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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
Fattening Cattle.

The man that expects to make
money out of raising and fattenins
cattle for market must do things that
other men have to do in order to
reach success. Profits cannot be OBJ
tanned by careless management. The
man that is going to fatten cattle IN
considerable numbers must have sheds
for shelter in bad weather, good
sized feeding yard, racks as we'll as
troughs for feed. Moreover he must
be in shape to make the cattle COM
Portable at night no matter what the
weather may be. He must have sup
ply of good water, and If he is further
fitted to warm this water in winter
so much the better. The man that
is finishing steers will in ordinary
years find corn and fodder the most
important and serviceable feed. 1t Is
then the business of the feeder to see
that the cattle get just enough OF TINS
to keep them growing steadily. This
manner of feeding can be learned only
by practice, for the gulf between too
little and too much Is not wide. An
animal must never be fed so highly
as to get 1t off its feed, and, on thu
other hand, 1t should not be permitted
to go hungry. Some feeders start in
with the intention Of fattening their
animals in three months. This Is moi
easy to do and there are in this at
tempt many of the failures recorded
If the process can be spread ovS
year the work will be found easier 10
accomplish, and the results more pro-
fitable. In the one case man mus'
get his animals on full feed in the
shortest time possible, while in the
other case the cattle can be brought
onto full feed gradually.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
Seasons In Porto Rico.

The question when to plant?" Is
puzzler to the Porto Rico agricultur-
list. 1t seems to make no great differ
ence when a crop is planted-the re-
suit is always the samoa good har-
vest. Some years ago, one Of the Is
lands most enthusiastic agriculturists,
in endeavoring to force Nature to d.
vulge her season secret, planted a patch
of corn each month consecutively for
a year with the result that sixteen
months from the time of the first
planting he was rewarded with his
twelfth good crop. There was slight
difference in the height Of the Deem
Der crop from the other eleven and 1t
was a few days longer in ripening, but
aside from these two differences, there
was nothing to show that Nature IA
vored one crop more than another.
Another prominent grower, in expert
menting with pineapples, produced an
abundance of this fruit in March, fully
three months before its season"
These two citations OF the many like
experiments that have been made on
the island, make 1t easy to understand
how it is possible for the people in the
United States to have fresh fruit and
vegetables 1865 days in the year.
Porto Rico Agricultural Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
Harmful Food. Hard to Prove.


The pure food bills that are based
on the discovery in them Of deleterious
substances are practically impossible
of enforcement. A judge must depend
on expert testimony for the determine
ton of the points involved. If scien-
tist comes on the stand and declares
that a certain drug in food Is harm
less, that testimony carries weight, no
matter how many thousands of other
scientists declare that it Is harmful.
The Judge is not in position to sum-
mon all the experts in a nation. An
illustration OF this is shown In the
verdict of an English judge recently.
Food preserved with borax was found
by the inspectors and the owner sum-
moned into court. He brought in wit
nesses to testify that borax Is great
help to the digestion. The judge took
the side of the defendant in the case.
The natural infereDce is that milk SO
adulterated would not be harmful, but
we have a great mass of circumstan-
tial evidence to prove that the pres
ence of boracic acid in milk has re-
suited in the death Of many children
in England, where the matter has been
more fully Investigated than in this
country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
The Hessiau Fly in Kentucky.

H. B. Hersey, Director Kentucky
Weather Bureau: Since the recent adj
vance in the price of wheat, this croI
has become a favorite with Kentucky
farmers and the acreage sown has
steadily increased. With this increas
ing acreage, there has been a grow
ing abundance of the Hessian fly. Las'
years sowing suffered especially, ow'
ing to a prolonged period OF milo
weather at the time of planting
Probably very little of what was sowr
in some localities escaped injury
This injury suffered by late-sowr
wheat has led some farmers to become
skeptical as to the advantage resulting
from late planting. The skepticism Is
unwarranted by the facts, when all
are known and considered. 1t Is well
enough understood here that vher
cold weather comes, and especially
after a few very heavy frosts, the
adult mosquitoes that frequent dwell
ings disappear. The Hessian fly Is 8
very similar insect. 1t Is somewhat
smaller, but has the same genera
form, long and slender legs, etc. As
an adult, it does not endure cold any
better than a mosquito, and the fac,
explains why delaying planting as
long as practicable results in less in
jury to wheat The adult Hessian flies
have simply placed their eggs on othei
wheat and have persisted before the
late planted wheat came up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
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Alkaii Soil.

