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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

At one of the experiment stations
wheat was tested in plots under va
rious modes of cultivation, and it was
found that when the seeds were care
fully selected. planted in re and Gull
tivated with hand implements, the
yield was at the rate 2f sixty bushels
per acre. and case Is on record where
a farmer in England planted wheat in
rows one foot apart, and the grains six
inches apart in the rows, cultivatjng
between the rows and hoeing in the
rows, by which method he secured over
100 bushels per acre; but such cases
are the exception. The English field
was first &C vered six inches with ma
nure and the manure well worked into
the soil. while the season was favor
able. What the cost of labor amount
ed to was not stated, but the fact was
demonstrat ted that wheat could be cul-
tivated like corn and the yield largely
increased. Al the present day there
are improved hand implements-see
drills, wheel hoes and hand cultivators
that are aids to hand work, and If
the price of wheat in the near future
warrants their use there is no doubt
that the average yield OF the future
will be mach larger.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

mic party broke up. which gave her a
new revelation.
"yance Douglas and Florry Edwards
make nice-looking couple, don't they
remarked one of the girls.
yes, they do" was the answer. "He
is growing quite devoted"
well. it will be a splendid Latch,
anyway"
Marcia walked hastily away, afraid
to trust herself TO hear another word,
but her heart was in a hot tumult. What
did it mean? Vance and Florence+ Did
he love her? Did she love him? And
il that were so, then what? Why did
the very thought hurt her so sharply
Did she love Vance herself better than
a cousin? Over and over she asked her
self these questions, utterly unable at
first to answer them.
Lying alone on her snow white couch
that night, with wide-open eyes she
fought the battle with herself, and con
querad She arose next morning, a child
no longer. but loving woman, brave to
guard her pure secret.
She did love Vance. But IL he loved
Florence best, it was all right. all for the
best Florence was noble girl, and she
could welcome her as a sister, for she
would be more sister than cousin.
Vance should still be her dear brother,
and for herself. she would never, never
leave her dear old father.
Ito be continuedJ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

1t is folly to talk about one breed
Of horses being suitable for al. pur-
poses. Consider for moment the light
harness horse Juggling at the great
transfer wagon, or the big two-ton
farmloads on the road to market. The
all-purpose idea is still cherished by
some farmers who never raised or sold
q good draft horse. They have always
believed that the draft horse was too
big for farm work. But farmers raise
horses now to sell, and they have
learned that the big draft mares are
the most profitable farm team. They
do, the farm work of blowing and haul
Ing to perfection, and they raise the
highest-priced animal on the farm,
while the all-purpose horse is the cheap
horse in competition with the Western
range horses and little trotters; don't
pay to raise.-Live Stock Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
Cod Liver OIL for stock.

Il fatten my stock on cod liver oil.
a farmer said at the abattoir the other
day. II find that this oil is cheaper
than grain and that IL produces finer.
firmer quality of fat 1t works admir-
ably on pigs. To young pigs l give one
ounce a day and 10 adults l give a
quarter of a pint The porkers like
il; you can tell il they are taking too
much by a peculiar lassitude that they
develop. Killed. their fat has, If they
have been overfed with the oil, a yell
low instead Of a clean white hue To
cattle l give a half pint OF Oil daily
and to sheep about the same quantity
as to pigs. Since | adopted the system
Of oil fattcning two years ago l have
made more money of my stock ttan
ever before They eat less grain now
by nearly 40 per cent and at the same
time they weigh heavier than they
used to. The butchers tell me their
flesh is better too. They say II is
tirmer, finer and the fat is whittier OF
course, an animal won't take cod liver
oil raw, so l mixed it UP with meal.
Cod liver oil is an excellent thing for
bro -winded horses. In fact, / use
this fluid for dozen purposes on my
farm. buying ii in bulk from the
Wholesale dealers. "-Ph Philadelphia Rec
ord
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

