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An excellent metllod for planting

"W3 5U'Bi_Sht is a follows:

_First stake off the ground, then

take it piece of inch ltlmber 1x2 of suf- ficient 1971501 to reach across the hole or excavation; bore a 1/,inch hole in each end, cut a notch in the uiiddle to accommodate the tree trunk, A. Make or have the black- smith make two %-inch iron pins one foot long with ring in one end_ C_ To use, place the board into a notch A, shove your pins well down nl san through holes B, B. Withdraw one and BWUIS the stick arotind like a gate, replace the pin in the ground to mark the place, then dig the hole lu nccomniudate trce, swing the stick back in place, replace pin in hole through the stick and into the hole in the ground put the stock of tree into notch A, and fill in the dirt and it will set straight with the other stakes.

As ornamental trees and shrubs are

pruned to aid in the prodllction of flowers and foliage, the liu'wei-ing seu- son necessarily controls the time of priming.

Many of the early blooming shrubs

develop their flowers the year before;

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i,lHYed until just after their flowering 39390D» Deutzia. spirea, forsylhla and HIHDY other popular shurbs are of this ,characten Soon after their flowerillr season is over they begin to dcvelol; buds for the next year. » Shrubs needing heavy trimming should be -pruned in early winter This will result in larger blooms oil the remaining buds. Such plants as the hydrangea aild the clemalis which make their flowering buds on shoots grown the same year, should be pruned heavily while-dormant, as U11! Will Eive tt greater profusion of shoots on which to develop new bud.-_

when Pruning hardy deciduous flow-

ering shrubs all deadwood should becut Out. Struggling branches either snot-i~ ened or removed and all stickers aris- ing from the roots should be de- stroyed. Where shrubs are planted in clumps branches should be cnt out. It is A good idea to cover- the wounds with white lend or grafting wax, ns if a stub is left uncovered the healing of the wound will bc left until the stub is rooted out and the rotting stub will be a lodging place for bacteria. and fungus. Cut the brunch off clean and close to the main stem, avoiding any stub, and cover the wound with graft-

with these heavy pruning shollld be de-. ing wax melted and nppned not

SINGLE CROP

» FARMING BAD

Specialization In Profitable in Favorable Seasons, But Often There ts Failure.

0ne~crop farming is in vogue in

' many agricultural districts. If a manu- facturer employs an operator he fur- nishes him with ateady employment at xiii seasons of the year. 'l`he profit of 1-abor is the mantlfacturer's reward. If only one commercial article is pro- duced the quantity is increased _to give the operator constant employ- ment. . _

The farmer is a producer of agricul-

tural necessities which enter into daily consumption and to concentrate all his energies and capital to produce it single crop leaves him part of the season withotit employment. The far- mer is his own employer and does not have to divide the profits of his prod- ucts, and tllcrefore should arrange his system of liushnildry to insure steady production of soiuc agricultural output that enters into tially consumption.

Unquestlonnbly specialization farm-

ing is profitable in favorable seasons, but occasionally there is a partial or total failure of the crop and the far- mer wants sonic reserve 'product to tide him over it disastrous season oi' special crop exploitation. lil some lo- calities the soil is admirably adapted to potato culture. ln another section to onions, and still another to horticul- ture. When any of these Fines of hus- bandry are foliotved they pay large profits in favorable seasons. Another class ~of furnlcrs are interested in wheat or corn production, both of which are profitable brunt-lies of agri- culture.

The farmer engaged in specializa-

tion crops finds himself unemployed ti part of thc year. ii his labors are rea- sonably rewllrded for time devoted to raising and lllui-ltetillg it crop of wheat, corn, potatoes or fruit, it should be his ambition to add to his agriclllturnl op- erations the prodtiction ol' other things that will pay a profit the balance Of the vt-ar. To obtain the largest possi- ble 'recoinpense i'roili ngi'iclilture the i'ai'mer should arrangr l`0l' SIPHGY 901' ployment the year around.

Special crops can be exploited in

conjunction with live stock husbandry. if the farmer raises lx crop ol clover it leaves the soil in elegant condition for rt crop of potatoes, while the clover will make excellent feed for live stock- A crop of potatoes lenves the ground in prime condition for wht-nt sccded down to clover. Live stock industry ln conjunction with i-lD@C|f\| °\`0l‘ 9"* duction will not only give thc i`lirmer remunerative employlnt-nt nt all scri- 'l\on|, bitt the rotation of crollfl “lid feeding live stock will keep UD the fertility 'of tile land. -

. Hog House Floor.

