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on July 10 last the city o. Rome un-
dula,sa With the waves Of an earth
quake toE nearly hal. q mInu,s. The
famous monuments o. antiquity scat
tered in and abag; the city ser.
strongly shaken. but. fortunately. no
serious damage Eas suffered by them.
The great columns Ia the Forum
rocked Nislbiy. aHd a large stone
crashed ioss from the Colosseum. 4
strange atmospheric effect. which has
before bsca observed during great
earthquakes. uss ScFy noticeable on
this occasion. People abn rushed In
alarm from their houses ~cTe dFenehsa
uiih a ;oETsni Of rain ,hs, poured from
liEAi gray clouds which almos; ias;aa.
'aSepSsly gathered in a perfectly clear
sky as soon as the earth began to
quake
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Vancouver dispatches state iha, J.
J. Macarthur. tho dominion surveyor.
aao has had charge Of party making
trails in the Yakoa cogatFy for tho
past three HnaIhs. has returned. The
special object at his undertaking aaEta
vas 10 insEo trails along the Yukon
river. that Water tFEFsl 10 Dawson
might BE- accomplished without the
sAagsT and haFdshlps which have hl,a.
iEtp eroa the iaTaEiabls attendants Of
such expeditions To minIinisp these
iHepHtchieaeos MeAFihur's party cut
9ut is9 miles Of trails. while the va
son and White Pass Railroad Goa.
Pany also constructed about tf,y miles
q trails. Under these improved eaa.
ii'ioas. the Rink Rapids. White Horse.
FIf;y-Milo and Fire Fingers can nos
- avoided Ia the eBurss Of a ~la,sr's
Journey in Dawson
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Reports from the West indies stat.
that Jamaica has just recovered froru
what are termed the seasonal rains
answering 10 the Indian monsoon. Fo,
days the island has been deiused. from
thirty TO forty inches Of rain taljips
In various parts in the course Of ,ou,
days. Many Ives have been lost. pso.
pie being washed away By the tor.
rential gullles and swollen rivers. DRY
water courses in a day became raging
torrents a mile wide. Bridges have
ueen swept away In many places. raIl.
way communication is suspended or.
Ing TO innuinerabls iandsiips. the s,ss.
tric tramway system in Kingston has
been so badly cut up that Il will no,
run for some time. and the roads have
been everywhere torn to pieces by the
raging gullIes. The seaport town O;
Savanna.la-Mar was flooded for DAYS
and communication was only possible
by means Of canoes Many eoas,wiss
vessels have been wrecked. and SOW.
eral steamers from America were q
day or two late in consequence Of bur.
ricane weather. The crops, especlatI,
the bananas, which are Jamaica's prin.
sipal export to the United States. bav.
been everywhere destroyed, and seu,f
distress Is likely TO result in soms
parts Of the island for a time. This
heavy rains will, however, prove gen.
orally beneficial.
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A hulis;is o. the Alabama expert.
tass, station says: The velvet bssa
tNseuaa uuilsJ Is a plaat which. Ia
general appearance o. leaves aad
stems. Is nearly similar TO the run.
alag varieties Of coz psas. The vines
attain sTsa, lengths. a growth o.
twenty fee, being usually made saa
ssueh greater lenEths being sometimes
attained. The beans are larger ,haa
eo-pess and usually three OF four are
found in each pod. The pods are shor;
and stout. nearly black Ia color aud
covered With a coat Of seirety hairs.
The sslvs; bean belongs 10 the same
family as the eovpea. It IL a Issutas
or IeEuminoss plant. and like the COW.
pea. the velvet bean is a renora,ias
plant, having the power TO enrich the
land on which Il grows.
In any comparison Of velvet beans
With eouPeas as a rsaosatiag crop.
there Is one point In which velxe,
beans are cpnspicuously superior.
When frus; comes the vines aaa leaves
settle down together In such a say
that the force Of falling rain Is bros.
en- and the network of vines Is so
complete that the leaves, the mos;
valuable portion. cannot be blown or
washed away. with oowpeas the case
is somewhat different. the bare stems
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Protection for Tree. 4, v,,,.,

