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SEED BED FOR ALFALFA.
6mall 8d and Dalicat Nature ef
Plant Requlra Compact Soil.
Wtn-n alfalfa U crown on t-rn or
potato ground the iiropiiraUou of the
m-cU bed U n comparatively simple nf
fair, writes L. It. Waldron vf tlio
North Dakota Mpcrlmont edition.
The laud should I disked lu tlio
spring and worked with a h'C tooth
barrow. After disking and barrowlnE,
the ground should lx worked occa
slonalljr during the spring with disk
nnd harmw. In order to ctinorve the
moisture aud to kill tho juuiir ger
minating wetnls.
Growing alfalfa after a corn or po
tato crop la of added advantage In
ytnotosraph by Unr Utand acricultural
cipartmtnt station.
sexorsa tvrxLrt. witu niD Dnttu
that tbe seed bed Is firm below the
top, two or tbtv? Inches. The small
seed of tbe alfalfa and the delicate
nature of tbe young plant demand a
compact seed bed In couiiarlson to
what Is allowable for com or even
for wheat.
la an open, porous seed bed the sail
Is apt to dry out In tbe upper few
Inches, and If this occur shortly
after the germination of the alfalfa
the young seedlings are quite liable to
die through tack of moisture.
If alfalfa Is to be grown after a crop
of small grain tbe land should be fall
plowed. The fall plowing allows the.
seed bed to become more compact
than spring plowing nnd. In addition,
aids In conserving mosture. The fall
plowing should be worked In the
spring In much the same manner as
tbe corn or potato grounds Alfalfa may
be1 grown upon summer fallow, tbougb
this probably has no ndrantage over
com ground In most Instances.
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GOOD ADVICE.
A
er made any man a poorer farm
I er or n poorer man. How many 1
J do yon read? j
SAVING THE STRAWBERRIES.
Marsh Hay la Good For Uaa as
Mulch Way to Keap Calory,
A soon as the gronnd freezes mutch
the strawberries. Use UrbC .coarse
material tbat will not pack doWSfy)
closely and thns smother thtsnc
Msrtu say u axceiiem ror cbm 'pur
pose, as it 4, m tain tew sew., t
Last wlpter I kept celery (erthtaK
cellar nearly ail wloUr. Af'&rtreef t
dog tbe plant, tearing copafderaDle
oil on tbe roots, removed tbVtu fil
dimly lighted corner of tbe cellar
and packed them closely. A little ad
ditions? soil was packed In among the
roots, and the plants Were then thor
oughly watered, taking care not to wet
the tops 6t get an to the heart of the
plant Every three weeks durlog the
winter' It was thoroughly watered. It
krpt flerfecfl and continued to jp-orr
lowly throughout the winter. Pro
feasrfWrlgbtr Pennsylvania Htate Col-,
Jege, In Atacrlean AgTlcnUbrtii't.'
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Among the Animals.
For some yrars past a number vfr
dairymen In Australia bare adopted tne
practice of blanketing row during wet
and cold weather. The results In every
rase are spoken of as being highly
satisfactory.
Keep tbe horseshoes well tightened
on the" hoof nbw; at this Is the tlmo
of year they are" most frequently lost
by elng loosened In the mud or snow
or because of long usage They, are
too high priced to I lost, and. In-side.
loose shoe Injures the huof aud Is a
I Indrance to the animal In travel.
When an ewe drops her lamb put her
In a smalt )en for two or three day or
until tbe Inmb Is strong enough to fo.
low the flock. Examine the udder and
tent to see that they are not fevered.
If tho lamb Is unable to consume nil
the milk for a few day tbe ewp should
le milked out at least once each day.
The production of farm yard mapuro
In tills country now represents a value
greater than tbe total value of the: corn
crop. The estimated artnunl value of
farm manure produced In. America If
. $2.33.1,000.000 A'll authorities afcree
that more than one-third of this mate-
1 rial Is absolutely wasted by the farm-
ro.
tBHHBaHCtta'BRBPP
Whllo tho fall act strawberry bed
nay bo nil right for sections where tlio
winters nro lrtlld-nml thcru la ubuiidnut
moisture, tho better tlmo, for nil of tlint
section ent of tho Uocklcs U next
April, about tho tlmo you will Ih plant
ing your early potatoes.
They tell of "mm days In June," nnd
It N !o, but tuoso uro llkowho raro
dayi lu Octol)er nnd November when
It I warm vuoimh mo that u follow Un't
running n heavy tire, yet cool enough
mo that ho In uot umler tho necessity of
paying toll to tho Ico man.
A cleau, well drained lM.rnyn.pl la ea .
srntlul from tho atnudpolut of produc
ing olean milk, not taking Into consul
nation tho comfort nud satisfaction of ,
iillklug in such yard. Tho barn should
30 located with tho Idea ofutnluttiga
llopo awny from the furtu buildings.
