CARE AND ACCURACY DEMANDED IN WEIGHING HAY FOR MARKET C !2 P O TA TO E S W hfcN SOIL IS QUITE DRY Tubers Are Matured When Vines Begin to Drop Off. Care Should Be Taken to Avoid Spear­ ing or Cutting Them— Store In Cool, Dry and Well Ventilated . Cellar or P it (P r e p a r e d b y th e U n it e d S ta te e o f A g r i c u lt u r e . > Accurate Weights Can Be Obtained Only It ihe Wagon Scales Are ir Hroper "W o rk in g Order and the Load Is in Proper Position Upon the Scales. (P r e p a r e d b y th e U n i t e d S ta te e D e p a r t m e n t o f A s r t c o lt u r e " ) A great deal of trouble and mone­ tary loss sustained by producers and shippers In marketing hay has been found by the bureau of markets and crop estimates, United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture, to be due to careless weighing. Weighing by the Bale. In several sections of the country It Is the custom to weigh hay by the bale at the time for baling and to note the weight upon a tag made of card­ board or other convenient material at- tached to the bale beneath one of the bale ties. When weighing by this method great care should be taken to weigh the hay accurately. During the rush of baling operations sufficient time is frequently not allowed for the scales to come to a balance and there may be as much as ten pounds dif­ ference between the actual and the catch weight. Special care should also be taken In writing the correct weight upon the tag, say the bureau’s specialists. It Is the common practice in some sec­ tions to use only numbers ending In 0 or 5 in recording the weight, and to give or take from the actual weight a sufficient amount to make a number with such an ending. For example, the weight of a bale weighing 67 pounds Is written as. 65 pounds and that of one weighing 68 pounds as 70 pounds. The tendency, however, Is “to take” more frequently than “to give,” so that It is a better practice to state the actual weight upon the tag. Another practice which is often charged back to the producer In low­ er prices or in weight claims, dlspro- portlbnate to the actual loss, is the use at a much later date of tag weights placed upon the hay at the time of baling. Unless hay has been thoroughly cured and has been in the mow or stack for a considerable time there is likely to be a loss in weight while hay is In storage after baling, due to additional loss of mois­ ture. Each purchaser desires, and has a right to obtain, the actual quantity of hay for which he pays. If bales are short of the weight specified upon the tags there are grounds for a claim, either In the form of a price conces­ sion or of a weight claim In either case the adjustment of the claim Is likely to be less economical to the producer than the actual rewelghlng of the hay. The producer or shipper should be prepared to prove that the weight of the hay at the time of sale CAREFULLY CONSIDER DIVERS ENTERPRISES Hasty Conclusions Should Be Cautiously Avoided. ig correct and as indicated upon the tag. Careless weighing on wagon scales causes as much difficulty as careless weighing hy any other method, tine of the principal causes of unsatisfac­ tory weights upon wagon scales is lack of proper care of the scales and of the necessary attention to keep them In repair aud in good working order. Accurate weights cannot be obtained on scales that are out of repair. Wagon scales should be Inspected fre­ quently by a competent inspector and care should be taken to see that they are In proper adjustment and bnlance before weighing any lot or load of hay. Care must be taken also to see that the load is in proper position upon the scales. The load should not bind upon the scale box or building, and if the team exerts any effect upon the load it should be unhitched. When obtaining the tare weight the weigher should be certain that the wagon contains the same equipment as when the gross weight was ob­ tained. A good rule is to remove ev­ erything but the necessary equipment from the load before weighing. Keep Bale Check When Loading. If the producer or shipper loads the hay directly into the cars care is espe d aily necessary to compute the total weight correctly. Loads ure frequent­ ly distributed in two or more cars because of the variation in the qual­ ity of the hay. If the bales are tagged, a careful record should he kept of the hales placed in each car. If not tagged, the part of the load placed in each car should lie weighed separately. A careful check of the total number of hales placed In eacli car should also be kept