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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10

QUARTER SECTION OF CIRCULAR CORRAL.
most successful sheep men of the
Rocky Ford region. who buys south
western lambs and prepares them for
market. 1t is stated that of the farm
of 800 acres $50 are seeded to alfalfa
and the remainder is used for pens,
barns and residence. The manner in
which the corrals and feed lots are ar
ranged is an admirable one for caring
for sheep, and it would be hard mat
ter to devise more practical arrange
ment.
The corral is circular in shape and
has a smaller pen in the center Ra-
dating from this center pen to the out
side are fences, as shown In the cut,
which divide the outer portion of the
corral into - different pens. These
outside pens are called hay pens where
the sheep remain when not in the corn
pens, two smaller pens in the center.
At the immediate center of the corral
is located the corn bin or crib. Water
is furnished by means of a reservoir
and pipes, which are connected with
each pen, necessitating the use of six
hydrants one for each two pens. The
feeding pens are connected with gates
to the hay or outer pens.
Feed is given twice day, and 1t
usually takes three hours each time to
handle the IL pens. Two pens are fed
at the same time one pen on each side
of the dividing fence. thus minimizing
both labor and time. All the corn used
is carefully weighed each day as it is
fed. This is point that good many
feeders overlook. pair of hand scales
is kept at the pens, and not grain of
corn more than the determined weight
Is given.
The accompanying diagram shows
little more than quarter section of
the whole arrangement
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Cutting Down En.i1ase In the silo.

Where silo is SO large that in feed
ing ensilage layer cannot be remov-
ed daily to the depth of about three
inches Rural New Yorker writer rec
ommends to feed from a portion of the
silo each day, instead of attempting to
feed from the entire surface, especially
in summer During the winter it is
probable that one would be able to
feed from the entire surface without
danger of having any of the ensilage
spoiled
A practicable way, he says, to secure
smaller surface from which to feed
is to cut down portion of the ensilage
with hay knife, just as one would
cut down portion of the haymow.
The knife used for this purpose should
be one with serrated edge, and care
should be taken that the knife is well
sharpened. If the ensilage is cut down
so that smooth edge is left exposed,
1T will be impossible for the air to pene-
trate to any considerable extent, and it
has been found in actual practice that
there is no waste whatever.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
RoorHoUsE AND HILLSIDE CELLAR.

ROOTHOUSE AND HILLSIDE CELLAR
or cellar, says writer in the Ohio
Farmer in Introduction to descriptions
and diagrams as follow of a number
of these places:
Fig. is an end view of a roothouse
made of brick. AS brick is a pretty
good conductor of heat and cold, it is
necessary in building the walls to leave
air spaces. \ roothouse should be roof
boarded with matched lumber and
shingled, underlaid with two thickness
es of good building paper and ceiled
overhead with matched ceiling and
should have double doors. one pair to
swing out and one pair to swing in.
Fig. 2 shows the stone facing of a
hillside root cellar. This is a large eel
lar with bins on each side. with an al
ley between, and is provided with a
wide door. Two tight fences of stakes
and planks two feet apart, with earth
filled in between, or of logs or stout
rails used in the same manner make a
cheaper front and give better protec-
ton against cold than stone.
A field root cellar. Fig. 3, may be
built by digging in dry ground a trench
5 feet deep and s wide. Along each
side ~ feet below the surface notch
and bevel the earth up to the surface
so as to form an oblique support for a
joist 2 by 8.
Procure for rafters 2 by 8 joists, saw
them into lengths of feet and set up
pair, spiked together at the top, ev-
cry two feet of the length of the build
ing. Nail cheap oak boards on the top
of these rafters SO as to cover it com
pletely. Cover this roof - to 10 inches
deep with earth and sod it neatly,
drawing the sod on each side to gut
ter which will lead away the water of
the rains.
The ends may be closed with double
boarding and filled in between with
sawdust. In the gable ends over the
top of the doors it should be supplied
with movable shutters for ventilation.
In light soils it will be necessary to
place a stone or brick or post and
board wall against the side of the eel
lar. Such a cellar will last many years
and is thoroughly frostproof If made
80 feet long, it will hold, being filled
only to the caves, about 700 bushels.
1t may of course be made wider and
higher and have root bins on each side.
with a passageway between them.
Fig. is cheap roothouse made of
slabs. Fig. . is half of ;<4ross section.
To make it frostproof take some rough
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
One Thing and Another.

