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; 1 is <•> -v. C CRIBBING CORN. if all it a u.sk Cl«*an ami I)o Not Crib Until tho Corn Is Dr y to the Cob. One may easily begin cribbing too j KM. Getting the corn in the crib toe i M'ly is even mere disastrous than leav ing it in the field too long. Corn that heats and molds in the crib is altogeth er damaged. Every ear ruins its neigh . bor. And as the catastrophe takes place last round the outside of the crib, where the corn is exposed freely to the air, tho damage is apt to have made a lam entable progre • in the interior before it is discovered unless one is very ! watchful indeed. It will not stop tie heating and molding to throw the t* [ off the crib. That is the worse thing one can do. The damage may he miti gated by spreading the corn out in e dry, airy pince. Be sure the corn is cured and then alu ad and as fast as you can. Corn can be fed wliin it will net bellt to erit for two to six weeks. That corn may keep properly in a crib it must not bo husked until cured. It must be husked clean, and the evil; must shelf, r it from the weather. ('. rn should not be cribbed until it is dry— eels dry, down to the very eob. It may >o cribbed when wet with rain (if well aired) without appreciable damage, tl lot too much of it is put in the crib, jut undoubtedly it is better to have it iry altogether when cribbed. By clean Husking, says a Country Gentleman correspondent, I mean removing the silk as well as the husk and removing all the husk. When the silk is not removed and when "ribbons" in the crib are fro quent, tho. chances of molding are in creased, and the depredations of mir aro îmiliinli« d. Tho mice are highly pleased by the juxtaposition of bedding and food. Husk and silk absorb moisture and hold it \ cry ft w in the west remove , the silk, let it is aahmtful ,,s the , quant,ty of lnisk that would condemn a busker s work as decididly sown.}. The huskers that do not remove-.:. silk claim that to remove it takes time: , uovingthe silk requires an extra "pass, " which is true. The man that pays no at tention to tho silk in husking catches the car at its lmtt with his left hand, strips back tin-upper half of the husk with his right hand, and thi ll catching tho car with the right hand lie lifts it out of its bed and breaks it off. The niait that removes tho silk catches ti c point of the our, including tho sill:, with his left hand, strips buck the up* per half of the husk with his right hand, pushes his left hand to the butt of the ear and breaks off the ear with his right hand. The left hand is passed ; to the butt of the ear while the right hand is being brought hack from the j upraiscl end of the lmsk to the center of the ear, and ahold is gained. I» | there is really no loss of hm o . i j there is it is so small that it is balanc ed by tho ear being always clean of husk, while the man who does not strip back the lower half of no husk occa sionally lias to stop to pull off "ribbons after the ear has been lifted from it* hat tho men that remove it do not hu . oiuiich corn. My Observation is toth. Oi tho huskers ot my ac that remove thi- sill; tourrary. plain tanco those rat as much corn in tlm crib as those hat do not. Tho latter assert that re. bed. by Machinery* HuKkiiiK Ci There are corn I ' •s :md foddej 800 cutters with a c:. bushels of corn i six to eight unfit tn An Indiana corr< tional Stockman v com handled l.y r nr • thus describes it: Ym capacity of from 2oo day, owing to corn at With low wheeled trm ' > ■ . hands and teams will del:, to the machine, one man um : I two wagons will care for the lit'.