Alkaii Soil.
In different parts Of the West there
has been much complaint Of "alkali
Soils" In all cases complained OF
these soils have been under cultiva-
ton, the alkali at first not seeming to
affect the crops. The rendering bar
rem of the soil has occurred after the
application of irrigation water, and
usually after a number Of years OPP
erations. Year by year these barren
tracts have increased till 1t has be-
come a question of some moment as to
what should be done to reclaim the
lost areas and to prevent other areas
from becoming also infertile. On care
full investigation it has been found
that the alkali in these soils was so
distributed Through the soils at first
that it was not harmful to plants.
Thus, in a layer of earth three feet
deep there would be certain amount
of alkali, enough to be decidedly
harmful If it were moved from Its po-
sition in the subsoil and accumulated
in the first foot of soil. The irriga-
ting of the fields and orchards has
brought about this very thing. as the
amount of water applied was not SUI
ficient to more than supply the needs
of the crop and Of evaporation. Had
the water been sufficiently abundant
to have supplied good quantity for
drainage the alkali would have re-
manned largely distributed through the
soil. AS it was, the water in three
feet of soil was gradually drawn up
ward by capillary attraction and took
the alkali with it. Thus the alkah
was brought to the surface and de-
posted in a thin layer. A continuance
of this process increased the alkali to
a point where it destroyed all vege-
tation. The Arizona station has ap-
parently solved the question for all
localities that are subject to Hood
waters. These should be used to Hood
these lands, covering them to depth
of eight inches or more. The result
would be the carrying away of much
of the alkali and the washing OF other
portions into the subsoil.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

A correspondent of the Farmers
Review mentions the fact that last
year he had twenty acres Of rye and
will get good crop from it this
spring. He says that in addition he
saved $50 worth of feed by pasturing
it in the fall and spring. 1t came par
,ticularly handy this past winter when
hay was selling at IS per ton and corn
at 55 cents per bushel. The rye crop
frequently works in to advantage with
other crops, and wherever it can be
advantageously used will pay well. 1t
is of great value to the men that have
no silos and have to feed dry hay all
winter. 1t adds succulence to the ra-
ton, and in that is like fresh silage.
The practice of pasturing rye is an
old one, but may yet survive the in
croachment Of modern methods.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

One of the investigations being un-
dertaken this season by the depart
ment of horticulture in the College
of Agriculture at the University OF
Illinois has reference to the matter OF
spraying fruit trees in bloom. Pre-
liminary experiments made last year
indicate that the blossoms which are
hit by the spray before being fertil-
lied fail to set fruit, owing to the
fact that the pistils are injured by the
spraying material. The experiments
this season have in view the determin-
alton of the nature and extent OF the
injury to both pistils and pollen, and
the effect upon the quality and guam
tity OF the crop.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

Orchard Work In Southern Illinois,
The department of horticulture OF
the Agricultural Experiment station
at the University of Illinois Is pre-
pairing for extensive field work IN
southern Illinois during the present
season. Although there are many
problems requiring investigation, the
most important one now confronting
the fruit growers is the control or the
bitter rot of the apple, and this mas
been selected for thorough study this
year. This disease has been most dis
astrous in its attack upon the apple
crops of southern Illinois, and unless
some effective means can be dlscov'
cred to keep the fungus in check, 1t
will render the production OF apIes
a rather precarious business In many
sections of the apple growing dis
tricts. The experiments this season
will be conducted upon a practlcal
scale in three large orchards, p>r-
lions of which have been placed I'M
der the immediate control Of the de-
partment by the owners. Orchards At
Torti, Flora and Tamaroa have thus
been secured. In addition, the de-
partment will have the hearty sup
port and cooperation Of a number OF
growers in southern Illinois; thus
thorough investigation of the subject
is assured. The main line OF work
will consist of experimental spraying
with two points in view; early spray
ing as a preventive measure will be
tested, and the efficacy of later ap-
plications for the control of the dis
ease after it makes its appearance will
be determined. In order to faclli-
tate the work headquarters Will be
established at Salem, where a horti-
cultural and botanical laboratory Will
be fitted up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

Several years ago, when Mr.. Camp
bell was publishing through the coun-
try the wonderful things that his sys-
tenn of soil culture would do, he re-
ceived small attention. We thought
then, and think now, that his system
Is of no particular use in ILLINOIS,
Wisconsin and adjoining states or In
other states where the supply of soil
moisture is ample in most years. the
system seems to be particularly adap-
ted to the lands in the more arid re-
gions, especially where those lands
have the soil water long distances
from the surface. For some years now
the system has been tried in western
Kansas, and favorable reports are re-
ceived from it. Professor II. M. Cot
trell, of the Kansas Experiment Sta
ton, is particularly enthusiastic In
support of it for Kansas. He relates
many circumstances where it has CIV
en- good sized crops where all others
have failed, and says that every farm
err in Western Kansas should give 1t
trial. Mr.. Campbell has purchased
farm at Hill City, Graham County,
Kansas, on which he is showing what
his method can do. The farm was one
of the most unproductive ones in the
county, the crops generally failing on
account of drouth. Mr.. Campbell has
changed all that. The crops grown
on his lands last year were good ones,
while crops grown by other methods
failed. 1t may be that the Campbell
soil culture will yet push the line of
profitable farming further west.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

