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tutfmsrm VCADOWBROOK " FARM PyujJL am (Pdt il fcs ft? n ¥ <ù if j A round silo is best Corn likes mellow soil. , Exercise produces warmth. There Is no better place to fit a coll ! for market than on the farm. j leaves mixed with straw make an ; excellent cover for strawberries j ! Promptly gather up and burn all ; brush and rubbish in the orchard. The coming of the silo Is developing - some new high records for high-priced ; beef. _ j Increase the cow feed*a little morn- ! to ing and night as the weather grows colder. — j It is ns an egg producer that the In dlnn Runner duck has gained the j most fame. ! — I Poultry balance their own rations If j they are given a wide variety of feeds to select from. ing Eggs that cost 25 cents per dozpn will bring $7 to $8 when hatched and sold as broilers. It All young stock on hand now that you do not intend to keep through the coming winter should be marketed. Bran Is a vary good feed for cows. It is light, palatable and rich in min eral matter, especially phosphorus. on A set of scales will guess a good deal better than you can as to tbe weight of the milk each cow gives. It is usually mere guesswork to tell (be age of a hen by her appearance after she has passed the pullet stage. to A hen over two years old Is fit only for the pot and to mother chick ens. She is past her profitable laying days. It Is well to remember that there are ten buyers for horses worth J200 and upwards to one that is worth $100 or the the Goose eggs require from twenty eight to thirty-one days to hatch, ac cording to variety and method of hatching. ity are It Is a well kno^wn fact that the w that makes the largest profit Is given the best care and most comfort able shelter. eo are If ed to the When the farmer makes a selling of his crops with as much a business ca does the buyer he will find farm ing profitable. him the Of almost. If not quite, as much Im portance as their food Is plenty cf exercise. Exercise and sunshine are great sheep tonics. If you live where stones are plenty (and they are found in most sections) never wade through winter mud in going between house and barn. fruit Let the the crop ought lt. pleases tho cow to he milked quickly, and gets her In the habit of giving dpwn promptly. It Is often tho slow milkers ihat make the strippers. If you plan to take tbe horns off your cows, better do it early in the spring. It is a trying ordeal at best. Be an humane about it as you cam. Vitality Is a very Important char acteristic In the dairy cows or any other farm animal, if weak along this line the best returns cannot be expected. 130 live about farm better N'ext to using a Babcock machine a pretty goo*' test of milk may be made by putting samples In tumblers and notiug the thickness of the cream sev eral hours later. cows his Sugar beet growing means than the mere profits from growing the beets. It Induces a higher type of agriculture and the crops raised in rotation are better. more Half the trouble we have in the b-isy seasor is due to the way we take our work. Too hot a fire makes j value Ihe kettle boll over and wastes the i dinner. It 1» the man who works old aecording to his strength that lives' ficlsnt tho longest. every of of Whatever ration one may be able to provide for the flock of hens one condition should be kept In mind— namely, they should be compelled to scratch for most of the grain they receive. This meanB exercise and ex ercise means health. The raising To gins least teen Some farmers brag In the morning that they will "make the hired man hunt his bole before night." They push him to the limit, In the endeavor to get^all the work posable out of him. Men who do that never win out. Hired men are human, nnd no man ever made anything by being inhuman with his help. In a fresh other hotel, their to Few of us realize how Important bees are to our farm, garden and or chard crops. If the bees were termi nated il^is year there would be a fail ure of the clover seed crop; the same would be true or many vegetables and irults Many bowers must be cross cent, fertilized, and It often requires some up insect tn co this The apiary may ! making Urns serve a double purpose; furnish j cold '-He family with sweet» and Increase counted feed, vegetable and fruit protiuc- j easily It mering. Sell off the old «beep. Whitewash at any Um«. Clover Is an egg produce.