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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PACK THREE USE RIPE SEEDS TO START TREES Few Varieties of Seed Such as . Elm, Maplo, Willow and Pop. . .' lar Ripen In Spring. LOAMY SOIL IS PREFERRED Proximity to Farm Dwelling It Dolr. able Bkium Rodents Are Not Abun dantTraruplimt Seedlings Whon Ton Inches High. (Prepared br the United States Depart ment of Agriculture) I'erhapa the cheapest aud frequent ly the best way to atort a forest plan tat Ion la to collect seed from hard wood treoa and grow seedlings, say forent specialists of tho United States Deportment of Agriculture In Farm era' Bulletin 1120, Growing and Want ing Unrdwood Seedlings on tho i'arm, Juat published by tb department. Tho collected seed, aaya the bulletin, will b frfh and tho seedlings grown from It should bo thoroughly accll lualed so fur aa climate la concerned. Should Bo Collected In Autumn. Seed should not be collected before they are ripe, and this mean for mott kinds of seed that the work should be done during autumn, usually after frost. Collecting may be extended Into the wluter for such species as ash, catalpa, honey locust, sycamore and others which -etnln the seed on v i a i Well-Managed Timber Stand Is 8ourco of Fuel and Shelters Farmstead From Severe Winter Winds. the trees until that time. A few varie ties of seed, such as elm, silver maple, red inn pie, willow and poplar ripen during the spring and summer und should be gathered promptly before they nre scattered. Middle-aged trees growing In the open, where they have been permitted to develop broud, spreading crowus, ordinarily produce seed. In greater abundance than trees growing In a dense forest. Tho fruit of some hard wood trees requires speclul treatment to sepnrate the seed from the fleshy covering, pod or hull before they are planted. The best time to sow seed, either In the nursery or In the permanent plant ing site. Is soon after It ia ripe, but when this Is not possible the 'seed must be stored until spring. If this Is done, the seed must not be allowed to dry out excessively, because this Impairs Its power to germinate. Seed should be stored In n cold place. Loamy Soil Preferable. When the seed are to be planted a good, well-drained, preferably loamy soil should le selected. Proximity to the farm dwelling Is desirable, be cause rodents nre less likely to be abundant there. Preparation of the seed bed should bo similar to that of GROW SOY BEANS WITH CORN Combination Will Produce Larger Amount of Dr Matter Per Acre Than Corn Alone.- There Is a decided advantage In growing soy beans with corn for silage purposes. Tho combination will pro duce a lnrgt'r amount of dry matter per acre than corn alone, and the beans, being rich In protein, help ma terially In improving the feeding value of the silage. Lcbs high-priced oil meal or cottonseed meal will be need- ed to balance the. ration when the silage contains a goodly proportion of aoy beans. Improve Quality of Flock. Improve the quality of your flocks by purchasing some good fowls or eggs from a heavy-laden strain of pure bred. It will be money well spent. Grit for Ducks. Grit should always be before the ducks, as well as plenty of drinking wttter. getting the oll ready for a vegetable crop. Except on commercial plant ings, where the seed aro sometimes sown broadcast, It Is bent to plant with, a drill In rows sufficiently far apart to permit horMe cultivation. With small or lhl seed, such' as that of birch, elm or sycamore, bent re sults will be. obtained- by Sowing broadcast 'rather thickly over the beds,- pressing the seed Into the iooie soil with a board and covering It very lightly with soil and a light mulch of leaves or straw. When the seedlings are ten or more Indies In height they are large enough to be transplanted to the Oeld. Most of them reach this size In one growing season. In dig ging them caro should be taken to ln Jure the roots as little aa possible. Injured portions of the roots should bo cut off with a sharp knife. The seedlings should not be dug until the time for planting them In their per manent location, for exposure of the roots to the air for any length of time will kill them. WELL-KEPT DIARY IS VALUABLE TO FARMER Profit Gained From Record of Daily Happenings. Many Farm Problems Encountered Every Year That Might Bo Solved More Easily If History of Property Waa Handy. (Prepared br the United Butee Depart ment of Agriculture.) A well-kept diary Is the most Inter esting and valuable volume In Its owner'a library. For the farmer, the diary will preserve a record of farm happenings and personal existences which wilt lft valuable In the future conduct of Lis business. If, when be finds his alfalfa field swarming with grasshoppers, he can look back In his diary to a summer ten years before and And the polson-balt formula that controlled the insect then, he will save much valuable time, lie may wJmIi to know the exact location of a tile drain that was Inld down when he was a youngatcr. If the "event was noted In his own, or his father's diary, a ten-minute perusul will give him more definite Information than a day's digging with a ppnde. There are dozens of form problems encountered every