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wh>x+-Aaxux.. a4c: September. Sc
Cora-August- 1ssGr<e. September.
@SG@ze
oats--Anguss. iEzsc. September. Isefsssc
PorA-Auxass, IS September. Sssa
La-9-Aag1sr. S7eas. September. az
Ri5s-AIg1sf. rs: September. XEG
1x7S
F2sxseee-ArguN. SIC.
T1noshy-EE
E-e-Sa-c
Live stock
Cstt,e-Sstfve hese steers soss II m ex-
s-erns range Of s. 94-s. ani the huFk OF
the medium 20 choice "a ssssz -: ssocksrs.
= SEs4: canning cows. sLieFFzfas fat
cows ard heife~x sold ~ strozg prices:
balls Srsessy. Feeders. g ssE28s hest
calves * %. Northern range steers. Ss9Ns
gsa
Hoxs-Sztes o. hogs were .argesy ar 8 -
C. %. hezwv. = ss7s r. medium and mixed
lots sosd 81 & ssTs s. ard Light weights
81 ssGsE
Sheep sold freely AZ 81 ss9s mostly a.
t2%sfs3 for Westerns. which mate up the
great bulk OF the ofse-sngs- A very few
prime sheep sold ~ g IeSsss. lambs. $50
o. for cEsls up 20 <5..s for prime
eeIpsS-Cassle Ace. hogs Moeo. sheep
sga
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Breadsturs and Grains.
The Wool Market.

Boston. Aug. 1.-THE Commercial Bal
ietin tomorrow viii say OF the wool mar
ket: The market IL stin dull. There has
been sale OF 10000 pounds old clip isss
Georgia. Two large sales or territory
also sold at concessions, and one sale Of
half a million pounds Busnos Ayres cross
bfecs Was actually made three weeks
since. but just reported. Fine medium
ssapie territory can now be bought at sc
clean, the lowest price on record
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T-nA ~a~tn-w western sins have fsrse ally
800. setwsea 81. Faui asf Chicago. Il
s-a-sr .rs.ss froaa fhe West shoasd bs ists.
80 80, feat eonnect. receslsct re less
- 80 hours 20 wait. This y an ira~
- mater u yos are Ia aurvy- y.
- pay&sy. Puget Eogr1 sgsns. N1 First
.vSe.Aa. Seatsse. Wash
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M sasa4y. Aswu2. y. re Sorthe~n
xssrasa wsgs give a grand EXCURSION from
esessss "a " eaepors sxs1 the h@ach. Tie
- sstnx exactly rsTAt fhsf day. Fare
= % ssr TIA sound tri2 Tscksss rSw e.
rsse a. ~ r. ofslceH-
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The true solsee for your
distresses h the remedy
that cures premasureness
In twenty days. Hafyan
cures Falling Manhood.
Partial Impotency. Ner-
vous Debility. Neurasthe-
MIA. Drains. Losses by
nigh, or day. Hudyan
cures Failing Sensations.
Nervous Debility. Sperm
asorrhsa and diseases Of
the prostate gland. Hud-
yam II the remedio treat
ment discovered by the
old doctors OF the Hud
son Medical institute. No
one else has HEdyan.
No one else can give
you Hudyan Hudyan is
the true specific for
men who are all
ing through absiss. Yosg
should know ths grand
wonders OF the truly re-
markable remedio-treat-
ment. and you can know
IL you wish % inquire.
You will be furnished
with ample and sufficient
proofs of the wonder
working power OF Hud-
yam. CAN or write for
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MARINE News.
WAITE FRONT NOTES.

zan rvarsfsco. Aug slie1-F'arai'
So, Yanrsnz. Bktn 8. y. Castle. Honolulu
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FOREIGN MARKETS.


