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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
Cowpeas at the North.

If cowpeas are planted this far north
about the LIST of June, the early vari-
cites will be right to turn hogs on the
last half of August and will furnish
the right food at this time to finish on
new corn, and the ground may be
seeded with winter wheat afterward
without any preparation, if a disk drill
be used, or rye may be seeded for a
green winter cover crop and turned
under for spring crop, especially po-
tatoes. For beginners l would adj
wise: Get seed that will mature in
your latitude, or farther north; drill
fifteen pounds per acre in rows thirty
to thirty-six inches apart, and cultivate
clean until vines interfere. A few
years. trial with cowpeas will suggest
many ways to utilize them to good ad-
vantage on every farm.-E. F. D.,
Leesburg, Ind.
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CAGE FOR SMALL DIPPING PLANT.

has capacity of 200 head per day.
Its cost, without engine or labor, eX-
cepting the labor to build the tank or
vat, was $3.50. One person can easily
lower the cage when loaded by taking
a hitch around post, and it may be
raised, as shown in the Illustration, Ell
Their with engine or horses.
A plant of this capacity will answer
very well in a community where vari-
Gus owners have lunches of cattle
ranging from so to 100 head or less.
Its chief advantage over the swimming
tank is cheapness in construction be-
cause of it's size.
In communities where mango exists
or even where numbers of small herds
are infected with lice a plant of this
character might be constructed and
used with profit to the cattlemen.
Specifications of material for this plant
as well as further information in re
gard to dipping plants and scabies in
cattle, occur in farmers bulletin No
152, by DR.. R. w. Hickman.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
q.
1sReSSCHR2BEA
NANCE IN CATTLE.
Small Dipping Plant For ordinar'
Farm Use,

Small Dipping Plant For Ordinary
Farm Use.
OF the various dipping plants in use
there are the small dipping plant,
which is inexpensive and suitable for
use by community of farmers, and
the larger dipping plant, with swim
ming tank, such as would be needed IL
large numbers of range cattle are to
be treated. A suitable plant for COM
munity of farmers has been built for
$3.50, while swimming tank win cost
$3.50.
A plant which seems to be an admi-
rable example of the smaller kind was
built, with the exception of the tank,
by farmers. A thrashing engine was
used for heating purposes by connect
ing IA inch pipe to the whistle In
take, the whistle being removed and
the pipe Joined to the union. The plant
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
Loblolly and short Leaf Pine.

Loblolly pine grows much more rap
idly than short leaf, reaching diam
eter of twelve inches in forty-four
years, whereas the short leaf requires
over sixty years. Although the 'heart"
pine or short leaf commands a slightly
higher price than the "bull' pine or
loblolly, the difference is only just
about enough to pay for sorting it
out. The loblolly is therefore by far
the more valuable tree of the two and
should be favored in every possible
way. The more there is of it In the
reproduction the better it will be in
the future forest, because the crop will
become merchantable in a much short
er time and consequently the returns
will be greater.-F. Il. Olmstead.
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Eating Nightingnlen.

AS exemplifying the pitch to which
Roman epicureanism was carried and
Indicative of truly barbaric nature, a
dish consisting of the tongues alone Of
some thousands of the favorite song
sters of the air was requisitioned at
immense cost to satisfy the inordinate
cravings of one of the emperors. One
can hardly avoid the reflection that
such being must have been extreme
ly untuneful. The liver of a capon
STEPPED in milk was thought a great
delieacy, and of solid meat pork ap-
pears to have been most relished.
The stanch Roman who did not take
his pleasure homeopathically reclined
during dinner on luxurious couch, his
head resting on his left elbow, sup
ported by cushions. Suetonius draws
attention to superb apartment erected
by the extravagant Nero, in which his
meals were partaken, constructed like
a theater, with shifting scenes chang
ing with every course.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
A Modest Request.