Ihe only impetus given to the goat
raising industry in this country which
has resulted in organization up to the
present time seems to have shown it.
self in Oregon and California. In the
former the Oregon Angora Goat Breed
ers association was organized in 1896.
The California association has SINH
lar name.
In regions where sugar beets are
started in the spring with moisture
from rainfall 1t is the aim of the grow
er to produce his crop with four or
five irrigations of the beets. After
they begin to ripen all irrigation ceases
for the same reason that makes it I'M
desirable to have rainfall after the
beets are ripe.
Smyrna fig culture in California was
the subject of an interesting address
by DR.. Howard before the American
Pathological society. 1t appears not
only that California is now producing
very good Smyrna figs, but that they
can be grown by amateurs as far north
as southern New York, but not for
commercial purposes. When grown in
the north they must be covered during
the winter
While the olive in California is at
lacked by some diseases and insects,
1t is said to be exempt from some of
the most destructive of diseases which
cause trouble in Europe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
A CORNER IN RHuBARB.

cellar after they have frozen in the
fall, packing little fine mellow earth
about them, and then simply see that
the plants are kept moist. Whoever
owns garden with no rhubarb in it
should see that some is planted there
forthwith.
A warm cellar will hasten the crop,
but moderately cool one will give
finer product and probably better
yield. The length of time between
planting and harvesting varies from
less than three weeks to more than
two months, depending chiefly upon
the temperature. Allowing the roots
to freeze in the field will greatly ia
cilltate forcing. Large roots should
yield five to ten pounds per plant, and
every ten ounces Of that yield will
make delicious pie. The color of the
cooked product will be much brighter
If it is placed upon the stove in cold
water, and it will he sweeter if the
sugar is added just before it is eaten.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
CRIMSON GLOVER.

1T Thrsves Gu Thin Soi1-Regions In
Which L: Succeeds.
Crimson cover. also known as scar
let clover. German clover, Italiai;
clover and carnation clover, is an an
nual plant native to southern Europe
and has long been cultivated as a
forage crop in the warmer portions Of
that country. 1t is an erect, tufted
plant, one to two feet high, With soft,
hairy stems and leaves and usually
bright scarlet flowers in elongated
heads. The root system is we'll de-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Forcing Rhubarb In the Cellar.

Horticulturist Fred w. Card of the
Rhode Island station, in summing up
his experience in forcing rhubarb, ex-
presses desire to impress upon ev-
cry one who has garden with rhu-
barb in it the fact that he and his fam
lily may be enjoying in February and
March of next year a more beautiful
product than ever grows in the open
ground. To do it he will need to trans
fer few roots to dark corner of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
FOR HusK1Na AND FODDER cARr1va

axle of gas pipe the desired length and
two pieces ] by and 10 feet long for
sides. These are made up like wheel
barrow. Then he puts uprights in a
slant over the wheels. You can husk
on one end and pile the fodder on the
other end. He uses it for carting fod-
der from one shock to the other and
has hauled five shocks at once on it. 1t
Is very handy in winter. when feeding
when the ground is frozen, to wheel
fodder OIL straw on.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
SHEEP PENS.
A Circular Corral Which Minimize,
Time and Labor In Feeding

Sheep men are divided somewhat in
opinion as to the best manner of han
ding sheep when preparing them for
market Some prefer square or OBJ
long pens, but number of Colorado
feeders build their pens on the general
plan of circular inclosure. The Daily
Drovers' Telegram gives an account,
which bears upon this point, of the
farm and feeding pens of one of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
FARM : s
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STORAGE FOR ROOTS.

Plans For Houses. Large or Small
Hillside and Field Cellars.
The leading features of a good root
house or cellar are cheapness of con
struction, nearness to the place where
the roots are consumed, dryness, venti-
lation, and. above all. it must be frost
proof. These important points must be
kept in mind in planning root house
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Wholesale Wedding.

correspondent sends The Rural
New Yorker a photo showing how they
use weedcrs in British Columbia. He
says the wheat in this photo was four
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Comparntive Yields of Oats.