It I worth while putting n barrel of .
apple In tho reltar for the youngsters I
aluiply for the happy recollections they
will havo til after yenra of tho pleasure '
taken In eating them. Incidentally J
the-e game apple aro helpful to tho t
digest lou and disposition of older folk '
If eaten Just lveforo going to bed. I
In protecting the- rosebush? for the
winter a very satisfactory plan li to
cover them with an old door or boards
which will shield the cane from the
thawing Influence of tho winter sun
shine. If no litter Ii put around them
there In far less likelihood that the
mice will tlnd a harbor uear them aud
linlr flu, ufiilka
bark tho stalks.
Fe?ders of beef cattle have come to
Iks pretty well agreed that better re
suL" are secured If the grain ration Is
mixed with the roughage, this arrange
ment resulting In a mora thorough mas
ligation as well at assimilation of tho
r.itl'in It seems to be In quite n meas
ure due to thh fact that silage I prov
ing s satisfactory n ration for fatten
ing steers.
Tho Interest on tho amount lrvcted
' the materials necessary to build a
- inacuiue sIiimI is in mo-t ca-s n phhi
Ui-al less than the amount nirenily tlett
up In machinery to bo protected. Tho
stipsnoii manner in wnicn nign priccti
farm machinery Is exposed to the ele-
ments constitutes one of the big yet
nvouiaoic icnxs in Amencan junu
mauagemcut.-
A vaccine to check the ravages of
the horse plague U In-lug manufactured
by Uic branch station of tho Kansas
Agricultural college at Iloxle at the
rate of 0,000 doses every day. Tho
station will ship the remedy to any
district which makes application for
It. Tho state veterinarian, Dr, Schoeu
leber, reports that but nineteen horses
died ont of 2.030 treated, two-fifths of
which we.ro from henjs In which many
animals bad died.
Iloup In the poultry family I what
bad colds are In the human specie. In
the early stages of the disease a mix
ture made of ten drop of carbolic a'cld
and a table-spoonful of kerosene Is ex
cellent, Ave dropft of this being given
twice n day. If the roup doe not yield
another medicine may bo given made
by adding five drops of aconite to a
pint of water. Ilesldes this treatment
tho affected fowls should bo put by
themselves and kept dry and warm.
The frying pan mny be a handy Im
plement, but too many families de
pend upon It altogether too largely in
the preparation of their bill of faro
Vegetables tiotled arc always more di
gestible than thoso fried, while broiled
meats nro not only mora wholesomtt
than those fried but more toothsome
as wc.lt. Tbe frying pan la a. fertllo
oorae of indigestion, bad temper and
domestic Infelicity, and yet a whole
lot of folks don't seem to realixa U
fa'ct
Cnle- the supply of need corn Is
bu'sWdt'srid pretty well dried ont before
Ufa: irst' bard freeze there will be the
amestew and sweat next spring about
seea corn that there was last spring.
Owing to the constant effort of fanners
living-In tbe north part of tbe corn belt
to grow a larger type of corn than cab
well mature in their latltudo a good
deal pt corn, does mjt rjpen naturally
and dry cures on the stalk! as" It used
to years ago, and (he result; I tlnit. It (s
no longer safe' to select seed eara'at
busking time.
, . - -
James J, Hill, the great railroad mag
nate and empire builder, of Ht.-Paul
has In view a.ulaii which If nut Info
e,xetit,'4)"rl'jeii'nf much to tbe
fartuera q( Minnesota, the Dakota and,
Montana. lie proposes to organize a
comjiany for the loaning of money to
tbe farmer of tbe territory referred to
nt a rate of from 4 to 0 per cent,
wbtreair they ?ro at present paying 8
per cent or more. Mr. Hill usually
brings to pass tbe plana be sets bis
mind on, and tho outcome of this need
ed enterprise will be watched with all
Koou ucui or juteresc
8 ii crew lu agriculture or horticulture
r too often attributed In too largo
meuHuro to the farm being In Ibis or
that favored section, when tbe truth
about tbe matter probably U that suc--enn"iil
cases noted Is more dependent
ou tho man his Intelllgenco and cnu
vorauce than upon tho favorable en
vironment to he found In soil nnd cli
mate. The main thing la to have faith
nud bang on aud do the best oilb'o.
unler"Coudllon ,thnt muy bo afforded. Ji
bouUHess 'maiiy a man In tho hope of A
Improving hi condltlou Jms moved to'4
section niitl left' a -proposition which1
uOuld have given hlra a good mensuro
of sucress 'a
i and prosperity If be bad lit
ttuck by It
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DON'T HAVE
A GROUCH!
