WATER,
BEARJEFL
J.A L L A N D U N N
AUTHOR « / ' a M AN to HIS M A T E '
"R IM R O C K T R A I L *
Ilg relaxed und the rod fell to tie
<round. He stooped and picked It op
fie rubbed his eyes as one uwakening
from a spell.
"Them ’s all fresh rods In the bun
•He,*’ he said. “I cut ’em the dMy be
fore yesterday. Look w here she forks
W ell try her ag’en.
The pow er’s
______
strong. Then you can tackle It.”
!
M. r
C aleb» surprise was un RIGHT
'X
.
you might have the power.
W M
lews'
START FOR
ORCHARD SHOULD
LARGE YIELD AIDS
CALF IMPORTANT
BE CULTIVATED
POULTRY SUCCESS
You're sym pathetic, ennyway. L et’s
walk out a bit farther. Away from
The dropping of fruit, both cpplet
Poultry raisers who can get high
“Give the calf a good s t a r t The
the crick. It don’t make no difference first six months of Its life Is not egg yields are alm ost certain to make and peaches, is largely due to luck
where. T here's a w ater table under only the most expensive time, but also a profit, because egg production Is of w ater during the season when the
us. This end of the valley ain 't so
the most critical period and the time closely tied up with labor Income and fruit Is rapidly Increasing In size.
much a sink as a cistern.”
profit, It Is pointed out hy L. E. Card, An average peach tree, norm ally to
when most difficulties appear.”
C aleb's h eart pounded at this con i The suggestion made by Prof. F. W. chief In poultry husbandry at the col m ature Its crop, will require In the
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flrmatlon ,f his belief. He was In a AtUM„n. dairy husbandm an for the lege of agriculture. University of 1111 neighborhood of 3,000 gallons of w ater
In the growing season, according to
DODO. MEAD tn d CO.
curious state of excitation. Hut he Cnlversltv of Idaho.
nols.
said nothing. They tried again a q u ar
Studies of the farm poultry enter J. R. Cooper, horticulturist, college of
“Most dalrynngi," he says, “make a
w u u S tftvlC E
agriculture. U niversity of Arkansas.
ter ut a mile away. The sume phe-
practice of leaving the calf with Its prise as a business have shown that
nomenon occurred with so much
“An apple tree will require tw ice as
there are certain m ajor factors In
mother
for
a
t
least
the
first
day
or
mind, I’ll put ’em In the shack. No I greater em phasis th at the forks
much w ater, because of its larger gize.
volved
In
determ
ining
w
hether
a
given
possibly
longer,
depending
on
the
con
pockets handy th at won’t mush ’em.'' | crossed each other. No Juggling with
T H E POW ER
poultry flock will show a profit or a To m aintain a constant supply of
He disappeared In the shuck and hands apurt could have managed this. dition of the cow and calf. The first
w ater throughout June and the first
milk, called colostrum. Is high In loss. Egg yield per hen Is an accurate
came out again hearing a bundle.
S Y N O P S IS — I d l y
fln h tn g r H e r
“Try It.” said Evans, wiping sw eat minerals and protein which s ta rt the barom eter of success In almost any part of July, It Is necessary to hold
m a n n s c re e k , tn C a lif o r n ia , C a le b
"I'd like to even up with you on from hts forehead. "Twice Is enough
the w ater th a t Is now In the soli, by
W a r n e r , c i v i l e n g in e e r a n d a
them," he said. “How uhout un ex for me. T h at last was a tw ister. Did c a lfs developm ent It also tends to poultry enterprise. O ther factors are constant and thorough cultivation.
N e w E n g la n d e r, in w itn e s s o f th e
size
of
flock,
proportion
of
pullets
to
put
the
digestive
tra
c
t
In
good
condl
hlhlshun? The power's In me.”
“C ultivation should continue up to
e n d o f a c o y o te p u lle d d o w n b jr
ye say you had another cigar with ye?