London, Aug. A-Sslver, 81 i-led. Con-
soils, Ifss<.
New York, Aug i4-The Evening Posts
London financial cablsgrsn says: There
was a good Improvement in all the mar
kets here today, notably IN Ksffirs. on the
better news from Rhodesia. Americans
are favorably affected by the support OF
the market in New York and by the state
ment IN parliament today relative 20 the
Venezuelan settlement Prices closed
about the best. This. however. represents
little business here. The nature OF today )
dealings IN Kaffirs Is arogsing conjecture
as TO whether that market IS about 20 re-
new activity There are exceptionally
large arrivals Just now Of American bills.
nsctsd with the syndicate operations In
New York These bills are quoted here AZ
about lis per cent higher than other
frst-class London paper. They are drawn
upon by very few houses. and discount
houses here are fairly full Of such bills.
occasionally declining TO indorse them
freely.
The Paris and Berlin markets were Arm.
"a sympathy with London.
Breadstuffs and Grains
Liverpool. Aug. t4-whsat--Spot steady:
demand moderate: No. red winter, stocks
exhausted; No. red spring. Is HID. No. /
California. IS ID. Futures closed quiet
with near and distant positions unchanged
from last nights close; August. Is sad:
September ami October. Is Iod: November,
As leaAG: December. as lead.
Corn-Spot firm: American mixed. nom
inaliy Is Sad. Futures closed steady. with
September unchanged. August, IS sid
September. * SGD. oetober. Is 9I.5, NO.
veEnber, - Sd. December, - old.
Fsour-F4rmi demand fair. ST. Louis
fancy winter, IS 81.
Esops.
Hops-At London: Pacific coast, 2i l5s
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Hsns-s9ts ger posna for osL
Efan Fssissf.
sn,-e- 49, g. T1rAsfs- SsrNf
vex. s& s+ei@.t TelaxTAnA =. =. j..
So YoMk MARKErs.

<sx YORK. Anx t4~TsE sxeEEzs2 49,
kes ss-ss-ssrss - szx as8 sega9 aszza1
gasss kor 8AoxS aa4 1aEg 5.44s nErs E1--cs.4
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Stock Quotations.
:, { $ s Esqs Ne P-.l,ws.s;sn g, ss'i
Asasns FIX ......1s5 y. Y. Central :. II
Alton 81 T. II. :. - n Z. & N e.. %
Preferred . . - Ont & West =. I3A
American Ex Ito 0regca imp II
Bait. A. ohio 80. Is oregon Nav -. 10
Canasa Pa -. 5sss o. S. L. 4 Z. n 10
csnaaa South g Pacific Mall l7sl
Central Fac -. I9s4i PeorsA. d. & 4.
cSi Altoa lon HI Pullman Pal ....iss
g. 9: -. gang 81
c. Z, z 81. L. IA n. O. W is
Gel Goa 4 l. :. 81 Preferred :. =. -
Cotton OF Ger. q. Rock Island =. 5is
Del 4 Hua IN s;L. & SFlst p.
Del. y. & W...H4 -. PAU -:..--.-. s4la
nis q c. F. &c. 81. Paal & ON. s.
Erie . .......... 1Z~i Preferred =. Ills
Preferred :. =. g South. Pac ...... Lex
Preferred II :. Is SUGAR Refinery .iesss
f. Wavae lis Tenn. Coal & l.. isss
or Nor. pre- las Tex. Pac ........ 50
G. 4 E. l. pre- - x Q. c. pre- %
Hooking IA =. lgt@i Talon f'ac 5s4
Paul { po. 8 Wa s. I: &P. &
Kan. 4 Tex. pre- lsasl Preferred =. I5is
L e w -. 1879 Wells Fargo Ex 50
Preferred - West. Union ~
Lake Shore .....Titi@l Vice.. 4 L. E. 1s
Lead Trust 49, ~ Preferred 1lie
Louis & Mash. AZ. MINI. & 81. l.. u
Mar. Con ... Tgiz Cen. Electric . sgbs
Mem. 4 C.hstn.. = Nat I1nseesi -. 15
Mich. Cen $500. s. Co. Fuel & =. Is
Noi : Z Ohio. 4 H ST. Cen -
$asa e cshsf IS To a 4 NM
Nat rorsage !. ~ Tol s,I.. a K.c. q.
Preferred j. Preferred = 10
Nor. & W rre.. Ia Preferred =. -. 1914
North An. Co. ). An. Tobacco -. 5s14
Nor pac .... Preferred 49, e3
Preferred . . 1874 Am T & g Co 77lL
T. p n. & c. ~ Com. Cable Co. rs
T. Co~si std. - An. Susar pre- @sis
L. s Rubber 80. t5isl l.. 8. Leather Or Fsts
Preferred q
Total Sales.
The total sales 81 stocks today were
81 80 shsres. Including: American To-
bacco 5000. Atchlson. 900. American Su-
gar e 90 burlington faee. Chicago Gas
r coo General Electric 1fn. Louisville &
Nashville sSa Manhattan Consolidated
: usA Northwestern SS9a Rock Island 600.
e. Pan 1t..gn. Western Tnl1n 100. Wheel
ing 500. Southern Railroad preferred
I 20
F1our.
Flour-Eecespts 1900 barrels. exports
1000 barrels. Market dun and more or
less nominal
Wheat
wheat-ReesIpts s4eo bushels. SPOT
aull; No red, ESs.e: No. hard elevator
6sAc. Options opeRea quiet and easier
were dun al gay. rallied late, and closed
az attle reaction. August closed size;
September. sc.
Wool.
Wool-Quiet
Hops.
Hops-Qules.
Metals.
Pig Iron-Duu. Southern, 80 aIz.
Northern. sia7ssEi2S
Lead-SteA3y. brokers. 80: exchange,
g. s52sa
Tin-Steady; straits. IS ss5is 20; plates
quiet.
sPslter-ouiet; domestic. Fsa1sA
Coffe1.
CofTee-0pa9ns closed barely steady, al
unchanged n = points nes lower. August,
yiaIia.0A Spot RIO weak.
sugar.
SagaT-Rsw steady, refined steady.
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PORTLAND GRAIN MARKET.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

