Lane County leader., August 26, 1904, Image 7

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Kroani-
ins 22.— A tornado of
I Lo |U»I
u i«
lory irept down upon the rea-
-,„¡00 ol North St. Louis late
¡Siting in the death o( one
injury to prohaoly 60, and
to proptrt)' estimated at $100,-
Litmoephe'e became murky and
\clond »• « notieed in North St.
,lpproaching from tlie southwest.
I jn grin seemed to shoot
Uke a gigantic «able, twisting
timing. The end touched the
r , >t nineteenth and Augeliodt
Cl ami with incredible swiftness
swept east along Angelrodt
blocks. Then it turned north
r»ept three blocks along Broad-
vbrn it jumped eight blocks
k^st to the foot of Breman street
Ithe river, where much property
the river trank was destroyed.
Ltornado then jumped to about
XidJle of Ills river, ami cncount-
I , ferryboat, which was turned and
id about, but was not sunk. The
tio ones more lifted ami strut k
Illinois ahote near Madison, where
Cnoiiihed several dwellings, the
brkrana hall and blew down a por-
ofthe Madison cooper works, ktll-
Ij.jm Ellington.
Lire damage was done to buildings
Kniosand Granite City, which ad-
liMadison. One person was killed
Reformer city ami a number in-
L
bquickly did the tornado sweep
togh North St. Louis that the citi-
i curld scarcely comprehend w hat
I happened. In lire stillness that
land, cries were heard on all sides
e terror stricken persons ran about
I streets. Not a telegraph, telephone
lloliey pole was left standing along
) street swept by the tornado, ami
> «erepiled in heaps. The path
«tornado was about a block and a
wide along which houses were
.oW, window panes broken, sever-
Ifactories partially demolished and
litreetH littered with debris.
HUNGER MAKES THEM BOLD.
Uing-House Strikers T ry to Kill
Btccrs, and Fierce Battle Ensues.
Chicago, Aag. 22.—The fiercest riot
Ithe stockyards strike occurred to-
kht when hungry dwellers of the
Lrkinciroore district sought to capture
«kill eight steers that had escaped
lathe yards. T h ‘ mob numbered
iMpersous, and th ■ BtreetH were
ami only alter 120 policemen in five
■»iiiiad charged the Holers oil four
I •
■Shots were fired ami scores of r ioters
pit clubbed. Few arrests were made,
i the police contented themselves
lithdispersing the mob. In no pre-
Jons riots were cluliB treed so freely.
Fir« in the northeast corner of the
wkyards gave rise to exciting rumors
kit lassndlaries were at work,
larks, presumably from a passing lo-
Ifflotive, fell into a pile of hay. The
lire was quickly extinguished.
■ Anew source of trouble developed in
"estrike situation today when the
»9« wag,,n teamsters voted to handle
»thing f.,r meat dealers who aro “ un-
|ir." The teamsters w ill not haul
■r refuse except [or dealers who pat-
a*izs tin, independt nt pacnera only.
I President Donnelly has had a confer-
Jvs with the executive board with the
lisagie oi Ameri;an Business Men,”
lki'h was organized to raise funds fot
Mit strikers. A committee was formed
» frtenii the movement to ail parts of
writy instead of confining it to the
wkynrrle district. The league lias
red the rare issue, taking the ground
pt if the packers will not end the
F'kssllthe white resident* w ill be
fra horn the stockyards region and
Futthe pli.re w ill b,*none a negro set-
fksntwith a population of at least
piWroen, women and children
Will Emerge a Cruiser.
Odessa, Aug. 22.— In spite of the ac-
. of Great Britain in protesting
jjj®it the passage through the Dar-
,reles of the volunteer fleet steamers
- Petersburg and Smolensk, it is
»rued on excellent authority that se-
orders have been issued to the
»lion, a sister ship to the St. Peters-
'T, to make the journey shortly.
, 'T.il *'e pent out as a hospital ship.