year that might be solved more easily If the farmer had access to a complete chronological history of his property. The diary moy be given a promi nent place in the bookkeeping records of the farm business. Generally speaking, there are three purposes to be served by farm accounts: (1) To determine the farm Invest ment, receipts, expenHCB, and the net Income of the business. (2) To furnish tho net returns from any Individual furm enterprise and to supply specific Information "as to Its details. (3) To obtain a memorandum of what other people owe you and what you owe them. The blank forms necessary for a simple accounting system can be worked out by the farmer himself, or he can apply a system recommended by his county agent lie also can ob tain Information direct from the ofllce of funn management and furm eco nomics, United State Department of Agriculture. The chief advantage of a farm accounting system, which is a part of the farm dlury, Is In the addi tional Interest furnished by the per sonal Items. The diary supplies Items of supplementary Interest which usu ally are left out of the accounts. Without the diary the task of keeping tho books of the farm business be comes dry and jinlntecestlng. Ouly persistency and practice will make one an adept at writing a diury. PLAN FOR CLEANING HARNESS Warm Water, Neutral Soap and a Stiff Brush Are All That Is Nec essary for Good Job. Warm water, n good neutral soap, such as cnstllo or toilet, and a stiff brush are all that Is requlrec to clean harness. When the harness has dried until It Is only slightly damp, a good coat of ncot's-foot or castor oil, or a mixture of the two, should be applied. Harness should not be thoroughly dry before oiling. Too much oil will col lect Band and grit on the harness an? increase the wear. Make Pork From Corn. A bushel of corn will make eight to twelve pounds of pork ordinarily, sometimes fifteen, depending on the hogs. Experience teaches when corn Is roost profitable. Like Begets Like. ' It never pays to expect JJOO-egg put. lets from 100-egg hens. Hemeiuber that "like begets like." !"JllltfjnMUtMtnfMfiTTiiifiiffinTmiiHiHiiHnfiFifMifiiiTfnirifffifinfnirrT??i:nuTQ t-l : M 1 SOMETHING TO ' - THINK ABOUT JDy F. A. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiilmiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiuiiii IJLOXI)i:S AND HltAINS ALEAKNED Judge was recently quoted as announcing from tils bench that he' would not approve of blonde ladles as members of a Jury which was about forbear a case under his Jurisdiction. "Blondes are fickle," were the words attributed to the Justice, Intimating that fickleness Is bar to what the law Is supposed to assure the person on trial. A year or so ago a big Western em ployer In advertising for office help announced that be would not receive the applications of blondes, giving as a reason that he had found them In attentive to work and temperamental In disposition. There has always been a good deal of discussion regarding the relative attractiveness of blondes and bru nettes despite' the fact that In the long ago when the caveman was the highest type of civilization, we were all blonde, or at least red hair was the darkest tint. The reason why nature covered primeval men and women with blonde or red hair was twofold; that It served the same "purposes of low vis ibility which Is golned by the animals whose fur coats blend with the sur roundings in which they live and the fact that those colors better protected the skin from the effects of direct sun light. We know that these colors of hnlr prevailed because In tile discovery of almost every burial place of people of that time light or reddlshly tinged hair has been found. It Is Interesting to note that the ' 1 THE WOODS By DOUGLAS MALLOCH THE SPORT. MY BOY, Its the end of the season Your campstake you've got In your clo'es; It Isn't much use fer to reason With you, I Bupposc. I know how the dollars are burnln' A hole In your pocket right now; You'll blow 'em what use to be lenrnln' A lumberjack how? They're waltln' down there fer you, brother: The barkeep Is loadln' the gin; Each guy has some game er another Fer takln you in. v The dames thct are plastered an' painted Are puttln' on powder fer fair The ladtca whose kisses are tainted Are waltln' you there. I've been through the mill, en' I know It . I know Jest the fool thet you are; Ob, you'll be a sport, nn' you'll throw It In gobs on the bar.. It's "Drinks fer the house I" you'll be yell In'; , The bums will be there to partake. They'll n-jgh at the -stories you're tell In', An' gobble your stake. While you have been pullln' a briar, With beans an' sow-belly to chew, The grafters have ret by the fire A-waltln' fer you The streak up their bncks It Is yellah, An' life without work Is the rule; They'll say you're a prince of a fellah An' think you're a fool. So work like a dog In the winter. An' act like nn ass In the spring; Some guy with a Jnck-knlfe an' splin ter - Will 'say you're a king. v No prhe ta set on the lavish summer. June may be had by the poorest comer. Lowell. EVERYDAY LUNCHEONS. AtiOOD all-round substantial dish which will do for a main dish Is Chicken Scramble. Add one cupful of Bhredded cooked chicken to six