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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
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Chicago-Cattle common to prime,
$3.50 to $675; hogs, shipping grades,
S4.25 to $3.50; sheep fair to choice, $500
to S4.65; wheat No. . red, S3c to Sic;
corn, No. >. 56c to SIC; oats, No. =, 40c
to 41c; rye, No. >. soc to SIC; hay, tim
othy, 5000 to $3.50; prairie, $3.50 to
$11.50; butter, choice creamery, zoe to
o4c: eggs, fresh, zoe to 22c; potatoes,
Toe to soc per bushel.
Indianapolis-Ca Cattle. shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs choice light, $500 to 5000;
sheep. common to prime $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. >. SIC to SSc; corn, No. 2
white, new, G2c to 63c; oats, No. = white,
4Sc to 49r.
St Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $G25; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. ,. Sic to Soc; corn, No. >,
5Sc to 59c; oats. No. >, Abe to 44c; rye,
No. ., Gle to G2c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $500 to 5000: hogs,
$500 to S640; sheep, $50 to $3.50:
wheat, No. >. soc TO soc; corn, No.
mixed, Csc to 64c; oats, No. > mixed,
4Sc to 49c; rye, No. .. Gee to 6Ic
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs,
$500 to 1920: sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No >. Soc to see; corn, No.
yellow, SOC to 6oc; oats, No. 2 white.
Acc TO Arc; rye G3c to Gle.
Toledo Wheat, No. , mixed, sec TO
SIC; corn, No. = mixed, 57c to 5Sc oats,
No 2 mixed. 44c 10 15c; rye, No. =, 52c
to 53c; clover seed, prime, 1913.
Observation-Disclosures, No. 2 northern,
73c to 74c; corn, No. 3, 55c to 56e; oats,
No. > white, 43c to 44c; rye, No. l, Coo
to 61c barley, No. >, Gle to &c; pork,
mess, $1,000,
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
So 90 to $6.775; hogs, fair to prime, $500
to $500; sheep, fair TO choice, $3.50 to
$3.50; lambs, common to choice, 1915 to
$500.
New Yorll-Cattle, 1913 to S6.10: hogs,
$500 to $6.05 sheep, $3.50 to $425;
wheat No red. See to SIC; corn. No. ?,
G6c to SIC: oats, No. , white, 4Sc to 49c;
butter. creamery, 22c to 25c eggs, west
ern, Zoe to 2Sc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
Oueen & Crescent.

Ronte Southern Railway, and connee-
tions. Hfgh-class train service SOUTH,
frnno Cincinnati to New Orleans and
E1oriaa points. Free printed matter for
tbe asking. W. G. Rinearson, 6. T. A.
Cincinnati.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
Is Diabetes CurabIo d?

Halo, Ind, Jan. 27.-In answer, Mrs.
L. @. Bowers Of this place has this TO
say:
81 had Kidney Trouble which, neg
lected, finally ran into Diabetes; my
teeth all got loose and part Of them
came out; passed from one and half
to two gallons of water in twenty-four
hours, and such burning sensation at
tended it that l could hardly bear It.
1 lost forty pounds in flesh and was
very much discouraged.
1.-TWO doctors treated me and l took
every Kidney Medicine l could hear of.
but got no relief whatever from any
thing till began to use Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
Seven boxes of this remedy drove
away every symptom l have men
toned"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

Miss Maud Palmer, "The Willows"
Cataraugi Ont, is a singer Of local note.
She writes:
~ acknOWIcdge With thanks the vaIuc
OF Peruna as splendid remedy I'm
case OF a severe cold. Last winter !
caught cold and did NOT pay the proper
attention TO Ii until IL gOt so bad thar
COEII NOT attend TO my regular work.
MY aunt advised me TO try Peruna and
commenced taking IL at once. Within
three days found great relief. In fen
days / was nor entirely We'll bur my
system was toned up, and felt much
stronger thar / had before. We Keep
IL on hand, and If any member Of the
family feels SICK n dose or two OF Pc
runa is all that Is needed TO cure"
MISS MAUD PALMER.
Winter is half over People are con-
tinuing to catch colds, and not a house
but hears the winter cough. People are
trying to get something to cure these
troubles which are almost inevitable at
this time Of the year. 1t can safely be
said that nine tenths of the people In
the United States have a cold some time
during the winter. There Is one remedy
which will prevent colds and cough and
cure them with certainty when con-
tracted. This remedy Is Peruna. Taken
with regularity during the winter
months, 1t will entirely prevent colds,
coughs, la grippe, consumption, bron-
Chitis or pneumonia. 1t will also cure
without failure catarrh and recent cases
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
Mrs. HULDA JAKEMAN
Wife Of President Jakeman OF
Elders of the Mormon Church,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Recon-
mends Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound For Wo-
mans Periodic Pains.