The suggestion hud come as Caleb I left all mine In the shack. Now tlon and It develops dlsease-prevent yearlings, rate of m ortality, price re the first o f July and should be th o r
tw o w o lfh o u n d s , u r g e d o n b y a
ceived for m arket eggs and experience
Ing antibodies In the blood.
g i r l r id e r
A d m ir in g th e h o u n d s ,
would have wished It, spontaneously, then—choose yore twig.
We know
ough enough to keep down all vege
he In tr o d u c e s h im s e lf, a n d le a r n s
“After the calf Is removed from Its of the operator. However, If egg pro
from the man himself.
there's w ater here. If you've got the
tation. It is Impossible to produce a
h e r n a m e Is C lin to n
W i t h w e s t
duction
Is
low,
no
other
factor
can
dam
It
should
be
fed
Its
own
m
other’s
“T hat will he bully,” he answered power It'll show. Don't be In a hurry.
e rn h o s p it a lit y she In v ite s h im to
normal crop of fruit and support a
make
up
for
the
handicap
and
the
milk
for
four
or
five
days,
a
fter
which
th e ra n c h to m e e t h e r fa th e r . A t
simply. "I should like very much to D on't think of nothin’. Make yore
crop of weeds or even a cover crop
th e C lin to n h o m e W a r n e r le a r n s
time It may he given mixed milk from profits will be small.
see you In action.”
ntlnd a blank. Hold It level—fingers
h is n e w f r i e n d s n a m e Is B e t t y
"Size of flock Is a convenient mens during Slay, June, July and August.
the entire herd, f o r calves of the
The Welshman led the way to the up—s o !”
The severe checking of grbwth, even
H e Is w e lc o m e d b y h e t fa th e r .
smaller
breeds,
like
Jerseys
or
Guem
ore
of size of business. A small bust
top
of
the
gravel.
S o u th e r n C iv i l w a r v e te r a n a n d
He arranged Caleb's hands to his seys, from six to eight pounds peT ness can never m ake either a large though sufficient m oisture Is had later,
o w n e r o f H t r m a n o i v a lle y
He
“Choose your place," he said. ‘‘I’ve liking with his own bony, clammy fin
means a partial loss of crop. It may
t e lls th e m s o m e th in g o f h is a m
a notion there's w uter most anyw here gers nnd steppeil back. Caleb stood day, divided Into either two or three profit or a large loss. A large bust also mean at least a p artial loss of
b it io n s a n d h is fe e lin g t h a t he Is
equal
feeds
a
t
regular
Intervals,
may
ness
Is
necessary
for
a
large
profit,
here. The rod'll prove It. Pick one alone, fixing his eyes on the gluw of
d e s tin e d to be a W a te r - B e a r e r .”
next y ear’s crop due to the form ation
of the rods,” he went on. with the air the dowser's cigar In a species of hyp be fed. Larger breeds, like Ilolstelns. but It must carry the risk of a pos of an Insufficient n u m b « of fruit
In th e to w n o f G o ld e n W a r n e r
s h a re s a n A p a r tm e n t w it h h is o ld
of a conjurer asking for the choice of nosis, wuitlng, trying to elim inate all will need ten to twelve pounds per sible large loss.
buds. The orchard should never be
C o lu m b ia c o lle g e c h u m . T e d B a x
day. In a few days the quantity may
"M ortality of hens and young chicks allowed to stand In the spring until
"any curd In the deck." "They're thought.
te r , c a r e fr e e a n d s o m e w h a t d is s i
be
raised
two
pounds
If
the
calf
Is
frequently
a
m
ajor
cost
In
the
pro
hazel,"
he
said.
"Some
say
haxel's
a
p a te d y o u th , o n ly c h ild o f h is
In this hp succeeded. Motionless, he seems able to hear It. It Is well to duction of eggs and unless the mor It becomes too hard to plow.”
w id o w e d m o th e r, w h o c o n t r o ls
magic wood, hut the magic ain 't In
waited,
gazing at the spark of fire and hear In mind, however, th a t more tality ra te can be kept down to
th e f a m ily fo r tu n e .
A t a c lu b
the rod. It's In me. Wlller'II do, or
lu n c h e o n B a x te r in tr o d u c e s C a le b
the dark pillar of the W elshm an's calves die from overfeeding than from reasonable level It will he very diffi New Early Raspberry Is
peach,
hut
I
like
hazel.
