Connecticut western news., 1906-11-29

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 Too much underdcne bread and too much overione mortgages are war ranted to give any man the dyspepsia.
 It is a wise man that Is sharp enough to sell his produce when the prices are going up rather than when they are falling
 Potatoes are not the best ration for the dairy COW. They make the butter colorless and dull and also affect its keeping qualities.
 A long step will be taken toward the redemption of the Russian peasants If the contemplated plan of distributing 100000 900 acres of the crown land among them Is put into execution.
 Old world thrift Is in no way more nicely illustrated in comparison with American prodigality than in the fact h rr,d into four pieces. while his new world cousin in the next door yard makes 1t three.
 'Tis hard to please some men, as testified by the fact that one whom we know, with nearly half a section of land. a fine home, pretty wife, good barns and hundreds of heads of cattle and sheep and hogs. remarked to us that he often felt that he would be better off in town.
 We know of a young farmer whose wife has piano and cook stove. On the former she Is quite proficient. but as a cook she is most inefficient. The most effective harmony which can come to any home arises from the art of good cookery rather than from the power to make a sweet combination of notes.
 As cold weather comes on people are prone to shut up their houses d. most to the point of suffocation. fo- getting that ventilation. or. at least. an occasional change of air, is as neces- sary in winter as in summer. The air is even more quickly exhausted dur ing the winter on account of the fire and lights.
 There are several localities in which the organization of reading and study clubs among the farmers wives has met with much success, resulting in needed change from the routine of household duties and in both interest and benefit to the members. Meetings were held once month and in homes most conveniently located.
 In cases where wooden or other shields cannot be readily obtained a
 
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 So intensive a culture of the land is followed in the Japanese empire that lines separating the estates of land owners are imaginary and not fences, as in this and some other countries. which throw a three or four foot strip of land out of cultivation. occasional landmarks only being placed to mark the limits of ones property. The un- productive and cumbersome fence and posts must give way to grain or fruit or productive tree.
 Following out the tendency Of a very generally recognized economic law, the high prices of lumber of all kinds and grades is resulting in a substitution of other materials where possible, and this is particularly true of cement. Thus are at work influences that will not only result in q decreased demand for lumber products, but also lower price, but which will tend to preserve the forest areas of the country from complete denudation.
 friend took us into his cellar the other day. He felt justly proud of his harvest returns ard wanted us to sec them. The carrots, beets, squashes, turnips and potatoes certainly did pre- sent nice appearance, but the best part of all was the neatness and com pactneSs of the place-no struggling mixed up heap; Coon the floor to- en- danger your life every time you went down cellar. Every box and barrel was accessible and convenient at any tin,e.
 Each year much good farm p1acitih-