The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-27

1t pays an owner In dollars to give
his buildings good coat Of paint aud
make the premises shlpshape IL he Is
contemplating selling 1t win give
just MS large return in chunks Of
solid satisfaction for himself and fam
fly If he isn't thinking Of selling. rs
pecially is such Improvement OF the
place to be commended from the
standpoint Of the passerby.
In most states the law as to fences
requires railroad TO provide its right
Of way with fence of the kind which
the farmer has or may want 10 erect
adjacent thereto. To illustrate, IL a
landowner wishes TO fence hog tight
a tract Of land bordering on the right
Of way. the railroad would have to
erect fence OF this description on the
line bordering such tract
Some ingenious poultrymnn has late
ly devised n louse proof henroost, the
base Of the iron castings at either end
Of the roost resting in receptacle
containing a strong dislnferting fluid.
This would seem TO be effective enough
in preventing lice and vermin from
crawling up the roosts to the hens,
bnt would hardly serve 70 keep them
from crawling from the hens on 10
the roosts and thus being spread
During the recent stress Of harvest
time out IN Nebraska many a young
woman has followed the binder and
helped shock the golden grain. and this
was entirely 70 her credit. Just as
much So rs Il WIS to the discredit OF
the husky chaps who loafcd around
town and didn't work bccausc. ~ ad
dition 10 generous wages. they weren't
taken TO aud from town every night in
. leather cushioned automobile after
the days work was done.
The proper time for cutting the corn
crop for fodder or cnsilaec ig when The
ear. leaycs ard stalk contain o max.
imum " nHtritvc value. II the corn
ripens under normal conditions. this
viii b. when the ear has begun 60
dent and IS quite Grm ard " picked
would make n good feed and secd ear.
while the upper leaves of the plant arc
green, with the lower turning yellow.
Cut before this time. there IL distinct
loss IN food value. just as there n n
loss II the fodder Is not cut before
frost Kills the leaves
There are four states which the FIRST
OF this year had more than 3.1O0. coo
hogs. Iowa leading with S,4i3yO00, IIli-
nois ranking next with i.673.0O0 and
Nebraska and Missouri following in
the order named with $4,000 aud
3,503.O0O head. respectively. And this
has been decided prosperity factor.
for there bas been very little loss by
disease. and good prices have prevailed
for those that have been marketed.
A middle state farmer whose fields
are becoming foulcd with quack grass
is this yenr trying the efficacy OF hemp
as a means " getting rid OF the plague.
Hemp grows 60 a height Of six or eight
feet and 80 completely covers and
ehadcs the ground that any other plant
IL smothcrcd Ia the midst Of Il. II is
thought THAT putting the land Ia hemp
two years In succession will complete.
ly free the land of the grass An nd.
vantage IN this method. II II Is as 81
fcctive as is anticipated. would ba that
the hemp has a considerable CONNER
cial value. and the use Of the land
would not be lost IN the process, as IL
true Of some other methods which
have been recommended.
II there is any one sight more than
another that is calculated to arouse
the wrath and disgust Of fairly IN.
dustrious and respectable citizen II IN
during the seasons Of tilling aud car.
Ing for the great crops Of the country,
aud particularly at harvest time, when
labor ls at premium, 10 see great
strapping. hulking boys and men loaf
Ing around the depots and streets In
most any town, utterly Indifferent 10
the urgency Of the situation. cussing
Providence and the government for
their I'll luck. with the chances good
that they are eating three square meals
a day earned by hardworking mothers
and wives over washtub and sewing
machine. The law doesn't reach this
type OF offenders against common de-
cency. and pity It's that II does not.
There Is probably no variety Of trees
grown In the warmer and arid or semi
arid portions Of the great southwest
which Is equal 10 the eucalyptus I'm
point OF general usefulness. II pos
sesses n thrifty and vigorous habit Of
growth. does well without irrigation
and on land that is so poor aud rough
that 1t will produce almost nothing
else. Realizing these good qualities.
large areas in California which can
never be put under ditch are being set
to eucalyptus trees. Results that have
already been secured show that II set
close together these groves win pro-
duce long. straight trunks free from
lower limbs. the wood firm and strong
and useful for great many purposes
The tree is native Of Australia, where
1t Is highly priced and where several
varieties Of IL are found.
The grape growers In the Chautau-
qua belt In York state have suffered
serious loss Of late as a result Of the
inroads Of insect and fungous pests
Figures which have been published