In four years experience in growing
oats the highest yielders at all the Ca
madam experimental farms have aver
aged as follows:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Clarifying SORGHUM s,rn,.

The quality of sorghum sirup is de-
termlned by the more or less perfect
separation from the juice of the i'm
purities which are solid and of those
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
ROOT CELLAR AND cHEAp Rooruo1-sr

boards, cut them to the desired length
and nail on three by pieces. as
shown in cut Fill in spaces with
sawdust. The ends must be made dou-
bic and filled in with sawdust, then put
on the roof of rough slabs 1t will be
tasteful and picturesque in appearance
and Will answer the requirements Of
many.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
A New Notion About BLACK Knot

Two years ago | found some black
knot on a plum tree. To remove it by
cutting Off the limbs would greatly dis
figure the trees. The idea occurred to
me to cover it with plastic salve that
would prevent the spores being cast
off and thus prevent any further in
crease. | mixed equal parts of kero
sene, lard and resin, melted them to-
gether, then applied with swab, COW
erlng completely the enlargement. and
IN the fall gave another thorough APP
pllcatlon In the spring the knots
were scraped off easily. Now the bark
is growing over the bare spots and will
soon cover them. There is no guess
work about this. Ii does the work
says a Rural New Yorker correspond
ent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Bushels. Pounds.
A Handy Device.

In making husking horse an Ohio
Farmer correspondent employs a pair
OF old wheels of convenient size, an
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
WEDDING ON A BIG scALE.

to six inches high and had been twice
gone over with the weeder after the
wheat was up. They keep these two
tools at work until the wheat is toe
high and can easily go over so acres
per day. 1t is light work on the horses
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10

The amount of crimson clover seed,
per acre recommended by Dr.. Peters,
the seed expert of the department of
agriculture, is about 10 to 20 pounds
A sample that will give 80 per cent OF
strong spouts will go further than one
terminating less than so per cent
Seed in the husk is sometimes used
and with good results in dry weather.
When this is used. more seed is need
ed, say a bushei per acre.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Should Jonathan and John fan cut
The world would stagger from that bout:
with John and Jonathan as one
The worids great peace VIII nave begun.
with Jonathan and John at war
she hour that havoc hungers for
WI strike IN ruin Of blood and tears
The world set back q thousand years
with John and Jonathan sworn to stand
Shoulder TO shouldef, hand by hand.
Justice and peace shall build their throne
From tropic sea TO frozen zone
When Jonathan and John forget
The scar Of an ancient wound TO frSt
And smfie to think OF an ancient feud
Which the God OF the nations turned 70
good.
When the bond OF q common creed and
And Kindred binds them each TO each.
And each in the others victories
The pride of his own achievement sees
How paltry a thing they both viii know
That grrdge OF a hundred years ago
How small that biemish OF wrath ano
blame
In the blaxonry Of their common fame!
Charles g. d. Roberts In the January
Century.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
OLD SORES HEALED.
Ensiasnss IN the Prs.idsat's soathsrA Trip
show PAfrloelEm.

Tnsi6snss IN the frs.idsat's soathsra Trip
show PAtrsothsm.
At every place visited By President Nc
Klnley during his recent southern trip
there were manifestations OF patriotism
that were very gratifying 70 him. An oc-
casion OF this kind was the banquet given
az Savannah. IL would have been q
notable event In any city for the psrtec-
ton OF the arrangements. the disun-
guished character OF the guests. the
speeches, the enthusiasm that greeted
every allusion TO q reunited country ana
the renewed relations OF anecuon Pc
tween the two sections. IL was veritaple
love feast. and the demonstrations OF
honor toward the President and the loy-
atty TO the nag could not have been sx-
ceeded In sincerity in any city OF the
North Secretary Alger again omciaseo
as chorister and led the singing: Inc
guests and the hosts united In singing
'sThe Star Spangied Banner. Dixie ana
Thu Red. White and Blue The Presl-
dent Joined as heartily as the most en-
thusiastic and cheered as loudly as the
rest the expressions Of love. pride and loy-
atty that came from every speaker nps.
The address Of welcome delivered oy the
mayor was notable for Its patriotism ana
eloQuence, and when he alluded 10 Cen
eral Grant as the greatest and most mag
unanimous OF soldiers the outourst OF en-
thusiasm was greater than greeted any
other name or sentiment
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
Advantage. of tn. Nlc.r.su. Canal.