Mr.. a. d. Barnes tells in the wiscon.
sin Horticulturist about his method a,
protecting fruit trees agains, winter
injury. He says: II want 10 toll the
readers Of the Horticulturist Of a pro.
tector which I am using with srea,
success. namely. windov.screen ,.;rs
Cut the wire netting in diTer,t.
lengths and different widths. 10 su,.
small or large. short or tall trees. Roll
the pieces around broom m-s,ick before
going to the orchard. Use close.
meshed. jointed, wire screening. Sc,
the bottom end one inch into the earth
This protector needs no tying at ali:
Will expand as the tree grows. II is
all right for protecting against sun
scald, mice, rabbits and a multitude
OF other things and makes no defense
or protection for bugs. worms and
larvae. This protector is all right and
not patented. so let's not quarrel over
the origin of 1t, but use IL at once I,
IS a daisy. I put 1t on five hundred
trees one year ago. These trees were
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the cap so as to allow the spring TO
hold the valve loosely to Its seat. then
the water rises in the valve chamber
and flows. drop by drop. to the genera
tor. When the gas pressure overbal-
ances the water pressure. the valve Is
seated, thus preventing the further
generation OF gas. When the gas pres
sure has diminished. the valve Is
opened by the water. and generation Is
resumed. The supply of carbide can
be replenished by unscrewing the gen.
orator cap and placing the required
quantity OF the material within the
bowl. The water reservoir can DO
filed by means OF filling cap.
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tt.,trIsL Ii.IrCa,,inr.

a French scieaiiac Journal. L'Elee.
u'sien. describes an electric substitute
Tor the bsFber's scissors. I, consists
oi a comb. carrying along one side o.
us Tos Of teeth a platinum wire
through which auvs an electric cur.
rent As the comb passes through the
Ioess to BE- shoFn. the heated wire In.
simultaneously sewers the hairs. leaving
'hem OF even length. and sealing the
Sut ends as In the ordinary process o,
smuggling With taper. A similar device
Is curling iron. kept a; an even ten.
Pora'nrc BY an electric wire in the in.
terror.
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Nriinsiai sponSes

4 German technical Journal de-
artificial spoases. rccsntiy iaysn,ed
and patented by DR.. Gustav PUN OF
Graz. Germany. The process consists
principally In the action of 4 solution
o. chloride Of rlHe on pure ecilaiose.
The results arc products which swell
uP with water. bu; turn horny and
bard on dryinE. In order 20 retain for
the product the property Of also abb
soEbiaE ~aier after drying. certain
chemicals are employed in treating the
eoliuioso ui,h sine chloride. and finally
the product is subjected TO a mechan-
lep'P'astie treatment. For example,
the tClluiosc IL treated With eonecn-
,Eaicd ziac chloride solution and so.
dium chloride lcammon saID whereby
= pasiy Siscons mass Is obtained which
is mixed With coarse. grained rock salt.
The plastic mass thus obtained is
pierced In a press mould With pins,
after whose removal the pressed ma.
tsTial appears tTavcFsrti hy small
canals In all directions. The excess o..
salts is removed by washing one OF
i~o days With alcohol and water. The
product thus obtained can take the
place OF natural sponge iR all its uses.
and may especially serve for altering
water for sanitary and Industrial pur.
poses. II is also suitable for fIiiaE up
life pFss"Ftcrs. for the production O.
anchor buoys. as we'll as In surgery for
absorbing seerciions. etc.
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N.IsniInr JntIInr.

nc cultivation Of fruit trees along
the highways Of Flame is beinr or.
tended each year. the sovernmep, hay.
ing adopted this practice as a source
o. revenue. so that now roadside fruI,
cultivation has become an Impor;an,
branch Of national Industry.
Pfot Bersmann. the Eres, surv,,,
oi the Berlin university. state. tb,,
,ne healing power Of the Roen,seu
IsEs Is imaginary. The determination
'he presence and position Of for.
e'sh bodies has been extremely s,,r.
Vssiui with the RosntEen rays. a. Ia
NeII known. Their use in connection
WIN broken bones has also hoo, v,,r
satisfactory. The hone Of disr,y,r,,,.
~ tne aid Of the Rocutsen rsys Tho
position I, OF gall stones has no, bssn
An aecoun, Of the application nj,
Iiquehed eafbunic acid gas :, ,,,,.
su'sh underground fires uss .,,.s -.
george Spencer at the reccn, msc,,r,
VI 'ns Institution of Mining Engineers
avs Nature. At Colllcry Win ,h,.t,
w spencer was connected n sro A.
CURED in heading. as the rssni, ~
q ia'i Of roof and sides on steam n,,o.
~, ne heading was built of with ss m,
We ue,ay as possible. but notwi,bs,,ns
,-. ''E a'l efforts to shut out tho air snm
@ ,.sn, reached the seat Of FIRE IN No., =,
,,s pI,n'ns slowly. 1t was. thereforo ~
,,i ,lGeu TO apply carbon dloride ari ue W.
@ .n,s purpose six cylinders Of Iion.aos ~,
gas were successfully used I, ~ i
claimed that the method describn,, no, no,
ne successfully applied TO ali o,c. AN ,'.,
mere mere are undoubtedly NAM s. ou'
sL "n'en might be so treated. In c,.a 80 :,
S,,.' are on shipboard, the use Of catsan =,
p,oAlue p, would no doubt prove tnya,,,n %on
.,, pic, as It could be quickly appiios ua, ons
S.rsnl- |Tu,a not cause the same damage ao 10
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORICULTURiST
some Up-to-Dats Hints About C"i-
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures Vitieuiturs and
Horticulture.
Agricultural Notes.