Singularly enough during the last
, •"»munition hoists have l»een
-,a,«d in position, while it is known
•'carries a battery of rapid fire guns.
LOSS IS MILLIONS.
j Tornado Sweeps over SI. Paul and
Minneapolis.
St. Paul, Aug. 23 .—Several persons
were killed, a number are reported
missing and 50 to 100 were injured,
some fatally; bualoesa property and
reaidencea were damaged to the ex­
tent of perhaps $1,000,000; the mas
| alve ateel bridges across the Missis­
sippi were wrecked and strained
shade trees were leveled and much
other damage was done in St. Paul auu
Mluueapolis hy a toruado which broke
over the two cities shortly after 0
o'clock last night.
Apparently the storm was of a local
character, for as far as can be learned
no damage waa done In the neighbor­
ing towns. The storm was particular­
ly severe In the business districts of
the two cities. Windows were blown
in and roofs torn from Immense whole­
sale warehouses and the flood of rain
which accompanied the storm did Im­
measurable damage to stocks of goods.
Dwelling houses, churches and 'schools
a lB O suffered greatly.
Railroad traffic between St. Paul and
Minneapolis was entirely cut off.
The street railway systems of both
cities were prostrated. For hours after
the storm had spent its fury It was Im­
possible to get into communication
with Minneapolis, the telephone wires
being demoralized. Rumors of great
loss of life were rife, but on being
tracked to their sources were found to
be incorrect.
All telegraph wires were down and
the Associated Press was compelled to
send men to stations down the river
before communications could be estab­
lished with the outer world.
The storm was of short duration,
lasting not more than 15 mlnuteB. The
devastation It wrought was terrific.
The wind, according to the government
weather observer blew 80 miles an
hours, coming from the southwest.
Buildings were unroofed and fronts
blown in, the cellars being flooded by
the rain which came in great waves
along with the wind. Electric wires
were prostrated and many persons
were injured by contact with electric
light and trolley wires.
PACKERS WILL FIGHT.
Gourt Musi Decide on Their Right
House Employes.
'
Chicago, Aug. 23.—The packers will
apply to the courts for an injunction to
prevent the carrying out of the city's
orders that the strike-breakers be no
longer housed In the buildings In the
stockyards. This was deoided on at
a meeting o f the legal representatives
of all the packing firms, save one, that
are affected by the strike.
Agents of the packers hurried about
the yards today reassuring the non-un­
ion men and rushing the work o f re­
habilitating barracks to be entirely
separate from the slaughter houses.
Arrangements were made to bring in
tents to cover every available vacant
spot for the same purpose. Small cir­
cus tents were sent for to meet the
emergency. Swift's carshops were soon
taken possession of by mechanics, who
began fitting up the plant's bunkhouse,
and the same was done with other
buildings, apart from the killing de­
partments. Every effort was made to
prevent a 3tampede of non-unionists.
The packers declare it was successful
and that the exodus was no larger than
is usual on Saturdays. Union pickets
reported that the desertions were
heavy and that the non-union men
were in a state o f terror.
ACTION SA V ES MANY.
Captain o f Ferryboat Rammed Makes
Harbor Quickly*
New York. April 23.— A hundred pas­
sengers on the ferryboat South Side,
plying in the East river between Tenth
street and Green Point, have been
saved from possible death by quick ac­
tion on the part of a captian of a New
Haven Railroad transfer-boat. The
ferry boat 50 yards out in the stream,
making for the slip at the foot of
Tenth street, when she was rammed
by the big float carrying 15 freight
cars. The float’s prow penetrated
nearly to thee enter of the ferry boat
on the side o f the ladies’ cabin. The
passengers fled in terror, many o f the
women in the cabin having been cut
and bruised by flying glass and splint
ers.
