Good Dairy Barn, if Properly Built,
Is Good Investment for the Farm
ORCHARD
GLEANINGS
With
Huroof
SPRING PRUNING
OF BERRY BUSHES
The pruning of blackberries and
j raspberries at tills time of year is
most important, since It will affect
the size and qualjty of the fruit pro-
| duced this summer. It may be done
N O W IT CAN BE TOLD
; satisfactorily buy time from now until
growth starts, says J. Harold Clurk.
“Oh, daddy,” said the young lady;
I Instructor In pomology at the college
*'Mrs. Jones said you were the hand
of agriculture In New Brunswick, N. J.
somest man on our street.”
, I f the plants are carefully pruned,
"What's that?" asked the father.
| they will be more vigorous and al-
There was a brtef silence, then the
! though fewer fruits may be produced,
1 the increase in size will be great
daughter shook her head and said,
"Well, I guess It’s true, all right.”
I enough so that there will be no de- )
' crease In total yield. Plants that are i
“What's true?" asked the father.
"That every time you compliment
- pruned annually will remain vigorous
By W IL L IA M A. R A D F O R D
| and productive much longer than un- '
a man he makes you repeat It.”—
M r W illia m A R a d fo r d w i ll a n s w e r
Christian Science Monitor.
| pruned ones. Pruning is also essen qu es tio n s a n d g iv e a d v ic e F R E E O F
tial if the plantation Is to be culti C O ST on a ll p ro b le m s p e r t a in in g to th e
s u b jec t o f b u ild in g w o r k on th e fa r m ,
vated efficiently and the fruit picked fo r th e re a d e rs o f th is pap e r. On a c
TROUBLESOME VOWELS
economically.
co u n t o f his w id e e x p e rie n c e as e d ito r,
Blackberries and raspberries have a u th o r an d m a n u fa c tu re r , he ia, w i t h
bieuuial canes which hear fruit the out d o u b t, th e h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on th e
b jec t. A ddress a ll In q u irie s to W i l
Welshmen With Coracles.
year after they are formed, aud then : su
lia m A R a d fo rd . No. 1S27 P r a ir ie a v e
die.
The
llrst
pruning
operation,
nue,
C h ic a g o , 111., a nd o n ly In clo se
(P r« t> N r« d by
N a tio n a l G r< > » ra p h lo
centrâtes more history In smaller
therefore, will be to remove these dead tw o -c e n t s ta m p fo r re p ly .
W a a h ln c to * . P. C .)
space than any other town In Wales. canes, as well as weak canes which
OTH scenlcally hih I historical!y
A modern dairy barn with Its silo
Carnarvon Castls.
would bear very little fruit. It Is
the principality of Wales is one
and yard demands fully as careful plan
Wandering up the main street and
of (lie most ulluritig regions of turning a corner, the visitor Is sud recommended that the old canes be re ning as the farmhouse and Its attend
the British Isles, yet compare denly face to face with one of tin) moved as soon as the crop Is picked, ant buildings. Just as the farmhouse
lively few of the lliousunds of Amer finest castles In Great Britain. Built but often It is not done then, owing must serve Its occupants the whole
ican tourists who make the transat entirely of hewn stone, the Imposing to lack of time.
year through, so does the dairy barn
Canes of blackberries and black
lantic voyage include it in their
structure stands on the peninsula raspberries should he headed back to serve the herd day by day, for even In
Itinerary
It is accessible, the hotel
summer Its care adds to the ever-pres
formed where the Klver Selont flows
a height of 2 to 3 feet, and the lat
Hccoiuniodations are admirable, the Into the Menai strait.
ent chores.
erals shortened to a length of 12
people inapilahle, the highways Irre
Every room In the great building to 18 ,nchM> depend,Dg
the vl
A dairy barn cannot be bought like
“Can't he speak plainly? I heard
proachable. I he summer climate de has
S Its legend, each dear to the stem | of the lndIvldual plant
summer so many yards nt gingham or like the
him suy certain vowels gave him
lightful. But the average American
lorlan guide, whose Indignant protest
trouble.”
pluchlug of the canes when they reach lumber for a fence. It must be care
traveler takes one glance at his guide-
to an Incredulous tourist greets u,
“Oh, he was referring to his L O.
the desired height Is recommended, fully planned with the requirements
tasil. m at the tourist agency folder
down the full length of the corridor since It Is desirable to have the fru it of the herd In view, likewise for the
U'a."
and i!i clilex to go to the Engllsli I.akes
which once gave entrance to the nohl« ing area fairly close to the ground cutting down of unnecessary labor. All
diet riel, to Scotland, to the “Lorna
banquet hall 100 feet long and 45 feel and on a stocky cane with several the modern developments In sanitation, width the storage of hay becomes
Ihiene’ country, or—Purls.