*. Give the pullets ample neste. A horse with long legs and aides is not an easy keeper. flat The ram should be in perfect con dition. but not fat at mating. Chickens that go home to roost ought to stay home to scratch. ft? Hard labor In the orchard Is almost acre to mean hard cash in tho bank. The cleaner the «tails are kept, the j less the amouut of bedding required j _ If your horse has broken feet, have him shod with a good tar and oakum j t , pack. coll ! _ j Rub the window panes with old - j newspapers—it will let In the sun shine. an ; j Any time in the year is the right ! time to begin planning for an aepara all ; gU3 p * ot * If the garden Is fall plowed it means - cu c *' ln Ptont at least a week earlier ; liext spring, *~ j If the churn 1s likely to remain morn- ! to ,e f °r some time, keep It filled witb lime water. grows j Selling the young heifers, that are In- from the best cows is moving back , the j ward in darirying. ! I t I Intelligence In hurrying feeds for ; If j the dairy cow is one way of increasing feeds profits on the farm, I One big advantage of tho hog rais ing industry Is that the hogs give quick and profitable returns. dozpn and : ; In breaking a oolt, remember that It is an eany matter to overload and ruin him by causing him to balk. that the Sprained tendons and Joints are., , 4 , often the effect of lont-grown hoof» continually tamping on solid floors. cows. min ! J To get the best results the dalrr should be well ventilated, fly proof 1 and at some distance from the sheds, Perhaps a banking of the cow shed on the north side would make it more ; comfortable for tho cows this winter, j good tbe tell One mistake In ben culture is not to feed the hen well when she "dry." A molting hen Is doing hard, work. fit If j After hens are through laying they should be sold to the butcher unless they are needed for breeders next season. J200 $100 Tho actual cost to keep added to the service fee of the sire, represents the amount at which horses you raise ; stand you. ac of It does not require any great abil ity at figures to show that there Is a great waste In selling hogs when they j are but half fed. the Is Salt, hardwood ashes and charcoal I are Ideal to keep in hog pasture, and ; If there is any other one thing need j ed It Is pure water. Those who are feeding hundle corn j to their cattle must make arrange-j „ ments to have hogs follow them oi i the waste will be too great. i P1 Never iblp a balky horse. him if you can't manage him and let ■ the other fellow match his temper ! against that of the horse. Sell Im cf are in Fruit for breakfast, fruit for dinner,, fruit for supper, and some between L, times. It, in the key to good health Let the children eat liberally. Green bone Is a complete food. It contains the nitrogen for the albumen, j the phosphate for the bones of the j chicks and carbonaceous matter foi | the yolks. —. I The secret cf a good strawberry i crop Is to set out a new patch each ! alternate spring. A large family j ought to be more than supplied by | of tho off the at be 130 points. — I When planning for grain crop and , live stock improvements, don't forget : about the fruit and vegetables for tho farm means more contentment and , better health. a „ .. , heroine we think of t'm MMsfbl? i a «am b,, . |fn : The dairyman who will sell off each y] season two or three of his poorest cows will soon improve his herd tf he replaces them by heifers raised fron j his best cows. of in j value of the vegetable matter thus i wasted, tf properly applied to some old grain field that Is becoming de ficlsnt to vegetable matter, owing tc : lar continuous grain cropping. me The feed cilttcr should be in use on ! every- farm, the corn shredder Is an ! excellent thing, but why not put all of the corn crop in a silo as the best probable position to get every pound of value out of 1L The sow should not be pushed into raising pigs under one year of age. To hurry her Into breeding means a retarded growth. gins she should be poshed into least raising two litters tn every four teen months, or even two In But when she twy at a year In practically every town there Is a good market for dairy products and fresh eggs, as well as some of other farm products, at the leading hotel, restaurant or bakery. Cultivate their trade and you will be surprised to see how profitable it can be made the cent, of an animal s weight to keep it up to normal condition without ! making any gains and If exposure to j cold and rain and storm» are tq L-» counted against It the feeder can j easily see where his profil goes glim, „nui ,, Me i>»r U not tfrs. mits will It takes a little more than 2 pci prison „ mering. RENT YOUR LÄKQ TO CATTLE ; A va*t majority of our people labor under the impression that the market door» of tho y hole eouatry are closed to all southern product* with the «ingle ex ception of cotton; consequently they have farmed fo flat i i con roost » crop to the detriment of the laud and the pock et book The presence of the boll weevil bring* us face to face with a problem of o rather complex nature The TOtton crop .