- ; . . corn, and one man with the aid of tie 16 foot elevator will care for the cliafic. fodder. __ The machine has two snapping rollers f 2'd O e(|ui'.'it:;: that iiuuiuthe stunt, ana mo xonr mm» tear it in pieces, so that there are no whole sections to hurt the months of stock. The husks that are taken off bv the husking rollers are not cut, hut. are elevated with the fodder, ur^ the cor : is elevated into the wagon without a; ;. isle hand work. As soon as the corn will kt*<»p in small hulk your fodder is ri-udv if you will lit- sure of one thing—a\oi ter all foreign moisture. The sap that is ; the stalk will not injure it if you tram; • it down and do not stir it 't will In ■ r. hut do not molest it. and it keeps va v well, coming out a little dark, butstoc: s relish it as tin y do silage. 1 ; Tlm-c Years' Test nf Spraying. From tho Maine station comes a brief as resume of the results obtained fron : three years' i xjieriinents in spraying a clmrds with tome solution of copper : - a protection trmn the attack of tho np- ly p]„ »eab. The materials used were mod itied eau celestes, bordeaux mixt nr bordeaux mixture and paris green, ntui pans green. A marked benefit was the result of ; ; j i ! Farming V. Manv farmer.; a: looking about for a tuto f„r wheat. Just what that su | lstitutf , muy p, )nnst bo determined I p v *,„.. l iitv and markets Followin''are 1 ^ ^ stin „.' matlo by tll0 Philadel j,\ lPlu journal: I Tn <)S e vdio set a high value on the ] straw for feeding and bedding stock, cs i «„,. with i ho track farmers in tho I , growïye iuatead.fi , By sowing early it »n fis pas : a ^ ]jgil { !y , a tho aml cwn then w ill grow a good crop of straw to cut tho hxtUsf 1Mrt alllV) ia tiln<! , 0 „ lBnt ; h . vavi( . tY of q ul( , Klwar corn spraying, the increase of palatable fruit,often nmounHng to 50 percent. In* dieatioiis point strongly to the value of ! spraying early in the season, before the blossoms opt n, and of repeating the ap plications tour or live times during tho The best results have bei n oh | f bord i aux mi:: season. tained from the use ture prepared as follows: Six pounds < T copper sulphate (blue stone), 4 pour. j of quick lull". 40 gallons of watt 1-. la.- I solve the copper in a pail of hot water. | Mi.-, and dilute as above for use. Farm.: advised to club together in the par- j chaso of apparatus and chemicals, thus | reducing expense. j , Slake the lime in another vessel. a. u:t Wheat. , ....a,, i .tonùha V : ml iil-.v that ' cattle cat with avi'dtv," mid "l'c.ûdcs k-'lmbt draft, rm tlm tertilitv iff tho soil' " ' [ n v :,..f there is ' '' J'.'.-.a. r,.' ,.nl for "clem E /,...w.,t Vedr.-s ... o-d to rhô . " |j: f ', ' • lv0 ,. n ',t J . . . 1 , 7 ' ; ', 1 ' it ... ' 1 . . !. V-V'*'.*'.'*".' '.a*. V. .our c 'l 1 ? 'especially 1 n '.'' 1 '! /. \ 'j'to ^° 1 - < ! n ' 11 ' .1 ! i ' i \' R - s V* ' , lL r ' Sl . Ll '' . ' ' ; '.'/'l..' , 1°'*. h lol >a"' --i.t.-i ..s a > " 11 ; ,V* : ,d . ti . »nt/.' j * aij.a » tiqi .. s .t j k u. - e ' /.'„''„^^L-ms the area devoted t . I» | ^ might i j lari , ( , !vill , rfl!Jst , :1 t „ advmtc.go < f ^ wvat!m The sum inf Hi' ::te-w of ex u-mlHure of labor a 1 ^ 011( , vf „' f , ... i!itv a[ „, , a! , „rcinn : > y ■ . ... „ t „ j , it* ^.,.] lav ii fruits t!> Ithe keeping < f hî ' procluctiu: . . hi-j , ( .„ t u .. t . In tikes first into 1 Win ,.r prowing. v. farmer <v:i cimtl.n: panel In .interim a 800 GREENHOUSE OPERATONS. . tie MB In Flats, Then l'ril-li tti« lSi-m-lies. : .'i tcnt'.ous rural Start, treryt; and plants under glass when the grotini. Plants Out Even the most u home should have a place lor forcing vegetables, if it be. te .thing more than a box or !: g ■> 1 :t few roofs of p"'v a kitchen or eeiht ■ nut iwitainiug a ! set in or near ;w. Some fresh always handy to ! garnishing, and the a littlo bit of The parsley sprigs come put iu soups or for provisions for growing this green stuff are easily made, model rural home, however, needs a greenhouse, bo it ever so small out an opportunity to grow vegetables With outdoors is deeply frozen orcoveved root deep with snow, ono necessary feature oi perfect homo gardening is missing. A little greenhouse is not only a source of ph usure, hut it affords s ;!.