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Plan of a Stock Barn.
Here's a plan of a barn with silo
suitable for three horses and fifteen
cows. The plan Hhown Is for a barn
36 by 50 feet. The framework above
the basement consists of an eighteen
foot bent above the horse stable, then
a twelve-foot drive way, then a twen
ty-foot bent. In order to have room
for a team to be takeu out beside :i
loaded wagon there should be an over
lay of six feet In the mow over the
cattle; this will give plenty of room
on the thrash floor. The stairway to
the basement goes down from the
drive floor into the feed-mixing room.
KLOOR PLAN OF STOCK BARN.
A. mixing room; B, hone Stable; «', forti
allu.vs: I), cow stalls: R, box stall; V, pal
■age behind cattle; <;, manger; 11. root
house under driveway; l, silo.
The bay or feed from above is put
down through a twinging door beside
the stairway.
The basement consists of sixteen
single cow stiiiis. box stalls, and four
horse stalls, with feed rooms. Provis
ion is made for a concrete root-house,
arched over with concrete, under the
driveway. The silo is on the outside
Of the barn, beside the driveway, and
can be made any size desired; one fif
teen feet in diameter and thirty feet
high would be alvoti! the size required
for the amount of stock the basement
would contain. H.
Kate-Hatched Chickens.
It is not usually profitable to carry
ilie late-hatched chicks into winter
Runrters, for they will not lay until
midwinter or early siding, hence will
consume more food than their eggs
will pay for. We have found it an ex
cellent plan to keep the late-hatched
chicks on the range as long as possible,
and when they must be brought in and
fed place them in quarters by them
selves. Then they are given just
enough room to take moderate exer
cise, some green food and for grain
mainly corn, only enough other grain
Iteing given them to keep them from
being corn sick. The idea is to fatten
them as quickly and inexpensively as
possible after they are brought in
doors. They are then marketed and
bring a price which makes it profitable
to raise them to this point.
Lines for Three Hontea.
For driving three horses the lines
can be made the same as for two
horses, only the No. f{ must h<» added,
MAGRW FOR THREE-HOMB LINES.
*hich must be 10 Inches longer than
the No. 2. The way the lines are
crossed Is the way they must be put
on the horse*. The bits in the dia
tram represent the horses.
Farm Note*.
Sheep will not bear neglect and
thrive.
ft Cropping the orchard generally does
"toot pay.
A garden must be rich, mellow and
; kept clean.
There is no animal more unprofita
ble than poor sheep.
Currant and gooseberry bushes
•hould be pruned every year.
l /; No unprofitable animals should be
**Pt a moment longer than necessity
requires.
It Is usually beat to defer trans
planting trees until the frost has killed
tte leave*.
The tools and team* should always
b« the best circumstances will allow.
Keep young stock growing and it
will be turning something •tot? day.
It la not what Is ton but what li
digoeUd that furnishes th« strength
and mu«cl(\
Early maturity Is one of the accept
ed methods of lessening the cost of
•took raising.
A sharp plow will sometimes but*
a groat deal of strength in the team
l>esides do better work.
As a rule medium sized animals tak«
on flesh more rapidly and can be mad«
fattor and plumper.
The l>ost means of Increasing th«
productiveness of land and of obtain
in>: paying crops 1s to keep the land
in a high Rtate of cultivation.
Inloss the manure Is well rotted
and fined It should not be allowed to
come In direct contact with the root*
of fruit trees, bat bo scattered broad
cast over the surface,
Condition makes or unmakes the
horse, and on its proper conditioning
depends the development of its mus
cles and its powers of endurance, and
0O these depend its speed develop
ment.
Weeds are continually drawing from
the soil the plant food which should
go toward the development of the
growing crop, and ' the larger the
weeds are allowed to grow the more
of the plant food will they consume.
Weeds, making the best out of them
possible, are parasites not only on th.»
soil and farm crops, but also on the
revenue of the farmer.
To Stop Wattle of Spokes.