-an no longer tie depend,-,! to pay our tax, square up the overdue : account, or to bring ill the bacon. Then ' what are we to do* ! on a o almost e have ImestH j the j reason, turn our attention partly to other have l ^ l 'P* that w, ' eRn produce »it ;i profit. : oakum j VVo «»»not afford to pull up «takes and t leave the farm in which We must, of Mwaity, if for other yt'.ir.i. In go to e must get to- < gather, fight it out, ami prove ouraelves victors m spite of adversity. | 1 he cattle industry, iu our opinion, is our salvation. In looking over the alt- : nation ne are firmly convinced that the j prevailing good prices are here to stay j lor a decade at least. Nome of our peo nie have been made to believe tint we I tint we This is f'diiv I r" iu., th I j the savings of f old - waste and ruin but sun right means mv (attic* of merit ; profit. i q or gr it y or at rankest *ort. Mississippi can produce witb on aocou ( , j j ( \ \ ,' 1 ' beef as cheaply as any of our «täte- and more so than most of Ihe f the mild short winter it I 'hiil produce feed e oai are pastures; back , homo-un« 1 and today we i; •attic that ■ill ev I'f I vorably with the best ii any state in the for ; Stock ■n fro filler state* have re ently purchased large tract* of land i Mi snip: and ill i mined G tel v .-m ert I thei have thet beautiful stock far in It rais give tin ith the best beef a id dairy cattle. Upes < The : men km the; mr ! : V o ; the ami are taking that u and ■ 'j , ,, ■ondertul •pportuniti liioh Mis*: Arc throw tlii.* grand opportu lands for a nitfiuu-c I, I h, », and later mill..: „..on, keep pa,-,. : " », ami lain the P 1 or pregr are., . . ,, farmer* From oilier ) |)vv j,,],,, to get < with progrès.* ! possibilities of the ctHle indtudrv in this I ° J , ,, V ■ , v , ; of dalrr '"" l th f l '* tb<> t "' k - ' "" k """ | proof 1 tbe bavot> tbls I"*"» b:ls l ,, ". vt '' 1 b southern herds, so wtiv dwell oil it here? shed more ; j fruits of a bountiful lûmes There i* ily thing to before the The tick must, g. lustry ra thrive, so get rid of hi and not b» l f inhcri- [ ' |. i of If j the quicker the better. The g, condition» and the quality of our ! Jiave a strong tendency to 1 of our stock r climati, they next ar hv vei to us absurd and without foundation. >f soutlicri The cattle . - justly Httribut, -,1 to the lack f I, size, the lurk ifi k ta nee to ; edge of feeds and feeding, the lack o good pastures and a positive imlilTereuc lelfatc „ I tho : ' ; to thei Method* of till* kind spell failure in every case. Stock fa ing can he made profitable if vve only go at, it and the right way and pu«lt it for forth. abil a they j a ll 1 In starting u stock farm, lot us sug gest that you begin I the Very best to be had. if you cannot and ; afford to buy several animals of the best j type, buy a good bull and breed him to -ill, a few imnis, the '* ami heifers you have ! herd wonder ' to time sell these grade* nnd with registered stock. Prc- j pare your pasture well and see to it that j yoi» have plenty of good grass through- late j ou t the summer. This is one ol the big- ! „ pä f f llc tors in cattle growing. You I tor oi i mn>( bavp _ ood s | lpdl( or b#rlls an ,j pro[p ; i P1 .| y carp f 0) . V0UJ . s to,-k during rough ' Lust be ! ur Ion the best scrub , and you will i let ■ from ti ! replace them Sell full, ml find it profitable. Y can -earlier and your feed supply tlI1 ji m it<.,l L, , '"J . n , IUn " rea, y to put. , tell* the tale. It '*' ou a j lbl ' meaning j ,cm > carlmliydrate*. «rude fat nnd bal- i | ""fed rations. ' You cannot make a sue- j tho cessfill stock grower unless you do. The j (k I rations required for young growing i "took '» totally different from that ri ! qnired for grown cattle or for fatten* j mg purpose*. The young g by | must have a large percentage of protein and a. fair percentage of fat and varbo liile for fattening purpose« a Mitage of protein nd ,-unbo T< grow stock profitable | pushed from birth until i ft " market—feeding I bepn " j I that I the I tin- terms "pro- j ti the •dl got dow to il ami \ man day. ■ing "lock and and our tho ufuired- the nutritive ra- j not I hydrates , relatively smaller pe : and a liiir percentage of fat hydrates « , j cattle ranging he about 1,4.2 at two months of ago ; msn w j can ble ! supply the nutriment in each ease as , b ad get the hast muH» at the ! name state ex- ! , perimental stations and the agricultural j !on i c0,,, * e tak e- a few god farm paper.