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Animals Should Receive Moderato Es
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Work Performed by Them.
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VARIOUS AGENCIES CONCERNED
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I Two Thing« Stiggeatcrf to Fnrm-r to Pnv«nt F.xbnuntios.
Team ceuer* and those who har«
of Fertility -First In to Assist Nature t»y Means
the ears and custody of horse* will du I
of Good Tillage and Siicond Is Vsw oC
wvll to remember that tbeir animats
Manure and Fertilisers»
*
should receive moderate exercise
when tbeir work is suspended for •
few days, and should not b* ted as
(tty ALFRIED VIVIAN »
soil formation, plants of th* pul**
Vegetation begins with tbe very family tleguminous plants), such as
NEW TYPE OF COASTER SLED heavily aa ordinarily at suck times.
»'very year Immediately alter the simplest forma of plants, such as Hch clovnr. vetches, lupine*, etc. are In
Christmas
holidays, score* of horses ens and mosses, and la. of course, very troduced
One Built on Bicycle Principle and
are seised with paralysis of tbe bind scanty at Orel The«* plants on dy-
If you dig up some of tbes* plants
Easy to Mske—Constructed of
quarter*, technically called axoturta leg become a part of tbe soil, all of you will find littl* nodules or tuber
Good Quality of Pina.
and commonly but wrongly spoken of tbo plant nutrients used by tbe tu bw civs on their roota
The** nodule*
i
are the homes of numerous bacteria,
Tbe accompanying drawing and as spinal meningitis This Is tbe di It« thus relumed
F<«ud that has once been used by which enable tbe plants to deriv* part
•ketch Illustrate a new type of coa*t- reel result of violating the abov* rul*.
Ing sled built on the bicycle principle. On the day following a series *f boll plants la very readily made available of tbeir food from the nitrogen of i
Ttila coaster la simple and eaay to days aullcrueity societies are usual- to eueceedlrg crore through the pro the atmo*phere
make, says Scientific American. It la ly overcrowded with «ffurt* to relieve cess of decay. The soil la now able
This peculiar property of legumi
Is Interfered to produce a larger crop, as It con
constructed of a good quality of pine. fallen horse*, traffic
nous plan's la of great Importance.
The pieces marked H are »Ingle, and »lib, and thousand* of dollar* ars tains the plant food ia the previous hr
1» tpjd u! ’• <t ■ _v na'ur«-a ;«:•
lost to the owners, to *ay nothing of growth In addition to that added cl pal metl><><! of Increasing tbe supply
should be about one by one and one-
<
tbe
suffering
that
Is
thoughtlessly
In
through tbe agencies detailed above
half Inches; the piece* marked I D
of nitrogen In the ground
flicted upon the dumb animal*.
In this way tbe growth gradually be
It will readily be understo«>d that
At such times th* ambulance aerv comes more abundant The plants up
the various rgenclcs eon« erned In the
1c* of the city is not adequate to rn- -u decaying give rise to humus, and
formation of tbe *ol) do not act sep
s;»ond to all the calls that *rv made this Increavea the fertility of the land
arately nor ne« «•arily In any such
upon it. and the longer an anttnal ilea botli by belrg a atmrte of plant toed
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we b- er
In the street the less are Its chances and by Increasing the water retaining
discussed
of recovery
Asolurla I* caused by power
Humus la a very Important
As a msttfl-r of fact all tb* proc»*»«-* j
I heavy feeding and lack of exorcise, factor In fertility
During the de
which brings about a surcharge of composition of the planta, acid eub d< » rlb«d ts*/e place simultaneously
Tie lower plsnts do not «alt ter the
haemoglobin »»• the blood, Tbe berve
rocks to b* pulverised, for we sec ’
end paral) tit
center*
become
affected
Hss the Lints of a Bicycle.
such ergvutsms aa the lichens grow- (
results.
ar a double or In duplicate, and should
Ing on rock* from which one would
.All be
Moat troubles of this ►
be one-half by one and ooehalf Inches prevented easily by a little precau-
think It Impotslbl* to obtain food
The runners ere shod with Iron, and Don. but. singularly enough, every
If the lichen 1* removed. groove« or
are pivoted to the upright* a* shown, year finds a large number of small
furrow* will t»e fotin-l on th* surface
double pieces being secured 'o the up team owners who go through tbe bit
of the atone, due to the action of the
rights to make a lurk Tbo seat la a ter experience of losing a valuable
plant
lH-<>r-1. tn tbo und«-r side ot which la a animal simply because they or tbeir
Nor are all soil* form«-«l directly
block, which drops down between the employes oro mg'-tgeut tn this re
from the ortglr.a' rocks, for one of the
two lop slats and la secured with a gard During the prevent year there
effect* of weathering etc . la to sep
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. • •••■'»«-.»••/•
a. .SSA-*.^ Se-
pin
A foot rest la provided consist
crate such rocks as the granites Into
• ss I b- l.e - . st MMU3W*«
SM •«•*-
ing of a short cross piece secured to cession, and there Is added reason for
simpler substances, with tbe r«*sutt.