A good way to overcome the rattle
of spokes Is to go over the wheel and
tighten all bolts, then make a water
tight trough large enough so that the
wheel may i,, set upright In it: this
trough should be about six Inches
deep Then buy a gallon of Unseed
oil and while boiling hot pour it In the
trough, set the wheel In it, rolling it
around slowly so thai the crevices will
take in the oil and then, with a brush,
go over, with the oil. all portions
which are not covered while the wheel
is standing In the tub. Nut only will
the rattle be stopped, but the wheel
will last a great deal longer under
wil.l, STOP Tilt BATTLE,
this treal merit. The illustration shows
the form of a trough which is best for
the purpose.
Fattening Beef Cattle.
Prof. \V. A. Henry, whose reputa
tion ;is an authority on cattle feeding
cannot be doubted, suggests that
American cattle can bf> fattened upon
iuuHt less grain than our feeders gen
erally give them. He says thai many
feeders in thp Western and Middle
States give to their fattening stock
from twenty to thirty pounds, :ind
(sometimes thirty-tivp pounds a day of
com meal, while in England and Scot
laud they seldom use more than six
or eight pounds n day. They give with
this from fifty to one hundred pounds
of sliced roots, usually rutabagas, four
to five pounds of straw and from five
to ten pounds of hay. They claim to
send as good meat to market as we
can furnish them, which we may not
doubt, but we are not sure thi^t we
can grow the turnips as the corn
Which we feed here, and whether beef
animals fed upon turnips would stand
transportation as well, either alive or
as dressed meat, as those fattened on
corn. Professor Henry thinks ensilage
should take the place In our st<xk
feeding that roots do In England, and
we do not doubt that a judicious use
of ensilage or some other succulent
food with the corn meal might induce
better digestion so that animals might
be as well fattened with a less
amount of grain.
The Striped Beetl*.
The most troublesome pest of the
cucumber, melon and squash viues is
the striped beetle which feeds on the
young leaves and gathers on the stem
near the ground gnawing the plant.
Where there are only a few hills they
may be protected by screens or wire
netting, or common mosquito netting
on circular wire frames. Persistent
u»e of plaster of air-slaked lime will
drive them away, also tobacco dust.
The best poison is paris green a little
weaker than used for potato plants,
or one pound to one hundred pounds of
plaster.
Southern Apples.
Attempts are being made in south
ern Florida to grow apples by grafting
or budding on the Redhaw stock. The
grafts are reported to be growing nice
ly, and one apple has been shown
weighing fourteen ounces and excel
lent in flavor and color. Hereto#>re
orcbardists have not succeeded in pro
ducing a good apple »n the extreme
South.
TO MY MOTHER.
•hI gently with her. Time; thi-<e many '
years
( life have brought more smdies with
thorn than tears,
>y not thy hand too harshly on her
now,
it trace decline so slowly on her brow
wit (like the sunset of the Northern
clime,
>'here the twilight lingers in the sum-
mer time,
i'l fmles nt last Into the silent night,
re one may note the passing of the
light),
0 may she pass—since 'tis the common
lot—
<s one who, restinß, tltept and knows it
not.
-John Allan WVyth In th<« Century.
; lie intercession oi lie cm I!
4 >
1..A A A.AAAAA A
FT? NY luck, IHiko?"
'r-\ Sll« looked up with a forced
smile as her husband entered
heir—studio, they termed It, but as
matter of fact It was their garret
aid the only room they had.
He nhook his head wearily as he
tlaced the canvases on the table.
"The dealers are full up, and I
invent sold one."
"Never mind." Bhe answered, tender
er —"luck mu»t change soon."
"Heaven only knows that ours has
teen black enough since we married."
"Dearest," she said, reproachfully,
nd (she gathered closer to her breast
he sleeping child, whose face was so
lear to her, with the blue eyes of her
msband and its halo of fair, curling
neks, "there is little Ruth."
Marmaduke Befton gazed moodily
nto the lire. His thoughts were far
roni pleasant ones. Until four years
igo he had never known that dread
eeling of want His father, Sir Mar
oaduke Befton, a very wealthy man,
lad completely spoiled him. Not a
vish remained unsatisfied, and his al
iowanco was a princely one.
This bringing up had the usual re
mlt. Duke made up his mind that he
vas an artist and nothing would shake
him in this connection.
Not even the threat of his father's
lire displeasure would periuade him
to throw down iiis brush.