so that the shipper may have the proper data upon which to base a claim should any loss occur while the hay is moving to market. < The following suggestions, If fob lowed, will greatly assist In eliminat­ ing some of the troubles caused by improper weighing methods: When using tag weights record the actual current weight. Have wagon scales In proper adjust­ ment and balance. See that wagpn contains same equip­ ment when weighing both the gross and tare weight. When loading two or more cars keep careful record of hay loaded In each car. Always keep a hale record, together with a weight record, of each car. fo rth from one crop* to another is illu s tra te d ba the man who plowed up his hops a few years ago he. cause the price was low. When they went tipj he hrd no hops, but he planted again. Now they are low and he w ill plow them up again before I hey Itear a crop. The departm ent of agriculture says : No Receon for Assuming All Aetiv- In making use of the results of a year's cost accounts for the purpose Itioa of Farm Should Bo Devoted I of perfecting tlie organization of the to One’ Big Money C r o p - ! farm, hasty conclusions should not he Study All Angles. D e p a rtm e n t Potatoes require HO to 100 days after planting before any will be ready for use. The tubers are not fully matured until after the vines die, or at least ripen and sited most of their foliage. Lute potatoes in the Northern and Northeastern states are frequently, caught by frost before the vines ripen, so should be dug just about the time frost first strives tlieui. potatoes should be dug when the soil is reason­ ably dry. so that it will not adhere to E x te rio r o f W e ll-B u ilt P o ta to S torage House. them. A spading fork or a potato hook Is best for digging them and great care should be taken to avoid spearing or cutting them In digging. Only a small quantity should be turned out at once, as they will become sunburned if ex­ posed more than an hour or two. Store potatoes In a cool, dry place where they will get plenty of ventila­ tion and be In the dark. Potatoes must not be allowed to freeze either before they are dug or while In storage. A good, cool, well-ventilated cellar or gtorm cellar forms a suitable storage place for potatoes and under proper conditions will keep through the win ter and Into the early summer. An­ other method Is to bury the potatoes In a pit outdoors and cover them so that frost cannot get to them. ' The lo lly of jum ping b»ck and ÜCr. 27. l*2l Rock. Rhode HA USE Y ENTERPRISE Islnnd Red Wyandotte or Orpiugtun, or beyond tlte.r third laying year tf of the lighter breeds such as the l.e< uua clothes ure Lcvun rg more ding- lag and more graceful and les» ¡>-u Jected to rigidity of line. The reu- horn. sons for this state of affairs are many, and It Is Interesting to ascer taln Just why women in general are cleaving to the softer type and neglect- tng those "hard" creations, which were anything but flattering to lutiate femininity. Not In Batbriggan Class. American women, as one clever de­ signer put It. “are not In the balbrtg- Knickers and Soft Chiffons Are gan class.“ Through the cold months of the year they ride In motors, step­ Among the Latest Fashion ping. hy this means, from warm apart­ Offerings. ments to warm hotels or shop*. They are bounteously supplied with furs that would keep out the chilling blast dur­ ing any transition state, and therefore they cau wear »'hat they will. And they will to wear soft, flowery* lines most appropriate to their beauty. Hut Capes and Beautiful Coats W ith Wide these soft satin and silk and chiffon and Flowing Sleeves; Linings Are gowns are not the dressy things that Rare Combinations of Ele­ once they were, being designed for gance. occasions surrounded by formality. No, they are as plain as plain can he, Vast extremes of preference are be­ and ure only for one part of the day. ing exhibited by the American woman In her choice of clothing. And, ob­ serves a prominent fashion writer, who can say that she is not showing a degree of originality hardly expect­ ed from her by some of the more skep­ tical? There are the knickers once confined to mountain climbing, and only among the courageous few at that. Now they are agitating the question of wearing knickers for all business occasions. The bobbed-haired girl and the short-skirted tnlss are con'4'letely cast Into the shadow for all radical purposes when it comes to this suggested departure. In the Fur Wesf, where mountain climbing and horseback riding are the usual things for