O u r Sham W orld
more unsatisfactory and the light Is
wide.
laterals, rather than have tt on a which mean so much to the farmer In
In links the courage to wrestle
" A ll t h a t g l it t e r * la not g o ld ."
cut
off
from
the
Inside
to
a
great
ex
There are those who would take the long unbranched cane which Is apt to the profitable production and sale of
B u t h e re's th e t r u t h , th o u g h b lt t s r ;
with such place names as Beltws-y-
tent. Of course the objection to width D ots o f people t h a t w e k n o w
<’oci|,
lloilelwyddan,
Dwygyfylchl. "O h!” out of all history, leaving It bend to the ground under a heavy dairy products, must be considered
A re s atis fie d w it h g lit t e r .
und followed to the best of the build does not apply to length. Tills latter
<1*yd,
Llandudno,
Pwllheli,
and devoid of color and sentiment. They crop.
— T h s A m e ric a n B o y M a g a s ln e .
dimension can be made to fit the herd
have been busy with Carnarvon cas
Ited raspberries do not have these er's ability. Light Is equally as Im
I'eny-Gwryd.
requirements,
and
the
barn
even
car
strong lateral branches and should be portant as cleanliness, and proper
If the traveler goes to a railway tie, trying lo rob It of Its most cher
An Accident
ried around In an L or U shape, to give
Station to get his transportation, he Ished tradition; but since the present headed back to 2 or 3 feet, depend ventilation and drainage not only ease
"My wife had a motor accident yes
a
more
sheltered
yard.
hearer
of
the
title
thought
there
wa»
up
the
work
but
keep
the
herd
In
a
ing upon the apparent vigor of the
cannot tell where he wishes to go.
Observe that the cows face a cen terday."
condition which removes any particu
p lant
I f a ticket agent In a tourist office sufficient basis for the story to war
“I'm sorry. Was there much dam
tral feed alley, equipped with steel car
rent
his
Investiture
In
this
castle
In
lar
worry
over
sickly
or
unhealthy
asks whether he would prefer to go
rier tracks. This gives entrance by age done?”
cows.
by this route or by that, with stop 1911, we shall prefer to accept the leg
“A fair amount. A smashed-up
Of course, stalls, mangers, gutters, two doors, and lessens the danger of
over privileges here or there, the end that here was horn the first Eng
back and several screws loose."
alleys and pens are nowadays stand crowding In and out, there is better
sounds convey to him no Impression lish prince of Wales, 039 years ago.
"Your poor w ife!"
light for milking, the gutters get the
The story Is a fam iliar one. During
of any of the places he may have
Applied lo orchards on a heavy soil, ardized units which can be Installed sanitation value of sunlight, and the
"Oh, you were referring to her?
the reign nf Edward I, the Welsh rose the benefits of manures are equally In any barn, regardless of Its style
read about.
She only got a broken leg.”— K a ri
He may have equipped himself In against the English, declaring that advantageous, or even more so than and size. But our object Is the plan ventilating system does not present katuren, Oslo.
ndvance by studying some "easy rule they would never acknowledge slle- those on light soils. While the latter ning nf a particular barn as a whole, any particular problem In order to
function satisfactorily.
The litter
for pronouncing Welsh names," such glance to any prince “but of their own are made more compact the reverse like the one Illustrated.
alleys have steel carrier tracks which
Short and Sw eet
nntlon
and
language
and
of
an
un
ns "To pronounce LI, place the tip of
situation Is true with the heavier
This one was carefully located wtth make this part of the chores some
Simpson was on Ills deathbed and
the tongue hack of the upper front hlumahle life.
soils. They become lighter and easier reference to the other buildings of the thing taken care of easily and with
the doctor had been detailed to tell
teeth and blow through the side of
Edward brought his army to Wales | to work. The Individual soil particles farm. It was placed a distance of 200
him there was no hope.
the mouth." But If ever he Imagined and put down the rebellion led by are kept from running together and feet from the house, and In a direction dispatch.