There is no doubt that In time Sir
Martnaduke would have relented and
have countenanced his son In his ar
tlstlc ambition, but as luck would have
it, Duke went into the country to paint
Landscapes. There he met Ituth, his
wife, the daughter of the vicar, and at
once proceeded to nmke love. A few
Weeks afterward he proposed to her
and was accepted,
Sir Marmaduke did not rage when
the engagement was announced to
him. He wrote a few lines.
".Marry this girl and I have done
with you. Not a sou will you have.
The choice remains with you."
Duke did make his choice and mar
ried. The Inevitable occurred and lit
tle Ruth was the crowning blessing to
a happy marriage. Not for two yen is
did they begin to feel the pinch of
poverty. The ready money which ml
had and the realization of his jewelry
kept them going for that length of
time. Hut the last six months had
been a weary tight with starvation.
Their "studio" cost them four shil
ling* a week —an attic off the Gray's
Inn road —and their food cost them of
ten less. Their thin faces and wearied
smilex were speaking evidence of their
life,. Hut little Ruth's bonny face bore
signs of a mother's love and care.
'There in plenty of lard and pota
toes, let us fry them," Kuth said,
cheerfully, as she placed the child on
her bed.
The next morning they were awak
ened by the chlld'i chatter. The sun
wan shining brilliantly through the
windows of the roof.
"I will go the rounds again," he
said, as he took up his cnnvaaea. "I
will he hark soon witii your breakfast,
I hope, darling. (Jood-bye, little one."
There were tears in his eyes as he
leaned to kiss hia little girl.
His wife stood looking at the open
doorway, through which her huslmnd
had disappeared. Then, with a sigh,
she started cleaning their room.
The little one looked on for a whllo.
In a few moments she grew tired and
■wandered to the landing head. She
walked down a few steps.
Her mother went on with her work,
now and then stopping for a moment
to dash the streaming tears from her
eyes.
Little Ruth reached the street
"Which way did dad goV she lisped
to herself.
After a moment's hesitation she
turned to the left A hundred yard*
ahead she reached Theobald's road
and toddled along In the direction of
Oxford street.
"I fljod him soon —dad, dear dad. lit;
Is crying, poor dad," she murmured.
A sudden run to cross the street, a
shriek, the pulling up of horses, and
the little one lay motionless In the
arm* of a kindly policeman A quar
ter of an hour afterward she was be
lnf atended to by the house surgeon
of a neighboring hospital.
"A simple fracture of the arm," be
END OF THE STRAW HAT SEASON.
Peregrination Pete—Hies* will come in handy when I go South for tho
wini er.—ol neiiuiati Post.
remarked to the nurse. "It was n
providential escape."
"What's your name, little one?" he
asked.
"Ruth Befton," she answered, obe
diently,
"Where do you live?" was his next
question.
"Far away, up high," she replied,
pointing with her hand to the celling.
"What is the name of the street?"
"Ruth doesn't know," sin; answered
decidedly.
"What l« your father's name.-"
asked the nurse at a hazard.
"Marm'duke Befton," klio replied,
proudly, and then cried and moaned
will) the pain.
A few minutes later Sir Marmaduke
Sefton was called to the telephone.
'•Halloa!"
"What 7"
"A child injured? "Why do you tele
phone me? • • • Father's name
Marmaduke Sefton? Am 1 the only
tane in the world? * * * The name
Js certainly an uncommon one, us you
sjiy."
Ills stern face softened for a mo
ment.
"Yes, I'll come round," he said, at
last.
A quarter of an hour afterward be
entered the children's ward. Ills face
turned white as ho gazed into the
child's blue eyes.
"Private ward, please," he said, curt
ly, and at the millionaire's word the
little one was taken into another
room.
While little Uuth slept Sir Manna
duke stayed by her side looking medi
tatively at her face.
I Mike Sefion returned In about an
hour to his house. There was a smile
on his face as he entered.
"One sovereign. We shall bare a
bust, darling."
But his wife was lying in a faint on
the floor. Quickly lie brought water
for her, but when she came round she
began to shriek wildly.
"Little Uuth ha.s gone," wak all she
could say.
Then ensued twenty-four hours of
agony to the distracted parents. In
the morning a policeman came and
told them where the child wan.
They rushed round to the hospital,
but when they were received with the
utmost respect and taken to a private
ward they wondered excedlngly.