■• stantiul blessings in fresh lettuce, rad isle s, soup, carrots, green onions, inns tard greens, parsley,asparagus, rliubaih, mushrooms and water cresses, all win All find full appreciation in ter I» our kitchen department. Any surplus, of course, is readily salahh 1 . A writer in American Gardening tells how to mala the most out of every inch of available space en and under the benches and mi t 1 the north wail besides. He says: ; Our plan is to start everything in flats, even radishes, grew them as large as admissible in this way and then t : prick the good sized plants out on the benches. Hut even then we plant let- | tuet, close and afterward thin gradual ly to the proper distances. When they begin to crowd ono another ,-o remdvt every other plant altern.., ly in tic. rows. They ere not very ..ego attic time, hut tender and crisp amt highly ; appreciated when they come on the ta ble. The remaining plants are ne-v ; about seven inches apart each vav. cabbage and cauliflower, in drills and to thin tho plants to tho proper distance I instead of starting them in s 1 flats and transplanting to their perma nent plane in the held. A similar course I in tiio greeulionso or hotbed would loave ] » large amount of space unoccupied for i long periods. 11rs would not do. I : ; They aro allowed to grow until they again begin to crowd one another for ! ru-"in, when they aro as largo as the usually found in our '(.wer won hi forced lettuce | markets. The com merci a now gather and sell the whole crop, but where wo want a continuous supply j and some extra large plants besides we I remove only every other row, leaving | the remaining plants ten inches apart each way. Just as soon as the bed is -en* tirely cleared another lot of plants, let j tneo, radishes or whatever they may he | is put in. j I» open air operations I aim to avoid transplanting wherever possible, pro!or ring to sow many seeds, such as let tuce, ■d beds or piling tin* ?.Ianuro Pile. F« Every progressive «took farmer real izes tlm possibility of enriching the ma nure pile by feeding the stock heavily on rich food. Tho difference between j the "feeding" and "mamiriul" value» j of bran or cornmenl is pretty well un- ; dorstoort - Why not go a step further and ! ' rea '' Ke tlu ' !»*rtWHiy °f feeding tin , >t>anmv pile as well as tho cow? asks | Rural New Yorker: Feed as heavily as yon may, the sta tutu'MtTi will contain too much ni tro K in in proportion to the potash and phosphoric tusid. By adding a phosphate anil muriate of potash to tho manure yon greatly improve it. This is both practical and scientific. It is just as legitimate as any other feeding. Take; .our advice and try it. In sheep farming j some form of potash added the manure is needed. A ton of un washed wool tak« s away from tho far« 150 pounds of potash, and the urine o! , sheep contains ts arly five time*as mucl. i potash as da.» that of cattle. THE NAia.. ... j ; c.L C F Wi-w: N. V'.,...arms, p*epnrutii>n« -;.x 1» Kebru . f 1 tho month of February, and the 700,000 : members uml Hair Hi- mi. will he inter „ egte(1 iu .. . , ; lia . for si.MIS. .,)■ to. Hry !'r. if the Tho serai.. Nation:.! ifina.i 1 Y. onion of tho Unit ed States is to lob.')•.! in Washington in ; > »»inn the great met ; which will formal 1 Stii in Metzerott's ly open on a Mnsic ha „ meetings, samt) hail ou ti>. : and 2-1, tin n- \> -i • ,,t the Sunday 1 o he Id in the ... .H., .4 Feb. IT ■ ; si.-ns, 12 B so -ions and . i. in. mil. m in. which will morning three nr four .n t morning adjourn at t p. in. held on .M. voted to ti:n prci-i. introduction of . fraternal, and of gi morning session and ri Saturday, March 2 , .. ..i ! formal hr terest will be ietrotluceil at the nine re muiuing sessions by an adequate ad dr. ss, which will be followed by dis cussions, in which only duly accredited mLU1 bt . rg may participate. The . : ut 10 a. iu. turn ii' ' fir t of thi s.« lay, Feb. IS, will be de 'ssaiid t lit : lot:.' W»t, he'd mi 1 ' ' a i. J.