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j,"t g ;jujiJat:oii. It is necessary j
I'i'i to cofitiD'W producing as
n,u k-. a diinf nf fnml lll:on the
tfcrn- tie west, but In the future
t u.-i r. .re nust be raised per acre
o! sre-rj farmed than ha3 ever been
riiseJ before if people are to have as
tauch to eat and wear as they have
had in the past This is due to the
fact that the population of the United
States Is rapidly growing and new
farms of great yielding value are be
coming very Bcarce. Tills point is ex
emplified by the fact that last year
larger crops were raised than ever be
fore, and with the exception of a very
few years in history, prices rule high
er than ever before.
Intensified Farming.
All this points to one general fact,
namely, that the farms of the west
must be worked more intensely, and
perhaps instead of one or two crops
being raised, more attention must be
given to diversified farming. It is
very necessary that the great fertility
now present in the soil must bo re
tained at least, and if there is a pos
sible way of Increasing the fertility
of our farms, attention must be given
to this point, notation of crops is use
ful In holding fertility, but it is ex
tremely doubtful whether this method
alone will suffice to keep the farms in
a profit-producing condition; for the
fact Is very evident that whenever a
bushel of corn, wheat, oats or potatoes
or a ton of liny Is taken away from
the farm, all tho fertility which Is con
tained In them goes along and Is thus
transferred from tho farm on which
the crop was raised to 601110 other
farm or wasted.
There was a time when farms In tho
New England states wero fertile and
productive and their owners boasted
of the fact that tho soil was rich and
deep and could never be exhausted.
From year to year large crops were
raised, a large portion of which was
sent across the water to Europe, and
gradually the farms of Europe became
better and more productive, but this
was at the expense of the farms in the
New England states, lor, as a matter
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; 7-.-i:: :z tie form of butter and
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tie Iowa farm can be made to produce
nx.-e largely from year to year, and
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-t ar'td ixl e-'c-r tatrvsttfd in the
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,kvv vt it tie ifVotion. btvedin.n
vy;i ;ie vr-v.. for i-ows. and
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.,- . t:rI y the Iowa Statf
-.ss vvia::oa to be of as
ij'iMf t.- t-nt Tke spirit of Im
a rt-achevi f.irther than
iw Vi' jr,:r t?4 tie Pairymen's as
f.vi: s-t:, o tia: at tho r-roscnt t,nir
- j:! ! tontjt done by publii
r-:i tver aions this same line 01
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Ica Cew Culture Club.
rrot-sbiy no one has excited Rf
r.tuoh interest In dairying during the
;ss? year as has Mr. W. W. Marsh
of Waterloo. Iowa. During this time
he has made two or three trips to
tie Island of Guernsey and imported
from there, regardless of cost, nearly
100 head of the very finest Guernsey
cattle that money could buy. He was
the organizer of the Iowa Cow Culture
club and put up $1,000 in cash to be
divided as prizes among the 12 cows
producing the most butter in Iowa
After he had started the game many
others followed. The Iowa State Ag
ricultural college at Ames agreed to
make official the records of these
cows by sending a tester to the home
Effective Costumes
A Cow and Her Three Daughters That
ter in a
each generation that tills the soil will
leave the farm to the next generation
in eveu butter condition than they
themsolves inherited it.
Dairy Cow Most Economical Producer.
This Is not the only distinct ad
vantage the dairy cow has, for she 13
furthermore recognized as the most
economical producer of food nutrients.
Extensive experiments curried on by
Metinrs. Law and Gilberts show that
the cow giving daily ten quarts of
milk produces six times as much min
eral matter, six times as much nitro
genous material, and an amount of fat
equal to the steer that gains in live
weight 15 pounds of beef per week. A
good dairy cow, too, will accomplish
this end by the consumption of cheap
er foods than will tho steer, for the
food of the dairy cow is made up
largely of roughage, which is a cheap
er kind of food, with a small amount
of concentrates, while the ration of
the steer is mude up largely of con
centrates, with a comparatively small
amount of roughage.
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"Matilda's Lily," Jersey Produced 565 Pounds of Butter In One Year.
of fact, the great fertility which was
once to be tound ou!. these eastern
farina had been gradually worked out
of the ground. Incorporated in the
crops that were raised and shipped
across the water to Kurore, and al
though the process was slow it was
extensive, and tho fertility was trans
ferred from the custom part of the
United States to the farms of Europe.
"Many Farmers Rob the Soil."
