The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-29

ding with fork, with It's lumpy dis
tribution is wasteful, extravagant and
Klow.
If the housewife will tear ordinary
newspapers into pieces couple of
inches across. wet them and scatter
them over the foor to be swept. they
will be found a material aid in laying
the dust and in picking 1t up clean
from floor or carpet.
The Ginnt is the largest tree in the
Santa Cruz grove Of big trees. 1t is
sixty-fve feet In circumference at the
base aud is 30 feet high. with seventy
five feet OF the top broken on. The age
Of the tree is uncertain, but II is
placed by scientists at between 1900
and 5000 years
Not honest failure. III health, fiuan-
cial reverse or any other external
contingency has in It the power to
completely dull the brightness OF the
sun. take pink from dawn or sunset,
extlngulsh the zest and worth OF lly-
ing. but only sin and wrongdoing. This
is n simple truth the force Of which is
all too often little appreciated. yet one
that Is given everyday proof
Tho sires In flock. drove or herd
should be changed often enough 50
that the vigor OF the offspring will not
be impaired by inbreeding. In many
cases sire in every way FIRST class
and well bred may be exchanged for
another Of n different strain in DIFF.
ferent locality.
Horses. like men. should have reg.
ular work 90 keep them In best eondi-
tion and TO enable them 10 properly
digest aud assimllate their rations. II
there Is not work for the horses 60 do
they should be turned into paddock.
where they can get the exercise need.
ed. We're more care exercised in this
particular a good deal Of veterinary
service could be dispensed with.
Smoking q wound IN foot or hand
caused by rake or rusty nail with u
burning woolen cloth for twenty min
utes is said 10 be an effective means Of
reducing pain and Inflammation aud
preventing the development Of tctanus
or lockiaw. The remedy has the merit
of being inexpensive and onsily up.
piled and. considering Gbc claims made
for Il should be well worth trying
Not How much money dId he lcnvcr'
but "Tiow much character did he take
with l,int" as evidenced IN bia con.
duet as father husband. nclghbor aud
friend IS ihc query that should lte ~
tencr asked when a citizen closes his
earthly account The teaching Of the
bcs, religions Of the world points 10 the
fact that II IS mol his possessions. but
( the man. that win determine his rating
I'm the world TO be.
/ The sod cover for an orchard Ia n
I very convenient one AZ harvest time In
/ the matter of cleanliness In the han.
ding of the fruit. but IN most sections
II Is detrimental 10 the best growth Of
the trees and the development OF the
/ fruit Much can be done for orchards
{ In sod that hive not been doing well
by merely breaking up this sod cover
Inc and giving clean cultivation. which
makes possible a better circulation OF
both moisture and air in the soil
! II Is the right time now before the
/ leaves IN the orchard have ali fallen
/ 10 go through and mark the trees
which are dead or so far gone that
/ they cannot be pruned back and given
new start The health Of the tree
can easily be- noted from the condi.
tion Of the leaves and the presence
1 Of scrawny. undcrsi2ed fruit, and II
marked now the trees may be removed
any time before spring.
4 An advantage OF the cement floor IL
the stable Is that II makes possible a
saving Of the liquid mnnures. which
contain valuable fcrtIlizlng elements
These may be absorbed by abundant
bedding Of straw. or. In the case Of
cows, earth. leaves or sawdust may b,
scattered In the gutter at the rear oi
the animals The important thing Il
the saving Of these liquids, the method
being Of minor importance.
Notwithstanding the fact that clio
vers have not been considered goot
feed for horses. Professor Merrill oi
the Utah experiment station has made
some feeding tests which seem to con
vey a different impression. at least II
the case OF alfalfa. He made six tests
Of alfalfa hay in comparison with tim
othy as a feed for horses under vary
Ing conditions OF work and found thai
1t was easier TO maintain their weight
with alfalfa than timothy. The gen
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