The value of animal manure to our
farms is seldom realized. We speak
Of commercial fertilizers as necessity
10 some OF our lands and We speak
truly. But the correct use OF our
barnyard manure means the adding
every year OF many millions OF dollars
to the value OF our farms. For this
reason there Is 4 close connection be-
tween the number OF live stock In the
country and the fertility OF our farms.
In the last few years our sheep. hogs.
cattle and horses have decreased by
many millions. This means that Il is
possible for us to put many millions
less tons Of manure on our land thah
formerly. Consider the manuElal prod
uct from n single animal. and then
consider II from all the animals In the
country. 4, Is safe to say that during
the late depression our farm lands
have teteriorated enormously. due 10
the lessened supply o. manure from
farm animals. II the higher prices
now obtained succeed In stimulating
breeding they will confer an Indirect
but grea, blessing on our agricultural
communities by increasing the feEii!-
Ity possibilities OF the soil.
There are few II any poor farms that
cannot be made good farms provided
they were ever good farms A worn.
out farm Is no, 4 necessary Eesll; OF
eul,Iyatins a farm for generations In
other parts O. the world some Of the
most fertile farms a, the present day
arc those that have been cultivated for
hundreds aad thousands Of years. The
Almighty, when he made the earth for
tho abode o. man. did not 80 construct
the soil ,ha, It's fertility Nigh, TO ex-
hzps,sa In a generation or ,ro. wheFe
there arc poor. rundown farms &c
may b assured that there has been
mismanaEoment in cultivation. No;
oaiy Ia 1, possible TO grow all the
crops nc nov EroE without; running
down the farm. bu, l, Is possible 10
take a rundown farm and bring !,
tack TO a state Of fertility greater than
that known IN any previous period o:
ils existence. Nor IL miraculous
sHoua, o. knoEisdEe needed 10 do
isis Il oaiy requires study by the
asHsE o. the bsst methods o. handling
farm as they arc aos taught Ia OUT
agricultural colleges. Ia tho agfieai,
;gFsi press and b. many OF our brs;
!sEtaeFs-
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A man in Pennsylvania. Who was
recently discharged Of his debts as a
bankrupt. under the Law. afteFuard
made application TO the judge Of the
United States District court 10 have
the sheriff restrained from selling his
property. saying that at least two
thousand dollars more could br re-
siisrd on It u u were disposed Of by
trustees sale. The court asked uha,
difference IL made TO him. since the
proceeds from the sale would go TO his
creditors and not TO him. His reply
sas no,abiss My FeliEious feelings
Wiil no, permit me to accpp, my dis.
charge In bankruptcy ss releasing nc
from my moral obligation TO pay In
full all my debts. II this property is
sold for tao thousand dollars less than
" would bring at a trustees sale I
shall have Just that much more TO
ray" The judge commended the debt.
or's sense Of honor
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Tn. A.h Tree Hectic.

We herewith illustrate one OF the
largest OF the beetle family that preys
upon our forest trees This one is
called the Dynastes dtyus. 1t feeds
upon the leaves OF the ash tree prin-
cipally. but It is also found on some OF
the other forest trees. When present
in numbers. these beetles. on account
OF their size and yorac!ousness. soon
strip tree OF the best part OF Its
leaves. The one We illustrate Is not
enlarged. but shows the natural size.
Some OF them are even larger than the
illustration. Fortunately. the grub
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nearly all planted in the orchard In
the spring OF 1891. consequently were
OF quite good size. The wire ready
cut at hardware store here cost lust
eleven dollars and 1t took me about
a day and a half to form them and
put them on. Every one Is In Its place
now. one year since placing. and am
sure they have saved good many
trees from the ravages OF mice. as the
ground was thickly covered with sec
ond crop of clover and We lost about
twenty-five trees the previous winter.
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from which this beetle comes Is not
destructive 10 vegetation. but feeds. -
far as 10 known. on rotten wood. whsa
the beetles attack our shade and ofna-
mental trees. the only way TO check
them ls to jar them from the trees and
Kill them. or spray the trees with
Paris green and Lonaoa purple. As
the beetles arc very large. the iarFins
method OF aisposink o! them may 10
preferable TO the spraying Of the ,Fees
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csistss s,... sod sm...,... rs-s.,

