Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-10-21

exercise and fresh air and are more
temperate as to eating and drinking.
The horse that is prone to attacks Of
azoturia, which is the result Of an
overlooking and poisoning of the sys
TEN with albumen. will be far less liza
BILE to them if it is spalngly rather
than heavily fed. and especially does
this hold true when the horse is not
working regularly.
Three important uses in which &C.
ment has come or is coming In as
substitute for lumber are in sidewalks.
water and feeding troughs and fence
posts. The very scarcity and high
price O lumber are reducing the de
mahd for wood and its products and
multiplying the uses of the artificial
stone.
A city man the writer knows of adds
quite snug sum to his income by
keeping flock Of Leghorn hens, These
he raised from chicks bought when
they were but couple of days old.
He has regular customers for his eggs
and got So cents dozen for them dur
ing the past summer. which was con.
siderably above market price.
1t is just as well if the lawn Is not
clipped too close just before the cold
weather sets in. as the grass will catch
the snow and protect the roots. If the
lawn has seemed to lack vitality the
last season it would be a first rate
idea to give it a good mulch of well
rotted stable manure. which should be
left on during the winter and the
coarsest of it raked off in the spring.
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Here is suggestion for some Of the
dwellers near the larger cities. 1t Is
along the Lire of raising choice flowers
for sale to city folks. a couple Of Ia
dies who live few miles out Of Chi
cago received 5000 for the choice as
tiers which they ralsed onsa compare.
lively small tract Of ground last sea-
son. Other families In this same neigh
borhood made.a good many.sdoilars by
growing dahlfas and sweet peas. 6
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The lima bean. held by some In things
past to have originated III the East ms
dies or Africas Is claimed on whaE
seems to be good authority to he
native of Peru. South America. There
are now on display IN the museum of
anthropoogy of the affiliated colleges,
in San Francisco. lima beans that
were found with mummfied remains
of Inca Indians unearthed near Cerro
Blanco, and some Of these Indians are
supposed to have lived thousands o.
years ago.
The session Of congress which recent
iy adjourned appropriated $4,000
which is to be used to carry on the
work of breeding and developing Il type
of horses suitable for army purposes
Last year Il number of eastern horse
men placed pure bred sires at the dis
pOsal of the department of agriculture.
anu tucSC Ntic iNtO Dt a. liuluici VI
Virginia farmers with the understand
ing that the colts were to be sold to
the department in case it found them
of Il desirable type
While there Is considerable satisfac.
ton to be got from having n field or
garden entirely free from weeds Oh
the approach Of winter, it Is probably
true in majority of cases. In lat
itudes where the winters are severe.
that the soil fares just as well or bet
ter If there is Il covering Of grass and
weeds to catch the snow, In localities
where warmer winters prevail and
winter rains take the place Of snow
such covering will serve to prevent a
washing of the soil.
Any of our readers who are inter
ested In horticulture and are of an in
vestigating turn of mind should re
member that the Minnesota State HOr
tirultural society has IL standing offer
Of $1,000 which is to be awarded to
the man who originates or develops a
perfectly hardy winter apple which is
as good for its season and Of as ex
cellent favor and quality as the
Wealthy apple is for its season This
prize is a tempting one and If won
would pay for whole lot of expert
ments
AN ILLINOIS INQUIRY.
An Illinois reader of these notes
writes asking advice in regard to the
management Of hundred acre farm
which he has lately bought and in the
purchase of which he has assumed Il
considerable debt. He asks specitical
ly as to the culture of popcorn and on
ions and wants to know if peanuts
would make profitable crop for cen
trail Illinois. There are so many con
ditions and factors which our friends
brief letter of inquiry does not state
that we feel bit loath in giving ad
vice as to what would be the best
course for him to follow in getting the