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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Farm Notes.


Abundant foliage assists In protecting
fruit on trees and vines. Fruit ripens
earlier on trees where the leaves have
not been killed. and, as leaves take
carbonic acid from the air and give off
oxygen, they serve to purify the air
while deriving food therefrom.
Roots are superior to ensilage as win
ter food for stock, but the cost of en-
silage is much less than roots. A crop
of carrots will be found one of the best
foods that can be grown on the farm,
but the work Of growing the carrots
is the great drawback. Ensilage, on
the contrary, can be always relied upon
as something sure, as the corn may be
cut at any stage of growth should
necessity so demand.
Good silage that has been we'll and
closely packed in the silo is estimated
to weigh about twenty pounds or more
per cubic foot, and forty pounds is
about the ration allowed each COW for
one day. A silo ten feet deep and ten
feet square will consequently hold
enough ensilage to supply two or more
cows over four months. Such silo Is
a small one, but the estimate shows
what large proportion Of food can
be stored away for winter II . small
place BY the use Of ensilage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
RAISING THE WIND.
Shah of Persia Had Great Scheme ard
Worked it to Perfection.

When a certain late Shah Of Persia
became temporarily embarrassed the
filing his purse. He would 60 to the
market, when, after examining the shops,
he would select one, and, turning to the
proprietor, would say: "Will you take
me in as partner in your business for
the day?'' The offer was, Of, course, &C.
cepted. The Shah would take his seat
near the shop entrance and say to his
courtiers, whom he always took with
him on these occasions: Nov, I'm the
salesman. Who'll buyY' the latter, not
daring to refuse the offers of the royal
merchant, set about clearing the shop Of
it's contents, paying sometimes $3.50 for
goods that were not worth $50. No one
was allowed to beat down the prices or
to leave the premises without making
purchases. When everything was sold
the Shah had list Of the cost price of
each article made out, and Loyalty shared
with the shopkeeper the amount Of the
profit realized.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
First Church Elder

OOrOs 3D., d00 us fdStOS dn0 Li0efs
Gas a tonic for weak and worm!
out people II has few or: no equals. -
Rev. e. q. Smith. /
Mr.. M. J. Rossman, prominent mer-l
chant of Greensboro, Ca, and an elder;
in the Presbyterian Church Of that
place, has used Peruna, and in recent
letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., Of
Columbus, Ohio, writes as follows: :!
"F'or long time was troubled with
catarrh OF the kidneys and tried many
remedies. all of which gave pe no re-
lief. Peruna was recommended to me-
by several friends, and after using few
bottles I am pleased to say that the long
looked for relief was found and am;
now enjoying better health than I have
for years, and can heartily recommend
Peruna to ali ain7ikarly afflicted. IT'S
certainly great medicine. I'M. j. |
R0ssu1au.
Catarrh is essentially the same wher.l
ever located. Peruua cures catarrh;
wherever located. I
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Perunad
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving al
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus
Ohio.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
A Reliable Preparation-AR espon-
sible Firm.'

A Reliable Preparation-AR espon-
sible Firm.
OF the many remedies before the pub
lie there Is, perhaps, none that has given
such uniform satisfaction az Ely's Cream
Balm, the renowned specific for Catarrh
and kindred diseases. For over a quar-
ter of century it has stood the good test,
growing in popularity as the years roll
by, until the fame Of the good work it has
performed has made it household word
the country over. A soothing, eflcacious
and entirely harmless balm, it is easy to
apply and brings relief and comfort to
the thousands who are sufferers from
catarrh in this climate during the fall,
winter and spring seasons. A more re-
liable nor honorable firm than the pro-
prietors, Ely Brothers, whose name the
celebrated remedy bears, cannot be found
in any business or profession, so that in
recommending this preparation to suffer-
ers it can truthfully be said that it is
not only meritorious as to the ingredients
of which it is composed, but that it is
backed up by honor and integrity as
we'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
A SUPERVISORS story.