A government publication says:
Sugar beet pulp can be successfully
preserved in silos and makes very
fair quality of silage 1t is relished by
cattle, even the slightly spoiled por-
tions not being distasteful to them.
In Europe the silos consist, of trenches
or pits dug in the ground, but the or
binary silo used in making corn silage
will undoubtedly preserve the mate
rial with less loss. AS the sugar beet
crop is an exhaustive one, and the fer
tility of the soil can be maintained
by feeding the pulp, it becomes quite
an important matter that farmers
growing sugar beets should combine
with it the feeding of the pulp where
practicable.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
.1HoRTI(0T:TT0REs
Tv|a{E
Missouri Fruit Report.

Missouri Fruit Report
L. A. Goodman, secretary OF the
Missouri State Horticultural Society,
sends out the following report:
Apple prospects are fairly promising
in all parts of the state where orch
ards have been we'll cultivated, and
are not too old, or did not have an
overload of apples last year. The
orchards showing best are the young
trees. Reports now justify about 90
per cent of crop Of apples.
Pears have withstood the drouth
better than the apple, and where the
blight has not injured the trees a full
crop can be expected.
Peach prospects are good in south
west part and extreme south central
portion. The cold of last December
killed virtually, all the peach ouds
north of the Missouri river, and the.s
will be only few scattering peaches
and seedlings in all that district.
South of the river and in southwest
part Of the state, we find the injury
getting less and less. We can report
from this district so to IS per cent OF
crop and at the same time some spe-
cial localities report full crop.
Plums being much more hardy IN
bud, give promise of very fair crop
indeed.
Cherry trees are loaded with dos
SONS and the prospects now are ior
at least good average crop.
Grape prospects are still good.
The strawberry plantations suneren
more last year than for many years.
From reports received, the acreage
will be less than one-half OF last
year, and many of these even Will
show light crop. We can only re-
port about one-thrd of the usual sup
ply of berries from Missouri.
The raspberry and blackberry also
were so badly injured by the droutn
that we can count on only one-third
to one-half the usual supply of these
berries. While the blackberry vines
did not die, yet they grew so little De-
ing loaded with berries last year, that
we cannot expect full crop OF them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

DR.. Caldwell's Naxative) Syrup Pep
sin should be taken the year around.
If you are suffering from any disease
OF the stomach 1t will cure you and
keep you we'll. SOC and 81.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corDs and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad.
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

A little hollow scoop out OF the
windy hill of the world as shelter from
its cares and vexations.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
m,,.our, Horticultural Meetings.

The summer meeting Of the Mis-
souri, State Horticultural society will
be held at Eldon June 10 to IL. The
winter meeting will be held at Spring
field December 2 to 4.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

II you are troubled with constipa-
ton, Indigestion or malaria get SOC
or $1.00 bottle of DR.. Caldwell's (Laxa-
tive) Syrup Pepsin. 1t is guaranteed
TO cure you.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

Charity covers multitude of sins
even the employment of press agent
to exploit the same.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

Defiance Starch is guaranteed big
sest and best or money refunded. 16
ounces 10 cents. Try 1t now.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
WHY IT IS THE BEST

Is because made by an entirely different
process Defiance Starch Is unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
cents,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

The place where one is treated best
and grumbles most.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

Don't mistake flippancy for wit, for
there is mighty difference between
the two.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

II we prayed as long as God would
listen we would never cease.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
CHICAGO, ILL, 4s7 Monroe St.
MRS. KATE TAYLOR.

CHICAGO, ILL, 427 Monroe St.
~ "As far as have observed Peruna
is the finest tonic any man or woman
can use who is weak from the after
effects of any serious illness. .
81 have seen it used in number OF
convalescent cases, and have seen sew.
eral other tones used, but found that
those who used Peruna had the quickest
relief.
"Peruna seems to restore vitality,
increase bodily vig0r and renew health
and strength In wonderfully short
time. "...MRS. KATE TAYLOR.
I'm view of the great multitude OF
women suffering from some form of fe-
male disease and yet unable to find any
cure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned spe-
cialist on female catarrhal diseases, has
announced his willingness to direct the
treatment of as many cases as make
application to him during the summer
months, without charge. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

The diamonds Of truth are more
easily lost than the pebbles of error.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
oooD HOUsEKEEPERs

Use the hest. That's why they buy Rod
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
New Zealand Summer Butter.