The hog house floor nuiy be ce-

ment one part with six to ellilli DUNS .ravei for a foundation and covered vrllb one inch of a illin mixture con- taining one part cement with two of ,.|°,,n_ gnarp sand. Roughen the sur- fuce; otherwise it will be slillllefy-

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GANG PLOW

~ HORSE EVENER

Method of Attaching Six Ho;-seg to Farm Imhlement with Satisfaction - By

Georle Hanne. Q

Here is a sketch of a six-horse even-

er for gang plow. As shown, two horses are placed ahead and fotir abreast. The device is made of a piece of oak plank and a common tour- horse evener set on top of it and fas- tened with strap iron as on a wa- gon tongue. The holes in the evener are bored at the rate of two to one; two inches to the two horses to one inch to four. The evener is made of suf- ficient length so that the hole for the

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Unique nsiatlontnip di Potato. V An authority tells us that the pota- to has 'a large and unique, relation- ship. Tobacco, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers belong to the family Probably that is why the potato bug is so often destructive to these crops. it is asked: How can it potato grow other potato vines fro`m the `eyes, since it is not rt root, fruit or seed? That is answered by way of illustra- ltionz A stein of almost any plant will produce another plant from the plnce where the leaves come out on il, if one will break oft a piece oi' rose bush and plant it in a favorable place it will produce another rose | bllsh, just as it potato will produce an- lother vine.

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Water Shade Trees.

llow many people neglect to wntei'

their shnde trees and flower bed:-li’ The editor of this department knows ln Texas man who is still gathering lfrcsh roses from his bushes, when all l his neighbors, in fnct, most of the resi-

Idcnts of his town, can only point tc ltheir withered, parched bushes and ltrees. This man, on the hottest day inf the year, had his home grown flow-

... it-rg on the table, and they were nl-

lnosl as fresh as flowers would lool: lin curly summer. He simply waterif lhls tl-ces and flowers; waters thenl ‘,.|g|,¢__and they rctum him, for his

When apples are scarce it is very-

impurtant to conserve them to best ndvnlltage. So very many families are without apples during most of the \vinter,. Often persona remark to nic that they had quite a lot of ap- pics at gatllcrlng time. hilt they \vou|dn‘l lit-ep. N0\v"vvhy is this? \Ve know it is the business of a sound applc to keep till its ccll striictlire is iliokeii down by over-ripening, un- less iillel'fcl'cd with by an outside ugcnt. This agent play be a bruise. a rotten apple or too great warmth.

Apples do not rot tllroligh pure cus- si‘dlit:ss._ The farmer will drive his' jolt wagon ilito the orchard and then Mick nnd pour into it apples of vari- ous varieties and every conceivable grade of roiicniless and soundness. writcs,.ioe A. Burton ill Farillers' Re- vicw. Wilt-it the box is full. all thc plckrrs sit on the apples while they orc drivcll to the place of deposit. The pickers are oil the apples with

If we have a full crop of appfes it

is still more important that we handle them intelligently. lf prop- erly done, they become of commer- cial importauee. (‘ar ful grading is a prime essential wlfen apples are 1, plenty. _

The buyer has innny opportunities

and he is sure to discriminate against any careless packing. it is a moral duty of the apple grower to pack his apples honestly, - whether of high or low grade. If lie does not he is not holiest. But the rule will not work both ways. ll. is not proof that i am honest because my apples are well packed. Packing apples is B business proposition with us. We puck them so for the money there is ill if. We cannot afford to sell a bar- rcl of deceptive apples. Of course we sell low-gl'allc apples, but it is uildcrstond they are such. I nm sure that we feel more anxiety about the condition of our apples than do the

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gtet. When the basket is full, it is dragged across the apples on its way in the bin. If there were any sound lapplea they are probably bruised or bcsmirchcd with rot and compelled to lie against a rotten neighbor. No

Ewonder “o\ir apples wollldn't keep." 'if a few did try to keep. the children .ing them out first. trying to find s _possible one to take to school.

| The farmer's apples be-long to him and he -has just ao many, whether they are in one pile or four piles. lf he will properly sort them out he will find one pile ought to go to fllellogs at once, another is good for present use in the house, another can be used 1 little later and the sound ones kept for winter. lie ought to know that n rotten apple is already past useful- ness, n specked one will soon be rot- _tt-n, as will also it sound one if asso- ciated with a rotten one. 1-

botll hallils half a dozen at a time we would pack olir apples from it O

parties to whoili we sell. How good

know because commercially we can- not take such risks. l

Apples should be picked in medium'

sized baskets and not bruised. This means that they inllst be placed in the baskets by hand and neither dropped ilor tossed. They should be in-tuled in these same baskets--on a spring wagon to the packing stand, |'>o not pour them ill tt' box there but

sort them from the basket. 'The fol- /‘HQ

lowing is the procedure with ua: A basket of apples is placed on the lable directly in front of the sorter.