! Lockport. N. Y, Oct. 9th. - Mr..
George P. Penfold, Supervisor for the
First Ward of the city Of Lockport has
written the following letter for publ
cation to the newspapers:
1T gives ME great pleasure to rec
ommend Dodd's Kidney Pills as cure
for Kidney Trouble.
My kidneys troubled me more or
less for years and treatment by local
physicians only gave me partial and
temporary relief.
An old friend, knowing my trouble,
advised ME to try Dodd's Kidney Pills,
telling me at the same time how much
they had helped him.
Il used altogether six boxes and
found a permanent cure.
This was two years ago, and have
not since been troubled in any way
with pains in the back or any Of the
many other distressing difficulties aris-
ing from diseased Kidneys"
l. Isisne0 George P. Penfold,
t., 3O7 Church St.. Lockport, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

Of the plants on their course down.
ward. They remain during the win
ter in the surface of the ground and
appear in the spring in the adult form.
These in turn lay their eggs upon
spring wheat plants and cause the de-
struction of such plants as they feed
upon.
The accompanying illustration shows
portions Of two heads of wheat that
have been affected by this insect as
we'll as the pupa and larva form and
mature condition Of the insect. These
are magnified, and conception of the
real size may be obtained by the little
character placed beside each figure,
which indicates their exact length.
The available remedies for this in
sect are preventive rather than cura-
tive. Wheat should not be grown con-
tinuously on the same soil, and indeed
long rotation should be introduced in
which there are variety of crops.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Seaweed for Market.

The men who gather seaweed for the
market are busy at this season Of the
year, especially along the shores OF Long
Island, where great quantities of it are
heaped up by the waves. The owners Of
water fronts are only too glad to have it
hauled away, as it accumulates in heaps
above the tidal line and soon rots and be-
comes offensive. 1t is carried away and
allowed to lie in heaps, where it soon
becomes in shape to be spread over the
farm lands as a fertilizer. A great deal
of it is also carefully dried and sent to
New York to be used by the upholsterers,
who make it up into mattresses.
The man who gathers seaweed is .gen-
orally q philosopher who takes life cas-
lily. satisfied that the sea is sure to pro-
vida him food, fuel and all the money
needed for his few wants. He often lives
in 4 house BULL Of wreckage that has
cone in to him from the sea.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

According to late census bulletins is
sued by the United States government,
the State Of Iowa leads all her sister
commemorative in the value of the
live stock owned by her citizens on
her farms. The total value of the
stock owned in the Hawkeye State is
$271, 844, 034. Texas is second, with
$3.50, 227,9 1884; Illinois third, with $780,
S56,020; Kansas is fourth, with $780,
81, 24S; then comes Missouri fifth, with
$154, 1886 Nebraska sixth, with
$40, 769, 629; New York seventh, with
$120,673, 1O1; Ohio eighth: with $780,
466, 134; Indiana ninth, with $1O5, $685.
52S, and Wisconsin tenth, with $685.
521, 43O.
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would be foot Of rotten silage around
the walls. Can a man afford this loss
The cheap silo. lie expensive in the end.
American Agriculturist.
Early-Cut Hay.

- Early-Cut Hay.
In those sections where hay Is COM
mercial crop, mostly intended for sale,
they are very sure to cut all kinds of
hay early, and cure it as little as pos
sible without danger of it's heating in
the bale. They cut Timothy before it
has blossomed, and If the red top is
sown with it that must be cut at the
same time. They find that they can get
from So to 81 per ton more for early
cut hay than for that which is not cut
until in bloom or later. If it is worth
that much more to the city buyers who
mostly want it for horses, the value Of
it for mich cows increases even more
by early cutting, and the larger dairy
men who make butter or sell their
milk by the test Of butter fat have
nearly all learned this lesson, but we
often see the grass on small farms
standing about two weeks after we
should have said it ought to have been
cut. There is a class Of farmers who
will not learn by the experience Of 9TH
ers, and will not begin to cut the grass
any earlier than their grandfathers did
The old meadows, where the grass is
thin and largely June grass and daisies
or white weed, need to be cut about
the first of any, both because they are
early, and even the white weed makes
pretty good hay for COWS and young
stock if it is cut just as it begins to
blossom. When the blossoms have fall
en- off it makes very poor hay. When
they are cut early the land can be plow-
ed, fertilized and some other crop put
in or grass sown in August.--Exchange.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
THE SPRINT1NG ROACH.
How the Ant Played Upon his Weak
ness and Won. x