The western farmer is acquainted
with this fact and realizes that to con
tlnually grow corn and hay and other
farm crops and ship them away from
his farm In the raw state moans to
transfer tho fertility from his farm to
that owned by some other man; the
observing have seen this fact demon
strated. In many enses whore on one side of
the road lived a grain farmer nnd his
neighbor across the road fed live
etock, gradunlly and In some ln
Btances quite rapidly It could bo seen
that the stock farmer who was buying
grain from his neighboring grain farm
er was carrying across the road the
rery best portion of his nelghbor'a
farm. As years went by one farm la
this case became better by far And
The annual production of dairy prod
ucts In the United States returns an
income of $800,000,000, which Is equal
to one-ninth of the entire value of all
farm products. Of this amount Iowa
ol one cent per pound, this money to
be spent for the employing of an ex
pert to do everything In his power for
the rssistance of tho patrons and for
the upbuilding of dairying in that
community.
Now, experience tells us exactly
what will be the result. The farmers
of this organization will dispose of the
unprofitable cows. They will keep the
good cows and during the next year,
although they do not produce so large
an amount of milk and butter fat, the
labor on the farm with the cows will
be less, feed will be saved and the
net profits will be far greater. Then,
and not until then, does the farmer
become really interested In the busi
ness ot milking cows. Then It Is that
he sees the manner In which real
profit can be made from his herd. His
eyes have been opened to some really
wouderful facts. He has found that
wtere one cow was producing 100
pounds of butter In a year and barely
paid for her keeping, another cow
Will Each Yield 500 Pounds of But
Year. of each cow once a month. By so
doing, when the year's test has been
completed each cow will have an offi
cial record of the exact amount of
milk and butter that she has produced
during the year and there will be no
guesswork about It
Hon. J. J. Richardson of Davenport
Iowa, than whom there is no more in
fluential man connected with the
American Jersey Cattle club of New
York city, at once set about to Induce
the Cattle club to duplicate Mr.
Marsh's prizes for Jersey cattle that
might enter the contest and win.
VV. B. Barney of Hampton, Iowa, pres
ident of the Iowa Dairymen's associa
tion and likewise Influential with the
Holsteln-Frlesian association of Amer
ica, induced his association to dupli
cate the prizes to the extent of $500
for Holstein cows that might be win
ners of a portion of Mr. Marsh's
money, and then it was that everyone
seemed anxious to put up prizes for
the good of this cause and seven or
eight pure bred dairy bull calves were
offered as prizes to competitors own
ing common grade cows. Dairy sepa
rators, milking machines and prizes
of all kinds were offered, until finally
the prize list amounted to between
four and five thousand dollars, and
then It was that the farmers of Iowa
began entering their cows until at the
time when the date for entry closed
there were found to be competing in
the one large association 160 cows and
surprising are the facts that have
been revealed from month to month. A
large number of the cows have been
producing from 40 to 100 pounds of
butter per month and, on the other
hand, a large number of them have
been producing from 10 to 15 pounds
of butter a month; or, in other words,
some of the cows In the test are the
equal In milk nnd butter production
and, in the end. In the production of
profits to their owners, of eight or
ten of the cows on the other end.
This yearly contest will be finished
by the first of August. 1910, and the
yearly production of 160 cows can
then be figured up. At that time It la
planned to duplicate the test and al
ready much prize money has been ot
tered for the cows that will enter for
another such race.
Now, the value of such a contest Is
not in the prize which the owner of a
cow may win, because this really is a
small portion of the real good, but It
Is surprising as well as very gratifying
to find how Intense the Interest ot the
owner of the cow becomes when she
begins ' her race in a public contest
He at once wishes to learn the very
best ways of feeding and caring for
her and there is an impulse which
leads him on to Increasing bis edu
cation along lines that will better the
conditions In the dairy for all time
to come. This growth of Interest
brings questions from farmers, dairy
men and breeders all over the state
regarding the building up and caring
for the dairy herd. Many are antici
pating going Into the dairy business
and others who have been tn the dairy
business are anticipating making
uuamess one or less drudgery,
shorter hours of confinement nnd
business of profit with less of the
heavy work and caw than in most
anjr oiner line of farming.
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HE costume at the left Is in russet
1 colored face cloth, and is effective
ly trimmed with black military braid.