Portland. Aug. f4.--W11eaf--walfa walla.
F9fscs Valley. 5l4S3c per bushsl.
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SOLACE.
StbI.ACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
St)liACE.
SOLACE.
StILACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
S0LACE.
S()IiACE.
S0LACE.
SOLACE.
| SOLACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
St)LACE.
SOLACE.
St)LACE.
S0LACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
SOLACE.
| St)LACE.
SOLAC'E.
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Vsssryssions taken At al stations al s
,, "a. 18th nsria~a tine Is o. IA Pacific
GEORGE y sAr.Tsrv7Y.
Observer ir Charxa
rides ~ Seattle Harser Today.
nash Tsde Low rae.
. an. N. feet p m feet an. feet p-rnl'e-s
10. > L.. SIS i4s All as az >:
AT poET TOWNSEND.
s.E SIS SIS ibss 49, 24F.8 SIS
seattls. ang II. Isss-
Excaanxss a. the sesttle. Tacoma and
Portland clearing HOUSES today were:
Cle8rances- Balances.
~ssktte .-..-. .slsa.AE = s2t@a ~
port:ans $3.50 .'..-.---. =. 80. - =
According 70 tbs terms OF an agreement
male wsih the sstaa grocsrs and fTait
stands. the Western avenue merchants are
no loassr selling 20 consumers sirsgt.
Ramon eggs are Joking for Il 20 u ceHts
Der dozen.
Grain 10 coming In but slowly. And sssy
thirty~ssyen ears have been received fssSs
month. OF these ten we're new wHes,.
which was sod here as chicken sSsd
aneFs IS practically no market on No. {
cub and blue stem. The quotations sfsen
On these grades OF wheat are 4s cents anf
& cents respectively
New il the height OF the season for
'raS ford peaches. which are selling at IS
70 - cents per box wholesale. The fruit
market Is wel supplied on all varieties
ana ma demand - coed. Corn T. very
p4snsifsil. and Il Joining al liza cents per
dozen. car load Of ~aterneloEs aaa
cante3ou1ses was resolved today from Cali
sSfnaa. and was he'd AZ 81 to g. 20 per
Dozen Yakima natnegs are quoted at s.
per crate The price o. lemons has de-
catned. the aaotatioR today on choice grade
being " Per box. and On fancy s4.5a
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=. NJ
sam n. Story and wife Portland.
s z. Sfesebro ana wife. New Yexaa
= j. shannon Alanieefa
s A. shannon. san FSaacs%co.
sam Johnston ani wife San FrSncincA
I Zen, Y ,s ssaas Ter. o J,
Z 8 Morris. Portland.
3 = = fsss 0sss .so, 1ssosnA
Mr.. ~sss p.yr. Shsea~o
IL 81 ps,sss ~ass.s
80 = a. aeaMs. Sas&"
.NrS 's rsasi.S 800 rsss.s,
$500 49, vss,r~~ M
Mrs ~ oninsbs. Mount yerns~
fa.uoste Nsa1@a ~
(. !. R s,ssss Ss~ York. j
5ohs I;eahv; vietesi.,
Mss sse.sgs Ridais or: -
TsS :, Il. go. ssn'~ 49,
joan Aaetsse. f-Vefett.