To judge from an incident reported
in the Washington correspondence of
the New York Tribune, the department
of agriculture sometimes appears from
q distance like big department store.
During the season when members Of
congress send out seeds one of the
packages found its way back to the
sender, accompanied by a note from
the farmer to whom it had been ad-
dressed.
my dear sir" wrote the farmer, 81
appreciate your good will in sending
the seeds, but my eldest daughter, Ma
tilda, is going to marry the doctor
down to the village next month, and
wife and | think of giving up the farm
and going there to live. If we do, the
seeds won't be much good, as we
shan't have a garden; so if you could
change them for some stockings (No.
81 and some handkerchiefs or a nice
spring bonnet for Matilda l would be
much obliged"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
WEDDING sUPERsTlTloNs.

The bride should not fail to shed a
few tears on her wedding day. 1t is
an omen of good luck in the future.
1t is unlucky for the bride to enter
the church before the ceremony at one
door and leave after the ceremony by
another door.
The bride should always cut the first
piece of her wedding cake and pour out
the first glass of wine for her guests
if there are not too many.
If the bride drops her handkerchief
on the wedding day and the bride
groom picks it up, it is a sign that in
the future he will play second fiddle.
1t is said to be unlucky to tie shoes
to any part of the carriage in which
the bride and bridegroom go away, but
it is lucky to throw an old shoe after
the bride as she enters the carriage.
In leaving the church the bride will
do well to place her right foot fore
most if she wishes to be happy,
healthy, etc, in the future, and she
should always be the first to call her
husband by name.
After the wedding breakfast and re-
ception the bride should be careful to
throw away and lose all the pins, if
there are any about her. The brides
maids should not keep the pins them
selves or they will retard their chances
of marriage.
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Budding Cherries.

Nufserymen bud cherries toward the
close of summer, before the sap ceases
to flow, yet not too early in the sea-
son. In this state it is sometimes the
middle of August, but all depends on
the season. If budded while the shoots
are growing strongly, it is not as likely
to be successful as if done later. AT
the same time, if too late, the bark
cannot be lifted for the insertion of
the bud.-Joseph Meehan in Philadel-
phia Practical Farmer.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
News and Notes.

The cabbage acreage is large and the
crop prospect promising.
Many new silos have been put. up
this season, and small ones especially,
for summer feeding, seem to find favor.
A good deal of apple disease due to
the effect OF cold, wet weather, aggra-
waited by spraying and injury from
some Of the common insecticides used,
is reported from western New York.
Ricemeal is one of the newest feeds
that are interesting the dairy farmers.
Orange Judd Farmers reports indi-
cate bean crop considerably short of
last year.
Rainy weather during harvesting has
greatly lessened the fair promise Of the
hay crop.
The fax acreage is every year In
creasing in the northwest.
Where soil is badly infested with
witch grass it is advisable to use the
hoe If the horse culdvator Is made
quate in destroying 1t.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26

L.. SCISSORS Are -.uu..
Though no complexities are involved
In the making of scissors or much skill
required, yet the process of manufac-
ture is very interesting. They are
forged from good bar steel heated to
redness, each blade being cut off with
sufficient metal to form the shank, or
that destined to become the cutting
part, and bow, or that which later on
is fashioned into the holding portion.
For the bow a small hole is punched,
and this is afterward expanded to the
required size by hammering it on a
eonical anvil, after which both shank
and bow are filed into more perfect
@lape and the hole bored in the middle
for the rivet. The blades are next
ground and the handles filed smooth
and FURNISHED with oil and emery,
after which the pairs are fitted to
gether and tested as to their easy
working.
They are not yet finished, however
they have to undergo hardening and
tempering and be again adjusted, after
which they are finally put together
again and polished for the third time
In comparing the edges of knives and
scissors 1t will be noticed, of course
that the latter are not in any way sc
sharply ground as the former, and that
in cutting scissors crush and bruise
more than knives.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
The Lightning1ilze Loon.

The loon is the quickest living crea-
ture A loon that has had experience
can dodge the flash of a gun. You see
a loon on lake, but long before you
see him he sees you and has taken a
mental inventory of you and your be-
longings. If you have no gun, you may
perhaps approach within 100 yards be-
fore he laughs at you with that horrid
shrek which gives him his name and
disappears under the water, but show
a gun and he does not stop to laugh
he goes instanter.- When in a sportive
mood, he sometimes waits until he
sees you about ready to fire, when, at
the flash, he dives, and you see the
shot spatter the water where he has
just gone down.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
A Juvenile Feminine Prayer.