Captain Crowninshield, writing In
the January Century Of the "Advan-
tages of the Nicaragua Canal. sum-
marizes some of them In this wise:
when the divide between the Attain
tic and the Pacific Is cut through, part
of the waters of the lake, which for
untold ages have flowed east to the
Caribbean sea, will flow west to the Pa
cific. Lake Nicaragua, covering as II
does nearly 5000 square miles, be
comes not only a. part OF the water
route itself, but a grand reservoir 10
Gated exactly where 1t is most needed
at the summit level Thus 1t will be
seen that while nature has not quite
opened through Nicaragua a complete
water route to the Pacific, she has
come very near to e. In fact, OF al
the routes for an interoceanic cana
that have received consideration, Il
must be admitted that so much has al
ready been accomplished by nature to
ward this end that the work which re
mains for man TO do viii be far les
than by any other route"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

ons Of supreme thankfulness that ne
thought had not been carried out
And Il the choice lies between that
and having the home sold over oar
heads, do you mean 10 say that you
would choose the lest?" asked Ralph.
'withom "a question:" answered
Mariana. ferVently eiasping her hus-
bands hand
There was = courage about her which
could not but communicate itself TO
him. Then q thought struck him; per-
haps she did not know the worst and
there could be no better moment than
the present one OF high resolve. to com
municate It to her.
You know at q forced sale house
rarely, IL ever, brings anything like
its value. Your two thousand would
have to 60"
Better that than your honor or
mine" she answered firmly. Perhaps
Il might be better in the end after all,
for II we were In q smaller, less stylish
house. we might live within our In
come. and you have no idea how the
thought OF debt weighs upon me"
Ralph remembered that his wife had
more than once proposed to sell the
house and move into q smaller one,
but he would not listen to her. Would
that he had done so before the neces-
sity for selling had become impera-
tive.
81 cannot help feeling that God has
saved us from something far, far worse
than poverty, and am sure'that II We
try to do right and ask His help, that
He viii help u.s."
And they did ask Him, and new cour-
age seemed to be given to both for al
that might lie before them.
Ralph promised that IL in any hon
est manner the house could be saved
from a forced sale, he would take i'm
mediate steps to dispose Of It In q
way that would involve less loss. They
would then begin life over again In a
smaller house, better suited to their
income, and with the firm resolve to
let pay as we CO." be their financial
motto.
His uncle was taken once more into
the young mans confidence, and to
Ralph's own surprise. the whole story
was told to him II was like leader
weight removed when his uncle grasp
ed his hand with more cordially thar
was wont, saying:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
Surprised the PArislans.

All the French papers are caught by the
fact that the hve American commission
ers appeared in evening dress at the last
nights session Of the peace commission
When the American delegation first ar
throughout Europe the report that It's
members were nl-mannered. addressed
and without personal servants-that. In a
word, they looked like q company OF per
sonally conducted tourists. Ambassador
Monson's recent reference to American
diplomats had revived the French phrase.
comme-il-faDt appearance OF the Amer
leans In the final scene OF the negotia-
ticns made quite an impression on the
Pubic mind Inc sxPianauon rs Lo9no IN
had dressed. not for the signing Of the
treaty, but for q dinner party TO which
they were invited for the same evening.
but that humdrum circumstance thus far
has escaped the Parisi<n newspapers
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Thank God, Ralph, that He saved
you from that first downward step;
and that you and Mariana have been
brought to see the folly Of living q
little beyond your income. instead Of q
little within It."
Being convinced Of his nephew's in
tention to alter his style Of living as
soon as possible. he prevented the
forced sale Of the house, and assisted
In disposing Of II.
A new home with very small In
cumbrane5 upon It, was exchanged for
the old one. The freedom from anxiety
about endless debts, fully compensated
for the change Of home and neighbor-
hood.
Many Of their old acquaintances
ceased to remember their existence, but
the Joy OF a contented mind was theirs.
and the assurance that Gods blessing
rested upon their home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
rra.ssd CoIored Nurses.

