The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

The coffee production in Colombia
averages about 600,OG0 bags annually,
of which in the neighborhood of 81 per
cent is shipped to the United States.
One important advantage of the cul-
tivation of an intensive crop like DeetS
or beans lies in the excellent cond1tlon
in which the sell is left for some sue
ceeding crop, it usually being in hne
| tilth and very free from weed seeds.
| It is safe TO assume that a mix
utensil has not been properly washed
| If q loud, rank odor develops shortly
after putting ON Il tight cover. Killing
the germs of putrefaction with scald-
ing water is the only thing that will
prevent this condition.
No portion of the ration which the
writer is giving his Jersey bos does
| she relish more than liberal feed OF
sugar beets night and morning. While
| their food value as compared with
grains is not large, they seem to be a
good relish and appetizer and are Of
ten eaten before her bran and meal.
From the standpoint of the man OF
family whose salary has not been ad-
vanced in keeping with the rise in
prices noted in food supplies, he may
well entertain some forebodings with
eggs selling at 80 cents or better by
| the 1st of December. What prices will
he by the 1st of March it would be
difficult to speculate.
1t has been estimated that II the
country roads were in the best possi-
BILE condition one-tenth of the 16,OOG,-
600 horses and mules now used in do
ing farm work could be dispensed
with. At $50 head this portion rep
resents an investment of $S0,000,000,
while it is safe to say that the cost Of
their feed would be as much more an
nually.
1t is estimated that If the dairymen
of the state of Minnesota should re-
ceive an increased revenue of dollar
a head from each of their cows the to-
tai additional revenue secured would
be $1,O0O,0O0. In the aggregate, at
least, this would seem to be snug
sum and well worth working for.
Experiments prove beyond doubt
that if dry and well seasoned posts are
hoE
four hours before setting their dura-
bility and usefulness will be increas-
ed from two to three fold. This holds
with cedar, soft maple and cotton
wood as well as with oak and other
hardwood posts.
The fellow who has his storm win
dows ON and things about the premises
shipshape to correspond appreciates
his forehandedness the more when he
sees his neighbor across the way strug-
Cling bravely with a northwest wind
trying to get his storm windows in
place and now and then stopping to
suck his fingers to keep them from
freezing.
A proper idea of the right and wrong
Of taking property which belongs to
another Is instinct with most folks,
yet many seem to have a very hazy
idea when it comes to the inconven-
ience and loss Of time which they may
cause another through failure to keep
appointments promptly. Fifteen or
twenty minutes do not seem much in
the case Of one person, but 1t means
two hours when six are concerned.
Where the right kind Of straw or
other material may not be handy for
banking up the house the job may be
even more effectively done by tacking
three foot width Of tar or felt pa
per to the lower clapboards by means
OF laths or other strips. Where the job
Is done before freeze-up and dirt is
available 1t makes excellent banking
material and in the spring will furnish
some mellow soil as a top dressing for
the early garden
An Italian student Of bird life has
advanced the theory that birds go
north in summer and south in winter
In order that they may have longer
days in which to feed. This may be
true as far as 1t goes, but it would be
more appropriate to say that the birds
make their migratory trips when they
do to secure a more abundant food
supply, and their food supplies, most
ly insects, are most plentiful where
the weather is warmest and the days
are longest.
The problem of good roads comes
home close to every gardener and
farmer who has various kinds of prod
uce to haul to Il market located at
any considerable distance from the
producing point The loss involved
Is the result of having to haul a small
load instead of large one, the wear
and tear on harnesses and horses, as
well as the time lost by both man and