ness and Won.
Once upon time there was roach
lived in hole in the wall next door
to a wise old ant. Now it happened that
the ant did not like the roach and would
gladly have murdered him but for the
roach's size and great strength. which
made the ant no match for him in a con-
test Of strength.
The ant placed poison at the roach 8
door, but the roach was wary and ate it
not. One evening, when the lady Of the
house came into the room to look for
roaches the ant called upon the roach to
como out of his hole, hoping the lady
would kill him, but the roach heard her
footsteps and kept close. Next the ant
roach by daring him to climb up the side
of the wall, hoping that the roach would
fall from a great height and break his
neck. The roach, however, refused to
climb.
Now it happened that the roach was
great sprinter and was very proud OF
Ills ability to get over the ground in a
hurry. The ant CHANGED to think Of this,
ard, going to the roach, challenged him
to Il footrace. The roach accepted the
challenge at once. and stated that he
could run faster with hts front feet tied
than any handy legged ant in the whole
house. The ant selected the spot where
tho foot race was to be run, which was
across a yellow sheet Of paper on the
window sill. Hither both the ant and
the roach went and halted at the edge
Of the sheet Of paper.
Are you ready?" cried the roach.
Il am!' shouted the ant.
Co" yelled the roach, and with that!
started across the sheet Of paper at al
dreadful place, only to fall down and stick
fast in a nauseous mire ere he had gone;
two inches. The ant did not start at all,i
for wei Inc knew that the race counsel
was across a sheet of flypaper. :;
Moral: There is a weak spot in every
mans armor if you can but find it.-Ohio|
Stntc Journal. )
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
sOwn at any time from the middle of

s0wn at any time from the middle Of
July to the middle of August, using
two or three pounds of seeds per acre.
The varieties shown in the illustra-
ton are two Of the most desirable for
all sections. The one in the foreground
is Purple Top White Globe, an i'm
proved variety of the old purple top
fiat turnip. This sort has the merit of
being equally desirable for the table or
for feeding stock. In quality it is good
and splendid keeper. The other va
riety is the Orange July, distinct yel-
low in color. It is especially desirable
for table use.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Wheat Bulb Worm.

Wheat Bulb Worm.
The wheat stem maggot or wheat
bulb worm, the Iowa Homestead says,
has proved to be rather a serious pest
in some localities. Its presence may
be easily detected in a. crop. When
the maggot form of the insect enters
the stalk, it cuts off the stem just
above the upper joint, with the result
that the head takes on a ripened ap-
pearance while the crop is yet green.
1t seems to be more plentiful where
both winter and spring wheat are
grown in the same locality. In this
case the mature insects with wings de-
posit their eggs upon the young plants
Of winter wheat. When these hatch,
the larvae feed upon the central part
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Salt Goldfish in Eup CuDa.

Let salt Goldfish picked in bits mot
shreddeD stand over night or some
hours In cold water; then drain and
wiring out all the water To each quar-.
ter of cup Of fish, add one-half cup
If cream or thin white sauce, and q
beaten egg. Turn into a buttered cup,
egg stirrer or poacher; and cook stand
Ing in hot water until nearly firm. The
water should not boil. Serve in the
:up or turn out as desired.-From the
Boston Cooking School Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Pica1illi.

