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oarden oart and Wheelbarrow.

On an average fully oDe-haaf of the
trees that die the frst summer could
have been saved had thoy been prop
erly mulched and given a little water
when needed.
Young trees planted in exposed po-
sitions. where they are liable to heavy
wind and rainstorms. should be staked
and the trees tied to the stakes with
a rye straw OF canvas band. An old
sail cut into strips makes excellent
bands. To keep the roots from being
loosened. whore ground is soft, place
four OF five large stones on top OF the
mulch close up TO the stem Of tree.
Two OF the most handy implements
on the farm for general. an-around
work are tho oldfashioned wheel
barrow and three-wheeled cart
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.E4H@OTES&Sase

Evergrsens ought 10 be planted as
early as possible.
When buds begin 10 swell the time
Is right to top-graft
Pruns sparingly and a little every
year, IS the best plan
Just as soon now as frost Is out, the
ground win be ready for tree planting.
In that order for fruit trees. you
can't go wrong by putting In few
Jonathan apples.
The era Of the haphazard and care
less horticulturist and agriculnrist
has passed away.
For orch harA anxa yine ree-eas.hth :
OF hah4nch hose Is best and IN
lengths Of 30 feet
Sol for strawberries should Be q
desp, rich loan. capable OF bohiing q
good deal Of moisture.
It is not a good plan to plant trees
while the ground Is vet and soggJ,
Let IL dry out nttia
Don't get the idea that you cannoi
obtain satisfactory results from spray
ing Just because your neighbor failed
BE ssrs that All q your hose coup
lfngs are Of the same size so that any
two lengths may Be coupled together
Amy tendency TO fsnoy shaped nowel
beds and fancy nower stands and sucl
grimcracks shoaid be firmly sup
pressed.
DO not. expect satisfaction from
bordeaux mixture that has stood To-
- much as ~ hours. Il deterioratei
quickly.
When done spraying each day. rul
some ebsan water through the pump
70 wash out the spray mixture an'
avoid oorrosion OF the working parts
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CABINET FOR SEED TESTING
Provided With Regulated Water Sup
ply and With Heat-obtaln Any
Temperature Desired.

A complete seed testing cabinet has
been designed by two Iowa men and
Is shown in the Illustration. The cab
met is provided with a series Of draw
ers, each Of which has a layer Of abb
sorbent material In the bottom A
pipe with openings opposite each
drawer runs down through the cabinet
and has a drip spout at the bottom.
This pipe is supplied with water from
a little tank at the top and the flow
OF the water is regulated by stop
cock below the tank. Thus, a com.
parstiyely small supply Of water can
be regulated so that It will take all
day to filter through the cabinet,
moistening the absorbent material on
the shelves. as It seeps out of the
holes in the pipe and Keeping the
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DAMNOITS

How easy IT is to forget to wash
the calf pals
You can save time by teaching your
cows TO go in their proper stalls.
Plan to raise your own protein feeds
this year and cut out the high-priced
mill stuffs.
Breeding for a special purpose tends
TO develop an animal that will be In
harmony with her function.
The man who is producing milk for
the city trade should have a clear
mind. clean hands and a pure heart.
Few dairymen now make butter to
sell. The price paid for butter fat by
creameries takes all the cream from
the farm.
With corn fodder, corn silage, and
clover, alfalfa or cowpea hay on hand,
the dairyman may consider himself
ready for business.
Undissolved salt in butter is the re-
suit of too little moisture In the but
.e:, toe coarse ssis, O. che batter be
ing too firm when salted.
Don't overstock the pastures the
coming season. Better pay a pretty
good price to get the young stock
pastured before doing that.
A drouthy summer followed by a
severe winter are the conditions that
win boost the silo next summer as It
has mover been boosted before.
The hired man who is attached to
the farm by his own family, his home
and regular work is seldom one who
is discontented with his position.
The dairyman has no right to COM
plain OF the labor problem unless be
is willing to give good faithful man
steady work all the year around.
It Is easier to keep specks out Of
the butter than TO get them out.
Straining all water that goes into the
churn. through cheesecloth, helps.
The most common cause OF trouble
with separator is the vibrating Of
the bowl, due 10 the machine not be
ing level. or not securely fastened
down
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ATTENTION FOR YOUNG TREES
Ground Should Be ForSced Up and WeII
MelIowod and Then Covered Two
inches wlth Manure.

