Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16

trouble with rats got tired Of the nui-
sunce some weeks ago and ordered
three dozen Of the snap or guillotine
traps. He baited all Of these one night
and the next morning there were six.
teen rodents done for. Since then rats
have been q mighty scarce article In
his cellar.
Pennsylvania gardener worked a
potato stalk overtime the past season.
In the spring the sop grated q potato
plant with spiig Of tomato plant
and later In the season picked ripe to-
matoes from the upper portion Of the
freak and gathered potatoes from the
root system. The grating succeeded
because the two plants belonged to the
same botanical family.
The winter Nelis pears that have
been on the market for some time and
which look none too inviting In their
green russell jackets. should he bought
and put away in dark and cool place
and allowed to ripen. When they
have turned to Il golden russell yellow
and have become soft. they are not
surpassed in juciness and fine flavor
by any pear. that grows.
There may he some of the good wives
who read this department who do not
know that sticking fork into baked
potatoes and giving 1t twist so as to
make small opening just az they are
taken from the oven will keep them
dry and mealy. This vent made with
the fork permits the steam to escape.
thereby preventing 1t from condensing
on the inside of the potato.
The Rock Island. Santa Fe and FRS.
90 railrOads. opera ting in Kansas and
Oklahoma. make business Ut hiring
bird dogs during the quail shooting
season to ferret out suit cases Of trav.
elers containing the quail. which it is
nnia wfui to ship from one state to an.
other. 1t is said the dogs sometimes
get Il point on II suit case containing
cold fried chicken. hut they never skip
one containing any Of the dead game
birds.
1t is only when strong and vigor.
GUS person is confined to bed with ILL.,
ness or injury of one sort or another
that he prizes ut full value the very
common blessing Of unImpeded power
OF locOmotion. The writer remembers q
number Of years ago. when laid nr
with typhoid fever. how he used to
look from his bed to the school chill.
dren as they passed his home ana
envy them in their ability to frlsk ana
play at will
II there are coveys OF quail that are
making their headquarters IN the W..
tprgrowth in the nearby wood lots |,
would he Il kindly service to these use
full birds to scatter little grain for
them now and then with the idea or
gradually coaxing them to the feex
lots and yards. where It will be quite
an easy matter to give them III.
through the severe winter weather.
The bObwhite eats n greater variety
Of destructive insects than any bird
that freTuents the average farm, and
1t is simply the part Of good farm
management to afford it every pr.
lection possible.
EGG LAYING CONTEST ENDED.
On Oct. 81 the international egg lay.
ing contest. which had been conducted
for full year at the Storrs Agricul-
tural college. in Connecticut. came to
close. The contest. which has been
frequently reported in this department.
has been one of unusual interest as
well as Of great practical value. Pro-
lessor Cosgrove. who has had super
vision Of the contest, In speaking of
the practical value Of the contest calls
particular attention to the fact that
with proper care the tenderest breeds