter projKal to thnt
sot out in tho canal protocol drafted by
United Stato" Minister Merry last year.
Mr. Coroa, for Nicaragua, nnd Minister
Calvo, for Costa Kica. havo decided to
do nwny with tho protocol stage in their
negotiations regarding a canal, and are
preparing drafts o( treaties which will
omlxxly tho torniH under which their
roHpectivo governments will icdo the
necessary canal rights. Theso treaty
tlrnfts aro expected to bo complota by
tho end of the current week. I'y thnt
time Mr. Coroa oxpocts to receive his
flnnl instructions from his government,
Including tho decision respecting Secre
tary Hny's projiosal.
The situation ns to Colombia is pre
cisely tho reverse to that as to Nica
ragua, as in the former ao the United
States government has Isiforo it a defln-
ito proposal from Colombia and is con
sidering it with Mimo indication of a
purpo'o to suggest desirable amend
ments. PAS8E8 THE SENATE.
Mitchell's Land Bill for Repaying Certain
Funds.
Washington, April 0. Senator
.Mitchell today called up and passed his
douhlo minimum land bill. Tho hill
ns passed provides that where home
stead timber culture, desert land or
other entries of public lands aro or
have been cancelled or relinquished be
cause of conflict, or where tho entry has
erroneously boon allowed and cannot bo
confirmed, tho secretary of tho interior
shall repay to tho ontryman all feoH,
commissions, purchase money and ox
cesses paid upon the eamo when such
entry is duly cancelled by tho depart
ment.
In cases where parties hvae paid
double minimum price for land, which
lias afterwards been found not to bo
within tho limits of a railroad grant,
or within tho limits of any portion of a
grant which may bo forfeited for failure
to construct that portion of the railroad
in aid of which tlio grant was mado,
tho excess ol f 1.25 mi aero shall bo ro
paid.to entry men. Claim for repay
ment to bo valid must bo filed within
threo years.
DIG IRRIGATION QUESTION.
May Colorado Take Water That Would Flow
Through Kansas?
Washington, April 0. The United
States supremo court, in nn opinion de
livered by Chiof Justice Fuller today,
overruled tho loniurrer of tho state of
Colorado in tho case of the state of
Kansas vs. tho state of Colorado.
Tho caso involvos tho right of Colo
rado to appropriate for purposes of ir
rigation tho waters of tho Arkansas
river, which Kansas sought by an orig
innl action to rostrain on tlio ground
that tho stream flows through Kansas
and tho people of the latter state are
injurod by such an appropriation of tho
wator. Tho chiof justico said that tho
caso is ono in which the court can prop
erly assume jurisdiction. Ho said also
that tho action of tho court in ovorrnl
ing tho domurrer was intended to bo
without prejudice, but was taken be
cause tho importance of the care waa
such that it should not bo decided with
out full proof on tlio questions pot up in
tho allegations of damage made by tho
state of Kaiifns.
COLORADO BANK ROBBED.
Explosions Attract Citizens, But the Robbers
Escape Two Suspects Arrested.
Pueblo, Colo., April 9. Tho Bank
of Fowler, at Fowler, Colo., 25 miles
east of this city, was robbed of (1,100
by eafo blowers at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. Several charges of nitro glycerin
woro exploded to open the safo and tho
cash box. Citizens woro aroused by
tho explosions nnd fired several shots
nt four mon who woro seen running
away, but tho robbers succeeded In es'
caplng. Nows of tho robbery was tele
phoned to neighboring towns. Two
mon who boarded tho Santa Fo train at
Nopostn, sovon miles west of Fowlor,
this morning wore arrested as suspocts.
In thoir possession woro found $288
nnd several coins. Bloodhounds have
boon Bent to Fowlor to trail tborobbors.
Casualties of the Boers,
London, April 0. Lord Kitchonor
reports that tho Door casualties during
tho ongngomonts of March 31 and April
1 wero, at the lowest ostlmato, 30 mon
killed and 80 wounded. Commandant
Krasmus was killed noar Bosliof.
Decrease ol Trade In Great Brita'n.
