The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-10

S0s sofieiffS 81 .
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out special permission-l
The national apple show, the great
ct event off die relr h3rticulturally,
will be held in Spokane. Wash, this
year the date set being Nov. 23-3O.
Many " shock VI corn IL hard hit
from heavy fall railS through failure
10 make y seclnA &-d later tie above
the frst when ILL., fodder was cut and
which has become loose through a
shrinkage of the stalks and leaves.
"a fish hatchery iii Oregon has just
started lin "incubators'' going with
100000 salmon eggs. These viii
be given proper "brooder' accommoda-
lions and when old enough to forage
for themselves will be liberated i'm the
streams Of the Pacific slope.
The fact is certainly not appreciated
as fully as 1t should be that no food
ts 50 beneficial as milk i'm increasing
the quantity and improving the quail
ty OF blood and thus building up de
pleted and rundown physical system.
"a quart day with all OF the butter
fat will do the business.
The sumac and hard maple stand
at the head perhaps in the popular es-
TEEN for their gorgeous leaf coloring,
but in seasons when the leaves Of the
hazel brush have time to ripen natural
LIZ they produce q variety rs well as
M quiet richness OF coloring that - un-
surpassed.
In Cairo, Egypt, where the Moham-
medan religion holds sway, dogs are
held sacred and practically swarm in
the streets. As one passes through
some OF the small towns 1n America
the number of dogs to be seen would
seem to justify the belief that the fol
lowers of Mohammed were getting an
Ifoothold.
With prices Of hay ranging as high
as at present there would hardly seem
to be any need for urging the best
possible care to be given in the han
ding of stalks, straw and other forms
OF roughage. Before another growing
season rolls around hay will be
mighty scarce article and the price
out OF sight.
The consensus OF opinion OF those
who have had experience in dry farm
1ng Is that land sloping to the north
or northeast is best suited to the pur-
pose. This is due to the fact that land
with such slope il not exposed 30 di-
.rectly to the rays of the sun, loses
less moisture from evaporation and is
less likely to suffer from hot winds
Not only does the orchardist who |
takes scientific care Of his trees get |
nm extra prize for his fruit when there |
is short crop. but he is well paid for
this care even when he sells on d flush |
market. for it is under such conditions
especially TINT qualify counts, as fruit |
that IL givan mn spraying or other at |
tention does not ,-ettfy paying freight |
to net 1T to nnrrI-ct.
Ln interesting trait OF waterfowl
that most every hunter is acquainted |
with II that when wounded on the wa
ter they Will almost Invariably crawl |
out on land. while # winged on land
they will M often seek refuge i'm near
by water. The redhead, one of the
most highly priced Of game birds, has
a still more cxasperating habit of div |
Ing when wounded and Selling hold OF
some water plant and there dying.
The story il familiar of the donkey
that ate heartily Of dry prunes AID in
crossing broad ford got them soaked
up. with the result that they expanded
80 that the animal burst asunder. But
not until this season has the writer
noticed apples developed during a dry
season, dropping in August and several
weeks later bursting their skins fol
lowing conious rains through absorb
ing moisture from the damp grass in
which they lay.
"a reader OF these notes inquiries LIZ II
will injure seed corn which has been
gathered some little time to be left out
in rain Provided it was where the sun
would shine on it and dry it out no In
jury would result unless d hard freeze
caught the corn unmatched with this