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’‘ 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.>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