I
for example, that huge de|»oslts of
giving this warning note.
limestone
are formed In on* plsce.
in esses where a horse Is seised
Nature's method of Increasing the
wttfe asoDsyla, *?-pile*Uosg of warm humus and aoli fertility. Notice th* ar.d In another whole hills of sand
material should at once be given io rotten log and leave* decaying, thus •ton*.
■he loin« .-i-.J a c».».. ,-(
»> . r i-ouie returning plant food to the soil.
The »oil Is atmoat constantly mov
other mild cathartic given Internally
ing for some of the same agencies
while a veterinarian and the am stances are formed which act upon which form »oils are «-ontlntlally car
tbe rocks in such a way aa to make ryltig them away,
Kunnln« water.
bulance are awaited
more of the plant food available
grinds th* rock», but at the same time
fine of the products of decay or transports the tine particle« to lower
MAKING A GOOD DIRT ROAD fermentation
is carbonic acid gas. and level*. It cut« deep Talley* In the
tbla Is dissolved tn the soil water, and surface of the earth and rarrlee away
Many “Don’t*" Are Given by Esperi
this gaa-contalning water la an Im the debris, depositing It at various
on Maintenance of Highway*—
portant help In dtaintegratliig the distances from Its source.
Make Canter the Highest.
rocks.
This study of tb* formation of
Aa the nutritive materials Increase soli then *uggests two things that
Don't fill up the bole* and ruts In
from these various causes the lower farmer can do to prevent th*
dirt road with brush, with rocks < ■■
simpler forma of plant Ilfs» are grad haustlon of the fertility.
top, and a little dirt to cover the
ually replaced by thowe which are
Coasting.
rocks; but fill up the bole with dirt
The first Is to so treat tbe soli ss
more highly organized
of
the
same
character
as
tbo
balance
tn assist and hasten nature In ths
the front of the frame and resting on
With the advent of plants, like our
the two lower slats. The frame and of tbe road, writes Joseph Hyde Pratt common crops, whlib bear roota. process of converting the plant food
In
the
Ptogrestlve
Farmer
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Into available form* by means of good
front fork are binged toge'ebr with
Don't throw all the refuse from tbe other factors in the formation of toll* tillage.
four short eyebolts K, with a abort
Tbe
roots
accrete
an
ditches into the middle of tbe roau. are Introduced
Th* second la to return to the toll
bolt through each pair aa shown.
thua softening the surface and do acid substance that baa a solvent by nteans of manure and fertlliaere
effect
on
the
mineral
mailer
of
the
stroking the solid, firm bed that you
plant fe«>d equivalent to
soil. and tbo root* themselves also an amount of
AMUSING GAME FOR WINTER have
obtained by prevloua work; but
that removed by tbe crop.
throw this material out on opposite assist mechanically In breaking down
Interesting P»»tlme for Voung Polka side of the ditch
tbe rock*.
on Dull. Long Evening*—Prit*«
AH ar* familiar with the tremvnd
Car* of Farrowing Sow.
Don't leave the center of tbe road
May Ge Given.
During the farrowing hour, tbe so»,
tbe low cwt point; but make It tbe ous fore* exerted by plant* tn break
highest tnd give the surface of the Ing apart rocks and atones If once sl.- uld be kept quiet and should sei-
Can »on make a picture composed rc-ad a • lope of about one Inch in their tender rootlet* obtain a foothold dim be approached by any person.
solely of the ligure MT It la an anota twenty to tbe side of ttie ditch
In a crevice.
She will not need the attention of
Ing as well aa an Interesting game tor
The roota penetrate the soil some- man and as she is extremely nervous
Don't «•firry the water across the
the horns, and our artist ba* shown surface of the roed from one to the time* to great depths, and, aa they and Irritable at thia time, all cause*
what can be dono In this direction other; but carry It by means of cut- decay after the death of the plant, of excitement should be removed a,
they leave little channels In the soil far aa possible.
Many amusing picture* can be tbu* verts underneath the road
water
drawn by tbo amateur artUL Two
Doni have grade* on your road which serve to carry down
competition* might be held, one prise over < 1-3 per cent ; for It you do, it laden with carbonic acid, as well as
Ghost* for Killing.
-otng to the person who draw* the will be necessary to build V-abaped to Introduce the oxygen of the air.
Pick
out
the very smoothest
.hat.