NF. II. 4. Fsss0adsa described at the
American Association meeting ia Au.
sus; means By which the location o..
troops using saokslsss powder 10 "a.
Tie can b. easily discovered. Il Is sim.
ply necessary TO survey the landscape
through pale red glass. The fasa o..
smokslsss powder appears strong 10
red light. -hlIe ordinary objects are
dimmed. By furnishing asid.slasses
With screens o: the proper tint. the
position o; concealed msrksmsn. like
those Who picked OF our soldiers in
Cuba. can be detected.
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A stock company with capi,al
amounting to $4,000. 900 is to be in.
corporated for the advancement n,
wireless telesraphy. The eager mil.
iionaires who seek TO place their
money should pause and reflect awhile
upon the rapid progress Of invention.
riSe years from now. at the present
pace of scientific skill. a man in chi.
cago may be able to talk to another in
New York by simply holding up his
iorefinger and wigwagging the digi,
I fhroush the electric currents prevail
everywhere in the atmosrbeus
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Doe. u Fay .. s..a .iss,.i,,.

From Farmers Review: A, a
Farmers Institute. TonEaassle. Raa..
a aairJnan gave In his report on pro.
dgeiaE milk for the Kansas City mat
ks; from common eoEs. picked ua
through the oouatFy. So taF as pos.
sible these eops ueEe fresh in the tail
During the Eia;sF they receive a ration
consisting o. a mixture O. II TO Is
pounds O; bran and corn meal and uha;
clover hay sad sugar cane they sill
cat In summer they receive in addi.
;ion 10 pasture and soiiiaE crops. four
10 ase pounds o. hrsa. BT this as.
ten o. liberal feeding. a sWo years
record shows an annual income per
coz o! t5o.ss. the milk being sold Al;
an average Of csass peF gallon Last
yssr at the agricultural college our
bes; cos COS; Bs tsss9 for feed. tho
highest Of any cos 10 the herd and
about ts.5o above the average o.. the
herd. and ys; the pFoa; from tha, coz
over the cost Of feed uas t.Lis above
the average o; the herd. Docs 1, pay 10
feed iIbeFaIlT' with a good dairy eo-
u surely does. Had the herd referred
TO above OF the best eow a, the as,,.
cultural college been s;intsd in feed 4,
would have been al estravasaa, pieee
Of economy that would have resulted
In diseased pocket book. The dairy
cos is a hard working animal and
shorid be fed accordingly.
n n r,r,a
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A New York society man examined
'or 'aiesman in the MoiiaruI case said
In regard TO occupation that he did
ao;hlns. lie nigh, have added tha, Il
,ooS him all the time TO do II.
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soir and serves to conduct the gas
water Is supplied from the reservoir
'o the generator below by means Of a
pipe provided with an automatic valve
as shown In the enlarged detail view
ms valve has a downwardiy extend.
ing stem fitting loosely in the end n,
.ne WaterpiPe and an upxardIy OF.
ending steam receiving the end n, ,
roo screwed In a cap closing the ,,lvo
cnamoer. ,a, The screw-rod Is provided
win collar enlarged at Its lower ens
oy a spring colled around the s,em
A tube opening into the vaIve chan
Der above the valve conducts tho ~.
ter to the generator. When the So
roo Is screwed down the valve is ,sa,
ca TO cut of the water supplv bn,
Nnen the rod is scresed out unii, 49,
eOi'ar aouts against the under side q,
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Warranted Not to nruIsr.