NEW ENGLAND HoTki~
yon, .y.ayt. ana c,fn Nstsyvills. waah.
- y ss =. !. ,sssn sakxsil. ~ sxh
= s ss.xa - =. So rsr.,s1..,
. e esrrsss, se san l rrsnsiseo.
~ - Sss $3.50, Eau - 49,, n
t,s sses pev,is,3
Mrs .r, a, :, hF rsssss. fef. Ma
n, aacs Isn,. r.''' g. Eranc..ra
Z WeKsnzia Sa1 F,rsacisssos
= Wassae, n,~ssen.n w..h
~ Z egark San rraneissso.
Mrs. W. J Herr's. Victoria
n 500, xrie,ors.
+. i. McNaneh,on. skvksmisAA
y. 4. dos,sn. Tsiapoosa- Ga
O. ID Wiley. TAl,apoosa. o.
J. 9. MA,herson. Woo.lsy, Ns Nh
Charles Dempsey. Arlington. WASH.
l. sswart, Cherry salles.
Mrs. Robert Robinson. Tor, Iownssuo
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
n paa,ln. Vernon. n. c. 8
- e C.r,erar Taeamau
II. Gracs. Tacoma
rs-I~.s' sp@.ss~.z a#i
Mrs N FTtzgprsids Hamilton. wait.
Irs IiIlda S;eorxe New York.
". 6 Marion. wife r sna rhiid. cnsnaiiA
s x -. nain mon ys 1hsn
James M Muilin. rowa CITY. Il.
n Il ws,ss New wsstmInsisr. n G.
Mr.; "; s; Msskr ra hssaxp III IL
n y. r.s.a gnre ycrf
IL " Hssth yyh,saaeid' Ne.
" ~ fs,sns md wife Aberdeen. Wash.
Il ~ Raaxeil Spnksne.
n i b brown Spokana
~ fr Wal. rfsrago
" ~ r. H msns and We Tacoma.
r.h. rs.~psr s@...t. paaE WnnA
n naviason civ
Charles NJ Cannon. Portland.
Sneriss Arfnssfong. NV xe1
l. ~. bIsoi- SpnAanr
James Mason, petr2iI
~. ss.en. New
James mitchell. U. q ARM
Mrs. A,tcnsIL
natsie NJ frsxer ssofnmentS
Mary IA Woods. SACRAMENTO
fFyTEf. NORTHERN.
NJ ,vr.nrn. g. Ers~ns~o
1888" -e c. s@ Asrsnsssa.,s~
49, 49, yIss.,vsa "a
s vs. casey. Portland. or.
u. Gage. oakland.
Il Mrsi b os 1000 gax eaa,ornss
~; u Fs.sas, csSIfernH
A. X saIis. Laoona
S s.,ssts =. Isz~.nS :, ~a~ss1ssao
WfiAain FostelL IaT 1000
= 4, roIsorn. Eysrs,;.,
2. MsKellar wna ..s H.. c..~
~; Mg s.as Y 1910.
Sysrs, ssanss ls.n~
" 9 yIIl.r: S r.al:
yeofy. 49,. s. 80 rssrrn
=; aaau rpny. 80
rs.xprs,. Taessn~
=; r.. - .'si 49," r. serss
-. a. ssss
s
y iaafsL 1890 $500.
!aa =, f@As..y $3.50 D., rS~nx
BenSAnin =. Asfl. 90, s -
Charles cl..nan sHa.sn. ssr,ss ~'S-
HOTEL DIIdsEh
7 Cooper. Pert Blakeley.
y. r. Rsvnolas. giiensburg.
rrea Evartson. Green Lake.
= s - pnsssrfors. Tali CITY.
!; oskss: s s1c.as ns,,.. vernon.
II D. HAYES Belfast
! y s,Ei' S Gssgsyss Tai.
4. i. E.sns' Alabama
Tacoma Arrivals.
1899. yrr,rrsr.
A. Z. spe~r and party. Engiass
Mr. N N Evans. England
A. T. Hcgklns, Iscchgcrf.
a s E'obes. sssanxhaA
q BAKER. Alaska
= -. e. -.
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0ns@rys ions taken a. al stations ~
3. IA. 5ssh merE1Ma tine Is q. IA Pacific
GEORGE = SAr.TsrvzY.
Observer ir Chzrg4
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Bank Ciearances.