knew of Lydia E. Pinhhan's Veg
otabIe Compound l dreaded the
approach of the time for my menstrual
period, as it would mean a couple OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

I~ng King Of Italy Is an accom-
.nint Of political economy. His
1& books on the subject is per-
9nost complete in Europe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

All the federal convicts who escaped
from McNeiFs Island. near Tacoma,
Wash, have been rccaptured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

1;EaSS.mplc as washing when
PUTNAM TADEI.ESS DYES.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
II Florida.

-, Crescent Route and connec &C..
| q . C5,5'P Pullman sleeping car
la'i ,a5S,nstfne from Chicago,
:. A ,,@ Us Pittsburg, Cincinnati.
Vt 5,1r from Cincinnati south.
\ IN "a. ls'' \. P. A., ll3 Adams
: .ay0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

af q 0nckwhcat, try Mrs. Aust!n's
u, 'o.f Ion a change; made from the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

N@'oWs SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
s.,ls tas Sums, t"iuces Inflammation, 81
-'ais wind collie. D csnts bottle.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ~.

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
Co doing businesS~in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN my pres
ence, this 9th day of December, A. d. 1886.
snAn} A. W Eo sh5A F'5Iio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, Tree, -
L. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
eTy-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

i@as Wheat Food pleases the
aly from baby to grandfather.
'la@,lE hearty breakfast that sat
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
RrnpaJln fpmru1ia.

4 Most wonderful grass 81
a the century. Produces . tens
y Of hay and lots sad lots OF
PRHtursgs besides per acre,
A Grows wherever soil 10
~ fosnd. Ealxer's sssd 10
q warranted. That pays
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

"a We wish ycu to try oar
~ great farm seeds, hence
si| effer TO send 10 farra sees
~ samples, containing ThsusaaA
~ Headed Kale, Teehiats, Rape,
y Alfalfa, Spells, etc. (fuliy worth
$1,000 to get stsrD together with
our greatoatalog, for loo postage,
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Those Dangerous Schoolma'a ans.

Those Dangerous Schooima'ams.
"Do you remember that schoolma'am
that | was so much mashed on when we
went to schoo! together down at the
Forks?"
yep. Where is she now?
at left her at my home half an hour
ago"
"Then you married her, after all!'
"Not much l didn't! She married my
Youngest boyr-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
CHICAGO.

U0IblllD in the construction of down
1872 town buildings in Chicago
have received serious setback in the
refusal of the Council to permit struc-
lures of over 1872 feet. 1t is stated that
the total cost of construction of eighteen
buildings, mostly in the business district,
for which plans have been prepared, will
be $4,000, 900, but some of the enter
prises are contingent on the Council
attitude. Builders would like to see this
money invested.
Grains and provisions were lower, May
wheat losing 27s cents on the week $
movement and May corn 3I cents. LID
uidation in wheat was caused by snow III
the Western belt and n reduced cash de-
mand. Enormous receipts of coffee made
the market weaker and prices are easier.
Money shows increasing ease. The
Bank Of England reduced its discount
rate from to 49, per cent, but there Is
q suspicion that the London market is
being prepared for a new loan. Call
rates in New York are practically nom
inal. and while commercial funds the
country over are in good demand rates
are gradually easing. Country banks are
increasing their city balances and are
buying commercial paper freely. They
have been advised by the city banks to be
cautious in their purchases, particularly
of city paper, and to make no such pur-
chases without consulting their city cor
respondents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