A Philadelphia Inventor has devised
a fender for automobile or trolley cars.
the principal OF which is shown In the
illustration. The fender Is made OF H.
aated hose, tied together In the shape
OF locomotive cow-catcher. The spe-
cIal advantage claimed for the lnven-
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standing erect and atfordins no means
OF retaining the leaves in place. On
the other hand better implements arc
required TO turn under vines of the
velvet beans than TO pillow under COW.
pea vines. 1t Is not advisable 10 at
tempt TO grow this bean In the north.
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Ambassador Choate thinks tho
friendship between the United States
and England IL iToaeiad. Rather IN
fortunate comparison. So was the
Charleston.
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Gra.. re,i steer. =, Ni0'

Monte Blcvins OF N"fin
just sold Mt Fort Collin q y =
steers TO Denver parties a' -,
lie considers very satiSi,'".ss. y.
were thirteen head oI 'U'
they weighed on an n''Ia.-.-t =
pounds each and sold o. -. -
pounds, each animal lTin.. ~.
$40. These were lIerct"ih -. -.
and four years old and v't' "A a
fattcncd entirely on N"r'n ~
grass. They came FROM . 4
Mr.. Bicvins has been rni.ir.
ly from his general hcrH ~. n J
more OF the same kind. ~
ably the first bunch "l -
turned ct from the I'''"
ranges this year.
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You may gain knowledge by reading
but you must separate the wheat from
the chait by thinking.
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Time may be money. but the average
man would n,heF give you 10; OF
his time than lend you a little OF his
money.
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Always purchase umbrellas in dry
weather. as they are sure TO so up
whenever Il ralaa.
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John Bulls press censor and the
Paris journalists could never remain
sonieHtsd In the Same mutual admlra-
lion society.
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The self-made man always venerates
his creator.
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Perfect men belong to an order OF
things not yet In effect.
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Some people consider II wrong to
marry for money. yet all ministers do
IL
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There never was a war In which each
side couldn't prove the other the az
gressor.
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Tankase FertiliaeF.-Tankare trom
slaughter houses makes an excellent
fertilizer for grasses. but Il sbould no
applied In the spring rather than tho
fall, ance II Is rich In nitrogen ssno.
cially when the blood Is included in ,hs
mixture. The two great essential in.
gradients In furnishing the materials.
for plant growth are present in such
tankage in marked degree and potash
In very small amount. Where a ui,os
fertilizer is wanted. such tarsaen l.
one OF the best When nitrogen ia ,bo
chief essential wanting in the Rror,h
OF grasses, II can be supplied in tho
form Of nitrate of soda or suIpba,s =,
ammonia. When these are appliea 1,
should be in the spring and no, un,,i
growth has begun. From so in aoo
pounds per acre are usually annie ana
rather than SOW the whole amopn, =,
once. II would be better probablv a.
SOW haR Just when growth ia bs,,n
ming and half at a later period IN
from four to six weeks after Tho a..
application.-Ex.
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The most successful misstatements
are half truth and half falsehood.
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4 r.t,.G,. A..,,t.,s 10. ,.-,.

A ae- aeetylspe lamp has besa Ia.
vented by an Inventor Of iosssraai.
Tex. which is particularly adapted for
use as a table lamp. and which is ar
ranged 10 insure a uniform. perfect
and brilliant light The lamp com.
p'isss a base supporting a bowl form.
Ing a generator in which the calcium
carbide is contained and In which gas
is generated. a cap screws on the
generator and terminates In a pipe by
which water reservoir is supported.
a tube. provided a; It's upper end With
a burner. extends through the resar.
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One man Is hut man. two make hu-
manity.
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OIL and water will not mix. Neither
Will love and philosophy.
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Good animals are the resuI, =, a..
combination Of intelligence. skin and
ability in the breeder. anu
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msnmt.e., mrt,es,on Is to build a big mill for
i,,%n''e'"Fins co,,mm cloth from Sea island
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10 fa';sniHg old steers il should be
borne In mind ;hs; the days Of sruu,b
are past in that the steer has ,ullr
maturcd his boay frame. hence does
not require as great a supply o, nitro.
Esnous food as would a young. growing
beast or dairy COW. So long a. he is
getting the food Of maintenance bs viii
neither progress nor retruzradr. but To
faiten him Il is necessary 10 provide
him with an abundance Of earbpusco.
ous food. Of which corn is the Creates,
and cheapest example. and to aid tho
fatienins process should have c1npara.
lively little exercise in a cumiortabis
barn rather than out Of doors in tho
cold where food is wasted In raisins
the temperature of ice wafer and
warming up the body against vlp,sr.s
billiards. II is throwing good feed
away to pile such nitrogenous foods
as oats. wheat, rye. etc. into old steers
when corn. oil cake. hay and fodder
will do all that is required. save Tho
nitroscnous foods for the growing and
milking beasts and feed the corn In tb.
older fattcning animals.