Pica1illi.
One peck Of green tomatoes, half q
dozen green peppers, one solid head of
cabbage; chop the tomatoes and
squeeze them through a bag, chop the
cabbage and mix all together, sprinkle
over with half pint of salt and let it
stand all night; then drain through a
colander and pack in a jar. Take two
pounds of brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls Of ground cinnamon, two of
whole white mustard seed, half pint
of grated horseradish and add enough
cider vinegar Ito cover the pickle, heat
boiling hot and pour on the pickle.
After it is cold cover with horseradish
leaves, which prevents pickles from
~''lding, and put a small plate or
So ucer Inside the jar, upside down over
the pickle to keep all under vinegar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
ssB1ue Milk.n

What is known as blue milk may
be epidemic in herd or confined to a
single cow. 1t is probably from some
unknown source of filth and may be
checked by attention to cleanliness and
careful washing Of the cows teats with
a little weak acetic acid solution. Such
milk has been fed to animals that ate
it readily and without harm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

AOTu TuOulnSs
-Four large ears of corn grated, or a
can Of corn prepared as for corn cakes,
one heaping tablespoonful OF butter,
one teaspoonful Of -four, one teaspoon
full of sugar, one whole" egg and ono
yolk. Melt the butter and stir into the
corn, beat the eggs and add with one
pint Of milk, the sugar and flour, and
salt and pepper to taste. Bake in a
shallow dish In a moderate oven from
twenty minutes to half an hour. If it
bakes too long 1t becomes watery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Salmon Loaf.

Two cups salmon, one cup stale
bread crumbs, one teaspoonful onion
Juice, salt and pepper, one teaspoonful
chopped parsley, three eggs. Flake the
salmon fine, mix with the bread
crumbs and seasoning and moisten
with the well-beaten egg. Pack into q
buttered mold and steam for two
hours. Serve hot. Any leftover of
this dish may be broken into small
pieces, and served with maycnnaise 1t
makes a palatable salad.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Vevetab1e Hash.

Vegetable has:l, as usually made.
uses the vegetables left from boiled
dinner, such as cabbage, potatoes,
beets, carrots and parsnips. For one
quart Of the vegetables, about half a
cupful OF stock and one tablespoonful
Of butter should be used. Meat hash Is
sometimes varied by the addition of
rice. Often, to beef and potato hash,
Spanish sweet peppers are added, to-
gether with chopped onion. A beef
hash is much improved by tomato
sauce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Build Airti0ht Si1os.

If. We have silos filled with we'll cared.
well matured corn and plenty of early
cut clover hay, very little protein need
be bought. Many make a great mistake
in not building silos that are air tight.
A few dollars extra spent in the con-
struction of silo may save tons of
silage. have seen silos made Of only
one thickness Of boards, and there
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Good TurniD Varieties.

The soil for turnips should be rich
and mellow. For the best results SOW
the seeds in drills twelve to eighteen
inches apart and half an inch deep.
When the plants are few inches high,
thin them out so that they will stand
six inches apart The seeds should be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Best Wage Farmers.

In the average wages paid to en-
ployes the industry that stands highest
among the large undertakings is that Of
smelling and refining, says Mahin's Mag
azine. Here the average for the "a 800
workers is $652 per worker.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
White Paint for Screen Doors.

! II thin coat Of white paint is put on
the outside Of screen door or window
is will effectively obscure the view from
outdoors. The paint is scarcely percept-
ible, even on the outside, and from within
cannot be seen at all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

No such thing as Summer complaint'
where DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry is kept handy. Natures
remedy for looseness of the bowels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

Everybody's liable to itching piles.
Rich and poor, old and young terrible
the torture they suffer. Only one sure
cure. Doan's Ointment. Absolutely
safe; can't fail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
The 1usidious Penny.