*, wid and study thorn. If you need ad- ; In vice, write your nearest, experiment *ta- j tlon. Tbe «talc «pend* thousands of dot- ! salaries to experienced ; that ho make r. study of the farmer'.-, need* and pave the way for hi* success "bone man of Henry a western banker w ho had stolen » great | head «am from hi* depositors. j to '■The man" said Mr Whitman 'Trod ^ of b,, vm,d hi* ' , ! j «1er ' " J® I his . \' r '. * «o lege, daiqrh-1 com ng oil , vvi hungry or <it*- | sacred vi *■wi •( ,,H>VI f r<,s '' f '"totoea. j the ™ , Il lnrf . i 1 tlon n,e unfortunate fellow got straitened over he became crooked. ' j These ! build 1 graded re th<* fuse of ni*r*f |fn We tn list k f feeds wc will be 1-.T.2 at (w : years. y] |p vablp j ■cuire, 1 t lowest possible ,-ost. Get the bulletins from the : lar " annually in me ! ! The Crooked Way. District Attorney Whitman- of New S'ork was talking about tin- sa, I case of an To Escape Cold of Winter. Beggar* „,„1 professional vagabonds do ! " rf ^ of w.nler quar-. Wg It is then that cadi «1 them com- If, »11 knowing that he ; ginning, penalty of *;x month*' im- I P™* t , blllty tli-it h» „ mi ,, ... ' 1 „nui the L , J: % r ,ngra, ,, • . . '■ °* us Me f-fioofte» m* winter quarter* wi i>»r hr knout» tile good uik] b.<*1 prie U Cri dt 1 Paris. not fail tadi year -vhen th« rlwt thrir iml* if October blow to tfrs. mits Koine offen««, will gH prison ment. The delinquent *„ time* hi „ fieri. y» j to who -JH».—• Inurnational ; SlNMrSWl labor E$sm to ex they (By K. O. SELI.KR8, Director of F.-v«- ! i ntng Department Tho Bible In- : i stltute of Chicago.) crop and boll a LESSON FOR JANUARY 12 , The MAN THE CROWN OF CREATION : - ' LEMON TEXT -Genesis 1 Ä Z 7 ; l"®f, '» « ! ! GOLDEN TEXT - "Ooil «rented man In : n Image.'" Q«*n. 1:27 ! -, .. _ . Ten times the words, and God I appear In-the first chapter of j j Genesis. God spake, and 'twaa done. | : and Bald" b': , . .. , _ j to Now all !« In readiness earth and heav to- < n await hlB word, "and God «aid let us make man." It would seem as , | though a conference was being held is before this momentous event. llie , alt- : "let us make" is full of suggestion, j the j That each person of the Triune God stay j head was present in creation wo «aw peo- to last week's lesson, ami It is here we still further Indicated by the plural ! we form of th( Hebrew mmn for th6 iu., name of God. But what pattern shall i th I we follow in the making of man? ; j Surely only the higherst and ( henco *'fn the image of God.' does not necessarily mean the physi \ cal image, but rather the intellectual . and spiritual image of God. see Col. ! 3:10. Bph. 4:24, John 5,25. God who j ,' 1 ' spirit (John 4:25) does manifest ! himself in material form (see Phil, 2:6, Isa. 6:1-4) and similar passages, and this form resembles the human, Put this "image" (Illumes: ) has been blurred and marred by sin, James 3.5). . however, perfectly see perfect Man, Christ Jesus, see Cor 4:4, Heb. 1:2, 3. boat. This 1 and the re i In the ert e are not told, except that he was "formed of mr ! Ihe Just of the ground," and to this ; V o day the bodies of men and of animals ! «Science at a Paust». How God created man '-onsiBt of the very same elements ns toe soil which forms the earth upon : " h,c h they dwell. It In yet to be : the P roVf ' d H'® 1 mail came from the low 1 or animals, and it is a scientific secret a that at this point the real leaders ! I ° f * cl,!DCe 8r ® nt 8 pause - 1 ' le duBt \ ; of our bodies Is tho same an yonder j t | stars, ns the Illy of the field, as that b which kings and queens are made, the beat , r I Jewels stuff In the universe." sunset glories, Hut still there aro higher heights, : for God breathed Into this man his own spirit, verse 7, and from this union of tho body and spirit man be- ; came a living soul. Man in In** con- ) fleeting link between the mut» rial and ; the infinite, by the physical he is re- ; ° b» l lated to lower nature and by the splr- 1,1 [ ltual ho Is related to God. ! B |. If the theory of the rehabilitation 1 i of this earth after the destruction of 1 J I us „ I tho pre-adamite races Is true (chap. : 1:2-13). we now see Gad.in.Wa won ' ; drouB grace preparing a place for man's especial abode, vv. 8. 