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SMALL DAIRY IS NOT DRUDGERY Properly Handled, Pays Well ; for Time and Effort. Dairy Products In Most Universal Do- mand Second Only to Com mercial Crop In Importance. ough cultivation for the conservation of moisture." "The practice of growing hogs on alfalfa has been shown to be very profitable. On alfalfa' pasture of good quality, at least 600 hogs could be pastured on thirty acres. Alfalfa seeded In the fall will not give a full crop the following season, although on Irrigated land, fall seeding may give a single fairly good cutting the following season. Fall seeding is not usually so satisfactory as spring seed ing. Young pigs can be grown suc cessfully on Alfalfa pasture alone, but do not make as profitable a growth as they will if fed some grain. Under present market conditions the best grain to feed in combination with alfalfa pasture is a chop made or equal parts of wheat, oats, and Daney ground together. Ten to pounds of alfalfa seed per acre a KING CARNIVAL By ROGET MAURICE By I. P. Whitney, former Dairymen, Waah lnglon Experiment Station. To thousands of farmers who are dairvine in a small wav. th work connected with the dairy is classed as sufficient, if sown with a grain drill, drudeerv. and thev do it onlv hfana If seeded broadcast, fifteen to elgh- - they are forced to do so in order to teen Pounds is usually necessary in make a living for their families. They order t0 Set a uniform stand. Alfalfa m ..... . . aaoA eolla of 1 Qn in Zn nov nnimn nave no natural , iiKing ror tne in- " " "r j- filial Thorofnra th o.i it iv depending upon the quality. Gener- aiiAh offTirt o ia BK,nifrti ally the higher priced seed Is the sary, and ninety per cent of them who cheaper, as It carries a much higher fall, or who keep on the margin be- vc,tcuias b. tween success and failure should layi, "Loggedoff land in western Wash the blame upon their own neglect of inKton and western Oregon is admlr- the advantages offered by the Indus- abiv adaDted to Dasture usage. It is try, rather than to blame the Indus quite a common practice to seed the try itself. ground between the stumps with In contrast to the many who are L,nvr oHnenlflllv white clover, and unsuccessful, we find in every dairy ln a few months have a splendid" section a few dairymen who are en- pasture which may be used for a per- inusea wun ineir wont, men wuu m0(j 0f years wltnout removing tne like the dairy cow. and are willing sf.imns. There is considerable dim to give her a chance. They study the Culty In seeding grain under such con- proDiems wnicn conironi mem ana ditions, however. The adaptability - meet them in tne best possmie way. 0f such lands to the growing of cat- These men are always pointed out as tie, therefore, depends upon the place the sucessful dairymen of the com- wnich pasturage may occupy in the munity In which they live. growth of the animals and this in It may be truly said that dairying turn ls determined largely by the ell is a wonu-wiuo juuuauj. uwci mauc conditions. There ls no ques- foods are used so universally as ls Oon whatever but that such pasture milk and its products. In the United ands are admirably adapted to dairy states toaay u uiunuu secunu to out cows and growing young stock. It is one other agricultural industry, the my opinion that hogs may be very corn crop, riom pracucany notmng, profitably grown under such condi vioweu jroin a commercial Bianapomi, tions, suplementing -the pasturage In thirty years time it has over- witn uttie grain which can be either nuauuweu an oiuers, ana at its pres- grown or purchased. cut, rate ui ueveiopment, in anotner twenty years, it will stand without a rival as the greatest of agricultural industries. While dairying, has made such a rapid growth and the gross returns from the sale of dairy products has Increased wonderfully, figures that would indicate the net profits of the Industry would not be so flattering. It ls true that the price of dairy products have advanced, tne same is true regarding the feeds which must be fed to the dairy cow ln order to produce these products, and at the present time the average dairy cow of the country produces only about enough milk and butter fat to pay for the feed she eats. This being "Canada field peas have been culti vated very successfully all over eastern Washington where the rain fall is 15 Inches or more both for forage and for green manure. It is possible to get a growth of as much as three tons per acre of air dry material to be plowed under as green manure and field peas