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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
FALL IN THE FLOWER GARDEN

Inc perennial Is essentially the busy
woman'S faVoritc class OF plants. These
Marcy plants are propagated by cutting
ana division which may be done now
Nhen dividing such plants as porcn-
MAJ phloN, golden glow, fever feyv
ualsy' Dcony, sec that a crown, shoot or
pud is allowed each new plant. Plant
III rich soil that has been deeply spadcd
IL You have choice perennial phlo~
OF which you wish To increase vonr
stock take shoot, pinch out tho tor
minal bud, cut of half the first pair NJ
leaves. and the second pair wholly and
stick the cutting in wet sand place
I'm the window with the bousanlante
Take pity on the best blooming pora-
NUNS. margarIetos. saIvias. when Ioc,,
FROST approaches. and pot them for
Frightening the sitting room for a., fo,,
weeks at least Then consign "a the
cellar.
Fall planting has great ADVANTAGES.
INC work Is better done. you avoid the
spring rush. YOU gain time. vou have
Il oetter stock TO select from. and the
plant Is better prepared for the sum-
mer drought
The peonia should be planted In tho
- |SiS 'iV'' "ell prepared soil. II
Is our finest and hardest plant.
For the sunless window provide a
tew plants such as ferns. palms. vIes.
lradacantics' araucarIas. dragon trees.
and tho likc-
y desirable soil for tho window gar
den Is composed OF lcam from rotten
sods' little sand and well rooted
manure.
BY all means make compost heap
Gather into a sheltered corner or shed
sodS' weeds, refuse from tho kitchen
and garden. wood ashes. bones. rough
manure, rotting chips. sawdust and tho
like il 1t has to be made outside
throw boards over it TO avoid teaching
Stir frequently and pour over 1t cham
Der slops and soap suds.-Mrs. John
Field,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
SHEEP ON THE FARM

II is great mistake to overstock a
pasture, as the sheep VIII lose the lat
ter part of the summer all they have
gained while pasture was good.
Better keep the ram In 4 paddock
by himself out of sight OF the ewes In
daytime. turning the owes into the
rams paddock at night
II the shepherd Will keep a record
book in which is entered the time each
eve is served he will save more of his
lambs than II he works on the .hlt-or-
miss plan.
The male lambs should be doclrcd
and castretcd when / week old AT
this age they suffer little and tie
wounds quickly heal.
Never permit stranger to walk
through the flock. To allow n strange
dog in the pasture means certain loss
because sheep arc the most nervous
animals in tho world and arc easily
effected by fright
Keep the eve lambs by themselves
until they arc i'm their second year,
when they may be bred
Sheep thrive i'm tic air and sunshine
and quickly pine and fall away when
deprived Of these essential clements,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
NEWS FROM OTHER STATES

The Missouri State College OF AEri-
culture at Columbia win complete
100000 worth OF new buildings this
fall.
The last years hay crop was the lar
gcst on record. 1t amounted to 67.7iS,
600 tons.
A ranchman in New Mexico bought
$50 common ewes ono fan at S1.25 per
head He bred them to Southdown
rams FOR March lambing. The next
August nc took $50 lambs to market.
which brought about 81 n head. Two
months later tho ewes and twenty
more lambs were sold bringing $3.50
zach. The wool sold FOR so cents
From m Investment OF 22oo he realized
over Sl1O0 in less than year
The United States produced $4,000
600 bushels OF rice IN 1905, which was
worth about S1S,OoO,o0O. The farmers
sell their rice at about so cents
bushol. while the retailers get about Sc
for the same amount. Is there some-
thing wrong In this method of doing
business?
In Belgium thcrc are only 1-1O
acres to each person. or 51s acres To
each family OF five.
1t is now learned that while Luther
B1,rbnnl1 has been successful In elm
mating the spincs from the desert coc-
ms and turning IT into a valuable stock
food. the spineless plant no longer has
any protection against rabbits and 9TH
is TO save it from these marauders.
City Health Commissioner Evans NJ
Chicago has at last found milk dealer
who win conduct a model dairy under
un4 supervision Of the health depart
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
HOW TO HELP THE HORSE