8, 15-24. I The two accounts of creation In tho go first and seepnd chapters of Genesis are not contradictory, and to make , them so one must read Into tho nar- ! The first ' t0 It region ! rative what is not there. presents a concise outline of creation, j the second an enlargement, that con- ' nects these events with the ! where man began to live, the starting point of the present human race. That Eden was undoubtedly In the region of the Euphrates and the Tigris j rivers la pretty generally accepted, j though, of course, we can only speed late as to the cradle of the human ! race. Eden was not, however, a place I tor luxurious Idleness (v. 14). The ; testing and developing of a man's ' highest welfare Is always when he Is j ! ur >der limitations. Man has domln-; Ion over all nature. He is to "subdue i i made the earth his servant. It Is j tho overeomer who wins the crown j (k PV . 3; 21). | i ft " aml ,bl9 8Ilb dulng proceas has I bepn the $T eat educating factor of the ! j human race. It Is worthy of note I that only as mankind Is flllpd with I the spirit of Christianity has he con j ti nua j dominion over animals and The consequences of disobedience were plainly set before man (v. 17) In Eden, even as to- I day. As to the two trees, the tree of llfo ; and the tree of the knowledge of good ! and evtl, wo shall consider them In j our next lesson. After God had created Adam with | tho highest nature the animals were j j not fit companions for him. Nor could j he be the beginning of the race of | ; msn without one like to himself. Man i well j can attain his highest only as ho has j The ! human companionship (v. 18). Adam j tlon , b ad the power of speech, and an Intel- | alld ! Agence, and wan given the right to | name the animals of tho field (v, 19). B jj ! * a 'his there was no compare j j !on for him (v ' 20) ' j Unity of Life. ; In tho first account Is the simple ' j statement that God created "male and j ca ! female," but In the second wc see ! ; that man is not complete without the ! woman. God's mode was to make her i abjn "bone of his bone" fvv. 22, 23). This : * 8 suggests the utmost possible unity of I erm man and wife; unity of life, of soul, j a * of emotions, of home, etc. Matthew Henry calls to our attention the worn- j v r as not taken from "out of his to | head to top him, nor out of his feet each j to be trampled under foot, but out | meal ^ of lllfl * M ® to be hla e( > ual - from un- j hran. «1er his arm to be protected, and near j ktven his heart to be loved." | meal, Tjie marriage relation Is the most j one sacred of all human tie» (r. 2d). It Is ! (train the best possible training and educa- ! tlty tlon in love, sacrifice, duty, victory ! *t over evil, In all that Is best In life. I ertly These are the qualities needed to j build up the race. When ono Is de- ! graded tho other of necessity is low- j an " rf ^- T° understand the full meaning of the marriage relation we need to comprehend the relation of Christ and 1 yield Wg churchi Bph. 6-31, 32, j profit If, then, man ha* auch a high be- j tlon ginning, does not ti at very fact !m- I 3-8-3 P™* upon b * m a hn-d-n of rcsponsl- pared blllty to his Creator? ■ Nobility mean» : after obligation," and to r>- ounco Is base : 1,500 ,ngra, 2 ude . Ev 't a , ,iod sa " r us make mao/ no by h:s power wo are j to continue the work of making men; ! twice who shall be complete irr Christ Jesut, ; cotton plant pests \ j ! I j j j Protection Against Injurious In sects of Importance. Ravage« of Notorious Cotton Worm ! Sufficient to w -»*«*• a«* : Sufr,clent tc Warrant Invest tion# b > Experiment Stations— Two Best Poisons, • fla , „ . A * po,,on tl,p ««eon.t great money f,™? * n th ® t nitod State« it« protco L 8 nsl Injurious pe«t« come« l"®f, " ln )portan,-o to It« culture In ! 