are much bet ter for this purpose than alfalfa, be cause they make their growth and are ready to plow under within about one hundred days, whereas alfalfa requires at least two years to get ln good shape to plow under. Canada field peas should be seeded at the rate of about one and one-half bush- pin nr flprA on rlrv Innri tha crrnnnA the case, one may well ask from what being first plowed and well harrowed, source are the profits coming to then the peas seeded "with a grain cause the industry to develop at such drill in order to set them three or a rapid rate. In many sections of four inches under the ground. They the country men have robbed the soil can be seeded by sowing them broad imtll it would no longer produce crops cast 0n the ground and than plowing " "u"1- aiu" compeueu them under with a very shallow plow, them to find some method of restor- hut thu other process (Copyright, isio, by Associated Literary Praw. Down the avenue, whirling and turning, singing gay snatches of hap py French, laughing and shouting, twining in and out, among the riot of the throng, swung the two American girls. Jean Newton and Alice Edge- oomb, from the Hotel Busby, and their escorting cavaliers, the young officer Du Val and his ever constant friend, the genial Count de Luceauz. A thing nnnArnllfilpil In tha ethics of the French, was this escort, unchaperoned and free, but Americans are Ameri cans, and this was the fete of the car nival when critics, for the most part, are frowned away. Moreover, what did it matter, any way? They were all enfolded ln pink dominoes, the hoods drawn close, and, In tbe case ..of the two girls, doubly protected by the tiny velvet masks. And all of Nice was on a holiday and nnllkely to behold the mote. Care waa forgotten, convention cast side, under the ropes of threaded lights, common and duke, fair lady and beg gar maid, all attired for the festival, danced and laughed amidst the eter nal swirl of confetti showers. A sudden shout and the crowd, look ing down the light-strewn way, beheld the massive dragons, a moment since but wiry skeletons guarding the en trance to the avenue, flame Into sud den brilliance. The .white threads changed to vivid rose, strange unex pected greens made weird the scene, and then, beneath the arch, in a bril liant crash of music, came marching the beplumed array of the capital guard. There was a scattering from left to right, a vivid blare of trum pets, loud shouting from ahead, and Carnival was coming! . t The girl Jean, standing tiptoe, found herself shouting with all the rest, "King Carnival!" Her dreams, her ambitions seemed realized In the abounding spirit of this fete. How ing the fertility to the soil and almost without exception they have turned to the dairy cow. She has demon siratea ner ntness ror tnis purpose and the farmer has been satisfied to keep her for the manure that she would produce providing she Would produce enough milk and butterfat to pay for her feed. In other words, the dairy cow has been kept prim arily as a fertilizer factory and the milk, in reality, has been a by-product. It Is then the Indirect '"profits that have caused the great develop ment of the dairy industry instead of the direct profits derived from the sale of milk and Us products. Un doubtedly the dairy cow will always be in demand for the fertility which is found in her manure, but it should not be an excuse for keeping an In ferior milk producer. A good dairy cow will furnish as much fertility in a year as will a poor ono and at the snme time pay a handsome profit at the pall on the feed which she con sumes, while the average cow at the present time, is paying practically no profit from this source. A good cow will produce at least three hundred pounds of butterfat per year. The average price is about 30c per pound, $90 for butterfat alone. Add to this 6,000 pounds of skimmed milk at 20c per hundred, $10, which gives $100 as the gross return from the milk. Subtract from this $60 for feed and care, and we still have left $40 as Interest on the investment and as profit. When the dairymen fully realize the Importance of keeping only good cows and when they rea lize the profits which may be de rived from keeping them, the dairy Industry is bound to develop much more rapidly than It ever has In the past the moisture outlined." a3 the FASHION HINTS 1 ' I" NOTES FROM THE EXPERIMENT 8TATIONS. R. W. Thatcher, Director of the Washington Experiment Stations, says: , . "Corn makes a very profitable for age crop In most of our northwestern sections wherever the annual rain fall ls