The New Zealanders are preparing
to invade in earnest the English and
other European markets with their
butter. They say they are not afraid
of the presence in the market Of ST.
berian and Russian butter. They ar
que, and that rightly, that the geo.
graphical position of New Zealand
gives her an advantage not possessed
by any European nation. Her location
in the southern hemisphere makes 1t
possible for her to be turning out fresh
grass butter when Europe Is buried In
snow. Winter dairying is not great
factor in northern Europe and will
not be in this generation. New Zealand
needs only follow summer dairying.
She can ship her butter to Europe and
have it reach there at time when
butter is at its highest price on ac-
count Of dry feed and winter condi
tions. In other words at the season
of the year when butter sells highest
in Europe 1t Is being made cheapest
in the southern hemisphere.
Timber belts around farms have
their friends and their enemies.
Some claim that they take up too
much room and cast too much shade
Others claim that the shaded fields
give more corn or any kind of grain,
especially In the states where hot
winds blast the crops.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

II you want to know what ducat
n worth. try To borrow ana,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

And single amounting with CUTICURA, the great skin
cure and purest Of eolents This treatment, when fol-
lowed in severe cases by mild doses Of CUTICURA
RESOLVENT PILLS. to cool and cleanse the blood, is
the most speedy, permanent, and economical for
torturing, dsgurng, itching, burning, bleeding scaly,
crusted and pimply skin and scalp humours with loss
Of hair, ever compounded.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-16
THE STATE FARMS.
Something About the Most Per-
feet Farms in the SOuth-Makc
Money for the state.

Something About the Most Per-
feet Farms in the SOuth-Makc
Money for the state.
Tho board of directors of the poni-
tentiary, the Governor, Superintendent
Griffith and some other State officials
iDtended to make an inspection of tho
State farms this week, but, owing to
tho fact that other public business de-
mandcd the attention of somo of tho
officers, the trip was postponed until
next week.
Those farms are situated partly in
Sumter and partly in Kershaw, but
few people in the State realize tho ex-
tent of the operations carried on.
There are about 2 400 acres in tho two
farms, ono bong known as the " De-
Saussure" and the other as the Creed"
farm. They consist of upland and
fertilo bottom lands, besides woodland
and uncleared swamp.
The farms arc divided into two equal
tracts, and seventy-fve convicts are
assigned to work each, making about
sixteen acres for each convict to cult.
vato. Systematic methods arc used.
and to this is due much of the great
results accomplished, making these
farms splendid object lessons to eyery
farmer in the State. Most of the con-
victs are negroes, the whites among
them being composed Of mechanics do.
tailed especially for that kind of work
Convlcts are not shackled, but there
have been few attempts to escape
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-16

death. And you know you've said
Yourself many time you wouldn't
blame me no matter what | did to get
away from there"
"Pm not blaming you," ho replied
quietly.
"But / blame myself for-for what
has happened, for 1 know you liked
me, Dick, and l liked you, Pm sorry.
It's just circumstances, Dick"
"Just circumstances, Man."
"And Denny, he likes me, too," she
said, softly.
"Wherc is he?"
"IIo's waiting for me on the land
ing"
Dick went TO the door and called to
him: " Come in here, Denny: i'm
not going to have at thee, or anything
of that sort. Come on ill.,"
Denny came in and stood mainly on
ono foot, and gazcd at the floor with as
much apparent absorption as If he had
never previously soon any contrivnncc
| of the kind. 1t was an embarrassing
situation and all thrco stood i'll ut ease,
tho girl particularly so.
A description Of her probably would
be in order, but it makes no difference
whether she had blue eyes and brown
hair or brown eyes and bluo hair. She
was the ono girl for each of these men,
or at least each thought 80, which is
enough. AS for her eyes, it would at
that moment have been difficult to de-
tcrminc their color, even had she held
them up, for by this time they were
blurred and moist.
{ Wnn |
pose l ought to say something, Denny.
1 know you'll be good to her and all
that, because l guess you love her just
as well as anybody could. And | con-
gratulatc you on your inheritance, you
know. Wouldn't object to having
some kin of that kind myself, but was
always careless about selecting my re-
lauOns."
And then Denny muttcred some
thing about thanks" and the girl
glanced ut Dick, and somehow or other
the pair of them stumbled out.
The Rising Young Writer went back
to his table and for a long time he sat
there, while the shadow CT the squat
Ink bottle grew and grew and lay across
the floor, broad, black bar.
At last he gathered the scattered
sheets of paper together and again
took up his pen. We must finish it
up, Bot he said, "for time, and the
day of issue, wait for no man."
And 80 the prince came to his
owu,' he read aloud as he wrote it,
"and married the princess, and they
lived happily together ever after"
"And that, Bot" he said, putting
aside the pen, "l guess, Is the end Of
the story
There came another knock upon the
door, but this time it swung swiftly
open. She did not enter, but stood
looking at him IN way that he had
never seen her look before. Then she
smiled, ever so slightly.
"Maybc there's sequel, Dick" she
said