London, April 0. Tho board of trado
roturns for March show tho remnrkablo
decroaso of 5,1)28,105 pounds In imports
and 2,804,055 pounds In oxports.
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Vuluulile Farm (Iranitn.
Two of the most vnlunblc grasses for
use on the farm In the making of both
Itermancut pastures nnd sowing for
liny are meadow fescue nnd Kentucky
blue grass, the former shown on the
right side of the Illustration. Both of
these grasses nre productive and ex
ceedingly nutritious, and both quite
tenacious of life, this being the case
particularly with the Kentucky blue
grass which grows uninjured by the
tramping of stock, hence Is particularly
valuable In the making of permanent
pastures.
The best grnss mixtures put up by
reputable seedsmen contain one or both
of these grasses, nnd these mixtures
TWO VAI.lAlli.t OISASSE8.
should be used In preference to ome
mixtures In all cases, except where oue
or two grasses nre wanted for some
particular purpose and oue understands
thoroughly their requirements.
Ilujlni; Small Fruit Plant.
By the proper selection of the young
plants It Is easy and cheap to Increase
the acreage of either strawberries or
red raspberries: If one Is skilled In the
work It Is nlso possible to get n goou
supply of black cap plants from tips.
It Is not so easy, however, to Increase
the blnckberry plantation. There Is
more or less argument over the rela
tive value of suckers and root cuttings.
If the plants are diseased, and this ap
plies to nny plant. It Is not wise to
take young plants from them In any
way for the result will be to spread
the disease. If the parent plants can
not be rid of disease, then It Is better
to buy the young plants needed to ex
tend the plantation. Last year It was
noticed In some sections that the San
Jose scale had attacked the raspberry
plants. In such cases the treatment Is
in nut tftn nlnnta hnck tn within a few .
Inches of the ground and spray the
remainder of the canes with a solution
of tws pounds of wbale oil soap to
each gallon of hot water.
Homc-M"Je Corn Cutter.
Being desirous of cutting some corn
for fodder on which the grasshoppers
had destroyed the prospects for grain.
I rigged my slide about two nnd oue
half feet wide and three feet long; run
ners made of 2x0 Inches and two cross
pieces 2x4 Inches, the rear one pro
jecting over nbout fifteen luches on one
side of the runner. At the end of this
piece I fastened one end of a common
buck saw. nnd the other end of saw to
front part of slide, so the saw would
project over the outside an angle of
forty-live degrees. I fastened a single
tree to the front part nnd made a seat
on slide. After bitching a good horse
to the slide with n boy to drive, I ttt
by the boy and caught the stalks of
corn as they wero sawed off above the
ground, and plied them as we proceed
ed up tho rows. Wo cut live acres a day
nnd piled It nicely ready to bo shocked.
This Is much cheaper than a high-price
corn cutter and excels hand-cutting
more than the corn machine excels the
slide. II. A. Ilalbert, lu Agricultural
Epltomlst
CuUlntr Seed Potatoes.
As long as different men grow dif
ferent varieties of potutoes on differ
ent soils, Just so long will there be dif
ferences of opinion as to tho
slzo proper for cutting the seed
tuber. Success with tho slu
glo eye for seed comes oftcnest when
tho soil Is lu the best possible condition
for potato growing nnd when tho seed
tubers that are cut aro sound, of av
cm go slzo nnd of ft strain that Is not
ruu down, By cutting tho single eyes
from tho center of n potato of average
size nnd cutting In block form we pret
flrst-clnss seed, but the pieces nt either
end of tlio tuuer rrcqueuuy nave two
HOME-MADE CORN CUTTER.
Atv ..::4ntl1B
or three eyes.
If the soil Is not rich
nnd In good tilth or If the need can not
be planted early, then one had Ixnt
not depend upon the single eye plan.
Look Oyer the Hed Corn.