Around this is grouped four empty' baskets. 'l`llere are four grades-Nu. i, No. 2, culls and castaways. or as

we say, mill culls. These grade bas-, kets should always occupy the same relative position so the sorter through habit will place each grade

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System Gives Utmost Satisfaction and Permits Youngstert to B0 Fed Individually - By

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A form of combined stnnchion and

manger for calf feeding is illustrated in a bulletin published by the Michi- Ban Experiment station and is recom- mended at- bt-ing very couvenient."l`he principle -ln which the stanchion is built is not claimed to be new; the use dates back a number of decades. but the especial application and ad- justment of the one hereafter describ- ed presents some new features. This particular model is produced as the result of three years’ trial, having un- dergone several changes since the first one was installed. 'l‘his i`ppli~ ance can be adjusted so as to accom- modate the calf fronl birth up to i2 months of age. The calves are con- fined ln the _stanchions at feeding time only. After the calf has been secured the milk bucket is placed in the manger; when the milk is con- sumed ,the bucket is removed and en- silage and meal supplied, followed by hay. By using this stanchion method of feeding the maximum number of calves can be kept in a minimum amount of space in a clenn,‘healthy, thrifty condition, providing they are given access to the outdoor yardage. The average size ot' the i'our calf pens in the dairy barn, including manger space is 15 feet three inches by 12 feet 3 inches. Eucli pen accotnnlo- dates eight, calves up to five or six

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commodating six calves each is 9 feet

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INCREASE IN

STOCK RAISING

Noteworthy Feature in Industry Is Improvement of Breeds in All Kinds of

- Animals.

l ln the past several years American

lcnttle breeders have sent some of their `

llinest blood to the Argentine Republic. `Souili Anlerica, and that country has' been rapidly improving its native breeds with this better blood. The American consul in Buenos Ayres writes tllnt the country is rapidly ill- rrensing its cattle and regularly ex- ports bcei' to Eligllsil markets. lil 1895 there were 2i,79i,5ld brad of cat- tle there and ill i908 there were 29.- ll6,ti2:'» head. As compared with other l-ountries Argentina rnllks third ill the number of cattle. Russia, \vifll lil,- ll(l0,000 llend, slnnds first, and the linited States follows with 69,000,000 llcl1d._

A noteworthy feature in the stock-

lraising industry is the improvement of breeds of all classes of anilflala. in the last cattle census it was found that 3.4 per cent. of the entire num- ber were thnroughbreds, and 51.7 per cent. were improved croasbrccds. it lvvas found that many fields that had heretofore been sown to wheat werel now devoted to cattle raising oil in-` ltenslve principles of the industry. The value of the cattle of Argentina is es- timated at $928,686,834. Diseases of cattle and other live stock have been comblted so successfully tif.-lt the dis- eases are either stamped onl or con- fined to isolated cases and to small

,territorial areas. I

Considerable uneasiness has het*

which Argentine live cattle have not ' been freely admitted into the United Kingdom. Aa an effort to this restric- tion on the live cattle market, a prom-

cut by il feet il inches. Of course, ll :ill :ases except one, the calves i:l\c a. cess to yardage at will.

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opened with Spain and Italy. |

Speaks in Butter. ` I

The white spccks in butter are due

to poor ripening of the cream, says the Epitonlist. l Some of the cream has"wheyed off" and decomposed and the casein basl gathered in clots and the whey has separated from the cream. These

clots of curd will not churn out. They' remain in the biltter as clots and ai- wnys look wllitc. Artificial coloring` has no effect upon them, and winter o'r summer they spoil the looks of the butter. Greater care in ripening the crcam is called for, but even in crealncries there are limes' when lilesc colorless clots form and the sure way to db is fo strain the cream into the churn. Then the clots do not get into the churn and are not found in the butter.

Moles Not Enemies.