19 " ,h ® tarm VHlue In : AM *ecd f cotton fiber exceeded $775.000,000. No ! cr °P produced in this country excites j . iu< *b world wide Interest ns cotton Armniine th . , » I Accoramg to the report of the score of j tary of agrlc uHure | for 1911, our cot j *0" ffP la about three-fifth« of the , world's production, contribute« about ! two-third« of the world's exports of , cotton and haR flber Qf rt h | hns no dlrpPt con)pof jtIon In other ' 11 , countries, writes J It Mormon in the ,n j Country Gentleman ' . . UR ,. bo * ' ' " 1 " r ® "*n ! " r ® 1,Pas ,b ® co " <111 '"üuatrv demanding the attention of the Fed i ®J? , Fo'ernment as offi , cla ' B *» tba "totes ; extensively grown, there Is another j Insect pest the worm vil Jh the post any other seriously ml is ia that of here cut Ion b . destrurtho to the crop t( ! »rations on the part of somr? of j the w 'P«rtiaent «ni Ions. ! The two best poisons for destroying cotton worms are dry Paris green ami arsenate of lead London purple burns the planta seriously and is not recommended, 1 notorious hose ravagea an* sufficiently arrant in cotton perhaps as « last resort, when either of the others cnn I"' secured. The simplest method of application Is t through hags attached 1 dust th« poison tho ends of ■ beard that la carried by a an riding; a mule. A piece of one bv-three inch board from t eighteen Inches longer than the ,11« ; tance between cotton rows should be ! a narro h used. A largo hoio Is bored near each end and bags are tacked to the pnda i, m( . t hwls,» beneath the : Through these holes the I)p p0 , lml u „ bftw h Ç sot I» is It holes, poison can 'ans of a largo funnel. The holes over the ! t»,,.,, aro closed with plugs or stop \ pers after the poison has been put in j t 0 the bags thus nr, .verfilm- nnv „„m,,,,, or he This gives a bet ter distribution of tho dusting mate , r j a ] 0Ter th,- rows, two of which may I be trented at a time. From fifteen to : twpnty a( . re „ CBn bn cov „ r( , d by „ man , n a dnv ThrP( , p 0Unda of Bpray mat „ rlal t0 thn nerp haV( . bpPn foilnd ; adp , iUate t0 controI tho coUo „ worm ) ; # , , ; ° f !, " ild pB8te 88 „ _ , 1,1 ' , rn8y be , , If Pnr • f ®« n '■ ! B " p,oy # e<J 11 * h ° uI ? bo a PP lled a, . ,b '' 1 r8 ? 8 pou " <1 , 8n acr r p ; 1 J Kh 'wo pounds of flour. Tho func tion of the flour Is to form a paste which holds the poison on the plant In case of heavy dews Heavy rains will wash Hie mixture off the plants, and If a heavy rain should fall within twenty-four hours after the I Paris green has been applied the By mean« of a spray pump, arsenate well as arsenlte of and ly at I light, rains. , , .... ! »Paying should he repeated in order ' t0 destroy all Ihe worms. If arsenate of lead can be secured It has several advantages over Paris ! green for the control of the cotton worm. Since It has only about half j ' * j i CHIEF REQUISITES FOR PROFITABLE DAIRY ! V*; ' /4 Va KT mi A. lÉË t 1 m iJl I H I II R MjA - " Hr '■nsM i I ..ii mm##/»»»" ffi '■•if -■ ••. Ideal Dairy Barns and Silo. | Cows that will come fresh In tho I j spring and young cattle should be j j given daily exercise. Give them a ] | warm, well-bedded shed and a dry, I i well protected yard to exercise In. | j The cattle will keep in better condl- ! j tlon and the cows will drop stronger | | alld healthier calves by this method. I | Cows should be allowed to go dry j B jj w-eeks before calving. This is the j j practice of tho writer, which we have ! followed for a number of years. Some j dairymen advocate high feeding and j within a week or two of j ca ' v tog. It depends much on tho l breed and the mode of feeding. Breed- ] ri feeding for milk and milk j abjn e for generation after generation j * 8 on * °® u *® °* abortion. It also weak- i erm *h e vitality of tbe cow. Our own j a * m * s ,0 tb e cows In good, j «trong, healthy condition during tbe j v Inter. Enough grain should he fed j to keep them about half fat. Give to ; each one quart of ground corn and cob j meal mixed with two quarts of wheat j hran. Cows then In flesh should be | ktven two quarts of corn and cob ] meal, two quarts of wheat bran and one pint of flaxseed meal. Mix the j (train together; give half this quan- j tlty in the morning and the other half *t night to each cow Dry cows prop ertly fed during the winter will drop | Fertilizer for Tobacco. At the Virginia experiment station a yield of 680 pounds of tobacco and a profit of $38.60 followed an appllca tlon of 1,000 pounds of a ready-mixed 3-8-3 fertilizer costing $12.50, as corn pared with 1,110 pounds arid $79.92 after an application of a mixture of 1,500 pounds of cottonseed meal, 500 ° f «•<» ***'*** «*«• costing $32 4L Thin «hows more than twice the net returns from the heavy application of home-mixed fertilizer \ as much »rutulc In it* coaipu^luon *u j Pafts green. It is customary to make the spray twice as strong In order to ! secure the same killing power. I Since the cotton worn» feed« on no j plant except cotton, It is advisable that cotton growers watch closely for the first signs of this usually appear first In low, wet places where the growth is the rankest, and the first crop of worms should be j poisoned at once when found ragging j the tops of the plants If the first in- ! Btallment of worms appears in great j numbers during the last of July ami 1 early part of August the second batch j j w ill appear In from ten to fifteen days HI. unless destroyed, promptly j j eause extensive damage They ! 