The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-03

In the majority or cases IL Is the
early Matched pullets-March or early
April-that make the best winter lay
ers. They begin laying in October and
November and get the habit before the
cold weather sets in.
The 1910 imports OF silk into the
United States totaled 25,OOO,O0O pounds
and were valued at $70,OO0OOO. II is
estimated that from this amount of
silk the mills OF the country will turn
out products valued at $150.OO0,OOO.
Whole hearted appreciation Of the
service which those about US render.
whether in business life or the home
circle. doesn't cost q red cent, yet
meets a longing which every one has
and which money alone cannot sat
fsfy.
liz your liver Ia out of whack, in
stead Of paying a fancy price for some
booze stimulant and regulator try
sprig OF green parsley now and then
and tone your system up still further
with daily draft of clean, fresh but
termiIk.
The Roosevelt dam on the Salt riv-
err, Arizona. to be dedicated by Mr..
Roosevelt next March, Is q mass of
masonry 24O feet high, built at cost
OF $6.OOO.OOO. which will retain the wa
tiers OF d lake covering 1900 acres.
This water will be used to irrigate
100000 acres, with an additional 10000
acres TO be supplied BY pumping.
With hog prices at the present level
and likely to continue the same or bet
ter for some time 20 come. 1t IN a
mighty shortsighted policy for the man
who il In the pig raising business Sc
riously not to provide his brood sows
with proper shelter. which will keep
them dry aud comfortable. Tens Of
thousands Of farmers are able to raise
but three pigs per SOW when they
might raise six " they would provide
the sows with proper shelter.
1t is we'll 70 keep market facilities In
mind in buying land in Il new locality.
We learned OF an instance not long
ago In which the purchaser failed TO
do this The land bought was recon-
mended by the agents as especially
adapted to fruit raising when the tract
being sold was all OF eighty miles
from d railroad II makes one smile
to think what apples. pears or peaches
would look like after they had been
packed" over that distance. The pulp
might be good for marmalade but lit
tie alSa
A friend has a flock OF forty fine,
thrifty looking hens that are laying
about two eggs a day when they
ought to be producing two dozen.
While we have not inquired into the
cause. we rather think the trouble Is
fri the feed and because OF lack OF
exercise. IL instead Of the largely
corn diet tankage and bran or SKIM
milk were substituted and the small
grain fed was scattered in straw so
that the hens would have to dig II out
it IL fair guess that there would be
whole lot more doing in the egg line.
liz you have been the victim of an
out and out misrepresentation and lost
good money on some land promotion
scheme and want to get even just
drop a few lines to the postofflce de-
partment at Washington. narrating the
main features of the swindle and CIV
ing the name of the firm that perpe-
trated II, together with q sample Of the
literature which IL sent out. This fs
sufficient evidence, and the chances
are that the firm will be promptly
been gathering in whole lot OF takers
OF this kind Of late-been giving 'em
striped clothes and a diet of bread and
water with slim trimmings.
There are sections in northern Wis
cousin where cut-over pine lands can
be had at as low as $5 per acre, and
for those who are looking for home
on the land they ought to be worth
looking into. The soil II for the most
part sandy. and while small grains do
not thrive crops Of early corn. pota-
toes, clover and fruits do well. The
country IL one i'll which dairying could
be carried on with advantage and
profit Usually the land I'm question
can be got for 81 per acre down. the
balance In five years. The railroad
lands in the same locality usually sell
for $3.50 per acre and may be got on
easy terms.
I'm view or the fact that II IL an en-
terprise undertaken by single state
the New York barge. canal bids fair to
be one Of the big transportation enter
prises OF the present generation. When
completed the canal will have length
of 49, miles and will extend from the
Hudson river az point 125 miles from
the sea to Tonawanda. near Buffalo,
on Lake Erie, where the last stretch
or the canal will have an elevation OF
565 feet. The masonry structures will
require 4.25OOOO cubic yards of con-
crete and 113.OOO.OOO cubic yards of
earth and silt. while 100000 cubic
yards OF rock will have to be moved
before the canal In completed.
Many or the abandoned farms or
New England are being bought up by
Slavic immigrants. In some cases whole
communities being settled by these
people. While the native New Eng
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