Bvtho way, there IS lots OF
'eSfa money to be made on ear
Nv lest cabbage, boet9, peas,
rndIshcs, Oucumbers and the
"A Ike
For 100. aud this Notice
3 the John A. ~alZer Seed Co.
~ Lacrosse, Wis. viii send
y0u their mammoth caUalog
'-B q flower and vegetable seeds.
aaelsts ca,&l0g, 20 postage. ON. U.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

corrrzzrurrrry wUuru pruUaufy nave Deen
the recipients OF his favors, and they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

W. 80
makes It possible 50 grew
hogs, sheep and cattle at .
csst OF ID, Marvel
susly prolific, does we'll
everywhere. That pays.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

nufS. rgrg gffuGr Ug TefT ar Tre enu Or
the list OF candidates for each different
!. 4ssaa % MANY blank gpncas n : fhnY.a n "a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

belief by the eminent spokesman for the
bill. whom I quoted In my first letter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
,.,, Lightning Cabbage.
Rr thn WV. lhcrn IS lots

n, earliest cabbage in the world
E,s,w,Lmlne to the market gardener
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2neIfz,


Greatest cereal feed en-
e&rrh--eo bus. grain aud 1
tons msgnihosnt hay per
acre. That pays.
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lsegrsiature or our or it who believe that
4 = r,nA hnsnd nnnn sniAnn ,Ar4x,nsxAll L. h
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

>''so .iiae IN oeuvI sea1cs SUI
attended laSiSlat;no e,,,l, - 49,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

The trouble with many experts IS 'n"'
they are too expert at lying
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01
EarNnI MhNnN

yielded In 30 StstsslAstyoRr
over 40 bus. per acre, We also
have tho celebrated Mnouas
r0nlW heat, which yielded
on our farms 81 bus. per acre.
Thnt pays.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $6..775; hogs, fair to prime, $500
to $3.50; sheep, fair TO choice, $3.50 to
S450; lambs, common to choice, 1915 to
81 90
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The steadiness of \ bust.
ness was not married by any
Il n [ 0 W ar 4 DEVELOPMENTS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-02-01

The prospects for activity
in the construction of down
town buildings in Chicago
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
WHY FARMERS SHOULD
STAY ON THE FARM.

1t is for the interest Of the general
farming community that the owners
of farms continue to reside on them.
The mania for moving to town and
rusting out what remains Of life is
very destructive to good farms and
good farming methods. This policy
seems to be of comparatively recent
birth in the United States, and we
hope it will have its run quickly. We
have heard a great deal about how to
keep the boy on the farm, but we wish
some one would tell us how to keep
the old man on the farm. When
good farmer quits farming and moves
out of a community of good farmers
he lnflicts a great injury on that To-
cality. He makes life less endurable
to those that are left. A locality given
up to tenant farming can hardly be
prosperous one. Every farm is thence
forth compelled to carry double. Let
the old men remain on the farms and
improve them till their homesteads
are illustrious examples of what good
farming can accomplish. Shall the
farms be allowed to 60 to decay? Ten
ant farming will help to run them
down. The eyes of the owners are
needed to keep them up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
9HoRTI(OLTOREg
V|9lyE
EFFECTIVE CHECK FOR
THE SAN JOSE SCALE.

Prof. w. ]. Green, Of Ohio, says:
Various mixtures have been proposed
for this insect and a number have been
found to be more or less effective. IL
is hardly possible, however, to apply
any remedy with such thoroughness as
to reach every scale, and because its
natural enemies are few and Its rate
Of reproduction very rapid, complete
eradication is practically Impossible
but by treatment each season 1t Is en-
tirely practicable to hold 1t In cneck'
The choice of a compound with wnicn
to make treatment is not to be deter
mined alone by its efficiency. but by its
availability and practicability as well.
Resin washes, composed OF resin' POT
ash and fish oil, have been found "
be efficient, but are troublesome 10
prepare in small way. The same Is
true of a whitewash made OF hme'
sulphur and salt. Whale oil SOAP
when used as strong as two pounas
to a gallon of water, and applied Win
thoroughness, is a good remedy. us
cost precludes its use in many cases
and the difficulty of finding suitable
weather conditions for the application
of it makes results with 1t quite vari-
able. While not without objections
crude petroleum has been found' III
most cases, to meet the requirements
better than any other remedy yet tried
at the Ohio Experiment Station. The
thin, light grade is safer and less trou-
blesome to use than the thick, heavy
grade, although when diluted with wa
ter the latter is less Objectionable tnan
IL used clear. Refined oil is more
harmful than crude.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
IDEALS IN STOCK RAISING
NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.