1 j NO ESCAPE FOR THE RODENT /.» lows Man Invents Trap That Either Kill« or Hold« Rat or Mouse Helpless Till Released. j , ! A m ' w kind of rat trap has beet, ;ji Patented bv an Iowa man A block | l)f wood has a wire frame attached Io ! I ' 11 by means of strong hinges Fixed , ,n 'h" lower part of the frame I« a rod that run* through a hole in th« j d*' j nl ; we our I ! thI sm \mm^ hc-l/i ! m? th* ■ jvli a bait hook. | When the trap 1 1 j cl, New Kind of Rat Trap. lower part of (he block nnd has a trigger attach] sot a little higher up. I» set. it. forms a tentllku structure and tho rat enters either end. When cheese, or whatever Is used for halt, the trigger I» released and the rod slips through the hole. The two sides of tho trap then «lap together with such force that it the occupant Is a mouse, or small rat, lu is apt to be killed. No matter how large he is he will be held helplem, until the owner of the trap can throw It Into a bucket of scalding water. tog; the ends the car« need he seizes Ih, upon Real Value of Roots. Mangels and sugar-beets were com pared with dry feed at Iowa experi ment station. Similar results to those obtained lor turnips Iu New Hamp shire were discovered. These in sum mary were that the lambs getting su gar-beets made the largest total gain j and matured more quickly than thu others. They also carried a better bloom und finish. At jMlchlgun and Utah experiment stations dried boot pulp was found to have almost equal ly as good effects; at any rate, lambs receiving grain mixtures containing dried beet-pulp produced greater gains at less cost than proportionate amounts of grain alone. so and great leads ness, nnd tant soul, these I stronger calves and will give a larger j (low of milk the following season. Fod ] der and straw may be economized by I feeding In racks under cover, giving | only what they will cat up clean. ! Weedy and overripe hay should | aprlnkled with a little water; then I piled and closely worked for a few j hours; this will soften the items and j make It palatable, ! j lowed to run with the bull, j bull In u j I» a much better plan. The heifers l should bn grained and kept In good, ] thrifty condition. When about 14 to j t<) months of ago they may be served, j They will then come fresh when two i years old; this Is about the right j time. Heifers served too young de j velop slowly and seldom make hardy, j healthy cows. j The calves Bhould be kept tn roomy ; box stalle Give an abundance of dry j bedding. Second-crop clover hay and j oat straw may be fed twice a day. | Give one quart of clean, heavy oats ] and one quart of wheat bran to each one dally. Oats and wheat bran will j make bone and rnuseje, The aim j should be to make thrifty, large framed animals. A hearty eater will nearly always give a large flow of | milk when she calves, be Yearling heifers thotild not. be a! Keep the iparate yard and pen. This than were secured from the use of the ready-mixed fertilizer. The fol lowing wheat crop also received a marked benefit. Remedy for Scaly Legs. About the best remedy for scaly legs, which la the work of miniature parasites, 1 b an application of sulphui and incited lard once a week. Plenty of pasture keep« the bog« healthy. *u make to no for and be j j in- ! j ami 1 j days j The Fourth Dimension They Rf EL O. SELLERS» rwtoc J Evflßiag Damit: Mocdr lUi J« lagfctu» TEXT i<l with all tho hut In I he bream nd length »«1 height. pn Hi te I /.» st that pu, i«vth kn ledge l'.piv j We can read ily u a d «' r « t and point in nn equilateral triangle is equal ly distant from throe glpen points. ll OW a give beet, ;ji Io ! I , a th« j In to. W / <1 h odro n, t r bo point ;/ equally distant from four given points, liut mu» far in our con HdOUHliCBS Of »al v lia vo not tor been able ti del ons träte a fourth dimension. As far hack nu Plato« day tho id » MUg *a r-old Rested, and recently a twvlv« boy at to iptrcl iUitheniatlenlly to d*' m st rate it beforo tin* profesaor:! j nl Harvard uttlvi rally When, howe » j. m from tho f the physical t< he plritual. ; we find fins Idea ■ !