been sitting on a messy stone with Mar
ella, but his eyes often wandered to
Myra's fair face, which had recovered its
color and bloom.
But Louis several times saw her SILVER
as she glanced out over the waterfall
where the poor, heart-broken Indian girl
had flung herself TO death.
While Maggie and Lionel were hav-
ing their little quarrel, Marcia was called
upon to decide some little point concern
ing the dinner, and excused herself to
Mr.. lie Dru.
He willingly excused her, going in
stantly across to Myra. asking IL she
would stroll about the falls with him.
She readily assented, and leaving DR..
Burnett to chat with Florence, she walk
ed away beside Louis.
Mr. lie Dru had given his chief atten-
ton to Marcia ever since he came among
them, flirting a little with Maggie, by
way of pastime. But alas! poor Myra.
Those magnetic black eyes of his had
fascinated her from tue very first time
she saw him, and well he knew his
power.
Not much was said during the short
ramble which preceded the call TO dinner.
But many passionate looks and danger
ousiy sweet tones haunted Myra's
dreams all night, to the utter exclusion
of one memory Of honest young DR.. Bur
nett. who. in the room back OF his dingy
little office in Frankfort, dreamed of
sweet Myra Leslie as the guiding star of
his future.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

Winter protection is an absolute ne
cessity for growing small fruits sue
cessfully in a northern climate. 1t
should be practiced in every locality
where the temperature reaches zero or
below.
1t is said that charcoal is a very
valuable hygienic agent for pigs 1t is
a corrective, and acts as preventive
against various diseases arising from
disordered digestive organs. If some
charcoal. or even ashes, are put in the
pigsty, the pigs will soon show they
like it.
The best care for horse is liberal
feed. but he should not be overfed.
The bill of fare should be changed
from time TO time. Provide ventila-
ton; horse cannot withstand bad air
any more than man. A horse that
coughs should be fed dry feed with
caution. The coat, name and tail of
a horse will tell how he is kept.
Many are prone to allow their horses
to run out through all kinds of wealth
er until late In the fall, and until their
coats become rough and shaggy. This
is wrong Frosty grass is not good for
horses that have been used to dry fe u
and must yet do hard work. They
should be stabbed as soon as the nights
become uncomfortably cool, and then
they may be turned out to grass again
after the sun has dispelled the frost
The hog that is grown between
two winters" will cost less and be
more profitable than one kept from the
fall till the winter of the next year
The spring pig should be just the right
weight TO bring the highest price by
November or Christmas, and 1t will
require less attention than one kept
through the winter. 1t is not now
necessary to have pigs excessively fat,
though weight is an important factor.
Quality is now sought and fixes the
price
Cheap wheat leaves n larger profit
for the farmer than was received half a
century ago with wheat at double the
prices of the present day. The value
of an article is its price compared with
its cost The wheat drill. the self-bind-
er and the combined thrcsher have so
lowered the cost of labor and reduced
the time in growing and harvesting
wheat as to enable the farmer to now
grow four acres of wheat instead Of
one. as formerly. The way to make
wheat more profitable is TO increase the
average yield per acre by the liberal
use of fertilizers
A farmer is reported having received
free package of seed from the
Unieed States Agricultural Department.
He read the ranked envelope notice of
$500 penalty for private use" He
wrote Secretary Wilson protesting the
.exorbitant prices charged by the gov
eminent for its free seeds" and fur
ther complained: Il cannot put the
seeds to public use and cannot afford
- pay $500 for using them myself. /"
+ OF course, ii was explained 10 him the
penalty referred 80 the private use OF
i the ranked envelope only. This farm
er should conhne his e.gorts strictly TO
raising green crops
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
DGES ll;A'ga1s;SS}zRS
s.,..S9sllsS IA Ii lP<ssl--GM
SSfl IL 6 a. ~
eSN2. 5000

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 500; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $2.25
to S425; wheat, No. > red, SIC to SSc;
corn, No. ., 43c to 44c; oats, standard,
35c t. Sec; rye, No. >, 52c to 53c; hay,
timothy $3.50 to $1,000; prairie 5000 to
S1100: butter, choice creamery, 21c to
23c; eggs, fresh, 25c to 30e potatoes,
Csc to Tie.
ndianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
S5.25; hogs choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, 90c to Ole; corn, No. 2
white, 40c. to 42c; oats, No. 2 white.
SIC to 3Sc
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep, $500 to $4.40;
wheat, No ., 90c to 92c; corn, No. 2,
42c to Ale; oats. No. ., BE to Csc; rye,
No. ., 4Se to Acc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $500:
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$40; wheat, No. 2, 90c to Ole; corn.
No. 2 mixed, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2
mixed, Soc to Bic; rye, No. ., Gle to &c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $40; sheep, $3.50 to $4.25;
wheat, No. ., Ole to 93c; corn. No 3
yellow, Acc to 47c; oats, No. 3 white,
SOC to Acc; rye No ., SOC to Gle.
Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S5c to SEC; corn, No. 8. 39c to Ale; oats,
No. white, SIC to 3Sc; rye, No. 1, SOC
to SIC; barley, No 2, CSC to 64c; pork,
mess, $3.50.
Toledo-W Wheat, No. mixed soc to
Ole; corn. No. mixed, 45c to 47c; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 36c to 3sc; rye, No. 2, SIC
to soc; clover seed. prime, $500.
Buffalo-Catle choice shipping steers,
$3.50 to 1925: hogs, fair to prime, $4.0O
to $500; sheep, fair to choice, 1925 to
So. s.; lambs, common to choice, $500 to
$500
New York-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs. S4.00 to $500; sheep. $500 to
500: wheat, No. red. 90c to 92c; corn,
No. 2 sic to SIC; oats, No. 9 white,
Acc to 44c; butter, creamery, zoe to 23c;
eggs, western, 2Sc to Soc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