A Honolulu paper holds up it's hands
in horror at the invasion of Hawaii by
the "insidious penny" The postoftice is
being issued by the money order aud
the registry departments. The stores
have not yet begun to use them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption always
gives immediate relief in all throat trou-
bles.-F. E. Bierman, Leipsic, Ohio, Aug.
81, 1901.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Fruit Trees In Germany.

A census has recently been taken Of
Germany's fruit trees. There are 800
fruit trees to every square mile Of terri
tory in the German empire; in. the follow
ing. proportions: Plum, 1892; apple PSI;
about three trees to every inhabitant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Grass Houses in Oklahoma.

Among the most interesting features
Of Southern Oklahoma are the remains
of the grass houses formerly built by
the Wichita Indians, who, to a certain
extent, keep up their novel mode Of ar
chitecture to the present day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

About 62O,OOO,OOO crossties are now
laid on American roads. and 90,OOO,OO
new ties are required annually for re-
neTals
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

Upon the basis Of cord of she'll
bark hickory wood being worth Sc as
fue! the wood OF the Lombardy poplar is
worth only $2.4O.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
TROUGH FOR PASTURE,

waste of the food is prevented.-1n-
dianapolis News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

In Galicia the wage Of the farm la
bcrer has been so reduced that he is
starving to death on pittance Of from
to is cents day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Chicken Sou#c.

Two tablespoons -four, two table
spoons butter, one teaspoon salt, one
eighth teaspoon Of pepper. two cups
scalded milk, one-half cup stale bread
crumbs, two cups cold chicken, one ia
blespoon chopped parsley, three eggs.
Make white sauce from the butter,
-four, salt, pepper and milk Add the
crumbs and cook until quite thick.
Take from the fire and beat in the
chicken, parsley and the yolks of the
eggs beaten till thick and lemon color
ed. Whip the whites until stiff and
dry and fold in. Pour in a buttered
dish and set in a pan Of hot water and
bake in q hot oven thirty-6ye minutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

The greatest depths Of ocean vet dis
covered have been off the New Zealand
coast, and go down for about six miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Ice cream sandwiches are nice to
serve at luncheons. They are made Of
sponge cake filed with plain or fancy
ce cream. Sometimes a hot chocolate
" fruit strip or whipped cream is
poured over the sandwich.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

1t is said that the Southern textile
mills employ $4,000 children under Ii
years Of age.
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To Cook Pruues.

Prunes are much better If, after
washing them in plenty of cold water,
they are put to soak in hot water. Nee
essarily they are afterward to be
cooked In the same water in which
they have soaked, for It holds much Of
heir goodness in solution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Tomato Soup.

Put a generous tablespoonful Of but
ter in a saucepan. When it is hot add
half an onion chopped fine. let it stew
gently for few minutes, then add a
pint Of canned tomatoes; cook half an
hour. Rub a heaping tablespoonful Of
-four and one Of butter smoothly to-
yether and stir into the tomatoes. Have
ready a pint Of boiling milk, pour the
tomatoes into PURGE sieve with the
boiling milk and rub through the sieve.
Season with salt and pepper and a
very little sugar. Return to the fire,
make it hot, but be careful not to let it
boil. as it will curdle. Serve at once
with cr0utons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Orange Ice.

Take the juice Of six oranges and
rated rind Of three, and the juice Of
:wo lemons, with the same proportion
Df sugar and water. Prepare and freeze
II lemon: ice. s.5sss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17
Oyster Plant.

Scrape one oyster plant, cut into
small lengths, and throw into cold wa
:er at once to keep from turning dark.
Cook in boiling sailed water one hour.
Serve with a cream sauce. =,.*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

} In France $3,474,OO0 Is spent every
year in the improvement Of horse breed
ing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

London is better off for trees than
any other city in Europe.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-01

ANY ONE WISHING BEST QUAIL
ity of sugar cane for planting purposes,
address Lamar Keller. Meinhard. Ga.