Much complaint is and always has

been made of destruction in gardens nild fields by inoles._ This seeming dt-struction is only apparent, for the inole docs more good than it doc harm. The most hnrm that it doo is in plowing tip the lawn and soil il t-ultlvaled places, allowing it to dl out ill summer and causing tlfeplanl on the ridges to wither and die ll dry wcntiler. ` `

Largest Tobacco Farm. -

The largest iollact-ti farm in fn-

wnrld, coiiluiiiliig 25,000 nl~rcs,lnnpn Ainslcrdnnl. fin. Ilcrc is grown abut one-lhird of all ilit- Suinatrn loin-lt~r in-'oil for cigar \vi'ap|lci'.~i in ti. -

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tmln:<».i~. 18 inches wide. consisting of 'inch hemlock, is 6 inches above the oor, As the front of the manger . built on rather than against the .othim it leaves the inside bottom .cnsureinent of,the manger 16 inches. ‘ne side oi the manger over which no cali‘s neck is placed in feeding is

inches above the bottom, one-half

rl this distance being tuken up by a lc-i, thc balance by the bottom frame- o--lt oi' the stanchion resting on it. '\~- top part of the manger over 1"-h the calf feeds is 15 inches ovc the floor and should not be li- higher, as even this is rather tl. im' the new l:orn calf. The young- » 'dives can feed over this, btlt oliid not he left fastened during the _\', as- iln-\' could not lie down com- ' ply. '|`il»- =-ide of the manger next

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1'-.i lin- the l'l>|'-_nhngv oi the older a l"~ nip.--l pnriilions extend 'e:fi Q ~- as fll-- <-ui'vt>d line -r :. \ll.eli'atioi\. but ihisis the -.l :».pl_- |'t:lt\ll~c oi the lixlnre, as

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by boarding up from the manger to the dotted line shown between A B. The front or stanchiun part of the dx- ture is 3 feet ti1,§ inches high and slopes away from the iuunger to ill- crt-ase its capacity andgive the calf the benefit of a little more spread in throwing the bend up to remove it from the open stanchiou. The stan- cbiuus are made of welllseaaoned 1 inch elm and no breaks have occurred thus far. The youngest calves do not require more than 5 inches space for the neck when confined. The stan- chion frames are bored with a num- ber of holes so that the movable up- right pieces can be shifted according to the size of the calf. Aa calves ap- proach the yearling stage and their horns interfere with the working oi the stanchion the movable piece may be removed and the animal allowed tc go free while feeding. 'l‘his system has given the utmost satisfaction, permit- ting calves to be fed individually ac cording to their needs and entirely preventing the many bad habits so frequently acquired by the pail fed calf.

DISEASE GERMS

Milk Contaminated in Various Ways From Time It Leaves Cow Until It Reaches Table.

Thr-re are it hundred and one places

where milk can be containinaled from the time it is drawn from llie udder till it reaches the table in the forlli of sweet milk, crcanl, or butter. First, it great deal of bacteria, impurities anti disease germs get into the milk at the baln or lot ill which the cows are kept. Second, a great maiiy more oi' these nvve their existence in milk to the atterdallt and the place in which llic mi‘k is kept.

The moment the cow allows signs

of being ill, or when even a slight eruption is noticeable, a person may contract disease by partaking of her lnilk.

impure water is another way in

which milk is contaminated. if the cow is compelled to drink out of a mud hole, filled with disease germs, alle cannot help blit drink a large number of those germs into her sys- tein, some of them being sure to reach the milk.

Milking the cow into an open pail

when the barn is filled with dust, and from which there hangs an untold number of dirty cobwebs, or milking her in an offensively smelling lot, where the filth is ankle deep, or milk- ing a cow where `udder, flanks and legs are ctlvered with dirt and filth- in such cases it is impossible to avoid contamination of the milk.

We believe that more disease germs

are given the liulnan family through milk than are given in any other agency; and we also believe that less attention 'is paid to the care of milk than to uny- other food consumed upon the table.

CROSS-CUT P

SAW SUPPORT

Pieces of Light Timber Attached to lt Make It Possible for Ono Mun to Oper- ICO.

Two pieces of lath or other light

strip of wood bored together as shown nt ll in the accompanying illustra- tion, will stiffen-a cross-cut saw so that one man will be able to saw with it without dilliculty. The strips of wood tend to control the wabble of

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ly Alloc Lucinda Wynn ‘

l lvnen i ai-at saw “uncle stephen" ,ho was so gray, bent and toothlosl that l could almost believe him when he told me that he was in existence before the hills just in sight beyond lllc fields. 'l`he small boys of the nclghborliood looked upon him with I kllld of superstitious awe, and as they -bathed lil the cool stream or lhied |,-cbbles al the froiicsome little perch that could be seen in its clear water l lin-_v told each other in low tones that - "Uncle Stephen," long, long years be- `-fore, had "dug out Sandy creek and pllcd up thc hills on the ‘other side."