The following table. compiled bv Braf-
streets. shows the total clearsnces at the
principal cities and the percentage OF IN
crease or decrease. as compared with tho
corresponding week last year:
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
aom. surrs.tlon, on autn..


The diet Of breeding sows should be
mixed. Farlnaceous, vegetable, and
animal food should all enter into 1t.
The food should be regularly fed so
that the animal shall not be irritated
by hunger. Now, supposing that your
sow is in just the right point Of flesh
neither too fat or very lean-she
ought, after a month of such prelim-
mary treatment, to bring a litter OF
thrifty pigs, which she will raise with
all due care and tenderness. II she
won't, you may be sure that there is
some constitutional defect, and the
sooner you change your breed the bet
ter. No one can afford to keep any
large number of swine without conven-
fences for cooking their food. The
cleanest, most profitable, and in all
respects the "handiest" method Is By
steam. An apparatus costing a hun
dred dollars will do an immense
amount Of serVice-c costing nothing for
repairs except an occasional resetting
of the boiler. BY its use food is better
cooked, and the work done with less
trouble and expense than with open
kettles. One of the sins Of the state
of Illinois, which ascends to Heaven
with cry indispensable, Is the waste OF
food fed out to animals. / speak 1t
with all soberness, that the whole state
ought to sit one day annually In sack
cloth and ashes in atonement for this
rank offense. Labor, expended in pre-
pairing food properly, tends strongly
to economy. The breed Of swine which
we most affect is one so peculiar to this
institution as to have obtained the
name of Hospital breed" Like most
other races, either of men or pigs, 1t Is
a composite Commencing originally
with the Irish Grazier," we have re-
fined the breed with the Suffolk. the
Windsor, and other choice blood, till
we think that, in complete adaptedness
to the wants of this section OF coun-
try, our swine cannot be excelled. AS
our swine 60 abroad mostly at an early
age as breeders, two filters annually
are produced from each SOW. Pigs are
better generally, in my opinion, by be-
ing taken fom the SOW at six or eight
weeks. and carefully tended, than If
suffered to attend the dam longer, es-
pecially if the litter is large. There Is
some check in their growth at first,
but when accustomed to their new diet,
they rapidly make amends.-A. McFar-
land.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22


No fowl can be reared with as much
profit and with so little care as the
goose. After they have attained the
age of four months but little attention
is required other than supplying plenty
Of fresh water, a good grass range and
a scrupulously dry roosting place,
whuch must also be free from lice and
other vermin fatal to the young, says
Fanclers Review. If it is impossible to
provide free range, the next best sub
stitute is wire netting, which need be
but about 10 inches high to confine
them until mature. Give them fresh
water twice each day, also green food
such as turnip tops, celery and cabbage
or allow them free range morning and
evening. There is no doubt that there
is profit in goose culture. When
Thanksgiving time arrives you can
generally dispose Of the young goslings
at ten cents per pound, and their aver
age weight will be about ten pounds.
Suppose, for instance, you have twelve
"gooselets" at 81, each, the receipts
from the sale would be $12 and the cost
OF feed has been but trihe. 1t is safe
to say that your profit will have been
$40 on the transaction. OF course they
cannot always be disposed Of at 81 each,
but on the other hand the price is often
more than a dollar, hence we take 1t as
a basis on which to figure. We doubt
II fancy fowls would pay better, con-
sidering, of course, that we always have
a ready market for our geese. BY cross
ing a China gander on Toulouse geese,
large goslings are obtained, quick to
grow. nicely marked with medium
length necks, yellow bills and remark
ably easy to domesticate. My expert
ence has clearly demonstrated that the
rearing Of geese should be done entirely
separate from the rearing Of fowls. as
the old and young Of both are naturally
inclined to be pugnacious, especially
so after the young are about half
grown.
We favor Matching by hens, remarks
the Fancier's Review, giving four eggs
to each, and after one month the atten-
ton of biddy is no longer necessary.
Late in the season if females are plenty
we allow the goose to hatch her young
and we give each clutch Of ten eggs.
This number is sufficient for safety.
II too large a number is placed under
the goose some are liable to be broken.
Geese are easily and profitably raised
in the South. They are experts in rid
ding a cotton field Of grass.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