women, the knlcker suit has found much favor, and there the women in their colorful tweeds with woolen stockings are numerous. Of course, the sporting goods stores have been selling kulckers for some time past, and with a degree of suc­ cess, hut they hardly anticipated they were setting* the style for city clothes Nor cau It he said, as yet, that this is a fa c t; but there Is a real tendency In that direction, for women have be gun to agitate the idea, and when thal lias happened, there is no telling where or how the controversy will eud It was so when the short skirt started Its career. SOME EXTREMES IN NEW STYLES SOME EGG SHIPPING ‘DON’TS’ Department of Agriculture Offers Few Practical Hints for Benefit of Poultrymen. Here are some “dont's” offered by the United States Department of Agri culture that many times mean the dif­ ference between a loss or a profit In shipping carload eggs: Don’t waste time and labor by using cheap cases ; time and labor are pre­ cious. Don't save pennies by buying poor fillers and flats when you lose dollars in broken eggs The saving of one egg would pay for the extra cost of a set of No. 1 fillers. Don’t nail braces to sides of car against an Incomplete top layer; they seldom hold In place and often are the cause of damage. They Injure the ef flciency of the car insulation. The use of smnll under-case brace» will prevent all of this. Don’t waste Ice and refrigeration by stowing the load so as to make air cir­ culation In the car Impossible. Don't tie up your money In freight claims because of a loose load. Tie up the load and leave the money loose to work again. IMPURITIES IN CLOVER SEED LOVELY WRAPS ARE DESIGNED VAGE ioft are they. A wrap lining this year «I » T h rever- thing to he ence, It being no simple w aiter, but a combination of silk and chiffon, and gilt edgings, and bits of lace—an.v- thing that will ndtl to an ei « tiihle to make that »rap look as though it »-ere designed to snuggle around tlie shoulders of a fairy princess. The colors mid tlie materials vie with each other In adding a modicum of chanu. For street and restaurant wear there are tints of dust, and sand. ami taupe, and dark gray, and putty color and any of thtwe tones, even unto ele­ phant's breath, which defy description as to Just what shades go to make | them distinguished. They are back­ grounds of beauty, so to speak, rather than adornments of that same fem­ inine characteristic. Brocaded Silka Ars In Favor. Brocaded silks are milking ihe great­ est hit with tlressiniikers designing new frocks. They are all In one tone, the figure being woven in satin threads, while the background Is de­ vised from less lustrous strands. Or the Idea can be reversed ; the material turned the wrong side and you have a material that has a satin background with Its pattern woven in crepe threads. Tlie advantage of this ma­ terial Is that it Is all silk, and Is possessed of the greatest amount of weight, which, for these newer dresses. Is a really necessary attribute. They must cling, while plentemisly full; and, added to all this, they must pre­ sent the appeurance of being quite straight-lined In character. If veil consider, this Is not a smnll order, but one that Is being accomplished hy our lending designers In a manner truly beautiful and greatly to bo honored for the art that fashions It. The chemise dress has evolved, anil Is now a long-walsted affair, or some­ times, be It known, an extremely short-walsted affair, according to the figure of the wearer, and is made on ample lines. It has full s ie v e s In­ stead of little, scanty tight ones, end Is In every way a much more volum­ inous affair than It was a year ago. F. M. GRAY, Drayman. A ll work done p ro m p tly reasonably. Phone No. and Knickers Made of Homespuns. The smartest of the knlcker suits are made of those rough-and-ready home­ spuns which have been worn anti loved for a season or more. The bright col ors, and the inure somlwr ones, are used to make the suits with trousers Instead of skirts. The knickers reach below the knees, where they are full anti blonsy, looking akin to golf trou sera, and are met by very "splffy’ looking woolen stockings. The more fashionable ones among them are sup plied with suit coats, but there are others made with capes for accompanl ment—modest capes that can be »rapped about the figure, almost If not quite disguising the fact that knickers are there at all. They are severely plain In tailoring and cut md they are so loose and unfitted In heir style that they suggest sweet and