II your horse comes into the stable
warm and tired. feed him no grain for
Mt least an hour.
II is much better to give horse a
small qauntity OF water when he comes
hot from the field, and an hour later
give him all he can drink
Tie floor OF the hay loft should be
seed and dust tight, Horses arc often
injured by seeds and dirt falling into
their ears and eyes.
Scrape the dried sweat from the col
lars every day and keep them smooth
and plIable.
a horse cannot rest we'll lying down
I'm a narrow stall
Stalls should not be boarded UP more
than four feet from the ground. Put n
grating or heavy wire netting above
that point as high as you please
Place the windows In front of the
stall at least three feet above the
horses head. The sun should not shine
directly into his eyes
A considcrate man will not swear at
his horses any more than he would
swear at his hired man
Sponging a horses eyes. face and
nose three OF four times a day during
hot weather is refreshing and very
beneficial,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
ny DAVID STARE JORDAN.

Luther Burbank OF Santa Rosa, Cal,
is doubtless tie most skillful export
mentcr In the field OF the formation oi
new forms of plant life by the process
OF crossing and selection
He Is the creator OF many OF our
most useful plant forms-rootS, nuts
fruits. grains and grasses, as we'll as
or many OF our most beautiful flowers
His methods arc the practical appli-
cation OF the theories OF Darwin and
his followers and Ia a degree wholly
exceptional among plant breeders Mr.
Burbank has kept in touch with most
modern work in the field of Economics
and very much OF his time and energy
is devoted 10 experiments OF scientific
interest not likely OF themselves to
yield immediate practical results.
Not many of Mr.. Burbank's results
are due to unassisted selection. as the
processes OF crossing and hybridization
save time by the increase of the rate
or degree OF variation.
There is. however no evident limit
to the results To be obtained by simple
selection. New and permanent species
OF wheat have. without a shadow OF
doubt, been produced by selection alone.
In the California poppy stripes OF
crimson are never seen on the inside.
Mr. Burbank once found Il Seeding In
which the outside crimson had struck
through like a crimson thread which
had been misplaced.
In other generations. by selection.
this red was more and more increased
until finally out of 1t Is developed n
crimson poppy OF which Mr.. Burbank
now has many specimens. seeding more
or less true to the type
Tho Shirley poppy is we'll on the
way to blue by selection
From the pale yellow Iceland poppy
arc developed white, yellow and orange
forms. and some with striped petals
and a strong tendency to become
double, Selecting the Iceland poppy
for size alone. flowers three and one
half Inches across have been developed
n largo scarlet poppy closes its two
inner petals when bee or two have
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
OUR BOG WEALTH

statistics show that there arc enough
unclaimed swamp lands within Uncle
Sans domain to make nearly 5000, 900
farms of 16o acres each
If placed side by side they would
make tract large enough to include
all of the New England states. New
York and New Jersey.
Florida alono could almost cover
South Carolina with her Everglades
and kindred tracts.
Louisiana could blot out Delaware
and Maryland and have a good margin
TO spare. The swamps Of Minnesota
Michigan and Wisconsin combined
would cover nenrly one third OF either
OF the two last named states.
Ihose OF Maine equal almost half
the area of Massachusetts.
Since II is cheaper to drain than To
irriGate. and the cost of perpetuatIng
the Improvement is but slight. the fact
that drainage is now one of the prom
mont questions before congress is NOT
strange.
The west has been given a new i'm
petus through irrigation and It has
added much to the nations wcaIth
Maine and Florida. Minnesota and
LOUISIANA are now presenting their
needs for help. their possibilities.
AS long ago as Washington's time
tho possibilities for swamp drainage
were noticed. Washington himself Sec
Ing vaguely great agricultural resources
in the Dismal swamp
The soil is alluyial. literally a gar
den prepared by nature Similar sites
already reclaimed show an exuberance
OF vegetation, And II one Wishes bI,,
onions or cabbage let him seek tho
drained swamp land There Is untold
wealth in the bottom of these bogs. and
with their drainage Will come freedom
from mosquitoes and their attend.n,
malaria.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