The captain o f the transfer-boat
realized that if he backed off the ferr;
boat would float helplessly away and
sink. Whistling for help, he ordered
on all pressure, pushed the helpless
ferryboat toward the docks, and suc­
ceeded In shoving It against the pier of
the slip where the passengers quickly
scrambled through the windows and
over piles of freight to the street. A
few minutes later the South Side set­
tled to the bottom.
Darkness and storm, together with a
misunderstanding of signals, probably
caused the accident.
Panama Enters Denial.
Panama, Aug. 23.— President Ama­
dor today Informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press that there was
no truth in the report received in New
York yesterday from Buena Ventura,
Colombia, to the effect that the govern­
ment of Panama had stationed n gar­
rison at Fort Nugui, at the confluence
o f the Atrata and San Juan rivers
thereby assuming formal possession of
a wide strip of the Colombian depart­
ment of Cawes. The president added
that Panama wants peace with all na­
tions land especially with Colombia.
Utah Makes a Bid.
Wt Lake City, Aug. 22.— The city
nn« il committee on public grounds
m made a strong bid for the perrna-
*nl 1,1 nie 1 f the American Mining
ncreag. The committee decided to
to donate to the congrese the fine
Jttant lot fine north . f the city ami
Qn,y E ld in g for a site for itn >er-
Answer Is Held Up.
‘»»ent home. The lot is about 50x
Washington, Aug. 23.— In reply to
,.e?* * nd '9 to ^e *>'en on the sole
J . * L a t the congress erect a the State Department's instructions to
request President Castro to put the
“ hie buildings upon the site.
New York & Mermudese Asphal Com­
pany again In possession of its proper­
Russia Buys More Steamers.
ty In Venezuela, pending the decision
russela, Aug. 22.— Russia continues o f the Venezuelan supreme court in
"cure modern steamers for use as September, Minister Bowen has cabled
'T ': -
She h** PU'cbssed the 4,- that he has laid these representations
Tiberius and the 3,600 ton before the Venezuelan foreign office,
Radios, both Engliah built boat* of but has not yet been able to secure an
ol|h speed.
answer from President Castro.
MIST BE PROMPT
Time Limit of Boats at Shanghai
Held to Have Expired.
JAPAN IS READY TO SEIZE THEM
Muit Disarm al Once to Prevent Trouble
M •
kado Also Determined to Ignore Chla.se
Note Calling lor Return of Torpedo Beat.
TURTHER LHELK TO
FRAUD.
phate haa been naed for this purpose,
with considerable cuccete.
It lake*
time and trouble to prepare the fence
posts with either preservative, put on
a* it should be, but it pays to do It,
for the posit will last double th* num­
ber o f years.
Public Land States are Divided Into
Districts.
Washington, Aug. 20 — T • rerrdcr
the inspeclion of ihe service of lire
general land office more effective, the
acting secreiary ot the interior today
divided the public iand states into niue
inspection districts, placing a special
agent in charge of each.
This special
agent will have aupervision over all
other spceial agents assigned to this
district and will have charge of all in
spectiona carried on in that diatric*,
being in turn directly responsible to
the general land office.
Oregon haa been made a special dis­
trict with Special Agent Thomas B.
Neuhaosen, of Mir aesota, in charga.
Washington is another separate dis­
trict wilh Edward W. Dixon, of Ore­
gon, in charge, while Idaho and Mon­
tana combine to make another district
under Harry H. Schwartz, of South
Dakota. These special agents were se­
lected from the list of five land officos
tiecause of their proficiency and adapt­
ability for the service and w ill receive
$1.500 instead oi $1,200 aa heretofore,
with an allowance of $3 per day lor
subsistence.
Nicholas J. O’ Brien w ill be in charge
of tlie Idabo-Montana district.
Oregon and Washington are the only
states that constitute sepacrate dis­
tricts. The experience of the past two
years has demonstrated that with al)
8(>ecia) agents reporting direct to the
general land office at Washington it
has been almost impossible to keep
check on those who go wrong.