The longer moisture can be kept
in the soil the better it is for growing
crops, because It has a larger amount
Of plant food in solution. There is
very little sustenance in rain wafer
Just fallen; !; must have some time
at least in which to dissolve the food
elements in the soil. Therefore. the
preservation Of soil moisture is the
most important function of cultural
methods. and killing weeds is OF sec
ondary Importance, and this secondary
Importance is only because weeds use
up considerable quantities Of soil mois-
ture, with the plant food IL contains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
SEAL HOUSES.

How the Mother Seal Builds a Conn
Portable Home for Her Little Ones.
Although the seal spends its life in
and under the water, it is an air.
breathing animal and cannot live for
any great length of time without air
As winter spreads sheets of ice over
the fast freezing arctic sea, the seal
breaks hole in the ice over the water
where he lives. This hole it is very
careful to keep open all winter long,
breaking away each new crust as it
forms, 50 that, no matter how thick
the ice becomes, the animal always
finds there a breathing place and a pas
sage to the surface of the ice above,
where it can get fresh air and take a
nap, for it does not sleep in the water
Then. again, although the seal can eX-
list for time out of the water, it has
TO seek its food in the sea; so that
without both land Tor ice) and water it
could not survive the arctic winter.
How, after once leaving it's breathing
hole in search of the fish upon which
it feeds, the seal can find its way in
the dark under the ice, yard in thick
ness, and spreading over many miles,
back again to it's hole no one knows;
but it is not the less certain that when
it needs air it swims as straight to its
breathing-place as a bird could fly
through the air to its nest.
When the seal is about to build her
house, she first makes the breathing
hole larger, and then, by means of her
strong claws and fiipDers or fore paws,
scoops out the snow, taking it down
with her through the ice until she has
made a dome-Iike apartment of the
same shape, though not the same size,
as that built by the Eskimo. Unlike
the huts built by man, however. it
cannot be seen from without for above
it stretches the long slope of untrodden
snow, and the baby SEAL for whose
comfort the house was built, and its
mother, are safe from any foes that
cannot find where the house is by the .
sense of smell.
The house, however, is sometimes
discovered by the great polar bear
who when his nose has told him tina
leaps in the air and, bringing his fe,
together, comes down with all his great
weight breaking through the roof and
catching the baby seal before it can
get away. Hooking one of his sharp
claws into its little fiiDper the bear
then does very cruel thing. He let's
the cub down the breathing-hole so as
to lead the anxious mother to come to
it as it struggles in the water. When
she does so, he slowly draws it up
again, and. as she follows it. strikes
and secures her with the claws of his
other foot.
Very few of these seal houses are
found out. however, either by men or
beasts of prey; and they last until the
feeble arctic summer partly melts the
snow that covered and concealed them.
OF course by this time the baby seal
has grown large and strong enough to
take care of itself, and lives great
way from its place of birth.-St Nicl-
olas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
a FRUITFUL VISION.