The skirt has a panel back and front
cut in with the lower edge of sides;
the upper part is laid on in wrapped
seams; buttons are sewn each side of
front; six rows of military braid are
then arranged at equal distances at
the foot The coat is semi-fitting and
has the front and back panels laid on
the sides in wrapped seams, braid
trims the lower edge of sides, also the
collar and cuffs. Hat of black felt,
trimmed with black satin bows com
pletes the costume.
Materials reauired: Six yards clotn
46 inches 'wide, 18 yards braid, 4Va
TO COVER THE FURNITURE
Cretonne Slips Are Among the Pret-
tlest Tnings max an
for This Purpose.
ti7.n how Dretty and
.mi am fiimlt.ura covers made
lauwai vi -
from cretonne and other figured
material, or more nousowivea uu.u
t rfinovatlnK
tutin.t) UBO UL DU" -
old and worn furniture. Incidentally,
these modern "slips" can be made by
a woman who has had any experience
In cutting patterns. i "
models for chair covers, etc., can be
best made by cutting a design from
three-cent cambric and fitting it
snugly with pins to the furniture.
When the exact aimensions oi
.iv. pnmnlotft in cambric these
trial "slips" must he unpinned and
laid on the material rrom which iu
slips" are to be constructed
to bind the
seams in these slips. Indeed, In a
a a effort nf Ruch seams
is undesirable. On plain, dun-colored
fabrics life is Introduced by the use
of red or blue braid on the seams.
With figured goods, French seaming
Is best. It makes a firm and neat
finish, and obviates the use of an
other color.
In slip covers the frame ot the
furniture is hidden by the material.
They are precisely what they are
called, "slips," which easily can be
large enough to allow for shrinkage
when first washed. ruwourg
DAMASK FOR SHAWL SCARFS
One of the Prettiest and Most Sensible
of the Present Season's
Fashions.
Silk damasks are used in the fash
zoning of the broad shawl scarfs that
ore fashionable. They have the air
of having once covered sofas and
chairs of the grand monarch period.
These scarfs are so ample that
. ,j nhnut the fleure they are
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as warm as a coat The colors are ex
quisite A blurred design In Japanese
red which has all the romance of the
east in it is most effective. A mel
low thistle blue shade and a peculiar
trreen that is named after the Nile, yet
which makes the old-fashioned Nile
green seem inspired, is used with ex
cellent effect
These are often bordered with mara
bou and are often thrown over the
shoulders with the defiant abandon of
the Spaniard's cloak.
Ironing Table Linen.
' It is said that an experienced
laundress never sprinkles her linen.
She dries it thoroughly in the air.
then dips it into boiling water and
puts It through the wringer. Each
article la then folded in a dry cloth
as smoothly as possible and allowed
to remain there for a couple of hours
or to. Irons must be hot but not
scorching, because the linen must be
Ironed perfectly dry. Herein lies the
secret of table linen that is guiltless
of starcr
yards silk or satin for lining coat, two
dozen buttons.
The second might be made in navy
serge; it has a panel taken down
front and back of skirt, terminating
in a box plait; on either side of front
are two Inverted plaits, these are
headed by a material strap pointed
at the end in which a button is sewn.
The coat is spinl-fittlng and has a
large sailor collar faced with materi
al; the right front is cut in a point
and taken over to left, where fasten
ing is formed. Hat of navy chip
trimmed with a feather mount
Materials required: Six and one
half yards serge 43 inches wide, seven
buttons.
GIRL'S EVENING DRESS.
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This simple little dress is in soft
cream satin; the skirt has the fulness
gathered in at waist, then again to
the lace band at foot; this is of coarse
lace, and is cut in a tab in front The
kimono bodice is edged with a lace
trimming to match skirt, and has the
slight fulness drawn into a lace waist
band, the sleeves are finished off in
the same way.
Material required: i yards satin
43 inches wide, 3 yards lace.
Chenille Scarfs.
New scarfs that should make thelt
wearers Indifferent to any degree of
cold, less severe than that of the arc
tic, are of chenille. They come in
navy blue, old blue, amethyst and oth
er fashionable shades, have chenille
fringes and are further adorned with
Persian borders.
The Wheel Motif.
Huge filigree and jeweled wheel
motifs now ornament gowns. They
are made of old gold flligreellke fret
work, lncrustec with giant sap
phires and imitation stones, and
linked together with heavy chains of
beads and gold filigree balls.
Price of Ivory Increasing.
Ivory continues to make rapid garni
In cost and may sooner or later be In
a class with gold. At the sales in
Europe the tremendous demand
pushes up the price. The allotment
for each sale seems co be the same,
and with a gaining consumption it is
logical to expect a price advance.