Now,
where
to W i l b u r C ox, le a d in g b u s in e s s
body. The spark seemed to grow underfeeding.
d'ye any?”
cult, If not Impossible, to show a profit
m a n a n d p r e s id e n t o f th e w a t e r
Developed in Minnesota
com pany
w h ic h
s u p p lie s
th e
Cnleh chose a spot clear of sage larg er—larg er—nnd then he felt, si
“The calf may be safely changed
“T he price received for m arket eggs
F ru it growing stations operated over
needs o f G o ld e n
H e g iv e s C o x
brush. It was almost a circle and he multaneously—a distinct trem or run from whole milk to skim milk a t uny Is an im portant Index of profits from
an I n k l in g o f h is a m b itio n s , a n d
stood on the edge of If, a strange tin up his forearm s, a sinking sensation time after two weeks of age. the time a poultry flock. It Is often easier to lie state In co-operation with the di
C o x , Im p re s s e d , In v ite s h im to
gling In his veins. The spare figure In the pit of Ids stomach, a quiver depending upon such conditions as Increase returns by producing a better vision of horticulture of the U niversity
d in n e r th a t n ig h t . D u r in g d in n e r
C o x a s k s C a le b to c a ll a t h is
of the Welshman, looking up to the of diaphragm atic ganglia.
the value of calves nnd milk. The product and finding a higher m arket if Minnesota are being supplied with
o ffic e n e x t d a y.
H e does so a n d
The rod tw itched. He gripped the change should be made gradually by than by raising the egg yield per hen, i lim ited am ount of stock of an early
stars,
the
rod
thut
Caleb
had
chosen
C o x a r r a n g e s a m e e tin g b e tw e e n
In his hands, breast high, a fork to forks h ard —harder. They began to substituting one pound of skim milk assuming that the egg yield Is not too ripening seedling raspberry known as
C a li b a n d H ln c U 1. y , th»
Minn. No. 223. The new seedling Is
vibrate. The trem or Increased In his for one pounfl of whole milk each day low to begin with.
c o m p a n y ’s c h ie f e n g in e e r. B a x te r
me of a large number originated at
t e lls C a le b he Is In d if f ic u lt ie s
w rists. The forks strangely seemed As the calf gets older the milk allow
Finally,
experience
helps
the
op
w it h a g ir l , M a r y M o rg a n , C o x 's
to he a p art of him, sensitive, alive. ance may be increased until at three erator to achieve results. Even If It the state fru it breeding farm by uni
s te n n g r a r h e r,
w ho
In s is ts
he
Then there seemed to he a tug at the months It Is receiving from fifteen to does nothing more than tench him versity horticulturists from self-polli
m u s t m a r r y h e r W it h H in c k le y ,
end of the stem, like the sw ift strike twenty pounds per day.
C a le b lo o k s o v e r th e w a t e r c o m
how to make the business measure nated stock of the Latham , which was
p a n y 's
s o u rc e
of
s u p p ly ,
th e
of a fish ut the lure. And the straight
up in respect to the other fnctors developed several years ago a t the
“It
must
here
be
borne
tn
mind
that
C r y s ta l
s p r in g s ,
In
H e rm a n n s
stem bent us he might have bent his the fat removed from the milk must m entioned,' It Is an Im portant asset. farm from a cross of the King and
v a lle y . P r o s p e c tin g In H e rm a n o s
finger, In a pointer, straig h t tn w ater. he replaced by grain. The calf should It Is unwise for a poultry business to Louden raspberries and which has be
v a lle y , C a le b m e e ts a m a n , E v a n s ,
w h o b o a s ts o f h is a b i l it y , th r o u g h
He had no doubt of It now. The he encouruged to eat grain as early be allowed to grow faster than the come an outstanding berry In Minne
“ d iv i n in g r o d s ,* to lo c a te w a t e r
thing
had happened to himself. It as possible and for the first three or ability of the operator to manage and sota and has proved Its worth tinder
w it h o u t
b o r in g .