Professor Andrew M. Souie: On a
great ma farms the owners imagine
they have choice specimens Of stock.
when they are working with hope.
lessly Indifferent class. Without ideals
stock-raising cannot be made a sue.
cess, and this is one reason why it has
not often been more successfully pur.
sued in the South. Al the Tennessee
Experiment Station certain animals
fed for beef gained 21h pounds per day,
while others under the same conditions
gained only IN pounds. Some ami
mails consumed almost twice as much
food as others for a given gain. The.
best animals only dressed So per cent
of valuable meat, and the average
only 55k per cent. Moderately good
animals crossed with an improved
strain of stock SHOULD dress at least
go per cent. Figuring loss of s per
cent on the slaughter test, with the
number. Of beef cattle in the state of
Tenneseetk the enormous total of TO-
078,870 pounds Of loss in slaughtering
is indicated, representing a money
value to- the farmer of 500, 166.10. The
influence Of blood, breeding, conforma-
ton, etc., is well illustrated by the
fact that certain steers fed in an ex-
pertinent at the same station gained
only As to 4S pounds in sixty days,
while others under practically the
same conditions gained from 1876 to
$50 pounds in the same length of time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
IRONING A SHIRT WAIST.

Not infreQuently young woman
finds 1t necessary to launder a shirt
waist at home for some emergency
when the laundryman or the home SER
want cannot do 1t. Hence these direc-
tons for ironing the waist: To iron
summer shirt waists 80 that they will
look like new 1t is needful to have
them starched evenly with Defiance
starch, then made perfectly smooth
and rolled tight in damp cloth, to be
laid away two or three hours. When
ironing have bowl Of water and a
clean piece of muslin beside the IRON
ing board. Have your iron hot. but
not sufficiently so to scorch. and abso-
lutely clean. Begin by ironing the
back, then the front. sides and the
sleeves, followed by the neckband and
the cuffs. When wrinkles appear APP
ply the damp cloth and remove them.
Always iron from the top Of the waist
to the bottom. IL there are plalts In
the front iron them downward. after
first raising each enc with blunt
knife. and with the edge Of the iron
follow every line OF stitching to give 1t
distinctness. After the shirt waist Is
ironed it should be we'll aired by the
fire or in the sun before 1t Is folded
and put away, says the Philadelphia
INQUIRER
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
BEN DAVIS APPLES ARE
GROWING IN POPULARITY

In the cities we hear no more COM
plaint about the lack Of flavor OF Ben
Davis. 1t has been about the only ap'
ple the common people could get hold
of this past winter, and 1t has I'M
proved on acquaintance. 1t has been
retailing in the Chicago groceries at
s5 cents per peck nearly all winter
and now is quoted at 80 cents per
peck. In good many stores the
buyer has had his pick of Ben Davis
under three different names: Ben
Davis, Gano and New York Pippin.
The people-the buyers and eaters
are finding fault only with the price
they have to pay for Ben Davis. Never
theless, we expect that at the horticul-
tural meetings that are coming we
shall hear all kinds of bad things said
about Ben Davis, and that the person
that buys it never buys 1t second
time. We know better now. The Ben
Davis is a wonderful apple because
it is with us when no other apple is
obtainable. 1t makes money for the
apple grower and it saves money to
the apple buyer. Let us have more OF
it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
TOO MUCH IRRIGATION
HURTS WESTERN EANDs.

Word comes from the West that
some farmers are running their lands
by over-irrigating them. The land
should be given the water It needs and
no more. That applies to the humid
as we'll as to the arid states. The
constant downward movement of wa
ter teaches the fertility out Of the up
per soil where it is available and car
ries 1t into a portion Of the soil where
It Is not available. In years Of moder-
ate rain the fertility works toward the
surface Of the soil, while in years of
heavy rain it works away from the
surface. If too much water Is applied
in irrigation great deal of the fer
tility is carried to subterranean chan
nels or to surface streams. If just
enough water is used there is little
surplus to drain away and most of the
fertility carried down into the sub
stratas is subsequently brought back.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
MATERIALS FOR COMPOST
NOW GOING TO WASTE.

