Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-27

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coal can be had with frequent replen coil
ishing and in small amount. Inn,
pot.
France keeps fifteen times as many ut
sheep us the United States, and this Tn.
ract has without doupt huch 10 90 and
with the thrift and wealth Of the FACE
French people
A piece of farm machinery left out Ia II
in all kinds of weather will do well il Nm
it lasts five years. Its term Of Use last
fulness may be trebled If it is housed FAR,
properly when not being used. of
The feeding of beef steers appears tina
to he good deal less of a speculation VIII,
with corn at 30 cents and beeves afoot
worth cents than it WAS with corn ut f
~ cents aud steers at ~ cents. r,z
she
A Minnesota lad of the name OF wo,
Vernon Adams raised an acre of corn rur;
the past year which yielded 1875 bush the
els. and this in spite of the fact that pro
Minnesota Is not In the corn belt. use
the
Give old Riddy two or three weeks
of fine weather most any time during T
the winter and she'll do more to smash sen
a corner in the egg market than any eth
anti monopoly legislation that could he bef
adopted. as
tho
A sprig of parsley. rooted and started nei;
in a pot and given Il place with the tow
other house plants. not only makes an Go,
attractive foliage. but will furnish corr
garnishing for the salads and cooked thu
dishes during the winter. kill
While the donor is not member OF 1t
the party which elected Governor Will ned
son as president. William Galloway. tur'
the big Waterloo (la., manufacturer. emo
has announced that he will give a rate
$1,000 COW to President Wilson to sup pas
ply his household with pure milk. the
tall
Not only the furniture Of the home, 'ne'
but the hands and faces of its inmates. p l''..
will be in better condition for keep W.
ing dish Of water simmering OH the 49,,
hard coal stove or pail of 1t suspend
ed from the furnace register. The ket- =.
tie on the kitchen stove answers the .h,
purpose there. r..,
stul
A scientist. Professor Granger. who tho
has been making geological explora y
tions in Wyoming. has discovered the hon
remains of what he claims is the lar INV
gest bird that ever frequented the Amer CLIO
lean continent. The bird is supposed to Foo
have inhabited the country some time is -
about 3,OOO.OO0 years ago. tho
posi-
Invariably a flock Of hens will seek
that spot in their yard during cold l.,
weather which IL sheltered from north Leg
winds and which Is also exposed to IN.
the sun. These are the chief advan- recc
tages of the scratching shed and are cell,
practically n necessity II one Is to get wei
eggs during the winter months. stan
one
A full grown rat will consume dol. 200
lars worth of grain and vegetables in for
the course Of year and oftentimes de- pou
stroy or ruin in the same period prop eigf
erty Of many times the amount men, to
toned. 1t is because Of this fact that
the rat campaign Is vital and impor. Al
tGnt one and that every one who can idea
should have u hand in it. NOR
stan
Somebodv has nredicted the early ing
col,.nso of tho corn.r IN aygs and that the
nv Feb thew will, be retailing at 10 Anne
cents per dozen. OF course this is some con'
consumers pipe dream. but the unload prof
ing Of a sather of cold storage eggs in ot
Chicago the other day ut loss of por,
cents per dozen from the purchase s'n'l
price would seem to indicate that the erec
husiress ms heep overdnpe spd thar alfa
by the date mentioned the storage fel.
lows will be running for cover.
The making Of milk from hay by -
what Ia called the synthetic process ,1.,.,
has not been developed to the point 49,.
,;..,n . s., 80 =, ;',,iGaa plan
~ h,,.',, 80. ~ wv, ,s,an, ~ eight
- 80" -, half
uct Fellows who are engaged in the III,
selling Of such stock are not half so
ha. 49, -. T., ..n..;.,. h,r, aosh grace
out of blue sky and gullble suckers. - v
Better steer shy of them. -
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There should be charcoal before the do I.
hogs all the time. The supply may mark
be made from corncobs. These may cases
be burned in a pit. which should be nine
three or four feet wide. three feet deep vent
ana eight or ten feet long. ioad OF give
cobs should be put in the pit and set with
afire. AS soon as they are well ablaZe more
the pit should be covered with strips the y
Of sheet iron and the cracks covered durii
with earth so rs to exclude the air little