| How the Fresh Air Movement Began
in the Pennsylvania Mountains.
| There rises before me the wrath Of
village church In the far-off mount
aims Of Pennsylvania 1t is Sunday
morning at midsummer. In the pulpit
n young Clergyman is preaching from
the text: inasmueh as ye did 1t unto
one of these my brethren, even the
least, We did it unto me-" The sun
peeps through the windows, where
| climbing roses nod. III the tall naples
| dove is cooling; the drowsy hum of
the honey bee is on the air. But he
recks not of these, nor of the peaceful
day. His soul has seen q vision of hot
and stony streets, of squalid homes, of
hard-visaged. lovely childhood, of
mankind made His image twisted by
want and ignC Anee into monstrous
deformity: and the message he speaks
goes straight to the heart of the plain
farmers on the benches; His brethren
these, and STEPPED in the slum, They
gather around him after the service,
their hearts burning within them.
see him speeding the next day
toward the city, a messenger Of love
and pity and help. see him return
before the weeks end, nine starved
urchins clinging to HIS hands and the
skirts W his coat, the first Fresh Air
party that went out OF New York.
twenty seven yeas ago next summer.
see the big hearted farmer take them
into their homes and hearts. / see
the sun and the summer wind
put back color in the wan cheek,
and life in the shrunken and starved
frame. l hear the message Of one of
the little ones TO her chums left behind
in the tenement~s''I can have two
pieces Of pie TO eat, and nobody says
nothing If / take three pieces of cake;
and know what it means to them.
Laugh? Yes! laugh and be glad. The
world has sorrow enough. Let in the
sunshine where you can, and know
that it means life to these, life now and
a glimpse of the hereafter. can hear
it yet, the sigh of the tired mother
under the trees ON Twin Island,
our Henry Street childrens summer
home: IF heaven is like this, don't
care how soon CO."
For the sermon had wings; and
whithersoever it went blessings sprang
in its track. Love and justice grew;
men read the brotherhood into the sun
light and the eIds and the woods. and
the brotherhood became real. / see
to-day Willard Parsons, the minister,
no longer so young, sitting in his Office
in the Tribune Building, still
planning Fresh Air holidays for the
children Of the hot, stony city. But
he seeks them himself no more. A
thousand churches, charities. kinder
gartens, settlements, thousand
preachers and doors of the brotherhood,
gather them In. a thousand trains OF
many crowded cars carry them TO the
| homes that are waiting for them
wherever men and women with warm
| hearts live. The message has trav-
! rled to the flrthest shores, and no
| where in the Christian world Is there
a place where it has not been heard
and needed. Wherever II has. there
you have seen the heart of man laid
bare. and the sight Is good,-From
Jacob A. Rils's Children of the
| People In the Century.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
Comfort on the Wagon.


There are many occasions when the
box must be taken from the farm
wagon to do hauling OF some things,
and such occasions are cOmfortless
ones for the driver, who has no seat.
Fhe illustration shows way Of max
ing seat and attaching it to the up
rights of the front bolster. The upper
portion of the cut shows how a two
inch strip of proper length and notch
ed at either end to fit the standards
OF the bolster and how strips are at
tached just under the notches to pre-
vent the plank from slipping.
The plank is then sawed in two in
the middle and two heavy strap
hinges attached as shown; these. with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
CHApTER vT-(Continued.l

"Ki-yiv' chuekled Pete "Nice lookin'
par, hain't dey, Sam? Looky what MaFse
lie Dru glib me for holm his hossw
showing a silver dime in his small black
hand. Say, Sam, he beat 'em all, don't
.he?"
NO! go way, Pete, yer doesn't know
azuffn'r said loyal Sam, stoutly. "Marse
lie Dru berry WE'LL don't go fur to say
ne hahn t---but don't yer be settin' any
body atop o. yer own Marse Vance.
Souf Car'linyans is nice huff, but dey
.kain't hoP a candle TO Kaintuck folksv
The spot selected for the picnic ground
was at the foot of hill, just above the
falls. There the grass and moss were
of a soft velvety green, short and thick.
"A spring Of pure water gurgled close by,
and majestic trees stood like huge senti-
nels TO guard the thoughtless reveiers
gathered under their shade.
When Marcia and Louis reached the
ground they found Vance ard Florry al
ready there. So were Lionel and Mag
gle and Needless Dick. escorting young
Sadly from Lexington, whom his sisters
had persuaded him TO bring.
Myra came soon after with DR.. Bur
.nett rising young Frankfort physician,
who worshiped the ground she stepped
0pon.
Others followed. until all the party
were present A little dressing room Of
green boughs had been built for the con-
venience Of the ladies who rode on horse
back. and would need to take off their
riding skirts.
A strong rope was fastened securely
between two great trees into massive
Swing. where light forms were waited to
an almost perlous height, accompanied
by dainty, girlish screams. The sports
OF the morning were gaily begun, and
kept up until nearly dinner time.
Let's have the legeRd"' cried several
voices. Come, Douglas, the story And
Vance. who sat on a fallen log at the
base Of hinge tree with Myrn and Flor
ence. became at once the center Of at
traction.
Els there a story connected with the
Eaus7 never heard it?' said Myra,
removing her large blue eyes from the
face OF Louis lie Dru, and gazing dream
dly out OF the foamy cloud ot spray and
water just beyond them.
cit is nothing m1re than an old Indian
tradition" sa.3 Vance, And | shall
not be likely 70 prove n very fascinating
story teller. But as nearly as l can rec
oIlect il, you shall have it."
The listeners gathered around in
groups, and Vance began the legend.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
The Missouri Hen.