The stalls are 3 feet 6 Inches wide;
“I hope you broke the news to him
he could remember such rules, be for Llewelyn the Last. He then corami«
thus there Is less baking of the sur which sheltered It from the direct blow
gets their practical application the sloned Ills famous architect, Henry de face after a rain or Irrigation. The of hot summer winds. This left the the length of stall platform from curb gently," sobbed the tearful wife.
“Oh, yes," replied the physician
moment he hears Glln-dlv'r-doo-i. Elreton, to build castles at Conway, larger the proportion of straw In the open yard running across the south to gutter Is 4 feet 8 Inches. The man
meaning Olyndyfrdwy, It ’s so much Carnarvon, Crtccleth and Harlech, as manure applied, the greater will be and east angle, with the barn's long gers can be of metal, wood or con briskly. "I told him If he had any
crete, and of a style, width and height hills to pay he'd better not wait till
Simpler to go elsewhere!
strongholds from which In future he the extent to which this will be true.
axis north and south. By this means
Consequently, at tourist agencies might hold his turbulent subjects In Combining the chemical and physical sunlight was Inveigled Into the stalls which discourage bossy from snouting the first of the month.”—American
too much feed Into the alley,
The Legion Monthly.
the Welsh window never has a wait check.
effects of manure In the soli. It would as much as possible.
drinking troughs each serve two cows.
ing line, and few clerks are able to
During his long slay In Wales, Ed seem difficult to find a more suitable
The celling height Is 8% feet, and
Adjoining ure cow pen, bull pen and
give one advice ns to where to go, ward's queen. Eleanor, visited him at fertilizer for orchards.
The Flirt on the Phone
While the the well-proportioned gambrel roof
calf pens. The latter are necessary at
how long to stay, and how to come Carnarvon, and In a small room tn chemical plant food elements which It
"Hello!
Peggy speaking—who Is
gives fine hay storage space above. calving time, Htid might serve with the
back.
this?"
the so-called Engle tower of the un contains are not so readily available
The width of the main structure Is 30 cow pen as a hospital when cows are
Scsnsry Is Beautiful.
“It's Frank, sweetheart."
finished castle he who was to be Ed for the plant's use, us Is the case feet ; the length, over all, Is 94 feet,
sick. Or, bossy may be segregated for
It Is a pity, for within this little ward II was horn.
“I can’t understand you.”
with some commercial fertilizers. It
and two rows of stalls run lengthwise the purpose of testing on milk and
principality, having an area consider
“Listen—F for Ferdle, It for Robert,
Prom the towers of this strong accomplishes the Important purpose of the barn. As a general rule It will
butter yield over a certain period. Thu
ably smaller than New Jersey, one hold, which one historian declares of adding the limiting element of be found that the width of a dairy
A for Arthur. N for Nat and K for
floor is of concrete, with wood block or Kenneth."
will find the loftiest peak and the tin was built within a year by the forced most soils— humus. In some sections barn Is best kept between 32 and 38
cork brick standing platform. Drains
eat mountain scenery of Rngland anil labor of Welsh peasants and with a much more satisfactory cover crop feet. This width makes the framing
"But dearest, which one of the flva
serve the bottom of each manger and are you?"
Wales; the loveliest waterfalls of the money wrung from the country's rhlef
growth— further Increaslug the organic less an exjiense than tt otherwise
gutter, leading out to a concrete
British Isles; beaches which rival tnlns, we can survey the scenes of matter of the soil— Is secured follow might be, and with
a greater manure receiving pit.
those of Atlantic City, Deauville or many of the most stirring episodes of ing the application of manures.
NOT PRESERVED
Brighton; streams that teem with Welsh history.
The rate of application usually de
trout and other fish dear to the heart
pends upon the available supply. Gen
decorations. The effect that she has
Eisteddfods at Tw t Hill.
erally speuklng, there Is no danger of
of the angler; footpaths through va'e
tried so hard to produce Is destroyed
A short distance from the castle Is
and forest which cannot he surpassed
putting on too much. Ten tons per
with one stroke.
Twt hill, below which is an Immense
In the Tyrol or the Pyrenees; and the
In any decorative scheme don't for
acre, however, every two years Is con
What would have been a charming,
pavilion capable of seating 8.000 per ,
sidered a very fulr application, al get to consider the color of the wood delightful room, had shades of the cor
gray ruins nf tessellated towers and
sons, and yet Its capacity Is greatly |
frowning bastions, each of which has
though twice that amount will do no work.
rect color been used, Is turned Into
overtaxed whenever un Els eddfod Is
.