ment, Only the most advanced and
sanitary methods ot handling the COWS
VIII be used The milk win be dcliV-
cred direct To the consumers in one of
the most conGcsted districts and the
babies viii have 1t within twelve hours
from the time it is milked.
l.. Horton. one of the biggest retail
ers of milk in New York state, is
charging 90 cents a quart for some OF
the milk hc sells. This milk Is pro-
duced by tho owner of farm al New
burgh, Y. Y. and cleanliness Is Insisted
on TO an extent almost unbelievable
The cows are washed and wiped with
spotlcss linen, and when the milk Is
obtained It is handled as though II
were champagne. The milk is sold to
the "gildcd rich in New York city
Kansas is to have forest preserve
and has lately received from tho gen
oral government nearly $4,000 in rent
ais therefrom. The trees have to be
planted and cared FOR now. as they do
tho time viii come when they viii be
a great source of revenue.
Texas has enough land so that IC ell
the people In the United States were
located there each person would have
something over two acres. or eleven
acres 10 every family OF five,
In United States there Is enough lard
TO supply every citizen 2Slk acres. or
l42 acres for every family OF five.
Secretary Ellsworth OF the Massa-
chuSctts board OF agriculture declares
according to statistics in his Office that
farming conditions in that state arc
showing n steady and continued i'm
provement Boys are going back TO the
farm Farmers are leaving the hills
FOR the valleys. where they arc able to
practice more extensive farming and
tho Hill farms are going back to for
cstry and pasturage
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
BY s. C. MILLER.

\ farmer IN southern Illinois said a
short time ago.
II have been raising corn on tho old
farm of $40 acres that father left me
Tor many years and have always had
pretty good crops. But somehow ! do
not seem 20 be making as much head
way as l should. l have never raised
much live stock but think l VIII go
into it. Do you think it would he more
profitabc2"
In the light Of modern days this
question is easily answered. The
farmer who keeps on year after year.
selling his crops. Is surely and steadily
selling his land from under his feet. II
Is just like drawing money from ones
bank account without putting money
in. 1t IS only question OF time until
the end is reached and bankruptcy fol-
lows, The farmer who takes fertility
out OF the soil and puts nothing back
VIII go broke In time. Nothing is more
certain.
Cattle feeding and growing should
be followed I'm one or more OF its
branches on every farm where divcrsi-
ncd farming is followed aud for the
majority OF farmers dairying VIII prove
more profitable than beef growing.
Next 10 cattle. sheep should always
occupy place on the farm.
a flock of about fifty sheep is the
limit for profit where other stock is
kept on the farm. with sheep as with
any other kind of live stock, the profits
depend upon the care and feed. For
the farmer who keeps sheep as side
line and has abundance of feed some OF
the large breeds would return moro
profit than the small breeds. Mutton
and wool should both be looked after
In tho purpose sheep
Hogs may be regarded as an adjunct
TO the dairy and corn crop. There Is
no special attribute about tho hog that
makes him n favorite- The farmer
should not keep more hogs than can
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

were cut 10 circles of proper radius.
The outer form was built of by y
Inch sheeting tackled to perpendicular
ribs ! by ] inch. placed one foot apart
This form is re-enforced by by X
inch strips nailed outside and at the
ends OF the ribs. These forms were
clampcd into place by means of two
h-inch bolts in each form as shown
in Fig o.
The frame for continuous doorway
is made OF 2la by inch oak bridge
timber, with a by y inch strip on
the inner edge against the cement.
which strip acts also az a shoulder for
the doors. An inch strip on the out
side OF the SiN-inch piece makes the
thickness of the door frame equal to
the thickness OF the wall Cross pieces
or the same ~ Inch materials are set
in the frame three feet apart. center TO
center Tie Inside width OF the frame
is % inches. Tho frame thus con-
structed was set up so that the sill
stood one foot above the foundation
properly braced. and so was built into
place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Section Of foundation and door or n cement
block sllo on the farm OF Wells Parish near
Allendalc. Mich.
Tho walls should be sufficiently nom
conducting C'warm') TO prevent cx-
tcnsivc freezing OF the outer portions
OF the cnsilaGc In cold weather Such
portions as adhere to the walls by
freezing are likely TO spoil IL they thaw
out slowly.
Built Of stone, brick or cement. the
walls may be made sufficiently strong
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