iiike most of the old negroes,

"Uncle Stephen" did not know his age, but always reckoned lime front sonic event that greatly impressed lila simple, superstitious mind. When asked the number of his years he would say: "l dunno 'zactly, but l was 12 dt- same _vear flat de stars fell."

lie was a comical figure on Sun-

days ami holidays, when dressed in his best clothes. lie wor_e an old. brown, battered beaver hat, and, on warm days, a linen coat that had once been white. When my mischievous young bl-other remarked upon the superanuuated appearance of this coat, he said, half playfully: ‘Go ’way, chile, dis coat was in circulation befo' you was bo‘n." - He prided himself on his fine mart- lners, and whenever a lady addressed ihim, took off bil hat, and. bowing 'solemnly anti profoundly, held it in lhis hand until she had passed on,

‘lie was in a constant state of tbank~ _flilness, and would say: "l thank you, sir," for a scolding as well as i'or 3 favor. '

Passing through the yard one day

1| saw him sitting motionless with his ,head bent on his band. He had been sawing wood, but, havin!! DSC01119 weary, was resting upon R IBFSG hickory log. A crepe myrtle Cast il! shadow over the gray HEUFG. and showed its pink petals slowly down until they rested upon the brill of ills old brown hat. He had enter- tained us often with stories o_f.hls life “befo‘ de war," and I wondered if he were living over, in dreams, the years when he was young and strong, when he was spoken of as the “test hand on the plat-e;" the moonlit eve- nings, when he sat in the door of .his little cabin “in the quarters." singing the favorite plantation songs to the accompaniment of his banjo, while his wife sal near-by rockilig a little one to sleep, keeping lime to the father's music' those davs when his

voice swelled ,ystrongest _and sweeteltt

in the church gatherings, the bap- ilzlngs and the camp meetings.

Now the limbs were stiff and inac-

tive, the voice weak and treble, and the wife of ills _voulh had his for nlany years in the graveytt:'d on the hill-slope.

1 went up to hiiu anti said, softly:

".\i‘c you well lo-day, lint-le Stephen?"

l-le looked up, smiled, shook his

head and said: ".\'o, Miss Alicei l’s got do inisci'_v ill dis old..__.l!.i\.i?k ngin, and I was scltin' here restin' and wonderln’ if dc iiord would for- give a poor old nigger like me at de last." 9 l in surprise T said: "\\'hy_ Uncle Stephen, are you not a Chi‘istlsn'."’ - l-le replied: ".\'o, miss; i'se a backslider. I tlsetl to be a 'zorter,' but I done let my 'liglon drap. De church went too deep in my pocket, l would n bin willin' to gib 15 cents a month, but dey wanted me to gib a dollar. No, sir!" ,

Uncle Stephen was faithfulness

itself to the family he served. Though too old to work in the Held, he was invaluable in the yard _and garden. l-le knew how to raise the very finest of sweet potatoes and watermeions. Proud was he Wllell they were praised as the largest and best in 'the country. Honest, truthful, trustworthy, we never felt uneasiness about the home if left in Uncle Stephen's care. One shm- mer"ai‘l"the famiy were away for two weeks. The nltllli Wére Shen! in sleepless vfglls by Uncle Stellhell for fear some midnight maraugler might visit the fowlliouse or the barn. -"-

1 had been attending _ school and

when I went home last summer for the vacation l missed the uid, bent figure and cheery salutatior.. One day 'the winter before he failed to appear at the usual time, but as he sometimes Iwent away to lpend_ several days i with his married daughter, the family ' did not wonder nt. his absence. After lthree days had passed, however and l he had sent no word. some one went , to seek him in his little house, where ` he lived an alone.

They were grieved and oonsciehco-

stricken to find that the poor -old man had lain sick for three days with no medicine or food. He wal ‘made as comfortable as possible, s 'physician was at dues sent for and ,all that kind friends could do _Ill done, but their ell-e vm of no

I avail.

He 'died after a few days of auf-

fering. His int worth were .ex- . pressionii of thanks to the "S006 While folks" whom he had loved andaeryed so lonl. 0 ‘

in death he seems to keep watch

still over the home where they dwell. His grave lies nearby on the green hillside. under a tangle of jessaxitlne vines, where the magnolia fret-,s drop their rose-colored couoa and the mock-

' ins: birds sing to cacli other all the

mn” ww' nm n V ° at-l-vice bcatity of bloom. _ ~ _ ` ` _ """‘ l' ' ' ` H " V "` ‘ " ` ' ‘ day. `

ble- l-e\ enue.

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