This will continue until a substitute
Ivory is discovered or ivory Is se
cured in greater quantities. Although
we buy a great many tusks for piano
keys and use the very latest method
of cutting and bleaching, the margin
of profit In finished key ivory is ex
ceedingly small. With the best of
skill in blocking the waste is enor
mous and there are many other de
tails in connection with key ivory
manufacture that require time am
money.
Motors will find Mrs. Window's Soothing
Byrup the best remedv to ubo lot their ciiUdrea
luring toe teeming penuu.
New Silk for Scarfs.
Among scarfs the newest material
is fine silk cricot like glove silk.
Theee come in all the fashionable
shades. Many scarfs have embroidered
and silk crocheted lace ends, in self
tones or In harmoniously contrasting
colors.
Closu Uworver.
PhiliD. eiKht years of age, already is
a close If silent observer. In his town
a number of men in the past few
years have died, leaving their fam
ilies unprovided for. One day Philip's
teacher asked him to define the word
"widow." "A widow," replied thought
ful Philip, "la a poor woman with, a
large famllf ,,v" hoarders." '
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The Missing Bird. 'I
"How do you find the chicken soup
tonight, Mr. Newcomb?" queried the
boarding house landlady. "I have no
difficulty in finding the soup, Mrs.
Hasher." he replied, "but I am in
clined to think the chicken will be
able to prove an alibi.'
Strong Winds and Sand Storms
cause granulation of the eyelids. PET
TIT'S EYE SALVE soothes and
quickly relieves, 25c. All druggists or
Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Only Way.
To try to make others comfortable
Is the only way to get right comfort
able ourselves, and that comes partly
of not being able to think so much
about ourselves when we are helping
other people. For oursolves will al
ways do pretty well If we do not pay
them too much attention. Qeorge
Macdonald.
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery iEyea
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn t
Smart Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c,
50c, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve- in
Aseptic Tubes, 25c, $1.00. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mall.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Local Prlds.
"How did Crimson Gulch manage to
get such a showing in the census?"
"Diplomacy," replied Broncho Bob.
"We got the census taker into the
Rosy Glow saloon and didn't let him
go to work until he was seeing doit
ble."
more raoaem.
The Trance Medium "You're look
ing pretty prosperous, Ferdinand I
thought the slate-writing stunt was
played out?" Former Slate-Writer
"Oh, I cut that out many moonB ago
why, the spirit messages I dispense
nowadays are written on souvenir
post cards!"
Stiff neck! Doesn't amount to much,
but mighty disagreeable. You will he sur
prised to see how quickly Uanilins Wizard
Oil will drive that st.fl'ness out. One
night, that's all.
Play -store Bedtime.
Give the children their tea early, so
that they can have a good play be
fore going to, bed. This play will In
duce a healthy tiredness and sleep
will soon follow.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
Your dniKRiat will refund money if PAZO OINT
MENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding; Piles in 6 to 14 days. 50c.
wnat she Needed. 1
Just at the busy hour in the-evening
on the "L," a woman rushed
madly into the Btatlon. She had Just
a minute to buy a copy of Life and
catch her train.
There was another customer at the
news stand when she got there, and,
getting Impatient, she waved her ten
cent piece in the air and said to the
clerk In a frenzied tone: "Give me
Life, quick! Give me Life," then she
pranced in her tracks when the clerk
continued to wait on the first cus
tomer. "Quick, I want Life," she repeated
forcibly.
"You dont need life, madam; what
you need is air," placidly replied the
news agent.
Only One "BROMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Looi
for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used tin
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c
How to String Beads.
In stringing any precious beads,
and pearls especially, never use a
needle. Simply wax vhe end of the
silk ard pass it through the hole.
The knotting is also an important
point. It must be large enough to
hold the bead, but not large enough to
show. Pearl stringers use an intri
cate knot of their own, and that Is
why it is. on the whole, better to have
very expensive Jewels strung by a
professional. When there is a col
larette or something of the sort to
be made, this is absolutely necessary.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cui
constipation. Constipation is the causa
of many diseases. Cure the cause and
you cure the disease. Easy to take.
Always Something to Miss, -"
I tee that a man has succeeded tl
flying from a ship to shore."
"When they get so that they can
; ny rrom snore to a ship there may be
some chance for the man who always
. misses the boat"
I True, but then well hare to on.
tend with the man who always nlnirn)
; the aeroslan."