springplanted fruit and ornamental
trees and bushes should have the
ground forted mp and well mellowed
and then covered two inches deep
with long manure, straw, corn stalks,
rotted leaves. weeds or freshly cut
grass This mnlch viii keep the soil
cool and moist. II the summer is hot
and dry give to each tree one or two
buckets OF water. Apply the water
late in the evening. spread II slowly
around the trunk OF tree 80 It can
reach the roots. If the water is
dashed against the stem most OF It
viii run of the hard ground and It
viii be OF little beneft TO the tree.
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Good Roads

cheap eeeds cost most in The

The cheap seeds cost most in the
end.
Radishes of eatahle size can be
grown in hotbeds in 25 days.
Simplicity in the laying out Of home
grounds should always be kept in
mind.
The best plan in cutting potatoes
for seed is TO leave two eyes to each
piece.
Outside Of the hotbed. all manure
used in the garden should be fine and
well rotted.
About so per cent Of the fertiliEing
constituents in feeds is returned in
the manures.
Mighty good time to get the accum.
ulated manure out on the fields. Some
people say better than winter.
Early peas should be in the ground
now. Try Alaska. Strategem, or Lit
tie Gem II undecided as to variety.
Truc6 farmers and general farmers
growing some vegetables for market
should be more interested in alfalfa
Sprouted beets or turnips from the
cellar may be set out in the garden to
make crop OF seeds for next fall or
spring.
1t pays to take little time in max
ing rows in the garden. Long straight
ones will make an easier job Of culti-
vating.
Do not plow too early in the spring.
Wait till the ground is dry Follow
with the harrow until the soil is finely
pulverized
To start a new rhubarb bed. plant
pieces Of roots that have one eye
each. Stalks should not be cut until
the second year.
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For Cutting Butter.

upon It. A platform holds the butter
cake. and at the end OF the platform
is another frame, like the footboard
OF a bed. with two hne wires bisectine
Il both vays- The rotahla frame has
a series Of nne wires running across
It parallel TO each other. The but.
ter is placed on the platform, and
this upper frame is pressed down
through II. the wires separating It into
so many square slabs. about an inch
thick. The cake is then forced out
through the other frame and divided
into four times RA many smaller
equares.
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MILK STOOL STAYS TOGETHER
Troubles and Worries Of Mixers VIII
Disappear After Making Device
Shown In Illustration.

Ninety-nine out Of every hundred
milkers use a one-legged milk stool
and every one Of them has trouble
with the seat board coming loose. says
a writer in the Farm, Mail and Breeze.
Make your stools like the one shown
in the sketch and your stool troubles
VIII forever disappear. d Is a sinch
machine bolt. 4 inches long and has a
square head. Bore a 7-16-nch hole
through A into B. 4 inches deep. Three
tnches from the top OF the leg bore n
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Wagon with Extension Bottom.

height as the sides, and the one at the
end should be six or seven inches
high.
Instead Of having to use a scoop
board when starting to unload a load
of corn, the main gate may be re-
moved when the corn will roll into
the extension Of the body and may be
scooped up with ease.
other uses, such as place TO hold
the feed and boxes when out for a
days teaming, or the bucket with
which the team may be watered dur
ing a warm day, and many other use
full things will present themselves,
once this kind Of wagon body is used.
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pspth to plsk Alfalfa.

In disking alfalfa. the depth must
be regulated in accordance with the
character OF the soil. On loose soils,
1t is better not to disk at all and to
use the smoothing harrow instead. II
disking cuts up the crowns OF the
plant II is likely to do more harm
than good. and the smoothing harrow
should be used instead
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CLEANING TIE MILK VESSELS
Practical Dairyman Always Rinses
UtenslIs With Cold Water, Then
Scalds and Hangs In Sun.
By NJ. r. JoNEs.)

There is one subject that I have
never aeen much written about. and
one that / think Is very important
the care of milk vessels. have seen
so many people empty a vessel and
take Il TO the kettle and pour boiling
water in It. I always rinse my vessels
out with cold water, and then wash
with good warm water with borax. or
soda IN It; then scald them we'll and
dry, and It is best to have a place
whore you can hang them in the sun.
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BREAKER FOR ROAD SURFACE
scarlfier, DesIsned for Attachment to
Steam Roller, Breaks Up Hard
Crust Of Streets.