Num­
erous discharges have lately been made,
because special agents have been found
participating in fraudulent land opera­
tions, locating settlers on desisabble
lands, furnishing speculators with val­
uable inside information, etc. It was
this discovery that led Land Commis­
sioner Richards t > work out the new
system which was approved today.
Special agents in charge of the dis­
tricts will have headquarters at local
land offices to be sr lected by them.
Each w ill have a civil service clerk,
whose salary w ill be$l,000 per annum.
London, Aug. 19.— The Associated
Press learned this afternoon that Japan
has made a demand on China, prac­
tically in the nature of an ultimatum,
that she immediately enforce her neu­
trality in the case of the protected
cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovoi, now at Shanghai.
Japan pointed out that the lim it, 24
horns, perm tted by international law,
had expired, and Japan therefore, was
at lilrerty to take such action as may
seem to her expedient.
A t the Japanese legation here it was
expressed that lire Tokio government
had no intention of remaining quiescent
I Russia attempted to compel China to
give asylum to her tnen-of-war, and
authorized repairs at her ports which
would enable her to resume belligerent
operations.
Should China fail to comply imme­
diately wilh Japan's demand, the di­
vision of a Jpanese wart-hips now in the
vicinity of Shanghai w ill, the legation
declares, be instructed to enter the
port and capture the Askold and Groz-
ovoi, as was done in the case of the
Ryeshitelni. Japan has made no secret
of her intention, but has not consulted
tire powers, believing the matter is one
which com er ns herself alone, as Japan
is prepared, the legation further as­
serts, to recognize Chinese neutrality
only as long as it is respected hy Rue-
sia.
With regard to the Ryeshitelni,
Japan, it is asserted, is determined not
to comply with the Chinese demand,
submitted in compliance with tire Rus
sian note, that the vessel be returned
to Chefoo. Japan insists that to all
intents and purposes Chefoo has been a
Russian base during the war, Chinese
junks having been fitted out there and
sent through tire Japanese blockading
vessels to Port Acjlrur. No answer has
TO SA V E TIMBER.
yet been given by Japan to the Russian
protest in the case of the Ryeshitelni, Fire Alarm System May Be Pul
hut when it is made it will be commu­
In Reserves.
nicated to all the powers.
Washington, Aug. 20.— The agricul­
tural department is considering the
B A T TLE WAS A T LONG RANGE.
advisability of installing wireless tele­
Japanese Fleet Kept Five to Eight graphy in forest reserves throughout
Miles From Russians.
the West with a view to making the
St. Petersburg, Aug. 19.— Further system of forest protection'moie effect­
interesting details of the sea battle of ive. W hile the present ranger system
August 10 rereived at the admiralty
from Captain Matouzevitch, of the is quite successful, numerous large fires
Czarevitch now at Tsin Tau, show dis­ have occurred in reserves patrolled by
tinctly that it was a long range fight rangers because of their inability to
ami that the Russians, sailing in close reach the iiree at tire time of their
formation, were placed at a great dis­
origin. Secretary Wilson’s idea is to
advantage, not only by the superiority
of the Japanese numbers, but owing to provide each reserve with a practical
tlie fact that alter encompassing Ad­ fire protection system that can be used
miral Withoeft’s vessel they were ena­ to give an alarm the moment fire is
bled to pour in a remarkably deadly discovered and get the settlers and the
fire on lire fleeing ships.
rangere to the scene without delay.
The captain says the Japanese kept
at a distance of eight, and never less While not satisfied wireless telegraphy
than five miles. The efforts of the can be employed wi'.h good effect, Sec­
Russians to close with the Japanese retary Wilson believes the plan worthy
and sink some of their vessels by ram­ of investigation, and has directed Chief
ming them or by gunfire, even at the Moore, of the weather bureau, to tour
cost of themselves going to the bottom, tlie Black H ills ’ reserve in South Da­
were unsuccessful.