fifteen inches, or more. If the annual rainfall exceeds 18 inches, corn can be grown in rotation with wheat without seriously diminishing the yield of wheat the succeeding year. With less than 18 Inches of rainfall the moisture taken by the corn usually cuts short the supply tor the succeeding wheat crop, a little. With 15 Inches or less, alternate sum merfallowing would probably have to be practiced with the corn crop the same as ls practiced with .wheat growing. . The chief requisite for successful corn growing under these conditions Is to use seed which has been acclimated. Corn grown in the central west states will not mature here because of the shorter period between chilling frosts and cool ' nights during the summer. We have, however, several strains of well ac climated corn which we have devel oped at the Washington Experiment Station. Another requisite Is thor- Black and white striped chiffon cloth is used for this dressy 'suit" waist. The special feature about it is the one-sided revere of velvet, reaching from neck to nuiM. iiue cumon ciotn is used lor vest and ruffle. Fata of a Speeder. Ounner Big wood, the millionaire, started off for a banquet, and was ar rested for speeding. Quyer Then he wasn't wined and toasted. Gunner No; instead he waa fined and roasted. Automobile Lunches. A man who detests what he calls plcnto food otherwise the cold food usually eaten at luncheon time when motoring has hit upon a plan by which It Is possible to have hot lunches when stranded far from home. Glass jars are filled with hot soup. coffee, chocolate, or any desired bev erage, another contains hot chicken terrapin, lobster newburg, creamed crab, dried beef, or any dish that can be prepared ahead of a meal. The Jars are then put ln by the en gine of the motor, and when wanted are found to be as hot and delicious Ml 1UHI 1.f.Wo Dressing a Fowl.N When you kill a bird for the family dinner, place the carcass after dress ing ln cold water, bo as to allow tbe animal beat to escape. Then put ln a cool place, allowing the muscles to relax, and it Is ready for culinary operations. A CWLD LOST ' - lif OF DREAM . she had longed for all this very thing, the gay life, the complete forgetting of self, the branching out into a new world, King Carnival and Nice! He was coming now, that strange Invention of the ever imaginative French, the patron of their yearly feast He came, not a mere human, ensconced ln massive chariot, but a marvelous mechanism, a giant dum my twined with flowers, seated high on a float, drawn on by gray-plumed ponies. He was a prodigious crea ture, astride his polar bear, surround ed by wee sea urchins. There was renewed blinding of confetti, the deaf ening din of shouts, another burst of musio and the king was gone. But, following, came the queen. And after that cavaliers and grena diers, following fantasy on fantasy, new gorgeous-liveried bands, soldiers on prancing steeds, present and past, fact and fancy, a strange and motley umble and the dream was gone. After all it seemed but a dream, vision, unreal, intangible. Perhaps with the restless surging of the crowd the tension breaking with the pass ing of the pageant, the reaction was setting ln, and the girl realized for the first time her material self and the wear It had endured. For two hours she had been moving In an at mosphere of overwrought excitement She was mentally and physically fagged! She turned to her friends. Alice, we must be going," but she found herself gazing into the vacant eyes or a Denizened uoiumome and already they were gone. Surely they could not have left her alone in all this seething madness! Alone! She who had never been up on the streets without a guide or friend. She drew her hood close about her face, for once thanking all her stars that she was tall and slim. In the protecting domino, among the small foreigners, she might well simulate a man. There could be no harm In that And, even now, she saw familiar forms beyond. She elbowed past a flippant pompadour and her attendant squire, striving to reach the three. But a strange face met hers beneath deceptive folds they were not her friends. Jean Newton felt small and insig nificant, fearful and alone, a child lost ' a dreadful nightmare of a dream. Wat this the end of all her pleas uringf Having elbowed fighting from tn tfcrong, she wandered aimlessly to I dimly lit parkway and sat down pflHle out her way. The others, qulti frantic at her loss, were no doubl searching now. And in the end they could not fail to find her. Rhm lifted her hands to the hot throbbing of her