A scarifier OF surface-bresker. de-
signed for attachment to steam roll
Ter used IN road work, is shown in the
accompanying illustration, says the
Popular Mechanics. The purpose Of
the scarifie is TO break up the hard
crust or "urface Of streets or roads
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FLOOR PLAN OF FARM BARN
Cove Are Llttie BIT crowded into
Their Stalls Of Three Feet Four
Inches Wide.
Ry J. C. sHAwYER)

The illustration presents the foor
plan OF barn suitable for about 100
acre farms. It accommodates four
horses in roemy stalls and six COWS
possibly a little crowded. stalls being
three feet four inches wide.
The lofts above the stables and also
the decks are extended over the drive
way. The hay bay is S2x40 feet. but
unobstructed from floor to roof. The
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Good seed-eood Crops.

Good seed is one of the important
factors In the production Of good
crops. Good seed should be plump,
heavy in weight. should germinate
well. and be free from weed-seeds. and
should be pure as to variety. Clean
ing and grading seed grain is likely to
return more per hour OF labor than
one gets for doing the ordinary farm
work
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A Mass OF FOLIAGE.

cut than grows ON tho whole woodlot
in that year the necessary wood capi'
tai is diminished.
Where the whole area is cut over
before the part cut first had time 70
grow to maturity a period viii have TO
follow during which the woodiot VIII
stop paying dividends.
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HInh..t MN Rnnorda

What COWS make the highest milk
and butter records? What cows pro-
duoe milk and butter at lowest costf
What cows pay the dsiryman best?
Those which are bred 10 produce these
things. Then why not get some Of
this blood?
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CUTS BUTTER INTO BLOCKS
Steel Wires Press Through Cake Two
Ways, Making Neat Division
Into Square Pieces.

For the speedy and neat division OF
a cake OF butter into a number Of
small square pieees for individual use.
the butter cutter designed by an Ohio
man seems to all the bill admirably.
A standard has a cutter frame rotable
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WAGON BOX WITH EXTENSION
Found Convenient In Unloading Any
Kind Of Produce Where Scoop
y Shovel Is Required.
az ]. NJ. aTRsoNl

For convenience in unloading any
produce that can be unloaded with a
scoop shovel, a wagon box with an ex-
tension gives much satisfaction.
The main gate should be the same
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HORTICULTURE
THINNING OF FOREST TREES
rhsy Must Have Abundance Of Sun
light and Air to Produce Best
Results-How to Cut.

n we want strong. healthy trees in
the woodlot It is just as important
khat we thin out the trees as It is to
thin out the young fruit The pictures
show what may be accomplished by
Evening journal., 1912-05-15

buggy room and workshop is a cheap
ly Constructed shed or lean-to ten feet
high. and the roof may be either gable
or ourb. with little difference in cost
Just eotra sheeting and roofing, as no
extra tirabers are required.
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Stool Stays Together.

1-inch hole into the leg at right angles
until past the middle. Place tap on
into this hole and screw down YOUR
bolt.
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HANDLING MILK.

Warm milk should never be poured
into cold milk nor should the nights
milk be mixed with the morning. s
milk
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Seed Testing Cabinet.

seeds continually moist In the bot
tom Of the cabinet is a heating ap-
psratus by means OF which the seeds
can be heated to any temperature de-
sired.
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GOLD Id DUST
cleans Like magic

Gold Dust is more than
soap-does more than
soap. Soap m erely
cleans; Gold Dust gets
under the surface, kills
every germ, washes out
every impurity and ster-
ilize es everything G it
touches.
1t is a sanitary cleanser
which cleans quicker and
better than anything else, and
saves the housewife the toll
of rubbing and scrubbing.
Gold Dust does all the hard
part of the work-you merely
assist it.
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Are you interested in business
chances-the Wants point to gainful
transantinns.- ADV.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
QUALITIES OF THE AYRSHIRE
Animal Is Quite Intelligent, Quick to
Learn and of Retentive Memory
Easy to Milk.