C a le b
co m e s
rests In many eastern and Middle
w as marvelous ns It was mysterious, four months should be fed all It will control It.”
u p o n a p ic n ic p a r t y , th e f e s t i v i
West states. The new variety pro-
tie s b e in g in h o n o r o f B e tty C l i n
I this sense of power. And he thrilled consume at each feeding. A fter this
ry /
to n 's b ir t h d a y , Hnd Is w e lc o m e d .
iuces a good quality berry which rlp-
to It. It was an Indorsement of his grain may be limited to three pounds
There
Is
Much
Profit
B e tty te lls h im H e rm a n n s v a lle y ,
■ns a week to ten days earlier than
title as W ater-H earer, surely an au a day. The calves should have w ater
c o n t a in in g th e b u r ia l p la c e s o f
gury of success. It filled him, not and salt before them ut all tim es
in Proper Management the L atham and Is apparently less
th r e e g e n e r a tio n s o f C lin to n s . Is
useeptlble to mosaic than even the
s a c re d f o r a l l tim e
C a le b , w it h
with pride, but with reverence for his Eresh, good quality hay should be
Slilftlessness has been, and always
C a rm e n W ils o n a n d B e tty , a re
Latham. As stock of the new berry
gift.
fed
regularly
ns
early
as
the
calves
will be, the price of dear experience. iccum ulates, fu rth er distribution wlil
th r e a te n e d b y a b u ll.
W a rn e r
“Glory h e!” cried th e dowser. will consume It.”
b r a v e ly p r o te c ts th e g ir ls , a n d
T here Is a profit in only what we take
he made In order to bring about a
h im s e lf re s c u e d b y P a d illa ,
"You've got It, pardner. You’ve got
care of.
C lin t o n ’s m a n .
eneral test of Its merits.
the power. By gosh, you'll be taklu'
To go about the work of caring for
my Job from me,” he added with a Utensils of Dairy Must
poultry In a mechnnlcal way, Impor
short laugh th a t ended In a cough.
n t m atters will be forgotten, details Different Methods of
CHAPTER V ll— Continued
Be Thoroughly Cleanet ta
‘T il see th at you are no loser by
will
not be noticed. T here are entirely
—10—
ïss-x-i
Everything tliat conies In contact too many who tru st to luck and do
Training Raspberries
It," said Caleb, sm iling back. And he
He believed U n it th e lower end of
with
milk
and
cream
needs
washing
T here are various methods of train
m eant the promise. F or now he was
not
stop
to
think,
w
rites
Michael
K.
(he plain, the portion th at the diviner
certain of the fulfillment of his Idea, and scalding ufter use. Milk contains Boyer In the Farm and Ranch. A ing raspberries. Probably th e best
term ed the Sink, w as composed of
much as yet rem ained to be proven an abuudunce of food for bacteria man who rushes Is In a constant hur system for avernge conditions Is the
gravel, retained In clay hut without
narrow hedge system. U nder this
and accomplished. The hunch was When particles ot milk are left I d the ry, nnd never accom plishes much.
th e cluy capping. In It was held the
plan, young plants are allowed to de
horn, for he had In Ids hand the key milk utensils they goon sour and pro
Good
managem
ent
cuts
down
ex
sunken w aters of the five creeks, the
th a t would unlock for him the secret luce Objectionable odors und flavors penses. Scrub treatm ent brings scrub velop from tips or suckers, depending
same w ater that furnished the wells
of the Sink. With the pow er—was It Unless these breeding places for bac returns. Poultry raising commnnds on the variety, along the rows between
ot the territory north of the creek.
his birthright, a gift from Aquarius, terla a re removed quickly und thor the same business methods as em the plants originally s e t About eight
And this w ater should hold the same “Can You See Plain?” He Asked in g littering on th e hilly horizon?—he
mglily they cause the milk und cream
ployed In good dairying—the best Inches should he allowed between the
a Whisper.
level, If his theory was c o rre c t It
plants retained, all others being re
could, working nt night, cover the >f the next milking to become con food and care for best results.