When the wood used for window I an unattractive and depressing room
Its own tale to tell of romantic adven , , , , , ,
harm. Apply In the fall or winter and
turn mid of daring Ir the Dark or
,
plow under early the following spring
and door trim Is oak, cypress, maple | Yp, too lnany peop|e wh(> ar(? coD
The Elsie, dfmlau are among the
(>rder
|he
or ()e<,
or birch or any wood with a beautiful sclous of the result do not realize the
Middle ages, when English kings bat
most
distinctive
and
Inspiring
Instltu
,
b
there
„
,ack
of
m(„
tled ceaselessly to curb turbulent tinna ikratuosv.t.l t.
grain, a waterproof varnish will give cause.
I. . . . I _... I
tions preserved for sixteen hundred
ture.
Welsh princes whose chief end and
luster and bring out the grain.
This feature of the room—window
years
by
the
Welsh.
They
are
the
fa
aim in life whs warfare.
Woods vary In shade from light to
shades— demands Just as careful study j
mous festivals of song, music and poe
dark brown or red. The color scheme
The courageous visitor who steels
as does the background or wall, the '
try where Welsh bants participate In
of the room should be kept In similar floor and the furniture. In fact, yon I
himself io suffer the slings and ar contests comparable only to those of
tones or warm colors.
Contrasting might go further and say, with truth !
rows of outrageous orthography and ttie ancient Greeks, except that here
even more outrageous pronunciation
“The early bird catches the worm” colors can then be used in some of the that tt Is the most Important of them j
the competition Is exclusively Intel
furnishings to give the room anima
of |>ro|ier names, and decides upon »
all. There are today so many differ- I “And the poor thing was caught
lectual and artistic, with no place for Is a saying as widely known as any In
weekend In Wales fa.es three In uthletlcs on the program.
the English language. The truth of Its tion.
. , . .
.
. .
. . .
.,
| *nt eolors and so carefully composed In the frightful Jam."
Light woodwork Is very fashionable.
„ .. „
_ __ •
• . •
stead of the proverbial two horns of
"What happened to her?"
The national Eisteddfod has been application Is very great.
... .........________ ___ _
. . . . . . . , '1" t “ *« " ' " J * • « * matter to visit
And there are excellent varnish stains
a dilemma. Shall he visit northern held annually since 1819, tn northern
There Is considerable doubt In the
I a decorator's shop and find exactlv ; "Mashed to a Jelly."
and enamels on the market that will j
Wales, middle Wales, or southern
. i what you want at a reasonable ex
Wales and southern Wales alternately. minds of most fruit growers at the
give Just the shade or tint In the wood- | ppr)|M, An Inte||)gPnt wlerf|on gui„ e ,
Wales?
W ord With Many Meaning»
One of the spectai-ular fents at an present time whether they are birds or
work
that
the
color
scheme
of
the
Each section hns Its definite appeal Eisteddfod Is the "pennllllon'' singing. worms. In fact, the general opinion
F a s t la th e w a y to s ta n d .
by an expert’s hand will cause shades
room demands.
Yet. too, I k n o w .
and each Its peculiarities The guide In which the poets compose their songs geeins to favor the latter view It will
to blend with the drapes and furni
I t Is th e w a y I o u g h t
Varnish stains color the wood and ture.
pay the fruit grower well to buy his
book does not help In reaching a de after the harpist has begun his met
N
o t be— o r go.
clslon. Suppose one takea at random ody. Each poet In turn sings his supplies early and through some or let the grain show through. Enamels
give
a
solid
coat
of
color
that
la
rich
ganization
that
gets
the
lowest
pos
northern Wales, the section from verse, beginning two measures behind
Sign of A ge
and satiny In Its texture. The range
which Davbt Lloyd George, the eni the harpist, but ending on the same sible prices.
T}1
_
,
Doctor— Your father seems hale sod
Think about your future require of colors Is wide, and manufacturers
plre's wartime prime minister, halls. measure. The contestant who Is able
I"-«ny at the age of one hundred and
The gateway to this region la that to Improvise worthy verses longest ments now. You may need arsenate of give explicit directions for securing
any tint or shade desired. O f course,
lead, blue stone, ammonium sulphate,
Closets on the back porch, or even four.
unique city of western England. Chva wins one of the most cherished hon
the most satisfactory finishes are ab built-in under the back porch, provide
Mountaineer— Yep, hut pap's sllppln'.l
nitrate of sods or many other supplies.
ter, with Ila mellow old cathedral, Its ors of the festival
Often big savings can he made by buy solutely waterproof and can be washed a safe and cool place In which to keep T'other day I heard him say he reck-
flue walls still Its otherduya' atmos
Illustrative of the Importance which
certain provisions or articles that are on’‘<l he J ,ak,‘ nI> the K«me of golf,
phere. By taking an early morning music playa In the life of the Welsh ing now before the peak demand Is without Injury to glosa or color.
needed about the backyard.
train from London, the hurried vis man. there was a wartime anecdote reached for these materials. It Is not
ttor Is enabled to have a sufficient which told of eight Britons who were uncommon to get large discounts for
W hy Not?