The general appearance of an Ayr
shire, as you look at her, Ia striking.
being alert and full of life and re-
served energy. She is a healthy cow,
rarely having ailments OF body and
udder, and you seldom see an Ayrshire
cow but that has four healthy quar-
ters in her udder and gives uniform
quantity Of milk from each. she is
a very persistent mixer, giving a
uniform quality well up toward caly-
Ing. and many of them are dried of
with difficulty.
She Is very intelligent, quick to
learn and of a retentive memory,
easily taught to take the same place
In the stSble and. II required to
change, viii in few days readily
take the new place. She is quiet
and pleasant to milk, not easily dis
turbed. aid will as rule yield her
milk as readily to one mixer as to
another, and does not seem disturbed
by any amount of noise In the stable.
AS dairy cow she Is particularly
adapted to the production of milk for
the milkman and for table use, as her
medium size, vigorous appetite and
easy keeping qualities make her an
economical producer, while her even,
uniform production makes her a reli-
able supply, and the richness of her
milk in total solids places it above
suspicion from city milk inspectors.
Her milk is particularly adapted to
transportation, as 1t does not churn
or sour easily, and when poured back
and forth a few times will readily
mix the cream back into the milk,
which will not again readily separate,
giving 1t uniform quality until the
last is cold or used 1t has a good
body, is rich looking and never looks
blue. The milk itself being easily
balanced with casein and butter fat,
Is complete food, easily digested,
nutritious and is particularly adapted
to children and tnvalids. Stomachs
that are weak and unable to direct
other milk find no trouble with Ayr
shire cows milk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10

So'ion iaoteu. ne IVAN fhE TERRIBLE
was taught to enjoy robbery, plumber,
torture and killing. He was made to
win his teachers applause by gallop-
Ing at full speed through Moscow's
crowded streets and trampling help
less women and children to death un-
der his horses iron-shod boots. The
boy was Ivan w. Of Russia, known as
Ivan the Terrible"
Russia was least civilized of all
European lands. It's early history was
one of needless bloodshed and merci-
less conquest The rulers were called
grand dukes, until Ivan the Terrible
became the first czar He took the
title of GEAR" because that was the
Russian form of Caesar" title ap-
piled to Rome's emperors. ("Kaiser"
is another form of the same word.)
Ivan mounted the throne in 1888. at
his fathers death He was but four
years old at the time and was for the
next ten years wholly in the power of
brutal mobiles who ruled the court.
Then when he was fourteen a political
clique made UP of his relatives came
into power and proceeded to teach
him to be more fiend than human
being. When Ivan was seventeen he
believed an angel warned him to lead
better life. He obeyed-more
through fear and superstition than
from religious zeal.
For the next Is years Ivan was
model ruler. He did much for his peo-
pie, was gentle and wise, and gave
promise of an ideal career. The
noblest influence in all his life was his
lovely wife, Anastasia. He loved her
and was guided by her advice. In 1850
came the change that made him an
object of dread.
InSthat year Anastasia died. Ivan
fell dangerously i'll through grief.
When at length he was well again his
whole nature had changed 1t is prob
able sorrow and illness had affected
his brain. In any case he rose from
his sick bed more like a wild beast
than q man. He was filed with fear
Of fancied conspiracies. To crush these
imaginary plots he'slew numbers of.
noblemen, along with their entire fam
lies He devised tortures too repul-
sive to be named. Among the mildest
of these was the turning loose Of wild
dogs and bears among throngs of limo.
cent people.
The city OF Novgorod incurred his
displeasure. He marched against i
with an army and massacred $4,000 of
its inhabitants He had the prisoners
herded in an Enclosure and slew them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10