should lie some forty feet below the each hand, the fingers upperm ost; whole area of th e lower valley nnd tam luated and spoil. It dues not
moved. Under this system, practically
The
idea
th
a
t
"anything
Is
good
surface In normal tim es—less during took on something of the dignity of exploit, w ithout boring, the extent of make* uny difference how cleun und
all cultivating can be done with a one-
enough
for
hogs
and
chickens”
Is
the storm -water season. It would he a Druid priest about to perforin a the w ater table. U nder the gravel lay, sweet the fresh milk may be, the
wrong. It has ruined the prospects of horse cultivator or garden tractor. A
nhsolutely pare— filtered through the mystic rite.
he was convinced—none the less hy cream cannot reach the cream ery in many otherw ise good farm ers. N oth hoe can often be used to advantage
gravel. If this was tru e—and he be
"Can you see plain?" he asked It: n the occult m anner of Its determ ina good condition if handled tn unwashed ing can be secured w ithout effort, and for destroying weeds between the
lieved It was he had found a w ater whisper. ‘T in going to wnlk to 'an l tion^—w ater for the thousands who >r unclean utensils.
plants and for removing excessive
the more Intelligent and practical that
mine, a mine with an Inexhaustible, ye. W atch the stem of the rod.”
planta. A trellis may or may not be
After use the milk palls, strainer effort, the better will be the success.
would make Golden mighty among
ever renewed commodity, that was as
ised with this system, ns desired.
He lowered It to the full length of cities—w ater for Incoming families, Upper, separator and all other uten
commercial as any mineral that, con his arms, stalking slowly, the twig for factories, for fields nnd gardens, sits should first be rinsed wltb cold
veyed to Golden, meant the assured horizontal, right-angled, mldwny of for civic use I A mammoth cistern water. T his will remove th e milk Methods of Spreading
rrigation Will Help
progress of that city.
his thighs. Ills eyes glittered, up ready to be tapped.
which adheres to them. T his thor
Disease Among Poultry
H e knew that the city of Berlin, at
turned to the sky.
Suddenly he
ough
rinsing
makes
the
washing
eas
Yield of Strawberries
Before he left him, to wnlk hnck to
One m ethod of carrying disease is
enormous expense, had m anufactured stopped and Cnleh held his breath,
ler.
Then the utensils should b» on the shoes from a yard of sick chick
th»*
hotel,
ex
u
ltan
t,
Caleb
got
some
Overhead
Irrigation of straw berries
beds of gravel for the filtering of Its gazing Intently nt the rod.
w orth-while Inform ation from Evans. washed with hot w ater th at contains ens. Farm ers learned to forbid en
ncreased the yield of berries more
civic supply, hut here at hand he had
It stunned to twitch -surely. It vi
some alkali, such as washing powder
the filter built h.v nature, a cistern brated -u p and down. Caleb, w atch He hnd the nam e of the tita n who A brush and plenty of elbow grease Is trance to their hog ynrds when there than 30d per cent over the yield from
w as a scourge of hog cholera. They unirrlgated plants, according to re
w aiting tn he tapped. And this had ing closely, h alf fearing he might u n owned m ost—If not all—o f th e Sink.
The land w as valueless for farming. also necessary A fter washing the,» should forbid entrance to the chicken sults Just announced on tests made hy
laid unsuspected under the very noses cover a trick yet wishing to do so If
should
be
rinsed
and
thoroughly
scald
runs when disease Is prevalent. Poul A. S. Colby, associate chief of pomolo-
of Cox and his engineers, amt the w a trickery was forward. could detect no It could he acquired cheaply. That ed with pleuty of boiling hot w ater.
was an Im portant factor. Even at the
try buyers should he kept out. In gy In the experiment station of the
te r experts of Oakville
flexing of the bony w rists. The fln-
W here the milking Is done with a
college of agriculture, U niversity of
Ile had to proceed cautiously. »
w,,r,, r | K|,|. s „ tig h tly did E vans low price, the big acreage would mean machine the rubber tubes and teat deed, the only safety to the flock Is
was Imperative to cloak his Intentions grip the forks thut Ills knuckles an amount far beyond Caleb's com cups should be placed In a disinfect In quarantining them against all visi Illinois. In addition to the heavier
and his methods. If he made the ills- showed like Ivory knobs against the pass. T hat end of it, with the other int solution and allowed to soak un tors and dogs. The caretaker should yield, the fruit from the Irrigated
big expenses, he must leave to Cox
w ear rubbers If sickness breaks out Plants was larger nnd of finer quality.
covery. It was Ids. to engineer and tn darker skin.