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TliM boy has one. There li a reason
In his cose, but there Is nono In yours,
or, rather, there will be nono It you
go out nnd DO THAT CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING NOW.
Hut If you neglect It you will hare
regret. Ilk? thU boy. Have It over
and be happy. Tho longer you leave
, tnc mnrc von will dread It. andlhe
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more jou win nave reason to urenii ii.
for the shopping crowd Is growing ev
ery day. Think what n glow of con
tent will be yours when It is nil over.
Well, you can have It all over nnd
feel that glow tonight If you will
START RIGHT NOW.
A Fortunata Oraam.
In ITJO a terrible epidemic of cholera
decimated .Marseilles nud Provence, and i
Sardinia owed Its escape to it dream. I
! At this Period the th-eror of Sardinia i
dreamed that the- dleae had Invaded j
saniinin ,i t,nt the ravages were I
frightful. When the viceroy awoke he
, W1W deeply Impressed liy his dnam. A
m,C atl.r n monhantman put lu Its
appeuntnee nt fngllarl. the capital, and
, ,craandi-d a place to N-rth. The Sur-
dlnlan refused, and when It was hinted
that the merchantman wanted to laud
sime sick the viceroy threatened to
train tho gun of the fort uxu the
vessel If the captain did not liitiiutl
depart. The eople of faglturl thought
that the vli-vroy was mad. but great
was their joy Inter when they learned
that this very ship, which weut on to
Marseilles, was responsible for Intro
duclng cholera Into tbe famous port.
Stag Fright.
Borne alleged wise man ocroaa the
water says be can ellmluatu stage
JXMk
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flight "with a Hlinpie operation.
lletfoexu't tell iia what the operation
la. lie xa.vn It'n simple. Ho la tho
openitloti Of the guillotine. And lioth
lug could Ih mow elTeetlve-
Hut do we want stage fright ellml
tinted On we want to encourage
hrnsett mouthers ami delimit orator)
SupiH!e all men were hardened ami
fearless lifter dinner speakers- where
would we get the llsti'iu'w)
If a lot of hii failed acton lmuld Ik
frlKhteued otf the xtago nud a lnt ot
after dinner talker could lie wared
stiff, wouldn't It bv better tor art hikI
humanity
Kllinlimti stage fright?
Certainly not.
U'tV have mora of It. Cloreland
Plain Dealer.
Blbsrlan Railway Parai,
In the matter of fares the Tmnsalno.
rlan puts all other railways to shame
j For tlnt clam the charge are nltout
two-lhtnln of a penny per mile, second
(only a little lurcrlun lex than a half
penny for the same dlxtamv, while If
'you care to risk a third lias Journey
you get your four mile for a penny
l.ven this Is the height of extortion
when compared with the enilgniut rate
This works out at something like a
shilling for a hundred miles, and If the
emigrant dc not positcs the shilling
Candies, Fruits, Nuts
POST CARDS Ic EACH.
PhotoRraphs of Deschutes Valley
lloyd HullJliiE'-dreenwood Avenue
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TombaUnt Amid Wavia.
American by tho thousand vlilt
Mont bt. Michel every year, (here tu
explore tho famous old monastery and
feast on tho renowned omelet of Mmo
I'ouhirdc, and most of them tarry vu
route at tU. Malo, tho gay watering
phicu ou I ho llrlttnuy coast, whose
grim past Is recalled by thu formica
tion by which It Is begirt, Chateau
hrlaml. the father of I'icnch romanti
cism. I burled at ft Mali), anil no true
A merlin u sightseer falls to pay it visit
tu Ills tomb, nameless, which at high
tide la covered by tho sea .Hues l.a-
mnllru In n work ou "tho gieat egotist,"
a ho culls Chateaubriand, tells how
tho author bargained with tho mayor
of Bt. Malo for tho grant of a rock
whereon tu plant hi tumb, whhh, ho
stipulated, was to he a simple stone
with n cross, without a name, amid
thu waves. "He was bent," vajs Cha
teaubriand's latest biographer, "ou as
tonishing the World, even whvti he
could no longer t by to enjoy the ef
fect. Then was vanity lu his very
skeleton." New York Press,
Hung by an Expsrt.
Tho box car iiomnd wlvd the Inst
lliifc'crlnu' plo crumbs from hi lljis with
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against tmiehllik' Ihe thing", but he had
his part of the contract tu filllll. He
slllo. tho fnrtner was watching. Willi
the scythe lu hi timid hu advanced
cautiously toward thu hattto array or
Iron wood lu tho fenco corner and
made threo or fogr half hearted swipes
nt them.
Then ho rested the hilled blndo mi
the ground and called to the farmer.
"May, boss, this scylho ain't hung
right."
"Well," was (ho retort "hang It to
suit yourself"
Wheieiipon the hoho hung It upon n
convenient sapling nnd departed has.
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