retiring things compared with the scant dresses to which our eyes have become accustomed on the sutn uier streets. There Is nothing un womanly about these new outdoor cos­ tume«. hut some one will declare them unbecoming. Then will another fash Ion fight be staged, which will he ex­ tremely good for the fashion, but ob- teetors cannot realize the fact. In contrast to this mode of mannish tailoring there are the soft, clinging styles which have forced their subtle way upon us until they have become In Recent Purchase North Carolina Farm er Finds Weed Seeds of Various Kinds. A farmer'In Rowan county, N. C. was about to purchase some clover seed last spring from one of his neigh­ bors, preparatory to seeding down his wheat acreage. He noticed that the seed was somewhat Impure, and was reminded of the warnings to frequent- ly given hy the county agent In re spect to pure seed. He asked to have n small sample tested for purity by the state seed laboratory at Raleigh The sample was reported on merely as "No. 9." Each pound was found to contain approximately 65,062 buck horn seeds. 2.282 dodder. 2,622 wild carrot. 2.208 black-seeded plantain. 414 curled dock, 276 Venus looklnc- glass. 138 each of crag grass and green foxtail—a total of 83.140 weed seeds In each pound. This would, no doubt he sufficient to seed the man’s land to these pests for tlie next decade Although this sample was the word of any tested through the county agent's office, on casual Inspection It Indicated only" ordinary Impurity j a laboratory test Is check even on the purest farm seeds. drawn Sometimes a positive decrease in profits may ensue if un eut.rprlse be dropped, because, taken alone, It Register advisee th a t in seeking has failed to pay. Cows, for Instance. im m igrants to Oregon regard j not be showing a net profit, hut should be had to the clim ate and if all the cows were sold there might be no other way of using up the the character of crops w ith which roughage and It would become dead the newcomer is fa m ilia r. A m in loss Labor devoted night and morn from the upper Mississippi valley Ing to milking and feeding cows and is lia b le to meet m any failures be­ charged to them would he entirely fore be learns to anticipate th e ’ logt if th<; roWs were «old and noth- vagaries of our clim ate, which d ip ' ing supplied to fill In the time fer so m a te ria lly from th a t to w h ic h j The fBCt ,hat the hogs or the corn he i t accustomed. Nine times in crr)p bring m the most net money dur- ten he leaves in disgust before he tag the season Is no reason for sssnm- learns w hat crops and method« i ing »hat »11 ____________ the activities of the farm tn*the"futnre should be devoted solely w ill succeed here. The Register to hogs or corn. It may be that the gays, in effect, Bring ’em from keeping of cows Is partly responsible C alifo rn ia, where land no hetler h^ , profitable. or RETAIN ALL GOOD PRODUCERS than ou rs c o sts tw o or th ree t i m e * | h<| (he |frow1n< o f wheat, clover, or as much and c lim a tic condition fh(>r crop, rotatlon with -'*■ corn con. Relatively Few Hens Will Prove . . - r- jn in rotation makes the latter crop much more prof Profitable After Their Second are nearly the same __________ The recent disasaetrons inarm- tfRble than It would have been If Laying Bsaaen. gration of 8« peoplg from New grown alone Hens showing indication of having Similar conditions will be met with Y o rk c ity to Idaho farms was s till worse than th a t of the mid-lie on all farms, and therefore, no sud­ been good producers throughout the westerners, for the New Yorkers den changes should be made on the year should be retained for the next of what a single year's accounts ,.par regardless of their age, but rela- were ignorant of farm ing require, hast« may Indicate All angles of the »a- I flvely few hens will prove to bo proflt- merits not o nly in Idaho hot ever­ •erprlse should he taken lato consld- ahle producers beyond their second ywhere else »•ration. Igjluf year the fceariv btwels. In a recent num ber the Eugene oh Frocks of Heavy Silk Craps Draped and Slightly Fitted. They could not be used by the hardy business woman when pattering about the streets—and this chiefly because their peculiarly soft and flowing lines would not adapt themselves to ordi­ nary wear and tear. See all the gowns that the American designers are making for daytime wear. They will astonish you by the beauty and simplicity which are their alluring characteristics. I)o not think that they take little material They art