Then the.» In one of his pens, nnd not nllow. the
These results were obtained during
for financing. B ut the secret was Ills. til the next milking.
sell. He could not bore In the Sink
Then he gave a Sigh nnd the end of
should be rinsed out with clean wa fWHPS (»1 in» sii’fvs tv »»Mil ii itiiiiniiu the
1025 growing •’ season
condl-
......... when waivis-
soles of his shoes to touch contatnl .
He found a sm all parcel awnltlng
to prova out Ids hope that clay bot the rod tipped violently downwards.
ter before using.
nated grounds Take the rubbers off
" ns Wl‘re abnormally dry for straw -
tomed all the gravel anil held the wa Caleb caught the d istin ct creak of him at the hotel thnt hail come hy the
before stepping out of the door. Clean herrles- T1|e application of necessary
ter. He meant to use the diviner for hemllng, tw isting wood In the silence evening mall. On it was the return
up nnd .clean out often. Burn all dead moIstnr« through oyftrhend Irrigation
that, keeping him In Ignorance of that followed the sigh. The dowser adilress of Golden's best Jeweler. He In Selecting Herd Bull
birds and the litter from housi-s where ’, , ie cnitlc-nl period In fruit growth
w hat the experiments might mean.
stood braced, rigid, while the twig, opened It and took from a bed of cot
Carefully Study Records there has been sickness. Expense nnd "us 8nvt'd the crop.
lie stocked him self with clgnra, Its end a fran tic pointer, seemed as ton wool a Jade pendant. On It was
When selecting a herd bull, see t< w orry are saved hy avoiding disease
and after supt«er crossed the bridge suddenly Imbued with life as M oses' engraved tn Intaglio the sodlac sign
«ml walked along the creek and up rod. Motion ceased as he stood w ith of 1‘lsres. Two fishes Joined hy a It thut he Is not only of satisfactory It Is folly to let a condition co until
tin* road to tin* pit. T here was a wisp in ten feet ef Caleb, so close th at the ribbon. lie had ordered It on his re Individuality himself, but that Ills un It Is big enough to demand a fight.
Of sm oke coming from the ru sty pip,. |a t t e r plainly saw the p u lses h eatin g tu rn from El Milo a fte r the picnic. He ,-esiry is a fair guarantee of a contln
mid a light burning buck of the soli violently In E vans' w rists, the veins Inteuded It as a belated birthday gift nance of th at Individuality In his get
Minerals Big Factors
te Betty Clinton.
Satisfied on this point, study the pedl
ta r y window.
prom inent as conls. And th e stem of
Lime Is not relished by the straw-
M
inerals
are often limiting factors
gree. If you are a Holstein breeder
A smell of crude cookery, blent of the rod |silnted steadily downward at
•>erry and raspberry, which rath er like
In
egg
production.
Heavy
laying
fowl
for Instance, you will w ant to know
cheap c o ffe e nnd h alf cured bacon, au angle of more than 45 degrees from
in acid soil.
W e ll, C a le b has fo u n d h is w a
the conditions under which the seven require from three to four pounds of
tinctured with the acrid odor of the horizontally held forks,
• • •
oyster shell or Its equivalent per year
t
e
r
a
ll
r
ig
h
t.
N
o
w
w
h
a
t
w
l
i
l
he
lay
records
were
made,
and
you
will
beans burned In a pot, came out
"Dig there, bore there— forty feet,"
The demand for McIntosh apples
Even
though
the
hens
have
enough
d
o
w
ith
it?
also
w
ant
to
know
how
much
3d5-day
through the door, which opened part I murmured the dowser, speaking like 11
ins been better than for most other
wuy to Caleb
blood Is In the more or less tm medlatt protein nnd other food to produce n - arteries this season.
knock, disclosing the ; ttaslluni tn trance, "ami you'll find
lucestry. You will also want to know large number of eggs, they will cut
lean figure of the Welshman allhou w ater.”