You will find such closets so con
stopover In the border town to eon found In a dugout after a 12-hour early payment. Few farmers have all
venlent you will wonder how you got
Revenu? Collector— So you object to
the money they need for working cap
vlnce him that he must return for s bombardment.
along without them. The butcher and paying inheritance tax?
The two Irishmen ital but many have borrowing power
longer visit.
The poAMlbllit!<»« that He In the cor other delivery men can place their
Jones— Sure, I do. The lawyers got
were still fighting, the two Scotchmen with their local hank and can thus
rect uwe of window shades should be packages In the cloeet when you are the Inheritance—let them pay the
Crossing the Klver Dee. the train were holding a debate, the English
take advantage of these discounts.
considered.
not at home and the contents will be 3 1 1
«Atera Wale*, bound for Carnarvon.
men had not yet been Introduced, but
Too often people look on them safe from dogs and cats.
in I lea dtatant by way of Ithyl. Conway the two Welshmen were busy organ
only as a means of obtaining privacy
an<1 Bangor Within a mile or two .if ising an oratorio society.
Such closets can be placed on
A Great Letton Here
the railway line, and Just all miles
A nursery peet which la sometimes In the home. They do not realise porchea already built and can be lo
At a recent Eisteddfod held In the
"Now. honey hoy. gel busy and maka
southwest of Cheater, rises Hawarden village of Ammanford. South Wales, found on young trees Is the crown that shades have another very Impor cated across the end. or against the i million dollars."
castle, famous In Welsh history and there were more than 18.<sa) specta I •»•• This Is a bacterial disease which tant use Shades play a big part In wall of the house Almost anv good
“»'an't y>>u love nie unless I have a
•a the residence of Queen Victoria's
Including Welshmen who had re
Indicated by tumors or swellings carrying out the Interior and Ulterior serviceable color will be satlsfactorj^ nllllon dollars?"
great "Home Rule" premier. Glad : turned for the occasion from the four ! near the crown or at the point where decorative scheme of every room. In for the exterior, but It should be I d
"A little less might do. hut the mod
•tone
’ i-nrnera of the world—from the I'nlted
•»'aft was made or by an Immense fact, shades often play such an Impor
keeping wtth the bouse You will
On the right for many miles stretch Stales from Canada, from Australia I number of fine hair like roots growing fant part as to be the keynote of the probably «ant to enamel In white or i uli girl does not love In a small way."
those fatal sanda of Dee across which | and New Zealand, from India. Data . ft’” ” * tbe same point. Trees Infected color scheme
Ivory for the «ake of cleanliness. I f
Between Girl»
rlth thia disease should be burned.
|
Imagine
<’harlee Kingsley** Mary went to "n t’l gonia and even the FIJI 'stands.
imagine for
ror a a moment
moment that
that the you
you desire
desire to
to <le<-orate
de<-orate the
the front
front or
or
"I could never like that man "
The
future
growth
and
health
of
an
lousewlfe
has
wasted
out
a
pleasing
1
vlalble
portion» slmplv outline the door
the cattle home,*' and never home
The choruaea, solos anti contests In
"Then why are you engaged to
,e,
nd no»el color « heme I d her win l«nala or other portions la a ctxitras-
carne she.
poetry, history and criticism last fei orchard tree will average nun h blgbe
Mm
In the afternoon the train reache« several days and continue from eart» If care la taken to exchnJe this peat j own With some unwarranted color ing color or a l.ghter tint of the
"I never carry my dislike« to ex-
at plan«mg nine.
mt J«*» not harmonise with the other ground
Carnarvon, a winmunity which con uiorulug until late at Bight.
tretnea."
B'
Manure Benefits Heavy
Soil in Fruit Orchard
Light Wood Is Style
Now in Home Building
Profitable to Buy All
Orchard Supplies Early
Porch Found Desirable
riace to DUUd Closets
Privacy Is Not Only
Use for Window Shade
Crown Gall Pest