When It Is considered thnt corn Is ono
of the easiest crops to grow on soil
that Is fairly good mid that It will re
spond liberally to good cultivation nnd
to enrichment of the noli, one ought to
be willing to go to some trouble and
expense to have the seed com of tho
best possible quality. In certain sec
tions of the corn country there wan
considerable smut Inst season, nnd
there Ih more or less of It on the corn
now being fed nnd on enrs thnt are be
ing saved for seed. This smut corn
ought not to be fed to stock, for tbo
spores arc not destroyed, bat nre
sown over the fields In the manure.
If n portion of the seed corn cars nro
affected with smut they should be
treated by soaking for a half hour In
a solutlou of sulphate of copper In tho
proportion of half a pound of the
chemical to a gallon of water. Treat
the corn In this way Just before It l to
be used nnd let It dry thoroughly be
fore sowing. Avoid this smut corn for
seed, however. If It Is possible to do so.
Select for seed the cars which arc best
developed or buy enough of some good
strain to start anew and next summer
select the seed corn while It Is on tho
stalk, paying due ottention to all of tho
good features of both ears and stnlk.
Keep up this careful selection for two
or three years, nnd give this selected
seed good soil mid good culture and
one will then have corn that U well
worth planting mid which will bring a
good profit.
Duintlen for Hoc.
A correspondent who has been very
successful In raising hogs of the bncon
vnrlety for market writes that ho
makes It a practice to haul hi dnrlnj
the late fall nnd at any time durlns
the winter he can cut It, all of tho old
sod he can got. Tills sod Is stored lit
a shed and twice a week It Is placed
In n clean corner of the bog pen In
quantltl.es so that each nnlmal wit
have n piece a foot square. This man
also burns corn cobs when ho has
them, making charcoal for the benefit
of the hogs. Both of these plans aro
good, for something of the kind Is re
quired to keep up the tone of the stom
ach and keep the hogs In good growing
condition and this Is especially .applic
able to hogs that are largely corn fed.
If this suggestion was generally fol
lowed there would be little or no eating
of the young by sows which lu some
sections occurs yearly.
The Olbnon Strawberry.
FAltM U'UOflo gmOalTOKU I l lit
Krult growers will be Interested In
the promising strawberry Gibson. It
Is a product of New York State, where
it has been fruited
for a uumber of
years wdtb great
satisfact ion. It
has also been test-
ed. In a small
way. In other sec-
Hons of the coun
try, both North
and South, nnd
seems to be thor- 'k "aivaon."
oughly worthy of general cultivation.
It Is a perfect (lowering sort, nml tbo
plants nre large, strong-growing and
healthy. The fruit Is large, uniform In
shape, ns will be seen from the Illustra
tion, firm and of that high crimson
color so desirable In n strawberry. Tho
fruit picks large from first to last, it
strong point In Its fnvor. It Is as a ship
per, however, that the Gibson excels.
Think About This.
The heavy producing cow U what
concems the dairyman most, says an
exchange. Suppose you have a covr
that produces 1SS pounds of butter a,
year at 17 cents a pound, she would
bring $25.50. This is almost the cost
of the feed. On the other hand. If yon
keep a cow that will produce 30O
pounds of butter In a year at 17 cents
a pound she will uet you $31. Thlntc
about this and read, mark and lem-n.
General Farm Note.
Look over the farm Implements to see
If repairs are needed. Then repo'.r
them, and not wait until they coma
Into use.
Is your cellar properly ventilated?
Most cellars are damp and the air Im
pure and are not healthy. The famllr
lives over the cellar usually and should
not be required to breathe Impurities.
There Is a difference In men as well
ns In animals. Some will get mora
protlt from a given nulmal and a given
amount of food than will another. I
not that your experience?
Wheat bran Is valuable not alone for
Its nutrition. It Is an excellent slterua
tlve for stock fed on meadow hay. Vot
milch cows It should be mado Into
mash.
Persian officials say they need agri
cultural Implements of tho American
kind.
Want breeding, the making of new
things from old. Just uow greatly occu
pies the attention of skillful horticul
turists. Wool Is the farm product that brings
the most mouey In proportion to what
It tnUea from the farm.
The causo of "little peach" Is be
lieved to be a fungus which attacks th.
very young roots.