head and laughed, instead of crying, a little bitter laugn To find herT Who was she anyway 1 And ln that strange mood, she ques tioned ret aeain. "Who am I any- wavr An American girl, Jean Newton oi Ne wtomville,. a girl of splendid ante cedents, a glowing future. Burelj she was not that radiantly ambltloui creature who this very morning had mapped out the cartoon for th stained glass window. - She waa not that eager, vivid pleasure seeker who, but a moment since, had laughed loud in the freedom of high holiday. She was not any of the Jeans her friende and family knew. She was a lonely heart sick child, the girl that Ceoil Spoffard had kissed for the last time, beneath the tall arching elms of th Vermont home, saying "Qood-by gc learn of life. And call me when you want me, dear; I'll come." Cecil! In all the overwhelming ex citement of new scenes she bad tot gotten the tall, brave friend of early years. Yet never had the thought ol him been wholly absent There be yond everything, he seemed to wait, enriching the high lights of hei dreams. This very morning she had heard of him. "Cecil 8poffard, read the clipping sent from home, "has sailed for France. Young engineer plant business trip to Paris," and so on down the page. She had thought at first that he would seek her out, then she knew ln a moment that he would never force his way. He would never come unless he felt her wish. Call 11 you wish me! She could find it in her heart to wish him now, but Paris ls not Nice and many dreary miles He in between. A crowd of shouting, laughing mum mers was coming from ' down the street and the girl, in terror. Bhrunk back beneath the shadows. They were turning in theway and bearing aown upon ner. "La Patrie," they sang again, and now she was dis covered! A tiny, red-frilled creature, with cap and Jingling bells, shouted across the pathway. Receiving no re sponse sue called to her crowd to fol low her. In a moment they had joined hands and were cleelng in. The girl crouched back against the trunk of a great tree, and wildly looked for help. Was there no one ln all this throng of spangled, glitter ing foolery to give her aidT Beyond, the honk-honk of a slow- moving car seemed to echo relief. It might be the city guard; it might be Alice and Val. It waa manifestly worth the chance. "Alice," she cried in a frenzy of despair, "Alice, Du Val, Luceaux Cecil!" For a long time the girl gazed Into the calm eyes above her. The clear sky, the moving branches of the trees, the softened shouts beyond, the mu sic and the lights they were as so much stage Bcenery, artificial, lnse cure. The one thing tangible in all the world was the man's strong arms about her. Cecil and Nice! She could not reconcile the two and whispered somehow, "Paris you Nice!" He held her closer. "Dear, don't bother the flood, you' know. It tangled all my plans. I ran down to Nice to see the carnival. I knew that you were here. I heard you call. The car's beyond. Don't bother to ex plain." Then she trembled and grew faint again, and he lifted her within his arms as a child. And as her head fell upon his Bhoulder he bowed to catch her words, "Dear, dear"; then, "You Came, dear," and "King Carnival." EW YORK. If madam would be .a la mode she must have her hair dressed to be very glossy and smooth without the friv olous frizzes that have been a part of the coiffure for so long. American women are appreciating more every year the smartness of the French woman's faultless coiffure. The heads of Parisiennes always look as if their owners had Just stepped from the hairdresser's." Even the lit tle shop girls appear on the streets and at their places of business, coir- fured in the latest fashion, and the arrangement ls quite as perfect as that seen on the patrons they wait upon. It is a sort of natural art with French women to arrange their tresses becomingly and without - a single hair, out of place. This ls ac complished without the aid of nets, but ln many instances brllllantlne ls employed, sometimes indiscriminate- Like the locks of hair, the band that twines about the head ln classic fashion Is of the hair itself and ls Bmooth and" glossy. This particular effect ls typical of French fashions of the present time and is far more be coming to the average woman than the ribbon bands that have been used of late. The strap-like band Is shown to best advantage ln a coiffure where the back hair is arranged in soft ring let-puffs and the strap of the hair around the front ls as natural In its effect as if it had grown there. Such halrdressing is not easy to accom