Rusty milk utensils have absolutely
no place in the dairy.
The most expensive animal on the
farm is the scrub bull
Cows that are on pasture should
have free access to salt
Don't hesitate 10 increase the grain
ration to keep up the milk flow
Dairy stock on the farm Is the key.
note to sane and successful systems,
The heifer whose first milk period
ia long, frequently develops the habit
of long periods.
The first essential in the manufac.
ture of a high grade of butter is a
good quality of cream.
wish soiling crops and some grain
the dairy herd should maintain prof.
table production.
One paper says: Clean up fire.
quently." II would be better for the
dairy farmer to keep things clean all
The time.
II the calves that are in the pas
ture are expected to do well aney
should have plenty OF shade and plen-
ty OF good clean water.
Among the men who have been
phenomenally successful on the farm
those glfb have followed dairying
stand out pre-erninently.
The demand for dairy products viii
never fall OF seriously so long as
quality is good and the present rate
Of increase in population continues.
Green feed fed to milk cows viii
insure larger profits. and as a good
sid to this result IL silo.
When a dairyman learns to use the
Rabeock test he is started on the
,gav TO economic salvation
The sum Of money that is lost cver5
year on the farms Of this country By
The dairy COWS that are not bred es-
necially for dairy work is stipend.
GUS
vitality is a very important char.
acteristic in the dairy COW OF any
other farm animal II weak along this
line the best returns cannot be ex
pected
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
Canary Has Constituted Itself Guar
dian of New York Mans In
FAINT Treasure.

Bringing home canary in cage.
a Yonkers man gave it to his wife
rs a birthday present and the song
ster was established the lady's bou-
doir. not far from a crib in which
the household baby took daily maps.
The tot Immediately became interest
ed in his new neighbor and the bird
would ay against the bars Of his brass
prison in efforts TO get nearer the
child. But the pair got better &C
quainted when the baby was held
up to the cage and had its fingers
thrust inside the bars. en- such oc-
easions the canary would hop on the
baby's hand and gently peck at the
tiny. dimpled digits
After few weeks the bird was
often released and permitted 70 spread
its wings in the room. Later 1t was
given the freedom of the house. but
although 1t flew into various rooms.
it would not long remain absent from
the boudoir and the crib. Baby and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10

he said. 1T was Mr.. Roundhay, the
vicar, who sent me the telegram
which recalled me-"
Thank you," said Holmes. 81 may
say, in answer to your original ques-
ton, that | have not cleared ny mind
entirely on the subject of this case,
but / have every hope of reaching
some conclusion. 1t would be prema-
ture to say more
Perhaps you would tell me If your
suspicious point in any particular di-
rection?'
mo, can hardly answer that"
Then have wasted my time, and
need not prolong my visit" The ia
nous doctor strobe out of our cottage
in considerable ill-humor. and within
five minutes Holmes had followed him.
saw him no more until the evening,
when he returned with a slow step
and haggard face which assured me
that he had made no great progress
with his investigation. He glanced at
telegram which awaited him, and
threw it into the crate.
rom inc lily IlOuln HOpSl, WAT
son." he said. Il learned the name Of
1t from the vicar and l wired to make
certain that DR.. Leon Sterndale's ac-
count was true. 1t appears that he
did indeed spend last night there, and
that he has actually allowed some or
his baggage to go on to Africa, while
he returned to be present at this in
vestigation. What do you make of
that, Watson?"
He Is deeply interested"
Deeply interested-yes There is
thread here which we have not yet
grasped, and which might lead us
through the tangle. Cheer up, Wat
son. for l am very sure that our ma
terial has not yet all come to hand.
When it does. We may soon leave our
difficulties behind u.s."
Little did l think how soon the
words of Holmes would be realized
or how strange and sinister would be
that new development which opened
up an entirely fresh line of investi-
cation. / was shaving at my window
in the morning when l heard the rattle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
Latest Wrinkle.

In a shop recently welI-known ac-
trsiss. who is noted for her perennial
youth, asked for travelling bag of
alligator skin. The shopkeeper, who
had none Of that particular sort,
brought out instead some of smooth
leather.
And you tell me this Is alligator
shin?" objected the actress. why,
where are its wrinkles? ?"
"Ah. madam" replied the willy
dealer, who knew his customer,
'7vrinkles are out OF vogue The cor.
rect alligator bag Is made from the
slim OF an alligator that has been mas
salged-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
Extra Feed for the Cow.

Pastures have been good and re-
turns at the pail commensurate, but
keep watch now as the pasture dries
that cows do not shrink in milk, for
1t will be nearly impossible to bring
them back to good flow. Cows fed,
seldom suffer as much from flies as
chose on straight grass, and the same
remark applies to horses, perhaps
because they are frmer and sweat
less. Spring calvers are naturally Civ
ing less milk, and with young cows
that are being developed it is very
important they be maintained on milk
II they are to be persistent mixers.