It would naturally be thought that
the day had gone by when any farm
err would burn up straw and other
like material to get rid OF 1t. That
the practice is still with us Is doubt
less a fact, though we believe that
every year the number Of farmers
that thus dispose Of surplus material
decreases. Certainly this year there
are very few farmers that have any
kind of fodder beyond their needs.
Where a farmer has barnyard and
a surplus straw stack there is no rea-
son why the two cannot be brought
together, providing always that the
straw cannot be fed out. We have
heard this winter Of barnyard In an
exceedingly filthy condition, while
lust outside of the yard was pile
of such material going to waste in
the elements. 1t would have been a
small matter to throw the forage over
the fence and turn it over to the
tramping of cattle. The straw and
the manure would have been soon
mixed. In few months that same
straw would be humus and ready to
20 onto the land. II muck be also
obtainable so much the better.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
CREAMERY SLOP GOOD
FOR IRRlGATlNG LAND.

In an exchange creamery man tells
how last year he used the waste water
from his creamery to irrigate a gar
den of fruits and flowers. He says he
built little dams and so distributed his
waste water, using cross burrows. He
used only enough water each day to
permit of its being absorbed by the
ground or evaporated by the sun and
air. He claims to have reaped rich
rewards in fruit, vegetables and flow
ers. The creamery waste contains
doubtless much plant food and we can
see that it would naturally produce.
beneficial conditions among the grow
ing plants. But the great advantage
doubtless was in getting rid of the
shrinking drain as public nuisance. If
the foul smells of such drain can be
changed into the perfume Of flowers,
the matter IL worthy the considers
ton Of every creamery man. s
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
COST OF THING LAND
OF DIFFERENT SOILS.

The cost of thing land cannot be
stated off-hand with any approach to
accuracy. No two farms are alike IN
conformation, II the land be at all
rolling. The cost of outlet may some
times be very great, while In other
cases 1t is small. II a man has a
small brook into which his drains can
empty the matter of outlet Is solved.
But If. he can drain only onto his
neighbours land, he may find 1t ex-
pensive making an arrangement 70
carry. of his drainage waters. This
will be especially so II his neighbours
land is to reap no benefit from the
drainage. The cost of 4-inch tile IS
In the neighborhood of $1.50 per 100
feet. The cost OF thing an acre will
depend on the character OF the soil.
II the latter be sandy and have fair
slope the drains can be put far apart,
perhaps every 100 feet. The cost of
tile for an acre in that case will be
about $500. To this must be added
the cost Of digging and laying. which
would be another $500. This would,
with incidentals. foot up to perhaps
SIS per acre. In case the land be
heavy clay and with slight slope the
drains would need to be placed every
two rods, which would increase the
cost to about $45 per acre. These
figures presume that the materials
and labor are obtained at fair prices.
To this must be added such items as
cost of gratings at outlets and dig
ging Of extra bitches after the outlet
is reached to give freedom of outflow
to the water.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-27
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AssassasS asz5aas
-:::slsl:''
STEAM DREDoEs USED
IN DRAINING LANDS.

In several parts of the West new
lands are being opened up by the use
Of steam dredges, such as are en-
ployed to deepen rivers. For year
or more some of the richest LANDS IN
Missouri have been the scene OF such
operations. In some cases the dredges
have been able to work forward IN
nearly straight lines for miles, throw
ing the dirt up on each side OF tnem'
and leaving broad water way III
which the scow that bears the dredg-
ing machinery floats freely. IL is
preparing land for drainage on 81
gantic scale. The bitches being DOM
broad and deep draw off the water
from broad sections, and also act as
a main ditch into which to run lat
erals. This land has been almost or
quite worthless. By this means u
will In a few years become OF great
value. The floating dredge Is mostly
used and the operations begin at the
source of the ditch, so that the water
may accumulate in the ditch and hoat
the scow. The greatest problems are
faced when such marsh lands are
overgrown with timber Of large d.
mansions. In tits case the timber
must not only be cut off. but the
stumps must be- cleared away. In
many cases. however, it is practicable
to run the ditch in a way to avoid
the clumps of heavy trees. We hear
Of like work being done In Indiana
and other states in which are consid-
cradle areas of marsh land.