A little girl was spending the sum-
mer at a fashionable watering place,
and one morning as she played upon
the veranda of the hotel where her
mother was stopping she heard
lengthy conversation upon the fashions
of the day and the absolute necessity
of stylishness in dress if one hoped to
be a success in society, One lady went
SO far as to say that stylishness was
far more important than beauty.
That night as the child said her
usual prayer she added, with great
earnestness, "And, oh, dear Lord, do
please make me stylish!'-Lippincott's
Magazine
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Diamond Fie1ds OF India.

Diamond fields in India were known
from the very earliest times. In the
sacred books of India eight localities
are mentioned as yielding diamonds,
and of these three have been identi-
fed at the present day-Matanga (Kist-
ma and Godavery), Paunda (Chota Nag
pur) and Vena Gunga (Wairaghar).
The diamondiferous area of India, so
far as is known, is perhaps more ex-
tensive than that of the rest of the
world, and nine-tenths of the famous
Jewels are Indian stones.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
PAINTING THE SlLO.
What Various People Say About 1t.
Gas or Coal Tar Used.

What Various People Say About 1t.
Gas or Coal Tar Used.
Rural New Yorker has interviewed
some of the best authorities on the
subject of the wisdom of painting the
silo.
c. S. Plumb of Indiana paints the in
terror of silos with gas tar.
L. A. Clinton Of New York thinks
that painting or treating the silo may
do more harm than good. I'm our silo
a part of the slaves have been treated
with coal tar and part left without
treatment. There are no signs of de-
cay in either case, and the silage keeps
equally we'll" He thinks painting or
treating does more to satisfy the fan
cy than anything else.
r. Scoville of New York has kept
yellow cypress stave silos well painted
for three years, and they show no
signs Of decay. Until last year he used
heavy wood filler on the inside, put
ting on one coat every summer. Last
year he coated the inside of two of the
silos with coal tar, which was put on
hot. In a few days the tar was quite
hard and took n rather glossy surface,
to which silage does not hold to any
| extent.
w. p. Brooks of Massachusetts is of
| the opinion that there cannot be any
good argument advanced against
painting the outside Of framed silos,
but in the case of stave silos there is
possibly question as to the expedi-
ency of painting, as the slaves will in
evitably swell and shrink with varying
moisture to such an extent that the
paint cannot be expected to keep the
seams closed. The best inside cover
ing he has seen is a coat of coal tar
which was first set on fire and allowed
to blaze until when eXtinguished and
tested it was found to harden quickly.
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into the bowl. Take sheet Of tin and
bend into semicircle and place into
the box, the top edges Of the tin to rest
on two strips of wood about one inch
from the top of the box and the middle
of the tin not to so lower than two
thirds Of the way down. Fasten to
the tin piece of wire netting for
strainer. The tin should not be nailed
into the box, as it must be occasional
ly removed 70 be cleaned of the refuse
which will accumulate.
If one has chunk honey which he
wishes to separate from the comb, this
is novel way. Just fill the extractor
and it will gradually melt, the wax will
remain in the box under the tin and
the honey will run through into the
bowl For increased heat, put on the
south side of building. The illustra-
ton shows the manner of construction.
The tin which forms the bottom Of
the solar wax extractor should be
about two-thirds the length of the box.
Make small holes one-fourth inch
apart in the bottom end and sew
the wire sieve fast to it with a
piece of soft, fine wire; the lower end
of the sieve will rest against the box.
AS the wax passes through the sieve
it congeals Immediately and will re-
main in the box while the honey will
run through the small holes into a YES
sci under the extractor.
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8ouA8H &c IN suMMER.