With a tearful cry Kuth ran to her
child ajid crooned over her. Duke
knelt by the other Hide of the bed.
"Look!" cried little Bath. "He says
that he is your dad. Why don't you
kiss him?"
A tall figure stopped from the corner
of the room
"Duke, forgive me," Sir Marmaduke
broke in, eagerly, and there was a
tone in his voice that made hln son
wonder.
For a moment there was silence.
"Kins him, dad," the child cried.
And the two men's hands met in «
hearty grasp, while the mother*! tears
fell over the child's pillow.—lllustrated
Bits.
JONAH AND THE WHALE.
etaiU of 111 m Experience from Rab-
binical I.PKflnlt.
When Joruiii went to Joppa he found
no ship, for the veasel on which he ln
tendetl taking pa&aage bad galled two
days before his arrival; but God
caused a contrary wind to arise and
the ship was driven back to port. In
his Joy Jonah paid his passage money
In advance, contrary to the usual cus
tom, which did not require payment
until the conclusion of the voyage. Ac
cording to some, he paid even the full
value of the ship, amounting to 4,000
gold denarii. When the storm aroso
the kind-hearted Milan, evidently re
specting the rich passenger, first low
ered Jonah only far enough for the
water to reach his knees. Seeing that
the storm subsided, they drew him
back Into the ship, whereupon the sea
at once arose again. The sailors re
peated the operation several times with
the same result, each time lowering
him deeper and deeper, until llually
they throw him Into the sea.
The fish which swallowed Jonah wan
created In the very beginning of the
world for that special purpose, There
fore this fish had so large a mouth and
throat that Jonah found it us easy to
pass Into Its belly as he would bore
found it to enter the portals of a very
large synagogue, It had eyes which
were as large as windows and lamps
nt up its Interior. According to anoth
er opinion, a great pearl suspended in
the entrails of the 6»b enabled Jonah
to see all that was In r.he sea and In the
abyss. The fish Informed Jonah that
he was to be devoured by Leviathan]
Jonah asked to be taken to the mon
ster, when he would wive both Ills own
life and that of the fish. Meeting Le
viathan, he exhibited the ''Heal of Abra
ham," whereupon the monster shot
away a distance of two days. To re
ward him for this service the fish
showed Jonah all the wondrous things
in the ocean (P. g., the path of the Is
raelites across the Red Sea; the pillars
upon which the earth rests). Thus he
spent three days and three nights in
the belly of the fish, but would not
pray. God then resolved to put him
into another lish where he would be
less comfortable. Cramped for room
and otherwise made miserable, Jonah
finally prayed, acknowledging the fu
tility of his efforts to escape from God
(Psalm cxxxlx). — Prom volume 8 of
Jewish Encyclopedia, Just published by
the Funk & Wagnalls Company.
The Submarine Hoar.
One of the earliest suggestions of the
submarine whs that of a British smug
gler, Johnson, who Invented a boat
that was to travel under or above
water. With this- vessel he proposed
to carry Napoleon from St. Helena,
but the emperor died while the boat
was under construction. The adher
ents of the emperor promised John
son two hundred thousand dollars on
the day the boat was ready to start
and an Immense ram If It proved suc
cessful. Some years later Johnson built
a boat with which ho experimented In
the Thames for the British admiralty.
In this connection It may be mention
ed that one of Napoleon's marshals.
Massena, began life as a smuggler on
a large scale, and Commodore Thurot
of the French navy of tliat time ob
tained his knowledge of the British
coasts while Id the employ of a smug
gler.
A Monkey* Intelligence.
An extraordinary Instance of the in
telligence of a monkey In the Royal
Park, Melbourne, Australia, has been
chronicled. A monkey In a large cago
was trying to reach a nut which had
been thrown down on the gravel path.
Putting Its arm through the bars and
stretching as far as possible, It found
that the nut was Just beyond his reach.
There was straw on the floor of the
cage, and going to the back, where It
evidently expected to and the straw
less damaged. it tested straw after
straw, discarding them one by one, not
thinking them strong enough for the
purpose. At last It found a satisfac
tory one, returned with It to the front
of the cage, and very quickly, with tola
aid, hooked the nut oJom enough to b«
picked up. -;.•;.:.

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