So thoroughly las the gospel OF good
iarming been spread throughout New
Jersey that the farm products OF that
fteto were $S2.o00.oO0. as compared 10
The S26.o0O,oo0 eight years ago The
secretary OF the state board of agrl-
culture declares that this increase Is
due largely 10 scientific farming as
taught by the state Institutes at the
agricultural colleges.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The bureau OF chemistry OF ths
OF chemistry of tho United States De-
partment OF Agriculture has come out
nat-footed In answer to the question
When is cheese not checse2" II says
that when 1t Is soaked curd" IL can
not be sold as cheese. Pseudo cheese
is produced by soaking the curd at
certain stage in cold water, drainlns
it and putting the curd TO press. Th'
treatment is carried on solely for frau''
ulent purposes.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

in all living tissue. Energy producing
substances are used To furnish the en-
crEy required for the nervous AMI mus
cular activities of the body. and when
fed In excess they may to certain
extent be stored up In tho form OF tat
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The government experts have taught
western farmers how to kill prairie
dogs by coating wheat with a prepara
tlon Of strychninc, cyanide OF potas-
sium. anise oil and molasscs. This
preparation viii kill the animals every
lime.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

a representative OF the Department
of Agriculture has been occurring in
Montana and other western states on
the subject Of deer farming. This is a
nice, easy job and one of the many
ways of spending government none,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Section OF silo foundation With door at surface
OF ground
For reinforcement wire cables were
built into the wall at intervals of
eighteen inches. The manner OF stretch
ing the cables is shown in the Illus
tration. In the lower wall four No I
wires were twisted together for this
purpose; in the upper wall two No. :
or No. wires were twisted together
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The Vermllion immigration Office re-
ports that there are stIll 20O. 900 home
stends available in tho three prairie
provinces of Canada.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Diagram showing the relative amounts OF d.
gcStblc protein and carbobydrsics In different
kinds of hay, The sections mcloscd In HIGHT
llncs represent the cdrbohy those lnclosed
In heavy lucs The protein.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The man with his left car a."
scratched up may not have been IN y
tight at all. but merely milking CO"
with cocklcburS in her tail
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

The orchard products of the Unto,
States are reported by tho Agriculture
Department 10 be worth about S9o,Yo"
00o year. They would bring wv
this sum 81 half the number Of the nun.
drcd varieties OF destructive inseeI
which play upon them could be u'
stroNed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
CARE OF WINTER VEGETABLES

Do not store away any unsound or
bruised fruit or vegetables. as they VIII
soon decay and cause all those next to
them TO 20 the Same way.
Bury Irish potatoes on we'll drained
spot. Cover with wheat straw about
six inches deep. put on four inches of
dirt (earth) and let this freeze lightly
then cover with six or eight inches of
rough. straWy stable manure As soon
as this gets wet and freezes put on six
inches more earth and pat it down
smooth. This Is for potatoes for seed
and table use next spring before early
potatoes como again.
They VIII keep better than il kept In
a cold storage plant.
Place bects. carrots. satisfy. turnips
and few parsnips in barrels. First
put In two or three inches OF garden
soil, any mellow earth will do, then a
layer ot vegetables and so tin the bar
rel Is full or all are In. Place the barrel
in moderately warm cellar a slight
freeze will not hurt them.
Turn the cabbaGes up side down
leaving the roots on. and cover the
heads with earth about four inches.
leaving the roots sticking out, and they
will keep fine in this way.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

Colorado electric power company
is extending its lines into the truck
farming districts to furnish power To
farmers to run all machinery and light
their houses.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

According To Consul J. c. Higgins of
Dundee the farmers of Scotland arc
among the best in the world Although
their land has been cultivated for hun
drcds of years their fertility is yet OF
the highest order. Nearly all pro-
gressive farmers use American farm
machinery.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-16
cUT1cuRA R HIM.