Hand Picking Becomes DimCuIt, and
Spraying Is n Resort.
In some regions, and among them
New Hampshire, the squash bug has
become one of the most notable insect
pests of the past season or two. Messrs.
Weed and Conradi of that state have
been considering it's many dark and
devious ways and would treat it as
follows during the summer: AS the
season advances the combating of the
pest becomes a more difficult problem.
The full grown bugs have laid eggs
early in the season. These hatch and
the young nymphs are less conspicuous
than the adult. At this time bugs of
all sizes are present in greater or less
numbers.
When the method of hand picking is
employed, many of these nymphs con-
cealed below clods, old leaves or other
places or even when exposed upon the
surface are likely to be overlooked.
To avoid this 1t is desirable at this
time to use the kerowater spray that
viii kill the bugs without injuring the
vines.
An per cent mixture of kerowater
that will kill the bugs is fatal to the
tender squash plants. The odor of
kerowater, however, is very offensive
to the bugs. A mixture having a typ
zeal kerosene odor--say, 2 per cent
when sprayed on the plant and ground
will cause those bugs which are con-
cealed to come forth and try to escape
| from the odor. Some of those on the
plant will come to the upper surface
of the leaves, while the others will run
over the ground. These can be easily
picked, and to make sure of the de-
struction of the small nymphs spray
the ground with an s per cent kero-
water mixture.
The ground need not be saturated
so as to affect the plant, but a light
spray of that strength will do the
work effectively. When a kerowater
spray pump is at hand, all that is nee
essary is to shift the gauge and nc
new mixture need be prepared.
: The best time to apply this spray is
late in the afternoon when the sun is
! low; it will be less serious to the plant
| than it would be during the hotter por
ton of the day. The kerowater will
not evaporate so readily, and the eff
| fects will therefore be better. AS the
stragglers come during the hottest por
ton of the day, such spray will in
clude these.
/ When spray pump is used thai
] throws a stream of kerosene and water
in the form of a spray, it should never
be forgotten that when the action OF
the pump is discontinued the mixture
that is in the tube may separate int
the water and the kerosene, the latter
rising to the top of the tube The
first stream, therefore, after such res
would contain kerosene. in a more o.
less concentrated form, which would
tend to kill the plant tissues. In ever.
case where the pump is started tn,
first stream should be directed upol
the ground, or at least away from thu
Miami
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Cuttings and Crafts.

1t is a good idea to cut timber and
fencing stuff in August 1t dries out
quickly and becomes hard.
August Is a first rate month to de-
stroy bushes and briers of all kinds.
1t is good time to lay drains and
dig bitches.
Spraying is still in order.
Cut all the seed bearing plants in the
asparagus beds before the seeds begin
to fall
Bordeaux mixture is the best remedy
for late potato blight.
Pinch back the new shoots of black
berries.
Scrape the rough bark from the
young fruit trees.
A dry time in August is the time to
kill weeds
August sown rye makes good fall
pasture.
Sow late peas and lettuce
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GORE For HA1rER Pu11rNa.

strap be buckled or tied around the
horses fore leg just above the knee,
pass the strap through one ring of the
bride and tie the other end to a hitch
ing post. Another method, and the
one we have had illustrated, is to
make crupper out of a strong piece
of rope and pass the other end through
the ring of the bride or through The
halter and then tie. A few good strong
pulls on the part of the horse usually
discourages it in halter pulling. We
recommend this method, says Farm,
Field and Fireside..
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How to Cure Halter Pulling.

Almost every one who has had much
to do with horses has had one or more
animals who would pull at the halter.
Sometimes they are so bad that no or
binary halter will hold them. If you
can find halter strong enough, it is
pretty good remedy to hitch a young
horse who has this fault to strong
post and let him hang himself up till
he gets tired of it.
One horseman recommends for hal
ter pulling horse that a long halter
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
A Great JeweIry Center.

More than half of the jewelry made
in this country is manufactured in the
Attleboros. Practically all of the
jewelry made in the United States is
turned out in New England, in the city
of Providence, the Attleboros and the
town of Mansfield. Nearly $4,000 peo-
pie are directly and indirectly inter-
ested in the manufacture of jewelry.
Altogether there are something over
25O factories for the making of jewelry
in these four communities, the output
of which runs into the millions of dol
lars in value annually.
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Handy on. the Corn Wagon.