The Japanese kota with a view of determining the
would not permit the Russians to ap­ possibilities of this new service. I f it
proach, but the rain oi projectiles never is found wireless telegraphy is too ex­
ceased.
pensive or impracticable, Chief Moore
will report on some other fire alarm
GIVE UP HOPE OF PEACE.
system which w ill be effective in reach­
ing rangers in all parts of the reserve,
Financial Preparaiions for a Long as well as settlerB upon and adjacent to
the reserve. I f some system can be de­
Struggle are Begun.
Chicago, Aug. 19.— It seemed appar­ vised that will not be too expensive,
Secretary Wilson will recommend its
ent today that the labor leaders had
given up all immediate hope of peace adoption and ask congress to make the
ne-essary appropriation for equipping
through any action of the packers, and
were making finaheial preparations for all the forest reserves in the West.
It is believed snch a fire alarm sys­
a long struvgle. It was said to be
improbable that any attempt would be tem w ill he especially valuable and
made to extend the strike to unions practicable in a reserve like the Black
Hills,where large mining interests are
not already involved.
One chief
conducted within the reservation and
reason for this is that unions not al­
employ a large force of men. Secre­
ready ont, it is said, are not anxious to
tary Wilson w ill not go into details in
strike, but the reason the strikers give
discussing his plan, nor w ill he show
is that the more men that strike, the
how it is proposed to use wireless tel­
smaller will Ire tlie contributiona to
egraphy. He wishes little publicity
the benefit fund.
given the proposition until Chief
Moore reports.
V a lu e o f R o o t Crops,
There baa been much controversy o f
late years concerning th* relative
values o f root crops and allage. This
seems to be one of the questions that
H a n d y F a r m G a tes.
ought not to be discussed, Inasmuch
Wm. Scott, a Manitoba farmer, con­ aa the two crops, in the writer’s opin­
tributes te the Montreal Herald and ion at least, are essential and one will
Star illustrations of two forms of gate* not take th* place of the other except
which are used with satisfaction on his in the sense that either provides succu­
farm. Th* gat* represented In Fig. 1 lent food for stock.
Is used over the farm, while Fig. 2
When we commence te compare the
represents the small garden gate. Mr. coat of raising either crop we get lnt*
Scott has live o f the larger gates, three interesting figures. Those who have
tried It kh«w that it la hard to tow
the seeds of root crops by hand, and
they also know that unrli th* plant*
are large enough to hold their own It
is hard work keeping the weeds down.
As to the feeding values of the two,
unquestionably the silage Is the most
valuable, aud If called upon to decide
between the two I would select ailag*
every time.
of which have permanent wheel*, and
I f one has a good silo the root crops
when harvest is over the wheel* of the
horse rake are attached to the remain­ will have their greatest value In fur­
ing two. The gate rests on the wheel, nishing a variety in the menu, but
whether closed or open, the revolving It la where the silo Is unknown that
wheel
carrying the gate around the root crops ought to be extensively
whether opening or closing. The gate grown ns furnishing s succulent food
rests at the back end on a block of and a digestive at comparatively small
cost, as well as a crop which may b*
wood, in which there is a socket, and
stored for winter us# nt small expense.
in this a gudgeon at the foot of the
gate head rests and turns. Mr. Scott
A l f a l f a f o r O rch a rds.
says tils 3-year-old boy can open an
While It has been stated by a num­
18-foot gate o f this sort with ease.
ber o f successful apple growers that
The garden gate shown at Fig. 2 alfalfa makes an excellent crop to
swings across the open end of a fixed grow In the orchnrd. It Is believed
V-ahaped enclosure. To pass through by those who have experimented ex­
oue steps into the enclosure, draws
the gate past hlrnself and passes out
on the other side. Mr. Seott remarks
that whenever this gate is opened it
shuts in the same operation.
K a r l? P lo w in g fo r W h e a t.