The Training School fo- Nurses at the
colored institute at Tuskagee furnished
FOUR nurses for the army at Santiago and
nine for the camp at Chickamauga- One
OF the most interesting features OF the
parade before the President down there
was a float representing the old kind of
nursing in the South compared with the
new. On the first float was the interior
OF a negro cabin. with an old nanny
cooking some sort CT herb tea over tre
in the chimney place, while her patient
lay on a pile of straw IN a corner, covered
with q ragged bedquilt- The other float
he'd dressed in snowy linen, a nurse In
uniform with a white cap, and the diner
ent appliances that are in common use IN
well-ordered hospitals II made very
ture.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

More Equipmsnt for Baltimore . Ohio.
The improvements that have been
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road during the past two years have
rendered It possible to operate cars Of
O heavier capacity than have been In
use In the past and the receivers have
lust ordered from the Schoen Pressed
Steel Company Of Pittsburg 1000 steel
coal cars OF a capacity OF 100000
pounds each. These cars will be used
for the seaboard trade and are ex-
pected to be in service during the early
part Of 1899. In addition to these cars
the receivers have also ordered from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works 90
more of the consolidated locomotives
with .22x2s~inch cylinders.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

was always with q well-merited re-
proof for spending more money than
was warranted by his income.
Then q thought occurred to Ralph.
Why could he not borrow from the
bank? It was q rich and soulless CORP
Grafton. and no one would 5uter tor
the act. It would only need the careful
alteration Of one or two figures In his
books. and there would be no chance
IN discover any discrepancy until long
after the money had been replaced
The thought came again and again.
q. he walked towards home that after
noon. The most plausible arguments
an the difference between BORROWING
ana stealing tried to fnsinuate them
selves into his mind.
His wife was not usually very dem
onrtratiye. but to his surprise, she met
him at the door and threw her arms
around him
sohr, she exclaimed, as they went
!, torsfher. .T am 20 glad you have
..,s .rd 10 inexpressibly glad that L
m.-r;ed Won instead Of Niles Rush
ton -
$50 am !, but what makes yoa 30
h.ek 20 those old days!
@Haven.t you seen this morning
,.-, he has been arrested IN ter-
n. for dedication You know. nes
-, cashier OF the bank there ior
go, This has been going on LOT
sorae time; first. very small sums. ana
.,,erwards. increasing. He only IN
t-na.s 10 borrow at frst but so1
nov that Is what nearly al ~
fanlters say" rH.
RaIph was quiet and very pale. q
wsse saw that he was more secIsa
Nv the news than she had anneipalea.
shs ran for some water. and soon
turned. saying: -.o,s
-Raiph I'd rather live In Two -. -.
.,c-inr that you were honest. tnAn
= ! neIace With anyone capaDie Oh
aisbonest act like that
/ .l,bs Mariana. do you really meAn
,h.s =. exclaimed Ralph, and IN . mo
ment he found himself unnuraeals
rs heart to her. She was snoeksa =
/ arrt 10 md that even be. rnom =. -
eonsidersd the soul Of honor 49,
ave been assaIled b. such . Temp
ton; but the feeling vas snceeeoe' y
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
s...oalnr Lunb.r BY Elsctrielsy.

A new process Is announced for sea
soning wood by electrical action The
tir-ber TO be treated is put into a quad
rangular tank OF liquid, Immersed to
rather more than half Its depth, and an
electric current applied through a met
allie conductor. so arranged as 10 dis
tribute 1t throughout the area, and 1t Is
stated that In a space of four minutes
the sap begins TO exude at the lower
end Of the wood; in six hours IL Is al
extracted. The wood is then placed I'D
another tank from which septic soiu-
ton Is forced into the pores by an cleo
tro-capillary method. II, says the
Builder, this process has successful re
suits at a cost which will not be COM
mercially prohibitory, 1t may prove OF
great importance.