• • •
(T O BK C O N T I N I 'E D .)
e tte d a g ain st lam plight.
If the butter records were made with their production down to meet the
The curcullo has been causing
am
ount
of
m
inerals
which
they
have
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“Who's there?” asked Evans,
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for shells. A balancing ration means
"uslderable damage of late. A heavy
w hether the large butter record-
-T h e fisherman. Don’t you remem
supplying minerals and vitamins so inis «Pr«y Just a fter the petals fall In
were made from a relatively smal
ber? You told tie about your divin
thnt all of the organs of the fowl 'd'M Ion to the arsenate of lead will be
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ly
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s
ing the other day.”
luantlty of milk.
work efficiently.
found very helpful.
The Welshman iqiened the door
w ider and peered curiously nt Caleb
The hanker learns soon thnt your | to eye. For one Instant, and perhaps
Groom Cows Daily
In the broader ray of IlgliL Then he face usually tells more than Is told for one Instunt only, eye tells eye the
Shade Is Necessary
8tart «praying the currant hushes
When
cows are kept In stables It I.-
■tapped outside.
by your lips or your w ritten statem ent. ’ tru th , the hidden tru th , nnd the uh-
Shade Is very necessary for chicks i 18 ,o "n ns lhe ,eaves unfold. You
if
special
Im
portance
th
at
they
re
"K in d of »taffy Inside th e shuck.” and this Is som ething th at you tuay solute tr u th ; then the lying begin». If
especially If they are late hatched
"J11 K?. 8 long wny
keeping
•elve a dally grooming. If the long
he said. "A g re a t nlgliL
Look a t very well rememlwr. Your first im
for they are stunted hy the h o t dry
8nt c* out of
W d e n ns the
any. T his 1», I believe, an anim al In-
hairs
on
the
flanks
and
udder
ar.
th em sta rs. A h!"
presslon. If It Is one of suspicion. Is stin ct purely, hut alw ays dependable.
urrants «re their favorite nurseries
•lipped It will aid In keeping thes. w eather and are more liable to he
He took the cigar Cnleh proffered usually correct. I doubt If uny ex
Ellis P arker Butler. In llv a r s ts In- parts clean In addition to grooming affected hy disease and worms, than If i " sprln*'
and puffed It to a glow, exhaling th e perienced teller will ever cash a check teruatlonal-Cosm opolitan.
• • •
it Is Im portant th at a damp cloth b<
smoke with n gratified sigh.
h r a stranger, no m atter how well In
used to wipe off any d irt or (lust fron chnrconl should he within easy reach ! One of t,le fru ,t growers In Oregon
“ I brought a f»w along," sa d Caleb, trodneed. If this first glance at the
of chicks when on range unless sand I a*
tlmt dead hens make an ex-
hese regions before the cow Is milked
“th in k in g J-Otj m ight like them . I've man telegraphs to his brain "Look
B irth » in L on d o n
or gravel Is present In large enough | * Ilent **«lllxer for young fruit trees,
sufficient
bedding,
proi-er
constructloi
got plen ty .”
out I Be carefu l!" If he does, he usu-
A new life Is born In London every '
quantities to make It nnnece»«ary tc
,e kf* T'• about
hens In connec-
T h e o th er held out Ids b a n d fo r th e , ally re g re ts It.
th ree minutes of every 24 hours, hut if the stables and frequent cleaning o- furnlsh It extra.
ri.-nty of frost
lon w ,,h hl« •fch ard , and the loss of
a>th
the
stables
and
the
row*
wll
br iwn rolla eagerly.
I believe th n t when two persons of the babies born more than Id.vfts i
i s hy death amounts to from 3 to
water should he within easy reach o<
-lake for sanitary condltlona
“T h at's kind of ye. If you don't meet for the first tim e eye tvlegruphs die before th eir second year.
»he growing cfcl.-ka
< per cent In different years.
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