While ull wheat glowers recognise
the necessity for late sowing of wheat
to avoid, as fur ns possible, the rav­
ages o f the hessian fly, all do not see
tlie necessity for early preparation of
the soil. It Is generally believed tlrqt
much o f the loss from winter freez­
ing might be avoided by the early
plowing of the ground for winter
wheat.
Early preparation of the seed bed
is easier than late plowing; it gives
one a chance to get rid of the weeds
more effectively, the seed bed may
have one or more extra hurrowings or
rollings and, altogether, put in much
better condition than when the plow­
ing Is done late. Then, too, should
the ground be not In the best condi­
tion at seeding time, the thorough prep­
aration previous will count for a
great deal, enabling one to catch tlie
ground for the final harrowing and
rolling whenever It chances to be right
for such working.
The question of varieties should also
receive more consideration than it does
and an excellent way is to look up the
best wheat fields in your county on
similar soil and ascertain what varie­
ties are grown. In addition to this
every wheat grower, large or small,
should have a test ground for new
sorts. It will pay for its cost in g iv­
ing one accurate knowledge o f sorts
on their own grounds.
H a n d y W i r e R e e l.
Here is shown a very good wire reel
which can be used to move an old
wire fence. This device Is very handy
for moving th# wire on, as well as
reeling and unreeling 1L It la made
Not Expected to Surrender.
St. Petersburg, Atrg. 1 9 — The an­
nouncement of the mikado’ s offer *o al­
low nonromhatanls to leave Port Arth­
ur, coupled with the demand for the
surrender of the garrison, causes a re­
vulsion of feeling here.
The original
report that, noncomhatans would be per­
mitted to depart before the storming
operations began was regarded as a
humane and considerate act. The wai
office is wihont official information of
the summons served on General Stoes-
sel, but not the slightest idea exists
that he w ill yield.
Deem Stopping Unwarranted.
London, Aug. 19 — Birtish shipping
circles are disturbed owing to the con­
tinued stopping of British steamers by
Russian cruisers.
The case of the
Scotian is considered to be qnite un­
warranted, as stie was only in the coal
trade between Newcastle-on-Tyne and
Cotisca and carried no contraband.
Great satisfaction is felt that Foreign
Minister I-anadowne’s protest to Russia
covers all points of the contro­
versy.
Can’t Stop Use of
Wine.
Washington, Aug. 20.— Despite the
protest of the Christian Endeavor so­
cieties of Connecticut, the traditional
bottle of wine w ill be broken acroes the
prow of the battleship Connecticut
when she is launched.
Acting Secre­
tary of the Navy Darling, in his reply
to the protest, said:
“ Permit me to
suggest that you and the 3,000,000 of
people you represent ought to find com­
fort in the thought that wine thus ex­
pended can neither imperil the soul
nor contribute to ths cup of human
sorrow.”
Tenders His Resignation.
Sudden Demand for Flour.
London, Aug. 20.— The correspond­
ent of the Standard at Tientsin says
that Lieutenant Newton McCnlly, of
the United States navy, and Lieutenant
Decuiverville, of the French navy,
have left that port.
The correspond-
i ent adds that the Chinese admiral, Sah,
lias tendered his resignation and offered
himself for punishment on acconnt of
his inability to prevent the Jap nese
capturing the Russian torpedo boat de­
stroyer Reyeahitelni.
San Francisco. Aug. 19.— An inspec­
tion of the cargo which is now being
loaded on the Doric, which ia to sail
for the Orient tomorrow reveals the
existence of a sndden demand for flour
at Shanghai. I t ia estimated she will
oarry 3,000 tons.
London, Aug. 20.— A dispatch to the
Central News from Vladivostok says
the ernisers Rossia and Gromoboi, of
the Vladivostok squadron, have return-
ed there.
CrulsersJHeard From.
ILA .V D T W 1RK R K K U
of a couple o f old wagon wheels of
the same height, which are wedged
onto the ends of a short stick about
thirty inches long which leaves the
wheels about eighteen inches apart
Then nail five or six cross pieces be­
tween the spokes, close to the hub;
cross-pieces form the frame upon
which the wire la reeled. A — axle; B
—wheels; C—crosspiece.