The Missouri hen promises to be-
come AS famous as the Missouri mule
Already the value of the surplus pro-
ducts of the Missouri hen amount
annually to more than 100000 more
than the value Of the mules sold out
Of the state. In 1902 over 100000
dozen eggs were shipped out of the
State, while thousands of dozens found
their way to the breakf st tables of
Missourians. The annual production
of eggs of some of Missouris counties
is as follows: Greene 3,S16,S6O dozen;
Boone, 2,505, $50 dozen: Pettis. 2,541,-
300 dozen; Gasconade, 1,724, $40 dozen;
Franklin, 1,11s,623 dozen; Daviess,
1,sTO,s $50 dozen; Dade, 1,049,310 dozen;
Crawford, 1,603,34o dozen; Macon,
1,790,4 30 dozen; Marion. 1902, 800
dozen; Sullivan, 1,209,946 dozen
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13

Chicago.

T----- Dun's review OF Chicago
IlIe1al trade says: Favorable de
- velopments are increased
final distribution OF footwear, strong de-
mand for foodstuffs, and improving as
pect in iron, Following the unprece-
dented Christmas trade in leading lines
retail current dealings appear somewhat
restricted, but d gratifying exception APP
pears in sales of shoes. rubber and warm
wear lines. Wholesalers report dealings
running as expected, various orders for
reassortments coming from the interior
and the house trade of fair dimensions,
but most closed the year in preparation
for the annual inventories and striking
of balances,
Mercantile collections generally have
shown more promptness and less com
plant affects local settlements. Rail
road traffic reports still show heavy
movement of general merchandise and
east-bound shipments of hog products
make good comparison with year ago.
Failures in Chicago district number
twcnty against thirty-six for the cor
responding period of 1902.
Provisions also shared in the improy
ed demand, pork advancing 50 cents,
ribs ID y cents, and lard 17la cents. Live
stock receipts show heavy falling off,
due TO stormy weather and some indis-
position TO market at recent low prices.
On the paucity of supplies bidding be-
came spirited and prices gained in hogs
20 cents and in sheep Is cents per hun
bred weight no change appearing in the
quotation for choice beeves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
yTiIk-Nakiur Feeds.

The new distillery feeds are likely
to become popular among dairymen.
The substance is made up very much
like gluten meals of the higher grades,
but is lighter and more bulky and
hence a safe food The growing scare
ity Of gluten feeds will help the in
PRODUCTION of a substitute
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Prim Miss From the Rack Rar

Miss Wabash-Last Saturday was
your birthday, wasn't it:
Miss I-Preposferous. How
can you be so silly?
Miss Wabash What's the matter
with that3
Miss Boston-Last Saturday was the
anniversary of my birth. I'm hot an
infant-Philadelrhia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-13
:, -, r.. G. Dun & Co.'S
New York. Weekly Review Of Trade


Violent fluctuations in cotton and I'M
certainty regarding the situation in the
far East We're the only significant factors
in the business situation during the holt
day week. Numerous expressions of
confidence are heard regarding the fu-
tuge. however, especially at the West and
Sonth. Manufacturing plants have taken
longer vacation than last year.
Much irregularity and activity is re-
ported in the markets for minor metals,
which are chiefly responsive TO specula-
tive operations at London. Despite a
sharp break in tie foreign market, tin
closed the week with net gain, and cop
per is also stronger because of increased
interests abroad.
Only steadiness can be recorded as to
Chicago packer hides, further advances
being checked by the diminution of pur-
chases. As to the textiles, the week has
only augmented unsettled conditions, es-
pecially as to cotton goods,