-gate , gular and to ! the of a era! tn s oi gc 'These are tnc perm -.i oflie. . nod pa trons of the cotiucii. tlie j.n .ait .d delegate of each couli , ii, the president and o . „a eV ery state council, and of every, council, and 111" members of all .ie four standing committees, widen nr. .» follows! Thu equal pay for equal work, o reform and on patriotic institut. on . One morning session will be devott d to i«t . .1 1 !1 .liv-.« iinii r« « • ilivui «» oacli of the four suhjt as continu an ty considered l y the count il through tin committees. t ho general officers of the tmtioua! coun oil, the president and delegate of each organization and the president of uv er y »täte and local council are pa tnitted t o* vote. Tho evening sessions will t. it at g and adjourn at lupin, and with | ije exception of the last will be d, v..t to the presentation to the gen. nil public of the work of tho org.;i;i..atio«f composing the council through pro grammes which will he prepared by the officers or by special committees, At the last session the work of tht council proposed f..r the immediate fa turo will be presented, and tho officer* elect for the next term will bo introduis National organizations entering the council later than three months pri or to the opening of the session of 1st )5 cannot be considered members until aft said session, although the officer* and members will be welcome guests. Xn all subsequent triennials it is pro —led that the council shall he convoked as one body composed of two parts, the upper and lower councils, the president* and delegates of organizations sitting in the former, and tho presidents and del f local councils sitting in the. e 111 business serions »h!y ed. er pos egates latter, while state councils will be di rectly represented in both houses in the triennial of lWiö the president» and delegates of local and state coun cils, of national organizations, genera, officers and patrons will sit in one body. The national councils in foreign coun tries will he invited to send fraternal delegates, while all the officers of tla international council of women will be invited to attend, and the president, the Countess of Aberdeen, is expected. Iiut Not a Trouble Breeder. j municipal j the past seven years. ; the towns are capable of exercising judg ! , ulu tteis of city government i street im | provemouts, poüuu regulation«, , terwu-ks, etc. ), arc the women m tnu county any less capable of exercising judgment and voting their conviction* as t(J bridges, courthouse bond», sala rif , s of county officers, cto. r—Liucolu (Kan. ) Beacon, In a h ctv.io on "The Model Worn j an" in the Uimvh of Disciples, New York, the Rev. F. D. Bower of Wash ington said he did not think, with some nun, that it was immodest for women to vote. He regretted that they tili had i not votes. It was not one-half so im modest to go to the polls as it was to gu iut0 » a-owded ballroom with bare bare neck and bare back and bq^ hugged in the waltz, Not a homo in Kansas lias been bn* ken up and probably not an iota *>t do mestic discord lias ever re>ulted l'runi suffrage for women during If the women in ment and voting tlieir conclusions as to t«i Walt/. Jnixuodt st ti» A'fit*- Tlia L«-s Tin- Cape (lait. Have you caught the cape gait yet! If you haven't, don't. Ouce there was a time when every woman switched her dress along the street from side to side of the walk. The cape wearer has adopt ed the same fad and goes along the street swinging tho ilem of her cape as if it were a skirt dancer's flounce*, » The Sydney Bulletin supports woman suffrage because it is based on abstract justice and says it acquiesces in it be cause it is inevitable, anil the person who refuses to acquiesce iu the inevita i bio is merely shaking an impotent talon I at the universe, I : The chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently organ ized at Los Angeles with Mrs. Fremont as regent has been named the Esch j sehoitzia chapter, from tho beautiful ' : golden poppy flower of California. Queen Victoria is described by a re cent writer as a rather comfortable, motherly looking old woman iu a plain black dress, from beneath which is vis ible the toe of a broad, e asy fitting shoe.