T o P r e e e r v e F en c e P o s t*.
In some sections of the country the
division of fields by fences la some
thing no longer done, but the majority
of farmers still feel that they should
divide their fields. The work involved
In fence-building Is so great that one
doe* not care to do It very often, hence
It will pay to go to some trouble to
preserve the posts, these being the
parts o f the fence which need renew­
ing first.
While there are many preservatives
recommended, all of them donbtleaa
more or lesa valuable, the old plan of
smearing the end of th# post with gas
tar Is about aa good as any. O f late
year* • strong solution o f copper aul-
tensively along this line that the prac­
tice la not a good one. Those who ar*
familiar with alfalfa know that it
roots deeply and consumes vast quan­
tities o f potash and phosphoric acid
and moisture, as well, all essential to
the proper growth of the trees; it 1*
therefore plain that the crop is one
which should not go Into the orchard.
I’ ut the alfalfa in the open field a f­
ter inoculating the soli with alfalfa
bacteria; sow seed at the rate of 23
pounds to the acre and If the soil has
been well enriched with the essential
plant food, nitrogen, potash and phos­
phoric acid, the chances are all In fa­
vor o f its taking hold. I f it doesn’t,
try it again and again, for it will pay
to go to some trouble to get a perma­
nent stand of alfalfa.
C otton -B eed M e a l fo r C ow «.
Dairymen find it difficult to carry
the cows along properly during the
droughty days of summer on pasture
alone, and all proper grains have been
tried w i— varying results. One of
the best summer grains is cotton seed
meal, for while feeding It will not ma­
terially Increase the milk flow It will
keep It nearly to the standard aud will
keep up its quality, which Is quite as
important. The feeding of It also
makes better butter at all times, and
particularly during the summer. While
the quantity fed varies according to
circumstances, from two to four
pounds per cow daily is about a fair
ration nnd will give results which will
warrant the expense nt any season.
ft: 10 an E a r fo r Corn.
Some of the Illinois corn shown at
the world's fair has been sold to a
South American farmer for $10 an ear.
He bought ten ears, selecting the fin­
est from the entire exhibit This la
pedigreed corn o f the finest quality
ever raised In this country and was
produced by a young farmer near De­
catur. He does not claim to he an
expert, hut has simply learned the
best agricultural Information he could
get in the newspapers, and applied
practical common sense to Iris every­
day work. The Illinois corn exhibit
at St. Louis comprises specimens from
nenrly 5,000 farmers' hoys In the State,
who raised It from s«ed sent out by tba
agricultural college.— Drovers' Jour­
nal.
G e n e r a l F a r m N otes.
Drive slowly the first hour after a
meal.
Light and dryness destroy fungus
growths.
Thorough grooming cleanses the bids
as well aa the hair.
Add to Ihe capacity of ihe farm by
adding to the strength of the soil.
Anything less than fUil feeding at
any period Is a sacrifice of net profiL
Clover is richer than grass in mus­
cle formers and is the best for young
stock.
Droppings deprived of the urine lose
the larger share of the potash they
contain.
It Is always ruinous to dispose of
any branch farming when prices are
unsatisfactory.
Next to old horses old sheep ar*
among the most disappointing animala
which are kept for profit.
In breeding be sure to select ■ mal*
that Is from a family better in your
line of dairying than your herd.
Generally the smaller the farm th*
better tne cultivation and tlie greater
the profit for the expenditure.
Keep a close watch over the suck­
ling colts. A blemish or an Injury
now rosy ruin the value of the future
horse.
The dirt and sweat which accumu­
late on the horses during the day
should never he allowed to remain on
over night
The pure bred animal Is th* more
valuable simply because of Its grestsr
capacity to appropriata favorable cip.
cumstanres. The purs bred animal
make* from scrub conditions no moro
than th* scrub does.