Eczema Came ON Legs and Ankles
Canadian Chief of Police Could
Not Wear Shoes Because of Bad
Scaling md Itching.
Il have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. l was inspecting the re-
mdval of noxious weeds from the edge
of a river and vas constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night L
cleansed my limbs, but felt a prickly
sensation. I paid no attention to it
for two years, but 1 noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. I did not
attend to it until 1t came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all sore
and scabby and l could not wear shoes.
l had to use carpet and felt slippers
for weeks. l got a cake Of the Cuti-
cura Soap and some Cuticura ONT
mcnt- In less than ten days I could
put on my boots and in less than three
weeks l was free from the COMPOUNDED
itching. Capt. George p. Bliss, Chief
Of Police, Morris, Manitoba, March 20,
1907, and Sept. "a, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-16

the seniors. raising his voice above the
uproar. English or Irish?"
IRISH for a dozen!" q voice an
swered: Here. Paddy. where's your
papersT
"Ay. be jabersi" In an exaggerated
brogue: Its the broth of a boy he is,
and never a face as long az his in ould
Ireland!"
Gentlemen" the colonel said, getting
in a word at las. Gentlemen, I have
been In many companies before his.
You shall be in ours" one OF the
jewellers retorted. And Have him in!
Fetch him M" roared a dozen voices,
amid much laughter. Half as many
young fellows leaped from the windows
and surrounded him. -whoop!"
cried one, "Who-whoop!",
STEADY, gentlemen. steady" tho
colonel said, a note Of sternness in his
voice. I've no objection to joining
you, or to a little timely frolic, butt
Join us you will. whether or no."
replied n more turbulent than the
rest. He made as il he would lay
violence. the latter suffered him to be
helped from the saddle. In a twinklinE
he was through the doorway, leaving
his reins in Bales hand.
Boisterous cries of "Hallo, sober
sides!" and Cock! cock! cock!" greet
accord, and partly urged by uncere-
monious hands, he crossed the thresh-
Old.
The scene presented by the apart
ment matched the flushed faces which
the windows had framed. A corner of
the table had been cleared for a main
at hazard; but to max up for this
the sideboard was a wilderness Of
broken meats and piled up dishes, and
an overturned card table beside one
of the windows had strewn the floor
with cards. Here, there, everywhere,
on chairs, on hooks, were cast sword
belts, neck cloths. neglected wigs.
A peaceful citizen OF that day a as
soon found himself In a bear pit, and
even the %colonel's face grew a trif1e
longer as hands, not too gentle, con-
Quoted him toward the end OF the ia
BILE. Gentlemen. gentlemen" he be.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-16

gan. II have been in many companies,
as I said before, and"
"a speech! Old Gravity's speech."
reared a middle aged, bold eyed man,
who had suggested the sally from the
windows and from the first had set
the younger spirits an example OF
recklessness. Hear to hint" He filled a
GLASS of wine and waved it perilously
near the colonel's nose. "Old Gravity's
speech! Give it tongue!' he cried.
The fure's your OWL, and we're list
ening."
Colone! John eyed him with a slight
contraction Of the features. But the
announcement, If i'll meant, availed to
procure silence. The more sober had
resume their seats. He raised his head
and spoke.
Gentlemen" he sald-and it was
strange to note the effect of his look
as his eyes fell first on one and then
on another, fraught with a dignity
which insensibly wrought on them.
Gentlemen, I have been in many
companies, and I have found II true
all the world over that what a man
brings he finds. I have the honor to
speak to you as a soldier to SOL
.Eng..s,. or frish?" asked a tail.
tone.
ooh. be tahers!" from the man with
the wine glass.
tcont,nued Next Weekl