The illustration and description of a
scoop board for unloading corn and
other things has been presented by a
correspondent in Ohio Farmer as fol
lows: When in position, the hind end
of the device is elevated several inches
so that the ears of corn will not roll
down under foot. 1t can be taken
along to the field for the purpose of
throwing in sorted corn or can be left
at the crib. 1t can be taken off by
merely lifting up the hind end SO as to
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cure hold the bud drmly between the
knees, open the beak with one hand
and, as an attendant pours a steady
stream of lukewarm water down the
throat, with the other hand gently
knead the crop until it is soft. When
the crop can hold no more, turn the
bird head down and press the crop
and force the contents out. A little
practice will enable a person to sue
coed in most cases without injuring
the PATIENTS
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Elastic Stockings.

Dirt is always unhealthy, so it should
not be tolerated even in an elastic
stocking, though that is not an article
that can be sent to the wash. Clean it
by rubbing it with piece of flannel
dipped in -four, heated as much as pos
sible in the oven without browning it.
Shake out the flour and repeat the proc
ess if necessary.
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Cooking Ham,

Ham is frequently too salt to fry
without previous preparation. Put the
slices in tepid water and let them
stand on the back of the range to soak
out the salt, not to boil, for about half
an hour. Drain dry between towels,
then fry in hot spider.
When a whole ham is to be baked or
boiled, let it stand overnight covered
with cold water.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-26
SCOOP BOARD FOR WAGON.

let the block on the end Of the side
bar pass under the cleat of it's front
end and then pull it back and it will
slide out as easily as an end gate.
There are no chains to loosen or hooks
to unlock. 1t needs no blacksmith
work. Any farmer can make one to
fit his own wagon. 1t is very conven-
lent in cornhusking times; far superior
to board set in the wagon bed to
start to scoop on.
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A SOLAR Wax EXTRACTOR.

avoid the Dangers of the Kitchen
stove and Trust to Old Sol.
Every person who has one or more
colonies Of bees will have use for
wax extractor of some kind. There is
more or less danger connected with
rendering wax on the kitchen stove,
So why not let Old Sol do it for us
without risk or expense, suggests F.
G. Herman in American Agriculturist
Make box IL by IS inches and 6
or s inches in depth, with a glass
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The Cheerful Face.

Next to the sunlight of heaven is the
cheerful face. Who has not felt its
electrifying influence? One glance at
this face lifts us out-of the mists and
shadows into the beautiful, bright and
warm within. A host of evil passions
may lurk around the door, but they
never enter and abide there The cheer
full face will put them to shame and
fight.
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His Calamity.

Chappie Il knelt befoah her and
asked her to be my wife.
Chollie-And she wejected you?
Chappie--Ya-as.
Chollie-That was wough.
Chappie-Ya-as. l got my twousahs
bagged at the knees for nothing, bah
JOyeI
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where 1t Belongs.

'FWhy do they put the nations flag
on top of the schoolhouse" asked the
teacher who wanted to instill a patri-
otto lesson.
please, ma'am," answered the head
boy, its because the pole is there
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Then she Kissed Him

'You have not kissed me-" she pout-
ed. ''for fifteen minutes"
81 know it," he said. Il have very
sensitive tooth, which is liable to ache
if do"
what do you mean, sir?"
"Why, you are so sweet, you know"
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cover to fit tight
anaround. Have
two legs on the
back end fasten-
ed with a screw
so as to raise or
lower the ex-
tractor In order
to receive the
direct rays of
the sun. Bore a
row of SIN all
holes In the bot
tom at the front
end to let the hon
ov drtn fhrns1yh
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The Water Cure For Crop Bound.
The water cure is thus commended
by the Farm Journal for fowls suffer
ing from the condition known as crop
bound: "To administer the water
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In the letter which Bob Munro sent
his friend Moreton he wrote: "It's an
example of what told you that day in
the park There is no such word as
obstacle in a mans dictionary"