Bulletin No. AZ Of the Utah expert
ment station reports results Of expe-
riments in Dreaming, made by F. P.
Linfeld, B. S. A.. The following are
The conclusions drawn from the expert
ments:
1. AS regards thoroughness of skim
ming, the effectiveness of the methods
Of Dreaming milk, according to our
work, stands in the following order:
~ Separator, ~ shallow pans, (0 deep
pals.
2. When the setting methods are
practiced, the pans will give much the
best results during the winter, or cold
months.
3. There is no advantage, but rather
the opposite, in moving the pans into
the house during the cold weather,
provided that they be kept in a place
where the milk will not freeze.
4. OF the deep setting cans, those
which are skinned by drawing the
skim-milk from the bottom, give the
better results; but the Cooley or sub
NanB 40 ANbaA ub Oh
Swimming, does not seem to possess
any advantage over those not sub
merged.
5. From the results given it is evil
dent that from herd of ten good COWS,
a separator would be wise investment.
The extra butter obtained by its use.
valued at 20 cents pound, would pay
20 per cent. year on its cost, as com
pared with results from shallow pans.
and so per cent. year as compared
with deep setting.
6. With the deep setting methods the
cooler the water is kept, in which the
milk is set, the better the skimming.
In fact, to do the best skimming 1t is
absolutely necessary to use ice. and a
sufficient quantity of 1t to keep the
water at 40 degrees or below, at all
lines.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
curing Westphallan Hams.

The hams are first vigorously rubbed
with saltpetre and then with salt. In
order to prevent the spelling Of the
hams as many cuts as can be prudent
" made are made near the bone and
strewn with saltpetre and salt, says
the New England Farmer. The hams
thus cured are pressed in a Dickletub
and entirely covered with cold salt I've.
According to their size hams should re-
main in salt from three to five weeks.
After this the hams are taken out Of
the pickle and hung up in shady but
dry and airy place in order to become
"air dry" Before the picked hams
can be put in smoke 1t is absolutely
necessary that they first be exposed for
several weeks to the drying in the open
air in the way just mentioned. AS
long as the outside Of the ham is not
absolutely dry, as long as it appears
moist or sticky, it must be kept away
from smoke. Only entirely air-dry
pieces must be subjected to this way
of conservation. Smoking Is done in
special large chambers, the hams be-
ing hung up on the ceiling. On the
floor Of the smoking room suitable
quantity of sawdust, wood shavings,
and, if possible, an addition of juni-
per branches is slowly charred. Be
sides juniper, beech and alder woods
are used. Oak and resinous woods are
to be positively avoided. The smoking
should go on very slowly. 1t is recon-
mended to smoke for few days eau
tiously-that is to have the smoke not
too strong, then to expose the hams
for a few days to the fresh air, re-
peating this way until the hams have
become sufficiently brown. Hams
should be actually in smoke two or
three weeks, and thus the whole pro-
cess of smoking will take about six
weeks.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
New Poultry Houses.

It is often more work to fix up poul-
trv house than to build new one. TO
attempt to work over one that has no
end of projections and cross beams
is discouraging in the extreme. Cracks
here and there admit the air and are
difficult to effectually stop. We saw
such a house last winter. where the
owner had attempted to paper up the
apertures by which the wintry blasts
found access. He had used felt paper.
mailing 1t on over the joists and leaving
a dead-air space between the paper and
tbe boards. This had apparently been
all right for a time, till the hens got to
living against it and thus tearing 1t
from the joists. The tacks held on to
the wood all right, but the paper was
simply pulled over the heads. So we
saw that new houses are desirable
where they can be secured. Matched
lumber for building will doubtless pay
best in the end, though 1t may cost
more at first.