or seven eggs, a half 'upful of milk, butter, salt end pepper to taste, stir and mix until well conked. Serve with buttered toast. Sauer Kraut With Sausages. I'm Hie kraut In ti baking dibit and i.M'iniie a layer of sausages over the ripihUWBook WALKER three parts of the body which longest reftlst the disintegration which follows death are the teeth? the finger nails and the hair, and of these the last two are very nearly of the same char acter. . .Which is getting some little way distant from the contention that blonde women are not fit for Jury duty because they are fickle. - Dido, queen of Carthage, of whom Virgil writes In the Aeneld, waa not fickle, although she was a blonde. She stuck to her hero through thick and thin and killed herself with a sword that he furnished. Cleopatra, who had .red hair, a shade darker than the, real blonde, was hot what one might call absolute ly constant In her devotions, but In modern! society she might not be listed as extremely fickle. But the analyzing of society, ancient or modern, according to the color of the hair, would not furnish very sub stantial basis for Judging either wom en or men, blondes or brunettes. It Is what Is Just under their balr that establishes the real qualifications for any sort of duty. . Brains are all one color. If the color of balr determined ability what would become of tbe un fortunates who haven't any hair at all 7 Never mind about your hair, young lady readers. Don't bother about its color, and don't spend too much time "fixing" h If you are to fee anxious about any thing, be anxious about the Inside of your head Instead of tbe outside. That's the side that counts. (Copyright) SCHOOL DAYS rjH H Ick jm like yu ! VlUt , It's blood, an' It's bone, an It's muscle, You're throwln' up there on the bar; Next week fer a Job you kin rustle, The fool, thet you are? Oh, yea, they all think he's the candy, A sport, a good fellow, who spends; I hope, when they say you're a dandy. . You're proud of your friends. When you know Jest how little there's In It, WU1 you hand out your good money still T When you know they're but friends fer a minute? You prolm'ly will. (Copyright) kraut. Cover and bake several hours ; remove the cover the last of the cook ing. The snusngo seasons the sauer kraut and makes a most appetizing dish for those who are fond of.lt. Luncheon Eggs. Cut In slices three or four hard cooked eggs. I'repare a rich white sauce, using two tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter, and when well blended add one cupful of rich milk; cook until smooth and thick, season with salt and pepper and stir In tbe eggs. I'repare 6mall pieces of buttered breiHl, pour over the sauce pd bake intil hot In a moderate oven, (. 182 1. Wmttoru Nwi)t)r Uolua.) tMmiimiimMmiminmmimiiiiimmM 1 TIIE GIRL ON THE JOB 1 mm 5 How to Succeed How to Get " Ahead How to Make Good w I By JESSIE ROBERTS I fiii!i!:iimimiiiimi;iiiiii:;mi!Miiimiiir; LIISUAUY WORK LIBRARY work 1ms a great appeal to many women. A girl Is sure of a good deal of liberty in such work, can add to Its value and Interest If she be so minded, and con feel fairly ; certain of permanent employment. But the salaries are small,, very small. Like tbe teacher, the librarian must struggle to make both ends meet ond keep up appearances. She ha t a - a i .. i .ji..aHnfl mnt unuaiij iihu u wiuruugu tu." -----a special training .that has tost money. Sometimes she begins her work with a debt to- pay off. She often Injures her health in the attempt, to do this. Tills is wrong. I know one young woman who U librarian in a technical library. Every thing about the work Is attractive and Interesting; the girl loves It. But she could not afford to keep the position were It not that she has a small pri vate Income to help, and no one de pendent upon her. She gets only $1,300 a year, with a short vacation. Libraries and library -positions are to see a great Increase In the next few years. .Clever and well-bred women will be In demand. But how can such women afford, with living expenses what they are, to take positions so poorly paid? There must t a change In these things. - " The community must recognize that positions of this kind, which are an as set to the whole neighborhood, should receive a fair return. A good library cannot be good unless the librarians who work In it are well trained and tirst-elass. Such cannot go on forever ranking sacrifices because, they wish to serve the community, and love the labor they do. It Is high time to Insist on a propet Increase In library salaries. (Copyright) -ol 4. XlsJ&SZ-; r - , , -IiVVjbWS THE CHtHFUL QWb waiter tht I Krd tocKy vs fierce. An idiot Ls rd too But t "tKe end ke fixed nve vitk Ki3 eve Aid I , poor wekliTNtJ, tipped him jvvt the mt 0 -o- "Barbery" and Surgery. The profession of surgery was sep arated from that of ."barbery" by an act passed during the reign of Henry VIII. By this act the barber-surgeons were forbidden to perform any surgi cal operations except blood letting aud tooth drawing, and the surgeous were not to practice "barbery" or shaving. This continued until, the time of Ceorge II. t No, Itoger, ability to hang onto one's Job Is no evidence of a slmlau an cestry. Boston Transcript. A K