•>;• rl.-xpretieeil In our text I Apostle's ! thI h unitchler The humble bowing of tho knees at ihn beginning if prayer, and the Unities hc-l/i lit « of "glory" traiiFeend our hu ! m? f comprehenalon. In th*- cent er of this stund'; tho text, ns f h Haul, pausing ut rome vantnga Id look to tho right and th»i I upward, nnd Unit you might comp re* ■ lumi tho brnadth. tho length, tho depth and heigh | Christ." Let un apply these four 1 1 point, w ex* j cl, 'ihn, "Oh a Is lu of he love »1 ,-aa. urements to our liven. I. Breadth. VW pride ourselves upon breaking from provincialism and nar* rownes», nnd (hat the world Is laid r breakfast tablo each morn tog; but unices our activities are algo quickened of what worldwide vision? Our tilg eitle» aro provincial. Many a New Yorker thinks the world begins at the Battery nnd ends at Yonkers. There are scores lu Chicago an absolutely Ignorant of the resources, need or people of China, Japan or even Europa ns they nre o i the planet Mnrs. yot they say "taka car« of the home field beforo you do anything for foreign missions." Wo need not only a world vision, but. morn breadth of vision of Ihe problem» ot labor, social and civic life, II. length. Iveness. upon benefit Is our j Persistence, stick to lt A gentleman was asked why so few great clergymen In America, and bin reply was. "Ann-rlca Is in too great a hurry." Of course perspective leads to wrong estimate of »rent ness, hut certainly we need more min Isters who aro "forth tellers" of God's message to lost men. When clergy nnd laity learn to think through to a conclusion these questions of ethics, reform, world needs nnd. most Impor tant of all, the needs of the human soul, and will apply themselves to these problems with persistence and abandon, wo shnll have clergy and laity whose leadership will never b» called In question, HI. Depth. Americans are fond of a "good front," but have we correspond ing depth? Study our cheap front ar chitecture, music, business and waste. Are we right on fundamentals? Our thinking must stand upon a bettor foundation Ilian the shifting sands ol philosophy. Our statements of llfo he based upon more enduring ground (him ihe nebulous unstable assertion» of false science. Our commercial fab * uric must bo built upon a more stable 'busts than that of expediency. Our moral code must bn lens concerned with pleasure seeking externals and consist, more of rectlfl,-,!. purified, re deemed lives of honesty and Integrity. Not dollars, culture, nor club llfo should dominate our Ideals, and our religious life must tie based upon the "Impregnable rock of ages"- the holy word. When wo get on the God nldo of these problems nnd see them ln hl» clear light shnll he building upon Hie rock and he Immune against as sault. Faith tn tbe authority of tho Inspired word Is what gives a nation strength and to tho Individual a mes sage that will heal, enthuse and en courage. IV. But Paul had a fourth dlmetv slon, "the heights of glory"—the God side of life. Wc all respond to the suggestion of a world vision because of our business relations. We spell HuoccBs with a dollar mark Material success does demand a world vision and a concentration that Is sapping the vigor of our manhood. But wo do urge upon all to measure his llfo by his fourth dimension, ihe love of God that passeth knowledge. Who can spnn the extent of breadth? Who can find the ultimate end of length of plumb the lowest bottom of all deptti or measure the uttermost, limits of tho heights of God's love for ns In Christ Jesus? A love that wan willing to empty himself and to become obedient unto death, even the death of th* cross, "When I *urvcy the wondrous Cross On which the I J r!n e of glory died; My richest gain I count liut Joss, And pour contempt on «It my pride.** Let us lift our eyes from tho ma terial to the spiritual. This vision la tho transforming vision that led forth the prophets of old and that moved Martin Luther and every other great reformer. This vision was the power giving vision of Dwight L. Moody, Frances Willard nnd all of tho rest. This wa* the peace giving, healing vision of Florence Nightingale and that has comforted tho hearts of th» saints throughout thn ages amidst all the vicissitudes of life. Measure your life by (his and you will indeed "bo filled unto all tho ful ness of God." Right cf Wny. Pride tfoeth bffer« a fall, and an automobile procédé th tho ambulanc* —Washington Peat.