plish, but It is sensible, unless a mass f false hair protrudes at the back. 7 ' Prevailing Evening Style. Ribbon and Jeweled bands crossing each other, "and the back, built out with loose puffs and curls of the Marie Antoinette type, Is a stunning style for evening, but a dressing that few women can achieve from the nat ural product of their own heads. Twists of gauze or tulle are a favored fancy for simple evening coiffures; while with many handsome evening costumes one sees the locks threaded Curious Election Story. The Cape Times quotes from the Transvaal Leader the following curi ous story supplied by a Rand Elector: "Entering the polling booth on elec tion day, I gave my name and ad dress. The returning officer said: 'What is your occupation?' I men tioned the government department at which I was employed. He said: 'Take the paper, and when you haveJ raD,d marked it return it to me.' I said: 'You mean put it ln the box.' He said: 'No, return it to me.' I marked it and attempted to put it in the box, but he practically sat on the box and demanded the paper. After vainly protesting, I at length surrendered it, and he, after looking at it to see how I had voted, placed it in a book. The same process was followed ln the provincial council voting." London Globe. - , - "Rote Cure" for Colds. While Londoners are experimenting with vaccine as a preventative for colds, Germans are inhaling the per fume of the "Duke of Edinburgh" red rose as a cure for the malady of the season. The alleged discovery that the flow er possesses a magic power over the BasilluB Catarrhalla and the Pneumo coccus has just come to light in con nection with a medical exhibition now taking place at the Royal Horti cultural hall, Berlin. Medical analysts declare that they have no doubt but that the perfume of the "Duke of Edin burgh" rose, when extracted and con verted into aromatio pills, should an nihilate the germs which cause colda A Misunderstanding. Benham The welkin rang. Mrs. Benham And did anybody an swer the ring with strings of pearls and brilliants, which effect ls very new and exceed ingly cachet. Gold and silver cords areSised ln the same manner and with good results. Garlands of tiny roses threaded through the careless locks of young buds is one of the prettiest garnishments in use Just now. Simple turban-like coiffures for the day and extravagant curl effects for evening sum up the situation in fash ionable halrdressing. And. let it be added that front curls are becoming more and more the ruling fad and are very prevalent ln the French capital. Women who have not the time nor Inclination to visit the hairdresser every day have their day and evening vuiguuiis maae separately. The art of halrdressing in America has gained strides ln competition with VTencn hairdressers, and many of their little whims and vagaries are be ing successfully Introduced by hair dressers over here, much to the de light of their regular patrons. ' One of the recent innovations is the chignon made of waved combings woven to a flexible wire frame. The long strands of hair were interlaced into each other and the short ends swathed aoross the front and the others arranged around the lower part of the chignon, forming a flat double swath effect over the ears. The back hair projected several Inches and seemed to be merely a big, loose colL This style is one of the newest ef fects for day wear. The Bams founda tion Is employed in the making 0f curled arrangements for evening. An other becoming chignon for the day is made of a four-strand braid of mod erately long hair. The cunning method of interlacing is the redeem ing feature of this one, the completed effect of which is a mass of smooth, glossy plaits. Artificial rolls, puffs and inner pom padours, sometimes called transforma tions, are almost extinct as nearly all the smart coiffures are perfectly flat with the hair resting close to the head. A tiny parting on the left side forms one of the very becoming ef fects. The line does not extend very far back on tbe head and on either side little curls fall over the brow. Women who are fortunate enough to have a natural cowlick are to be con gratulated, for this little freak of na ture helps wonderfully in affecting the desired line with the side part ing. It is an actual fact that many women who do not possess, the nat ural cowlick are training the hair to that end. ,. ;it-... Most Popular Coiffure. Decidedly the most popular, coiffure of the moment ls the one with the hair drawn about the head flatly and covering the ears with a chignon, of big loose curls at the back. It is a very - easy style ' to accomplish; bo the women who wear It say, as they have only to draw and fasten their own tresses about the heatf.in the de sired fashion, then arrange the little scalp covered with ringlets in the center of the back. The dressing of the hair extremely low over, the ears Is one of the newest features ln halr dressing and Is being adopted by al most every one who can wear the style with any degree , of., becoming ness. . ;7,".