In
its
turn,
is
a
factor
In
bring
surface ditches or "thank you mam's"
Ing about chemical changes In the most likely ahoats for the winter
across the road
Don't In working out the labor tax soil, which assist In making plant Ing. keep them In clean quarter* and
feed so aa to make well balanced meat
on the roads, try to make a holiday food available
Sooner or later In tbe proc«-»» of —not loo much fat.
out of it; but give an honest days
Cruelty Bvclaiy
The "G" Figure,
moat amusing or Interesting picture,
using the smallest number of the fig-
uro 8. while a competition might also
be held for those who use the greatest
number of figures in one picture.
Bird* and Snakee for Shoe*,
ftnakeakln shoes have met with •P-
proval. and in mottled gray and mud
coloring* a* well a* a dull green have
an cicellent appearance.
A large measure of aprrt>batl'<n la
given to the gaiter ehoca made of
black patent leather and white kid
which are deemed Immensely «mart,
and there are the moat comfortable
boudoir ahoea made of knitted al Ik.
and very picturesque brocade "mulea"
to match brocade reel gown*, inter
woven with gold thread*,
There la a fancy for edging «Upper*
wtth ootrtch plumage, and very costly
•hoes made entirely of tiny feather*
have been seen.
Nettle's Eaplanatlon.
“Why. Nettle." aald the mother of a
four year old nil**, "bow did you tear
your apronf
"It got atlckod on a nail and J**'
tored Itself." eiplalned Nett!*
work on the road
Mt us eliminate
wbat Is often seen In those sect Ion*
where tbe roads are maintained by
tbe labor tax -ten or twelve men and
an overseer, a little gray mule, a
small plow, six dogs, three or four
guns, an<1 a few tools which often
are not considered worth using at
home
Don’t reject the split log drag be-
cause It I* a cheap road machine, but
use It constantly, for It la tbe most
ctr.eient road machine that we can
•tee In maintaining a dirt road.
Food for Duck*.
Nothing will make a more •avory
feed tor the little ducks than to take
a spade and spade up a small plot of
ground In a damp place and allow
them to gather tbe worms and
sects that are turned up
Marshy places along a stream
nlah many beetle* and shellflsb
It tbo young ducks are allowed a
of a yard like that tbe coat of reed
ing them will be greatly reduced
Ducks can be raised In almost any
poultry yard, but In order to make
them profitable they will require more
care than tbe chicken*. and tbe breed
Ing I* attended with more expense In
a yard that la not supplied with run-
n|tlg water than where It baa sue* •
convenience.
A
for
but
the
the
the
Value of Denso Fleece.
dense fleece la valuable not alone
the Increase In quantity of wool,
for the protection that It affords
animal from tbe elements and
dust and chaff that files about la
yards where they ar* f*d
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Novel Calnttss.
Th* kumquats or "little oranger
that come tn boxe* at (bo fruit atore
ar* a *oure* o< wond*raisnt to many
;ere»>n» who hive never used them
themselves or barpeoed to meet them
on others tables
I ba way they are
served by su up'own chef Is this He
covsr* a liste with intflve leave* that
have been chilled and then cover* th*
lew res with kumquats that h*ve been
sliced very fine and allowed to stand
for aa hour or two with a covering
of eugar and sberiy
Tbe salad la
dressed with oil and vinegar.
Alligator pear* are another mystsrv
to a go»-d many American boua«Hrtvra
who bave departed from traditional
liera The p«ar* to be delicious should
be a little soft, and they should also
be very <•*'«. Cut th* pears In half,
arrrnge th»trt o* individual plat»* cor-
«red with wklte lettuce leave* and
fill each «avity with French dressing
The pears are et trn with a spoon. Ilk*
a musltnrlon
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For th* cure uf htevom.
a -Hutal medicine elven
tn tbe f*«d. which the
•vwsGt faelklusua huCte will
fusi rvfite, Fren one to
•is l«Mtr«e wtU cure the
mreet etultbnm rate.
Price II per bule, or
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Our 1912
Annual Catalog
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for tbe guard bare D These ahnulu
prevent bogs getting their
nto trough the arrangement shown be securely nailed to the side of the
above I* effective The width of th* trough In the pig boo**, spiked to the
The
side board* depend upon the alee of floor to prevent breaking off
th* pigs to be fed. A small trough, I upright E. firmly spiked to R. secures
with six Inch side boards, may bo uaed endwise rigidity, Fur delivering alop
tor th* small pigs, and 13 to 1« Inch to the trough, a i ■pout or «mall trough
stuff for breeding sows The alto ol la arranged to enter at the end of
With thia arrange
piece* C and D depend upon tbe tbe feed trough
weight of the animals and the strain tnent. when the dlatanee between the
likely to come on the frame For pigs bars has been properly adjusted to th* ,
of ordinary weight, a piece 3 by * Inch else of th* animal, only on* can get to >
es should be used for the ridge pole th* trough between each apace, and
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C and n**M* 1 bv 3 or 3 by 3 Inches all *ld*«ts* crowding I* prevent**
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