Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30

Inbreeding Is just as disastrous in the case of poultry as in the human species and is the violation of a natural law that brings its own punishment.
 Fellows who are addicted to the use of profane language are as a rule lightweights in that they try to make good with their mouths that which they lack in intellect and personality.
 Instead of turning the flood gates loose on wash day just save the suds for the garden, as 1t is a valuable fertilizer and is much more presentable in bright geranium blossoms than as morass in the back yard.
 A friend reports that contrary to the generally accepted view in regard to the matter he is this year going to get a better crop of corn following sor- ghum than he has had on any of his land for number of years past.
 Ore tree of Whitney No. 20 will usually furnish all the apples of this variety that any family can use. They are good to eat out of hand for few days and furnish good pickle stock, and this is about all that can be said in their favor.
 One of the serious drawbacks con- nected with planting a variety of apple trees Is found in the disadvantage en- countered when one comes to market the fruit, as few varieties have the same season, or, If they do, sell we'll when mixed.
 The total wheat crop for the year 1905 was TSS,OO0,O ,OO0 bushels, of which 450,o00,0O0 bushels were winter wheat. the remainder spring, while of the total mentioned 525, 100000 bushels were consumed at home in the shape of bread and seed.
 One year with another a fellow will do better to stack his grain unless he is as good as No. 1 or on the thrash ing list. Where the grain is properly stacked 1t goes through the sweat and is in much better shape to put into the bin than when 1t is thrashed from the shock and not properly cured and dried out
 It Is an established fact that cleo tricity is coming to be recognized as an aid to the growth of plant life. Successful experiments have been tried in Massachusetts, where the cleo tric currents were passed through the soil by means of wires attached to bat teries buried in the soil. The potatoes raised in this field were found to be larger as well as of superior quality.
 The farming in the southern states Is left mostly in the hands of the ne gro. The tendency of the times seems to be for the white man, woman and child to prefer employment in the fac tory rather than work in the broiling sun in the field, while with the negro 1t is just the opposite, the indoor con- fnement and rigid discipline being de- cidedly distasteful after the careless, easy going life on the farm.
 If you borrow money of your father, mother, sister or brother pay back ex- actly what you borrow, no matter how small. Business methods are just as obligatory in the home as elsewhere, though often more lax. III feeling and are often caused because small matters are neglected. Discharg- ing an obligation requiring a return in money value by giving a present is poor business.
 A good fly trap Is made by filling a glass jar about half full of good strong soap and water solution, then covering 1t with a soft crust of bread which has been moistened with little milk Make a small hole In the center of the bread and press tightly over the top of the jar after the addition of a little sugar to attract the flies. Place this outside of the door where the flies gather and the results are surprising.
 It is estimated that the best part of the rice kernel is lost through the re- fning process to which the rice is sub- jected. Most of the nutriment and much of the best flavor come from the rough portion lying next to the husk, and this is lost when the grain is rubbed and polished for American use. Foreigners, who are accustomed to eating rice a great deal, are very of the American article and refuse to touch it
 In compliance with the terms of the lately enacted meat inspection law the South Omaha packing plants have or dered 1000 white duck suits for their male employees and 5000 dresses for the women These are to be washed at the companies expense, a clean suit being furnished each day. 1t will thus be seen that an agitation which was primarily in the interest If the consumer of meat products has resulted in a vastly increased condi- ton of comfort and cleanliness for