-,'.v -f.; , The wavy bangs or fringes are rap idly growing in favor, since they are almost indispensable with the close fitting hats of the winter. Sometimes the bangs are cut quite long and curled only at the extreme ends, then again they will be very shortand left perfectly straight to han6ver the upper part of the brow like pointed fringe. . The latter style , is youthful and becoming to a pretty face, but not at all suited to women whose faces begin to show the cruel lines of time. And nine times out of ten it ls this particular type who affects the straight bangs instead of the curled ones that have a tendency to soften the features. ' i : ; V - Stylee 'in Hair Ornaments.' Among the new hair ornaments are many different styles ln broad flat combs, barrettes, pins and buckles in Silver or gold filigree set with rhlne stones or brilliants, seed pearls and semi-precious stones. Many of the elaborate ornaments in silver are such a perfect Imitation of platinum and diamonds that it is almost impossible to distinguish the genuine from the counterfeit. For the low' dressing, the Jeweled placque is quite the smart est ornament. This ornament is made of silver filigree, studded with bril liants, and It is of generous size. Two placques are held together with a sliver bar, which answers the pur pose of a Grecian band. When prop erly arranged the band crosses the head and the placques cover the ears. Of course the ringlets are under the ornaments in natural fashion. One of the novel hair ornaments that ls more or less ln evidence at social gatherings is the double-banded Grecian effect with criss-cross lattice of transparent galloon. J The wide bands are caught at the ends with jeweled cabochons suggestive of tha sort depicted" in pictures of Cleo patra. The completed ornament it called the "Greek band," and is seen ln Its best effects ln Illuminated tin- Bel with iridescent glass shading and spangles. Another stunning ornament is a diamond-shaped band made of tinsel cord in silver, and ornamented with imitation jewels of harmonious colore. Feathers and aigrettes are also much used; they are worn in drooping fashion which is not entirely becoming to the average woman. Jeweled Cabochon Liked. The Jeweled cabochon is the latest . novelty from the Indian marts of fashionable things. The ornament ls of enormous size and made of dull gold tinsel studded here and there with semi-precious jewels of oriental, shades. There are two long hairpins at the back with which to adjust the odd ornament Sequin bandeaux - in wide range of attractive colorings are to be had at the representative hair goods shops as well as at the jewelers and department stores of high grade. Ornaments decorated with applied silver or gold are well liked. A hand some comb Is shaped like a peacock's tall (spread) and the feathers repro duced In metal tinted bronze, green and blue. There ls a marked tendency anions well-dressed women this season to do away with heads, tails, paws and whole skin pieces, and to replace them by broad bands of fur trimming on hems and oversklrts, and by scarfs and muffs of fur made with the ad dition of some material Black monkey fur, for instance, ls thus used on a black velvet costume, and tha muff is of velvet edged with monkey fur. - .. . Effective Millinery. The picturesque "Lamp-Shads" hat shown in our illustration of drawn pompadour silk has a lining of black velvet and a domed crown of black fur. On the" wide brim there la. at the edge, a band of black velvet, and in. the pompadour Bilk there are de licious shades of pinks and blnea. with a suspicion of dark green here and there. A quaint toque is made of sealskin. with a narrow band of chlnchllle round the border, and underneath thla a frill of old yellow lace. At the back a cluster of superb feathers, of the same shade as the sealskin, stand erect This toqne is quite of the pic tnre type, and it would be equally effective if made without the little cap of old lace, but these caps are very fashionable Just now, and when adopted by pretty and smart looking women they are eminently attractive.